The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 365
73page. each battlefield (5)
8.
Imperial forces are advancing on the academy.
Ulan involuntarily furrowed his brow at the words he heard from Professor Stella..
“Why is the Imperial Army suddenly······.”
Then I closed my mouth.
The story I heard from Theoric and Saxon.
And it was because when I remembered Noah's words, I was able to immediately recall the background. Currently, there is only one person who can move the Imperial Army..
‘Prince Chartrand.’
To be precise, Lacus who swallowed his body.
If so, I can roughly guess why he moved the Imperial Army. It must be one of the strategies to deal with Ulan and the other warriors..
Around the time when I silently continued to speculate.
[See this for details.]
With Professor Stella's voice, the golem bent its knees. Then he took out a parchment that glowed golden and handed it to Noah..
“This······.”
It is an imperial decree written by the emperor..
Noah read the contents of the edict with quite serious eyes. After a while, Ulan, who was watching this, insinuated.
“what is written?”
“It says that the dangerous phenomenon is observed at the Magical Well, and the order is to block the spring and purify the academy in cooperation with the Mage Tower..”
“It's called purification?”
“Yes, the reason is because of the possibility of being infected with an unknown poison or disease..”
What was written in the edict was the so-called justification.
The reason to move the Imperial Army and the Mage Tower. Meanwhile, at Noah's explanation, Laurea and Ian burst into laughter as if it were absurd..
“Even so, the fountain of magic is a neutral zone, so I never thought I would send troops.······.”
“You're out of your mind.”
As the two said, this is a neutral zone agreed upon by all countries. Sending troops to a place like this is like declaring war on another country..
Maybe Lacus knew this too..
So I guess I added an extra condition. Noah finished reading what was written below..
“In addition, until the situation is resolved, the professors and students of the academy cannot leave the campus, and they are asked to cooperate in the cleanup work..”
“what? that is······.”
“Are you planning on taking students hostage??”
“Yes, it seems very likely.”
I can roughly guess why.
It must be that they are trying to take students from other countries as hostages in case there will be protests from other kingdoms against the imperial army's entry into the academy..
‘and one more.’
There is a reason to guess.
The pressure on Ulan and the warriors.
After securing the students, if they continue to resist the abyss, they are going to use it as a threat to kill them..
‘Of course, it's just a shallow trick······.’
Doesn't work on Ulan or Noah.
But others are exceptions. In the case of Ybela or Dillia, who have not yet fully developed mentally, it can be very disturbing..
‘No matter what, you can't play with him..’
The moment they get involved in Lacus' plan, the situation becomes complicated. To prevent this, the Imperial Army must not be allowed into the school first..
After organizing your thoughts.
Noah turned to everyone and said.
“Apparently, Lacus is trying to seize the fountain of magic after isolating us..”
“Eh? What are you going to do by taking control of this place??”
“It's obvious. I don't mean to open the door to the abyss by making it perfect.?”
That's the answer. Only then will Lacus be able to use his power more easily..
Noah nodded silently..
Then, just as he was about to continue explaining the future policy, Stella's voice reverberated throughout the hall..
[Anyway, it's not the time to be like this!]
an urgent call.
At the same time, the magic golem rose from its seat and stretched out its hand toward Ulan and the others..
[It's fortunate that the monster is gone, but come to the shelter first. Until we understand the intentions of the Imperial Army and the Mage Tower, we must not act recklessly.!]
As if to keep quiet and follow instructions.
Unfortunately, no one listened to her words. After arranging the situation, the party of warriors looked at Ulan in unison..
“what are you gonna do now?”
“Leave it to Noah's judgment.”
As soon as the question was finished, Ulan answered without hesitation. He said that he entrusted everything to Noah as he did in the desert..
Eyes that move naturally.
Noah met everyone's eyes and let out the thoughts he had just put together..
“What we do is simple. I'm defending this place and preventing the Imperial Army from interfering..”
“Yes? that means······.”
“Let's fight against the imperial army?”
“I think so if need be.”
Noah answers in a stern tone.
then.
[no!]
Upon hearing Noah's answer, Professor Stella shouted in a startled voice. She yelled as if to ask what she was talking about..
[I will never allow you to do that! If the campus turns into a battlefield, other students may also be harmed..]
“professor.”
[And that's not all! If she did that, Ybela's position would be embarrassing..]
that's definitely right.
The opponent is the imperial army that carries out the emperor. It would be difficult for Ybela, who belongs to the Empire, to swing her sword against the Imperial Army..
But there was something Stella didn't know..
Noah had already assumed all of these situations and decided on a future course of action..
“I understand what the professor is saying..”
Noah shook his head calmly..
Then he persistently dug into the small blind spot he had just discovered in Stella's words..
“So, it's okay to fight outside the academy, not on campus.?”
[uh? what, what?]
Stella asks back in a panic.
Dillia, who was listening to the conversation with him, tilted her head..
“Outside, fighting, what, is that?”
“It's simple. I will split in two from now on.”
The role of blocking the imperial army.
And the role of guarding the fountain of magic.
The two roles are difficult to perform simultaneously for spatial reasons. So Noah decided to divide the group into two teams..
“The Imperials will be me, Ulan, and Sven. Even if we turn the empire into an enemy, there's nothing wrong with just the three of us..”
Ibela, from an aristocratic family in the Empire, and Dylia, a royal family from another country. And Ian and Laurea, the main characters of the Holy Kingdom, have no choice but to have a strong aftermath when they attack the imperial army..
On the other hand, the other three are different..
First of all, Ulan and Noah are barbarians, and Sven is also a mercenary whose nationality is not clear..
“huh. I understand what you mean.”
“I'll be away for a while.”
Fortunately, the party immediately understood what Noah was trying to say. Then, Laurea suddenly opened her eyes wide..
“Wait a minute, then how do I contact you??”
It was a valid question.
The fountain of magical power has severe interference with magical power, so it is difficult to communicate with magic or magic..
However, this problem was quickly resolved.
“oh i can fix that!”
Pertisia raises her hand with a broad smile.
If the spirits are with her, they can communicate without being affected by the fountain of magic..
In addition, Ulan made a contract with Perticia and was able to hear the spirit's appearance and voice. It's a perfect condition for getting in touch..
“If anything unusual happens here, I'll call you right away. Then it will work?”
“yes, perfect.”
When the last remaining problem was solved, Noah nodded and smiled..
After finishing their work, the party looked at each other and said goodbye, leaving Professor Stella's shouts behind..
“Then I wish you luck.”
“Take care of yourself, everyone, especially Uhlan, don't do anything reckless this time. okay?”
“I will try.”
“Promise me you won't try!”
“don't worry. i'll keep an eye on you.”
“Well, if it's Noah, you can trust it.”
After small talk under the guise of saying goodbye, the party each turned around. Then, each of them took a step towards the battlefield..
9.
Meanwhile around that time.
There was a series of groups marching towards Arsene Academy..
It was a large force, including over a thousand soldiers, dozens of knights, and even a wizard who seemed to belong to the Mage Tower..
It was the regular army of the Ruben Empire..
“Whoa.”
Commander leading the Imperial Army.
Marquis Hubert Dune Agnis sighed with a mixed emotion on his face. Then the man who rode the horse with him spoke up..
“You don't look well, Marquis..”
Green haired man wearing monocle.
Jade Lukavan, a mage dispatched on behalf of the Mage Tower, asked with a worried tone..
“Do you have any concerns?”
“Not really. It's just that I'm in a bad mood to lead my troops to my alma mater, which I haven't visited in a while..”
As I just answered, Arsene Academy is his alma mater. I never thought I would visit a place full of good memories like this..
That's why, around the time I sighed over and over again.
An unexpected answer came back.
“that's me too.”
“hmm? You were also from Arsene.?”
“of course. In the first place, most of the wizards belonging to the Mage Tower are from Arsene..”
Jade smiled shyly..
Well, after hearing it, I understood it..
Arsene Academy is the best educational institution on the continent and a place where numerous talents gather. If you are talented enough to enter the Mage Tower, you must have gone through Arsene Academy..
“Don't worry too much though. We have good reasons and justifications, don't we?.”
“Um, that's right hao······.”
Hubert, speechless, recalled the sad news that came along with the emperor. It was the story that a group of monsters that appeared from the fountain of magic had turned several villages in the empire into ruins..
As a result, the imperial family judged that the monster had caused serious damage to the subjects of the empire, and ordered subjugation and prevention of recurrence..
“Also, it seems that His Majesty is very concerned about this matter. It's to the point of even declaring a mobilization order with the convocation of Oh Gum..”
The next emperor nearing the coronation ceremony.
Chartrand did not treat this incident as simply a monster attack..
Therefore, a mobilization order was issued throughout the empire and an order was issued to gather the troops of the great nobles and warlord nobles in the capital..
In other words, the troops Hubert is currently commanding are a sort of advance force. So there probably won't be any direct combat..
“However, given the circumstances, there are doubts among the mages as to whether or not Your Majesty is preparing for war..”
“oh well i understand.”
Hubert silently nodded..
7Never before has such a force been deployed in the war that ended years ago in the western part of the Empire..
Maybe the fountain of magic is just a just cause, and the real purpose may be different..
‘Of course nothing will change.’
As I said at the beginning, this is always golden.
As a nobleman of the empire, he had no right to refuse. It's already like treason at the point where you don't obey the imperial order..
When anguish and worry were repeated.
The advance of the Imperial Army stopped for a moment. because you have reached your destination.
‘······Arsene Academy.’
The front gate of the alma mater seen in the distance.
As he put it in front of his nose, Hubert's eyes once again saw the light of hesitation. However, he took a few deep breaths and pulled out the baton..
Eventually, as he was about to order the entire army to follow the emperor, an urgent voice suddenly sounded..
“Mr Marquis!”
It is his knight who was in command of the flank..
The knight who rode on horseback saluted and revealed his business to Hubert..
“There's someone at the front door.”
“hmm? Are you an academy professor??”
“Well, I thought so too at first, but it doesn't seem like a professor..”
If not a professor, then who is it??
Since no one could guess, Hubert tilted his head. Then, at that time, Jade handed him the monocle he was wearing..
“Use this magic tool. It is something that can be seen clearly even at a distance..”
“thank you for your kindness.”
The Marquis immediately put on his monocle.
After that, the moment he looked at the front door with one eye closed, a strange light appeared on his face..
“hmm? that······.”
There are three people guarding the front door.
They were presumed to be cadets of the academy, judging from their youthful appearance. But there was only one, unusual thing mixed in..
A person who is neither a professor nor a student.
Hubert mumbled blankly the most appropriate word to define its existence..
“······Barbarians?”
Cool, muscular upper body.
auburn hair blowing in the wind.
It was Ulan.
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