Chapter 55: The Noble Demon Aezel Bloodhorn (1/2)

Lawrend entered the open library. A guild staff was standing from the side, and he glanced at Lawrend's Mage Guild pin before looking away. The guild assigned him to make sure that only members of the guild enter the library. Aleshia could only wait from the side as she was not a member.

Lawrend browsed through the shelves. He found a book called 'The Basics of Spellcasting'. A High Mage wrote it. Lawrend looked through it and found that it contained detailed information about spellcasting. He left the open library and brought it with him.

In his curiosity, Lawrend asked the guild staff for a uniform. They gave him a blue cloak similar to what they were wearing.

Lawrend and Aleshia then left the guild. Soon, they were back in the inn. It was already almost midnight. They had spent such a long time just traveling from one point to another.

Lawrend rested his back on the bed frame and opened the book to read.

The Basics of Spellcasting

'When one casts a spell, it uses a set amount of mana. If that mana is insufficient, the spell will fail to realize.'

Basically, this was the gist of the book. Though it also explained some complicated topics, but that was not the point here.

Lawrend closed the book and sighed. When he purified his violet lightning mana before, it reduced their volume by a lot. This should be why he couldn't cast a spell anymore. He would have to increase his mana first before he can cast the Shock Arc spell once again.

Lawrend looked around the room and found that Aleshia was already sleeping. He turned off the lantern on the side of the bed and slept. They still have a lot to do tomorrow.

The next morning, Aleshia stood up and woke Lawrend up.

”Morning already?”

Lawrend opened his eyes groggily. He got out of bed and looked at Aleshia as he rubbed his eyes.

”Good morning, Young Master.”

Aleshia smiled at Lawrend.

”Good morning too.”

Lawrend replied as he stretched his arms. He quickly wore a new set of clothes before they headed outside.

The sky was still quite dark when they got out as the sun was just rising from the horizon. They traveled to the Port District and into the seaside ports.

”Wow!”

Lawrend exclaimed as he saw the sea for the first time. However, he could somewhat recall something similar from his memories. The sea was vast and it extended far into the horizon. There were even fish swimming in the clear blue water.

”There sure are a lot of people waiting here already.”

This was at port 14. There was a small crowd waiting for the arrival of the shipment. They were merchants that are gonna bid for the bulk of the goods from the ship.

”Look! The ship is arriving!”

A tall man shouted and pointed far into the sea. A large wooden ship can be seen slowly heading their way. The big white sails made it especially obvious to the naked human eye.

”Wait, what is that flag?”

Someone noticed that the flag waving on the ship was not the one that they were expecting. It was a red one with the face of a horned demon.

Suddenly, a loud bellow of a large war horn sounded from the ship. It was resounding, and it could be heard even to the farthest edge of the city.

”Demons!”

No one knows who shouted first, but they all ran without looking back the moment everyone heard it. Of course, that included Lawrend and Aleshia.