Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Strongest Sage, Returns to the Royal Capital

" . . . Ok then, let's obtain the king's cooperation . "

"The king?"

"Yea . Going to another country after acquiring info and cooperation from the country will definitely make things go smoother than going without any information whatsoever . "

However, asking for an audience with the king would take too much time .

He'd come for sure, but dealing with procedures and stuff is annoying .

Therefore . . .

"But we'll be using a back door . "

"Back door?"

"Yea, the principal . If we bring the horn of the demon we beat earlier to him, things should proceed the quickest . "

The principal knows the king personally after all .

I mean he went and brought me to the king quite easily back then, we should be able to get the king's help while bypassing annoying procedures .

We're not in that much of a hurry since the magic stone mana won't stabilize for a while . . . But going abroad feels like it's going to get troublesome . I'd like to have some free time with us if possible .

"I see, the principal huh . . . . Principal Edward is quite a mystery himself . . . "

"You're right, apparently he's friends with the king . . . I feel like my common sense is paralyzed with Mathi-kun around . "

Well, whether we're meeting the principal or the king, we've got to go to the royal capital anyway .

"Let's return to the royal capital for now . "

"I got it! . . . Should I fly?"

"No, let's just run . Looking for a place to land that won't cause uproar around the royal capital is too much work . Just running is safe and fast . "

Besides, Iris's body seems to still have damages left on it, transforming back to her dragon form would put a large burden on her .

Her wings and magic circuit are recovering little by little, but it should take time until they go back to normal .

Even if she had no choice but to transform back, surely there will be a better time for it than just for returning to the capital .

"True, we'll be back in no time by running if it's just to the royal capital!"

"Now that you mention it, it does feel close by!"

" . . . Nearly 100 kilometer away shouldn't have been called 'close' . . . But it does feel like it's not that far . "

The girls seem eager to run too .

Of course, that means we'll be passing through Cikirisbia forest, but no one is objecting unlike the time we departed .

Thus, we quickly got ready and began to run toward the capital .

"Cikirisbia forest has this scary image to it, but it's just a normal forest when you take a better look . "

"It is, it might be a bit dark . . . But you can cover your vision with 『Passive Detection』 . "

"I don't recommend relying only on Passive Detection since monsters may sometimes be attracted to it . . . . You can use this time to practice investigating which monsters get attracted to Passive Detection and those that can't be detected by it . "

"Gotcha!"

Passive Detection isn't almighty .

In order to avoid an ambush from opponents where Passive Detection doesn't work on, you need to secure your vision and perceive their presence .

. . . Well, there's no particularly strong monsters in this route, there's no need to worry about that now .

We smoothly advance toward the royal capital while practicing as such .

And, in the evening .

"Arrived!"

"Feels like it went by far quicker than when we left!"

We arrived at the capital .

And immediately went to the site where the second academy was located .

But what await us there was . . .

" . . . Huh? This was where the Second Academy was, right?"

"No mistake about it, it should be here . I can sense the barrier's core . "

"It looks like they're constructing something . . . . "

It's a construction site where a huge building is seemingly being built .

Just what the heck happened in the short while we were not in the capital .