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Academy of Genius Knife-Episode 18

18. Blood and Eggs(1)

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"Here's where it is....."

A day has passed since the announcement of the acceptance. Ronan and Acel had been walking in the woods since early in the morning.

It was a Shemo forest that took root in the vicinity of the islands. Asel, who kept grunting, asked anxiously..

“Ro, Ronan· * * Is it really okay?”

“Are you still worried about that? I'm fine..”

A dark shade is on Asel's eyes, where he hasn't slept a breath in the night. There was. It was because of the incident that Ronan and Schlieffen caused yesterday..

When I fall asleep, the assassins hired by Schlieffen come and see me with a dagger in my heart. I just wanted to plug it in and go..

“But he's an aristocrat, and if he gets hit, he'll get hit.···.”

Asel was afraid. The other day, I heard a story about a stupid aristocrat named Derian. It wasn't..

It is not enough to have a knife with the successor of the grand family, who is immediately next to the Imperial family. Breaking his nose and running away was something anyone could worry about.

But Ronan shook his head resolutely.

“Schlieffen is a decent human being. You just get your eyes back on a particular situation..”

It was a confident voice. If you didn't know about Schlieffen in the first place, you wouldn't have done it. It was ter..

I could see that the time I met was short. If not for his morbid obsession with strength, he is the right aristocrat He was a man who could be called a noble..

I thought I would trust, not whack, protect the weak..

“So rest assured, man. No doubt he turned yesterday's work into his own responsibility..”

“I don't want to do that.···?”

“You know we didn't get arrested this morning..”

“De, I heard it.···.”

Asel breathed a sigh of relief. Ronan spread the parchment he was holding and tilted it to and fro.

The crude map shows the location of the Penardo Fountain. It was a hand-drawn map by Professor Wear Lion Varenne..

“I can't paint the real picture dirty. No, it's amazing to have this kind of drawing with that boozy hand. One···.”

The entrance ceremony was a fortnight later. Ronan decided to visit Jimac first before stopping by his hometown..

I suggested that Marya come with me, but she finished the job at the top. We couldn't get together because we had to build it..

“No doubt this way.···.”

It was a great place to stay, and it was a great place to stay. It's easy to find the river because it's densely lined with large birch trees. Did.

Ronan, folding the map like a crumple, uttered a yell..

“Damn it, I can't eat it. Get me out of here, Asher. Up to the tree.”

“Yeah. Invisible Hand!”

Asel splashed his cane. Ronan's body rose into the air. Ronan, with a clear speed, shed his elasticity.

“Oh, it's really fast now.?”

Ride(?) Also clearly better. If you had a child who couldn't control your strength before, you would have felt like you were holding it at your disposal. Now, my sister with soft hands is creeping up. I think it feels like it..

Ronan swung his sword as he reached the top of the tree. Passasak! The green ceiling was cut off and the view of the Shemo forest spread out in front of your eyes.

A long, thin stream of water bends between the beckoning trees Showed.

****

Ronan would rather walk along the river for a while with his feet aching and the water at the bar I insisted on going up..

“I'm doing this, so I remember that. Time is really fast.”

“uhhhhhhh···.”

So the two lay side by side on a sloppy raft. Sheep-like clouds were seen crossing the blue sky.

Ronan pulled out the cigarette he was biting into his mouth and put it out..

“I want to open it up.?”

“Huh? Oh, no···It's okay..”

“Aing, chewy asshole.”

Ronan inhaled the smoke again at the door of the cigarette. Acel, lying down and dipping his fingers in the river, opened his mouth.

“Where did you learn how to make a raft??”

“In the army.”

“Sphere, Army? What···.”

“There's something like that, man..”

Acel couldn't believe it. Ronan made one of those rafts in less than an hour.. It was one of the survival skills he learned while living as a pundit.

Rafts made of logs and chewy vines are much more pleasant than overland Led the boys. Ronan muttered..

“No matter how much you know, you can tell me the only thing you know. That lion, you used it so hard..”

“Jimac is so hard to find.?”

“Maybe not. If you find one, you can take the OL..”

Ronan recalled a conversation he had with an old man in the past. An old man who has devoted his whole life to finding Jibak in a puddle of Managa Jibak. Likened.

Mana, drifting through the world, stagnates in one place for every reason, Very rare puddle.

“As soon as the news of the discovery is known, it belongs to the Empire. That's why it's hard to find it. Even if you find it, you don't share information..”

“Why?”

“Even one stone there is as expensive as gold. Of course, depending on the case..”

In fact, some adventurers called the landmass a gold mine on the ground.

Mana, stagnant in one place, permeates the surrounding things and is ordinary The stone has been turned into a hearthstone, and the name of the unknown weed has been changed into a medicinal herb.

Acel nodded as if he understood.

“That's why you've got so many buckets of water in your backpack. I did something..”

“Penardo was Sam..”

Causing the change was water as well. The water from the water source located in the region is a elixir or potion bi Became a substance.

It was because of this that I filled a sack and a bucket of water in my backpack..

“And then we may not have found it yet.···.”

I was reminded of the Jimacs who had stopped by chance in my previous life. At the time, it was already nationalized, or a drop of water was abandoned. They were exploited and devastated..

There were about half a dozen places Ronan knew, and he went to visit them later. It wouldn't be bad to look at..

“That's right, Ronan..”

“En?”

“Is that al okay? Yesterday···.”

“Oh, that's right..”

Ronan took Marfez's eggs out of his pocket..

I haven't changed my appearance, which is ugly like a ragged horse dung., today looked a little pretty. He was the first public servant who helped you get away from Schlieffen's magic..

Ronan intoned, looking at the still silent egg.

“I'm not sprawled like a sissy.?”

Al did not answer. It was natural. Ronan, who threw the egg into the air once and received it, closed his eyes.

Ronan and Asel spent that night on the river. A group of brilliant stars that will not be strange when poured into their quilt. Gave.

Ronan lives with Marfez, who fires and burns the islands, and dances I had a dream of begging Schlieffen..

****

The two arrived at Penardo Sam the next day at noon. The leaves of the trees affected by the earth were shining softly.

“Here. The air is good..”

In the center of the small fountain, water was coming up. It was small in size, but it was a deep-looking fountain.

There were green bushes growing in Samter. As the hearthstone progressed, the discolored rocks rose profusely.

“That's more ordinary than you think..”

Ronan tasted like a squeamish. He had his own luck, but he had seen the wonders he had seen so far. Compared to the spirit water..

“Well· * * Something awkward. Blame the mood..”

“waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa···.”

But Asel was different. He had a similar reaction to when he first saw the landscape of the islands. Asel muttered in admiration as he took a breath and exhaled.

“I've never seen a place so rich in mana in my life..”

“Damn, what's a little different? I don't see anything..”

“Just * * * a lot· Managa, yeah. Visible.”

I thought I could use a much stronger spell now. The analogy of Managoi puddle was correct. Mana, which is usually widely spread, is everywhere, like a fruit There was English.

“My circle is dirty.”

Ronan sucked the cigarette strongly. Mana, Mana, Mana of him.

By this time, I was so dirty that I vowed not to succeed in responding to how much I had to do.. Then Asel, slowly looking around, swung his eyes.

“Uh?!”

“What??”

“By, Ronan! Pocket!”

Asel stretched out his cane and pointed to Ronan's pocket. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.

“Pocket? Why?”

“Al***! Get the eggs out! Come on.!”

It seemed to him. Mana, which was lumped around, swirled and sucked into Ronan's pocket. There were.

Ronan took Marfez's eggs. Asel nodded quickly.

Eggs are not enough for mana in the atmosphere, even mana that permeates the ground or trees. I was sucking and drinking ravenously..

“What's going on? Yeah.?”

“Oh, Al's absorbing Mana.!”

Ronan shook his head. Invisible, he only felt livid. It's not a dream bird, it's an egg that absorbs mana? Suddenly?

-Pajic!

It was then. The shell, reminiscent of dry shit, began to crumb a little. Ronan, surprised by the sauce, brought his face closer to the egg..

“wealth, hatching?!”

However, contrary to Ronan's expectations, the cracks did not go or go.

But the color and texture were changing. A smooth black surface with a brown rough surface reminiscent of horse dung It was changing..

“······What is it??”

Al changed his appearance over the course of a few minutes.

After the change, Al was incredibly beautiful. The shell without a tea was reminiscent of a black pearl.

Ronan tapped the shell like he was stuck..

“I'll turn, really. It's not a caterpillar, it's an egg..”

“The absorption is continuing..”

“By this time, it's not enough to have a steel beak or a flame feather. Something more awesome needs to come out..”

The change did not mean that one did not hatch. Ronan grunted and put the egg back in..

He approached the fountain where the water was rising. His face was shining above the sleep that was constantly rippling. Bushy hair was poking into his eyes.

“Oh.”

A stem of wind grazed my head. I only knew the identity of the discomfort I had felt since I came here. Ronan's mouth opened slowly..

“Asher.”

“Yeah.?”

“Isn't it a little weird??”

“···What??”

“Obviously, the lion sees it here, and it's a place where fantasy species often gather. I did.?”

Asel shook his head. It was a sound that I didn't know in English. Ronan's hand was on the hilt.

“That was···?”

“The fantasy species is much more petulant than the usual beasts They're. Of course, there are a lot of other animals in the fantasy species.?”

“······That's right.?”

“But why don't you see a sparrow?.”

Asel shut his mouth. I didn't hear Ronan's horse horse or even that common bird sound..

The sound of water rising from the fountain, the leaves in the wind I could only hear the sound of sinuses..

A creepy creepiness came up the backside..

“Ha * * * Be prepared, Asher·.”

“Well, what??”

“It smells like blood..”

Ronan turned his head in the direction of the wind.

The wind that tickled the nostrils was soaked with blood.. His thin eyes were sharp..

“That, like that···!”

Asel recoiled and backed away. Ronan swung the knife into the air..

Tuk. A half-blown arrow fell to the floor.

Assel's face was white..

“Hi Profit!”

“You had a guest who came first..”

Ronan caught Acel's scruff and threw him behind a nearby rock. The arrow that flew again stuck in the spot where he was.

Asel looked at Ronan's back, breathing hard. He was already running in the direction in which the arrow flew. Asel grabbed his cane..

“Me, me, too.···!”

I couldn't be as burdened as I was last time. Asel, squeezing the container, pulled his head out of the rock. He pointed at Ronan with his cane and uttered a spell.

“Invisible, Hand.”

Kugugung! Large and small rocks and pieces of wood rise around Ronan's body Began to spin.

Two arrows flying from different directions ricocheted on the rock. Ronan smiled as he looked back at Acel.

“It's a recipe..”

“Me, what the hell is that kid??!”

Not far away came a confused cry of embarrassment. It was a dense bush that was larger than a person's height..

Ronan, checking the direction, began sprinting on the ground.

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