I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 92

[Master Swordsman Aden (4)]

Beyond the border of Aden, there is a magical landscape with a mixture of towering mountain peaks and forests.

The mist flowing faintly from the peak that touches the clouds moistens the humus, and the negative energy filled with it attracts the devil.

A mountain range in which everything from mountain beasts to demonic beasts who claim to be the masters of the forest have been divided into areas and established a harmonious balance.

When did that harmony start to break down?

At least it wouldn’t be the fault of Noro, the swordsman who used the monster’s collarbone as a toothpick on Gobong.

Her long, jet-black hair was grown in sporadic strands without any care, and her frayed uniform had long since lost its function as clothing.

The old swordsman, walking barefoot through a mountain range filled with sharp tree branches and poisonous plants and venomous snakes, stopped playing with his mind untimely.

“Even if Moesan is high, it is still under the sky. Why do you want to swim in the sea of heaven without climbing it?”

“………….”

The old man strokes his short beard and looks down at the poisonous spirit staring at him.

Leopard-like legs stretched out sharply and shoulder blades that protected the shoulders like armor. The arm stretched out between them is divided into five fingers.

A humanoid monster that occasionally appears with an appearance closer to a human than an animal. The reason they are not called demons is because, unlike demons who were born humans, they have the nature of beasts.

However, its wisdom and adaptability are not that different from humans.

“Tsk tsk, when did you really start imitating humans?”

What he is holding is a sharp-edged long sword.

Even after it was broken several times, it seems like it was able to get a new sword from somewhere, even if it was the upper part of the weapon that crossed the mountain range.

-Slap!

A poisonous ghost that mimics humans but makes sounds that are not human.

“So, has the clavicle you pulled out last time healed?”

An old man scratching his teeth with a clavicle taken from a poisonous demon. Garand Aden lifted up one of his swords.

That sword is called Pasan Sword (破山劍) and is a world-famous sword that can cut through everything. What kind of power will this treasure exert when it is placed in the hands of a swordsman who is an immortal?

The results were revealed before long.

………….

…………

……

Humus soaked in fog falls into the crack. The spectacular view of the neatly cut forest continues to the next mountain range.

If you were to draw a straight line on a map with a ruler, the scars went beyond the peaks and split the sky.

Just one blow.

What kind of common sense should we use to understand this scene where a mountain was truly destroyed with a single swing of a sword?

What is the difficulty of having to explain why there is only one peak left in this high mountain range with the sharp stroke of a sword by a single prosecutor?

“Tsk, tsk, we ended up damaging nature again.”

The hermit, who enjoys playing fake immortals, clicks his tongue at the cracked sky and mountain range. Rather than feeling sad, I would blame the weakness of nature, which is easily cut down.

“He’s a guy with grit.”

One day, a supernova appeared, breaking the balance of the mountain range. When I saw them beating to death one by one the so-called masters of the forest, it was crazy.

If it weren’t for the request of a Druid I’ve known for a long time, I would have been able to see how far this ghost-like monster would grow.

However, no matter how strong the monster was, it was no match for Garand Aden, the sword emperor who had reached the realm of martial arts.

It was when I pulled out one of its bones that I discovered the talent of a light-hearted opponent.

Talent.

The innate idealism of taking a step alone in a stopped world.

I lost my mind and lost sight of the shining gemstone in front of me.

Before I could blame myself for getting old, wondering if I was getting old anymore, he tried again.

Repeat defeat and flight, defeat and flight. An old man who uses countless bones on top of a high peak to cushion his buttocks.

When I see a poisonous ghost that somehow manages to survive and take on another challenge, I think of my granddaughters.

One side has talent but no talent, and the other side has talent but no talent.

I can’t help but be envious of such a perfect talent that seems to be the sum of all of them.

“Kukkkui … I want to be able to do it today.”

He has his back. I looked around at the swords stuck on the mountain peak.

Among the five swords of the world, the couple sword, the twin dragon sword, has disappeared. Some people say the movements are awkward, but this was the goal from the beginning.

“That’s right. Every time I use my dual swords, it seems like it flinches and I can’t wait to get it.”

It’s fun. A monster shows interest in a sword.

No, this was probably prompted by the Geomje.

After over a hundred defeats, he realized that he needed a tool to kill the Geomje himself.

“Yes, a sword… It’s a sword. Monsters learn swordsmanship.”

Any guardian with a sense of duty would have immediately cut off the guy’s head to get rid of Huhwan.

However, he is the Geomje (劍帝). A ghost crazy about swords. How can you cut down a monster that knows a sword on your own?

Challenges and defeats continue. I hope that the relationship between the priest and the Geomje, who only thinks about themselves, will continue for eight days.

He himself called the monster a sword demon.

“Appoint Arisha Aden as the head of the Fifth Swordsman. That’s it.”

It was later that he came down the mountain.

* * * *

It is the fourth day since we arrived at the main house in Aden. The new year has arrived.

“Whoaaaam~”

The green-haired girl stretched out looking tired even though the sun was high in the sky.

“You look tired.”

“It’s been a while since we had a New Year’s event.”

Last night we participated in the New Year’s event held at Aden’s main house. It was similar to the New Year’s Eve bell ceremony in Korea.

“Alisha and Yuel both look pretty in their clothes. It’s worth the money spent.”

“Really? I find it a bit inconvenient.”

For reference, the traditional clothing in this neighborhood is Hanbok. It’s also a bold and colorful fusion line. Thank you, K production crew! I know this is an attempt to sell avatar packages!

“Rather, Yuel. Have you received any communication from the forest?”

“I was already going to talk. The spirit came to visit.”

The original purpose of our coming to the east was to find Pindias, a secret destination for the druids.

But Findias was across the border controlled by Aden, and we had to go through formalities before crossing the border.

“Mr. Corin, the work is already finished. I have applied to the Eastern Guardian Association for an ecological survey of the mountain range beyond the border!”

Beyond the eastern border of Aden is a vast natural landscape.

A heavenly land lined with monsters and mountain ranges. Because it is a dangerous mountain range with a lot of monsters, it is a kind of blank area that no one enters.

First of all, since it was a border crossing, it was necessary to obtain permission from the kingdom’s border control officer or authority in charge.

“Border management is in our family! Now all we have to do is stamp the permit!”

“Oh really? Who is that?”

………

……

…

“No.”

It was rejected right away.

“Uh… um.”

As for who the border officer is, he is the best active duty engineer in the East right in front of us.

The actual next head of the Arden family. This is Runia Aden.

“I didn’t know you would be in charge of the border department.”

“The royal family doesn’t want to manage this troublesome demon world. It’s not on a scale that can be managed in the first place.”

If it were a normal border, it would have been like that. However, this is a magical world where all kinds of monsters come out.

Only two places on the continent where monster ‘waves’ occur.

In the final battle, the player must block the eastern and northern wave fronts with the remaining forces by clearing the main scenario of the party he has trained so far.

“Why do you want to go across the border?”

“That’s… monster ecology research… yo?”

As Alisha hesitated to answer, Runia let out a faint sigh and pinched her cheek.

“If you are going to tell a lie, straighten up and be confident as if you are telling the truth. If not, create a situation where you have no choice but to accept it even if the lie is revealed.”

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”

A hand goes up holding the cheekbones with the intention of lifting Alisha. She soon let go, but Alisha cried as she held on to her swollen cheeks.

“So Corrin, why are you heading across the border?”

Did you notice it too?

“There is a secret place for the Druids beyond the border. I plan to go there, but it is too expensive to tell you the purpose.”

If you have a dry personality like Runia, I won’t bother you, but what you still want to achieve is the four major advantages. There is no guarantee that his subordinates will remain calm, let alone Runia.

“Okay. But you are minors. You start becoming adults in the third year. Even if you are a guardian, it doesn’t make sense to send minors across the border alone.”

“Would you please come with me?”

“Well, my fiance is on its way. I guess I have the qualifications to call myself a protector.”

“What about your subordinates?”

“Oh my. Did you want to go alone with me?”

“That’s not a bad thing, but we also need to be wary of the number increasing more than necessary.”

It’s not a bad thing. At this point, we have not yet arrived at Hwaran and Marie. If Runia, who is not inferior to those two, joins, it will be a huge increase in power.

To begin with, those half-baked guardians are a burden in that monster mountain range. This is something I realized very well when I went on an away mission in the previous episode and in the game.

“Then you know that…”

“Oh, sister…!”

“Hmm?”

Alisha, who rarely came forward, spoke cautiously, still with low self-esteem.

“Pie fiancé or something… I think it’s better not to say things like that.”

“Why?”

“No… I see people around me strangely…”

“Other people’s opinions aren’t that important to me.”

“Corrin is in trouble too…”

“That’s none of your business.”

“Friend… I guess. Strange rumors are spreading about Corin-san…” “

…….”

Well, I’m not doing this with the intention of marrying Runia, but the world knows I’m the one who owns Runia. It was evaluated as similar to a swallow.

The fact that a first-year academy student suddenly appeared and guessed the next head of the Arden family stimulated the imagination in many ways.

It seems that Alisha didn’t like such rumors. He’s a good guy.

“Oh, sister…! If you’re not really responsible for Corin, I don’t think it’s a good idea to block her path. For a

moment, Runia’s eyes became sharp. Could this be the look in the eyes of a wild beast facing something unexpected rather than hostile?

“You should refrain from doing anything. Rather, prepare to leave. We will be crossing the border with a small number of people.”

Even as she accepted it so obediently, Runia was smiling a smile that seemed somehow… out of character.

* * * *

The main hall in the middle of the ridge of the main building in Aden.

On the floor of the main hall where the tea table was placed, an elegant woman filled the kettle with tea.

Sophia Arden. Wife of the current head of the family, Jade Arden. When she was young, she was considered the best female swordsman in the East and offered tea to her only daughter.

“Eat, Runia.”

Unlike her sitting in a comfortable position, Runia Aden kneels and carries the teacup. I sip the hot tea cup and carefully place it on the tea table.

“I heard you’ve been interacting with a boy recently.”

“That’s how we connected.”

“If it’s a night out, you can do it later.”

“…….”

If you want to date, Sophia openly scolds you and tells you to do it after finding a fiancé. Should we call it broad tolerance or a wrong view of marriage?

He probably gave up after having an extramarital affair with his biological father, Jade Arden.

Evidence of irreversible infidelity My half-sister was like a thorn that could not be removed from Sophia.

After that, her biological father never committed an affair, but once her trust was broken, it must have been such a shocking event that it changed her entire view of marriage.

“Runia. In the end, a man is nothing more than a tool to raise the family’s status. You should be with someone who is most beneficial to you.”

“I somewhat agree with your mother’s opinion.”

“depending on?”

“Yes, I believe you are not overconfident that I would agree with you 100%.”

“……”

Sofia dryly accepted Runia’s opinion. This is her position. This is the wisdom of an adult who wants the best for her daughter.

I am convinced that it is quite possible for my daughter to voice her opposition.

Nevertheless, Sophia has the same strong sense of being right as her daughter.

“There is no need to worry. I am confident that he is a warrior worth much more than the chaff written in the pamphlets he was fighting against.”

“Hoo… is it that much?”

However, Sofia was also once a desert island that dominated the eastern part of the country. That way of thinking is not much different from Runia.

“I entered the realm at a young age. My talent as a martial artist is not inferior to that of my grandfather.”

“……Runia. Her talent.”

“Yes, heterogeneity. It is not just the destructive power of an easy-to-understand power… No, it is a heterogeneous talent that leads to victory. That is the kind of talent it has.”

Sophia was honestly amazed. I never thought there would be another person in this world with such talent.

A talent that seems foreign even to her, who has seen countless martial artists throughout her 50-year life. A level of success that sings of the pinnacle of an era.

Sophia, who believes in Runia’s eyes, thinks that if Corin Locke really possesses that level of talent, she will even abandon the man who will bring her the gem mine in return for her marriage.

“And…”

“And?”

Sophia listens to Runia’s voice, which rarely pauses for words. She soon heard something that made her believe her ears.

“You’re handsome.”

“……yes?”

“The face is my favorite. Plus… it adds to the fun of taking what your little sister wants.”

“????”

Sophia is at a loss as to what answer to give to her daughter’s reaction upon seeing her for the first time.

“I… I don’t think it’s morally right to take someone else’s lover.”

As a parent, it was an extremely common sense answer.

* * * *

Yuel, Arisha, and even Runia who took on the role of protection.

The four of us crossed the border and entered the mountain range, but the mountain path was not as rough as we thought.

“Thank you. Would you like some snacks?”

Yuel offers cookies into the air. Yuel smiles happily as the cookie disappears in the air, probably because it was eaten by a spirit.

“It’s convenient to have a druid. You won’t get lost even in this sea of trees.”

On the path that Druid Yuel takes, even tree branches that obstruct his view get out of the way.

Dangerous paths were excluded and spirits guided safe paths.

A being truly loved by nature. A favor shown to grateful beings who, from birth, have devoted themselves to cultivating and protecting nature.

And we, who were guided by such a druid, could not possibly lose our way.

“I’m just getting directions. I’ll be there soon.”

How long did you walk? A mountain path that I found by easily walking along paths that an ordinary person would not be able to access, guided by a spirit. We…

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A feeling of dislocation in a split second.

It was clear that we had entered a place with something as a boundary.

“…You got hit.”

When I looked around, I couldn’t see Arisha, Yuel, or Runia.

“It’s a common tactic, though.”

A technique that deceives entrants starting from a certain boundary. Paljindo, which I experienced at the festival right now, is an example of this.

Indeed, since it is a hidden secret area guarded by a wise-level druid, there must be a technique for defeating people like this.

Probably, the monsters will be deceived using similar techniques and returned to a different place.

But this time the trick may have worked differently.

As proof, my colleagues disappeared from my sight. There is no need to take control of the field of vision if you are simply going to confuse them and prevent them from entering the city.

This is some kind of test. Those who came with the druid were tested to see if they were eligible to enter the secret realm.

‘Usually this is a test of trauma, fear, or unreasonable willpower…’

Since I had experienced something similar in the previous episode, I braced myself and looked around.

I don’t trust my five senses. What to believe in is the unidentifiable sixth sense. Intuition is the only sense I can rely on.

“Come now. We’ll deal with anything, whether it’s a ghost or a monster…”

Brother.

-Sooreum

had chicken skin all over her body.

[Master Swordsman Aden (4)] End