The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 359
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4.
One step away from the throne.
Lacus stopped abruptly and slowly turned his head towards Demuel. Then he licked his tightly shut lips..
“Come to think of it, Demuel.”
“yes sir.”
“How is Yurpee's condition??”
Yurpe Dermore.
Demuel's only daughter. Why she swore allegiance and obedience to Lacus, she is a being in itself.
Demuel's face darkened at the name that flowed from Lacus. After a while, he replied with a short sigh..
“······I'm pretty much better than I was the first time, but I haven't fully regained consciousness yet..”
The day I returned to the mansion after a recent mission in the desert. Suddenly, an incident occurred in which Yurpe lost consciousness and collapsed..
For Demuel, it was an emergency, so he immediately went to Lacus and soon learned the reason why Yurpe collapsed..
‘exhaustion.’
Yurpe's body is in an unstable state..
Because the discord created by the reunion of spirits that had already been separated once was suppressed with Lacus' magic..
In this situation, as Lacus, the magic provider, left the mansion and began to work in the imperial castle, the power to hold the soul and bag disappeared as well..
‘and the result······.’
I lost my strength and collapsed..
Fortunately, Lacus was able to prevent the spirit from falling, but the shock of the depletion of magical power was great, so he did not regain consciousness yet..
When I was reminiscing about the past.
Lacus said in a worried tone..
“It's a big deal. I should be recovering soon.”
“yes, thank you for thinking.”
Demuel lowered his head..
However, Lacus' eyes looking at him were just indifferent. As if the feeling of worry that I just recalled disappeared without a trace..
‘half a year at most?’
half a year. This is the maximum period that Yurpe Dermore can maintain its existence..
No matter how much the magic of the abyss is used to hold on to the soul, that doesn't mean you can go against the providence of the world..
‘Of course, it could be solved if the abyss became the source of the world itself..’
life and death. Soul and White).
The providence that all living things face death is determined by the origin of the world.
Therefore, if the abyss becomes the true world, denies it, and decides on a new providence, then even Yurpe Dermore will be able to be saved..
‘But there's no reason.’
Of course. Because it's not worth using.
In the first place, in half a year, it would be possible to eradicate not only the fragments of the accident, but also the warriors of the stars..
Then you don't even need Demuel..
Neither Abyss worshipers nor humans who have been inhabitants of this world for a long time are all unnecessary..
‘It's enough to dispose of everything..’
Lacus is aiming for only one thing.
Covering the world with the darkness of the abyss and turning into the source of the world itself. His only purpose was to change into a being called God..
‘yes, that's it.’
Recalling his true purpose again and again, Lacus smiled gleefully. It was the smile of an absolute being who had a long-cherished desire right in front of his nose..
5.
Meanwhile at that time.
The Ulan party escaped the crisis with the unexpected appearance of Istan and Seorik..
Then, as the two followed them for a conversation, Ibella, who had arrived near her destination, suddenly opened her eyes wide..
“uh? this is······.”
Five-star hotel in the southern plaza of the capital.
It's a familiar place. Because it was the place I stayed with Ulan last spring. Is it a coincidence? The moment I thought so.
Istan whispered softly..
“It must be a familiar place to you.”
“······!?”
Ibela was taken aback by the whisper, as if she had read her thoughts. Then she asked again, unable to hide her bewildered look..
“that how······.”
“What a strange question. Did you forget who gave you the lodging voucher??”
Come to think of it, I forgot.
The fact that it was Istan who arranged the hotel accommodation vouchers for Isella at the time. When she revived her forgotten memories, a surprising word followed..
“By the way, the entire hotel is purchased, so you can use it whenever you need it..”
“It's a purchase.?!”
“Yes, because the suite on the top floor was specifically instructed to be vacant at all times..”
Of course, we've had that conversation before..
When I asked if I could get another hotel voucher, I was taken aback by the answer that it would be better to buy a hotel..
Recalling that time, Ibella opened her mouth wide with an absurd face. She was with a look that said she didn't know how to do it for real..
“hmm? That's not a very pleasant expression..”
“Because it's embarrassing······.”
“okay? Then do nothing.”
Istan noticed Ybela's lack of reaction and waved. Then, at that moment, Ibella snatched his hand away..
“······no.”
“hmm?”
“Bird, I think I'll be fine.”
It was true that when I first heard that I had purchased a hotel, I was honestly burdened..
However, when I thought about it, this was one of the significant competitive advantages. If you arrange a place to stay in the capital, you will be able to use it somehow in the future..
“ok then make good use of it.”
Istan, who must have read Ibela's thoughts, withdrew the words he had just spoken. By the time the brief conversation between father and daughter was over.
Seoric, who was walking at the head of the group, suddenly stopped walking. A place that is presumed to be where the manager of the hotel resides, not on the guest room side.
“I'll ask before going in.”
With the door in front of him, Seorik slowly turned around and looked at the party. Then he asked an out-of-the-box question..
“Have you ever been tracked separately??”
“No, there wasn't anything like that.”
“I didn't feel anything else either..”
Dillia and Sven shook their heads..
Ulan was the same..
I searched around to see if there were any Abyss Worshipers or Lakkus's followers, but there was nothing special..
“that's fortunate.”
At the answer that came back, Seoric let out a sigh of relief. Then, throwing the door wide open, he went straight in..
“So before I explain why I called you here······.”
Theoric suddenly blurts out.
After a while, he suddenly began to examine Ulan's face and body..
“you asked me something?”
“No, I think I've changed a bit..”
“You saw it correctly. I jumped over the wall.”
“hmm? it's a wall?”
Seoric asked in a puzzled tone..
Shortly thereafter, his expression hardened. As if he belatedly figured out what the wall Ulan was talking about was..
“for a moment! stand, no way······!”
“you're probably right.”
wall beyond the master.
realm of the superman. Regarding the so-called transcendental realm, Ulan added a brief explanation..
Just like Noah and the others did.
After the end of the fight, the faces of Seorik and Istan were stained with emotions of amazement and surprise..
“this is pretty amazing.”
“That's it. I thought I had reached the pinnacle, but I never thought there would be a world above it..”
“I was planning to release my sword to train future generations, but now I have a reason not to..”
Two masters who exude admiration.
But even for a while, the party got to the point..
Why did you leave the academy and come to the capital?.
To find the Earl of Dermore and find out the location of Lacus. However, with the mansion disappearing, everything including the bleak future.
“uhm, that's right I understand the situation.”
After hearing about the situation where he was caught by guards while wandering around and was being questioned, Seoric gently touched his chin..
After a while, Seorik let out a short breath and stared at the party. Then, something unexpected came out of his mouth..
“First of all, to conclude, the Earl of Dermore you are looking for is currently in the imperial castle..”
“······!”
“Hwa, Hwangseong?”
“okay. I'm in charge of His Majesty's bodyguards..”
Noah tilted his head at the words that followed..
There were a lot of strange things.
It was questionable as to why he had suddenly moved to the imperial castle, but it was rather surprising that he was entrusted with a bodyguard..
Because in the original story, it was Saxony Jul Orden, the strongest knight in the empire and the sword of the imperial family, who stood by Chartrand's side..
‘But why······.’
The Earl of Dermore is in charge of the guard.?
When I was tilting my head again at the incomprehensible situation, Ulan suddenly jumped out of the seat..
“Ulan? Why all of a sudden?”
“to go to the bathroom?”
Ibella and Sven asked at the same time..
But Ulan shook his head and answered..
“Have you decided on your next destination?.”
“······what?”
It wasn't just Ibella and Sven that were taken aback by those words. Understanding Ulan's meaning, Seorik asked again with his eyes narrowed..
“I hope you don't intend to go to the imperial castle?”
“I think so.”
“What are you thinking! Absolutely not! No matter how related to the abyss, trespassing on the imperial castle is tantamount to treason.!”
When the unbelief turned to certainty, Seorik stopped Ulan from acting with a surprised face. Noah also sighed and sided with Theoric..
“that's right. Hwangseong is a bit difficult.”
“why?”
“If you meet Earl Dermore at the Imperial Castle, you intend to capture or destroy him..”
“Of course. I'm going for that.”
I thought so.
Noah sighed over and over again..
“Actually, Ulan and I don't really care if we get caught. The problem is with other colleagues..”
If trespassing into the imperial castle is discovered, it will cause damage to the family or home country..
The proof is that the moment Ulan said he would go to the imperial castle, no one supported him..
“oh well, i had that problem.”
Ulan, understanding what Noah meant, sat down again. Uhlan didn't want to be harmed by his comrades..
Then, the one who had been silent without interfering in the conversation raised his hand..
It was Istan.
“Marquis Gorfant. Can't you tell me now without hiding it??”
“Mmm, I'd love to.”
Theoric nods.
After recovering from embarrassment at Ulan's sudden action, he looked back at the party and said,.
“I'll ask again. You said your goal was to capture the Count of Dermore and find out where the monster called the Lord of the Deeps was.?”
“exactly.”
that's a neat summary.
Just when Ulan was thinking that, an unexpected answer came from Seoric..
“Then there is no need to go to the imperial castle.”
“hmm? what does that mean······.”
“An incident that happened in Hwangseong. And we've got someone who knows where the monster called the Lord of the Abyss is..”
“······!”
Ulan opened his eyes wide..
It wasn't just that. Noah, Ibella, and the others' eyes widened..
“that, who is that?!”
Faced with surprised Noah, Seoric silently pointed to the door. Then, after a while, someone appeared along with the appearance of people..
A middle-aged knight wearing a hooded hood.
However, even if he hid his face, he could not hide his unique spirit. Afterwards, the knight soon removed the hood that covered his face..
The moment we met the revealed face.
“······!?”
First, Noah and Laurea were shocked..
Furthermore, Ian also opened his eyes as if he had recognized his opponent's identity belatedly. And it was none other than Perticia who was more surprised than anyone else..
“everything, you······!”
I had no choice but to.
His true identity is a knight who is said to be the strongest among the five swords of the empire. The imperial sword entrusted with the bodyguard of Chartrand, the brother of Perticia..
Because it was Saxony Jul Orden.
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