The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 31
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5.
【First Tribulation: Knowledge】
Ulan stared straight ahead..
At first, I thought it was a way for each person to choose their hardship, but judging from the situation, it seems that it is decided at random..
‘I can't help it.’
The die has already been cast.
Currently, Ulan has only one job to do..
It was to use all the knowledge he possessed to overcome this difficulty..
“come anytime.”
I'll overcome the hardships wonderfully.
Even if there is a limit to the learning capacity and fainting.
Ulan made a strong commitment.
some time after that.
Countless letters were engraved in the air.
letters that look like worms.
It was a familiar text. It was the text of the ancient desert kingdom that Sylphy had been interpreting all along..
but the problem is······.
“what is written?”
I couldn't understand the contents.
Because I couldn't understand the text itself, my brain wasn't overloaded..
While tilting my head.
Awesome! so-so!
Suddenly, letters began to be engraved on the floor..
4 options coming soon.
As if to choose among these.
“fortunately.”
After a moment of relief.
Ulan looked at his options again..
carefully changed eyes.
After a while, he chose the first option..
because it has the most letters.
Immediately after making that choice.
The floor suddenly turned red..
Ssssss!
Soon after, a diagonal line is drawn. Ulan can read this much.
I meant number 1.
“do you mean the correct answer?”
If it was wrong, the number 0 would have appeared. However, if a line is drawn, that is, 1 point is earned. Having judged that, Ulan muttered quietly..
“lucky you.”
Meanwhile, a new problem appeared..
Same choice this time.
Ulan continued to choose again and again.
Each time, the floor was dyed red, and diagonal lines were drawn over and over again..
After a not short time has passed.
By the time I finally solved all the problems.
aaaaaaa!
This time, not only the floor, but the entire space was dyed in red light. And Ulan let out a quiet admiration..
“I hope you get a perfect score.”
I was lucky too.
Did I receive a blessing of good luck belatedly?.
While thinking nonsensical thoughts.
ridge! Dung Dung Dung Dung Dung!
Drums were heard everywhere..
The sound of drums that could only be heard on the battlefield. Are they congratulating me for getting a perfect score? When I thought so.
“Kruck! Kirik!”
“Aaaaaaa!”
Monsters rained down from all sides.
Undead, as well as bizarre monsters I've never seen before. Watching the various monsters, Ulan widened his eyes as if he understood..
“Right. Is this the last ordeal?”
Well, there's no way they'll just solve the problem and send it off.
Ulan's mouth went up slightly..
“I'm confident in this kind of problem.”
I even already know the answer.
annihilate. Ulan grinned..
Faced with monsters coming from all directions.
A bright red ax tore through the air.
6.
Meanwhile at that time.
Ybela also looked at the text that appeared in front of her..
letters of the pagans. And it was also the letter that Sylphy pointed at before coming here..
【Second Suffering: Struggle】
The hardships Ulan must have gone through.
However, the fact that this hardship was given to her meant that the party's plans had gone awry..
‘I'm fine······.’
I wish that Sylphy and Ulan could go through the hardships of knowledge and talent, respectively. Uhlan aside, Sylphy has almost no fighting ability..
It was true that I was worried.
At that moment.
jerebuck!
Heavy footsteps suddenly heard.
Ibella immediately seized the sword. It's because I noticed that someone was coming here..
‘I don't care who my opponent is.’
Overcome hardships and join Ulan.
After deciding what to do, Ibella gathered her will to fight with an expressionless face. But the moment her opponent appeared from afar, her expression cracked..
“······Himel?”
The one who appeared was a young man with brown hair..
It was her half-brother, Himmel Theorg..
The appearance of Himel out of nowhere. Ibela was taken aback. And at that moment, a sharp blade flew through the gap created by panic..
Whoo! kagagak!
After barely deflecting the sword.
It was only after exchanging several more workshops that she finally realized.
‘must be.’
This is definitely Himel's sword.
It is the swordsmanship of Count Deorg's family..
‘Why is Himel here??’
I went back when class 2 left earlier.
As I was perplexed and questioned repeatedly, I suddenly realized something. It was the fact that he couldn't hear him breathing right in front of him..
Also, the eyes are different from usual.
Not contempt or disgust, but a dry look. It's like looking at a doll without emotions.
The moment I looked up to this point, I finally realized.
That he's not the real Himel.
‘then what?’
fantasy? or a monster?
A new problem came up again, but it was quickly resolved. It's because I remembered Ulan's words..
‘If you don't know if it's a human or a monster, did you say to smash the head first??’
Then your problem will be solved.
Ulan clearly said so. So Ibella decided to put it into practice..
Kagagagak! caang!
blades clashing in succession.
The impact must have been significant, but the rusty sword managed to withstand without breaking. But Evelyn couldn't.
“keew!”
a gradual offensive.
At first, it seemed like they were close, but as time went on, the gap in skill was revealed..
The reason was simple.
‘I'm weaker than Himel.’
Isabella falls short of him.
Unlike Himel, who received enormous support from birth and honed her swordsmanship, the time she held the sword was only three years..
The time spent on learning is different.
Kagagagak! perok!
As the swords collided, Himel's fist suddenly struck Ibella in the abdomen..
“nope!”
It hurts so much I can't stand screaming.
I felt a heavy pain in my lower abdomen, but I didn't have time to examine it properly. Ibella, who managed to avoid the attack by rolling on the floor, gritted her teeth..
“Coke, Coke!”
I coughed and controlled my breathing..
Then the guy looked this way. A gaze that feels crooked. Then, suddenly, Himel in front of her spoke to her..
「you have no talent for swordsmanship.」
A cold, dry voice. A long time ago, these are the words Bella heard when she first took her sword..
「No matter how much Deorg's blood is mixed, half of your body is dirty and lowly blood flows. For you to hold the sword is the same as insulting the family..」
These are the words I remember.
Apparently, the Himel in front of me seemed to have been created based on Ibela's memories..
Bringing out the memories you least want to reveal, the fact that you kept talking to me was proof.
「If you want to help the Jeong family, seduce the son of a great nobleman and open your legs. just like your mother did Then that worthless body will help too.」
Ibella clenched her teeth..
Then he shook his head vigorously..
“······no.”
Contrary to the strong emotion, a weak voice came out. The words that I have no talent for swordsmanship, and the words that I have dirty and lowly blood were floating around in my head..
If I really had a talent for swordsmanship, wouldn't I be able to easily defeat the fake Himel in front of me??
When those gloomy thoughts lingered.
Suddenly a great roar was heard..
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Huge vibration that shakes the floor soon.
It was such an intense change that even the fake Himel looked away. And this Bella, too, widened her eyes, freed from her gloomy thoughts..
“This······.”
it's uhlan.
There is no reason, but it felt that way. Somehow he was the first thing that came to my mind.
thud! Wow! kwaaang!
As if showing off their presence, the vibrations echoed one after another. The strong jolt of her relentless knock knocked upon this Bella's gloomy memory..
A memory that came to me then.
It was Ulan's encouragement that I once heard..
「you can.」
Eyes filled with intense faith.
a word of confidence.
「You will surely rise to the level of master.」
Encouragement completely contradicts Himel's words.
The moment she remembered this, there was a sound of something breaking inside her..
A memory I didn't want to hear. A childhood nightmare shattered by Ulan's words. Moments later, this Bella bit her lip tight.
‘······I can't lose in a place like this.’
Ulan trusted Ibela.
He believed in his talent as a swordsman..
In order to repay this trust, he had to defeat the fake Himel. When I bit my lip enough to bleed, my composure returned..
then.
There was a sudden reflection in my eyes.
【Second Suffering: Struggle】
this is the struggle.
What then is the struggle?
The struggle is neither boasting of each other's swordsmanship nor a duel of honor. it's simpler and clearer.
‘Fighting is fighting to win.’
All you have to do is win.
the moment you realize this.
Ibella's eyes flashed low..
‘then······.’
after judging.
She took a half breath. Then she boldly ran towards the fake Himel..
Pababat! squeak!
The fierce swordsman returned, but did not escape.
It doesn't matter anyway, as long as it's not a vital point.
Ibela was willing to give up her flesh to win, and finally got right under her opponent's nose..
and swung the sword.
「It's useless.」
Fake Himel raised his sword at an angle.
A defensive stance that perfectly blocks Ibella's sword attacks. Perhaps if she was the former she, she would have retreated here, or fought in a way that twisted her sword..
But now that I realize the meaning of struggle.
her choice was different.
「······!」
Fake Himel's eyes widened..
Right before their swords collided, Ybela suddenly let go of her sword without hesitation..
The moment the emotion of bewilderment first appeared on his face, Ibella's pure white hand gripped Himel's collar violently..
“finally got it.”
At the end of a smile of repentance.
She ran into Himel's face..
I'm sorry!
I scored a goal thanks to you, but it's okay.
Ibella grabbed Himel's staggering arm and threw him to the floor..
Isabella climbed on top of him. She laughed as she pressed Himmel's arm with her knee..
“My wish finally came true.”
I've been wanting to give this unlucky face a shot from before. A tightly clenched fist pierced Himel's face..
Fuck! puck! Kwajik!
once, twice, three times.
The repeated punches with the intent to kill stopped only when the person underneath was no longer Himel..
“sand?”
A body suddenly turned into sand.
And in that moment, the surrounding landscape changed..
Where the three of us were together earlier. And I saw a familiar face not far away.
“Ulan······.”
When I blankly muttered his name.
he looked this way. Then he spoke to him with a light smile..
“Looks like you won.”
“······Why do you think so?”
“Because he's smiling.”
Isabella is startled.
Perhaps the thought of defeating Himel brought a smile to my mind. So, after returning his expression to normal, he approached Ulan..
“But Sylphy······.”
“here it is.”
Ulan pointed to the side of the campfire..
There, Sylphy, who had lost her mind, was lying curled up..
“It's been like this ever since I found it.”
Fortunately, there are no injuries. Her pulse and breathing were stable, so this Bella nodded her head..
After sitting by the campfire.
Turquoise eyes looked at Ulan..
“thanks, ulan.”
“what are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I was able to win because of you.”
After recalling what I heard from Ulan.
Ibela regained her confidence. And in the face of a past she hates to remember, she was able to emerge victorious..
so i wanted to say thank you.
Ulan, on the other hand, shook his head..
“No, it's all thanks to your talent..”
In a previous life, she proved her talent in swordsmanship by reaching the level of a master..
Ulan is the one who watched this from the side.
So of course I could be sure.
that Ybela's talent is real.
“If it's your talent, you can easily overcome the hardships of talent..”
“Yes? tribulation of talent?”
Meanwhile, Ibella blinked..
like what are you talking about.
“I've been through the hardships of struggle?”
“It's a struggle?”
“Yeah, wasn't Ulan the hardship of talent? i sure would······.”
“I was a tribulation of knowledge.”
I was speechless at the answer that came back..
Then Ulan added an additional explanation as if there was no need to worry..
“There was nothing to worry about. I got full marks.”
“really? He's also the top passer..”
I'm glad you passed.
But the feeling of relief is short-lived.
“But if I have suffered the hardships of struggle, and the uhlans have suffered the hardships of knowledge,······.”
Silent, she turned to Sylphy..
In other words, it means that Sylphy went through an ordeal of talent..
soon after realizing this.
Ibela had a worried look on her face. Of course, I admit the ability to interpret ancient characters, but other parts were not reliable..
However, the period of concern did not last long..
Chunk! kurrr!
the front of the room. One of the outer walls collapsed with a loud sound. And after a while, a new passage appeared in front of the two of them..
The road to the final ordeal.
Upon discovering this, Ulan and Ibela looked at each other and smiled..
Sylphy, too, meant that she had overcome hardships..
7.
The door to the final ordeal.
Even with the cool stretch of aisle ahead, Ulan and Ibela had no intention of leaving the bonfire..
The reason was simple.
Because Sylphy hasn't woken up yet.
He was also tired of the long battle. So I was about to take a break for a while and reorganize..
“take it.”
Ulan took food and water from his backpack and handed it to Ibela. Ibela, who had accepted this unexpectedly, looked at him with surprised eyes..
“I hope you prepare food and water. Ulan is surprisingly well prepared.”
“I didn't bring this.”
“huh? then who······.”
“Noah.”
“Noah?”
“I'm talking about the little guy you've been hanging out with all along. She's fleeting but also the same Joe.”
with the following explanation.
Ibela remembered who Noah was..
A mysterious-looking girl with black hair and blue eyes.
“His name was Noah.”
She was also the girl who shared a bed with Ibella in the infirmary..
“You seemed to be quite friendly with that kid. He may have known you before entering school.?”
“Alumni who served the same master.”
I see You were an alumni.
Ibella nodded..
For some reason, my heart feels calmer.
However, there is still something I want to ask. So, in a cautious tone, I quietly spoke to you..
“Then, the princess of the principality we met earlier?”
Dylia Arpen.
Even Ibella, who is indifferent to others, is a famous person who knows her identity..
The fact that such a celebrity greeted you first means that you have a close relationship with Ulan..
so i was curious.
really that was all.
“I met Dillia during the specialty exam..”
“huh? that's all?”
“That's all.”
Ulan nodding his head.
what. It was a similar case to me?
Ibela was relieved..
Then he tilted his head. Because she just didn't understand why she was relieved..
But worry for a while.
“ugh ugh.”
A low moan was soon heard..
It was Sylphy. Tossing her body with her pain, she quickly opened her eyes..
When Sylphy regained consciousness, Ulan gave her water and food and asked her about the hardships of talent. Because she wondered what had happened.
However, an unexpected answer came back..
“I don't remember what happened?”
“······yeah nothing comes to mind.”
It didn't look like he was lying.
The uneasy blinking eyes are evidence. Well, if all the memories were gone, I'd be afraid..
“Well, I'm glad it worked out!”
Sylphy tried to smile..
Indeed, it is true.
There was nothing more important than investigating how she got through her hardships..
the last ordeal.
Looking at the passage leading there, Ulan rose from his seat..
“Then shall we go.”
After all rest and reorganization.
The group walked forward again..
To find out what is at the end of the ordeal and find a way out.
11page. but that actually happened
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