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 .




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 .

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