Academy’s Genius Swordmaster

261. Probation (1)

#261

“This is the end. Is this enough?”

The morning air was cold. In the distant sky, starlight like debris was twinkling. Returning to her original form, Naransonia threw a broken stone pillar away.

thud! The pillar flew in a parabolic arc and landed on top of a mountain of rubble. All the fragments that once made up Adren had been removed by her.

“yes. I think it will. thank you.”

Asher bowed his head. He was busily walking around on the disc and rubbing the letters or pictures written on the magic circle with a jade stone to correct it.

With this, all the obstacles blocking the disk disappeared. The magic circle used in Nebula Clazie’s ritual was revealing its intact form.

Asher, who had just discovered the magic circle, asked Naransonia to remove all the debris from the disk. Naransonia wondered what nonsense that was, but eventually granted his request.

Adren was still falling. Even she couldn’t understand why she had invested her precious little time on this little human mage instead of saving lives.

‘Did I shed too much blood?’

Did he want to catch the straw even though he knew it was impossible? If someone asked me why I did that, I had no choice but to answer that it was just because I felt I had to do it.

“…it’s done.”

At that moment, Asher, who scraped a letter from the floor, stood up. His mana had not fully recovered yet, so his body had no strength.

He put down the stone and sat cross-legged at the center of the magic circle. Naransonia asked.

“So what exactly are you trying to do? Can you prevent a fall with this magic circle?”

“If you are lucky. It’s a new form, but it’s basically a condensing/discharging circuit. While concentrating external magic power on the target, a part of it is signalized and released. It’s powerful, but the structure itself is simple, so I thought I could use it with a little tweaking.”

Asher never stuttered while explaining the magic circle. He said that he modified the magic circle, leaving only the power-gathering effect and removing the signal-emitting function.

“Emission and coagulation…what?”

Naransonia frowned. She didn’t understand most of the jargon that came out of Asher’s mouth. However, he seemed to know what Asher was trying to do. she asked.

“So… are you saying you want to recreate the ceremony His Majesty did?”

“yes. We have to start before the stars go down completely. That… can I ask you one more favor?”

Asher said. Beneath the long eyelashes, the twinkling eyes sunk heavily. Naransonia tilted her head.

“What do you mean, please?”

“No matter what happens, please don’t stop me.”

The young voice was full of determination. Naransonia hesitated for a moment. It was as if his momentum had changed and he had become a completely different person. She unconsciously nodded.

“…it is.”

“Ehehe…Thank you.”

Asher laughed. There was an incomprehensible aloofness in his clean, unblemished smile. Something that can reveal even a person who has given up everything. For an instant, Naransonia’s brow twisted.

“Wait, you can’t…”

Asher closed his eyes before she could say anything. The young genius was once again immersed in a world of selflessness, where only he and his magic existed.

Singing incantations began to flow from between her small lips. The starlight that had been setting above their heads grew brighter. The surrounding atmosphere and mana swirled and gathered into one point.

“This…!”

Naransonia’s eyes widened. Mana far exceeding the total amount he could contain was being sucked into that little human body.

The cluster of light that spread out around Asher illuminated the magic circle like molten iron poured into a mold. he opened his mouth slowly.

“I will begin.”

Jureuk. A thin stream of blood flowed down Asher’s nostrils.

****

“If you want to lose, come see me.”

Duaru’s head fell off his body. Blue blood soaked the sky. Orsay’s eyes widened as if they would pop out.

【You bastard…!】

I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it. I hoped, but I really cut it. The headless body began to fall. Ronan, who was catching his breath, wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve.

“…after.”

The touch of the blue blood he hadn’t felt in a long time was like a dog’s dick, no different from his previous life. Douaru’s head, which had been spinning and rising, began to fall. For an instant, Ronan and his gaze met.

[How…how…]

Duaru’s eyes were still wide open. Instead of answering, Ronan made a rude gesture. There was no reason to explain that.

[…Ah.]

Douaru’s head fell to the ground along with his torso. The movement of the light giants, who were engaged in a melee, stopped. The eyes of the puzzled dragons were focused on one place.

【Floating and Falling! Humans did it!]

【What is it really? What happened to His Majesty and the Demon Dragon?]

【My God…!】

No one was astonished. Even if all the dragons of Adren rushed at it, the monster that had not been able to inflict a single wound was falling headlong into a headless corpse. The images of Ronan and Orsay staying in the sky looked like statues erected by a great master.

【Kahiah !!】

【Kerhuoh-!】

The pure emotions have been supported in their hearts. The dragons spread their wings and roared instead of applauding. The dawn that had just risen was dyeing the ruins of Adren golden.

“…joy.”

Schlieffen laughed. Even he, who was always cold-hearted, could not completely suppress his overflowing emotions. He, who was crossing his arms above the dragon king’s head, looked up at the sky and closed his eyes once before opening them.

However, the person who should be most happy was not showing any reaction. Suddenly, the Dragon King’s voice rang out.

[…Hey, polite swordsman-]

[Is the monster dead?]

Schlieffen looked down. The Dragon King was slowly lowering his altitude, staggering as if he were drunk. Damp blood was still dripping from his left hind leg and down his stomach.

The four pupils were cloudy, as if a film was stuck. The scales, which were originally withered, were even more faded. Schlieffen’s face hardened.

“You…”

【Hahaha… Judging by the reaction-】

【I guess so…】

The Dragon King muttered in a low voice. In his hazy vision, only the blue of the sky and the dark green of the golden forest at dawn were entangled and spread abstractly. Schlieffen, who was silent for a moment, opened his mouth.

“…how did that happen?”

The condition was deteriorating too quickly. I thought it was overkill, but I had no idea it would be this much.

“your majesty?”

Schlieffen asked again, but the Dragon King did not answer. It wasn’t really to gain weight, it was simply because I couldn’t hear his voice.

The sound was not good. The air he inhaled and exhaled tasted like blood. He didn’t even know how to flap his wings. However, the sense of mission to complete his duties as a king was moving his body, which had reached its limit.

I couldn’t stop until I saw that all the servants and people who fought together were safe. The floating stones were not completely destroyed, so there was still a chance.

【Let’s go back… yet-】

【Can be obtained…】

The Dragon King was descending. Duaru’s mouth opened slowly as he suddenly fell. A small chant leaked out that no one could hear.

『His… as he wishes…』

No one heard it. But change has certainly happened. Almost reaching the ground, Duaru’s body creaked and stretched out his arms. As the photons around him converged, a spear made of light was squeezed into his grasp.

Compared to before, it was absurdly small. If the existing spear blew away the entire mountain, this would have been fortunate enough to destroy just one farmhouse.

It didn’t seem to make any sense. However, he still had one thing left to break. Duaru, who aimed very slowly at the target, swung his arms.

Shiiik… The spear of light that left his hand flew powerlessly. Finally, the torso and head, which had been plummeting, hit the ground.

Poo-! Bone and flesh were torn as if exploding, and blue blood gushed out. The light in Duaru’s eyes, whose five bodies had been divided, completely went out. hooked! At the same time, the flying spear pierced a crack in the floating stone. Ronan, who noticed the change belatedly, turned his head.

“what…!”

It was the car he was about to shout. Kwaaaaaaang-!!! With an explosion that turned the ground upside down, a huge pillar of light shot up.

The floating stone, which was almost broken, was completely destroyed. The mana that was pulsating inside the floating stone created a huge ripple and spread out in all directions.

【What is it?!】

【Everyone be careful!】

The dragons were agitated. Rumble! The ground in Adren was shaking like a wave. As the descent accelerated, the ground was rapidly receding. Seeing the scene, Ronan spat out a curse.

“This bastard will go to the end…!”

It was careless. I didn’t expect it to move even though my neck was cut. Ahayute, that bastard was also dead, but he was like a terrible child.

Even after the death of their master, the light giants did not disappear. It turned violent as if it were making a final outburst before dying again. They started attacking the dragons again, running wild like a swarm of angry bees.

“Gooooh clothes!!”

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”

However, the fighting did not resume. Now, the dragon side did not have to waste time fighting the giant. The Dragon King, who grasped the situation, shouted loudly.

【Kuhh… The floating stone is broken-】

【Retreat! Everyone with wings, start saving lives!]

Blood poured out of the mouths of the two heads. The frozen dragons regained their sanity one by one. Hundreds of dragons ignored the giants and started flying towards Adren.

There was no way to do anything other than the floating stone was destroyed. As the Dragon King said, he had to save as many lives as possible before everything was destroyed. When Ronan suddenly heard the word life, someone’s face passed by in Ronan’s mind.

“Assel.”

Asher was the only one in the group who had fallen into the water tank. And as far as he knew, Asher did not have enough mana left to protect his body. After reciting his friend’s name, Ronan exclaimed urgently.

“Damn Orsay!”

【I know!】

Orsay dived. He broke through the swarm of light giants by using Blink continuously. pop! pop! pop! The shapes of Orsay and Ronan were scattered and reappeared in the shadows.

“비켜 개새끼들아!”

“Goaaah!”

Ronan did not stop swinging his sword even when he was hit by a wind that made it difficult for him to open his eyes. The dismembered bodies of the giants turned into light and disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, Orsay reached the town where Asher was supposed to be. A familiar voice came to Ronan’s ears as he scanned the ground.

“Stop! Can’t you hear me? I mean quit!”

“…Naransonia?”

Ronan turned his head in the direction of the sound. In the middle of the city, Naransonia, who had changed to her true form, was screaming loudly.

“Do humans really want to die?!”

Asher was sitting cross-legged in front of her. At the feet of the two, the magic circle seen from the top of the Sky Tower was shining in pure white.

“That’s…!”

Ronan raised his eyebrows. It wasn’t just because Asher’s hips were floating about 1m off the floor. Seven streams of blood flowed from his pale face. Nose and mouth ears and eyes too.

The tiny body was shaking as if it would explode at any moment. The sparkling mana unique to Nebula Clash was thickly spread everywhere.

I don’t know what the hell he’s doing, but I had to stop him. Ronan shouted at this with a loud voice.

“Assel!!”

【Wizard!】

Orce dived. It was the moment he tried to activate Blink once again. Suddenly, a huge magic circle spread across the dawning sky.

With the sound of the hook scraping the ground, Adren’s fall stopped.