The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 230

Chapter 74: The Devil (3)

The tension in the room reached its peak.

The Zodiacs trying to stop Frontier.

Frondier does not give up an inch even though his life is at stake with the three Zodiacs.

‘What is this guy?’

Daisy was dumbfounded at the sight of Frondier in front of her.

Even she, a Zodiac, would be very nervous if she were surrounded by three other Zodiacs. It may be because their skills are equal, but naturally, the stronger the person, the less vulnerable he or she is.

However, there was no sign of such tension on Frontier’s face. No, it was a face whose emotions were difficult to read in the first place. If you go out of the house and take a walk without thinking about it, would you look like this?

“No matter what you say, the decision is made. “You must stay here.”

“Frondier, we don’t want to fight with you. You have the important role of protecting His Majesty. “You should know better than anyone else.”

From the Zodiac’s point of view, there is nothing good about being hostile to Frontier. Only Frontier can find monsters. Although they are currently encircling us with a threat, it is difficult to cause any real harm.

‘Frondier probably knows that too. But even so, is it possible to be this carefree?’

There are many ways to tie someone’s feet even if they don’t cause harm. At Zodiac level, he can immobilize most ordinary people without even getting hurt. One Constel student is like an ordinary person to them.

However. Rather, it’s because Zodiac has that level of skill.

I can’t help but be wary of the strange presence I feel from Frontier.

‘At first, I thought he was an innocuous guy with a weak spirit, but now that we’ve confronted him so closely, I can kind of figure it out. ‘He’s completely hiding his mana.’

A method that goes beyond the ordinary level of hoarding and hides it to the point that others cannot feel it. It is literally a way to make people mistaken for an ‘easy opponent’.

‘Either he has a natural talent for hiding, or he met a good teacher and received training.’

An average student wouldn’t do something like this. Moreover, if you are a Constel student.

Those who aim to become professionals after graduation need to let the public know how strong they are.

In order to avoid personal conflicts, it is natural to learn to conserve mana to a certain extent, but trying to hide it so thoroughly has a different intention.

‘They’re doing it in front of us.’

Monty was looking at Frondier with a stern expression, but inside he was a little impressed.

Even if a half-baked kid shows off his power, the Zodiacs are not impressed. From what I observed earlier, Frondier is a guy with a good head. Of course you know that much.

Even though he knows this, he is completely hiding his power even in this situation.

The reason is obvious. I’m afraid that he might feel that his power is a ‘threat’.

‘I’d like to join in sometime.’

Although they were now fighting for redemption, Monty’s will to fight was boiling over.

“Frondier.”

At that time, a voice was heard that seemed to cut through their tension.

Emperor Bartello. He suddenly lifted his upper body from the bed.

He looked at Frondier and spoke in a low voice.

“Go.”

“Your Majesty!”

“I didn’t know when the enemy would come, so it was unpleasant to be protected by a sniveling dog that wasn’t even fully grown.”

Bartello made eye contact with Frontier.

For the first time in a long time, Bartello’s strong and clear eyes came back to life.

“Go, kill that thing, and come back.”

Such harsh words that it is hard to believe they came from the emperor. However, upon hearing those words, Ludovic felt a nostalgic sense of elation welling up in him.

Among the Zodiac, Ludovic is the most loyal to the Emperor. That’s why Ludovic remembers the times when Bartello was full of spirit.

I felt like the memories of that time came back, even if only for a moment.

“All right.”

Frondier said that of course it would happen.

It is the emperor’s order. Monty and Daisy had no choice but to lift the siege of Frontier.

After a light nod, Frondier walked toward the door.

“…for a moment.”

Ludovic, who was looking at the back, opened his mouth.

“Now that monster is the one that observed the battle of Ajie. No matter how difficult it was to absorb, I would have taken a peek at that part. “It is a monster that has become stronger than when you subdued it.”

“That is correct.”

“Besides, if the battle with you goes on, I will steal your skills too. Then your chances of winning become even slimmer.”

“That’s right.”

Frontier did not particularly object. It wasn’t wrong in the first place.

And Frondier also knew that what Ludovic wanted was not to capture Frondier.

“So prove it here.”

“…What do you mean by proof?”

“Show me that you have enough strength to finish off that monster in one fell swoop.”

“Then will you send it to me?”

Ludovic nodded.

“I just hope that no one as young as you dies.”

Frondier now goes to deal with the invisible monster.

Since the only thing that can be found is Frontier, the only thing that can be confronted is Frontier. Moreover, since the enemy is not just a single monster, Zodiac cannot move carelessly.

Frontier heading alone. Can he really subdue the konjac monster?

“…All right.”

Frondier closed his eyes for a moment.

Yes, anyway, at some point you can’t just hide it.

Frontier had a premonition about this battle.

It’s not a particularly pleasant feeling that he might have to take out all the weapons he has.

So, one of them.

I leave in advance what is best for proving my strength.

“──Menosorpo.”

* * *

The monster just walked aimlessly through the corridors of the imperial palace.

In complete concealment, he was able to move around without being seen by anyone.

But after a while he realized that it meant nothing.

‘…You can’t test that skill while you’re hidden.’

When you use mana or aura, the monster’s concealment is removed. This is especially true for high-level techniques such as ‘falling.’

If you blindly try to test someone, you will end up repeating the cycle of being discovered and being chased again.

‘It has to change. figure. ‘As a human.’

The monster entered an unoccupied room and uncloaked itself.

What would it look like? There was no need to think about it for long.

“…good.”

The monster became Ajie and nodded, speaking in the same voice as Ajie.

Of course, the best body to test the fall is Azi. And from what I observed, it seems that Atjie is on this side, so he will be able to fool those who don’t know the situation.

The current monster’s will to kill the emperor and its sense of survival have faded.

He could imitate anything, and accordingly he imitated and learned anything indiscriminately.

For the first time, he chose for himself what to follow. In the end, the result would be nothing more than an imitation of something, but the choice itself was one’s own will.

He desperately wanted it and clung to it.

“Agiy Agiy de Roach.”

He recalled how Atjie revealed his name to the demon Mizonas.

This is my name. The monster repeated the word several times.

This repetition is not intended to say one’s name. He cannot yet speak human speech smoothly. If you start a conversation, you will be caught right away.

So, at the very least, you should react as naturally as possible when someone calls you this name. If possible, avoid opening your mouth.

‘…I hope this Atjie doesn’t talk much to begin with.’

The monster itself didn’t know.

He was transforming into a person very suitable for that wind.

“Hello Mr. Ajie, how are you?”

“Is your brother okay?”

Every time someone saw him transformed into Atjie, they gave him a light greeting. Most of them were knights on patrol. Each time, the monster only nodded its head or gave a short answer such as ‘yes’. That was enough. No one thought anything strange and went on their way.

‘This is enough.’

The monster took out a sword. Of course, unless it was a dangerous situation, taking out a weapon was clearly out of the question, but the monster didn’t have that common sense yet.

And surprisingly, no one pointed it out as he took out his sword and walked away. There were some people who didn’t even realize that he had taken out a sword, and most people passed by saying, ‘There must be a reason because it’s Ajie.’

“Oh my, Mr. Ajie.”

However, there was someone who stopped the monster from walking for a while.

The monster lowered its gaze slightly. He was shorter than the humans he had seen so far. White hair and red eyes.

Fili Terst was looking at him and waving his hands. Of course, the imperial palace knights were standing by.

“…yes.”

First, the monster answered as it had done so far. So far, this has gone well.

“You’re having a hard time patrolling. I’m doing a little different research right now. But surprisingly, it’s not easy to find.”

Fili sighed as if he was tired.

While the others investigated the reason behind the sudden appearance of the monster, Fili continued what he had originally set out to do.

In other words, it was to investigate the dark part.

‘My sense is that this monster attack and the dark area are not related.’

Since Fili did not return to the hall at the time and was with Aten, he only received reports of the attacking monster and had little idea of what it actually looked like and how it moved.

“I want to meet my younger brother, but I don’t think I want to separate myself from my husband at all.”

Fili had no choice but to postpone meeting with Frontier due to the earnest requests of his subjects.

However, since the progress of the investigation was not progressing, he was conducting the investigation alone, accompanied by knights.

“…yes.”

“You’re being quieter today, Mr. Ajie. “With the weapon drawn.”

Fili tilted his head.

Fili was naturally quick-witted and intelligent, but the monster in front of him now was, in Fili’s eyes, an Ajie.

In Fili’s case, the first thing he suspects when a person wears a disguise is the ‘mask’, so he developed an eye to distinguish between a normal person’s face and the ‘mask’.

But now the monster has completely transformed into Atjie, so it is no longer a ‘mask’. That fact actually made me less alert.

Sigh –

At that time, the monster slightly raised its drawn sword. In terms of height, it would be about the height of his knees.

“…weapon.”

“yes?”

“Weapons. for a moment.”

Now the monster has no killing intent. All that remains is a childish desire to try out the skills learned earlier. What would happen after the test was already out of the question.

So, I want to say to the imperial knights in front of me, ‘Please take out your weapons,’ but I don’t know how natural that would be in human language.

So, even though the words are short and not caught, the meaning is obviously not conveyed.

“….”

However, although it was a little late at that moment, Fili noticed Ajie’s strange condition.

Since my sense of smell and sight were completely aware of it, it could only be said to be intuition.

Eye movements, contexts of words that are cut off no matter how reticent Azie is.

I thought it was because I was hesitant about what to say, but no.

For Atjie, ‘hesitation’ is something that happens once a year or not.

─Caution.

Fili brought his left hand back and gave a simple signal to the knights. The knights who confirmed the signal raised their guard to Ajie in front of them.

And of all the knights, the man who was closest to Ajie naturally had no choice but to be the most nervous.

Naturally, he placed his hand on the handle of his sword.

Moment.

‘ah.’

The monster’s thoughts were simple.

Even though the sword was still in the scabbard, I held it with my hand.

Then—

tap—

the monster put his sword to the knight’s scabbard like a child approaching a toy.

‘Just like this, what I saw earlier—’

“Huh?”

The knight was surprised by the strange feeling he suddenly felt in his sword sheath. I felt the sword trying to slip out of my hand. Naturally, the hand holding the sword handle gained strength and

crunched!

At that moment, the monster’s arm twisted strangely.

“Kyaaaaaaaaa!”

The monster screamed from the sudden pain. It was the same voice as when he was first attacked by Frondier. It was a completely different voice from Ajie.

“Everyone prepare for battle.”

Fili, who confirmed this, immediately gave an order and stepped back.

“Ugh…!”

One of the knights, who had been hit by an unfinished blow from the monster earlier, grabbed his wrist.

Although he did not lose his weapon like the original Nakjang, there was some damage to his wrist.

“are you okay?”

“Yeah, it’s nothing special.”

The knight said so and took out his sword. As if he wasn’t bluffing, his wrist was fine with no major injuries.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”

The monster looked at his damaged right arm.

What. I obviously followed what I saw, but why did my arm get damaged? And that too to such an absurd level.

‘But I had some success!’

The monster saw the man who had attempted the technique grabbed his wrist. It clearly worked. I wasn’t sure, but that was the only way I could trust the monster.

‘If you just try it one more time!’

“It’s impossible to do that for the rest of your life.”

A drowsy voice interrupted the monster’s thoughts.

Footsteps walking leisurely from behind him. Fili tilted his head and saw a man approaching with his upper body bent because that wasn’t enough. The eyes seemed to say, ‘Why are you here?’

“Right. Since there is no consciousness of survival, there is no brake on the destruction of one’s body. “Have you not learned the concept of avoiding pain ‘in advance’ while feeling pain?”

The man was Frontier. He walked slowly and made a sword out of black cloth.

It was a sword that was exactly the same as the one held by the monster that became Ajie.

“His Majesty wants me to kill you.”

Frondier looked at the monster with eyes shining with curiosity rather than life.

“I’m very interested in you.”

Frondier felt that the mastermind behind this monster was going too far to tie him to the emperor.

If the two premises that only Frondier can confirm the monster’s concealment and that the monster is targeting the emperor are combined, Frondier must naturally be tied to the emperor’s side.

At first, I thought they wanted to limit Frondier’s action radius.

After receiving Gregory’s report and observing the situation so far, the sudden appearance of that monster feels like an ‘unexpected accident’ not only here but also from the enemy’s perspective.

then.

“For some reason, I don’t think he wanted to let you and me meet.”

“…who are you?”

The monster frowned.

He was extremely concerned about the sword Frondier had just created.

It felt like I was seeing something exactly like my own right before my eyes.

Moreover, unlike himself,

“I am a frontier.”

Frontier has a name.

“Frondier de Roach.”

Unlike monsters who don’t even know what they are because they follow everything.

Frontier has a clear ‘confidence’.

“Your teacher.”

“…teacher?”

Frondier held out his sword. It was a similar movement to what the monster had done a while ago.

“I’ll teach you how to do octopus.”