Academy’s Genius Swordsman

< 58. Baidian Mountains (7) >

#58

Brigia turned her head towards Sarante’s magic. La Mancha, who tore off the shield, drew an arc. Scratch! Phrygia’s head soared into the air.

“ah?”

Brygia, who noticed the incident late, lowered her gaze. I caught my eye of the kid who was slashing with his teeth, and Sarante carried by him.

It was then that Brygia realized that she couldn’t feel the sensation under her neck. Suddenly, the world turned upside down and the sky appeared.

What is the star’s blessing?

I tried to say something, but no voice came out. My eyes darkened, and that was the end of it.

tuk. The head fell to the floor and rolled. The thorns that followed Phrygia scattered like mist. Ronan breathed a sigh of relief only after seeing her body fall forward.

“Bitch like a dog…”

Fortunately, the severed head didn’t talk or the tentacles grew from the cut surface and joined. His body, which had been convulsing and spouting blood, soon sagged. At that moment, Sarante, who was carrying him, vomited dark red blood.

“Cuckoo!”

“Damn it, you worked hard, Sarante. Be patient.”

“…Ronan.”

“You can’t die.”

Ronan hastily laid Sarante on the floor. Bleeding from the affected area was still continuing. The intestines protruding from below the waist were rattling.

He was well aware of these kinds of injuries. It was reasonable slander to go straight to the burial site rather than the field ward.

I tried pouring all the potions I had on the affected area, but to no avail. Ronan shouted as he rolled up his hand and brought it to his lips.

“Sita!!”

A voice echoed through the drizzling rain. Before long, a black shadow appeared, breaking through the darkness. Sita flapped her four wings and flew straight to Ronan.

“Byeah!”

“Heal this man. hurry.”

Fortunately, it seemed that the party had not yet climbed the mountain range. Sita’s feathers were soaked with rainwater and sank.

Sita, who had washed her body once, used healing magic on Sarante and Ronan.

“Byaa…!”

“Hey, is this…?”

The wound on Ronan’s shoulder healed quickly. Sarante’s bleeding stopped quickly as well. Sarante, whose complexion had returned even slightly, looked at Sita with sullen eyes.

“It’s a strange talent… I was curious from the beginning, what kind of animal is it…?”

“Damn, are you curious about that now?”

“it’s okay. It’s much better… If it’s okay with you, would you please take me to the statue…?”

Ronan licked his lips. Without a word, he grabbed Sarante and set it down in front of the statue of Seniel. Sarante smiled softly.

“You are a very good person. I’m glad I was able to see you even at the end…”

“Don’t say that you are going to die soon. If you go down the mountain range, you can ride the ghost horse, so hold on until then.”

“Of course … by the way, you did a great job. I hope I can defeat Brigia…”

“Damn it, I still don’t know what it is. What the hell was that bitch doing, and why did they attack you?”

Brygia was strong. Even considering that his body was not fully matured, it was a formidable enemy. If I had fought her at this age in my previous life, I would have been defeated unconditionally.

If Brigia had not been injured in the battle with Sarante, if she had not overconfided in the protection of the stars and showed no gaps, the present match could not be guaranteed either. Sarante looked at Brigia’s head with pitying eyes and opened her mouth.

“Brigia Lemeheim was one of the greatest magic swordsmen I know. At one time, he even served as the commander of the Knights of Rixoda. The soldiers of the enemy country trembled when they heard the news that the shadow of Remeheim was coming…”

Sarante gave brief information about Brygia and why she had come to see her. He said that among his old friends, Phrygia was not the only one who turned away.

Ronan smirked when he heard that she was one of the branch managers of Nebula Clazier.

“Damn it, he said he was on a different level than the assholes I’ve met so far.”

“I lost my faith and gained strange powers… By the way, I guessed it from the first question, but I guess you were fighting the denomination…”

Ronan nodded. Sarante told me what she knew about Nebula Clazie. The basic ideas and doctrines of what Starlight did were not much different from what Ronan had known before.

What surprised Ronan, however, was that an organization called Nebula Clazier had existed since Sarante was a child. They said that they searched for the powerful in the early night, recruited or killed them as their members, and gradually called out their power.

“Innumerable assassins have come to visit us… For the past few decades, I’ve been quiet and relaxed, but I’m sure I’ll let Brygia go…”

“You are humble. Seeing the use of magic, it wouldn’t be strange if the captain came in person.”

“Cool, you’re the remnants of an old man… Come to think of it, how the hell did you break that barrier…?”

“I do not know either. It just seemed like it would be.”

Ronan shook his head. The shield Phrygia showed was undoubtedly the same as the ark that Ahayute had used.

Of course, it was incomparably crude and inexperienced in every way, but only the characteristics of letting out or destroying most of the attacks were the same.

And Ronan was able to ignore the shield. Suddenly, what Brygia had said crossed my mind.

– This is the power that is not yet perfect. I think you can see why the executives want to be promoted by using dragons.

“Fuck.”

Ronan let out a swear word. It was not difficult to deduce the fact that some members of the gang could barely wield the powers of the giants.

If that was true, it was understandable why the existing strongmen disappeared one by one. Powers like the protection of the stars ignored common sense. Then Sarante coughed up bloody cough again.

“Cuckoo!”

The spurts of blood wet Ronan’s trousers. The quantity was not significant. It was only then that Ronan noticed that Sarante’s complexion was getting worse. Ronan hurriedly bent down and grabbed Sarante’s hand.

“Damn it, Sarante.”

“Kurch… heh heh… it seems that time is running out…”

“Byeah ah…!”

Sita was still using healing magic. He was using his strength enough to cause the feathers to fall out, but the wound was basically too deep. Sarante, who turned her head and spit out blood, continued.

“I don’t have time… Heo Eok, take my ring… If you show it to the librarian at the Tower of Dawn… you’ll get quite a bit of helpful material…”

“Are you data?”

“Your . . . curse . . . Daehan . . .”

Ronan’s eyes widened. Sarante took the ring off the ring finger of her left hand and held it to him. The same mana was flowing out of the jewel embedded in the middle of the ring.

“It’s going to be a long and arduous fight…forgive me for not telling you to give up…I think there’s a reason Seniel… .”

“What else does that mean? Seniel dwells there?”

“It’s literally….”

Sarante trembled and raised her hand. He stretched out his index finger and stabbed Ronan in the chest.

“Right, here….”

After those words, Sarante began to mumble something. It was an incomprehensible language. Seeing all of the nearby mana gathering towards him, Ronan jumped up.

“What are you doing now?”

“I need to rest for a bit…”

Suddenly, he felt Ronan’s Sarante’s hand getting harder and harder. The exuded intestines went back into the body, and something like the surface of a rock began to cover the cut surface.

Sarante was literally turning to stone. Ronan let go of his hand involuntarily. As if waiting, the withered arm disappeared into the torso. Then the murmur stopped.

“Sarante?”

Sarante didn’t answer. Her lips were stiff as if they were open. The petrification phenomenon, which started from the cut surface, was gradually climbing up the neck.

Ronan clenched his teeth and looked up at the sky. A few seconds later, when he lowered his head again, there was a lump of rock lying in the place where Sarante had been. wow. The sound of something breaking came from Ronan’s mouth.

“Damn…”

It was a beautiful rock. It seemed that no jewel could match the beauty of that worn-out stone. The surface polished by the years took on a soft white color like the belly of a fish.

Soon the rain stopped. Only a thin drizzle was soaking the ruins like a lingering sound. Soon, the moon appeared through the cracks in the torn clouds. Watching the moonlight flowing through the grain of the rock, Ronan muttered a little.

“I see. I will.”

Ronan picked up the rock. It was lighter than expected. Then a familiar voice came from behind.

“There it is. Hey!”

“What in the world is this… Ronan!”

“Woah, a little bit slow…!”

Ronan turned his head. Asher, Marya, and Braum were running wet. Asher was also wrapped around Braum’s shoulder to see if mana was exhausted. Seeing that their clothes were stained with blood, Ronan narrowed his brows.

“Why didn’t you come? What is that blood?”

“sorry. I was late because I ran into an ogre on the way.”

Braum lowered his head as if he had no face. Ronan’s eyes widened.

“You met an ogre? did you guys win?”

“okay. barely. It was fortunate that he was seriously injured.”

“Damn, who was injured?”

Ronan hurriedly looked at the group’s whereabouts. Although everyone was exhausted, no one seemed injured. Marya, who had been looking around for a long time, opened her mouth.

“no one is here. Anyway, what’s going on with all this? Sarante…?”

“This is Sarante.”

Ronan pointed to the rock he was holding with the tip of his chin. Marya frowned. As she was about to say something, Ronan turned her back.

“Hey, where are you going?”

“Everyone, come here and dig some ground. Asher, how long does it take to restore mana?”

“Yes?”

“Lie in a good place for your neck until you recover to some extent. There is a lot to do.”

Ronan left those words and approached Brygia’s body. Marya, who made eye contact with her, screamed.

“Ahhh! what?! Come on, are you that girl?”

“ok. It was a very dog-like year.”

“Hey, what the hell happened? And what are you going to do with it…?”

“Noisy man. Earth or dig.”

Ronan buried Phrygia’s body in the ground. It was Sarante’s friend and respect for his powerful enemy. The group cleared up the rubble and ripped out Sarante’s luggage that was lying underneath. Hearing the circumstances of the war, Asher wept and said.

“Well then, is Sarante dead…?”

“Okay.”

Ronan pulled out the cigarette. Unlike Sarante, Phrygia’s body did not turn to stone. Maybe Sarante literally turned into stone to recover herself. Ronan opened his mouth, looking at the sparkling rock, tied to his backpack.

“I hope not.”

By the time the work was finished, the dawn was already rising. The sky was clear of the clouds, and the walls were blue.

In the place where the rubble had been cleaned, only the image of Seniel remained and stood tall. Ronan, who stroked the image once, said looking back at the exhausted party.

“Everyone had a hard time.”

“you also.”

“It was an unforgettable club activity…”

The group nodded and encouraged each other. Shoot-a-ah – Every time the wind blew, raindrops on the trees and leaves of grass wet your face. In spite of the turmoil of the previous day, the scenery of the Baidian Mountains, stretching in the sunlight, seemed supremely peaceful.

They went down the mountain in half a day. Arriving at the main road and blowing the whistle, less than thirty minutes later, a ghost horse appeared.

The first activity of the express adventure club has ended. The party arrived at Phileon around noon that day. It took more time than it did when I arrived due to the increased burden of the original body.

****

The next day after club activities.

“aah!!”

A scream echoed in Professor Varen Panasir’s office. In Baren’s hand was a piece of paper titled [Club Activity Report].

Baren’s mane stood on end every time he read Ronan’s handwritten letter line by line.

“Why is that, Baren? I submitted it for submission. You followed the rules and the time was right.”

Ronan was sitting in front of him, brazenly cross-legged, drinking tea. Baren continued, clutching his mane with one hand.

“It doesn’t matter now about the rules or the hours of activities! W, is everything here true? Unauthorized rental of ghost horses, extermination of ogres, and genocide of orcs by hand…!”

“Absolutely. I am not a liar.”

“Ah ah ah ah ah!”

Baren sat down on the sofa. A moan that almost screamed came out of his mouth. Ronan also felt that it was good not to write everything down. Like Sarantera turned to stone, or the beheading of Nebula Clazier’s executive…

“Anyway, it’s all true, so please report it to your superiors. I will submit the next club activity plan soon.”

“Da, da, what about the next activity? Do you think that would be possible?”

“Sure. Is it because you’ve already finished talking to Mr. Kratir? All you have to do is do nothing, Professor Baren, and read our delightful adventures.”

Baren was at a loss for words. He still couldn’t forget the shock when the ghost horse rental bill arrived.

After emptying the teacup for the third time, Ronan got up. He said as he put the bag he had brought in advance and placed it on the table.

“Then I’ll go see you. This is a gift, so make sure to open it.”

“Come on, wait a minute!”

“I have a class, so I’ll go for it. Thank you so much, and I will continue to thank you, Baren!”

Ronan ran out of Baren’s office as if running away. Baren looked at the place where he left with empty eyes, like a soldier who witnessed the death of his comrade right before his eyes.

-Pee?

At that moment, Marpez, who was grooming her feathers, pecked at the package Ronan had left behind. The loosely tied knot was untied, revealing the contents inside. Baren’s eyes widened.

“This···?”

The bag was filled with herbs and mushrooms that I had never seen before. The grotesquely twisted swarms of grass were all emitting unusual energy. Some had alive roots, so it looked like they could be grown as they are.

****

After leaving Baren’s office, Ronan headed for Nest, the club area. He remembered Marya, who was struggling with her financial statements.

“I’m going to have a hard time this time.”

The value of goods obtained from the Baidian Mountains was beyond imagination. At the end of the discussion, Ronan and the party decided what to sell and what to use. He remembered the expected return that Marya had told him.

‘I really want to buy a house.’

It seemed that the time had come to call Iril from Nimburton. As I was thinking about this and that, I had arrived at a club building reminiscent of a tavern. When I opened the door, I saw a dusty interior.

“What, no one has come yet?”

The interior was gloomy. It seemed that everyone was late to deal with the delayed schedule.

Are you doing any training? As I was about to move, the stairs leading to the second floor creak and someone slowly walked down. Ronan frowned at the sight of the boy he had seen for the first time in a month.

“Why are you here?

“Have you come? Ronan.”

It was still an unlucky top plate. The long hair at the back stood out as if it had not been taken care of. Schlieffen looked at Ronan with sharper eyes and opened his mouth.

“Let’s talk.”