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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 262

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3.

Shortly after Ulan joined.

The party moved toward the fallen Abyssal Worshiper. Although they said that they beat them gently, this was the standard for Ulans..

So, as she looked over the worshiper with concerned eyes, Dillia let out a short sigh..

“Fortunately, hidden, resting, it seems.”

right after she said.

The group breathed a sigh of relief..

Among them, Ibela, in particular, had a look of sincere relief. After a while, she looked back at her uhlan and bowed her head softly..

“……I'm sorry, Ulan..”

“what do you mean all of a sudden?”

“I almost couldn't have captured the worshiper alive because I asked for a favor..”

Before encountering the Abyssal Worshipers.

Ibella asked for a favor..

A request to directly confront the worshipers of the abyss. It was because I felt that I lacked combat experience against humans..

To this, Ulan readily accepted..

The more battle experience Ybela accumulates, the faster she will grow. So she didn't take it seriously.

“Okay. Anyway, it worked out fine.”

“that's the case…….”

“As long as the results are good, you're done.”

Ulan concluded the conversation with Ybela's words from her past life. Per Tisha, who had been silent with him, opened her mouth..

“I mean, by the way.”

Crouching on the ground, she stabbed the Abyssal Worshiper with a slender twig..

The body of a worshiper without even a slight movement.

Perticia looked back at the group..

“what to do now?”

“Yes, of course, to get information..”

“how?”

Pertisia asked back as if she was curious.

It was Ulan who answered this.

“If you repeatedly hit and heal enough to not die, most of them will calm down..”

“uh, that's it…….”

“You're saying you're going to torture me?”

That's the answer. Ulan grinned..

Leaving the awkward-looking group behind, Ulan looked at the worshiper with cold eyes..

accustomed to torture.

Even in past lives, when I captured an Abyssal Worshiper, I always used torture to get information out of it..

‘but…….’

There was one regret.

The absence of Laurea.

Only with her can we speed up the torture while healing wounds quickly..

Ulan smacked his lips.

‘It's good that Pertisia is at least there..’

Of course, not as much as Laurea, but she also has some healing powers..

After completing his judgment, Ulan immediately grabbed the Abyss Worshiper by the neck. He moved to the forest, intending to begin the torture immediately..

Then, an unexpected voice was heard..

“Leave the digging up to me.”

Shaman girl who joined late.

It was Noah. Controlling her rough breathing, she said confidently..

“There is a way to dig up information neatly in a short amount of time without deliberately looking at blood..”

“there is such a way?”

“Yes, I can use the technique I recently learned, but I'm going to try it for now. Would it be okay?”

There was no reason to refuse.

It takes a considerable amount of time to achieve the purpose through torture, but Noah said that information can be obtained much faster than that..

“i get it. leave it to you.”

“thank you. So let's start!”

Noah's courageous cry as a signal.

Ulan and his party dragged the fainting Abyss Worshiper back into the woods..

4.

well past midnight.

A faint light leaked from Count Dermore's mansion in the southern district of the Imperial Capital..

Place of light is the count's office.

The owner of the mansion, Demuel Ron Dermore, was sitting at his desk and doing his business..

how much time has passed?

When the pile of paperwork on the desk had reduced by about half, there was a sudden knock on the window outside the window..

Knock Knock!

The sound of sharp objects hitting the windows.

At the disparate sound, Demuel's gaze naturally turned to the window. Soon after, what was reflected in his eyes was an ordinary-looking crow..

“…….”

A crow staring at Demuel as if asking him to open the door. Demuel quickly got up from his seat and opened the window..

food duck!

The crow entered the office as if it had waited, and was soon enveloped in gray smoke. Afterwards, the smoke cleared, and soon an amazing sight unfolded..

“long time no see. count.”

The appearance of the crow disappeared without a trace, and a woman appeared instead..

dark blue hair resembling the night sky.

She was a mysterious woman with sparkling blue eyes like the sea. Meanwhile, facing her, her de Muel muttered as if he knew who her lady was..

“Is it Estelle?”

“Yes that's right.”

Estelle Outra.

He is the disciple of Regens Autra, who leads the Abyss Worshipers, and serves as the leader instead of the mentor who is about to retire..

And, like Demuel, he was also a being who served Lacus, the lord of the abyss..

“I have something to report..”

“what kind of content?”

“The tail attached to the student council of Arsene Academy has been discovered..”

It was a rather short report, but Demuel did not hesitate to ask. It had all the information needed to understand the situation..

“The possibility that our traces will be found?”

“doesn't exist. He'll probably explode his mana and self-destruct before he gets caught..”

definitely a valid answer.

As Demuel knew, the race of worshipers were lunatic sorcerers who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the Abyss..

“Also, to prepare for an emergency, a curse was put on it that caused her heart to explode if her magic power was depleted or shed a certain amount of blood..”

“You're also very thorough.”

“Because it's better than being caught.”

Estelle smiled brightly..

This concludes our short report. However, Estelle showed no sign of leaving the office..

As if the business is not over.

“Do you still have something to say?”

“Ah yes! With all due respect, is it possible that the great one is not in the mansion right now??”

“Yes, the master is in the imperial castle.”

Lacus is currently not here.

He has been staying in the imperial castle for a few days and is focusing on amplifying Chartrand's desire..

If Chartrand's desire comes true, he will become the second apostle of Lacus according to the contract. It's like an empire is in your hands.

“So until the master achieves his goal, keep an eye on the desert trends as you do now..”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Let me know if you have any special news.”

Demuel added a brief remark..

Then, afraid to close her mouth, Estelle started talking right away. It was with the look on his face that he remembered what he wanted to say just in time..

“Oh, it's not desert-related, but I have something in particular to report..”

“tell me.”

“The sword guarding the southern front has left the estate and is coming to Arsene Academy..”

a calm report.

At this, Demuel furrowed his eyebrows..

There was only one sword he knew to protect the southern front..

‘……istan el deorg.’

The master's knight called the empire's blind sword.

He was one of Demuel's recent attentions. It was because Istan had recently investigated his background..

Of course, I didn't investigate it myself, but it was only what I heard through Lacus's family. Still, I was worried about being investigated..

‘Perhaps you have found a clue or trace of my contact with the Abyssal Cultists..’

If it was originally the same, the moment I found out about this, it would be right to deal with Istan immediately..

But this time I couldn't.

It was because there was a request from Lacus..

‘You said it's not the time yet.’

Don't touch them until the problem with the cultists in the Southern Desert is resolved. Lachus pointed to Istan and instructed so..

‘again anyway…….’

Even if Demuel finds clues about his contact with the Abyss Cultists, there's nothing he can do about it..

Unlike Istan, who guards the frontier, Demuel was in a position where it wouldn't be strange to be called Chartrand's henchman..

“I get it, don't forget.”

So, despite Estelle's report, she was able to put on a calm expression. When the conversation ended like that, Estelle spoke again..

“count.”

“hmm?”

“Can I ask you just one more question?”

I have a lot of questions today.

Demuel nodded..

“yeah i wonder what?”

“Well, I was wondering why he wanted to deliver Droga's leaves to the Arsene Student Council while doing such a troublesome thing..”

“of course…….”

“Oh, of course I know you're trying to poison him with Droga's leaves and turn him into a puppet. But is it really worth it?”

Arsene Academy Student Council.

They are a group with considerable power and influence within the academy, but from the perspective of Lacus' plan, they are just a bunch of students..

But is it really worth the investment of resources and time? Demuel nodded obediently at Estelle's question..

“Of course. Because my master takes Arsene Academy very seriously..”

“Is it because of the presence of warriors??”

“That is one of the reasons, but the more important purpose is to secure existences that will become the hands and feet of the members of the academy throughout the academy..”

I already have my eyes set.

They are the descendants of Lacus..

The next thing you need are limbs that your eyes can move whenever they want. The most suitable target for this is the Arsene Student Association..

“The student council is a group that does not attract the attention of professors, but at the same time it is a group that is endowed with a certain amount of power and authority..”

In other words, he is a suitable candidate for secret action with Lacus's followers. So, after taking control of the student council using Droga's leaves, he intended to use them as puppets..

“So don't be lazy to secure Droga's leaves. Although my tail got stepped on this time, I'll have another use for it.”

“all right.”

Are the doubts resolved??

Estelle nodded obediently..

“If you have any more questions besides…….”

“doesn't exist. I'll go away.”

After answering, Estelle was enveloped in gray smoke again. Then she changed into the shape of a crow and disappeared, just as she had visited the office for the first time..

some time after that.

Demuel's office was once again enveloped in the quiet desolation of the first. The only sound that followed was the regular sound of papers being turned over..

5.

Meanwhile at that time.

After leading the Abyss Worshiper back to the forest, Ulan and his party bound the worshiper's torso with tough vines..

Then I looked back at Noah. Now that she's ready, she's ready to start.

With everyone's eyes on him, Noah took out the talisman from his bosom..

“The tactic I will use is to consume the opponent's soul using the food spirit..”

The food spirit that ate the soul like that projects the soul's memories onto the crystal ball..

In other words, it is possible to obtain the information the target remembers without having to torture it cumbersomely..

“Ummm, eating souls sounds kind of horrible, but…….”

“However, the effect is good.”

If you project the subject's memories into images, it can't be false in the first place..

Dillia silently nodded..

Meanwhile, Noah took out an additional large orb along with the amulet containing the food spirit..

“huh? but what is that?”

“It's Ainer's orb. It has the effect of strengthening the power of food spirits..”

During summer vacation, Ainer's Orb, a treasure that combines fragments obtained while traveling around the capital with Ulan..

This orb has the ability to strengthen the power of familiars, such as spirits, phantom beasts, and spiritual creatures, as well as the food spirits just mentioned..

“This worshiper is a high level mage. In order to devour the souls of opponents as strong as this and project their memories, the spirits must be strong too..”

After explaining why he had to use Einer's orb. Noah immediately turned to her..

Afterwards, after attaching the amulet to the body of the unconscious worshiper, he said with a serious face.

“Then I'll start.”

The moment when magic is injected into the amulet.

The sealed spirit has awakened. A whitish substance like smoke was then sucked into the worshiper's body..

“oops! Kkeuk! turn it off!”

The worshiper let out a strange groan and shuddered. After a while, the bizarre phenomenon stopped and the muddy crystal ball began to glow..

It was a process in which the memory of the worshiper was projected..

At this, Ulan and his party opened their eyes wide and watched the fragments of countless memories. to find something that might be a clue.

then.

Suddenly Ulan's eyebrows twitched..

“wait, that guy…….”

The place where the bright red eyes were fixed was the woman with dark blue hair who had just appeared in the crystal ball..

Wrapped in a gray robe, she was soon enveloped in smoke and then turned into a crow and disappeared..

Meanwhile, Ibela and Dillia asked Ulan's reaction as if they were curious..

“Is this a face you know?”

“okay. He's an unforgettable guy.”

Ulan nodded and gnashed his teeth..

with hateful eyes.

And Ulan wasn't the only one who recognized the woman who appeared in the crystal sphere..

“……Estelle Outra.”

Noah's eyes narrowed..

After a while, she added a brief explanation for colleagues who didn't know about Estelle's existence..

“Estelle Autra is a powerful witch and leader of the Abyssal Cultists..”

At the same time, when Noah was a player in the past, he was also the only named character who played as an abyss worshiper..

Meanwhile, after Noah's explanation, Ibela and Perticia made faces of surprise..

“what? Poetry, leader of the Abyssal Worshipers?!”

“Then you are a very dangerous person..”

“But, for a boss, he doesn't seem that strong?”

On the other hand, Dillia saw through Estelle's level at once. To this reaction, Noah nodded as if agreeing..

“That's right. Probably right now, at best, the state of a mage is just around the corner..”

However, after serving one of the lords of the abyss, and being appointed as an apostle by the lord, Estelle transforms into a powerful wizard..

‘So in the original work, after the Abyss Lord, he was an opponent that must be eliminated..’

this time is no different.

If we can figure out Estelle's whereabouts, we must get rid of it as soon as possible. Only then will the sacrifices be reduced in the future..

some time after that.

Not long after Estelle appeared, a shocking sight suddenly caught everyone's attention..

“that……!”

A scene familiar to Ulan and Noah.

It was the mansion of Count Dermore in the capital of the empire. And in the basement of the mansion, a bizarre monster appeared with Estelle..

“Lacus' Retinue!”

Giant eyeballs floating in the air.

After the howling eyes of the abyss and the appearance of Lacus' subordinates, a large crack suddenly occurred in the crystal sphere..

Kwajik! click!

shattering crystal ball.

However, the group did not waver. It was because I already had all the important information. Ulan muttered as he looked at the broken crystal ball..

“……I'm sure with this.”

“Yes, there are more reasons to visit Count Dermore's mansion..”

Earl of Dermore is conspiring with the Abyssal Worshipers and, by extension, with the Lord of the Abyss..

Faced with this ugly truth, Ulan's eyes lit up fiercely. It was the gaze of a hunter who found a hidden prey..