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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 385

Afterwords: Pertishia Ib al-Ruben (bottom))

6.

After winning prizes in the lights out game.

Ulan and Perticia continued to walk the streets of the festival for a long time after that. The two never tired of each other, but only came to an end late at night..

“Phew, it's a little tough now.”

That's right, I'll do it.

After escaping the imperial castle, I've been wandering around for over midnight already. After a while, the two sat down on a secluded hill outside the capital..

“Then shall we go back soon?”

“no! She said it was hard, but she never said she wanted to go back..”

Perticia made a sullen face..

like complaining. Then, as if something suddenly came to mind, I opened my eyes wide..

“ah! Maybe Ulan is tired too?”

“nothing at all.”

“That's too bad. When she said she was tired, she tried to sing. Huhu, of course, even if you say you're not tired, you'll still sing..”

Perticia finished answering on her own accord and got up from her seat. She then took a light breath in and pursed her lips..

After a while, the wind that entered her lungs turned into a song and flowed out..

“────.”

A song that resonates softly.

Soon, the spirits appeared one by one. They danced with Perticia at the center, creating such a dreamy situation..

A landscape that looks like something out of a fairy tale book.

Watching this, I felt that the slight fatigue accumulated in my body was washed away. It was the special ability of Perticia's song..

After a not short time has passed.

“……how was it?”

After the song, Pertisia glanced at Ulan as if asking for his opinion. In response, Ulan gave her honest impressions with her light applause..

“still sings well.”

“hehe, thank you.”

Perticia smiled with a shy face and sat down next to Ulan with a much lighter step. She then leaned her head on his shoulder and she said.

“I have to thank Ibella..”

“hmm? Ibella?”

“Like it or not, it's because of him that I can spend this time with Ulan..”

“what does that mean?”

“there is such a thing.”

Perticia, who laughed awkwardly, evaded the answer roughly. Then, at once, she took Ulan's arm and pressed her face..

“Anyway, I want to ask you something.”

“……?”

“What exactly happened with Evela in the survival trial? ah! I want to hear what happened when I went to Dillia and the Principality of Arpen..”

Eyes that feel somehow persistent.

I don't know why I was curious about that all of a sudden, but Ulan meekly explained the situation at the time..

After a while, towards the end of the story, Perticia became quite uncomfortable..

“Whoa, everyone made good memories..”

“is it?”

“yes So make it with me too. It's a good memory that can't be beat even if you compare it to the two!”

A voice burning with determination.

Ulan pointed to the festival street.

“Isn't this enough?”

They sneaked out of the imperial castle and enjoyed the festival together. Isn't that a good memory? When I asked with that intention, the answer came back in the negative at once..

“no! that's not enough.”

“then what do you want?”

“All you need is one.”

Pertishia raised her finger..

“Do not worry. Unlike the other kids, I'm less greedy..”

“Was it?”

“is it so. I don't want anything big.”

a pure smile.

However, the words that followed were far from pure..

“make a baby with me.”

“……If you don't want anything big.”

“huh? baby is not big?”

Does size mean body size?.

Ulan looked at Perticia with his mouth shut. Cause she didn't know what to say.

Meanwhile, Perticia smiled shyly and reached out to push Ulan's shoulder. Then, as she was, she rode on top of Ulan's body..

“So lie down.”

Perticia, who spoke in a whisper, brushed her slightly flowing hair over her ear. She then met her eyes with Ulan and she laughed..

“I'm going to make a baby from now on.”

After the shocking declaration.

Perticia smiled bashfully and buried her face in Ulan's arms. Not long after that, the two shadows overlapped into one..

7.

how long has it been like that?

Time passing through the night and heading towards dawn.

Ulan looked up at the night sky while lying on the hill. Then she quietly called the name of the girl lying next to her..

“……perticia.”

“why?”

“what are you doing?”

“I'm making a baby?”

Pertisia asked back as if asking something so obvious. She put on a shy expression, then she stretched out her arms and hugged Ulan's body..

“In the past, I didn't know what to do, so I believed that if I held hands with a member of the opposite sex, I would have a baby. But lately I've realized that's not the case..”

“what did you realize?”

“That the real way to make a baby is to hold on to the opposite sex for a long time.!”

A thrilling answer came back.

Ulan looked at her with a bewildered look, but Perticia didn't seem to notice this and just laughed..

“Lord Saxony, ladies-in-waiting and spirits all said the same, so this time it's really accurate.”

“…….”

Ulan shut his mouth tightly..

It was only then that I remembered it. It is known that Pertisia, who has been confined in a cage called the imperial castle for dozens of years, has no basic knowledge of sex..

I think we had a similar situation last year when we went to the fountain of magic with her. Recalling her memories of her time, Ulan let out a deep sigh at her..

“Pertishia, the baby…….”

It doesn't happen just by hugging.

The moment she tried to speak to tell the truth with words that denied her common sense.

Ulan closed his mouth again..

It was because the spirits surrounding them shook their heads in unison. In addition, he even glared at Ulan with fearsome eyes..

As if you won't tolerate nonsense.

“huh? what were you trying to say?”

“……It is nothing.”

Ulan silently shook his head at Perticia, who asked back in a puzzled manner. He decided that there was nothing good to buy from the spirit's wrath..

some time after that.

After a long time passed while being hugged by Perticia, she spoke again..

“Ulan?”

“why?”

“Will you soon have a baby??”

could it have happened.

In my heart, I wanted to say that, but if I did, I would receive the wrath of the spirits. Ulan eventually gave an ambiguous answer..

“I honestly don't know.”

“right? So I'd rather hold you until morning.”

Pertisia hugs Ulan even tighter.

Judging by the smile blooming on her lips, it seems that having a baby was not such an important issue..

“why are you laughing so much?”

“hehe, i like it so much That's because I never even imagined that I would be able to escape from the castle like this until last spring..”

bird in cage.

It was the most representative term for Perticia in her past life, and until her reunion at the academy last year..

but now it's different.

A bird that is usually in a cage, but can escape whenever it wants. That's what Pertishia is all about today..

“After meeting Ulan, and after defeating the abyss, every day is even more happy and satisfying. Except for one.”

“what is that?”

“There is no Ulan by my side. If only that was met, it would be really perfect.”

She licks her lips as if regretting it.

Perticia let out a small sigh and spoke while glancing at Ulan from the side of her eyes..

“Why don't you just choose me right now? Then the empire would be in Ulan hands..”

“no particular need.”

“Whoa, why?!”

“Because I've already experienced it in my past life. I will live this life for what I want.”

In the past life, Ulan conquered the steppe and further united all the tribes into one..

Of course, I can't compare it to the Empire, but I've sat in the ruler's seat before, so I didn't want to walk the same path in this life..

“Then what should I do to stay by your side??”

“it's okay to do nothing.”

“But then you won't be by my side!”

Perticia frowned..

Repeated questions and answers like a dodol table.

Ulan, who pondered for a moment while watching her stubbornness, soon came up with the best answer..

“I can't always be by your side. But I can promise you this one thing.”

“heh, what?”

“If you say you need help, I will come to you wherever you are. As always, even if I fall into the abyss again.”

Ulan answers with a serious face.

Then, Perticia, who always had a pouting expression, stared blankly at him. Then she frowned and muttered.

“……I'm sorry If you say things like that, you can't keep insisting..”

“Glad then.”

Ulan burst into laughter..

Because I felt the end of the conversation that was repeated over and over again. Of course, even if I hadn't come up with an answer like this, the conversation would have been cut off soon anyway..

“huh? Ulan? What's wrong?”

Then Pertisia spoke up..

It was because Ulan, who burst into laughter once, stood up and looked around..

After a while, the answer came back.

“seems to be surrounded.”

“yes?”

Are you under siege? to whom?

When doubts dwell in your bright red eyes.

Suddenly, something burst out of the shadows. A strange being with the face of a young Perticia.

It was the spirit of the abyss.

“I'm sorry, Pertisia. caught.”

It was a short message, but the meaning was simple and clear. The moment Pertisia's eyes got bigger and bigger.

“……princess.”

An eerie sound knocked on my ears..

A voice came from the head of the knights who surrounded the hill. It was the voice of Saxony, the royal sword that guarded Perticia..

“It's time to go back.”

A situation where terrifying nagging is expected.

Perticia's face turned pale..

8.

late dawn.

After returning to the imperial castle, Saxony's nagging hit Perticia like a bombardment..

The nagging that led to the participation of the ladies-in-waiting ended only in the morning, and Pertisia, who had continued to suffer, collapsed from exhaustion..

“ugh i can't get up.”

Pertisia Lying Down and Crying.

After a while, she looked apologetically at Ulan, who had been nagging with her..

“I'm sorry, Ulan. I was nagged because of me, and I couldn't even eat royal cuisine..”

“Okay. I still had fun.”

“Uh, I'm glad you said that…….”

Perticia blurted out her backstory..

After thinking about it for a while, she opened her eyes wide as if she had suddenly thought of a good idea..

“ah! How about staying here until the day after tomorrow? It's the weekend anyway.”

“It can't be. I promised.”

“yes? If it's a promise……?”

Towards her questioning question with a puzzled face, Ulan revealed about the promise he made with Ibella yesterday before coming to the imperial castle..

some time after that.

Perticia crumpled her face..

“……I can't even see it easily. I thought I would predict my actions and even prepare for them..”

“prediction? prepare?”

“Ahaha, nothing. It's okay to say it's a substitute today, but I'll formally invite you again soon. Let's eat the delicacies then.”

“yeah don't expect.”

Ulan laughed and left the northern garden that way. After returning to the imperial castle, Pertisha had scribbled assignments in her hands, so she was thinking of returning to the academy..

But then.

“Ulan!”

Pertishia came running from afar.

Closing the gap like a swift rabbit, she hugged Ulan's body at once and smiled brightly..

“There's something I forgot to say.”

“what?”

“Jangsaengjong’s appeal.”

“……?”

What are you talking about out of nowhere?

When Ulan asked with a puzzled expression, Pertisia answered in a whisper..

“I am half man, half spirit. They live much longer than humans and age slowly..”

“what to say suddenly…….”

“I just wanted to tell you that the Jangsaengjong isn't the only one with Dillia..”

Ulan's eyes widened at the returned words..

This topic was a conversation I had with Dillia alone in the dukedom of Arpen during summer vacation. But how does Perticia know this??

The moment when doubts soared.

‘……ah.’

I figured out the answer too late.

A spirit wrapped around Perticia. If you borrow their power, physical distance would be meaningless.

Around the time I realized something new.

“See you later, Ulan..”

Perticia took a step back and waved her hand with a smile. After a while, as he left the imperial castle, the shadow of Perticia suddenly emerged..

It was the spirit of the abyss.

“Humans are so incomprehensible.”

“Yes? what?”

“Can't everyone just go out with Ulan? Why compete for something that can be easily solved?…….”

“no, i absolutely hate that.”

At that moment, Perticia interrupted the spirit of the abyss and answered as if muttering..

Turning her body sideways, she continued talking while looking in the direction of the academy..

“Even if it's a peaceful way, then you'll have to share the love of Uhlan. I can't give them even the tiniest amount of love..”

A voice cold as ice.

With cold eyes blowing in her eyes, Perticia took the blade of decision she had been holding in her heart out of her mouth a little..

“So when I become emperor, I will stop polygamy. The royal family and the great nobility will only have one partner without exception..”

“What if I don't get chosen??”

“Whoops, that will never happen.”

after a light laugh.

Pertisia said confidently..

“I will make you choose me unconditionally.”

by all means must.

After making a confident declaration, Pertisia's eyes lit up as she looked in the direction Ulan had disappeared..

blazing red eyes.

Beyond that, obsession and possessiveness were buried. Enough to call it madness.