I Became a Time-Limited Swordsmanship Genius at the Academy

2. Spirit

Orion Academy has a glorious history.

The evil that threatens the world.

A reliable companion who defeated the demon king with the hero.

This is because it is an educational institution created by the druid ‘Grandel’ in preparation for the demon king who can be resurrected in the future.

When Grandel couldn’t find his successor like the others, he hid the source of his power in his academy.

So that only those who satisfy certain conditions can take it.

I headed to the forest behind the academy, full of the smell of nature.

The waves of blue mana that cover the surroundings sway like seaweed in the sea.

‘It didn’t look like this in the game. As expected, there is a big difference from reality.’

I avoided the well-paved forest path and stepped into a space where no one entered.

I feel the cold wind hitting my face.

Maybe I walked another 20 minutes. It was a time when the appearance of the academy was nowhere to be found.

‘Found it. The Lake of the Winter Trees.’

It is the space where Grandel’s power lies dormant and where his corpse is buried.

The clear blue lake shows a rainbow and the lively trees sway and say hello.

‘The [Nature’s Friend] Trait is working properly.’

You need special conditions to come here.

To have a constitution that is innately loved by nature.

Aside from that, if you have a great magical talent, you can enter.

The reason was because of the setting that magic talent would increase as much as one was loved by the sky.

‘Grandel’s power lies at the bottom of that lake.’

Whether it’s a normal knight or wizard, going that way won’t be easy… But there was a way.

I looked around.

A well-lit space. The only flat boulder where the warm wind blows.

A tree that properly casts a shadow and serves as an eyepatch.

All things put together, it was the perfect place to take a nap.

Her It wasn’t too difficult to find her.

‘As expected, he’s taking a nap just like the game.’

A woman lying on the stone floor and sleeping peacefully.

Radia.

She is a woman with long, yellow hair and a glamorous body, and her sharp eyes are the hallmark.

As a commoner, he is a mage who was born with tremendous magic power sensitivity and seawater-like mana.

If you can recruit a party, you can see the enemy in front of her blazing with flame magic, which is her specialty in her strong back row.

She approached her cautiously.

“Ehh… Huh? What are you? Who are you?”

Ladia stood up, rubbing her eyes.

I’m a freshman in the same year, but I can’t recognize you. I expected.

Because she doesn’t attend classes at her academy at all.

“Nice to meet you. My name is El.”

“…L. I’ve never heard of that name. How did you get here?”

“I was walking aimlessly, but when I opened my eyes, I was here.”

She calmly lied.

Ladia narrowed her eyes in disbelief.

She sighed and sat down on her rock, crossing her legs.

“…Yes, I like it. First of all, looking at the uniform, it looks like you’re a freshman like me. I wonder how you got here, but it’s none of my business. But can you stop disturbing my sleep? He’s very sensitive.”

“I’m sorry I disturbed your sleep. But can I do you a favor?”

“Didn’t you hear me? I’m asking with nice words, so this is very disrespectful…”

“I want to go into that lake.”

Ladia, who tried to express her irritation by clenching her fists, froze.

“…What?”

“Cast a spell. It’s fine even for a moment. About… 3 Minutes? Create an elliptical sphere where you can breathe and I won’t disturb you.”

What I’m talking about is the Aqua Cocoon magic.

If you are a 3rd circle mage, you can learn it.

Her main specialty is fire, but as someone with the talent of a great mage, she was able to use magic simply by ‘understanding’ and ‘seeing’ the theory.

“I wonder if you’re thinking of killing yourself here?”

“No. I have no intention of doing that.”

Ladia glared at her with her sharp eyes as if questioning, then yawned in annoyance.

“Hmm… Well, that’s okay. If you just want to die here. Do you know how annoying it is to think that there’s a dead body buried next to you? Even if you die, I’ll chase after you and kill you again, so if you want to die, go somewhere else.”

Just right.

As I snapped my fingers, a round blue circle appeared around my body…

Boom!

It just exploded again.

“Huh? Why does this explode?”

‘As expected, [A mountain-like entity] Is interfering with magic.’

Because his body doesn’t listen to magic well, he didn’t receive Radia’s magic either.

But the only downside to being like Taesan is the early stages.

Tick-click… Just right!

“Ah, that’s it. It’s strange… It’s not normally this difficult magic.”

This ability, which grows over time, can only block 1 circle of magic in the beginning.

It is the same in the case of Miss Luna. She used a slightly higher level of Holy Magic, the 3 Circle Great Heal.

“Okay, okay? I’ll keep it for about an hour, so come out on time. Then go away.”

“Thank you.”

Ladia lay down again and closed her eyes.

‘One hour. It was 30 minutes in the game. Are you really worried about dying?’

This is her other home.

When I’m not going to the academy, I always sleep here.

If you think there are corpses floating next to your house…

‘I must be in a bad mood too.’

In reality, there is a corpse of Grendel buried for 400 years.

Damn it.

The sound of something freezing was heard.

When I looked at her feet, I could see that the aqua cocoon was covered with ice.

‘…Did the cold of the mouth veins affect the magic?’

One hour is running out. A situation where you never know when the magic might be broken.

She went into the lake.

The sunlight pouring down from above was beautiful with an open view.

But there was nothing inside.

Neither that common fish nor any plant.

Only earth, sand and water were asleep.

But the deeper I went down, the whitish things started to show.

– Four, four, four.

Tick, click, click.

A strange sound echoed through the deep lake, where even the sunlight couldn’t penetrate anymore, as if there was something.

‘Whether it’s a game or reality, the atmosphere is very scary.’

It was okay because it was a scene I saw a lot in the game.

It wasn’t long before the identity of the whitish thing was revealed.

– Four, four, four… You’re a human?!

– It’s real! I wondered why Hans, who really hated the cold, went up.

A man called Hans snapped his teeth.

– Look, look, look, see? I’m really here! Aww… It’s cold.

A being sleeping in the lake.

They are both ghosts and spirits.

The bottom of the winter tree lake.

In the darkness where nothing could be seen, beings that showed light like ghosts began to appear one by one.

10 People… 30 People… 100 People. In an instant, a number of spirits appeared enough to build a village.

– Why did you leave so much fuss, but someone really came. The one who can see us too.

Finally, the ruler of this place. The Druid, Grandel, appeared while sweeping his white beard.

In fresh clothes, gray hair and a beard. Huge deer antlers between the eyebrows, a hallmark of druids.

Currently, the number of those races is extremely small, and they are treated as legends.

“Nice to meet you. Grandel, the Druid who has been with us in great glory from the past and to the present.”

– Heh heh heh. You have basic courtesy. Yes, it should be what did you come here for?

“I want power. I want to succeed Grandel.”

– Hmm… So you want to be my successor.

Grandel looked down indifferently.

That cold gaze seemed to freeze the chill inside of her body.

The mouths of the spirits, who had been making noise with strangers for the first time in a while, also became silent.

‘I feel naked. It’s like reading everything from me.’

What would happen if you peeled the fish skin?

Would it be like this if the red ginseng in the ground appeared in the world?

My body trembled in front of the hero who protected the world.

– It’s complicated. The soul inside you is empty. But soon something new came in. Should I call this a miracle or should I say he’s already dead…

‘…Are you referring to me as a newcomer? Empty means… El’s body in the game.’

As expected, I was convinced again that this is a world that cannot be judged by things like games.

– But it’s like heavenly luck for us.

“You mean heavenly luck?”

– Yes. How could this be luck? Your body is closer to the sky than anyone else.

Close to the sky. Its meaning was easily discernible.

Druids say that at his death he was close to the sky.

“What does that have to do with my death?

– Ah, sorry. You may be misleading. So… L. You said you wanted our power. Do you know what exactly this power is?

“The power to control the soul, known as ‘marriage spirit’.”

– You’re right. The soul is inherently more visible the closer it is to death. In that sense, since you are standing at the threshold of death at a young age… I dare not call it a blessing.

Is that the meaning?

I didn’t know there was no separate interactive key in the game. It was of course impossible to ask.

– Ah. What will you do with this power?

That was something I hadn’t thought of. Druids are a race that prefers to be altruistic rather than selfish.

Thus, like the dialogue in the game, I tried to say that it is used to protect the world.

“…Will be used to protect me.”

I told him honestly about his benevolent smile.

– Excellent. There is no shame in gaining the power to defend yourself. Come to work and see.

I approached Grandel. He was so tall that he had to look up.

Cock.

He poked his finger in my forehead.

– Marriage is for you from now on. No matter how you use it, it will follow you, and the spirits will gladly rise up to protect and defeat anyone who threatens or opposes them. And I’ll watch and teach you how to use this power.

“Thank you, Grandel.”

He’s watching himself? It was unexpected.

In the game, I just threw it out and said, ‘Let’s do well~’ and it was over.

The finger poking his forehead disappears.

Grandel’s body was moving inside me.

It wasn’t just Grandel.

All the spirits around me were being sucked into me like a whirlpool.

When I came to my senses, there was nothing around me.

[Acquire marriage skill]

[Grandel joins the journey ahead]

‘Is this the first goal achieved?’

I feel relieved.

But I had no idea until now.

I didn’t expect Grandel to roll around like an unemployed jobless man.

I really didn’t know.