"Do you know what kind of demon is it, Mathi-kun?"

"Yeah . . . Its body's power level itself isn't any different than an ordinary demon . "

I replied to Ruli .

From the mana flowing in Dragon Vein, I've hazarded a guess that the reincarnated body [Demon of Destruction] Zadokilgias possesses is no different than an ordinary demon in term of basic capabilities like stamina and mana .

That's exactly the reason why it didn't take long for its awakening .

Other demons were predicting it would get awakened in a month time . . .   But the weaker a demon is, the less time is needed for its revival .

"Eh? Ordinary demon . . . You mean like the demons that raided Second Academy?"

"Yeah . Your run-of-the-mill ordinary demon like the 10 or so demons we defeated back then . "

There was this time when around 10 or so demons raided Second Academy, I took care of them all by myself--the body Zadokilgias has now is most likely around the same level as those demons .

They've still got far higher mana and stamina even compared to us now though .

Advertis.e.m.e.nt"Err . . . Don't you think that's such a let down for a demon those other demons tried so hard to awaken . . . ?"

"Doesn't sound like it's any more dangerous than an ordinary demon then . . . Was it really worth the effort awakening it, I mean . . . from the written information we got, shouldn't it have been stronger than Zaridias . . . ?"

"Oh oh, I can probably beat that demon up by myself then!"

The girls looked disenchanted when they heard me .

True, if we only look at it from demon body's inherent power . . . We have defeated many demons far stronger than reincarnated Zadokilgias so far .

However . . .

"Nah . If we, say, pit this newly awakened demon against Zaridias, this demon would most likely come out victorious . "

""EH!?""

The girls looked surprised when I said that .

Zaridias was a [Chaotic Demon] that got awakened from its seal .

I couldn't manage to defeat it with only my mana and had to resort to using an extremely valuable and disposable weapon [Sword of Revival] and even died once before I succeeded killing it .

However . . . Reincarnated Zadokilgias would most likely win against Zaridias without relying on a weapon .

It's partly due to an issue with compatibilities but mostly due the difference in pure strength .

"By Zaridias . . . You mean that Zaridias?"

" . . . Can an ordinary demon really win against that?"

"Yeah . Undoubtedly . "

Reincarnated Zadokilgias is at an ordinary demon's level, speaking only its body's power level .

But that's not what's terrifying about Zadokilgias the [Demon of Destruction] .

"Its mana quant.i.ty and quality . . . may be far inferior to Zaridias in pure output . However, the mana that mixed in Dragon Vein contained a trace amount of control finesse in it . "

" . . . Control finesse . . . ?"

"Yeah . A quality that determines how precise one can control mana . . . In other word, magic skill . "

"Mana quant.i.ty that's inferior to Zaridias, but more masterful skill-wise . . . Doesn't that sound like Mathi-kun?"

"Exactly that . . . I defeated all the demons so far due to the gap in skills and combat tactics . But the demon this time is on a whole other dimension than your average demon in those regards . "

The reason why we prevailed against all demons we had encountered so far was due to our understanding in combat methods and techniques .

However . . . Zadokilgias is an especially masterful one even amongst demons .

This was true in the past .

In an olden era where the past me lived, Zadokilgias was once feared as the worst demon .

But even the Zadokilgias at the time was not a demon with a particularly strong power or anything .

The demon simply boasted superior combat skills .

In my past life . . . during my youth, Zadokilgias also got caught in the Demon Detection Network .

Zadokilgias at the time had an average quant.i.ty of mana for a demon . . . or rather, it was lower than the average even .

But humanity already had a full understanding on the danger of demons, and magic combatants at the time formed a steadfast subjugation unit before they went on a campaign to exterminate it .

Demon subjugation forces at the time were outstanding .

A unit could easily defeat several of the most feared demons in this era with zero casualty .

Casualties were very rare unless they were up against a very high-ranking demon . . . such was common knowledge to the people at the time .

That subjugation unit was annihilated in five minutes flat .

Despite having six members each capable of killing an average demon solo .

Countries suspected that they were caught in a trap .

And then they sent out another unit consisting of 30 magic combatants, and pros in magical traps .

That unit faced a total annihilation as well .

Past countries were quick to move .

They designated Zadokilgias, which only had an average amount of mana, as a dangerous being at the same level of the most powerful superlative demons, and sent experts in fighting superlative demons .

And they too met the same fate as their predecessors .

It was an absolute nightmare to those countries .

However, it was not like Zadokilgias was a bearer of mana that exceeded superlative demons .

This demon was simply good at fighting .