Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 157

[ 157. Towards the Holy Land (4) ]

#157

“Probably a rookie hunter. It is one of the sieve that filters out the participants in the Festival of Swords.”

Nabi Roze sighed. In a dry voice, ‘the dog next door ate a big bone today.’ There was only a small amount of emotion. Ronan shrugged.

“Does this happen quite often?”

“yes. It has its own self-cleaning effect, so just leave it alone. Usually, it’s not easy to just steal things and end up killing them. If you really want to help, it doesn’t matter if you go.”

Ronan shook his head. Even he had no intention of helping idiots who couldn’t take care of themselves. You should have prepared yourself to the point of being robbed if you were weak. Then the scream rang out again.

“Huh, please don’t take away the sword! I mean, I bought it with all my money!”

“No, I’ll give you everything, so just save my life! Whoops! The shield passed down from my great-grandfather!!”

It was all from the same guy. Their voices were so loud that I couldn’t even hear the voices of the snatchers.

Seeing that his average tone was high, he still looked like a child. Every time he heard a scream, Ronan’s eyes flinched. Nabi Rose tapped his cheek with her index finger.

“Why don’t you just leave?”

“That’s Okay. Come back soon.”

Ronan removed Nabi Rose’s hand. He turned around, trying to look as unsympathetic as possible. It was just a moment to take a step.

“Tahgh! That’s my father’s keepsake…! No way!”

“Fuck.”

Ronan stopped in place. pup. My throat is so big.

“Didn’t I tell you before? Do not be ashamed of your good nature.”

“……It’s noisy.”

“I don’t go back first. Do whatever you want and come.”

Nabi Rose left those words and turned around. She raised her arm as if to say hello.

“Thank you for today. It’s better when you say it anyway.”

“That’s Okay.”

“Apart from being thankful, this is confiscation. He’s still very young.”

Between the index and middle fingers of Nabi Rose, there was a burnt tobacco pipe. Then her figure disappeared beyond the trees. Ronan, who was touching his cheek, smiled bitterly.

‘I wish I could recover.’

There was no way the wound could be healed with just this. As the saying goes, even if an arrow falls out, a hole remains, but her snake will still be dead.

Ronan decided to think as positively as possible. Because a snake is an animal with tenacious vitality. When the day gets warmer, it might wake up and reveal its fangs as usual.

“Then…”

Ronan turned his head after calming down. No screams have been heard since. He narrowed his eyes and concentrated. The senses, including sight and hearing, began to gradually expand.

‘It’s not that far.’

It was at most a few hundred meters away. Ronan got his bearings and ran out with his back to the lake. phut! As the mana-enhanced legs hit the ground, dirt and fallen leaves spurted wildly.

‘Let’s see what kind of bastard he is.’

I couldn’t forgive myself for bothering people. The cries of trees and mountain birds quickly passed by. It wasn’t long before I saw a light shining through the trees.

‘Damn, am I a step late?’

Ronan frowned. The scene was already a mess. Equipment and junk that appeared to be camping tools were strewn about on the floor.

Seeing that the wood in the campfire was still intact, it seemed as if they had been attacked as soon as they lit it. A rumbling voice was heard.

“Did you pack everything?”

“okay. It was not a bad harvest.”

“It’s getting a little quieter now that I’m beaten.”

Ronan looked away. A few steps away from the campfire, three giants stood like stone statues. Judging by the massive physique and grained core, it didn’t seem like a simple bandit.

‘A rookie hunter.’

They were carrying huge weapons for their size. Two were two-handed hammers and one was a greatsword, but the weapons were not common mass-produced items, but rather usable ones.

“Ah… ah…”

Among the giants, a weak-looking boy was groaning. As Ronan expected, he was a kid who didn’t even have a beard yet.

Looking at her swollen face and her clothes that had become rags, it seemed that she had already been beaten with excitement. The blood that flowed from his broken nose formed a small puddle. He lifted his head and appealed to the giants.

“Kkeuugh…what did I do so wrong…? Please stop…”

“What did you do wrong? A guy like you is also a participant, so it’s not like we’re being criticized too.”

“Think it was a good experience and go home. We will take good care of your things.”

The hulking man with the greatsword lifted his foot. The foot, which stayed in the air for a moment, landed on the sandwich in front of the boy. Kwajak! Bread was crushed, seasonings and vegetables scattered in all directions. The boy’s eyes widened and let out a loud scream.

“Quaaaaaagh! That’s what my mother made!”

Birds flew again. It was a really loud voice. If that’s enough, I think Marja and Braum will be able to fold.

“Oh, that’s noisy. big brother. Should I just kill it?”

“That doesn’t sound like a bad idea.”

The two men with hammers grumbled as if they were fed up. I wondered why the three of them were similarly ugly, but they seemed to be brothers. The other one who was touching the hilt of the sword nodded.

“okay. It’s your first kill.”

“Oh, no! help me!”

“Die resent that roaring voice!”

The giant who raised the greatsword lowered the sword vertically. The boy screamed, covering his face with his arms. A huge blade was about to split the top of his head.

visor!! A sharp metallic sound resounded and the greatsword stopped at the same time. Confirming that he was still alive, the boy slowly opened his eyes.

“Heeghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Are you all…?”

“Brothers are good at stealing and stealing together.”

An invisible giant stood with his back to him. In his strong hand, a sword as thin as a dragonfly’s wing was clutched.

The sword, which seemed to be brittle at the slightest touch, was in contact with the savage greatsword. A man with a greatsword widened his eyes at the sudden appearance of an uninvited guest.

“What are you?”

“That is none of your business. Anyway, let me ask you something.”

The giant growled as if threatening. Either way, Ronan continued.

“Is it true that you are the first person to live? Then I’m willing to see you give up one arm at a time.”

“This is not a complete madman.”

The giant snorted. However, his eyes were on La Mancha, which Ronan was holding. The black sword did not stop at simply blocking the sword attack, but penetrated into the great sword.

It was a great sword. Moreover, the kid in front of him was blocking his sword attack with one arm. No matter how hard I tried, it wouldn’t budge.

‘Where the hell did this monster come from?’

A cold sweat ran down the giant’s temple. He quickly exchanged glances with his brothers. Everyone seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation. The giant took a deep breath and smiled at Ronan.

“hey. You seem like a good friend, but I’ll stop at this point. Don’t you think the Festival of Swords maintains its reputation because rookie hunters like us filter out such gossips?”

“Suddenly you’ve become sober. Why did your balls shrivel when you figured out the subject?”

“Rather than that, I don’t want to see pointless blood. I mean…heheh!!”

It was a moment. The giant, who had been talking, suddenly let out a roar. The greatsword removed from La Mancha flew towards Ronan.

“Tsuyap!”

“Die the cheeky bastard!”

At the same time, the other two figures who were watching also rushed. The mana-bearing sword and hammer head flew in a bluish arc. Ronan sighed lightly.

“This is why pride is so scary…”

In an instant, La Mancha disappeared from sight. Sherry Rick! A low whistling sound rang out. A red line was drawn over the forearms of each of the hunks.

It was the moment when La Mancha returned to its place after drawing a slash with excitement. Chow ah! Six arms shot up into the air at the same time. The giants’ eyes widened.

“ah?”

They didn’t immediately figure out what had happened. I couldn’t feel any sensation below my shoulder. Patter. The arm, which had rotated several times in the air, fell to the floor.

Blood was gushing out from the clean cut surface. The arms, still full of strength, were still gripping the weapon tightly. weird. I got that tattoo when I went all the way to Jedo Island.

“My arm.”

The man holding the greatsword muttered in a low voice. A sudden stabbing pain hit the three of them.

“Hhhhhhhhh!”

A scream of pain erupted from the giants’ mouths. The timing of screaming in case someone wasn’t a brother was almost the same.

After screaming and twisting their bodies for a long time, the giants fled into the forest. They threw away all of their belongings as well as the things they had taken from the boy. Ronan, who watched them from behind, sighed.

“Sick people. So you could have ended up with one.”

Six bloody roads led in the direction they fled. Still, since they knew how to handle mana, they wouldn’t die, but they probably wouldn’t be able to wield a sword for the rest of their lives.

The lead Ronan turned to the boy. He was drenched in the blood of the thieves and looked up at Ronan in a daze.

“hey.”

“…hot!”

Ronan snapped his fingers. Only then did the boy, who came to his senses, stumble and get up. Grabbing Ronan’s hand, he cried and said.

“Thank you very much…! really…! Thank you very much!”

“it’s okay. How old are you?”

“Oh, I turn fifteen this year!”

“Why did you come here, a kid who doesn’t even have hair on his dick yet? Do you want to die like that?”

Ronan growled lowly. I was more angry at the boy’s recklessness than having stained my hands with blood.

Maybe it’s because I saw so many dead people even though I wanted to live. I couldn’t tolerate the kind of people who acted like they had two lives. The boy shrugged his shoulders in fear and opened his mouth.

“Sorry…I had to go all the way to Farjan no matter what.”

“so why. Did you come to find a holy sword or something?”

“Oh no! I don’t even want that. I’m just… I’m here to give something to one of the participants in the festival.”

“You say you deliver something?”

Ronan frowned at the unexpected business. The boy nodded quickly. Drops of blood splattered every time his bangs swayed up and down.

“I wouldn’t lie. What kind of idiot would come all the way to Farjan for that reason?”

“That’s not a lie. He’s usually unpredictable…Look!”

Suddenly the boy stumbled and moved. He picked up a bundle lying on the floor. It was clearly something the thieves had taken.

It was a long and thick bundle almost as tall as the boy, and it was a miracle that he had come all the way with that. Ronan tilted his head.

“What is it?”

“It’s something I have to deliver.”

The boy began unpacking the bundle with skillful hand movements. When the thick cloth was lifted, a luxurious box was revealed. The boy who stroked the outside of the box let out a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad I didn’t take this…really…”

It seemed to be something really important, judging by the wetness in his voice again. The boy carefully opened the lid. Faaaa – A bright light came out. Inside the box, which was finished with silk, lay a longsword that emitted white light.

“This is…”

Ronan shrugged his eyebrows curiously. I could tell without explaining. It was a really good sword. Even if Doron made it right away, it was of reliable quality. no, maybe even more.

“…it deserves to be screamed at. So, who are you going to give this to?”

Ronan asked a question. The boy who laughed at the sword opened his mouth.

“I’m Swordsman Jaifa.”