The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 3
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3.
Azuh Librea.
A great shaman who inherited the wind of the meadow and the magic of the soil. At seventy-seven this year, she silently looked at the young man in front of her eyes..
‘warrior uhlan.’
Azuh remembered the day Ulan was born..
Of the children born that year, only he did not cry. That's why he was an unusual child from birth..
As if Ulan was proving that he was extraordinary, he performed all sorts of activities. Afterwards, he became the youngest person to qualify as a warrior, and eventually passed his hero's ordeal..
‘It is truly a blessing from God.’
A smile on the bright red lips.
I deserved it.
The fact that such a strong warrior was born meant that the future of the clan was bright..
‘but······.’
Ulan had a problem.
It doesn't mean that the body is not healthy or anything like that. It's just that my head is a little bad.
‘······no, not a little bit.’
Correct. extremely bad.
To the extent that everyone points to Ulan when it comes to the best stone head in the clan..
But what's the big deal?
Ulan had a blessed body and excellent fighting talent to offset the disadvantage of being a stone head..
so i didn't think it was a big deal.
Until Ulan opens his mouth.
“i want to learn.”
“Yes, learning...! what?”
Azuh blinked her wide-open eyes..
did i hear wrong?
What did ulan just say?
“Shaman Azuh.”
Ulan looking this way with a serious face.
he lowered his head slowly.
“teach me.”
“······.”
Azuh looked blankly at Ulan..
with mouth slightly open.
After a while, I came to my senses little by little..
‘what now······?’
Are you asking to learn? ask for instruction?
The best stone head of the clan?
Ajuh's face turned to bewilderment..
‘Did you even get a head injury while challenging yourself??’
It was a reasonable guess.
That's because Ulan's words were absurd. Meanwhile when she couldn't get out of her confusion.
“Ajuh.”
A low-pitched voice tapped my ear..
It is not Ulan's voice. When I turned my head, a tall young man was looking at me..
“Champion Ulan awaits an answer..”
alqbatore.
Son of the tribal chief and brother of Ulan.
Ajuh finally regained his composure. She coughed and looked at her uhlan again..
“······I'll ask again, Champion Ulan..”
to make sure I'm not mistaken.
Ajuh's question continued.
“what did you just say?”
“asked for instruction.”
Damn, I didn't hear that wrong!
Ajuh's eyebrows twitched..
quivering lips. Ajuh, who clenched his fists, asked again..
“hello is that what you mean?”
“exactly. i want to learn.”
“really?”
“really.”
Oh, why are you doing that?!
In my heart, I wanted to shout like this.
you will be stoned.
Rather, it is much more efficient to train as a warrior by using the innate body and talent..
but couldn't.
Because Ulan's eyes were very serious.
“i want to be your disciple.”
Besides, I will go one step further and become a disciple..
Ajuh felt like crying.
“I wish I could hear the answer.”
“uh, that's me······.”
In my mind, I want to refuse with a single knife.
two reasons.
One was that Ulan was a stone head, and the other was because of the burden. The burden of accepting as a disciple a warrior who has passed the ordeal of a warrior, not an ordinary warrior..
‘but······.’
I couldn't bear to refuse.
It's because there are too many eyes to see. Also, if you refuse for a trivial reason, you might get angry saying that you have tarnished the hero's honor..
so i decided.
“······good night. let me teach you.”
Let's get out of this place.
And I'd better convince you later.
Ajuh judged so.
Meanwhile, knowing or not knowing this, Ulan slightly bowed his head with a happy face..
“Please take good care of me. Ajuh.”
“Mmm. that, yes.”
Ajuh with a shy expression.
After wandering all over the continent, she returned to her hometown to spend a comfortable old age, and unexpectedly received a disciple..
A disciple who is difficult to handle.
4.
As a shaman's disciple, the first thing to do is to take care of the master..
First, learn to clean, do laundry, and cook..
Then, in preparation for the winter, they buy firewood in advance or hunt animals in the meadow to provide food to their master..
After living this way until Winter in the Grassland repeats three times, only then will you be recognized as a formal disciple..
usually this is common.
‘however······.’
I can't do that this time.
Ulan was a warrior of his clan and a giant among giants who had passed the ordeal of a hero..
Have them clean and do the laundry?
‘I'm sure you're ignoring me, and I'll make your torso and head fall.’
The tribe of warriors was famous for their disregard for honor and face, and for their fiery tempers..
Ajuh shuddered..
‘······Let's just get along.’
Obviously, asking for learning was just a sudden whim. So you can pretend to teach and then send it back..
But her expectations were wrong.
smart!
Early morning without dawn.
someone knocked on the door.
Ajuh, who woke up in a dream and opened the door, was startled..
“······!”
It's because Ulan came..
In addition, in one hand, he even held an ax with a black blade. As the drowsiness faded, her spirits flashed..
Then Ulan opened his mouth.
“Master. I've been looking for firewood..”
“what? Come on, firewood?”
Why all of a sudden? I didn't even do it?
Ajuh was confused.
“When I figured out what to do as a shaman's apprentice, he said I need to get some firewood first..”
“······.”
He doesn't seem to have any intention of wielding that ax. That's as good as it gets. As she let out a sigh of relief, Ulan took her word for it..
“But I didn't know how much I would need it, so I cut down all the trees around me..”
“······what?”
cut it all?
Ajuh put on a blank expression..
It was obvious.
Her cabin is in the woods near the meadow. In other words, this area is all about trees..
But there's no way you can cut them all down in one night. So I dismissed it as mere bluff..
Until I see the scenery outside the cabin.
‘this crazy!’
A desolate landscape welcomes Azuh.
I followed Ulan to the backyard and saw a pile of neatly arranged firewood..
did this alone?
even overnight?
“If it's not enough, bear more.”
“Oh no. Okay. this is enough.”
I quickly waved my hand with a puzzled face..
If I said there was not enough, it seemed as if all the trees in the forest would be cut down..
“And the meal is ready.”
what? until meal?
Azuh's eyes widened..
“I made it from the deer I caught last night. It has been boiled all morning, so it should be quite soft..”
What Ulan brought was stew.
A delicious-smelling stew with all kinds of root vegetables and venison. It was enough to stimulate Ajuh, who was hungry on an empty stomach..
slurp! chomp!
My eyebrows went up slightly as I tasted the stew..
Contrary to my expectations, it was quite delicious..
“I will clean the room next.”
Ulan got up..
Then I suddenly had an ominous thought.
“wait a minute!”
Uhlan is the strongest warrior in the clan..
There was a high possibility that the tool would break if handled arbitrarily. So the moment I tried to dry it in a hurry.
“don't worry.”
The calm voice has returned.
“I have no intention of treating it carelessly.”
You know what's important when you see it. Like that, Ulan didn't have any accidents and finished cleaning and washing..
some time after that.
After all chores are done.
Azuh sat facing Ulan..
‘Originally, I was thinking of getting along.’
changed my mind a bit.
The trigger is Ulan's attitude.
He passed the hero's ordeal at the young age of 16 and could be arrogant, but he faithfully did his job as a shaman's apprentice..
To show such a sincere side, of course, my heart is bound to be shaken.
‘therefore······.’
Let's start by asking this.
Azuh's eyes twinkled once..
“warrior uhlan.”
Looking into bright red eyes.
she got to the point.
“why do you want to learn?”
“because there is something you want.”
“hmm? what is that?”
“I can't tell you more details. Because it's obvious that you won't believe me even if I tell you.”
I crossed the time and came to the past.
Even a wise shaman wouldn't believe it. So instead of hiding the facts, Ulan gave her honest thoughts..
“But it's not just for me, it's for the whole clan. To do that, you must enter Arsene Academy..”
“what? Arsene Academy?”
“exactly. I will enter there and obtain the knowledge and power I desire. For my family, and for myself.”
After the spleen answer.
The hall was filled with silent silence..
On the other hand, Ajuh had a puzzled look on his face. Arsene Academy was mentioned out of nowhere, but it was Ulan's eyes rather than that..
‘······Was it originally like this??’
rational and cold eyes.
His eyes were so calm that it was hard to believe that he was a sixteen-year-old boy. A starkly different look from the warriors who worship strength and crave a fight..
Looking at straight eyes without shaking.
Ajuh raised the corners of his mouth slightly..
‘I don't know what I learned from the alternate hero's ordeal······.’
It is interesting.
My heart pounded at the sight of the giant tree that I believed would become the strongest warrior trying to grow new branches..
If a warrior with overwhelming strength and skill combines wisdom, how great a warrior will be born??
‘Perhaps the day will come when the clan will leave the grasslands and conquer the continent..’
to such an extent that.
Azuh tried to suppress his intensified emotions. After she managed to calm her excitement, she spoke to Ulan again..
“Then I will ask, Ulan..”
quite a different way of speaking.
She didn't call Ulan a 'brave'. She just calls her name. The tone of voice has also changed..
Even so, Uhlan did not get angry. Are you satisfied with this attitude? Azuh asked with a faint smile..
“what do you want to learn from me?”
As soon as Azuh's question is over.
Ulan answered this time without hesitation..
“everything i don't know.”
Knowledge required for admission to the academy.
From basic common sense to in-depth study. Or anything about witchcraft or magic that only the elect can master..
Ulan was ready to devour.
“it will take a long time.”
“It doesn't matter. I heard that knowledge is a tower built by refining time..”
Another warrior who was a comrade in a past life.
The moment she spoke out the words she had heard from the star witch, a smile formed on Azuh's wrinkled lips..
“good night! Then share my knowledge.”
Ajuh's eyes flashed..
“However, be prepared. The process of building the Tower of Knowledge will never be easy..”
“I also wished.”
Ulan also smiled broadly..
After that, time flew by like a lightning bolt..
And before I knew it.
Half a year has passed.
2page. to the academy
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