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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 377

Later Story: Ybela Elead (Upper)

1.

6last week of month.

As if to prove that spring has ended and summer has arrived, the burning heat has come to Arsene Academy..

The students, who came out of the building after class, hurriedly moved their feet while looking for a place to escape from the scorching sun..

In the meantime, the students who were busily walking down the street stopped one by one. Their eyes were directed to the main building of the Military Faculty..

To be precise, her eyes were fixed on a female student standing alone near the entrance..

“…….”

gorgeous golden hair.

Blue-green eyes and pale skin. A female student who boasts a beauty that is so beautiful that anyone can take their eyes off it.

But it wasn't just her looks that caught her eye. Then, one of her students opened her eyes wide as if recognizing her..

“oh! It's senior Elead..”

“Yes? who is that?”

“why are you In fact, the one who is called the Sixth Sword of the Empire..”

“Ah, the youngest Master I ever heard of?”

Is it because of the added explanation??

Students from other faculties, not the military department, seemed to realize the identity of the female student only then..

Isabella Elead.

A sophomore in the Department of Military Science, she showed off her genius talent for swords in just one year after entering the school, and eventually reached the level of a master..

The students of Arsene Academy looked at her with respect and awe as she became a master at the age of not yet twenty..

“Anyway, who are you waiting for??”

“I know. I heard that all the other seniors in the second year are outside for exams.…….”

Currently, Arsene Academy is in the midst of final exams for the first semester. The sophomores of the Military Faculty have moved to the suburbs for exams and practical tests..

So, the students were curious about why Ibella stayed on campus. Then, a student started talking to me.

“If you're curious, you can go and ask.?”

“no, that's kinda hard.”

“Eh? why?”

“Senior Elead is famous for being difficult to talk to. Even just looking at your expression right now, it doesn’t seem difficult to approach you hastily?”

An expressionless face without any emotion.

More than anything, I felt a strange spirit in Ybela. I don't know if it's because of the Master's strength, but there was a wall that was difficult to approach..

Did I realize this too late??

The student who spoke out let out a low moan..

“ok, that's for sure.”

“huh. That's why classmates and seniors, as well as professors, said that they couldn't talk to them easily..”

“that much?”

Students who open their eyes wide as if surprised.

In the middle of the conversation about Ibella, a student who had been looking at her silently tilted his head and muttered,.

“what? It doesn't even seem like that?”

“what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“look. you are laughing.”

“Ay, that can't be…….”

I can't believe the always expressionless Ybela is smiling?

Students familiar with Ibella looked away, thinking it was nonsense..

solidified at the same time.

“……uh?”

Ibella, who had created a cold atmosphere like a block of ice just a moment ago, was smiling brightly as if she had never been like that..

sincere smile without lies.

Facing this, the students put on a blank expression without saying who was first. There was someone approaching Ibella with him..

“Sorry for late.”

A man who speaks in a blunt tone.

He had his auburn hair tied back, revealing his muscular upper body, which was unusually bare..

Meanwhile, at the appearance of the man, Ibella shook her still smiling face..

“Ugh, no. i just came.”

It was a lie for anyone to see.

The students waited for at least 20 minutes just to see it. But Bella smiled broadly as if she was glad that she had waited so long..

then.

The faces of the students have changed..

“uh, uh uh?”

“that person……!”

Reaction as if realizing the man's identity.

that was natural.

At Arsene Academy, the best educational institution in the continent with a long history, there was only one person out of all of them..

Military Faculty Year 1, Ulaanbaatar.

Like Ibella, he is one of the hot topics shaking up the academy. However, he became famous in a slightly different sense than this Bella..

That you were suspended last semester.

When exchanging greetings with faculty members at the entrance ceremony, he broke all the windows in the auditorium with his booming voice, etc..

Is it because of so many notorieties??

Ulan became the number one target to avoid among freshmen and current students. Evidence of the students passing by and avoiding the uhlans.

Of course, the party didn't care at all..

“can we start now?”

“Yeah, I've got everything ready?”

“As you can see it's perfect.”

“……Doesn't look like that at all?”

Ibella replied in a tone of absurdity..

Unlike himself, who had a backpack and a canteen, all Ulan brought were two axes..

Ulan, on the other hand, didn't care.

“do not worry. Because this is enough.”

“Well, Ulan would do something.”

Ibella shrugged..

The Ulan she knew was a man with the strength and survival skills to survive even if he fell alone in the middle of the desert..

“good. Then shall we go?”

“do it.”

After answering, Ulan turned around..

The place he and Ibella headed to was the forest north of the academy. It was to participate in the survival test jointly conducted by 2nd and 1st graders..

2.

Northern forest outside the academy.

It was an unpopulated place due to the frequent appearances of demons, but it was a condition that did not matter to the two..

It was Ulan and Ybela..

‘good. We're finally alone.’

Ibella sighed in delight..

Being left alone with Ulan was what she had longed for. Because it was not easy for her to create this situation in school..

‘Because there are many competitors in the academy.’

Dilia, Perticia, and Noah.

It was fortunate that there was no Laurea aggressively attacking, but that did not completely put my mind at ease..

‘I was lucky.’

This situation was created thanks to Professor Stella's practical survival lecture..

Because of the unfortunate incident that occurred last year, this year's content has been changed to a survival test in which sophomores and first-year students form groups..

‘It's also because of Ulan's delay.’

If Ulan was a sophomore, he wouldn't have been in the same group. And one more, there was a hidden helper who created this situation.

『istan el deorg』

He is Ibella's father..

Ibela was able to be in the same group as Ulan thanks to the help of him, who was appointed emeritus professor of the Military Faculty earlier this year..

‘but the problem is…….’

There's a watchful eye here.

Stopping her thoughts, Ibella glanced up at the sky. Soon, something swiftly swimming through the clouds came into view..

Sphere wrapped in a pale halo.

she knew what it was.

‘……Eye of the Beholder.’

The highest level of magic for the purpose of surveillance.

There are very few people at Arsene Academy who can use magic of that level..

Even if it was something Professor Stella had prepared, it would be strange to leave the other groups behind and keep watch only where you and Ulan are..

Putting all this information together.

There was only one being presumed to be a magician. This Bella crumpled her face and muttered her name to herself..

‘Dylia Arpen.’

A genius wizard who has reached the highest level among existing wizards throughout the continent. He is also Ibella's rival (戀敵) at the same time..

Of course I don't understand.

If the circumstances were reversed, Ybela would have watched Ulan somehow..

‘But that's it and this is this.’

So Ibela decided.

Seeing the opportunity, he would secretly destroy the Eye of the Beholder. As I was finishing my thoughts with such a resolution, Ulan suddenly stopped..

“huh? Why did it suddenly stop?”

“The test area is here.”

The survival test is limited to the northern forest..

Beyond this is the land of the Ruben Empire. It must have stopped there because there was no reason to go further..

Ibela, on the other hand, thought differently..

“I won't go any further?”

“why?”

“uhm, because…….”

Blue-green eyes moved quickly..

As if thinking of the right answer. After a while, Ybela asked back to Ulan..

“I took this test last year?”

“I did.”

“But if you take the test in the same place, there is no point in proving your learning..”

“that…….”

“Above all, the northern forest is only a recommended area. Nowhere was it said not to go beyond it..”

Certainly there were no such restrictions.

I only told you to take the survival test in the northern woods, I didn't say not to go outside.

“Well, that certainly makes sense..”

“yes?”

Ibela let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Ulan nodding her head in agreement..

It's obvious, but I don't have the slightest thought of leaving the forest for the previous reasons..

The reason Ibella wanted to go to the Empire was because of the Eye of the Beholder..

‘Dillia said before.’

The Beholder's Eye is said to be less effective the farther away it is from the caster. Then there will surely be a gap to destroy.

And one more reason to get out of the northern forest. It's to prevent an intruder from interfering in a situation where Ulan and I are left alone..

If you leave the northern forest itself, chances of running into other students will disappear..

“Big! hmm!”

After entering the Empire, Ybela cleared her throat and closed the gap with Ulan..

It was to aim for an opportunity to sneak up close to him. But then, a situation happened that exceeded Ibella's expectations..

It was the presence of an intruder..

“This…….”

“Saved me the trouble of finding.”

Unpleasant mana and life that can be felt from afar.

It was a presence that only the Witchbeast could emit. One of the goals of the survival test was to hunt monsters below 2 stars, so Ulan grinned..

‘Ooh, it was great!’

Ibela, on the other hand, crumpled her face. I was just about to cling to Ulan, but I didn't expect that the Witchbeast would appear..

Surely this isn't a check prepared by Dillia? Around the time when I let out a sigh at the worst possible timing.

“So let's take a look at your skills after a long time.”

“uh? what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Professor Stella said it. In the first battle, I want the sophomores to demonstrate..”

Oh, right. she said that.

Ibela belatedly recalled this. She then nodded her head in agreement..

“ok then i'll deal with it.”

At that moment, Ibella's eyes grew cold..

Soon after, she drew her sword..

At the moment when I was trying to create an intimate atmosphere, in order to judge the demon who disturbed me.

So the moment I took a step forward.

Ibella's realm unfolded.

sasa sasa sasa─!

Centered on her, all the surrounding environment came within the range of her senses, and before long, she identified all the places where the witches were hiding..

‘forty five steps.’

number seven. I don't think I've noticed the existence of this side yet. Of course, it doesn't matter if you do or not. I'll take care of everything anyway.

dig!

The moment Ibella's body hit the ground, the space of forty-five steps was reduced in an instant..

Eventually, before the demon beasts even noticed her existence, sword attacks that cut through space poured in..

squeak─!

The seven demons' bodies were divided into dozens..

Eliminating all obstacles, Evela returned to Ulan's place without looking back..

“huh? Ulan?”

Ibella made a puzzled expression..

It was because he noticed that Ulan's face was as hard as a stone. Why are you making that face? she asked, tilting her head..

“what's the matter? there's something?”

“body is gone.”

“uh? what does that mean…….”

“It is said that the demon's corpse has disappeared..”

It can't be. Because all seven monsters were surely cut down. However, it was Ulan's words, not someone else's, so Ybela slowly looked away..

I immediately opened my eyes.

“……!?”

Because the body is really gone.

No, to be more precise, the body did not disappear. It just turned into whitish ash and fluttered in the air..

However, the reason why Ulan and Ybela reacted so strongly was because there was only one type of monster that met its end like that..

“……Abyssal Beast.”

possibility of non-existence.

a reality that can't happen.

However, the scene unfolding before my eyes is a characteristic that only the Demonic Beast of the Abyss possesses. As a result, the forest where the ash was flying was soon filled with a sense of desolation..