Academy’s Genius Swordsman

< 96. Shoot at the Dawn (9) >

#96

It was dark in the morning. In the sky where even the moon had set, only the light of stars like crumbs remained and twinkled. The low waves from the dawning sea were crumbling in the cool night air.

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Most of the floors of the Tower of Dawn, which suffered a great commotion last night, had lights on. Erzebet, who was walking through the garden of the tower, sighed heavily.

“In the end, I couldn’t even sleep…”

A tired voice leaked from between her dry lips. There were dark shades of snow on her white jade-like face. It was because he couldn’t sleep because he was thinking about what happened last night.

‘What the hell is going on?’

Everything was questionable. So much has happened in a short period of four days.

The culprit in the attempted shooting down of the plane was the third daughter of the Grancia family, Zion Sinivan de Grancia. She was acquitted by the decision of Aun Pilla, the deputy deputy chief of the tower, who nearly burned down the library.

At the time, I thought it was all a trick made up by Grancia, but when I cooled my head, there were definitely a lot of strange things. Shion was too young and weak, and above all, there was no reason for Young Ae of the great family to do such a thing herself.

‘Books are manipulating people…’

Ronan’s strange words caught my heart. It was completely unintelligible, but one thing was certain. Something he didn’t know was going on in this tower.

‘By the way, where did everyone go?’

Erzebet, who suddenly felt puzzled, tilted her head. Deputy Tapju and the librarian disappeared out of nowhere. Ronan also disappeared somewhere without saying goodbye.

“Let’s get some sleep for now.”

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get a clue. In the end, Erzebet, who felt drowsy first, finished the long walk. It was the moment she turned towards the tower.

Aww-!!

“Ahhh?!”

Hundreds of thunder roared at the same time. Erzebet turned her head in the direction of the sound. From the northwest of the garden, a pillar of flame almost as thick as a horse tower was rising.

“Wow, what…!”

Erzebet took a step back. The intense heat was even felt here. Within seconds, the pillar of flame that had soared to pierce the stars was extinguished.

Quarreung! A torrent of fire and mana began to burst out as if instead of him. It was like a small volcano erupting. The magicians who felt the strangeness rushed out.

“No, my God!”

“Oh my God, this is the direction the Golden Book is buried!”

“Ta, isn’t that the fire of the top lord? Where did the librarian and the top mage go?!”

The wizards were thrown into confusion by an unexpected lightning bolt. However, the momentum of the flames was not brisk enough to give them room to scream.

kuaang! The reason of the wizards returned to the figure of the pillar of fire that soared again. They ran towards the bombing center as if they had promised.

“Hey, we need to stop the fire from spreading!”

If a fire spread to the garden or tower, it would have been catastrophic. Erzebet, who woke up belatedly, lifted herself up with her telekinesis. When she arrived at the scene, her eyes widened.

“Oh my gosh…!”

It seemed that the passage leading to Hell was open. A destructive flame of a scale never seen before rose from a hole in the middle of the garden. The tangled and overflowing flames were divided into two colors.

One side had a clear scarlet color reminiscent of a summer sunset, and the other side had a sticky and heavy dark red color that looked like lava flowing from the ground had been scooped up.

It was the dark red flames that dominated. The evil fire horse devoured the scarlet fire and was increasing in size.

The wizards running out in pajamas were doing their best to stop the fire from spreading. The mana shield that surrounded the firepit was melting and regenerating rapidly.

“Hey, I can’t stop it…! This is almost the 8th circle…!”

“Still, hold on!”

Everyone was struggling, but the fire was so strong that it didn’t seem like it could last long. At that moment, a familiar face entered Erzebet’s eyes. It was a very short girl with dark blue hair.

“Grancia?”

“This profit…!”

The suspect in the attempted assassination was Zion Sinivan de Grancia. She was actively chanting defensive spells in the midst of the wizards working on evolution. The wizards who were supposed to act as guardians did not show whether they had all jumped into the evolution work.

‘What help!’

Erzebet narrowed her brow. Kwagwagwang! Dozens of fireballs reminiscent of volcanic bombs burst into the air with a huge explosion, and then began to fall in a parabolic fashion.

After reading one of the tracks, Erzebet’s face turned white. The fireball was falling exactly on Zion’s head. The wizards, who had been focusing their efforts on striking the shield, only noticed the existence of the fireball just before the collision.

“Damn it, everyone!”

“Grancia, be careful!”

“This profit… yes?”

Shion, who had been concentrating on her mind, raised her head belatedly. A dark red fireball filled his vision. Her hair, which had been touched by the heat, was curled up.

“uh?”

There was no way to avoid it. It was a moment that was about to end in a short life. A hemispherical mana shield that spread out out of nowhere covered the heads of wizards including her. Aww! A fireball that collided with the shield exploded and a roar sounded.

“It’s reckless, what are you doing?”

“Uh, your sister…?”

“Doesn’t Grancia also teach you to stay away if you don’t think it will help?”

Shion opened her tightly closed eyes. Erzebet was chanting spells while holding her shoulders. The eyes of the wizards who saved their lives widened.

“Ah, little Akalusia!”

“How am I supposed to repay this favor…!”

“It’s noisy. Fools who can’t protect even a single child properly. You all owe me.”

Erzebet shot sharply. The wizards shut their mouths. She lifted the shield and said as she reached out towards the firepit.

“I’ll join you.”

A purple energy spread from her fingertips. Encouraged wizards stood up again. Suddenly, a loud shout resounded throughout the tower.

“Escape everyone!”

It was a familiar voice. Erzebet turned her head. A huge firebird with a wingspan of 10m was flying across the western night sky. Dozens of birds of prey of a huge flame were following them. Erzebet’s eyes widened.

“Own Pillar…!”

“Evacuate all but the fewest!”

It was as if the sun was rising from the west. It was the Prominence Bird, a magic that was the symbol of the flower and bird Aun Pillar. The firebirds and birds of prey, which reached the tower in an instant, threw themselves into the fire pit.

Whoops! The shape of the fire horse was distorted, and the flame was noticeably extinguished. Before long, a firebird engulfed in dark red flames soared into the air. Erzebet, noticing that he was absorbing fire, shed admiration.

“Also···!”

It was a more meaningful achievement than all the other wizards tried. It was the moment when Aun Pillar, who had shaken off the fire by spinning in the air, descended into the fire pit again.

Hwareuk! Suddenly, a fire like a flash of light rose in the high sky. Before long, the fire was extinguished, revealing two human figures.

A boy with a burning body was falling, grabbing the neck of an old man. Recognizing the boy’s face, Erzebet exclaimed as if screaming.

“Lo, Ronan-sama?!”

【Damn you, let this go!】

At the same time, an eerie roar echoed across the sky. Erzebet froze as it was. As if he had encountered a wild beast, his legs relaxed and his breathing became difficult.

“Hahhh…!”

There was nothing different about the other wizards. Screams and explosions were heard everywhere. It was a side effect that the magic that was being chanted failed or the mana flowed back.

“Hey, what is that?”

“Heyyy…!”

I had never felt such evil magic before. Shion, who had been clinging to Erzebet before, was holding her hand and crying.

【shit!】

It was the moment when Ronan and the old man were about to clash on the ground. The flames flashed again, and the figures of the two disappeared. At that moment, the pressure on my shoulders dissipated and I was able to breathe.

“Aww!”

In the end, Shion burst into tears and buried her face in Erzebet’s stomach. Embarrassed, Erzebet hesitated and backed away.

“Oh, don’t cry…! What if a nobleman cries?”

“Uhhh!”

“Stop it, hop it!”

Erzebet, forgetting that she was Grancia, comforted Sion. Erzebet, who had been patting Shion on the back for a while, muttered as she looked at the place where Ronan had disappeared.

“What are you fighting with again this time…?”

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【You fool! If you don’t let go, you’ll burn to death!]

“You still have to hold on.”

Ronan’s body was engulfed in flames. Basically, seeing the fire-resisting school uniforms burn, it seemed like a pretty strong flame, but it wasn’t very hot because I was concentrating on the battle. Bajura exclaimed.

[What the hell are you… what the hell are you!]

The wounded Vajura was even more ferocious. The powerful magic that was being fired indiscriminately was proving his power. Kwagwang! The flame buster fired at Ronan deviated and evaporated the nearby forest.

【Get away!】

“If it were you, would you let it go?”

They were engaged in an ugly brawl, repeating teleportation countless times. Vajura tried to shake off Ronan by all means and methods, but Ronan never let him go.

‘This child is also the limit.’

The longer I held it, the more I felt it. Vajura was weakening. The fire was lukewarm and the rocks were softening.

Hwareuk! Then the pillar of fire wrapped around the two of them again. Seeing the changed background, Ronan grinned. At a distant foot, the dark sea of night was waving.

‘It’s an opportunity.’

They had reached the skies of the Dawning Sea. Kwajik! Ronan tilted his head back and slammed a headbutt into Vajura’s nose. Vajura moaned at the unexpected blow.

【Goo!】

“Stop tormenting you, poor old man.”

The hook was broken and blood gushed out. Ronan fired headbutts in succession. bang! bang! The movement magic stopped and the fall continued.

‘Put it into the water like this.’

Basically, paper becomes unusable when it gets wet. Moreover, the magic that Vajura dealt with was highly likely to be useless underwater. In any case, I would have to throw it away and retrieve something that looked like a drowning body.

【Don’t be ridiculous…!】

The distance from the water surface was about 5 m left. Vajura, who suddenly spread her arms, pretended to be pulling something up.

Whoops…! Suddenly, a palm-shaped reef rose toward them. Ronan’s eyes widened. The two men fell and collided on the stone floor.

“Ouch!”

It was a reef bigger than any other sailing boat. Ronan fell from his back and rolled on the floor. Fortunately, the impact was not great due to the low altitude, but I missed the Vajura.

“Hey, where are you running…”

It was the moment Ronan got up in a hurry. Quang! A huge whale made of flames fell over his head, causing an explosion. Five spears from the rock that rose in succession crossed and pierced the place where Ronan had been.

【die!】

Finally, the reef in the shape of a grip on which they were stepping grabbed Ronan. Kwajik! A crackling sound resounded as the flames rose through the cracks of the hand.

[Heh, heh heh…]

Vajura landed on the reef and fell down on one knee. I could feel my body getting heavier. He vomited black blood again and muttered in disbelief.

【Why is this happening…?】

The body’s wounds had not healed at all. I’ve been through all sorts of things in my life for an immeasurable amount of time, but this was the first time I’ve ever done something like this. He was the first to experience what mortals call “excessive bleeding.”

【You must recover quickly. Dangerous···.】

He had to devour mana-rich creatures to heal wounds. It was the car he was preparing to head to the Tower of Dawn again.

Whirlik! A corner of the reef exploded with the sound of hundreds of people simultaneously whistling. Vajura’s eyes widened at the sight of Ronan coming out of the spot where the middle finger was.

【how···!】

“I’m also weak.”

Ramancha, dyed red, was scattering light from his hand. Except for the burns he had suffered while moving, Ronan’s body had no visible wounds.

“Let’s finish it soon.”

Ronan, who had gathered up his posture, rushed towards Vajura. He was frozen and motionless, as if in shock.

Shh! It was the moment when Ronan cut Vajura’s temple with his hilt. A gloomy voice resounded over the sea.

[That’s why you’re a kid.]

“What?”

The hilt pierced Vajura’s head as it passed. His figures were scattered like smoke. Ronan, who later realized that it was a hallucination, turned to the car. Vajura’s hand appeared from the air and grabbed his head.

“Wow!”

【It was long. It was really dangerous. If I kept going like this, I might have lost.]

“You bastard…!”

【But history only remembers the last victor. I do not use your body well.]

Without Ronan to say anything, Vajura chanted the spell. His body, in the form of a black book, slipped out of Laardan’s chest.

At the same time, the consciousness of Vajura, which had been dwelling in the body of Tapju, was transferred to Ronan’s body. His eyes began to turn black. A groan escaped from between Ronan’s gaping lips.

“Uhhh shit toilet paper… a bastard…!”

【Do not resist. You’ll be comfortable soon.]

Vajora scoffed. Although there was a lot of resistance, it was only a matter of time before the body was swallowed as it had already succeeded in erosion. Now all you have to do is settle in your heart and you’re done. Vajura, who suddenly felt a sense of alienation, tilted her head.

【Hmm?】

It was an unpleasant feeling. Something different from other bodies. Something unfathomably powerful was already in place.

【I, is this…?】

He was an evil and terrifying existence that was incomparable to himself. All of them were taking the form of dark shadows. One by one, the shadows that had been spinning began to approach Vajura.

【Why is this in your body… go, don’t come nearer…!】

But the shadows did not stop. One of them bit Vajura. Vajura, who felt a burning pain, took a breath.

【Heh Uk!】

Then the rest of the shadows rushed in. Vajura’s consciousness was swallowed up in darkness. A muffled scream resounded in Ronan’s head.

【aah!】

“Isn’t it a very nice house to live in?”

Ronan smiled as he brushed his wet hair from the seawater. His darkened eyes were regaining their original color. The book, the main body of Vajura, was shaking and burning.