"I flew!"

"Follow! Do not let go!"

As they happen to be out of the scope of Steam Explosion, the energetic guys try to chase me away.

However, there is no reason that humans can follow the flying magic.

However, flying magic is not so convenient.

This Magic Wing is only for short-distance movements, a magic that can't even get you out of the woods.

Otherwise, you would have used it until now.

Despite having passed through the most important security area around the altar, this area is still an enemy.

If you land and run normally, you will be caught very quickly.

So I came up with a moment when Magic Wing was going to stop working.

"Phantom Aura" and "Hidden Magic"

I cast two magics in the air.

"Magic Hidden Shape" is the same magic that I used so far.

Phantom Aura is a basic magic that creates your own illusion.

The performance of the illusion is low due to the basic magic alone, it can only perform simple movements, and it is subtlely transparent, so it can only be seen immediately when you see it nearby.

But that was enough.

As I lose the Magic Wing and fall to the ground, the illusion goes up in a different direction from where I am, instead.

"Phantom Aura", which is easy to understand when viewed from a nearby place, will not be lost if there is a distance.

And my real figure is hidden by "Magic Hidden Shape".

Even if you are falling, if you do not change your attitude in the air, "Magic Hidden Shape" will be effective.

Then I landed on the ground and started running without magic.

If you use "Wind Walk", it will be faster, but it will be easier to find by magic detection.

(It looks like it's gone well)

Watching the enemy attack magic follow Phantom Aura, I confirm the success of the operation.

The only thing left is to go through the security net and return to the county of Meigis.

About 30 minutes later.

I was running through the woods away from Cardinal Georgis.

(If possible, I wanted to get inside the city ...)

It looks safe in an unpopular forest, and it's actually the worst position.

After all, if you use the detection magic, you can find out that "one is in an unnatural place" with one shot.

In that respect, finding me in a city is not so easy.

There is no great difference in human magic response, so if you want to identify humans, you need advanced magic.

I don't know if anyone can use such magic on the side of the enemy-but given the level of human resources used to guard the altar, it would be magically safe to hide in the city.

However, if information about the altar raid is being transmitted to the city, the moment it slips into the city is the most dangerous.

The route to enter the city is probably quite tightly guarded.

In addition, you need to break through the security net when you leave the city-so entering the city is too risky.

If so, it would be safer to break the territory boundaries directly.

Cardinal Georgis doesn't seem to be able to guard on all the boundaries of a territory of enormous length.

So I chose the route straight through Cardinal Georgis without passing through the city.

...... That means that you won't be distracted until you leave the territory.

It's easy to use Magic Search, but given the possibility of detecting the magic itself, that's not the case.

(But ... Is it safe to stay this far from the point of attack?)

While running, I think about that.

But--my alert was right.

"Paralize"

From the woods, a rattle like an old man was heard.

Almost at the same time, a slight impact runs on my body.

It was low-level paralysis magic that was thrown at me.

I had the magic veil left and played that magic.

But I was surprised.

(What……?)

I was not surprised.

I was not surprised that they were being tracked.

What surprised me was the type of magic.

-"Paralize".

It is the basic magic of a sage, paralyzing the enemy.

Not a "witch"-but a "sage."

"I heard that the altar had been attacked and flew. No way, I suppose that I would escape to here alone."

It was a familiar face that came out of the forest.

I have not seen it directly.

But in portraits, he's a face I've seen many times.

"--Cardinal Georgis?"

"Hey, do you know me?"

In my words, the Cardinal replied to me.

Apparently, he doesn't want to pretend to be another person.