Chapter 305

Chapter 305 Strongest Sage, Raises Victory Chance

"Awakened soon . . . And there's no mistake about that is there . . . "

"It's been quite some time since Zaridias was defeated . . . Does that mean it could awaken any time now?"

"Yeah . Judging from the way these documents are written . . . We probably have around a month left . "

None of the documents detail the exact date of the next [Chaotic Demon]'s awakening .

But from analyzing the content of those documents and all the words on it . . . I can hazard a guess when that would likely be .

The deciding factor is . . . information about diversions planned by demons in these documents .

Those demons were apparently planning to deploy diversion tactics at many places like capital and such just as the [Chaotic Demon] awakened .

It's rare for demons to be so organized . . . Which just reinforces how strong this [Chaotic Demon] is .

"One month!?"

"Yeah . The time we have is too short, it's practically impossible to reseal it back . We've got no choice but to defeat the demon the moment it comes out . "

We will need to construct a very large-scale sealing magic if we wish to restore the seal used on a high-ranking demon .

It's actually not unachievable if we borrow Second Academy's and Ruli's powers . . . But the time limit is just too brief .

We don't even know where the demon is sealed .

It would take two years to restore such a seal .

"Demon stronger than Zaridias . . . Can that even be defeated!?"

" . . . Head-on confrontation is out of question . "

I replied thus to Alma .

There's no chance of victory in an exchange of blows even against Zaridias .

I might have a chance if I used another Rebirth Sword like before . . . But I can't use that trick anymore unfortunately .

Gotta fight with another method this time .

"Are you saying there's a way to win without direct confrontations then?"

"Yeah . It won't be easy . . . but we have a chance to win with that method . "

Chance to win . . . or rather, it's a surefire winning strategy .

Up until lately, it was something I couldn't have attempted . . . But thanks to Gaias's revival, the possibility is here now .

A particular weapon is required to make that happen though .

It's far easier to obtain than a Rebirth Sword, getting my hands on it should be a simple matter .

The things got super popular for a period of time in the previous era, those should be lying around everywhere .

"I need an equipment first . . . But don't worry, it's easier to get than a Rebirth Sword . "

Then I cast a magic called [Active Material Detection] .

It's a magic to probe mana let off by materials in the surrounding area .

This magic will immediately find the weapon I need if one is around here .

Since that weapon was pretty popular in the past, I was sure one would be buried somewhere in the vicinity of the capital .

Or so I thought . . . But I got no hit .

"Doesn't seem to be any around here . Seems like we're gonna need to expand the search area . "

If there are places where relics of ancient civilizations like Saihill Empire's Water Network remain . . . There would also be locations where those relics have been lost .

The difference was probably dictated by whether a particular place was vulnerable to the after effect of the mana reactor meltdowns or not .

The weapons I'm looking for must have all been destroyed here in this place .

"What kind of equipment do you need anyway?"

"It's a sword called 『Man-eating Blade』 . "

Grevil looked surprised when he heard me .

Then . . . he asks me with a serious expression on his face .

"Mathias-san . . . You can't be planning to use that, can you?"

"Yeah . . . My magic circuits saw a remarkable reinforcement recently . . . I should be able to use it now . "

By recently I mean Gaias's revival through [Broken Star] .

None of the mana from that time remained . . . But after taking in an enormous amount of mana and thanks to the repeated destructions and restorations, my magic circuits have become far stronger than ever before .

[Man-eating Blade] will still be quite hard to handle even with my current state . . . But we've got a far better chance of victory with it compared to other weapons .

"What kind of weapon is that anyway?"

"You never tried using it even though it enables you to fight against strong demons . . . There must be a reason behind that right?"

Iris and Alma asked me with worried looks .

Well, I mean the sword's got that name and all . . .

『Man-eating Blade』 is such a dangerous sounding name .

" . . . 『Man-eating Blade』 is a sword that connects man and Dragon Veins . "

"Connects . . . man and Dragon Veins?"

"Yeah . . . It magically connects human's magic circuits to Dragon Veins . . . And once it does, you have free rein over the practically limitless mana found in Dragon Veins . "

The mana flowing in Dragon Veins are of far inferior quality than that flowing in human's body though, so you need a variety of tricks to make it usable .

Even during the past era where magic was highly developed, the topic of difficulty in handling Dragon Veins' mana was one of prominent problems among magic researchers .