Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 112

[ 112. Blood wets the sand (3) ]

#112

“That’s great. I was curious about the performance.”

Crossing his arms, Ronan pulled both sword hilts at the same time. A black La Mancha and a sword he hadn’t seen before appeared. Schlieffen opened his mouth with his gaze fixed on Ronan’s left hand.

“Was it a dagger? Surprisingly.”

“I wanted something like this when I first got it.”

Ronan’s new weapon was a dagger. This unfamiliar blade, which seemed to be at most 30 cm in length, gave off an impression opposite to La Mancha in many ways.

The sword body was curved in a graceful curve. The sword, engraved with unknown characters, was pure white like the starlight on a winter day. Ronan, who habitually held the dagger in one turn, laughed.

“Damn it’s filthy heavy too.”

The sudden drop of his shoulders made it seem like he was holding a two-handed sword. The unusually high weight was also a contrast to La Mancha.

If you don’t strengthen your muscles with mana, it was difficult to handle freely. Ronan frowned as he recalled the time when he suddenly received the weapon.

“I don’t remember the name. Didikan told me. This…already…something.”

“The sword itself looks good. But what did you do to the hilt?”

said Schlieffen, glaring at the dagger. Unlike the pure white blade, the hilt was black. Schlieffen noticed that the ominous energy he had felt throughout the trip was emanating from that place.

Ronan knew that it was because he had finished it with Vajra’s pieces. Nebula Klazier’s sparkling mana was simmering over the dagger.

“Okay.”

But instead of answering, Ronan just shrugged. It was too long a story to explain under these circumstances.

Torches and shouts were approaching. In an instant, the wind picked up and the clouds that covered the moon receded. The faces of angry people were revealed.

“There it is! Catch it!”

“Judging from the fact that he uses Tornado, one of them is a wizard. Deal with him first!”

“Damn, I thought I’d be attacked first…!”

There were seven men and three women. The identity of the group was, as expected, the losers of Dainhar.

For a group of thieves, their shiny appearance proved that. He prepared everything and ate the adventurers who challenged Dainhar, so even if he robbed one or two, his income would have been good.

Schlieffen took a stand. Sheeta, who was ready for battle, also prepared to cast blood magic. Suddenly, Ronan stepped forward and blocked Schlieffen.

“What are you doing?”

“Wait a minute. There is something I want to do.”

“What do you want to do?”

“okay. It’s the first weapon I got, so I’ll have to see if it’s usable. Sita, wait a second too.”

“Kip.”

Sheeta absorbed the blood she was collecting to shoot blood bullets. Schlieffen reluctantly stepped back. Suddenly, a cry came from the center of the group.

“Stone Hand!”

“oh?”

After hearing the chant, Ronan opened his mouth. It seemed that they were accompanied by a group of thieves and even a wizard.

Quaang! Suddenly, the ground in front of my eyes exploded, and a grip made of rock emerged. The palm, which seemed to be a good 3m in area, descended towards the two of them.

“You fools. This is enough for me to live without stealing.”

Ronan, who spat on the floor, swung La Mancha. Several strokes were drawn on the rocky surface. Perseok! The shattered rock hand lost its shape and exploded. The woman who cast the spell widened her eyes.

“What?!”

“It is you.”

After figuring out the wizard’s location, Ronan threw down his dagger. It was so heavy that it felt like throwing a shot put. Wedge! The white dagger flew towards the woman in a perfect straight line.

“be careful!”

The man in charge of the vanguard raised his shield and blocked the woman’s way. Judging from the quick reaction time, it seemed like he was quite talented. But that didn’t matter too much. Fuck! The dagger that broke the shield pierced the man’s neck.

“Kyaaak…!”

Blood spurted out. The sound of neck bones being crushed echoed. The woman, who belatedly grasped the situation, was about to scream. hooked! The tip of the knife that tore open the back of the man’s neck and pierced her forehead. The woman’s body flew backwards and fell to the floor. The thieves around them panicked and retreated.

“Me Mindy! Damn it…!”

“Damn, did the dagger pierce the shield right now?!”

It was an instant death, no doubt. Two corpses were convulsing. Ronan whistled contentedly.

“Useful.”

It was penetrating beyond imagination. Just by looking at the path the dagger flew, you could tell how well-made the weapon was.

Suddenly, Ronan raised his right foot. Those nimble guys had to be dealt with at once before they scattered like cockroaches. he said, turning to Schlieffen.

“hey. If I stomp, shoot a whirlwind.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Schlieffen tilted his head. Instead of replying, Ronan stomped his foot. thud! At the same time as footsteps echoed, the ripples of mana spread out.

But centered on the dagger pierced deep into the woman’s forehead, not Ronan’s feet. Wow! Shining roots that grew out of nowhere wrapped around the thieves gathered around the woman.

“What is this?!”

“body…!”

The thieves, who were suddenly stranded, struggled in bewilderment. Schlieffen’s eyes widened. He knew whose technology it belonged to.

“Sir Dolan…! How do you use that skill?”

“I’ll explain, so let’s get rid of them. Are you still weaker than you thought?”

Ronan pointed at the bandits with the tip of his chin. As he said, some of them were already trying to shake off their roots. Schlieffen, who quickly regained his senses, grabbed the hilt. A storm-bearing aura rode up on the blade.

“I will.”

Schlieffen swung his sword in the direction of the bandits. A pointed sword fired along the sword path landed in the center of the group of bandits. Wow! A tornado up to 10 meters in diameter engulfed the bandits.

“Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

“…Save me…!”

The thieves who were stranded couldn’t escape the whirlwind. A soft scream was heard, diluted with the sound of the wind. Scattered fresh blood was sprinkled like a drizzle. The torn limbs were dancing in the wind.

Soon the wind died down. Fuck! puck! The corpses that had risen to the top of the whirlwind fell to the ground one by one. A scene as if meat stew had been spilled unfolded before my eyes. Broth made with spicy peppers and tomatoes.

“Ugh fuck.”

Ronan frowned. For three days, I couldn’t think of rice. Schlieffen’s storm sword was much stronger than what I saw during the midterm evaluation. It seemed that this could never be copied along with everything in Nabi Rose.

“You don’t know what’s going on in moderation.”

“The wicked do not need mercy.”

Of course, there were no survivors. Then, in the middle of the disaster, a group of sparkling lights came into my eyes. Ronan walked around and picked up the dagger buried between the intestines.

“This one is good.”

This was the reason why he ordered to shoot the storm sword even though he could lose the sword. Suddenly, the name of the dagger I had forgotten flashed through my mind. Ronan said to himself after brushing off the blood on the knife.

“Ymir.”

Upon hearing it, it seemed that it was the name of some kind of giant. All in all, he didn’t like anything to do with the giant, but whatever the name, Ronan quite liked the new weapon.

The weight that was different from the appearance and the ability to cast aura based on sparkling mana in different locations were not bad. He grabbed what he could and took a step back.

“Sita. Let’s clean it up.”

“Pun!”

Sheeta spread her four wings wide. The blood pooled and splattered everywhere in the form of drops and floated into the air.

The same was true of the boys’ bodies and clothes. Sheeta absorbed all the blood in less than three minutes.

“good job. I haven’t lost my senses yet.”

“Bye~”

Ronan scratched his neck, and Sheeta purred with her eyes closed. According to Ophelia, blood magic becomes stronger the more blood is absorbed, so it would be nice to have them drink it whenever the opportunity arises.

“…competent.”

After confirming that his clothes were tidy, Schlieffen muttered in a low voice. After sweeping away the losers, the two moved on again. If I had the same mind, I wanted to visit the base and kill them all, but unfortunately I didn’t have much time.

****

“Damn it. We have finally arrived.”

“Is this here? It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it.”

Schlieffen muttered intriguedly. The vast expanse of sand stretched out endlessly. The sand dunes with clear wavy patterns were crumbling little by little with each gust of wind. The sea of stars stretched out above my head looked like it would overflow and pour down the horizon at any moment.

The night of the fifth day since the beginning of the walking tour. The two entered the Red Sand Desert. Ronan, who was fully stretched, grumbled.

“Heuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu put too much effort on those miscellaneous things.”

“It was the right choice. The number of victims will surely decrease.”

“That’s right.”

The two walked for five more days, just as Ronan had predicted. During the four sunrises and sunsets, I dealt with thirty-two losers. In most cases, Schlieffen, who sensed the presence, fired the first attack, and Ronan went and cut them all down.

The thieves also made more and more strategic responses, as if rumors had spread in their own way, but they invariably turned into minced meat. Tactics were meaningless in the face of overwhelming force. Ronan glanced at Schlieffen’s profile and nodded.

‘As expected, I did a good job bringing this bastard.’

Not to mention his skills, he had no hesitation about slashing the wicked. Thanks to this, the two were able to quickly enter the desert even though they came from clearing out bandits. Ronan, who suddenly stretched out his arm, pointed forward and said.

“I see now. That’s Dainhar.”

Schlieffen turned his head. In the distance, the densely growing rocky mountains came into view.

It was a figure reminiscent of a crown or an inverted grip. Schlieffen, who had been glaring at Dyinhar, twitched his lips.

“The feeling…not unusual.”

“right? The closer you get, the more you’ll understand why it’s the Demonic Realm. You just have to do what I tell you to do.”

Ronan shuddered when he remembered the high school student in his previous life. If only he could avoid the traps laid by the fucking Sandworms and Rockbird natives, he would have made a good save. He threw down the backpack he was carrying and said.

“Anyway, it was hard. Let’s camp here tonight.”

Schlieffen murmured. They made a bonfire and spread their sleeping bags. It was cold at night in the desert, so I had to sleep in thick leather clothes. With each exhalation, white breath came out.

Today was Schlieffen’s first night watch. He stood with his back straight and began to gaze at the desert. He gestured toward Ronan Ishita, who was wrapped in a sleeping bag.

“Come here, Sheeta.”

“Did you get it?”

Sheeta, dozed off in front of the campfire, approached Ronan. When the opening of the sleeping bag was opened, Sheeta quietly came inside and crouched down on Ronan’s chest.

Ronan hugged Sheeta. Warm warmth passed through the fluffy feathers.

“This is it. Damn, now I can live a little.”

“Ppa~”

It was the positive function of a pet. Sheeta purred as if she was in a good mood. It was the moment Ronan was about to go to sleep.

“…I heard that you saved Shion.”

“ok?”

“While I was a brother and didn’t even know it was happening.”

Ronan raised his head. Schlieffen’s gaze was still on the sand. Ronan soon realized that he was talking about what had happened in the Tower of Dawn.

“Oh, that little boy was your brother. How are you doing well?”

“okay. As soon as I received a call from the Dawning Mage Tower, I sent my personal doctor. Fortunately, nothing was wrong with my health.”

“That’s good. Unlike you, he was a little cute.”

“He is a child who has grown up receiving a lot of love. Among our siblings, he is the only one with a talent for magic.”

After hearing that he was all right, Ronan let out a sigh of relief. It was a car I was curious about.

Being manipulated by forbidden books, blowing up an airship and almost setting fire to a library boasting a history of hundreds of years was by no means an ordinary occurrence. Schlieffen continued.

“During the two days we were together, they only chattered about you and Lady Akalusia. In particular, it seems that they have become almost like sisters with Lady Akalucia. Even though there’s no way they wouldn’t know that it’s an adversarial relationship.”

“What are you taking so long to say?”

“Nothing. It’s just…”

Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. He was intentionally dragging the conversation. Schlieffen, who was silent for a moment, opened his mouth looking back at Ronan.

“Thank you for saving my sister.”

“her.”

I bowed my head at the same time. Ronan laughed. I never thought I would see this kid bowing his head. Feeling slightly uncomfortable, Ronan waved his hand.

“Singy. it’s okay.”

“People in the whole family already know your skills. I will repay you in the name of Grancia.”

“The answer is damn. If you were so grateful, would you stand there for an hour more? I sleep.”

Ronan turned to lie down with those words left behind. Of course, the reward I received for doing what I had to do was somehow not refreshing.

A groaning sound leaked from Sheeta’s mouth, who had been sleeping long before. As my body warmed up, I fell asleep. The eyelids… slowly… started to fall…

.

…thud!

.

“Ronan. Wake up.”

“…what?”

Ronan opened his eyes. The bright night sky was still visible. A dark red nebula was burning over the Milky Way.

He slowly raised his upper body. It seemed that the fatigue of the body had not been relieved at all. Schlieffen was standing up in the same posture as the first time I saw him.

“What, how long have I slept…?

“About thirty minutes.”

“Such an ungrateful bastard…wouldn’t you be able to stand up for me for two hours and thirty minutes first? Are you a human?”

“Look over there.”

Schlieffen pointed to the middle of the desert without replying. Ronan stood up grumbling and looked in the direction Schlieffen was pointing. His eyes widened.

“What the fuck. Why is that monster here?”

“It just flew in from the direction of Dainhar and crashed. Is it a creature you know?”

“I know, but…”

Come to think of it, it seemed that I heard something falling in my sleep. A gigantic, dark bird lay face down within a mere fifty steps. The wingspan was 6m, and it was almost the size of a wyvern.

Ronan knew the identity of the creature. It was a rogue bird that only inhabited Dyinhar. Shaking his head to shake off his drowsiness, Ronan opened his mouth.

“Let’s go.”

The two of them hurriedly ran towards the lock bird. Sheeta, who woke up late, followed. Ronan, who arrived first, clicked his tongue and muttered.

“Damn it, I’m dead.”

Lockbird was already dead with his neck broken. The dark wings were stiff. Ronan tilted his head.

“Why did you crawl all the way here?”

Rock Bird was a creature that lived only in Dainhar for the rest of its life. The memory of being chased by these guys in my previous life was still fresh in my eyes. It was while Ronan was slowly tearing apart the corpse.

“Uh…uh…”

Suddenly, someone’s moan came from under the wings. Ronan’s eyes widened. He quickly approached the place where he heard the sound and raised his wings with both arms.

“Damn it.”

Ronan gritted it. A certain boy was moaning while crouching down. There were five types of tattoos engraved on her naked upper body.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

“Get it out quickly.”

Judging by his appearance, he was a native living in Dyinhar. Schlieffen hugged the boy. Ronan, who had put down his wings, asked the boy.

“Come to your senses. What happened?”

“…everything…is dead.”

After chanting, the boy lost consciousness. Ronan instinctively noticed that things were going wrong.