Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 64

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Schlieffen had a red line on his chest and blood splattered. At the same time, a twisting slash hit Ronan’s neck.

For a moment, the vision darkened, then brightened. bang! The hard floor hit Ronan’s back.

“Gagging!”

Ronan let out the breath he had been holding in. I couldn’t figure out what had happened. His mind was still drifting in the storm Schlieffen created.

Ronan slowly corrected his breathing. The blurred vision gradually became clearer. The far-high ceiling and a huge bell hanging in the middle caught my eye.

“This is…”

It was the bell Nabi Roje used to draw attention to the students. The feel of the floor against her back was somehow familiar. Suddenly, loud cheers rang out from all directions.

“Waaaaaa!! I’m back!”

“Who is number one? Has anyone seen it properly?!”

“I think they were transmitted almost simultaneously?”

Cheers were coming from all directions. Ronan noticed that he had returned to Phileon. Suddenly, a pain that seemed to burn his whole body hit Ronan.

“Ugh… fuck…”

Only then did Ronan realize that he was classified as seriously injured and had deserved injuries. Countless cuts, large and small, were engraved on the arm he lifted. Then a familiar voice came from not far away.

“Ronan!”

“Adeshan…?”

“Look at the blood. Here you go!”

Adeshan hurriedly ran over and knelt down in front of Ronan. In an almost weeping voice, she called the medical staff. Ronan laughed at the fuss that didn’t match his appearance.

“are you okay.”

“Don’t move because the wound is open. Hurry up and stop the bleeding…!”

“I never thought I would hear that.”

It was the exact opposite of the previous life that stopped the bleeding of the general. Adeshan tilted her head.

“What does that mean?”

“There is such a thing. Really, who won?”

“Are you curious about that now? You really…”

“I’m curious.”

“…When I saw it, it was a draw. I can’t tell if it’s a win or a loss, so the instructor is checking again.”

“tie?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. He definitely knew that he had lost. Suddenly, the moment of sharing the final sum flashed through my mind.

‘It was obviously out of reach.’

Memories were intermittently interrupted. Only the fact that his own sword was narrowly short of Schlieffen’s came to mind.

Before long, three healers attached themselves to Ronan. As the incantation was chanted, a light green halo of light covered Ronan.

‘That’s great. I wonder if Sheeta will be able to do something like this someday.’

Perhaps because they were experts, the speed of recovery itself was different. Even the big wounds that would otherwise remain as scars healed in an instant.

There was a reason why Nabi Rose was confident even while taking such a crazy test. one of the healers muttered in admiration.

“That’s great. I can’t believe I won’t be able to return until I’m injured like this.”

“yes?”

“I saw you fighting. Even without sparing himself, he avoided or blocked all the critical hits that the magic of the bracelet could trigger. How is that possible?”

“I just did it. But how did you see me fighting?”

An elderly healer told me that the test was being relayed to the arena. Ronan’s face crumpled.

“Nimi, that’s why everyone was staring at her like a monkey in a zoo.”

“Think of it as a look of envy. For quite a long time, I participated in Nabi Rose’s test as a medic, but you and the new star of the empire are the first to do this.”

“By the way, where is the child? Are you dead?”

“He is receiving treatment over there. They don’t have as many wounds as you, but they are all deep. It will probably take a little longer.”

“It looks good.”

Ronan giggled. Healing did not take long. Ronan exclaimed after confirming that all those wounds had disappeared.

“It’s different because they are clearly learned writers. How is it, senpai, are you all better?”

Ronan got up from his seat and showed his back to Adeshan. There was not a scratch on the skin exposed through the torn clothes. Seeing the muscles protruding like those of a beast, Adeshan stammered and said,

“Ughhh…it’s all good. I’ll give you this back…”

Adeshan was still wearing Ronan’s coat. Ronan shook his head and stopped her from taking off his coat.

“Ay, give it back later. You haven’t even changed your clothes yet.”

“But…you too…the state…”

“What’s wrong with a boy wearing his top? Wear it because it’s okay.”

“Well then…”

Adeshan nodded and adjusted his collar. The strange redness on his face seemed uncomfortable. At that time, familiar faces appeared splitting up the crowd.

“Both of you were here.”

“what?”

It was Ei-woon, the senior of the third year, and bald people who were close aides. Next to him, a girl who had been bullying Adeshan, whether it was Kacha or something, was standing there, downcast. Ronan frowned.

“How did you guys have the guts to come here? Did you run out of hawks?”

“Calm down. I didn’t come here to pick a fight.”

“Then why did you come?”

“That’s…”

Eiun, who saw Ronan clenching his fist, waved his hand. It was completely smashed, but seeing that it was intact, it seemed that the medical staff had excellent skills. After hesitating for a while, Aiun and the bald heads bowed.

“sorry. I was premature.”

“her?”

“I only listened to what people around me said and tried to judge you on my own. I especially want to apologize to you, Adeshan.”

“To me…?”

Ronan and Adeshan looked at the bald heads with their heads bowed dumbfounded. Their faces were reflected on the three manicured scalps like crystal balls. Kacha, who lowered her head, followed and muttered.

“I’m sorry too. I must have been jealous of you without realizing it. But it’s true that he’s tall and pretty…”

“Why is everyone like this all of a sudden? What did the instructor say?”

“no. After being attacked by you, I thought a lot. You have done the impossible, Adeshan.”

Eiun confessed that he thought about the time when he fought with Adeshan even while receiving treatment. It was completely inconceivable.

Adeshan, who was only at the level of a sword user and did not have very good physical abilities, dug into his gaps and even activated his aura. That was more shocking than being hit by Ronan without being able to resist. Ayun continued.

“No one will ignore you anymore. At least in the third grade.”

“That…”

“I just wanted to tell you this. Then we will go and get some rest.”

After apologizing, Eiun and Kacha turned their backs. Adeshan had just stood there, not saying anything until then. Ronan, who was crossing his arms beside him, nodded.

“I heard you, old man. Have confidence.”

“I am what the hell is going on…”

“Why are you so humble. Didn’t the instructor say anything? It was a really good attack.”

“It wasn’t that much…”

Adeshan rubbed her wrist in embarrassment. Ronan took it for granted that such a reaction would come out. Because that would literally have been impossible if it wasn’t for Adeshan.

It was a good thing anyway. Since he is a class student, there seems to have been an atmosphere of subtly bullying him, but it seemed like it would disappear completely with this incident.

“Oh, I really can’t remember, but what happened at the end?”

“huh?”

“It was obviously out of reach of a knife. But just because there was a draw.”

Ronan muttered in an anxious voice. It was the car Adeshan was trying to answer. The crowd split again and Nabi Rose walked out.

“Ah, Instructor.”

“Looks like your treatment is over. Good job.”

“You did a good job planning this crazy test.”

“That’s one of the reasons my class isn’t popular.”

“It was fun though. What is that?”

Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. A sealed scroll was held in Navirose’s hand.

“It’s an award given only to the winner.”

“winner? Am I number one?”

“It is a joint win. I ran it dozens of times, but the transmission timing was exactly the same. Anyway, you guys are weird.”

Nabi Rose smiled lightly. Ronan clicked his tongue and murmured.

“Damn it, this time I was going to bend that stupid bastard’s nose three times.”

“It’s the same to be dissatisfied with winning.”

“Well, it’s good that the sunbae became second place. Congratulations Adeshan.”

Ronan laughed softly. Adeshan, who had been standing still, shrugged. Butterfly Rose, who was looking at the two with interest, handed the scroll to Ronan.

“So what is this? scroll?”

“This is my letter of recommendation.”

Navirose said that if he had that recommendation, he would be able to tour most of the organizations in the empire. Ronan’s mouth dropped open when he heard that not only the Mage Tower and the historic guilds, but also the Imperial Knights were within the permissible range. It was a bigger prize than expected.

‘I’ve been thinking about how to approach it.’

Ronan politely accepted the letter of recommendation. It looked like it would come in handy sooner or later. A strangely elevated voice flowed from Nabi Rose’s mouth.

“Anyway, have you learned how to deal with it now?”

“yes? What?”

“It’s black. Didn’t you end it with that?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. Memories that had sunk rose to the surface. A thin wavelength shot along the trajectory of La Mancha.

‘I didn’t see it wrong.’

I thought I was hallucinating because I was in a daze. Have you finally been able to write? Ronan, who drew his sword straight away, fired a slash into the air. Hiss! It was very fast, but it didn’t shoot anything like a wave.

“Damn it.”

“Keep calm.”

However, no matter how many times I tried, it was the same. Only the dust was scattered in the black wind. Nabi Roze twisted her lips.

“…It was weak, but it was definitely a swordsman. Wasn’t there some kind of harbinger before the sword skill was manifested?”

“An omen?”

“okay. You must have felt the mana.”

Looking back, I remembered a shock as if I had been struck by lightning that pierced my body. It happened in an instant, but it was a very unpleasant and terrifying sensation.

‘Was that mana?’

Suddenly, Ronan remembered the first Haeju. Just as his eyes tickled before seeing Mana, he also thought that it might have been a phenomenon in which the curse was weakened or lifted. I felt my heart beating fast. Nabi Roje continued.

“It seems that I can’t get a sense because my senses have just been opened.”

“yes?”

“Sometimes there are. A case of developing several steps in an urgent situation like you. I need to get that sense back before I can teach swordsmanship, but it’s difficult.”

Butterfly Rosé was looking at Ronan with an expression that seemed to be tantalizing. Ronan tilted his head. Even before returning, there were countless cases of crossing the dead line.

It was the car he was about to say. Nabi Rose, who had been drooling, opened her mouth with a tone of displeasure.

“…I’ll tell you one person, so go find it. He’s usually a bad guy, but he’s good at handling mana.”