Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Capable

“······Where are you saying to go?”

“The words became short, Sir Gilbert,”

Cough, Gilbert cleared his throat softly.

“Where are you saying to go?”

“It is the demon race’s territory.”

“Crazy. Do you know what kind of place that is?”

“Do I know you? Since it is the demon race’s territory, it would be a place where the demon race lives.”

Gilbert tightly held back the curse that was about to burst.

The demon race’s territory was a place insufficient with the explanation that it was dangerous.

Even in the 1st Battalion the place permitted only to Adrianne’s direct unit was the demon race’s territory.

The demon race’s territory from the moment of entering breath rose to the tip of the chin.

A mage following to such a dangerous place was the first time.

Even if Galahad caught the demon race twice—.

‘Thinking about it he catches the demon race well?’

Galahad caught the demon race better than ordinary knights.

“It will be fine.”

Gilbert nodded.

“I also think so.”

“Did Lady Adrianne permit? Regarding the demon race’s territory she is a person like a sword.”

“She said it is good. It is the first date.”

At Galahad’s joke Gilbert snickered.

Calling it a date to the demon race’s territory. No matter how much Galahad there was no way he would say such words—.

“······Did you really say so?”

“Whether embarrassed she insisted it was not. I asked Tom to pack some food.”

Gilbert who opened his mouth to say one word tightly closed his mouth. From the beginning he was not a human who would listen even if said.

“Anyway one will not be able to eat there. Because full of ash.”

“Ash? Looking yesterday Adrianne was cleaning it.”

“That is so but···. Captain, what do you think of Lady Adrianne? No. Do not answer.”

Gilbert hurriedly shook his head. If he heard irreverent words for nothing it was Gilbert’s loss.

“Then let’s depart.”

Gilbert prepared the sword without complaints. Galahad prepared the bundle Tom made.

Because before the sun rose it was the darkest time.

At the arrived place preparations were already finished. He matched and came saying departure at the time the sun rises, but it was the feeling of being late for nothing.

“Sir Gilbert woke up late.”

“What is that—.”

“It’s fine. We just prepared a bit early.”

Adrianne said as if nothing. The atmosphere of the guys behind was the same.

“What is that?”

Adrianne asked while pointing at the bundle held in Galahad’s hand.

“It is lunch.”

“It will be hard to eat something inside. Because there is a lot of ash.”

“Because I will stick close to you and eat it is fine.”

“······Yes, understood.”

Adrianne gestured. Preparations ended quickly.

Other people stepped aside.

“It seems Lady Adrianne composed with those who are not aggressive thinking of the captain.”

Gilbert said while pointing at the remaining guys.

‘That?’

Certainly compared to the woman named Mardian the eyes were soft. Anyway still restless signs were full but—.

The total number was ten including Galahad’s side.

Even though the sun had not risen yet, soldiers and knights came out and matched lines.

Puuuu—. The horn sound pushed away the darkness. Thud thud, the drum sound shook the ground. Soldiers raised vigorous salutes.

“We will depart.”

Adrianne stood at the lead. Galahad was right behind Adrianne. The remaining knights stood round as if escorting him. Gilbert familiarly seeped between them.

Puuuuu—!! The horn sound rang deeply again. The darkness that had settled deeply was gradually pushed. Thud thud. The drum sound rang exactly like a heartbeat.

“Raise!”

One knight shouted. Soldiers whipped, and the cow cried long. The pulley screamed and turned. The iron bars rose one by one.

Soon the castle gate appeared. The castle gate scraped the floor roughly and opened.

Between the open castle gate smoke made of ash extended out like hands.

Facing that in front the impression was different.

“Trembling.”

“Even now you can return.”

Adrianne said while turning to Galahad. The knights around softly mocked.

Seeing the mockery engraved on the knights’ faces, it seemed they thought Galahad was afraid.

‘Afraid—.’

It was words one could say because one did not know mages.

Concentrated mana was contained in the blood of the demon race. The bizarre power the demon race handled were things that seemed the origin of magic.

It was not for nothing that there was the sound that magic was the filth of the demon race.

So a mage entering the demon race’s territory was the feeling of a priest visiting a holy land.

This trembling was not based on fear.

“It is trembling because I am looking forward to it.”

At Galahad’s answer Adrianne’s eyebrows slightly rose.

“Isn’t it our first date.”

“······I said it is not.”

Adrianne’s eyes became a little large. At the cold denial Galahad laughed.

As expected a woman jokes did not work on.

Thud thud—! The drum sound rang out again.

The castle gate opened wide. Smoke rose densely, and even the blackly rotten land—. Exactly like a door going to hell.

“Stay behind.”

“I will only trust you.”

Adrianne nodded and advanced.

The densely spread ash was pushed away as if fearing Adrianne. The blackly rotten land caught the feet. The smell of rotten eggs fully wafted.

He fully entered the demon race’s territory.

The knights who were glaring at Galahad until just now concentrated on vigilance. Tension was fully felt. Gilbert also had a serious face.

‘This place is the demon race’s territory.’

Galahad felt dense interest instead of tension.

As expected the most curious was the concentration of this place. The North also had high mana concentration, what about this place where the demon race stays—.

Galahad flicked his finger, but a mana arrow did not even form. It was the reason mana scattered in the middle.

‘This the mana concentration is absurd.’

Galahad admired softly.

Just passing one wall, the concentration became sharply dense.

‘This is the demon race’s territory—.’

To manifest magic the caster’s mana concentration had to be denser than the surrounding mana.

Because mana flows from low places to high places. If by any chance the mana concentration is lower than the surroundings mana scatters and the magic itself collapses. Like just now.

To use magic at this degree of mana concentration, it was impossible with ordinary mana compression.

It was clear ordinary mages would not even dare to use magic here.

To that extent the mana concentration was dense.

However, Galahad was not an ordinary mage.

Along with that there was also the high concentration mana the pill of pain gave.

Adjusting the concentration and flicking the finger a mana arrow floated. Thanks to the dense concentration even though a mana arrow the presence was considerable.

‘Good. Well done coming.’

Galahad laughed satisfied.

“Are you okay?”

“Very good.”

Galahad looked at Adrianne and laughed brightly.

Adrianne squinted her eyes for a moment and nodded.

“Boasting—.”

One knight teased, but because Galahad’s mood was very good he did not care.

Then, a loud cry was heard from somewhere.

“It is coming.”

Adrianne drew the sword.

White brilliant aura fully rose and pushed away the surrounding ash at once. Tremendous pressure.

‘Oh—.’

That would really melt the moment it touches.

At the instinctive aversion Galahad stepped back without knowing himself.

As the smoke split a huge claw popped out. How large and sharp the claw was, each claw was like a sharp long sword.

The momentum of the claw was amazing. Such a threatening attack flew from a place not seen, yet Adrianne received it with the sword as if nothing.

The magic beast’s foot was cut long. Adrianne’s sword with white aura settled cut that huge foot as easily as tofu.

A huge foot as big as an ordinary man’s upper body floated into the air. Blood did not spray from the cut part.

As if paper that touched high-temperature fire it scattered into ash in an instant.

Adrianne’s sword that lightly cut the huge foot continued softly.

The appearance of the magic beast was revealed. It was a hideous guy with a bug face and a bear body. Adrianne’s sword drew a long line on the guy’s chest.

It was only once.

Adrianne shook the sword as if that was enough.

The magic beast’s movement stopped. A clean line was drawn on the guy’s chest. As if lighting fire on dry grass the scar rapidly widened.

The magic beast burst a terrible scream. It was a painful scream to the extent fur stood up for nothing.

The magic beast roughly twisted its body. Ash continuously sprayed from the widened scar. It was the feeling the existence itself disappeared as if the soul was blazing.

‘A magic beast suffering?’

Galahad muttered softly.

Soon the magic beast collapsed. The form scattered into ash.

“Are you okay?”

Adrianne rather took care of Galahad. At Adrianne who was not disrupted Galahad forcibly nodded.

‘If this is caught wrong a real big problem will occur.’

Galahad unnecessarily touched his neck.

Then he suddenly discovered a problem.

‘Blood does not remain.’

Adrianne’s sword burned the magic beast and made it into ash. Not a drop of blood remained.

Following to the demon race’s territory there were various curiosities, but the main goal was the blood of the demon race.

Because there was the pill of pain, he planned to drink as much blood of the demon race as possible this opportunity.

For that he even borrowed water bottles from Tom, but it looked like Adrianne would make all into ash.

It was the calculation of one big purpose disappearing.

At the crisis of empty Galahad’s head turned quickly.

‘The mana concentration is dense so a little hard, but applying that—.’

He recalled the method to find the demon race.

‘I have to catch it.’

Galahad nodded.

****

‘Thoroughly scared.’

Robert of Adrianne’s direct unit teased softly at Galahad who became a serious face.

The demon race·magic beasts in the demon race’s territory were different in dimension from the magic beasts·demon race below. It was not for nothing that it was called the demon race’s territory.

The demon race and magic beasts became strangely strong in their own territory.

He boasted saying he caught some magic beasts and demon race below, yet it was clear he got scared meeting a magic beast in the territory.

‘Then of course—.’

It was clear boasting. Robert exchanged gazes with the knights. Everyone held mockery.

Then, the guy looked at Adrianne and asked.

“Are you deliberately going around like this?”

“What are you saying?”

“Isn’t it uncomfortable because of the ash? Can I clean it?”

The guy who had been quiet for a while started boasting again.

Ash that became a bit thinner thanks to Adrianne. To say only this degree is uncomfortable—. Robert clicked his tongue softly.

“Yes, if you clean it we are good.”

Adrianne nodded.

“Gently swaying grass, gentle breeze, rough wind, typhoon.”

The guy muttered bizarre words. At the subtle pressure felt from the guy Robert concentrated without knowing himself.

The guy waved his hand. Contrary to the grand action it was just a small wind.

‘As expected···.’

When Robert teased softly—.

“Wow—.”

Adrianne admired. It was Adrianne who had little emotional expression, an admiration coming out of that mouth was an amazing expression.

‘What?’

Robert who turned his head gaped his mouth.

As if a rough typhoon swept the surrounding smoke was being pushed away.

At that the field of vision opened.

‘This··· this is magic?’

Smoke due to ash was the biggest danger in the demon race’s territory.

The smoke with a poisonous smell scratched the nerves just by drinking. Along with that because one did not know when and where the demon race would attack one had no choice but to maintain tension. Because of that fatigue piled quickly.

To clean the smoke which is the biggest obstacle in the demon race’s territory with one gesture—.

“Can other mages also do this kind of thing?”

Adrianne asked while looking at the guy.

“No, only I can. Ah, if about the Magic Tower Lord it would be possible.”

“I see. Amazing.”

“I am originally an amazing mage.”

At Galahad’s arrogant words Robert squinted his eyes.

To think one can use magic in this way—. A method never thought until now.

No, from the beginning he had never brought a mage.

“A magic beast is coming.”

Adrianne said while adjusting the sword.

The approaching magic beast was clearly seen. That terrible form was nakedly revealed. Rather the tension released.

What was seen could be blocked. The scary thing was the unseen claw.

Robert adjusted the sword. Aura fully blazed.

With Adrianne at the lead the battle started.

Not comparable to Adrianne, but they were also elite. In Robert’s case he was a talent who even refused the position of vice-captain of other battalions.

The battle was smooth to a serious degree.

There was only one cause.

‘Thanks to the guy securing the field of vision.’

One had no choice but to acknowledge.

With the field of vision secured the battle was much easier than before.

Magic beasts were insidious guys who attacked from the fog, yet cleaning that fog made it easier than before.

Especially Adrianne’s movements were free.

To the extent it felt a little boring.

Even if the beginning it was a matter that did not make sense.

‘This—.’

Robert gulped saliva while looking around.

Everyone had similar expressions.

This something··· something··· was strange.

Amazing just by cleaning the smoke, yet Galahad did not stop there.

“It seems something is over there.”

Galahad suddenly pointed one direction and said.

“How did you know?”

“I scattered mana applying the mana arrow, but no reaction returned from that side. It is a method possible because a demon race with high mana concentration.”

He presented the direction with a bizarre sound.

Because there was what the guy showed everyone nodded.

And the place arrived at—.

“Finally the demon race.”

There were real demon races.

Unlike magic beasts that rush recklessly, the demon race were insidious guys who aimed for opportunities.

Because of that finding the demon race was a quite tricky work.

To find such a demon race—.

“Amazing.”

At Adrianne’s admiration Robert nodded.

To catch the demon race one had to wander quite a bit. Yet the guy accurately found the demon race and even cleaned the fog.

This is just—.

‘Feeding it.’

The expression was extreme, but there was no expression as appropriate as this.

Robert tightly closed his lips.

Then, the guy put the cigarette in his mouth and laughed.

“Like you are beautiful I am also amazing.”

It was an unlucky answer, but one could not deny.

The guy was amazing.

“Prepare.”

It was a low-rank demon race, but the number was quite a lot.

The demon race was an opponent one could not let one’s guard down regardless of grade.

With Adrianne at the lead the battle started.

If before it was the position of being attacked, now it was the position of attacking.

In battle the first attack was quite important.

If that opponent was the demon race even more—.

The battle did not take long.

The knights cooled the risen heat, and looked at each other.

The expressions were all complex and subtle.

Galahad was an empire mage. A guy who had not been in the North long.

When such a guy said he would follow to the demon race’s territory, everyone thought similarly.

A guy dying to die. Today will be hard because of the guy—. they thought.

It was a natural story. Because the guy was an empire mage.

He had to be an obstacle unconditionally.

Yet why—.

‘······Capable?’

Robert gulped saliva.

No, the word capable was insufficient.

With the guy joining the composition itself changed.

Until now if wandering and blocking the raids of the demon race and magic beasts and catching them, now rather they were looking for them.

Exactly like hunting—.

‘So why?’

Why?

One could not understand.

Then, Adrianne’s voice was heard.

“Why are you taking care of the blood of the demon race?”

At that Robert who turned his head froze as is.

The guy was putting a water bottle to the neck-cut demon race and pressing the demon race’s corpse firmly. Exactly, like squeezing the juice of fruit—.

‘What on earth······.’

Why is he gathering the blood of the demon race? And that holding a smile?

One could not understand what situation it was at all.

“Ah, it is for magic. This is a big help.”

“Ah— I see. Shall I help?”

“Oh— will you?”

“Yes.”

Adrianne who received the water bottle received the flowing blood from another demon race’s corpse.

At the warmth that did not match the bizarre scene Robert gulped saliva.

A short while later they moved again.

Gulp, gulp—.

At the refreshing drinking sound Robert who turned his head froze as is.

Galahad was putting the water bottle to his mouth.

At the red flowing at that mouth area Robert turned his head the opposite way.

Only then it was seen.

That everyone’s heads were facing outside to an abnormal degree—.

“Hmm, good.”

The head turned a bit more.