Academy’s Genius Swordsman

< 46. Erosion (2) >

#46

Ronan said. His gaze was fixed on Dolan.

“Duke.”

“Well?”

“Have you ever heard of the coming of the stars?”

“The arrival of the stars…?”

The duke tilted. Surprisingly, there was no change in Dolan’s expression.

But the mana coming back up on his shoulder was a reminder that he was agitated.

Whatever it was, it seemed certain that it had something to do with Nebula Clazier. Ronan continued.

“Anyway, this is a story that will spread throughout the Empire sooner or later, so I’ll just tell you. First of all, the advent of the stars is the day when the end will come down from the sky one day. It was an organization called Nebula Clazier that destroyed Gran Cappadocia.”

“Nebula Clazier…?”

“yes. It’s a group of crippled children who believe in the rumors that I just talked about, the coming of a star, that even a three-year-old kid will be ashamed of. The problem is that he is a violent, retarded son who keeps committing crimes.”

Ronan shuffled his experiences and information he had heard from Inquisitor Karaka. From manipulating cave giants with evil magic to the fact that they were behind the major events that they thought were accidents.

“then···.”

As the story progressed, the duke’s face hardened seriously. It seemed that he couldn’t believe the fact that the owner of Grancia himself had not noticed such a huge secret. he asked in a suspicious voice.

“How did you find out about it all? I heard that the arrest was made after the intervening swordsman of the former squadron, did you even torture him before that?”

“Oh, I got it.”

Ronan smiled wryly and covered his mouth. Of course, most of the information was mined by Karaka, but there was no need to reveal the fact that he had been to Rodolan. He glanced at Dolan and opened his mouth.

“yes. I spit it out myself.”

At that moment, their eyes met. In Dolan’s dull-looking eyes, fierce life was pulsing.

got caught Ronan continued the story.

“Both of them were absurdly unreasonable. Like all the villains, the kids were tough. It’s because he spit out his limbs, right?”

Asher and Marya’s faces turned white. It was a story I had never heard. Ronan deliberately inflated the story. As if he had interrogated Karaka.

“Well, anyway, that’s how I found out that elves value their ears. You didn’t even bring a knife, but you were struggling while peeing? How ugly…”

“stop. That’s it. I’d like to talk about something else because there will be an official notice from Rhodolan anyway.”

The duke raised his hand and cut off Ronan’s horse. Ronan smiled and nodded. The duke who was rubbing his chin drooled.

“I felt it from the moment I heard that he had killed so many cave giants alone… but you are far from ordinary.”

“Dorron and his apprentice were friends. I was very angry.”

“It’s not that I don’t understand how you feel, but… um? Dolan, where are you uncomfortable?”

“Yes? Oh no. Duke.”

“Mana is tough. If you are tired, please rest for a while.”

For the first time, there was a look of bewilderment on Dolan’s face. The knight who came with him was also looking at Dolan strangely. Dolan politely declined the Duke’s offer.

“no. It’s really ok. Duke.”

He was desperately trying to control himself, but Dolan’s mana was now wild enough to be felt by others. Always with tick-tick sparkles.

‘Looking at the reaction, it seems they were quite friendly.’

Ronan did not address Dolan directly. The information isn’t reliable yet, and it’s over when Dolan snatches it up and throws it away.

Ronan could have been suspicious if he had acted unwisely. A suspicious person who doubts a loyal knight. At that moment, the duke took out his pocket watch and checked it and drooled.

“Hmm. The time has already come. I’ll just give you my prize right away.”

“yes? Didn’t you just give it to me?”

“It was just passing on what Master Doron gave me. Did you think that was Grancia’s reward?”

The duke frowned. He looked like he was talking nonsense.

Come to think of it, one of the three boxes brought by the knights was placed in front of the duke. When the duke opened the box, a brilliant light leaked out.

The eyes of the three people who saw the contents grew as if they were about to pop out. It was Marya who showed the most explosive reaction.

“Hey, this is…!”

“You know? Well, you’re a merchant, so it’s strange that you don’t know.”

The box contained nine metal plaques that flashed platinum. On the face of the hand, the image of a knight stepping on a dragon was engraved.

A bill of the House of Grancia. A one-time free voucher that can be used virtually throughout the Imperial Territory. It was more familiar to Ronan, who had already used it once.

“Receive.”

The duke handed out three bills to each person. Asher and Marya’s hands, which were receiving the cards, trembled.

“Am I really allowed to accept this…?”

“If you think about what you saved that day, not even a hundred. It is awarded in consultation with the vassals, so please use it at your discretion when necessary.”

Ronan laughed and accepted the bill. I didn’t think I’d ever touch Schlieffen again unless his dementia relapsed, but I thought I’d get it again so soon.

But it wasn’t like a billboard that mattered now. The duke who delivered the reward was preparing to return. Ronan suddenly got up from his seat and began to rummage through the drawers under the desk.

“Well? What are you doing?”

“Ah, I was going to show you to the Duke, but wait a minute… Oh, I found it.”

Ronan pulled out a notebook and held it. And I quickly started to scan the pages. There was something written on the front and back sides of the inlay. The duke asked with interest.

“What is it?”

“I wrote down the information I found through torture. I thought it would be of some help to the investigation, even if only slightly… I thought I’d show it to the Duke first…”

Of course, that was an ugly lie. The identity of the notebook was the graffiti that Ronan used on a daily basis.

Ronan looked at the trivial information, such as a picture of Sita breathing fire and how to brew tea, which Lucy had taught, with a serious expression on the world. Then Ronan, who covered the notebook, shook his head.

“Written, I can’t. It’s too messy. I’ll just sort it out by tomorrow and send it to you by mail.”

“Sweet.”

“Once you see the content, you will change your mind. Because there was quite a bit of interesting information out of the screams. chamberlain···”

Dolan’s gaze was fixed on Ronan’s graffiti. Ronan, who had deliberately pulled the tail of a horse, grinned.

“Information about the existence of Ahayutera.”

At that moment, Dolan’s eyes widened. For a moment, I could see the sparkling mana fluctuating as if boiling. Ronan put the notebook in exactly the same place. The duke tilted his head.

“Ahayute? What a strange name.”

“I sympathize. That’s a name you would give to a monkey with hemorrhoids.”

Dolan clenched his teeth. At the end of the conversation, the Duke of Grancia left. He thanked him for saving Gran Cappadocia one more time before he left the room.

“Then, I’ll go see it. I look forward to your progress.”

“See you again, Duke.”

Ronan sighed as the door closed. I did everything I could. All that was left was for things to happen as expected. Asher and Marya, who were stunned, approached Ronan.

“Ro, Ronan, I, I, I, I don’t know what’s going on with this…”

“Hey, what about torture? Did you kill someone?”

They were immersed in the fact that they had met the Duke of Grancia early in the morning, and the story of the secret organization they had never heard of before.

“Ummm…”

Ronan patted his chin in thought. Asher and Marya. Since they are the people who will be with us until the end anyway, it was necessary to tell the truth one day, but I thought it was too early to intervene in what is going to happen today.

‘An author named Dolan said that the Auror must have blossomed.’

Ronan made a decision and stood up. The most important thing now was to secure evidence that could not be subtracted or beaten. He moderated Asher and Marya, sent them back, and left the room.

Ronan’s destination was the top floor of the Navardoze Pavilion. As he wandered through the wide hallway, he stopped in front of an unusually colorful door. Not long after knocking on the door, the familiar waiting table appeared.

****

That night.

Dark dark clouds covered the sky. The full moon, rising behind the clouds, gave off a faint light like a candle behind the curtain. The guards watching the watch from the castle tower were making bets on whether the moon would appear before sunrise or not.

– Hung!

Then a shadow crossed the walls of Phileon. The shadow that quickly passed the water level went straight to the depths of the site. There was no sound from the shadow’s footsteps that hid the presence.

“········”

The shadow, who finally arrived at the destination, raised its head. The Navardoze coffin, immersed in the shadow of night, gave off an eerie atmosphere, just like a vampire’s castle.

The shadow moved to the side of the building and started counting the floors with a wink. Fortunately, there was no light on in the room he had chosen as his destination. The shadow that leapt at once landed gently on the balcony of a room on the third floor.

There were no curtains on the windows. Inside the clear room, all kinds of luxurious furniture, and the back of a boy sleeping with a blanket over his head could be seen. The shadow that was rummaging through his arms took out a piece of parchment with a geometric pattern and stuck it to the window.

-Suaa

Within seconds, the huge window began to melt as if it had been ice. Shadow entered the room before the window completely melted. The boy was still asleep.

“Woo.”

The snoring sound was vulgar. The shadow shrugged as much as possible and opened the drawer under the desk. As I pulled the second column from the top, I caught my eye on a tattered notebook. wow. There was the sound of something breaking from the shadow’s mouth.

The shadow quickly grabbed the notebook and turned to the sleeping boy. Suddenly, a sharp dagger, not a notebook, was in his hand. He approached the boy with his dagger raised.

jerk.

jerk.

jerk.

“···········?”

It was the moment the shadow reached three steps away from the boy. The shadow suddenly felt strange and hurriedly lifted the blanket. Four thick pillows appeared.

“Gorgeous!”

At that moment, the snoring sounded again. Only then did the shadow realize that the sound was coming from above.

The shadow raised its head and could see the dark-haired boy hanging upside down from the chandelier and snoring, and the red-eyed monster.

“Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe,I said it, man. He’s coming tonight.”

fault! The boy who had been hanging swung a lot and landed in front of the window. Naturally, it took the shape of blocking the escape route of the shadows. In his hand was a sword in a shape he had never seen before.

Ronan said.

“There are so many reasons to kill me.”

The shadow calmly took the next step. He put the dagger back in and put his hand on the hilt of the long sword. Someone else’s voice came from behind.

“Can you explain?”

“··········!”

A shiver ran through my body. It was a familiar voice, as heavy and low as the deep sea. The shadow’s mouth opened for the first time as he turned his head.

“Why…here….”

“I asked if you could explain.”

A human form was slowly approaching from the darkness. Then the clouds lifted and the moonlight fell into the room. A boy with dark blue hair appeared under the quiet ray of light.

“I will ask you one last time.”

A long sword made of mithril was held in the boy’s hand. The blue tip of the sword aimed at the shadow. Schlieffen Sinivan de Grancia opened his mouth.

“Can you explain the current situation? Dolan.”

“···young master.”

Dolan pulled the hilt. A white sword appeared under the moonlight. An eerie flash of mana was rising over Dolan’s shoulders.