The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 151
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7.
A child born as an only child in an ordinary family.
Yu Min-ah was an ordinary girl that could be seen anywhere. She loved games and reading, and was an ordinary, unobtrusive child..
But by the time I was in my third year of middle school.
The peaceful daily life has been broken.
The sudden start of bullying.
What was even more absurd was that there was no particular reason for the bullying..
「Hey, you can really do this?」
「are you okay. Because I can't do anything anyway.」
「that's right. You don't even have a presence.」
「Even if I jump right away, no one will know?」
The perpetrators giggling and mocking.
Unable to bear it, she finally asked the teacher for help. She said she was being bullied in class. please help me.
But the answer that came back was indifferent.
「It might be like that when you play with your friends. The teachers are all like that too.」
In a word from the teacher.
Bullying in the past has become a mere prank.
Afterwards, it was revealed that he had sought help from a teacher, and the bullying intensified. So she informed her family about this this time..
but the reaction was the same.
「you must have done something wrong.」
「I'm afraid I'll bully you for no reason?」
and at that moment.
Minah Yoo's world has been shattered.
The reality is that no one will help no matter how much you cry out for help. In the end, she gave up everything and stayed in her room alone with Yu Min-ah..
I spent the first few months like a deaf person..
She lived every day like a nightmare, chained to her bullied past. She developed panic disorder and even developed social phobia..
how long has it been like that?
Ran into a game by chance.
『Arsene Continental Electric』
A game that no one has ever cleared.
I was curious about this fact.
However, this was just curiosity, the real reason for starting the game was something else..
It was because of the introductory text..
『We need your help to thwart the abyss that will overtake the world. Please save the world from destruction.』
Ordinary content, nothing special.
However, I was distracted by the words asking for help. After that, she connected to Arsene Continental Electric as if possessed by something..
In addition, the moment I found out that the game was a single player based virtual reality game, the remaining fear quickly disappeared..
Singleplayer meant that the only player in the game was herself..
After that, she immersed herself in the game and spent three years. I lived the lives of numerous characters and changed as I fell in love with their stories..
My timid and timid personality improved little by little, and I gained more and more confidence as I understood the background, setting, and story of the game..
But the essence hasn't changed.
While fighting the abyss, I realized that I couldn't overcome the recurring nightmares of the past..
that he is still a coward.
“This is me in the original world.”
After a long story.
A brief silence colored the hall..
Ulan kept his mouth shut, and Noah let out a light sigh and asked again..
“I'm really sorry?”
You didn't face the abyss to save the world like the other warriors, but you gave up everything and ended up in your room because of bullying..
How pathetic it must seem to Ulan?
Noah laughed self-deprecatingly..
“So I often think like this. I wonder what it would have been like if a more competent player had come instead of being an incompetent coward like me..”
Wouldn't that have been more helpful to Uhlans and other warriors? The moment I suddenly made a bitter expression with such thoughts.
Ulan suddenly spoke.
“Wrong.”
“……yes?”
“you are not a coward.”
A word I spat out.
Ulan immediately expressed his thoughts.
“You faced malice and tried to overcome it. Trying to fight the situation is not for cowards.”
Noah's eyes widened slightly..
honestly a little surprised.
I never expected to hear such an answer from Ulan..
“Also, you are not incompetent. You can tell just by looking at the negotiations with Marquis Gorfant right away..”
When negotiating over the acquisition of Ulan.
Spouting flashy words, she gained the upper hand against Theoric, and soon made a huge profit. It was impossible for Ulan..
“Well, that was only possible because I lived as Marquis of Gorfant. Anyone can do it, even if it's not me…….”
“No, it's impossible if you're a coward..”
Ulan flatly denied it..
“After all, if you were really a coward, you wouldn't have regained your composure so quickly after facing Theoric's aura..”
“that…….”
“And that's not all. Thanks to what you said, I knew Ibela was suffering..”
Until Noah tells.
Ulan knew nothing.
He didn't know that there was a conflict between Ibela, Himel, and Count Deorg, and he didn't even know that Himel was threatening Ibela..
“If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't even know why Ybela wanted to withdraw from the mock battle..”
There was another case that Noah helped.
The Abyssal Cultist Assault Incident.
Her prophecy made Ulan aware that something terrible was about to happen, and thanks to her, he was able to save Dillia..
“In our last life too, we subdued one of the Abyssal Lords with the help of the Fang Brigade. It would have been impossible without you.”
After giving an unobstructed answer.
Crimson eyes stared at Noah..
“So don't tell me for sure.”
“tell me what…….”
“The reason I recognized you as a colleague wasn't because you were a player. It's because I judged that I could trust you, that I could entrust my back to you..”
Noah's eyes twinkled..
On the other hand, Ulan's expression remained the same..
“Even if a competent player came, there is no guarantee that he or she would be better than you..”
“that word……?”
“Noah.”
After I cut off my trembling voice.
Ulan looked at her calmly. Eyes that do not show even a hint of trembling. Soon after, he spoke in a voice full of determination..
“there's nothing that can replace you.”
“……!”
“you are my colleague So, if you need help, feel free to ask for help..”
An existence that fills each other's lacking parts.
Colleagues are like that. Ulan, too, was going to tell Noah if he needed help..
Faced with a swaying expression.
Ulan replied with strength..
“I'd be happy to help you.”
The word she most wanted to hear.
The moment I heard that you would help.
Noah unknowingly bit his lip. At the same time, he clenched his fists tightly..
“…….”
Lips trembling little by little. At the same time, a certain emotion welled up in my chest..
A strange feeling I've never felt before.
So I tried to suppress my emotions.
Because I felt like I was going to cry. But I couldn't stop it from blurring my eyes.
“uh? why, why is this why…….”
I don't know why I'm crying.
no, it's a lie I knew the truth.
It was the first time I heard that he was so willing to help even after knowing the whole truth..
“Black! ugh.”
The voice that was looking for the reason eventually turned into a cry mixed with tears..
I couldn't stand it even if I tried.
With the feeling that the anxiety that had accumulated so far melted away like snow, Noah burst into tears as if to shake off the sadness he had stored in his heart..
after so long.
Gradually, when the tears stopped and the crying subsided, Ulan, who had been silently standing by his side, spoke up..
“Are you better now?”
“……Yes, thanks to Ulan..”
Noah nodded softly..
with a tight voice.
After a while, she wiped her red eyes with the back of her hand and looked at Ulan..
“thanks, ulan.”
A soft smile bloomed on your lips.
She said with sincere emotion..
“For calling me a colleague, saying that if you ask for help, you'll help..”
“I just said the obvious.”
“It didn't come naturally to me.”
After stealing the dew left in the eyes.
he licked his lips again.
“So I promise.”
“promise?”
“Yes, I have a new goal..”
Noah nodded. Then she stared at him with a very serious expression..
“Ulan.”
and put your hand on your chest.
I spit out the decision I had just come up with..
“i want to save you.”
an unexpected word.
Is that why? This time, Ulan's eyes widened slightly. Faced with these changes, Noah quietly continued.
“Like Ulan did, I will help you escape your destiny..”
“you…….”
“no matter what happens.”
Noah's eyes shone with determination..
A voice with a strong will.
It was unbelievable that he had been sobbing just a moment ago..
“Also you are not a coward.”
Ulan grinned..
As if you saw her right. Then she readily nodded her head..
“i get it. i will believe you.”
“yes, believe me.”
After answering, Noah also smiled..
The long story is over.
When Noah seemed to have calmed down, Ulan immediately rose from his seat. It was to go back to the sofa and go to sleep..
But then.
A small hand grabbed his arm..
“Noah?”
“Sleep here, not on the sofa.”
“but it would be inconvenient…….”
“It's because I'm still scared.”
No need to ask what's scary.
You must be afraid that you will have nightmares again.
“Didn't I tell you to tell me if you ever need help? So please stay by my side.”
The way you use what you just said.
Ulan laughed. Meanwhile, when no answer came back, Noah asked anxiously..
“……No?”
“No way.”
It's as simple as being by my side.
And most of all, because the bed was more comfortable than the sofa, Ulan readily lay down next to Noah..
After a not short time has passed.
“You know, Ulan..”
Noah spoke again..
It was with a slightly languid voice.
“Do you remember the day you left the meadow??”
“of course remember.”
“Back then, we slept in the same bed as we do now, right? When I stayed in the town of vagrants.”
“I did.”
It reminded me of the time when I subdued the robbers who were aiming for the silver coins and prepared the travel expenses by handing them over to the guards..
“Ulan made a promise back then..”
Noah suddenly hesitates.
Wiggling her fingers, she pulled the blanket up to her face. Then she whispered in a voice as small as a mosquito..
“Eh, you don't have to keep it anymore.”
“promise?”
“ugh, i have to say that with my own mouth?”
“I really don't know.”
It didn't look like he was lying.
At that simple response, Noah let out a deep sigh. Then she whispered softly, still half covering her face with the blanket..
“I'll only say it once so listen carefully.”
“not listening.”
“no! You don't have to listen too closely.”
“……what do you mean to me?”
When I asked back in an absurd tone, Noah coughed..
“Hmmm! Ulan did that..”
“what?”
“Even if you share the same bed as me, you will never do anything stupid to me..”
“ah, that was it.”
Forgotten memories came back.
As he nodded as if he remembered, Noah's face straightened. But that was for a while, and she pulled up the blanket again..
“uh, that's what i'm saying anyway.”
The white ears turned red.
Strangely moistened eyes. After answering, Noah closed her mouth and glanced at him..
With some kind of anticipation.
Ulan, on the other hand, tilted his head..
“but that's not a promise.”
“yes? What is not a promise…….”
“'Cause I'm just being honest.”
“What?”
“I said the same thing back then, but you are far short of receiving my seed..”
Noah closed his mouth..
A face hardened like a stone statue. Knowing this or not, Ulan gave the answer.
“so i didn't touch.”
that's all the reason.
When Ulan closed his mouth, the room was momentarily enveloped in heavy silence. After a while, Noah said something ridiculous..
“……There's so much I want to say, but I'll ask this first..”
narrowed eyes.
she asked straight away.
“What am I lacking so much??”
“everything from head to toe.”
“…….”
I was speechless again..
Because of the answer without hesitation.
However, the silence was short-lived, and Noah suddenly kicked off the blanket and stood up. Then he shouted as if to refute Ulan's words..
“that, that's it! It's because Ulan didn't look closely. If I look closely, I am surprised……!”
“I don't have much to look into.”
“Oh really!”
After nervously messing with my hair.
Noah let out a deep sigh..
“phew, yes I'll admit.”
In fact, she knew.
Even if you just think of the girls who are by Ulan's side right now, you won't be able to compete with yourself..
But Noah was not intimidated..
“It may be a bit lacking now. But since I'm still growing up, someday, when time passes, I'll be like Ibella or Laurea.…….”
The time when I spoke confidently as if declaring war.
Suddenly Ulan laughed out loud..
“what a funny joke.”
“no, i'm not kidding!”
“this one was pretty funny.”
“no!”
Noah gets angry with a red face.
Ulan laughed again as he watched her growl. Even after that, the conversation did not stop, and the night in the capital passed away like that..
8.
next day sunday.
As the sun rose in mid-heaven, the two of them woke up much later than usual..
That would be natural. I fell asleep late talking until dawn.
and one more.
There was a different part than usual.
“why are you so far away?”
the distance between the two.
Of course, it wasn't usually close enough to walk around, but it was quite close..
Whereas not now. Just looking at the distance right now, we were five steps away.
“……It's kind of awkward.”
“what?”
“Yesterday, something like that happened.”
“I'm fine don't worry.”
“no, i'm not okay.”
I hope you show tears.
Noah fanned with his hand. For some reason, the heat rose on her face..
‘still…….’
I was happy inside.
being recognized as a colleague. And he was happy to say that he would help anytime.
Noah laughed bashfully..
“what's the schedule for today?”
Meanwhile, right after leaving the room.
At the words of Ulan, who asked about today's schedule, Noah got out of his mind. Then he spoke out the plan he had in mind yesterday..
“Umm, the departure time was a little late, but we'll go ahead as planned. Oh, and buy the materials needed to heal Dillia's brother..”
Noah revealed the schedule.
However, Ulan's expression was somehow dissatisfied. Like I don't like the schedule.
“huh? I have a problem?”
“there is.”
“what is it?”
“missed a meal.”
as soon as his answer.
A booming sound was heard. A loud sound like thunder. It's the sound from Ulan's stomach..
Noah burst into laughter..
“Of course you have to eat.”
“well, that's it.”
problem solved.
facial expression back to normal. So the two headed to the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. It was to finish the meal and carry out the schedule..
After some time, after reaching the destination.
As soon as I opened the door and went inside.
“oh! See you again in this place.”
Suddenly I heard a familiar voice from behind..
A voice that goes on and on like walking on a snowy road. Ulan reflexively turned his head, and soon his opponent spoke again..
“hehe, long time no see.”
Opponent with a silly laugh.
Then, suddenly, someone blocked the other person's path..
A female warrior exuding a strong sense of vigilance.
But Ulan didn't care about her..
“you…….”
“How have you been??”
A person who is protected by a female knight.
The girl with snow-white hair and red eyes smiled brightly. And her Noah, seeing her belatedly, widened her eyes..
“……!”
I deserved it.
The girl is one of the seven warriors. A person who was active as a bard in the warrior's party.
Because it was Persian.
36page. second outing
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