The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 105
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7.
Student cafeteria at Arsene Academy.
A total of six men and women huddled together in a special room that is famous for its expensive usage fee..
Ulan, Noah and Ibela.
Dillia, Ian and Laurea.
looking at the students around.
Ulan was feeling a new expression.
That would be natural.
Except for Noah, the four men and women were comrades who fought alongside him in the past life..
‘Of course it's different.’
Currently, only Ulan remembers being with them. That's why there is no bond built over the past decades..
Still, being able to come together again like this, Ulan was genuinely happy..
‘It would have been nice if there were Perticia and Sven too..’
If you want even that, it will be greedy.
Just meeting Ian and Laurea was miraculous enough. When I was so alone in the memories.
The other party was in the middle of looking at the menu board..
“Dillia, what's delicious here??”
“this.”
As soon as Laurea's question is over.
Dillia pointed to a menu item without hesitation..
A thick, golden stew. Laurea, who was examining this carefully, tilted her head..
“Yes? What is this? pumpkin porridge?”
“Honey, Gummy, Stew.”
“…….”
with the reply.
Laurea's expression hardened..
After a while, she nodded as if recalling a forgotten memory..
“Alas, that's right. I remember now. You used to like dishes with bugs in them?”
“Pretty, delicious.”
“Ugh, I'm done. I will decline.”
She shakes her head in disgust.
After a while, Laurea turned her gaze this way. It was to get recommendations for dishes to order..
“Can anyone recommend something else? Not the ones with worms.”
but no answer came back.
Ibella averted her gaze as if she was reluctant to talk, and Noah tried to recommend something, but ended up.
He was probably trying to recommend a chrysalis dish he liked to eat the other day..
The awkward silence that followed.
The moment Laurea opens her mouth again.
Ulan opened the menu..
“then i recommend this.”
“This…….”
“Stewed with meat and red onion in broth made from pork backbone.”
Even if you just listened to the explanation, it was a normal dish, different from the spider stew that Dillia recommended..
Around the time Laurea's complexion brightened.
Ulan added an additional comment..
“It contains plenty of radish and green onion, so it is good for hangovers and is excellent for relieving hangovers..”
Hangover and Hangover Relief.
Hearing the words spoken in succession, she instantly put on a startled expression..
As if a well-hidden secret was discovered.
“Did you drink about five bottles yesterday??”
“……it's not.”
After quickly regaining composure.
Laurea replied with a sullen face..
Then Ian whispered in a whisper.
“Six bottles to be exact... … ugh!”
But I couldn't get an answer.
It was because Laurea, who predicted that useless words would come out, slapped her side with her elbow..
When Ian moaned in pain.
she replied with a grin.
“I don't drink alcohol, but since it was recommended, I'll order this. I never drank alcohol!”
After repeating the answer as if emphasizing.
Soon after, the dishes ordered by the party were served on the table. Among them was a backbone stew recommended by Ulan..
Certainly better than spider stew.
It also seemed to smell delicious. The only problem was that the exterior was a bit unique..
“…….”
Whole Pork Backbone Stew.
It looked like something that could be eaten by savages in the plains, and Laurea pondered whether to eat it or not..
Did you notice her troubles??
Ulan spoke again and again..
“Try it. Because it's delicious.”
After speaking briefly.
He started eating quietly..
It's a backbone stew just like Laurea. Although there was a significant difference in the amount.
Meanwhile, Laurea looked nervous..
It was natural. It was the first time in my life that I had eaten a dish that looked like this..
But worry for a while.
“after! Whoa!”
After cooling off the heat.
She took the broth carefully..
not long after.
“……!”
Yellow eyes widened wide.
Taste much sweeter than expected.
Furthermore, the light, yet greasy taste felt like it soothed a sore stomach from drinking too much..
Is it because it fit well in your mouth??
“keuheu!”
Unknowingly, admiration came out.
However, what came out of my mouth was not the clear voice I had heard until now, but a gutsy voice full of hangovers..
“……ah.”
the moment she realized.
it was already too late.
Except for Ian, the eyes of everyone in the party were directed towards Laurea. Embarrassed, she evaded the situation with a violent cough..
“Heh heh! Whoa! sorry. Maybe it's morning, but my throat is not so good.…….”
“Okay. Because drinking is not a sin.”
“So no!”
Laurea stays out of the way despite clear evidence. There must have been some circumstances, so I didn't ask any more after that..
Meals resumed.
Unlike Laurea, who seldom let go of her spoon as if she liked the backbone stew, Noah's expression on the other side was not very good..
‘……I think I'll pretend.’
The reason was simple.
It's because Ybela and Dillia, with Ulan in between, have been fighting a war of nerves since before..
Ibela was particularly bad..
'Cause she's been on the lookout for Laurea.
‘Of course I understand.’
Noah remembered what Laurea had done in class earlier. Sit close to Ulan, put your lips to his ear and whisper secretly, etc..
Perhaps each of these actions aroused Ibela's jealousy..
‘Even though…….’
I wish I could refrain from eating.
Because I felt like I would pretend if I kept watching.
But at that moment.
It made my stomach hurt even more..
Ibela and Laurea's eyes met in midair..
“……!”
An imminent situation that only Noah feels.
The moment when the feeling of tension lingered around.
It was Laurea who spoke first..
“You don't have to be so vigilant.”
“what? what to say suddenly…….”
“I'm not interested in that guy.”
She smiled and whispered.
A word that penetrates the essence at once.
It was probably because she looked into Ybela's insides through the projection eye..
Meanwhile, immediately after Laurea's answer,.
Ibella narrowed her eyes..
“……lie.”
“It's real. I prefer older people than my peers or younger ones, especially older men..”
Even after the clarification returned, Evela still looked distrustful. She must have judged that her answer was nonsense..
However, apart from Ibela's reaction,.
What Laurea said was true..
Because her ideal type was closely related to her penalty..
‘middle age taste.’
Saint Laurea's Penalty.
It is literally a penalty for liking middle-aged men. Of course, if you listen to this far, you will wonder what kind of penalty this is..
‘But there's a real problem.’
It is that if there is a middle-aged man who matches her taste around Laurea, her concentration, judgment, and self-control will all decrease..
‘fortunately…….’
The point that the penalty itself disappears when Laurea herself reaches middle age. So it was a penalty that was almost nonexistent in the original game..
Because by the time the door to the abyss opened and they started fighting the lords in earnest, Laurea had already passed the age of injustice..
‘In fact, it's still a nameless penalty.’
Laurea will soon become a saint.
Afterwards, until she resigns from her position as a saint, she is thoroughly forced to be chaste. In a word, let alone marriage, even dating is unsatisfactory..
There is no possibility of becoming Evela's rival..
‘And maybe Ian too…….’
I know they have a similar penalty.
It was related to sexuality, but I don't remember exactly what it was. 'Cause Noah never played Ian Marcus.
‘I didn't like men though..’
Among the many events that exist in the original work, there is an event in which Ian feels a crush on Dillia and confesses..
Of course, it's a big difference, but.
Anyway, judging from this, I don't think he was a man or a homosexual..
‘then what?’
Around the time when I was making a puzzled expression along with a question that suddenly popped up. The sudden voice of Laurea broke Noah's thoughts..
“no, it's real?!”
It seems to be an extension of the conversation we had earlier..
Laurea tapped her chest in frustration and continued..
“If you don't believe me, I swear by the name of the Holy Spirit. That's it?”
The next saintess mentioned God.
And even swear by God's name?
There's no guarantee better than this.
Even Yvella, who had been stubborn all along, finally lifted her suspicions..
“okay. If so, I will believe.”
“Phew, that's nice. To be honest, I felt like I was going to pretend because you kept looking at me from earlier..”
“……Sorry.”
Ibella's demeanor softened..
The flames of jealousy that dwelled in both eyes are now gone..
Thanks to that, Noah continued his meal in a more comfortable atmosphere than before..
“Rather everyone.”
Soon after all meals.
Laurea opened her mouth..
“What's your next schedule?”
“go to lecture.”
No matter how long the exchange period, the lecture proceeds normally. Laurea and Ian nodded, and this time Noah asked a question..
“what will you do?”
“Joint class, I'm going to apply?”
Dillia also added a question.
Eloden students can attend all lectures under the pretext of joint classes..
Meanwhile, Laurea and Ian, who received the question, put on a thoughtful expression..
But the trouble didn't last long.
“Yes, it's a long time ago, so I'm going to attend..”
“So, can you tell me about the lectures you are taking??”
“That's not difficult.”
Starting with Noah, who nodded happily,.
Listed the list of courses that Ybela, Ulan, and Dilia are taking sequentially..
how long has it been like that?
Ulan asked a question.
“how is it? Any help??”
“sure! I decided what to listen to.”
“what kind of lecture?”
“Whoops, it's a secret.”
“……secret?”
“Yeah, it's no fun if you tell me in advance.”
what the hell is not funny.
Ulan had an expression he did not understand..
But I didn't bother asking. Because there was no specific information.
After deciding which lecture to attend,.
The topic of conversation has changed.
second exchange schedule.
It was a story about a friendly mock battle. However, Ibella and Dillia were sceptical..
“Mock battles are honestly out of my interest.”
“that's right. It's annoying, too.”
somehow agreed.
It was judged that there was nothing to be gained by participating. Then, Laurea widened her eyes as if surprised by the reaction of the two..
“really? I'm surprised. The product was so good I thought everyone would be interested..”
“what is the product?”
“Overnight permit.”
“……!”
As soon as Laurea's answer was over.
Their facial expressions changed..
Permission to stay out, not to go out. Listening to the explanation, it was 2 nights and 3 days..
“Sleeping out is not free at our Eloden Academy, so these rewards are rare and valuable. But Arsene is different.?”
The moment she asked back as if she was envious.
Suddenly, Evelyn corrected her words..
“I also have to attend.”
“yes? But I'm not interested…….”
“thoughts have changed.”
Even Dillia changed her mind.
It's as if you're going to have to get your overnight stay permit no matter what..
When the two girls were burning with enthusiasm.
The topic of conversation has already reached the final schedule of the exchange meeting. It was a tour of the fountain of magic..
On the other hand, immediately after the mention of the fountain of magic.
Laurea and Ian exchanged glances..
This topic was the real business they were trying to bring up, and it was the story they wanted to hear the most..
“I really wanted to see the fountain of magic..”
“Neither do I. I've only seen it in books, but I've never seen it in real life..”
After letting luck float naturally.
The two opened their mouths again..
“Oh right. Come to think of it, I heard a strange story from the Empire last month..”
“It is said that a being presumed to be a 'monster of the abyss' appeared in the fountain of magic, is that true??”
Ian asks a question carefully.
It was Ulan and Dylia who answered this..
“true.”
“Just in time, here, all, gathered.”
“yes? What does it mean to all come together?”
“literally, meaning.”
“Me, Ulan, and Dylia were at the scene when the monster from the abyss came out..”
“……!?”
Facing the ever-widening yellow eyes.
The three calmly explained the situation at the time..
From the fact that the monsters of the abyss appeared in the Magic Spring and Area 2, to the fierce battle against them..
Furthermore, the moment when the story came out that Dillia used the 7-star cluster magic, 'Meteor Shower', to annihilate a thousand monsters..
“number, hundreds?”
“Wasn't that a monster??!”
Laurea and Ian's eyes widened..
He must have misunderstood that there was only one monster from the abyss until then..
“Have you ever been mistaken for a normal monster?…….”
“illusion, never.”
Dillia answers firmly.
Ulan and Noah also spoke in support of her..
“Dillia is right..”
“The monsters of the abyss we saw at the time must have crawled out of the gaps in the abyss..”
As Noah's answer came to an end.
Laurea asked a question..
“Now, wait a minute. what is a gap?”
“right. I forgot that description.”
Realizing his mistake, Noah changed his explanation..
It was to explain that Professor Direk turned into a monster and that with his death a rift in the abyss opened..
After a complete explanation of the situation,.
“…….”
Laurea and Ian shut their mouths..
with a very serious face.
I deserved it.
While listening to Noah's story, the first verse of the oracle suddenly came to mind..
「Fragments of the abyss have flowed out of the world through the cracks, and the door will be opened soon..」
Fragments into monsters, gaps into gaps.
If you substitute the contents like this, it perfectly matches the event that happened in the fountain of magic..
Right after the situation has been sorted out.
Laurea's face caught a clue, and she pursed her lips again and again..
“……Let me ask you one more question..”
“what?”
“I heard at first glance that Marquis Gorfant, one of the Five Swords of the Empire, also fought together..”
“It did. By the time Dillia's magical energy was depleted, he came as reinforcements..”
Ulan silently nodded..
He immediately recalled the time and continued.
“Thanks to the Marquis protecting Noah and Dillia, we were finally able to subdue the Frost Demon Dragon..”
“yes? It's a frost dragon?”
“what is that again?”
“one of the lords of the abyss.”
As soon as the word monarch ends.
The crimson eyes became ferocious..
“Because he has the power to freeze magic, he is called the nightmare of wizards..”
After a brief explanation of the bastard, Ulan wedged himself in again..
The Frost Demon Dragon was definitely subjugated.
But then, Laurea's eyes flashed fiercely as she listened to the story in silence..
“but how do you know that?”
“what do you mean?”
“That there's a boss in the abyss and that it's called the Frost Demon Dragon..”
A word from Laurea immediately follows.
At the same time, Noah sang for joy inside..
It was because Laurea was answering the questions she had always wanted to ask..
‘What will you answer?’
Noah waited for Ulan's answer with a mixture of anticipation and curiosity. Shortly thereafter, his reply came back..
“for a simple reason.”
A voice without any inspiration.
Ulan spoke calmly as if talking about a fact that had already passed..
“'Cause I've had fights with him before.”
“……yes?”
Noah asked with a blank face..
An embarrassing expression.
nonsense.
This must be the first time the Frost Demon Dragon has appeared, but when did you fight him??
‘it's a lie.’
Noah was so sure.
But this is Ulan's mistake.
No lie would work in front of Laurea's projection. So soon the lies will be exposed, and you will have no choice but to tell the truth..
But at that moment.
“That's amazing. I never thought that would happen.”
Laurea with a serious expression.
Noah's eyes were filled with astonishment at this reaction..
Her answer was because it felt like she was taking Ulan's words as truth..
completely unexpected situation.
When Noah's thinking was paralyzed, Laurea continued to ask questions.
“even when you fought…….”
“that can't be said.”
Ulan shook his head..
“I won't believe it anyway.”
this was also true.
It must be true in the first place.
Ulan was the same person inside and out..
Meanwhile, Laurea carefully organized the information she had gathered so far in her head..
Then I heard the sound of a bell.
Ding! Occasionally!
It was the sound that signaled the beginning of the morning lecture..
“I have to wake up.”
Ulan's murmur as a signal.
Ibella and Dillia also rose from their seats. It was because everyone had morning lectures..
“I ate well today thanks.”
“no. you're welcome.”
Laurea smiled..
Although I paid a considerable price for the use of the special room, I got more valuable information than that..
she also got up.
It was to see off Ulan..
“Then see you later in the day.”
“hmm? daytime?”
Ulan, feeling puzzled, asked.
but no answer came back.
some time after that.
It was after the morning lectures that Ulan understood Laurea's meaning..
To be exact, it was well past noon.
At the beginning of the actual hunting lecture.
“nice to meet you guys.”
I heard a familiar voice.
girl with blue hair.
She met Ulan and Dillia's gaze and smiled mischievously..
“My name is Laurea Lo Charpell, a second year student at Elloden Academy..”
Starting with a reunion much faster than expected.
The joint class with the next saintess has begun..
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