Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 12
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1.
After passing through the front door and arriving at the test center.
The two got off the carriage..
The scenery that appeared right in front of my eyes. Facing this, Ulan reflexively widened his eyes..
“this is the right place······.”
Arsene Academy.
Famous for being the largest in the world, the best educational institution on the continent in name and reality. As if that statement were true, the size of the academy was far beyond imagination..
A landscape with a lake large enough to hold a meadow in the middle and numerous buildings surrounding it. Just by looking at this, it was a scale that made one believe that it was not an academy, but a country..
Meanwhile, while Ulan was preoccupied with the academy, Noah fixed his eyes on the huge lake..
‘Fountain of Magic, Arsene.’
It was too big to call it Sam, but since it was called that in the game, I decided to skip the details..
Rather, the reason why Noah paid attention to that place is that the lake is the basis of 'Arsene Continental War' and the core of the main scenario..
‘The place where the door to the abyss opens.’
The door to the abyss from which monsters emerge was always open there. No matter which protagonist you choose, no matter what turning point you go through.
‘Of course, there's still a lot of time left for the door to open, but it's not enough to make up for it.’
So if you came to the academy, let's proudly pass and monopolize all the hidden pieces!
Noah's eyes lit up with enthusiasm..
When I reaffirmed my resolve.
“Ulan, Noah.”
A familiar voice tapped in my ear..
It was Alrond, the butler of Count Dermore's family, who had come in a carriage with the two of them. He handed each of them a bundle..
“please accept this.”
“This······?”
“The lunch prepared by the mansion and the encouragement money given by His Excellency the Count..”
As soon as the word encouragement ends.
Noah opened the pockets in the bag. Then, she immediately opened her eyes..
“goldfinch!”
No matter how you look at it, it's a gold coin.
That's a whopping five pieces. A gold coin is worth a hundred silver coins, so you have five hundred silver coins..
Noah's complexion quickly brightened..
Ulan, on the other hand, was calm. Rather than gold coins, he was more grateful for the carefully prepared lunch box. So he silently bowed his head.
“I am grateful for the count's kindness.”
“Me, please tell me thank you too!”
Noah, who came to his senses belatedly, hurriedly thanked him. Alond nodded her head politely..
“All right. Then I wish you both good luck on your future path, and I wish you all the best in your entrance exams..”
With an unknown smile at the end.
Alrond left the academy in a carriage.
Ulan and Noah become two again. But I wasn't sad or sad. Because the destination I wanted was right in front of me.
“Now let's go?”
“do it.”
With Ulan's blunt answer.
The two headed to the exam hall confidently..
2.
The test site boasted a huge area befitting the size of the academy. Even if you make up your mind and try to look back, it will take half a day..
The two applied for an exam to take each other. Then, the guide gave me a booklet with the location and time of the test..
“Well, first of all, the magic specialty tests are all from the afternoon. Then I'll have to take the imprinting test first. and Ulan······.”
Noah frantically turned the pages..
“ah! found. The grand melee comes first, then the monster hunt. And in the afternoon, you can take the magic detection test..”
The place where the great battle takes place is the arena of eastern wolves. Noah's test, on the other hand, takes place at the Blacksmith's Furnace in the West..
Divided Destinations.
Ulan muttered calmly..
“I should stay away for a while.”
“Iknow, right. do your best in the test.”
“Cheer up too.”
At the end of a clean goodbye.
Ulan and Noah each headed to the test site. After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard Noah's voice..
“Oh, right. Ulan!”
“······?”
“After the exam, I'll meet you in front of the fountain over there. Eating lunch alone is lonely.”
I just said what.
Ulan smiled and replied..
“I'm fine alone.”
“······i'm not okay uh, anyway! See you later around noon in front of the fountain.”
Noah finished speaking and disappeared..
Ulan also hurried his steps..
Finding the place was not difficult. Because there was a schematic attached to the booklet.
some time after that.
Arrived at Wolf's Arena.
“all attention!”
Just then, a person presumed to be the exam supervisor stepped up to the podium. A man with a grim face. He went on with his face wrinkled..
“I am Ethan Arnoff, the supervisor of this test. I'm going to start explaining about the great scuffle, everyone, keep your ears open and listen carefully.!”
Right after the screaming ends.
Ethan immediately got to the point..
“The Great Melee is a special test to find out how good your combat sense is, assuming that you guys are actually put into the battlefield..”
Ethan walks slowly.
Then he pointed to the arena.
“The test content is simple. After entering the arena and fighting each other, it's over. And you have to win. how is it? need more explanation?”
The moment I looked around and asked.
A boy raised his hand.
“Superintendent, I have a question..”
“What?”
“How many are left to fight?”
“First, five people are selected. I guarantee them at least a B grade. Next, I will fight among the five and give an A grade to the last two surviving..”
“If you're not in the top five······.”
“Definitely below the C grade. By the way, the first one to fall will be given an F grade..”
While detailed explanations.
A student raised his hand.
“So how do you get an S grade??”
“very good question.”
Ethan smirked..
As if waiting for that question.
“The S rank can only be given to the one who won the fight with the remaining two. Instead, in this case, I'll give the loser a B grade..”
“Well, if you don't fight······.”
“Both will end up with A's.”
In other words, the last two people are given a choice..
Negotiate with your opponent to get both of them safely A-ranked, or fight and win and get S-ranked. The choice is up to the students.
Then Ethan pulled out something..
A small bead the size of a fingernail. It was a mysterious orb that emitted intense blue light..
“For reference, this is the criterion for defeat.”
“what is that?”
“your life.”
right after the answer.
Ethan trampled on the marble..
Kwajik!
Debris flying in all directions. At the same time, the blue light emitted by the beads disappeared like smoke..
“When it breaks, it loses its light like this. It is an orb containing a small amount of magical energy, and if it is destroyed, it will be considered a loss of life and will be treated as a defeat..”
For reference, it is said that it does not matter where the beads are stored. As long as you don't separate it from your body, it doesn't matter.
“If there are no more questions, the exam will begin right away. From now on, move toward your assigned area in the order your name is called..”
As soon as Edan's explanation is over.
The assistant supervisors waiting in the back started calling the names of the candidates..
“Himmel Theorg, to District 1!”
“Berno Dabine, to the second district!”
The waiting students headed for the arena..
The arena was circular, and each area the supervisors spoke of was like the direction of the hour hand on a clock..
By the time the seats were filled one by one. Suddenly, there was a person who caught my attention..
‘that······.’
light golden hair and blue eyes.
Thin waist, curvy body, etc..
She is a woman who is so beautiful that anyone passing by should look back at least once. Unlike someone with a body type you wouldn't believe was her age, she was different..
However, the reason Ulan saw her wasn't just because of her face and body..
‘Where did you see the face······.’
The problem is that I can't remember exactly who it is. So, frowning, while searching for memories of my past life.
The supervisor called her name.
“Ybela Elead, to District 12!”
When a woman's name rang out.
Ulan widened his eyes. Because it was a name I remembered. And at that moment, my face overlapped with someone in my memory..
One of the seven warriors and comrade in arms who fought the monsters of the abyss alongside Ulan in a past life..
Swordswoman, Evela.
Comparing it to the Geomhee in the memory that suddenly came to mind, the face was quite similar. Even the hair, eyes, and facial features are identical..
‘Right. Was it Evela??’
I didn't recognize it because there were no scars..
Originally, Geomhee had scars on her face..
A large scar extending from the left eyebrow to the cheek and small scars on the forehead and chin.
So Geomhee always wore a mask. After that, he showed his face only to his comrades who clearly revealed his true feelings. Ulan was one of them..
‘But I never thought that guy would have attended Arsene Academy..’
I didn't know because I had rarely shared stories about the past in my past life. Feeling strangely strange, Ulan looked at Ybela as if observing it..
That was then.
Chunk! that pole!
Immediately after Evela enters the arena.
Suddenly the iron door closed. As some students panicked at the sudden situation, Ethan added an explanation in the tone of forgetting..
“Oh, I forgot to mention, the great scuffle is held by groups of 12 people..”
no, you should have said that first.
The students looked at Ethan with such eyes. But Ethan continued her words with her shameless face..
“Just give me 10 seconds. Don't make a stupid face and hide a marble. If you hold it up like that, you'll be the first to be targeted..”
As soon as Ethan's words.
The examinees hurriedly began to hide the marbles. I saw guys hiding beads in their pockets as well as socks and underwear..
but it was pointless.
saaaaa!
The blue light emitted by the beads leaked out through the clothes. Only then will it be revealed where the marbles are..
Of course it was better than holding it in my hand.
Just like that, 10 seconds have passed.
“battle commencement!”
Ethan's cry as a signal.
Each of the examinees held their weapons and looked at each other. It must be to gauge the opponent's skill and read the numbers..
but at that moment.
A person who broke the silence of the arena appeared. It was the future swordswoman, Ybela Elead..
paaaat!
A sword that rushes through the ground.
Taking advantage of everyone's panic, Ibella unleashed a swift stab at the boy at 11 o'clock. it was an accurate hit.
Kwadeuk! perseok!
Bead split in half.
The bluish light quickly disappeared. Then, a sharp voice flew into the ears of the boy with a blank expression..
“Olden Landilp, Eliminated!”
The boy was immediately given an F grade.
Perhaps it was because he was eliminated without being able to wield a weapon. And with this as a signal, a melee broke out in the arena..
Caang! visor! kagagak!
the sound of weapons colliding.
All kinds of shouts and screams colored the hall. Amidst the chaos of the battlefield, Ulan's eyes were fixed on Ybela..
‘Swordswoman Evela.’
As shown earlier, Yvela is a master of the quicksword..
Her swordsmanship was terrifyingly fast and tenacious. Because when she was in battle, she only aimed at the enemy's vitals unconditionally..
So those who had fought Ibella said in unison. He said he wasn't fighting a prosecutor, it was like fighting an assassin..
‘However, her movement was as beautiful as a butterfly dancing, so she was called Geomchi..’
Swordsmen and dancers plus swordsmen.
As if to prove this, Ibella showed off her dazzling and fast swordsmanship as if dancing..
Of course, 30 years later, compared to the person called Geomhee in the future, her skills are vastly lacking..
‘It doesn't matter though.’
There isn't a single person out there who is more talented than Ybela right now..
And just like that, the battle is over.
Two winners. It was Ibella, who was breathing heavily, and a boy with light brown hair..
‘who was it?’
He's the first one called..
When I searched for a memory to come up with a name.
Suddenly, the guy said something to Isella. I couldn't hear it well because it was small, but I could guess what he was saying by the shape of his lips..
‘Origin, Fraction, Abstention?’
It was so fragmentary that I couldn't figure out what it meant. Meanwhile, at the guy's words, this Bella bit her lip tightly, and she bowed her head in no time. Then she said in a hushed voice.
“······I will give up the fight.”
a sudden declaration of abandonment.
The hall was buzzing for an instant..
“what? give up?”
“why are you giving up all of a sudden?”
Ulan is also unknown.
Then Ethan frowned..
“It's not an agreement, it's an abstention?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Then you'd get a B grade?”
“it doesn't matter.”
Ibella answered with a blunt face throughout. However, unlike her expressionless face, her eyes were not calm at all..
Eyes barely suppressing anger.
Probably there is something.
Ulan guessed so.
“Well, anyway, I wouldn't mind if they agreed. Battle over! The next ones called out go into the arena on their own..”
Ethan didn't interfere too much either..
Calls started again after that.
“Diyan Mortesi, to District 1!”
“Petron Yulica, to District 2!”
Students taking the exams piled up in the arena one by one.
Eventually, Ulan's turn came..
“Ulaanbaatar to District 12!”
Coincidentally, it was placed in the same place as Ybela. As soon as Ulan moved on, all eyes were pouring from all directions like arrows..
mostly wary eyes.
It was natural. He was much bigger and bigger than most boys his age..
On the other hand, Ulan's reaction was calm..
I just silently received the gaze and moved to the assigned area..
some time after that.
“battle commencement!”
The great brawl has begun.
5page. entrance exam
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