The Barbarian of the Academy-Chapter 202
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1.
10 days after midterm.
Under the clear blue sky without a single cloud, Noah moved briskly. As she walked along her uhlan, she silently recalled her past memories..
‘It's already been a week.’
After that day, Noah tried to create opportunities to be alone with Ulan. It was to resolve various questions that arose in District 5..
After that, a few days ago, she barely made a seat and poured out questions she hadn't been able to ask before..
It was a question about why Perticia had to participate in the Trial of the Warrior ahead of schedule and why she ended up fighting the Ghost Knights..
‘In conclusion…….’
Ulans do not know why the ordeal occurred.
He just said that while he was doing volunteer work, he found Perticia heading to the fountain of magic, and the ordeal began while following him..
question back to square one.
On the other hand, Noah's complexion was calm. Because if she didn't even know Ulan, there was only one answer..
‘The ordeal was brought forward earlier than in the original work because the activation condition was met by chance..’
The only condition to activate the ordeal is that Pertisia touches a place connected to the abyss..
And Area 5 is where the door to the abyss opens later, so the conditions for the Trial of the Hero to be activated are perfectly met..
‘If there is a difference from the original, it can be said that it is the difference in the place of contact..’
In the original story, the gap in the abyss opened to the imperial family..
This time, it's about the same as the true fountain of magic that exists in District 5. Noah, who simply answered the question, immediately came up with the next subject..
‘ghost knights.’
This is also different from the original story..
In the original work, the specter's family appeared, but this time, it was the ghost knights, one of the lords of the abyss..
‘but this too…….’
Likewise, the question could not be resolved.
Even if I asked Ulan, he only got back an answer saying he didn't know. Unlike the ordeal he recalled earlier, Noah sighed inwardly as there were no clues needed to resolve the question..
‘well, that's fine though.’
Because the knights have already been subjugated.
As long as they've been defeated, there's no need to find out the cause of the variable. So Noah brushed off this question as well..
It was because there was a topic that cared more than the Trial of the Hero or the Ghost Knights..
‘……unknown enemy.’
When I was talking to Ulan.
I heard a strange story from him.
The story that there are enemies other than the six lords in the abyss. Ulan referred to it as 'an enemy that must be defeated'..
「I instinctively sensed it. If we don't destroy him, even if we defeat all the lords, the threat of the abyss will never go away..」
Ulan said that with a serious face.
In addition, he described the enemy as a 'monster with countless hands'..
However, despite Ulan's sincere explanation, Noah could only make a puzzled expression..
‘what is this again?’
Wasn't it solved by getting rid of the six lords of the abyss? I started knowing that when I first played the original game.?
All sorts of questions arose..
but I wasn't too upset.
‘well, could it be.’
The development of the original story that Noah knew had already been twisted for a long time. Therefore, the memory of the original work could not be regarded as an absolute fact..
In other words, it meant that the information of Ulan directly facing the enemy was much more credible than that of Noah who had not experienced it..
‘There might also be a final boss.’
It's one of the clichés that you can often see in this type of game or novel. So Noah wasn't visibly upset..
and one more.
There was a reason that allowed Noah to keep his composure. She blinked her eyes at Ulan walking ahead of her..
[Name]: Ulaanbaatar
[Age]: 17
[Rating]: SS+
[Attribute]: War God's Protection
[Characteristics]: Bold strength, valor, honor, trust, indomitable conviction, berserk warrior, energy king, indestructible diamond, stone head, zeal for learning
His status window appeared right in front of his eyes..
Noah handed over the two bottles of elixir he received as an achievement reward to Ulan. Ulan then drank the entire elixir on the spot..
‘The first thing I drank was the elixir of creation..’
and the result.
‘Acquired the characteristic of 'steel skin'.
The ability to harden the skin like a stone when a certain level of injury is received. This is a perfect feature for a warrior uhlan..
‘to the next…….’
I took the normal elixir.
Then, the 'Steel Skin' he had just acquired was strengthened into 'Adamantine Immortality'. It was one of the rare features.
‘The ability of skin to become much harder than stone as soon as it is injured, regardless of conditions.’
Once activated, the wound does not disappear until it heals, and the body becomes so hard that it cannot be wounded with any sword or arrow..
After confirming the effect of the Geumgang Bulgogi, Noah involuntarily burst into laughter..
‘It's like raising a monster.’
This made Ulan even stronger..
I can't even compare it to the original..
Given the circumstances, of course, no matter who the enemy is, there is nothing to worry about..
‘Now I wonder how far I can become stronger.’
Noah's eyes twinkled..
Then Ulan suddenly stopped in place..
On the other hand, Noah, unaware of this, walked on and soon slammed his face into his back..
“Ouch!”
The feeling of putting your face against a hard wall.
Noah staggered for a moment at the tingling pain he felt in his nose. She then looked down at her uhlan with tears in her eyes..
“Ugh, why did it stop all of a sudden??”
“it's meal time.”
At the end of the blunt answer.
Noah escaped from his thoughts for a long time and faced the scenery in front of him. It was the sight of Ulan and other students sitting down and taking out lunch boxes..
‘Oh, right. I did.’
She soon regained a sense of reality..
Currently, Noah is in the forest outside the academy. The midterm exams were over, and one of the important dates for the fall semester had just begun..
An event called the flower of school days.
It's just a school trip.
2.
Arsene Academy's School Trip.
This is one of the schedules that begin after the midterm exams for the second semester are over, and the purpose of this event is to broaden the knowledge of students through various experiences..
The target audience is from 1st to 3rd grade..
The location of the field trip varies by grade..
And this year's first year school trip location is southwest of the fountain of magic, the Kingdom of Endrark, which belongs to the Kingdom Alliance..
‘A place famous for the land of wizards.’
Along with the Magic Tower of the Ruben Empire, one of the two most famous mountain ranges for magic on the continent.
If the Magic Tower is a place where magic specialized for various battles is studied, Endrak Kingdom can be said to be a place where pure magic is studied..
‘Magic engineering is especially famous.’
The sorcerers of Endrak have combined magic and engineering skills to create all sorts of extraordinary inventions..
The Magic Lamp, which is commonly used in all countries including the Empire, is also an invention made in the Endrak Kingdom..
‘and…….’
It is also the home of 'Plume Academy', one of the many educational institutions that have entered into a sisterhood relationship with Arsene Academy..
But there is no need to pay attention.
As far as Noah knew, there were no named characters from the Flume Academy..
‘No, if you have to ask, there is..’
There's just one thing worth keeping an eye on..
Professor Melt Wirathim.
He is a talented wizard who became a professor at a young age, and a genius wizard who boasts an overwhelming talent, especially in the field of magic engineering..
‘Although not directly related to the abyss…….’
One of his inventions causes big problems later on.
As Noah was trying to recall its identity, a sudden voice interrupted his thoughts..
“Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it!”
It is the voice of Pertisia..
As soon as it was lunchtime, she approached Ulan and said with a happy smile..
“It's my first time on such a long trip. I couldn't sleep well last night because my heart was pounding..”
Perticia's excited look.
Noah looked at her in surprise..
Judging from the personality of Prince Chartrand in the original work, it was because he would never allow him to participate in the school trip..
‘Have you had a change of heart??’
Or maybe it was because he was busy because he had just finished the purge. Anyway, thanks to this, Pertisha is also able to participate in her school trip..
When we were chatting like that.
“by the way.”
Isabella spoke out of nowhere.
Looking at the map throughout the meal, she asked with a slight frown on her face..
“No matter how much I think about it, I don't think 8 nights and 9 days is too short.?”
“yes? what does that mean?”
“Even if you just look at the map right now, the distance is considerable. Even if we travel by carriage, it would probably take more than a week one way.?”
As the Kingdom of Endrark is beyond the Duchy of Arpen, it boasts a considerable distance..
As Ibella said, it is a distance that cannot be managed with just a schedule of 9 days and 8 nights. Then, she had someone denying her words..
“no, it won't take more than a week.”
“Yes?”
“Two days should be enough.”
It was Ulan.
After finishing the meal as if closing his eyes, he pointed to the map Ibella was holding..
added comments later.
“Assuming that you run with all your might, if you break through in a straight line from here to here, you can arrive in two days..”
“…….”
For an instant, Isabella was speechless..
soon she realized.
That I picked the wrong thing to explain.
So when I smiled awkwardly, Noah sighed and retorted..
“Only Ulan can do that..”
“is it?”
“of course. A normal person wouldn't jump off a cliff or break through a mountain simply to move quickly..”
During last summer vacation.
Noah recalled the moment he crossed the border of the principality to save Dylia in crisis..
As I sighed in succession, recalling the hard times that caused motion sickness, Dillia, who had been silent, opened her mouth..
“Ordinarily, if you think about it, but this time, as Ulan said, in two days, it will arrive.”
“what? how?”
“Even if you don't jump off a cliff?”
There are other ways to break through in a straight line, using a monstrous body and terrifying stamina.?
At those words, Ibela, as well as Perticia, made a curious expression. Then Dillia gave an answer in a calm tone..
“I heard that this time, Endrak, in the kingdom, developed a new means of transportation..”
“new mode of transport?”
“Yes, it's a wagon that moves with magical power, but let's say it looks roughly like this.”
When Ulan asked, Dillia drew a picture on the floor with a faint smile on her face. It was like a picture of several wagons put together..
“What is this?”
“huh? I don't have a horse to pull the wagon?”
“That this thing really moves?”
Questions pouring in from everywhere.
Dillia nodded quietly..
“I, I heard, did.”
I don't know where I heard it, but what she said was correct. Just around this time, the Kingdom of Endrark comes up with a groundbreaking invention..
‘horse power train.’
To put it simply, it's easy to think of it as a train powered by horsepower..
And this train is an invention created by the aforementioned Melt Wirathim, which causes great problems in the future..
‘Endrak is a member of the Kingdom Alliance.’
In this place where countries with similar powers are gathered, what would happen if a groundbreaking and effective force appeared to break the balance??
‘become a fire of war.’
Because a person with great power, who does not know, cannot exhaust himself without wielding it..
A horsepower driven train is an object belonging to a sufficiently powerful force. The moment the line extends to the front line, a supply route that is incomparable to other countries will be completed..
‘Of course, Melt Wirathim wouldn't have thought of that at first either.…….’
Whatever the intention, the Kingdom Alliance is caught up in a phone call due to the magical power train..
And the empire, which was closely watching this situation, also stepped into the end of the war..
For the ambition of continental unification.
‘War can't happen.’
Even if the whole continent gathers strength and prepares for the abyss, it is not enough, and it is a big mistake to gnaw each other's strength..
Of course, considering that it will take another 10 years to widen train tracks to the front, there is no need to worry right away..
‘Still, you'd better be prepared.’
With this resolution at the end, Noah escaped from long thoughts..
Afterwards, the students resumed their movement and reached their intermediate destination only in the late afternoon..
Borderlands of the Kingdom Union.
This was a neutral zone where all the kingdoms in the alliance exercised influence, but among them, the influence of Endrak Kingdom was the strongest..
Is that why? This was actually one of the areas managed by the kingdom of Endrak..
When I looked around like that.
I heard a voice welcoming the party..
“Nice to meet you guys.”
People who met me at the border entrance.
A young man at the head of the group approached the professors at Arsene Academy..
“My name is 'Melt Wirathim' who teaches magic engineering at Flume Academy..”
Professor Melt fixed his glasses with a faint smile. It was the appearance of the person who developed the invention that later plunged the continent into war..
47page. Educational Travel
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