Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 196

196. To the North (2)

#196

“Then I’ll assume you agreed. See you again.”

“huh. Be careful.”

After finishing his business, Ronan left the student council room. Adeshan saw him off with a friendly smile. thud. The sound of the door closing echoed through the silence. Looking at the pile of papers that are now useless, she murmured softly.

“travel.”

Adeshan sat in her place for a long time after Ronan left. I still don’t quite understand what happened. travel. It’s a long-term trip that doesn’t end in one day.

She quietly placed her hand over her left breast. I felt my heart beating faster than usual. Adeshan took a deep breath and brushed her hair to reveal her apple-like ears.

‘What to do…’

He must have been caught agitated. His expression didn’t change, but he could hear his heart beating and his rapid breathing. The distance wasn’t that far in the first place, and Ronan was so quick-witted.

A lot of emotions were swirling in my head. At first, I felt ashamed and resentful of myself for not being able to hide my emotions better. I was worried that I might have looked like a woman who was too easy to agree to at once. If I was good at this, I would have bounced at least once.

“…ehehe.”

But apart from that, the corners of his mouth went up. I was going to carefully suggest that we go out together this summer vacation, but I didn’t expect this to happen. It was while she let out a slightly lackluster laugh. The door to the student council room burst open out of nowhere and a girl entered.

“Sister Adeshan!”

“Eh Eri?!”

“You said you were coming today, why are you so surprised? Heehee, I missed you.”

Adeshan shrugged like a guilty man. Elizabeth ran over like a puppy and hugged her tightly.

“Haa…that’s it. This was lacking.”

Elizabeth muttered, rubbing her face against Adeshan’s chest. It looked like a cat with a lot of aegyo than a puppy because it was so cat-like. Adeshan smiled and stroked her hair.

“Eri is also really…”

“Really. I am very serious right now.”

Elizabeth answered without taking her face away. What she desperately needed in her exhausting training life at the Mage Tower was Adeshan’s arms to embrace, not a servant to replace the troublesome chores or praise from proud wizards.

“Congratulations on completing the training. How was the Dawning Mage Tower?”

“It was good. Should I say that I realized that the world is wide? The child of Grancia has become quite a lady… Aun Fila-nim is also a genius in flame magic.”

At Adeshan’s question, Elizabeth raised her head. There were a lot of things to talk about. It was a car to deliver the surprise news that she had just received a recruiting offer from Topju. For some reason, Adeshan’s face, which was different from usual, caught my eye.

“…But what’s wrong with your expression? What’s going on?”

“Yes? Oh no… there is no such thing.”

“lie. Is it something else related to Ronan-nim?”

Adeshan sighed. Elizabeth smirked as if she knew that and poked her cheek.

“I knew it.”

“Uh, how… you know?”

“It’s that simple. My sister is only agitated by things related to him.”

Elizabeth replied with an expression that asked if she was asking something like that. There was only one person at Phileon who could disrupt the perfect student body president.

Suddenly thinking that it wasn’t him made me a little annoyed. She asked, narrowing her eyes.

“Then tell me now. What else did that villain do to torment my sister this time?”

“Ah, a villain… such a…”

“My sister cares so much, but you don’t know anything about it. I always come here because I get hurt. I hear you took care of me all day when I was brought in this time.”

Elizabeth grumbled. Of course, she was very fond of Ronan, but her relationship with Adeshan was another matter. Should I say that I don’t want to see the god I worship distorted? Adeshan hesitated and opened his mouth.

“So…”

Adeshan conveyed the proposal he had heard from Ronan. Elizabeth’s eyes widened.

“oh my god. A trip?”

“Ahaha… I can’t believe it.”

“Did you agree? no, of course What am I asking?”

Adeshan nodded with difficulty. There were autumn leaves on his white face. I see it’s real Elizabeth, who was dumbfounded, said while holding her hands.

“sister. I really don’t think this is a heaven-sent opportunity. They entice you to confess first, and if you are frustrated, they attack you with shameful sins.”

His speech was quick, yet serious. Her purple eyes were burning with a passion she had never seen before. Adeshan’s face grew even hotter at the bold suggestion.

“Eri. To attack…!”

“If not, you have to make them confess. You can’t use that ability on people?”

Elizabeth pointed to Adeshan’s eyes and said. The way she spoke and her expression became bitter, it seemed that she wasn’t the Eri she had known until now. Adeshan’s lips moved in embarrassment.

“I haven’t tested it yet…Should I go that far?”

“Ha…sister. I didn’t want to say this, but to be honest, unnie needs to feel a bit threatened.”

“……Sense of crisis?”

“yes. You can tell just by looking at the women around Ronan right now.”

Elizabeth nodded. The fact that I had to explain this was shocking, but I just let it go. If it wasn’t for this lack of notice, I would have already been dating Oh Sun Do-soon from two years ago.

“W If it’s a woman… what specifically?”

“There are many candidates, but what you need to be wary of is the people in your club. If it wasn’t for Braum, I would have thought that members would be selected based on their faces. The only consolation is that Asher, who has a reputation as the most beautiful in magic, is a man? Of course, I think my sister is the prettiest, but…”

Elizabeth dragged her words. Adeshan, who inferred the story behind it without difficulty, sighed. Come to think of it, all the women around Ronan were really just beautiful women who looked like they came out of a fairy tale book. Marya and the vampire princess Ophelia, and even Instructor Nabi Rose, who has recently been giving off a subtle atmosphere. Touching her chin, she continued.

“In my opinion, Marja-sama is the most dangerous. She’s pretty and has a great body, but she’s even wealthy… What’s more, the way she looks at Ronan-nim is unusual.”

“…isn’t that serious?”

“There is something like that. Shall we say that it is like a predatory beast aiming for prey? What is certain is that she has more room to act boldly than her sister.”

The word daring had many meanings. Erzebet further explained the strategic advantage that Marja could have because of Ronan’s position as a childhood friend.

“The most frightening thing is that there is no skin. Looking at the club, the two are extremely close. Furthermore, we cannot ignore Marja-sama’s liking for physical skinship.”

For a moment, Elizabeth remembered the time when she was in a club activity. When I was bored, I hugged her saying she was pretty like a doll, but I couldn’t help but admit that her destructive power was amazing.

“It encroaches into everyday life like that. I use the window as a reason to dig into what is going on with my friends. As friends, how about holding hands? How about a hug between friends? In the end, on a thunderous night, if you open the door and come in and have a little sleep with your friends…”

“Stop that! OK, I understand enough.”

Adeshan waved her hand to stop her. The red face was pale again. It was a story full of possibilities. Her breathing started to quicken.

‘no.’

I felt like I had a sudden headache. The sweet delusion that came to mind while planning the trip had transformed into a scene of sobbing while watching Ronan and Marya kiss from behind a tree. Just imagining it made my limbs tremble. A sobbing voice escaped from her gaping mouth.

“Eh Eri…what should I do? That kind of thing…”

“It’s okay, sister. Everything will be fine.”

“Thank you…”

“What?”

Elizabeth patted her on the back. Seeing him fluctuate just by imagining it, he seemed to like it quite a bit. not even envious She whispered softly and smiled softly.

“For me, as long as my sister is happy, that’s it.”

It was a bit of a bitter smile. The evening light seeping through the curtains exquisitely illuminated the two of them. Somehow I had a hunch that a lot was going to happen this summer.

****

Time passed quickly. Since the late entrance ceremony was held at the end of spring, the vegetation soon turned green. The second summer vacation has arrived since I came to Phileon.

“I missed this green. Everyone, please come and have a fun and rewarding time.”

The vacation ceremony ended with Kratyr’s short training. The sound of cicadas dominating the stream pierced my ears. After greeting the members, Ronan returned to the dormitory alongside Schlieffen.

“What kind of bastard summer is coming so soon.”

“Because the winter has been that long. The entrance ceremony was held late in the first place.”

“That makes sense. But aren’t you hot? You don’t shed a drop of sweat.”

“The sweat glands are controlled with mana. It is one of practice.”

“Crazy bastard.”

Ronan shook his head. No matter how helpful it was, I didn’t want to do that. When it was hot, fanning your hands and sweating profusely suited you better.

Perhaps because today was a vacation, the faces of the students were generally bright. The most excited were the freshmen who were on summer vacation less than three months after entering the school.

Even though it was summer so hot that the sound of cicadas could be heard annoyingly, their expressions were all cheerful. Suddenly seeing the freshmen playing ball under the scorching sun, Ronan licked his tongue in disgust.

“Isn’t everything turned around? How could that be?”

“Because it’s the first summer in two years. I must have missed you quite a bit.”

Surprisingly, Itargand was included among the ball players. His platinum hair fluttered every time he dodged an opponent’s ball.

“Take it there!”

“Do not order me.”

Having said that, Itargand received the ball. His arrogant tone was the same, but his behavior was cooperative and it was funny. Female students who seemed to be his followers were sitting on one side of the playground and screaming. Ronan laughed at the sight of him blending into human society much better than expected.

“That bastard gets along well and plays.”

“I’ve heard rumors that he’s going to be the next student council president.”

“What a good thing. Navardoze-sama will like it too.”

Ronan giggled. The two of them walked while talking about this and that before they arrived at the dormitory building. Ronan said goodbye in advance to Schlieffen, who had to go up one more floor.

“Have a good vacation.”

“It is. Are you heading north?”

“ok. It’s hot, so you have to be able to bear it.”

“Go. I hope you don’t become weak because you fall for women.”

Schlieffen left those words and went up the stairs. The color is crazy. Laughing as if he was dumbfounded, Ronan entered the room. A huge bag that looked like Asher could be put in was placed in front of the door.

‘The preparations are over.’

It was a travel luggage that Ronan had prepared in advance for the past two months. It was bulky because there was a lot of equipment for cold weather. Ronan nodded as he recalled Adeshan’s face.

‘I’m glad the senior agreed.’

Being together with Adeshan would be of great help to each other. To be honest, I wanted to take him around a little more often, but after taking on the heavy responsibility of being the student council president, it was difficult to spend time with him.

I wanted to give him a tour of the smithy, so I brought up the word, but it was fortunate that an agreement was reached. Since the north is my senior’s hometown, he must know a lot of things I don’t know. Since the memorial stone for the family is said to be in the north, it would be nice to stop by on the way.

“Shall we go soon?”

Organizing his thoughts, Ronan carried his backpack. Sheeta was ordered to protect her sister, so she did not accompany her this time. Since it was a time when Nebula Clazier was being purged on a large scale, the possibility of retaliation could not be ignored.

The meeting place was in front of the west gate of Phileon. Somehow, it was a little early, so no one had come out yet.

“This should be enough.”

Ronan inhaled the warm air and nodded in satisfaction. Judging by the intensity of the sun piercing the skin, the snow and ice covering the northern part must have melted quite a bit.

He was in the middle of stretching, feeling good in the cool breeze. A familiar voice came from behind.

“Ronan.”

“Haaaaaaaaaaah, are you here?”

It was an earlier meeting than expected. Ronan turned his head. A tall lady was standing there with a backpack on her back. his eyes widened.

“…Senior Adeshan?”

“Sorry. I waited a long time.”

Adeshan said. I tried to answer no, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. Her black hair down to her waist was blowing in the wind. For a moment, Ronan’s thinking stopped.

‘This really isn’t a joke.’

It wasn’t the Adeshan I saw a month ago. It didn’t look like it was decorated, but the person looked different. His haggard face regained its elasticity, and his hair was silky smooth. Her closed lips were shining bright red reminiscent of coral, as if she had applied something lightly.

To put it simply, it was just pretty. Ronan, who was dumbfounded, opened his mouth belatedly.

“Oh no. I just came too.”

“thank god. Shall we go then?”

She brushed her hair behind her ears and smiled softly. It was a grown-up smile practiced following Eri’s advice to show the charm of an older person. Of course, my heart was beating as if it would tear my chest apart at any moment. Hearing her words, Ronan shook his head.

“Oh wait. There are still people to come.”

“……comer?”

Adeshan tilted her head. Weren’t you two going? Anxiety stemming from intuition was creeping up. Something leaping from behind hung on Ronan’s neck.

“yap!”

“Gagging!”

Ronan was staggered by the unexpected surprise. Adeshan’s eyes widened. A girl with blonde hair tied back clung to Ronan and giggled.

Her turquoise sparkling eyes and her assertive body caught my eye. said Marya, ruffling Ronan’s hair.

“I came exactly on time, but you came first? I really like that you keep your appointments on time.”

Due to the large height difference, the girl’s feet were floating on the floor. Ronan frowned and patted her arm.

“Yumma. It’s heavy, so go down.”

“Ah, what is this man doing with such a thing?”

“Don’t you think about the weight of your backpack? And now you’re a muscle mass and really heavy.”

“Ahaha, that sounds nice to hear.”

Ronan swayed his upper body back and forth, but Marya did not loosen her arms easily. Adeshan, who was watching the desperate situation, bit his lower lip. Her gray gaze was fixed on Marya’s chest, pressed against Ronan’s back. Unbearable, she opened her mouth.

“Hey there…”

“Ah, hello Adeshan sister!”

It was before Adeshan could say anything. Marja met her eyes, untied her arms from Ronan’s neck and came running. Facing Adeshan, she lowered her head and said.

“It’s so nice to go with you this time. Please take good care of me!”

“…Yes. Please take care of me too.”

When it came out like this, there was nothing to say. Adeshan let out an awkward laugh. The quivering corners of his lips were quite far from the smile of an adult. Ronan, who was watching the two women, smiled contentedly.

‘It’s good. It’s a good thing.’