Academy’s Genius Swordmaster Chapter 97

< 97. Shoot for the dawn (10) >

#97

“It’s not a very nice house to live in, is it?”

Ronan laughed, stroking his saltwater-soaked hair. His eyes, which had been dyed black, were regaining their original color. Vajura’s desperate screams were echoing in her head.

【Kaaaaaa! Wow!】

“Try to be friendly. And you idiot, how could I have found you at the altar?”

Ronan chuckled. She had known from the beginning that Vajra was trying to manipulate her with her hallucinations. Because she didn’t see any sparkling mana from Vajra, who stood still and allowed her attack.

However, it was truly fortunate that the gamble of giving up one’s body worked. It was a hastily designed plan inspired by an incident in the past when Jarodin almost died while trying to cure his mana inability.

‘How on earth did it become a curse?’

A cursed piece the size of a chick’s eye almost killed a former top mage. Since the original curses would be seething inside his body, it would be difficult to deal with even if it was the devil’s writing.

I thought about trying it during our first encounter, but at that time, Vajra’s power was so strong that I couldn’t dare. Ronan sighed in relief as he recalled the situation at the time.

‘I almost got screwed.’

Thanks to a combination of luck, we were able to win. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the battle would have been lost if the main body hiding in the altar had not been fatally wounded.

The eastern sky was brightening. A red energy was waving across the horizon where the clouds were low.

Ronan turned his head as he sheathed La Mancha. The Dawn Magic Tower rising from the land in the distance looked exactly like a huge lighthouse.

‘Did you put out the fire?’

The fire that was raging in the garden had already subsided. Embers were returning with the wind, suggesting that a major fire had broken out. It was the moment when Ronan was just stretching out. Vajura’s quiet voice echoed in her head.

【···Khaaaa! Do you think this is going to happen!】

“Whoop!”

Ronan suddenly felt extreme nausea and covered his mouth. Her black mist escaped through the gaps between her fingers and disappeared. Vajra’s consciousness was trying to leave his body.

“Persistent bastard…!”

Ronan bit his cheek hard. Hot blood welled up. He swallowed the Vajra energy hovering in his mouth along with the blood.

【Wow…!】

The nausea that had spread all the way to my uvula disappeared. Vajra screamed again desperately.

【Hey, hey! Listen to me! Don’t you want to become a prosecutor who will leave a mark on the world?!】

“not really.”

【Foolish···! Wouldn’t you like to decorate your walls with Navardose’s head? Don’t you want to see the emperor kissing the top of your feet? It is possible if you join hands with me. You have the potential to cut down even the sky!】

Vajra’s presence was fading quickly. Looking at the tongue playing, it looked like the situation inside was quite bad. Anyway, there is a possibility that even the sky will be cut down. Ronan, who was briefly reminiscing about her past life, laughed.

“I know. “I will do that.”

【What…!】

“So, I don’t need your help.”

【Now, wait a minute…! Then this is…keaaaa!!】

My voice broke. After screaming desperately, there was no answer. Before long, Vajra’s presence disappeared. Ronan instinctively realized that his ego had completely disappeared.

“Hmm?”

Ronan, who suddenly felt a strange sense of heterogeneity, tilted his head. She felt something inside her left chest pulsing at a different beat than her heart.

I concentrated my attention to see if there was any remnants of Vajra’s thoughts, but I could not sense any particularly suspicious energy. Ronan frowned, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

“Damn, what is this?”

When I placed my hand on my chest, I could only feel my heart beating slightly faster than usual. The feeling of strangeness had suddenly disappeared without a trace. Shrugging her shoulders, Ronan spat out the remaining blood in his mouth.

‘Nothing will happen, I guess.’

Hehe! Blood blown by the sea breeze landed on a book lying on the reef. It was the body of Vajra, a banned book that had terrorized the continent.

“···Is it just a book now?”

Ronan picked up Vajra. The black book, from cover to inside pages, was completely soaked in blood.

I took a quick look inside, but no eerie voices were heard or tentacles sprouted. However, the completely incomprehensible content and the sparkling mana seeping from her pure white writing still irritated Ronan.

‘A book written by the devil.’

The author of Vajra of Destruction was known as the devil. And in Vajra, there was a strong presence of Nebula Clage.

‘There must be somewhere useful.’

Somehow I felt like I was approaching a huge secret. Ronan rolled up the tattered Vajra and put it in the back pocket of his pants. It was a perfect place for trashy books.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”

At that time, a groan full of pain was heard from somewhere. Ronan lowered his gaze in the direction of the sound. Tower owner Lardan, who had fallen at his feet, was writhing.

“That’s right, come to your senses, old man.”

“Am I speaking on my own right now?”

“sure. I’m glad I didn’t die. Well, it would be difficult if you went through all that hard work.”

Lardan opened his eyes. Free from Vajra’s control, his eyes took on a clear blue color. Lardan, who was unable to control his body, eventually raised his upper body with Ronan’s support.

“…Thank you.”

“Where should I start? “You cooked it so extravagantly.”

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

“You saw it?”

“okay. “Not a single thing is left behind.”

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

Lardan explained that from last winter when he was eaten until today, he survived nearly a year with a clear mind.

“I had to see all the evil things that devil did with my body. Every day was hell. “If I had the same mind, I would throw myself into it right away.”

“I trust you won’t do something like that.”

Ronan spoke as if warning. Just thinking about the trouble she went through to capture her alive made blood appear on her forehead. Besides, he still had work left to do. Lardan said.

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

“What is that… ah.”

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

It wasn’t just a weakening level. Even when I looked at his chest with my eyes narrowed, I couldn’t see any rings surrounding his heart. Ronan, realizing the situation, twisted his lips.

“shit.”

“Don’t worry about it. Because saving my life is enough. Rather, I feel like I can see the world clearly, so it’s not that bad.”

Lardan smiled, smoothing his beard. It wasn’t just her body that Vajura took from him. Ronan asked.

“Aren’t you angry? “It’s mana built up over a lifetime.”

“I’ll say it again, I’m satisfied that my life was saved. Do you know how many vengeful spirits I heard while I was possessed by that demon? “I’m willing to clean your shoes with my tongue just to save you from the same fate as them.”

“I kind of don’t like that.”

Ronan laughed. For someone who had lost almost everything, he had an overly resolute and cheerful attitude. Lardan was no longer a wizard.

Suddenly, a question occurred to me. Where has all the power that Vajra accumulated over the long years gone? While thinking for a while, Lardan, who was looking at the Dawn Magic Tower, opened his mouth.

“···What is that? “Can you see it?”

“What?”

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

Ronan looked in the direction Lardan was pointing. Just as he said, something sparkling in the distance was approaching quickly. Ronan frowned as he recognized the clearer outline.

“···A wolf?”

A huge wolf was running across the sea. Every time the wet soles of my feet hit the surface of the water, spray of water was bouncing cheerfully. The fur, which was reddish-yellow like desert sand, was clearly visible even in the dark.

“f*ck, really, what is it?”

Ronan placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. The height of the body alone seemed to be at least 4 meters. Sigh! In an instant, the wolf reached Ronan’s eyes and stopped, creating a long furrow. A familiar voice came out through the torn muzzle.

“Ronan, you’re safe!”

“···Aire?”

“Yes, I came to get you!”

Surprisingly, the wolf was speaking in Ayre’s voice. Ronan realized that this was her true self. There was indeed a reason why she did not show it at the library.

Aire told us that the firefighting operation was over and that although there were some injuries, there were no deaths. Ronan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Aun Pilar was also safe.

“That’s a good thing. “What happened in the forbidden library?”

“Ah, that’s it!”

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

“I still can’t believe it. Suddenly, the forbidden book area shook, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself standing on a hill far away from the Magic Tower, right? But isn’t it strange? I clearly couldn’t escape the Dawn Magic Tower… but when I checked, oh my! “The seal was broken, what was it?!”

“congratulation. So, please speak slowly.”

“I don’t know if freedom has been regained after hundreds of years! Ah, this air! “This sea water!”

It seemed quite happy to see that his voice had become exaggeratedly lively. Ire twirled around her reef as if she still couldn’t believe reality.

It seemed that Vajra had forcibly broken the seal. Suddenly, Lardan’s eyes met hers and she jumped up from her spot.

“Get on, get on, tower owner?!”

“···It’s been a while. “You don’t have the honor to raise her face, so don’t look at her that closely.”

“Gwae, are you okay? “I was definitely attacked by Vajra…!”

“I’m fine. This boy saved me. “Vajra has disappeared.”

Lardan said, winking at Ronan. When Aire heard that Vajra had disappeared, all the hair on her body stood up.

“So, Vajra disappeared? “Could it be Ronan-sama…?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“Such nonsense…! Come on, just get on it. “If you stay in a place like this, you’ll catch a cold.”

Ayre bowed her head. Ronan climbed on her back with Lardan. As soon as I grabbed the fluffy back of her neck, Ire kicked her water and took off.

‘It’s over.’

The sea breeze blowing my bangs was refreshing. The ride was not very comfortable, but his mind was at ease.

Ronan turned his head as he saw the magic tower turning golden. The clouds on the horizon disappeared everywhere, and only the clear dawn was left, bursting out and scattering light on the world.

‘It was long.’

Ronan quietly closed his eyes. She had a lot going on, but the sun came up anyway. The soft sound of waves signaled the end of the four-day journey.

****

“Check to see if there are any embers left in the ground!”

“Ah, locube zinnia. “I’m glad I’m alive…!”

Ronan soon arrived at the Dawn Magic Tower. The wizards, who had survived the longest night since the founding of the Magic Tower, were in the midst of repairing the damage caused by the fire. Some people dug through the ashes with rakes to find embers, while others pulled out plants that still had alive roots.

‘There was a forbidden library over there. Somehow it didn’t seem like it was stuck in the tower.’

In the northwest part of the garden, there was a huge hole that seemed to be about 15 meters in diameter. It was a trace of high-level flame magic, including Hell Prominence, exploding one after another.

“Nancy. Come on!”

Smoke was still rising from the hole. Salamander Nancy, who was raised in her magic tower, was busy moving around and eating up her remaining food.

Ronan, who was looking down the hole, shrugged his eyebrows. As Ayre said, there was hardly any remnants of books to be found.

‘It looks like you really took care of it. What a librarian.’

Ayre explained that as soon as the seal was broken, she returned to the Magic Tower and rescued the burning banned books. He said that about 30% of the books in the same space as Vajra were completely destroyed on the spot, but thanks to quick action, most of the banned books that were in the labyrinth were able to be taken.

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

She put Ronan and Lardan down and set off in search of Aun Fila. She said she would come back soon, but she still hasn’t come, so she seems to be quite busy with work.

Well, it’s worth it. As I was walking through the garden with my back to my back, I heard a familiar voice coming from behind.

“Ronan!”

“Erzebet?”

Ronan turned his head. Erzsebet was standing in her school uniform. Ronan laughed when he saw Sion de Grancia holding her hand tightly.

“When did you become so close?”

“I’ll explain later. Miss Zion, please go to the adults for a moment. “Do you know where it is?”

“huh. sister.”

Shion obediently walked away. After walking about ten steps, she turned again and looked at Ronan. She then bowed her waist and said hello.

“Thank you.”

“ok? “Uh, okay.”

Ronan waved his hand absentmindedly. Zion headed to the Magic Tower again. Erzsebet, who was watching this, muttered dissatisfiedly.

“I really need to teach etiquette again. “What would you do if a nobleman greeted you like that?”

“It was a lot of hard work. “I heard you had a hard time last night.”

“It wasn’t a big deal.”

Aire told us about her activities while coming to the Magic Tower. Hergé Bett shook her head grimly.

He looked so haggard that you would believe he hadn’t slept for three days, but his characteristic nose was still upright. she asked, her voice filled with confusion as she denied her own accomplishments.

“Well, anyway, what on earth happened? I saw it all last night. With a certain old man…”

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

“···great. Even so, what is the wound? “Are you not sick?”

“wound?”

“yes. At the back of the neck. “It looks like it hurts a lot.”

I couldn’t tell what they were talking about. Ronan touched the back of his neck. As she said, she felt a different touch than usual.

When I removed it again and looked at it, my palm was covered in blood and fluid. Ronan’s eyes widened.

“It’s a plague…!”

Suddenly, a terrible pain rushed through my entire body. The pain was burning from the back of her head to her waist.

Ronan took off the shirt he was wearing. Erzébet, startled by the sudden action, covered her face with both hands.

“Ro, Ronan?!”

“Ugh… Damn, it hurts so bad.”

“It hurts? “What…aaaah!”

She slightly opened her fingers and screamed when she saw Ronan. Red-colored burns covered his well-trained upper body.

“Well, that wound…!”

“Shit, this is why you need to know how to do elementalization or something.”

I didn’t notice it at all until Erzsebet spoke. It was a wound he received while fighting Bajura.

Most of them would have occurred while following instantaneous movement using flame. Erzsebet, who was pale, shouted in a panic.

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

“Wait…wait. “Try this first.”

Ronan shook his head and took out three bottles of potions from his coat pocket. It was an item I received from Varen before coming to the Dawn Tower.

“I still wanted to test its efficacy. “It’s the New Testament.”

“An experiment?”

Erzsebet asked back as if she was astonished. He couldn’t believe he was thinking like that while he was so seriously injured.

Ronan opened the caps of the two bottles and began applying the potion to his affected area. Seaaaa… With the feeling of the spring breeze drying the sweat, the burn began to heal as if it had been washed away.

“It kills the effect.”

“oh my god···! Uh, which workshop was it made in?”

“A talking lion.”

Erzsebet’s eyes widened. I had never seen a potion with such rapid efficacy, even at the Acalusia family medical center. Then Ronan said, handing her a bottle of her potion.

“Put some on my back.”

“Me, me?!”

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

There was not a single emotion felt in Ronan’s tone of voice as he asked that request. Erzébet, who hesitated, nodded her head.

“Joe, okay. If you can’t touch it, you can’t apply it. there’s nothing we can do.”

She took a deep breath and began applying the potion to the affected area on her back. This was my first time touching a man’s bare skin. The hard, stone-like texture, which was clearly different from myself and Adeshan, made my head dizzy.

“···what?”

At that time, Erzsebet, who was rubbing under her left wing bone, stopped. I felt a deep energy pulsing within my body that had not previously been detected in Ronan. she asked, tilting her head.

“Ronan.”

“what’s the matter?”

“…Did you originally have a core?”