＜ 130. Finding the Scream (7) ＞
#130
“Is the headmaster of Nebula Clazier my father?”
“Oh.”
The shadows shrugged as if intrigued. Actually, it was something I had been thinking about for quite some time. Just by leaving room, I was like a beggar, and I just buried it deep down there.
‘It’s been strange since I was able to use those bastards’ abilities…’
But at this point, I had no choice but to leave the possibility open. It wasn’t just that the man’s face exposed under his robe looked too much like him.
If the hypothesis is correct, many questions have been resolved. Things like the talent for cutting mana and how he became able to handle sparkling mana. The shadow sipping the car opened his mouth.
“It may or may not be the teacher…”
“Aren’t you talking straight?”
“I have no obligation to do so. Why do you assert that the man is the headmaster?”
“…at least I didn’t look stupid.”
Ronan clenched his teeth, reflecting on his memories for a moment. It was the first time such a disastrous defeat. He could not establish a match with a man until the moment his head was cut off.
The immensely powerful Elsia and Alibrihe were also helpless. Even before the betrayal, it was unusual, but after taking away the savior’s power, he couldn’t even measure his skills.
“He had strength and ambition. Those bastards are supposed to be captains only if they are not assholes.”
“That’s an interesting inference.”
“Damn, if you don’t want to talk, hit me.”
Ronan sighed and got up. The many questions that popped into my head shook my head to shake them off. It wasn’t family relationships that mattered now.
Whatever the identity of that white-haired bastard, if he was the headmaster of Nebula Clazier, he should have been killed anyway. There was no change in calling the winged bald men to destroy the world. Ronan, who had been wandering around with his forehead pressed, opened his mouth.
“So, why did you show me that?”
“It’s to give you a chance.”
“chance?”
“okay. Opportunity to make better choices. The caster of this curse wants you to be forever unaware of your own power.”
The shadow, which uttered an unfamiliar sound, rose from its seat. He looked out the window and continued.
“Because insects tend to be attracted to flowers with a strong fragrance…but you have already broken the three curses, so you have turned the church into an enemy.”
“What do you want to say?”
“It means that the stronger you get, the more your destiny becomes elusive. Are you still thinking of confronting the Church?”
Whoa! Suddenly, the shadow’s body spread wide. A battle between Ronan and a man wearing a robe unfolded before his eyes. It took less than 5 minutes for the head to be severed after the cliff encounter.
‘Fuck.’
Ronan, feeling the desperate gap again, frowned. It wasn’t a very pleasant experience to watch the scene where one’s head fell off in third person.
“The man is still alive. As time passed, I would have gotten stronger.”
“I will.”
“If you fight the denomination over and over again, you will meet him again in the not-too-distant future. There is no such thing as good luck with a severed head.”
Ronan clicked his tongue. I felt the hairs all over my body stand up. The shadow spoke in a heavy voice.
“But it is not yet too late. Give up Haeju even now and go back to a peaceful life. I’ll tell you what to cut if you want, but I won’t hide that it’s a foolish choice.”
Shuuk…the size of the shadow has been reduced to its original size. The video disappeared and the original black body appeared. said the shadow.
“Now decide. I respect your choice, but I will not ask you twice.”
“Damn it, were you just fucking this shit to say something like that?”
Ronan chuckled. In the end, it was the same question that Secret had asked before Haeju. The kind that encourages comfortable giving up rather than risky challenges.
Of course, the fear was true. Just imagining the reunion with the man made my hands sweat. Perhaps, as the shadow said, his head would fall to the floor as soon as they met.
‘It’s fucking real.’
But that didn’t matter. I had to keep more than a promise. Ronan, who spat on the floor, answered without hesitation.
“I’ll tell you how to do it.”
“good night. Follow me.”
The shadow was surprisingly sarcastic or did not ask twice. He strode out of the doorway.
Ronan followed the shadows as he walked. His eyes widened the moment he stepped out of the doorway. In the middle of the garden stood a huge rock.
“What else is this?”
“It’s something you have to cut down for Haeju.”
It was a very ugly rock. If the giant chewed and spit it out and left it in the desert for a thousand years, it would look like this.
“It is the materialization of the core of the curse. It is sealed so that your potential cannot be realized.”
“this?”
“okay. Touch me.”
Ronan laid his hand on the rock. It was exactly what the shadow said. I felt some powerful energy struggle to escape from the depths of the rock.
‘Well?’
But something was strange. The unique mana was felt from the rock itself. Ronan tilted his head as he felt a sense of dread. The shadow spoke.
“As soon as you cut it, you can go back. Of course, it will not be easy.”
“Even if the rock was hard.”
Ronan pulled the hilt. Ramancha, dyed red, appeared. Without the shadow to say anything, the sword shot hit the rock directly.
Kaang! A fierce crashing sound rang out. Ronan twisted his lips when he saw the unscathed surface.
“…you are strong.”
“You said It won’t be easy.”
It was far beyond expectations. No matter how many times I tried, only the blade of the beloved knife was damaged, but the rock was still in good health. The shimmering shadow opened its mouth.
“You will probably have to take some time and train. You cannot destroy that nucleus with your current skills.”
“Training?”
“okay. Until I can cut that rock down.”
right! Suddenly, the shadow snapped his fingers. The landscape shook like a wave, and Nimburton disappeared. When he blinked his eyes, Ronan shook his head at the appearance of the training ground in the club district.
“I am not surprised anymore.”
“You don’t like it? I thought it was the most optimal environment for training.”
“…continue.”
Nimburton’s house had been turned into a building for a special adventure club. Ugly rocks protruded from the floor of the spacious training ground. Equipment and tools necessary for training were arranged neatly in the training ground. The shadow nodded.
“You can implement anything you want. You can sleep or eat in that building. You just have to focus on breaking the rocks.”
“It seems like you want me to sit still, but I don’t have that much time.”
“Did I not tell you? Ten days here are one hour outside.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. This was the first time I ever heard of it.
“Actually, it’s only been three days outside. Training in the imaginary world also affects the physical body in reality, so it wouldn’t be a bad suggestion.”
“Your personality suddenly changed in favor. It’s completely different from when I ripped it apart.”
“It is also the caster’s will to respect your choice. And this is possible.”
The shadow, who had been looking around the training ground, snapped his fingers again. Ik-Ik- Suddenly the door of the club building opened and a bad-looking boy strode out. Ronan frowned at Schlieffen’s appearance without any context.
“Damn, what else is this?”
“Long time no see. Ronan.”
Schlieffen said. Even the voice was the same. He approached the training engineer and pulled the hilt.
👌👌👌👌👌 A sharp wind blew across the training ground, and at the same time, the heads of the thirty knights fell at the same time. He put the knife back in and turned to Ronan.
“How about we try one more time?”
“her.”
Ronan chuckled. He added that shadows can be implemented by anyone who needs training. As if to prove him, the door to the club building opened again.
Kiik- A tall woman appeared. It really stood out to me to be dressed appropriately. Dressed in the Imperial uniform, Adeshan was wearing high leather boots.
“Sergeant. How have you been?”
It was even Adeshan from the days of the generals. Around her waist was a whip that Ronan had given her as a gift. Adeshan approached with a groan and grabbed his face with both hands.
“Your face is very bad.”
“… General.”
“You don’t have to think alone. I, along with the morning star of the empire, will help you.”
The gray eyes were beautiful. The drooping hair tickled his face. Even though I knew it was an illusion, a faint perfume came up. Ronan, who closed his eyes tightly, growled lowly.
“Put it away.”
“I do.”
widely. There was the sound of snapping fingers. When he opened his eyes, Schlieffen and Adeshan were nowhere to be seen. Ronan looked up at the rock quietly and let out a deep sigh.
“Yeah… it’s tempting.”
To be honest, it was an offer with no reason to refuse. It was not enough to be able to procure everything you wanted, so you could even summon opponents. It was unnecessary to explain how great an advantage it is to have time passing slower than the outside world.
“Then call me if you need to. I will come right away.”
“Wait for a moment.”
However, on the premise that all of this is not false.
“Well?”
Hearing the call, the shadow stopped in place. At the same time, Ronan pulled the hilt. A red comet shot towards the shadows.
“what···!”
The shadow hastily distorted the shape. However, the unparalleled speed of slashing from before did not give him a chance to escape. Scratch! A red line was drawn over the shadow’s body.
“Gagging!”
The cut lumps were scattered on the floor. The surface of the shadow boiled like a bubble. He looked up at Ronan and opened his mouth.
“Did you notice from the beginning?”
“Well, yes.”
“Hmm, I thought the acting was perfect.”
The shadow murmured as if lamenting. His body, which had been cut to its essence, was not restored.
Suah… everything that made up the space started to crumble and crumble. Club buildings, ugly rocks, dying shadows and even Ronan’s body. Ronan said, pointing at the rock with the tip of his chin.
“It’s a curse to try to get out of there.”
The shadow didn’t answer. In fact, I noticed it from the middle.
Being suppressed by the rock was not like Ronan’s potential. A curse that was much stronger than the one he was doing right now was boiling over as if it would explode at any moment.
The rock was preventing the curse from spreading further. If that rock had been destroyed, the curse that had been suppressed would have burst out and engulfed the entire body. The vanishing shadow opened its mouth.
“How did you find out? It must have been done so that it did not feel like a curse.”
“Well…”
Ronan drew the tail. I certainly wouldn’t have noticed it if it had been in the past. As the shadow said, the curse lurking under the rock had various camouflage magics.
But immediately after the memory tour, his senses became much more sensitive. It was as if the fog that had covered my eyes had disappeared.
Also, from the ugly rock, the same mana felt in Seniel’s statue was felt. A lump of will that the elf Sarante worshiped. He did not think that such an existence would be blocking his growth.
‘It’s similar to what it was made of.’
Ronan grinned. In any case, the purpose seemed to have been achieved, considering that the surrounding landscape was disappearing. The source of the curse was also that shadow.
The shadows that had been dwindling had now turned into nothing less than a handful of ashes. Consciousness began to slowly fade away. In the disappearing world, the voice of the shadows resounded.
“As expected, you have a good eye.”
****
“Ugh…”
Ronan opened his eyes. My mind was hazy as if I had slept for a long time. A thick blue wall reminiscent of a glacier was blocking my eyes.
“…what else is this?”
An unidentified wall covered Ronan’s whole body like a pupa. There was only enough space to move his limbs, but he could not see outside.
‘I’m just doing different things. Maybe it’s still an imaginary world?’
A faint ominous feeling crossed my mind. Since there was no distinctive sense of separation, the possibility was low, but we could not be vigilant.
Ronan slowly reached out and leaned against the wall. Kwajangchang! The wall was shattered at the same time as a large crack was carved.
“Fuck, that’s a surprise…!”
Ronan hurriedly got up. I didn’t expect it to break so easily. Fortunately, there were no injuries or anything like that. As I looked around, a familiar landscape caught my eye.
“…Separazzio.”
The closed library was filled with books. On the floor, the magic circle he used when he entered the sea remained intact.
Suddenly, Ronan noticed that his vision had risen sharply. The size of his hands and feet was not much different from when he possessed the body of the savior.
‘Damn, how long have you been locked up?’
Just as I was about to touch my face, I heard a familiar voice from behind.
“… it’s been a long time… Ronan.”
