The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 127
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8.
in the dark darkness.
With Noah's question, a heavy silence fell in the hall. Ulan, looking at her noah without a word from her, remembered what she had just said..
「You remember your past life?」
A word that hits the spot.
It seems that you have figured out the secret..
However, Ulan did not immediately affirm.
“Why did you decide that?”
“that…….”
Noah was speechless..
As if wondering what to answer.
After a while, as if thinking of an appropriate answer, she said with a twinkle in her eyes..
“You know. Have you ever heard the saying that if the tail is long, it will be stepped on??”
“I'm hearing it for the first time.”
“It means that no matter how hard you try to hide it, if you repeat suspicious behavior, you will eventually find out..”
A detailed explanation followed.
Ulan tilted his head..
“what does that have to do with my question?”
“Uhm, to put it more simply, I found out thanks to Ulan providing a lot of information..”
The first doubts started with Ulan's wish to enter the academy. Just looking at this, it was a completely different development from the original..
‘and starting with this…….’
Ulan showed an unconventional move.
Reached the master's level faster than the original work, saved Ibella, who was destined to drop out, and saved Dillia from the attack of the abyss worshipers.
In addition, he already knew the information about the Lord of the Abyss, and freely used techniques that could not be used at this time..
Noah was convinced of this..
that your guess is correct.
“So let me ask again.”
While shining bright blue eyes.
Noah pursed his lips..
“Do you remember your past life?”
When she finished asking the question, she closed her mouth..
In fact, it didn't matter even if I didn't hear the answer. Given this amount of evidence, it is safe to say that Noah's guess was correct..
‘but…….’
Noah wanted to hear.
Ulan direct to mouth.
Somehow, I feel like that would make it feel real. When I waited for an answer with such a nervous face.
“okay. as you guess.”
Ulan pursed his lips..
The long awaited answer came soon.
“I remember my past life. Everything from the seven warriors to the abyss.”
“…….”
That's right too.
Noah's eyes twinkled..
At the same time, there was a question soaring.
The question of how the heck do they retain the memories of their past lives. Just as I was about to ask this, Ulan suddenly spoke to me in reverse..
“how about you?”
“yes? What?”
“I'm asking if you're like me.”
The crimson eyes shone earnestly..
it was a valid question.
Feeling a sense of difference in Ulan's current actions is interpreted as meaning that Noah also knew about Ulan's past life..
“Well, let's just say it's similar.”
Meanwhile, Noah smiled vaguely..
Unlike Ulan, who readily admitted the secret, she had no intention of revealing it..
‘Nothing better to reveal.’
No matter how you think about it, there are more disadvantages than benefits..
Of course, I can't hide it forever, but I didn't want to say it first. After that, when I tried to change the topic naturally.
Ulan spoke abruptly..
“Did I mention that if the tail is long, it will be stepped on??”
“yes? Ah yes. I did.”
“Come to think of it, I know something similar.”
“a similar word?”
“It's an old saying in our tribe..”
Right after I spit out the unexpected words.
Ulan continued the story..
“If you see a suspicious tail in the stable, cut it off immediately. It might be the tail of a monster pretending to be a horse.”
“……Not at all similar?”
Noah retorted with an absurd face..
that was natural.
Except for the commonality of the word tail, it had a completely different meaning..
then.
“Noah.”
Ulan calls her name abruptly.
he spoke in a dry tone.
“I also have something I want to ask you.”
“huh? what is it?”
The moment I asked back insignificantly.
For an instant, I felt ominous..
it was a gut feeling.
An instinctive intuition that we must get away from this subject as soon as possible. The thought came to me that I had to turn the subject right away..
But there was no time to react.
Because Ulan's question was faster than that.
“who are you?”
“……yes?”
Noah was taken aback for a moment..
It was partly because the content of the question was out of the blue, but rather, it was because I remembered hearing Ulan's question from someone else..
some time after that.
Noah recalled the memory.
「who are you?」
A question posed by Laurea, who came to the base during a friendly mock battle. Recalling his memories of that time, Noah hesitated for a moment and stepped back..
But I couldn't keep my distance.
The reason was simple. She was currently holding her hand with Ulan..
“Hey, what do you mean all of a sudden??”
Noah laughed awkwardly..
Then I tried to free my hand.
To get out of this situation, and to escape Ulan's question.
but it was impossible.
This was partly due to Ulan not letting go of his hand, but the more fundamental reason was the name that came out of his lips..
“Gentile, Yoo Min-ah.”
“……!”
“Do you think I would say?”
Noah was frozen.
It's not just the face.
All movement stopped, I forgot to breathe, and even thought stopped..
The trembling transmitted through the grasped hand.
It is the feeling of agitation. The silence that came back fell as if it separated Ulan from Noah..
face to face.
“Noah.”
Ulan called his name again.
With a voice that broke the silence, he spoke in a grave tone..
“To me you are a suspicious tail.”
At that moment, Noah realized.
Why did Ulan mention an old tribal saying?.
“But I don't want to cut off the tail. Even though it's suspicious, I believe there are no monsters in my stable.”
Crimson eyes flashed..
“so answer.”
“…….”
“so that i can trust you.”
with a calm voice.
A powerful voice knocked in my ear..
A word that makes you feel the will to never back down. Still, when Noah's mouth did not open, Ulan finally gave out an ultimatum..
“this is the last one.”
Ulan has already made up his mind.
Now that the enemy, the abyss, was in front of me, I had no intention of keeping a friend hiding a dubious secret by my side..
‘Even if you did this…….’
Unless Noah reveals the secret?
I can't help it then.
I have no choice but to cut off the suspicious tail.
Ulan's eyes turned grim..
Meanwhile around that time.
Noah closed his eyes..
Because he realized what Ulan just said was an ultimatum. The moment she realized she was cornered, she drooped her shoulders..
“haaa.”
a sigh of resignation.
However, the aftertaste was not long.
I thought about it earlier, but I expected that a day like this would come someday.
I didn't know how fast it would be.
“I must hear it?”
“Of course.”
answer without hesitation.
Noah sighed again. It was because she realized that she could no longer avoid it. After a while, she pursed her lips with her head down..
“……I did it because I was scared.”
“what?”
“Why didn't you reveal the secret?.”
with a trembling voice.
Noah murmured helplessly..
“Because the moment I reveal my secret, it's obvious that the way you look at me will change..”
the moment she finished.
Suddenly, Ulan's eyes became bitter..
It's because of a random guess. After a while, he asked again as he grabbed the axe..
“……Could it be that he was an abyss worshiper??”
“That's not it! never.”
“really?”
“Seriously, put the ax away.!”
A cool feeling in your throat.
Noah screamed in fright..
Well, if you think about it, Laurea said something similar. Noah is not on the side of the abyss.
then it won't be a problem.
Ulan picked up the ax.
“then it's okay.”
“……What?”
“i won't change.”
Unless you're on the same side as Abyss.
And as long as she divulges her secrets, Ulan will not be hostile to her. Of course, there will be no change in the gaze.
But Noah thought differently..
“no. will definitely change?”
“how can you be sure?”
“Yeah, it seems like I'll change too.”
a confident answer.
Noah laughed bitterly..
“Of course, it doesn't matter now. If you don't reveal the secret right away, you'll be kicked out of Uhlan's stable..”
To cut off a questionable tail would mean not recognizing him as a colleague..
that was difficult.
Even if the way you see yourself changes, even if you live with hatred, it's better than being abandoned by Ulan..
‘To face the abyss…….’
The strength of the seven warriors was essential.
So Noah made up his mind.
“that's right. As Ulan guessed..”
“that is…….”
“My name is 'Minah Yoo'.”
The real name sticking out of your lips.
Noah put his hand on his chest and calmly revealed his identity..
“And now, I am a player of misfortune possessed by the body of Noah Darshen, the named character of the Arsene Continental War..”
“possession? player?”
Ulan had a puzzled face.
Because each word was unfamiliar.
When he was making an expression of not knowing what it was, Noah let out a sigh and muttered.
“I think it's going to be a long story.”
“I still want to hear.”
“Yes, I have no intention of hiding it either. but…….”
“but?”
“Wouldn't it be better to have a detailed conversation after getting out of here? As Ulan knows, this is not a place to stay for long..”
a valid opinion.
This is where abyssal erosion took place. Like Noah said, there was nothing good about staying for a long time..
and one more.
Before the erosion occurred, Dillia said that the Abyssal Rift had opened. Then, this is not the time to listen to leisurely stories in a place like this..
“i get it.”
Ulan nodded..
As if accepting Noah's offer.
“Then we'll talk again on the weekend.”
“yes? if it's the weekend…….”
“I will listen with Laurea.”
That's how Noah heard it..
I will borrow the power of the projection eye. That means Ulan doesn't trust Noah yet..
“is it so. do that.”
“ok i promised.”
Unlike Noah, who nodded in resignation, Ulan smiled contentedly. Like she's glad to finally know her secret.
After talking with Noah.
Ulan hurried his steps again. He was looking for other colleagues. Later, when he expanded his senses to the limit and wandered around.
I felt a familiar presence from afar.
‘that…….’
four men and women.
The moment you realize this.
Ulan realized their identity. And it was the other way too.
“Ulan! here it is!”
Laurea's voice came soon.
After a while, when we arrived at the place where the voice was heard, the whole party was gathered there..
“were all together?”
“Yeah, Laurea found me first..”
“really? how?”
Noah asked in surprise..
It was worth it. Laurea didn't have the same search skills as Ulan, so.
Then then.
Laurea approached and reached out her hand to Noah's face. Then she patted her on the corner of her eye and smiled..
“like this.”
“Oh, no way……!”
“What you're thinking now is probably correct.”
At that, Noah realized.
The reason she could see through the dark.
‘projection eye).’
Eyes that see through the essence of all things.
Thanks to this, Laurea must have easily found her friends beyond the darkness of the abyss..
Because the abyss itself has no essence.
By the time I understood the situation.
“By the way.”
Laurea spoke again..
narrowed eyes. She glanced at Ulan and Noah with her uneasy face..
“Two people, why are you holding hands?”
“oh this…….”
I couldn't help it because I couldn't see.
Noah tried to answer that. But there were those who reacted before that..
“what? What are you talking about?”
“what did you just say?”
The protagonist with a sharp voice.
It was Evela and Dillia..
At the reaction of the two girls, Noah hurriedly shook Ulan's hand. I had a bad feeling.
But it's already too late.
“Whoops, it's useless. I've seen it all.”
Laurea persistently biting down.
At the same time, the two girls grabbed Noah's arms..
It must be all the same things that you can't see, but I wondered how you approached me.
and at that moment.
“Oh must be!”
Noah exclaimed urgently..
followed by an explanation.
“I couldn't see, so I just borrowed a hand. I mean nothing else! never!”
If you tell me this far, you will understand.
that it wasn't intentional.
However, the ferocious spirit of the two girls did not diminish in the slightest. After a while, the two asked in a cold voice..
“……really?”
“Manae, name, swear, swear?”
No, just swear on something like this?
Noah had an absurd expression. He just couldn't argue. If he did, he could have predicted what would happen..
“okay! I swear by the name of Noah Darshen on this world and mana! it's done now?!”
Right after the proper oath is over.
The two girls hugged Noah without saying who was first. Then she smiled brightly, as if she had never been so vicious..
“Also we are friends.”
“I, too, believed in Noah, I was there.”
“…….”
Attitude change is at a high level.
It was absurd, but he didn't say anything out of the ordinary. Anyway, the situation was resolved..
After all the fuss.
“Alright, let's get to the point.”
Laurea opened her mouth..
The darkness currently tinges District 2. It was a story about abyssal erosion..
30page. If the tail is long, it will be stepped on
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