Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 32

32. Reunion (2)

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“One of the few lucky people in the world. keep a good eye on it It will go up to where you can’t even see it in an instant.”

Black hair like night, white skin and a high nose caught my eye. Nabi Rose uttered her name in a low voice.

“Adeshan.”

“yes. Anyway, I don’t really feel the mana. Do you have weak innate mana like me?”

“It’s worse. You somehow reached the level of a sword user, but I can’t feel a single drop of mana from that child.”

“Such… such a thing could not be possible…”

Adeshan watched Ronan’s dance as if possessed by something. There was not even a hint of extraneousness to be found in the movements that flowed smoothly.

After a demonstration of Imperial spearmanship, Ronan picked up his shield and short sword. Adeshan murmured.

“If I keep working hard, someday… will I be able to become like that?”

Nabi Rose did not answer. It was a silence as cold as reality. However, Adeshan didn’t care about that and continued to burn her eyes of envy. Before long, Ronan’s demonstration was over.

“Fu… I’m done.”

Ronan dropped the mace to the floor. There was silence for a while, then applause was heard among the seniors. Clap clap clap… the sound of applause grew louder and louder until it filled the entire arena. someone shouted

“Great, freshman!”

Subsequently, content praising Ronan sporadically broke out. But none of that reached Ronan’s ears. The heat seeping from his body dulled his senses.

“Aww, it’s hot.”

No matter how slicing it was in the air, I was sweating nonchalantly when I tried to do it continuously. The jacket and tie had already been loosened.

Ronan lifted the hem of his shirt and wiped the sweat from his face. Abs reminiscent of those of a beast were revealed at first glance. Some female students covered their mouths and started whispering.

“There is no Elixir. I’m going to take Butterfly Rose’s class for this taste.”

“Crazy year. Anyway, shall we go and ask how old are you?”

Ronan lifted his head only after wiping his sweat. Our eyes met and Nabi Rose nodded as if congratulating her for her hard work. Then someone came with a towel.

“There. I really enjoyed it. There really wasn’t a single mistake that was worth a tee.”

“Oh yeah. thank you.”

“Next time, if it’s okay, I want to take lessons. My name is…”

“It’s Ronan.”

Ronan picked up the towel. It was the moment I turned my head to say thanks. Upon encountering a girl taller than himself, Ronan hardened as if he had become a stone.

“……General?”

“uh? General… you mean?”

The towel fell to the floor. Adeshan tilted her head in embarrassment. Sweat dripped from his forehead and pooled at the tip of his chin, but Ronan stared at her face without blinking. Eventually, Ronan’s mouth opened.

“Adeshan.”

“Huh? do you know my name?”

Adeshan’s eyes widened. Although he was young, his face had hardly changed. Ronan picked up a towel and wiped his face.

Ronan thought it was a relief that he was sweating profusely. A drop of liquid, not sweat from the eyes, would be able to smear it over.

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Nabi Rose’s classes were mainly Dalian. After a simple theory and swordsmanship demonstration, it was a form of sparring with anyone.

What Nabi Rose taught me today was the 1 second meal of the Nabi Rose style. It was a skill that made it difficult for the opponent to cope with the sword that entwined like a snake.

Normally, Ronan would have turned on the lights in his eyes and followed along, but today, the English lesson didn’t come into his head. He was thinking about the young general who handed him the towel.

‘He looked young, but he could never have thought he was similar to me.’

There are people who can’t be forgotten no matter how hard you try. Having experienced death once, Ronan knew such people.

My beloved sister was like that, and my punitive soldier comrades who giggled every night were like that. The general who handed over the future at the last moment was one of those people.

Ronan stood in place for a long time after receiving the towel. Adeshan looked at Ronan like that strangely, then ran after receiving the call from Navi Roze.

‘Something… the atmosphere was very different.’

Ronan recalled the image of Adeshan he had seen in his previous life. The youngest general in the imperial army. Duke of the great family Akalucia. She couldn’t find any gaps in her who commanded an army of a million.

‘He was someone who could be trusted even if molten iron flowed through his veins instead of blood.’

The general Adeshan that Ronan knew was an extremely cold and rational human being. At the time of the decisive battle with Ahayute, most of the remaining troops, including the Imperial Knights, were sent as escorts to the punitive unit, and it was evident just by looking at the fact that they were changed.

He did not show any emotions and did not choose any means or methods to achieve his goal. In the last moments with Ronan, he opened his heart, but even then he did not show any gaps as a general.

However, now his expression was rich and somehow his foolish appearance stood out. Nasudo, who was practicing swordsmanship alone, shouted.

“Teacher Adeshan! Look at your posture here!”

“Ah…I’ll go now!”

Adeshan ran, holding a stack of papers. She was acting as an assistant to Nabi Rose.

Nasudo thrust his rapier into the air and practiced swordsmanship. Adeshan carefully analyzed his posture and corrected it.

“Hmm… Overall, it’s okay, but the left thigh is a little too strong. Shall we lower the power of the core by about 20% and put the center of gravity in the front right?”

“Oh, that is much better. thank you.”

Nasudo expressed his gratitude. Adeshan left a kind smile and went to see the posture of another student. Ronan frowned at his meticulous yet friendly appearance.

I couldn’t relate to the face of my previous life. After seeing it, I had a question. How many lives is Adeshan living now?

‘It’s the first or the third…’

I couldn’t know the exact effect of the beads. However, when I looked at my current appearance, anyone could see that I was living my first life. The smile that Adeshan showed was not an expression worn by a person who has been worn out by repeated storms of life.

‘Is there any possibility of a fourth life? No, in that case, I would have been living by cutting cloth. So, did the general I knew die there? What the hell happened?’

My head was spinning at the growing number of questions. Then someone’s voice came from behind.

“Hey freshman. I just watched the demonstration. Was it terrifying?”

Ronan turned his head. There was a tall, handsome young man standing there. He pointed to Braum and Nasudo, who were eagerly wielding their greatswords and rapiers.

“I heard the rumor. You said you completely smashed those two idiots?”

“yes?”

“Why at the entrance ceremony? That needlessly oversized idiot and the guy that looks as thin as his weapon.”

The tie was untied, so I couldn’t tell what grade it was. However, seeing how he treats Braum and Nasudo, it was clear that they were upperclassmen.

It bothered me a little that he treated the two people he knew so badly, but I thought it might be possible if they were close. The young man held out his hand.

“This is Cardan Own. Please take good care of me.”

“I’m Ronan.”

“To be honest, I felt a bit embarrassed when I saw you. How can you handle different types of weapons so perfectly?”

“I just did what I was taught.”

Cardan continued to praise Ronan. It felt a bit excessive or contrived, but Ronan let it go.

There’s no reason to hate someone who likes you. Cardan spun his spear and continued.

“Would you like to play sparring with me? I want to learn a lesson from a promising junior.”

“is it so. Is it right here?”

“no. wait a minute hey! Adeshan!”

“Yes?!”

Cardan shouted. Before long, Adeshan came running and stopped in front of the two. Cardan said nervously.

“Anyway, slow down. Go get my spear.”

“window? What I’m holding right now is…”

“If you pretend to be an idiot, you should understand. This is a long spear, so bring a short spear. Hurry up and bring it.”

“Ah yes!”

Adeshan turned and ran. boring year. Cardan murmured. Ronan narrowed his eyes when he saw Ha Dae, who seemed to be treating a servant rather than a teaching assistant.

“Wouldn’t it be nice if you just asked to bring it when you called?”

“Yes? Ahaha I must have been a little surprised. Sorry. I can’t stand people trying to get their rights to a subject they’re not good at. Like him.”

Cardan pointed at Adeshan, who was searching for a spear. He explained that Adeshan was not qualified to take Naviroze’s lessons.

“Originally, Nabi Rose-nim’s class, ‘Advanced Swordsmanship in Practice,’ could only be taken if you reached the level of Sword Expert. But that kid is still taking classes even though he is still at the level of a sword user. shamelessly.”

“Why are you taking classes?”

“Don’t talk. How ugly it was to beg for a lecture. Everyone knows our grade? Nabi Rose-sama, who couldn’t stand it, took me in as an assistant.”

In short, Adeshan wanted to take the lessons of the previous swordsman, Naviroze, but could not meet the conditions. So, based on her own power of observation and meticulousness, she asked to be a teaching assistant, and Nabi Rose accepted.

What’s your problem? said Ronan.

“Isn’t it because it has its own potential? Looking at it just now, it seems like you’re playing the role of a teaching assistant.”

“What do you like about a bitch like that far away? This is shocking. Even though the face is a bit smooth, the taste is young…”

“Kardan! This window…!”

At that time, Adeshan, who had come running with a dagger, stopped in front of the two. A few drops of sweat were running down his white cheeks. Cardan tapped Adeshan on the forehead and said.

“If you’re slow… If you’re not good at it, you shouldn’t be doing the role of a teaching assistant properly. Originally, I wasn’t even qualified to take classes.”

“Stop that… Cardan.”

“You have to assign a senior. huh? I’m in 3rd grade now. On the subject of grade school students.”

Cardan did not stop. Ronan looked around. Nabirosse was talking about something with Schlieffen in that corner. A few seniors glanced at me, but no one stopped me, just bystanders.

‘It’s fucking.’

Ronan twitched his lips. My stomach ached and I couldn’t stand it any longer. He put his hand on the shoulder of Cardan, who was taunting Adeshan.

“We do sparring. I can’t see you any more.”

“uh? it should be But why is your tone suddenly like that? Can’t you see me anymore?”

“well? Get ready soon. Is it okay to write over there?”

Several long, wide rectangles were drawn on the floor of the first arena. It was a zone that was divided so that the traffic lines of Dalian did not overlap with other groups.

Ronan went to one end of a nearby rectangle and stood. Cardan, who had snatched a dagger from Adeshan, settled down on the other side. Seeing Ronan’s expression, Cardan said nervously.

“I don’t think it’s the kind of look that seniors would see. What did you not like so much, junior?”

“Shut up and I’m glad this is Phileon.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? And are you talking nonsense?”

“okay. It’s a fuck. ”

The rectangle lit up brightly, announcing the start of the match. Ronan jumped out and pulled the hilt.

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