The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 264
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8.
After entering the mansion of Count Dermore.
Ulan and the others followed Yurpe, who volunteered to guide them, and arrived at the backyard garden..
After a while, while the refreshments were being prepared, Perticia ordered the spirits that had been hovering around to disperse in all directions as if she had waited..
『don't worry!』
『Leave the investigation to us.』
『I'll be back then!』
Spirits all over the mansion.
Among them was the Spirit of the Abyss, who had always lurked in the shadows. It was to find physical evidence related to the Count and Abyss..
Meanwhile, Ulan also contributed to the search. He activated the spirit of his whole body and brought all his senses to their limit..
‘red enemy).’
Technology to follow signs by expanding the senses.
It was an action to find traces of the abyss that might exist. And as if Dillia had waited too, she activated her starry eyes..
After a while, Dillia looked back at Ulan and shook her head without saying a word. As if he said he couldn't find a special sign.
‘Same here.’
Ulan licked his lips and conveyed these words in the form of a mouth. Don't get caught by Yurpe, who is preparing tea on the other side..
However, even if they couldn't find a trace right away, the two did not give up and continued their search..
The moment I continued to concentrate like that.
“wow! me really?”
Suddenly, a startled exclamation was heard..
Immediately after grabbing the teacup, Yurpe asked with a face as surprised as her voice..
“Other than Miss Elead, everyone else is attending Arsene Academy.?”
“yes that's right.”
Currently, Ibela has been assigned the role of continuing the conversation so that Yurpe does not notice the actions of the others..
So they smiled and agreed, and Yurpe made a fuss and shouted..
“Wow, that's really amazing! My father was also from Arsene Academy..”
Revealing a fact she didn't even ask, she repeatedly asked questions about Arsene Academy with a face full of curiosity..
An enormous amount of questions baptized.
Ibella was taken aback, but she didn't show it and quenched her curiosity one by one..
After a considerable amount of time has passed.
Continuing the conversation, Yurpe revealed why she became interested in Arsene Academy..
“Actually, I am also planning to take the entrance exam for Arsene next year. Of course, I haven't told my father yet..”
Yurpe bursts out laughing.
After that, she continued to ask questions with a smile on her face. On the other hand, unlike Yu Lefe, her Noah's expression looking at her was not very good..
‘……Yurpe Dermore.’
only daughter of the Earl of Dermore.
What caused the Count to lose his senses and why he joined the Desert Cult.
The reason why Noah made such an expression while glancing at Yurpe was because she was already dead at the time of the original story..
‘never came back to life.’
Not once in all rounds.
Of course, it's not that unusual in and of itself to walk a different path from the original..
Because, unlike the original work, Dillia's half-sister, Rudine Arpen, also succeeded in overcoming the runaway magical power and recovering..
‘but…….’
This time the case was a little different.
Rudine was miraculously cured while still breathing, but Yurpe was a human who had died long ago and was resurrected..
‘There is no way to perfectly bring back a person who died in the first place..’
This is impossible even with Laurea..
Of course, the Count has kept Yurpee's soul for a long time, but even so, he resurrects the dead as humans, not undead.?
It's absurd nonsense..
obviously had to.
‘But how did you save it?’
I couldn't figure it out.
Noah looked confused because he couldn't even think of a reason..
Some time after that, some time had passed since we started drinking tea in the backyard..
“……Ulan.”
Perticia, who had been silent until now, suddenly stabbed Ulan in the back. Then she said in a low voice, like a whisper..
“The spirits are back.”
This means that the investigation of the mansion is over..
That meant there was nothing to be gained by staying here any longer. Because I couldn't find a trace even with the search red and the eyes of the stars.
At this, Ulan nodded briefly..
Then he spoke in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, including Yurp..
“It's time to go back soon.”
“yes? already?”
Yurpe's eyes widened..
With a somewhat sad expression. Dillia then pointed to the pocket watch on the table..
“In the afternoon, there is a lecture..”
“oh! when the time is like this…….”
Two hours had already passed since Ulan and the others visited the mansion. Yu Lefe lowered his head with a dark face as if realizing his mistake..
“sorry. I invited guests and talked too much about myself. You should have heard Miss Elead's story..”
“Oh, no. are you okay!”
Ibella shakes her head hurriedly..
Yurpe must have accepted this as humility, and said while holding her hand tightly..
“I'll give my regards to my father when he comes back later. And if it's not rude, would you come and talk to me from time to time??”
“yes? Ah yes. if you get a chance.”
“hehe, thank you!”
Yurpe smiled broadly..
Ibela, on the other hand, looked a bit tired..
I'll do just that.
It was because I was bothered by Yurpee's chatter for over two hours. The party rose from their seats and left the mansion, being escorted by Yurupe..
9.
Immediately after leaving the mansion of Count Dermore.
The spirits that hovered around Perticia chattered in unison as if they had waited..
『ugh! I think I'm going to vomit.』
『It's a place full of disgusting smells.』
『that's right. especially the basement!』
The stories of the spirits had something in common..
A terrible stench emanates from the basement of the mansion's annex. Other than this, no other special traces were found..
That was then.
“The stench is caused by the magic of the abyss.”
A childhood Perticia suddenly emerged from the shadows. The spirit of the abyss looked back at her party and continued her words..
“In the basement of the mansion, the super-concentrated mana of the abyss is seething menacingly. Even I am reluctant to go.”
If I had to add my opinion, it would feel like being swallowed up in an abyss. Through these testimonies, Ulan and his party put together information..
“um, that means…….”
“I'm guessing there's something in the basement of the mansion that could serve as physical evidence..”
Ulan's eyes sparkled..
My only regret was that I couldn't look inside the basement, but I couldn't help it..
As soon as he mentioned the word cellar, the spirits freaked out and left Ulan..
“I still have something to say.”
Then, the Spirit of the Abyss, who had been there until now, looked up at Ulan and Perticia..
“The girl you met earlier.”
“Yurpe Dermore?”
“huh. that guy isn't human.”
“……what?”
you're not human?
So, are you saying that I became a monster in the abyss??
Ulan asked curiously. Then the spirit's answer came back..
“Because he's a disembodied soul and a disembodied body terribly entangled with the magic of the abyss..”
“Well, then it's not resurrected…….”
“Yes, it is nothing more than a puppet whose soul and bag are intertwined and moved by the magic of the abyss. So, if the magic power provider disappears, it will naturally disappear.?”
The moment he heard the spirit's words, Noah felt that his unanswered questions were resolved..
Originally, the soul and the body are a pair..
So, if you try to combine the soul and the body, which were not originally one, a repulsive force will occur, and then both will eventually disappear..
‘However, if the repulsive force is suppressed with powerful magical power and the soul is forcibly bound,…….’
It can be made to look as if it has been resurrected as it is now..
Meanwhile, Dillia and Ybela, who were listening to the spirit's explanation, widened their eyes as if they realized something..
“wait, that's…….”
“Isn't Yurpee itself convincing evidence that Count Dermore and Abyss colluded??”
definitely so.
Yurpé, whose souls were entangled with the magic of the abyss, was like proof that the count was using the magic of the abyss..
“So if we catch him and reveal this, then we can get rid of the Earl of Dermore..”
“no, that's hard.”
“what? why?”
“Because it's hard to prove.”
Noah denied Ulan's words..
It's nice to know the truth, but it's very hard to prove it to everyone.
The only way to prove that Yurpe is made up of the magic of the abyss is to capture the supply of magic and cut off the supply of magic in the end..
“And this horsepower provider is probably…….”
“……Lord of the Abyss.”
Dillia muttered lowly.
Noah nodded silently..
As if her guess was correct. Then she looked back at Ulan..
“In the first place, our purpose is not to get rid of Count Dermore, but to subdue the Lord of the Abyss behind it, right??”
“um, that's right.”
I don't know if the purpose is to bring out Count Dermore, but the monarch behind it won't show up to save Yurpe..
“So I'd better be satisfied with this for now and gather another clue by contacting you in the future..”
“i get it. follow your opinion.”
Ulan silently nodding his head.
The other party also closed their mouths as if supporting Ulan. In response, Noah stared intently at Count Dermore's mansion in the distance..
‘yeah no need to rush.’
The original purpose has already been achieved.
Because I found clear evidence that Count Dermore held hands with the abyss. But the problem was that he couldn't prove it, so Noah set a bigger goal..
‘Subjugating not only the Earl of Dermore, but also the Lord of the Abyss behind him.’
knock out all enemies.
This was Noah's new goal..
‘and…….’
The Earl of Dermore is important, but there are more priorities right now..
So I immediately turned my attention. To the girl trying to arm in with Ulan.
“huh? what are you looking at?”
A white-haired girl tilting her head.
It was to break through the situation Perticia was in and find a way to help her..
10.
Meanwhile at that time.
Imperial Palace of the Ruben Empire.
Among them, the castle garden at the deepest part was surrounded by dozens of royal guards..
And in this heavily guarded garden, two men were chatting..
A young man with long platinum hair and auburn eyes. A middle-aged man with blond hair who tells a story about stretching across from him.
Chartrand, the next Emperor of the Empire, and Count Demuel Ron d'Hermore, his henchman..
Afterwards, when Demuel finished the long story and closed his mouth, Chartrand let out a low moan..
“Hmm, then does that mean that the identity of the gray smoke that often appeared in Jim's dreams is a spirit??”
“Yes, from what you said, it must be one of the ancient spirits..”
“Hmmm, now the question is solved.”
Chartrand nodded.
Soon he smiled lightly..
“It was also good to call the Count. How could you think so much about something that could be solved so simply? The time that has passed so far is a waste.”
“I'm glad it helped.”
Demuel smiled softly..
Then, in my mind, I remembered the conversation I had just had with Chartrand. About the identity of the gray smoke that appeared in succession in his recent dreams.
‘It sounds obvious…….’
That's not some ancient spirit.
In the first place, the word "spirit" was only an appropriately made up word. Because the identity of the gray smoke was the lord of the abyss he served, Lakkus..
Currently, Lacus has a purpose.
To make Chartrand, the next emperor, his own apostle. Furthermore, taking control of the entire empire is Lacus' real goal..
‘So I pretended to be a spirit.’
In order to make Chartrand not think suspicious of Lacus' existence, he referred to a spirit that was familiar to him..
and the result.
Chartrand was more alert than when he first brought up the story..
‘No, rather by now…….’
It seems that it has almost passed on to Lacus..
The eyes shining with desire were the proof..
Just as he was reminiscing about the past, Chartrand called his knight, who was waiting ten paces away..
“Lord Orden.”
“Did you call, Your Majesty?.”
Imperial Sword, Saxony Jul Orden.
Called the strongest knight in the Empire, he bowed his head loyally. Chartrand, on the other hand, asked questions without paying any attention..
“Perticia said when would she come back??”
“Lord Lapidis says he's ready to leave and is coming this weekend..”
“Tsk, still two days left.”
Chartrand clicked his tongue low..
With a look of disapproval.
“Tell them to hurry up. 'Cause it's too dangerous outside for him.”
“yes, i will tell you that.”
The conversation with Saxony ended like that..
Afterwards, Chartrand turned his gaze back to Demuel. Then he stretched out his hand as if for a handshake and opened his mouth..
“Anyway, thank you for coming. Thanks to you, all my doubts have been cleared.”
“don't say that If His Majesty calls, I will run anywhere anytime..”
“Haha, just words are reassuring.”
Chartrand burst out laughing..
After a while, Demuel bowed his head again and again. After that, Demuel's mouth, hidden in the shadows, grotesquely twitched..
It was a smile of willing satisfaction, finally achieving a long-term goal..
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