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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 273

1.

After successfully stealing Perticia,.

Time flew by like an arrow and we arrived at December. And the final exam period has come to an end..

“Phew, it's winter break soon.”

Ibela smiled with a relieved face as she watched the misty breath scattered in the air..

I'll do just that.

The party, including her, had just finished the final exam for the final exam..

“And when vacation begins…….”

“It's time to go to the desert, it's time, shout.”

At that time, Dillia took the horse instead..

At the same time, Ibela's expression was strangely tense. Because she felt that the journey to the desert, which seemed so far away, was right in front of her nose..

“are you okay. no need to be so nervous.”

Meanwhile, did you notice this??

Noah spoke with a smile on his face..

“We have uhlans?”

“Uh, sure you heard that…….”

Somehow I feel relieved.

No matter where you are, as long as Ulan is by your side, you won't be afraid. As Bella's complexion gradually brightened, Noah added her words:.

“Also, when we get to the desert, Tisha, Laurea, and Ian will join us, so there's no need to look so nervous..”

“……Rather, I became more anxious..”

Ibella frowned..

Because Laurea was a woman who couldn't be careless at all. Especially, her skill at approaching her uhlan without anyone knowing is an art..

So when I was fiddling with my nails.

Dillia, who had been silent all this time, glanced at Ulan. dark shaded face. Perhaps this bothered her, she asked anxiously..

“what's the matter? there's something?”

“Maybe you messed up the test?”

Noah, who checked Ulan's expression a little later, followed suit. Ulan, on the other hand, quietly shook his head and revealed the reason for his dark complexion..

“It's because I couldn't find Lacus' family..”

After sending Perticia to the Duchy of Arpen.

Back at the academy, Ulan and Dillia tried to figure out the identity of the surveillance every night..

However, in the end, the identity was not found, and these results turned into a form of conviction. That the identity of the surveillance is Lacus's family.

Of course, there is no definitive proof.

However, the most convincing proof is that Ulan and Dillia have not been able to find even a trace, let alone the identity of the surveillance, despite their best efforts..

This is because the abilities and characteristics of Lacus and his followers are also the same..

‘absolute stealth.’

They are monsters that operate in the crevices of space..

So if you don't show hostility first and just watch, no one will find you. This is the same even for uhlans in their heyday..

‘Of course there are exceptions.’

Among all the characters in the original work, there is only one person who can detect stealth..

The moment I tried to think about him.

Noah suddenly got out of his mind. Because she suddenly heard a strange voice..

“Excuse me for a moment.”

“Can I ask for your cooperation?”

Five men in black uniforms.

It is a special task force under the direct control of the Faculty of Magic..

Seeing them suddenly talking, Ulan tilted his head curiously..

“What cooperation are you talking about??”

“oh, nothing special.”

“After reports were received that a suspicious person was roaming around the academy..”

“so that's what…….”

As the task force agents were about to continue, Ulan shook his head..

“i am not.”

“……I never said you were.”

Task Force agents sigh.

As they say, Ulan is no longer a suspicious figure, but a celebrity in the academy..

It's rather strange that I don't know about Ulan..

So, if there is a report about him, it will be reported that Ulan has another accident, not a suspicious person..

“I'll tell you a detailed eyewitness account..”

After a short cough.

Task Force agents summarized information about the suspicious person based on eyewitness statements..

“He was first seen three days ago.”

“Its notable feature is that it has a much smaller body than you..”

“It is said to be rare and mainly active in forests, moving freely over trees..”

“They have also been seen eating tree bugs and sometimes mushrooms..”

While listening to various eyewitness accounts.

Suddenly, Ulan nodded. The eyes of the special forces agents who saw this sparkled..

“Do you have any guesses?”

“exactly.”

a straightforward answer.

The faces of the special forces agents were colored with anticipation. Ulan, on the other hand, scratched his head and replied in a nonchalant tone..

“You look like a monkey.”

“……no.”

“Monkeys are the only ones who live in forests, climb trees, and eat bugs.?”

“that, but that…….”

I heard and saw that.

So, when they couldn't openly protest, the special task force leader who was leading the group shook his head..

“It's not a monkey anyway. Because monkeys can't carry weapons.”

“that you carry a weapon?”

“so i want to find it soon.”

The chief of staff nodded..

If the suspicious person is left alone, the students may get hurt..

Afterwards, the special task commander, who carefully observed the reaction of Ulan and his party, sighed deeply..

“……Seeing the reaction, I guess I've never seen it before..”

“sorry but yes.”

“i get it. Then, if you see a suspicious person later, please contact me immediately..”

“don't do that.”

“thanks. Excuse me then.”

The head of the task force lowered his head and left with the agents. Seeing them getting farther and farther away, Ibella muttered incredulously..

“Who is this suspicious person??”

“Anything related to Lacus' family?…….”

“that's never.”

Noah strongly denied Ulan's words..

It's a natural reaction. There is no way that the special task force or ordinary students can discover the existence that the Master and the Archmage have not even found a trace of..

In the first place, immediately after hearing the special task force's sighting, Noah guessed who the suspicious person was. So the moment I was about to tell everyone.

Took! degur!

something rolled across the floor.

At the same time, Dillia pricked up her pointy ears and immediately recognized what the flying object was..

“huh? pebbles?”

“I think it came from over there.”

When Ibella pointed to the forest.

Stones flew through the bushes once again. The only peculiar thing was that there was no sign of anything beyond the bush..

The moment I realized this.

A strong wariness bloomed on the faces of Ibella and Dillia. Ulan, on the other hand, moved her stride with her strides as if it didn't matter..

After a while, he reached his destination and made his way through the bushes. Ibella tilted her head at the sight beyond the bushes that followed..

“what? there is no one?”

As she said, there was no sign of the place where the stones flew. So, around the time she made a puzzled expression again.

Took!

Once again the stones flew.

This time it was not a bush, but a coniferous tree covered with needle-like leaves. So the moment I reflexively looked up.

“……!”

The group's eyes widened at once..

It was because I found a very familiar face there that couldn't be here..

Ulan also opened his mouth with a surprised face..

“you…….”

“haha, long time no see.”

A person yawning profusely.

A Myoin boy armed with a bow and arrow waved at the Ulan group..

It was the hunter, Sven Isaac..

2.

Sven appeared out of nowhere.

When everyone was looking embarrassed, Sven jumped down the tree. Soon after, Ulan, who was the first to come to his senses, spoke up..

“why are you here?”

“What are you talking about? you called me.”

“we called you?”

“uh. Laurea said so?”

Ulan made a puzzled expression at those words..

The same goes for Ybela and Dillia. It was natural. 'Cause they never called Sven.

Then, Noah stepped out..

“Exactly what I called.”

“what? you are sven?”

“yes. Sven is the only one among the heroes who can detect Lacus's secret..”

Howling Eye of the Abyss, Lacus.

Sven Isaac, the sniper of the warrior party, is the only one who can find them hiding in the cracks of space..

In fact, when he faced Asteban in the eastern jungle, he had a history of finding and fighting Lacus's family..

“Then, the solution to find out the identity of the surveillance mentioned last time is…….”

“yes, it's sven.”

Noah laughed at Ulan's words..

When Sven finds Lacus' family, Ulan and Dillia annihilate them. This was Noah's plan..

“Even though it was a little later than expected arrival time, I'm glad you came..”

As originally expected, it should have arrived three days earlier. However, the fact that it arrived was important, so I didn't make it a problem..

Meanwhile, Sven shook his head..

“It's not too late. I arrived three days ago.”

“Eh? I beg your pardon?”

If Sven's words are true, it means he arrived at the time Noah expected. Then why the hell did he show up three days late??

When Noah put on a dazed expression, Evela's eyes lit up as if she had suddenly remembered something..

“The mysterious person I heard about earlier…….”

“I guess so.”

Ulan also nodded in agreement..

It was first seen three days ago and is an elusive, tree-climbing being. Sven exactly matched the task force's eyewitness account..

A question now solved.

Meanwhile, Sven, who was staring at everyone, immediately looked back at Ulan and Noah and started talking..

“Come to think of it, the people of Lacus that you were talking about earlier are probably the big lumps of eyeballs floating in the air.?”

I'm afraid the words will end.

Ulan's eyes flashed sharply..

“Yes. have you ever seen?”

“yeah i saw.”

“Where did you see it? the number is?”

As expected, the identity of the watchdog seemed to be a member of Lacus. Ulan asked as if urging him back, and Sven answered while scratching his cheek..

“There are seven in total, but there are no more.”

“what? what does that mean…….”

“That's because I've already hunted them all.”

“……yes?”

Noah blinked blankly..

It was because he couldn't accept Sven's words momentarily. On the other hand, Sven pointed in the direction of the student center and the fountain of magic with a calm face..

“Two near that building and five near the big lake..”

“Ra, you hunted the people of Lacus.?!”

“okay. I brought some loot too.”

Noah was startled as if he had belatedly accepted the reality. Then Sven nodded and handed her something from his backpack..

seven stones with arrows.

The moment they found a stone as big as a fist, the complexion of Noah and Ulan changed drastically..

“this, this……!”

“Deep core.”

A core that can only be found from monsters in the abyss.

A creature of this size can only be found in the ranks of the Abyssal Lords. In other words, the saying that he hunted Lacus's family is true..

‘but that's impossible.’

Simply finding Lacus's family and hunting are completely different meanings..

Because even in the original work, you had to reach the level of a master to defeat Lacus's followers..

On the other hand, Sven is an expert.

It was like that when they fought together in Asteban's Demon Palace. So, at the moment when I felt puzzled, a sudden guess flashed through my mind..

“……ah!”

It was because I instantly remembered.

The slightest possibility that Sven could defeat Lacus's followers. After a while, Noah stammered with a startled look on his face..

“no way you……!”

“Yeah, you're probably right.”

Sven burst into laughter.

Soon after, he muttered.

“Right before I got here, I passed what's called the Trial of the Hero..”

“……!”

The moment the reason why he was able to hunt Lacus's family was revealed, Ulan, Noah and everyone's eyes widened..

For an instant, the hall was covered with silence.

After a while, Noah remembered the hero's ordeal given to Sven..

‘The Trial of the Hero is not necessarily held in a specific location like Uhlan or Dillia..’

Among the original seven warriors, there are two whose trials have not been decided..

Ibela and Sven. If the two meet certain conditions, the ordeal will occur immediately..

‘And Sven's condition is clear…….’

First, when you encounter a monster that cannot be hunted.

Second, when you are completely independent mentally.

These were two.

‘First of all, the first condition has already been achieved when fighting Asteban..’

Next, the second condition is fulfilled only after Sven leaves Sulfern..

To be precise, a condition that can be achieved by not relying on Milena Armadin anymore. Noah, who recalled this far, nodded her head..

‘When I thought about it, it wasn't strange when the hero's ordeal occurred..’

Because Sven headed to the Holy Land with Laurea when Ulan and the others left Sulfern..

In other words, all the conditions of the ordeal have been met..

By the time Noah realized this, Ulan smiled contentedly at Sven..

“I'm glad you passed the ordeal..”

“I still don't know what it is.”

Sven shrugged..

I did know one thing though..

Abyssal monsters. As long as we don't hunt them down, this peace will be broken sooner or later.

Of course, to be honest, it's none of Sven's business to know what happens to the world..

‘but…….’

I can't wait to see the damage to Milena Armadin, the benefactor who saved Sven. That's why Sven decided to fight the abyss.

At the time when his eyes were filled with strong determination.

Noah muttered with a serious face..

“Anyway, that's for sure.”

It turns out that Lacus was using his followers to keep an eye on Arsene Academy, and furthermore, Iris and Camilla, the candidates for the next student council president..

It was the moment when the identity of the surveillance that had been bothering Ulan was revealed. In response, Bella muttered her words with her confused face..

“But what are you aiming for?…….”

“It's simple. In the original story, Lacus is a monarch whose specialty is hiding behind the scenes like a puppeteer and manipulating people or forces like a puppet..”

lowest rank of monarch.

Lacus is comparable to, or slightly weaker than, all twelve members of Asteban combined, simply in terms of strength..

So instead of going to the front, he hid behind and harassed the warriors. Based on this, Noah inferred the purpose of Lacus..

“So, perhaps the purpose was to circulate Droga's leaves to the academy through the Abyssal Worshipers, and then take over the student council..”

Blue eyes shone sharply..

The moment he penetrated the essence, Dillia asked back with a puzzled face..

“By the way, what is the reason for trying to take over the student council, even using this method??”

“Um, guess I guess he was trying to interfere with us using the power of the student council.?”

For example, with the authority of the student council, the warriors could be scattered to different places and then try to break them individually..

At Noah's words, Evela nodded as if she understood the general situation..

“That is, to set a trap..”

“that's right. that expression is correct.”

Noah smiled..

Meanwhile around that time. Ulan looked around, her eyes shining brightly..

“So, is Lacus also nearby??”

“oh, that's not it.”

“that's right. I've already searched everything here.”

Noah and Sven shook their heads..

“that means…….”

“probably outside the academy.”

Immediately after hearing Sven's answer, an instant guess of the place flashed through Noah's mind..

Capital of the Reuben Empire. Among them, the basement of Count Dermore's mansion came to mind. Then, Noah narrowed his eyes..

“I guess I'll have to visit the mansion once more with Sven before leaving for the desert..”

“I guess so.”

Ulan nodded silently..

At the same time, her crimson eyes shone fiercely. Those were the eyes of a hunter who had his prey right in front of him..