Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 22

22. For My Sister (1)

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“Ronan.”

“ok?”

“Did you… comb your hair?”

“Are you dissatisfied?”

Ronan growled with his hands behind his back. Asher quickly averted his gaze.

“Oh no… that can’t be.”

A refreshing morning in the cool air. They were waiting for Iril at the carriage station on the west side of the island.

Asher continued to glance at Ronan’s head.

If her usual hair was a crow’s nest, today it seemed to be at least a beautifully woven dugout. Wearing the most neat clothes gave off a completely different atmosphere than usual.

– Knocked up!

Then a carriage stopped in front of the station. It was a luxurious wagon designed to stretch your legs and rest.

Soon the door opened and a silver-haired woman walked out. Irrill opened his eyes wide as usual and looked around the extension.

“Wow…! This is the island…!”

“…what is all that?”

Seeing her, Ronan frowned. Iril’s gaze, which had been looking around all the time, reached the two of them.

“oh! Ronan! Asher!”

Illil laughed brightly and shouted. Instead of answering, Ronan extended his index finger and pointed at the bundles in her hands.

“…what did you bring so many?”

To be precise, it was not a bundle, but a bundle. One on each hand and one on the back. Iril was surrounded in three dimensions by a total of three large bundles.

“Hehe, I brought you guys to eat.”

Erill unpacked one of the bundles. Inside was a bunch of muddy potatoes. The other two bags were filled with various vegetables and things like cheese that she made herself.

Ronan laughed.

“Damn, where are you going?”

“Ehehe, farming went well this time. How delicious is the cheese?”

I think I told you to stop digging potatoes. Anyway, being selfish is a family history. It was the car Ronan was trying to pick up the bundle.

“The Invisible Hand.”

Accompanied by a familiar chant, three bundles floated into the air. Ronan and Iril turned their heads at the same time. Asher was smiling awkwardly with his hands clasped together.

“I will bring this to the dorm. thank you for this food.”

“uh? Where is Asher going?”

“oh…! I have something else to do today. See you at the entrance ceremony tomorrow.”

After speaking, Asher started walking without looking back. Ronan laughed at Asher’s back, who was getting further and further away.

“A cheeky child.”

“Um… that’s a pity. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Asher.”

“I know.”

“Well, there’s tomorrow too!”

Illil smiled brightly again. It was as she said. Ronan invited Iril to attend the entrance ceremony tomorrow.

“By the way, Ronan.”

Suddenly, Iril grabbed Ronan’s hand.

“how have you been doing? Did you eat well? why are you so skinny Do you know how surprised my sister was when a magnificent carriage suddenly came by? Where did you get the money from?”

“I had a good time and I ate well. Don’t worry about the wagon.”

Ronan said calmly. The cost of the carriage was really small compared to the income he had earned so far. He sent that because he couldn’t find a better wagon in the first place.

“Ugh… I can’t believe it… I saw the letter too! I heard you entered the second seat?!”

“huh. martial arts.”

“really? You’re not lying to make your sister feel better, are you?”

“Really.”

Irill looked up and met Ronan’s eyes. The sister I hadn’t seen in a long time was still beautiful. Sunset-colored eyes the same color as Ronan’s were shining under the spring sun.

“If you don’t believe me, look.”

Ronan held out the admission certificate he had prepared in advance. The luxurious paper had Ronan’s name written on it. With the modifier of second seat.

Iril returned the certificate to Ronan after rereading it several times.

“lol. It’s real.”

Illil smiled once and lowered her head. There was no answer for a moment. She continued speaking in a slightly main voice.

“You’re all grown up, my brother.”

The small shoulders started to shake. Ronan licked his lips as if he was about to say something, then hugged Leel with a very careful motion.

“…Listen, sister. I have a kid to introduce you to.”

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…?”

Iril’s eyes were red as he raised his head. There were traces of tears on her pale cheeks.

The younger brother, who was on the verge of losing consciousness, entered the best academy on the continent. Also in second place.

It’s not that I don’t understand her feelings, but I couldn’t stay like this forever. Because today is a day to be happy.

Ronan, who curled his hand and brought it to his mouth, shouted toward the sky.

“Sita!”

“Pyaaaaa-!”

Then Sheeta, which flew through the sky, landed on Ronan’s shoulder in an instant. Ill’s eyes widened. It was a creature I had never seen before.

“Wow! what is he cute!”

“Oh, if I just touch it…!”

There was no time to dry. Iril, sniffing, reached out and touched Sheeta’s head.

“Pyaan~”

“Eh?”

However, contrary to Ronan’s expectations, Sheeta did not show any resistance. The goalpost made a sound as if it was in a good mood.

“It is really soft. what animal is it What is your name?”

“Uh…um…My name is Sheeta. What kind of animal it is…I don’t know.”

Sheeta even went over to Erill’s shoulder and rubbed her face against her cheek. It was something he had never done to anyone except Ronan. Ronan laughed as if it were absurd.

“Ppa~Ppa~”

“Ahaha! It tickles!”

…I was a little heated, but it was fortunate that we got along well. Ronan took his sister and headed to the downtown area.

“Let’s go get something to eat.”

Tomorrow was the entrance ceremony. Today, I was going to buy things I needed at the academy. While repaying the favor to my sister.

****

Ronan led her to a restaurant he had known beforehand. It was the bull steakhouse I went to with Marja on the first day of entering the island.

“This is the first time I’ve eaten anything like this since I was born…!”

“delicious?”

Juice oozes out like an explosion every time the meat is pierced with a fork. Erill nodded quickly up and down.

Ronan gave a satisfied smile. I felt full even though I hadn’t eaten.

“Eat a lot.”

“Yep! Ronan, you eat quickly too!”

Iril started slicing up his steak and putting it on Ronan’s plate. Refusal was of no avail. She said while holding a piece of meat near her brother’s mouth.

“Ah~”

“Ah~ what? I am not a child.”

“Ah~~”

Iril was stubborn. Ronan sighed and looked around. Fortunately, there were not many customers in the restaurant.

Ronan snapped the meat as fast as an alligator bites its prey. Erill stamped his feet and made a fuss.

“how is it! It’s really good!”

“…it’s fine.”

Ronan reluctantly nodded. Iril took turns giving Ronan and Sheeta a piece of meat.

The smile never left her face throughout the meal. As he left the store, Ronan left with a few coins tucked under the plate.

****

After the meal, the siblings moved to a large boutique called [Song of Silk].

It was to buy a few clothes that matched the drawing paper for Irill, who received the school uniform he had ordered and wore only plain clothes.

“Ro Ronan! These clothes don’t suit my sister…! Come on, something else…”

“It suits you.”

“You are so heavenly. I can’t even go to the field in this outfit…!”

“It’s not something I wear to work in the first place. By the way, are you still working in the fields? What money did I give you?”

“Of course I did! How well written!”

Iril said he had spent three silver coins from Ronan’s money earlier. He said he bought seedlings to plant in the field, bought some new clothes, and started raising four chickens.

“I liked it so much I bought it! How nice it is to be able to eat eggs every morning!”

Iril said triumphantly with his hand on his hip. Ronan sighed.

how much did i give you I think it was over three hundred gold coins.

I expected it, but I didn’t expect it to be this serious. Ronan clapped his hands and called the clerk. Everyone in the store was staring at Iril as if possessed.

“Give me everything you picked so far.”

“Ro Ronan!!”

“Listen well, sister. I took second place and got a scholarship until I graduated. In addition to that, various support funds have been pouring in, so the money is just piling up and there is nowhere to use it. So please spend some money on my behalf.”

It was sincere. No matter how much I thought about it, there was really nowhere to spend the money.

Asher suggested how to match the equipment like the other warriors. But to Ronan, armor was just a cumbersome shell, and swords were all the same. It’s just that the time when you can’t use it is different.

Iril nodded with a serious expression and clenched his fists.

“okay. Then, when I go back this time, I want to buy a goose. I’m going to keep a rabbit and buy a brewing barrel!”

“……”

“Should I remove the rabbit?”

Ronan silently calculated the clothes. The moment I left the store, people’s eyes poured out like a raging wave. Iril’s appearance in a pure white dress was as beautiful as an angel descending from the sky.

Iril said as he crossed arms with Ronan.

“Hehe, it’s so nice to walk like this with my brother. Where are we going now?”

“Um…let’s go to the workshop street. I need to buy a knife.”

“Is it broken now?”

“huh. Some idiot made a fuss about it.”

Ronan clicked his tongue. The black iron sword, which had come in handy recently, had become completely useless after the dispute with Schlieffen.

The two crossed the main street with their arms crossed. Ronan put his hands in his pockets and glared at the passers-by who were blatantly watching his sister.

“Did you even have a look at it? You’re staring at someone else’s family.”

“뺘 Ah-”

The shrinking pedestrians were out of side. Sheeta was also puffing up her hair on Ronan’s shoulder. Then the familiar back of the head caught Ronan’s eyes.

“hmm?”

Her hair, as deep as the deep sea, stood tall even among the busily passing by.

Intuition, which reacted before sight, stopped Ronan’s steps. Ronan spat out a curse as if whispering.

“Fuck.”

“yes? Why do you suddenly stop?”

Then the blue head also stopped in place. It was the moment he turned his head. Ronan hurriedly grabbed his sister’s arm.

“Sister, let’s go this way. It’s a shortcut.”

“huh? okay!”

Ronan entered the alley. It was rather narrow, but it was connected to the workshop street.

‘Why is that madman here?’

Rusted plumbing and torn posters grazed the sides. It was a very gloomy landscape, but Erill enjoyed even that. It was the moment when the two of them got out of the alley.

“It’s been a while, Ronan.”

“Ha… Damn it.”

There stood Schlieffen with his head held high. It sounded like he had been waiting for a long time. He stared straight into Ronan’s eyes and continued.

“Why are you hiding like that? You know that clumsy hiding like that won’t do you any good.”

“Such a dog… no. Don’t make people frown in broad daylight, and go on your way.”

“Are you here to get equipment? Same purpose. I also came to pick up the sword I ordered.”

“Do you take the sword?”

Schlieffen nodded. He pulled out the sword hanging from his waist and showed it to Ronan.

It was the same sword that Ronan and I used to fight. The bluish blade made of mithril had scratches the size of a speckle.

“okay. The other day, while competing with you, the blade was hurt. To make scars on a sword made of mithril…”

“Damn, do you call something the size of a snot a scar? Can I show you what scars are?”

Ronan laughed in amazement and pulled out his black iron sword.

The sword body, which looked serious at first glance, appeared. The sharp blade was sharp like harvested corn, and the tip was blunt from being cut.

In a way, it was natural. That’s because I hit the Mithril with that quicksword in succession.

“This is a scar, man. You must have a conscience, you bastard…”

Ronan waved his black iron sword in front of Schlieffen’s eyes. Iril, who had been still, shouted, pulling Ronan’s arm.

“Ronan! No matter how angry I am, what if I say something so bad?”

“what? But this bastard comes first…”

“Ronan!”

Schlieffen, who had been focusing only on Ronan, noticed Iril’s existence only then.

“hmm?”

His brow narrowed slightly. The woman, whose crown barely reached her chest, was preaching to Ronan as if admonishing a child.

“Ah Okay. You don’t have to curse.”

Ronan was scratching his head without saying anything. It was an unfamiliar landscape. It was hard to believe that he was the one who headbutted himself, the successor of the Duke of Grancia, without hesitation.

Then Iril turned his head to Schlieffen.

“I’m sorry… I was taught that swearing is always bad.”

Schlieffen’s time has stopped.

Iril, who lowered and lifted his head once, began to say something.

“Because I’m not enough as an older sister…that’s why…education…swear words…

” But Schlieffen’s ears did not recognize a single word in it. All senses except vision seemed to be blocked.

Her white silver hair was as beautiful as silk plucked from starlight.

The graceful yet splendid features had a formative beauty that even the highest sculptor could not imitate.

It was the first feeling in my life. It seemed that fluid other than blood was running through his veins.

After apologizing, Iril looked up at him and said.

“Um…could you feel better?”

“……”

Schlieffen didn’t answer. Ronan opened his mouth.

“Answer me, man. My older sister asks.”

“sister?”

Only then did Schlieffen’s mouth open. He looked back and forth between Ronan and Iril’s faces in a log-stiff motion.

It was only after another few seconds of silence that he remembered how to speak.

“ah. no. It all happened because I was immoral.”

“……?”

“I am responsible. I will.”

Ronan tilted his head. I didn’t feel the usual prestige in the gaze that was going down. It was strange that the way he spoke also changed like a double-headed man.

Iril smiled brightly and held Schlieffen’s hand.

“Wow! really? thank you! What a nice person!”

“…!”

Schlieffen’s time stopped again. Seeing that his ears were burning red, Ronan cursed.

“What the fuck.”

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