Academy’s Genius Swordsman

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#87

Kwajangchang!! The cages that kept the small animals started pouring down one after another. Ronan’s mouth opened softly when he saw the scene as if the entire wall was collapsing.

“Captain.”

Without realizing it, the words came out in vain. It was a skill I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was so weak that it was incomparable to what he had seen in his previous life, but he could recognize at a glance that it was the power of the same ark. Ronan supported Adeshan as he watched the lab becoming a zoo.

“Are small animals still the limit?”

– Take it! Squeak!

-Pyo clothes!

The animals that escaped from the cage were running wild. Sparrows flew and grinded bird droppings. Soon, the flock of bird rats hid into the complex machinery. Most of them were rodents or small birds, so they weren’t intimidating, but they were still capable enough to make a mess.

In the midst of the uproar, the cage that contained the animals kept falling. Jardordin, who came to his senses late, frowned.

“shit.”

Expensive magic tools were being destroyed in real time. He snapped his fingers and the stone floor stood up and blocked the wall. A moan escaped from the mouth of Adeshan, who had her head bowed as if fainting.

“Ummm…”

“Are you okay?”

“Ronan? hot···!”

Adeshan opened his eyes. Realizing that she was leaning on Ronan as if hugged, she hurriedly got up.

“Mi, sorry. It was heavy…!”

“it’s okay.”

Ronan chuckled. It was a smile with a bit of bitterness. Adeshan’s humane reaction brought him back to reality once again.

knew The character of the general at that time did not return to the development of his abilities. Adeshan looked around the lab and covered her mouth with both hands.

“Oh, but what’s going on with all this…?”

“It’s a senior work. Kill me.”

“Did I do it?”

“Okay, so tell me to get together. It may still be difficult just thinking about it.”

Adeshan tilted her head at the unfamiliar sound. Ronan pointed at the animals with the tip of his chin and answered instead. Finally, a voice full of doubts came out of her mouth.

“Are you gathering here?”

At that moment, something strange happened. The noisy lab became quiet in an instant. Then, the animals that were making a riot or hiding in every nook and cranny began to slowly approach. When Adeshan saw the rats swarming under his feet, Adeshan backed away in awe.

“What, what?!”

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Most of the animals that fell from a high place were not in good condition. Some canaries were bipedal because their wings were broken, and some were dying with glass shards stuck in their stomachs. Nevertheless, the animals approached Adeshan as if possessed by something. Ronan said.

“That’s a senior’s ability.”

“…collecting mice?”

“It is now. Tell them to go back to us this time.”

The animals were lined up in line with each other, as if they were soldiers in ceremonial training. Adeshan noticed a clouded aura in their eyes. She opened her mouth again.

“Go back to us.”

Then the strange thing happened again. The gathered animals began to crawl in search of one of the cages spread out on the floor. Suddenly feeling dizzy, Adeshan shook her head. The tablecloth that had been caught in the eyes of the animals disappeared.

“Profit?!”

“Screw!”

The animals returned to their sanity and looked around. It was the moment when they were about to run out in all directions again. Kugugung! A hemisphere of rock covered them. Jordin’s voice came from behind.

“Good job.”

“professor···!”

Jarrodin breathed a sigh of relief. At the end of the day, I was almost in trouble. It was not an easy task to force the animals that had been hiding deep inside the magic tool.

He used earth magic to restore the lab from chaos. Dozens of hands made of rocks moved and picked up the rubble. Adeshan asked, shrugging his shoulders.

“Hey, what happened to me? Ronan swung his sword and suddenly lost consciousness.”

I felt weird. I couldn’t feel the mana flowing through my body at all. Jordin opened his mouth.

“All the existing mana in your body is gone. I don’t know what happened.”

“yes? That means…”

“okay. You have bloomed shadow mana. Can you feel a lump in your chest?”

Adeshan nodded. Indeed, something cool was pulsing from the depths of his heart. There was a sense of alienation, but it was not unfamiliar. Rather, it felt more familiar than the mana he had been dealing with his entire life.

“That is the strength you must cultivate in the future. A core made of the mana of the shadows.”

“core···!”

“okay. You must now be able to use that power rather than your normal mana.”

Adeshan’s eyes widened. It was a core that could not be created even after so much effort. Jardordin explained that the mana of the shadows is also a type of mana, so anything that can be done with mana is possible. Things like demonstrating swordsmanship or awakening auras.

“It will take a lot of effort. It’s like starting all over again.”

Adeshan immediately understood the meaning of the word. Now, her skills did not even reach the level of a sword user. It was because of the loss of all the mana that was used as an existing resource.

In order to master the newly acquired abilities and mana of the shadows, it would have been necessary to literally shred the bones. Adeshan nodded.

“does not matter.”

“You have good posture.”

Jordin smiled. He seemed to understand why he was favored by Nabi Rose. Even though she had lost everything she had built up, her eyes were shining with will. After being silent for a moment, Jarrodin continued.

“The problem is the ability of your shadow’s mana. It’s too dangerous.”

“right. What exactly are my abilities?”

Adeshan asked anxiously. The little animals obviously moved according to their instructions. It was terrifying to see that he did not lose his blindness even though he was full of shit.

“I think we need to do more research to find out more. First of all, it seems clear that it is the ability to take control of the mind.”

“You’re taking over your mind?”

“okay. It’s a power that even Archmage Lorhorn couldn’t get his hands on. I, too, only knew it as a realm of fantasy, but I didn’t know it would exist.”

He explained his assumptions about Adeshan’s abilities. Upon hearing the explanation, her face turned white. Ronan twisted his lips, thinking about his previous life.

‘It’s an excessive power given to anyone.’

Adeshan’s ability was to force and make his will aware of the creature. It was so powerful that it could not be compared with simple curses such as illusion magic or madness, which were just tricks. As the number of targets increased, the power decreased, and as the number of targets decreased, it became stronger.

Adeshan, the general in his previous life, used this ability appropriately to write a truly invincible myth. Even if the ability was applied to 100,000 or millions of people, it only produced the effect of boosting morale and recognizing orders, but that alone was incredibly effective.

If he wanted to, he could reduce the scope and organize a corps that blindly followed her words. Recalling the time of the final battle, Ronan twisted his lips.

‘The ability to be infinitely cruel.’

Boiling three times wears out Adeshan. Ronan remembered the soldiers rushing towards Ahayute to buy time. There were very few people who fulfilled orders only with loyalty and arbitrariness.

Except for some stupid punitive motives or some knights with honor. Many of the eyes that were running towards death were dyed with a murky light like animals that had just taken control of their minds.

I felt somewhat confused. Will this girl ever give such an order? After the explanation, Jarrodin turned his head.

“Go back first. I’m going to finish cleaning up.”

“I’m sorry, Jarrodin. By breaking up and eating healthy things.”

Ronan scratched his head and apologized. The collapsed hexagonal pillars looked terribly expensive. In fact, it was a magic tool that was worth buying a couple of houses, but Jardouin shook his head timidly.

“done. Let me deduct this amount from my loss.”

“It’s good because it’s exciting.”

“If even the last one was broken, I might have been a little worried. Go back.”

The two took a step back. He remembered the way Adeshan had come, so he was able to leave the main building without difficulty. The sky was still clear and the air was muggy.

They stood side by side and walked down the hazy street. The cicada sounded like a distant echo. Adeshan glanced back, her lips clenched in thought. Ronan didn’t bother talking to her.

‘Don’t be embarrassed.’

It must have been a day like ten years for her. He awakened an unprecedented ability, and lost all the mana he had accumulated so far. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. Somehow I felt a sense of unity. Now Adeshan is also a talented half-pun.

At that time, the birds of prey sitting on the roadside tree and chirping caught my eye. Adeshan, who suddenly stopped in place, raised his hand.

“Come on.”

“tweet.”

A bird flew over and sat on her index finger. The white and fluffy appearance was super cute. However, Adeshan’s expression was not very bright. She opened her mouth when she saw the hazy eyes.

“Ronan. Did I say that in the future, my abilities will work on people too?”

“yes. Just work hard.”

“Does this kind of power even exist in the world?”

Adeshan dispelled an ability. As soon as his eyes became clear, the bird flew away as if he was running away. Ronan said.

“If you are a senior, you can use it well.”

“scared. I’m afraid I’ll be misusing my powers without realizing it.”

“It can be.”

“It could be a monster. Manipulating others at will, trampling on the truth, and deliberately causing fights to the death of millions of people . . .”

Adeshan drew the horse’s tail. Normally, I would have thought of a way to take care of my teeth, but he was a very kind person. Ronan, who was gently rubbing his chin, opened his mouth.

“Then I will dry it.”

“What if I try to control you too?”

“I have to do something. Don’t worry.”

Ronan said quietly. Adeshan, who was staring at his side face, smiled softly.

“Yeah, then you’re safe.”

After that, time passed quickly. There were no remarkable incidents. In the early summer of peace, Ronan and Adeshan did their best to develop their abilities.

It was after a fortnight. Ronan found Adeshan training under the shade of a tree and waved his hand.

“senior.”

“Ah… Ronan.”

“Oh, it’s a squirrel today.”

“Yeah, I must have been crazy back then. How did you manipulate so much…!”

Adeshan, sweating profusely, was giving orders to the squirrels. Ronan smirked as he watched a squad of five squirrels undergo ceremonial training.

Controlling the mind consumes a tremendous amount of mental strength, so the answer could only be found through steady training. She decided to start with perfect control over small animals.

“drink.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Ronan threw a water bottle at her and headed to Nest’s training ground. Before long, the members of the crew were scattered like suffocated fish, and Schlieffen, who was alone and alive, caught his eye. He looked down at Marya and Braum with a look of incomprehension.

“Why can’t you do this? Is it difficult to wield it five thousand times a day?”

“It goes away. That’s why kids these days can’t do it.”

Seeing that each of them was holding a weapon, it looked like they had been trained in basic swordsmanship. Even Ronan helped him, and Marya cried out in evil.

“You crazy bastards! You think everyone in the world is like you?!”

“Waha…wahahahaha…”

A soulless laugh escaped from the mouth of Braum, who had already exhausted himself. After Schlieffen joined, all the martial arts members had to follow his training schedule. Of course, no one could hit Schlieffen except for Ronan.

There was a lot of dissatisfaction, and one day I consulted with Adeshan. Seeing the schedule, she exclaimed in amazement.

“Huh, you can’t train like this! It’s not some kind of Imperial Special Forces…!”

“Is something wrong?”

“You have to train according to your level. Have you been doing everything this way until now?”

“yes.”

“…I can’t. Can you guide me?”

Adeshan went to and from the club that day and analyzed each member. Although he lost mana, his keen insight was still there.

Within a long time, the members were able to receive the optimal training method tailored to each individual. Marya, who was being guided by Adeshan, asked with bright eyes.

“Seniors. Can’t you come to our club?”

“Yes?”

“please. I mean that madman is obedient to seniors. Wait, but what’s the relationship between you two?”

“No, if you ask what kind of relationship it is… what should I answer?”

Adeshan hesitated and scratched his cheek. Marya treated her with an attitude somewhere between gratitude and vigilance. Men were at peace with the preconceived notion that they don’t like tall women, but to be honest, it seemed more dangerous than Ophelia to secretly get along a lot.

“Hey, Marya…”

Asher suffered an indescribable pain every time she looked like that. There were no broken bones or no blood, but it was painful as if a part of his chest was being burned with fire. Even if he studied magic harder to calm his heart, the pain did not subside. Anyway, that was the time.

Ophelia and Sita didn’t just hang out either. After the moon rose, it was their time. One night, Ophelia secretly took Ronan out of the premises, saying that Sita had a new magic trick.

“Bye-ah-ah!”

Kwagwagwang! Sita showed the magic of exploding at once after sprinkling a mist of blood, which she had shown before. And he lost his shape and sat on the smashed tree and let out a roar of victory. Ophelia smiled as if she was proud.

“I taught you this time… It’s a magic specialized for genocide. That’s cool…”

“What the hell are you teaching him?”

It might be useful though. Ronan added that with a smirk. The peace lasted for nearly two months. They concentrated on school life and their own training, and gradually developed their strength.

It was a day that did not lack enough to be called midsummer. Ronan was training to feed mana to his sword while taking off his jacket at Arena 1. In the last few months, his body has gotten stronger.

“Look in moderation.”

Nabirose, who gave attention to the observant girls, approached Ronan. In her hand was a piece of stationery that looked quite luxurious. said Nabirose.

“The Tower of Dawn has been restored.”

“Whoa, whoo, what is it…?”

Ronan, who had roughly wiped his sweat, turned his head. Nabirose informed us that the Tower of Dawn, which had been damaged in an explosion, had completed restoration work and started accepting people again. The corners of Ronan’s lips rose.

“finally.”

It was the place Sarante told me to go to because I could find a clue to Haeju. Ronan collected the mana that resided in La Mancha.

He pulled out a pocket watch from his pocket. The watch to check the time the mana was fed to the sword was indicating that two hours had passed.

The season passed through spring and became summer. Ronan, dressed again, stepped out of the arena. As I lifted my head, I saw a higher sky. A white puffy cloud glided beneath the deep blue.