I Became a Blind Swordsman at the Academy chapter 130

130. You’ve changed a lot while I couldn’t see you, Leon (1)

A man was reading a book in a run-down alcove-like place, relying only on a single candle.

Although he had been living for hundreds of years, there was no end to his learning.

ㅡSararak.

The pattern on the cover of an old book that just happened to be turning was something you could often see in the East, far away from here.

A dead man with a grudge in a book.

It contained the origin and information of the yodo (妖刀), which is made by sealing the soul, which is expressed as an ‘ear’.

So, this book could be seen as a dangerous book that could be said to be illegal to carry around on the continent.

But the man didn’t care.

What kind of law can stop ‘him’?

It wasn’t that I was reading to do something bad in the first place.

It was just that ‘Touhou’ was not a field he was confident in, and the man he was paying attention to was using a yodo (妖刀).

The man, who had been skimming through the book quickly turning the pages, pays attention.

The part he was curious about was written in the book.

“Managing the urethra does not mean that you can communicate with the ears. However, there are extremely rare people who can communicate with the ‘ear’, who grew up in an environment very close to death or who have no reluctance to kill. Such was the case with those who were born with 天殺星 (天殺星). They are basically unaffected by the yogi emitted by their ears and will not become yokai. However, their end will be no different from yokai.”

The man hesitated for a moment before reciting.

Soon, he frowned and read the back story.

“…It is said that, as an exception, demons and demons who dealt with the urethra were also able to communicate with ears. La… Do you think you have to be close to death to be able to communicate with the dead? Interesting.”

It reminds me of ‘Zeto’, a man who stopped reading and lifted his head, wearing a white bandage over his eyes.

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Jeto’s urethra seemed to contain the soul of a person presumed to be his teacher.

I thought he was able to have a deep connection with the soul and have a conversation, but I don’t think it was like that again.

“Close to death…?”

There was no detailed information about the celestial killer (天殺星), which seems to be an Eastern term, but judging from the expression that there is no reluctance to kill, it seemed to refer to those who were born with cruelty.

This was quite far from the Zeto he knew.

“Tsk…”

The man clicks his tongue once and closes the book for a while.

That’s around the time when he was sitting with his chin resting on his chair and deep in thought.

“…master.”

Someone enters the room calling him.

The woman, who was neatly dressed in a maid’s uniform, bowed her head once and continued talking.

“I just heard the news, but the first year cadets who went on a field trip to the desert are on their way back to the academy.”

The girl’s name is Itea.

Although it looked like a human on the outside, it was a golem created by him who had the title of a wise man.

The sage possessed considerable knowledge in magic engineering to the extent of making ‘Itea’, but this was not widely known.

If he discloses his magical engineering knowledge to the world, civilization will be able to develop rapidly.

However, too fast development is bound to cause many side effects, so this was only used sparingly within the academy.

“Sudden news.”

The day the first-year cadets were scheduled to return from the field trip was yet to come.

Did something go wrong?

The sage, who needed a detailed explanation, turned his head and looked at Itea blankly.

“It is said that the lord of Delgrad, Sicily Windris, has decided to send the students back as soon as possible, in an unknown situation where ‘other species’ disappear without a trace overnight.”

The sage frowned at Itea’s continued explanation.

“The other world species disappeared? What do you mean by that?”

“They say it’s literally gone… it’s nowhere to be seen in the desert. It’s been two days now.”

“Hmm… It’s strange. Those chunks of scrap metal that didn’t seem to have any purpose disappeared overnight…”

The wise man who had been touching his chin let out a saliva.

Even the sages were well aware of the Lee Gye-jong.

They are beings from a ‘otherworld’ whose civilization is completely different from this place.

In the first place, the reason they were named ‘The Other World’ was largely influenced by the wise man who participated in the investigation of the Other World sect while hiding his identity at the time.

However, since there was no special feature other than showing aggression towards humans, the wise man, as always, reduced his intervention as much as possible.

And Delgrad, a city located in the desert, was defending them well.

“…There’s a high probability that someone who can give them orders has appeared. Did they investigate the ‘temple’?”

“If you’re talking about a temple…”

Itea, unable to understand the sage’s words, asked back.

“Ah, I’m talking about ‘relics.’ Because I’ve set foot there before they entered the desert. Unfortunately, with the appearance of alien species, it became impossible to enter…”

Saying that, the sage recalled memories of the past that had passed more than 200 years.

It was impossible to step in due to unknown barriers or jinbeop that were created when alien species appeared, but there was definitely a ‘temple’ there.

Now, even if the sage is called a living ‘fossil’, there is nothing to say, but he was also interested in archeology.

The temple, which was built before the sage himself was even born, had a stone statue of the ‘Evil tribe’.

Why did a temple worshiping demons appear in the desert located in the land of humans?

The wise man guessed that it was because of the demons, who were considered fearful by the demons.

Among them, there was only one demon whose horns were distorted due to predation on their own kind.

A demon who tried to break the bond between the demon king and the hero and become the ‘king’ himself.

But it failed.

so it was forgotten

name has been erased

Ironically, the demons, who were thought to have been wiped out without leaving any records, left traces in the land of humans.

Wasn’t this a temple that honored him who could not become a king after all?

The sage had come to such a conclusion.

“Well, even if we send an investigation team to the ruins, we won’t be able to find anything.”

The wise man, who had escaped from flashbacks, threw a book on the desk and leaned back in his chair, tilting his head back.

According to the sage’s investigation at the time, it was certain that the sects of the other world had temples as their bases.

“They hid their appearance… Maybe it’s to preserve the troops… Whoa…”

Significant movements of different species.

The wise man let out a sigh.

“At this point when it is known that the resurrection of the demon king is not far away, other species suddenly began to call up troops… When is this Leon going to appear? Has he been born?”

Because the situation was unusual, the wise man grumbled, bringing out the name of his old colleague, the warrior Leon.

Unfortunately, it seemed very likely that Leon, caught in the ‘bridle’, would not have memories.

Since Leon, who met the sage, had no memory of his previous life.

If you were born with the qualities of a hero, it would be very easy to enter Innocence Academy.

And there was no particular reason why the reincarnated hero wouldn’t enter the academy. It is a fence as safe as the academy, and where else can you learn?

That’s why he was a sage who built several devices in Innocence Academy that could help Leon recover his memory.

Among them, there is a ‘necklace’…

‘…Did Jeto take the necklace?’

The sage scratched his head.

‘Still, the painting remains, and the thief almost stole it, but…’

Fortunately, there were many devices besides the necklace.

The key was whether the reincarnated Leon could recall his memories or not.

It was only necessary for a warrior to fulfill his role as a warrior without having to recall memories of his previous life, but this was the wise man’s extremely personal desire.

Wanting to have a conversation with a close friend who unfortunately died after living for hundreds of years… It was a small greed that the wise man had few left.

***

Unfortunately, I left the desert without a chance to talk with Ishmir alone.

As expected, Delgrad strengthened its vigilance, and the cadets were able to leave the desert after thorough guarding by the warriors.

Ishmir, who was accompanied by the wagon to the desert, said that it was annoying and asked Lucia to become an academy instructor.

What will Lucia do?

Besides, Ishmir is not good at teaching others… to be an instructor.

I don’t know if it’s a ‘guard’, but the instructor was unreasonable.

Anyway… the desert was quiet enough to be peaceful, and the journey to the desert came to an end after parting with Ishmir.

Back at the academy, the instructors stopped the cadets and gave notice of the schedule.

It was a field trip for a joint battle, but since there are many cadets who couldn’t fight, they said they would prepare a separate class for joint battles.

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Joe stays the same, he doesn’t go on a field trip again, but this time it’s solved within the academy.

At the end of the notice, a break was given for the cadets who would have been tired of the rough environment of the desert.

At the word rest, the auditorium where the cadets were gathered was tinged with cheers.

In particular, Orfel Aisin, who was the successor to the Aisin family of water, one of the four elemental families of the continent, showed his liking to the point of applause.

Let’s talk to Crank, who was in the same group as him…

Orpheel, who couldn’t cope with the heat of the desert, once sprinkled water on his head.

Crank said it was very cool.

…Perhaps Orphell was treated like a ‘watering can’ or ‘shower’ in the desert.

Anyway, I was given a few days of rest, but there was no rest for me, who had ‘things to do’ during this precious break.

So, before leaving the academy, I stopped at a general store for a while to buy necessary items.

[Why did you buy so many candies… Do you need something to snack on while traveling? Did our student like sweet things…]

Sierra, who was watching me coming out of the general store after buying lots of candy, has a question.

As soon as I turned around the alley and entered the shadows, I answered her softly.

“…I thought the hero might like it.”

[Whoops… You’re kidding too much. Didn’t you say that reincarnated heroes definitely have memories of their previous lives? Would a great man like a warrior take candy that such young children would like? ]

“hahahaha… is that so…?”

[ okay. I’d rather buy you a drink. ]

It’s alcohol.

Sierra seems to be saying that because she still doesn’t know what the reincarnated hero looks like.

This candy from the general store was an item that could increase the favorability of the hero.

I still don’t know if I really played the game with that setting or if it distorted my memory, but at least it won’t happen that the hero doesn’t like candy.

How will Sierra react when she sees the warrior enjoying the candy?

…Well, putting it off for later pleasure seemed good.

***

“ray!”

A boy comes running waving his hand.

Under the shade of the tree where the child ran, ‘Ray’, the reincarnation of the warrior Leon, and the director of the orphanage were together.

‘…Isn’t that guy tired?’

It was a boy who usually showed a rational interest in Ray.

No matter how much Ray became a woman’s body, she had no interest in men. It wasn’t that he wasn’t particularly interested in women.

This was the case even when he was the hero Leon.

Leon lived by hearing other colleagues say, ‘He’s a ignorant guy’. He still didn’t know why he had been told that.

“Heh… heh…”

Ray, who was crossing his arms, looked at the boy who was gasping for breath as he approached him.

It was clearly visible in Ray’s eyes that he would say something like let’s play together again.

And it fit exactly.

“Ray, do you want to play together…?”

“Don’t disturb the rest.”

Ray clearly drew a line today as well.

She’s the one who’s been having a lot of trouble lately.

I didn’t have enough time to play with a small child.

Furthermore, Ray had no intention of playing with a guy whose cheeks turned red every time he looked at him.

The director next to Ray’s cold heartedly tries to talk to her.

“Ray, aren’t you talking too much to your friend… Then you can’t use it.”

“…”

Undeterred by this, Ray turned his head away from the boy.

The director, who was worried about Ray, who had no friends, rummaged through his pockets.

At the sound of rustling, Ray glanced at the director for something.

Before long, Ray’s eyes twinkled when he confirmed what was in her hand.

“Ray, why don’t you play while eating candy with your friends?”

“……”

Ray closes his eyes tightly.

‘Candy’ was one of the culprits of Ray’s troubles recently.

An acquaintance of the director once visited the orphanage and said, ‘Is it because it’s been a while since I’ve seen you? Ray is completely round. hehehe, cute.’ Hearing things like that was the source of trouble.

‘How can my face be round even though I practice every night…’

Ray, who was glancing at the candy with a pouty face, had chubby cheeks.

It was because lately the director had given her candy whenever she had something to praise.

Leon said he hated sweet things, let alone candy, but since he became Ray, why was he so drawn to sweet things… She didn’t know.

“…”

Ray held out his hand to the director.

I don’t know if you’re playing together, but it was a nonchalant look, asking for candy anyway.

“Can you promise to have fun with your friend instead? Can’t you just take the candy and not play?”

There was no way the director could not have noticed this.

‘It’s a promise…’

Ray was a ‘hero’ anyway.

A warrior who did not keep his promise could not be called a warrior. No matter how small a promise it is.

So the moment Ray gets the candy, he will have to play with the boy.

If he didn’t do it, Ray could suffer a psychological blow.

‘Nevertheless…’

…it was hard to give up.

Ray, who was sticking out his mouth, nodded lightly and expressed his affirmation to the director’s words.

Then he holds out his small hands.

“…give me some candy.”

In front of the huge wall of candy, Ray collapsed so easily that it was pointless.

The director laughs at the cute Ray’s behavior and puts a candy in her tiny hand.

“Ray, are you really going to play with me?!”

A boy watching this scene exclaims in an excited voice.

“Ah, play with me. I keep my promise. I’m a warrior.”

Ray picks up a reasonably sized twig that was nearby.

The director was watching them with a heartwarming smile, thinking that since he was Ray, who usually liked warriors, he would like to play with swords.

Soon, Ray, who was looking around the tree branches with red eyes, opened his mouth to the boy who was sending eyes full of expectations.

“…Have you ever heard of picking up twigs?”