The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 2
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immediately after loss of consciousness.
Ulan's vision turned black in an instant..
He was swallowed up by a great darkness. A space where you can't feel the senses or the flow of time.
how much time has passed?
The consciousness that had suddenly disappeared gradually began to recover. Like a extinguished fire rekindling. At the same time, the memories I thought I had forgotten came to mind one by one..
what? Wasn't it all over when I died??
Why is my memory suddenly coming back??
The moment I was surrounded by a strange feeling.
〔···failure〕
I heard a strange voice.
It sounded like scraping metal..
〔memory···. preservation···. re-start···.〕
It was a very strange voice, devoid of any emotion. It was a voice that seemed out of this world..
But without any doubt.
Light has come to a dark world.
Soon Ulan opened his eyes..
The first thing I saw was the ceiling of the tent.
Red patterns embroidered clearly reflected in her eyes. Soon the wind blew outside the tent..
wide open meadow.
Ulan blinked blankly..
‘This place······.’
where he was born and raised.
grasslands of the northern part of the continent. hometown of ulan.
What is it? Are you still reminiscing about your past life? Various questions welled up, and I pinched my cheeks without realizing it..
Kwaaaak!
sick. Ulan was startled.
The reason is not because it hurts. It was because I couldn't feel the touch of my shaggy beard, which should extend from the bottom of my ears to the tip of my chin..
then.
I saw a basin next to the bed..
A basin full of warm water.
Ulan approached it as if possessed. Soon she reflected her face in the calm water.
“······!?”
Both eyes were stained with bewilderment..
It was worth it. What was reflected there was Ulan with a young face. Because it was the face of a boy.
It's not just the face that has changed.
The terrible pain that had invaded his body for a long time disappeared without a trace. Instead, I saw a neat muscular upper body..
Ulan muttered blankly..
“I must have died······.”
Then I was surprised again.
It's because your voice is different from before.
It was around the time when I couldn't control my confused mood. Suddenly, I heard several people talking outside the barracks..
“What a great guy.”
“that's what.”
“I never thought I would pass the hero's ordeal.”
“So, who is the next chieftain??”
“hahaha! no wonder!”
“Of all the warriors in the steppe, none would be strong enough to defeat an uhlan..”
raucous conversation.
Hearing this, Ulan remembered that he had been through the same situation in the distant past..
‘······Trial of the Hero.’
It was late summer when I was sixteen.
Ulan, who had passed the warrior's test before, once challenged the legend of the clan..
Ancient ruins outside the village.
This ruin, teeming with all sorts of monsters and golems, was called the "Hero's Cave" by the clan..
And challenging this cave, defeating all the monsters, and bringing the token stored at the end of the ruins was called the 'trial of the brave'..
‘who passed the ordeal······.’
any one thing.
you can get what you want.
It was a legend about something like that.
Sixteen-year-old Ulan, who was in high spirits at the time, challenged this legend and barely passed the ordeal after a long and ten-day struggle..
The moment I searched for memories until here.
Suddenly his eyes widened.
‘Yes, the mark of a warrior!’
Having passed the ordeal, there must be proof.
Ulan hurriedly rummaged around..
Then, he soon realized that he was wearing the badge of a warrior around his neck. There was only one thing that was different from before..
‘jewels are missing.’
Originally, a large jewel had to be embedded in the middle of the token. Before losing consciousness, the very jewel that emitted light.
But now, the place where the jewel should be was empty. As if someone had taken it out. When she was feeling confused.
flutter!
someone came into the barracks.
young man with a tall body.
He is a man with a lean, muscular body, auburn hair, and subtle crimson eyes..
“Ulan. did you wake up now?”
warmly dyed eyes.
he spoke with a smile.
“Congratulations on passing the hero's ordeal. Proud to be brothers with you.”
Familiar faces and familiar voices.
face to face with him.
Ulan muttered with a blank face..
“······older brother?”
alqbatore.
He is a brother by blood to Ulan, and an older brother who is six years older than Ulan..
And now it was a family that didn't exist in the world. Alc died in the winter right before Ulan turned 17..
‘But how······.’
brother is here?
Ulan's eyes trembled slightly..
did you know this? Alc spoke with a worried expression on his face..
“If you feel unwell, tell me anytime. You are now our pride and the hope of the clan..”
words of warmth.
Alc turned around again..
“Preparations will be completed soon. I'll call you when it's all over, rest a little longer.”
I got a rough sense of what he meant by 'preparation'. The day that passed the hero's ordeal. The village held a festival to commemorate this..
but now.
Ulan was not interested in the festival.
No, it would be more accurate to say that there is no time to worry about festivals..
‘let's sort it out.’
Ulan died after a final battle with the Giant King Largtan. But when he opened his eyes, he returned to the time when he had passed the hero's ordeal..
And the token of a warrior who was said to grant any wish was left alone with the large jewel missing..
The moment I remembered this far.
Ulan assessed the current situation.
‘Does that mean you're back in the past?.’
wanting to live life again.
This was Ulan's wish. And now, his wish has come true.
‘if it really is······.’
Right now at this moment.
Ulan got the opportunity he so longed for.
A chance to acquire a body and weapon much stronger than in the previous life, and to split the heads of monsters.!
‘I won't miss this time.’
Ulan's eyes flashed..
It was the look of someone who seized the opportunity..
2.
Doo! Dung Dung Dung Dung!
I heard a loud drum.
The flames soared and loud cheers resounded. The festival commemorating the passing of the hero's ordeal had begun..
The steppe clan is drunk.
They ate and drank happily, forgot about tomorrow and enjoyed today. By the time the atmosphere has matured for a while. Suddenly the place became quiet.
all over!
someone showed up.
A woman covered in the skin of a giant snake.
It was a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her late thirties. Her black hair, braided to her waist, swayed with her steps..
Soon after, the woman stopped walking..
The destination is the center of the village. Ulan was sitting in front of her. The woman pointed at the uhlan with a staff adorned with all sorts of feathers and said,.
“Steppe Warrior, Ulaanbaatar.”
“Ulan! Ulan!”
After the woman finished speaking, warriors everywhere pounded the ground with their weapons. This was support, respect and tribute to Ulan..
“You have accomplished the feat of challenging the legend and passing the ordeal. Show proof that you have passed the ordeal accordingly..”
As soon as the words are over.
Ulan silently handed over the necklace..
After examining the necklace for a while, the woman grinned, revealing her white teeth..
“Eh, it's a sure sign of a brave man..”
“······.”
Ulan, on the other hand, looked dejected..
Since the jewels I should have are gone, I thought I wouldn't be recognized as a warrior's badge..
‘So I prepared an excuse······.’
I never thought I would be recognized so easily.
When I feel empty.
her cry continued.
“With this, the warrior Ulan completed the proof to be called a hero. If anyone has any objections to this ceremony even now, please come out.!”
All around was dyed in silence.
It means no. After looking around for a while, the woman smiled broadly and shouted..
“Then, judging by everyone's agreement, I will recognize the warrior uhlan as a hero.!”
“waaaaaaa!”
“warrior uhlan!”
Loud shouts rang out..
Shout all to bless the uhlan.
Meanwhile, Ulan was thinking about other things..
‘now i am sixteen.’
It's like going back about 30 years..
In his past life he died at the age of forty-five. After roughly estimating the time gap, Ulan looked around..
I see many familiar faces.
Among them was a woman who is currently performing a warrior's ritual..
‘Shaman Azuh.’
From the outside, she looks like she's in her mid-30s, but she's actually an old woman in her 70s. However, the reason she can maintain such a youthful appearance is because she was a shaman of considerable skill..
‘Did you say you made the Elixir of Fire??’
I guess that's what I heard.
After that, Ajuh wandered all over the continent and returned to the plains at the age of sixty..
‘In the past, I thought I was just an old woman obsessed with youth and greedy.······.’
This was Ulan's prejudice.
Looking back, Ajuh was a wise shaman and priest. He was also famous enough that he made a name outside the meadow..
By the time I thought this far.
Suddenly, I heard a voice that broke my thoughts..
“Well, then choose. warrior uhlan!”
Wand Pointing to the Altar.
Azuh let out a loud cry..
“We've prepared a reward worthy of your exploits, choose whatever you like.!”
There were three rewards.
window with blue light.
A flag engraved with a pattern symbolizing a beauty and a coquettish woman with a coquettish smile.
Each of these means different things.
‘First of all, choosing a weapon is······.’
To fulfill his mission as a protector of his clan. Also, Beauty means leaving a strong seed for the future of the clan, and Flag means that he will become the chief who will lead the future of the clan..
‘I said this in the past.’
I want all three.
Ulan did not concede a single thing. Because he thought he deserved it.
so i had all.
But now I think differently.
‘blue window.’
Of course, it is a useful weapon. However, weapons of that level were widely scattered outside the plains..
‘the most beautiful woman in the family.’
A pretty face and a voluptuous body. But that's all. Outside the meadow, there were as many beautiful women as there were stars who were more beautiful and charming than me..
‘Finally, the chieftain's flag.’
That also didn't suit Ulan..
Because the chief had to be a wise man, not a strong warrior. Ulan realized this only when he was 40 years old..
In other words, there was nothing Ulan wanted there..
Ulan calmly pondered what he really wanted. So, three goals were set..
‘First, to reach the level of a superman.’
The first goal is to have a much stronger body and strength than in the previous life. Only then will we not die and stop the Lords of the Abyss..
‘Second, getting a powerful weapon.’
The ax that Ulan used was a precious weapon that received all sorts of blessings. If you were to list the most powerful weapons in the world, it would be within ten fingers..
But even that ax was broken by the giant king, Ragrtan. So this time the goal was to get a better weapon than that..
‘Third, to build a variety of knowledge.’
Power is not everything in this world.
Wisdom was needed to create and lead forces. So, it would be good in many ways to accumulate some knowledge..
and one more.
There is a reason to build knowledge.
A long time ago, Ulan accidentally heard these words from Azuh. It is said that there is a place outside the meadow where all the knowledge of the world is stored..
‘Arsene Academy.’
The continent's best educational institution and treasure trove of knowledge, both in name and reality, that have produced numerous talented people.).
If it were there, there would surely be clues or knowledge to reach the level of a superman. Maybe there's a way to get a powerful weapon.
Of course, this is just a vague guess..
But even if it was a ray of hope, Ulan was not going to let go..
‘just to get into the academy······.’
Must have at least basic knowledge.
Arsene Academy is famous for having difficult entrance exams. Ulan, however, had a bad head. To the extent that it is called the best stone head in the family..
there was no need to worry though.
‘Because there is ajuh here.’
She is the best shaman in her clan.
When he was young, he wandered the continent and broadened his knowledge, and now he is reputed to be the most knowledgeable person in the clan..
‘There is no shortage of people to learn from.’
With the goal of entering Arsene Academy, let's learn from Azuh. Ulan, her eyes shining seriously, immediately turned her body away..
Then he opened his mouth.
“What I want isn't there.”
Immediately after Ulan's words.
The hall was buzzing for an instant..
but that's for a while.
“be quiet!”
Igal that resounds loudly.
As soon as the desolation came, Azuh's eyes turned back to Ulan..
“warrior then what do you want?”
with the return question.
Ulan replied as if he had been waiting..
“i want to learn.”
“Yes, learning...! what?”
Ajuh, who had been silently nodding his head, opened his eyes momentarily. As if he had seen a ghost, he looked astonished.
“Shaman Azuh.”
Meanwhile, Ulan was serious.
He bowed his head to Azuh and said.
“teach me.”
The day a warrior was born in the meadow.
The hustle and bustle of the festival soon became quiet..
like pouring cold water on it.
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