The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 111
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3.
Iris Senior.
Ulan's first impression of her was 'big'.
Of course, she wasn't as tall as Ulan, but she was by far the tallest woman he'd ever seen..
and one more.
There were features that caught the eye..
“there, the face…….”
Noah spoke with an awkward face..
It was because of the water dripping down her face. As if she had just washed her face, Iris' face was soaked with water..
But she didn't really care. Anyone can see that she bowed her head first, not even thinking to wipe herself dry..
“Forgive me for being late.”
She apologizes in a calm manner.
Meanwhile, when Iris appeared, Camilla suddenly kicked her seat. with a slightly troubled expression.
“Iris, after washing your face, you should wipe your face..”
“……ah.”
Iris's eyes widened slightly..
As if I realized.
After a while, she answered in a dry tone..
“I don't have a towel.”
“what? no handkerchief?”
“are you okay. It will dry if left alone.”
“No, that's not what I mean... … . Hey, come over here for now. I'll wipe you.”
Camilla sighed and pulled out a handkerchief..
Camilla then wipes Iris's face..
Noah blinked a few times as he watched Iris stay still without resistance. She was to peek at her status window.
[Name]: Iris Senior
[age]: 18
[Rating]: A
[Attribute]: Master of spearmanship
One of the names of Arsene Academy.
Iris Senior.
She is the next student president of the Arsene Student Council, which will be launched next year, and is the person at the center of various events related to the student council..
Among them, the event that Noah pays attention to is by far the hidden event..
‘There are two trigger conditions:.’
The most important condition among them is to become close to Iris beyond a certain level. Only then can she save her life in the hidden event..
‘Because A-rank or higher names are rare.’
There's nothing wrong with keeping him alive. When we fight against the abyss, it will be a strong force.
‘According to the original strategy, you have to pass the entrance ceremony event smoothly and stand out..’
Then, when a new student council is formed, they secretly receive cooperation proposals..
The reason is that he did not give in to the pressure and discrimination of the existing student council and showed his conviction..
‘but…….’
Couldn't do it this time.
At the entrance ceremony, which should have been a chance to meet, it was so messed up that it was called a terrorist..
As a result, Ulan stood out in a different way, and Noah also gave up all hidden pieces and events related to the student council..
‘But I can't imagine that our relationship would continue like this thanks to the exchange meeting with Elloden..’
After all, people know what's ahead, but they don't know..
After thinking about Iris.
He then turned his attention to the purple-haired woman who was meticulously cleaning her face..
‘……Camilla Tanesia.’
A childhood friend who is one year older than Iris.
The two have been together ever since they were young, and I heard that their relationship is more than siblings..
According to users who played as Iris, they trust each other more than their families, so it must mean that they have a close relationship..
That's why, if you're going to participate in a hidden event centered on Iris, it's a good idea to build a friendship with Camilla as well..
‘because Camilla…….’
Because it's going to turn into the final boss that appears in Iris Senior's hidden event. To put it bluntly, it's a position similar to Professor Direk's..
And the reason why you have to build a friendship with Camilla is because you can get involved in the hidden event with Iris..
In other words, it means that you can participate in the hidden event only when you squeeze in between the two who have a relationship of absolute trust and build a friendship..
This was the second trigger condition.
‘It won't be easy this time either.’
Noah let out a deep sigh..
It's because I've already gone through hardships.
‘There's no need to be in a hurry though.’
I just met Iris.
And the hidden event centered on her will be launched next spring, after the new student council is launched. There is still a lot of time to get to know each other.
By the time you finish thinking.
Before I knew it, the water on Iris' face was wiped clean..
Her face is much smoother than when she first saw it. Then, calmly sunken purple eyes gazed at the party..
“Thank you for answering the call.”
After bowing my head again.
Iris patted her left chest lightly..
“My name is Iris Senior, a sophomore in the military department. Although it's not enough, I became the representative of Arsene in this friendly mock match..”
starting with her introduction.
Ulan and his party also finished a brief self-introduction once again. After a simple voiceover, Iris continued speaking in a dry tone..
“The reason I called you today is to share the strategies and formations that will be held in the mock battle tomorrow..”
As Noah guessed.
But I didn't get to the point right away..
Iris took a moment to catch her breath and then changed the subject..
“But before that, I have something to say.”
“……?”
“it's about you.”
Where Iris' finger pointed.
It was Ulan. She glanced at Ulan, then spoke to her in a dry tone..
“I'll be honest. you are insurance.”
“insurance?”
“Yes, I heard that there is a very talented person at Elloden Academy. At first glance, he said he was an expert..”
I know who it is.
Paladin, Ian Marcus.
One of the warriors, he is an expert expert, as Iris just said, and the strongest figure among the Elloden delegation..
“But to my shame, we don't have the power to deal with him. If Himel de Org had been, he would have left it to him.…….”
He is no longer at Arsene.
It was because he submitted an application for withdrawal and left the academy. Of course, it was not an arbitrary choice, but it came from Count Deorg's choice, but.
“so i called you.”
Himel is at the level of a high-ranking knight.
Of course, the Ulan who turned Himel into a blood clot would be on a higher level. Also, there were rumors that Ulan was an expert among students..
Meanwhile, towards the end of the explanation.
Suddenly, Ibella interrupted the conversation..
“So can we understand that Ulan's role is to deal with Eloden's expert??”
“no, that's not it.”
“yes? then…….”
“As I said before, he is insurance. So unless it's unavoidable, I won't ask for your help..”
huh? what the hell is this?
Picking you up as a player and not asking for help.
Questions were on everyone's faces..
“…….”
Meanwhile, Ulan narrowed his eyes..
It's because I felt it implicitly.
That Iris Senior wasn't very kind to him. But that doesn't mean it's hostile..
Therefore, if Iris' current attitude could be described in words, it could be expressed as follows..
‘you're guarding me.’
I don't know why the boundary.
Ulan looked at Iris without a word..
But apart from that, she never looked at Ulan..
After a while, when the surroundings became quiet.
Iris brought the topic back to normal..
“So let's go back to the main topic.”
she turned halfway.
Then, she approached the wall and unfolded a map she had prepared in advance..
“This is a map of where the mock battle will take place. As you can see, the terrain is divided into two parts..”
The terrain is divided into two main.
Highlands north and forested south.
Each had distinct advantages and disadvantages.
First of all, the terrain is rough in the north, so defense is advantageous. The terrain itself was like a natural fortress..
On the other hand, there was a disadvantage that it was difficult to join..
Most of them are steep hills or canyons, so it will take a lot of time to join them..
Next, the south is a plain with jungle..
It is not advantageous for defense, but it has the advantage of being able to join quickly whenever you want. Of the two, Iris pointed north..
“Arsene's camp is in the north.”
It seems that the base has already been established..
Here is an explanation of the rules.
“There are two conditions for victory in this Friendly Mock Battle. One is the capture of the flag, the other is the annihilation of hostile forces..”
Conditions easy enough for Ulan to understand.
No questions emerged. Thanks to this, Iris was able to continue her explanation..
“So we divided the power into three.”
First, the stronghold where the flag is installed.
Second, defense units for the defense of the gateway.
Third, even attack units whose purpose is to capture the flag by breaking through the defense line of the opposing camp..
“where are we placed?”
“I will explain that from now on.”
After a short cough.
Iris's finger pointed at the map..
“First of all, the attack troops were composed of people with good mobility. The number of members is as follows.”
A total of six attack troops.
The main members included Iris herself and Evela, the rest being a warrior and two hunters, and a wizard..
The raiding party will be divided into two groups, and each group will be led by Iris and another senior student..
“Next, the defensive units were mainly placed with mages and snipers to maximize the geographical advantage. The composition is as follows.”
4 defense units.
A composition that includes the wizards Camilla and Dillia, plus the shaman Noah and a sniper..
They are responsible for intercepting enemies approaching the base from the high hills..
“Lastly, there is a rule that there must be two forces defending the flag at the base. So I placed you and Cliff Anton.”
“Cliff Anton?”
“Yes, he is a third-year student in the Faculty of Magic and is called a master of defensive magic. He's also the winner of the Arsene Mock Battle the year before last..”
with Iris' answer.
Camilla added an explanation..
“Incidentally, I am currently serving as the president of the Arsene Student Council. Of course, new students will not have to meet.”
As he said, Ulan had no idea who Cliff Anton was. By the time the conversation is over.
“Wait. I have an objection!”
“I have a question.”
Evela and Dillia, who had been silent until now, raised their hands at the same time. Soon after, she questioned Iris in an argumentative manner..
“Uhlan, why, in the stronghold, was placed?”
“you're right. If deployed on the raid side, it could have a significant effect.?”
Ulan is the master's strong.
Just being deployed in a raid, the enemy has no means of stopping the uhlans. In other words, it means that it is possible to end the battle at once..
Even if you give up one hundred steps and place it only on defense units, it becomes a powerful shield.
There is no strong enough person in the opposing faction to target the area guarded by Ulan..
Immediately after the two girls' questions.
Iris answered in a calm tone..
“because he is insurance.”
“No, what kind of insurance is it?…….”
“I'll be honest.”
After letting out a short sigh.
Iris' finger pointed at Ulan..
“I don't want to hear that I won with the help of that man..”
“……yes?”
“However, I did not want to lose this mock battle, so I called him. If the wire continues to push, then I'll put it in..”
After her answer, Ulan and the others finally understood the meaning of the word insurance. Immediately afterwards, Ibella immediately shouted in protest..
“but that's too……!”
“Of course, I do not intend to force.”
Iris interrupted Ibella..
He then glanced at Ulan and said.
“So if you don't like my method, please tell me right here. I will exclude you from the selection and choose another student..”
You can leave if you don't like it.
That's what Iris meant..
At those words, Ybela, Dillia, and Noah looked at Ulan with worried and anxious eyes..
some time after that.
closed lips opened.
“You don't have to..”
“that means……?”
“follow your word.”
“thank you for your understanding.”
Iris smiled lightly at the reply that she would follow the instructions. And in a fleeting moment, a light of relief passed through her eyes..
but that's for a while.
Iris said with an expressionless face..
“The business that called you is over. I'll see you at the stadium tomorrow morning..”
At the end of a brief congratulatory message.
Ulan and the others rose from their seats..
After some time, as soon as she left the student center, Ibella wrinkled her face as if she had waited..
“No, what are we going to do??!”
A brow twisted with anger.
With an uneasy expression on her face, she let go of the resentment she had been suppressing..
“If you didn't want to hear that you won thanks to Ulan, you shouldn't have been selected at all.!”
“……sympathy. I like it, I don't like it.”
Dillia's reaction was the same as hers..
It was because I didn't like the way he showed useless pride while he was going to borrow Ulan's power in case of danger..
“I am OK.”
On the other hand, Ulan's reaction was different..
Even though it was practically ignoring him, he didn't seem to care about the current situation..
“Because what she said is not true.”
“what? What are you talking about?”
The three eyes widened at the unexpected words..
Faced with this, Ulan added an additional reason for what he had just said..
“There were lies mixed in between..”
Ulan is able to tell whether it is real or false by looking at the opponent's expression or reaction..
There is also some evidence.
First of all, right after entering the room, Iris never made eye contact with Ulan properly..
Even when he spoke to me by chance, all he did was glance at me, and I could clearly sense that he was lying even from the change in his expression and his voice..
Based on this, Ulan judged that everything she said about him was a lie..
I don't even know why.
‘maybe there's something.’
So Ulan didn't care.
Because I knew that the words that ignored me weren't sincere. However, Evela and Dillia still seemed to be unresolved..
Seeing that, Ulan spoke again..
“I'm really fine, so you don't have to take it to heart. It's enough for me to go to war with you.”
Going to the battlefield with comrades from the past life.
This fact alone made Ulan happy..
Even if it was a mock battle, it was a situation where he could recall memories..
“Ulan…….”
Ibella and Dillia's eyes trembled..
as if deeply moved.
After a while, the two nodded..
“okay. If Ulan's thoughts are true.”
“Instead, whatever you do, be sure to win.”
“Of course. I have no intention of losing.”
in all kinds of battles.
He never gave up on a fight himself. So, even if it was a mock battle, I had no intention of losing on purpose..
With Ulan's warlike smile.
The complexion of the two girls also brightened..
‘overnight permit!’
Of course, the goal was slightly different..
At the end of such different thoughts.
Sunday night is over.
4.
Meanwhile at that time.
After Ulan's party leaves the room.
“haha.”
With the sound of air blowing out of a balloon.
Iris fell on the table as if toppling over. In response, Camilla kept her soft smile on her face, and she patted her on the shoulder..
“You worked hard, Iris..”
“……Ugh, I'm running out of energy.”
Iris muttered as if complaining..
A completely different tone from before.
In fact, this was her true form..
Originally, I was timid and shy, and I wasn't used to dealing with people..
“really tired.”
But not many people know about it.
In the academy, only Camilla.
Iris only returns to her original form when she is alone with her, and otherwise always sticks to her blunt attitude and tone..
a bit of a duplicity.
But there was no particular reason.
Because I was just nervous.
In addition, the more tension she puts on, the more dry she becomes. And today was the day when the tension was at its peak..
“Still, you didn't show any tension, did you? huh?”
Iris asks as if to confirm.
To this, Camilla reacted delicately..
“No, it seems like a lot.?”
“uh?! why, why?”
“You came here with water all over your face.”
“that, that's it! Somehow, like that…….”
the voice got smaller.
Then, as she lowered her head, Camilla burst into laughter..
“I'm kidding. maybe no one noticed?”
“me really?”
“huh. You must have thought that I was just an immature kid..”
“Ugh, I hate that as it is.…….”
Your dignity as a senior disappears.
Iris was crying.
“I even took medicine to not be nervous, but why am I so nervous today??”
“It must be because of a kid named Ulan..”
“…….”
her mouth was closed.
because it was correct.
Last March, at the entrance ceremony for freshmen.
Iris, who was seated close to the stage, received a direct hit from Ulan's shout and suffered a ruptured eardrum..
Maybe that's why?
From the moment she saw Ulan, Iris' tension was already at its peak..
“that's right. honestly scared.”
Iris covered her trembling shoulders..
I'd never heard of someone bursting their eardrums simply by shouting..
So, even today, I had never seen Ulan properly. It was because my heart fluttered just when our eyes met..
and one more.
There was a reason for reluctance to uhlan.
“Besides, I was naked..”
“that, that……!”
Iris is very upset.
Camilla sighed and said.
“I get nervous when I see a man's naked body, it's still the same since I was a kid.”
“……it's force majeure.”
Iris pursed her lips..
As Camilla said, ever since she was a child, her body stiffened whenever she saw a man naked..
but it's not that scary.
Should I just say my body is tense??
That's why your attitude is more rigid than usual. Of course, Iris also tried to fix it several times, but it was still in vain..
“by the way it's really good?”
“what?”
“You're talking about placing uhlans in bases. You don't have to inform them that it's an order from the student council president.?”
Decided to take Ulan as insurance.
This was an order from the current student council president, Cliff Anton. If you do not comply with the instructions, the entire student council threatens to not participate in the mock battle..
‘It's in trouble if the student council doesn't participate.’
2This is because most of the top-ranked students in the top five, throughout the first and third years, are members of the current student council..
In other words, if all the student council members did not attend, it meant that the quality of power would deteriorate..
‘and…….’
Now that you have decided to run for the next student body president, you need to show that you are leading the students well..
If the entire student council turned their backs, it would only be said that Iris lacked the capacity as a leader. So, Iris accepted the student council's proposal..
‘Ulan was hated by the student council.’
There are many reasons.
Ulan was largely to blame for the incident committed during the entrance ceremony and for Himmel Deorg, who had a close relationship with the student council, dropping out..
In other words, Ulan was a thorn in the eyes of the student council. But since she can't directly argue, she's trying to embarrass herself in some other way..
‘……childish writers.’
Iris' eyes grew cold..
I needed help right now, so I complied with their instructions, but I was thinking of changing my tactics immediately when the mock battle started..
It was a waste to simply put that much force into the base. After thinking about her, Iris smiled at Camilla..
“yes I'm fine. It's troublesome if there's a discord between allies before the mock battle even starts. I'd rather have one person handle the grievances.”
“Iris…….”
“I know what your sister is worried about. But this is the most efficient way, so leave it to me this time..”
her eyes lit up seriously.
In this state, no one can break their stubbornness. Camilla let out a deep sigh as if she couldn't help it..
“okay. Instead, tell me quickly when something difficult happens. 'Cause I'm always on your side.”
“yes thank you sister.”
A smile bloomed on Iris' face..
as if it is very reassuring.
and the next day.
Arsene Academy and Elloden Academy.
The curtain rises for a friendly mock battle that stakes the pride of the two academies.
27page. friendly mock battle
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