The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 257
57page. tail to tail (5)
7.
After breaking up with Noah.
Ulan arrived at the student hall..
However, since it was much earlier than the originally promised time, Iris and Camilla could not be seen..
Of course, that doesn't mean that there are none..
“Ulan!”
A clear voice knocking on my ear.
Soon, with the sound of footsteps as light as feathers, someone ran this way. The girl with snow-white hair was Pertisia..
“I woke up unexpectedly early.”
“The same goes for Ulan. We talked until late yesterday, but I'm not tired?”
“I usually don't sleep much.”
“hehe, me too!”
Pertishia smiles brightly.
Ulan looked at her blankly. Then she remembered what had happened the night before..
The time past midnight.
Through the spirit of the abyss that came suddenly, Ulan had a conversation with Perticia..
Then, Perticia came to the dormitory to see if it tasted good, and we parted after talking until dawn..
‘however…….’
I saw a difference from yesterday.
Unlike the emaciated face I saw briefly last night, the Perticia in front of me had a bright expression similar to usual..
There was just something on my mind.
Because the moment I saw her smile, I felt a strange sense of incongruity. So, as I watched her fertisia with her eyes narrowed,.
“I'm looking forward to it anyway!”
Suddenly she opened her mouth.
Perticia, who bloomed a faint smile like a flower, turned her body around. Then, with her eyes twinkling, she said.
“It's my first time doing election activities! I don't know how to help.”
A smile that bloomed brightly as if there were no worries or worries. The moment he faced this, Ulan twitched his eyebrows..
Because I realized the identity of the sense of incongruity.
“In that respect, it is the same as in the past life..”
“huh? what are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I'm talking about forcing yourself to smile when you're in an awkward situation..”
It wasn't long after I joined Perticia in my last life. She did not share her troubles or concerns with her other colleagues..
I always showed only a bright side, and I tried to look that way. As if I had an obsession to always be bright.
“So I'll ask again.”
A sharp gaze that pierces the inside.
Perticia closed her mouth as if she was at a loss for words for a moment. She then rolled her eyes back and forth, trying to avoid Ulan's gaze..
but it was futile.
Ulan, noticing her avoidance of conversation, quickly snatched her arm first..
“what are you hiding?”
“that, that…….”
“tell me If you consider me a colleague.”
Immediately after Ulan's words.
Perticia's eyes widened..
After a while, she let out a resigned sigh. Because she realized now that she had nowhere to run..
“……I'm sorry I didn't want to say it, but I can't help but say it.”
her complexion darkened.
A slightly emaciated expression. It was the same face that Ulan had witnessed at dawn. Perticia sighed repeatedly and soon confessed the truth..
“Actually, I'm going back to Hwangseong this coming weekend. To apologize for causing concern to my brother with this incident..”
The story I had with Rimer flowed out through my thick lips. Eventually, even after all the explanations were over, Ulan's eyes didn't change..
“tell me exactly.”
“yes? What?”
“It's not clear whether he's going to the imperial castle or going back at all..”
I was speechless again..
I was surprised by Ulan's keen sense, which was different from usual, but it was also because the ominous thoughts I felt yesterday came back to my mind..
Silence lasting for a while.
Seeing her unable to respond hastily, Ulan spoke calmly..
“perticia.”
“……yes?”
“Do you remember what happened in District 5??”
of course remember.
What happened then occupied the most intense part of Perticia's life. He silently nodded at this, and Ulan continued..
“There I swore to you. I will take you out of the castle again.”
just like in the past life.
No, he said he would get Perticia out of the cage much earlier than that. I swore that with the pride and honor of a warrior..
“So tell me.”
Red eyes flickering like candlelight.
On the other hand, the crimson eyes on the other side were calm like a lake. Soon after, Ulan whispered in a voice as firm as a rock..
“so that I can keep my oath.”
The moment you hear that word.
Perticia suddenly felt at ease. She felt as if her cares and worries melted away like snow in her eyes..
“……cool.”
So, without knowing, I opened my mouth.
I want to let you know this feeling.
“Nothing has been resolved, I just listened to Ulan, so why do I feel so comfortable??”
A faint smile bloomed on Pertisia's lips as she raised her head. It wasn't the forced smile we saw earlier, it was a genuinely comfortable smile..
and starting with this.
Perticia shared her feelings and speculations from her conversation with Rimer yesterday..
“……So it hasn't been confirmed yet, but for some reason, if I go back to the imperial castle this time, I don't think I'll be able to come back again..”
conjecture with strong conviction.
Having heard similar words from Noah, Ulan nodded unfazed..
some time after that.
After explaining everything, Perticia took a deep breath and glanced at Ulan again..
“So that's what I mean. if…….”
“i get it. help.”
“Oh, I haven't said anything yet?”
“I know without saying.”
Because we've been together for decades.
So, just by looking at your eyes, just by looking at your actions, you know what you are trying to say. Seeing Pertisha smile awkwardly, Ulan opened her mouth again..
“I am a member of the steppe.”
After hitting the chest once with a fist.
The crimson eyes burned like flames..
“And once the people of the plains have obtained it, they will never take it away..”
Be it things, treasures or people.
Also, no matter who the opponent is, there are no exceptions. Even if it's the emperor of an empire.
Ulan said confidently..
“So rest assured. I'll stop the things you worry about from happening.”
“Yes, Thanks. Ulan.”
Did he notice Ulan's determination??
Perticia smiled briskly as if she had cleared away all her anxiety..
By the time the conversation ends.
“ah, ulan!”
“You came earlier than expected.”
A familiar face appeared.
Ibella and Dillia.
The two approached Ulan with bright faces..
However, when he found Pertisia with Ulan, he narrowed his eyes abruptly..
“Yes? what are you looking at?”
“……Suspicious.”
“me? why?”
“Really, I don't know, I'm asking?”
“I'm asking because I don't know?”
Perticia with a puzzled expression.
Dillia inevitably grinded her teeth as if she hated her. Meanwhile around that time, this Bella looked around her and asked.
“what? But Noah?”
“He said he had some important business to do..”
“I see Then I can't help it.”
Ibella nodded silently..
Later, as the appointment time approached, Iris and Camilla also appeared..
After a while, Iris carefully looked at the faces of her colleagues, including Ulan's group, and bowed her head respectfully toward everyone..
“Thank you very much for gathering like this even on your day off. For the next three days, please give us a lot of strength.”
Election campaign ends in three days.
And the next day, voting begins and the results are announced in the afternoon of the same day. In other words, it means that the remaining chances are three days..
“Then I'll move.”
With a voice full of determination.
Iris and her party moved toward the area where election activities were permitted..
8.
Candidate for student body president, Iris Senior's campaign was simpler than expected..
Libraries, restaurants, plazas, etc..
All I had to do was go to a place where a lot of students gathered and appeal for support..
“Nice to meet you, students..”
Square in front of the library.
Iris climbed onto the platform installed there. Then he continued his speech in a calm tone..
“My name is Iris Senior, a sophomore in the military department who is running for the next student council president of the Arsene Student Council..”
Speech appeals for support soon began..
However, not many people listened to the speech. I would do just that. I've been seeing this kind of scene since a week ago.
but that's for a while.
There was someone on the podium following Iris. The moment he revealed his presence, the eyes of the students turned to the podium one by one..
“hey look over there.”
“what? You're an Ulan cadet?”
The man standing tall to the right of Iris.
A man who took off his upper body completely even in the cold weather ahead of winter. It was Ulan.
“I'm sure you heard it last time…….”
“I heard that you were caught in an attack by monsters on a school trip, but have you already returned??”
News of Ulan's party had already spread far and wide throughout the academy. So the moment I looked at Ulan as if it was strange.
Some students opened their eyes wide.
As if Ulan's appearance belatedly realized something that had been forgotten for a while..
“wait, than that…….”
“You're with Candidate Iris?”
“Does that mean you support it??”
Various speculations started at the same time.
A few students' eyes twinkled like hyenas peeking at an opportunity. It's because of rumors that Ulan made some kind of contract with the Empire..
If the rumors are true, there's nothing wrong with being friendly. Just as everyone was thinking the same thing, a girl suddenly raised her hand..
“hello!”
A courageous voice echoes through the plaza.
Soon after, the girl walked to the podium and smiled brightly as she grabbed her ID card hanging from her neck..
“This is Adelin Ruodefield, member of the Board of Elections. If it's not rude, can I ask you a question??”
“Ah yes. it's okay.”
“Thank you for your cooperation.!”
Adelin smiled at Iris, who readily accepted the request. Then he turned her gaze to her side, straight away from her..
It was directed towards Ulan, a savage tribe that does not leave Iris's side even at this moment..
“Then I'll ask the Ulan cadet!”
“yes.”
“Can you say that being here today means supporting candidate Iris??”
When the topic that everyone was curious about came up, the eyes of the students all turned to Ulan..
Curiosity, interest, tension, etc..
Ulan, who received the eyes full of various emotions, answered without hesitation..
“Yes.”
“Even if I ask if there is a reason…….”
“'Cause I thought it was right.”
for a very simple reason.
Adelin closed her mouth as if she was speechless for a moment. Afterwards, the silver-haired girl who came up to her podium after her also said as if she supported Ulan..
“I, too, agree with Ulan's opinion..”
“D, Dylia Arpen?!”
Adelyn exclaimed in amazement..
It was because it was the appearance of the second most notable mogul after Ulan..
“Could it be that you, along with the Ulan cadets, support candidate Iris??”
“yes.”
very short answer.
Dillia nodded and stood to the left of Iris as if to prove what she just said..
Master and Archmage.
Adelin and the students' eyes widened at the fact that the two most famous new students at Arsene Academy were supporting Iris..
“Next, we will announce the promise.”
Did you realize that there are no more questions?
Iris let out a short cough, then continued the speech she hadn't been able to say before..
Then at that moment.
The mood of the square has changed..
One by one, the students who had no interest began paying attention to Iris' speech..
The reason was simple.
It was because I was curious about a person named Iris who had the support of Ulan and Dillia. Around the time everyone focused their attention on Iris.
“…….”
Ulan quietly raised his spirit.
It was to carry out a mission given to me other than being by Iris's side..
『red enemy)』
To find the watchful eye.
To this end, Ulan spread his spirit widely and swept all signs within the area..
However, there was no income.
So I glanced at Dillia, but she also shook her head. means she couldn't find.
Ulan's eyes sunk even lower.
But it's not because I'm disappointed.
It is because the possibility that the identity of the gaze that Iris felt was a member of Lacus increased..
‘Lacus' Retinue.’
A monster specializing in surveillance and concealment.
Their fighting ability is by far the lowest among all members of the family, but it's no exaggeration to say that they are the best at hiding their presence..
‘Of course you can't find it.’
Just as they specialize in surveillance and stealth, there are warriors who specialize in tracking and detection..
Beast Hunters I met in Sulfern.
That's Sven Isaac.
‘If there was a guy…….’
it would have been a lot easier.
Ulan clicked his tongue, swallowing a sense of regret..
But the regret didn't last long. Blaming the absent guy didn't solve anything.
So the moment I was about to reap my spirit.
“……!”
I suddenly felt a gaze.
A color-detectable boundary. A gaze looking this way from the edge of the realm.
It was outright hostility..
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