Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 107
[ 107. Baeksuje (7) ]
#107
The incident was not concluded until deep in the morning. The small banquet hall, which was empty, was crowded with people.
Four and one were members of the limited-class adventure club, and the other nine were all related to Baeksuje. Specifically, the people who were ‘involved’.
“Ahhhhhh…”
“Ooh don’t move. It hurts more.”
Asher said in a worried voice. In front of him, three men in janitor’s armor sat back to back and groaned. An invisible hand was holding them. Marja put the greatsword over her shoulder and sneered.
“Leave it alone. It’s something they brought on themselves.”
“This girl… is it a mixed blood of a giant? What kind of strength…”
“Aren’t the old men too weak? What if adults are so weak?”
Marja giggled. The men’s armor was crumpled as if it had been run over by a giant reindeer. It was the result of Marya’s great swordsmanship. Her iconic septum broke men’s ribs in just two hits.
“When I suddenly received the note, I wanted something like this… How did Ronan know about this?”
“I don’t know either.”
The men were all poachers disguised as janitors. When I suddenly received a note telling me to go to Tower 13, where Baren’s office is located, I wondered what this meant, but when I went there, these two were actually unlocking the office door. Braum, who had his arms crossed, cleared his throat in displeasure.
“Kuhm! Poachers invading this sacred hall of learning. What a deplorable thing!”
“Still…it’s nice to know in advance.”
“I’m sorry.”
Ophelia, who was standing next to her, shook her head. Sheeta, who was riding on her shoulder, also flapped her wings in agreement.
Ophelia and Braum Sheeta teamed up to take care of the poachers waiting to steal the doppelganger. Since all of them were combatants, it took quite a while, but in the end, we were able to subdue them safely. The woman kneeling at Ophelia’s feet shuddered and muttered,
“Huhhhh… Vampire…”
“Shh.”
Ophelia raised her index finger to her lips. There were two small red holes in the woman’s neck. Even if it wasn’t just her, the poachers Ophelia Jo brought along were somehow drawn. Ophelia, who had been stroking the woman’s hair, looked up at Braum and said,
“They were bad people, right?”
“I didn’t say anything!”
“Yeah…thank you. I was so hungry…”
Braum nodded like a broken doll. Cold sweat ran down his temples. After learning Ophelia’s identity, he has had nightmares of sucking blood from his body every three days.
“Are you all here now? Except for Ronan.”
“Oh, there is still one left.”
“who? Ah~ He was also a member of our staff.”
Asher nodded. The door to the small banquet hall suddenly opened and a boy with dark blue hair entered. Schlieffen was wearing a perfect school uniform, unlike the other members of the club who were disheveled. Braum laughed when he saw that his tie was pulled tight.
“Haha, that’s great too.”
“Aristocratic…aristocratic.”
Ophelia nodded as if agreeing. Schlieffen’s right hand held the neck of an old man in a suit.
Judging from the clothes of the two people stained with blood, it seemed that the work was not smooth. Recognizing the old man’s face, Marja widened her eyes.
“…that grandfather is quite famous?”
I remembered seeing it by chance while going through the list of wanted criminals. He was a criminal who gained considerable notoriety for poaching as well as serial killings. He was on the verge of Aura Awakening, so he was never a person that students could catch.
Schlieffen strode forward and threw the old man in front of the other poachers. Asher asked anxiously.
“Ah, you’re not hurt…? The blood…”
“It’s not my blood.”
A dry answer came back. In fact, there were no scratches on his body. Schlieffen, who was looking around the small banquet hall carefully, opened his mouth.
“Didn’t you say there were ten people in all? Why are there only nine of us?”
“That’s it… One is Ronan…”
“I see. Did you kill him?”
Schlieffen murmured. As expected, it was a calm response. Asher, who was rummaging through his pockets, took out a piece of paper and began to read it.
“Yeah…so what happened…”
It was an additional note from Ronan around the time he caught all the poachers. Likewise, the note brought by the crow contained information about the duel with Aarondale and the capture of the Omega doppelgänger.
Hearing the name Aarondale, Schlieffen shrugged his eyebrows. I don’t think the other one was him.
He was the strongest guy, so it was funny how he caught him, even though he gave orders to run away unconditionally if he ran into him. A small smile appeared on Schlieffen’s lips.
“…You’re still going up, too.”
“huh…?”
“no. I will go.”
Schlieffen, who had finished his business, was about to turn around. bang! Suddenly, the double doors swung open and a boy with a bandage on his chest entered. A familiar voice rang out.
“What is it, everyone gathered together?”
“…Ronan?”
“A long time. You unlucky bastard.”
The members were startled by the sudden appearance of Ronan. He was covered in blood beyond compare to Schlieffen, and he was holding a long rope in his hand. Ronan looked around the small banquet hall and exclaimed.
“One, two, three, four… Oh did you catch them all?”
All the poachers he had ordered to catch had been captured. I thought I would miss one, but I didn’t expect to catch them all.
Since Nabiroze wiped out all the carriers waiting outside the school, it was safe to say that there were no poachers left in Phileon. Ronan, who had been giggling, opened his mouth as he faced the members one by one.
“Everyone has suffered. Has anyone been hurt?”
“Yes. no one is here. Is that Ronan…the omega doppelgänger?”
“Oh that. I was going to introduce you anyway. And on the way, I made an unexpected income.”
“Unexpected income…?”
“I know when I see it. Come in.”
Asher tilted his head. At that time, Ronan pulled the rope in his hand.
– Didn’t keep anything.
– I love you.
Before long, two men walked into the small banquet hall from behind the door. The men, tightly bound by the rope, stood on either side with Ronan in the middle. The members’ eyes widened as if they would pop out.
“Three Ro Ro Ronans…?!”
“What is this?!”
“Have you got it?!”
Marja covered her mouth with both hands. Sheeta, which was flying towards Ronan, stopped in the air. The original Ronan didn’t say anything and only let out a pleasant laugh.
“How are they similar?”
The members didn’t say anything. The faces of the other two were exactly like Ronan’s. A total of three Ronans were facing the members side by side.
Both of them were wearing thick blindfolds, so a detailed comparison was impossible, but it was Ronan without a doubt. The original Ronan sighed.
“Understand the blindfold. Because Omega ran into Varen and turned into Drake. The lion pretended to be a monster like that…”
Ronan and Baren had to sweat again to catch the doppelganger who turned into a drake. Blindfolds were a means to prevent doppelgangers from wandering around and turning into other troublesome beings.
Each of the three Ronan took on a different appearance. The Ronan on the left was huge, like an adult, and was wearing an imperial military uniform, with blood dripping down his feet.
The Ronan on the right looked the same as the current Ronan, but he was wearing a fancy uniform that a crown prince would wear. Asher asked in bewilderment.
“Have you even caught Alpha? when?”
“Well, just by chance. He was on his way.”
“…who did you run into with Alpha?”
Suddenly Marya opened her ax eye and glared at Ronan. The members shrugged their shoulders at the low voice. Eventually, Ronan opened his mouth.
“me.”
“what?”
“Damn me.”
Ronan sighed. While returning to the main building with the sleeping Adeshan on his back, he encountered a fluffy puppy. The prickly puppy suddenly turned into Ronan. Suddenly feeling embarrassed, Ronan twitched his lips.
“I guess… he seemed to like me…”
“What is that…”
I usually thought that there was no such thing as a loved one, but I never thought it would turn out like this. Marja’s eyes trembled as she couldn’t accept the situation.
“Now go in.”
Ronan put the omega doppelganger into the chest. Its body was much softer than a human’s, so it was easy to put it in.
This time, it was the car he was trying to put his alpha doppelganger in. Suddenly, the thought that it would be a waste to end it like this crossed my mind.
A creature that turns into a loved one. Undoubtedly, on the day of Baeksuje Festival, it would have been difficult to watch because people were crowded.
“…Still, I already got it, so shall we play? Hey, the morning star of the empire.”
“what?”
Schlieffen turned his head. At the same time, Ronan unblinded his alpha doppelganger. It was the moment when Doppelganger and Schlieffen’s eyes met.
The body of the alpha doppelganger bubbling and transformed into a silver-haired woman. Iril, tied with a rope, smiled brightly.
-Wow, Mr. Schlieffen! hello!
“What is this…!”
Schlieffen’s face flushed. Ronan burst into laughter as the small banquet hall left. Seeing Irill’s face, the other members burst into exclamations. Schlieffen, who had completely lost his composure, shouted as he placed his hand on the hilt.
“Ignorant… don’t you dare tie a sheep to a rope!”
“Is that important now? you really like my sister ”
“You bastard!”
“yes. yes. Then our nerds are next.”
Ronan turned his doppelganger’s body towards Asher. The blinking doppelganger bubbled up again. Asher, who noticed the situation belatedly, burst out screaming.
“Oh no eh eh!”
But it was already too late. The rope tightened as the doppelganger’s chest swelled. The alpha doppelganger, who instantly transformed into Marya, smiled at Asher.
-Cutie! Shall I live with my sister?
“Oh, no…!”
Asher, whose legs were weak, sat down in place. Marja’s eyes widened. Blushing, she looked down at Asher and said.
“You cutie ear…”
“Ma Maruya! This is, so this is…!”
“…Did you like me?”
Marya, who habitually stroked Asher’s hair, stopped her hand. Asher froze. A sobbing voice flowed from his mouth, which had lost its ability to speak.
“That’s…uuuuuuuuu…”
“Ahaha that’s a bit embarrassing…”
Marja scratched her cheek and smiled. An awkward silence hung between the two. Tears quickly filled Asher’s eyes as he looked at the two Maryas alternately.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!”
Asher, who suddenly got up, ran out of the small banquet hall. A sad cry echoed through the hallway. Marja, who was standing dumbfounded, murmured in a low voice.
“A cutie… me…”
“Yes. Miss Marja, look this way.”
However, there was no time to be immersed in emotions. Ronan immediately turned his doppelganger towards Marya. Marya, who hid her face with superhuman reaction speed, shouted out loud.
“Ha don’t! If you show it to me, I will kill you!”
“okay. OK so look this way. They say it only changes when our eyes meet.”
“Stop! Kyaaaagh!”
The screams continued. Despite Ronan’s efforts, Marya finally left the small banquet hall without making eye contact with her doppelganger. Ronan tried to show his doppelganger to Braum and Ophelia, but the two had already escaped through a window. Ronan, exhausted, smacked his lips.
“Ah, that won’t be fun.”
Schlieffen had also left before he knew it, so the small banquet hall was empty. A mixture of different voices could be heard outside the window.
The sound of horses, the growling of animals, the sound of iron clashing… It was the sound of the people who had managed the situation preparing the Baeksu Festival. Suddenly, a question reared its head.
‘By the way…can I love myself while hating myself?’
What Ronan hated was his previous self who couldn’t protect anything. If you think about it, it was absurd that the alpha doppelganger that turned into the one you love would change into yourself.
“What happened…”
Ronan, who was touching his chin, stood in front of his alpha doppelganger. The moment their eyes met, the doppelganger’s shape distorted and the transformation began.
“hmm?”
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. The outline that began to take shape was different from a moment ago. Her golden hair was dyed black and she grew tall enough to have to lift her head slightly.
The doppelganger, which had finally been transformed, did not take on its own form. A voice that I nostalgic for to the point of longing fell into the small banquet hall.
– Corporal.
“…her.”
Ronan chuckled. Suddenly, the bridge of his nose grew cold at the unexpected appearance. Ronan, who wiped his eyes once with his sleeve, looked up at his doppelganger and opened his mouth.
“I must have respected you.”
The eve is over. The dark blue sky was slowly getting thinner. The day of Baeksuje has arrived.
****
The disturbance that occurred the night before was kept in strict secrecy. Ronan, who had slept for about two hours, headed to Tower 41 where Jarodine was terribly bright. It wasn’t long after he knocked on the door that he was greeted by Jaradin in his nightgown.
“Ronan…? What’s going on at this hour…?”
“I’m sorry for coming all of a sudden. Please open the way.”
“road…?”
“Why is that? The passage leading to Professor Secret’s office.”
Jarodine’s head, which had just woken up, was jutting out like a newly built house by a magpie. He opened his mouth with his eyes half closed.
“Ah… you mean Separaccio. It’s a long-awaited festival, so why don’t you enjoy it?”
“You should enjoy it. I’m just dealing with this.”
“That’s right… You live a very busy life.”
The two headed towards the bookshelf on the wall of the office. Jarodine pulled out a few books and cast a spell, and the bookshelves retreated, revealing a path.
“Kashipa Lunajie Delphirim.”
“thank you. See you later.”
After leaving a short thank you note, Ronan strode down the aisle. A library appeared, surrounded by books on all sides. A child was sitting on the floor reading a book. Secret recognized Ronan and waved his hand.
“Oh Ronan. Long time no see.”
“It’s been a while Secret.”
“So what brought you to this old man?”
Secret smiled, stroking the beard that didn’t even exist. Apparently, it wasn’t long before he turned into a child, so he seemed to be confused. Ronan, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“I have to do it. No matter what.”