Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 143

[ 143. Come spring (8) ]

#143

Evelyn looked at Vajra and exclaimed. Her eyes were shining brightly.

“I think this is possible…! Miss Elizabeth, can you help me?”

“You want help?”

“yes. Some preparation is required to successfully transfer the soul.”

Evelyn said that a very large amount of mana is required to separate the witch’s soul. For some reason, not only Elizabeth but also other wizards had to be brought. While explaining, she hesitated.

“Hey…I know I should refrain from escalating things… but can’t I recruit that person?”

“who?”

“There… the one standing on the cliff…”

Her gaze was fixed on a young man. A water-soaked fur coat was draped over the man’s shoulder as he gazed at the sea. Evelyn exclaimed again.

“I can feel the mighty mana here too…Is it a high elf? No, this is more than that…”

Indeed, an enormous amount of mana was swaying and spewing out over the young man’s shoulder. Ronan’s brow narrowed.

Aside from Ibelin’s misunderstanding, I wondered why it was here. I told you to go back right away because the wound could heal, but why are you still killing yourself? Ronan strode forward.

“wait. I will bring you.”

The young man was looking at the sea with empty eyes. The bow of the ship he had been on was sticking out of the water. Ronan stood next to the young man.

“I haven’t gone yet. Itargand.”

“…Is it you?”

“Not you, Ronan. What are you doing here?”

“I was thinking about it.”

Itargand continued without averting his gaze. I couldn’t see the arrogance of the past, but it didn’t look good as it was. Ronan tilted his head.

“What are you thinking?”

“Maybe I…weak.”

“her.”

Ronan reflexively chuckled. Not because it was funny, but because it was ridiculous. I never thought I’d hear such self-criticism through the mouth of a dragon. It seems that the shock he received after coming to Rodolan was quite large.

“Why do you think so?”

“I couldn’t melt that ice in the end. I wouldn’t have been able to defeat the witch without your help. No, far from winning, he would have died in that cold basement.”

“You are rational.”

“My mother always praised me for being strong. But that was a blatant lie. The flames I spewed at my coming-of-age ceremony were just a joke…”

Itargand sighed heavily. I felt that my self-esteem had hit rock bottom and I had dug into the basement. After thinking for a while, Ronan opened his mouth.

“Do you want to become stronger?”

“Yes. But I don’t know how.”

“Shall I tell you?”

Itargand was the first to turn his head. The fact that he has been fighting since the beginning, and the pursuit of strength in an already strong subject, somehow felt similar to Schlieffen. I didn’t like it, but I didn’t hate it. Itargand asked.

“What is it?”

“Nothing. You just have to work hard like a human being.”

“human…? How should I do that?”

“If you help me first, I will let you know. Follow me.”

Ronan turned and walked away. Itargand followed him with a bewildered look on his face. Evelyn’s face turned white when she belatedly realized that Itargand was a dragon.

****

Preparation did not take long. Itargand’s amount of mana was so great that there was no need to enlist others.

The ceremony took place behind the fort. The sound of the waves crashing down the sheer cliffs could be heard. Ronan looked around and shrugged his eyebrows.

“There was a place like this.”

“I just found it. It’s the perfect place to secretly practice black magic.”

Evelyn laughed. The original body was narrow and cornered, and no one could be found except for five people. A magic circle drawn by her with chalk was drawn on the uneven floor.

It was a structure in which two circles overlapped side by side, and Asher and Vajra were located in the center of each circle. Evelyn was sitting on her knees at the overlap.

Erzebet and Itargand were still preparing to deliver mana with their hands on her back. Ronan’s role was to watch. After taking a deep breath or two, Evelyn opened her mouth.

“Then let’s begin.”

The other three nodded. Evelyn’s lips parted. A chant like a song flowed out like water. The bodies of Elizabeth and Itargand were paralyzed. Suddenly Asher’s body rose into the air.

“Ugh…!”

“Ah fuck it’s a surprise.”

Ronan frowned. Asher stopped at a position about 1m from the ground. Suddenly, he began to twist his body violently.

“Kyaaaaagh! Ahhhhh…!”

“Damn, is this okay?”

Ronan asked, disgusted. It was like an epileptic patient having a seizure. The color of her hair was constantly changing. The white part became red and the red part became white.

“We are fighting for control.”

“Control?”

“yes. As the witch’s soul moved to Vajra, Asher’s personality rose again. It’s a good thing.”

Evelyn answered with her eyes closed. Erzebet and Itargand’s mana was rapidly being absorbed by her.

“Now I will focus a little. I’ve told you beforehand, but you can’t get in the way…!”

Evelyn said. I didn’t know anything, so I had no choice but to do it. Then someone’s voice came from behind.

“I am playing. What is a good phenomenon?”

“ok?”

Ronan turned his head in the direction of the sound. there was nothing. The voice came from the front again.

“I don’t know what you’re doing, but you’d better stop right now.”

“Ah, what a surprise. What are you?”

Ronan lowered his gaze and shrugged. A little kid was squatting, resting his chin on his lap.

He was a boy who looked at most ten years old. I didn’t feel the presence at all, but I wondered where it suddenly appeared. Instead of answering Ronan’s question, the boy continued talking indifferently.

“Because that’s soul-destroying magic.”

“…what?”

“The two people who are supplying mana are probably mentally damaged. The child who became the host is amazing. I borrowed the dragon’s mana and resisted even though I was pressing it. It’s like watching my childhood.”

Ronan’s eyes widened. The sudden situation did not exactly make sense. My intuition was just telling me. At least this boy wasn’t lying.

He looked up and saw Asher, who was still struggling. Ronan, who bit his lip once, snatched Asher from the air.

“Damn it, stop it now!”

“Kyaaaagh?!”

Evelyn screamed and sat down. The two people who supplied her with mana also opened their eyes. They gasped and looked around.

“What happened?”

“Did I… pass out?”

It was never a reaction that a person who had just cut off mana supply would see. Ronan glared at Evelyn. Her face, which had been warm all along, was contorted fiercely.

“What are you doing now! I’m almost done!”

“What were you trying to do to my friends, you bitch?”

Ronan, who laid Asher on the floor, pulled on the hilt. He groaned as he pointed the La Mancha at Ibelin’s neck. The boy who was watching the scene said in an interesting tone.

“That feels good too. Normally, I would have punched myself in the head to stop talking nonsense.”

“You are you…?”

Evelyn, who noticed the boy’s presence belatedly, froze on the spot. It was a reaction that would be seen if a field mouse ran into a viper as soon as it turned around the alley. The boy, who had been looking at her and Asher alternately, stood up.

“Beings who have lived in spirit bodies for a long time can divide their souls and put them in a vessel. That girl is proof of that. It was a waste to completely throw it away and replace it.”

“Yes, why are you here? how?”

“I chose a new bowl that was so good. So much so that I can’t even tell.”

match! Suddenly the boy clapped his hands. Suaa… Something like white mist crept out of Asher and Ibelin’s noses and mouths. The mist from Asher was much larger.

“Huh…!”

Ronan and Elizabeth’s eyes widened. fluff. After spitting out all the fog, Evelyn fell to the floor like a doll with a broken string. Asher, who had been lying down with his eyes closed, screamed and stood up.

“Hey! Go away!”

“Assel?!”

Ronan’s eyes widened. Asher’s hair, which had been bleached to pure white, was rapidly turning leaves. He leaned against the wall, out of breath, and raised his head.

“Roronan…? Elizabeth?”

“Are you okay, man?”

Asher, who was looking around, raised his hand and looked at it. Water filled the corners of his eyes as he confirmed that his hands and feet were moving according to his will.

“Hey guys… I am…!”

“Let’s share the joy of reunion a little later.”

It was the car Asher was about to say. The cut-off boy raised his chin and pointed at the mist.

The fog that flowed from the two of them was slowly merging and changing into a specific shape. Ronan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“That’s…”

The fog finally stopped transforming. she was a beautiful woman The body of a woman wearing a fluttering dress was translucent like a spirit.

Ronan instinctively noticed that she was the Witch of Winter. The woman who opened her eyes was frightened and shouted.

【W This is…!】

“It’s been a while. Did you have a good vacation?”

【Wait. I can’t go back yet I haven’t achieved anything yet…]

“It’s a bit late because I have work. Come back.”

match! The boy clapped again. The witch’s shape became mist again and dispersed. The boy clapped once more, and the fog disappeared as it was sucked into the pendant he was wearing. 【

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa …!

The witch’s presence disappeared from the world. The four of them were staring at the boy dumbfounded. Itargand was the first to speak.

“You… are strong.”

“yes? Um…that’s it, isn’t it?”

“Perhaps more than my mother…”

Itargand’s breathing was rough. The boy tilted his head. He smiled as he pondered something.

“Ah, not so much. Compared to Navardoze-sama, it’s still not enough.”

For an instant, goose bumps ran down Ronan’s neck. That was not a mere guess, but a conclusion drawn after elaborate calculations. Putting yourself on the same scale as Mother of Fire? Ronan, who wiped the cold sweat from his hands, opened his mouth.

“you. What is your true identity…?”

“wait a minute. I will finish what I have to do first.”

The boy who answered that touched the ground. Paaa…! A sound presumed to be a chant leaked out of his mouth, and at the same time, waves of mana spread throughout Rodolan.

Koo Goo Goo! A roar echoed above their heads. Elizabeth raised her head and shouted in fright.

“My God!”

The Fortress of Scream was being restored. The collapsed ceiling was moving and connecting itself. New flesh was coming up all over the frozen and collapsed reef.

“Nonsense.”

Ronan was also shocked. Jarodin, the rare earth mage, was doing a job that would take three people to complete. Besides, that wasn’t the end.

Koo Goo Goo! The whole of Rodolan began to vibrate with a roar as if a world that was incomparable to that of earlier was lifted and pulled out. Asher, who was in a state of panic, shouted, pointing towards the cliff.

“It’s floating!”

“what?”

Ronan frowned. Ronan’s eyes widened as he hurriedly ran to the edge. Indeed, Rodolan was floating in the air.

The sea where even the drift ice had almost melted away and the ice awl left by the ship witch lined up were quickly moving away. said the boy.

“I heard that the lower part was completely submerged. Wouldn’t it be better this way? Prisoners cannot escape.”

No one answered. Rodolan ascended for about ten minutes before stopping. The clearer air was wet his lungs.

“This…really…”

A flock of cumulus clouds was flowing in front of my eyes. The higher the altitude, the more distant you can see. In the distance on the horizon rose what looked like a small chimney.

Originally, it was the Dawn Magic Tower that was invisible. The boy, who was admiring the surrounding scenery, twitched his chin.

“Ah, it is a problem when prisoners are transported by boat. We will take action, so don’t worry too much.”

All four were now looking at the boy in awe. Suddenly, Ronan laughed. I just had to slowly notice this.

“What’s going on here, Archmage?”

“Ohh? It feels good too.”

There weren’t many beings in the world who could do something like this casually. The boy with wide eyes smiled.

“I heard you. Jinne Lee said that the new bowl was too good. I’m here to catch her too and look at the bowl.”

“If it’s a great wizard…”

A voice that seemed like it would faint at any moment flowed from Asher’s mouth. Elizabeth was hardened as if she had been cursed with petrification. The stretched boy looked back at the group and said.

“Nice to meet you all. I’m Lorhorn, the lord of the Twilight Mage Tower.”