Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 166

166. The Festival of Swords (9)

#166

As the sun went down, dusk fell. A twilight halo of light flowed across the blackened horizon.

After Ronan’s conversation with Russell, he returned to the restaurant. My head was complicated in many ways. When I opened the door, the heat and the smell of grilling meat poured out of people’s admiration.

“How many bowls are there?”

“Awesome. With only three people.”

“The Little Duke hardly even ate…!”

Ronan, who was looking around for a fight, laughed. People’s eyes were focused on one place. It was the table where Ronan’s party was sitting. Nabi Roget and Lynn Schlieffen sat facing each other.

At that time, the owner, wearing an apron, set down a beer mug made from ox horns and a large bowl in front of the three of them. Layers of grilled wild boar were piled on a platter larger than the average tray. He looked into Nabi Rose’s eyes and said.

“I am eating really well. Beer and wild boar came out here.”

“Thank you. I think this should be enough… Rin. Can I have more?”

“huh. Want some.”

Rin nodded at Navi Rose’s recommendation. Seeing how they were talking, it seemed like they had become friends. The owner’s eyes widened for an instant.

As he made his way to the kitchen with an awkward business smile, the onlookers burst into cheers again. I was afraid to guess how many plates he had eaten to get this kind of reaction. At that time, Butterfly Rosé and Ronan, who were wiping Rin’s mouth with a napkin, met their eyes.

“Ronan. You are late.”

“…yes, by chance.”

“Sit down. I even ordered yours.”

Nabi Rose pointed to the chair across from her. The furry Ronan sat down and gulped down the beer mug in front of her. The mokuldae, which had been shaking, stopped moving after a while. bang! He set the empty glass down roughly.

“Puha… It’s quite good. here.”

“Originally, Parjan’s beer is famous for its great taste. There are even people who participate to eat this. By the way, smoking followed by drinking is bold.”

“It’s not a Phileondo, so what’s the matter?”

Ronan laughed. Even if he pointed a knife at his throat to stop drinking, he was going to drink today. He called the owner and ordered an additional beer. Naviroze, who looked Ronan up and down, opened his mouth.

“Seeing that there are no bloodstains, it must have been finished with a sword, right?”

“yes?”

“The one who told you to follow me. It doesn’t look like it’s stable for its size, but it’s as expected.”

It was Russell’s story. I don’t know if it was because the atmosphere at the time was tough, but I was sure that he killed Dalian as an excuse. Rin was munching on the meat, her eyes twinkling with interest. he shook his head.

“I didn’t kill him.”

“Know.”

“yes?”

“I said this because your expression was very dark. Should I explain this?”

Nabi Rose smiled. It seemed that he was in a good mood when he even made jokes that he didn’t usually do. It was only then that a somewhat flushed face came into view. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.

“How much did you drink?”

“I drank some. My beloved disciples are getting excellent grades in the sword festival, so as a teacher, I should be able to calm down. Ahaha… It’s nice to meet you guys.”

Ronan and Schlieffen’s faces hardened. If the ears of the two are not wrong, then they have just said that they are ‘beloved’ disciples. Apparently, it wasn’t normal drinking. Ronan, who couldn’t help but laugh, opened his mouth.

“Me too.”

“It should be. cute guys.”

Butterfly Rose, who leaned forward, stroked the cheeks of the two. It was to the point where the worldly affectionateness seemed to be a different person than usual. She asked about two more questions about whether she had any concerns after that, but Ronan only hinted at it and avoided answering.

I wasn’t sure if this could be said. Especially if the target is her. Rin, who had been observing Ronan like that, pulled the sleeve of Butterfly Rosé tightly.

“huh? Why?”

“My bathroom.”

“iced coffee. If you leave the restaurant and turn right…”

“It’s dark and scary. Please go with me.”

Lynn said boldly. It wasn’t something a self-styled lady would say. Butterfly Rose, who looked at Rin dumbfounded for a moment, nodded. She stood up and patted the two disciples on the head.

“Eat slowly. I’ll even come with some wind.”

“Why don’t you just grow it? I would believe it if I said they were a mother and daughter if I took them with me on a ride.”

It was a mother and daughter who were naturally holding hands. right! Butterfly Rose hit Ronan in the head and left the restaurant. Right before the door closed, Rin looked back at Ronan and blinked in one eye. Ronan laughed in amazement.

“Little crab…”

Anyone could see that he was deliberately avoiding his seat. As the spectacle disappeared, the attention of the drunkards naturally dispersed. Only Ronan and Schlieffen were left at the table.

“Aren’t you going to eat more?”

“If it’s a meal, I finished it an hour ago.”

“Did you wait on purpose? You are indeed a nobleman.”

“If you want, I can vacate your seat. Do you need some time alone to think?”

“…no, sit down. I can tell you.”

Ronan shook his head. After all, there was no one to talk to other than this child. He relayed to Schlieffen exactly what he had heard from Russell. That there’s a strange guy coming up from the other side of the mountain, and that he’s likely one of those who massacred the Dawning Unit. Even the story of the white-haired prosecutor that Nabi Roje met one day. Schlieffen, who had been listening, shook his head.

“Certainly, if the instructor hears it, it’s something to be shaken about.”

“ok. Because I don’t want things to go wrong.”

The devil’s impression that Russell told us was a man in a robe who betrayed his savior. In other words, the person who is expected to be the biological father and the appearance were very similar. It could have been a coincidence, but white hair and scarlet eyes were not common features, as Russell said.

Of course, there was a high possibility that it was not the Robejaeng himself. The swordsmanship they used was similar, and it seemed clear that the demon was a great fighter, but his swordsmanship was different. However, the thought that there would be a significant connection could not be erased.

‘What is coming up?’

Ronan twitched his lips. It was just unfortunate that there was no justification for catching the devil right now. Apart from the fact that the sparkling mana found at the scene of the massacre was visible only to Ronan’s eyes, it could have been a trace left by another accomplice. The brutal act of cutting off the wrist was also not a problem according to the regulations.

‘It’s gone, but if you’re not the person involved, you’ll just be fucked.’

The biggest problem was that this was Parjan, where the sword festival was held. In the first place, sneaking over was close to impossible. In order to go to Aran Farjan, he had to cross the sacred ground at the top of the terrain, and since it was an inviolable territory, the elders who supervised the sword festival stood guard over it. Even if each one of them was weak, they were as strong as sword masters.

‘I have to catch it unconditionally.’

Of course, if I showed them the Dawning Plate, it would work out somehow, but I felt that the timing was still inopportune. Ronan sincerely didn’t want to let go of that bastard. Rather than stepping out and messing with the work, I had to make sure to mess it up in a certain place. Schlieffen spoke as if representing his feelings.

“I guess checking first.”

“right.”

Ronan nodded. Fortunately, the mountain gets narrower as you go up. There was a high possibility that he came to the sword festival aiming for the holy sword. The closer you get to your goal, the harder it is to give up. Having finally come to a conclusion, he sighed.

“Damn it, whatever it is, I have to go up. Only the guys on the other side got pitiful.”

“I guess so. Have you finished your meal?”

“ok?”

“I’ll give you a sparring opponent. Shouldn’t we do what we can for the rest of the period?”

Schlieffen stood up. Ronan, who was staring at him with his eyes wide open, burst into laughter. Looking back, this child’s consideration has always been this way.

“customer. The beer came out…what?!”

Ronan took the beer the owner was carrying and drank it. My heart felt lighter than before.

“You know that no one will take responsibility even if you die, right?”

Ronan giggled and followed Schlieffen. A few minutes later, a roar began to emanate from the mountainside. Exactly an hour later, they were banned from Dalian for destroying the terrain.

****

The screening test consisted of a total of four stages. With a break of two to three days between each exam, it took approximately one week to complete all the exams.

Ronan and his party passed the second test without incident. It was a battle for the flag that divided the camps, but it was definitely more worth fighting because most of the idiots were filtered out in the first test.

Most of those who remained were those who were not lacking enough to be called talented people. In fact, I was able to find a few people who I wanted to be friends with later.

“Ronan. After this festival, come to our kingdom. I’ll let you get your hands on anything you want.”

“Don’t do that, come in as a member of our family. Take this opportunity to overcome the barriers of social status that have been fixed since birth… Huh? Is it higher in prestige than the Akalusia family? It’s not…”

The funny thing was that many of them wanted Ronan. On the night of the second test, about 20 contestants lined up to see Ronan. The tone of speech and the conditions presented were different for each of them, but the content of the conversation itself was similar. Be me or ours.

If I had to pick three of the talented players from Gran Parzan, it would definitely be Ronan and Schlieffen Nabirose, but I couldn’t bring myself to recruit them because the latter two already had a solid affiliation and position. On the other hand, in the case of Ronan, he was famous as a hero who restored the spring of the system, but he was clearly a student.

To be precise, he was a secret agent directly under the imperial family, but there was no way he could give such information, and he was a highly coveted talent for those who came to Parjan for the purpose of recruiting. Furthermore, Ronan’s skills, which were confirmed through two tests, far exceeded the rumors that they thought were inflated, so they all tried to seduce Ronan with sweet offers. But the answer that came back was always the same.

“Tell me at the top, not here. Then I’ll think about it seriously.”

In a word, it meant to prove your skills as well. No matter how favorable the conditions were, Ronan was stubborn. People soon realized that compromise was impossible, and turned their steps with burning fighting spirit. Among them, there were those who mumbled that they were unlucky, but that kind of person was not a conversation partner in the first place.

‘It’s not all good. Those who rise to the top are the real ones.’

Rather, Ronan kept an eye on the participants who did not approach him. There was a high possibility that the real talent was silent. Suddenly thinking of Darman, the knife delivery man, Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.

‘Is it coming up from Aran Farzan?’

The suspiciously fast-footed boy and Zaifa were still nowhere to be seen. If Jaifa had participated in the festival of swords, it would have been enough time to meet him, but it was questionable whether the delivery would have been good. You’ll know everything in a few days anyway.

Shaking off the people, Ronan started training as usual. The place is on top of a huge rock that shines in the moonlight. The contents of the training were meditation and mana training to release the curse entangled in blood vessels. He straightened his back and closed his eyes.

‘Come to think of it, even the fucking curse has to be lifted.’

After returning from the big break, I felt much better, but I still couldn’t get rid of the feeling that my strength was being limited. He was in the midst of meditating, having shaken off his thoughts. Rin’s voice came from behind.

“You work hard.”

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

Ronan opened his mouth with his eyes closed. As if to replace Rin’s answer, a cool night breeze blew. Somehow she found a new sword and passed the second test without difficulty. People’s attention was not focused on it because the performance did not stand out. said Lin.

“Why are you here?”

“Your favorite sister with big breasts asked me to come with you.”

“It’s low.”

“What are you going to say? And get your hands off your hips.”

Rin clenched her tongue and lowered her arm. She would always hang around like this whenever Ronan was training. Like a child looking for someone to play with.

“Then are you not interested in the holy sword?”

“A holy sword?”

“huh. Most of them come looking for the Holy Sword.”

Judging by the sound of her footsteps, Ronan could tell she was spinning around the rock. As he pondered the word holy sword, he spat out.

“I don’t believe in such fairy tales. It must be a story made up by old people called Bonama and the elder, or money-headed people like Marja. If people stop coming, everyone will starve to death.”

“Who is Marja?”

“there is. A strong, big-breasted kid.”

“I see. I want to meet you.”

Rin said in a voice mixed with interest. The two had an in-depth discussion about the body organ called the chest for nearly thirty minutes. Ronan burst into laughter when she heard that she tried to get her hand inside Butterfly Rose’s shirt and got scolded.

“Ugh, this is a complete pervert. If he was a man, his head would probably fall off on the spot.”

“huh. I was scared because I was angry.”

“I’m crazy. Will you join our academy when the festival is over? It seems to be the right age. I have skills.”

“huh?”

“It will be fun. I’ll introduce you to Marja and the other friends I mentioned earlier. If you just fix that damn hand habit, everyone will like it.”

A strong night wind whipped her bangs. The air was cold because of the high altitude. Suddenly, Ronan realized that this was the first business he had done after coming to Parjan. Lin, who had been silent, opened her mouth.

“…Are you flirting now?”

“After choosing the words. What… can you see that?”

“no.”

It was a firm refusal like a knife. Ronan’s forehead crumpled for an instant. It was just as he was about to say something.

“Yes, then I can’t help it…”

“Tell me one more time at the top, not here.”

“ok?”

“You know? Will you change your mind then?”

It was something he used to say to other people. Only then did Ronan open his eyes. He was alone on the flat rock. I hurriedly looked around and saw Rin, who was already running away. For some reason, his footsteps seemed more cheerful than usual.

“Weird guy.”

Ronan raised his head and looked up at the night sky. Now, after a few hours, the third test would begin when dawn broke. It was the final gateway to confirm the devil’s true nature.