Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 86
[ 86. The season goes beyond spring to summer (3) ]
#86
“It’s been a while. Butterfly rose.”
Ronan and Nabi Rose turned their heads at the same time. A skinny man was standing in the setting sun. Seeing the bad boy, she frowned.
“Jarodin?”
“How did you break the wall? I can feel your mana.”
“… let’s just say it was an accident in class.”
Nabi Rose averted her gaze. Jarodine stared incredulously at the ruins of the collapsed walls. Ronan, who had been observing him with his eyes narrowed, tilted his head.
‘Jarodin…is that right?’
I almost wouldn’t have recognized it. It wasn’t a big change. The only difference was that his shaggy hair was tidied up and his cheeks, which had been hollowed out like skulls, were slightly fuller.
However, with just that minor change, Jardin’s impression was completely different. Originally, it was just a highly educated looper, but now it gave off the feeling of a decadent middle-aged. Nabi Roze said coldly.
“So what did you come for? Even though class is over, I’m not stuck in the tower and I’m going out.”
“I have several duties. The first is to let you know that the research has been successful.”
“what?”
Nabi Rose’s eyes widened. Come to think of it, she was one of those who knew Jarodine’s secret. Jarodin continued.
“Come take a look. I haven’t regained consciousness yet, but I might be able to hear it. If it’s your adventure story, Sunya will like it too.”
Judging from Jarodine’s words, he seemed to have been friends with Sunya, his wife. Jarodine, who expressed gratitude by patting the dumbfounded Butterfly Rose on the shoulder, turned to Ronan.
“It’s easy. Ronan.”
“Iknow, right. It’s nice to look like a person now.”
“Last time, I couldn’t properly say hello even though I was taken care of.”
“That’s Okay. I did it because I wanted to.”
“I guess so. But no matter what anyone says, I owe you my life.”
Suddenly, Jarodine lowered his head. Seeing the unimaginable scene, Butterfly Roze frowned. Even though he broke all his limbs and made him into a body that couldn’t cover his excrement and urine, he was Jarodine who kept his head high. A hoarse voice flowed from under his head.
“Thank you very much.”
“Damn, why is someone like a professor doing this? I just pray to my wife, who survived later.”
“This and that are different matters.”
Despite Ronan’s dissuade, Jarodine raised his head after a while. The blue eyes that became clearer stood out. He continued talking while facing Ronan.
“If you have any difficulties, come to us anytime. I will do my best to help you.”
“You won’t get any money, will you?”
“Your children and grandchildren are free.”
Jarodine smiled lightly. Ronan, who saw the youthful vitality in his eyes, let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that he would not succumb to Nebula Klazie’s temptation for the time being.
‘The more unhappy you are, the weaker you become. For now, I’m relieved.’
Ronan sincerely thought he did a good job helping him. An earth mage who has mastered mana. He was undoubtedly going to be a formidable ally in the future. After the conversation, Jarodine suddenly started looking around.
“By the way, where is your girlfriend?”
“girl friend?”
“okay. Tall with black hair…Actually, I’m here today because of him.”
Ronan frowned. It was the car he was trying to refute based on his firm taste. Nabi Rose, who quickly cut off her words and entered, opened her mouth.
“Adeshan did not come today. Why are you looking for my assistant?”
“I’ve been in love with it ever since I last saw it. Even in the middle of the day because of research. I doubted myself countless times and only this morning was convinced.”
“What do you mean?”
Butterfly Rose tilted her head. A solemn voice emerged from Jarodine’s lips, as if declaring war.
“The child’s power is dangerous. That’s great too.”
For an instant, the arena fell into silence. Nabirosé asked what nonsense he was talking about, but Jarodin’s expression was serious.
‘It’s about time.’
Ronan silently brushed his bangs. The setting sun pouring down from the slopes was creating long shadows. The journey to reinstate the general has just begun.
****
“My powers are in danger… Professor Jarodine said that?”
“yes. How noisy was it because of that? Later, the instructor even grabbed me by the collar.”
“I’m just a classmate…”
It was noon the next day when Ronan and Adeshan met. Because it had rained the night before, there were puddles of water all over the street. The recording of the school campus, welcoming the summer, was adding depth.
“I told you. The senior said that his talent was not revealed. Me and Jarodine just discovered it.”
“I’m nervous… I can look forward to it. Anyway thanks Ronan. For giving me this opportunity.”
Adeshan laughed. It was a smile that suited the sweltering heat of early summer. It was unbelievable that such a girl had such terrifying powers. Ronan looked forward again and said.
“I must have more things to be thankful for.”
They headed to the main building of the Department of Magic, not Jarodine’s Tower. This building, called the Hall of Truth, was no different from the Gallerion Fortress, the main building of the martial arts department, on the outside, but the inside was completely different. Ronan clicked his tongue and murmured.
“Perverted spellcasters.”
He couldn’t understand why there had to be a stairway attached to the ceiling upside down or a magic engineer walking around playing a moving portrait violin. The structure was so complex that it was easy for someone unfamiliar to enter and become a lost child.
“Yumma Asher!”
“Ro Ronan?! How is this…?”
It was a great relief that I accidentally found Asher, who was wandering around. Ronan, who brought him like a kidnapping, guided him to an unidentified space called ‘Depth 6 Lab’ and urged him to greet Adeshan.
“Oh hello. My name is Asher….”
“I am Adeshan, a 2nd year martial arts major. Please take good care of me.”
“It’s so big…”
Asher looked up at Adeshan with a mixture of half despair and half awe. His head was tilted back and his eyes wide open seemed to be looking at a majestic tower or mountain range.
“By the way, why is the in-depth laboratory…? It’s a place I go to when I experiment with dangerous magic…”
“This senior has to awaken his power to kill all living things. If you keep quiet and guide me, I will save you.”
“Hee-i-i-ik…!”
Asher’s face went white. Adeshan scolded Ronan for not playing around, but he wasn’t joking or lying.
The in-depth laboratory existed in the basement of the main building. I decided not to ask why I only went up the stairs and at some point came out of the basement.
Asher, who was walking along the corridor, stopped in front of a door with the number [6] on it. The huge iron gate that even Jaipa could pass through without bowing his head was enchanted with several layers of defensive magic. Ronan frowned.
“Isn’t it actually trying to test a new explosive magic on us?”
“…I do not know either.”
“Then I’ll go see you. Just in case, if Elizabeth finds me, pretend you don’t know…!”
After guiding, Asher retreated as if running away. Seeing her talking about Elizabeth, it seemed that she was still suffering. This is why your hair should be moderately good. After chanting, Ronan pushed the iron door. Surprisingly, the door was not locked.
Contrary to the expectation that it would be small, a very wide space was revealed. Adeshan slowly looked around and exclaimed.
“Wow….”
Probably 30% of the magic in the world could be tested here. Various experimental equipment and machinery of unknown purpose were well arranged and placed.
“Take. Squeak.”
“My-! Myiik-!”
One wall of the laboratory was made up of cages in which animals could be confined. Inside hundreds of cages, large and small, different animals were prowling and complaining.
From tiny mice to foxes, deer and wolves… The grizzly bear met Ronan’s eyes, stood up on two legs, and roared ferociously.
“Goooooh!”
“Ah fuck. It’s a surprise. Why are these things here?”
“They are materials used for experiments in black magic or necromancy. It is one of the darkness of Phileon Academy.”
At that moment, a familiar voice came from a corner of the laboratory. Ronan and Adeshan turned their heads at the same time. The figure of Jarodine caught my eye, standing with his hands behind his back among the gigantic hexagonal pillars.
“Here you are.”
“Now Professor Jarodine…?”
Adeshan’s eyes widened. She, too, seemed surprised by Jarodine’s change. Ronan grumbled.
“Why are you calling people to a place like this?”
“I couldn’t help it because I needed equipment that wasn’t in my lab. You can’t put this anywhere.”
Jarodine pointed to the hexagonal pillars erected in front of him. Three pillars that seemed to be a good 10m high were arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle. Judging from the fact that each side was densely engraved with unfamiliar characters, it did not seem like an ordinary item.
“But why did you come? I didn’t even call.”
“Uh… I’m curious. It might be helpful.”
“You seem to be saying that you followed me because I was worried.”
Jarodine chuckled. Adeshan, blushing, turned her head away as if she hadn’t heard. It was true that he followed him because he was worried, so Ronan did not refute it. Jarodine pointed to his seat and said.
“Come stand here,”
Adeshan did. As she stood in the center of the triangle, Jarodine chanted. The silent pillars began to vibrate
noisily
. D. It’s because you’re drawing out your natural mana.”
“This is…?
”
Adeshan’s eyes widened. The appearance was similar, but the feeling itself was completely different from normal mana. An eerie, alien aura that seemed to go against the logic of the world. Jarodine touched his chin in interest. “Hmm. Looking at it now
. That’s for sure. It’s the mana of the shadows.”
“What on earth is the mana of the shadows? I’m
wondering what’s going on right now…”
“How about that…”
“Of course. The power you have to deal with has a different nature. I never thought I’d be able to see the mana of the shadows in person.” Jarodine spoke calmly, he explained about the mana of the shadows, the rarest
and most secret of the innumerable types of mana known.
It was a common feature that the ability bloomed at some point after being settled in the body of those who were born for as short as several years and as long as hundreds of years. “There is very little known information about the
mana of the shadows, but most of those who manifested it for a hundred years. You caused an accident worthy of being talked about. I don’t know what your ability is, but it’s probably dangerous with a high probability.”
Jarodine explained about those who had not even formed a circle or core, but who wielded powers comparable to those of archmages or sword masters. Up to the point that their end was not good. Nine out of ten could not handle the ability that suddenly manifested one day and went berserk. Jarodine sighed in relief,
“It’s a misfortune that your powers bloomed too late. You’ll be able to bloom before it’s too late if you keep training.”
“How should I train?”
“First of all, all the existing mana accumulated in the body must be removed.”
Jarodine chanted the spell again. The pillar vibrated violently, and the energy rising from Adeshan’s shoulder grew thicker.
Before long, the black energy disappeared and the blue mana Ronan knew began to rise. The blue mana moved according to Jarodin’s gesture and turned into a mass similar in size to Adeshan. Jarodine pointed to the floating mass of mana and opened her mouth.
“We need to get rid of all this. To you, who handles the mana of the shadows, you are no different from waste.”
“All this? How…”
“There are many ways. But in five years or so, I’ll be able to get rid of them all.”
Jarodine explained the cumbersome and tedious effort she had to make every day. Adeshan was staring at the mana lump with a bewildered face, as if looking at the belly fat that had been chubby all winter. Hearing the word 5 years, Ronan frowned and asked.
“Didn’t you pull it out now? You can just throw it somewhere else.”
“It looks like this, but in reality it is connected. I just took it out for a while with the power of that magic tool.”
Jarodine pointed at the pole with the tip of her chin. In short, it meant that although it had been out of the body for a while, it was still connected. After thinking about something for a moment, Ronan opened his mouth.
“If it disappears all at once, will there be any adverse effects on your seniors?”
“What does that mean?”
“Quickly. Will I die, or be maimed, or get a terrible disease?”
“Not so. Because it only removes waste. It’s just…”
“That’s enough. Look away.”
Ronan pushed Jarodine to a stand. Suaa – A strange breath escaped from between his lips. Seeing La Mancha’s shining blade, Adeshan tilted her head.
“Ronan? Why is the knife suddenly…?”
“I’m sorry, old man. I can’t wait that long.”
“That’s what…”
Adeshan was about to say something. Ronan’s arm disappeared from sight. Slashes that were several times faster than when Balzac was cut to pieces poured down on the mana chunks. Fain! A belated gong sounded. The mass, torn into dozens of pieces, lost its shape and scattered.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
At the same time, Adeshan screamed and collapsed. Ronan hurriedly stretched out his arm and lifted her up. Kurleung! At the same time, two of the hexagonal pillars collapsed.
“what…!”
Jarodine’s eyes widened. One of the most expensive magic tools in Phileon turned into a heap of stones. It wouldn’t have been strange to jump up and down while screaming, but that wasn’t the point right now.
“…Did the mana run out?”
The mana, which had only been temporarily withdrawn, had completely disappeared. Only the mana of the shadows remained inside Adeshan’s body.
The shock was bigger than expected. Adeshan’s long body was still twitching like a deer struck by lightning. At that moment, a tearing noise rang out from a corner of the laboratory.
– Clink!
“what?”
Ronan turned his head. A glass cage fell to the floor and was broken. It was one of the animal cages that were prepared as ingredients for black magic or necromancy. Wild rats were struggling under the rubble. Clink! At that moment, another cage fell to the floor. Jarodin’s face hardened.
“I didn’t know it was like this.”
It was the ability to go far beyond prediction. Kwajangchang!! The cages that held the small animals started pouring down one after another. Ronan’s mouth fell open as he saw the sight of the whole wall collapsing.
“General.”