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#64
A red line appeared on Schlieffen’s chest and his blood splattered. At the same time a slash that twisted the trajectory struck Ronan in the neck.
For a moment my vision darkened and then brightened. bang! The hard floor hit Ronan’s back.
“Gagging!”
Ronan let out the breath he had been holding. I had no idea what had happened. His mind was still drifting through the storm created by Schlieffen.
Ronan slowly regained his breathing. My blurred vision gradually became clearer. In the distance I could see the high ceiling and the huge bell hanging in the middle of it.
“This is….”
This was the bell Nabirose used to attract students’ attention. The feel of the floor against my back was also somehow familiar. Suddenly loud cheers rang out from all directions.
“Waaaa!! “It’s back!”
“Who is first? Has anyone seen it properly?!”
“I think they were transmitted almost simultaneously?”
Cheers were coming from all directions no matter where they were. Ronan noticed that he had returned to Phileon. Suddenly Ronan felt a pain that felt like his entire body was on fire.
“Ugh…fuck….”
Only then did Ronan realize that he had been classified as seriously injured and deserved it. When I lifted my arm I saw countless large and small stab wounds. At that time a familiar voice was heard from not far away.
“Ronan!”
“Adeshan…?”
“Oh my god look at the blood. “Here!”
Adeshan hurriedly ran over and knelt down in front of Ronan. She called the medical staff almost crying. Ronan chuckled at the fuss that did not match her appearance at all.
“are you okay.”
“Don’t move because it will open your wound. Hurry and stop the bleeding…!”
“I never thought I’d hear that.”
It was exactly the opposite of my previous life where I had stopped the bleeding of the general. Adeshan tilted his head.
“What does that mean?”
“There is such a thing. Who actually won?”
“Are you curious about that now? “You really…”
“I’m curious.”
“…From what I see it was a draw. “I can’t decide whether I’ll win or lose so the instructor is checking again.”
“draw?”
Ronan’s eyes widened. She must have thought she had lost. Suddenly the moment of sharing the final sum flashed through her mind.
‘It was clearly out of reach.’
Her memories were sporadic. Only the fact that her own sword fell narrowly short of Schlieffen came to mind clearly.
Soon three healers caught up with Ronan. As she chanted her spell a swarm of light green light enveloped Ronan.
‘That’s amazing. ‘I wonder if Sita will be able to do this someday.’
Perhaps because they were experts the speed of her recovery was different. Even the large wounds that would have left her as scars healed in an instant.
There was a reason Nabirose was confident despite going through such a crazy test. One of the healers muttered in an admiring voice.
“This is really amazing. “You can’t say you’re returning until you get an injury like this.”
“yes?”
“I saw you fighting. Even though he didn’t spare his body he avoided or blocked all critical hits that would trigger the bracelet’s magic. “How is such an action possible?”
“I just did it. “But how did you see me fighting?”
The elderly healer told me that the test was being broadcast to the arena. Ronan’s face crumpled.
“That’s why everyone was looking at me like I was looking at a monkey at a zoo.”
“Think of it as a look of envy. “I have participated as a medical staff member in Nabirose’s tests for quite a long time but this is the first time for you and the Morning Star of the Empire.”
“Now that I think about it where is that kid? Is he dead?”
“He’s receiving treatment over there. Although they don’t have as many wounds as you they are all deep. “It will probably take a little longer.”
“Your head looks good.”
Ronan chuckled. The treatment didn’t take long. Ronan let out an exclamation after seeing that all the wounds had disappeared.
“Maybe it’s because they are clearly learned writers but they are different. “How are you? Are you all better?”
Ronan got up from his seat and showed his back to Adeshan. There was not a single scratch on the skin exposed beyond the torn clothes. Adeshan stuttered as he saw the muscles that stood out like a beast.
“Uh huh…I’m all better. “I’ll give it back to you….”
Adeshan had been wearing Ronan’s cloak until then. Ronan shook his head and stopped her from taking off her coat.
“Give it back later. “You haven’t even changed your clothes yet.”
“But…you are also in…your current state….”
“What’s wrong with a boy showing off his shirt? “It’s okay so wear it.”
“Well then…”
Nodding her head Adeshan closed her collar. The strange redness on her face made her look uncomfortable somehow. At that time familiar faces appeared through the crowd.
“You both were here.”
“what?”
It was Eiun the senior of the third grade and his entourage the Bald Guys. Next to him the girl who had been harassing Adeshan who he thought was Katya or something was standing downcast. Ronan frowned.
“What kind of guts did you guys have to come here? “Did you not have enough hawks?”
“Calm down. “I didn’t come here to start a fight.”
“Then why did you come?”
“that….”
Eiun seeing Ronan clenching his fist waved his hand. It was completely destroyed but seeing that he was fine it seemed like the medical staff was very skilled. After hesitating for a moment Eiun and the bald men bowed.
“sorry. “I was hasty.”
“her?”
“I just listened to what people around me said and tried to judge you as I wanted. “I especially want to apologize to you Adeshan.”
“To me…?”
Ronan and Ade Shan looked at the bald head dumbfounded as she bowed her head. Their faces were reflected on three bare scalps like crystal balls. Katja followed suit lowering her head and muttering.
“I’m sorry too. I guess I was jealous of you without knowing it. But it’s true that she’s tall and pretty…”
“Why is everyone like this all of a sudden? “What did the instructor say?”
“no. I thought a lot after being attacked by you. You have achieved the impossible Adeshan.”
Eiun confessed that even while receiving treatment he thought about the time he fought with Adeshan. It made absolutely no sense.
Ade Shan who was only at the level of a sword user and his physical abilities were not that great took advantage of his weakness and even activated his aura. That was more shocking than being beaten by Ronan without even being able to resist. Aun continued.
“No one will ignore you anymore. At least in third grade.”
“that….”
“I just wanted to tell you this. “Then we’ll go and get some rest.”
After apologizing Eiun and Katja turned their backs. Adeshan just stood there silently unable to say anything until then. Ronan who was next to him with his arms crossed nodded his head.
“I heard senior. Be confident.”
“I don’t know what the hell is going on….”
“Why are you so humble? Did the instructor say anything? “That was a really good attack.”
“It wasn’t that bad….”
Adeshan rubbed his wrist as if he was embarrassed. Ronan thought it was natural for such a reaction to occur. That would literally have been impossible without Adeshan.
Anyway it was a good thing. Since I was a repeat student there seemed to be an atmosphere of subtle bullying but it seemed like it would disappear completely with this incident.
“Oh I really don’t remember so what happened in the end?”
“huh?”
“It was clearly out of reach of the knife. But they said there was a draw.”
Ronan muttered in an anxious voice. Adeshan was about to answer something. The crowd parted again and Nabi Rose walked out.
“Ah instructor.”
“I guess the treatment is over. “It was hard.”
“You did a great job planning this crazy test.”
“That’s one of the reasons why my classes aren’t popular.”
“It was fun though. “What is that?”
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. In Nabirose’s hand was a sealed scroll.
“This is an award given only to the winner.”
“winner? “Am I in first place?”
“It’s a joint win. I ran it dozens of times and the transmission timing was exactly the same. Anyway you guys are strange people.”
Nabirose smiled slightly. Ronan clicked his tongue and muttered.
“Damn it this time I was going to bend that incompetent bastard’s nose three times.”
“It’s the same thing as winning and then disapproving.”
“Well it’s good that my senior came in second place. Congratulations Adeshan.”
Ronan smiled bitterly. Adeshan who was standing still shrugged his shoulders. Nabirose who was looking at the two people with interest handed Ronan a scroll.
“So what is this? scroll?”
“This is my letter of recommendation.”
Nabirose said that with that recommendation he would be able to tour most of the organizations that exist in the empire. Ronan’s mouth widened when he heard that not only the Magic Tower and historic guilds but also the Imperial Knights were within the allowable range. It was a bigger prize than he expected.
He said ‘I was already thinking about how to approach it.’
Ronan politely accepted the recommendation. It seemed like he would have something useful to do sooner or later. A strangely uplifting voice flowed from Nabirose’s mouth.
“Anyway I guess I know how to handle it now.”
“yes? “What?”
“It’s sword energy. “Isn’t that the end of it?”
Ronan’s eyes widened. His buried memories rose to the surface. A thin wave shot along the trajectory of La Mancha.
‘I didn’t see anything wrong.’
He was so dazed that he thought he was hallucinating. Am I finally able to write it? Ronan immediately drew his sword and slashed into the air. Whoosh! It was very fast but no waves were emitted.
“Fuck that doesn’t work.”
“Try to stay calm.”
However no matter how many times I tried it was the same. Only the dust was scattered in the wind. With a butterfly I twisted his lips.
“…It was weak but it was definitely a sword energy. “Was there any omen or something before manifesting sword energy?”
“Foreshadowing?”
“okay. “You must have felt the mana.”
Now that I think about it I remember the shock that went through his body as if he had been struck by lightning. Although it happened in a split second it was an extremely unpleasant and eerie feeling.
‘Was that mana?’
Suddenly Ronan remembered the time when he did his first job. It occurred to him that just as his eyes had been itching before he saw Mana that too may have been a phenomenon of the curse weakening or being lifted. I felt his heart beating fast. Nabirose continued speaking.
“It seems like I can’t sense it because my senses have just been awakened.”
“yes?”
“It happens sometimes. In urgent situations like yours there are cases where progress is made several steps. “I need to regain that sense before I can teach sword techniques but it’s difficult.”
Butterfly Rose was looking at Ronan with an expression as if she was fascinated by the world. Ronan tilted her head. Even before the regression there were countless cases of crossing the firing line.
He was about to say something. Nabirose who had been drooling opened her mouth in an expression of displeasure.
“…I will tell you about a person so go find him. “He’s someone who can’t use anything normally but he’s very knowledgeable when it comes to mana.”
