Chapter 170
"Second Royal Academy, new school building under construction . . . ?"
That was written around the gate at the construction site .
Looks like they're erecting a new building .
"But why would they suddenly need a new building . . . "
"From what I can see, it seems they make use of new technology . The thickness of the walls and such make it look more like a small fortress than a school . "
"You're right, it looks really sturdy . . . They've even put barrier in it . . . "
There was indeed information about construction type magic in the textbook I wrote to teach about production type magic .
They're putting it into practices here .
Even the layout, looks like they're using the textbook I created as a reference .
The original schoolhouse wasn't really well made .
I'm pretty sure it'd collapse the moment it got dragged in battle .
It was indeed unreliable for a building that houses the core of the Great Royal Capital Barrier .
However . . . They could make it this fast huh .
"So, I wonder just where the principal is . "
"It's written here . "
I point at a spot next to the under construction sign .
The temporary location of Second Academy is written on a paper there .
. . . Or rather .
"Isn't this where the First Academy at . "
"They took it over huh . . . "
Looks like Second Academy has taken over the First Academy's school building .
Looking closer, half of the people doing the construction seem to be First Academy students .
The poor First Academy students were driven out of their schoolhouse and somehow got stuck constructing Second Academy's one .
. . . Well, since creating structures is a specialty of the Glory Crest, this might also serve as their magic training .
We head to the First Academy location as I thought that .
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"That's the place huh . "
"It's been completely taken over . . . "
There's a 『Temporary Schoolhouse of Second Academy』 at the place where the First Academy schoolhouse should have been located .
By the look of things, the principal office must have been hijacked too .
"Let's go to the principal office for now . "
"Un!"
We went to visit the principal office .
And as expected, principal Edward was inside .
" . . . Mathias and co . huh . I heard that demons showed up at the dungeon city and herds of monsters besieged the city, but I just knew you'd be fine . "
Principal Edward said that without looking perturbed when he saw us .
It appears that the letter I had Eiku delivered reached principal Edward's hand too .
"So, there must be a reason you're here, no?"
"You got it right . Actually, we found out that there was another demon that was giving instructions to the demon we killed at the dungeon city . And thus, we'd like to go to another country to beat that demon . "
"Another country . . . Which one?"
"It's Raginia Federation . That demon isn't necessarily there, but we've got a clue of its whereabout . That country is on friendly terms with this kingdom isn't that right?"
The principal had a slightly difficult face when he heard that .
"Yeah . We are on friendly terms with Raginia Federation indeed . You should find it more accommodating than other countries . . . However, that country is a bit complex, you see . "
"Complex?"
"Yeah . Raginia Federation doesn't have an absolute ruler like us with our king . Jurisdiction might differ from places to places even in the same country . . . . By the way, where at Raginia you're going to?"
"Around this spot . "
I pointed at the map .
It's not that I've checked directly, it's just the place where I sensed mana reaction from the device .
" . . . Mendoa territory huh . That place is shrouded in mystery . "
"Mystery?"
Looks like Mendoa Territory is the name of the place where the device is located .
But what does he mean by shrouded in mystery .
"Yeah . Even though they're not hostile, we rarely have interactions with them . For the time being, I'll inform the king about this matter tonight and ask the guild over there to prepare your accommodation . . . However, keep in mind that Mendoa might not necessarily be our ally . Well, I don't think you'll let your guard down though, Mathias . "
. . . . I see, a territory that doesn't interact much huh .
"I understand . How long would it take by your estimate?"
"It should be quickly taken care of since it's related to demons . Should be five days at most . Is that too long for you?"
"That's good enough . "
For now, seems like we'll get the king's cooperation .
And now we simply need to wait for them to contact us back .