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Volume 7 Chapter 149

Family Trip Proposal

「Let’s go on a trip!」
It had been two months since returning fromVestier to the Ifrus Magic Academy, and tomorrow would mark the start of May.
At Ifrus Magic Academy, has a ten-day break in early May. Many students and teachers used this break to return to their homes.
During this extended holiday period, I had a place I wanted to visit, so during dinner on the day of our final class, I proposed the idea of a trip to everyone.
「A trip? I don’t mind」
「I shall follow master, no matter where he goes」
「「Us too」」
Tina, Yoko, Mai, and Mei immediately agreed. Tina’s birthplace was no longer there, and Yoko didn’t have a family to return to.
Mai and Mei occasionally returned to the Spirit Realm when summoned by the Spirit King, so they didn’t need to go back during the break.
「I’m coming along too!」
「I want to go as well」
About two months ago, as part of a school event, our class had spent around a month inVestier, Beastman Kingdom. That’s why Meldie wouldn’t be returning to her country during this break.
In the first place, without my teleportation magic, Meldie wouldn’t be able to make the round trip toVestier within ten days.
Of course, if she asked, I could teleport her anytime she wanted.
As for Luna, last year during the break, she visited the orphanage, but this year it seemed she would be coming with me.
「And what about Rifa?」
「I’m also coming, of course. However, there’s a small request I have for you, Haruto-san—-」
It seemed like the Elven King had sent a letter asking her to 『make an appearance』, so she would be going to Alheim Elven Kingdom for the last two days of the break.
The travel plans I had in mind would take a week, so it wouldn’t be a problem.
「Fine with you too, Hakua?」
「Absolutely! I’m looking forward to the trip!!」
When we returned to the magic academy, Hakua—- the dungeon master we had encountered inVestier, had accompanied us. Hakua is a dragon of the White Dragon tribe, but she usually took on a humanoid form, that of a cute white-haired girl. Hakua isn’t very accustomed to human language at first, but she had a high learning ability and, with the help of Tina and the others, quickly became fluent.
Incidentally, considering that Hakua, the dungeon master, might not need to be in her dungeon, I thought she might be fine away from it.
—-Also, the Demon King hadn’t yet resurrected, and it seemed there was no need for a hero to come anytime soon, so it was okay.
Besides, I had practically hunted down most of the monsters, which meant that until monsters started naturally appearing within the dungeon again, Hakua would have nothing to do and be bored.
And Hakua was somehow connected to the places I wanted to go and the things I wanted to do during the break. So, I decided that she would come along.
「As for our travel destination, we’re headed to the Holy City, Sanctum」
「The Holy City……. I said I’d go anywhere, but why do you want to go there?」
Yoko’s face soured a bit. As a Nine-Tailed Fox demon, she didn’t want to go to the Holy City where powerful holy barriers that purged evil were in place —- or rather, she shouldn’t be able to go there in the first place.
「There’s a temple in the Holy City dedicated to the Creator God. I want to go there. Also, I’ll make sure Yoko and Hakua can enter the Holy City, so don’t worry」
If Yoko was willing to come, I planned to place an Anti-Holy Barrier around her and the others.
I had visited the Holy City for certain experiments before. I wanted to know how effective the Holy City’s barriers were against beings linked to the Evil God.
So, a while ago, I had captured a demon that had attacked me and brought it to the Holy City. When I let the demon touch the barrier of the Holy City, its hand was repelled. The barrier was powerful enough to reject the entry of demons.
Lower-ranked B monsters would probably disintegrate upon contact.
In addition, I experimented with ways to nullify the Holy City’s barrier—-
As a result, I mastered the Anti-Holy Barrier.
Coating the outer layer with holy attribute magic, using non-attribute magic for the middle layer, and infusing dark attribute magic into the inner layer allowed me to create an Anti-Holy Barrier that can allow even demons to enter the Holy City.
The holy attribute on the outer layer and the dark attribute within would naturally repel each other. The middle layer with non-attribute magic was the key to making them synchronise.
I had covered the demon with this Anti-Holy Barrier, then placed it inside the barrier of the Holy City and removed the anti-holy barrier there.
At that moment, the demon disappeared.
The power of holiness was stronger inside the barrier than when touched from the outside.
Two things were learned from this experiment.
The barrier of the Holy City had the power to annihilate demons. And my anti-holy barrier could nullify that Holy City’s barrier.
Therefore, I could bring Yoko, a demon, and the monster Hakua into the Holy City.
Well, even without my anti-holy barrier, I think both Yoko, who had become a complete Nine-Tailed Fox, and Hakua, a higher dragon species, could withstand the barrier of the Holy City.
However, if the two of them forcefully entered the Holy City, it would definitely become a problem. There was a possibility that they might even break the barrier of the Holy City if things went wrong.
In that case, it might cause a lot of trouble for ・her.
Hence, though it might be uncomfortable for them, I decided that the two of them would constantly wear my anti-holy barrier while in the Holy City.
「Can a demon like Yoko-san really be allowed inside that Sanctum…..?」
Luna had been to the Holy City and knew the strength of its barrier. So she was surprised to learn that a demon like Yoko could enter.
「Luna-san, you’re a bit late to the party. But well, it’s Haruto-san, after all」
Rifa seemed to be getting used to my actions quite a bit and didn’t seem easily surprised lately.
Since I had gone through a lot of trial and error to learn the anti-holy barrier, I found myself wanting a bit more of a reaction from her.
Hmm, I need to do something more impactful.
「Speaking of the Holy City……. Are you planning to go and meet ・that ・person?」
Tina had been with me to the Holy City and that’s where we met her.
「It’s different this time. She is also quite busy, so I’m thinking it might be alright to not meet them」
「I see…… So, what’s your purpose in going to the Holy City?」
The reason I wanted to go to the Holy City was—
「To pay respects to the Creator God and discuss a few things」