The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 190
(1)
The border city of Sern Kingdom, Sulpern.
Adjoining the border with the Principality of Arpen, this place is famous for a considerable battleground. It's because of the demons attacking the city every day..
“don't back down hold on to the end!”
“The city is in danger if it collapses here!”
A battlefield where fierce battles unfold.
The soldiers fought tenaciously.
Even in the situation where the limbs fell off, he did not let go of the spear until the end and kept his position..
I knew that the moment I retreated, a swarm of beasts would attack the city..
“South Gate's reinforcements are still there?!”
“They say they're still fighting!”
“Damn, there's nothing going on!”
The female warrior leading the soldiers at the forefront crumpled her face. In the meantime, the line of defense was gradually pushed back, and her face also darkened..
When the tide turned like that.
Suddenly, a cry of hope was heard..
“Yes, hunter! is a hunter!”
“The Witch Hunter has arrived!”
The soldiers who recognized someone on the wall started shouting with bright faces. Similarly, the female warrior who discovered it also brightened her complexion..
“unite all in one place!”
“Make a passage for him!”
Scattered soldiers gathered together.
some time after that.
As the soldiers in defensive formation raised their shields, the female warrior shouted at her throat..
“Now, Sven! shoot!”
As soon as the angry cries stop.
Black rain poured down from the sky.
PABABABABAK! Fu-wook!
Rain of arrows pouring down on the monsters.
It's not just an arrow shot randomly. Each arrow pierced the demon's vitals.
Admirable workmanship.
In fact, everyone burst into admiration at his ability to possess a ghost. Furthermore, from the moment the rain of arrows stopped, the tide of battle began to decline little by little..
“now! power javelin!”
“Cut off the breath of the monsters!”
The soldiers also launched an all-out offensive..
The battle that follows).
Even in a situation where they were fighting in a chaotic mess without distinguishing between friends and foes, the arrows accurately pierced only the weak points of the demons..
how long has it been like that?
The result of a fierce battle was.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The giant monster fell to the floor after receiving numerous spears and arrows with its body. At the end of this, all the Demonic Beasts standing still disappeared..
“Destroyed all enemies!”
“ok, it's our win!”
“waaaaaaa!”
The battle cry of victory.
The soldiers who had been fighting with evil so far sat down on their seats..
“Ah, how did you survive today?.”
“I mean.”
Regardless of whether they were new recruits or veterans, everyone sat on the floor and took a deep breath. Then a new soldier muttered in relief..
“I still survived thanks to the sniper squad.”
“ok? What are you talking about?”
“It's a sniper squad?”
“It's the unit that showered the demons with arrows earlier..”
Immediately after the new soldier's words.
A few senior soldiers giggled..
“oh that?”
“that's not a sniper squad.”
“yes? so what?”
“It's not an army, it's a hunter.”
“……!”
Eyes wide open as if surprised.
the new soldier asked in bewilderment..
“ha, one?!”
“yeah right there.”
Senior soldier pointing in the direction of the castle gate.
At the same time, the newcomer's gaze naturally turned to that direction. Soon after, the one reflected in his eyes was a boy of the Myoin tribe of the same age as himself..
“I hope that person…….”
“Beast Hunter, Sven Isaac.”
“He is the proud super mercenary of Sulfern..”
While listening to the explanations of the senior soldiers, the new soldier stared blankly at Sven..
On the other hand, knowing this or not, Sven just disappeared into the city without a word..
2.
After the battle with the demon.
Peace has come to the border town.
Although it was only an unstable peace, not knowing when a battle would break out again, there was still enough time to breathe..
“hahahaha! It's quite?”
“Alright, drink it straight!”
“hey! Add one more cup here!”
A bar with a lively atmosphere.
Soldiers drank from their glasses in order to forget the exhaustion of battle and the sorrow of losing their comrades..
Like that, the bar became a noisy place where all kinds of loud noises came and went..
However, just as darkness exists where there is light, there was also a place that was the exact opposite of the noisy hall..
corner away from the entrance.
There, Sven Isaac, a hunter who had been active earlier, was sitting alone..
“…….”
and around that time.
There were eyes looking at Sven..
A rookie soldier who mistook Sven's performance earlier as support for the sniper unit. He muttered with a drunken face..
“Why is the special mercenary going to such a periphery?…….”
“Our captain hired us..”
“uh how?”
“I don't even know that.”
The veteran soldier shrugged..
“But one thing's for sure, as long as Sven is here, the odds of us dying are reduced..”
“Did you see it too? that devilish skill.”
“yes definitely…….”
It was a great skill.
It was because he had hunted dozens of monsters by himself. I also remember how the morale of the soldiers went up just because Sven appeared..
“That guy's skills aren't everything.”
“Even the flying arrows are skillful enough to shoot them down.”
“that's possible?!”
“It's possible, we've seen it first hand.”
The senior soldier grinned..
“So here's a story.”
“If Sven is behind us, the enemy's arrows won't reach us..”
“If only there was one problem…….”
“It's so hard to make friends.”
If you make friends with a special mercenary, you will never lose anything. However, the problem is that Sven is a difficult personality to get close to, let alone get close to..
“It's good that you have a boss..”
“yes? Why is the captain…….”
“He's the only one among us who can talk to Sven..”
Immediately after the soldiers' conversation.
As if to prove that even a tiger will come if you say it, there was someone who approached Sven. She was a female warrior with hair as red as a ripe apple..
drunken face.
Coming close to Sven, she struck him on the back with her large palm..
slam!
Sven's face crumpled with a loud noise. Eyes that turned wild. On the other hand, the female warrior spoke as if it was not a big deal..
“what? still drinking alone?”
“……Milena.”
Sven frowned..
Her name is Milena Armadin.
He is the captain of the garrison guarding the border city of Sulfern, which is frequently attacked by monsters, and is a powerful person who received a knighthood from the kingdom of Sern..
“Sometimes I hang out with others, yeah.”
“bothered.”
Milena quietly sits next to her.
Sven moved to a seat next to him because of his somewhat burdensome behavior. Of course, it was meaningless as Milena kept chasing after him..
“Rather what is it? beer?”
“milk.”
“what? why drink that?”
“because this is the cheapest.”
“Tsk, it's still the same as ever.”
Milena clicked her tongue low..
It was as if he was saying that he had known Sven for a long time. Just as everyone was drinking, Milena suddenly lowered her head..
“Thank you earlier.”
“what a surprise…….”
“I mean seriously. You cleaned up the west gate by yourself and came to join us right away.?”
“I just did what I was given.”
Sven responds bluntly.
On the other hand, unlike the expressionless face, the long tail protruding from between the chairs moved around excitedly. Seeing this, Milena smiled and changed the topic to another place..
“Rather, how are you these days??”
“what?”
“Priests of the holy kingdom, still chasing?”
“No, I can't see you these days.”
“Oh really? that's a relief.”
she breathes a sigh of relief.
After a while, Milena put a rather serious face towards Sven..
“Noone says it, but Seongguk guys always have to be careful. Because those bastards don't recognize sub-species as humans..”
“I know.”
“Anyway, I'll take a breather now. You said you couldn't sleep well because you kept chasing after me.”
For the past month, the priests of the Holy Kingdom have been pursuing Sven with his backstory. Thanks to that, there was a period when he couldn't sleep for a while and became sensitive..
So you'll be fine now.
Milena judged that, but Sven's expression did not improve..
“It's not just that.”
“huh? what does that mean…….”
“Other than the priests, other guys joined.”
“what? who is this time?”
Eyes widened as if in surprise.
She urged Sven to speak quickly, but Sven shook his head..
“I don't know either. but…….”
“but?”
“I'm sure they're dangerous.”
Sven's eyes shone coldly..
Milena, who was watching this, said with a serious face as if her drunkenness had disappeared..
“Can I help you?”
“No, I'll take care of it. If you go out, you'll only lose the poor soldiers..”
“that, that much?”
Sven silently nods.
his instinct whispered.
It is said that this opponent is a threat so great that it cannot be compared to the priests of the Holy Land..
“okay. Still, if you need any help, let me know anytime. Because we are family.”
“ok, i'll keep that in mind.”
There's no way that she, a human, and Sven, a cat person, could be family, but Sven didn't deny her words..
Silently, only sipping warm milk.
At the same time, he recalled the dangerous enemy who was currently pursuing him..
‘Looked like big eyeballs.’
I recently happened to see.
About the enemy pursuing you. And they weren't people, they were monsters themselves..
‘Are you a witch?’
I thought so, but shook my head.
I'd never heard of a witch possessing intelligence. After thinking over and over again, Sven shook his head and brushed off his thoughts..
There won't be an end to worrying like this.
‘once you finish this…….’
Let's investigate separately. what they are.
Having made up his mind, Sven drank all the milk left in the cup. However, there was one fact that he hadn't noticed..
An unidentified enemy that looks like big eyes.
That they are observing Sven's every move, even at this moment..
【this is not enough.】
【i need more info.】
【Does the king want his certain death?.】
Lord of the Abyss, Lacus.
The identities of the giant eyes were the followers that Lacus brought out from the gap in the abyss..
【The day when all conditions are met.】
【He will disappear from this world.】
The death of a warrior who will threaten the abyss in the future.
For the sake of one and only purpose, Lacus's followers did not take their eyes off Sven..
keep going until the sun rises.
3.
Shortly after the sports day is over.
Arsene Academy has entered the midterm period. However, unlike the first semester, the midterm exam for the second semester was conducted over a total of one week..
it was for a simple reason.
2This was because the midterm exam was a written exam and the final exam consisted of practical exams..
Friday after all exams are over.
Ulan and the others gathered at a cafe. Among them, Ibella, who arrived last, sat down on the table and let out a sigh..
“Ha, I barely escaped failing.”
The criterion for failing is an average of less than 75 points..
Ibella managed to get a chin-up with a 76 average. With that, she let out a sigh of relief and suddenly lifted her head and looked at her uhlan..
“How is Ulan? nice to see?”
“It's not bad.”
“wow, really? how many points?”
Blue-green eyes filled with anticipation.
Ulan nodded confidently..
As if you can really look forward to it this time. Then he confidently revealed the average score of the midterm exam..
“28dot.”
“……what?”
“10 points higher than last time.”
“No, it's still a failing grade!?”
Contrary to Ulan's proud expression, Ybela shouted with an absurd face. But she wasn't as terribly surprised as before..
because I recently found out.
Since Ulan and Noah entered the school on the recommendation of a noble, they were exempted from the written test..
“Ugh, this will disrupt the plan to use the permit to go out this weekend.…….”
Isabella Screaming.
Noah patted her on the shoulder as if to comfort her. Then she suddenly opened her eyes wide as if she remembered something..
“That's right, come to think of it, I didn't say that only two of my first graders got failing grades.?”
“uh, i think it was.”
“If one is uhlan, then who is the other?”
First of all, it's not Syrpy Rudric..
She got the 3rd highest score in class 3. So when she wondered, she heard an answer from an unexpected place..
“Tisha Lapidis.”
Dillia quietly sipping coffee.
She spoke in a calm tone about the identity of the person who received a failing grade alongside Ulan..
“They said they submitted the answer sheet, blank paper.”
“pear, white paper?”
“Didn't solve it at all?”
“huh. I heard that.”
Dillia nodded..
Therefore, Perticia's average was treated as 0, and Uhlan dramatically avoided last place..
When she was told that she had left blank answer sheets for all the tests, Ibella muttered something absurd..
“How did you do the transfer??”
“Like Ulan, got a letter of recommendation.”
The Marquis Lapidis family would have that level of ability. By the time Dillia finished answering in a non-trivial tone.
“Anyway, what is he really like??”
The subject of conversation naturally turned to Pertisia. To be precise, it was about the unknown 'special ability' used by Perticia..
“You said you'd let me know if we got to know each other the other day, but honestly, isn't this enough? We go to the restaurant together every day..”
As the saying goes, Ulan and Perticia are pretty close. Even during midterm exams, we always ate together and went to the library together..
Although I couldn't see where he went now, it's certain that we became quite close..
“When the time comes, I'll tell you.”
“Okay, of course I will later…….”
I couldn't help but worry.
On the other hand, unlike the two girls, Noah already knew. She realizes that in order to get close to Pertisha, it is not enough for her to simply be with her..
‘Even after joining the hero's party, I finally opened my heart after many years had passed..’
That's how hard it is to build a friendship with Perticia..
At the present time, the only person she opened her heart to was Prince Chartrand. And the moment he thought of him, Noah wrinkled his forehead..
‘If the development is the same as the original…….’
With the start of the coronation ceremony.
Perticia returns to the imperial castle.
Afterwards, he hears about the secret of his birth and receives Chartrand's marriage proposal. But to her, her Chartrands were only her family, so she rejected her marriage proposal in embarrassment..
‘From then on, the confinement life begins.’
until the end of the empire.
This is the fixed fate of Perticia.
No player or named character could change this fate..
In order to save Perticia, the emperor of the empire, and even the empire, must be turned into enemies..
‘so…….’
I was hesitant to tell Ulan..
Uhlans who value their comrades will choose to face the Empire..
Now, facing the abyss, this choice is truly the worst. It is a choice that the empire that was an ally turns into an enemy in an instant..
“woo woo.”
When I let out a sigh in a frustrated heart.
The group's conversation suddenly died down..
I looked around to see what was going on, and I saw someone coming this way..
“I wondered where he went and he was here.”
The Strange Guest is an Inspector from the Military Faculty.
He was also the person who once watched Ulan when he was suspended from school. Ulan wondered at the appearance of his familiar face..
“Do you have any business for me??”
“There is good news and bad news.”
He spat out the words without hesitation..
It seems like he's telling you to choose what you want to hear first, Ulan replied with a deadpan tone..
“tell me in turn.”
“So let me tell you the good news first. The aggregation of the list and personal information of the Magic Spring investigation team that you requested the other day has been completed..”
The inspector handed over a bundle of papers..
The moment they received it, Ulan and Noah's eyes flashed fiercely. At the same time, the two remembered the story they heard from Baekrang the other day..
‘Taking advantage of the gap where there is no Ulan…….’
The story of someone opening a rift in the abyss.
And I definitely remembered the story that someone was one of the imperial investigation team..
So, Ulan asked Marquis Gorfant for the list and information of the investigation team, and that was what had just arrived..
“So what's the bad news?”
“……Ulaanbaatar.”
The inspector called Ulan by name in a heavy voice. Then he gave the bad news with a stone face.
“Your punishment has been decided.”
44page. hastened fate
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