The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 188

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11.

After the finals of the sports day were over.

The awards ceremony soon began.

As a reward for winning, as I heard from Professor Miel earlier, a small scholarship, permission to go out or stay out, immunity, etc. were given.

“… … “This concludes the sports day.”

With the final speech by Berge Erkazan, Dean of the Military Studies Department, the Arsene Sports Day, which lasted for three days, came to an end.

And that night.

A party was held in the central square.

It was an after-party prepared by the department for students who participated in the sports day.

“Ah, senior! come here!”

“We saved your seat!”

A lively atmosphere like a festival.

Regardless of whether the sports day was won or lost, everyone got together and had fun conversations. Of course, that wasn’t the case for all of them.

“Hey, let’s just go somewhere else.”

“that’s right. “It’s a bit hard to sit on the floor like a commoner.”

“It’s funny to mess around with them.”

The students were largely divided into two.

nobles, and commoners.

The girl with light blue hair, who had been watching the polarization intensifying even at the after-party, sighed heavily.

“It’s a really sad sight.”

Representative of the winning team, Iris Senior.

She sighed repeatedly and muttered with a confused expression.

“Even in places like this, we don’t hang out together. “I also feel uneasy that the student council is taking the lead in promoting such discrimination.”

“But it’ll be okay now.”

At that time, a voice suddenly intervened.

Ulan, a barbarian, served as the vice-representative of the winning team.

As he watched the wall dividing him by social status, he pursed his lips with an expressionless face.

“Because you said you would change.”

“you’re right. That’s how it should be. Regardless of class and status differences, as long as we are at Arsene Academy, we are all the same students.”

Iris strengthened her resolve once again.

By launching a new student council, they were determined to root out the discrimination and bad practices that were prevalent within the academy.

“Probably after the fall semester field trip, election activities will begin in earnest.”

“Right.”

“Well, that’s what I’m saying.”

Iris, with her long tongue hanging out.

After hesitating for a moment, she glanced at Ulan with rather nervous eyes. As if there was something I wanted to say.

“If you have something to say, say it.”

“Ah yes!”

When Ulan urged her to answer, Iris continued speaking in a voice full of power.

“As I said last time, is it okay if I ask for your cooperation?”

“Of course.”

“Really?”

“Yes, because I promised.”

Is it because of the refreshing answer?

The tense expression on her face instantly cleared up, and Iris smiled brightly.

“thank you. “Thanks to you, I feel reassured.”

A smile of relief spreads across my lips.

As I was quietly looking at this, I heard a voice looking for Iris from afar.

“Iris! “You were here.”

A girl with flowing purple hair.

It was Camilla Tanesia, Iris’s best friend.

He was also in the same class 3 as Ulan at this sports day.

“why? “Do you have anything to do?”

“Ugh, it’s nothing else. Other kids were asking where you went, so I just came to look for you.”

After roughly answering.

Camilla looked at Iris and Ulan alternately and suddenly smiled strangely.

“If you are having an important conversation, let’s talk about it. “I’ll tell the kids.”

“are you okay. “I said everything I had to say.”

Iris, on the other hand, shook her head.

Since we have received a promise to cooperate in election activities, there is nothing more to talk about now.

“Then I will excuse myself. “I hope the Ulan cadets also have a great party.”

Iris bows her head.

After a polite greeting, she quickly disappeared with Camilla. She turned her body as if waiting for Ulan, who was left alone.

A place I had been seeing long before I spoke with Iris. It was heading straight to the table piled high with all kinds of delicious food.

12.

Meanwhile, around that time.

At a party with a noisy atmosphere, there was one place that was particularly awkwardly silenced.

“… … .”

Three girls facing each other.

Ibella, Delia, and Perticia.

The three of us, who happened to be gathered in one place, glanced at each other with our mouths closed. It was a time when such quiet times continued.

“Hmm! Hmm!”

Ibella was the first to break the silence.

After a while, she looked at Perticia, the white-haired girl who was sitting quietly, and opened her mouth.

“Last time I heard, the name was definitely… … .”

“My name is Tisha Lapidis.”

Perticia proudly reveals her pseudonym.

Is it because of the smiling face?

I feel easier to talk to. So, I shook off her nervousness and got straight to the point.

“Can I ask you one question?”

“Yes, it just turned out well. Actually, I also wanted to ask you something.”

“uh? “For both of us?”

“Actually, I’ve been curious about something for a long time. Since you spoke first, let’s take turns answering questions.”

“Ugh, I understand.”

After nodding with a confused face.

Ibella cleared her throat. She then spoke with a very serious face.

“It happened in the defense battle earlier… … .”

What she wanted to ask was about an unusual change that occurred during the first defensive war that did not make sense through common sense.

Then Delia also looked at Perticia with a curious face. Because she, too, was curious about that fact.

“Oh, that’s a simple question.”

After explaining the whole story.

Perticia smiled brightly. She then responded by saying that she was no big deal.

“Actually, I have a special ability.”

“Special abilities?”

“Yes, I can’t tell you.”

“… … what?”

Ibella frowned.

Because anyone can give this answer.

So, it felt like a joke rather than a serious answer, so just when I was about to get angry, Perticia continued to answer.

“Because this ability is a family secret, so I only share it with people who are really close to me. “I’ll definitely tell you later when we get closer.”

“… … .”

I was speechless when I heard the words that came back.

Even though I was told it was a family secret, it was rude to keep questioning it.

“So now it’s my turn to ask, right?”

“Okay, that’s true, but… … .”

Ibella let out a low moan.

I wanted to ask more questions, but I couldn’t, so I kept quiet.

Some time after that.

She sighed in resignation.

“Ha, I understand. “What are you curious about?”

“Are you guys dating Ulan?”

“Puh-hum! What, what, what?!”

Are you surprised by the question out of nowhere?

Ibella squirted out the same water she had been drinking.

An expression that clearly shows embarrassment.

On the other hand, Delia’s reaction was different. She asked back with a relatively calm expression.

“Suddenly, why, you ask?”

“I’m just curious.”

A bright smiling face.

No emotions or true intentions could be read from a face that only had a smile. However, she is as white as the smoke flowing from Perticia.

That means it is not a lie.

However, I could not understand the intention behind the question. Just as Delia’s eyes narrowed at this, Bella, who had been hesitant, pressed her lips to hers.

“S-we’re not dating yet… … .”

“yes? I beg your pardon?”

“of course! It’s definitely not that I don’t like Ulan, but do I still want to progress the relationship step by step? huh! okay.”

Ybella is flustered and talking gibberish.

It was a reaction that left everyone feeling confused. On the contrary, Delia still opened her mouth with a calm expression.

“Probably, sooner or later, it will happen.”

“yes? “What does that mean?”

“Me and Ulan are going to start dating soon.”

“what? “Really?”

“huh. really.”

Delia nods with an expressionless face.

Meanwhile, as soon as those words were finished, Ibella immediately came out of her confusion. Then he immediately started to refute with an angry expression on his face.

“for a moment! Whoever you want… … !”

“This time, during summer vacation.”

Right after Ibella finished speaking.

Delia looked intently into her turquoise eyes and confessed what happened during her vacation.

“Dear Ulan, I like you. “I confessed.”

“… … uh?”

Eyes trembling as if embarrassed.

The first time I heard it, I wanted to yell at him not to joke, but I couldn’t.

Unlike his own pupils, which were fluctuating, the golden eyes shining in front of him were as unwavering as a calm lake.

“So, I am the most powerful.”

What a confession. For an instant, I felt my heart sink, and for some reason, a sense of nervousness and defeat crept up on me.

“… … .”

At the same time, a fire broke out inside.

A burning flame of jealousy. So, as she was biting her lip without saying a word, Perticia asked again with her face lower than her curiosity.

“Then what did Ulan reply?”

“I haven’t heard the answer yet.”

“huh? why?”

“Because I have more important things to do now.”

To thwart the threat of the abyss.

Her eyes shone with a sense of mission, along with the truth she realized while going through the trials of a warrior.

“So, one day, when everything is over, I asked you to go and answer me.”

She answers with a serious face.

On the other hand, Perticia looked as if she had lost steam. Then she shrugged her shoulders.

“Hey, what is it?”

“what?”

“Then we’re just nothing.”

“… … “Nothing, nothing, nothing.”

“no. “If you just confess and don’t hear an answer, then you’re not in a relationship at all.”

“that… … .”

A word that pierces like an awl.

However, if she retreated like this, it would be like acknowledging Perticia’s words, so Delia immediately prepared for a counterattack.

“Well, still, I got a face stamp from my father when I was in the principality, so we can see that we have a special relationship.”

“joy! “It’s the same for me.”

Then a counterattack came from an unexpected place.

It was Ibella, stoking a flame of jealousy in the corner. Through the conversation between Perticia and Delia, she found out what happened to her and fought back without giving up.

Starting with this, the two bicker.

Meanwhile, Perticia, who can be said to be the culprit of all the commotion, overheard their conversation from a distance away.

‘Hmm, I see. ‘That’s it.’

Because I finally realized it.

Ulan and I are not really dating. To be precise, the two only had one-sided feelings for Ulan.

‘So to summarize… … .’

In other words, the conclusion is that Ulan’s relationships with women are not promiscuous at all. With her newfound awareness, Perticia smiled sheepishly.

‘I made a misunderstanding.’

Perticia, who belatedly realized the truth, hummed. She wasn’t sure why, but she suddenly felt better.

A smile bloomed on my face again.

At that time, I was smiling alone while looking at Ibella and Delia who were still bickering.

“Is everyone here?”

“Ah, Ulan!”

The person who stands at the center of all conversations and events.

Ulan appeared. She was with Noah, a girl with black hair as soft as silk.

“No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find it.”

“Have you been with Noah until now?”

“no! “I met you by chance!”

Noah shakes his head quickly.

She instinctively sensed the strange atmosphere hovering between Ibella and Delia, and quickly explained the situation.

“I brought him here because he was alone in the corner devouring his food.”

“Oh, was that something like that?”

Ibella’s complexion brightened.

After avoiding a situation that could have sparked a misunderstanding, the atmosphere surrounding the group quickly changed.

The atmosphere is much more friendly than before.

Just with the addition of Ulan, I never thought it would make such a difference. Perticia blinked her eyes as she looked at him curiously.

Some time after that.

A short period of time passed and the party atmosphere was gradually becoming more mature.

Suddenly, a loud voice came from the barracks next to the square.

“iced coffee! The steering committee will be notified.”

“About 10 minutes from now, a campfire event will be held at the academy’s central square at 9 p.m. sharp.”

The two men and women who were in charge of broadcasting at the sports day.

These are the voices of Edeline and Million.

The two used a voice amplification device to deliver a notification throughout the party.

“The campfire held this time is one of Arsene Academy’s long-standing traditions.”

“If you throw the paper with your wish written on it into the fire and make a wish again before it turns to ashes, absolutely! They say wishes come true!”

Edeline shouts in a heated voice.

Of course, this is something close to superstition.

Most of the students didn’t care either and focused on the party they were enjoying.

‘Well, there’s no way there are people being fooled.’

Noah also chuckled.

However, unlike the general reaction, there were some who showed particular interest.

“My wish… … .”

“Unconditionally, it will come true?”

Ibella and Delia.

When they heard that their wish would come true, their attention immediately turned to the campfire.

On the other hand, Ulan’s reaction was sour.

Until I heard backstory.

“In addition, don’t miss out on our special roasted whole pig, a fantastic dish that can only be tasted near a campfire.”

“Let’s go right now.”

“huh!”

Ulan immediately kicks the ground.

Ibella and Delia also followed behind him and headed toward the campfire, as if they had been waiting.

Noah looked bewildered at this sight, but soon smiled and walked away.

And that time.

In addition to the academy’s campfire, there were other places where huge flames were burning. A terrible place where firewood was piled up with dead bodies and the embers were lit.

It was the imperial castle of the Leuven Empire.

Chapter 43. Dream of different statues

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