The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 177
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ask for instruction.
Immediately after Rimer's short words, the entire training ground was very noisy..
“what? no way…….”
“Did you apply for Dalian??”
“Eastern lightsaber to barbarians?”
Of course it's not to the extent that I can't understand.
Even though Ulan came from a barbarian tribe, he was proven to be a master in the last mock battle..
But there was a different problem.
“But is it really okay to fight??”
“that's right. I heard that battles between Masters are prohibited by international law.?”
Fights, duels, sparring, etc..
Masters must never swing weapons or fists at each other. This was a rule that applied to both empires and kingdom confederations..
So when I looked at you with concern.
A bystander shook his head..
“Yes, but this time it's different.”
“what? how are they different?”
“For international law to apply, both masters must be masters belonging to a country..”
Rimer is a Master belonging to the Empire..
On the other hand, Ulan is a master who does not belong anywhere. So it meant that sparring was not a violation of international law..
“Well, I'm sure I heard…….”
“Wouldn't it be okay then?”
The tumult soon subsided..
It was because he realized that the sparring between Uhlan and Rimer would not be a problem..
Like that, the onlookers looked at the training ground with their eyes shining again. The sparring between masters was a rare and rare spectacle,.
Meanwhile around that time.
Rimer, who asked for lessons from Ulan, stared at the savage man in front of him..
‘Ulaanbaatar.’
A strong man who appeared like a comet.
The monster that defeated two of the five swords of the empire.
A person designated by the military as a 0-level management target and clearly superior to himself.
‘Sir Ceorik said he would one day come under the imperial banner..’
I heard you had a special contract.
I'm not sure what conditions.
‘that means…….’
That you don't belong to the Empire right now.
That is, there is no problem.
After finishing his judgment, Rimer's eyes twinkled like stars. It was a look full of anticipation..
‘Above all, the opportunity to face Master doesn't come around very often..’
Rimmer didn't even bother to visit the academy to meet Perticia..
It was because I wanted to compete with him at least once before Chartrand started acting and before Ulan joined the Empire..
‘but it wasn't easy.’
Unlike Marquis Gorfant, there is no contact between Rimer and Uhlan. At least we ran into each other a few times on the streets of the capital..
Just as I was contemplating how to propose sparring, Yvela asked for instruction just in time..
‘good timing.’
At the same time, she came up with a plan..
After dealing with Ibella in moderation, suggesting sparring as naturally as water flows.
And now, the plan has come true.
All that remains is to wait for an answer to come back. As he waited for an answer with a face mixed with anticipation and nervousness, Ulan's mouth opened..
“i get it.”
“……!”
“if it's okay for a while.”
The answer that I will respond to the sparring.
Meanwhile, Ulan glanced at the clock tower in the square. Seeing him as if he was checking the current time, Rimmer asked curiously..
“Oh, do you have any appointments??”
“'Cause it's time for dinner.”
“……what?”
A face dyed in a daze for an instant.
Meanwhile, Ulan moved on..
“then let's start.”
As long as we've decided to fight, there's no need to talk further. So just as I was walking to the training ground, Rimmer suddenly stretched out his hand..
“Wait a minute.”
“……?”
“I want to set conditions before sparring.”
“condition?”
“I want to fight without using auras and without expanding each other's territory, is that okay??”
The reason for the condition was simple..
Because the difference in skill with Ulan was obvious.
If you use the area for an aura, you will surely be defeated without lasting less than a minute..
‘I want to fight a little longer.’
As mentioned earlier, sparring with the master is not common. I also wanted to know the extent of Ulan's pure force..
Meanwhile, Ulan tilted his head..
As if Rimmer didn't understand why he made this suggestion. He did not, however, give any particular objection..
“i get it. don't do that.”
“good. Then please.”
She smiled and handed her a wooden sword..
Upon receiving this, Ulan broke the wooden sword in half without hesitation. Rimmer's eyes widened slightly at the unexpected action..
“what do you do now…….”
“I'm more comfortable this way.”
Ulan with a broken wooden sword in both hands.
When I saw this, I understood.
Well, since the information said that he mainly uses an axe, that would be more convenient than a sword..
Rimmer nodded..
some time after that.
A strange silence enveloped the training ground..
Ulan and Rimer, each holding a weapon, stared at each other through the eyes of a warrior..
“…….”
An atmosphere of heightened tension.
As the onlookers gulped down their saliva, someone hit the ground first..
It was Limer Yen Lapidis..
‘push from the start!’
Unique swordsmanship of Lapidis family.
A sword that runs rampant like crazy, to the extent that the word lightsaber suits it. Limer did not hide his skills and poured out sword attacks with all his might..
‘according to information…….’
Said it was incredibly powerful.
I'm not worried though Because Rimmer was also confident in his strength,.
When she was very young.
The former head of Lapidis, who had recognized Rimer's talent early on, tried all sorts of treatments with the help of the Mage Tower..
‘there is only one reason.’
In preparation for reaching the level of a master, it is to prepare an extreme body in advance..
As a result, the procedure was successful.
Because I overcame my physical limitations as a woman and got a body and strength that are unmatched by other Masters..
‘so that…….’
No matter how strong Ulan is, it is worth rubbing to some extent. If you don't think your opponent will be able to do it, it's enough to let it go.
Blowing blows with such thoughts.
But there was something Rimmer overlooked..
“uh?”
That Ulan's power is beyond common sense.
that's too far.
This she realized after the weapons collided. Soon after, she sensed something was wrong and was about to let go of the attack..
puck! Wooddeuk!
The wooden sword was broken as it were..
There was no time to even let go of the attack, and just by bumping into it, it broke in vain. When I was blankly looking at the broken wooden sword.
“I'm sorry. I thought it would be like this for some reason, so I reduced my strength, but I need to reduce it a bit more.”
“…….”
that this is powerless?
The wooden sword was crushed like a can of millet.?
Around the time I was making a dazed expression at the absurd power, Perticia handed me a new wooden sword. Remer, who accepted this, came to his senses again..
‘Although the unexpected strength is surprising…….’
Combat isn't just about strength.
Rimer caught his breath and once again focused on the battle. With a plan to deal with Ulan with a quick attack without clashing swords.
‘body without armor.’
Strong muscles, but bare body.
So let's attack that place and seize victory by creating a gap. Having finished her judgment, she spurred the ground again and launched an attack..
Whoo! pabababak!
stab like a storm.
It's so fast that it's hard to dodge.
But for whatever reason, Ulan didn't dodge her attack. She just closes her gap, taking all her attacks with her body..
‘But why…….’
There is not a single gap?
Because of the pain, it's normal to shrink even for a moment. The moment I stepped back from her with such a surprised face.
“……!?”
Suddenly, the gap narrowed completely..
It's too late to avoid.
At the same time as recognizing this, a huge hand gripped Rimer's face violently. I tried to shake it off, but it was futile..
‘wow, what power……!’
Ulan's hand holding her face was like a rock in front of the wind, not dreamy..
The fleeting moment that followed.
Thick tendons sprouted on the back of his hand, and he immediately slammed Rimmer's head into the ground..
Aaaaaaaang!
Loud roar hitting the training ground.
Accompanied by dizzying pain, the phenomenon of momentary flickering in front of my eyes came..
As strange phenomena continued as if a candle went out and then flared up again, a huge hand reached out beyond the blurry vision..
Ulan's voice followed.
“are you okay?”
“uh, uh uh……?”
“I think I passed out for a second.”
what? fainted? I?
Rimmer made a puzzled expression..
Then, she heard a voice that embarrassed her even more..
“your foul play.”
The silver-haired girl outside the training ground.
It was Dylia Arpen. At her sudden words, Rimer asked blankly..
“what are you saying……?”
“Just before being hit on the floor, I raised my aura and protected my head..”
“……!”
Rimmer's eyes widened at this..
because what she said was true.
At the same time, Rimmer was also aware of why he had broken the rules and used Auras..
‘……survival instinct.’
Recognizing a strong threat, he reflexively used his aura regardless of his will. When Rimmer belatedly realized this.
“Okay.”
I heard a dry voice.
It was Ulan's voice..
“rather well done 'Cause if she didn't, her head might have been crushed.”
“…….”
Rimmer was speechless..
Ulan's words are not a joke or a bluff. Even though he was protected by an aura, the traces of the tingling pain still remained on the back of his head as proof..
An eerie feeling lingering in my chest.
Shortly thereafter, Rimer, who had managed to regain his composure, stood up from his seat. Then he opened his eyes again..
“……uh?”
there is only one reason.
It was none other than Ulan's body. Rimmer, who saw this, asked with a bewildered face..
“oh, it hurts?”
“Why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden?”
“Because it was hit by my sword.”
It was quite right too.
Rimmer slurred. Ulan, on the other hand, waved his hand as if it didn't matter..
“it's just a brush.”
“…….”
I was speechless once again.
It was an answer that could have seemed bluff, but it was by no means bluff. In fact, Ulan's body was clean without a single wound..
‘what kind of monster…….’
His ignorant strength is reminiscent of giants that only appear in legends. Moreover, his body is as hard as if it were covered with many layers of armor..
and one more.
While sparring, I realized something.
‘There are no gaps to the point of being frightening.’
It looks like a gap, but in most cases it is a trap.
Even if I tried to create a gap somehow, I tried to attack, but I just blindly received it with my body, so there was no way to deal with it..
soon after that moment.
Rimmer realized.
‘Excluding Aurors…….’
Even if you don't expand the area.
It's impossible to beat this man.
Just when he felt like he had met a huge wall, Ulan glanced at the clock tower again..
“I'd rather end it slowly.”
Current time is 5:50 PM.
There were only 10 minutes left before the restaurant opened. So when I was about to declare the end of the sparring.
“……last.”
“what?”
“I beg you one last time.”
Rimmer said imploringly..
A new condition was added shortly thereafter..
“But this time, fight with all your might..”
“Does that mean I can use Aura??”
“yes, all areas.”
I know you won't be my opponent.
Even so, the reason I asked her to do her best was because she wanted to realize how huge the wall in front of her was..
On the other hand, Ulan nodded silently, facing serious eyes, and Rimer grabbed hold of the wooden sword rolling on the floor..
“Whoa.”
After taking a short breath.
her attitude has changed.
It is not the sword of the Lapidis family, but the sword she created herself through numerous real battles..
Soon, raising the senses of her whole body to the limit, she took a step forward..
five and a half steps.
The maximum area that Rimer's sword could reach spread out. Then Ulan spoke in a blunt tone..
“Are you ready?”
no answer came back.
I just knew that the preparations were over. Eyes forged like sharp knives are proof.
Rimmer gave strength to his eyes.
In order not to miss a single breath, heartbeat, trembling, movement, etc..
But at that moment.
Suddenly the world turned upside down.
“ah?”
Serious expression crumbling.
Soon after, her lips pursed her lips and a bewildered voice began to flow out, and her body spun half a turn in the air and landed on the floor..
Aaaaaaang!
With the pain she felt on the pitch, the sky was reflected in her eyes..
“…….”
Clear blue sky without a single cloud.
Rimer blinked blankly..
and soon realized.
‘didn't see.’
even a series of movements.
I don't even know how I got so close before I knew it.
Ulan's breathing was still calm, and his heartbeat and trembling were the same as before. Then, suddenly, her eyes widened slightly..
‘Oh, I see.’
It was. I finally know.
From the time she asked Ulan to fight with all her might, she knew that she had already entered his territory..
The moment I realized this, I suddenly remembered the story of Ulan I heard from Marquis Gorfant..
「His realm is special.」
Recalling the enemy who sparred with Ulan.
Marquis Gorfant replied:.
「The moment you step into that realm, you'll be able to face yourself before becoming a Master. By the time you hit the giant wall.」
At the time, I thought it was absurd.
However, now that he experienced it himself, Rimmer had no choice but to accept the words of the Marquis Gorfant..
Instead, there is one thing wrong.
The Marquis described Ulan as a great wall, but at least not to her. Even the word wall was insufficient..
‘……mountain).’
A mountain so rugged and so high that you don't even dare to look at it or even dare to climb it..
Ulan was a great mountain itself.
‘frighteningly strong.’
After all, the world is wide.
I never thought there would be a monster like this among the savage tribes that were ignored as uncivilized..
‘but…….’
That's why I like it even more.
Because I realized that the path of the sword that I thought was the end continued. Li Mer rose from the dust and bowed his head respectfully..
“thanks for the teaching.”
A different attitude than before.
Rimmer spoke sincerely. Then he had a bright, flawless smile..
‘i can be stronger.’
Grateful for the room to grow, she laughed heartily. It was a satisfied smile, not the slightest hint of regret..
After the overwhelming difference in skill, the sparring.
Rimmer left the academy. To the place where her master waits, to the imperial castle.
42page. an unbeatable fight
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