“Chapter 72: Miasma Whirlpool”

I was floating in the air.

– Woah.

– Takaya, please hold tight. We still don’t know where we are.

Letty was holding me while flapping her wings.

Unknown to where we were, we followed a black hole at the end of our vision.

– We’re close to the demon world. Are we all ready? Pointy ears?

– Stop calling me pointy ears. I’m a highly ranked elf.

Feria readied her stance to use wind magic.

– Leaf Force!

A green light engulfed us as if to shield us.

Strong gusts of black wind emerge from the black hole, but Feria’s shield dissipates the waves.

– Takaya, use this. Do NOT breathe the miasma. The demons are used to it, but it would be poisonous for us.

I covered my mouth with a dark green scarf Feria handed me.

Apart from the usual nitrogen and oxygen, the air in the demon world is filled with miasma.

I don’t know the specifics of it, but apparently, miasma putrifies the body of humans, magical beasts, and others once it enters the body.

It can cause drowsiness, dizziness, vomiting, horrible headaches, and in the worst cases, it could cause body paralysis.

Maybe I can use it as an ingredient for something.

Look at me, thinking about work even while going to the demon world.

Goes to show how much I love what I do.

– We’re almost there. Hopefully, we land on Succubi territory. Or at least in the northeast region. (Mumuruu)

– HUH!? Wait a minute. (Takaya)

Mumuruu just said something very concerning.

– Hm? What’s wrong? (Mumuruu)

– You don’t know where we’ll land!?

– Ah, right. The miasma also interferes with any magic that isn’t dark magic. Teleportation magic could leave you anywhere.

– So we could end up on the complete opposite side of our objective!?

– Yeah. But don’t worry. We can get anywhere in a day or two if we fly fast enough.

If we fly “FAST” enough!?

– Hey, Letty.

– Yes?

– Out of curiosity, for absolutely no other reason than curiosity, how far away is the furthest place from Succubi territory?

– Not that far. I believe it is 2000 human distance units.

– So 8000 kilometers?

We could fly slightly faster than a bullet train (320Km/H) if we wanted to.

“See? Not that far” Letty thought as she looked at me. Perhaps I should stop trying to decipher what distance and speed are like in this world.