The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 150
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5.
Elixir of Balance.
An all-powerful elixir received as a reward for subjugating the ruler of the swamp, who was the lord of the abyss..
face to face.
Ulan opened his eyes wide..
“Elixir, obviously…….”
“Have you ever had a drink before? You can think of it as a similar effect..”
Normal elixirs have the effect of doubling or more than one of their attributes or characteristics..
However, the disadvantage was that the penalty could be doubled, so the tendency to get lucky was strong..
The Elixir of Balance, on the other hand, is different..
It has the effect of increasing all physical abilities and characteristics by 20%, and unlike normal elixirs, there is no penalty..
In other words, a potion that is beneficial to drink unconditionally.
That was the elixir of balance.
‘Originally I was going to drink.’
I've recently changed my mind.
It was because I decided that if the ability increased by percentage anyway, it would be much more advantageous to drink Ulan with high stats..
In addition, Ulan has already achieved the achievement of subjugating two Lords of the Abyss. So if you were going to invest, it was right to invest in Ulan..
“Right. Is it good for the body??”
“that's correct.”
It's not just good for the body, it's that the body's ability increases by leaps and bounds. Still, it wasn't wrong, so Noah smiled brightly..
But at that moment.
An unexpected answer came back.
“then you drink.”
“……yes?”
Ulan returning the elixir.
Noah asked with a blank face. Ulan then revealed the reason she returned the elixir..
“my body is strong On the other hand, since you're weak, you'd be much better off drinking..”
“…….”
I was speechless for a moment..
As Ulan has already drank the elixir, he must know the effect better than anyone else..
But I'm giving this up?
Noah was a bit perplexed..
But on the other hand, it wasn't a bad feeling..
It was because I felt that I was recognized by Ulan enough to yield such valuable consumables..
But that's only for a while.
Noah stubbornly shook his head..
“Thank you very much for thinking of me, but not this time..”
“why?”
“If I drink it, the effect will be minimal anyway. So it's better for Ulan to drink.”
With a serious face, she elaborated on why Ulan had to drink the elixir..
After a not short time has passed.
Ulan silently nodded..
“If you mean it, I will respect it..”
“Thanks for understanding.”
Noah smiles lightly.
Soon after, Ulan inhaled the elixir..
Everything, not even a single drop. Noah, who was watching this, blinked her eyes as if he had waited..
It was to check the change.
[Name]: Ulaanbaatar
[Age]: 17
[Rating]: SS+
[Attribute]: War God's Protection
[[Features]: Boldness, Bravery, Honor, Trust, Indomitable Faith, Berserker, Power King, Stone Head, Learning Enthusiasm
But nothing really changed.
If so, it means that his physical ability has increased by about 20%, not his characteristics or characteristics. Noah asked as if he was curious right away..
“how is it?”
“I feel a little lighter.”
“There are no other changes?”
“um, i'm not sure yet.”
Well, because it was like that last time.
Again, a response will come after a little more time. Noah nodded her head in silence..
After all business is done.
She yawned with a sleepy face..
“haaam. Shall we sleep now?”
Her face was clearly tired, perhaps because she had been busy running around from morning to evening..
Ulan shook his head..
“It's still too early.”
“yes? what does that mean…….”
Noah asked with a puzzled face..
But I couldn't even talk back.
It was because Ulan, who was on the other side, suddenly leaned toward her..
“……uh?”
Is it because of the sudden action??
Noah stepped back and collapsed on the bed. Along with her, her uhlan naturally came to attack her..
“……!?”
immediately after understanding the situation.
Noah shouted in bewilderment..
“Ooh, Ulan?!”
“I thought of something to tell you.”
“Moo, moo, moo?”
What to say in this situation?
There is only one thing that comes to mind. The moment she asked again, unable to erase her embarrassed expression, Ulan's hand suddenly approached her face..
Tension rising for some reason.
Noah closed his eyes..
But it didn't have to be.
Ulan just passed Noah's face and put his hand in her backpack..
rustle! rustle!
The sound of rummaging through the backpack. After a while, Ulan handed what he had taken out to Noah..
“this is it.”
“……uh?”
I gently opened my tightly closed eyes.
What she saw in front of her was a crumpled bundle of papers. Gradually, Noah, who had received her documents, asked again as she came to her senses..
“uh what is this?”
“Do you know about Dillia's brother??”
A question that suddenly came back out of nowhere.
Noah was taken aback for a moment, but then nodded. Just like Ulan knows who Dillia's brother is..
“Um, you mean your half-brother, Rudine Arpen? A princess who was ruined by a runaway magical power..”
Ulan nodded silently..
Then, he revealed why he suddenly brought up this story..
“found a way to heal.”
“yes? Really?”
Eyes widened in an instant.
It was worth it. Because it was very difficult to treat someone who was disabled by a runaway mana..
‘Of course, it is possible to develop a cure.’
In the second half of the original story, Dillia develops a cure through research. Of course, at that time, Rudine Arpen had already passed away..
‘Whereas I…….’
can't make a cure.
Because Noah had never played until the second half as Dillia. So I don't know the ingredients to make the cure or the recipe.
However, it is natural to be surprised to hear that Ulan has found a cure..
“uh, which way?”
“written there.”
“……!”
Ulan pointing to a wad of papers.
Noah immediately fixed his gaze on the papers. The fatigue that weighed down his body had long since disappeared..
some time after that.
After reading all the documents, Noah widened his eyes. A face full of surprise. she asked back with her astonished expression.
“Hey, where did you get this?!”
“Dipplin Cernio's lab.”
“yes? why in such a place…….”
Faced with a puzzled Noah.
Ulan recounts a conversation he had with Deflin right before he dealt with it..
In order to later manipulate Dillia at will, he did not inform her even after securing the cure. And she said that she tried to make a deal with Ulan using this as an excuse..
“oh my god…….”
after hearing all the stories.
Noah was speechless for a while. After a while, she replied with a low click on her tongue..
“It was a lot more trash than I thought..”
The removal of Dipplin was a development that never happened in the original work. So, to be honest, I was a little worried at first..
It was feared that killing her would change the future of Abyss Worshipers..
But when I heard the truth, I changed my mind..
“It was nice to get rid of it too..”
Noah replied in a calm tone..
Ulan silently nodding his head.
I meant to agree with her.
“so i want to ask.”
Parting his lips, he returned to the subject of conversation..
“If so, can you make a cure??”
“yes it is possible.”
“no materials needed?”
“Hmm, most of them are available in the capital city. Of course, there are some hard-to-find or expensive ingredients, but don't worry..”
After answering for a while.
Noah grinned..
“we have this.”
What she took out was the marquis' seal.
It was as if all the materials needed for manufacturing were to be purchased through the seal..
“Then, let's gather the ingredients tomorrow. If we can save Princess Rudine, we won't have to see Dillia sad this time..”
“good night. don't do that.”
Ulan also readily agreed..
More work to do tomorrow, but neither of them liked it. As I organized my schedule for tomorrow, the night in the capital gradually deepened..
6.
A world full of darkness.
In a world where nothing could be seen, like an abyss, a dim light shone..
some time after that.
I saw a nostalgic landscape in my sight.
The scenery of a world where you can't go back even if you want to. It is the memory of the time when I was living as Yu Min-ah..
but that's for a while.
The landscape changed quickly.
A gray classroom. It's a memory from my middle school days. He was also the culprit behind making her lock herself in her room for three years..
‘…….’
The first thing I saw was a desk with graffiti.
Next, I saw a textbook torn to shreds, and the smell of rotten milk lingered in my bag..
The moment I saw this far.
‘Ah, this is a dream again.’
I realized that this was a dream.
A dream I haven't had lately.
Once, as soon as I realized I was dreaming, I struggled to wake up. But now I didn't have to.
‘Because the same thing always repeats itself.’
It's time to get used to it.
Then, as the surroundings brightened a little, the memories of the past turned into nightmares..
「Mistress, filthy real.」
「hey! I told you to wash up?」
「Ugh, I'm dying of disgust.」
I hear giggling and laughing.
The culprits scribbled on desks, tore up textbooks, and poured spoiled milk into bags. They are her gang that tormented her so badly..
「teacher! I smell rancid milk!」
「open the windows and ventilate.」
「Is it really necessary?」
「that's right. I only need to send one out.」
The mocking continued during class..
In the meantime, what made her even more distressed was not her classmates, but the teacher's neglect..
It was obvious that she was being bullied, but she had never received help from a teacher..
The sights that I have experienced countless times, recalled and seen.
When facing the painful past, a line was suddenly drawn around her. Her teachers and classmates all just watch her outside the line..
No one approached willingly.
‘are you okay.’
In the past, just looking at this scene made me feel depressed, but now it's okay. 'Cause I knew someone willing to cross that line.
‘……Ulan.’
red eyed barbarian.
An existence that makes you feel reassured just by being together. As long as he exists, there will be no erosion in the past.
Noah thought so.
But at that moment.
The scenery in my dream that was always the same has changed.
The classroom disappeared like a mirage, and the gang who mocked her, the classmates who watched her, and the teacher who ignored her all disappeared..
a world full of darkness.
Then I heard a familiar voice.
「gentile.」
One of the gang that bullied her.
The voice in my memory began to say words I couldn't remember..
「When everyone headed to the abyss, how were you?」
「I just trembled behind me alone.」
The memory of trying to save Laurea from being dragged into the abyss. When everyone overcame the fear of the abyss, only Noah didn't.
「But what? to save the world?」
「really funny.」
「On the subject of a coward who ran away from the past.」
repeated accusations.
Noah didn't say anything in response. because it was true. As a result, the heart I was holding on to was shaken and the collapse began..
and at that moment.
the voice said.
「you are of no use.」
A word that breaks the heart.
The voice repeatedly whispered words denying the value of Noah and the meaning of Minah Yoo's existence..
「you can't save the world.」
「So give up and accept your destiny.」
「Shut up in your room, close your eyes and cover your ears.」
「like it used to be.」
Irrefutable accusations poured in.
She finally lost her composure at the voice that weighed down Noah's body like a torrential downpour..
‘no this is a dream!’
A nightmare that didn't really happen.
So Noah struggled. It was to escape the nightmare she belatedly.
but never woke up.
Rather, the more I struggled, the more I felt like my body was sinking to the floor. Heading down into the bottomless abyss.
‘……!’
A fearful feeling that came unexpectedly.
Feeling as if he would be sucked into the abyss and disappear completely, Noah reached out his hand..
‘please anyone…….’
Tried to ask for help.
But I couldn't. The moment I stretched out my hand toward the sky, I remembered her forgotten memories..
When I was in middle school when I was bullied.
She asked for help countless times. Not only her classmates, but also her teacher and her family..
‘but…….’
It was futile.
Her classmates, afraid of being bullied along with her, turned away from her, and the teacher, who didn't want to get involved in trouble, ignored her..
And the family blamed her.
All reasons for bullying and bullying.
therefore―.
It's no use asking for help.
Nothing will change anyway.
The moment he recognized this fact, Noah's eyes gradually lost their focus. The hand that had reached out for her help fell helplessly down..
Consciousness eroded by darkness.
Just as she was about to give up and stop struggling, someone grabbed her hand..
‘――.’
A small whisper that followed.
what do you say?
When I listened because I couldn’t hear well.
A much clearer and clearer voice pierced my ears than I had just heard..
“Noah.”
the moment I heard that voice.
The dream world collapsed quickly.
Starting from escaping from a terrible nightmare, Noah's consciousness returned to reality..
“……!”
The first thing I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.
Noah blinked blankly..
I recognized that I had woken up from a dream, but it was because my head was cloudy for some reason. like a thick fog.
A word I heard back then.
“are you okay?”
He reflexively looked at the voice that tapped his ear. A red-eyed barbarian with a worried expression, holding her hand tightly..
Noah muttered back.
“Ulan……?”
“I woke up thinking I was having a nightmare.”
his last words.
memory came back quickly.
Everything from finding hidden peace in the capital to falling asleep at the hotel.
Soon after coming to my senses.
Noah nodded meekly..
“……that's right. I had a nightmare.”
“Well done waking you up.”
Ulan grinned..
He patted Noah on the shoulder and went back to the couch. He said that morning was still far from coming, so he said to close his eyes a little longer..
but couldn't.
I was afraid to go back to sleep.
“Hey, Ulan.?”
“why?”
“if it's okay.”
So I talked to Ulan..
Then he said something he would never have said normally..
“can you hear my story?”
“what are you talking about?”
“A story from a previous life.”
no answer came back.
Actually, he didn't need an answer..
Whether Ulan agrees or not, Noah intends to mutter his story to himself..
“tell me listen.”
Fortunately, Ulan accepted the request..
Noah immediately licked his lips..
To bring out the story of Mina Yoo, who was just an ordinary girl, not a player..
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