Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 125

[ 125. In Search of the Scream (2) ]

#125

“This is the town where I… embroidered.”

It was definitely a scene in my memory. This was the village where Ronan killed people and surrendered himself to the punitive unit.

Ronan slowly looked around. It had rained the day before, so there were puddles of water all over the street. Ronan, squatting in front of a puddle, confirmed his whereabouts.

‘…I can be mistaken for a beggar.’

Ronan smiled as he recalled what had happened a while ago. The clothes draped over the body were so tattered that the muddy water did not appear to be any fault.

When I was wandering, I always dressed like this. It seemed that the year that he enlisted as a punishment soldier was right that his face was a little more faded. I didn’t expect to change not only the surrounding environment, but also my body.

‘Everything is the same as back then. What’s the name of the town?’

It was a very bustling town with good roads and many passers-by. A castle was built at the end of the road that stretched far beyond the village.

Compared to the Imperial Palace of Jedo, it was a ridiculous level, but it was an acceptable castle. Seeing the family flag hanging on the watchtower, Ronan snapped his fingers.

‘that’s right. It was ruled by Baron Dantell or something.’

I remembered being dragged over there to go through the formalities for enlistment in the punitive unit. There was also a scene where the baron, who is usually busy playing, came to visit, and went wild about saying that Ronan had to be killed with his own hands.

‘If the conscript hadn’t stopped it, I would have killed that bastard too. It’s a memory.’

Not surprisingly, Ronan’s son was also among those killed. Recalling old memories, Ronan twitched his lips.

“What are you trying to show me this time?”

Ronan got up. He made up his mind and took a deep breath. The smell of baking bread wafted in the slightly damp air.

Perhaps because it was a more powerful curse, the world of images seemed to be implemented much more elaborately. Nimburton, who entered at the time of the first year, was also like that, but it was completely indistinguishable from reality.

“What are you doing dirty on the street?”

“If you don’t want to be beaten until you poop in your pants, go the way you came.”

“Hey…! This is why beggars these days…!”

Even the contemptuous gazes of passers-by looking at him as a beggar overflowed with a sense of reality. At that time, Ronan’s gaze, which had been looking left and right, stopped at one place.

“hmm?”

“Hehe, eat a lot.”

A girl wearing an apron was sitting curled up. He was a little kid who looked like he was seven or eight years old at most.

Every time he grinned, only the front teeth were missing. But it wasn’t the kid with the missing front tooth that caught Ronan’s attention.

“Hmm?”

A rather large bastard was eating bread with its head down in front of the girl. Its nicely curved tail swayed from side to side. Ronan tilted his head.

“Where did I see that dog…?”

The sharp back was somehow familiar. The girl was constantly touching him even while eating, but seeing as he wasn’t even biting, he was quite a bit of a jerk. Then the dog that had finished eating the bread raised its head.

“Ate it all? very nice.”

“…uh?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. It had to be. Left ear cut off in half on a pointed face like a wolf. The blue eyes, which were too cool to be embedded in a dog’s face, could not be confused. The dog that had been licking her lips began to lick the girl’s face.

“Ahaha it tickles me!”

I never imagined that we would meet like this. Ronan, who had been standing dumbfounded for a long time, barely opened his mouth.

“…Sita.”

“month?”

The dog that was licking the girl turned to Ronan. The moment he saw the dumbfounded eyes, Ronan was convinced that the bastard was really Sheeta.

The aid of Sheeta, who rides on her shoulder and runs around. Losing his life to poachers after wandering with Ronan for about a year or so, in a way, he is one of the main culprits who enlisted Ronan in the punitive unit.

“Hey you…”

It was the first reunion in decades. It was the car he was trying to say. A woman’s cry was heard in the distance.

“Hey! Camilla! What are you doing there?”

“Eck go now!”

The startled girl stood up. Across the street, a middle-aged woman was glaring at her with both hands on her waist. Circumstances seemed to be the girl’s mother or employer. The girl who stroked Sheeta one last time ran towards the main street.

“Hey, I’m going. Goodbye!”

She maneuvered deftly through the numerous carriages and thoroughfares. Sheeta, who licked her lips, quietly came and sat next to Ronan.

“…How are you?”

“month.”

“Baby. The owner is being beaten up by beggars, but I want to eat bread comfortably.”

“Monthly.”

Sheeta scratched her ear with her hind paw, pretending not to hear. Ronan chuckled. I had forgotten for a while that he was originally like this.

Although the wandering road was suitable, they went together, but it was not a master-servant relationship. It was more like a casual companion who would do personal action whenever he wanted. Seeing how cute he looked even with such an impudent attitude, he must have missed it.

The butcher shop was right next door. Ronan bought a sausage with the coin he took from the pig and handed it to Sheeta. There was something to be done anyway, but there was nothing wrong with enjoying it.

“I’ll give you this, so help me.”

“month!”

Sheeta barked as if to trust me. Picking up a stick, Ronan switched power sources. Fortunately, only the sword was missing, but the ability was intact. Shining mana climbed up the branches.

“Find someone who smells like this.”

“month.”

Ronan made Sheeta smell it and moved on. To be honest, I didn’t think it would be possible to track it this way, but that didn’t matter. I just wanted to be with this dog.

Ronan and Sheeta walked through a village created by images. After eating the sausage, Sheeta put her nose on the ground and sniffed it eagerly.

The existence that could be called the root cause of the curse had not yet been seen. Ronan looked at Sheeta’s back and twitched his lips.

“By the way… the fact that you’re alive means that hasn’t happened yet.”

“month?”

Suddenly, Ronan’s expression darkened. The incident that made him a punitive soldier took place in this village.

“Thinking about it again, it sucks.”

Even though it was a distant past, only the memory was clear. The sixth day of the Blue Pine Moon. It happened while I was staying in this village when I acted apart from Sheeta. The introduction began with witnessing the scene of the carriage accident.

A crowd of about a hundred people gathered on the boulevard and was buzzing. A splendid quadruple carriage was pulled up in the middle of the road. A woman who appeared to be her mother was weeping while holding something that looked like a sack that had been soaked in blood and pulled out.

– Aaah! Ah ah ah ah ah!!

It took a few seconds for Ronan to realize that it was a person. The face and body of the child who had been trampled by the horse’s hooves were crushed beyond recognition.

Beside him, Sheeta was dead with arrows all over her body. It was four men and women who shot the arrows. They were giggling beside a young man who was kicking the coachman in the shin because the carriage was dirty. The disgusting conversation still rang in my ears.

-Why did you suddenly run that dog? Could it be that lady’s dog?

– I don’t know. Since I hit the head, you buy the beer.

None of the onlookers offered a helping hand. Judging by his luxurious attire, it seemed that the young man was a rather tall man. Ronan slowly approached them with his hand on the hilt. One of those holding a bow widened his eyes.

– ok? What else is this beggar?

I don’t remember much after that. But when I came to my senses, I remembered only that there were a lot of dead bodies around me. The knife in his hand was completely broken and cut in half.

There were no more onlookers. The heads of the youth and the archers were rolling underfoot. The arrows were tattooed on their bodies, symbolizing the poaching organization Caribolo.

– Caribolo….

It was after the incident that Ronan hated poachers. At the scene, there were about 10 bodies of men armed with armor. Their armor was engraved with the same pattern as the flags planted in the castle far away.

He was a nobleman’s private. Only then did Ronan realize that the young man was the son of Baron Dantell. Ronan stepped on the young man’s head and picked up Sheeta’s corpse.

It was the moment to turn around after burying Sheeta in the forest near the village. The grass rustled and three or four village guards appeared. As they pointed their spears at Ronan, terrified voices flowed from their mouths.

-Ooh don’t move…! this monster!

Ronan threw away the sword without regret. He was easily taken into custody, and his talent was recognized one after another, and he was spared the death penalty and was sent to a punitive unit.

“shit.”

It’s been a long time since I remembered an interesting story. I don’t know how the world of images will come out, but if I don’t take any action like this, there is a high possibility that the accident will reappear sooner or later. Ronan shook his head.

“It’s not even real anyway.”

There was a possibility that an accident could have been prevented if he had made up his mind to walk around. However, his purpose was not to play with Haejuji’s past.

Just like before, if you find the culprit after walking around moderately, you can find it and cut it. All you have to do is entice them with Shitaya sausage and stick around.

‘I’m not going to die in real life. The future has changed.’

After Ronan’s return, the empire was undergoing not a small change. As Nebula Clazie’s depravity rose to the surface, the aristocratic world also underwent a large-scale change.

Nine out of ten people as incompetent as Baron Dantel were stripped of their lordship. Accidents happen when coincidences happen, so there was no way the girl would die.

‘So it has nothing to do with me.’

After repeating this, Ronan took another step. The village built under the blue sky was perfectly peaceful.

The smell of baking bread intensified. one step. two steps. After taking exactly ten steps, Ronan stopped in place.

“Ah fuck.”

My feet didn’t come off as if glue had stuck to the soles. Even if it made me feel dirty, I felt like I had to stop the accident.

The problem was that I remembered the place roughly, but I didn’t know the date today. Then a familiar face came into view. Walking around with only bones left, it reminded me of a water strider. Ronan’s expression brightened.

“aha.”

It was a boy who had been friends with the pig he had beaten. Ronan, who had crept up, put a shoulder strap on the boy.

“Yumma.”

“Hee hee! you you!”

The water strider’s face turned white. He struggled as hard as he could to escape, but he could not escape Ronan’s restraints. Ronan growled as he tightened his arms.

“shut up. If you don’t want to be beaten like that pig, answer straight away. What day is it today?”

“Keek… suddenly what’s that…”

“How many days?”

“Keoeouk…! It’s the fifth day of the Fu Green Pine Moon! huh! That’s right!”

“what?”

Ronan frowned. It was the same day the accident happened.

‘no way.’

The worst script flashed through my mind. It could have been a simple misunderstanding, but the body of the girl who gave Sita bread looked similar to the blood clot the woman was holding.

‘Then the reason why this bastard rushed…’

Sheeta was ruthless, but she was the one who repaid the favor she received. Suddenly, Ronan realized that the outline of the woman who called the girl was very similar to the woman who was sobbing.

Because I have no luck. After uttering that, Ronan threw all the remaining sausages in front of Sheeta.

“wait here.”

“month.”

Sheeta quietly sat down and started eating the sausage. This was a really fun development. Ronan immediately turned around and started running towards the place where the accident had occurred.

“No matter how cursed it is…!”

Fortunately, it wasn’t that far away. The scenery around me passed quickly. It was the moment Ronan turned the corner. As the road unfolded, screams erupted.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Upper is dangerous!”

A huge quadruped carriage was speeding down the main street. Compared to other wagons, it was strangely fast. A coachman with his hat pulled down was spitting at passers-by.

“Hahaha!”

“Fuck.”

Ronan’s face hardened. No way it always catches people. in the middle of the boulevard. About twenty paces in a straight line from the carriage, the girl I had seen earlier was picking up bread spread on the ground.

“One…two…”

The distance to the wagon quickly narrowed. The girl who heard the sound of hooves belatedly turned her head.

“uh?”

A sudden shadow covered the girl’s face. It was the shadow created by the galloping horses.

“What is this bastard?”

The coachman spat out a curse as if he had found an annoying stone beak. Of course, he had no intention of stopping. Ronan, who had just reached the boulevard, shouted with all his might.

“Stop the damn thing!”

But his voice was drowned out by the screams of the crowd. It was too late to save it directly. Ronan, who quickly judged the situation, picked up a stone that was rolling under his feet. His arm disappeared from sight.

“ok?”

baek! A stone flew in a straight line and hit the coachman’s head. The unconscious coachman fell from the carriage. Wow. The sound of bones breaking echoed. The reins were pulled and the wagon’s course was turned.

“Hee hee hee hee!”

“damage!”

The frightened horses began to run amok. It slowed down a bit, but it was still too far to save the girl.

Can’t you find it again? It was the tea that Ronan chewed on his lips. A shadow jumped out quickly and passed by him.

“Sita?”

“month!”

Sheeta ran like the wind and reached the girl in an instant. The horse’s hoof was about to fall on her head. Sheeta bit the girl by the scruff of the neck and threw her to the side of the road. Fuck! Sheeta, hit by a horse, flew away.

“……!”

Ronan’s eyes widened. The body of the flying dog rolled on the floor. The girl who barely survived ran to Sheeta.

“Puppy!”

“Ki-i-i-i-i-i-ing…”

Red blood was oozing out from under Sheeta who was lying on the floor. Something snapped in Ronan’s head.

“You…”

It was a feeling I felt for the first time in a while. This is what happens when anger reaches its peak. It felt like bitumen was boiling in my stomach. Then the carriage stopped in place. Annoyed voices were heard from inside the room.

“Why stop? what’s the matter?”

A gorgeous door opened and a woman got out of the carriage. He was very tall for a woman. Seeing the blood on the carriage, she frowned.

“nastily.”

It looked like an insect. Seeing her face, Ronan froze in place.

“What….”

“Tsk, what is that beggar?”

The woman who met Ronan’s eyes clicked her tongue. His straight black hair was long down to his waist. Although the clothes were different, it was clear that he knew someone. Ronan’s mouth fell open.

“…senior?”