Chapter 326
Chapter 326 Strongest Sage, Heads to the Capital
"Let"s hurry . This period where the demon has just been resurrected is our best chance at defeating it . "
"Got it!"
"Yes! . . . We"re heading in that direction, right?"
Ruli pointed at the direction where the mana flowed in .
Identifying directions from within roughened up Dragon Veins is supposed to be quite a task . . . But she handled that nicely .
"Yeah . You"ve got the general direction covered . . . and now I"ll go check its exact location . "
I probe Zadokilgias"s location from Dragon Veins" flow .
Then . . . I managed to pinpoint it .
"Zadokilgias is over there . In the direction of the capital . "
The demon"s mana reaction is located further ahead of the capital .
Might as well contact the king and the princ.i.p.al since it"s along the way anyway .
Still quite far, but it shouldn"t take too long with our legs .
"Err . . . Would you like to ride on my back since we"re in a hurry and all?"
Iris flaps her arms around while still in her human form .
That"s the fastest method for sure, but . . . .
"Nah, we"ll walk there . The period after its resurrection may be the best time to defeat this demon, but one or two days won"t make a difference . . . Iris, preserve your power . "
"I got it!"
Iris will be our trump card for this fight .
Since her [Dragon Breath] boasts firepower that can be dealt just with a difference in skill .
How to make best use of that is the point of the upcoming fight .
Thanks to the continued treatment, Iris"s magic circuits have stabilized considerably .
One shot of [Dragon Breath] should be no problem to her .
However . . . Flying in her dragon form would put unnecessary burdens on her recovering magic circuits .
We should just walk the walk if it would lessen that load .
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Evening of that day .
We arrived at the Second Academy without issues .
There were no abnormal mana movements caused by demons or anything either .
"Are we gonna go straight toward the demon?"
Alma asked as we reached the capital .
Pa.s.sing through the capital to head straight to Zadokilgias"s location is faster indeed .
However . . .
"No . Let"s gather some info first . "
Zadokilgias"s body gets stronger over time .
However, mere one or two days won"t make that much difference .
We"d be better off gathering more information within that time frame .
Information about geographical features and neighboring towns near where the demon is could influence the fight .
The royal castle will prioritize matters concerning demons after all, might as well ask away .
And we"ve got Grevil at the Second Academy .
"Let"s head back to the Second Academy for now . "
Contacting royal castle is faster through Second Academy .
The princ.i.p.al will get us through back pa.s.sage instead of the normal annoying procedures .
I got connected to comm magic while walking .
The caller was not me .
This mana . . . it"s Grevil .
『What"s the matter, Grevil?』
『I felt demonic mana mixed in the Dragon Veins while I was making an observation at Second Academy . Is that also why Mathias-san has come back?』
Looks like he"s already noticed the problem this time .
Perhaps he has information I don"t have considering how close the capital is to the demon"s location .
『Yeah . . . How"s the situation? Any incident taking place?』
『I don"t see anything amiss since the time I detected the demonic mana . However . . . This demon is most likely quite strong despite its mana . Please be careful . 』
『Oh right, are you not aware of Zadokilgias then, Grevil . 』
I probably took care of Zadokilgias long before Grevil was born .
Yet the demon"s mana is abnormal enough for him to be wary of its strength .
『Zadokilgias . . . Do you mean the [Demon of Destruction]?』
『Yeah . It"s quite an old demon specializing in skillset . 』
『I know the name at least . . . I"ve been keeping my observation for any suspicious trends after that one time . . . But there has been absolutely nothing in the Dragon Veins since . 』
I see .
At least it doesn"t seem like there"s a large-scale magic that makes use of Dragon Veins .
Zadokilgias isn"t the type that heavily relies on the scale of magic to begin with though .
『Can you inform the princ.i.p.al that we"ll be arriving at Second Academy?』
『Yes . I shall ask the royal castle to gather information pertaining known spots of demons . 』
On the move already huh . Nice footwork .
Instating Grevil as Second Academy"s instructor was really a correct choice .
I made my way to the Second Academy"s princ.i.p.al room while thinking that .