The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 375
376Tue 75. where you should be (2)
4.
“Oh, it's been a while everyone.”
Sirfi Rudric met in the drawing room.
After subduing the giant king, Largtan, when we met again, she seemed quite bright..
It's probably because I stayed for a while in the Desert Church, which was like my hometown..
Afterwards, Syrpi gave a brief explanation of what happened in the desert..
“Then the church side is all sorted out?”
“Yes, he looks like the next leader without fail.”
After finishing the story of the Desert Church's current situation, Sylphy sighed in frustration..
Then, after belatedly confirming the existence of Perticia and Laurea, he hurriedly waved his hand..
“No, of course! I have no intention of enmity with the Empire or the Holy Kingdom! If I become a religious leader, I will try my best to end the bad relationship..”
“yes, whatever.”
Contrary to her concerns, however, Laurea did not show any particular reaction..
I learned that Kazan Rudrick, the first leader and the creator of the Desert Church, was one of the heroes who faced the abyss like the warriors..
So the treatment of heretics also stopped..
Also, the current heroes, including Laurea, had a much more important problem than the news that Syrpy would become the next leader..
“I, but something's up?”
At that time, Syrpy suddenly spoke to me..
It was with a cautious tone.
As if belatedly noticing the heavy atmosphere that lingers among the warriors.
“I thought it would be a festive atmosphere because I stopped the invasion of the abyss, but everyone's expression was young.…….”
Ibela explained the current situation on behalf of Noah at Syrpy's questionable appearance..
some time after that.
After hearing everything, Syrupy put on a surprised expression..
Then, after a while, he answered with his eyes wide open..
“So maybe it's not a coincidence that I'm back at the right time..”
“hmm? what are you talking about?”
“Actually, I found this while excavating an ancestor's tomb in the headquarters of the church. That's why I was in a hurry to tell you this..”
Syrupy held out an old notebook.
It was Dillia who accepted it..
She opened the notebook with a sullen face after checking the preservation magic formula engraved on the surface of the notebook..
and at that moment.
“This……!”
Dillia's eyes turned into those of a frightened rabbit..
A violent reaction not like her usual.
After a while, Dillia revealed to everyone why she couldn't help but be surprised..
“This is Kazan, Rudrick's, diary.”
“……!?”
As soon as Dillia's words finished, the warriors' complexions changed dramatically..
Afterwards, Dylia let out a cough and read Kazan's diary step by step..
However, there was nothing special.
I skimmed through the first half, but it was literally just an ordinary diary..
It only contains details such as trivial stories that happened today and the strange love stories exchanged with Einer..
So when I was wondering if I should continue reading this, Syrpy pointed to the back page of the notebook..
“Notice the last page.”
At that, Dillia turned the page and looked at the last part of the journal..
Then I quickly deciphered what was written there..
『……Time passed and the day came when they had to return to the original world. It's hard to accept that the threat from the abyss is still there, but to return.』
The day I had to return to the original world.
Everyone's eyes widened at the short phrase that flowed from Dillia's mouth..
“that, that is……!”
“Rudric Kazan was also put in the same situation as Noah a thousand years ago.?”
“huh. That way, it would make sense to see.”
Dillia nodded briefly..
Then the analysis continued.
『I don't want to go back Because the time I spent here was happier than the original world.』
『Above all, there are people who are more precious than my life here. Asking her to leave her is like taking everything from her..』
『So I decided to leave a mark on the world.』
By the time I interpreted it that far.
Perticia tilted her head..
“huh? I'm leaving a mark?”
“what does that mean?”
“I don't know. I'll read on for now.”
There was still a little bit of Kazan's writing, so Dillia clearly interpreted the last part..
『Fortunately, the plan worked, and I became a complete inhabitant of this planet. The revelation foretelling the return also ceased to appear..』
The content of the diary was this.
And there was a fact that I found out with this.
That if you leave a trace in the world, you might be able to prevent a return to the original world..
but there was a problem.
“Even if you look again, in the end, there is no such thing as a method for leaving traces in the world..”
It was that the method used by Kazan Rudric to prevent the return was not recorded..
When Dillia let out a sigh.
Suddenly Syrupy started talking to me..
“So I guessed. Isn't it possible to leave a trace on the world by becoming connected with the beings here and leaving behind descendants??”
It wasn't very silly.
In fact, Kazan Rudric married Einer, one of the 10 heroes, and left a descendant..
However, the response of the warriors was disappointing..
“Then, to stop the return…….”
“you have to be with someone?”
“Besides, you have to have children.?”
The warriors who ask back with an absurd face.
Perticia in particular muttered in disgust..
“Ugh, I don't think this is a bit.”
“that's right. In the first place, Noah probably has no one in her heart, so even if the reason is to prevent her return, it doesn't make sense to get married right away..”
“That way, dismissal.”
Dillia said firmly..
Noah smiled awkwardly at this reaction..
Then the warriors who saw this hurriedly spoke as if comforting Noah..
“Still, still, too early to be disappointed.”
“Yeah, that's why I got a clue!”
“So maybe there are other ways to carve a mark besides getting married.”
Perhaps the reason for Noah's awkward smile was a reaction stemming from disappointment..
“So let's investigate again!”
Everyone's eyes twinkled..
Hoping that the clues Syrpy brought from the desert will work miracles..
5.
but there was no miracle.
Everyone, including Syrpy, struggled, but couldn't find a way to leave a mark on the world, and time passed helplessly and the time finally arrived..
Only half a day left.
In response, Noah said to the warriors that he would accept the reality and that he wanted to enjoy a last supper with everyone..
“No. I can't send it like this!”
“that's right! if i had a little more time……!”
Of course, the warriors did not agree with Noah's decision and refuted it..
On the other hand, Noah answered calmly as if he had already made up his mind..
“this is my last request.”
“…….”
A word that cannot be refuted.
The warriors bit their lips..
After a while, Noah's request was properly accepted, and the warriors began to prepare a dinner that might be their last..
Noah tried to help, but he couldn't..
It was with the answer that I couldn't get Noah to prepare for leaving soon..
Noah, suddenly feeling relaxed, went out onto the balcony and looked up at the dark blue night sky..
“ha.”
The breath that scatters haze in the air.
Still feeling the slightly chilly weather, Noah calmed down again..
‘……yeah, that's it.’
If you can't avoid it, it's best to just calmly accept it..
So Noah decided to stop struggling and accept his fate..
Finally, enjoy a dinner together and make it a precious memory..
Around the time I kept repeating myself to be satisfied with just that.
“Noah.”
A familiar voice tapped in my ear..
Girl with gray hair blowing in the wind and horn-rimmed glasses.
It was Sirfi Rudric..
“why didn't you tell me?”
“yes? What?”
“Even if I pretend not to know, I know everything. You have Ulan in mind..”
“……!?”
Noah's eyes widened..
As if he momentarily forgot to hide his true feelings at the words that came in out of nowhere.
“uh how did you do that……!”
“I just have a bit of an eye for this..”
After blurting out the answer.
Shirpy brought up the subject again..
“Anyway, if you don't want to go back to the original world, you can confess your feelings to Ulan and bond. but why didn't you?”
“that…….”
“I'm sorry for the other kids?”
Of course there are.
'Cause this ain't fair competition.
Because you're taking Uhlan for a mean and cowardly reason.
But there is a more important reason.
“Of course, there are things like that, but I was a little more stubborn than that, so I didn't..”
“stubborn?”
“Yeah, if I confess to Ulan, I'm just going to tell him I like him..”
I just want to convey my feelings towards Ulan, not for miscellaneous reasons..
It doesn't contain unavoidable reasons like now, just a pure heart.
that's why i didn't say.
This was Noah's stubbornness..
Syrpy put on a dazed expression for a moment, then burst into laughter..
“You really like Ulan..”
“yes I like it.”
a lot.
Noah smiled..
It was with a smile that was a little shy because he had partially revealed his true intentions..
Sirfi also smiled..
It was a smile of resignation and recognition.
Because I realized that Noah's decision could not be reversed with the answer I just gave..
“Let's go, I think the meal is ready..”
After finishing her words, Syrupy turned around..
Noah followed suit and moved on..
At the same time, I practiced slightly lifting the ends of both sides of the mouth upward with my fingers..
Because I wanted to part with a smile at the end.
Noah left the balcony and returned to the room, looking at everyone's faces..
The moment I tried to open my lips to bring out the words I had prepared.
Suddenly a system message appeared.
with something completely unexpected.
[alarm]
*Start preparing for transfer to the original world
*Transmission Coordinates: 9th Dimension, Earth)
*Time remaining: [00:09:59]
“……uh?”
Confusion bloomed on Noah's face..
It was obvious.
According to her calculations, there was still half a day left before returning, so it was normal..
And it wasn't just Noah who was perplexed..
“what is that?!”
Ibella kicked the seat with a surprised face..
Dillia, Laurea, and Perticia also looked toward the balcony behind Noah with faces as hard as stone..
Noah also naturally turned his gaze to the balcony, and immediately opened his blue eyes..
“……!”
What spread there was a big crack.
It was a very familiar shape to the warriors, a landscape reminiscent of an abyss..
6.
A crack in the air suddenly opened.
The moment they faced the pitch-black darkness beyond, the warriors were visibly taken aback..
“Poetry, Abyssal Cleft?!”
“Nonsense! how……!”
I couldn't help but be flustered.
Because I thought everything was over after I broke down the door to the abyss.
However, I never thought that I would face the gap again in a place other than the Magic Fountain..
The moment of confusion and bewilderment.
“everyone, calm down.”
A relatively calm answer came. It was Dillia's voice..
“That is, the gap in the abyss, no.”
“what? ha, but……!”
“Look Carefully. Beyond, the abyss, I see?”
At the words that followed, everyone gazed at the darkness visible through the rift..
After a while, the warriors opened their eyes wide without anyone saying anything first..
“Hmm, if you look closely, it's a little different..”
“I know. Definitely not an abyss.”
If that really is the gap in the abyss, then all that exists beyond it must be the darkness of the abyss..
But beyond the cracks on the balcony, countless stars stretched out..
Like the scenery of the universe where countless worlds exist.
When everyone was amazed at this sight.
Suddenly Noah's voice was heard..
“I guess it's time to go.”
“……uh? what, what?”
Isabella wide-eyed.
Afterwards, the warriors understood the current situation only after looking at Noah, who smiled bitterly..
The cracks on the balcony now indicate that Noah is the door back to the original world..
Ibella and Perticia shouted in bewilderment..
“go, what do you mean suddenly?!”
“There's still time left?”
“But why…….”
A face full of surprise and confusion.
It wasn't just the warriors who were perplexed.
Noah also shook his head with a confused face..
“……I don't know There must have still been half a day left, but suddenly a message appeared..”
I thought I was wrong at first.
However, even at this moment, the remaining time until the return passed helplessly, and only then Noah realized that the situation in front of him was real..
Then, suddenly, Sven's eyes shone fiercely..
As if I remembered something.
Then he pointed to the crack in the back of Noah and said.
“If I block that door, maybe something will work out?”
very simplistic opinion.
but it made sense.
In the first place, now is the time to do something.
In response, Evela kicked the ground and reached out to Noah..
“Noah! come here quickly!”
She spread her white palms..
As if telling me to catch on.
However, Noah smiled awkwardly and revealed the reason why he couldn't hold Ibella's hand..
“Sorry. my feet won't move.”
It's not just the feet that can't move.
I couldn't move my arms, shoulders, head, or even a finger..
As if being held by a device that binds the body like shackles or handcuffs.
this was not an illusion.
In fact, Noah's wrist was wrapped in black smoke..
and now─.
time is running out.
[alarm]
*Start preparing for transfer to the original world
*Transmission Coordinates: 9th Dimension, Earth)
*Time remaining: [00:05:31]
Only 5 minutes left.
Immediately after looking at this, Noah suddenly felt regret rushing in like a wave..
If I had known that goodbye would come so suddenly, I would have cherished the time a little longer..
When my face was darkened by such thoughts.
“Holy Ghost! you are too much!”
“Noah fought against the abyss according to your will! But why……!”
Ian and Laurea shouted in protest..
Of course, there was no answer.
As soon as the warriors were about to react more fiercely, a calm voice was heard, as if pouring cold water on the heated atmosphere..
“A lot has happened in the past.”
Noah's voice.
Slowly moving her lips, she immediately met all the gazes towards this place and said.
“It was painful at first. I fell into the world of the game and couldn't rely on anything..”
The days when he was only focused on surviving. After that, he entered the apprentice of Azuh, a shaman of the grassland tribe, but the painful days continued after that..
“Looking back, there are only pleasant memories. It's probably because the time I spent with everyone, even the painful memories, were all colored..”
After a brief summary of the.
Noah looked back and stared at his colleagues who were looking at him..
Swordswoman, Ybela Elead, Star Witch, Dillia Arpen.
Saint, Laurea Lo Charpelle. Paladin, Ian Marcus. Bard, Pertisia Eve Al Ruben.
Hunter, Sven Isaac.
Colleagues who have gone through many hardships together.
It was to engrave that precious bond in her eyes and, furthermore, in her memory..
Afterwards, Noah finally looked at the last remaining warrior..
“Ulan.”
A red-eyed barbarian who remembers his past life.
Among the warriors gathered here, Noah and his comrade who spent the most time.
After whispering his name.
Noah laughed awkwardly..
“sorry. I wanted to talk more, but I don't have much time..”
“…….”
“So I'll say what I really wanted to say.”
Noah closed his mouth for a moment and took a deep breath..
She took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and immediately pursed her lips..
“Please do not forget me.”
From the meadow to the academy.
things we went through together. the memories we built together.
I didn't want you to forget.
“Please remember that I was there.”
Shaman, Noah Darshen. Stranger, Minah Yoo.
I want you to remember both existences.
I wanted you to remember that there was an eighth hero who faced the abyss with you..
“That's enough for me.”
no, it's a lie.
'Cause if it's really enough, I should have felt refreshed right after I uttered these words..
but it wasn't.
I couldn't get rid of the remaining lingering feelings, and the feeling of frustration was still the same..
“It's been a pleasure being together.”
That's why I thought until the end.
Can I tell you my heart.
However, the hesitation did not last long..
【All preparations are done.】
【Coming soon to the return ceremony.】
The moment I saw the message unfolding in front of my eyes.
The moment I met Ulan's gaze.
Because my heart moved without even knowing.
“……I like you, Ulan..”
I was able to convey my true feelings only at the last moment.
Looking at Ulan through his blurry vision, Noah finally spoke out his hidden feelings and smiled broadly..
It was a refreshing smile that wiped away all lingering feelings.
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