Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 87

[ 87. The season goes beyond spring to summer (4) ]

#87

Kwajangchang!! The cages in which the small animals were confined started pouring down one after another. Ronan’s mouth fell open when he saw the scene where the whole wall collapsed.

“General.”

Unbeknownst to me, the words came out in vain. It was a skill I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was weak enough to be incomparable to the one I saw in my previous life, but I could tell at a glance that it was the same ark’s power. Ronan supported Adeshan and watched the laboratory becoming a zoo.

“Are small animals still the limit?”

– Take it! Squeak!

-Piyo clothes!

The animals that had escaped from their cages were running amok. The sparrows flew and gnawed bird droppings. The rats, who formed a group, hid inside the complicated machinery. Most of them were rodents or small birds, so they weren’t threatening, but they were capable enough to cause mayhem.

Even in the midst of the chaos, the cages that contained the animals continued to fall. Jarodin, who came to his senses belatedly, frowned.

“shit.”

Expensive magic tools were being destroyed in real time. As he snapped his fingers, the stone floor rose and blocked the wall. A moan flowed from Adeshan’s mouth, who was lowering her head as if she had passed out.

“Umm…”

“Are you okay?”

“Ronan? hot…!”

Adeshan opened her eyes. Realizing that she was leaning against Ronan, she hurriedly stood up.

“I’m sorry. It was heavy…!”

“are you okay.”

Ronan smiled. It was a smile tinged with a bit of bitterness. Adeshan’s reaction full of humanity brought him back to reality.

I knew. The personality of the general at the time did not come back just because his abilities were blooming. Adeshan looked around the lab and covered her mouth with both hands.

“But what is all this about…?”

“It is a senior work. It kills me.”

“I did it?”

“It’s okay, so tell me to gather here. It might still be too much to think about.”

Adeshan tilted her head at the incomprehensible sound. Ronan responded by pointing at the animals with the tip of his chin. Finally, a voice full of doubt came out of her mouth.

“… Gather here?”

At that moment, a strange thing happened. The noisy laboratory suddenly became quiet. Then, the animals that were rioting or hiding in the nooks and crannies began to sneak up on them. Seeing the wild rats flocking under her feet, Adeshan backed away in fright.

“What?!”

Most of the animals that fell from high places were in poor condition. There were canaries that walked on two legs because their wings were broken, and there were field mice that died with glass shards stuck in their stomachs. Nevertheless, the animals approached Adeshan as if possessed by something. said Ronan.

“That’s a senior’s ability.”

“…collecting mice?”

“Now it is. Tell them to go back to us this time.”

The animals were lined up in rows as if they were soldiers undergoing ritual training. Adeshan noticed a murky aura in their eyes. She opened her mouth again.

“Go back to us.”

Then, an oddity occurred again. The gathered animals began to crawl in, finding one of the cages scattered on the floor. Suddenly, Adeshan shook his head, feeling extremely dizzy. The takgi in the eyes of the animals disappeared.

“Kikiiik?!”

“Pip!”

The animals that came to their senses looked around. It was the moment when they were about to run out in all directions again. Kugu Palace! A hemisphere of rock covered them. Jarodine’s voice came from behind.

“Good job.”

“professor…!”

Jarodine let out a sigh of relief. I almost got into trouble. It was not an easy task to forcibly take out the animals hidden deep inside the magic tools.

He used earth magic to restore the messy laboratory. Dozens of rocky hands moved and picked up debris. Adeshan shrugged and asked.

“What happened to me? Ronan swung his sword and suddenly lost consciousness…”

It felt strange. I couldn’t feel the mana flowing through my body at all. Jarodine opened his mouth.

“All the existing mana in your body has disappeared. I don’t know what happened.”

“yes? That means…”

“Yes. You have bloomed shadow mana. Can you feel that something like a lump has settled in your chest?”

Adeshan nodded. Indeed, something cool was pulsating deep in his chest. I heard the difference, but it wasn’t unfamiliar. Rather, it felt more familiar than Mana, who had dealt with it all his life.

“That is the strength you must cultivate in the future. A core made of shadow mana.”

“core…!”

“okay. You now have to be able to use that power, not normal mana.”

Adeshan’s eyes widened. It was a core that I couldn’t create even though I tried so hard. Jarodine explained that shadow mana is also a type of mana, so anything that can be done with mana is possible. Things like manifesting sword skills or awakening auras.

“It will take a lot of effort. It’s like starting all over again.”

Adeshan understood the meaning at once. Right now, her skills didn’t even reach the level of a sword user. It was because he lost all the mana he used as a resource.

It would literally take bone-breaking effort to master his newly acquired abilities and mana handling of shadows. Adeshan nodded.

“does not matter.”

“You have a good posture.”

Jarodine smiled. I could see why Nabi Rose was favored. Despite losing everything she had built up, her eyes were shining with determination. Jarodin, who was silent for a moment, continued.

“The problem is the ability of your shadow’s mana. It’s too dangerous.”

“that’s right. What exactly are my abilities?”

Adeshan asked anxiously. The little animals obviously moved according to their own directions. It was terrifying to see him not losing his blindness even though he was completely wrecked.

“I think we need to do more research to find out more. First of all, it seems clear that it is the ability to control the mind.”

“Are you taking over the mind?”

“okay. It’s a power that even Archmage Lorhorn couldn’t obtain. I also knew it only in the realm of fantasy, but I didn’t know it would exist.”

He explained what he had speculated about Adeshan’s powers. After hearing the explanation, her face turned white. Recalling his past life, Ronan twitched his lips.

‘It’s too much power no matter who it is given to.’

Adeshan’s ability was to force and recognize his will on living beings. It was a power so powerful that it was incomparably more powerful than illusion magic or simple curses such as frenzy. It was characterized by the fact that as the number of targets increased, the power decreased and the fewer the targets, the stronger it became.

Adeshan, the general of his previous life, made good use of this ability and wrote a myth of invincibility. Even if the ability was applied to 100,000,000,000,000,000 people, it only produced the effect of boosting morale and recognizing the order, but that alone produced tremendous efficiency.

If he wanted to, he could have narrowed the scope and organized a society that blindly followed her words. Recalling the time of the final battle, Ronan twitched his lips.

‘It’s the ability to be infinitely cruel.’

Life repeated three times wore Adeshan away. Ronan remembered the soldiers rushing towards Ahayute to buy time. There were not many who obeyed orders only out of loyalty and will.

Except for some stupid punitive soldiers and a few honorable knights. Many of the eyes that were running toward death were stained with a dull light, like those of beasts whose minds had just been seized.

For some reason, I felt confused. Will this girl ever give such an order? After explaining, Jarodine turned his head.

“Go back first. I’m going to finish cleaning up.”

“I’m sorry, Jarodine. I broke and ate something that was fine.”

Ronan scratched his head and apologized. The collapsed hexagonal pillars looked filthy expensive. In reality, a couple of mansions were magic tools worth buying, but Jarodin calmly shook his head.

“done. This much will be deducted from my debt.”

“It’s good because it’s exciting.”

“If the last one had been broken, I might have been a little worried. go back.”

The two took a step back. Adeshan remembered the way he came, so he was able to leave the main building without difficulty. The sky was still clear and the air was stuffy.

They stood side by side and walked down the street in a haze. The sound of cicadas was coming like a distant echo. Adeshan looked back and was lost in thought with her lips pursed. Ronan didn’t bother talking to her.

‘It’s embarrassing.’

It must have been a day like ten years for her. Unprecedented abilities were awakened and all the mana accumulated so far was lost. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. Somehow, I felt a sense of kinship. Now Adeshan has also become a talented half-puncher.

At that time, the chirping birds perched on the roadside trees caught my eye. Adeshan suddenly stopped in place and raised her hand.

“Come on.”

“tweet.”

A blackbird flew in and sat on her index finger. The white and fluffy appearance was cute beyond all else. However, Adeshan’s expression was not very bright. Seeing the turbid eyes of the crow, she opened her mouth.

“Ronan. Didn’t you say that my ability would work on people later?”

“yes. Just work hard.”

“Is it possible for such an ability to exist in the world?”

Adeshan unlocked the ability. As soon as her eyes cleared, the crow flew away as if running away. said Ronan.

“If you are a senior, you can use it well.”

“scared. I’m afraid I’ll abuse my abilities without even knowing.”

“It can be.”

“It might turn out to be a monster. Manipulating others at will, stomping on the truth, intentionally starting a fight and killing a lot of people…”

Adeshan dragged his words. If it was normal, I would have thought of ways to take care of my own interests, but he was a very kind person. Ronan, who had been quietly touching his chin, opened his mouth.

“At that time, I will dry it.”

“What if I try to control you too?”

“I have to do something. Don’t worry.”

Ronan said calmly. Adeshan, who was staring at his side face, smiled lightly.

“Yes, then it is safe.”

The time after that passed quickly. There were no notable incidents. In the peace that came in early summer, Ronan and Adeshan did their best to develop their abilities.

It was after a full moon. Ronan found Adeshan training under the shade of a tree and waved.

“senior.”

“Ah… Ronan.”

“Oh, it’s a squirrel today.”

“Yeah… I guess I was crazy back then. How did you manipulate so much…!”

Adeshan was giving orders to the squirrels in a cold sweat. Ronan laughed at the squad of five squirrels doing ritual training.

Controlling the mind consumed a lot of mental strength, so the correct answer could only be found through constant training. She decided to start with perfect control of the little animals.

“drink.”

“Oh thank you.”

Ronan tossed a water bottle at her and headed to Nest’s training ground. It wasn’t long before I saw the members scattered around like a suffocated fish and Schlieffen, who was all alone. He was looking down at Marja and Braum with a look of incomprehension.

“Why can’t you do this? Is it difficult to wield it five thousand times a day?”

“It goes away and that’s it. That’s why kids these days can’t do it.”

Seeing that each of them was holding a weapon, it seemed that they had undergone basic swordsmanship training. Even Ronan helped him, and Marja shouted in anger.

“You crazy bastards! Do you think everyone in the world is like you?!”

“Wah ha…wa ha ha ha…”

A soulless laugh escaped from Braum’s exhausted mouth. After Schlieffen joined, all members of the martial arts department had to follow his training schedule. Of course, except for Ronan, there was no one who could hit Schlieffen.

So much dissatisfaction broke out that one day I consulted Adeshan. Seeing the schedule, she exclaimed in fright.

“You can’t do post-training like this! It’s not some kind of imperial army special forces…!”

“Is something wrong?”

“You have to train according to your level. Could it be that you’ve been doing it this way all along?”

“yes.”

“…I can’t. Can you guide me?”

Adeshan went to and from the club that day and analyzed each member. Even though he lost mana, his keen insight was still intact.

After a long time, the members were able to receive the optimal training method tailored to each individual. Marya, who was being guided by Adeshan, asked with her eyes shining.

“Seniors. Can’t you join our club?”

“Yes?”

“please. That madman is obedient to you. Wait, what’s the relationship between the two of you?”

“If you ask me what the relationship is…what should I answer…”

Adeshan scratched his cheek hesitantly. Marja treated her with an attitude somewhere between gratitude and vigilance. I was relieved by the prejudice that men don’t like tall women, but to be honest, it seemed more dangerous than Ophelia to have two secretly hanging out together.

“Ma Marya…”

Asher suffered from unknown pain whenever she showed such an appearance. No bones were broken or blood was flowing, but the pain was as if a part of his chest had been burned. Even though he studied magic more diligently to calm his mind, the pain did not subside. It was about time anyway.

Ophelia and Sheeta weren’t idle either. It was their time after the moon rose. One night, Ophelia secretly took Ronan out of the premises, claiming that Sheeta had taught her a new magic.

“Pyaaaaaa!”

Kwakwawang! Sheeta showed the magic that exploded at once after spraying the blood mist she had shown before. Then, losing shape, he sat down on top of a smashed tree and let out a triumphant roar. Ophelia smiled proudly.

“I taught you this time…It’s a magic specialized for genocide. It’s cool…”

“What the hell are you teaching a kid.”

It might be useful. After adding that, Ronan smiled. Peace lasted for almost two months. They focused on their school life and their own training and gradually developed their strength.

It was a day that could not be called midsummer. Ronan was training to feed mana to the sword while taking off his top in the first arena. In recent months, his body has grown stronger.

“Take a good look.”

Nabi Rose, who warned the distracted schoolgirls, approached Ronan. In her hand was a piece of stationery that looked quite classy. Nabi Roze said.

“The Dawning Mage Tower has been restored.”

“Whoa… whoa what…?”

Ronan, roughly wiping off his sweat, turned his head. Nabi Rose informed them that the Dawning Mage Tower, which was said to have been damaged by an explosion, has started receiving people again after restoration work. The corners of Ronan’s mouth went up.

“at las.”

It was the place Sarante told me to go to to find clues to Haeju. Ronan reaped the mana from La Mancha.

He took a pocket watch out of his pocket. The clock to check the time the mana was fed to the sword was telling me that 2 hours had passed.

The season passed spring and became summer. Ronan, dressed again, stepped out of the arena. When I raised my head, the higher sky came into my eyes. White cumulus clouds were sliding down the deep blue sky.