Chapter 1149 – 1149. Savior of the Academy
Coming out of the dungeon, I found Ryuhana lying down. Her clothes are torn here and there, and blood drips from her cuts.
“Ryuhana… !”
Surprised by her, I urgently summoned her potion and healed her.
Hana Ryu looked at my face and distorted her face. Her face seems to be trying hard to suppress the emotions boiling inside.
“… Lost … Lost.”
After hearing Ryu Hana’s words, I couldn’t believe her ears.
‘Ryuhana lost?’
In her original story, she is the enemy Ryu Hana has been dealing with, but she is herself. She is an enemy who has the same stats as Ryuhana. Players can easily defeat it if they pay attention to the controls, and according to the in-game setting, Hana Ryu grows during battle and defeats the enemy.
‘I thought it would be okay since it wasn’t even an important sub-quest… Fuck. Laplace. That bastard intervened.’
The dungeon was altered because of Laplace. There was no doubt that Ryuhana’s enemy had also been tricked.
‘It’s enough just to inject the devil’s power into Ryuhana’s enemies. Fortunately, Hana Ryu didn’t die….’
Ryu Hana was shocked by the fact that she had been fighting herself. She is lying in a daze and looking up at the night sky. Her eyes are out of focus.
There were no surprises. As for Ryu Hana, her mentality is greatly shaken when she is defeated in 1v1 sparring or battle. I wonder if she had known from the beginning that her opponent was stronger than herself. She lost one Ryu to herself.
I subtly took off her top because I was spraying her potion on the body of Hana Ryu who was lying in a daze. Her white bra was stained red with blood. Unexpectedly, he looked at her large, firm breasts, then shifted her gaze to her right shoulder.
There was a red tattoo on her shoulder. A tattoo of a Suzaku spreading its wings.
『Name: Hana Ryu
Strength: C- Stamina: D+ Agility: C+ Endurance: E+ Mana: B-
Attribute: Sword Maiden (SS)
Skills: New Sword Union (A), Sword Song (A), Spirit Sword (C).
Affinity: 24
Suzaku’s brand (S) has been engraved. After 30 days, the flames of Suzaku cover the entire body.』
The master sword branded the loser. It is an ability similar to a curse. If it stays like this, Ryuhana will die in 30 days. And Ryuhana would know that.
‘The problem is that it takes at least several decades to undergo the trial of the Master Sword again.’
It takes 20 years to build up power in the master sword, and with that accumulated power, you can create a dungeon.
‘The stigma of Suzaku disappears after passing the ordeal. But to be tested, you have to enter that dungeon….’
There was a way
I said to Hana Ryu, who was still lying in a daze.
“Ryuhana, do you know the situation? If you stay like this, you will die.”
“…… You know.”
“Because I was the one who gave you the sword. I have minimal information.”
“… How? Wasn’t it your first time seeing a sword?”
“There are a few things like that. You don’t want to die like this, do you?”
“I don’t want to die. However… The way….”
“There is a way. In a way, it’s my fault that you became like this… I will help you. Come on, wake up. How long are you going to lie down?”
Ryu held out her hand to Hana. Hana Ryu took her hand slowly and raised her body. I first took off her coat and gave it to Hana Ryu.
And she asked Hana Ryu what happened inside the dungeon.
“… I went to see my mother and father I was curious about what they looked like when they were younger.”
“Well, I guess. Because I met my mother too. How was it?”
“My father was immature… Mother was pretty.”
Hana Ryu spoke calmly.
She tried to apply for her match to her father in her youth, but a person who looked exactly like herself appeared, she says. She was an enemy of Ryu Hana.
Her enemy attacked Ryu Ha-na without hesitation, and Ryu Ha-na responded calmly.
The battle went on for a long time. It was because her enemy’s physical abilities, skills, and everything else were on par with Ryu Hana.
She was starting to get tired of the battle that lasted. Ryuhana took advantage of a moment of carelessness and the enemy ran away. Hana Ryu took her rest and restored her stamina.
The enemy reappeared and attacked. The conversation didn’t work.
“I fought four times like that. But from the fifth it got weird. They used the same technique as me, but they were stronger and faster.”
“… And you lost.”
“I lost. If it wasn’t for the monster that suddenly jumped out from the side… I would have died there.”
A monster suddenly popped out and interrupted the battle. Is that really a coincidence?
‘What is a coincidence? It must be Laplace’s ruse.’
We don’t know what Laplace’s exact purpose is. But she seemed to know why she didn’t kill Ryu Hana.
‘If he was that guy, he would have known about Suzaku’s stigma…. She wants Ryuhana to undergo her trial again. She’s trying to lure me in with Ryuhana as her bait.’
Being dragged around feels bad. If you give up on Ryu, you won’t have to worry about her, but…. I had no intention of abandoning one of her ryu.
When I was lost in thought, Hana Ryu lowered her head and stared blankly down at her floor. The shock of her defeat hadn’t gone away yet.
“Ryuhana.”
I called her by giving her power to her voice.
“… ?”
Hana Ryu raises her head.
“From today… No, let’s fight with me every day starting tomorrow. If you want to pass the ordeal of Suzaku, you must become stronger than you are now.”
Dalian.
At that word, Hana Ryu’s dead eyes sparkle and come to life.
Ah, come to think of it, she remembers that she hasn’t been sparring with Ryu Hana very often lately.
‘It’s fortunate that my mentality didn’t break at all.’
•••
Sunday.
After leaving the academy, I boarded a boat and sailed across the East Sea. It was Makina who was piloting the ship, not me. Since I don’t know how to navigate, I entrusted it to Makina. Makina bit her tongue and spun her steering wheel as hard as she could. The boat changes direction and splits the sea water.
“Hey, drive straight, right? Your stomach has been shaking so much since before.”
“You’re doing it right. If you don’t know, be quiet!”
Wearing a white dress with her dark blue hair, Makina was only 60 cm tall and looked like her fairy. However, unlike her fairy-like appearance, her personality was damn right. She is pointing her middle finger towards me even now.
I suppressed her desire to stab Makina in the head. If it did, it might capsize the boat. If it’s Makina’s damned personality, there’s definitely a possibility.
“Is it really going right?”
“Eh. If you don’t know, be quiet?!”
“Have you been spinning around since before?”
“I was looking because there was a great white shark down there.”
“… Why are there great white sharks in the East Sea?”
“Eh. It’s because it’s the sea. Don’t you know that too?”
Makina looked at me as if she was pathetic. I wondered how many hours it would take for the mechanical spirit to become shark poop.
“How do you know you’re at sea?”
“Because I sent the camera into the sea.”
Makina held up a smartphone the size of my face and showed it to me. A great white shark was swimming leisurely on the screen.
“This crazy. Somehow, it seemed like a lot of mana was consumed from earlier… Were you doing something stupid like this?!”
“It is to observe sharks. Why is that useless!”
“Then let’s ask. What’s the point of watching sharks?!”
“Moll? Lou”
“Ana.”
Fuck!
Finally got a hold of one.
“Ouch! Why are you hitting me?!”
Makina jumped up from her seat. With tears in her eyes, she glared at me like she would kill me.
Seeing Makina attack her, she was a little stunned. I was Makina’s contractor. It is also a contractor in the position of absolute power, not E. Makana probably doesn’t know that either, but being so mean….
‘I guess he believes in Seong Ha-ri. Seong Ha-ri said it was too much.’
It wasn’t that Seong Ha-ri couldn’t understand her feelings. Because Makina was very cute on the outside. In addition, since I live in a dormitory, there are only two people at home, Seong Ha-ri and Makina. The two of you will be getting along just like a mother and daughter. I’m sure he’ll talk behind my back.
“I can’t. Catch me today.”
“… Hick?! Mi, sorry, was I a little harsh? Calm down for now, Eugene!”
I grabbed Makina’s body as she tried to escape with one hand. Makina apologized to me. It’s already late. I grabbed Makina and walked towards the railing of her boat. Makina was frightened.
“Oh, no! Machines are rat poison to water! Free me! Free me!”
“I can’t even feel half of my reflection.”
“Hey! Do you think you will be safe even after this?! I will tell you everything!”
“Either way.”
I grabbed Makina and jumped into the sea.
My ears are deafened and my body feels heavy. Makina caught in my hand struggled with her limbs. Since she was not a spirit body, she had to feel the coolness of the sea.
I grabbed Makina and went downstairs. [Blessing of Water] Worked well even in the sea.
A few tens of seconds later, the true Makina looked at me with a puzzled expression. She was a spirit, not a human, so she didn’t need to breathe.
[Sea water. It tastes awful. Upset. I want to go up.]
Makina’s thoughts echoed in her head. Because she and I are connected by a contract, she was able to talk without words.
I ignored her Machina’s will and continued downstairs.
And I witnessed a great white shark swimming leisurely around here. A camera wandered around the great white shark.
‘… It’s not a shark.’
[What are you talking about. Don’t you even know sharks? Just look at it, it’s a shark. That’s a great white shark!]
‘Crazy. The size of the shark reaches 20m.’
That was 100% a monster. If you kill it, there will probably be a magic stone in its corpse.
[But why are you here? Going to see sharks?]
‘I’m here to feed the sharks. It’s bigger than I thought, but… Well, it’ll be fine.’
Just in time, a shark found me. The shark’s black eyes turned red. He strokes her tail and swims this way. It was a swim that looked more elegant than a swan.
[I see…. Where’s the shark food? Seo, I can’t believe I’m shark food?!]
‘…….’
[Wait, answer me! You bastard!!]
‘So you should have listened to me carefully.’
[Mmm, stop… !]
If she was going to stop, she wouldn’t even jump into the sea.
The approaching shark opens her mouth wide. Between her pouting teeth, I could see the remains of a fish carcass.
‘In an instant.’
I dodged to her side and threw Makina into the shark’s mouth.
[Aaaaa!]
The shark’s mouth closed with Makina’s scream.
‘I’ll reflect on myself now, right?’
Usually, spirits become spiritualized when they receive fatal attacks. An ordinary shark monster would not be able to harm the spiritualized Makina.
The shark swam after me to eat me. I dodged the shark by running away.
‘Is it time to become a spiritual body? Why is nothing happening?’
The shark suddenly stopped swimming and his body trembled.
Keying.
A diagonal line appeared on the shark’s head. The shark’s head rises as if the lid is opened. An incredibly small shark brain for its size floated up. There was a machina in the part where the brain was. She was sitting in a chair with several mechanical devices around it.
[This shark is mine now!]
Makina rigged her shark to climb up. I belatedly came to my senses after staring blankly.
‘… Fuck. What did I just see?’
