My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Novel Volume 3 features story by Matsuri Akai with illustrations by Touzai.

Oda Akira is more eager than ever to reach the Demon King’s castle and put an end to his enemy once and for all. But after reuniting with his classmates, he and his elf companion Amelia get sidetracked and decide to visit a grand festival for some R&R…and the main event is a beauty contest! Amelia is determined to take the grand prize, but an unexpected challenger appears: the daughter of the Demon King himself! Sparks fly as a new rivalry forms…but is there something more dangerous hiding behind this innocent-seeming pageant?