Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Strongest Sage, Discovers Assailants

"Now then . Let's decide on our shares this time . "

I declared that while we were walking outside the guild .

By the way, I've put up a small-scale soundproofing magic to prevent people from listening to our money talk .

"Un, the sooner we decide on it the better! So how much should we pass you on?"

"Umm, since we've received 11 gold coins and 3 silver coins . . . . Around 6 gold coins?"

"Don't you think that's too little? I mean we beat the monsters and all but it was Mathi-kun who helped us through dangerous stuff like Monster House . . . . "

Huh . Why'd this become about me getting the money .

"Normally, I think I should be giving you two 250 gold coins each here . "

Since we got 750 gold coins this time, each of us should get 250 .

Though well since it's heavy to carry all those gold coins, I've asked the guild to keep them for us .

"Equal split!? Don't you think that's just too much!"

"Distributing rewards in accordance to contribution is the basic of party isn't it!"

" . . . Really?"

In my past life, if you divide rewards not by equal split, the ratio and sum would be determined by law .

Since it wasn't unusual for a party to dissolve because of trouble involving rewards .

. . . . Though I mostly stopped acting in a party when I reached 120 year old back then, so I don't really know the rule after that .

"That's right! The reward this time was mostly earned by Mathi-kun! I've never heard of someone getting 750 gold coins!"

"But you know, it's not like we agreed on it beforehand--mu . "

I stopped my words .

【Passive Detection】 caught some suspicious reaction .

" . . . Got it . Then I won't be handing the reward this time . Is that fine with you?"

This doesn't seem to be the time to discuss about our reward . We should end it for now .

I can just hand over the money if Ruli or Alma needs it later anyway .

"Well, in that case . . . "

"Then let's hurry on to the academy! Use your full power without using too much mana!"

I invoked an acceleration-type movement magic .

"Okay! . . . But do we need to be in such a hurry--eh?"

Ruli was going to object while invoking the magic . . . then she suddenly looked up at the sky .

At the same direction my 【Passsive Detection】 showed .

"Looks like you've gotten quite familiar with 【Passive Detection】 . "

"Is that a demon . . . ?"

Alma asked me .

"Correct . Looks like two demons are coming to attack us . "

Judging from their movement, they're most likely trying to destroy the Second Academy .

It's currently the sole base for teaching chantless magic after all .

The First Academy is also going to teach chantless magic to their students, but they're only about to begin right now .

I have expected one of such early attacks from the demons .

Demons are not good at moving in a group, but there are cases of them working together if it's just two who are colleagues . The three month limit is ultimately about an attack of massive scale .

Well, I guess we're fortunate that this happens when I'm above ground .

"I can only sense one though . . . . "

"That's cause one of them is quite weak . While the other one is quite a bit stronger than Devilis . "

When there are two reactions of different scales, it's not unusual for the weaker one to get overlooked .

Considering their practice period, being able to detect one at this distance is most satisfactory already .

"S-stronger than that Devilis . . . . Why are we heading there!? We've gotta escape--"

"Our prey are coming to us on their own volition you know? It's only courteous for us to hunt them down . "

"What are you even being courteous to!"

" . . . . The world?"

"The scale is too huge! . . . I guess it does comply with God's teachings . . . . "

God's teachings . . . . ?

I'm a bit curious about that but now's not the time . Let's prioritize explaining the strategy to them .

"Demons are fundamentally fast . Until we've grown enough to be faster than them, our biggest chance currently is when they're attacking . . . . So, I'm counting on you to take care of the weak one . "

"Yes, leave it to us . . . Eeeh!?"

"I'll let you have some magic stones that are just right for this, and some arrows . Use this magic circle to augment these arrows . Alma, use the arrows with 【Wire-guided Enchant】 to hit the demon . "

And then I gave them a bag of magic stones and a paper with a magic circle drawn on it .

The magic circle is packed with jamming power instead of killing power .

"Fighting a demon with a new technique, it's all too sudden--"

"It's alright . It's not too different from what you've gone through so far . . . . Well you probably can't defeat it, I'll do the rest once I'm done with the strong one, please buy some time until that . "

I'd have liked those demons coming when I still had some mana remaining .

Currently my mana is around 10% of the maximum .

Fighting two demons at the same time in this condition, while not impossible, isn't something I'd like to do if possible .

"I got it! If Mathi-kun says so, I'm doing it!"

" . . . . To be honest, I don't think I can really fight a demon . . . But if Mathi-kun says that it's okay, I'll do it!"

"Good, then let's go!"