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Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 34

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4.

Three chests appeared out of nowhere.

Ulan and the others stared blankly at them..

“what is that?”

“Ho, maybe it's a trap?”

Unlike Ibella, who was curious, Sylphy glared at the chest with wary eyes..

This attitude is not excessive.

Occasionally, when you visit old ruins, you can often see monsters in the form of chests..

‘but······.’

that's not a monster.

I didn't feel any hostility, and I didn't even smell the monster..

It's just an ordinary crate.

So when I was about to tell you this.

“huh? what is written on the floor?”

Ibella pointed to the front of the chest..

character of the desert kingdom.

Sylphy immediately started interpreting.

“The cooperation of the three heroes shone through, so congratulations on passing the final ordeal. you deserve the reward.”

The identity of the chest is the reward of trials.

Sylphy's complexion became comfortable. It must have been relieved that it wasn't a trap.

“that's the story······.”

“Do you mean choose one??”

A total of three people in the group. There are also three chests..

When Ulan's eyes sparkled.

“what? What is written here.”

Then, Sylphy pointed to the side of the collapsed wall. Unlike before, it is quite a long sentence. As if I had written down important words.

“can you read?”

“sure. I'll interpret right away!”

After nodding your head bravely.

Sylphy continued.

“To the heroes who have reached the end of the ordeal, let me tell you how to deal with the blood golem. Eh?”

How to deal with the blood golem?

If it's a golem, I've already killed it.?

Sylphy blinked her round eyes. But for a while, he continued his interpretation again..

“First of all, immediately after the golem wakes up, send the dead who accompanied it back to the earth. Then the blood golem will be weakened, and it will be able to deal damage even if it is not a scurvy stone..”

“hey weak?”

Isabella asked in confusion.

Sylphy also had a puzzled expression..

“······Only if you have the courage to face the bloody golem, the strength to face the army of the dead, and the power of observation to find this advice, you will be able to overcome the final ordeal..”

After swallowing dry saliva.

Sylphy read the last paragraph.

“Hopefully you will find this advice. The Blood Golem is the most powerful tactical weapon equivalent to a thousand warriors. It's next to impossible to defeat it by any other means than mentioned above.······.”

The sentence written on the wall was there.

After Sylphy's analysis.

The hall became quiet as if cold water had been poured on it..

This advice is a kind of strategy.

It was a hint to defeat the blood golem..

I never thought I'd find this after the battle.

The moment she put on a dejected expression, Ibella's eyes suddenly widened like a surprised rabbit..

“Now wait! that is······.”

When you found the blood golem.

It's very likely that what Sylphy said was true..

Even the advice said that if you don't weaken the golem, it's strong enough to equal a thousand warriors..

The moment I thought of this far.

Ibella and Sylphy turned their heads at the same time..

“how did you knock it down?”

“oh how did you knock it down?!”

Their eyes turned to Ulan..

It meant that he single-handedly defeated the strongest tactical weapon that had not weakened..

Shining eyes as if asking for an answer.

Ulan silently raised the ax.

“thanks to this ax.”

“that······.”

“An ax made of gorestone.”

“Gee, really?!”

Sylphy was startled..

“where do you get this······.”

“I got it from my master when I left the tribe. My teacher is an accomplished shaman, so I guess he expected this to happen..”

Azuh is a powerful shaman.

Also, just looking at Noah, Azuh's disciple, he has the power to foresee the future. So this conjecture is not absurd..

Ulan judged so.

On the other hand, after the end of the explanation,.

Ibella and Sylphy had half-convinced faces..

Anyway, you've satisfied one of the two ways to defeat the blood golem..

The group looked at the chest again..

Now that we know it's a reward, all that's left is to decide who gets to choose which reward..

“From left to right, it says: Warrior's Chest, Growth Chest, and Scholar's Chest..”

“I'm glad this one has a choice.”

Ulan burst out laughing.

Then the two girls stared at Ulan..

The meaning of the gaze was simple. Trying to concede the priority option of chests. If it wasn't for Ulan, I wouldn't have come this far in the first place..

Ulan must have noticed this too, and silently accepted the concession of the two..

“i will pick this one.”

A red chest, a warrior's box.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the moment I saw that box, I felt a certain attraction..

Next it was Ibela's turn..

“Then can I pick this one?”

“growth?”

“huh. I definitely felt this.”

That my skills are still lacking.

Ibela desperately longed for growth in swordsmanship. So I chose the box of growth.

“All that's left is······.”

“It will be Sylphy's share..”

Purple Chest, Scholar's Chest.

It is the smallest among the crates. Meanwhile, Sylphy was startled by their words and waved her hand..

“oh! It's okay if I don't take it. Even if there is no compensation because I couldn’t help you in the first place······.”

“you were helpful enough qualifications.”

“ha, but······.”

Sylphy with a hesitant expression.

Then Ibella grabbed her hand and pulled her..

“take it silently Because if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't even be able to read the text of the desert kingdom..”

this is a clear fact.

Ulan nodded as if agreeing..

Then, Sylphy blinked her big eyes and asked again..

“I am really helpful?”

“a lot.”

An immediate answer without hesitation.

Sylphy lowered her head..

With eyes shaking for some reason.

After a while, she clenched her fists, then bloomed and smiled brightly..

“Thank you. Then I'll be grateful!”

In this way, each reward has been determined.

The three opened the chest without hesitation..

squeak!

As if proving that it was old after many years, the chest opened with a loud noise..

Immediately after finding the item in the chest.

Ibella widened her eyes..

“long sword?”

sword in black sheath.

From the looks of it, it's an ordinary longsword..

seuleung!

The blade is also in surprisingly good condition..

It looks like new even though it has been neglected for a long time.

“not bad.”

I tried swinging the sword a few times as a test, but the taste of how it wrapped around my hand was art..

A satisfied smile soon bloomed on his lips.

It's a decent reward. This Bella hasn't had a sword of her own until now. Meanwhile, I heard Sylphy's voice this time..

“Hey, I got a ring.”

The same purple ring as the chest.

Putting the ring on the middle finger of her right hand, Sylphy muttered with a curious face..

“It's really amazing how well it fits my fingers.”

it was as she said.

As if it belonged to Sylphy from the beginning.

Now all that's left is Ulan. This Bella asked with her curious eyes..

“What did Ulan come out of??”

“nothing came out.”

“······what?”

Isabella asked in confusion.

But it was real. Uhlan's chest was empty. I've searched and looked everywhere but still can't find anything.

Maybe it's because he thought he didn't get paid??

Sylphy hurriedly took out the ring..

“Then, can I get you this ring too??”

“done. it's your reward.”

Ulan shook his head..

I don't think it would even fit in my fingers in the first place. So she replied as if she didn't care..

“No compensation is necessary. Returning safely without any injuries is the greatest reward.”

I was serious.

Ibela was a future comrade-in-arms, and Sylphy was also a close friend. So Ulan turned around without hesitation..

“let's go. Obviously if it goes like this······.”

There will be an exit leading out.

The moment I was about to say that.

Suddenly, Ibella's voice caught my feet..

“wait a minute, ulan.”

“hmm?”

“Did you have a tattoo on your back??”

“Tattoo?”

“Yes, I have a tattoo like this?”

Ibela puts her two palms together.

As you say it's the right size.

Meanwhile, Ulan had a puzzled expression. 'Cause I've never had a tattoo.

Then Sylphy suddenly intervened..

“Maybe that's the reward?!”

“A tattoo is a reward?”

“yes I saw something similar in a book.”

eyes twinkling like stars.

A scholar's characteristic curious gaze.

“This looks like an 'engraving' that is said to have been engraved only by those who have the qualifications of a great warrior among the warriors of the ancient desert kingdom..”

“If imprinted······.”

“It is a pattern that is endowed with shamanic magic. Are there any differences compared to before??”

has anything changed?

I tried to move my body, but nothing changed much.

To put it bluntly, I felt that the tiredness had somehow disappeared. However, this is probably the effect of absorbing the golem's power source..

So Ulan shook his head..

“nothing has changed.”

“no, there is.”

But then, the flat denial returned.

Evela's Voice.

She strode forward and stabbed her in the back with her outstretched finger..

“The latissimus dorsi are bigger than usual. And that's not all. If you look closely, you can see not only the triceps but also the triceps······.”

“how do you know that?”

“Because I'm very interested.”

Isabella responded reflexively..

After a while, she realized that the answer was a bit odd and corrected it hastily..

“Oh no! I said muscle! So you're interested in Ulan's muscles.!”

face flushed red.

Ulan, on the other hand, still had a puzzled look on his face..

Why are you interested in the muscles of others, not your own? So I tried to ask why, but then I quit..

For some reason, Ibela's reddish face seemed like it would explode like a balloon..

“So anyway, I've been rewarded.”

I'm not sure what the exact effect is..

But don't worry. There is a talented shaman by Ulan's side..

‘I'll have to ask Noah..’

If it were her, she would probably know the identity of this imprint. After a rough belief, the party walked towards the passage through which the wind blew..

After finally exiting.

A familiar landscape unfolded before my eyes..

“this, this place······!”

“Fountain of Magic! finally came out!”

Ibella and Sylphy's complexion brightened..

Besides, I saw people from afar. It was a group presumed to be rescued..

some time after that.

Swept away by the waves, in a full eleven hours.

Ulan's party succeeded in escaping..

5.

With the safe return of Ulan's party,.

The sudden disappearance of the spring of magical power was completed without any major incidents..

Of course, the three missing persons had to appear before the inspection team and give a detailed account of what happened at the Magic Fountain..

After completing all statements.

By the time I left the Inspection Corps Headquarters, the sun was already setting..

“Ugh, I think I'm going to die of sleep.”

“I want to sleep soon too.”

Sylphy and Evela's eyes widened..

I'll do just that.

It was difficult just to break through the ordeal, but it was because my stamina was depleted after I even made a statement..

But there was also good news.

There is no lecture until Monday, three days from today. So the two girls planned to fall asleep as soon as they returned to the dormitory..

Eventually, by the time we arrived in front of the dormitory.

Suddenly I saw a familiar face.

“Noah.”

girl sitting alone at the fountain.

It was Noah. As soon as she saw Ulan, she got up from her seat. Ulan asked in surprise..

“did you wait for me?”

“that's why i'm worried nothing happened?”

“fought and won.”

short and simple summary.

Noah laughed awkwardly..

With the idea that it is Ulan-like. In the meantime, Ibella and Sylphy, who were behind me, started talking to me..

“Ulan, we'll go first..”

“Me too, I'll go. you worked hard.”

The two walk with haggard faces.

Seeing you stagger, you must be quite tired. As Ulan waved her hand to see her off, Noah blinked at her as he looked at the back of the two..

there is only one reason.

to see what kind of reward.

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[The Sword of Growth, Esper (S)]

◆effect

*Raise your swordsmanship potential.

*The understanding of the sword increases, and the mastery of swordsmanship also increases significantly..