The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 254
57page. tail to tail (2)
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after arriving at the academy.
Ulan and his party followed the inspector who met them and headed to the main building of the Military Faculty..
After a while, we arrived at the dean's office.
The party explained the story to Berger Erkazan, the dean of the Military Faculty..
“……That's all we've been through.”
Sudden attack by a group of demon beasts.
From the appearance of the undead army to the ruins of Sulfern, the border city of the Shern Kingdom, to the joining of the Knights of the Holy Kingdom..
When Noah, who acted as the representative, finished talking, Verse nodded silently..
“Hmm, it was.”
A milder response than expected.
He reacted indifferently, as if he was neither surprised nor amazed. And it was not long before the reason for this reaction was revealed..
“I already know the whole thing from hearing about it from Flume Academy. I was just asking because I was wondering if anything else was going on..”
In other words, I listened to Noah's story in silence to compare whether there was any difference between what was handed down from Flume Academy and what the party reported..
After answering, Bergé stretched out his finger and tapped the desk. He did it to focus Noah's attention on himself..
“so ask again.”
The wrinkled eyes narrowed.
He spoke in a calm voice, still not taking his eyes off Noah..
“Is there anything else besides?”
“that…….”
I was speechless for a moment..
It was partly because of the fierce gaze as if digging into her inner feelings, but much more because the intangible force oppressed her..
Noah swallowed dry saliva with a nervous face. But he didn't have to worry. Berger's pressure did not last long.
“That's all Noah just said.”
It was thanks to Ulan's stepping up..
Abruptly blocking Noah's way, he crushed the intangible force that Berget had scattered..
Verze looked at Ulan in silence. Ulan also did not avoid his gaze, and of the two, it was Berger who raised the white flag first..
“Right. That's it.”
The pressure disappeared like smoke.
Meanwhile, Noah, who felt his breath tighten, let out a sigh of relief..
‘……He is also a sharp person.’
I have a good feeling, perhaps because he was once active as a general on the Western Front. He almost found out that he had hidden information on purpose..
As Dean Berger speculated, Noah had information that he deliberately did not pass on to him..
‘The identity of Asteban and the existence of a structure similar to that of the Desert Church in the center of the jungle.’
The reason for not revealing this was simple..
First of all, if we tell the story of Asteban, the lord of the undead, there will inevitably be a story about the seven warriors..
Also, the existence of a building similar to the Desert Church in the jungle and demon palace was omitted because it was information related to Asteban in the end..
‘if you reveal this…….’
There will be a mountain of things to explain.
Above all, Berger Erkazan is not a 100% trustworthy person. So Noah deliberately withheld the information..
“It's been hard. It's okay to go back.”
Meanwhile, Verse concluded the conversation, probably deciding that there was nothing to hear..
Then, Evela and Dillia, who were a few steps behind, spoke cautiously..
“I have a question.”
“Maybe, attendance, the same thing…….”
“I'll pass that on to the professor in charge of each class, so let them hear the details..”
A clear answer came back.
At the same time, it was also an answer to draw a line by saying that he would not take any more questions. Noticing this, Evela and Dillia immediately bowed their heads..
“Excuse me then.”
The group who turned around after saying goodbye.
Eventually, the moment I was about to leave the room.
“oh you stay.”
Verse's voice caught my foot.
There was no need to explain who he was talking about. There are two people in the place where his gaze is fixed. It was only Ulan and Noah..
“I have something urgent to say.”
After a short answer, Verse stared at the rest of the party. I have nothing to say with you, so I'm telling you to go out.
The two girls, who had noticed, immediately left the room, and only silence lingered in the dean's office..
Then Berger opened his mouth again..
“The reason I left you alone was because I heard some disturbing news from Plume Academy..”
“News that worries me?”
“That's what you'll hear.”
He pointed to the visiting side.
A moment later, as soon as Berger finished speaking, the tightly closed door burst open..
Next, a middle-aged man with blue hair resembling the sea entered the room. She was a familiar face to Ulan and Noah..
“you are…….”
“long time no see.”
Theoric Al Gorfant.
He is one of the Five Swords of the Empire and a great nobleman who claimed to be the guardian of the Ulan party..
“I'm sure you've already heard the general story from the dean, so I'll ask straight forward..”
Approaching with a short greeting, he brought the main topic to Ulan. The question he asked afterwards was rather unexpected..
“They say they found a giant eyeball-shaped monster in the eastern jungle. Is that true??”
“exactly. it's true.”
“We haven't seen it ourselves..”
eyeball monster.
The only ones who directly faced Lacus's family were Sven, the beast hunter, and Cadel and Ian, who headed to the jungle to save him..
“um, that's right.”
On the other hand, Seorik, who heard everything, quietly frowned. A very serious expression. Noah asked inquiringly..
“But suddenly why……?”
“In fact, there is a similar eyewitness story here..”
“yes? A similar sighting?”
“eyeball monster.”
Seoric's face darkened..
First sighting of the capital of the empire.
To be precise, rumors spread that a giant eyeball monster was floating in the air in the back alleys of the southern district..
“At first I thought it was just a rumor.”
But the rumors didn't end there.
It was because of the second sighting..
And this time, around the Mage's Tower, the sacred place of mages famous for its strict security..
“And that's not all. Recently, there have been sightings in the vicinity of the Magic Fountain. I'm sure it's because the special forces agent himself testified..”
It is not a myth that the same sightings were reported in different places in the first place..
Ulan and Noah's complexion hardened at the word that the monster of the abyss, the family of Lacus, appeared in the capital city, the Mage Tower, and the spring of magical power..
“Even if that's the case with the other two places, the sightings of monsters in the capital are serious. So I took over the investigation..”
After a lengthy explanation.
Theoric looked at Ulan and Noah..
“So, can you tell me if you have any information about the monster??”
“Of course.”
Ulan nodded happily..
No one else deserves to hear about the abyss as much as Seoric..
When the gap in the abyss opened in the past, he had faced the servants of Glesia, the Demon Dragon of Frost, to protect Noah and Dillia..
“that's the monster of the abyss.”
“An abyssal monster? Could it be that they're similar to the ones we dealt with in the fountain of magic the other day??”
“exactly.”
Ulan silently nodding his head.
On the other hand, Seorik's expression hardened even more. It's because I remembered the conditions for the appearance of monsters that exist in the abyss that I had heard in the past..
‘……When the abyss opens.’
Theoric swallowed a low moan..
After thinking about it for a while, he let out a small sigh. Then, looking back at Noah, he muttered as if grumbling..
“It seems that what you said is correct..”
“yes? what do you mean?”
“Didn't you do that last time? During summer vacation, when everyone was away, there was a being who entered the magic fountain and opened a rift in the abyss..”
“Oh yes! that's right. I did.”
Noah's eyes widened..
As just mentioned, Noah asked Seoric to find out who was the person who found the fountain of magic during summer vacation..
‘Two finalists were selected.’
Demuel Ron Dermore.
Baruuk Celestine.
They were wizards who participated as vice-captains and captains of the Imperial Survey Corps, respectively. Then, the long-awaited answer came from Seoric..
“The investigation into him has just finished..”
“I really?”
“The problem is that I only found the psychological evidence, not the physical evidence, but will you still listen??”
“yes let me hear.”
Noah did not hesitate to shout.
Because I just wanted to hear it. To this, Seoric immediately gave an answer..
“According to the results of the investigation, the person who entered the Magic Fountain at the time was the Count of Dermore..”
“Why did you think so……?”
“There are eyewitness accounts. When you were away from the academy on a school trip, there was someone who saw the count enter the magic fountain..”
But that's all there is to sightings.
I had no idea what Count Dermore was doing inside the Well of Magic..
I only figured out that he went into the magic fountain and came back out a few hours later..
“And here I found my heart.”
“what is it?”
“It's just that there is no record of the count's visit to the fountain on the day he found it..”
“……!?”
Noah's eyes widened..
It was because I had heard something similar to what I had just heard from Theoric..
“that, that……!”
“It's the same as during summer vacation.”
Visit history does not exist.
The same goes for summer vacation. Ulan narrowed his eyes at the obviously suspicious situation..
Meanwhile, Noah's expression hardened even more seriously than that. I just came up with something based on the information I just found out..
‘……Earl of Dermore.’
A person who does not hesitate to do anything to bring back his daughter who passed away at a young age..
So, in this process, the person who will help open the door to the abyss. In the original, the character had exactly this level of setting..
‘But now it's a little different.’
From participating in the imperial investigation team six years earlier than the original work, it is different from the original work..
and one more.
There were additional differences. It was that at some point, no more letters came from Count Dermore..
‘Why the Count sent the letter.’
It is to prepare the vessel necessary to revive his daughter. It is for this reason that she writes letters to Noah, who is the same age as her daughter, and builds friendship..
But don't send a letter?
This could be inferred in two ways..
One is the possibility that he gave up the purpose itself because he judged that it was impossible to revive his daughter..
‘and the other…….’
Possibility that he has already brought his daughter back to life.
It's impossible to bring the dead back to life, but it's rare to tie a pre-existing soul to a body, but there are ways..
In addition to the eyewitness information that Seoric just mentioned, there were many suspicious things about Earl Dermore..
‘I'll have to check it out.’
Is the guess I just came up with correct?.
And what is the count's true intention. The best way to confirm this is to meet with the person in person and ask questions..
So I immediately asked.
“Where is the Earl of Dermore?”
“hmm? Are you talking about the count??”
“Yes, I heard the other day that I was appointed as the temporary dean of the Faculty of Magic. Can I meet you at the dean's office??”
“Even if I go, it will be nothing but fuss.”
At that time, Bergé, who had been silent, shook his head. Then he soon revealed the reason.
“Because the current count is in the imperial castle.”
“Hwa, Hwangseong?”
“I can't tell you the details, just know that it's related to Hwangmyeong. Anyway, I won't be able to leave the imperial castle for a while..”
It's hard to meet a yellow star.
Especially at a time like this.
‘still…….’
There is no way at all.
If the count was really the one who opened the gap in the abyss, he would have left some trace. Then there might be something in the mansion that could be a clue..
‘I'll make time to go.’
It's difficult to enter the imperial castle, but it won't be difficult to enter the count's mansion. Noah's eyes flashed fiercely after making the decision..
Then Seoric opened his mouth again..
“All I have to say is this.”
“thank you. thank you for listening to my request…….”
“Haha, that's what you should do. Cause we're in the same boat.”
He emphasized the word “same boat” especially strongly. He seemed to be telling us not to forget that he had a contract with the Empire..
“Oh, and I'm going to write a separate report about the message from Flume Academy and the story you've been through, but is that okay??”
“yes, of course.”
“I don't really care.”
After all, important information was left out..
On the other hand, Seoric, who was unaware of this, smiled as if he was satisfied with the readily returned answer..
“good. Then, if new information comes in, we'll arrange a seat again. You will be tired from coming a long way, so go back and rest for today..”
“Got it. Excuse me.”
After finishing their business, Ulan and Noah left the dean's office that way. A darkened hallway. The two wanted to head straight to the dormitory..
just couldn't.
At the end of the hallway, at the entrance of the stairs to the first floor, there was someone waiting for the two of them..
“long time no see.”
“you…….”
A girl with light blue hair tied up.
She was much bigger than her peers and was a figure Ulan knew well..
“Iris Senior?”
“yes that's right. you remembered.”
Iris smiled lightly when her name was called..
In the past, a girl who had teamed up with a friendly mock match and sports day. And he was a person with the goal of launching a new student council..
Meanwhile, Iris, who briefly exchanged greetings with Ulan, suddenly dyed her face dark. Then he said in a voice as hard as his expression..
“……uhlan cadet.”
With a desperate expression that I don't know why.
Iris pursed her lips..
“i need your help.”
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