<Apiography 17. Ronan -complete- >
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“…My father once killed me?”
【okay. This terrible scar is proof of that. After being cut into pieces with a knife he fell off a cliff.】
After hearing Ranse’s question Darman rolled up his sleeves. The inner skin was revealed to be in a much more terrible state than the externally exposed parts. The three chicas covered her mouth and retched.
“Oof.”
【The whole body is like this. No matter how much I use the traces of this joint will not disappear.】
Darman chuckled. Lance concentrated his mind as much as possible and waited for an opening to appear. Darman who was silent for a moment opened his mouth.
【But… judging by your expression it seems like you don’t know me. Didn’t your father tell you about me? About the bloody battle that took place in the Festival of Swords.】
“I don’t know. “Someone like you.”
【This is disappointing. I thought I had a great match.】
“Aren’t you the only one who thought that? “You talk about other people a lot.”
Lan Se raised one corner of her mouth. It was an intentional provocation. Of course it was also true that there was no story about Darman among Ronan’s childhood sagas told by Adeshan.
【I see. That’s right…】
Darman’s face hardened. It seemed like he had stabbed a sore spot. Ranse seizing a moment’s emptiness pulled the hilt of his sword.
‘Now!’
Baldosul who had him admitted to Phileon at the top of his class was fired. To be honest I was still embarrassed but I knew two things. The man in front of me is the culprit of the kidnapping incident. And that it is extremely dangerous.
It was the moment when the arc-shaped blade was about to touch Darman’s neck. Kagak! The sword stopped with a strong recoil.
“what…!”
【Surely this was the best?】
Darman opened his mouth with a straight face. The blade was held steady between his index fingers. Lance tried as hard as he could but he didn’t move as if he had been stuck between black rocks. Darman who was looking at Lance and the sword in turn chuckled.
【It’s ridiculously slow. Even taking his age into account he’s trash compared to his father. The slash from the back alley at least left a scratch.】
“Ugh…let go of this!”
【Sure.】
Suddenly Darman released his fingers from holding his blade. Lanse who really didn’t know how to let go lost his balance and stumbled. At the same time Darman dug in and delivered a knee kick to his abdomen. Kwasik! Blood poured out of Lanse’s mouth along with the sound of bones breaking.
“Gagging!”
【Now be quiet. It will be over in a little while.】
“La Lance!”
Lance fell forward. Sechika chanted the spell almost reflexively. A dozen spears made of wind were about to be launched towards Darman. Shriek! For a moment his blurred figure appeared behind Sechika.
【Do not intervene. On the subject of ordering.】
“Aaaah!”
Darman grabbed Sechika by the hair. As soon as her magic was cancelled she let out her scream of pain. Ranse stood up using his sword as support and gritted his teeth.
“Ugh…Sechika….”
【The Archmage’s daughter is not much of anything either. I heard that your father stopped the island from falling. As expected the blood becomes cloudy every time it passes through the stem.】
“Don’t… touch her. Hehehe your goal is me anyway!”
【Not really. This woman also has business with someone. To Mage Asher’s eldest son.】
Darman raised his head with those words. Scarlet eyes that vaguely resembled Ronan’s were looking at the coiled snake.
Kugugugu…! Suddenly the snake began to move with a vibration that felt like the earth was shaking. The head rising from the darkness reminded me of a mountain rising before my eyes. The snake finally looked this way and opened its mouth.
【Ah…Sel?】
【exactly. Lord of the Pandemonium. I have captured your enemy’s daughter.】
【Yes…they really look alike. Especially that hair color…the guy who took everything from me…】
The one remaining eye was shining brightly. Ranse and Sechika shrugged their shoulders at the eerie voice that made the hairs on their bodies stand on end. Only then did the two people realize who had caused the wounds covering the snake’s entire body.
“Ah the snake my dad said he caught in the New World couldn’t have been…!”
Sechika’s eyes widened. Marya once said this. She said that around the time she was pregnant Asher caught a huge snake in the New World. They covered it with ice and threw it into the deep sea.
Judging by the various circumstances it was clear that it was a snake. Sechika laughed as she remembered Asher waving his hands and saying it was no big deal.
What Dad? That’s not a big deal?
It was clear that Darman had released the seal. Because it was my father’s seal that even the dragon couldn’t break on its own. Suddenly her snake glaring at her opened its maw and lunged at her.
【I’ll swallow you all at once! Wow!】
“Huh!”
Sechika’s eyes widened. It was a lightning-fast movement that did not match his size. It was the car in which she took a vain breath as she sensed her death. As soon as Darman walked in front of her and blocked her her snake stopped.
【It’s different. What is this doing?】
【Preparations will be over soon so why not be patient. Our goal is complete resurrection not petty revenge.】
【Hmph…If you don’t hurry I’ll eat you too.】
【Thank you. Let’s finish it quickly and toast with the blood of these brats.】
Darman bowed lightly. The snake which was glaring at her three chicas turned its head towards her as if disapproving. Breathing heavily she opened her mouth.
“…You are trying to be resurrected. By absorbing the mana of these people. And I plan to get revenge on my parents.”
【okay. That’s the correct answer.】
“But why did you kidnap people only on the outskirts of the island? “If I had done it somewhere else I might not have been caught at all.”
As a rational person she couldn’t understand. Is there any need for her to take risks by using the system as her hunting ground? Darman shrugged his eyebrows as if he was surprised.
【The head is useful. Since you’re going to die anyway I’ll tell you specifically. The place where we gathered the sacrifices was not the outskirts of the system but the place where the war took place.】
“war?”
【okay. Between the abominable Allied Forces and the Church… Now time has passed and the village has been restored but the mana that flooded at the time remained intact and accumulated in the bodies of the residents. Do you understand?】
“Then they kidnapped mainly children…!”
The three chicas who understood what she meant were shocked. They searched for prey in places that were former battlefields in order to obtain high-purity mana. The corners of Darman’s mouth rose.
【The quality of mana was more important than the quantity.】
“These devils. “How could you do something like that?!”
【Anyway when we are resurrected everything will end. And kid if you’re going to act you should have done a good job.】
Suddenly Darman turned his head. He clenched at Ransegai whose eyes met his. While Sechika was speaking he was approaching with no sign of presence to deliver a blow.
“this.”
“I got caught!”
Sechika was shocked. At the same time Lance’s new model disappeared from sight. Darman’s eyebrows twitched.
【what…!】
The speed was twice as fast as the sword attack just before. He urgently took a defensive stance but Lanse’s sword was already cutting through his body. Sigh! A long red diagonal line was drawn on Darman’s chest.
“…shit.”
Ran Se covered in his blood chewed his lower lip. The blade went in too shallow. Enraged Darman drew his sword.
【You damn brat!】
“ah.”
It was an excellent move befitting his position as the head of the entire Lycoforce. Lance’s time slowed down. The slash coming at a bizarre angle once defeated even Zyfa.
‘It’s over.’
It was possible to see Geomro but it was impossible to respond. Sechika’s screams were ringing in my ears. Everything he loved was flowing before his eyes like a river.
A loving mother and a loving sister. The friends I used to laugh and chat with and the father I actually respect even now. The regret that only those who are about to die fluttered in his chest.
‘Why couldn’t I be honest?’
He should have been more honest and loving. Especially if I knew it would end like this.
But it was already too late.
In the end Lanse gave up and closed his eyes. Suddenly white light burst out from his coat pocket.
【Huh?!】
“Aaaah!”
Darman paused as the light was so strong that it brightened up the entire subspace. The blind blade was about to split Lanse’s head. Kachang! Darman’s sword shattered with a fierce metallic sound.
【What!】
Darman opened his eyes late and raised his eyebrows. To be more specific a white bird resembling a hawk was flapping its wings blocking his path.
“Whirrit!”
【bird? Wait a minute this is…】
Suddenly Darman’s face distorted. A protective shield of bizarre colors was spread out around the bird. The hemispherical curtain that completely covered Lance and Sechika was something he was familiar with.
【Blessing of the Rice Star?!】
Darman was astonished. It was undoubtedly the blessing of the stars. The power that had been lost after the death of both the giant and the religious leader was unfolding before my eyes. Lance’s eyes widened.
“you…!”
I could no longer feel the sphere in my pocket. It seemed clear that he had broken it. Ranse who had helped Sechika up after she fell stuttered and spoke.
“Did you come from here?”
“Whirit!”
The bird responded. It seemed like he could understand what people were saying. Darman who had been dazed for a while was about to take action again.
Sigh-!
A loud noise like a million sheets of paper being torn at the same time echoed above his head. A faint light poured into the dark space.
【What is this…!】
Darman belatedly came to his senses and raised his head. And then it hardened. A sky full of stars stretched out above the pocket-like ceiling.
“It’s open! Ronan!”
In the center two men with different colored hair were floating. Asher’s crying voice echoed. Ronan who discovered Lance and Sechika opened his mouth.
“I found it.”
“Oh dad?!”
Lance was shocked. I was so shocked that I even forgot his name father. bang! Ronan who landed in front of the two opened his mouth.
“Is everyone okay? “Are you hurt?”
“Uncle Ronan. “How can we get here…”
“There was a drop of blood where you disappeared. “I followed it.”
Ronan glanced at the ceiling. Next to Asher who was relieved a familiar monster bird was flapping its wings. Sita spread her four wings and roared.
“Bwaaaa!”
“Lance you did it right? “Good job.”
Ronan grinned and roughly ruffled his son’s hair. If it weren’t for Darman’s blood traces the chase would have been very difficult. He was in the middle of checking the condition of the two people.
“wait for a sec. you….”
“Why are you doing this?”
“Are you hurt? “Look!”
Ronan’s eyes narrowed. His keen gaze was fixed on the blood stains on the corners of Lanse’s mouth. He looked closely at his body and found that a couple of his ribs had been knocked out.
After being silent for a moment he looked back at Darman.
“…hey. rags.”
【You’re finally looking this way. But rags are not too much…】
Darman who was grinning froze. Eyes burning with the color of a sunset were glaring at me.
【…!】
He just made eye contact but he couldn’t move his body. Ronan who adjusted the hilt of his sword spoke.
“Did you do this?”
【Hehehe…who else could there be? Anyway the atmosphere has changed a lot Ronan. I don’t know.】
He seemed like a completely different person than when I saw him in Farzan in the past. His shoulders were heavy weighed down by his life. He barely regained his composure and opened his mouth.
【But I also became stronger. I collected the abandoned relics of the church absorbed them and developed my strength. It won’t be easy to defeat us here in alliance with the White Lotus King…】
He turned his gaze and was about to wink at the snake. thud! Suddenly a lump the size of a house fell next to Darman. It was pure white and had the head of a huge snake.
【Huh…!】
Darman sighed. The head of the leader who once led the Pandemonium had a dumb expression on his face as if he was not even aware of his own death. Fuwaaaaaaa! His headless body collapsed spewing out a fountain of blood.
“oh my god.”
“Pear snake…!”
Ranse and Sechika were astonished. The snake’s beheading occurred at the same time Ronan entered subspace but no one saw the scene. Darman’s legs became weak.
【This…this is ridiculous!】
Something is wrong. Darman who felt the threat of death was trying to run away. As Ronan grasped the hilt of his sword the colors of the sunset filled his sword body.
Hahaha! At the same time a scarlet flash covered the collapsing subspace. When Darman closed his eyes once and opened them he was standing right under Ronan’s nose.
“Anyway…”
This was before Darman let out a scream of death. As soon as Ronan’s arm disappeared hundreds of red lines were drawn over his body. Ronan tilted his sword and tilted it.
“You’ve been making a fuss since a while ago. Who are you?”
【It can’t be…】
Despair filled Darman’s face. Ronan had forgotten his own existence. Whoa! Without a word to say his body which had been cut into six pieces was scattered in all directions.
“father.”
Lance muttered as if possessed. I knew his father was strong but I didn’t know it was to this extent. Hehe! Ronan who spat on the blood looked up and said.
“You’re acting like you know everything… Please take care of the sword saint.”
“Sure.”
Then someone else’s voice was heard. Next a tall man landed in front of Ranse. Dark blue hair and sculptural appearance. Lanse’s mouth opened again when he saw the familiar face.
“Uncle…?!”
“It’s been a while. “Lance.”
Schlieffen nodded. He who officially became the Duke of Grancia was Lance’s favorite relative. Schlieffen who was looking at Lance and Sechika alternately smiled slightly.
“You’ve become braver because you haven’t seen it before. “You protect your woman even when you’re injured.”
“Yes yes?! It’s not like that! “Sechika is just a friend!”
“What are you saying you bastard? Oh no…that’s right! “Who would date someone like this?!”
The two people shouted at the same time. Ranse and Sechika immediately made eye contact and blushed at the same time. Schlieffen turned around with a smile on his face and raised his sword.
“anyway. “It was hard.”
Quaaaaa! The whirlwind that erupted from the ground began to grind up the bodies of Darman and the snake without leaving a trace. While they were admiring a different yet familiar voice rang out again.
“Sechika! “My daughter!”
“Huh mom?”
Sechika’s eyes widened. Marja who should have been at the top was running towards her her golden hair flowing like a mane. Closing the distance between her in an instant she hugged Chika and Ranse.
“You naughty colt. “You are banned from going out for a month!”
“Kek! “I’m suffocating…!”
“Ugh. Why am I…”
Tears were flowing freely from Marja’s eyes. The two people with their faces pressed against her chest were shaking. Ronan laughed at the sight which somehow reminded him of the old days.
“Good experience son. i envy you.”
“It’s so noisy…!”
It was not until much later that they were able to break free from the violent chest restraints. At that time the white bird from before landed on Lanse’s shoulder who was struggling due to lack of oxygen. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.
“ok? “What is this?”
“ah…! I was born from a sphere given to me by my father. What on earth did you give me…?
“What woke it up?”
Ronan’s eyes widened. If I remember correctly what he handed over was Abel’s egg. I had given up on it because there had been no change in over ten years but it seemed like it had hatched now.
The bird’s entire body was as white as a snow field and its eyes were the same scarlet color as Lansei. He seemed to know whose dream he was born with without even looking. Ronan who was quietly staring at the bird nodded his head.
“Have a good time in this life. men and horses.”
“Pwiik.”
The white bird cried as if responding. I couldn’t tell if he understood what was being said. The bird immediately flew up and started playing with Sita.
Paaaa…! Soon the darkness that had gradually cleared away disappeared. Finally beyond the extinct subspace the moonlit sky and fields of the soldiers called by Schlieffen were revealed.
“This!”
“…Oh my God Your Majesty the Emperor.”
The sight of people lying in a row and a whirlwind shooting up into the sky shocked them. Ronan then breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the main culprits have been cleaned up they will take care of the cleanup. He placed his hand on Lanse’s hesitant shoulder.
“Then shall we go too?”
****
The subspace where Lanse was kidnapped was spread out in the countryside on the outskirts of the archipelago. It was already dawning when I arrived in front of the house in the carriage.
The sunlight coming through the gaps between the buildings illuminated the rich man’s face. Lance who was hesitant opened his mouth in awe.
“Mom…did you cry a lot?”
He still couldn’t believe what he had experienced. On the one hand he felt how unfilial and unfilial he had been.
Swept up by a moment’s emotion Ronan Asher and the best forces in the empire ended up cleaning up shit. Ronan nodded without hesitation.
“Of course. I told you how hard I tried to stop him from following me while crying and screaming. You know right? “Your mom is usually nice so she’s like that but when she’s angry she’s really scary.”
“Yes…uhhh too.”
“Thanks to her sister man. If Erin wasn’t home she would have followed. And she would beat your surviving assholes until they were like sluts. “In front of Sechika too.”
“yes. sorry….”
Lan Se bowed his head. Even though his mouth had a thousand words he had nothing to say. He was trudging along like a sheep being led to the slaughter. Ronan who was scratching his head opened his mouth.
“I’m sorry about that.”
“…yes?”
“The entrance ceremony. I wanted to go too but I just couldn’t find the time. The disappearance case was just beginning. “I really didn’t go on purpose.”
Ronan said in an innocent tone. Lance’s eyes widened as he understood what he meant one step late.
“Why did you suddenly say that…I’m fine. really.”
“Are you fucking okay? Even if it were me I would feel dirty. To be honest I probably thought to myself. If I grow a bigger head Ronan won’t leave this son of a bitch alone. “You stab the pillow with my name on it every night with a knife huh?”
Ronan suddenly took a stance and pretended to stab himself in the air. Lance waved his hand urgently.
“I didn’t do that!”
“I’m scared. I’m kidding.”
“Ugh! Ugh!”
Ronan chuckled. Each time his rough hand tapped his son’s back Lanse’s body swayed. Looking at his body and bones in just ten more years he will be taller than me. He smiled happily and blurted out.
“I’m proud of you. son.”
“yes? “What now…”
“I’m proud of you man. It was a situation where my balls would have shrunk but I did a good job. “You will definitely become a great person.”
Ronan who said that took the first step. Ran Se just stared at his father’s back dumbfounded. Are my ears broken now? I’m not the type of person to say things like that.
“…father.”
But apart from my embarrassment I felt my heart beating fast. The feelings of the past when we were close friends were being revived again.
For some reason I felt like crying. Ronan who had already reached the front door added one word.
“Of course not as much as me.”
“Ah I was so touched but how can I do that?!”
“If I screw you up you’ll save the world too. “Dad go in.”
Ranse shouted in bewilderment. Ronan chuckled and pulled the doorknob.
“Oh really dad!”
The tears that were trying to come out were gone. Ran Se who had been grumbling took his steps with great strides as if he wanted to argue with something. Of course with a smile on your face.
Academy’s genius swordsman
It’s really over.
<Apiography 17. Ronan -Complete- > End
