The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 360
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Imperial Sword, Saxony Jul Orden.
The atmosphere in the room froze in an instant at the appearance of an unexpected presence. Saxony, on the other hand, fell to his knees unmoved..
“Long time no see, Princess.”
“Come on Lord Saxony?!”
His gaze was directed to Pertisia..
Meanwhile, Perticia, who was confused by the appearance of Saxony, asked in a stuttering tone as if embarrassed..
“wonder why are you here······?”
“It's confusing in many ways, so let me explain the details. will it be okay?”
Then, Theoric stepped forward..
Saxony stepped back slightly as if there was no objection, and the Ulan party, including Perticia, nodded. Then, an explanation followed..
“The reason Lord Saxony is here, not in the imperial family, has something to do with what I said earlier..”
“that word······?”
“'Cause Lord Saxony was the one who let me know that the Earl of Dermore is in the royal family..”
At those words, Noah widened his eyes..
It's because I finally realized the truth.
There was a disaster in the imperial family, and Saxony came out to tell them. The proof was that Saxon himself did not deny the words of Theoric..
then.
“wait a minute!”
A clear voice cut off the conversation..
Pertishia's voice. She continued with an expression that was still confused..
“I understand why Lord Saxony is here. In that case, what about the older brother??”
The sword of the imperial family is a shield to protect the emperor.
But if Saxony himself is here, who will keep Chartrand safe? This was what Perticia wanted to ask..
“Your Majesty······.”
Saxon, on the other hand, tried to answer something, but soon bit his teeth..
Pain, remorse, anger, etc..
Perticia's eyebrows trembled slightly at the sight of various emotions. From Saxony's reaction, she was able to infer the general situation..
But perhaps it was hard to accept the conjecture I had just come up with, so I immediately shouted in refutation..
“But you said that the coronation ceremony will be held soon, right? So it's still safe······!”
“······no.”
Then Saxony shook his head..
Then, from his lips squeezed, a voice that was tightly suppressed with strong anger came out..
“Attending the coronation ceremony, 'it' is not His Majesty. It's a monster in the mask of a majesty!”
“······!”
Red eyes shaking violently.
If Saxony, who has lived for Chartrand more than anyone else, would say such a thing, perhaps the real Chartrand no longer belongs to this world..
Immediately after facing the cruel truth.
Perticia, who was shaking her legs, collapsed as if her whole body had lost strength..
“Pepe, Pertishia!”
Fortunately, Ibella and Laurea, who were nearby, helped me avoid falling. Noah sighed at Perticia..
‘Maybe it's a big shock.’
Although she realized the secret of her birth and came to know Chartrand's insidious intentions, Chartrand is still the only family for Perticia..
It must have been quite a shock for such a person to meet his end by a monster. So it was understandable to have such a reaction..
“Let's sort out the situation.”
The conversation was briefly interrupted as Perticia's condition worsened, but I did not intend to waste my precious time..
Noah looked back at Saxony and asked.
“According to Lord Saxony, it means that the Lord of the Abyss is currently in His Majesty's body.?”
“Yes. I don't know if that monster really is the Lord of the Abyss or what..”
Saxony silently nodded..
Noah asked again..
“how did that happen?”
“I don't know what's accurate. By the time I realized it too late, it was already too late.”
Just one thing, I noticed.
From some time ago, Chartrand showed a very different way, even if it was different from usual..
“when was that?”
“It must have been after the Great Purge. Precisely, it seems to have been since the Count of Dermore joined..”
Apostle of Lacus, Earl of Dermore.
If Chartrand has become strange since he joined, it is very likely that Lacus is currently wearing Chartrand's mask..
“And it was when I declared war on the Desert Church that I noticed a sense of incongruity..”
Since then, Chartrand has definitely looked different from before. As the story of Saxony ended, Dillia suddenly raised her hand..
“I have a question, one.”
“tell me.”
“Then, how did you see state affairs??”
Currently, the state affairs of the Empire are in the hands of Chartrand..
But if Lacus had replaced Chartrand, who would have handled state affairs and affairs that would almost certainly come in every day??
“If, here, a suspicious, divination had been shown, the great nobles, would not have stayed still.?”
If they did something that would make them feel uncomfortable in the process of watching state affairs, there was no way that the quick-witted great nobles would remain silent..
In response to Dillia's question, Saxony explained the situation he had seen and heard at the time..
“It wouldn't have happened. He had enlisted the great nobles beforehand. No, I don't think the word 'subsup' is appropriate. The great nobles were also in a very strange state.”
The condition is strange. At those words, the faces of Ian and Laurea hardened like stone..
“that means······.”
“Are the great nobles also replaced by monsters??”
“It's very likely.”
Saxony nodding again.
Then Noah interrupted the conversation..
“I also agree with that opinion. Lacus's followers have special abilities..”
“special ability?”
“Yes, it is the ability to intervene in a specific space and take control of the space itself..”
So, in the original work, after hiding its existence in trees or rocks, it used to scout the forces on the human side or monitor the group of warriors..
“However, in this case, that 'space' just became the human body..”
Humans are also included in space..
After getting rid of the target's soul, if only the body is left, it won't be much different from a tree or a rock..
At the end of Noah's explanation, Saxony opened his mouth again this time. It was to explain the strange behavior of the great nobles..
“The great nobility got rid of the mansions in the capital and sent all their families, retainers, and vassals to the manor. It must have been an act to avoid suspicion.”
“······!”
The moment I heard the explanation that followed.
Noah, Evela, and Dillia's eyes narrowed. It was because I remembered what Saxony had just said..
“Now you know, it seems.”
“I know. I think the reason for the postponement of the school year, as Professor Miel said, has been revealed..”
two girls shaking their heads.
Then Noah recalled yesterday. She was a memory of the academy's current situation that she had heard from Professor Miel, whom she met by chance in front of the auditorium..
「Half of the freshmen who passed the entrance exam did not attend. Some of the 2nd and 3rd years are also on vacation, but they haven't returned yet..」
The reason why the opening of Arsene Academy was postponed.
This is because the children of the great aristocratic families from the Empire did not attend the school opening ceremony..
And just now, Saxony said that the great nobility had sent their families and households to the manor..
It was the moment when the current situation and Saxony's explanation fit together like a puzzle..
“So that means that His Majesty Chartres and the majority of the nobles have been replaced by monsters from the abyss..”
“ah, that's it.”
Saxony immediately agreed to Noah's one word that neatly summarized the current situation. After completing the situation, when you are thinking about the future.
“······thank you. I'm a little calmer now.”
Perticia pulled herself together..
As she appeared to have calmed down, Saxony banged her head in disgrace..
“I'm sorry, Princess. I will gladly accept the sin of not protecting Your Majesty..”
“No, it's not your fault. Rather, she doesn't have to be called the princess anymore..”
“yes? that word······?”
“I found out the secret of my birth.”
Pertisia answers in a calm tone.
As I just said, the blood of the imperial family does not flow in her body. So she has no need or reason to be treated with the utmost respect as now..
“Is that so.”
The reply from Perticia did not surprise Saxony that much. It was a calm reaction when I heard the story I already knew..
then.
Saxony shook his head..
“it doesn't matter.”
“yes?”
“The princess is the princess. Even if she knows the secret of her birth, it is also an undeniable fact that the princess has lived in the imperial castle..”
that is also true.
No matter how much the blood of the imperial family does not flow in the body, it is not something that has not happened until the 16 years spent in the imperial family..
Pertishia nodded her chin..
He thought Saxony was comforting him. But the moment he heard what followed, he realized that the thought he had just recalled was an illusion..
“So only the princess was qualified. She deserves to be the master of an empire.”
“······yes?”
Perticia asked blankly.
She asked back with a dumbfounded face, as if she didn't understand Saxony's words just now..
“So, Lord Saxony? what to say now?”
“I'm talking about what happened after we pulled out the monster in His Majesty's mask. You probably don't want the empire to go down the road of destruction like this..”
Saxony got up and strode toward Perticia. Did you feel pressured by this? Pertisha backed away in confusion..
“that, so······.”
“The secret or truth of birth is fine. The only hope to sustain the imperial family and the empire is the princess..”
“I, I, I······.”
a narrowing distance.
Then Pertisia realized.
The fact that Saxon's eyes go beyond a sense of mission and even obsession and madness. Sensing her instinctive fear at this, she closed her eyes tightly..
I heard the voice of salvation.
“That's not something to discuss right now..”
“······Ulan.”
The young barbarian who stood in front of Perticia.
Perticia's complexion, which had been hardened by his support, softened a little. Meanwhile, Saxony slightly frowned at the sudden appearance of an obstruction..
“Right. are you ulaanbaatar?”
Ulan nodded silently..
Then I spit out my words.
“Our job is not to worry about the future of the empire. It is to bring out the monster hidden in the imperial castle and blow off its head..”
“I agree with that. However, it is necessary to prepare in advance for the chaos that will come later.······.”
The moment I continued to explain for persuasion.
Suddenly Ulan cut off his words..
“You don't have the right to say that.”
“······what?”
“It is only Perticia's choice to decide whether to become the owner of the empire or not. So don't force your thoughts.”
Remarks that directly challenge the will of Saxony.
His brow wrinkled again. Moments later, Saxon growled lowly at Uhlan..
“Did you deny my mission and cause for the empire??”
“I'm just denying what you said.”
Ulan replied with a grave tone..
The hall was filled with tense tension. It's a really touch-and-go situation. Theoric and Istan tried to open their mouths to calm them down..
But at that moment.
An unexpected person appeared.
“Commander.”
It was a man presumed to be an agent of Istan's Crow Brigade. The tension that had been tense at his appearance disappeared for an instant, and Istan sighed in relief and looked away..
“What's going on? Unless it's urgent, I would have told you not to come in until I called.?”
“It's an emergency.”
“Hwang has descended.”
“······!”
Everyone's complexion hardened at those words..
The only one who can bring down the emperor is Chartrand. And now, it is Lacus, the lord of the abyss, who has taken Chartrand's body..
In other words, it would be safe to say that this was an order from Lacus. Aware of this fact, Istan asked with a seriously changed face..
“Hwangmyeong? contents is?”
“An abnormal phenomenon has been observed in the fountain of magic, and the great nobles currently in the capital are told to assemble the knights and prepare for the gathering..”
“what? that means······.”
means to call in troops.
It is said that the imperial army will be gathered in one place..
“Hey, what the heck are you up to??”
Suddenly summoning the army.
Seorik frowned as if he couldn't read Lacus' intentions. Istan and Saxony also expressed their current feelings with hard expressions..
On the other hand, there were exceptions..
“Hey, that's how it worked too.”
Noah Darshen.
She muttered as if she expected things to turn out this way. Theoric then spoke with a surprised expression on his face..
“Did you expect this situation?”
“sure. It's obvious what the Lord of the Abyss, who became the master of the empire, will do first..”
“can you give me the answer?”
“Yes, it's simple. I'm trying to get rid of all the elements that might stand in the way of the cause..”
Lord of the Abyss, Lacus' Great Work.
As in the original work, it means covering the world itself with the darkness of the abyss..
Although we don't know what happens after that, it's clear that there is something in the way here anyway..
“Alas, that's right. now i understand.”
“I know what it is just by looking at it.”
“We're the obstruction..”
“that's right. Only star warriors who have passed the ordeal are qualified to light up the darkness of the abyss..”
Noah nods again.
Then, he let out a deep sigh..
“there's nothing we can do. It's a little earlier than expected, but I have to use insurance to deal with it..”
“Yes? insurance?”
“huh. I have a trump card in case one day a large-scale battle like now breaks out..”
Requested from Muak of the Desert Church.
Letter from Laurea to Cadel.
In addition, Noah's insurance was diverse..
“And I left my card in the meadow.”
“hmm? It's a meadow?”
“Yes, I've probably been in touch by now..”
Noah waved the amulet he took from his bosom..
A talisman wrapped in bluish light.
And Noah's eyes, looking at them, were colored blue little by little..
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