Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 95

[ 95. Shoot towards the dawn (8) ]

#95

The old man was wearing the same red and colorful robe Aun Pillar wore. It was an outfit that could only be worn by the Mage Master or Top Maid. Ronan’s eyes met and he grinned.

【Nice to meet you.】

“Vajura.”

It was a terrible voice that I couldn’t get used to. Breathing was difficult due to the pressure on his lungs. An evil energy that I had never experienced before was prevalent in the air.

No explanation was needed. The devil’s writings were manifesting before his eyes. Vajra smiled like a crack and opened her mouth.

【I like it. How dare you call my name without bowing your head.]

“…That old man is Lardan.”

【okay. It’s one of the bugs that dared to understand me.]

Ronan twitched his lips when he saw Lardan, the Mage Lord. The two pupils were all black. Tears black as ink flowed down his wrinkled cheeks.

‘Is that book the main body?’

Suddenly, Ronan’s gaze reached the book in Vajra’s hand. The book, huge and thick enough to be used as a tray, had an ugly appearance befitting the king of forbidden books.

An eyeball the size of a fist was embedded in the center of the cover, thick like the skin of a water buffalo. The vertically slit pupil was fixed on Ronan. Lumpy veins stretched out like a spider’s web around the eyeballs.

It looks like shit. Ronan, who had said so, frowned. Vajura continued.

【I’ve been watching you for the past few days. Interesting.】

“Why are you doing such nonsense?”

【It’s very boring to sit still and focus on recovery. If you hadn’t interfered, I would have been able to appreciate the war between Grancia and Akalucia…]

Vajra licked her lips. He proudly boasted of what he had done by manipulating Sion de Grancia.

As expected, controlling the three daughters of Grancia was also plotted by this abolitionist. By the way, recovery was because he was weakened while sealed.

“what do you want?”

【It’s good that you understand so quickly. I like it more and more.】

“I won’t just let those people go.”

Ronan pointed at Aun Pillar and Aire with the tip of his chin. They were bloodied and tied to the altar.

I didn’t know what the hell he had done to catch the two of them, but the situation seemed very serious. Vajra, who had been laughing ominously, stood up while closing the book.

I didn’t notice it when I was sitting, but it was almost 2m tall. Vajura extended her poker-like index finger and pointed at Ronan’s chest.

[It’s not that simple. Hand over your body.]

“Hand over your body?”

【okay. It was a car that had grown tired of this stinking body. It wasn’t very boring because he had a knack for dealing with illusions, albeit weakly, but… I think you can do more fun things with your body.]

Ronan frowned. It wasn’t a proposal I liked very much. At that time, Aire, who was tied up, gasped for breath.

“Ugh… Ronan can’t…”

【Noisy.】

At the same time, Vajura pointed at her with his finger. Chi profit…! The chains binding the two men glowed red and smoke began to rise. A scream escaped Ayre’s mouth.

“Haaaaaagh!”

“Kuh…don’t listen…!”

Aun Pillar too let out a moan of pain. The smell of burning flesh was thick.

Aire’s shape was flickering as if it would disappear at any moment. Ronan growled with his hand on the hilt.

“Damn it, stop it now.”

[Yes.]

Vajra nodded. The color of the chain returned to its original color and the screams of the two stopped. A sly sneer floated on his lips.

【If you accept my offer, I will release those two rats. I’ll quietly leave this damn tower. Isn’t that a good offer?]

“What if I refuse?”

【You know best that you can’t do that.】

Bajura laughed. For an instant, magical magic rose like wildfire, and the space around it was distorted. Ronan’s eyes widened at the sudden appearance of the desert.

“What… the fuck.”

【Do you like it?】

The gloomy room was nowhere to be found. The feel of the sand crunching under my feet was clear. The sunlight pouring over my head was hot. It was an unbelievable sense of reality.

Vajra changed the scenery around her with just a wave of her hand. Every time Ronan blinked, the appearance of the world changed swiftly.

From the heavy rain to Balon, the capital of the empire, stretching to the horizon.

In the end, a wave of flames poured out from his body and swept away everything. At some point, Ronan twitched his lips at the appearance of the room returning to its original state.

‘It’s a monster.’

class was different. Sarante and Aun Pillar were not to this extent. Ronan spat on the floor and growled as he glared at Vajra.

“Are you bragging about your strength?”

[I just showed it in the sense of not being too unfair when handing over the body. What you saw now is the potential that this insect has.]

“Potential?”

【okay. Because you feel a possibility that cannot be compared to this living corpse.]

As expected of a forbidden book that even dazzled the emperor, the tongue was long. Vajura assured her that she could use Ronan’s body better than Ronan himself.

It was a bullshit that was more like a mule than a horse, but judging from his skills, it wasn’t something he said for nothing. Suddenly, Vajra snapped her fingers.

【Are you still lacking in despair?】

Kugugoong! Suddenly, the walls on the four sides collapsed, revealing an even wider space. The voices of the forbidden books that had not been heard for a while resounded sporadically.

[Hahaha, look at that guy’s expression!]

[He gets quiet after realizing the subject. Like all humans.]

Ronan’s eyes widened as he looked around. A variety of forbidden books floated in the air, surrounding the space where they stood.

[Vajra-sama, hurry up and take over the child’s body and be completely resurrected!]

The mana gushing out from the open forbidden books was being absorbed into Vajra’s body. It looked like a root supplying nutrients to the stem.

Ronan noticed at once that it was part of the ‘recovery’ mentioned earlier. Vajura continued.

[You must have realized it now. That you don’t have a choice.]

Vajra spoke arrogantly. Ronan didn’t answer, but he knew the situation was perfect for despair.

‘It sucks.’

It was the worst crisis in my second life. Aside from the power gap, the problem was that the hostages were being held.

I was in the middle of rolling my eyes quickly as if there was no way. Something familiar caught in the corner of his field of vision.

‘hmm?’

It was the sparkling mana that was the symbol of Nebula Klazie. It seemed that only now that the amount was small and there were so many things to worry about. Ronan, who was watching Mana, tilted his head.

‘Why is that thing coming out of there?’

Mana was flowing from an unexpected place. It wasn’t Lardan’s body that had been eaten, nor was it the huge book in his hand.

‘no way.’

For a moment, a possibility penetrated Ronan’s mind. One reckless operation was established in real time. It was a huge gamble, but there was no other way than that. Ronan, who had been drooling, opened his mouth heavily.

“…I’ll accept the offer.”

【Excellent.】

“Make sure to keep your promise. After freeing the two, leave the magic tower.”

【Kuhahaha… of course. I swear by the name of this Vajura.】

“What should I do?”

[You just need to be still. Everything will be over in an instant.]

Vajra groaned. Ronan closed his eyes as if resigned. A joyous voice echoed through the darkness.

【Don’t be too heartbroken. Because the world will remember you forever.]

Vajra, who strode forward, placed her hand on Ronan’s forehead. It was the moment he had just chanted a suspicious spell.

“Fuck you.”

Ronan tugged at the hilt. Vajra quickly pulled away and took a defensive posture. It was an incredibly fast reaction time. He smiled, not too surprised.

【You’re stupid. I was expecting this too.]

“Is that so?”

However, La Mancha’s blade was aiming elsewhere in the first place. Ronan swung his sword at the two people tied to the altar.

Sugak! A red arc passed through the altar deeply. A red line formed on Aun Pillar and Aire’s waist, and a fountain of blood gushed out. Both of them’ eyes widened.

“Roronan?!”

“Gagging! why…!”

“It was made really, really well. Do it in moderation.”

Ronan frowned as if he was fed up. Then, the shapes of Aun Pillar and Aire dispersed like smoke and disappeared. Suddenly, Vajra grabbed her chest and collapsed on one knee.

【Heo-eok…!】

Chow! Even though the illusion had dissipated, the fountain of blood continued to well up. A flickering mana followed, shooting out like a beam of light.

Both were welling up from the inside of the sword scars carved into the altar. Great! At that moment, the altar split in half, revealing a book that was all black from cover to paper.

‘That’s the body.’

Other than being black, it was no different from ordinary books. The deeply wounded book was writhing as if it were alive, spewing out crimson blood and sparkling mana.

Ronan frowned when he saw the book that wasn’t completely cut.

“Tsk, didn’t everything get cut?”

【Uh how…!】

“I like my eyes.”

Ronan smiled. The gamble was a success. The sparkling mana was flowing from the inside of the altar, not anywhere else.

The gross and noisy book was a mere trick, and the main body was hidden inside. When Ronan saw mana rising through the bodies of Aun Pila and Aire, he realized that the two were hallucinations.

‘What’s the identity anyway? Why is Nebula Klazie’s aura in that book…’

However, the mana emanating from Vajra caught his heart. It was so shiny it made my eyes hurt.

It was too thick for a member of the Nebula Klage to be buried while trying to break the seal. Ronan’s accident, which was wandering in search of clues, reached a legend related to Vajra.

‘A book written by the devil.’

Maybe the demon who wrote Vajra has something to do with Nebula Klagie. It was the car Ronan rushed to finish.

In an instant, the black book that flew towards Lardan burrowed into his chest. Seeing the book disappear like water droplets in a puddle, Ronan cursed.

“shit.”

[Huh…Huh! Gagging!]

Vajra combined with the main body vomited black blood. It seemed that he had suffered considerable damage from the slash earlier.

Adduk. Vajura’s gaze, which had been grotesquely twisting his limbs, finally turned to Ronan. A roar that seemed to destroy the world rang out.

【I won’t let you go!!】

Ronan gritted his teeth. In an instant, her vision distorted and everything except Vajra and the forbidden books began to disappear.

The dark blue stone wall, the altar that was split in half, and the shadows that danced as the flames swayed were shattered into powder. Vajra, who had been pouring out black tears, shouted while touching the ground.

【Hell Prominence!】

“What?”

Ronan’s face hardened. A blazing aura spread around Vajra. The magic circle that bloomed under his palm began to expand widely.

‘This isn’t very interesting.’

Before long, the blueprints for magic protruding from the floor and walls reached their roots in the air. Various screams swirled in Ronan’s head.

[Bar Bajura-sama, that magic…!]

[Damn it, save me!]

[Come on, have mercy…!]

It was the screams of the frightened forbidden books. I waved my sword in the air, wondering if it was an illusion, but unfortunately it was real magic with substance.

‘I can’t help it.’

Ronan gritted it. It was not a scale that could be stopped simply by cutting down a few places. Killing the host, Lardan, was the only possibility.

Ronan, who made a quick decision, swung his sword at Vajra. Whoo! It was the moment when the sword force extended straight out and was about to hit him directly.

Suddenly, the floor rose upward, blocking the path of the sword. Kwaaang! As the fragments scattered, a roar rang out.

“shit.”

[Do you think the same tricks work?]

Apparently, he could use earth magic as well. Ronan did not give up and ran towards Vajra.

Compared to before the surprise attack, his body movements were clearly slower, but it was difficult to close the distance easily because he was so good at handling earth magic. A stone wall and a rocky hand that suddenly rose up obstructed Ronan’s path.

‘It’s not good.’

In the meantime, the magic circle of Hell Prominence was increasing in brightness as if it would burst at any moment. Thousands of hypotheses to break the situation were swirling in Ronan’s head. Suddenly, a word flashed like a bolt of lightning.

‘backfire.’

I’m not sure why that word came to mind. However, the memory of being put into a forest fire suppression operation in the days of the punishment soldier in the previous life was drifting in the burning bone.

Suddenly, Ronan pulled out a metal box from his inside pocket. Inside were scrolls handmade by Aun Pillar.

Among them, magic powerful enough to blow up a village was imprinted on it. Ronan, who brushed off the box at once, grabbed the five scrolls at once. And twisted up and down and pulled.

Boo-wook! The scroll was ripped apart and the engraved magic was activated en masse. The mana in the air was depleted and the space began to distort with heat. Vajra’s eyes widened at the sight of the three-dimensional magic circles unfolding beyond what she had cast.

【What did you do!】

“If you’re going to die, you’ll have to die together.”

[Speaking nonsense…!]

Roaring! A pillar of fire suddenly erupted and wrapped around Vajra’s body. Ronan noticed that it was the same movement magic used by Aun Pillar.

I was aiming for this moment. Ronan, who was approaching him stealthily, threw himself without hesitation. Kwajik! Grabbing his wrinkled neck, Ronan slammed Vajra to the floor.

“I got you, you fucking toilet paper.”

【Let go of the damn thing!】

The movement magic has been cut off. Vajra struggled, but the thin old man couldn’t shake off Ronan. In the end, he gave up and chanted the incantation again.

Hwareuk! The pillar of fire rose again and engulfed Ronan and Vajra. The figures of the two disappeared from the room. At the same time, the magic circles covering the space emitted a bright light.