The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 352
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the boundary between evening and night.
Before the sun completely set, the desert sky was wrapped in twilight darkness. However, the land of martyrdom was full of light as bright as daytime..
The roaring torches, the singing voices heard here and there, and the buzzing atmosphere. The banquet prepared by the Desert Church had begun..
The Ulan party, who attended the banquet at the invitation of Sirpi, enjoyed the banquet in their own way..
Eventually, as the night of the banquet deepened, Ibella, who was watching the performance, suddenly pursed her lips..
“Somehow I'm used to it.”
“yes? What?”
“It's this atmosphere. I think I've had something similar before, but I can't remember.”
Facing Perticia, who tilted her head in puzzlement, Ibella frowned..
Then, Dillia's answer came back..
“okay? I, what, I know, I guess.”
“uh? really? What?”
“lake festival.”
“ah! right. that was it.”
With a short answer, Ibella hit her knee as if she had just remembered a memory..
On the other hand, Perticia responded that the word lake festival itself was unfamiliar..
“huh? What is the Lake Festival??”
“Arsene, Academy's, Tradition, Festival.”
“It must have started after the friendly exchange meeting with Elloden Academy in the Holy Kingdom.?”
“that's right. It was really fun then.”
A fun moment spent with everyone after defeating Parus, the lord of the abyss and the ruler of the swamp..
Recalling that time, Laurea suddenly pouted her lips with a pouting face..
“Although the last one was a little disappointing.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I was spending time with Ulan as a fair bet, but I couldn't because you broke your promise and interrupted me..”
Laurea sighs as if she were complaining..
Seeing her like that, Ibella and Dillia made faces of being full of spirits for a moment..
“joy! I like fair bets!”
“Back then, you, cheated,.”
“yes? Are you a scam? what do you say…….”
“Don't be shy. I heard it all from Noah. He said he manipulated the numbers on the dice by using miracle prayers.?”
In the midst of the festivities, Laurea played a trick to be alone with Ulan..
Later, when the truth of the incident was revealed through Ibella and Dillia, Laurea tried to avoid looking at her and whistled..
Dillia, who glanced at Laurea, let out a short sigh and resumed the conversation..
“But, it was fun, actually, I agree.”
A faint smile bloomed on his lips.
Dillia gently stroked the ring worn on the ring finger of her left hand. She then said in a rather loud voice, as if she wanted everyone to hear..
“Thanks to that, I was able to receive the 'ring' from Ulan. Everyone sees, in front of,.”
“…….”
As soon as she finished her words, the surroundings were filled with cold energy again. Afterwards, Laurea and Ibella's rebuttal began..
“No, you have to speak properly!”
“that's right! At that time, you were the only one whose ring fit on your finger, so you did it! It was also a simple giveaway.!”
“Anyway, what you got, it's true?”
Dillia reveals her ring finger wearing a ring again.
When the atmosphere became more chilly due to her actions, a situation occurred that suddenly made a climax..
“……!”
Perticia, who had been quiet, was suddenly embraced by Ulan. With this sudden action, the eyes of the three girls all turned to Pertisia..
“you you! what?!”
“what are you doing all of a sudden!”
“right now, don't leave?”
The cold eyes and voice that followed.
Perticia vigorously shook her head despite the way she spoke, feeling the unspoken pressure..
“no, I do not want. That's mean!”
“What else can be fatal?”
“You all have memories with Ulan that I don't know about! So, I will also build memories with Ulan that you don't know about.!”
Perticia's claim seemed reasonable at first glance..
For her, who transferred after the second semester of the academy began, of course she fell in love with the other girls and had fewer memories with Ulan..
But I picked the wrong opponent.
“it's funny that's your case!”
“Wasn't it a problem that would have been solved if you had enrolled earlier in the first place? We didn't do anything wrong, so why are you asking us to be considerate??”
“Get away from Ulan, now..”
Ibella, Laurea and Dillia.
Heeding Perticia's appeal, the three forcibly removed her from Ulan. At the same time, the fierce momentum began to circulate again..
Truly before the storm.
Ulan did not stop his actions even in the atmosphere on the verge of mayhem. It was to continue eating..
While I was in the middle of eating like that, I suddenly felt a presence behind my back. Soon after, her familiar voice tapped Ulan's ear..
“Ugh, even with that kind of atmosphere in front of you, you manage to pass the rice down your throat..”
“I've been starving for a while.”
It was Sven and Noah..
The two sat to Ulan's left and right, holding plates heaped with tropical fruits. Then I looked at the four girls' quarrel as if I was used to it..
how long has it been like that?
Ian, who was far away from the banquet hall, also came closer. Then, with his arms crossed, he muttered with a slightly confused face..
“Hmmm, this situation is quite fresh.”
“huh? where do you see that?”
“It's not time to get used to it?”
It's fresh when your girl grumbles?
Isn't it a sight that is almost everyday? Sven and Noah asked back as if wondering. Then Ian shook his head and replied..
“No, I don't mean over there, I mean this banquet itself..”
Banquet prepared by the Desert Church.
Dancing dancers with smiles and well-prepared desert dishes. Even the pagans chattering in a noisy atmosphere.
With this scenery in his eyes, Ian complained in a voice mixed with a sigh..
“I never thought that the day would come when I could attend the banquet of the pagans with the saintess..”
Upon Ian's reply, Noah realized what he meant..
Like that said, Ian and Laurea were originally people who shouldn't be here..
‘The Holy Kingdom of Elloden does not recognize the Desert Church and the gods they serve..’
At a more extreme level, the Holy Kingdom categorizes desert cultists as heretics, not much different from worshipers of the abyss..
In other words, the fact that he attended this banquet itself was a huge risk for Ian. However, Laurea accepted the banquet invitation without saying anything..
‘The reason is obvious.’
Noah glanced at Ulan in the seat next to him..
He is attending a banquet with other girls, but Laurea, who has a strong desire for exclusivity, can't just sit back and watch such a scene..
‘and one more.’
There was a reason to guess.
The story we shared with the warriors last time. It was a conversation on the topic of what you want to do after subjugating all of the Abyss..
At the time, Laurea didn't specifically mention what she wanted to do in the future, but Noah had a vague idea of what she wanted..
‘After subduing the abyss, he said he wanted to beat the saintess and go on a trip..’
In the original story, Laurea said that like a habit. There is even an existence called Ulan this time, so there will be no regrets for being a saint..
So, unlike Ian, who was nervous at a pagan banquet, he could be calm. By the time I finished my judgment.
“that's the same for me.”
Suddenly Ulan's voice was heard..
Not only Noah, but also Ian and Sven looked at him at the word that came out of nowhere. In response, Ulan gave an additional answer in a low tone..
“I'm saying that this is the first time I've attended a banquet of the Desert Church like you..”
“oh, that's me too.”
Noah, who understood what Ulan was trying to say, also raised his hand lightly. Then Sven and Ian looked quite surprised..
“uh? really?”
“Surprisingly. Just because I've repeated my life countless times, I thought I'd of course attended the Banquet of the Desert Church like now..”
“Ahaha, that's because the desert wasn't a particularly important area in the original work. This is the first time I've ever been to the desert itself..”
Noah scratches his cheek and smiles awkwardly.
The answer I just gave was the truth. Of course, if you ask if he never set foot in the desert at all, that wasn't the case either..
‘Still, Giant's Cave should be an exception..’
The place where the decisive battle with Largtan took place.
This is a place that existed on the border of the empire and the desert. So it would be a bit unsuitable to call it a desert..
Other than this, Noah had never set foot in the desert. Recalling her new facts, she muttered with her eyes narrowed..
“Now that I think about it, I'm guessing that it might have been intentional so that someone wouldn't send me to the desert..”
“who do you think that is?”
“The source of the abyss.”
Or it could be the work of other monarchs.
The party, including Sven, who asked a question with reasonable doubt, nodded silently..
As if agreeing with Noah's guess.
Then, suddenly, Sven's eyes turned round. After a while, he asked a question with an expression that reminded him of something he had forgotten..
“Oh, right. Come to think of it, what is the last remaining monarch doing? I think it was called Lacus..”
The only remaining Lord of the Abyss.
The eyes of the warriors became serious on the subject..
Ulan looked at Noah, and Noah, who recognized the meaning in his eyes, licked his lips as he faced the other party..
“Lacus Klamanduratus.”
With Lacus' true name, Noah continued to explain on behalf of Ulan..
“Called the Howling Eye of the Abyss, it is literally a giant eyeball-shaped monster. Ranked 6th in the order of monarchs..”
“Eh? 6th is not the lowest?”
“that's right. Still, it's an opponent you can't afford to be careless about. Lacus has the power to squeeze through and hide in any space..”
In other words, it is a difficult opponent.
Even in the original work, Lacus went into battle with his source hidden in a completely different space..
So it wasn't as threatening as Asteban or Largtan, but it was a difficult enemy to subdue..
‘Of course, things are different now..’
As Ulan rose to the level of a superman, the tide of war was now clearly overturned. If I use Ibella's sword of detection here, I'm sure I'll be able to subdue Lacus more easily than in the original work..
‘but…….’
Things have changed the same way.
In particular, since the source of the abyss that possessed Largtan's body is still alive, no one knows what tricky variables will emerge..
Noah explained the situation and Sven nodded as if he understood..
And at that moment, the conversation ended.
“Ulan!”
It was because the four girls, who had been quarreling among themselves for a long time, suddenly gathered in front of Ulan. Then, all at once, they stretched out their hands towards him..
“I can't decide.”
“So please choose yourself!”
“It's a choice?”
“I mean choose which one you want.”
A word from Ibela that followed.
As tension, anticipation, and strange heat formed on their faces for some reason, Ian and Sven watched with interest..
It was the same with Noah..
So, as he stared at the scene in front of him with a face that he had never thought such a moment would come, Ulan opened his tightly closed lips..
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