Episode 118 – Search Plan (2/2)
Elaru tapped her boot onto the floor,her chest She spread the parchment on top of the stump and leaned over it
As seen on the map, the forest started at the south, at Elaru’s current position, and spread far to the north, bordered on the east and west by two parallelthrough the forest, as well as several clearings and landmarks East parts of the forest werespot of the bandits
“Can I write over thea soft smile at Orie
By her friendly actions, one would certainly not be able to tell that her question was only perfunctory She was expecting a yes After all, everything inside this world including the map was only a replica, it wouldn’t matter even if she burned it into ashes The only reason why she had bothered to ask was because the action of scribbling over someone else’s possession without perh, Orie nodded right away, returning the sree, she even pulled out an unsharpened pencil out of her pocket and offered it to Elaru
Elaru took it with a grateful s no attention to the fact that it needed sharpening However, she didn’t start writing with it right away Instead, she started twirling it between her fingers,more to herself than to Orie
“Once we locate the perpetrators, we should have at least 10 minutes of time to take care of them That leaves 15 minutes of search ti silently to the side with a pondering look on her face
Elaru looked up froamekeeper “Orie, what kind of assistance are you able to provide during the mission? Can you help me fly or accelerate?”
When Elaru realized she would be having a partner in this exam, the first question that entered her mind was: “why?”
What was the role of her partner in this exam? Was Orie Tonrai just a facilitator of the exa her?
Would this partner be helpful in some way or was she a liability? Is she here only to convey information or will she be able to participate in more than that? Did the exam also test some kind of teamwork?
Once the perpetrators are located, will this partner join in on the fight or will Elaru be required to protect her?
“Ah… sorry… I aic” Orie bowed her head apologetically “Also, I don’t really kno to subdue criive you, once you find the perpetrators, is to send a signal flare”
“I see” Elaru waved her apology away “I thought that ht be the case”
“But…I can help you find the quickest path to where you want to go andthe bandits” Orie’s head rose up, and a warm smile returned to her face “I can also climb the trees and serve as a lookout if you’d like?”
Elaru nodded half-heartedly, her attention returning to the map
She stared at the ain started conte under her breath: “Since I am an elibu and you aren’t allowed to help, it isn’t expected from me to be able to fly or accelerate Which means that I am expected to cover the distance on foot”
Elaru paused before continuing: “A highest average speed an A-ranked elibu peacekeeper canthat this is a forest and not a flat, empty field, the distance we can cover in an hour would be at most two-thirds of the distance ould be able to cover if running on flat ground However, since we also need to track the bandits, the speed falls even further, being at inal speed”
Orie nodded slowly, not quite understanding where this
“Thus, the maximum distance that an elibu can cover in 15the pencil and drew a half circle with the radius of 875 miles around their current position on the h the middle of theit in half
“Since the exaive a task impossible to complete, the perpetrators are within this area” Elaru tapped the end of her pencil on top of the lower half of the marked area
Elaru’s eyes flashed imperceptibly Noas the perfect time to do what she cae of her e of my mana sense is 1 mile” Elaru lied Papa told her that only wielders of Aethernea of Sight could go beyond the range of one hest distance she could openly claim to be able to cover was one mile
Elaru proceeded to draw a curved path froe and then back again, creating a jagged zig-zagging path
“If we follow this path, I will be able to cover this entire area with my mana sense, and thus will be able to pinpoint the location of the perpetrators”
She“Now, the length of this path is around 20 miles, which means that I will need to travel at the speed of 80 miles per hour to cover it all within 15 ely “But you just said that the maximum speed an elibu can achieve is 70 round?”
“Correct” Elaru sround’?”
Orie cocked her head to the side, her eyebrows furrowing softly “You h transic of elibu cannot be used to accelerate and fly, Morph could be used to increase the density of air particles and lock their position, forcing them to remain in a certain “shape” This would, for all intents and purposes, turn the air solid, allowing the e to walk on air
Orie’s eyebrows furrowed even e travel Will you be alright?”
If it were used for long distance travel, the e would have to constantly recast the spell which would both require a large a veryblack eyelashes charly “I think you misunderstood I don’t intend to run on air”
As if to prove her point, Elaru’s body started floating upwards, startling Orie
“Why would I run when I can fly? The speed I can reach with Acceleration is a whole order of asped at floating Elaru, finally understanding the purpose of this whole talk This exa for tracks to find the bandits, Elaru intended to fly over the entire region sweeping it with her , what is a shéfur?