Fight the opponent with the power you have. Using weapons will be allowed. You will fail if your opponent dies, but if the death occurred due to an accident then we, the examiners, will decide the outcome. Please read the documents you have with you regarding about death by accident. Next is…..”
Explanation of the rules continues. Yeah, yeah. So basically I have to show a good match to the examiners then! …..Wait, what do you mean by a good battle!? I held my head down by the “depth” of the battle. I……I…! All of the battles I had until now were all fist fights or fights like an ape! I've never done a battle with demonic-powers or relying on techniques! The examiner also gave an additional explanation. “Now people who are a “Pawn” are able to promote during the match with the special approval promotion card dispatched by this test centre.”
Hee, so you can promote huh. I never knew that there were special approval promotion cards used by this centre. Is it a derivation of the card Rias gave to Asia when we went on the school-trip? “I heard that Ajuka Beelzebub-sama dispatched special promotion cards to places like this. Of course, Beelzebub-sama is the only one who can make them, and making copies of them is said to be impossible.”
Kiba explained it to me like that. So Beelzebub-sama is the only one who can make something like this then. How amazing is that person in terms of technology……. You can say that he surpasses Azazel-sensei. “It looks alright as long as we don’t kill the opponent for the practical test. Unlike the High-class promotion test, Mid-class promotion test does not require strategies that are based on tactics so it is quite simple.”
Akeno-san says. There is a strategy test for the High-class promotion test!? W-Well that was to be expected. Since you will be receiving the “Evil-pieces” that will allow you to make your own group, having a test to test your brain would be obvious. ……I’m screwed. If I pass the mid-class promotion test, then I will also have to study about strategies! Though no matter how hard I think, using a strategy would be impossible for me! The examiners explanation finished, and it became time to draw. We put our hands inside the box, and took out a ball that has a number on it. These things are quite similar to the human world…… Well the ones who come here are mostly former-humans, so they are probably making it more familiar and easier for us to understand. -Oh, so my number is . Looks like it will be one of the earlier matches. Kiba got  and Akeno-san got . Oh, looks like everyone was separated. I wouldn't know what to do if we had to fight each other, but looks like that won't be happening. Looks like their matches will be near the end. “The matches will occur by two pairs fighting at once! First,  and ,  and  will start their matches!”
Are you serious? It’s my match already! That was quick! Looks like my match will start before I get ready! “Looks like I’m first.”
“Do your best.”
“Ise-kun can definitely do it.”
I received a cheer from Kiba and Akeno-san. “I-I will be going then.”
While feeling a bit nervous, I entered the circular battlefield made by Demonic power. What will happen now. Triaina can’t do a combo. Even if we can promote, it seems like cheating if I keep on changing. Once I promote, I need to finish the match with that. Then maybe I should use the normal Queen? True-Queen is still unstable so it’s not in a condition where I can use it. But if we have to show our strength for this test, then maybe I should use it……. While I was thinking, the devil who was to be my opponent appeared. It’s a medium height and medium built man. Looking at him, he doesn’t seem to be flowing with lots of aura, but…… This person is also a Devil who has the strength to come to this test. I can’t let my guard down. The examiner came in and looked at both of us. “Both of you are ready then?”
Both me and my opponent nod. The examiner raised his hand up, and then put it down! “Please start!”
! It started! I made my gauntlet appear and started the countdown! “Promotion [Queen].”
What I chose was the usual Queen I often use! Either way, I can’t use True-Queen unless I get into Balance-Breaker! If that’s the case then I will promote the usual Queen, and fight in my usual Balance-Breaker! I have been training a lot with it, even though it’s not Triaina! There’s no way it won’t be effective! “Ha!”
The opponent man made his hand glow with demonic-powers, and shot huge orbs of flames! Looks like his attacks with demonic-powers are quite something! If he is a Sacred Gear possessor, then he will reveal it after this attack! Then I will go into Balance Breaker before that! “-[Freezing Archaeopteryx]!”
Cold chills were surrounding the man’s area. Ice started to gather in the air and it turned into a gigantic bird! So it’s a Sacred Gear. He made a gigantic bird using his Sacred Gear. I waited for the countdown of my Balance Breaker while evading the gigantic-bird’s intense attack and the Demonic-power attacks shot by the man! My weak point is this naked state I am currently in before the Balance-Breaker! But because I opened the path to True-Queen, the countdown needed for me to turn into Balance Breaker is also reduced! Yes! This is where the real fight starts! “Balance Breaker!”
Red aura envelops my body and it shapes into the shape of armour! Boosted Gear Scalemail! PA! While expanding both my dragon wings, I charged my power! I can’t lose! I will win and pass this promotion test! [JET!] GOOOOOOOOOON! I flew up to my opponent while thrusting the boosters on my back! My opponent can’t even react to my speed! I can do this! I pushed my fist forward to hit straight at him! Anyway this is my first blow! DON! It destroyed the gigantic ice bird with ease and my punch continues to go towards him! “---!”
The opponent created defence magic circle in front of him, but he couldn’t withstand my punch and flew far to the back of the stadium! DOOOOOOOOOOON!! He crashed into the wall, and went through it……
………….. I stood still while thrusting my hand forward. ……..Ara? That person flew back more than I thought. It’s not a punch where I used my boosted powers, but it wasn’t a punch that I was holding back either…… One of the examiners went towards the opponent whom I punched quickly. I can hear the voices of other participants who were watching the match. “…………Y-You must be kidding me!? What power!”
“I see…. He surpasses the level of average Low-class Devils greatly.”
“I can only say that his opponent was unlucky. He’s a monster……!”
“……If it’s just power, isn’t he a high-tier of High-class Devil……. ?”
“So this is the power of Sekiryuutei who defeated the Evil-God Loki and Sairaorg Bael……”
I heard things like that. ……Ummmm. I was troubled by how to respond.