Chapter 73
"Well, there was a bit of happening . . . But you've got a passing mark . If you keep at it, you two should be able to beat the weakest demon after some training . "
"Eh, without Mathi-kun!?"
"No no, that's impossible . . . We can't even do a thing if they shoot magic at us . . . . "
It seems like the two aren't convinced they can defeat demons themselves .
I guess it's only natural .
In the fights against two demons they beat so far, they were only buying time as I fought in the front line .
And also, I haven't taught them the magic needed for it .
Well, all of them are magic circles simpler than the 『Magic Poison』 we used in this fight, I'm sure they'll learn it in no time .
"I'll teach you the knack for it next time . For now, let's go back . "
I used faint 『Compulsion Detection』 at Iris flying above as I said that .
And then Iris began to descend .
I talk with the two with telepathy magic .
『Pretend . . . . So there's really another demon here?』
『It was nowhere to be seen during the fight earlier and I can't detect it Passive Detection at all even now . . . . 』
『This demon is hard to detect, you don't have to worry about it at present . We should get on Iris for the time being . 』
Because it's a demon that cannot normally be found unless it shows itself .
And its fighting prowess is incomparably higher than Elhart .
『T-that motivates me to find it with instead . . . 』
『Mumu . . . . Ah over there!』
Alma was concentrating on something with closed eyes, then she suddenly opened her eyes and pointed above .
Toward Iris .
『 . . . Wha, it's just Iris!』
『True, it'd have been a catastrophe if Iris was our enemy . . . 』
"U-umm . . . . Everyone, did I do something?"
Iris looked perplexed as it was suddenly getting pointed at .
I talk to Iris with Dragon Language .
《Iris . Get only the two on your back and evacuate to the sky . 》
《 . . . What happened?》
Even Iris doesn't know huh .
Even if its detection capability has been lowered due to the broken magic circuit . . . . This demon really is incomparably better in hiding than other demons .
《There's another demon here . 》
《Eh, I don't detect anything--is it a Mist Demon?》
《That's right . 》
Mist demons .
Just as the name suggests, they can turn their body into mist-like substance, having the ability to melt into the surroundings .
When they turn into mist, they are bound by a some conditions and limitation, they can't move in that state . . . . But that doesn't change the fact that they're troublesome .
Because, the mist is invisible, and since it's scattered over a vast area, it can't be detected with normal 『Passive Detection』 .
With all of those characteristics, I felt that they should have been called 『Air Demon』 instead, but people called them 『Mist Demon』 in my past life .
《Umm, mist demons are best handled by burning them down with my breath . . . . 》
And even if you find them, they can't be defeated easily .
In order to do that, you need firepower equaling full power breath of the current Iris .
《No, with your current state, it's dangerous for you to fire a high-powered breath . You wouldn't be able to fly for at least 30 days if you did . 》
《30 days will pass by quickly if you just sleep . . . . 》
《For you that is, our school will be destroyed in the meantime . 》
Forget 30 days, there's a high chance that we'd be out in half the time .
At present state, the Royal Capital can't afford to have us away from it .
《School!? Mathias-sama goes to school!? But there's nothing more you can learn in this world . . . . 》
《Yea . Enough about this, just escape with the two . Maintain your altitude at 700 to 800 . I'll get on too at first, but I'll jump off midway . 》
《U-Understood!》
The two get on Iris .
I also followed afterward, showing many chances on purpose as I got on . . . . But the demon didn't make a move .
I thought that it would come out to do a surprise attack if I showed it obvious chances .
Apparently this demon Arias has quite the prudent character .
After confirming that I jump off Iris .
"Ah, Mathi-kun!"
"I'll take care of this guy alone! You two, wait in the sky with Iris!"
I got down on the ground as I said that .
I saw Ruli trying to do something, but since Iris raised its altitude at once, her voice couldn't reach me .
Usually, one needs a very high level magic in order to forcefully materialize a demon that has turned into mist .
The current me cannot construct such a magic, therefore I'm substituting it with another mean .
And since that mean brings in danger with it, I let the two get away ahead .
" . . . Now, shall we begin then . "