Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 195

195. To the North (1)

#195

“Greetings. She is my wife.”

“…the wife?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. The hidden woman showed her face again. The bronzed skin and clear features were impressive. He took a deep breath when he realized the identity of the deja vu he felt from the woman belatedly.

“oh my god.”

It’s not different, it’s something I’ve actually seen before. It was the woman who had been asleep in a glass coffin in the gloomy laboratory of Jarodine. His wife, whom Jarodine had sacrificed everything to save.

Was her name Sunya? Ronan was frightened and asked.

“Damn it, are you fully alive now?”

“okay. My memory and mind haven’t completely returned yet, though. Basically, I am afraid of people, so I take short walks only at dawn when no one is there.”

Jarodine nodded. It was truly unbelievably wonderful. I even heard that I opened my eyes, but I thought this kind of achievement could have been achieved in two years.

“By the way…you have changed a lot, Ronan. It’s almost unnoticed.”

“I did grow a little bit taller.”

“No, from an internal point of view. Do you have your own core? I guessed it would take many more years to reach this state.”

Jarodine narrowed his brows. Ronan suddenly realized that his gaze was fixed on his chest. For a moment, I forgot that this person was the overwhelming number one in the field of mana.

“A lot of changes have taken place, especially around the heart. Now you seem to be able to use mana no differently than normal students. Am I right?”

“Yes. It has improved a lot.”

“Amazing speed… Sooner or later, I will devise and teach you a new mana practice method, so keep that in mind.”

It was still an impassioned tone. It was so wizard-like to skip over the question of how you were doing and get to the point.

Well, it was because of that kind of tenacity that no one else could achieve the feat of resurrection. Jarodine, who continued to look at Ronan, narrowed his eyes.

“By the way…why do you feel Navardoze’s energy in you? Is it because of my mood?”

For an instant, I got goosebumps. For a while, I forgot that the primordial ember had been transplanted into my heart. It didn’t matter if he told the truth, but judging from his desire for exploration, I had a hunch that the future would be very, very troublesome. Ronan averted his gaze and opened his mouth.

“Uh… would that be? We were together until a little while ago and came back.”

“I heard that too. Well, it can’t be. The primordial fire in the human body.”

Ronan swallowed a thick saliva. I was still getting it right. Jarodine murmured softly.

“…I can’t even imagine what will happen when all the curses are lifted.”

Ronan didn’t know it, but Jarodine felt more than admiration and even a little fear. Ronan now seemed to be using about 40% of his total potential. It was the first time we met and greeted each other, and the performance was well received, but I couldn’t believe that everything was done with only 40% of the power.

‘A second morning star has risen in the empire.’

It was the tea Jarodine had been salivating on. Hearing the word curse, Ronan suddenly snapped his fingers.

“that’s right. Where the hell has Professor Secret gone?”

“hmm?”

It was a long forgotten name. He was the first person I talked to after coming out of Haeju for two years, but I haven’t seen him until now.

Judging from the fact that Ceparachio was covered in dust, it seemed that it had been a long time since he had been away, but there were so many things that he hadn’t even asked other people about. Jarodine shook his head from side to side.

“…If it’s him, it’s been quite a while since I haven’t heard from him either. He’s such an ever-changing person, but it sure seems to take a long time this time.”

“Do you know where he went?”

“North. He left saying he was looking for a way to drive winter out of the islands.”

This time it was up north. It was the same in the case of Elsia, so maybe something bewitching was sleeping in the land of the North.

“thank you.”

“It won’t be a big deal. He is a very powerful wizard.”

said Jarodine. He had no intention of taking any action anyway, so Ronan just conveyed his thanks. If you’re lucky, you’ll meet them in the north.

After finishing the main topic, the two were finally going to return to their current situation. Sunya tugged at Jarodine’s sleeve.

“Jarodin.”

“hmm? why do you ma’am.”

Jarodine turned. It was creepy to see the tone of his voice suddenly become friendly. Sunya was staring at his face, holding on to his sleeve. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.

“What did I hear wrong? It must have just been called.”

“It’s one of two words Sunya can say. If you look closely, you seem to remember as much as I do.”

“What about the other one?”

“That’s…”

That was the moment Jarodin replied. Sunya’s brow twisted as she looked up at him. She let go of her sleeves and shouted as she slammed the power into Jarodine’s stomach.

“bad!”

“Keoouk!”

puck! Sunya’s fist dug deep into Jarodin’s stomach. It was such an accurate blow that even Ronan, who couldn’t handle wear loopers, admired it. Jarodin groaned briefly before collapsing, clutching his stomach with both hands.

“Keuk…Keuk…”

“Bad!”

But Sunya was not satisfied with that. Suddenly, she kicked Jarodine down, then jumped on top of his chest and began beating her in earnest. A moan of agony leaked from Jarodin’s mouth as his fist struck the poker-like body.

“Keuuk! Shut up!”

The speed at which the fist was inserted was unusual. The weight on each shot seemed to be someone who had learned martial arts professionally. Come to think of it, did you say that he was originally in charge of Jardin’s vanguard? Ronan hurriedly restrained her by grabbing both of her arms from behind.

“What the fuck are you doing?”

“bad! Jarodine is bad!”

Sunya struggled like a leopard caught in a trap. He was incredibly strong for his size, but it was impossible to break free from Ronan’s restraints. Jarodin, who had become a mop, opened his mouth.

“Let it go…keuh, because this is my karma…”

“Does that sound come out even after being beaten like that? Will you come to your senses after you poop?”

“You remember what I… did to my wife… Ugh!”

Jarodine, regurgitating what was inside, staggered to his feet. For a moment, the scene of a conversation with him in the lab flashed through my mind.

“…aha.”

Ronan remembered the evil that Jarodin had done. I welcomed my wife and treated her as if she were not there just because she was embarrassed because she was a native.

‘I’m sure you have a wife.’

When I thought about it, I thought it could have been a little more right. The moment Ronan relaxed his arms, Sunya leaped like a wild ape and lunged at Jarodin.

“Kyaaaaaagh!”

“Ugh…!”

Jarodine gritted his teeth. In fact, he could have stopped it with earth magic if he wanted to, but he had no intention of doing that even if a knife came to his throat. It was enough to hurt his wife once.

Still, being beaten was painful, so he closed his eyes tightly. Judging by the direction of the fist, this time it was the right rib.

However, no matter how long I waited, the shock that broke my stomach did not occur. Jarodine opened her eyes slightly. My wife, who returned with a calm angelic face, was holding her sleeve lightly.

“…ma’am?”

“Jarodin. hungry.”

Sunya said. Jarodine’s eyes widened. If his ears weren’t wrong, it must have been a different word from what he was used to saying. Ronan, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but panic.

“Didn’t you just say you were hungry?”

“…okay. It is the third word.”

Jarodin’s eyes were red. Sunya tilted her head. It seemed like a historic moment in its own right. Wiping his eyes with his sleeve, he looked at Ronan and said.

“Anyway, I’m glad you seem to be doing well, Ronan. See you often.”

“Uh…yes.”

Ronan nodded his head dumbfounded. It wasn’t that I didn’t have something I wanted to ask, but I felt like I shouldn’t touch it now. Jarodine said, holding his wife’s hand.

“then Let’s go. ma’am.”

“bad!”

Then Sunya again plunged her fist into Jarodine’s side. It was as if my mind was still going back and forth. A terrific roar rang out, but Jarodin gritted his teeth and resisted the fall. Taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth.

“That’s right…I’m bad. Whoa, I’ve done something really…immoral to you.”

“Jarodin?”

“So…hmm, do as you please…I won’t hurt you any more…”

Jarodine wrapped his arms around his wife’s shoulders. Sunya stared at him, her big eyes blinking. After a while, Jarodin came to his senses and took her hand again and started walking. I don’t know if her anger has subsided or not, but Sunya didn’t resist any longer.

“That’s true.”

Ronan watched until the backs of the two left the square and disappeared. Seeing how he turned the cold-hearted Jarodin into such a tofu man, love was terrifying. Ronan moved towards the dormitory.

‘There are more reasons why the world shouldn’t perish. It’s bothering me.’

When I raised my head, I saw a group of stars scattering light like sowing seeds. A small dawn moon hung on the spire and shimmered.

It wasn’t comparable to what I saw at Dreemoor Fortress, but it was still quite a sight worth seeing.

****

“Why between us, but Ronan-kun. Please, satisfy this old man’s curiosity.”

“Why do you keep doing that because nothing really happened?”

A week had passed since I returned from Dreemur. A more peaceful day followed. Although Kratyr and the Emperor persistently inquired about what had happened with Navardoze, Ronan stuck to the same answer until the end.

“The mother of fire took humans apart, how could that be? I’m begging you like this, so please…!”

“I said the same thing to His Majesty the Emperor. Nothing really happened.”

After eight days of persuasion, Ronan was able to shake off Kratyr. Certainly, perhaps because he was a wizard, he had a nasty side to him compared to the emperor who gave up after three days. Of course, I lied to both of them.

‘This information is still too early for mankind to accept.’

Ronan, who was reading the report, twisted his lips. On the piece of paper enchanted to be automatically incinerated upon completion of reading, there was written news that three branches of Nebula Klazie had been subjugated in the past five days. Two of the three branches had been sacked by Zaifa’s troops.

‘It probably hasn’t been that long since I’ve gotten better. The old man is in good spirits.’

Ronan’s plan to dry up and kill the Church was proceeding smoothly. Zaifa, who jumped out of bed and woke up, was literally drinking Nebula Klazie.

The Imperial Army unit, which Ronan had instructed with the authority of the dawn, was also showing quite good results. The location information extracted from the information received from Major Nemea and Russell showed a fairly high accuracy rate.

‘Anyway, I have to go to the big branch myself. I wish I didn’t overdo it.’

However, I was worried that I might be screwed up by rashly touching a huge branch. There was a reason why he told me to deal with only small and medium-sized branches. If they were rushed in halfway and the same guy appeared, another huge loss of life would have occurred.

‘Still, he’s doing well, so what?’

It was true that there was a concern, but there was no particular alternative now. Except for believing in people and luck. Besides, he had other things to worry about.

‘one month? No, it will take about two months. I can’t get a feel for it.’

The day Ronan returned from Dreemur, he immediately set about making plans to leave for the North. They had to prepare as thoroughly as when they went to Dainhar. The final destination, the sea of ghosts, as well as Heiran, which was reached before that, were extreme places that could never be ignored.

Fortunately, it was the fact that it was going to be summer soon. It is the time when the northern snowfields, which seem to never melt, soften and reveal their green flesh.

If you go on a journey, there was only this time. Adeshan, who was sorting out the paperwork, smiled at Ronan.

“It’s nice to see you after a long time. I was too busy with work to make time for it.”

“Iknow, right.”

She was sitting in front of a platinum desk that only the student body president could sit on. After stuttering once, Ronan drank the teacup in front of him at once.

I don’t know what it was cooked with, but it didn’t taste as bad as I thought. When I looked up, I saw the unfamiliar scenery of the student council room. I had only heard rumors, but this was the first time I had come in person.

‘It’s a facility with a lot of money no matter how you look at it.’

I don’t know if all other academies are like this, but it seemed like it would be believed that the grandeur of the world was the place where the National Assembly was held. Perhaps because it was after school, the only people left were him and Adeshan.

“So what happened?”

“Ah…it’s nothing special, but I have a few things to tell you. What you’ve done so far has been great, right? They said they were contacting us from all over.”

He said in a tone that he was proud of Adeshan. He explained that he had been contacted by a double-digit aristocratic family and a triple-digit knights from a commercial company, saying they wanted to meet Ronan.

So Ronan was called to the student council even though it was after school. Coincidentally, Adeshan had business, so he sipped tea without saying much.

“aha. It’s done.”

Adeshan finally got up after sorting out all the paperwork. I wondered how the chair could be turned off without making a sound. His elegant appearance and demeanor made him a person who fit well with the position of student council president.

“Then let me explain one by one. First, Baron Mondrian offered to hire me as an official knight right after I graduated. Even if you just go on a field trip during summer vacation, they say they will give you this much for your trouble, so take note. But it’s not only here that I made this proposal…”

Adeshan, who sat across from Ronan, explained the proposal to him in detail. Most of them were aiming for after he graduated, but there were quite a few requests to stop by just once during summer vacation.

“Wow, that’s awesome. Are you willing to pay this much?”

It was like asking to brighten up the dinner party or to watch his son’s swordsmanship, but he was saying that he would pay a price that ordinary people could not imagine. To the point where it’s really okay to set aside time for a few days and do a side job. Adeshan said in a slightly envious tone.

“It’s okay, Ronan. Now you don’t have to worry about the future. Everyone wants you.”

“Well…”

Ronan twitched his chin. It was certainly a good offer, but nothing caught my attention. In the first place, his purpose was not the document, but the person holding the document.

“senior.”

“huh?”

“Since this is enough, let’s go on a trip with me during vacation.”

“……to?”