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 principal 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 .

Passing 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 principal will get us through back passage 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 principal 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 principal room while thinking that .