Magi Craft Meister - Chapter 340

Chapter 340

Chapter 340 Renald Kingdom

Reiko consulted with Laojun and An and plotted her plan .

“We know his location so I can fly to Renald kingdom at night with Pegasus 1 and capture him . ”

She had received the permission from Jin to use the fastest airframe in Hourai island, so she will use that . The warpgate which doesn’t require a receiving end isn’t complete yet as there’s a problem regarding the accuracy of the destination and she decided not to use it this time .

[Please use the emergency warpgate to return . ]

There won’t be any loss in time with this .

“Sister, don’t go alone, take someone with you . Of course, I know you are strong . But we don’t know whether he is alone or not so just in case, just in case . ”

Said An . And Reiko meekly took the warning . She had confidence that she wouldn’t lose to anyone but there is a possibility that she might be faced with obstacles . It is reassuring if there’s someone along at a time like that .

[Right . Taking into consideration Deneb 30’s report, I think it would be best if you take Soreiyu, Rulna and 2 Lands . ]

Soreiyu and Rulna are directly under Reiko’s supervision and the Lands are the strongest golems in Hourai island, excluding Reiko .

“I will do that then . Also, Touka . ”

As one would expect, she couldn’t really take the magi canon as it’s hard to use against single individuals and it would be overkill .

Touka was damaged during the decisive battle with the Unifiers but, after that, the parts were changed to magi adamantite by Jin and even the function of a vibrating sword was inserted .

“And for defense… I have this . ”

The pendant she received from Jin before .

The time it took to prepare everything was about an hour . The current time in Hourai island is 5 pm .

“How does the target look, Laojun?”

[It’s good, it seems like he has stopped moving . ]

Laojun answered immediately as he was checking the location in real time .

Raldus wasn’t moving . In other words, he was probably in his base .

[It would be best to depart now and descent after it gets dark . ]

Taking Laojun’s advice, Reiko, Soreiyu, Rulna and Land 1 and 2 got into Pegasus 1 and departed .

Jin had returned to Kaina village to consult with Lishia so he was absent . But, even though he wasn’t there, in Reiko’s heart… in her control core, the words Jin said — ’I can’t leave it to anyone other than you, so I am counting on you’ were etched in .

“I will be back then, father . ”

She said with a low voice which only she could hear and took off with Pegasus 1 .

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The distance between Renald kingdom and Hourai island is about 600 kilometers and the time difference is 2 hours .

With Pegasus 1’s speed, they can reach there within an hour . However, as the sun was still up and it was bright, the chances of them getting spotted were high, so they took a detour .

“…So Raldus is around here somewhere…However, this is…”

The sun still hadn’t sunk and Reiko was looking down from about 500 meters high and was somewhat exasperated at the sight .

“To think there isn’t a kingdom . ”

That’s right, as far as she confirmed from the skies, there wasn’t anything which could be called a country there .

It wasn’t like there were no humans living there though . Just that they lived in small settlements here and there and it wasn’t big enough to be called a town .

It wasn’t like this when the map was drawn .

“Are you telling me there was an illusionary barrier deployed…”

When they were making the map, they were viewing it from about 5000 meters and 2000 meters above .

At that time, they couldn’t spot any anomalies .

“Seems like the barrier was deployed at about 800 meters . ”

Once they decreased their altitude, the scenery changed altogether .

It may be possible if it were normal human beings but to even deceive the golems of Hourai island and Reiko .

“… . That’s secondary for now . However, let’s record this phenomenon clearly . ”

Reiko gave order to the golem she brought along this time, Rulna, to properly record the characteristics and strength of the barrier and devoted her attention to finding Raldus .

“… . . Located . ”

With a short search, she determined his precise location . About 12 kilometers north to where Reiko was at the moment . It wouldn’t take more than a few minutes to get there with Pegasus 1 .

However, as the opponent is even capable of putting up such barriers, she got off 2 kilometers before the destination .

As Pegasus 1 has VTOL feature, it could land anywhere as long as the surface is flat but Reiko was prudent and got off while it was still flying .

“… . Standy by here until I contact . I will keep the mana telecam always on . ”

“Understood, sister . ”

Soreiyu answered as their representative . This time, they set up mana telecams on Reiko’s eyes and ears .

In other words, everything Reiko sees or listens will be sent to Laojun . It was set up just in case something happens .

Reiko jumped off from 10 meters height and landed without making any noise . And like that, she sprinted towards the destination . She already had stealth activated .

“However, Deneb 30’s stealth was also seen through so . ”

Reiko bore in mind that she shouldn’t trust too much on the stealth .

The surroundings there looked like there was a city there before but it has probably been decades since humans lived there and the buildings were in ruins and weed was growing here and there .

And because of that, there was an abundance of places to hide . Reiko took about 10 minutes to get close to the destination .

“… . That building seems to be it . ”

It even reacted to Reiko’s search function . It was a big pulse .

“…As the opponent is a demon, he won’t be needing any light . Well, I don’t either . ”

The building was made of stone . It seemed to be a 3 storied building before but the 3rd floor has since fallen apart and only 2 floors could be used .

And the mana reaction was coming from the 2nd floor .

“Looks to be alone . ”

She was being wary about his allies but for the moment, as far as Reiko could detect, there weren’t any large reactions of mana anywhere within 10 kilometer radius .

“Then all that’s left is to fulfil my mission . ”

Reiko was careful not to make any sound and went in front of the building’s main gate . As far as she could see, there weren’t any traps .

“!”

And right at that moment, flames burst out from underneath Reiko .

But Reiko wouldn’t be done in by that level of flame . She leaped back in an instant and escaped the fire .

Reiko was fine but the other party now completely knows she is there .

“A trap even I can’t see through…!?”

She guessed that it was probably done in a demon specialized way . And then, deciding that anymore covert actions would be useless, she deactivated stealth and equipped Touka .

And then, a voice could be heard from the 2nd floor .

“Fuhahah, a guest, eh? … . Oho, a young lady?”

His appearance was the same as what she heard from Deneb 30 . A tall thin figure and a bit muscular .

“I wonder what business you have here?”

The guy said with a grin . If Jin saw that, he would probably say it is psychologically unpleasant .

“You are Raldus, the Jester, am I right?”

Reiko asked point-blank . The man’s face distorted .

“Hou? Where did you hear that?”

But Reiko didn’t answer and directly went to business .

“I will have you talk about the disease you spread about in Kurain kingdom . ”

It seemed even Raldus was surprised to hear this .

“Oho? You know about that too, eh . Can’t be, are you an ally of the automata from afternoon?”

Raldus expression got intense .

“I didn’t feel anyone following, though . Have I grown dull, I wonder?”

And then, he jumped down from the 2nd floor . Without a sound, without even making the dust move about, as if like a feather falling down . Seeing such a physically impossible feat, Reiko was on alert .

“If so, you are also an automata . What do you want?”

“Like I said, I have come to hear about the disease you spread in Kurain kingdom . Also how to counter it . ”

“Hoho, so you already noticed? It seems the place isn’t filled with all idiots . ”

“Answer the question . ”

Reiko asked with resolute wording . But Raldus just calmly laughed .

“Humans are weak, after all . Even that would kill a great number, you see . ”

“I am not asking that . ”

“That’s what that fool Walter wished for, you know? I just lent a little hand to his wish . ”

As if he was teasing Reiko, he avoided the point and answered evasively .

“Earl Walter has died . You killed him . ”

“Hmm, he was wrong to believe that the disease he wished for would be harmless to himself . ”

Reiko thought that no progress will be made at this rate and decided to shake it up .

“I don’t know what you demon plan on doing at a place like this but do you want to die of an ‘ether stampede’?”

And this worked a little .

“What?! I am a demon, you say?”

Raldus was surprised for a moment but soon understood he was being leaded to an answer .

“Fu-fufufufu . You seem to be smart as well, huh . Seriously, the guy from the afternoon and now you… it seems like the world now has quite a talented magi craftsman . ”

“I have grown tired of your tedious talk . Are you going to talk about the disease or not?”

In response to Reiko’s final demand, Raldus happily said,

“If you want to know that, try winning against me . ”

Saying that, he drew the sword he was hiding behind his back .

That sword gave off a bluish-white gleam even in the pure darkness .