The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 186
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7.
Immediately after the preparation time is given.
2While the class was building a defensive line, Iris Senior, the representative of class 3, brooded over the previous match with a rather serious face..
“what the hell was that?”
“Well, we don't even know.”
“Suddenly, my body became heavy and I was tired, so I couldn't fight properly..”
It's not just that it's strange.
If you think about it, there were many situations that did not make sense even when the first line of defense was broken. So the moment I wondered what the cause of this was.
“To be precise, I was sleepy..”
“yes? I'm sleepy?”
“I was awake for three days and three nights before, and I was in a similar situation..”
Isabella's answer followed..
Then, the cadets who couldn't find the right expression nodded in unison..
“yes! Cadet Ibella is right.!”
“Come to think of it, I am very sleepy..”
It was a moment when everyone agreed.
As soon as the testimony of sudden drowsiness ended, Iris muttered the most common guess she could think of..
“Did you use sleep magic??”
“No, there is little chance of that. In the first place, the magic detection device didn't even respond..”
“So it's possible that it's a magic tool…….”
“You passed the detector before the game started..”
Camilla shook her head..
As if it wasn't magic or magic tools.
The question that fell into the labyrinth again.
Iris let out a frustrated sigh and turned her head as if she had suddenly remembered someone..
“ah! noah cadet.”
“……yes?”
“Do you have any guesses about the anomaly that happened in the previous match??”
A shaman who competed evenly with the genius mage, Dilia Arpen, in the preliminary round..
Maybe Noah knows something?
Iris looked at her with eyes filled with anticipation, but the answer that came back was negative..
“that, well me too…….”
“Whoa, is that so.”
Iris' face darkened again.
Of course this is a lie.
Noah noticed that Perticia was using elemental magic even before the game started..
‘I still can't speak plainly.’
If it became known that Perticia used spiritism, there was a possibility that her true identity would be revealed in connection with this..
‘So it's okay to say it yourself.’
Noah thought so.
Perhaps Ulan felt the same way, he kept silent even though he knew the truth. By the time the conversation returns to the starting point.
“I will start playing soon!”
“Participants move to location!”
The shouts of the referees echoed.
2It looks like Ban has finished building the defense line..
Camilla patted Iris on the shoulder, still pensive..
“Iris, let's start with the match..”
“Yep, then Jinhyung…….”
“I'll take the lead.”
Then Ulan, who had been silent, intervened..
There were no students who objected to the remarks of Ace, who performed brilliantly. Even the prudent Iris readily nodded his head..
“All right. However, there are unidentified phenomena, so please be careful..”
“That's right, be careful. I'm really sleepy.”
Taking Iris and Ibella's concerns into one body, Ulan strode forward..
After making all the preparations.
The curtain rises for the second defense war.
“Alright, the second half has begun.!”
“2Due to the disqualification of the class, it is a situation where the victory of the class 3 is virtually certain even if it arrives without passing the time limit..”
“3Whether the peninsula was aware of this or not, it is poised to break through the defense line without hesitation.!”
“Let's see, the vanguard of class 3…….”
The eyes of the two broadcasters were focused on the stadium..
At the same time, I saw a person quickly breaking through the battle lines. A red-haired barbarian. Upon discovering this, Ethelin widened her eyes..
“Ulan! I'm Ulan!”
a voice full of excitement.
she shouted, standing up to the pits.
“Entrance Ceremony Nightmare! Sports day loser! Uhlan cadets are at the vanguard of class 3!”
“I mean, I'm going to end it without looking at it..”
“you're right! An Ulan cadet rushing in with the momentum to shatter hopes from the start! How will class 2 deal with this hopeless situation??”
Amid the heated progress.
1The students who were in charge of the car defense line encouraged each other with solemn faces..
“everyone stay seated!”
“We must persevere to gain an advantage in the after-heat.”
“Even if I lose, I will hold onto it until the end!”
Eyes full of spleen and tension.
At that time, Ulan, who had been running like crazy, suddenly showed strange behavior..
“uh? The guy stopped in place!”
“stopped? why?”
“sorry. until there…….”
I can't see it because the distance is the distance.
The moment I was about to answer that.
Suddenly I heard a terrifying sound..
Whoo! quagga gaga gaga!
With the sound of ripping wind, a strong gust of wind swept away the first line of defense..
“Keugh! what, what?”
“sudden wind…….”
Soil and dust rising haze.
Then a noise far louder than the one I had just heard hit my ears..
Awesome! Kwajik! kwaaang!
The sound of trees breaking loudly.
The moment I reflexively turned my head, an unbelievable sight unfolded before my eyes..
“……uh?”
right next to the last line of defense.
The towering trees all fell down.
It wasn't long before I saw a stick driven through the trees and into a rock. Class 2 students recognized at a glance what it was.
“training spear?”
An ordinary stick without a spear blade.
When I was staring blankly at this.
A familiar voice tapped in my ear..
“missed.”
It was Ulan's voice..
At that moment, everyone remembered.
The ridiculous record the owner of the voice you just heard set in a javelin match.
The shock and fear I felt at the time.
“I'll guess next.”
Ulan fixing the second spear.
However, before the spear could be thrown, the first line of defense collapsed. It's because the students, seized by instinctive fear, ran out of the circle..
“Alas! students leave!”
“This is how the first line of defense is broken..”
Intermediaries shouting with sad faces.
However, even for a while, Milion nodded and continued the process..
“Actually, I expected it. The students who were put in this time are not the main force of class 2..”
The students, who were originally the main force, were knocked down by Ulan's roar during the last game. In other words, the students currently participating are group 2..
“It's a pity though. Just looking at it, it's obvious that it's a bluff, but you're scared and running away from here..”
“yes? It's a bluff?”
“That's right. Considering the javelin prowess shown in the previous match, the miss from that distance must have been intentional..”
Million with a plausible analysis.
However, this guess is wrong. Ulan's arrival with a spear was not a mere threat, but an action with a clear purpose..
‘just 1 minute ago.’
immediately after the game begins.
A strong gust of wind hit the third class. Also, the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred..
The cause of the sudden change is Perticia's containment. It was possible because the range of spirit magic is effective up to a radius of 1 km..
‘So I borrowed a spear from Iris..’
After that, I measured the distance appropriately and threw a spear at Perticia's location..
Of course, I didn't intend to hit it, so I aimed for the forest near the final line of defense. But thanks to that, Perticia's check stopped for a moment..
Taking advantage of this, Ulan arrived at the second line of defense in the blink of an eye, and stepped into the circle without hesitation..
“fool!”
“I'm stepping in here.”
“good! catch all!”
“He has no weapons!”
The students who had been waiting rushed in unison..
But they were caught.
“Eh?”
Huge palm gripping face.
It was only then that I realized that I was wrong, but it was already too late. There was no mercy for the actions of the uhlans, their heads stuck to the ground..
Kwajik! kwaaaang!
Students who were thrown upside down at once.
He seemed to have passed out, not even moving..
“uhhhh……!”
Those left behind realized it belatedly.
Even if he doesn't use auras and realms, even if he doesn't have a weapon, he's a master..
A strategic weapon that transcends human limitations.
With that formidable strength and stamina, the students lost their fighting spirit and fled..
“ah! Break down the second line of defense!”
“It's all over, thank you for your hard work.”
Milion, who was watching the relay, spoke calmly..
nothing more to see.
Unlike Class 2, where nine students were disqualified, Class 3 had no dropouts. So the situation went in the exact opposite way as in the previous game..
and around that time.
Ulan also faced Perticia..
She squatted in a small circle.
Afterwards, Perticia, who found Ulan, shook off the dirt and stood up. Then she said, her innocent innocent eyes twinkling.
“wow, that's really powerful.”
“……?”
“I didn't expect to throw a spear this far.”
She points to the ruined forest.
Then he made a stupid face.
“I'm sorry though.”
“what do you mean?”
“you are the master.”
“thats why?”
“There is a difference from other people in strength, stamina, and physical ability..”
i see what you mean.
However, if you look at it that way, Perticia is also despicable. Ulan immediately refuted.
“If you say so, aren't you the same?”
“yes? what am i?”
“'Cause you're acting like a spirit.”
“……!?”
Eyes that changed like a surprised rabbit.
Perticia opened her eyes..
As if you saw a ghost. After a while, she asked in her stuttering tone..
“stand, please see?”
“no.”
“then how…….”
“I only heard of one of my colleagues who could read the traces of spiritism..”
“Who? I know someone?”
“It's a secret.”
Ulan shut his mouth tightly..
If she tells the truth, Perticia will definitely question Noah, and then she will have to explain Noah's special ability, the 'system'..
Meanwhile, when the answer she wanted didn't come back, Perticia put on a puzzled expression again. Then she went ahead and contradicted Ulan's words..
“Spirits are part of my body.”
“part?”
“Yes, I am half-human, half-spirit born between a human and a spirit. So to me, elemental magic is as natural as moving my limbs..”
Pertisia answers confidently.
Ulan smiled and replied..
“I just answered, I'll give it back.”
“yes? what do you say…….”
when she tilted her head.
Ulan suddenly stretched out his fist. Then there was a strong wind pressure, and her sudden gust of wind ruffled her hair..
“This power is also part of my body.”
“But that's what I got when I became a master…….”
“Wrong.”
Ulan shook his head.
He answered in a calm tone..
“My strength is innate from birth. I didn't get it by becoming a master.”
“……Really?”
“okay.”
“I wonder if your parents are giants?”
“no.”
can it be.
Ulan shook his head again and again..
“And the chat ends here.”
I blinked my eyes at the same time.
It was only then that I realized.
The fact that Perticia was buying time by talking to him. Realizing that she had 10 minutes left, he said as if warning..
“1give me a minute get out of the way.”
“If you say no?”
“make you a totem.”
When I first heard it, I didn't know what it meant.
However, after repeating various matches, I now know what that means. If you don't want to be put upside down, it means get out of the way.
“Ooh, you're talking differently than before.”
“different?”
“Said you didn't want me to get hurt.”
“That was then, this is now.”
Ulan with shameless replies.
he spread three fingers.
“30 seconds left.”
“…….”
Pertishia bit her lip..
A look that sees through all the insides.
That was then.
“Cadet Rapidis!”
“surrender and retreat!”
“Anyway, this match is our loss.”
“You don't have to get hurt on purpose!”
A shout from outside the arena.
They are Pelion and the class 2 students who were evacuated due to a ruptured eardrum in the previous match..
But Perticia shook her head..
“……no, I do not want.”
“what, what?”
“Even if I get hurt, even if defeat is confirmed, I don't want to regret running away later..”
A voice full of determination.
Soon, bright red eyes flashed..
“So I won't give up until the end!”
The moment we meet stubborn eyes.
Forgotten memories came to mind.
memories of past lives.
It was a memory of when Ulan and other warriors fell into a trap prepared by one of the Lords of the Abyss, Lacus, the Crying Eye..
‘It was really dangerous back then..’
To such an extent that everyone was prepared for annihilation.
The mercenary group he fought with said he would buy time with the determination to sacrifice, and thanks to that, he had a chance to escape. But the warriors hesitated.
because opinions are divided.
‘Opinion to retreat and wait for support.’
Dillia and Ian, Sven.
The three most rational warriors insisted on retreating, regrouping, waiting for reinforcements, and then fighting again..
‘on the contrary…….’
Ulan, Ybela and Laurea.
The three warriors chose to fight even if they were at a disadvantage. If you run away like this, the death of the mercenaries will be certain.
Opinion was split 3 to 3..
All that was left was Perticia's opinion, but Ulan didn't expect much. For she was the most fearful of her warriors and reluctant to fight.
‘So I thought you'd say let's retreat.’
What came back was an unexpected answer.
『fight.』
She curled up like a frightened rabbit.
Even though his complexion turned pale due to the shadow of death approaching right in front of him, the will in his bright red eyes did not break..
『If you run away from here, one day you will regret abandoning your comrades. I'd rather fight than that.』
Eyes with strong stubbornness.
Although uncharacteristically weak and timid, Pertisia wanted to overcome her fear and fight when her comrades' lives were at stake..
‘Oh, come to think of it, it was like that then too.’
the last memory of a past life.
When the seriously injured warriors were left alone in the giant king's cave to buy time to escape.
Perticia, who was seriously injured and collapsed, said this to Ulan just before losing her mind from excruciating pain..
『……Don't be quick to judge.』
As if reading Ulan's heart.
Pertisia whispered earnestly in a voice that seemed to be cut off at any moment..
『If we fight together, we will definitely find a way out. So please don't jump to conclusions so we don't regret later.』
If Ibela, the swordswoman, was the only person who opposed Ulan being left alone, Perticia was the one who saw through Ulan's intentions before that..
However, Ulan ignored Perticia's request and fought alone. And to this day, he has never regretted his decision..
“is it.”
After reminiscing about the past life.
Ulan burst into laughter..
“You were the same from the beginning.”
“the same, what?”
she looks confused.
However, Ulan did not answer. I just spit out unknown words with a smile on my face.
“tell me soon.”
One day, when the preparations are over and all the warriors gather in one place, the memories and truths of the past life will be revealed without hiding..
After thinking, Ulan stepped forward..
Because it was right to end this game for now.
“get it done ASAP.”
Then he kicked the ground.
The moment I stepped in the direction of Perticia, my instinct warned me of danger..
Then, with the sudden feeling of my body floating in the air, the hard ground snapped off..
“……!”
Ulan's rapidly falling body.
It seems that the earth spirits dug up the land, probably taking advantage of the opportunity to talk with Ulan. The smile of conversion that bloomed on Perticia's lips was proof..
and one more.
There was an arrangement she had arranged..
wooooooooong!
Wind pressure pressing on the uhlan from all sides.
It was a response to prevent him from momentarily twisting his body and escaping to another place..
‘got hit.’
I didn't expect this.
Ulan burst into laughter and fell without resistance. Pertisha came near the hole, and she immediately put on a puzzled expression..
“Oh, I didn't mean to dig this deep.”
so deep you can't even see the bottom.
just wasn't worried.
“But it's okay because you're a master?”
If it's necessary, I'll use the aura to come up..
Then, of course, Uhlan would be disqualified, and the second half of the match would be advantageous. Pertisha, smiling contentedly, turned his head away..
“well then now…….”
Shall we deal with the other nine?.
When I immediately summoned the spirits.
sasasa sasak!
“what?”
Suddenly I heard a strange sound..
It was the sound from the hole..
A sound similar to that of a multipod like a centipede climbing a wall. Perticia reflexively looked into the hole, then gasped..
“omg!”
What unfolded before my eyes was an unbelievable sight.
It was Ulan, who used his arms and legs to climb up holes at high speed..
Startled, she backed away..
The earth spirits soon sensed danger and tried to fill the hole, but it was too late..
“……!?”
A hand rising from the ground grabbed Perticia's ankle. In the blink of an eye she was then sucked under her ground..
“Wow!”
A short scream from pursed lips.
After a while, her body was buried in the ground up to her chest. Having achieved her goal, Ulan stepped out and made her strides toward her final destination..
“3A class of uhlan cadets arrives at their destination!”
“With this, the second half of the defense battle is won. In fact, victory is certain..”
some time after that.
I heard a voice announcing the end of the game..
Pertisia Blinking Her Eyes Absently.
A long time passed, and she sighed as if she had barely grasped the situation..
“Whoa, I'm totally blown away.”
I never thought I'd get out of the hole so quickly.
Also, judging from the fact that he was not disqualified, it seems that he has risen only with his pure physical ability..
“really looks like a monster.”
With an awkward smile as if she was tired of it, Perticia acknowledged the result without saying anything..
“i lost.”
Then he stretched out his hand to Ulan..
As if to hold me so I can go out.
‘And if we hold hands…….’
He planned to use the earth spirit to bury Ulan in the ground. It was a rather timid revenge she had just conceived of her own..
But revenge never came.
Because Ulan didn't hold his hand.
“huh? no help?”
“why me?”
“yes you make this…….”
“If it's you, you can get out alone?”
After giving an answer as if tossing.
3Ulan slowly disappears in half.
Perticia, who had been watching his back, had a puzzled expression..
“Chi, wait and see.”
With the help of the spirits, she came to the ground and brushed off the dirt on her body. Then she grumbled in a small voice..
“If you become my knight later, I will make you regret what happened today..”
pouty lips.
With a tightly pouting expression, Perticia turned her body around. Although she was defeated in the defense battle, the final was not over yet..
After returning to class 2, Pertisia had a conversation with her teammates about the victory in the final match..
and that time.
A secret conversation took place in the forest north of the academy, where no one pays attention..
43page. different dreams
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