The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 268
59page. derangement (2)
2.
a similar time.
When Istan and Sirfi were talking, there were people in the forest listening in on it..
It's none other than Ulan's party.
The four men and women, except for Pertisia, who could not come here due to Rimmer Jen Lapidis' call, did not take their eyes off Istan..
‘everything is according to plan.’
Then Noah's eyes twinkled..
Staring at Istan in the distance, she recalled the events of the day. It was the conversation that I was trying to get cooperation from Istan..
In conclusion―.
Noah's plan worked.
‘Of course it wasn't easy…….’
After first mentioning the existence of Sirpy.
Noah revealed to Istan that winter break had begun and he was about to head to the desert..
When first heard of this, Istan reacted negatively. No matter how strong Ulan and Dylia were, the desert was dangerous..
But then, Ulan stepped out.
「I still have to go.」
Suddenly intruding into the conversation, he explained in detail why he wanted to go to the desert..
That the Lord of the Abyss might be in the desert. He also said that blocking the abyss is his mission..
However, Istan also did not back down..
He repeatedly explained the dangers of the desert to Ulan, who wanted to go to the desert to the end..
Then Ulan replied:.
「Of all the places I've been, there's not a single place that hasn't been dangerous..」
this was an obvious fact.
The fountain of magic, Asteban's palace, and even the abyss you entered when rescuing Laurea..
Of all the places he had headed, there was no place less dangerous than the desert..
‘and…….’
Following Ulan's words, Ibel also joined Istan's persuasion. It explained what a great threat the monster of the abyss was..
Here, Noah and Dillia also contributed to the persuasion, and after twists and turns, they finally succeeded in obtaining Istan's cooperation..
‘Thanks to you, I came to this situation.’
Being able to set up a place to talk with Sirpy, who had been avoiding the place all along.
This alone is enough harvest.
So Noah waited silently for Istan's business to be over. Then, it will be Ulan's turn next..
some time after that.
When not a short time passed, Istan waved his hand from afar. It was a sign that it was okay to come out now that the conversation was over..
“let's go.”
Ulan's short word as a signal.
The group immediately moved on to their destination..
Sensing the presence, Syrpy turned his head and immediately opened his eyes wide..
“……uh?”
A look of bewilderment.
To her surprise, her body stiffened like a stone statue. And it wasn't just Sir Py who was hard on her..
Ibella was also staring at Syrpy with a stone-like expression..
“hello. I met you again.”
Noah waving with a smile.
She approached, breaking the somewhat rigid atmosphere, and took up business as if she had no intention of wasting time chatting..
“As the Count just said, I want to talk to you. Like I said the last time we met in the woods.”
“If it was said in the forest……?”
“information of the desert.”
It's scary before Syrpy's words end..
Noah got lucky.
“Tell me all about the Southern Desert that's in your head.”
everything without leaving a single thing.
On the other hand, Syrpy, who heard Noah's request, made an absurd expression..
“No, wait. that's too…….”
“extensive?”
Noah, who intercepted the words, grinned..
There was no way I didn't know it was her..
How absurd are the demands just thrown out. To listen to this in the first place, one day is not enough..
“So I sorted it out. I cut out all the trivial things and picked only the really important ones..”
Noah spread his two fingers.
As if to say that there are two questions, as Istan did before. Then he folded one finger and said.
“Kazan Rudric.”
One of the biggest reasons to go to the desert.
The moment I mentioned this, Syrpy's eyes widened slightly. Noah didn't miss her reaction, and she quickly asked a question..
“It's a name that you, Rudrick's blood relative, will never know.?”
“Yes but…….”
Syrupy nodding her head obediently.
But for a moment, she tilted her head with an expression of incomprehension..
“Why the hell are you wondering about that? Ancestors were active a thousand years ago.…….”
“I don't need to know that far.”
Noah shook his head firmly..
In the first place, Syrpy was a heretic. He is an outright enemy of the Empire. He had no reason to explain the situation in detail to such a person..
“You just need to answer. About what kind of person Kazan Rudrick was.”
“……all right.”
Syrupi also nodded weakly, probably aware of her situation. Then, with all eyes on her, she began to talk..
her distant ancestor.
The story of Kazan Rudric.
3.
Kazan Rudric.
It wasn't just Noah who wanted to know about the man. Ulan also had some curiosity about Kazan..
‘The first time I got interested was when I was swept away by the torrent at the Well of Magic back in the day..’
When he passed the hero's ordeal with Sirfi and Ibela and obtained the hero's imprint, Ulan first became aware of Kazan's existence..
‘and…….’
When you subdued the Frost Demon Dragon, Glesia.
In the process of closing the chasm of the abyss, he heard the name of Kazan Rudric once again. Right from the lords and monsters beyond the abyss.
Even after that, the lords of the abyss who faced Ulan called him 'the successor of Kazan Rudric' without exception..
‘Never heard of it in my last life.’
Not once in every moment.
Is that why? As time passed, Ulan became curious about the existence of Kazan Rudric. That's why she listened to Sir Py's story..
Meanwhile around that time.
Syrpy spit out the story he knew about Kazan Rudric. To summarize the long story:.
First, that Kazan Rudric was a person who was active in the era of the ancient desert kingdom, which was destroyed a thousand years ago..
Second, that he was the first founder of the Desert Church, and that he was the greatest warrior of the desert and a widely known hero as a shaman..
Third, Kazan is the one who created Rudrick's family and spread the method of turning monsters or beasts into demons to the church..
“……That's all I know.”
After the lengthy explanation, Syrupy closed his mouth. On the other hand, she heard what she wanted to hear, but Noah looked very dissatisfied..
the reason was simple.
Because there was no harvest. After thinking for a while, she asked again..
“There are a few more questions I'd like to ask about the story I just said. Do you know the name Asteban??”
Lord of the Undead, Asteban.
Recently subdued by Ulan, he had a unique connection with the desert compared to other monarchs..
The architectural style inside the palace, the source of Asteban here, also showed the desert landscape. So I thought it might have something to do with it.
On the other hand, after Noah's question was over, Syrpy widened his eyes in surprise..
“everything, how do you name it…….”
I'm sure you know.
Noah asked Syrpi over and over again as if interrogating him, and he was soon able to hear a related story..
“Asteban's full name is Asteban Urbatra Modem. He is the last king of the ancient desert kingdom I briefly mentioned earlier..”
“……yes?”
This time it was Noah's turn to be surprised..
This is because the Abyssal Lord was thought to have been born from the abyss, just like the monsters of the abyss..
But were you originally human??
Noah was taken aback by the unexpected fact, and Syrpy continued to speak..
“A thousand years ago, Asteban, the ruined monarch who fought against the seven-day disaster. It is written so in the scriptures of the church..”
Syrpy added further explanation..
However, the story about Asteban ended with that. It was with the statement that nothing more was recorded..
“Then this time I ask.”
Then, Ulan stepped forward..
On behalf of Noah, who was lost in thought, he brought out the question he had been wondering all along..
“Do you know what Rudrick's successor is??”
“no, where else…….”
“answer my question first.”
Seeing the reaction, it seems to know.
Ulan, who interrupted Syrpy's words, promptly responded, and soon he got the answer he wanted..
“In the usual sense, it refers to an existence that has been confirmed as the next religious leader. Just like I'm called Rudric's kinsman.”
If Rudrick's blood relative means the candidate for the next religious leader, then Rudrick's successor means the next religious leader itself..
“However, according to what is recorded in the scriptures, he is not the leader, but the great star fragment and savior who will light up the eternal darkness..”
“star fragments? saver?”
“Yeah, it's just a legend to us.”
Syrpy shrugged..
After that, he looked at Noah again with Ulan tilting his head with a puzzled face behind him..
“Did this clear all your doubts??”
“…….”
No, it just raised my doubts.
In particular, the fact that Asteban was a human in the past was the biggest shock..
While Noah was in trouble, Dillia, who had been silent, spoke on her behalf..
“Next, second, request, I'll tell you.”
Faced with the noble, sparkling golden eyes, Sylphy swallowed dry saliva. Because I couldn't anticipate what kind of questions would come.
However, what I heard from Dillia was so simple that it was nothing to be nervous about..
“I need a guide.”
“Guy, a guide?”
“okay. As I said, we are thinking of going to the desert. So, look for a guide who is familiar with the desert geography.”
The southern desert is very vast.
Therefore, a guide is essential to avoid getting lost in the desert. However, the problem is that it is difficult to find people who know the desert well..
So, the party asked Syrpi, a pagan from the desert, to recommend a guide..
“uh, that might be a little tough.”
On the other hand, Syrpy was reluctant..
It was natural. This is Arsene Academy. I wouldn't know if it was a desert, there was no guide to guide me through the desert in a place like this..
So, just as I was about to gloss over my answer with an awkward smile, someone suddenly interrupted the conversation..
“Need to find a guide??”
A calm, low-pitched voice.
It was Ulan. He met Dillia's gaze and pointed at Syrpy..
“Why don't you just take this guy?”
“……yes?”
Sylphy blinked in a daze at the sudden snapping words. On the other hand, Dillia frowned at Ulan's suggestion..
“I haven't even thought of that…….”
Dillia's eyes narrowed..
Moments later, speechless, she glanced at Syrpy, who still had a dazed expression on her face..
“can i trust him?”
“I agree with that too.”
Dillia wasn't the only one who reacted negatively. Istan also glared at Syrpy with a stiff face and said,.
“I don't know, the pagans are an unbelievable people. Of course, he is compliant now, but there is a high possibility that he will change suddenly when he goes to the desert..”
“Or is there any solution?”
“does not exist.”
Ulan answers confidently.
However, there was no solution at all..
“Noah will still have it.”
“Yes? Me?”
At the sudden mention, Noah got out of his mind and made a surprised expression. Then Ulan silently nodded her head..
“If there was no way at all, I wouldn't have brought up the story of the guide in the first place..”
If you didn't think of Syrpy as your guide, there's no reason to bring this up in the first place..
It would be quicker to just ask Istan, who knows a lot about the desert, to recommend the right person..
But Noah dared to bring up this story in the presence of Syrpy..
‘that means…….’
It means that Noah had Sirpi in mind from the beginning. At Ulan's speculation, Noah put on an amused expression..
“This is a bit surprising. No one else could have thought that Ulan would see through my intentions..”
After a brief exclamation.
Noah immediately laughed..
“that's right. That's the correct answer.”
“what way is there?”
Dillia asks as if she is curious.
Istan also looked at Noah with curious eyes. Receiving all the attention just like that, Noah nodded his head..
“Yes, getting insurance will fix it..”
“insurance?”
“It sets a certain contract and puts a curse on it that causes the heart to explode when it is broken. In case you cheat or betray us.”
Syrpies have strong survival instincts.
To be precise, the feeling of being quite obsessed with life. Evidence is that he is trying to survive by all means while selling the church's information..
‘So it will definitely work.’
Noah was so sure.
Meanwhile, at that time, Syrupy's expression hardened in an instant at the sudden words of a curse..
“me curse?”
It was with a surprised expression.
After a while, she backed away, showing her strong disapproval..
“That I would fall prey to the curse…….”
What kind of fool is there who puts a curse on him openly, but he puts it on him without any resistance??
Shirpy wanted to ask that question..
but couldn't.
“……!?”
A weapon that cuts through the wind.
It was because the black-bladed ax and sword were aimed at the scruff of his neck in an instant. Hair cut by wind pressure was a bonus.
A pale face with no blood.
Noah held out the talisman with a smile to Syrpy, who shivered with his mouth shut..
“You will be cursed?”
“…….”
some time after that.
A guide has been decided to guide you through the desert.
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