Chapter 41
"Right then . . . . First, I think we need to fix our force . "
"We wouldn't be in this difficult situation if it was that easy . . . . "
"Let's spread chantless magic to as many magicians as possible . That alone should be enough for now . "
Although humans probably can't win in a 1-on-1 fight against demons, their strength is in number .
That was probably the reason why the demons haven't destroyed humanity yet .
The fact that there were only five demons including one dead one in a country is quite indicative of that .
Which means, people wouldn't have much problem defending themselves as long as they have the power of chantless magic .
. . . . Though well, it would be difficult if we were the one attacking due to the difference in mobility .
"I see . I have heard about chantless magic from Edward . Indeed, we would probably able to deal with demons if we spread that . However, that would also mean telling the demons that our kingdom has a way to go against them . Won't the demons come to destroy this kingdom then?"
" . . . They probably will . "
The demons probably intended to slowly shave off humanity's strength little by little until they were sure that they could definitely destroy us .
They will come to destroy Eist Kingdom for sure .
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better for us if we strengthen our force secretively without giving it away?"
"That's what we should do were the Heaven-sent Children of Magic didn't escape . . . . "
"It's only a matter of time before the demons know what's going on . Fortunately we noticed this before they completely destroyed us . . . . Do you have any plan? If our force is centralized in Eist Kingdom, it would be harsh even with chantless magic wouldn't it?"
That's certainly true .
I could go myself but even I have my limit doing it alone, and even if there's a fewer demons now, protecting everyone won't be easy if the force to do it is concentrated in the Royal Capital .
However, of course, there is a way to break through this .
"We should have some time before the demons gathered themselves . They don't group together to form a large-scale organization like human's Knight Order . Even if several demons regarded this kingdom as a danger, the attacks will most likely be sporadic . At least for the next three months . "
Demons fundamentally don't cooperate together .
They would of course escape all at once when their disguises were blown, but one human-hating demon good at intelligence would probably go around to spread the info .
Well, there is no demon that doesn't hate human, so there's no actually no need to specifically use 『Human-hating』 .
The magical structure of a demon is 『made to hate humans』, thus, unless it's a mutant, there is no demon that doesn't hate humans .
"And after that three months?"
"I can't deny the possibility of a large-scale offensive . Therefore, let's shut out the demons before that happens . "
"Do you have any way to realize that? Three months time with demons as the opponent looks to be equal to nil . . . . "
"There is . We can simply create a huge barrier that surrounds the area we want to protect . "
"Perpetual Barrier Magic . . . . Are you saying you intend to make a new God-borne Artifact?"
"God-borne Artifact . . . . I'm not familiar with that term, but I can probably manage if it's a perpetual mid-sized barrier to surround the royal capital . Since there's a dungeon at the Second Academy, we can use the mana from the Dragon Vein connected to that dungeon to fuel it . "
"Is such a thing possible? Frankly, this all sounds like a tale from the Age of Myth . . . . "
"I think that's inevitable, Your Majesty . Since it seems technology and such have been thoroughly destroyed by the demons . Well, it should be ready in one month time if we get students of Second Academy to help . That is as long as we can get all the materials needed . . . . "
"The First Academy, Knight Order and Magic Division will cooperate too . Honestly speaking, I have no option but to bet on Mathias . So what materials do you need?"
The materials huh .
We wouldn't need much if the past me were the one who'd process them, however, this time, we'll tackle the problem using human-wave tactic by teaching processing magic to students who bear the First Crest . The quantity isn't something that Ruli can do alone, after all .
Which means, it's roughly-- .
"One 60cm grade magic stone, and 10 kilograms of adamantite and orichalcum alloy . And also 1 . 5 tons of mithril . "
" . . . . Are you seriously saying that?"
"I'm very serious . . . . "
Oh no . Wonder if I angered the king .
I could flee outside the kingdom if worse comes to worst, but I'd be alone again if I did .
"This kingdom has no 60cm magic stone . Dozens kilograms of mithril are most we could secure . We have a few orichalcum and adamantite from the national treasure's artifacts . They're currently being borrowed by people who know how to use them to fight demons, but even if we gather them all, I am not sure if it even reaches 3 kilograms . "
I see .
True, considering the monster I beat in my trip to the Royal Capital was regarded as a 『Strong Monster』, it should be no mystery they can't get a 60cm magic stone .
Getting orichalcum and adamantite need a bit of refinement techniques .
" . . . Then, let us gather them . "
"Gather?"
"Fortunately, the dungeon under the Second Academy seems quite old . There's a high chance a monster that has a 60cm magic stone appearing in the deeper part . As for the mithril, well I should manage somehow . We've got three months of time after all . As for the orichalcum--adamantite alloy . . . . Could I think about it some more after looking at the treasury?"
"『Manage somehow』 for tons of mithril huh . . . . It sounds impossible with our, no, humanity's common sense . . . . Edward, can we trust this Mathias lad?"
The talk turned to the principal who has been keeping silent until now .
"Mathias has made every unbelievable stuff he said so far into reality . To begin with, the very existence of a 12 year old who beat a demon alone sounds like a joke in itself . "
" . . . You're right . All right, I will entrust this matter to both Mathias Hildesheimr and Edward . "
"I'm grateful . "
The unofficial audience ended after this and that, and then I went to the treasury together with the treasury manager and Edward .