Academy’s Genius Swordmaster Chapter 142

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#142

The sky was clear. Unseasonably cool air pervaded the dockside. Ronan took a deep drag on his cigarette and looked around.

‘It’s a rare sight.’

The frozen sea was thawing. Drift-like floes were floating on the water. Kugugoong…! Huge ice spikes that tore through the sea surface were collapsing.

Unlike the cold air the sunlight was warm. If we waited just a little longer the air would become warm enough for flowers to bloom. Ronan grinned and muttered while exhaling smoke.

“It’s spring.”

It has already been about an hour since the unprecedented prison break came to an end. The witch’s ice began to melt as soon as Asher lost consciousness.

Ronan shook off the cigarette ash and turned to her. Fortress Dolan came into view her upper part completely shattered into a crater. It was a joint work between Asher and Itargand.

It would probably take dozens of skilled earth wizards to fix that. A mason or a carpenter. Numerous people were busily walking around the dock carved out of the reef.

“Move this over there!”

“yes. It’s Ahja. All prisoners on the third floor have been subdued. “There appears to be no prison escapees yet.”

“Hehe now I don’t have to wear that stupid fur suit.”

Despite the uproar people’s behavior overall was lively. I realized once again how terrible the winter that the witch had brought about was.

However if you ask whether everything worked out well it wasn’t. The biggest problem still remained. Ronan was in the midst of thinking while touching her chin. Hergé Bette approached him her blanket wrapped around his shoulders.

“Ronan.”

“Are you here?”

Seeing that her complexion had improved it seemed like she had put herself back together. His hair which was so wet that it had turned into seaweed was all dry. she said holding out one of her blankets the same one she was wrapped in.

“Thanks to you I survived. “I feel indebted to you every time.”

“It wasn’t a big deal.”

“Not really. “What on earth have you been going through for the past two years?”

Erzsebet’s voice was trembling. She still couldn’t believe she had gotten out of that hell alive. The deepest place in Lodolan. Beneath the ice of her witch.

Thanks to her shield she was able to avoid drowning but the problem came next. When the witch froze the sea water they were trapped in ice without light or air.

The chill I felt at that time cannot be described. If I hadn’t eaten the eternal pearl I would have frozen to death before I could last even a few minutes.

It was entirely thanks to Ronan that he was able to escape from that hell. Erzhebet recalling the moment of his escape shrugged his shoulders.

– Get out of the way.

Ronan swung his sword with just one word. I would never forget the scene of the sword reminiscent of a spray of water shattering the ice until I die.

After that he was able to escape on Itargand who came to his senses. For two years he thought he had become quite strong but it was on a different level.

What’s going on? Ronan who was reminiscing about what he experienced in the world of images opened his mouth.

“I just wandered around.”

“Are you going to let it go like that this time too?”

“It’s a bit long to explain it here. “Once you live it’s okay.”

“…That’s right. “What about Asher?”

Ronan’s brow furrowed for a moment. He turned his head in silence and pointed to the feet with the tip of his chin.

“It’s still the same.”

Asher who had fainted was lying quietly. She had secretly stolen Asher before anyone else realized that he had been possessed by the witch. Hergé Bette looking at her still pure white hair twisted the corner of her mouth.

“Hair color…it hasn’t come back yet.”

“right. How do you really get rid of that woman?…”

Ronan brushed her bangs away and made her sigh. It was fine as far as knocking her out but the problem was what happened next.

She had no idea how to separate the witch’s soul. Erzsebet and Itargand Even though I asked advice from wizards who seemed to have some skills I couldn’t get any specific answers.

‘If possible I’d like to resolve the issue before it gets too big.’

Of course if the news about Lodolan became known in earnest people who knew the answer might appear. However Asher’s life would be turbulent for a considerable period of time.

Considering the time she had left in many ways it would have been better for her to get it resolved quickly. At that time a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“Oh you’re here.”

“Karaca?”

Ronan turned her head. Kara Ka was approaching with her back to him. A guard wearing a bird-beaked mask was walking next to him.

The two stopped in front of Ronan. They said they would arrive after assessing the extent of the damage and it seemed like they had already figured it out to some extent. It’s coming. Ronan took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

“How long has she been dead?”

“There are seven people. They all tried to escape and were beaten to death by their interrogators. “I feel sorry for the deceased but it was a truly pathetic death.”

“…Huh? “Is that it?”

“Yes. “I was surprised too.”

Karaka shook her head. Ronan breathed a sigh of relief. It could only be seen as a miracle that there were no casualties despite Asher’s telekinetic punch piercing Ro Dolan from above and below.

“Of course Ronan’s warning was of great help but I can only attribute the fact that the death toll was so low to heaven’s help. “I was very lucky.”

“Damn that’s a real relief.”

“Instead the number of people injured was close to 1000 and the material damage was immeasurable. It will definitely be recorded as the worst day since the Fortress of Screams came into existence. “Hehehe.”

“Fuck.”

Karaka chuckled smoothing his beard. He also added that most of Rodolan’s underground layers were flooded with seawater. Ronan who was looking at Asher with mixed eyes opened his mouth.

“Should we hold this child accountable as well?”

“well. I think there’s a good chance she will become that if she can’t separate her witches.”

“Damn….”

Ronan twisted his lips. This was the biggest reason why the Witch of Winter had to be brought out from Asher somehow. She was manipulated against her will and will now be punished by tying her up.

Wouldn’t it be so sad if her body was taken away and she came back to Lodolan as a criminal? He was in the middle of drooling while touching his chin. Karaka said.

“Still it didn’t seem completely hopeless.”

“What do you mean?”

Instead of answering Karaka glanced at the guard next to her. At her nod the guard took off his mask. The face of a girl appeared.

“I…I know.”

“Hmm?”

She was a girl I had seen a lot of times. Her gentle features and healthy brown hair reminiscent of her strong legs were impressive. Erzsebet’s eyes widened.

“…Eveline?”

“Hello Senior Erzsebet. “I caused too much trouble.”

The girl awkwardly bowed her head and bowed. Ronan’s eyes also widened. She was this Belindroza who was the vessel of the witch. Her complexion had improved so much compared to when she was just taken out of the ice that she didn’t recognize her for a moment.

She said “I woke up a little while ago and I thought it would make a lot of noise so I made her camouflage. “She knows how to get the Winter Witch out of her friend’s body.”

Karaka said. Ronan took a deep breath. He said holding onto both of her shoulders.

“Is that true? She can take it out?”

“yes. It may take some time but you can do it. That…her shoulder.”

This Belin’s eyes trembled as if in pain. Only then did Ronan realize that she was using too much strength and withdrew her hand.

“sorry.”

“no. “You’re the one who got me out of the ice right?”

“Well that’s right.”

“I will never forget your grace. thank you.”

This Belin bowed her waist deeply. Ronan waved her hand. She seemed like a pretty nice girl with good manners.

Should we say that the atmosphere of humans themselves is good? Even though she was possessed by a witch she couldn’t believe that a girl like this could have become such a criminal.

She said ‘There was a reason the witch chose it as her vessel. ‘Strong.’

Her skills as a wizard also seemed considerable. It was a pity for Erzébet but she thought that she might not have lost her entrance ceremony sparring because of her witch.

The times when she was possessed by the witch the people who imprisoned her… When her Ibelin woke up the questions she wanted to ask came to her mind but now was not the time. Ronan asked.

“So what is a method?”

“It’s simple. I become a vessel again and accept the witch. “It will be much easier since you have already been a bowler once.”

This Belin said herself that she had some mastery of soul-touching magic. She owes it to her father who was once a warlock. Although she was somewhat uneasy about it it could be said to be good news since it opened up possibilities. Suddenly a question crossed Ronan’s mind.

“for a moment. But isn’t that lady going on a rampage again? What if she gets her personality taken away again and becomes a witch?”

“yes. So you can seal me as soon as I move it. A sealing technique so powerful that it cannot escape for life. Then everything will be solved.”

Ibelin said with her smile on her face. The two people’s faces hardened at the same time. Ronan who had been dumbfounded firmly shook his head.

“That’s not possible.”

“Huh? “Why?”

“I know it won’t work if it doesn’t work out. “He’s saying something that doesn’t make any sense.”

I wondered what he was saying with his facial expression and tone of voice as if he were giving cooking advice. In the end she was saying that she would take responsibility for Asher’s sins but she couldn’t just sit there and watch.

“Is there any other way?”

“Um…maybe. “It’s not that easy to find a vessel that can handle the witch…”

“Can’t it be things other than people?”

“Theoretically it is possible. But I don’t know if there is an item powerful enough to seal the witch.”

This Belin shed her drool. She said that the method of separating her possessed body in the first place was similar but the problem was that her winter witch power was so strong.

If she moved to a half-baked vessel it would either break or the witch would immediately be freed. It was like adding more victims. A bowl is a bowl. Suddenly a flash of light passed through Ronan’s mind.

“There is one.”

“yes?”

Ibelin tilted her head. Ronan squatted down in front of Asher. And suddenly she began to rummage through every nook and cranny of Asher’s robe. Erzsebet asked in confusion.

“What are you doing now?”

“Wait. “I carry it with me even when I go to the bathroom…”

She had definitely been seen carrying it around even after returning from Haeju. Before long Ronan’s face brightened. His hand slipped out from deep within his robe.

“I found it.”

In Ronan’s hands he held a pitch-black book. The two women’s eyes widened. It was Vajra of Destruction an unprecedentedly banned book. Ronan said as he handed the Vajra to Evelyn.

“Isn’t this enough?”

It was a book that once contained an evil spirit that destroyed countless countries. In the first place there was a rumor that the souls of wizards were sealed in each sheet so it was even more strange if it could not be used as a vessel. Evelyn who was looking at Vajra was amazed.

“I think this…is possible…!”