Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 238

238. Dragon King (3)

#238

“What the hell are these bastards doing in the tower?”

Ronan frowned. The pulsating presence was simply something that could not be passed over. Even though the origin was far away, it felt as clear as if it was right in front of my eyes.

‘Are the dragons having an orgy?’

It was unusual. The sparkling mana that was buried in the air was informing the seriousness of the incident. This unique phenomenon, visible only to Ronan, was proof that Nebula Klage was here.

‘Are you sure. It’s in this tower.’

I didn’t expect to get the physical evidence in this way. I don’t know what he was doing in the tower, but he needed to gather data before the job was done. Ronan got up from bed and opened his mouth.

“good. Let’s go right away.”

“Yes. But there is a problem.”

“problem?”

Ronan tilted his head. Asher reached out and pointed to a door in the corner of the room. From the drawing-room to the audience-room, from the audience-room to the bedroom, the magic door that brought them was firmly shut.

“That door is the only entrance. There was nowhere else.”

“so?”

“There are dozens of security spells on the door. Oh, I guess he expected us to go out on the way.”

Asher stuttered. Ronan’s brow wrinkled. Looking closer, I could definitely feel the residual mana remaining inside the doorknob.

“Can’t I just cut it off?”

“Then it should disappear, but there is a possibility that the function of the ‘door’ will also be lost. An alarm might sound. Originally, these magic tools had a very complex design…”

Asher blurted out his words. I didn’t expect to run into trouble so quickly. If you think about it, no matter how you try to open the door, there is a lot of risk of getting caught.

With these measures in place, it wouldn’t be strange to have guards waiting at the door. Asher continued.

“Ha, it might be possible to decipher the magic in about an hour. Would you like to try that?”

“Then it’s too late. How the hell…”

Ronan groaned. I had to come up with something different. His gaze stopped at one spot as he slowly looked around the room.

Colorful curtains covered the entire western wall. Suddenly, a gust of wind passed through Ronan’s head.

“uh?”

“Why why?”

“wait. No way…”

The room was dark from the time I entered, so I overlooked it for a while. Ronan slowly approached the wall and pulled the curtain.

Hwaaak! Soft moonlight poured into the room. A bright full moon rose through the high arched windows. The corners of Ronan’s mouth went up.

“You should have looked for it properly. There is an open entrance here.”

“I can’t believe it…”

Asher’s face turned pale. I felt like I knew what was going to happen next. Ronan approached with a smirk and put his hand on his shoulder.

“Do you remember how we got into Adren?”

****

“Has His Majesty not come down yet?”

“okay. It’s already been a month with this. What do you do at the top every night?”

“This time, humans in white were also with us.”

The chatter of the sentries echoed under the moonlight. Their mission was to guard the stairs on the 73rd floor of the Sky Tower. It was a pretty important mission because you had to pass through it to move upstairs or downstairs.

Of course, the boredom peculiar to boundary duty could not be erased even with a sense of duty. grumbled the sentry with the scar on his cheek.

“To be honest, I don’t like those people. don’t tell me you’re winning What if I do harm to His Majesty…”

【What’s so disliked about it?】

He was about to say something. Suddenly, a familiar woman’s voice rang out from under the stairs. The startled guards took a stand at attention. Tboob. Tboob. Before long, a woman came up the stairs and stopped in front of them.

【Tell me.】

“I am Naransonia-sama. That’s not…”

the terrified sentry stammered. The moonlight filtering through the window illuminated her beautiful face.

I never thought I’d get caught by Naransonia. Nicknamed the Empress of Steel, she was notorious for being the most loyal and strict among the Dragon King’s limbs.

【Our mission is only to follow His Majesty’s wishes. Am I wrong?]

“No. I said something presumptuous.”

So the sentry meekly bowed his head. He knew several dragons and servants who were skewered by Naransonia for insulting the Dragon King. Fortunately, no additional reprimands came in. After staring at the stairs, she stepped forward.

【Move aside for a moment.】

“What…”

The sentries stepped aside. Naransonia reached out. Kagagak! Huge steel spikes erupted from the floor and ceiling, completely blocking the stairs leading to the lower floor.

It wasn’t too hard to realize that it was a security measure. One of the sentries asked, bewildered.

“You don’t have to go this far…”

【You have to make sure. I’ll remove it as soon as His Majesty’s ritual is over, so get back to work. It might be good to patrol somewhere other than here.]

After those words, Naransonia went upstairs. Kagagak! At the same time, steel thorns grew on the stairs leading upward.

“…Let’s go patrol.”

“huh.”

The sentries, who had been whispering a little, moved on. The sound of footsteps slowly faded away. By the time they were out of sight from the window. Ronan stuck out his tongue as if he was tired of it.

“What a terrible year. If I tried to climb from the inside, I would have been fucked.”

“Yeah…that’s right.”

Asher nodded. Schlieffen expressed his silent affirmation by not saying anything.

They watched the conversation between Naransonia and the guards from beginning to end. Outside the window, not inside. It was so far away from the city that I could hear even small voices.

“good. Now let’s go up again. Never look down.”

“Yes. Ah Okay.”

Asher nodded. wheein! A cool night breeze ruffled their hair. Asher beckoned and at the same time, the bodies of the three began to rise again.

They escaped from the bedroom through a window. It was an idea conceived while entering Adren.

Unlike the sealed door, there was no security magic applied. Well, I would never have imagined that I would escape from such a height.

The invisible magic Asher had learned last night was covering their bodies. So even though the three of them were united to the extent that their shoulders touched, they did not see each other. Ronan exclaimed in admiration at the incredible performance that he had acquired in a short period of time.

“No matter how many times you see it, it’s amazing. How long did you say it took you to learn this?”

“About two or two hours.”

“It would be nice if the shit was thick.”

Ronan shook his head. I forgot for a moment that it is not okay to try to understand genius with common sense. He, who was rubbing Asher’s shoulder like he was proud of himself, asked a question.

“right. Don’t you have enough mana?”

“Ah, it’s still fine. The potion Marya gave you is still there.”

“Be alert. Because if you make a mistake, we all die.”

Ronan asked for trust. Asher swallowed a thick saliva and nodded.

I was sorry that I seemed to be craving it, but it was an environment that I had no choice but to put pressure on. If Asher’s concentration breaks or his mana runs out, everything is over. Ronan, who looked down at his feet, added a word.

“That’s also very terrifying…”

Adren was already so small that he could barely see it. Outside the city limits stretched a vast sea of clouds. Judging from the height, the corpse would not have been recovered, but would have been engraved on Adren as a red stain.

Still, aside from Asher’s mental and physical weakness, there was nothing particularly threatening. They were on their ascent for another twenty minutes or so. Schlieffen, who was looking up, opened his mouth.

“…that’s unpleasant.”

“Are you like that too?”

Ronan affirmed. The closer we got to the top, the thicker the mana was. The ominous presence that I vaguely felt in the bedroom was clearly getting stronger.

It was the same with sparkling mana. The light grew stronger and stronger and it hurt my eyes. Is this how it feels to enter the Milky Way? At that time, the tower that had risen like a wall broke off and the top of the mountain unfolded before my eyes. Ronan’s eyes widened.

‘…What the fuck.’

he froze The other two couldn’t be seen, but they must have been reacting the same way. It was an inevitable landscape.

The top of the open cylinder was wide enough to rival the great plaza of Phileon. In the center, the dragon king, Ajidhaka, sat looking up at the sky.

The two-headed dragon’s fully exposed body was so large and massive that it was surprising that the tower was holding up its weight. Ronan, who was looking around, gritted his teeth.

‘Those chews.’

There were about twenty people in white robes. Ronan’s hand gripped the hilt, and strength went into it.

The undeniable energy of Nebula Klazie was emanating from them. The number of people was also the same, but it was unusual to see that they all looked eminent. Ronan, who was looking at their faces, twisted his lips.

‘Why did they come rushing in like that?’

There were three people with white hair and scarlet eyes, wearing star-shaped badges on their five sleeves. The former is the Lycopos, an assassination unit under the direct control of the religious leader. The latter were bishops, all of whom belonged to the highest ranks in the church.

‘Could the priest come too?’

I looked around just in case, but Abel was nowhere to be seen. Of course, with the current number of people, it was clear that this was not an ordinary job.

‘What the hell are you doing?’

I guess I should look a little closer. Ronan’s party approached them while killing their presence as much as possible.

The dragon king’s posture reminded me of a wolf looking at the moon. The two heads held upright seemed to be waiting for something.

Under his feet, a huge magic circle was drawn that could completely contain the huge body. Flashing at slow intervals, it was as if the creature was breathing. The sparkling mana that covered the entire tower was oozing from there.

‘uh?’

Suddenly, Ronan’s eyes met the Dragon King’s torso and raised his eyebrows. A lump of flesh that had risen next to the left neck branch was growing.

“That’s…”

The protruding mass of flesh was covered with scales like the dragon king’s other neck. However, it was not golden, but bluish white scales like starlight.

The three of them were in the midst of staring at the bizarre yet mysterious scene in a state of fascination. The dragon king, who was looking at the night sky, opened his mouth.

【It’s always amazing. The strength is rising-]

[I can feel it.]

[The one who gives me this power-]

[Who is it?]

Asher shrugged at the still magnificent voice. Fortunately, my concentration didn’t break. One of the bishops who was waiting next to him opened his mouth.

“As I said before, it is the power of a great star.”

【okay. I can’t believe it even after hearing it. Such a mighty power-]

【I never thought it would exist.】

“Haha…The world we live in is nothing more than dust from a macroscopic point of view. It borrows power from the sky above the sky, that distant heaven.”

Hearing the word star, Ronan narrowed his eyes. The faces of bald giants passed through my mind. What does this ritual have to do with it? The Dragon King spoke.

【Then, when will this ceremony-】

【Will it end?】

“Now, at most two days. I’m looking forward to the moment when the third head is completed. I’m sure you won’t be able to compete with someone like Navardoze.”

The bishop, bowing his head and bowing, stepped back. The Dragon King laughed insinuatingly, as if those words were not bad to hear. Ajidahaka’s wings spread slowly.

【I’m looking forward to it. My era-]

[To come.]

The golden wings were so wide and long that I couldn’t see the end. The scales soaked in the light of the night sky were scattering mysterious colors. The voice of the Dragon King resonated over Adren.

【Forward until the war-】

【Two days.】