Chapter 69
"Hey . Iris, you know that, unlike 【Passive Detection】, it's hard to delude 【Active Detection】 right?"
" . . . Yes . "
I ask a question to Iris while controlling its wings' mana en course toward the demons .
"Then, do you know how to deal with 【Active Detection】?"
"I-If it's Mathias-san, you should be able to easily elude 【Active Detection】 . . . . "
"Well, it's not impossible . But even if I did that, they'd easily find Iris with your size right . . . . There's a simpler method for this . "
"We beat them don't we . I understand . "
Iris speaks as it's given up .
Having acquainted with my past life, it knows me well .
"That's right . . . . Judging from the mana, it looks like the only one outside is a demon that's using 【Active Detection】 . "
"Demon is still demon even if it's alone, you know? I'd prefer not to participate in the battle with how these wings right now . . . "
"Don't worry . That wasn't the plan . "
I set the course high up .
Straight towards the sky right above the demon that's using 【Active Detection】 .
Right now being able to fly at all is Iris's utmost .
Even if it's against a weak demon, I don't want to let it get exposed to attacks . Cause going back home would be a pain then .
" . . . Huh? We're passing by?"
Alma muttered when she saw the situation .
However, unfortunately she's mistaken .
"There's no way Mathias-san would do that . . . . "
And Iris gave the correct answer .
"Alright, I'll leave the rest to you! I'm going down to pulverize the demon!"
I jump off Iris's back while saying that .
I went the trouble of controlling Iris's flight circuit in order to fall down above the demon .
"I was right!"
"Mathi-kun!"
While hearing Alma's and Ruli's voices, I casted resistance reduction magic and drew my sword .
The demon far below on the ground that was paying attention to Iris shifted its attention to me .
Looks like it's confused .
While looking at that, I took out a magic stone out of Storage magic and crushed it .
The sword augmented with 【Special Mana Enchant】 began to emit light .
"Wha . . . . "
The demon casted defensive magic and held up its shield while taking an evasive action .
Judging from its desperate look and the fact that it pumped all of its mana into defensive magic, the demon seemed to realize the menace of 【Special Mana Enchant】 .
But it's too late .
"No matter how weird your sword . . . is?"
The defensive magic that touched the sword vanished without a moment of resistance .
And without losing my momentum, I bisected the demon along with its shield .
I didn't use any magic to break that defensive magic .
To begin with, 【Special Mana Enchant】 isn't something that can be blocked by that level of defense .
"Oy, it's safe now!"
I wave my hand at Iris in front of the demon's body .
Iris began to descend when it saw me .
--10 minutes later .
We've gathered in front of a rectangular building where Elhart is hiding .
It was probably built using earth magic . The building has no windows, but instead it's been carved with defensive and concealment magic circles .
The concealment seems to be a countermeasure against magical detection . . . . But the spell art is sloppily constructed .
For people who are used to mana detection, it would make them focus on the building instead .
"This is the demon's den?"
"No mistake about it . It's the same mana reaction that came out in the royal palace . There's . . . two in total inside . "
"Two demons . . . "
"Since Elhart's reaction has become small, it's virtually one demon though . "
Elhart's mana reaction is slightly smaller than Desiril .
Its reaction was bigger when I was tracing it, this was probably due to the aftereffect from that time .
The other one is bigger than Ashril . . . . But, unlike at that time, my mana is full now .
We should be able to win without relying on Iris .
"Alright . Hinder Elhart with arrows like before . This time . . . . use this spell art . "
I gave a paper drawn with a new magic circle to Ruli .
It's a bit different than the one they used before .
"I-I got it!"
"I just need to hit 'em with my arrows like before right!"
"You got that right . Iris, break the wall and evacuate above afterward . "
"Yes!"
I could also ask Iris to mow them down with 『Dragon Breath』, but the burden would be too big if Iris shot it at its current condition .
Dark Dragon Iris is ultimately a transport .
I declare loudly after making sure that the two people and one dragon are ready .
"Alright, commence the attack!"