The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 269

Chapter 59. Disturbance (3)

4.

After successfully placing a curse on Sirpi.

Unlike Sirpi, whose complexion had darkened considerably, a bright smile appeared on Noah’s lips. It was because I had finally found a guide to the desert.

So, towards the end of the conversation.

“So is everything done?”

“Yes, thank you for your cooperation, Count.”

Noah bowed his head politely at Istan’s words. But then, the blonde girl who had been silent all this time suddenly took a step forward.

“huh? Ibella?”

Noah asks curiously.

But no answer came back.

Ibella just walked towards Sirpi with a stern expression and a stern look on her face.

“Sylphy.”

“Hey, Ibella?”

“I heard. Everything, including that you are from a pagan background and that you came here for a purpose.”

A calm voice floating in the air.

On the other hand, both eyes were burning brightly with complex emotions. After taking a deep breath, she narrowed her eyes and asked a question.

“However, I heard this from someone else, so I’ll ask you directly.”

“Well, that means… … .”

“Is what you said earlier true?”

Ibella calmly asked back to Sirpi, who was trying to give an answer with a pale face.

A strange pressure pressing down on my body.

Feeling similar to the pressure he felt from Istan, Sirpi could only nod silently with a pale face.

“… … okay. I see.”

Actually, it was strange.

The first time she felt uncomfortable was during summer vacation, when Istan left a message asking for a letter to be delivered to Sylphy.

“I have a fairly deep connection with the Ludhina family since I was in the desert.”

At the time, I just assumed that Sylphy’s family was in the desert. But if you think a little deeper, this doesn’t make sense.

Because the Count Deorg family is the only one guarding the border bordering the desert. Ibella sighed and looked at Sirpi.

“Then I guess approaching Ulan and I was planned from the beginning.”

“Well, that’s not it! never!”

Sirpi hastily denied it.

Ibella reflexively looked back at Delia and she nodded silently. It meant that Sirpi’s words were not lies.

This made me feel a little better, but it didn’t really change my mind. So I was about to say something, but then I turned away.

“I’m sorry for suddenly interrupting.”

“Ugh, no.”

Noah shook his head.

The reason why Ibella suddenly intervened was also understandable. Ibella and Sirpi had a very close relationship in this episode.

‘however… … .’

Sirpi is actually a heretic who can be said to be the empire’s archenemy. It would be natural to feel uneasy. Maybe you will feel betrayed.

So Noah kept his mouth shut.

Afterwards, in a somewhat awkward atmosphere, a voice was suddenly heard breaking the silence.

“Just one last question.”

It was Ulan.

He, who was usually oblivious, looked at Sirpi with an indifferent expression, as if he had not read the current atmosphere at all.

“I want to ask what Ludrick’s lineage is.”

“Oh, that’s… … .”

“I’ll explain for you.”

Istan intercepted Sirpi’s answer.

He soon summarized and relayed the story about Rudrik’s family, and Ulan muttered with interest as he listened.

“Amazing. “There are two more like that.”

The moment the soft voice stopped.

Sirpi’s shoulders suddenly trembled.

Based on the answer just now, Ulan sounded as if he had seen Rudrik’s family in person. So he asked in a cautious tone.

“Hey, I’m just asking because I’m not sure. Have you ever actually seen Ludrik’s family?”

“there is.”

“yes? “Really?!”

Sirpi is startled.

Istan was equally surprised.

The members of Ludrick’s family that have been revealed so far are a strange bird, a poisonous snake, and a white tiger.

Among them, monsters and poisonous snakes are in the desert, and Ulan said he has never been to the desert before.

‘then… … .’

There is only one answer.

This means that he personally saw the white wolf that was said to be sealed in the Academy. Istan immediately asked back with a hard look on his face.

“when? “Where did you see it?”

“I saw you in the dormitory yesterday.”

Ulan answered without hesitation.

Istan immediately frowned at the absurd answer. Because I thought he was joking.

“In the current situation, such jokes are… … .”

“It’s no joke. “If you don’t believe me, call me.”

Ulan interrupted Istan and shook his head. He then raised his foot, stamped it on the ground, and spoke into the air.

“Come out.”

A calm voice floating in the air.

Did he find this situation absurd? Sirpi burst out laughing as if he was shocked.

“Ha, don’t be kidding. The white tiger hiding in the fog is not some kind of dog next door, and there is no way it would be called that… … .”

Then Sirpi closed his mouth.

This was because a thick fog suddenly covered the forest. After a while, the sound of dozens of wolves howling was heard beyond the fog.

“… … uh?”

Sirpi’s eyes turned big.

It was worth it.

According to the records of Ludric’s family, whenever a white tiger appears, the howling of wolves is heard along with the fog.

And that moment.

[Grrr!]

A huge white wolf appeared from Ulan’s shadow. An entity called Ludric’s dog by the Lords of the Abyss.

It was the white wolf of Mimu (迷霧).

“… … !?”

The moment Sirpi saw this, his eyes widened.

He was so surprised that his wide-open mouth showed no sign of closing. Because the white tiger in front of me has a shape that perfectly matches the record.

“Really!? No, how… … ?!”

She can’t speak properly.

Meanwhile, Istan instinctively judged Sirpi’s reaction to be a member of Rudrik’s family. Then I was quickly overcome by curiosity.

‘King of demonic beasts.’

A monster known to be impossible to fight unless you are a master. Istan, remembering this, poured strong murderous intent towards the white wolf.

Then the response came immediately.

[Grunt!]

Huge eyes stared at Istan.

Although he reacted to the murderous intent, he did not seem at all intimidated. Istan twitched his eyebrows when he even snorted as if it was funny.

Then.

Pow!

“Just try your best.”

The white wolf’s head turned with a dull sound. Ulan suddenly swung his palm and hit the white wolf on the head.

[Grung! That’s it!]

Baekrang retorts as if it is unfair.

But now, without Perticia, there was no way Ulan could understand those words.

The white wolf eventually fell to the floor with a sullen expression, as if upset. Sirpi had a blank expression, as if he had been tamed by Ulan.

“Hmm, this is definitely surprising.”

Istan quietly exclaims in admiration.

To him, Ulan seemed to have completely tamed the white wolf. So he looked back at Ulan as if he was curious and asked.

“Can you tell me the whole story?”

“I understand.”

It wasn’t a particularly difficult task.

Ulan explained the circumstances under which he first met the white wolf. During this process, it was also revealed that Sirpi had intended to unseal her by pulling out her stake.

“Well, then the stake was pulled out then… … .”

“grow.”

Sirpi was speechless again.

It felt like the meal I had prepared was being taken away. I felt even more absurd when I heard that the stake was simply pulled out by force.

“… … Ha ha ha ha ha.”

A member of Ludrick’s family, a white tiger hiding in the fog.

With the purpose of entering the academy in mind, Sirpi laughed helplessly. And as time passed, her laughter gradually turned into crying.

“Ugh, ugh! Hi! “Aaaah!”

Sirpi sits down and wails.

She couldn’t stop crying like an aggrieved child. Such sad sobs lingered in the forest until a long time had passed.

5.

Some time after that.

Ulan and Istan returned to the academy with Sirpi, who was completely entranced.

Afterwards, when Sirpi was thrown into the dormitory.

A person waiting for Istan in front of the building appeared. It was his henchman.

“Your Excellency, preparations for departure have been completed.”

The henchman, accompanied by two horses, bowed his head respectfully while holding the reins.

Meanwhile, Noah and Ibella looked surprised when they heard that they were ready to leave. Ulan also asked back as if he was somewhat surprised.

“hmm? Are you going back right away?”

“That’s right. “Now that a new religious leader has emerged, we can’t leave the front line empty.”

A seething army of demonic beasts.

Here, the pagans are gathering due to the birth of a new religious leader. The current situation in the desert is truly the calm before the storm.

“Then what about the fight?”

“It’s unfortunate, but we’ll put it off until later.”

Istan sighed deeply.

It was a natural reaction. Because he wanted to spar with Ulan more than anyone else. But now there was something much more important than that.

A mission given as a knight of the empire.

To defend the southern front. It was to fulfill the mission of the Deorg family. Just as he was about to get on the horse, he suddenly looked back at Noah.

“So, you said you were leaving after winter break started?”

“Yes, I think that would be a good time.”

Noah nodded silently.

Part of me wanted to leave right away, but there were many things to prepare for. And Ulan also had a reason for delaying his departure.

“There are still things to resolve.”

“Yes? “What is it?”

“I’m talking about the gaze of surveillance.”

Last week, during the student council president election.

Iris and Camilla agreed that they felt an unknown gaze. And Ulan has not yet figured out the identity of this gaze.

“We have to find it.”

So my eyes burned brightly.

Meanwhile, Ibella and Delia tilted their heads at Ulan’s words.

“But the thing is…” … .”

“I told you it was already resolved, right?”

The unidentified gaze that I felt all along.

Iris and Camilla concluded that the identity of the gaze was the competing candidate, Elvin. In fact, after Elvin was arrested, attention disappeared.

“Still, I’m concerned.”

To put it bluntly, it is an instinct as a warrior.

Before leaving for the desert, I felt like I had to somehow find the identity of the gaze.

When I continued to be stubborn about this.

“Oh, don’t worry about that.”

Noah, who was listening to the story, smiled brightly.

As if there is a way to solve the problem.

“I have prepared a solution.”

“Really?”

“Yes, you’ll probably know what I mean by the time final exams are over.”

A meaningful smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

Although he didn’t elaborate on what the solution was, Ulan didn’t bother to ask. Instead, he just nodded silently.

“Well, then I’ll believe it.”

Because it was Noah’s words and not anyone else’s.

By the time the conversation about the unidentified gaze had come to an end, Istan had also already got on his horse and was ready to leave.

“Then I will excuse myself.”

After exchanging a farewell look with Ibella, Istan turned his head.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something he had forgotten, he looked back at Ulan and the others and said.

“When I head to the desert in the future, I’ll stop by the southern front if it’s worth a moment. “I will prepare the necessary items for the trip.”

“Yes, thank you for the favor.”

“and… … .”

He was speechless for a moment and looked at Ulan.

It was with a grinning smile.

“I would like to spar with you then.”

“Anything you want is welcome.”

Ulan also smiled brightly.

After saying a cheerful goodbye, Istan rode his horse straight to the main gate. Noah’s eyes sparkled as he watched his quickly disappearing figure.

‘With this, the desert side is resolved.’

I heard the story I wanted to hear from Sirpi, and further secured her as a guide.

In addition, cooperation from Istan was obtained.

With this, it was safe to say that preparations for heading to the desert were virtually complete.

‘Now the remaining problem is… … .’

All we have to do is resolve Perticia’s situation.

Noah looked intently at the western sky, remembering Perticia, who had not been able to come here due to Limer Yen Lapidis’s call.

It was in the direction of Perticia’s lodgings.

fantasy,