Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 47
[ 47. Erosion (3) ]
#47
A few hours ago.
Ronan knocked on the particularly fancy door. The door opened, revealing a table waiting familiar today.
“Ronan? Why do you…”
“Let’s go inside.”
Schlieffen had already changed into his school uniform. bang! Ronan stormed in and closed the door.
“…What is this all of a sudden?”
“Hey, let me ask you something. One of your father’s escort knights is called Dolan. How old are you this year?”
“I asked what you were doing.”
“Babe, I’m in a hurry, so answer any questions I ask. Don’t you want to know what my sister is up to?”
“If you are talking about Sir Dolan Conchesto, this is his fourth year of service. With his skill and characteristic loyalty, he quickly took up the rank of escort knight. I had a sword fight about a year ago, and I was quite impressed with the characteristics and usage of Aura.”
“Grancia is also fucked. In many ways.”
Hearing the word four years, Ronan twitched his lips. It was as if he knew why the strong people were not visible during the Advent incident. The reason why Schlieffen succeeded to the Duke’s position at a young age.
“Then how strong is your father? Are you stronger than that Dolan guy?”
“Don’t underestimate the owner of the Pale Road. The escort knights cannot beat my father even if everyone rushes at them.”
“That is fortunate. Then don’t be surprised and listen to what I’m saying from now on.”
Ronan took Schlieffen and fell from the doorway. He recited the information and plans he knew one by one. As the story progressed, Schlieffen’s expression gradually hardened.
“…so either Dolan or Nolan is coming to kill me. Maybe tonight.”
“Are you asking me to believe the story now?”
“You can check it, man. You can hide in my room and when he comes, come out and do it together.”
“Sir Dolan is not such a person.”
“okay. You must have been able to steal Grancia’s food for four years because you thought so too. Anyway, I said.”
Ronan left the room with those words. Schlieffen, who had been standing still even after he left, shook his head.
“…it can’t be.”
****
Night again.
Under the quiet beam of light, a boy with dark blue hair appeared. The bluish sword tip aimed at the shadow.
“I will ask you one last time.”
Schlieffen Sinivan de Grancia opened his mouth.
“Can you explain the current situation, Dolan?”
“…young master.”
Dolan tugged at the hilt as if to reply. A white sword body appeared under the moonlight.
The meaning was self-evident. Schlieffen’s face hardened. A low murmur escaped from Dolan’s mouth, which was covered in a black hood.
“I will not explain.”
bang! Suddenly, Dolan stamped his right foot on the floor. Waves spread from that spot and covered the room. Ronan frowned as he felt his body suddenly feel heavy.
“What the fuck is it?”
At the same time, Dolan twisted and swung his sword at Ronan. A huge cross-shaped sword flew through the air.
“Nimi!”
After swearing, Ronan swung the heavy La Mancha. Kwaaang! All remaining windows were blown out in an explosion that engulfed half the room.
Schlieffen’s eyes widened. His body was also heavy, as if he had sandbags on his limbs. Looking at the range of influence of the aura, it was close to the awakening stage, not flowering.
“What is this…!”
But there was no time to panic. Dolan, rushing in with his back to the explosion, was approaching Schlieffen before he knew it.
Shih! A fast yet heavy slash flew aiming for Schlieffen’s neck. Schlieffen, who strengthened his strength with mana, hurriedly raised his sword. Kang! A sharp metallic sound rang out.
“…was he hiding his skills?”
Schlieffen gritted his teeth and muttered. The wrist that received the sword attack was whining. His swordsmanship skills and the power of his Aura were on a different level from what Schlieffen had previously known.
Dolan continued his sword strike. Kang! Kang! Kang! With each spark of fire in the air, Schlieffen took a step back. Before long, Dolan, who had driven Schlieffen into the wall, opened his mouth.
“Why don’t you use an aura?”
“It’s none of your business.”
“Are you worried about people getting hurt in this situation? Well, the boy’s aura has only been able to handle a wide range yet.”
Schlieffen did not answer. Dolan looked at him with compassionate eyes.
“I’m sorry, Bocchan. I wanted to maintain a good relationship with the Bocchan until the end, but that guy who didn’t even know where he came from ruined everything.”
“…Since when did you betray me? What has corrupted your loyalty?”
“You are mistaken, young man. I have never betrayed you.”
“what?”
Even in the middle of the conversation, the sum was going on. Schlieffen frowned. Dolan continued calmly, but as if it was a pity that he had spoken so quickly of the words he had reserved for later.
“Because I was never a knight of Grancia in the first place.”
At that moment, Schlieffen’s eyes changed. In the half-destroyed room for a while, only the sound of metal clashing reverberated violently. After a while, a light sigh leaked from Schlieffen’s mouth, who had been silent.
“……Confirmed. take care of it.”
“yes?”
Dolan tilted his head. Then a familiar voice came from behind.
“Aw, you boring bastard. You’re the only one who’s giving this shit to hear that one word. Did you take out the dagger to scratch my head?”
“It was such a serious matter. There will be bloody winds blowing in Grancia for a while.”
“What…!”
Dolan, feeling an eerie sense of incompatibility, turned his head. The figure of Ronan, who should have been cut to death by the sword, came into his eyes. He was sitting on the couch yawning like someone watching a boring game.
“…how?”
“You should have done it backwards. You should have shot the sword at that bastard and ran at me.”
Ronan said as if he was frustrated. Of course, Dolan, who did not know that Ronan knew how to cut mana, was just dumbfounded.
“Well, it wouldn’t have changed much, though.”
In fact, Dolan’s luck was over the moment he came in to get the notebook. Dolan was obviously strong, but it was difficult to deal with Ronan and Schlieffen at the same time.
Ronan, who had safely slashed his sword, continued to sit on the sofa while Schlieffen performed a play that was not the same. Do not intervene until Dolan admits to his own betrayal. That was Schlieffen’s requirement.
‘Anyway, it’s very comfortable because I can see mana.’
To be honest, I was a bit perplexed the moment Dolan’s aura was activated. My body suddenly became very heavy, as if I had been in and out of the water.
However, when I concentrated my mind a bit, I saw the mana spreading like the roots of a tree centered on Dolan. Small roots of mana containing unpleasant sparkles clung to the arms and legs of the two boys.
When the roots attached to the body were cut off with La Mancha, the weight disappeared like a lie. Ronan stuck out his tongue at Schlieffen, who still wielded the sword with his roots hanging.
“Monster bastard…”
He thought he was getting stronger fast enough, but he seemed to be getting stronger faster.
“Then shall we finish?”
Anyway, the play is over. Ronan stood up from his seat. He ran to the floor and swung La Mancha at Dolan.
“Keugh!”
Kang! Dolan twisted hastily and returned Ronan’s sword. At that moment, Schlieffen’s sword grazed Dolan’s cheek. Ronan giggled as he fired a series of slashes.
“Give up, you bastard. You are done.”
“Shut up…!”
“Cirilla is waiting for you. Edoon is already dead.”
“You dare!”
However, even if he swung his sword with anger, nothing much changed. Dolan’s rocky face was getting more and more distorted.
If you block one attack, the other’s attack leaves a scar. As the 2:1 composition continued, Dolan’s robes were gradually turning into rags.
“uh…?”
Dolan, who suddenly felt dizzy, stumbled. I could feel my body getting colder quickly. Only then did Dolan notice that the wounds on his body were bleeding profusely.
‘what? Why is this…’
Despite the slight wound, it seemed as if it had been sucked in with a pump. It was the moment when Dolan, feeling strange, looked away.
“Where are you looking?”
squeak. La Mancha, digging through the gap, cut through Dolan’s side and passed. Chow! Blood gushed out like a fountain and soaked the floor.
“Huh!”
Dolan gritted his teeth. His right foot hit the floor. A root-like aura covered the room and the boys slowed down. In the meantime, excessive bleeding continued.
“What is this…”
Dolan, taking advantage of the moment to pull himself out, looked around. A bizarre sight came into my eyes. The blood flowing from his body turned into drops and rose to the ceiling.
“Is that…?”
All the drops of blood were converging on the monster hanging from the chandelier. Sheeta, who was sucking blood with her wings folded, tilted her eyes at Dolan.
“Did you get it?”
“What the hell are you!”
Dolan shot his sword at Sheeta. Perhaps because it consumed a lot of energy, a much smaller sword energy was fired. Sheeta jumped off the chandelier and lightly dodged the attack. Ronan, who shook off his aura again, shouted in an angry voice.
“You bastard! Point it somewhere and shoot something like that!”
Ronan ran away. He jumped on the bed and swung his sword from top to bottom. Just then, the flow of mana that was swirling around became his sword path.
“Huh!”
It was too late to avoid it. Dolan, holding the hilt with both hands, raised the sword flat. The slash, driven by mana, passed through the blade and Dolan’s right arm. Awesome! Dolan’s right arm fell to the floor as the sword snapped.
“Quaaaaaagh!”
My vision shook like an earthquake. It was a pain to the point of losing consciousness. Dolan bit his tongue and desperately prevented passing out.
There was no other way. He threw his sword energy at the boys with the last of his strength and then jumped out the window. Wow! As soon as he threw himself, an explosion erupted in the room.
“Gagging! Huh…! Heh heh heh…!”
Dolan rolled to the ground and began to run desperately. The lights were on in most of the rooms in the Navardoese Coffin. Students who had been awakened by the commotion were out on the balcony.
“Look at that! Who is it?”
“It’s a thief!”
“Didn’t you hear the explosion just now?”
Dolan ran away without looking back. Getting caught here was the end of everything. He seemed to hear the clanking of the guards’ armor in the distance.
‘Somehow…somehow this happened…!’
It was fortunate that there was still strength in the legs. Dolan passed between various buildings and reached a secluded vacant lot. The walls of Phileon were now right in front of them.
You just have to cross over there. A glimmer of hope was about to glimmer in Dolan’s heart when a voice suddenly came from beside him. It was an all-too-familiar voice I had heard for almost four years.
“I said why don’t you use aura?”
“Schlieffen!!”
Schlieffen, who had left the room before he knew it, was running beside him. Dolan’s face turned pale as he watched his core pulsate. Schlieffen sighed lightly and pulled on the hilt.
“Your guess is correct.”
Schlieffen swung his sword. The storm fragments were fired at Dolan. The aura that hit Dolan wrapped around his body and created a huge whirlwind with a radius of 10m.
– Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
However, what made up the whirlwind was not the normal wind, but the bladed wind, each strand like a sword strike. A desperate scream echoed through the whirlwind.
“Kuaaaaa!!”
The whirlwind of Schlieffen’s aura surged up to the top of the walls of Phileon. Dolan’s screams were soon swallowed up by the sound of the wind. Ronan arrived after the storm blade had completely faded.
Dolan was sprawled on the floor as something red. Seeing his face, Ronan vomited.
“Wow fuck. Is this alive?”
“In theory.”
Schlieffen nodded. Since he was still breathing, he was probably right. He clicked his tongue at Dolan’s blood-stained school uniform. There were things I didn’t want to write about.
“It’s dirty.”
“Come on~”
Then Sheeta, who was sitting on Ronan’s shoulder, absorbed the blood from the bodies and clothes of the two boys. Seeing the clean uniform, Schlieffen’s eyes widened. He stared blankly at Sheeta and murmured very quietly.
“……thanks.”
“Kip!”
Sheeta flapped her wings and cried. It was a sight that they liked each other very much. Before long, guards in heavy armor stormed in.
“What is this!”
“intruder? But why is the condition… Ugh.”
“Hut Nabi Rose!”
At that time, Nabi Rose walked out between the guards. She was wearing a loose nightgown that was completely unrelated to her usual image. He must have just jumped out of his sleep.
“I never thought I would say this again so soon…”
I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on. When I came out of bed, the dormitory exploded and some monsters were scattered on the floor in rags. Butterfly Rosé looked alternately at Ronan and Dolan, who had become a Schlieffen mop, and opened his mouth.
“First… arrest this person.”