"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?" <TLN: If you're reading this novel at any other site than Sousetsuka . com you might be reading an unedited, uncorrected version of the novel . >
"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 .
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