Academy Ankle Reaper

89. Who is that bitch

“I’m getting stabbed?”

[Kikikikick Yes, that’s you. You will be stabbed to death today!]

The sword vibrates slightly, creating an eerie atmosphere, but it didn’t matter to me.

The weapon is talking.

It looks like a cursed weapon, but you speak with will… At this level, you will be promoted to a great rare artifact that goes beyond a simple cursed weapon.

“Are you selling this too?”

“… Are you going to buy this?”

“If it’s not an Ego Sword, but a cursed weapon that speaks for itself, it’s very precious. Did you hear a ghost?”

The sword really speaks with will, not echoes of ghosts.

Cursed weapons emit strong curses, but it is rare to see a cursed weapon that even speaks directly like this.

Occasionally, as the curse accumulates, there are cases where a ghost, a mass of ghosts, dwells in the weapon together…

It’s hard to see a ghost that can express one’s opinion like that dwell in a weapon, so it’s worth bringing it to the necromancer.

[Kikki, you have eyes that see differently than you do! But fate doesn’t change.. You’ll be stabbed to death today!]

“… I hate that.”

Black kept repeating the same words.

It means that I will be stabbed to death.

There are less than 10 people who can stab me to death, so who the hell is going to stab me to death?

“Why am I being stabbed to death?”

[As soon as you caught me, I saw a future where you were stabbed with a knife. The future I’ve seen so far has definitely come true.. Why don’t you use your short life well!!]

Can you even see the future of

And the person holding the hilt?

This is really a thing.

I think you can sell it to a necromancer if you have it and go up north.

I didn’t pay much attention to the future that was guaranteed to come true.

“I am about to be stabbed to death….”

I can’t imagine.

I’m not invincible as a master, but if I’m going to be stabbed to death today, who the hell will have to come to this downtown?

‘Captain…?’

The first thing that came to my mind was the captain.

With her sword floating in the air, she can wield it freely, so she can stab me to death.

But why?

Could it be that I was angry that I was the first to shoot the sword castle that I was going to kill first??

‘Assuming that this is possible, then thinking about it, so it’s plausible?’

The swordsman is the first master the leader faced after becoming a master.

Because he interrupted at the church right before he was beheaded, it must have been a lingering regret.

“Atlas.. Let’s put that down and go.. It makes me feel bad..”

Lucia grabbed my arm holding the sword.

I didn’t look good.

Unlike me, who was examining the talking cursed weapon because it was strange, it looked very unpleasant.

They say I’m going to die, but it’s strange that I’m fine.

“Hmm…. “

At that time, the shopkeeper, who was not sure whether he was asleep or awake, woke up.

I grabbed the thick hammer behind the shelf with one hand and walked over to it.

“Would you like to hand that knife to me?”

[Keck?! Was the inspiration tank broken!!]

“I need to be able to fall asleep while making such a fuss… ”

As I passed the hilt into the shopkeeper’s hand, the sword vibrated wildly.

It was as if he was afraid of the shopkeeper.

Seeing that he was holding a thick hammer in his right hand, I could understand why he was afraid.

The owner stepped back and placed the sword on an anvil that seemed to have been set up for display near the shelf.

As I climbed the anvil, the sword vibrated even more violently.

“Is this naughty knife trying to kick out every customer that comes..!!”

Then the shopkeeper raised the hammer and struck it down at the sword.

– KANG!!

[Quaaah!!]

Sparks flew with a cheerful metallic sound, and the screams of swords echoed throughout the store.

It is not a hammer that is struck to shape the metal, but a hammer that strikes hard with the force to break it.

Generally, with a sword of that thickness, it wouldn’t be strange if it split into two pieces in one shot, but the cursed sword didn’t even get scratched.

I was sure.

That means that it is an artifact of aaa level or higher.

“If you do it one more time, didn’t I say I wouldn’t let you go, you spoiled bastard!!”

– KANG!! Kang!! KANG!!! KANG!!!!

The sword did not break and maintained its original shape despite the shopkeeper’s rhythmic hammering.

[Boo.. Broken!! It’s really broken!]

“You’ve seen me a lot up until now. Just break it down, melt it down, and make it into a new sword..!!”

[Quaaa!!]

I tried to buy it, but it seems difficult now.

If you seal it properly after purchasing it, you won’t have to worry about the curse, but I was concerned about Lucia to buy it now.

“… Let’s go.”

“Good idea.”

Lucia welcomed my offer.

I should come and buy that next week.

Please hold on without breaking until then..!

[Evil!! Evil!!! Evil!! It’s broken, it’s broken!!!]

A terrifying metallic sound resonated from the weapon shop with its back turned.

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“It was a strange store..”

“Still, isn’t a talking sword fun?”

“…They only say nasty things.. Everything.. Let’s go to the next place.. This will be fine.”

Lucia guided me to the next place, but she didn’t do anything well after that.

“Hee hee freshmen..! Didn’t the seniors tell you that you have to pay a toll to pass this place?”

Armed robbers appeared as soon as they passed by a deserted place.

Looking at what you’re saying, it seemed like they were picking on freshmen on their first outing.

“Does your senior not tell you that he is a work girl?”

“What??”

But Lucia and I were rather strong freshmen.

The robbers, unable to identify their opponents, broke their shins and crawled on the ground like caterpillars.

After passing through the alley, an artifact shop appeared this time.

It didn’t look old-fashioned like the weapon shop before, but it seemed like a good store that was stylish and neat.

But as soon as I got right in front of me, something other than the artifacts caught my eye.

“…A warning letter from City Hall?”

A piece of parchment with red writing is attached to the pillar.

It’s covered with another billboard, but I can see it.

That is definitely a ‘stigma’ attached by City Hall.

My steps stopped as soon as I saw that stigma that had to be forcibly applied for a certain amount of time in case of multiple accidents at the store.

That’s not to say that you’ve had an accident once or twice.

“Lucia wait… I’m a bit uneasy here.”

“… Anxiety?”

“Yeah… It’s like something’s about to explode…”

-Kwakwakkwag!!!

The shop exploded before I could finish my sentence.

“Everybody run!! Dr. Esti’s golem is rampaging again!!”

A huge golem appeared inside the exploded store.

Unlike most golems you can see, it was a mysterious golem with more mechanical parts.

Inside, people who seemed to be store clerks and people who looked like artisans who produced artifacts rushed out.

“Ahhh my shop??!!! How long has it been since it was built? I’m going to kill that doctor!!!”

The man who appeared to be the shop owner was tearing his hair as he looked at his shop that had been destroyed.

“Hmm.. I won’t be able to watch it. Too bad.”

“… That’s right.”

In order to subdue the runaway golem, other golems stood up in the store and a fun scene unfolded where golems battled each other, but I decided to avoid the place because I thought I would get caught up in it after staying for a long time.

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The place we arrived to avoid the commotion was a quiet alley.

“Ah….”

Lucia was very depressed.

It seems like you’re in a bad mood because you have no choice but to get out soon or get caught up in a strange incident because accidents happen everywhere you go.

I actually had quite a bit of fun.

It was a mess, but I saw a lot of rare things.

It’s not Lucia’s fault that everywhere she goes is a mess.

The downtown area is originally such a place.

Due to the nature of a place called a port, all kinds of strange things gather, and since strange things are gathered, strange things often happen.

For that reason, demon-related incidents often occur here.

Hayden noticed that, and as soon as going out was lifted, he often came and went.

However, Lucia’s depressed mood did not improve.

“Don’t be too glum, I had fun.”

“But… Nothing is right…”

“That’s part of the fun. Wasn’t fighting golems fun?”

The fight between the rampaging cork golem and the regular golem was quite fun.

It was a pity that I couldn’t see it until the end, but I heard that the Magic Engineering Department of the Academy is doing something similar, so let’s take a look.

“There is still plenty of time. Then.. Shall we go over there this time?”

“That’s… A doll shop…?”

“You’ve seen it there before. Don’t you want to go?”

“… Yes.”

The doll store was full of ball-jointed dolls made of ceramics and cute dolls filled with cotton and feathers.

Lucia was visibly delighted with the dolls.

She was smiling most brightly throughout the day.

She said Lucia, who had been depressed just before, seemed to have regained her energy.

“…Atlas, this is a gift.”

“Is it mine?”

Lucia looked at a shelf full of teddy bears and handed me a black teddy bear.

In her arms was a large golden teddy bear and several other cotton dolls.

“Yeah.. It’s kind of like carrying only me.”

“That’s also true. I’ll keep it in my room.”

After that, she bought a few more dolls, but they were so bulky that she only had one teddy bear in her hand and decided to send the rest to the academy.

“… hehehehe~.”

Lucia seemed to like the golden teddy bear in her hand, put it on her side and sang her hum.

Walking around with each other wearing dolls, it was as if they were visiting an amusement park during their school days.

No, since you’re attending the academy, you’re in school.

After this, go back to the dorm… After eating and chatting for a while, watch Lucia sleeping, and check out a hidden piece that can only be obtained in the downtown area.

After today, what the sword said at the weapon shop will be nonsense.

And at that moment, I felt a deep sense of life.

“Wow?!”

As she pushed Lucia away and rolled behind her, her assassin, holding a sharp rapier, brushed past where she had been standing just before.

It was an assassin wearing a gray robe over his armor.

I couldn’t see his face at all because he was wearing a hooded hood and a mask, but he was the same height as me.

“…!!”

An assassin lunged at me with a rapier.

I don’t know who it is, but he has a big liver.

He seems like a pretty skilled assassin, but he was already defeated at the point where he couldn’t kill me in the first attack.

A piece of brick was thrown at the assassin’s face as a check.

A small piece of brick went as fast as a crossbow, but the assassin simply dodged the attack.

“Avoid that?”

A piece of brick brushed past the assassin’s face.

He consumed the power enough to rip off his hood as a check, and then swung the dagger in his right hand, the real attack.

As the hood and mask were ripped apart, the silver hair contained inside flew into the air.

It was a very familiar hair color for me.

“Kid…?”

Unable to attack any further, his hand stopped.

I checked the assassin’s face instead.

It felt a bit more mature, but it was a face I knew.

It was never a face that said it was nice to meet you after a long time.

Assassin’s face revealed… Casey spoke to me with hate.

“Did you abandon me because of this…?”

-Hook!

I feel a sharp pain.

The rapier Casey was holding pierced my abdomen, and bright red blood poured out.

Blue flames shimmered on the blade protruding from the body.

“Ah… Atlas!!!!”

Lucia screamed when she saw the rapier stuck in my body.

Red blood splattered on the black teddy bear I was holding.

‘Is this really stabbed…?’

That knife is really useful… I actually stabbed it before sunset.

I will definitely buy it next time.

Even though there is a vent in the ship, what comes to mind right away is the knife that made the brave prophecy.

I was thinking about that even in the midst of the dizzying pain.

This level of injury is a common one among knights.

It was a pretty neat attack no matter how careless you were.

“Your skills have improved a lot between the two.”

“Yeah… It’s been 3 years!!!”

Anyone who doesn’t know at all would call me crazy.

Seeing that he is doing this even though his stomach is bleeding bright red, he is already crazy.