Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 97
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9.
When the evening glow colored the sky.
The princess' party's schedule has also come to an end..
All that remains now is to return to the imperial castle. However, Perticia did not return immediately..
“Can't we just look around the night market and go back? yes? please.”
If I go back now, I will have to confine myself to the imperial castle until the day I transfer to the academy..
So I begged Rimer, the escort knight..
It's fine as long as it's until the sun goes down, so let's look around the town a little longer.
Of course, Rimmer was against it..
All business was already over, and there was nothing to gain by staying longer. However, my heart was weakened by repeated pleas, and I finally raised the white flag..
“Phew, I see. Let's look around some more.”
“really? really?”
“Instead there is a condition.”
Rimmer spread two fingers..
First, wear a mask.
Due to the nature of the night market where large numbers of people gather, Perticia's beautiful face can easily attract attention and remain in people's memory..
this makes it difficult.
Because she is a princess whose existence itself is hidden. So she suggested covering her face..
“all right. I'll wear a mask!”
As soon as I nodded willingly.
Perticia quickly covered her face with the mask she was carrying. Then Lee Mer added her second condition..
“The next thing is to promise to return to the imperial castle as soon as you reach the end of the night market..”
“yes i promise that too!”
Anyway, let Rimmer change his words, Perticia nodded enthusiastically..
with a brighter face.
After receiving such a definite answer, Rimer notified the Royal Guard of the changed schedule through an attendant..
It was to visit the night market..
yeah, it was fine until here.
I wasn't even worried that there would be a problem in the first place. The night market in the imperial capital is famous throughout the entire continent for being safe..
‘however…….’
I hope this problem will happen.
Rimer frowned and let out a sigh. In front of her eyes was the sight of Pertisha, who had confronted her merchant, raising her voice..
“This is a total scam!”
The place where the problem occurred is one of the common gambling tables in the night market. Among them, this is the so-called lights out game..
Gameplay is very simple.
Throw darts made from mana stone fragments and hit the magic lamp decorated on the wall..
Then, a magical reaction occurs and the lights go out, and if you extinguish a total of five lights, you get one prize..
‘It doesn't matter if you're curious.’
The real problem happened then.
Succeeded in extinguishing four lights, but failed in the fifth..
In response, Perticia tried again, and this time she succeeded in hitting her back..
But this time the fire did not go out.
‘I must have been tricked so that it wouldn't go out.’
A common sight in the gambling tables of the night market.
So Rimmer passed it off as nothing..
Pertissia, on the other hand, was not.
She realized that there was some kind of trick in magic and etc., and began to question it..
Furthermore, I quickly figured out what kind of trick it was. Perhaps the spirit told me.
‘It is said that spirits can easily see things that humans can hardly notice..’
That is how these four months came into existence..
In fact, even until Perticia first started questioning, the merchants of the lights out game had a grim expression on their faces..
However, when he found out that there was no evidence in her accusation, he burst into anger with a red flag..
“what nonsense is that?”
“There's even proof that we did?”
“yeah like i said before……!”
never ending quarrel.
Around the time when Rimmer, who sighed again, was contemplating how to stop it. Suddenly, the attendants who were with me came over and started talking to me..
“……Lord Lapidis.”
“A message from the Royal Guard.”
“3It says that it has found a class boundary target and is currently approaching it..”
3A level alert target refers to an existence that includes risk factors that require alerts..
At the same time, it also means the second person facing the imperial family escort mission..
In other words, a person who has already met once has reappeared. However, there was no need to ask about the appearance or characteristics of the target..
Because Rimer was just about to be found..
‘red haired barbarian.’
The only way to tell if you are a savage or not is to look at your clothes. Because he was the only one in the night market with his shirt off..
At the same time, he was also the person I met at the cafe I stopped by earlier during the day..
‘At that time, they had arrived before us, so I wasn't so wary.…….’
If we meet again like this, the story will be different.
Even this time, it seemed that the other side approached first, so I had no choice but to be more vigilant..
So while Rimmer kept his eyes on the red-haired savage, he approached Perticia, who was still arguing..
then whispered softly.
“Please go back, princess..”
“Ugh, but……!”
“there's a suspicious guy.”
At those words, Pertisia's mouth was closed..
Probably because I realized that I couldn't be stubborn anymore. With a dissatisfied expression on his face, he kept his mouth shut. At this change, the merchants shouted in a spirited manner..
“Look! You can't say anything because you're trying to force yourself and get caught.!”
“Don't interfere with business and get out of here!”
Perticia's shoulders trembled..
an angry face.
Then, after scattering cold eyes at the merchants, Rimer whispered again..
“Don't be too upset. I will punish them severely later..”
The punishment for disrespecting the princess would sooner or later be fully paid. When I tried to step back from her with such a promise.
Suddenly, barbarians came this way..
Seeing this, Rimer's eyebrows twitched..
Could it be that Pertisia was really the goal? The moment when her face was wary.
he stopped walking.
“i want to try it too.”
The place where Pertisia was until just now.
right in front of the merchants.
It seems that he came to participate in the game. The merchants also changed their complexion, perhaps recognizing that they were customers..
“oh, welcome.”
“The participation fee is three coins..”
“we are here.”
red haired barbarian.
Ulan quietly handed over the money..
The merchants who accepted it disappeared with the words to wait a moment as we will arrange the magic lights..
When I was spending time in silence.
“wow, that's amazing.”
I suddenly heard a longing voice.
A clear voice like a clear bell.
It was Pertisia, a colleague from the past life. Although she was much younger than I remembered,.
Meanwhile, Perticia, who was about seven steps away from Ulan, pointed to the floor..
Then he said in a curious tone.
“I've never seen a wolf living in the shadows.”
She sensed Baekrang's existence at once..
Ulan, on the other hand, responded calmly..
Of course. She can see spirits and spirit creatures, and has the ability to easily find them wherever they hide..
so i didn't answer.
Then Perticia spoke again..
“But you know.”
“……?”
“why are you so naked?”
“it's hot.”
“Well, it's been really hot lately..”
After exchanging trivial conversations.
The corners of his mouth behind the mask rose slightly. It is a landscape with a soft smile.
“I'm glad though.”
“what are you talking about?”
“If that's the case, I don't think I'll have to worry about getting my clothes wet..”
If Ulan had no memories of his past life, he would have wondered what this meant..
However, Ulan, who had become accustomed to Perticia's ability and speech, understood her meaning at once..
“Right. Does that mean it's going to rain soon??”
“……!”
The eyes inside the mask widened..
as if surprised.
“uh, how did you know?”
She can predict the weather by communicating with the spirits. However, only a few know this, and even this was told by Perticia..
Ulan, on the other hand, was different..
He had accurately grasped her ability from the brief conversation he had just had. He was the first to notice this.
“it sounded like that.”
Meanwhile, Ulan evaded the answer..
It was annoying because I thought the story would be long to explain in detail..
Unable to resolve the question, Pertisia tried to ask it again, but was unable to raise the question..
“customer! ready to go.”
“ok get this here.”
It's because the lights out game is ready.
After a while, six darts were issued to Ulan. At the same time, the twelve magic lamps on the opposite wall lit up brightly..
“what can i do?”
“Just throw this and hit the magic light exactly. Then, a magical reaction occurs and the flame of the lamp goes out..”
“If you match a total of five magic lights, you can take one of the prizes you want from the prizes there..”
Simple. Ulan nodded her head..
But then, Perticia, who had been silently observing the situation, intervened in the conversation..
“I need to explain this too. If you extinguish all twelve magic lights, you can choose three prizes of your choice..”
A paradoxical explanation that came out of nowhere.
Merchants frowned. Ulan looked back at them and asked again..
“is that true?”
“well, it is…….”
“1It will be difficult to turn it all off in one session. I haven't had any successful customers so far..”
“I bet it is. The magic light outside was coated with reagent so that it would never go out..”
Pertisia speaks in a sarcastic tone.
Was her repeated criticism annoying?.
Merchants crumpled their faces..
“hey girl!”
“You've been framing me like that since earlier, and if you keep doing that, I'll call the guards.!”
Merchants making threats with grim faces.
When the controversy was about to break out again.
“understood.”
Ulan nodded quietly..
He then grabbed the dart and said.
“then let's turn it all off.”
“haha, you're excited.”
“As I said before, it won't be easy.”
Merchants withdrew with smiles..
As if it's okay to start the game.
and at that moment.
Two changes have taken place.
First the wind stopped.
The wind that tickled the cheeks, and the wind that rustled the leaves, all disappeared..
As if the whole area had become windless.
and next…….
Ulan's muscles swelled enormously..
‘Because I drank the elixir and became stronger.’
No more, no less, throw with half of your maximum power..
immediately after making a decision.
Ulan threw a dart without hesitation..
Whoo! quagga gaga―!
Darts flying with terrifying momentum.
The dart that left my hand pierced the center of the wall with the sound of tearing the wind..
Wow! Kwajik! click!
The magic lamp that makes a loud noise and breaks.
But it's not just that it's broken.
An intense shockwave occurred around the place where the dart was stuck, and in the aftermath of this, other magic lights, as well as the whole wall, were blown away..
“kyaak!”
“what, what?”
“Did an accident happen?!”
Is it because of the loud noise??
There was a commotion with screams all around..
Starting with a tremendous roar, the wall on which the magic lamp was hung collapsed and thick smoke rose..
After a while, after the smoke clears.
What was revealed was a total mess..
torn tent.
Debris and crumbs on the floor.
It was the remains of what was once a wall. like some kind of explosion.
And as the wall completely collapsed, the magic lamp attached to it also naturally turned into powder..
The absence of a single light was proof.
“…….”
The horror unfolding before my eyes.
The merchants of the lights out game were half stunned by this completely unexpected sight..
Merchants just stare blankly at the scenery in front of them, as if they can't believe the current situation. A calm voice came to their ears..
“I turned it all off.”
It was Ulan's voice..
he immediately turned around.
“Then I'll take the prize.”
Even though the tent was blown away and the walls collapsed, I turned off all the magic lights anyway..
But as I approached the display stand.
Merchants who came to their senses blocked the front.
24page. what happened in the capital
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