Manga Born to Be King

　　"Ugh..."

　　Philo also complained unhappily.

　　"Then, it's my turn to make a move."

　　Fituria took a step forward and launched a quick combo against Filo.Her movements were faster than Philo, but at this time she was far ahead of her.

　　 "Ugh... ah ah ah!"

　　Unable to resist, Philo was blasted into the air.After that, Fituria stood still as if waiting for Filo to make the next move.Filo covered the painful part with his hand, and the palm of his hand burst into a magical light.As if chanting recovery magic, the wound gradually healed.But the effect is unsatisfactory, at most it can only be regarded as emergency treatment.

　　From just now, Nangong Xiao felt that Fittoria's actions seemed to be teaching Filo how to fight.Yes, this is a trial after all.

　　"Well... If you don't hurry up, Mei Lulu will be ruined."

　　"!"

　　Filo abruptly spread his wings behind his back, and attacked Fitria more quickly.

　　"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

　　"Um... Barely passing. This is the last blow... Please do your best to hold on."

　　Fituria, who blocked Filo's attack with one hand, kicked away Filo, who was still spinning, from the side.

　　"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

　　Philo was kicked into the cage of the wind, and even broke through the barrier and flew out of the field.

　　"Philo?"

　　"Owner......."

　　"Try to rely on me, aren't we the one-hearted contractor? In the face of survival, use whatever tricks you can."

　　Philo stood up staggeringly.

　　"Not yet... Philo hasn't lost yet."

　　Philo stood up with his slightly trembling body, desperately trying to take a step forward.She looks shaky, but at the same time, she has the audacity to never allow failure even so.

　　"If you lose here, you won't be able to save Mel-chan!"

　　"Little Philo! That's enough! Enough!"

　　"don't want--"

　　Philo, who spoke decisively, approached Fituria stumblingly.It's just that the aura on her body is indescribably weird, and Fituria's eyes narrowed slightly and she became a little more serious.

　　- Fantasy killer!

　　"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

　　It was a very weak punch, but with an extremely strong will, Filo's fist hit Fittoria's stomach, and at the same time a strange force shattered Fittoria's defense and injured her viscera.

　　"...It's alright, you performed very well."

　　After she finished speaking, Fittoria reached out and hugged the fallen Filo, and at the same time released Melti's cage of wind.

　　"Little Philo!"

　　"Don't worry, she's fine."

　　Melti was anxiously paying attention to Fituria's movements and slowly walked to Filo's side.

　　"Your trial is over."

　　"Trial?"

　　"It's hard to say, Fittoria has her troubles too."

　　"is it?"

　　Philo raised her alert while responding to Fituria in confusion.

　　"That's right... But if she can't pass the test, Fituria intends to implement what she said before the war."

　　Fittoria responded lightly.

　　"Philo, you have to consider who you are fighting against. If you fight a human in the form of a Philo bird, you will make yourself a large target."

　　"is it?"

　　Philo in Philo form is really big.Even if she can move quickly to avoid the opponent's attack, if the opponent also has extraordinary strength, she may be hit.Moreover, the Philo bird type Philo can only use the attack method mainly based on kicking and kicking.

　　Fittoria was warning about the fact that Filo was only facing battle in the form of a Filo bird.

　　Ask her to think about it, what if she could switch to other modes during the battle?

　　In other words, Fittoria was reminding Filo not to stick to his usual fighting style, and taking the opportunity to teach her fighting skills.

　　"This is proof of passing the Fittoria Trial..."

　　After finishing speaking, Fituria took out a crown and showed it to Filo.

　　"What is this?"

　　"The reward for passing the trial, please bow your head."

　　"Little Philo, just do this."

　　Melty lightly twisted the corners of her skirt and bowed her head slightly.

　　"Is that so?"

　　"exactly."

　　Filo bowed her head and saluted in front of Fittoria, who gently put on a crown for Filo.

　　"Filo, I hereby grant you the first right of succession to Fittoria."

　　"inherit?"

　　"Probably means that you get... the right to be the next Philo Queen."

　　"what--……"

　　"Little Philo is so amazing—!"

　　Melty was quite excited to praise Philo, but the person concerned looked annoyed.Then, Philo's crown began to glow.

　　The rays of light scattered like a burst... Then I saw a straight, straight hair on Philo's head.

　　"..."

　　Nangong Xiao and Raphtalia fell silent.That thing is the reward Fittoria said?

　　"what?"

　　"Little Philo is so cute!"

　　Although Melty praised Philo enthusiastically...but the person concerned showed an expression that he didn't understand what was going on.

　　(Melty, your taste is too bad. Wait, for me, a complete otaku, shouldn't it be interpreted as a cute attribute...)

　　However, looking at the dull hair on Philo's head swaying and dancing with the breeze... um, I can't be cute.

　　"What happened?"

　　"Uh……"

　　Nangong Xiao pointed at the top of her head, and Filo immediately reached out and touched his head nervously.

　　"A strange thing is growing on the head! No one wants it!"

　　Philo moaned while grabbing the tall Duo Mao.Pfft!

　　"babble!?"

　　She actually broke the dumb hair with all her strength... Philo was too violent... It must have been extremely painful.

　　"It hurts--!"

　　Although the pain in his mouth was screaming, Philo was still full of joy at the smooth plucking of the dead hair.Unexpectedly, another dull hair reappeared from the part she had just pulled out.

　　"Growing up again!"

　　"Huh!?"

　　Philo then tearfully plucked the dead hair several times.But because no matter how many times it was plucked, there would still be new dull hairs reborn in place, and in the end she could only accept the reality in dejection.

　　Really disgusting bum.

　　"Even if you pull it out many times, it will grow back, so just accept your fate. As long as your strength grows, the tufts of hair will increase with it."

　　"What—will it end up like you—"

　　Fittoria's head stood with three dull hairs.What kind of intention did the legendary divine bird hold to pass this thing to Philo...

　　In other words, shouldn't the power of the Philo bird be concentrated in that clump of dumb hair?

　　Fittoria didn't know Nangong Xiao's malicious thoughts, and said to him, "I still have some things that I can only say to the hero of the shield."

　　"what's up?"

　　"Wait until it's just you and me."

　　"Ok."

　　"Uh, that..."

　　Melti timidly and a little embarrassedly opened her mouth to talk to Fittoria.

　　"What's the matter?"

　　"You're just trying to test little Philo? It's not to use me, right?"

　　"Yes. Does Meluru also want something?"

　　"That, please turn into a big Philo bird and let me sit on your head!"

　　Melty pleaded with a slightly excited tone.

　　"……understood."

　　Although Fittoria was stunned, she patted Melti's head lightly and swelled her body.Then she hugged Melti gently with a smile on her face, her heart was really wide.

　　"Wow……"