Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 97

[ 97. Shoot at Dawn (10) ]

#97

“Isn’t it a very nice house to live in?”

Ronan laughed, running his hair through his wet hair. His eyes, which had been dyed black, were regaining their original color. Vajura’s desperate screams echoed in my head.

【Kwaaaah! Kuaaa!]

“Be friendly. And you asshole, how could I have found you at the altar?”

Ronan giggled. The fact that Vajura was trying to make a mess with hallucinations was noticed from the beginning. Vajra, who stood still and allowed an attack, couldn’t see any sparkling mana.

However, it was fortunate that the gambler who gave up his body went through. It was an improvised operation based on an incident in which Jarodin almost died while trying to fix his mana incapacity.

‘How the hell did it happen to be a curse?’

A piece of curse the size of a chick’s eye nearly killed the former top mage. Since the original curses would be seething inside her body, it would be difficult to deal with even if it was a book written by the devil.

I thought about giving it a try when we first met, but at that time, Vajra’s power was so strong that I couldn’t dare. Recalling the situation at the time, Ronan let out a sigh of relief.

‘I almost got fucked.’

With a lot of luck, we were able to win. It was a battle that would have been unconditionally lost if he had not fatally wounded the main body hiding in the altar.

The eastern sky was brightening. A red aura swayed beyond the low-clouded horizon.

Ronan put La Mancha in the scabbard and turned his head. The Dawn Magic Tower rising from the land in the distance looked just like a huge lighthouse.

‘Is the fire turned off?’

The fire that soared in the garden had subsided before I knew it. The embers suggesting that a great fire had broken out followed the wind. It was the moment when Ronan was about to stretch. Vajura’s voice, which had been quiet, echoed in my head.

【…Haha! Do you think you will be beaten like this!]

“Uuuuu!”

Ronan, who suddenly felt extreme nausea, covered his mouth. Something like black mist escaped through the cracks between my fingers and then disappeared. Vajra’s consciousness was trying to escape his body.

“You stubborn bastard…!”

Ronan strongly bit his cheek. Hot blood gushed out. He swallowed Vajra’s energy that was swirling around his mouth with the blood. 【Huh…!】 The nauseous feeling that stretched to the throat disappeared. The screams started

again

. Vajra shouted out desperately,

【Hey! Listen to me! Don’t you want to become a swordsman who will leave an impression on the world?!】

“Not really.”

【Stupid…! Don’t you want to decorate the walls with Navardoze’s head? ]

Vajra’s presence was rapidly fading. Seeing him teasing his tongue, the situation inside seemed quite bad. Anyway, it was possible that even the sky would be cut down. Ronan, who recalled his previous life for a while, smiled. “I know. I will do that.

” there.”

【What…!】

“That’s why I don’t need your help.”

[Wait a minute…! If so, this is… haaaaaagh!!]

The voice cut off. I screamed in agony, and the answer never came back. Before long, Vajura’s presence disappeared. Ronan instinctively realized that his ego had completely disappeared.

“Hmm?”

Ronan, who suddenly felt a strange sense of difference, tilted his head. Inside my left chest, I felt something pulsing at a different beat than my heart.

I focused my attention on whether there was something like Vajra’s thought, but I couldn’t detect any suspicious energy. Ronan, a little embarrassed, frowned.

“What the fuck is this?”

When I put my hand on my chest, I could feel my heart beating slightly faster than usual. The sense of alienation had disappeared without a trace. Ronan shrugged and spat out the blood remaining in his mouth.

‘It won’t be any big deal.’

Wow! Clots of blood blown away by the sea wind landed on the books scattered on the reef. It was the main body of the forbidden book Vajra that drove the continent into fear.

“…is it just a book now?”

Ronan picked up Vajra. The black book, from the cover to the inside, was drenched in blood.

I took a quick look inside, but I didn’t hear any eerie voices or tentacles sprouting. However, the incomprehensible content and the sparkling mana seeping out of the white letters still bothered Ronan.

‘A book written by the devil.’

The author of Vajra of Destruction was known as a demon. And in Vajura, the presence of Nebula Klazie was strongly emanating.

‘There must be a useful place somewhere.’

Somehow it felt like I was approaching a great secret. Ronan rolled up the Vajura, which was becoming a rag, and put it in the back pocket of his pants. It was a perfect place for a trashy book.

“Uh… Ugh…”

Then a moan of pain was heard from somewhere. Ronan looked down in the direction of the sound. Tower lord Lardan, who had fallen at his feet, was wriggling.

“Right, calm down, sir.”

“Am I… am I speaking of my own accord…?”

“sure. I’m glad you didn’t die. After all, he went through such hardships, but it would be troublesome if he went away.”

Lardan opened his eyes. Freed from Vajura’s control, his eyes were clear blue. Lardan, who couldn’t keep his body still, eventually raised his upper body with Ronan’s support.

“…Thank you.”

“Where can I tell you? You ate it so splendidly.”

“You don’t have to explain. Because I saw everything.”

“You saw it?”

“okay. Not even a single word left.”

Lardan’s gaze stayed on the waves crashing against the reef. He remembered everything Vajra had done with his body.

Lardan explained that he had endured nearly a year with a clear mind, from last winter when he was devoured to today.

“I had to see all the evil the devil did with my body. Every day was hell. If you have the same mind, you want to throw yourself right now.”

“I trust you won’t do that.”

Ronan spoke as if warning. Just thinking about the hard work he went through to capture him made veins run down his forehead. Besides, he still had work to do. said Lardan.

“Of course I know I have to take responsibility. Although it will be difficult for the tower owner.”

“What…ah.”

Ronan stopped talking. Come to think of it, I couldn’t feel any mana from Lardan, who had regained his body.

It wasn’t just a level of weakening or weakening. I looked at his chest with my eyes narrowed, but I couldn’t see the rings around his heart. Understanding the situation, Ronan twitched his lips.

“shit.”

“Don’t worry. Because saving lives is enough. Rather, it seems to see the world clearly, so it’s not too bad.”

Lardan stroked his beard and laughed. It wasn’t just the body that Vajura took from him. Ronan asked.

“Aren’t you angry? It’s the mana you’ve built up over your entire life.”

“I say it again, I am content with saving my life. Do you know how many vengeful spirits I’ve heard screaming while possessed by that demon? I am willing to clean your shoes with my tongue just for keeping you from meeting their fate.”

“I kind of hate that.”

Ronan chuckled. It was overly resolute and cheerful for someone who had lost almost everything. Lardan was no longer a wizard.

Suddenly, a question occurred to me. Where did all the power that Vajra had accumulated over the years gone? After thinking for a while, Lardan, who had been looking at the Dawning Magic Tower, opened his mouth.

“…what is that? Can you see it?”

“What?”

“The one coming from the Mage Tower over there.”

Ronan looked in the direction Lardan was pointing. Just as he said, something shiny from far away was approaching quickly. Recognizing the clearer outline, Ronan frowned.

“…A wolf?”

A huge wolf was running over the sea. Every time the crispy soles of their feet hit the surface of the water, splashes of water sprang lightly. Its reddish-yellow fur, like desert sand, was clearly visible even in the dark.

“What the fuck is it really?”

Ronan put his hand on the hilt. Even the height of the body seemed to be a good 4m. Chow! The wolf, which reached Ronan’s eyes in an instant, stopped with a long ridge of water. A familiar voice flowed through the torn muzzle.

“Ronan-sama, you’re all right!”

“…Ayre?”

“I’m here to pick you up!”

Surprisingly, the wolf was speaking in Aire’s voice. Ronan noticed that that was her true form. Indeed, there was a reason the library did not show it.

Ayre told us that the firefighting work was over and there were no fatalities, although there were some injuries. Ronan sighed in relief when he heard that his uncle was safe.

“I’m glad you did. What happened to the Forbidden Library?”

“Ah, that’s it!”

Aire’s voice brightened. It was said that Aun Pillar and she were transported to a completely different place the moment they separated from Ronan. Clearing her throat once, she continued.

“I still can’t believe it. The Forbidden Books area suddenly shook, and when I opened my eyes, I was standing on top of a hill far away from the Magic Tower, right? But isn’t it strange? I’m sure I couldn’t get out of the Dawning Tower… Oh my God! The seal was broken, what is it?!”

“congratulation. So please speak slowly.”

“I don’t know if it’s the freedom I got back after a few hundred years! Oh the air! This seawater!”

Seeing that his voice had become too lively, he seemed quite happy. Aire circled around the reef as if she still couldn’t believe the reality.

Apparently, Vajura had to forcefully break the seal or something. She suddenly met Lardan’s eyes and jumped up from her place.

“Tah ta tower lord?!”

“…long time no see. I don’t have the face to lift my face, so please don’t stare at me.”

“Are you okay? He must have been attacked by Vajra…!”

“I am fine. this boy saved me Vajra has disappeared.”

Lardan said, glancing at Ronan. Upon hearing that Vajra had disappeared, Aire’s hair stood on end.

“Bar Bajura disappeared? Could it be Ronan-sama…?”

“What is it?”

“Such nonsense…! Get on this once. You’ll catch a cold if you stay in a place like this.”

Aire lowered her head. Ronan climbed onto her back with Lardan. As soon as I grabbed the soft scruff of my neck, Aire kicked off the water and started.

‘It’s over.’

The sea breeze blowing through my bangs was refreshing. The ride was not very comfortable, but the mind was comfortable.

Ronan turned his head after seeing the mage tower turning golden. The clouds on the horizon disappeared completely and only the clear dawn remained, bursting forth and scattering light on the world.

‘It was long.’

Ronan quietly closed his eyes. A lot has happened, but the sun has risen anyway. The low waves were telling us that the four-day journey had come to an end.

****

“Make sure there are no embers left in the ground there!”

“Ah, Roquimber crape myrtle. I’m glad you’re alive…!”

Ronan arrived at the Dawning Mage Tower before long. The wizards who had survived the longest night since the establishment of the Mage Tower were in the midst of repairing the damage caused by the fire. Some raked through the ashes to find embers, while others sifted out plants with still living roots.

‘There was a forbidden library over there. It doesn’t seem like it’s somehow stuck in the tower.’

On the northwest side of the garden was a huge hole that looked to be 15 meters in diameter. It was a trace of high-level flame magic, including Hell Prominence, exploding in succession.

“Nancy. Come on!”

Smoke was still billowing from the hole. The salamander Nancy, who was raised in the Mage Tower, was busy eating away at the remaining fire.

Ronan looked down the hole and shrugged his eyebrows. As Aire said, almost no remains of books were found.

‘Looks like you really took care of it. What a great librarian.’

As soon as the seal was lifted, Aire returned to the Mage Tower and explained that she saved the forbidden books that were burning. About 30% of the books in the same space as Vajura were burned down on the spot, but thanks to quick action, most of the forbidden books in the labyrinth were able to be taken.

It was a good thing. Although they are evil books, they were books that had the potential to contribute to the development of magic anyway.

After dropping Ronan and Lardan, she set off in search of Aun Pillar. He said he would come back soon, but seeing that he still didn’t come, it seemed that he was quite busy with work.

what’s worth it As I was strolling through the garden with my hands behind my back, I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

“Ronan-sama!”

“Ezebet?”

Ronan turned his head. Elizabeth was standing in her school uniform. Ronan laughed at the sight of Zion de Grancia holding her hand tightly.

“When did you become so close?”

“…I’ll explain later. Ms. Shion is going to the adults for a while. Do you know where it is?”

“huh. sister.”

Shion obediently turned her steps. After taking about 10 steps, she turned and looked at Ronan again. Then he bowed his head and said goodbye.

“Thank you.”

“ok? uh yes.”

Ronan waved his hand absentmindedly. Shion headed back to the Mage Tower. Elizabeth, who was watching the scene, muttered dissatisfiedly.

“I really… have to teach you manners again. What if a noble greets you like that?”

“It was a lot of hard work. He said he had a hard time last night.”

“It was nothing.”

While coming to the Mage’s Tower, Aire talked about her activities. Elizabeth shook her head coldly.

Even if he hadn’t slept for three days, he would have looked so haggard, but his distinctive nose was still upright. Denying her achievements, she asked in a bewildered voice.

“What the hell happened anyway? I saw them all last night. With an old man…”

“I’ll explain later. It’s a bit long.”

“…great. Even so, what are the wounds? Aren’t you sick?”

“wound?”

“yes. It’s on the back of your neck. It looks very… sick.”

I couldn’t figure out what you were talking about. Ronan rubbed the back of his neck. As she said, it felt different than usual.

When he took it off again, his palms were covered with blood and ooze. Ronan’s eyes widened.

“Patience…!”

Suddenly, a terrible pain ran through his body. It was painful as if it was burning from the back of my back to my waist.

Ronan took off the top he was wearing and threw it away. Surprised by the sudden action, Elizabeth covered her face with both hands.

“Lord Ronan?!”

“Bitter… Damn it hurts so bad.”

“Are you sick? What… kyaaagh!”

Seeing Ronan with her fingers slightly apart, she let out a scream. Reddish burns covered his well-trained upper body.

“That wound…!”

“That’s why you said you need to know how to do elementalization or something.”

She hadn’t noticed at all until Elizabeth said it. It was a wound he received while fighting Vajra.

Most of them must have occurred when following the teleportation using flames. Elizabeth, who had turned white, shouted in a panic.

“Do not speak. I’ll call someone now!”

“Ah… wait. Try this first.”

Shaking his head, Ronan pulled out three potions from his coat pocket. It was an item I received from Baren before coming to the Dawning Mage Tower.

“I still wanted to test the efficacy. It is the New Testament.”

“An experiment?”

Elizabeth asked in amazement. I couldn’t believe that I was thinking that while suffering such serious injuries.

Ronan, who opened the caps of the two bottles, began to apply the potion to his affected area. Suaaa… With the feeling of the spring breeze drying my sweat, the burns began to heal as if they had been washed.

“It kills the effect.”

“oh my god…! What workshop did you make it in?”

“The talking lion.”

Elizabeth’s eyes widened. I had never seen such a fast-acting potion, even at the Akalucia Family Medical Center. Then Ronan handed her a bottle of potion and said,

“Put some on your back.”

“My me?!”

“Yeah, I can’t reach it. Friends can do that much.”

I couldn’t feel the slightest emotion in Ronan’s way of speaking. Elizabeth hesitated and nodded.

“Joe is good. If you can’t reach your hands, you can’t apply. there’s nothing we can do.”

She took a deep breath and began to apply the potion to the affected area on her back. This was the first time I had touched a man’s bare skin. The hard texture like a stone, distinctly different from himself or Adeshan, made his head dizzy.

“…what?”

At that moment, Elizabeth, who was rubbing under the left scapula, stopped her hand. I felt a deep energy pulsating inside my body that was not detectable in the previous Ronan. She tilted her head and asked.

“Ronan.”

“what’s the matter?”

“…Did you ever have a core?”