The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 279
60page. road to the desert (6)
12.
“but that's not true.”
Ian's teacher, Paladin Master, Cadel Dune Shanctus, is currently away due to the pursuit of a group of Abyss worshipers..
Is it because there is no teacher who is always strict??
Ian spent the day like a hanryang. He smoked every day and missed training..
‘If it were not for the recent sudden change,…….’
Probably there was no change in skill..
When I reminisced about the past.
Ian's voice, heard again, broke Laurea's thoughts..
“So, I ask you to talk about that part carefully. Instead, I won't tell Ulan either..”
Of course Ulan wouldn't care.
Laurea is different though..
A woman in love is bound to pay too much attention to every little thing..
And Ian's guess was right..
The proof was that Laurea, who had crumpled her face, growled in anger..
“Hehe, he's grown up a lot. I'm threatening you now.”
“I learned everything from watching the saintess..”
Ian confronts without losing.
After a while, the two looked at each other for a while and smiled. The strange confrontation ended after Laurea nodded her head..
“good. Lord Shanktooth will tell you well.”
“Yes, then I'll keep my mouth shut.”
After some kind of transaction is concluded.
The two warriors looked at each other and laughed silently..
then.
smart!
someone knocked on the carriage door.
What appeared afterwards was the leader of the Order of the Holy Knights, who was preparing to depart outside..
“Lady, we are ready to depart..”
Head bowing head politely.
Other paladins and priests also bowed their heads respectfully. Maybe it was right after receiving the trust, but his attitude was quite different from before..
“yes, then please leave.”
“I will follow your orders.”
After a brief conversation.
Paladins and priests climbed on their respective horses. The captain, who bowed his head again, turned to mount the horse waiting in front..
But at that moment.
“oh! Wait.”
Suddenly, Laurea hurriedly stretched out her hand..
round amber eyes.
It was the expression of someone who remembered something they had forgotten. Noticing this, the captain stopped his steps and looked back at Laurea..
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Yes, nothing else, but I want to change the route to the desert a little bit..”
“If it is a moving route……?”
“here it is.”
Laurea opened the map..
Soon, the white finger points to the border between the desert and the mountainous region. She continued her words with her eyes twinkling..
“I have to stop and move.”
“Well, it is the land of the Principality of Arpen..”
The captain who was stroking his beard muttered.
With a slightly perplexed expression. After a while, he scratched his head and opened his mouth.
“Changing the path itself isn't a big deal. However, it may take some time to enter the Principality of Arpen because a separate procedure is required.…….”
“oh that's fine.”
Laurea smiled..
As if you don't have to worry.
“It's already been said.”
“Then there should be no problem. All right. Then I will stop by here as you commanded..”
“yes thank you.”
After changing the route.
The commander of the Holy Knights immediately turned around and mounted the horse. Eventually, as the carriage departed, Ian, who had been silent until now, spoke cautiously..
“over there, lady.”
“why?”
“Why is it suddenly in the Principality of Arpen?…….”
“Oh, Noah sent me a letter.”
“a letter? when?”
“Just before receiving an oracle at dawn.”
Laurea responds indifferently.
She soon revealed the contents of the letter as well..
“They asked me to bring a bard who is staying at the border guard of the Principality of Arpen..”
There is only one who is called the bard.
Half-human, half-spirit, only Pertisia.
On the other hand, Ian, who heard this, muttered with a puzzled face as if he did not know why..
“yes? But wasn't she at Arsene Academy with Ulan's group? But why did she suddenly go to the principality?…….”
“I don't know the details.”
The content of the letter was extremely short..
On the way to the desert, all I had to do was drop by the border guard of the Principality of Arpen and ask them to bring Pertisia..
“It just seems like an important thing. I told you to bring it to me without anyone noticing..”
“uhm, what the hell is going on.”
“I'm going to go ahead and ask myself.”
I can't find an answer if I think about it here.
Ian nodded his head in silence, as if agreeing with her words. After finishing her conversation, Laurea looked out of her window..
‘three days ahead.’
After escaping the dreaded eastern jungle and moving for another three days, you will arrive at the desert..
From then on, according to the oracle, you will have to find the heir of the faded star and be prepared to face the huge abyss..
The burden of the heavy duty weighed on her shoulders, but Laurea's expression brightened..
there is only one reason.
Because if you go to the desert, that man will be there.
‘……Ulan.’
Just thinking about him made Laurea forget her tiredness and smile. So he rather hoped that the boring time would pass quickly..
Dreaming of a reunion with Ulan.
13.
Meanwhile, right after leaving Count Deorg's castle.
After setting the destination and route, Ulan continued to run with the momentum of the wave..
quagga gaga!
As all power was focused on movement, Ulan's speed boasted tremendous speed..
In addition, the fact that the road to the destination was straight was the driving force that allowed Ulan to focus only on running..
Is it because I ran so non-stop??
Ulan vomited the spirit of being able to reach a distance that would take more than two days to travel by horse in just one day..
However, the cost of dramatically shortening the time was passed on to the girls who were moving on Ulan's back..
“wooweek!”
The sound that breaks the silence of the forest.
It was the sound of Syrpy, who had descended from Ulan's back after a long day, spewing out the pain he had suffered so far..
and one more.
There was a girl who was in a bad condition.
“……Ugh, I think I'm going to vomit.”
Dillia, too, leaned against the tree with a pale face and gasped. She then addressed her as she looked at Noah, who looked relatively well..
“You, unexpectedly, look fine.”
“yeah i'm used to it.”
From the time he first left the meadow to the academy until now, Noah went with Ulan and experienced more than this..
Perhaps thanks to that, it has become a level where I can just laugh and pass over most things now. So while I was laughing awkwardly, I felt a familiar sign.
“everyone has arrived.”
Hooded Catman Hunter.
It was Sven who moved ahead of Ulan. He was given the role of giving directions from the front so Ulan could focus on movement..
After rejoining Ulan and the others, Sven muttered with a rather unexpected look on his face..
“Still arrived earlier than expected.”
“……yes, of course, yes.”
“that's right. I broke down all the rock walls that stood in my way, and if there was a cliff, I just jumped down..”
Dilia and Noah nodding at the same time.
As the two said, Ulan moved like a raging bull, destroying all obstacles in his way..
That's why I was able to catch up with Sven's speed, who moved quickly alone..
“I see. One more thing left... … . Oh, it looks like you're almost there.”
Sven, who had been silently nodding, pricked up his pointy ears. Afterwards, the last remnant of the party appeared where his gaze was directed..
“Ooh, it's hard to die!”
blonde girl covered in sweat.
It was Ybela who ran on her own. Spotting Sven and Ulan, she slumped back in her seat, her tired face evident..
“Haa, I'm so tired of just following you. After all, I'm still far away.”
“No, that alone is great..”
Noah shook his awkward face..
In the first place, it could be said that the level of an expert has already surpassed the level of an expert just by running along the forest road all day at Ulan's pace..
‘so maybe soon…….’
As long as the conditions for the hero's ordeal to be activated are met, you can immediately pass the ordeal and reach the level of a master..
Based on his experience in the original work, Noah was convinced of that. Meanwhile, this Bella caught her tight breath and looked back at her party..
“Then I'm resting here today?”
“what? why? The destination is right in front of you?”
“That's true, but you arrived much earlier than the day we promised to meet, didn't you? And there are some kids who don't look very well..”
As Sven questioned, Ibela glanced at the two girls behind Ulan..
Sirpi and Dillia.
Both of them seemed to be in bad shape. That's why she asked if she was going after a break, but Ulan shook her head..
“no, you don't have to.”
“Yeah, it looks like you came to meet me.”
Sven also agreed with Ulan..
Afterwards, as soon as the two men finished talking, there was a rustling sound from the bushes. Then, three men wearing gray masks appeared..
The masked people knelt down and bowed their heads towards Ybela, without asking anyone first..
“Meet the little master.”
“you are…….”
“We are agents of the intelligence unit serving His Excellency Count Deorg..”
Come to think of it, I've seen.
These were the people who were by Istan's side when Sirfi's identity was revealed in the past..
“I have received Your Excellency's instructions and have been waiting for your arrival. Of course, I didn't expect you to arrive so early..”
“Then I'll guide you to the detour.”
After a brief introduction.
The agents turned and headed into the woods..
Ulan's party pursued them with Dylia and Syrpi as their support, and they were able to reach their destination shortly after..
It was just a little unexpected place.
“tunnel?”
“Why is there a tunnel like this…….”
“You have caught a group of smugglers traveling between the desert and the empire in the past. This is the secret passage they used..”
Officers serving on the southern front at the time wanted to bury this passage. It was because it was judged that there was enough room for abuse..
However, Istan gave instructions to the exact opposite of them. It was with the opinion that the passage might be used for other purposes..
“Since then, this aisle has been used as a warehouse to store emergency supplies in case of emergencies..”
“Of course, the exit to the desert is blocked, but don't worry..”
“I heard that the little master was coming here, so I left the exit open a long time ago..”
The agents have finished their explanations..
Afterwards, the group followed them and set foot inside the tunnel..
Contrary to what I thought would be dark, the inside of the tunnel was relatively bright. It was thanks to the magic lamp that scattered soft light..
and one more.
There was something different from what was expected.
“It's wider and more comfortable than I thought.”
“I know. I'm a bit surprised.”
“I think I know why they didn't bury it..”
The width of the aisle was not too narrow.
An area large enough for Ulan, Sven, and Evela to walk side by side. It was on such a scale that one could understand why Istan preserved the tunnel..
how long did it take?
By the time I thought I had walked a considerable distance, the agents moving ahead opened their mouths..
“We're almost there.”
“Beyond is the destination.”
A place with supplies prepared by Istan for the party. In response, Ulan's party increased their speed and arrived at their destination shortly after..
and at that moment.
A low-pitched voice tapped my ear..
“You came much earlier than expected.”
“……!?”
A familiar voice, a familiar presence.
Everyone in the party opened their eyes wide at the appearance of the one who appeared later. Meanwhile, the man who met the eyes of the party said with a relaxed face..
“Welcome to the southern front.”
The sword that protects the southern part of the empire.
Ibella's real father and the one who sent the letter to Ulan's party to come here..
It was Count Istan el Deorg..
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