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“…Is it already morning?”
Ronan opened his eyes. Dusky sunlight was seeping through the translucent curtain. Perhaps it was because she had slept soundly without dreaming for the first time in a while that her mind felt refreshed.
“Hwaaaam….”
If it weren’t for my schedule I would have liked to sleep more. He yawned profusely and turned his head while lying down. He saw Ade Shan lying down with his right arm as a pillow.
‘It’s pretty.’
Ronan twirled his hair around his index finger. Now it was a sight I saw every morning. Just then she opened her eyes and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
“Ugh…what time is it now?”
“Are you awake?”
The hair that was tangled in a haphazard manner was reminiscent of seaweed. Ronan who had been rummaging through the nightstand with his other arm picked up his alarm clock.
“Let me see… it’s 8:30.”
“I see… Then I’ll just hold on a little longer… Wait what?!”
Suddenly Adeshan raised his upper body as if bouncing. The blanket came down revealing my pure white naked body.
Ronan reflexively gave her a thumbs up at the sight which was amazing no matter how many times he saw it but today she couldn’t afford to accept her prank. Ade Shan grabbed her head and tied it up.
“I don’t know. “You’re completely late…!”
“Huh? “Isn’t the graduation ceremony starting at 10 o’clock anyway?”
“I was the student council president! “Did you forget that the principal entrusted me with the case?”
“ah.”
Ronan snapped her fingers. Come to think of it she seemed to have taken on that task. Adeshan screamed as she rushed to help her up.
“Ugh!”
“what’s the matter?”
“I haven’t regained any strength in my legs yet….”
She barely managed to stand up after five minutes of trying. When she saw her legs shaking she felt a little guilty. Ronan who had been scratching her head bowed her head.
“I…I’m sorry.”
“I’m done… I’m sure everyone will find out why I’m late… I’m crazy why did I get in the mood…”
She mumbled to herself the whole time Adeshan was getting ready to go out. Her white face was turning red as if it would explode at any moment. Ronan who had taken her clothes while she was washing huffed.
“Calm down and get dressed first. “I never thought the day would come when we would wear school uniforms again.”
“thank you. Ugh…are you sure you can get in properly? Even if it’s strange you shouldn’t laugh…”
“Don’t worry you’re pretty no matter what you wear. But the frequency is too frequent to say that I only got into the mood last night.”
“You really…get ready first!”
Adeshan who was about to say something turned his back. There was no time for a heated argument. How did she finish her preparations on time?
“Hey. “This succeeds.”
“Ahaha it’s basic.”
Ronan stuck his tongue out at her. Indeed it was an improvisation worthy of a former commander of the Allied Forces.
As expected Adeshan’s school uniform did not get any smaller. She actually had a different charm when she wore it as an adult. She smiled brightly as she kissed Ronan just before leaving her front door.
“I’ll be back. love you!”
“me too.”
Ronan shook her hand. bang! The sound of the front door closing rang out. After stretching he returned to his room.
He had to prepare slowly to attend on time. Ronan took out his school uniform from her closet and chuckled. The leather that Ade Shan had added to his coat was still visible.
“It’s Phileon…it’s been a really long time.”
****
Ronan left the house an hour later. His school uniform which he wore for the first time in a long time fit his body appropriately. The sound of birds chirping could be heard all over the street in the morning.
“The weather is nice.”
The early spring sky was clear without a single cloud. As I saw the plants starting to sprout again I could clearly feel the passage of time. It’s already been a year since the war with Nebula Clazier ended.
‘It feels so far away. Time flies so fast.’
Ronan who was recalling his memories licked his lips. Time passed so quickly that I didn’t even know what I was doing or how. There was a lot going on but most of the time was spent restoring the destroyed world.
Abel’s words that he had wiped out 30% of the world were not false. Countless people were killed or injured and many countries and communities were destroyed.
The system also suffered serious damage. The closure of Phileon Academy was extended until the city regained its original form and stabilized.
The reason Ronan came to live with Adeshan was because Phileon’s dormitory was destroyed. He looked around and whistled.
“Oh but I fixed a lot.”
From afar I could see the imperial palace which was undergoing restoration work. It was the last construction work to be done after all other buildings and facilities were repaired.
Balon 44 who miraculously survived devoted himself to stabilizing and restoring the empire until his hair turned completely gray. For a few months after the war he really thought he and everything were ruined but his one ability was outstanding.
“I wonder if the emperor will come today too….”
Ronan muttered. The last time I saw him was at the title award ceremony so if I were to attend this graduation ceremony it would be my first time seeing him in a long time.
Still it didn’t take as long as expected for the broken world to come back to its original form. People who experienced a common disaster came together as one.
‘Even the battleship Dainhar was mobilized for construction.’
Dragons and vampires who were originally not interested in the worldly world helped with the restoration work which was a great help in shortening the time. Ronan arrived at Phileon and naturally headed to the plaza.
“Damn were there always this many?”
Ronan who was crossing the crowd frowned. Perhaps because it was a graduation ceremony held at the same time as the end of school closures there were more people than usual.
“Bwaaaah!”
Sita arrived first and was circling the sky above the main plaza. Ronan had barely arrived at the audience and was looking around to find a seat. A loud voice echoed from not far away.
“Ronan! “It’s here!”
“What are you all here already?”
Ronan who encountered Marya shrugged his eyebrows. Her familiar faces were by her side.
Now that she is Count Armalen Marya has become more mature like her other friends. Ronan arrived at her seat and greeted her with his exaggerated gestures.
“Thank you for your consideration. Countess Marja.”
“what. “You are also a nobleman.”
Marya laughed as if she were dumbfounded. As in her previous life she was granted the Armalen estate by her uncle the emperor and became a noblewoman.
Although her inaction during the war played a part she was largely credited with the excellent performance of her family’s caravel ship as a supply chain for the Allied forces.
Now Caravel Sangdan has proudly emerged as one of the top three largest merchants on the continent. Suddenly a loud laugh erupted from behind her.
“Whahaha! That is also true Prince Ronan de Baltua. “Is the territory well managed?”
“Braum? “Why are you sitting here?”
Ronan’s eyes widened at her. Braum who had a bushy beard had his school uniform bulged as if it would burst at any moment.
“You’ve become a complete furry. “Aren’t you going to get a diploma?”
“Of course I will receive it but before that I came to say hello! Miss Ophelia and the Grand Duke together!”
After saying that Braum stepped aside. Ophelia who had been hidden from view walked forward. It was obvious but as a vampire her appearance had not changed at all from before.
“It’s been a while Ronan. “Thank you for being so good to me… joining your club was the best choice of my life…”
“I am. What are you going to do when you graduate?”
“Now that the restoration work is roughly finished… I think I’ll focus on researching new blood magic this time. Fortunately the Archduke came to his senses…”
Ophelia laughed. Her shiny fangs were cute between her lips. Ronan tilted his head when he heard that she was an archduke.
“that’s right. Where is that guy? “Didn’t he come along?”
【I am here.】
At that time a young voice came from somewhere. Ophelia stood next to her in silence. A boy less than half the height of Ronan appeared. Ronan asked with a feeling of uncertainty.
“…Grand Duke?”
【okay. It became ridiculous. If it weren’t for you and Ophelia I wouldn’t have come.】
The archduke now a boy clicked his tongue. Her cheeks were so soft that she looked like she was no older than ten years old. He sacrificed six of the seven pure blood essences to survive.
“Aha…I’m glad I’m still alive. “If I touch your head will you get angry?”
【I won’t pay it right away. Because you are much stronger than me. But you better be prepared for how your body will be used after you die.】
Ronan chuckled after hearing the Archduke’s answer. He looked at his personality and saw that it was someone he knew. At that time students’ noise was heard nearby.
“Hey…is that person…the mother of fire? “I saw it at the entrance ceremony the year before last….”
“Oh no way…but who is next to me? “I can’t breathe well.”
At the same time Ronan sensing something unusual turned his head. In the front row a red-haired lady and a man dressed all in black were standing side by side.
The life rising from her man’s shoulders was unusual. He rolled his eyes and looked around then growled lowly.
“That’s not even funny. “Why do I have to be in this position?”
“Don’t be like that. “I guess I’ll have to keep coming every year anyway.”
“Damn that time is sure to come to bring destruction and despair right? “It will have to be that way.”
“no. “It’s Ronan and his friends’ graduation ceremony.”
The noble lady smiled. For a moment a deadly force surged onto the man’s shoulders. It was at a level that would have scared a normal person just by touching him but the noble lady prevented the damage from spreading by hitting his side with her elbow.
“Gagging!”
“Oh my why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
Kwasik! The man fell to his knees with the sound of his bones crunching. The noble lady laughed covering her mouth with her fan as if nothing had happened. Ronan who was watching the scene laughed.
“What are you two doing there?”
“Did you get caught? “I even hid my horns.”
“…Honestly Mr. Navardose horns are not the problem.”
Ronan looked at Navardose who was genuinely surprised with a blank expression. His eyes were firmly fixed on her wonderfully voluptuous chest. Ronan asked.
“Anyway nice to meet you. “What about Adren?”
“Ajdahaka and Alibrihe are leading the construction. They both do a very good job. Elthea and that child were also together so it seemed like the work would be over soon.”
“aha. “That’s a good thing.”
Ronan hesitated. Well all three of them were geniuses in their respective fields so they were probably doing well. At that time Orsay who was moaning in pain raised his head.
“Keuuuuuu…you guy…!”
“Then why did you get beaten up for making fun of me?”
“I’m not interested in you. Where is the killing machine? “Bring him in!”
cried Orsay. The voice was so loud that everyone in the plaza could hear it. Asher who was sitting next to Marya and supporting her arm shrugged her shoulders.
“Hey! Oh Master Orsay?!”
“Hahaha there you are! Come with me. A new blood festival is prepared for us in the south!”
Orsay who encountered Asher burst into laughter. He approached people recklessly pushing them away. Asher screamed her face turning white.
“I hate poetry!”
He squeezed his eyes shut and swung his arms. puck! An invisible fist flew out in an instant and struck Orsay in the chin. The demon dragon whose eyeballs were overturned fell forward.
“Oh no! “Stop without even realizing it…!”
Asher suddenly stood up. Navardose sighed when he saw Orsay fainting. Ronan clapped his hands in admiration when he saw that she was completely unconscious.
“It’s awesome. “I couldn’t even see it.”
“Ro Ronan…! “That’s not it!”
Asher was trying to make an excuse. A familiar voice rang from the entrance.
“Oh there it is! Ronan! “Guys!”
Just hearing his voice seemed to energize my body. When she turned her head the first thing she saw was the students splitting off to the left and right.
Iril and Schlieffen were walking through the wall made of people. Exclamations of exclamation were coming from all directions.
“wow.”
“I am the morning star of my empire… who is next to me?”
“It’s like an angel that came down from heaven…!”
The students could not take their eyes off Iril. Blood rushed to Ronan’s forehead when he saw the two of them casually linking arms.
‘no. calm down.’
He suppressed his anger by gritting his teeth. As much as he hated to admit it Schlieffen was the only creature on this planet worthy of his sister’s companionship. Iril soon came and hugged her younger sister.
“Ronan! How have you been? Hehehe seeing as you haven’t been home lately are you having fun with Adeshan?”
“Well… of course. How is your sister doing? “Is this bastard doing well?”
“then! It’s nice to have customers come here often these days. Schlieffen comes every morning too!”
Iril smiled brightly. She had been running a small restaurant for several months. She mainly served crude menu items that did not fit with the system such as potato stew but for some reason customers never stopped coming.
“…Miss Iril. “You need to sit down soon.”
Schlieffen just blushed and said nothing. It’s already been a year since he went out of his mind to propose to her and she goes but even being grabbed by her arms and being dragged around was still overly arousing for him. Ronan quietly put his mouth to Schlieffen’s ear and whispered.
“No matter what you imagine it won’t happen until you get married. Did you understand?”
“…I’m not that terrible of a person.”
Schlieffen said. Ronan chuckled unconsciously at the serious tone that seemed determined to protect the world. She also knew that Schlieffen would not do that.
“I guess so. It’s good to see you after a long time. “I’ll see you later.”
“okay. “I have to start a new semester.”
“See you later Ronan! hi!”
Iril and Schlieffen sat side by side at a distance. Every time she chattered and crossed her arms or slapped her shoulder her Schlieffen was going crazy.
At that time a girl appeared from nowhere and stopped in front of Iril.
“I want to sit here.”
“yes? “Who is the little lady?”
“Lin.”
Her white hair as abundant as her lion’s mane was flowing down to her waist. Schlieffen’s eyes widened when he saw her.
“you…!”
“Handsome butt No. 2. hi.”
She definitely remembered seeing it before. It was the current body of the holy sword carried by Ronan who constantly tried to touch her buttocks during her sword festival.
Having regained enough of her powers she was now able to move around in human form. Rin sitting arbitrarily on Iril’s lap exclaimed in admiration.
“But you’re really pretty… the prettiest human I’ve ever seen.”
“Oh thank you. “The little girl is really cute too.”
Iril smiled brightly. She picked Lynn up without even having time for Schlieffen to stop her. She said looking back at her Schlieffen who was fiddling with her abundant hair.
“You know if I have a child in the future will my hair be this color? “It’s so pretty.”
“Gagging!”
Schlieffen who was swallowing her saliva came into her mouth and gurgled. Iril tilted her head.
“Huh? “Why are you doing this?”
“Ah it’s a child… like that…!”
Schlieffen who was about to say something avoided her gaze. Rin giggled in amusement as she saw his flushed face. Suddenly a majestic voice echoed throughout the plaza.
“Then let the graduation ceremony begin. “Everyone please be quiet.”
People’s attention was focused. Before I knew it Krava Kratir the principal of Phileon Academy was on the podium. Standing behind him was former student council president Adeshan.
“Oh I can’t believe you’re really graduating… Adeshan…”
Hergé Bet who was sitting in front of Ronan sniffed her nose. She even wore her binoculars to get a good look at Ade Shan. Ronan said.
“You can come see me often. “I’m at my house anyway.”
“Don’t talk to me you scoundrel! “Oh my gosh what a life when I wake up in the morning and have Adeshan by my side… I wouldn’t have let you go if you weren’t the hero who saved the world!”
Erzsebet burst into tears again. On her lap sat Schlieffen’s sister Sion Siniban de Grancia eating a cookie. Indeed she seemed worthy of being the bridgehead that dramatically eased the relationship between the Grancia and Akal Lucia families.
Behind Adeshan were many familiar faces. Varen Nabiroze Jaradin and his wife Sunya who has recently joined the art professorship. Kratir followed her words.
“As you all know a lot has happened over the past year. “I will take a moment of silence for the warriors who gave their precious lives to save the world.”
People all closed their eyes and meditated. Next the graduation ceremony began in earnest. Ronan who was listening to Kratir’s boring speech poked Asher next to him in the side.
“Asher. “What are your future plans?”
“Gye plan? So…I guess I’ll probably be in the Twilight Tower for a while. I think I’ll go to another continent with Marya during vacation… Ronan what about you?”
“Well…what should I do first?”
Ronan smoothed her chin. Peace had indeed arrived for the first time in a long time but there was too much work left to do to just have fun.
First she had to stop in the north where Zaifa and Sekhrit were located and also visit the newly built temple of Sarante upon her return. In any case there was a need to establish discipline so that the nobles of Grancia could not look down on their older sister.
Most of the classmates I played with during my time as a punitive soldier were still alive. Ronan knew that he was the only one who could bring those idiots back to life.
For some reason the more he thought about it the more things seemed to increase so Ronan decided to focus only on the task at hand. He was scratching his head and opened his mouth.
“But I have to get a diploma first.”
Ronan laughed. As soon as Kratir’s speech ended former student council president Adeshan’s tribunal began. A calm spring breeze was blowing over the quiet crowd.
Ronan really liked the scent of spring flowers on the wind announcing the start of a new semester.
Academy’s genius swordsman -complete-
