Chapter 216.1

On the sh.o.r.e of the holy lake, Emilia was explaining her plan to exterminate the dragons.

And thats the plan. Any questions? (Emilia)

The Hero Academy students, looking focused, were musing over her strategy.

n.o.body had any questions in particular.

Then lets go. This is a race against time, so lets hurry! (Emilia)

Got it! (Hero students)

Raos, Ledriano And Heine put their hands in the holy lake.

What they pulled out of it were their holy swords.

The magic of the holy lake had restored their broken blades.

Okay, Im going first! (Raos)

Raos flew off to Gairadite using

.

Show your power, Zere, Zeleo! (Heine)

Heine thrusted his two holy swords into the ground.

Particles of magic power rose from their blades, and the ground began to shake intensely.

A crack appeared on the ground, which then split into two.

What he was creating was a huge water channel.

When he finished building and connecting it to the holy lake, water flowed in vigorously.

Lead the way, Sword of Holy Harbor, born from a drop of holy water, Bailamente. Show your power and your will! (Ledriano)

Ledriano dipped the tip of his holy sword into the holy lake.

Then, the holy water mixed with the holy lake began to flow toward the waterway.

Those with excellent magic eyes would see the water s.h.i.+ning radiantly if they looked into its abyss.

Just a little more (Heine)

The water path Heine was creating by cleaving the earth eventually reached the old ca.n.a.ls built in Gairadite, which were normally unused.

Holy water flowed into them and quickly ran downstream.

All right! Now, time to destroy the water gate! Lets burn it down! (Raos)

Raos swung down the Holy Sword of Inferno Garriford as hard as he could, and showered the metal gate of the old ca.n.a.l with holy flames.

It was so old and rusty that it couldnt be opened by ordinary means.

Take this! Burn to the ground!!! (Raos)

The metal gate began to melt as high-temperature holy flames rained down on it intensely. The moment the other side of it was visible, holy water from the lake rushed through.

That large amount poured into the small gap he created, destroying the metal gate into pieces while it was about to melt, and was.h.i.+ng the debris away.

Gairadite was situated on high grounds, and though its surroundings were nearly leveled, there was actually a gentle slope.

When the water gate was opened, water flowed in every direction.

The fortress that had protected humankind two thousand years ago had waterways designed to deliver holy water to the front lines.

The path is clear! Follow me! Emilia shouted before jumping into the ca.n.a.l headfirst.

She cast the

spell, and swam under Gairadite while using the water current to accelerate.

Their destination was the Trinos Plain, located 30 km from the city.

They were planning to set up a defensive camp from the dragons headed their way from the Enora Meadow.

The Hero Academy students, who had received underwater training, were also skilled at casting

, and if they wanted to go downstream, they would get there faster by swimming than flying.

However, being a demon, Emilia wasnt particularly good at fighting underwater.

She was supposed to be in the lead, but the student outpaced her one after another.

If the teacher falls behind, it wont be much of a battle. (Eleonore)

Eleonore, who appeared from behind, reached her hand out to Emilia underwater.

Arent you from the Demon King Academy? (Emilia)

Im a human! Well, technically Im magic, but Im still a student at the Hero Academy. Im just attending the Demon King Academy as an exchange student. My names Eleonore, and this is Zes.h.i.+a. (Eleonore)

Sensei Well take you there (Zes.h.i.+a)

Zes.h.i.+a mimicked Eleonore by extending her hand to Emilia.

Swimming is my specialty Zes.h.i.+a was born in the water (Zes.h.i.+a)

In that case Please do. (Emilia)

Emilia grabbed Eleonore and Zes.h.i.+as hands.

They immediately accelerated.

Were counting on you both, Eleonore, Zes.h.i.+a. It would be unbecoming to arrive after the dragons had flown by. Ledriano declared after catching up with them.

Fufu! Weve got a secret trump card just for that, yknow? (Eleonore)

After saying that, Eleonore took off her uniform.

What she revealed underneath was the

.

Likewise, Zes.h.i.+a removed her uniform and was in her

.

W What exactly are those WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! (Emilia)

Emilias eyes widened at Eleonore and Zes.h.i.+as sudden acceleration.

Hmm. But for a teacher, her work left a lot to be desired if she needed her students to pull her along like that.

With that in mind, I used

to send a message.

Eleonore. Im going to cast magic through your body. Its a bit late, but nows a good time for it. Lets give Emilia a gift to celebrate her reinstatement.(Anos)

Got it. Emilia-sensei, do you have a moment? (Eleonore)

Emilia turned to Eleonore.

.(Anos)

When I cast the spell via Eleonore, Emilias body glowed.

After flas.h.i.+ng once, her clothes vanished and were replaced with a

.

Wha?! What did you do?! (Emilia)

Eleonore held up her index finger.

This is a present from Anosh-kun. You can swim really fast with a

! (Eleonore)

From Anosh-kun? (Emilia)

Emilia looked at her

in embarra.s.sment.

Then she shook her head, faced forward, and swam a bit to test the effectiveness of her swimsuit.

Though I find its design problematic, its amazing! With this (Emilia)

Emilia accelerated underwater.

Everybody, hold on to me! (Emilia)

As she quickly overtook the others, Emilia used the

spell and connected it to each of the Hero Academy students bodies like a rope.

The three girls in their

led the way.

Pulled by their acceleration, the students went down the waterway at an unprecedented speed.

They kept swimming and reached their destination, the Trinos Plain.

Holy s.h.i.+t, theres a bunch of them. Even at this distance, I can clearly see their magic power. (Raos)

Roas was looking at the forest a little further ahead.

Once they reached the other side of it, the giant dragons would come into view.