The Magician of Sound

With his current position, Kai ran away in the direction where they came from. In other words, it was toward the other party's base. Because he knew that the entire map was a trap to stop him from using his ability, he decided to use their own base that must have no trap in it. After all, with them closing in and Tasha's ability, there wasn't a need to do something like that.

Unfortunately, Tasha had been taken away, and he realized the change in their plan. The lack of sharpness from their original plan couldn't escape his eyes, so he chose to do this, creating a big advantage for himself.

"Teacher, can you give me the layout of their starting point again?" Kai asked Shirotsuka Sanae. At the same time, he kept track of the four people who chased him with their fastest speed. 

They kept sending him their attacks while moving as fast as possible, but their speed couldn't keep up with him, so there was a considerable distance between them for a period of time, giving leeway for Kai to observe their position.

"Sure." She sent the image immediately while looking at Tasha's concerned face. 

"Kh…Is this battle already lost because I died earlier?" Tasha gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, blaming herself. 

"It's not your fault. You have done your best." Sanae comforted her. 

"No, no. If this girl uses her Space Element in a better way, I believe she can conclude the fight herself." Nathan snorted.

"You know that I have no plan in using my Space Magic, right?" She narrowed her eyes. "Besides, it's not like you know the extent of my Space Magic." 

"It's true that I don't know anything about your Space Magic. But I do know that the stone in Easter Island took you in because of your Space Element. With how you described the stone to me, I could roughly understand his strength. In other words, your Space Magic will give you twice if not thrice your current power. Am I wrong?" Nathan's face turned serious.

Tasha didn't answer him since she couldn't rebuke his claim. It was indeed as he said. After getting trained by Rapakha, her most powerful skill was neither her bow nor Lightning Magic. Instead, it would be her Space Magic. Although she could only use one or two things he taught her, that alone was enough to turn around the situation.

However, she desired nothing but a peaceful life with him. The moment her Space Magic became open for everyone to see, it would be where she lost her freedom. After all, this strength was as dangerous as Kai's brain and unorthodox magic.

Even though the others were here, she still couldn't believe Sofia one hundred percent as Sofia would surely report her Space, no, Sealing Magic to the EU Base. When they heard it, they would start inviting her like Kai. If they were alone, they wouldn't have much of a problem. Unfortunately, they had their parents who didn't have any ability to fend off this kind of storm. 

That was why she held back her desire and kept using her Lightning Magic even if it meant she didn't use her ability to the fullest. 

She just needed to wait a bit more until everyone was strong enough. And if Kai had become a General, it wouldn't be that easy to target their family.

Nathan understood this well and stayed silent, giving up the joke that might turn into a huge debate. 

"Either way, the situation remains the same. If your group doesn't have any plans lying around, they will start falling down sooner or later." Nathan glanced at her.

Tasha bit her lips and kept looking at the screen. 

Sanae shrugged. "I am not going to tell him what we are talking about."

Tasha glanced at her and let out a long sigh. "Even so, I can't really say anything about our plan. It's true that with me out of the picture, they will go with Plan C, but they will become like a turtle when the prey escapes. And that's the current situation.

"Besides, I don't really trust you, Teacher. You can simply activate the microphone and let him listen to the conversation himself, so your point is still valid. That's why it's impossible to get any information from me." Tasha shook her head. 

Sanae made a weird smile as she turned her microphone off. "In my defense, the microphone has been staying alive from the start of the fight. And I have promised to be his operator for this mission, so I am just doing my job."

"See…" Tasha shrugged before letting out a long sigh. "The rest will depend on four of them."

Seeing that she couldn't get any information from Tasha, she returned to her own screen, waiting for Kai's next instruction. 

Meanwhile, Kai kept studying the terrain. Unlike the other terrains, this one was similar to a plain, but with more trees. However, it didn't reach the point it could be called a forest. 

He went through a few pictures before finding it odd. He couldn't find a place where they would plant a trap. It seemed they didn't prepare for this, so he kept moving toward their base with his full speed. 

When he reached there, they had a two minutes gap. 

Kai utilized those two minutes to check the surroundings, wondering if there was a trap or not. Only one woman needed to be feared in this type of area. It was Ayaka. 

Her magic bomb wouldn't be spotted, so as long as they knew where they planted the magic bombs, they would be fine. 

Kai thought there must be a single mark around the area, so they knew where to avoid and hit. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time to do this, let alone making a full investigation.

The only thing he could do was to do a quick survey before asking. "Is there any information about the magic power in the area?"

"None. We are able to measure the magic power in the air due to an instrument. However, it's like when you try to check nuclear radiation, so the area is too small. So, there is no equipment to do it yet."

"In other words, there is no data that can be applied to scan the area?" Kai sighed.

"Yes." Sanae nodded. 

Nathan frowned and nodded a few times. "Now that you mention it, I believe this type of thing is needed. And if possible, make it so the satellite can scan this. There was once research about this, but it kept failing until it was shut down because no one knew how to make equipment that could scan an entire globe. However, if we scale it down like an area, maybe a small town, I think this type of instrument is good." 

"What do you mean, Father?" Michael couldn't help but ask. 

"There is a spy in the base, right?" 

"Ah!" Michael drew a gasp as he nodded with a serious expression. "Do you want to measure a whole area at a time?" 

"Yes. It's fine if we make it like a radar interface, allowing us to investigate one's magic power. This is a dangerous weapon because many families will surely use this to bring someone with huge magic power, but if we can keep this as a government tool for at least a hundred years, I believe it's enough for us to utilize it to its limit."

Michael thought for a moment and added. "After that, we can find someone with a very powerful magic power that can be either a talented person or spies… Most likely, magical beasts that have shapeshift ability."

"Umu. We can start cleaning up those bastards."

"But the research was taken down before, right?" Michael furrowed his eyebrows. "Although I can understand if we scale it down, we might be able to succeed, but it still requires time." 

"Either way, that kind of thing is bound to appear sooner or later. Since we can start researching it now, why can't we?" He smirked. "In fact, Graham Family can be the sole sponsor for this project." 

"The government will blame us if we use this kind of thing, but if we are cooperating with the government and becoming a sole sponsor, it's easy for us to get our hand on this thing. I see. We can do that. Unfortunately, it will require your help, Father." Michael understood what Nathan was thinking.

"Of course. Your influence is still not powerful enough for this." Nathan shrugged. "I will lay down the foundation for you. The rest will be up to you." 

"Yes. I will do my best in that area."

Nathan nodded. There was another reason he wanted to handle this. With a technology that could be used in many ways, Michael, who would become the leader of this project, would surely gain a big boost in his reputation. Given the situation, he might reach four stars general sooner than he predicted. This would give Graham Family a big advantage over other families.

Michael also understood the severeness of this matter and planned to do whatever it took. 

"Thank the brat later." Nathan smirked as Kai just gave the idea to reconstruct that research.

"I will." He nodded before looking at Kai wandering around the area. 

The group then continued watching the battle.

Kai didn't stop even for a second, but he simply couldn't see any kind of signs that could give some clues for him.

"Tch. I don't know if I should be careful or not, but I think I can stall the fight a little bit." Kai nodded as he saw how Michelle and the others surrounded him.