Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 94

[ 94. Shoot at the dawn (7) ]

#94

Aun Pillar closed her eyes tightly. Through his parted lips, a terrifying voice flowed out, as if announcing the death of a parent or spouse.

“…The tower lord was eaten by Vajra last winter.”

“yes?”

Ronan narrowed his brows. What kind of bullshit is this that the magic tower master is eaten by a book? Aire’s eyes widened.

“Then this welcome…!”

“exactly. It’s one of Lardan-sama’s specialties.”

Dawning Mage Lord Lardan Monsiley’s nickname was Hwayoung. It was a title given to him by using a combination of powerful flames and illusion magic that dazzles the five senses. Countless opponents so far

. Aun Pillar explained that the demons were reduced to ashes as they wandered through the flames and illusions he had created,

“…but not quite as strong as this.”

However, it was unreasonable to conclude that Laardan was the culprit behind the events that took place over the past few days. He was clearly an excellent master of illusion magic.

However, he could have covered the entire Mage Tower with perception-deterring magic or deceived the eyes of the 7th-circle mage Aun Pilana or the high-ranking spirit Aire. It was difficult even for professional illusionists. Aun Fila twisted his lips,

“Probably his powers were amplified by being swallowed by Vajura. Who the hell broke the seal…” ”

Tell me the damn detail. ” “What happened?”

Ronan urged him on. Aun Fila continued with a heavier voice.

“The tower lord infiltrated the Forbidden Area on the same day that he was supposed to leave for training. I was the only one who felt suspicious in advance and followed him. Without hesitation, He dispelled the defense magic.”

“That’s ridiculous… Then there’s no way I wouldn’t have known…”

“That day was the day the full moon rose. It was around midnight.”

“that…!”

Aire’s face hardened. Every night when the full moon rose, she would change into her true form and bask in the moonlight for a while at the top of the mage tower. It was one of the few times when Aire was absent from the library. “The tower lord knew your secret

. “You must have prepared thoroughly. So don’t beat yourself up too much.”

What happened after that happened quickly. The Tower Master immediately went to the deepest part of the Forbidden Area and woke up Vajura who had been sleeping for hundreds of years. Aun Fila arrived late, but by then the situation had already deteriorated out of control.

“It is too late. The tower lord failed to control Vajra and was being eaten. All I could do was seal him before he completely turned into a monster.”

“Damn it, why did a man called the Master of the Magic Tower do such a thing?”

Ronan frowned. He remembered the face of a woman who had been eaten by a book. Aun Fila, who was silent for a moment, spoke as if sighing.

“That’s why it’s like a wizard. Because you thought you were ready.”

“preparation?”

“exactly. Get ready to understand Vajra. You must have heard the legend of the cursed book.”

Ronan groaned. In the sea of type that had been drifting for three days, the name Bajura was quite common.

Vajra of Destruction. A rare forbidden book that dazzles and devours the reader and causes destruction, but grants near-infinite power to those who understand the contents. The author of the book was known as none other than the devil.

“So far, countless wizards have lost their lives while challenging Vajra and other forbidden books. Most of the heads of the Mage Tower didn’t like that. In fact, the insistence that all the evil forbidden books be burned is a constant agenda item at every meeting of the master of the mage tower.”

“The tower owner was the opposite.”

“exactly. He insisted that even that evil power would one day be used for the benefit of people. Comparing it to fire, which is extremely dangerous but has now become indispensable.”

Tower owner Lardan believed that forbidden books, which were regarded as by-products of malice, could be used for good. He tried to prove it himself by obtaining the power of Vajra, the leader of the forbidden book, and failed miserably.

“You know. It was an irresponsible and reckless decision. But I could never tell the truth by blaming him. How can you insult a pioneer who sacrificed himself to reveal the dawn of knowledge?”

“Top Mage…”

“That’s how it happened. Please do not forgive me for obsessing over personal affections.”

Aun Fila lowered her head. Aire, who was trying to comfort me, kept her mouth shut. Upon learning the whole story, Ronan twitched his lips.

‘He wanted to keep the tower owner’s will.’

The intention was good, but in the end it failed. Topju, who insisted on the possibility, could not handle Vajra and was eaten. If known to the public, it would not be strange if all the banned books were destroyed. Ronan clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“That’s Okay. It’s already happened. How did the seal break?”

“That… I really have no idea. It was not a spell that would naturally dissipate in hundreds of years.”

Aun Fila explained that he had cast all the sealing magic he knew. Vajura, who was careless because it was in the middle of the predation, was resealed along with the tower owner.

“In fact, we made it into a state that is no different from what was previously sealed. If it had become stronger, it would have become stronger, but I am confident that the seal will never weaken.”

“Then, it means that some helpless guy crawled all the way to the Forbidden Library and broke the seal.”

“For now, that’s our best guess. But who the hell…”

The conversation ended with Aun Pillar dragging his tongue. Silence fell in the narrow and high hallway. He was drooling and finally opened his mouth.

“…I should do what I can for now. Ronan, please return immediately and wait in the safe area. Miss Aire and I will return after briefly restoring the defense system. And…”

– Took.

It was the car Aun Pillar was trying to talk to. Something fell at their feet.

“hmm?”

All three looked down at the same time. Something small and intricately shaped was glistening beneath his feet. Picking up the item, he frowned.

“…glasses?”

It was an unsightly broken pair of glasses. Thick and thin cracks were engraved like twigs on the left glass bead. The silver-trimmed frame was distorted in a mess. Aire tilted her head.

“huh?”

I’m sure I remember seeing it somewhere. Then she opened her eyes wide, clapping her hands and shouting.

“These are the glasses La Lapista was wearing!”

“Who is that?”

“He was the one who helped me manage the library. Of the six missing persons, you were the first to disappear. Why is this here…”

“…Missing person stuff?”

Ronan felt the same way. He narrowed his eyes and examined his glasses. There was something shiny on the frame of my glasses.

“This…”

It didn’t take long to realize that it was the traces of mana. what that means. Ronan’s mouth fell open.

“…Nebula Clazie.”

Bassrock. Suddenly, I felt a presence from above. Ronan slowly raised his head. A man in rags clung to the high ceiling and was crawling. Shining mana was exuding from the bare skin exposed through the torn fabric.

“ Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…”

Suddenly, the man who twisted his neck at a bizarre angle looked down at the party. Ronan, who met his eyes, spat out a curse.

“Fuck.”

Saliva dripped from his open mouth. The two pupils were stained black. Aun Pillar and Aire, who followed and raised their eyes, sighed.

“Is that…?”

It was the same as the woman who was eaten by the forbidden book the other day. Ronan pulled the hilt of the sword without delay. Quaang! At the same time as La Mancha drew an arc in the air, the fired sword strikes directly in front of the man’s eyes.

“Queueek!”

The man who was hit in the eye by shrapnel screamed and fell. He tried to stand up by bending the joints of his whole body, but Ronan stopped him. Wow! Ronan leaped straight at the man and slashed him in the back of the head with the tip of his sword. Ayre’s cry came from behind.

“Careful!”

“yes?”

Suddenly, the surroundings became brighter. Feeling alive, Ronan turned his head. A magic circle about 1m wide was flickering on the wall to his right. The geometric pattern was blazing as if it were going to spit out flames at any moment.

“Damn it…!”

Ronan was about to swing his sword. A sparrow made of flames flew past him and rammed his head into the magic circle.

bean! The magic circle disintegrated in the form of flame was absorbed by the bird. The sparrow flew back and landed on Aun Pillar’s shoulder. Ronan laughed.

“It’s my company.”

“There are two more.”

He said with his eyes on the ceiling. Again, a terrifying moan echoed through the hallway.

“Ah…? Ah …. ”

“ It’s not a bug. ”

Ronan spat out a curse. A couple of men and women were hanging upside down from the ceiling not far away like bats, looking in this direction. Mana was rising from the hand of the woman in the robe. It was clear that he had just cast a spell that almost blew his head off.

“Ah … ah ah ….”

In the meantime, the man was making a Fire Arrow magic. Six arrows of flame formed around him, ready to be fired.

It was a car that Ronan, who spat out curse words, was trying to express his sword skills again. Quadduk! A tree trunk that suddenly grew from the ceiling wrapped around the torso of the two.

“Aww?!”

“Keuk!”

Ronan’s eyes widened. The translucent tree trunk was shining softly as if it had received moonlight. Aire, who floated up, stood in front of Ronan.

“I will do it.”

Awesome! With a light gesture from her, the tree trunk snapped. The two tightly bound people fell to the floor. Ronan ran towards them with his sword drawn. Aire exclaimed.

“You can’t kill me!”

“It’s not like that, so get out of the way for a second.”

Ronan closely observed the man and woman tied to the tree. Fortunately, the sparkling mana was not captured. The only thing presumed to be Nebula Clazier was the Lapista that was dropped in the first place.

‘no way.’

Suddenly, the puzzle started to come together. Vajura’s seal suddenly opened. The first missing person who belonged to Nebula Clage. Organizing his thoughts, Ronan opened his mouth, pointing at Lapista, who was drooping.

“Ayre. They said that bastard was the first missing person.”

“yes? ah yes that’s right.”

“When exactly did you go missing? Do you remember?”

“It was…it was around late spring. Strange things began to happen in the tower starting with Lapista-sama’s disappearance.”

“Did the garden get blown up because of that bastard… or Nebula Klage?”

“That was about three or four months ago…a similar time.”

“Damn it.”

Goosebumps ran up the spine. All circumstances fit. Based on my experience so far, Nebula Klagier never did one operation at a time.

‘The self-destruction was a trick.’

The main purpose was to break Vajra’s seal. The fact that Lapista worked at the library disproved him. Due to self-destruction, the mage tower took advantage of the turmoil to break the seal and was eaten by one of the forbidden books.

“Damn Unfila…”

Ronan was about to say what he’d found out. An indescribably terrible voice echoed through the labyrinth.

【You’re sharp.】

It was the same voice I heard in the library. This time, as if everyone had heard it, the three froze at the same time. Suddenly, the hallway began to vibrate violently.

“What is this?”

“Umm…!”

It felt like being thrown into the heart of a giant. I couldn’t contain myself at all. It was the moment when Aun Pillar was about to shout something. A stone wall that rose out of nowhere separated Ronan and the two of them.

“What the fuck is it?”

Ronan hurriedly swung his sword. Get a card! The sharp blade dug deep into the stone wall, but it was of no use because the original body was thick. Seeing the scars on the wall being repaired, he cursed.

“Damn it, Unfila! Aire!”

I shouted with all my might, but no answer came. The wall that rose again blocked the back road leading to the entrance. Ronan was completely confined to solitary confinement. The voice rang out again.

【Come, I’ll open the road.】

Cuckoo goong! Suddenly, the wall in front of my eyes began to slide backwards. The corridor, which had been extending endlessly, stopped expanding only after reaching almost the length of the mage tower laid horizontally. Ronan growled.

“What kind of bullshit did you do?”

【You must want to save those two bugs. Isn’t that so?]

“What?”

I asked what they had done to the two, but no answer came back. Then a low flame rose from the ceiling and began to spread rapidly towards the end of the hallway. Seeing the brightened hallway, Ronan frowned.

“…Damn it.”

It was a direction that felt like a lot of intention. There was no other option but to move on anyway. Ronan took a step while holding the hilt of the sword. A voice echoed in my head as I walked down the hallway where the haze rose.

[That bastard…! The one who burned Langzium…!]

[Why is Vajra-nim interested in such a kid?]

[Come to me, child! I’ll give you everything you want!]

Ronan noticed at once that it was a conversation between forbidden books. Judging by the type of voice, it seemed that there were well over a hundred books.

“Shut up. papers.”

[There’s not much time left to giggle.]

He walked along the hallway in silence. Before long, an open space appeared. In the desolate room made of dark blue stone, only one altar in the shape of a cube stood tall.

Ronan’s eyes widened when his gaze reached the altar. Aun Pillar and Aire were moaning while being chained.

“Roronan…don’t come…!”

“I can’t breathe…”

The whole body was covered in blood, and it seemed that he had suffered a serious injury. It was the moment when Ronan immediately kicked off the ground and ran. A geometric magic circle unfolded beneath his feet.

“Nimi…!”

It was a much greater magic than anything I’d seen in the hallway before. It was too late to avoid it. Ronan, who quickly judged the situation, struck the floor with the blade. Wow! Torn in two vortices of flame covered the entire room.

But that wasn’t the end. In succession, magic formations appeared in various places and vomited the magic that was imprinted on them. Fifteen spears of flame thicker than a beautiful tree were fired at Ronan.

‘can do.’

I would have been desperate in the past, but not now. Suaa – With a strange breathing sound, a red light rose through La Mancha’s blade.

Ronan calmly read the trajectory and swung his sword. Chow! A sphere made of slashes covered his body. The spear of flame that touched the sphere lost its shape and disappeared. After blocking all attacks, Ronan turned the knife around and said.

“I’m not polite to the subject I invited. Isn’t it?”

After parrying all the attacks, Ronan stood up. An invisible figure was sitting on the altar with legs crossed.

It was an old man holding a thick book in one hand.

【Nice to meet you.】

“Vajura.”