Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 61
[ 61. Interim evaluation (3) ]
#61
Ronan, holding La Mancha in reverse, stabbed Bald Number 2 in the back. His form vanished and his body regained freedom.
“Crazy bastards.”
Ronan spat out a curse. The end of Bald 2 3 was solemn. No matter how much safety was guaranteed, the courage was not common.
The ground was receding rapidly. The wind was roaring with the force to break the eardrums. Ronan calmly looked around. The edge of the cliff was so smooth that there was nothing to hold on to.
‘I’ll have to trust old Doron.’
Waves were lapping overhead. A white stone wall rose right in front of Ronan’s eyes.
Ronan twisted his body around and made a fall posture while standing upright. Grabbing the hilt with both hands, Ronan struck down La Mancha with all his might. Kwadeuk! The point of the sword that looked down was stabbed into the cliff.
“Huh!”
Ronan gritted his teeth as the shock pierced his whole body. Kagagagak! La Mancha came down the cliff vertically. It slowly slowed down and within seconds the fall stopped.
“Huh… Ugh… Damn…”
It was the kind of fatigue you would feel after cutting a hundred cave giants in a row. When I raised my head, I saw a straight sword mark that looked like it was 5m long.
“It’s impossible to do it twice…”
White dust was rising from the wound on the cliff. The ground was no longer visible. Just then, the same explosion was heard from above.
– Kwaaang!
‘…Are they still fighting?’
Ronan’s eyes widened. The boulders that once made up the island fell over Ronan’s head. He started climbing the rock face as fast as he could, avoiding falling rocks. bang! An explosion sounded again.
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“Amazing Adeshan. How many times is this already?”
Eiun lifted the hammer stuck in the ground. A deep and wide pit had been dug under the head of the hammer, carved with a wolf’s face. Adeshan, who was holding his breath, opened his mouth.
“Whoa…Aun. Stop kidding. Don’t… blaspheme me any more.”
“It’s no joke. I sincerely admire you. How is this possible?”
Aiun tilted his head. His down-slap, which leaped 5m high and fell like a meteor, was a skill that even excellent students found it difficult to avoid.
However, Adeshan had already evaded it five times. It seemed like he was perfectly predicting Eiun’s landing point. It was an unbelievable feat that she had accomplished while still at the level of a sword user.
“I’m not joking, but does it make sense to use only that technique? Do it right the way you deal with everyone else.”
“Other people usually go out of their way after one shot of this, but Adeshan, why don’t you understand my consideration?”
“consideration?”
“okay. You’re trying to get rid of it all at once without getting hurt. Why are you fighting pointlessly? look at you.”
Aiun said as if he felt sorry for him. Indeed, regardless of whether or not he evaded, Adeshan’s appearance was disastrous. It was because of not being able to block the scattered fragments at the same time.
The stone fragments that flew quickly left her with countless large and small bruises all over her body. Adeshan said.
“…Never mind.”
“huh?”
Blood dripped from his forehead, blocking his vision. Every time I moved, the wounds opened up all over my body, and a burning pain arose. Adeshan, wiping his face with his sleeve, straightened up.
“If you really care about me, don’t look at me anymore.”
“Well, you were stubborn even before you were suspended. It’s really sad that you don’t have talent.”
Eiun crouched down again. Adeshan watched his movements with her eyes wide open. Hundreds of predictions were drawn in front of her eyes.
‘The right foot moved first. The left bicep was swollen. It’s the same type of slash as the third one.’
Eiwun seemed to intend to use only the downstroke until the end. Soon, his body soared. A shadow fell over Adeshan’s head.
A huge hammer was coming down, tearing through the wind. Adeshan hadn’t taken her eyes off Eiun until then.
Before long, hundreds of routes were narrowed down to one. Just before the hammer hit his forehead, Adeshan rolled to the left. Kwaaaaang!! Dust exploded with a roar.
“Heh, again…”
He missed again. It was the moment when Aiun pulled out the hammer again. The dust parted and a shadow pounced on him.
“Would you like to fight back?”
Eiwun smiled and swung the hammer sideways. Whoo! The battle hammer drew an arc and dust flew away. Eiun’s eyes widened.
“uh?”
What appeared in the place where the dust had disappeared was a warped breastplate. bang! The breastplate, which was hit directly by the hammer, bounced far away.
So what about Adeshan?
A chilly goose bump ran through Ei-woon’s whole body. It was at this moment that he hurriedly turned his head. The slash from the line of sight landed directly on Eiun’s neck.
Caang! A metallic sound rang out. Adeshan appeared from behind and murmured softly.
“…shit.”
“It was creepy, Adeshan. really.”
Adeshan’s hand holding the hilt was shaking. No matter how hard I tried, the knife could not penetrate the skin. Eiun’s skin in contact with the blade had turned into steel-like metal. Ei-wun muttered as if he was astonished.
“I never thought I’d even activate it.”
A cold sweat ran down Eiun’s temple. Adeshan’s sword strike came from a perfect angle. If she had only reached the level of Sword Expert, she would have been eliminated from here. Eiun let out a sigh of relief and swung the hammer.
“Cuck!”
bang! Hit by the sack, she fell backwards. The mischief disappeared from Aiun’s face. Instead of leaping into the air, he struck the hammer straight down.
Adeshan hurriedly raised her head. The wolf’s face made of black iron was right in front of him.
‘…I don’t have the face to see juniors.’
Suddenly, the face of Ronan, who saved himself and fell down the cliff, came to mind. I tried to get revenge somehow, but in the end it failed. It was the moment when she closed her eyes tightly. Kaaaang! A metallic sound resounded in front of me, as if my eardrums were being torn apart.
“…Did you climb that cliff?”
Eiun’s voice filled with bewilderment followed. Adeshan opened her eyes. A familiar figure stood in front of her.
“…Ronan?”
“He was still alive. It was a lot of trouble.”
“Didn’t the others drop out? What happened?!”
“I just crawled up, is there anything special? Instead, my sword suffered a bit.”
La Mancha, held in Ronan’s hand, was out of whack. It was because of the rough rolling when he stopped falling and climbed the cliff.
Ronan cut his forearm slightly and fed blood to the blade. As if new flesh had sprouted, the restored blade began to emit anticipation again. Eiwun, who was looking at his hammer, said in a tone of amazement.
“What the hell is my hammer made of?”
The wolf’s muzzle carved into the hammer’s head was neatly cut. A sword that uses specially processed black iron like butter was an unheard of tool. Adeshan, who came to his senses, spoke urgently.
“Look out Ronan. Eiun’s special skill is to leap into the air and slam it down. Since the center of gravity is on the left side, it will be easier to attack while digging into the right side. You can change the trajectory right before it, but if you look carefully at the angle of your elbow, you can avoid it enough. Don’t be impatient…”
“Thank you. But this time it’s okay.”
“huh?”
Ronan turned his head slightly to look at Adeshan. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there were scars on all parts not covered by the armor. Blood dripped from his arms, stomach, forehead, shoulders, thighs, and shins to the floor.
Power went into the hand holding the hilt. Ronan turned his gaze back to Eiun. A voice like a growl of a beast escaped his lips.
“You dare…”
Ei-woon, who felt an unusual sense of life, straightened up. It felt like something I shouldn’t have done lightly. As he was about to put on his aura, Ronan’s figure disappeared from sight.
“uh?”
Eiun’s eyes widened. Ronan, who had disappeared for a moment, appeared right next to him. It was the moment when Eiwoon used his strength to wield the hammer. Chow! His clothes exploded and blood fountained from his body.
“Quaaaaagh!”
The hammer fell from Eiun’s hand. Large and small cuts were carved into every corner of his body. It was a precisely measured wound so as not to die or cripple it.
Auras that harden the skin did not work. Adeshan covered her mouth in amazement.
“What is this…!”
I couldn’t even see the intermediate process until the clothes exploded. It was the car that Aiun was about to lose consciousness and fall down. Ronan pressed the back of his bare head and landed a knee kick into the face as he came down. Wow! White teeth erupted with the sound of a broken nose.
“Keoouk!”
It was a pity that there was no hair to raise because he was bald. Ronan couldn’t help but climb on top of Aiun’s chest. Ei-woon, who was out of breath, was about to say something. Kwajik! Ronan’s fist was lodged right in the middle of his face.
“Puff!”
“Take a hit right before you die. It won’t be a bad experience.”
One-sided violence ensued. Blood and teeth splattered with each blow to the face. A few minutes later, Eiun’s figure disappeared. Ronan murmured as he rubbed the blood from his knuckles onto his pants.
“Fucking bald bastard.”
It seemed to have eased up a bit now. It was good to see the panicking of the people waiting for Phileon. The third year senior, who was covered in blood, was quite a spectacle to see even in his own thoughts.
Eventually, Ronan got up and approached Adeshan. She sat down on the floor as if she had seen a ghost, blinking her eyes.
“Damn, are you okay?”
“Uh yeah…”
“Wait. I will fix it now.”
Ronan took out a potion bottle from his inside pocket. He meticulously applied the potion to each of Adeshan’s wounds.
As soon as the blue liquid reached the affected area, the wound healed. It was just as Ronan was about to put his hand on the cut on her cheek.
“Hey there…Thank you so much, but can I apply the rest?”
“Stay still.”
“Oh yeah…”
Ronan applied the potion while holding the tip of her chin. Their faces were so close that they could barely breathe. Adeshan just stared at the floor until the treatment was over. Suddenly, Ronan opened his mouth.
“How did you do it anyway?”
“huh? what…?”
“You mean dodged the attack of that jerk. No matter how rough it was, it wasn’t something the senior could avoid. Did you even counterattack earlier?”
“Ah…it’s nothing. I just predicted the movement based on my habits and movements. You can figure out most of that by repeating it a few times.”
“It’s usually called a big deal.”
Ronan laughed. It was an almost miraculous insight. I felt like I knew why I was able to last close to 5 minutes even though there was a stark difference in my skills. After applying the potion, Ronan removed his hand from Adeshan’s chin.
“All right.”
“Ummmm…thank you.”
Adeshan grabbed Ronan’s hand and stood up. The wounds and pain that covered his whole body had completely disappeared. she asked in a worried voice.
“Hey… isn’t that an incredibly expensive potion…?”
“that’s right.”
“Can I just write something like that to me? If I went back to Phileon anyway, he would have healed me.”
“Then, should I, who is not hurt, use it? Why did you say the same thing as that dwarf? Then wear it.”
Suddenly, Ronan took off his school uniform coat and handed it over. Embarrassed Adeshan waved his hand.
“huh? oh no I really can’t. that’s enough. huh?”
“It’s because it’s ugly. You can even throw it over your shoulder.”
Only then did Adeshan notice her condition and blush. The area covered by the breastplate was wet with blood and sweat. Her white bare skin was exposed through the gaps in her torn clothes.
She graciously threw her coat over her shoulders. Ronan nodded in satisfaction and opened his mouth.
“Then let’s continue walking.”
“huh? Aren’t you fighting…?”
“You can do it later. Let’s go somewhere we haven’t been before this time.”
Ronan turned his back. Adeshan, hesitant, followed him. The two of them moved into the island. Next to the forest stretched a hilly area covered with short grass. In the middle of the walk, I heard screams and the sound of metal clashing on the wind.
“Looks like they’re still fighting.”
“huh. Since there are over a hundred people, it will probably take quite a while.”
“Senior, who do you think will win?”
“Yes? Um…maybe you or Schlieffen won?”
“That can’t be done. In this case, I’m the winner anyway, so I have to wash my throat… what else are those bastards?”
Just then, two male students ran out from over the hill. Armed with curved swords and spears, the students rushed towards Ronan and Adeshan with a spirit close to screaming.
“Huhhhhh!”
“You are talking.”
The running speed was unusual. Ronan swung La Mancha as if irritated. squeak. The figures of the two disappeared at the same time. Adeshan shook her head and murmured.
“…you are so amazing. I think you know what the instructor said about being one of the few lucky people in the world.”
“me too.”
The two people Ronan cut off like taking out items from his pocket were those who stayed at the top of the 3rd year. The two of them continued walking, chatting about this and that.
After the hill area, the dense forest appeared again. It was an insidious and large-scale forest that was incomparable to the coastal forest. The surroundings became quiet. Suddenly, Ronan, who was walking among the trees, stopped in place.
“Adeshan.”
“huh?”
“I want to hear the stories I didn’t hear back then. Is it possible?”
“If that’s the case…”
“You know what we said at the health room the day we first met. That’s why I definitely wanted to become a general.”
The voice was sincere. Recalling the memory, Adeshan’s face hardened. She adjusted her collar and smiled awkwardly.
“Ahaha, why are you suddenly curious about that…?”
“It is incredibly important.”
“It’s not a very interesting story…”
“I want to hear it.”
Ronan seemed unwilling to back down. After looking into his eyes for a moment, Adeshan lowered her head. Her mouth fell open.
“…there was a war.”