The neutral city of Siflea, where the talks with the Empire are supposed to take place, is said to be a five-day carriage ride from the royal capital.
　So we decided to leave a week in advance to allow ourselves some extra time.
　By the way.........they treated the period between the two as a public holiday.

　Since Lara and Marise's accompaniment was also approved successfully, it was the headmaster.......and Erika-sensei, the witness of the 《Four Great Sages》 battle, who would be going to the neutral city of Siflea. Me, Lara, and Marise are the five of us.

　Incidentally, Desmond was originally planning to go as well, but for the reason that it wasn't suitable for the discussion in the first place, he decided to stay at the school.
　After all, it seems that he got too much blood in his head from the discussion the other day, and when he punched the wall, he got a hole in it.
　........yeah. Hearing that, it seems like it's unavoidable for Desmond to remain in the school.


''Then let's head out.


　We met early in the morning at the exit of the royal capital.
　There were two fine looking carriages.
　It seemed that we were going to the neutral city by carriage.

We're going to be the first to have a look around.
Kurt would have been able to get to a neutral city in an instant if he'd used transference magic or something.

　Lara said, putting her hands around the back of her head.

''Lara. No matter how much Kurt, there's no way he can use transference magic. It's a lost among the lost. It's a magic that is said to have been used by the gods of the mythological era...
I've only seen it in a story. I've only seen it in my own fiction. I'm just kidding.
I can use it.
"What!

　Lara and Marise were surprised to see their mouths wide open.

'Well, then!　Why don't you go with that!
"But transference magic has many drawbacks. First of all, you can only use it once you've been there.

　Even a thousand years ago, transference magic was one of the most difficult things to do.
　Moreover, if you activated transference over a long distance, even if it was me, most of my magic power would be taken away.

　You don't know what's in the transference destination.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of it.
　It would not be a good idea to let a series of transference magic be used blindly.

''........That's what I mean. That's why I think it's best to head over by carriage.
'As usual, Kurt still uses the lost (lost) magic like he's breathing...'
I'm starting to see Kurt as a character out of a book.

　As I explained, Lara and Marise were stunned.
　If the two of them were to go to the past a thousand years ago, they would be so surprised that their hearts would probably burst.

''There are some demons outside the city, so don't ever be negligent.

　I felt the place become tense when the principal's voice said.

''Headmaster with all due respect, I think most of the demons can be managed with just one Kurt.
I agree with you, but it is important to note that.

　Erika-sensei interjected, and the headmaster seemed to agree with her.

　At any rate, we left the royal capital.
　Me, Lara and Marise are in the same carriage. The headmaster and Erika-sensei will be riding in the other carriage.
　I haven't disliked being rocked by the carriage and moving slowly while looking at the surrounding scenery for a thousand years.



　It must have been about three days after we left the royal capital.

''Yeah...?　That's a demon's reaction in the distance.

　I was always deploying my detection magic over a wide area at all times, no matter what happened..........................but it looks like the big one finally caught on.

'Demons?　Is it so strong that Kurt went out of his way to say it?
Not really.

　On the way to this point, if it's a demon like Wolf or Slime or any other demon that can be found anywhere, I've seen many of them.

　But........this one is an unusual demon.
　Though it's weak.

''How far ahead of you are they?''

　Marise got peeved and asked a question.

'Hmmm ... if we keep this up, we're going to hit the ground running in an hour.
An hour later?　How can you know that far ahead of time?
Hmm?　Didn't you teach Lara and Marise how to use locator magic?　I'm sure you can do this.
We're at most a five-mile radius from you!

　Marise prodded me.

'Then I should tell Gosha-san to change his path?

　Lara showed a worried expression and tried to stand up.

'No ... if you're this weak(ish) demon, you won't need it. It's just a matter of time before we take a different route. Besides, I'm getting out of shape, and I want to fight.
'Hmmm, I hope Kurt says so...'
A weak demon........I have a bad feeling about this.

　It's settled.

　The carriage continued on its way as planned, and after about an hour........


''Isn't that a Hydra!


　Marise dismounted from the carriage, looked up at the serpent and exclaimed.

'Right. It's a hydra.'
It's "disaster class"!　After all, Kurt's weaknesses are not reliable. If you knew it was a hydra, please say hydra!

　Marise scolded me.
　We.........Lara, and the other carriage, Erica-sensei and the headmaster, who was in the other carriage, also come outside.

''Kuh........!　It's just bad luck to run into a disaster-level disaster in the middle of nowhere!　I'll hold them back here!　So you all need to run away quickly...
'Dr. Erica. That won't be necessary.
Kurt!　Don't get too close.

　I ignore Erika-sensei's words and move closer to Hydra.
　As expected, Hydra will notice when he gets to this distance. It was approaching us at great speed.

　The Hydra is a snake-like demon with nine heads.
　This guy regenerates quickly even if you cut his head off, so you need to kill him somewhat quickly........

''Hmmm.......that'll do.

　I was trying to decide what to do with it when Hydra attacked us.
　It's a daredevil.
　But the demons of a thousand years ago would have run away when they saw me, so it makes me happy to see a stupid guy like this.

　I formed a magic formula and activated the Meteobomb.
　Meteobomb is a flame-attribute magic that creates multiple explosions and attacks the opponent.
　The explosions occur around the hydra and spread in a chain reaction.

　Eventually....after the explosions stopped, only the blackened body of the hydra was left.

''Feng. So this is what it looks like.

　I pay off my hands with a pang.

'Erica-sensei, I've already beaten you, so it's okay.
"Oh, wow........a disaster class in a matter of seconds.......?　What am I looking at?

　Hmm?
　Could he have been caught in the explosion that just happened?
　Erika-sensei put her hands to her head and wobbled around.
　

''Hydra is so easy to take out.
'Lara. Don't get me wrong. I can do this because I'm Kurt, right?　Only Kurt is the only one who calls a "disaster class" weak.

　Lara poked and prodded the black-bearded Hydra's body and Marise watched it from behind.

'Kurt what was that magic you used earlier?'
It's a spell called Meteo Bomb. I used it because it looks flashy and wakes me up, but it's not very useful. You have to set up a ward around you so you don't get caught up in it...
Calling a magic that you defeated with one hit of Hydra 'useless'.......really, you're such a.......

　For some reason, Marise let out a sigh of dismay.