＜ 107. Baeksuje (7) ＞
#107
The case was closed only at dawn. The small banquet hall, which was empty, was crowded with people.
Four and one were members of the special adventure club, and the other nine were all related to Baeksuje. To be precise, the people who were ‘who were’.
“Ahhh.”
“Oh, don’t move. It hurts more.”
Asher said in a worried voice. In front of him were three men in janitor’s armor, sitting back to back and moaning. An invisible hand was holding them. Marya put the sword over her shoulder and snorted.
“Leave it alone. It’s something they did.”
“Is this girl… a mixed race of giants? What power…”
“Aren’t you guys too weak? What if an adult isn’t that strong?”
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Marya groaned. The men’s armor was crumpled as if they had been hit by a giant reindeer. It was the result of Marya’s great swordsmanship. Her symbolic septum smashed the ribs of men in just two strokes.“When I suddenly got the note, I thought it was something… Ronan, how did she know about this?”
“I, I don’t know either.”
All the men were poachers disguised as janitors. When I suddenly got a note telling me to go to the 13th tower where Baren’s office is, I wondered what this meant, but when I got there, these two were really opening the door to the office. Braum, who had his arms crossed, coughed angrily.
“Wow! Poachers breaking into this sacred hall of learning. What a deplorable thing!”
“It’s good to know in advance, though.”
“Byeah.”
Ophelia, who was standing next to her, shook her head. Sita, who was sitting on her shoulder, also flapped her wings in agreement.
Ophelia, Braum, and Sita teamed up to deal with the poachers waiting to steal the doppelganger. It took quite a while since all of them were combatants, but in the end they were able to safely subdue it. The woman who was kneeling at Ophelia’s feet trembled and murmured.
“Ahhh, vampire…”
“Shh.”
Ophelia put her index finger on her lips. There were two small red holes in the woman’s neck. Although it wasn’t just her, the poachers Ophelia Joe had brought were somehow scruffy. Ophelia, who was stroking the woman’s hair, looked up at Braum and said.
“They were bad people… right?”
“I, I didn’t say anything!”
“Yeah, thank you. I was very hungry…”
Braum nodded like a broken doll. A cold sweat was running down his temple. Since he found out about Ophelia’s identity, he has had nightmares that make his body bleed once every three days.
“Are you all over now? Except for Ronan.”
“Oh, there’s still one left.”
“who? Oh, that person was also our member.”
Asher nodded. Ik-Ik- Suddenly the door of the small banquet hall opened and a boy with dark blue hair came in. Schlieffen was wearing a perfect uniform, unlike the other members of Molgol, who was fussy. Seeing that he was wearing his tie, Braum smirked.
“hahaha, that’s great too.”
“It’s aristocratic… it’s aristocratic.”
Ophelia frowned as if in agreement. Schlieffen’s right hand held the neck of an old man in a suit.
Judging by the fact that the two men’s clothes were stained with blood, it didn’t seem like the work was going smoothly. Recognizing the old man’s face, Marya widened her eyes.
“…that grandfather is quite famous, isn’t he?”
I remember looking through the list of wanted criminals by accident. He was a criminal who had a notorious reputation for poaching and serial killings. He was on the level of Auror Awakening, so he was definitely not a character that a student could catch.
Schlieffen, striding along, threw the old man in front of the other poachers. Asher asked anxiously.
“Oh, you’re not hurt…? blood…”
“It’s not my blood.”
A dry answer came back. In fact, there were no scratches on his body. Schlieffen, who was carefully looking around the small banquet hall, opened his mouth.
“Didn’t I say there were ten people in all? Why are there only nine?”
“Well, that’s… one is Ronan…”
“Right. Did you kill me?”
Schlieffen groaned. It was a calm response, as expected. Asher, who was rummaging through her pockets, took out a note and began to read it.
“Uh, yes… so what happened…”
It was an additional note from Ronan when all the poachers were caught. Similarly, the note that the crow was carrying contained information about a duel with Aarondale and the capture of an Omega doppelganger.
Upon hearing the name Aarondale, Schlieffen shrugged his eyebrows. Maybe the other one was him.
He was the strongest guy, so when he ran into him, he ordered him to run away unconditionally. It was funny how he caught him. A faint smile appeared on Schlieffen’s lips.
“…you keep going up too.”
“yes···?”
“not. I will go.”
Schlieffen, who had finished his business, was just about to turn away. bang! Suddenly, the double door opened wide and a boy with a bandage on his chest came in. A familiar voice rang out.
“What, are you all here?”
“…Ronan?”
“A long time. Unlucky bastard.”
The members were startled by Ronan’s sudden appearance. Incomparable to Schlieffen’s blood, he was holding a long rope in his hand. Ronan looked around the small banquet hall and shed admiration.
“One, two, three, four… Oh, did you get them all?”
All the poachers who ordered to catch them were captured. I thought I’d miss one, but I didn’t think I’d catch them all.
The haulers waiting outside the school were all wiped out by the Nabirose, so it was safe to say that there were no poachers left in Phileon. Ronan giggled and opened his mouth to face the members one by one.
“Everyone has suffered. No one was hurt?”
“Yes. no one is here. Maybe Ronan, the Omega Doppelganger?”
“Ah, that. Anyway, I was going to introduce myself. And on the way home, I made an unexpected income.”
“Unexpected income …?”
“Look, you know. Come on in.”
Asher tilted her head. At that moment, Ronan pulled the rope he was holding in his hand.
– I couldn’t keep anything.
– I love you.
Before long, two men walked into the small banquet hall from behind the door. The men, tied with ropes, stood on either side with Ronan in the center. The members’ eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
“Low, Ro, and Ronan are three…?!”
“Hey, what is this?!”
“Byeok?!”
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Marya covered her mouth with both hands. Sita, which was flying towards Ronan, stopped in mid-air. The original Ronan didn’t say anything and only let out a pleasant laugh.“How are you?”
The crew didn’t say anything. The faces of the other two men were identical to those of Ronan. A total of three Ronans were facing the members side by side.
Both of them were wearing thick blindfolds, so detailed comparison was impossible, but it was unmistakably Ronan. The original Ronan sighed.
“Understand the blindfold. Omega turned into Drake when he ran into Baren. That lion pretended to be a monster like that…”
Ronan and Baren had to sweat again to catch a doppelganger that had turned into a drake. Blindfolds were a means of preventing doppelgangers from turning into other troublesome beings.
The three Ronans had different appearances. The Ronan on the left was as large as an adult, wearing the uniform of the Imperial Army, and blood dripping from his feet.
The Ronan on the right looked the same as the current Ronan, but was wearing a fancy uniform that would be worn by a prince. Asher asked, perplexed.
“Hey, did you even catch the Alpha? when?”
“Well, just by chance. He was on the way.”
“Who did you meet Alpha?”
Suddenly, Marya opened her axe’s eyes and looked at Ronan. The members shrugged their shoulders at the low voice. Then Ronan opened his mouth.
“me.”
“What?”
“Damn it, it’s me.”
Ronan sighed. On his way back to the main building, carrying his sleeping Adeshan, he ran into a squishy puppy. The puppy who had pricked his ears suddenly turned into Ronan. Suddenly, Ronan twisted his lips with a sense of strangeness.
“I think I was probably liking myself…”
“What is that….”
I used to think that there was no such thing as a loved one, but I never expected such a result. The corners of Marya’s eyes, unable to accept the situation, were trembling.
“Now, go in.”
Ronan put the omega doppelganger into the chest. Its body was much softer than that of a human, so it could be put in with ease.
This time the car was about to put an alpha doppelganger in it. Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind that it was a waste to end it like this.
A creature that turns into a loved one. No doubt, on the day of Baeksuje, it would be difficult to see the crowds.
“···Still, I already caught it. Shall we play for a while? Hey, morning star of the Empire.”
“what?”
Schlieffen turned his head. At the same time, Ronan removed the blindfold of the Alpha Doppelganger. It was the moment when the eyes of the doppelganger and Schlieffen met.
The alpha doppelganger’s body swelled and transformed into a silver-haired woman. Iril, tied with a rope, smiled brightly.
– Wow, Mr. Schlieffen! hello!
“What…!”
Schlieffen’s face lit up. Ronan burst into laughter as the small banquet hall left. When the other members saw Iril’s face, they burst into exclamation. Schlieffen, who had completely lost his composure, put his hand on the hilt and shouted.
“Do not tie a wolf to a rope or something that is rude . . . you dare!”
“Is that important now? you really like my sister ”
“this guy!”
“yes. Yes. Then the next one is our jjigae.”
Ronan turned the doppelganger’s body toward Asher. The doppelganger, who had blinked, rose again like a bubble. Asher, who realized the situation later, screamed.
“Oh, no, no!”
But it was already too late. The doppelganger’s chest swelled and the rope tightened. The alpha doppelganger, who quickly transformed into Marya, smiled at Asher.
-Cutie! Do you want to live with your sister?
“Oh, no···!”
Asher, who had lost strength in her legs, sat down. Marya’s eyes widened. She blushed and looked down at Asher.
“Ear, you cutie…”
“No, Marya! This is what it is, this is…!”
“…Did you like me?”
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Marya, who had habitually stroked Asher’s hair, stopped her hand. Asher froze. A weeping voice came out of his mouth, who had lost the ability to speak.“Oh, that’s… ugh… ah ah ah ah…”
“Ahahaha, I’m a little embarrassed…”
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Marya scratched her cheek and smiled. An awkward silence hung between the two. Tears welled up in Asher’s eyes, who looked at the two Maryas in turn.“Uhhh!!”
Asher suddenly got up and ran out of the small banquet hall. A sad cry echoed through the hallway. Marya, who was standing still stunned, muttered softly.
“The cutie… me…”
“yes. Miss Marya, look over here.”
However, there was no time to be immersed in emotion. Ronan immediately turned the doppelganger towards Marya. Marya, who covered her face with a superhuman reaction speed, shouted loudly.
“Hey, don’t do it! If you show me that, I will kill you!”
“okay. Okay, so look at this. It changes only when our eyes meet.”
“Stop! Aww!”
The screams continued. Despite Ronan’s efforts, Marya eventually left the small banquet hall without making eye contact with the doppelganger. Ronan tried to show the doppelganger to Braum and Ophelia, but they had already escaped through the window. Ronan, who had lost his pulse, lost his appetite.
“Hey, don’t be funny.”
Schlieffen had already left, so the small banquet hall was empty. Outside the window, a mixture of different kinds of voices could be heard.
The sound of horses, the roar of animals, the sound of iron clashing…the sound of those who had settled the situation were preparing the white water festival. Suddenly, a question popped up.
‘By the way…do you fall in love while hating yourself?’
What Ronan hated was the self in his previous life who had not been able to protect anything. If you think about it, it was absurd that an alpha doppelganger, who turns into a loved one, turns into himself.
“What happened…”
Ronan, who was rubbing his chin, stood in front of the Alpha Doppelganger. The moment their eyes met, the shape of the doppelganger was distorted and transformation began.
“Well?”
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. The outline that began to take shape was a little different from before. Her golden hair was dyed black, and she had grown tall enough to raise her head slightly.
After the transformation, the doppelganger did not take on his own form. A voice that I miss so much that I can’t help but fall into the small banquet hall.
– Corporal.
“···her.”
Ronan chuckled. Suddenly, the back of his nose became cold at the unexpected appearance. Ronan wiped his eyes with his sleeve once, looked up at the doppelganger and opened his mouth.
“I must have respected him.”
The eve is over. The dark blue sky was gradually getting thinner. The day of the Baeksooje Festival has arrived.
****
The uproar that took place last night was kept a close secret. Ronan, who slept for about two hours, headed to Tower 41 where Jarrodin was located before the sun was shining. Not long after knocking on the door, Jarrodin in pajamas greeted him.
“Ronan…? What’s going on at this hour…?”
“I’m sorry for coming all the way. Please open the way.”
“road···?”
“Why, there you are. The passage leading to Professor Secret’s office.”
Jarrodin’s head, which had just woken up, was spiky like a magpie had just built a new house. He half closed his eyes and opened his mouth.
“Ah, you mean Separaccio. It’s a long-awaited festival, but aren’t you enjoying it?”
“You should enjoy it. I just deal with this.”
“You don’t do that… you live a very busy life.”
The two headed towards the bookshelf on the wall of the office. Jardordin pulled out a few books and cast a spell, and the bookshelf receded and a path appeared.
“Kashpa, Lunagie, Delphirim.”
“thanks. See you later.”
Ronan, who left a short thank-you note, strode along the aisle. A study room surrounded by books appeared. A child was sitting on the floor and reading a book. Sekrit, who recognized Ronan, waved his hand.
“Oh, Ronan. Long time no see.”
“It’s been a while, Secret.”
“Yeah, what did you come to this old man for?”
Sekrit laughed, stroking the beard that didn’t even exist. He seemed to be in confusion as he had just turned into a child. Ronan, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“I have to do it. at any cost.”
