Academy’s Genius Swordsman

41. Rhodolan (3)

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Karaka grabbed Ronan’s right arm. He put the Curse Eye’s corpse into Ronan’s hands, without Ronan saying anything.

Curse Eye’s half-broken eyes instantly turned blue. Ronan swung his arm in an unpleasant sensation as if something inside his body was being sucked in.

“Damn, what are you doing?”

widely! The body of the Curse Eye, which had been thrown away, fell to the floor. The blue color that engulfed the pupils gradually expanded its range and reached the whites and the body.

“Aurorok….”

The corpse, which had been bubbling like a bubble, began to melt. Ronan frowned.

“Wow.”

Before long, only a purging liquid remained in the place where the corpse had been. Karaka, who was alternately looking at the liquid that was Ronan and Curse Eye, opened her mouth.

“Ronan.”

“Because I can’t ask.”

“That’s not it. Are you okay? Can’t you feel any changes in your body?”

“yes? There is nothing like that…”

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My eyes were a little tickled, but there was nothing wrong with it. Karaka tilted her head as if in shock.

“How the hell are you still alive?”

“Yes?”

Even when Eduon’s head exploded, his calm face was distorted in embarrassment. He looked at Ronan up and down and continued speaking with a more serious expression.

“Ronan is under a curse now. It is also very powerful.”

“what?”

Nabi Rose, who was listening, frowned. Ronan smiled as he pointed at himself with his index finger.

“Curse…? me?”

“yes. I don’t know what kind of curse it is… It’s a curse so powerful that I don’t dare give any advice. I’ve seen the Curse Eye run at me once or twice, but it’s the first time I’ve seen him melt without being able to withstand the curse.”

The fusion of the Curse Eye caused by the overload of the curse. It was a rare phenomenon that can only be found in academic books that are hundreds of years old.

Karaka said the result would have been the same if the Curse Eye had been brought alive. Ronan said, pointing to the bluish liquid.

“Damn, what am I going to do now? Do I have to live every day with the anxiety that when I wake up I will turn into such blue diarrhea?”

Karaka shook her head.

“I don’t know if such a thing will ever happen… I don’t know what kind of curse it is, so it’s difficult to say for sure. Have you ever felt restricted in certain actions or words in your life?”

“Restrictions?”

“yes. First of all, the gold series is the most common. I can’t run, I can’t touch the iron, whatever it is, other people do it for granted, but something that only I can’t do…”

Ronan and Nabirose looked at each other almost at the same time. Even without asking, it was hard to tell that they were thinking the same thing.

An unidentified phenomenon that followed Ronan like a tag even after returning. The inability to see, feel, or manipulate unrefined mana.

After reading the eyes of Nabi Rose, Ronan shook her head.

“no. There is nothing.”

“Hmm… is that so? It is a miracle that nothing has ever happened even with such a powerful curse. Be sure to visit an expert.”

Karaka briefly explained the curses that may have been attached to Ronan ever since. Short-lived, incurable disease that develops late, a body that explodes when certain conditions are met, etc. It wasn’t a very pleasant story.

Karaka concluded by urging him to go see a specialist once more. He smiled as he touched Cyrilla’s trembling ear.

“Anyway, I’m glad we caught two people. The rest of the story can be heard from our Miss Cyrilla.”

“Ah…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…

“Whoa, it seems like it will take a lot of time to dig out the secret without breaking your head.”

Cyril seems to have already lost his mind. She would not be freed from Rhodolan until all bans were lifted and she spit out all the secrets. As Karaka said, whether alive or dead.

Of course, Ronan didn’t know.

“Well, it might take a while, so please just figure it out for sure.”

“Of course. But, I have a question for you.”

It was the car Ronan was trimming his clothes. The smile suddenly disappeared from Kara’s face. He looked into Ronan’s eyes and opened his mouth slowly.

“What is Ahayute?”

“yes?”

“I overheard you talking to Eduon. My head exploded as I tried to answer that question. It sounds like in-depth information about the organization called Nebula Clazier, and I would like to know how you knew about it.”

Ronan was speechless for a moment. It was such a sudden question that I wondered if it was intentional.

“Ah… is that it?”

I haven’t been able to tell the truth yet. It was an absurd story even to be used as the subject of a fairy tale.

In fact, I am from a decade in the future, and three bald winged bald men descend through the sky. Ahayute is one of them. Wow. Isn’t that such a stupid name?

How can you say something like this with your own mind? Far from dispelling the suspicions, he might end up sitting next to Cyrilla. Karaka, who was waiting for an answer, shrugged her eyebrows.

“Ronan?”

‘It’s fucked up.’

Something had to be done. Fragments of memories flashed through his mind as fast as his quick sword. Ronan, who finally came up with the best answer, shook his head.

“Because I was five years old… it was already nine years ago.”

“Huh?”

The depth of water suddenly fell on Ronan’s face. Karaka tilted her head. At Ronan’s subsequent words, Nabi Rose’s expression hardened.

“I lived in Nalanda with my parents. Until the fire breaks out.”

It was, of course, a blatant lie. Ronan had never left Nimburton until his age, and his parents didn’t even remember seeing their face. After a moment’s rest, Ronan put on a sad smile.

“The fire started from the west and swept the wheat fields in the southeast wind. My parents, who owned a handful of fields, ran into the fire with buckets of water. And . . . he never came back.”

After saying this, Ronan looked into Karaka’s eyes. There was not even a single change in the expression on his gloomy expression. Damn, is this because he’s also an interrogator for Rodolan? Ronan continued speaking in a more soggy voice.

“It was only after the lights were out that I set foot in a wheat field that had been swept away. I saw it for the first time then. Those who wear the same robes the elves were wearing, this Cyrilla.”

“Hey….”

“I heard the name Ahayuta there. I couldn’t hear the other conversations very well, but I could hear the foreign words clearly.”

Karaka’s hardened face began to soften. The secret to real lies was that the truth had to be mixed in to some degree.

Ronan was lucky to have visited the Nalanda region as a wanderer. Even after a long time had passed, the people there could not forget the arsons committed by Nebula Clazier.

“…so I knew. It is an unforgettable memory.”

Ronan’s ardent speech was completed with a reasonable probability. It was true that he was from an orphan anyway, so he wouldn’t be found out. Karaka nodded her head as she pondered something.

“I see… I can understand why you were so obsessed with it. It’s unfortunate that you have suffered because of the heinous criminals.”

“Sorry for the late reply. Not a very good memory.”

“I have to apologize. Due to the nature of my job, I was asked questions as if I was being questioned without my knowledge.”

Karaka’s face softened again. Ronan breathed a sigh of relief. Karaka wrote the information she found out today in a document she pulled out of her bedside table.

“Then, to what extent have your doubts been resolved?”

“yes.”

Ronan shook his head. Not all the truth has been revealed to the surface, but ‘the advent of the stars’ means an advent. It was a remarkable achievement just to find out that the person behind it was Nebula Clazier. Moreover, since the Empire learned the identity of the denomination, a large-scale sweeping operation will begin soon.

‘It’s urgent to catch more Nebula Clazier and kick it.’

The best scenario was that the Advent event would not happen. It may be possible, but if you destroy Nebula Clazier’s stronghold or capture a gang member and throw them into the rhodolan, more information could be obtained.

The business ended there. Karaka led Ronan and Nabirose out of the fortress again. As soon as I left the door, the harsh sea breeze blew over my face.

“Both of you, please be careful. As I said, the information found on Rodolan will be documented and sent to the public in the near future.”

“I was taken care of. remember.”

“You’re welcome. It was an honor to see the master of all things. Ronan-sama, be sure to visit those skilled in curses.”

“I see. Thank you, Karaka.”

After saying goodbye, Nabirose and Ronan left Rodolan. A griffon wagon with a beggar ride took the two of them to the islands.

It took quite a while to get to the islands, even if we rode an unobstructed sky path. From the sky, Fort Rodolan looked like a really small reef.

The red sunset was crashing on the scales of the dawning sea. Ronan opened his mouth, looking out the window.

“Is it because of the curse that I can’t handle mana?”

“I think so.”

“Hmm. I don’t remember having any karma that deserves such a curse.”

“········”

Nabirose swallowed the words she was about to say. She had recently received word that Cardan’s hair, which she had fought against Ronan, might never grow back. Ronan rubbed his eyes and continued.

“Honestly, it’s a little scary. Did you see Karaka’s expression back then? Damn, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I packed my shit up and threw it at the wall.”

“Does anyone have any guesses?”

“···yes.”

Ronan drooled. It is said that he was cursed before he was at least 14 years old, and even looking back on his memories of his previous life, he couldn’t come up with a person who could put such a terrible curse on him.

Ronan, who had been appreciating the flapping of the griffon’s wings, looked at the butterfly rose again.

“Well, thank you for letting me know.”

“What do you mean?”

“I told you not to let Karaka know that I can’t use mana.”

“It’s the basics of a warrior not to expose weaknesses. By the way, why did you lie like that?”

“lie? Ah, did you notice?”

Nabirose nodded her head. She was referring to the past that Ronan had laid out for Karaka. So, it was a creepy insight.

“How did you know? I thought it was perfect.”

“There is a way. It’s not like I’ve lied once or twice. If Rodolan’s Inquisitor is deceived, you’ve said it all.”

“Well. I just did it because I thought I wouldn’t believe it even if I told the truth. Can I tell the instructor?”

“done. You must have your own reasons.”

Nabirose looked out the window with those words. The more I looked, the more I thought that I was a good person, and at the same time, a question raised my head.

‘Why was this person not seen at the time of Advent?’

In fact, it was a constant thought. Looking back now, it was very rare among the great men living in the present who reflected their appearance at the time of the Advent incident.

Naviro Islands, Phileon’s principal, Krava Kratir, and the current Sword Saint Zaipa also did not appear. It was a part that did not feel strange at all in the days of the punitive soldiers who knew nothing.

‘What did Nebula Clazier do?’

After all, ten years was not a strange time no matter what happened. Ronan opened his eyes nervously at the question that arose as he bit his tail. Seeing that, Nabi Rose narrowed her brow.

“Why do you keep rubbing your eyes?”

“I don’t know. I’ve been itching ever since I touched that tumor…”

“…as soon as you return, find out about the curse. There must be at least one expert in that field in Phileon. I will also tell my assistant.”

“Yes, Thanks.”

“Stop rubbing.”

Ronan and Nabirose arrived at Phileon only late at night. As soon as the next morning dawned, Ronan headed to the first arena where Nabi Rose’s class was held. Adeshan, who was diligently organizing his weapons, caught my eye.

“It’s been a while, Adeshan.”

“Oh, come quickly, Ronan. I’ll clean it up soon, so can you wait a minute?”

Adeshan raised her hand and greeted her. The white nape of the neck was exposed under the tied hair because of the work. Ronan, who suddenly remembered the first day of the reunion, opened his mouth.

“How are you today?”

“Well? How are you?”

“Doesn’t that cardan or whatever asshole bother you?”

“Ah, Cardan hasn’t been in class for a while. One by one, the other children who had been watching were also approaching. thank you.”

“I’m glad you did.”

If it’s just an occasional look, she still has a fresh and warm atmosphere that is difficult to adapt to. Ronan silently began to help Adeshan’s work.

“Oh, I really don’t have to help…!”

“That’s Okay.”

“Sorry. I heard that it was urgent… what kind of curse did you get?”

“yes. To be precise, I realized that I was under a curse.”

“I’m worried… is it really okay to help? If you go over there and sit…”

“I’ve been fine for over ten years, but if I help with this one, I’m going to die.”

Clearly, the work was finished quickly when the two of them stuck together. Adeshan took Ronan and moved to the area where the magic department’s buildings were gathered.

“But where are we going?”

“Um… Pillar Park. I was supposed to meet you there. There are some professors in the magic department who have a deep knowledge of curses, so I want to ask my junior for guidance.”

The Pillar Park was literally a park within the grounds lined with huge pillars. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.

“guide? Do you need a guide for each professor?”

“Um, I don’t know much about magic, and I heard that you are a very special person.”

“There are many perverts among wizards. Damn, I’m getting scared all of a sudden.”

“Whoa, you are a very, very, very good junior, so I will guide you well.”

Adeshan smiled triumphantly and nodded. He seemed to be a proud junior. Arriving at Pillar Park, Adeshan looked around.

“Well? We were supposed to meet here, but haven’t you come out yet?”

There were only Ronan and Adeshan in the secluded Pillar Park. At that moment, the pillar that stood right behind Adeshan vibrated like a haze, and suddenly a girl came out.

“Adeshan sister!”

“Damn!”

The girl was wearing a black robe, a school uniform for magic. Her dark purple hair was as soft as water. The girl appeared from the air and hugged Adeshan from behind.

“···Well?”

Ronan’s eyes widened at the familiar face. Adeshan smiled softly, stroking the girl’s hair.

“Eri, you’re surprised.”

“Hehe, this is the new magic I learned. It’s like a feeling, isn’t it?”

“yes. That’s great, as expected, Eriya.”

A girl named Eri smiled mischievously. Ronan, who opened his eyes, looked at Eri again. The girl with her eyebrows raised like a cat was hit by someone she knew.

“Please guide me today. I heard that the situation is more serious than I thought.”

“If you ask Adeshan unnie, I must do anything. Come on, follow me.”

Eri then turned to look at Ronan. And it just solidified. The possibility that they were twins could not be ruled out, so Ronan called out her name with some caution.

“Erzebet?”

“···ah?”

Erzebet’s face began to glow red. Adeshan’s arm hurriedly let go of her, and her mouth opened slowly.

“Ronan… sir?”

Ronan remembered her. Chief of Magic and Freshman. Erzebet de Acalusia.

She was a young girl of the Acalusia family, who treated those without talent as sheep and encouraged them to rule as lions.