Academy’s Genius Swordmaster

[ 293. Ahayute ]

#293

【Disappear!】

Navardoze let out the breath he had been holding back. A tidal wave of fire swept across the sky. Abel’s voice echoed through the crimson flames.

“You should know that that doesn’t work.”

Chow ah! The wall of flame split and Abel jumped out. He suffered no damage from the primordial fire, except for slightly tanning his hair. Abel’s sword shot through the wind and grazed Navardoze’s cheek.

[Kuh…!]

The fight between the two was taking place at the edge of the white land where nothing existed. Due to the level of skill, the game was not going well. Just as he was about to strike back, he raised his eyebrows.

“hmm?”

Navardoze was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, her voice echoed overhead.

【I know too.】

“Oh no.”

Realizing his mistake, Abel raised his head. The huge grip was already right in front of me. Navardoze’s hand struck him down. Wow! The body fell to the ground with a roar.

“This won’t work.”

Abel muttered as he lay down. The damage was significant. So deep was it that the hole he had penetrated seemed as small as a fingernail.

As expected, Navardoze was too strong. Even though I was wearing the protection of the stars, my back was throbbing. I felt like I could really lose if I went on like this.

“…it can’t be helped.”

I didn’t want to, but I felt like I had to use a trump card. Having made up his mind, Abel stood up.

****

“Damn it at all costs!”

“Bring me more blood!”

The final assault order was given. Shouts of swearing were heard from all directions. The allied forces, which had been eradicated of fear, were attacking the headquarters with all their might.

Huge siege weights pounded the gates, and ladders and siege towers were slowly advancing. People were preparing for the final battle by drinking diluted liquid made from Ronan’s blood or applying it to their weapons.

“Get over! Just get over it!”

“We must capture the castle before Mage Asher collapses!”

someone shouted The protection of the stars was still covering the sky. The defense shield that Asher spread with determination to die was barely blocking the giants’ full-scale bombardment. His small body was absorbing the mana of all wizards.

“Turn off…uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”

Blood trickled down Asher’s small lips. No matter how much support they received, the limits were clear. Concentrating on the feeling of walking on a blade, he said as if squeezing it.

“Wait… go around!”

[Don’t stop! Find the archbishops and stop the ceremony! We must stop the giants from coming down!]

At the same time, Adeshan’s electric tone rang out. The most urgent thing was not to make the situation worse. She remembered Tieria’s words that the Advent ceremony was in progress. It was probably going on inside the castle with a high probability.

‘You have to occupy the castle first and fight the giants. As long as I can hold out until Navardoze-sama or Ronan return…!’

I had to drag the time while taking the enemy’s foothold. Fortunately, the siege itself was going in favor of the Allies. The followers of Nebula Klazie, who did not expect the situation to go this far, were busy moving.

“These guys never give up…!”

“Shake it off! Do not let them climb the walls!”

In fact, except for the giants, it was rather the church that lacked power. The head of the church had gone somewhere with Navardoze, and most of the archbishops, who were next in power, were focusing on Advent ceremonies.

Of course, there was no change in the fact that the defending side had an advantage. The believers defending the northern side were preparing magic to destroy the siege tower. Kugoong! thud! Dozens of shadows rose from below and landed on the walls. The first shadow to rise opened its mouth.

“nice to meet.”

“Come on Zaifa!”

The devotees were astonished. In the hand of the dark wear tiger, a sword with an aura was held. Sugak! Without even having time to say anything, the slash cut the body of the followers to pieces. Marya, who was standing behind her, sighed.

“It really came up. I don’t know anymore.”

“Hahaha, isn’t this side an honor!”

Braum chuckled. Thanks to the mana of the shadows that erased his fear, he was able to regain his boisterous smile. Schlieffen, who had been looking around, jumped forward.

“I’ll save the sheep and come back.”

“Sch Schlieffen!”

Marja called, but Schlieffen did not answer. Without looking back, he ran into the depths of the Pale Castle. Chow! The screams of the devotees echoed with the sound of the wind. Zaifa, who had wiped out all the enemies in the area, spat out.

“Kill them all.”

“Wow!”

With those words, the people who climbed up the wall rushed. It was a temporary special forces unit organized to block the ceremony and save Iril. But if they ask if they can turn things around, that’s not the case either. Chow! In the middle of the allied camp, a bloody bora sprang up.

“Oops…!”

The mage who had been hit stumbled. Suddenly, something jumped up from the top of the castle wall, and a hole was opened in the chest. He, who was dispatched from the Full Moon Magic Tower, was helping Asher along with other mages.

dump. Eventually, he knelt down and reached out his hand toward the woman in front of him.

“Give me back…”

“Who would look at such a cheeky look?”

Archbishop Tieria laughed. In her hand was the magician’s heart. Eventually, the exhausted sorceress collapsed to the floor. As if her heart were an apple, Tieria took a bite and opened her mouth.

“Give up hope. Because this is your end.”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

The soldiers rushed in unison. However, Tieria was an archbishop who boasted the strongest combat power along with Pantasion. With each stroke of her claws, severed limbs shot up into the air.

“Haaaaagh!”

“Save me!”

“Ahahaha! This is it!”

Tieria let out a maniacal laugh. Allied forces, preoccupied with capturing the castle, had no time to pay attention to her. Asher’s body was staggering every time a wizard died.

“Woo-wook.”

Now the limit was really approaching. It took a lot of mana to maintain the protection of the stars. The giants were still bombarding, and outside, the familiars summoned from the feathers were beating the defenses in a frenzy.

In the meantime, even the supply was disappearing, so I really couldn’t stand it. Tieria was just about to collect the thirteenth mage’s heart. Kaaang! Something sharp snapped her fingernails hard.

“Oh you do something.”

Tieria’s eyes widened. Landing while spinning backwards, she looked at the opponent who stood in her way. Nabi Rose, aiming at Tieria with the tip of her sword, opened her mouth.

“Do not disturb my disciple.”

“What if you don’t like it?”

Tieria laughed. Instead of answering, Nabi Roze kicked off the ground and ran away. Kaaaang-! A sharp metallic sound exploded as the two women clashed. Asher, who somehow regained his energy, was trying to concentrate again. A familiar voice resounded from the sky.

“Did you guys have a good time?”

“…what?”

Adeshan’s face hardened. He heard a voice that he should not have heard unless his ears were faulty. I felt my breathing quicken.

“No way…”

She looked up in the direction the voice came from. In the empty sky, only the magic circle where the giants were summoned was shining.

yes you heard wrong The recited Adeshan was in the middle of catching her breath. Kwajangchang!! The space in the middle of the sky shattered and a man jumped out. Devotees who were desperately defending themselves burst into cheers.

“Sir!”

“The headmaster is back!”

The mood has completely reversed. Allied forces in shock lifted their heads in unison. The man coming down through the wind was definitely Abel, the leader of Nebula Klazie.

“What, are you still not finished?”

thud! Landing on top of the castle wall, he clicked his tongue. Allied soldiers’ faces turned white.

“what? A teacher?”

“I, Navardoze-sama…?”

Abel was the only one who came out of the dimensional portal. Navardoze was nowhere to be seen. They were frozen in shock. right! Abel looked around and snapped his fingers.

“Don’t rush. There is no time to linger here now.”

Chow ah! At that moment, a curtain of bizarre colors began to climb up the outskirts of the headquarters. The rising shield shuddered and bounced off all the soldiers and siege towers that were climbing the walls. Adeshan let out a scream of despair.

“Oh, no!”

However, the blessing of the new star has already completely covered the castle. The operation that I thought was the last and was all in vain. The personnel who had already entered the castle were isolated.

I had to quickly come up with a strategy again, but Abel didn’t give me time to do that. Without saying a word, he drew his sword and fired his sword at the shield protecting the allies.

Aaaaaang! As soon as the sword strikes directly, the shield is shattered. Asher’s defense, which was already in danger, could not block the leader’s blow.

“Kahak…!”

Dark red blood gushed out of Asher’s mouth. Eventually, unable to withstand the shock, he collapsed to the floor. Orse, who saw it from above, gritted his teeth.

[Damn the wizard!]

I wanted to save him right away, but I couldn’t afford it. Five giants were already chasing him. Orsay was avoiding the window of light by using acrobats and blinks in succession.

Kwaaang! The spears that Lorhorn had not been able to shed began to pour over the allied camp again. Hundreds of people’s agony resounded every time the pillar of light soared.

“Everyone run away!”

“Command…Gagging!”

The familiars that lurked outside the shield also rushed as if they had been waiting. Abel, who had his hands behind his back, shifted his gaze to Adeshan.

“You are the commander. You look young, but you managed to make it this far.”

“Ah…aaa…”

Adeshan did not answer. It would have been more accurate to say that he couldn’t. Now the means to defend against the giants are gone. The castle could not be occupied, and all the carriages containing Ronan’s blood were smashed.

Even with my eyes open, I couldn’t see anything. Despair was quickly taking over where hope had disappeared. Abel, who had been clicking his tongue, spat out.

“I told you. It will all be futile.”

“…shut up.”

Adeshan, who was dumbfounded, reached for the crossbow hanging from his back. It wasn’t something I thought about and did differently than usual. The will to do something remained and moved her.

“Stop it. Face your end calmly.”

Abel shook his head. But Adeshan finally pulled the trigger. Kang! A crossbow aimed at Abel’s forehead was cut into pieces in the air. Cutting down a crossbow wasn’t even a job for Abel. Adeshan reloaded the crossbow with trembling hands.

“You have had enough. Don’t be afraid to accept it. With this, we become better beings.”

“I told you to shut up…!”

Kang! Adeshan fired again, but Abel cut off the crossbow with a single stroke of the sword. As she was about to reload, a spear of light landed nearby. Wow! In the aftermath of the explosion, Adeshan, who was thrown out, rolled on the floor.

“Gagging!”

“I’m sorry.”

Abel turned his back. Adeshan was twitching and getting up, but Abel had no intention of watching it through to the end. It took a while, but it was finally done. It was something that Navardoze had to deal with gradually.

“Now…then what shall we do first?”

Abel murmured. Since Iril’s ability had not yet been completed, he could not send the giants out into the world. He didn’t want people dying in pain.

“okay. I’ll have to catch the cockroaches.”

Coming to a conclusion before long, he pulled on the hilt. The enemy giants outside would take care of it anyway, so I thought I could catch and kill the idiots who entered the castle. While waiting for ‘him’ to descend. It was the car Abel was about to step into.

Chow ah-! A sound like a million sheets of paper being ripped at the same time echoed across the sky.

“what?”

I had never heard anything like this. Abel’s eyes widened. The space in the middle of the group of giants was tearing apart and something huge was appearing. For an instant, everyone’s eyes were focused on the sky. Adeshan barely raised her head and narrowed her brows.

“Is that…?”

A shadow fell over the battlefield. The mass tearing through the space took on an inexplicably bizarre shape. A flower made of rocks and metal. Or it was like seeing a whale attaching such flowers.

As impressive as its appearance was its unrealistically large size. If the mountain were pulled out as it is, would it look like this? It was a time when everyone was confused. Quaaaaaa! Suddenly, a mass flashed, and dozens of red beams were fired at the giants located up, down, left, and right.

“What…!”

People gasped. It happened in an instant. The rays did not pierce the protection of the stars, but they bounced the giants far away. Some of the giants below were pushed to the ground and pinned down.

“What else is that?”

Abel frowned. I think I’ve seen something like this somewhere, but I can’t remember. The giants who changed their target threw their spears at the unknown mass.

Kwagwagwang! The spear of light hit every single shot, but there was no damage to the mass. The same shield they use covers the mass. Then a small shadow shot out of the mass. Abel’s eyes widened.

“no way…!”

“It’s not even a disease. Fucking bastards.”

Ronan looked around and spat out a curse. The battlefield that was becoming hell in real time caught my eye. The huge pits dug here and there reminded me of memories from my previous life.

Still, judging from the fact that there were still many troops left, it seemed that it was not too late. He jumped out at the same time as Dainhar leaped through space. The winged bald heads stared dumbfounded at Ronan, who suddenly jumped out.

“Eh?”

In the meantime, Ronan’s gaze reached a certain giant. I expected to be fighting giants, but I didn’t expect that this kid would come. One corner of Ronan’s mouth went up.

“It’s been a while, you bastard.”

“You…?”

Ahayute twitched her eyebrows. The person in front of me clearly had memories of seeing it before. He soon realized that this man was the one who killed Duaru.

『The one who murdered Duaru?』

“Oh, do you remember?”

“What…”

Ronan furrowed his eyebrows. The giants who share their senses responded simultaneously. Photons around them began to converge on their hands. The first to attack was Ahayute, who was closest. Six windows of light formed around him, moving of their own accord.

“O you who go against His will. Go away.”

“Fuck me.”

Ahayute brandished his spear. Raising his middle finger, Ronan twisted his body. Six spears of light pierced at the same time from different angles, but none of them reached Ronan. He remembered all the habits of an opponent he had fought once.

Of course, it wasn’t just because of past experiences. His body, after the curse had disappeared, had changed a lot from before. Ahayute’s brow furrowed slightly.

『This is impossible…!』

The window doubled. This time, twelve spears aimed at Ronan, but the result was the same this time. Ronan, who easily destroyed the sword path, dug deep.

Ahayute’s torso was completely empty. Ronan tugged at the hilt. In the elongated time, the memories of the previous life were passing by.

A punitive unit that killed and captured a childhood aristocrat who lived like a bastard. Day by day, soaked in blood and alcohol, and the motives of the punishment soldiers who would die if they were affectionate.

The three giants who came down suddenly and the dying people The sister who disappeared with Nimburton, the hometown. The heroic end of Lord Navardoze, who chose Dongguiheo, and Schlieffen, the first sword of the Empire, who finally did not fulfill his will. Even after many years, the touch of the lips of General Adeshan is still vivid.

Looking back now, a lot has changed. There were things here that couldn’t be protected at the time. Adeshan glanced down and was looking this way like a person who had gone crazy. Her eyes met Ronan’s, and she muttered softly.

“Ronan.”

Ronan didn’t answer. Seeing that he was in a state of disrepair, he must have suffered quite a bit. He smiled and looked back at Ahayute. The sluggish bald head was still unaware of the sword strike.

Come to think of it, this kid also gave me some motivation. yes what did you say I clearly remembered that.

-It’s really fortunate for us. You have rotted your talents in the mud.

-If you had polished yourself, it would have become a huge stumbling block to our long-cherished wish.

“under.”

Ronan laughed. Now that I think about it, it was all right. In a way, it might have been that bald head, not anyone else, that fixed his rotten mindset.

I should say thank you. Grabbing the hilt, Ronan drew his sword horizontally. La Mancha, imbued with the spirit of the holy sword, advanced in a light arc. Only then did Ahayute, who noticed Ronan’s approach, shed a puzzle.

[What…]

I tried to do something in a hurry, but the decision was already made. It didn’t take long to clear up the past. The blade slid gently across Ahayute’s throat. Chow ah! The blue blood and the protruding head fell in a parabolic arc.