< 50. Special Adventure Club (2) >
#50
Ronan recalling the conversation he had with Varen the day before raised the corner of her mouth.
– It’s the Curse Eye’s habitat… Well basically it’s a place where people don’t visit and where mana is abundant. Because curses are ultimately a type of mana.
‘I have to try everything I can.’
Baidian’s ley lines perfectly matched the conditions. Of course I wasn’t just looking at the Curse Eye that might be there.
Occupying a ley line overflowing with mana would not only help develop sensitivity but could also lead to a nice profit through by-products.
‘You can’t do it alone.’
I felt it again during the Gran Cappadocia incident. A strong organization was needed to combat the crisis.
So Ronan founded this club. I planned to gather talented people who would be with me until the Advent incident and use the information I learned in my past life to strengthen and expand my power.
In order to do so it was necessary to make the most of the memories of the past life. Marya asked again.
“Why don’t you stop talking? “I wonder what’s in the Baidian Mountains.”
“That’s hasty. There is a fairly large ley line. “It will help in many ways.”
The group’s eyes widened when they heard the word ley line. Asher who had visited Ronan and Penardo Spring before looked even more surprised.
He remembered his improved mana manipulation abilities and the amount of money he earned in just one visit. Braum laughed heartily.
“ha ha ha! I’m not sure but it sounds fun! So when are we leaving?”
“That’s the problem. “What subjects are you all taking?”
Ronan gave each person a piece of paper and had them draw a timetable. Perhaps because they were all honor students their timetables were generally tight.
Ronan sighed. It took him two days just to reach the Baidian Mountains. That was also the time it would take assuming that they were riding a swift courser rather than walking.
‘I can’t wait until vacation.’
In order to carry out activities smoothly it was necessary to secure as much time as possible. I just wanted to kick everyone out and make them only do club activities but I couldn’t keep them from learning what they wanted to learn.
At that time Asher presented his timetable.
“Here Ronan. “I drew it all.”
“Huh?”
Ronan frowned at her. Asher’s timetable was almost empty. Ronan said pulling one side of Asher’s cheek.
“What are you doing man? Are you a paid aspirant? ok?”
“Ahh! Oh no! “Oh I recently completed a few subjects early…!”
“what?”
The moment I heard those words a flash of light flashed in my mind. Ronan let go of the hand that was pinching his cheek. Why didn’t I think of this since I completed nine subjects early?
“Uuuu…ah it hurts….”
“Okay Asher…very good. Everyone grab your weapons and follow me outside.”
“huh? suddenly?”
“ok. “I originally tried to plan a little bit but it just didn’t work out.”
Ronan came out swinging La Mancha. Her group followed him without knowing what was going on.
At the center of Nest was a training space for various practical skills clubs. Ronan standing in the middle of the training ground looked at Marya and Braum and said.
“Now I checked and it’s the basic subjects that take up the most time. yes?”
“That’s not true.”
“Whahaha! Because the basics are important!”
Ronan checked again the subjects the two were taking. These were all subjects that he had completed early in the past. He perfectly remembered the posture and key points of the subjects.
“Then what does this mean? “All you have to do is complete all the basic subjects early.”
“…what?”
“There will be a lot of work to do in the future but it worked out well. “From today onwards you will come here every spare moment.”
Ronan chuckled as he placed La Mancha on his shoulder. In many ways it worked out well. Considering the danger of the Baidian Mountains I felt somewhat uneasy about taking them there right away.
Marya and Braum’s expressions hardened. Ronan who was looking at the two people in turn clapped his hands and shouted.
“Then Mara let’s start with Imperial Swordsmanship and Braum’s Intermediate Fighting Skills. “Everyone get ready.”
“Hey wait a minute. “What the hell is this…”
“Why don’t you pull out your sword right away?”
Perfect! Ronan struck the top of Marya’s head with the sheath of his sword. Marya reflexively pulled out her great sword and cursed.
“evil! “Are you crazy?!”
“The crazy thing is you still haven’t mastered imperial swordsmanship. “What if I’m still holding on to that easy thing?”
“You idiot do you think everyone in the world is like you?!”
Marya protested as if she felt unfair. Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Instead of answering Ronan struck the top of her head repeatedly.
Marja overcome by evil resisted desperately but it was impossible to stop La Mancha with a great sword that she was not yet familiar with. Finally within a few minutes a declaration of surrender was made.
“Ahhhh! okay! “If you do it it won’t work!”
“That’s it. Normally we use wooden swords in class but here we have to swing the great sword so I know that.”
Marya’s complexion turned white. Just thinking about it made her arms seem to separate from her body. Braum who was hitting the scarecrow alone at that time said.
“I think it’s a great idea! However sparring is an important subject in intermediate martial arts so is it okay if I spar with you Ronan?”
“yes. “You can hang out with this girl when I’m not around.”
“With junior Marya? Still aren’t the weight classes too different?”
Braum shrugged his shoulders. In reality the height difference between Marya and Braum was about two heads.
Ronan raised one corner of her mouth and winked at Marja. He was already going to be pissed so he meant to hit me with a punch. Marya thought for a moment and shook her head.
“it’s okay. “How can you beat her senior?”
“Whahaha! We are all classmates within the club Marya! Still I need to see how good she is so give it a try!”
Braum shouted pounding his chest. His massive muscles seemed as if they were going to burst out of his school uniform at any moment. Marja sighed softly and clenched her fists.
“If that’s the case….”
“okay! “It’s okay.”
bang! Marja’s regime was thrown into Braum’s abdomen. His eyes widened. Braum took a deep breath and sat down.
“Heuhuhuhuhhh…!”
“Oh I couldn’t control my strength. are you okay?”
“Awesome…awesome…!”
The shock that penetrated his muscles turned his stomach. It felt like I had been hit with a hammer or something rather than a fist.
Marja held out her hand. Braum stood up holding her hand and looked as if he had come to enlightenment.
“I just really thought… wow it was really a good thing I joined this club…! “I’ll teach you imperial swordsmanship and how to use a great sword… gag!”
“huh? “Now that I think about it you are also a great swordsman.”
So the two suddenly pulled out their greatswords and began sparring using only imperial swordsmanship. The sight of two large swords the size of an adult man clashing in succession in the air was quite a spectacle.
‘Seeing how much energy I have left I guess I can train hard on my physical strength. ‘It’s a good thing.’
Ronan smiled in satisfaction. At that time Asher hesitantly approached.
“Hey…Ronan what should I do?”
“Oh right. “You just have to fucking attack me with those weapons.”
Ronan said pointing to the practice weapons piled up in a corner of the training ground. Asher who thought she had heard wrong this time tilted her head.
“…huh?”
“You need to make more use of the deceptive nature of telekinesis.”
Ronan explained that it would be an extreme waste to use all of the power of offense and defense only for defense. He instructed Asher to attack him using not only weapons but all the techniques he knew.
“Make it as irregular as possible. “I can now see mana but I need to train.”
Ronan also couldn’t just focus on physical training. Reluctantly nodding her head Asher chanted the spell.
“Invisible Hand.”
As he moved his fingers dozens of weapons rose into the air. The weapons tilting their heads one by one and aiming at Ronan looked like living soldiers.
“As expected I was waiting for this moment Asher. “Did you want to kill me that much?”
“That can’t be possible…!”
“You’re noisy man. “Do it quickly.”
It seemed like the bracelet Doron made was good. His skills were much improved compared to when I saw him just a short time ago.
As Asher swung his arm the floating weapons rushed towards Ronan. Ronan laughed as he watched the blades flying in the wind.
“I think this guy was really waiting.”
Ronan practiced reading the flow of mana by dodging and striking down weapons flying at him like a swarm of bees. He did not forget to create a sense of crisis by aiming La Mancha at Asher’s neck several times.
“If it’s the way it is you just fell over again man. All you have to do is put that slow zone or something around you. “The wizard is the first target in most battles.”
“Hey…! “Oh okay.”
The day’s training ended only when dusk fell. Ronan carried Asher who could not walk due to lack of mana and Asher telekinetically moved Marya and Braum who were completely exhausted.
****
“Ah shoulder. It’s been a while since I overexerted myself…”
Night has come. Ronan returned to the first arena after putting the exhausted members in the dormitory. He moved his body closer to its limit for the first time in a while and his whole body ached.
“are you okay? “Here’s the water.”
“Thank you Adeshan.”
After finishing his work Adeshan handed over a water bottle. Now I was gradually getting used to her kindness. She told me that Ade Shan had quite a few applicants today as well.
“Are the people who just left the last? “Are there no successful candidates today?”
“I guess so. “It’s true that there aren’t enough talented people…”
“Ahaha I’m thinking of applying as well as long as it’s not a teaching assistant job.”
Ade Shan smiled. She said that because of her duties as Butterfly Rose’s teaching assistant she did not have time to do her club activities. Ronan who had emptied her water bottle shook his head.
“Puha… they won’t accept me even if I come.”
“What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
Ade Shan laughed and she punched Ronan in the arm. But he meant what he said.
Lately her Ronan’s thoughts have been turning towards carrying out the will of her High Lord Adeshan. It was none other than the presence of Nebula Clage.
‘Now that his identity has been revealed to the surface he will become more rampant.’
The future was already irreversibly distorted. If Ronan developed her talents and made her his general she would naturally become a target for those fanatics.
Of course judging from Nebula Clazie’s actions attempts to assassinate Adeshan would have continued even in her past life. General Adeshan must have been born by somehow avoiding all those evil plans.
But now she was not a regressor. Ronan did not want Adeshan to be in danger. Until this time in her life she had not wanted to be dragged into her miserable mud.
‘Should I speak slowly? ‘Give up her dreams.’
-Kkii profit…
While I was thinking that the arena gate slowly opened. Through the gap in the open door a girl wearing a robe came in at a slow pace. Ronan and Adeshan’s attention was focused at the same time.
“That kid…?”
It was the girl who came to visit last night as well. Red eyes and wavy silver-gray hair. She looked at Sita dozing on Ronan’s head.
“Pyaaaaa…Piyaaaaa….”
“…there it is.”
The girl came right in front of Ronan and stopped. She stood still for a while with her eyes fixed on her Sita. Ronan who couldn’t wait opened her mouth first.
“Are you here for the interview?”
“Interview…?”
Ronan nodded her head. He briefly explained about the Special Adventure Club.
There was a reason why there was so much time but the energy emanating from the girl was unusual. The girl’s lips which had been silent parted softly.
“If I go to your club… will you be there?”
“yes?”
“If I join your club… can I keep seeing and touching that kid…?”
“That kid? Sita?”
Ronan glanced up at Sita. Before she knew it Sita had woken up from her sleep and was staring at her. Ronan nodded.
“Well… Sita follows me around almost all the time. “That’s very likely right?”
“Then…I’ll see. “Interview.”
“is it so. “What is your name and grade?”
“…Ophelia. “3rd year magic student.”
“Wow I thought she was in 2nd grade at most but she was in 3rd grade. It’s exactly like her entrance exam. All you have to do is use the one skill you are most confident in at the magic engineering scarecrow over there.”
Nodding her head Ophelia stood in front of the scarecrow. For a moment I saw mana gathering in her hands. Instead of the usual blue color the mana was red like blood.
Are you an Auror? Just as Ronan was thinking that Ophelia began her chant. Meanwhile she was looking at Sita.
“Huh?”
Ronan’s eyes widened for a moment. A swirling red liquid was gathering at her fingertips. Ophelia sensing Ronan’s gaze shrugged her shoulders.
“Hot…!”
As if she had made a grave mistake she discarded her old magic and chanted her new spell. A black energy appeared where the red liquid disappeared.
“Shadow Crow.”
Ophelia’s stretched out shadow became her giant claws and clawed at her scarecrow. Her Ade Shan’s eyes widened.
“Uh dark attribute magic…!”
It was my first time seeing it in person. It was a magic as rare as telekinesis or light attribute magic. But Ronan’s interest lay elsewhere.
She saw clearly. The magic that Ophelia initially tried to use was a magic that dealt with the same type of blood as Sita’s. Ronan opened her mouth as if fascinated by something about her.
“…passed.”
