The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 270
59page. derangement (4)
6.
Meanwhile at that time.
Around the time Ulan and Istan said goodbye, Pertisia, who came to the inn alone, opened her eyes wide..
“……yes?”
there is only one reason.
It was because I didn't quite understand what Rimmer Jen Lapidis just said..
After being blank for a moment with a puzzled face, she turned to Rimmer and asked again..
“no what does that mean…….”
“It's just like I said.”
Then Rimmer cut off his words..
Armed with armor and a sword, Rimer looked at Perticia with dry eyes. Then she continued her talk in a businesslike tone..
“I will return to the imperial castle with the princess in three hours from now. So please hurry up and get ready..”
A word like thunder from the blue sky.
Unlike Rimmer, who stiffened her expression, Perticia still had a dumbfounded face..
“Why, why? As I said last time, I'm sure I'll be going back to the imperial castle around the weekend.…….”
“Things have changed.”
Things changed this afternoon.
Limer received the imperial title from his master, Crown Prince Chartrand..
The content was to advance the originally scheduled schedule and bring Perticia to the imperial castle..
“Still, this is too sudden…….”
Pertishia bit her lip slightly..
It was with a troubled expression as if he had finally realized the reality. But she couldn't just stand there bewildered, so she shook her head..
It was because I had to inform Ulan and the others that the schedule had changed..
‘Everyone, including Ulan, knows I'm going back to the Imperial City for the weekend..’
So, if we continue like this, all the plans we made earlier will become nothing..
In response, Perticia quietly called the spirits so that Rimmer would not find out. It was to convey this fact to Ulan..
but couldn't.
“……what?”
Because I couldn't feel the spirit's presence.
I couldn't hear any of the voices of the spirits who were always chattering by my side. Realizing this, Perticia muttered in bewilderment..
“uh why…….”
“No need to be surprised.”
Then Rimmer spoke up..
As if Perticia knew what she was going to do. She raised her black pendant, which was hanging around her neck, squinting her eyes..
“Perhaps this is why the voices of the spirits can't be heard..”
“that, that……?”
“This is a magic tool you got from Count Demuel Ron Dermore. It is said that the senses of the spirits can be temporarily deceived..”
that there was such a thing in the world?
No, more than that, why the hell does Rimmer have stuff like that??
All sorts of questions swirled around like a whirlpool..
But that's not what was important right now.
“Eight!”
Pushing the ground as hard as she could, Pertisia reached out to Rimmer at once. She was in order to snatch the magic tool from her neck..
Of course it was futile.
“Don't lose your strength for nothing.”
“ugh!”
Rimmer is a Master's Knight.
On the other hand, Perticia now cannot even handle spirits. She wrinkled her brows in the face of a battle with no chance of becoming an opponent in the first place..
“why are you doing this?!”
“This is just in case.”
“Prepare, what the hell……!”
“Ulaanbaatar.”
a chilling voice.
At the same time, Rimer's brown eyes also sparkled. Subsequently, she revealed the reason for mentioning Ulan in the first place..
“It is to prevent the savage tribe, who is friendly with the princess, from intervening in this matter..”
When she was crowned, Demuel, who was nearby, gave her a magic tool and gave her a tip..
watch out for ulan.
If Perticia tried to leave the academy, he didn't know what he would do. To this Rimmer partly agreed..
‘that man is dangerous.’
I don't know what he's thinking, and it's hard to predict where he'll bounce.
Therefore, if Perticia sent a spirit to ask for help, there was a very high possibility that he would come to rescue her..
‘therefore…….’
Even in order to rule out the danger of Ulan, Rimer decided to follow Count Dermore's advice. After completing her reminiscence, she looked back at her Pertisia and opened her mouth..
“So hurry up and get ready.”
“Lord Lapidis…….”
“There is not much time left.”
Rimmer responded coldly and sat down on a chair in the center of the room. So that the power of the magic tool can spread well around.
But Rimmer did not know.
A place that is not affected by magic tools.
In the shade beyond the window, something is overhearing all the conversations so far..
7.
time well past midnight.
After seeing off Istan, the Ulan party returned to the dormitory while having a brief conversation..
Time was also time, and it was because I felt tired because I had so many things to do today..
“then see you tomorrow.”
“Yes, take a good rest too, Ulan.”
After a short goodbye.
The three girls walked toward the front door of the girls' dormitory. But then, Ulan, who had just said goodbye, opened his mouth again..
“wait a minute.”
A sudden word.
At this, the three girls, including Noah, naturally stopped and looked back..
“Yes?”
“why? what's the matter?”
Ibella and Dillia asked back curiously, but Ulan did not speak to them..
'Cause from the first mutter he'd been staring into empty space.
“tell me one by one.”
Ulan's gaze was directed toward the cluster of lights that only he could see..
The spirits of Perticia.
The spirits that appeared out of nowhere chattered without hiding their nervousness..
『It's a big deal! I said it was a big deal!』
『I can't reach Perticia!』
I can't reach you?
what does that mean?
Ulan tilted his head and asked again. Then the spirits answered again..
『I don't know. I can't smell it.』
『I know it's inside…….』
『I can't find the exact location!』
However, the only thing that came back was an answer that still didn't know the context. It was around the time when she felt a headache from the chatter so loud that her head rang..
Noah has spoken.
“What happen?”
“um, that's it…….”
In response, Ulan said that he was conversing with the spirits and conveyed the details he had heard from them without missing a word..
After a while, Noah figured out what the spirits were trying to say.
“So to sum it up, I know where Tisha is, but I can't feel her presence..”
“Oh, you say.”
Noah's summary was correct.
Because the spirits who were making a fuss all answered yes. And then, this Bella, who had been listening to her conversation, opened her mouth with her puzzled face..
“But all of a sudden it can?”
When we headed to the capital together in the morning.
Until then, Perticia used to communicate and communicate with the spirits. But can this happen in less than a day??
As soon as Ibella's question was over, Dillia spewed out a guess this time..
“Could it be that you used magic tools??”
“what? magic tool…….”
“For example, something like a magic tool that makes, weakens, the power of the spirits..”
Right after Dillia's answer.
Noah, lost in thought for a moment, shook his head with a serious face..
“sure it could be.”
“……really?”
“Really, there is such a thing?”
Isabella looking surprised.
Afterward, Dillia, who had been speculating, also made a surprised expression. To be honest, it was because she had only said it once..
Meanwhile, Noah nodded..
“Yes, among the magical tools possessed by the Mage Tower, there was something similar to what Dillia just said..”
When I was playing as Perticia in the original game.
Shortly after joining the hero's party as a bard, in the magic tower she accidentally visited, she saw a magic tool with similar abilities..
‘Pendant of demon incense.’
This magic tool in the form of a necklace emits a terrible stench that disturbs the senses of the spirits in a radius of 20 steps around the owner..
Recalling this, Noah explained to the party, including Ulan, about the demon pendant..
“Really, there was.”
“Anyway, who the hell…….”
Dillia, who reacts with wonder, and Ibela, who has doubts. And after the two girls, Ulan flashed fiercely in her eyes..
“There is only one culprit.”
Limer Yen Rapidis.
He is the one who summoned Perticia..
Above all, for the family of Marquis Lapidis, it wasn't that difficult to contact the Mage Tower and obtain magic tools..
‘Just note here…….’
How was Rimer able to come out with the demonic pendant? This is because a special procedure is required to borrow magic tools stored in the Mage Tower..
‘I need to know the name of the magic tool.’
Only when you know the exact name and effect of the magic tool you want to borrow, the magic tower will lend you the magic tool..
And only the wizards belonging to the Mage Tower know about the list of magic tools..
In other words, to borrow a magic tool, you need to get help from a wizard belonging to the Mage Tower..
If you narrow down the candidates based on the above, there is only one person that comes to mind right away..
‘……Earl of Dermore.’
The man who is now Chartrand's aide.
He was a magician belonging to the Magic Tower, and he is believed to have cooperated with the worshipers of the abyss and was also related to the lord of the abyss..
Therefore, he must have obtained at least a magic tool that could suppress Perticia's power long ago..
“Well, what should I do??”
“You don't have to go even now?”
On the other hand, Dillia and Ibela looked worried as if they understood the seriousness of the situation..
but at that moment.
Noah shook his head..
“That's not allowed.”
“what? why?”
“If you do anything conspicuous before you even start planning, you'll be the first to arouse suspicion after a successful kidnapping..”
Noah's words were a valid answer.
Dillia also nodded her head as if she had heard it. Conversely, she retorted, “Isn’t this Bella the time for her to argue about such things now?”.
“But what if you return earlier than expected??”
“maybe that's the case…….”
Noah was about to say that it probably wouldn't happen, but soon shut his mouth. Come to think of it, she was to blame for what Bella said..
The person who called Perticia to the imperial castle was Prince Chartrand, not anyone else. So the moment I was conflicted.
“Then I won't go.”
Suddenly Ulan got up from his seat..
He turned towards Perticia's quarters as if he were leaving at any moment..
“If you keep your presence hidden and watch from outside the other person's territory, you won't be caught.”
yes of course.
Now Ulan has reached a level stronger than any master in the Empire. Rimer will never detect the signs of the uhlans..
‘however…….’
For some reason, I feel uncomfortable.
Again, I don't know why, but Iris's watchful gaze suddenly caught my heart. So, the moment she hesitated to answer,.
“no, you don't have to.”
Suddenly, a low, subdued voice was heard..
A somewhat familiar voice. So, when I was looking around to find the place where the voice came from, Ulan's shadow suddenly wriggled..
Soon after, a small black figure emerged from within and took shape..
“I've seen everything from beginning to end if it happened in there..”
A being who turned into a little girl.
It was the spirit of the abyss that smiled on the young Perticia's face..
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