Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Time passed, and even though Leon and Makoto stayed on the range where they could hear the conversations between Seiji and Yuki, they didn't hear anything useful. Makoto was getting impatient; soon, they would leave the areas where they could chase the train without being noticed, and it would be even harder to collect any information.

"We could always fly above the train, but even if we try to camouflage ourselves, we are bound to be found. I don't have enough mana to chase them under the earth either..."

Although Leon was resourceful, he wasn't omnipotent. There was a limit of the things he could do with the magic he knew and with the amount of mana he had.

"We have to change our plans…"Makoto said. "It looks like Seiji is worried that someone is spying him, that's probably why he isn't telling anything useful."

"So, what are we going to do?" Leon asked.

"I don't want to let anything happen to my daughter…" Makoto said. "But I can't let innocent people lose their lives. We have to do things the hard way."

"I imagined you would say that…" Leon frowned.

"Even if we infiltrate Moscow by the air at night, we are bound to be noticed by citizens of that city," Makoto said. "The only way to avoid being detected is if we cause a diversion. Leon, I want you to cause dungeon breaks."

It looked like Makoto finally decided to take some drastic measures, even though he said he didn't want to cause the death of innocents. Either way, that much was fine by Leon. If the leader of a nation was causing problems and the people of the said nation don't rebel, they were also part of the problem. Still, Leon wouldn't cause a massacre, and he would give everyone a chance as he did before. However, the price would be needed to be paid.

"I will infiltrate Moscow in the middle of the confusion to gather as much information as possible," Makoto added. "There are eight dungeons around Moscow; you should cause dungeon breaks in half of them. Then you will watch how the soldiers of the city will handle the problem; if they are having a hard time, you should help them without letting them notice you. If they are having an easy time, you will cause more dungeon breaks."

After hearing that, Leon couldn't help but facepalm. Makoto not only wanted to make him do something that would make him become an enemy for the Russians, but he also wanted to work alone. That was the worst possible thing that could happen to Leon, if something happens to Makoto, even if he doesn't die and just becomes a prisoner, he would have a very hard time completing the mission.

"…Makoto, I thought we were friends…" Leon sighed. "To think that you would put me in such bad position…"

"Hahaha, of course, we are friends." Makoto laughed. "I'm sorry that I'm making you do something so dangerous and cowardly, but you are the only one of us who has the skills to knock down the soldiers protecting the dungeons without killing them. We heard before, Seiji left spies behind, and with my mind in such state, I'm not able to identify them. You are the only one who can help me, Leon. You worked hard to reunite with your family. So, I'm sure you can understand."

"Yes, I can understand," Leon said. "It is not like I have a better idea. I'm just worried that this incident might cause problems for my country."

"Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for whatever happens," Makoto said. "You have my word."

Leon nodded, in the end, he could only help the man who was worried about the only family member he had that was still alive. He could understand his position and feelings, so the only thing Leon could do was to work hard to avoid deaths while he causes one hell of a diversion.

When night came, Leon and Makoto separated. Makoto would chase the train by running, and Leon would head to Moscow in a straight line. His job would be to cause the dungeon breaks around before the train arrives in Moscow. In the middle of the confusion, no one will notice a Japanese man entering the city soon after the arrival of the train. At least that was what Makoto was hoping for.

The train would arrive in Moscow in two days, so Leon had to arrive a day early in order to cause the dungeon breaks in so many places. Leon had no time to waste, and due to the fact that Moscow was twenty-four hundred kilometers ahead of him, he used wind magic to speed up his flying speed. By doing so, Leon managed to fly at one hundred meters per second at some moments. Unfortunately, even after doing that, he only managed to cross two thousand kilometers, and when morning came, he decided to stop and rest.

"Hah… why did I accept this mission? If I knew beforehand that Makoto was this insane, I would have brought at least Betty with me to keep an eye on him."

What was done was done. There was no point in regretting or complaining, so Leon started to do the only thing he could: train. He wouldn't be able to sleep anyway now that he left the emperor of Japan alone in the middle of the territory of a lunatic that captured his daughter.

Little by little he got better and fast at healing wounds. Still, even to heal a scratch, he had to concentrate for several seconds. He wasn't skillful enough to learn the spell… despite that, Leon practiced non-stop until it got dark again. Because now more than ever, he was sure that he would need that skill in order to keep Makoto and Yuki alive.