The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 274

Chapter 60. Road to the Desert (1)

One.

Concentrate all troops on the southern front.

After Crown Prince Chartrand’s summons was announced, unusual war clouds hovered over the empire.

Masters called the Five Swords each led their knights to the south, and the wizards belonging to the Magic Tower were no exception.

“… … father.”

The only daughter of the Count of Dermore.

Jurpe Dermore also had a pensive expression as he looked at Demuel, who was about to leave for the southern front.

“Are you really leaving?”

“okay. “It’s Hwangmyeong, so there’s nothing we can do.”

Failure to obey the summons is treason.

Chartrand made such a threat. There was no way for him to escape, no matter how de Muel he was.

While he was quietly packing his luggage, his hands stopped for a moment. It was because he noticed Jurpe’s expression looking at him.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

A face that looks like it might burst into tears at any moment.

Demuel gently stroked Jurphe’s head and smiled kindly.

“It won’t take that long.”

“But I heard the desert is dangerous.”

“But it’s okay. “She’s not going alone, and more than anything, this father is a much better wizard than you think.”

This was not simply said to reassure Yurpe, but was based on facts.

After serving Lacus, the Lord of the Abyss, Demuel quickly overcame the wall of being a wizard and was on the verge of becoming an archmage.

‘That’s not all.’

Demuel had a place of belief.

The same goes for the group of Abyss worshipers who follow orders like their own limbs, and Lacus’ family members are also a strong force.

So, even though I was going to the desert after passing the southern front, I wasn’t particularly worried. That was around the time I was finishing my conversation with Yurpe.

smart!

Along with a polite knock, a familiar voice struck my ear.

“Count, this is Alond.”

Alond, head of the mansion.

As he opened the door and entered, he bowed his head politely and explained his business.

“The wizards of the Magic Tower have arrived.”

News that comrades who will head to the southern front together according to the summons have arrived. Demuel shook his head and opened his mouth.

“Take me to the parlor. “I also tell them to wait a little while because I need more preparations.”

“Yes, I will tell you that.”

Alond bowed his head again.

After he left the room, Jurpe also left the office. This was so as not to interfere with Demuel packing his luggage.

That time when I was left alone in the room.

Suddenly something strange happened.

Sreuk! Slurp!

Demuel’s shadow expanded rapidly and soon enveloped the room. Soon his office was filled with darkness.

However, there was no change in Demuel’s face.

Because it was a familiar phenomenon to him. So he calmly knelt on the floor and bowed his head as he looked at the red eyes that appeared in the air.

“See you, master.”

Lacus, Lord of the Abyss.

He, who had moved his base to the imperial castle, appeared here in the form of a member of his family. Soon Lacus looked down at De Muel and opened his mouth.

“The people planted in Arsene suffered.”

“… … yes?”

Demuel asked back with a blank face at the words that came out of nowhere. After a moment, his eyes widened as if he understood the situation.

“To whom… … ?”

It was natural to be surprised.

This is because Lacus’ clan had a hiding ability that could be worthy of being called the strongest.

In fact, even Saxony Yul Orden, the empire’s strongest knight and imperial sword, could not detect Lacus and his family’s hiding.

“There is only one thing that would do something like this.”

On the other hand, Lacus reacted by guessing who killed the subordinates. He soon narrowed his red eyes and muttered softly.

“Sixth Star.”

“Surely you are Sven Isaac?”

“Yes. “Among the Star Heroes, he is the only one who can recognize his burden and dependents.”

This is why I tried to get rid of it a long time ago.

Lacus struggled to swallow his regret.

However, knowing that regretting it was useless, the red eyes regained their composure once again.

“So what do you plan to do now?”

Meanwhile, after hearing the news that his family members had suffered, Demuel asked back in a cautious tone.

“If you are going to plant your family again… … .”

“No, I don’t plan on doing that.”

Lacus firmly drew a line.

Surveilling Arsene Academy was one of the important purposes, but now that Sven Isaac has arrived, he realizes that it is meaningless.

Even if the subordinates are redeployed, a meaningless war of attrition will continue. Therefore, the place where the red eye was directed was the southern sky.

“I plan to focus on the desert for the time being.”

“okay. All right.”

Demuel nodded without saying a word.

Although monitoring Arsene Academy was important, it was recognized that the southern front and the desert were much more important at the moment.

“Then, if any variables other than what you instructed arise in the future, we will contact you through our subordinates.”

“I trust you. “My apostle.”

Lastly, I say goodbye.

The red eyes that flashed in the air were engulfed in flames and disappeared. Then, the shadow that enveloped the office returned to its original state.

“… … .”

Afterwards, Demuel put on his cloak and left the room as if nothing had happened. It was to join the wizards in the drawing room.

Some time after that.

A group of people from the Earl of Dermore’s mansion disappeared toward the southern gate.

2.

Three days after joining Sven.

Arsene Academy’s final exam schedule has completely ended. Soon after, winter vacation began, and Ulan and his group left the academy early in the morning.

“Wow, I was really surprised by the way.”

“No way, Ulan will avoid failing.”

Inside the carriage heading to the capital of the empire.

Ibella and Delia burst out in admiration.

As just mentioned, Ulan scored only one point higher than the failing grade.

Thanks to this, I was able to confidently walk out the front door without having to run away from the retest. Meanwhile, Ulan quietly grinned at the two’s reactions.

“Well, it’s thanks to studying hard.”

“I had a huge nosebleed, though.”

Noah laughed awkwardly.

In fact, Ulan suffered massive nosebleeds throughout the test. Enough to believe that it was as if the blood from her entire body was pouring through her nose.

“Still, it’s amazing.”

Of course, there was a high possibility that most of the problems were solved rather than solved, but just avoiding failing the grade was a great achievement.

So, as I was looking at Ulan with pride, the carriage that had been running for a while stopped in place.

“Sir, you have arrived.”

When they heard that they had arrived at their destination, the group got off the carriage. Then I looked at the huge mansion unfolding before my eyes in silence.

This is the Earl of Dermore’s mansion.

The reason Ulan and his party came here was to investigate the basement of the mansion, one of the most suspicious places, before leaving for the desert.

“Then let’s go in.”

“Yes, let’s go.”

With Ulan and Noah in the lead, the group walked towards the mansion with a rather solemn look on their faces.

But at that moment.

“Uh, over there… … .”

The sound of the group’s feet being grabbed was heard.

The voice of the girl was a gray-haired girl who looked as if she were dead while riding in a carriage with her companions.

“I’m sorry, but why did you bring me here?”

It was Sirpi Rudric.

She waited for Ulan and Noah’s answer with a nervous look on her face.

This was a natural reaction.

Count Dermore was the one who let Sirpi into the empire. So when he encountered it, he didn’t know what expression to make.

It was a time when I was worrying about all kinds of things.

The answer I had been waiting for came from Noah.

“Because I have work to do.”

“W-what is it?”

“It’s not difficult. “All I have to do is talk to Jurphe Dermore.”

Demuel Ron Dermore’s only daughter.

It was Sirpi’s mission to talk to Jurpe Dermore.

Meanwhile, Sirpi, who heard this, made an absurd expression. In my mind, I just want to ask if they were brought here to do something like this.

But that too for a while.

Sirpi, who followed the group to the mansion, keenly realized why Noah had entrusted this mission to him.

“Hehe, thanks to what you said back then, I immediately told my father and received permission to take the entrance exam for Arsene Academy. So… … .”

Jurpe chatters non-stop.

Sirpi’s complexion turned pale as she listened to the story that showed no signs of stopping.

‘Too much talk!’

It’s only been 30 minutes since we started talking, but I already feel mentally exhausted.

Sirpi looked at Ulan as if asking for help, but he ignored it. Because he had other work to do.

‘Red enemy.’

Stretch your senses to the limit and search the surroundings of the mansion thoroughly. Furthermore, his entire gaze was directed towards the basement of the mansion.

Then, a hint of presence came into his senses, and Ulan tapped Noah’s hand.

This is a signal agreed upon in advance.

To explain, it is as follows.

“Sven succeeded in infiltrating.”

Sven, who is good at infiltration, was in charge of investigating the basement of the mansion. In other words, the real person investigating the mansion was Sven.

Therefore, Ulan’s mission is to tie up Jurpe and Count Dermore in one place so that Sven can conduct his investigation smoothly.

‘but… … .’

No matter how much I searched the mansion, I could not detect any sign of Count Dermore.

To convey this, Ulan met Noah’s gaze and silently shook his head. Then Noah immediately entered the conversation.

“I’m sorry for mentioning this, but is the Count still at the mansion this time?”

“Oh, yes. that’s right. His father went to the southern front three days ago. So he probably won’t be back for a while.”

“Eh? “Southern Front?”

Why does the Southern Front suddenly appear?

Noah looked at Jurpe with a puzzled look, and then came her answer.

“Yes, the Emperor came down. I don’t know the details, but it is said that the imperial family has summoned masters and archmages to the southern front.”

Immediately after hearing the answer back.

Noah immediately figured out the whole story.

‘It’s because of Perticia!’

Currently, Perticia is hiding in the Principality of Arpen, but on the surface it is said that she was kidnapped by pagans in the desert.

Therefore, they must have concentrated their efforts on the desert to retrieve Perticia.

‘It’s quite a radical action, but… … .’

Chartrand makes perfect sense.

Even in the original work, he was particularly fanatically obsessed with Perticia. They probably want to find Perticia even if it means upsetting the entire desert.

‘I didn’t mean to do this.’

The job turned out to be much bigger than expected.

But it’s not that difficult.

I felt like I could get two benefits if I took advantage of this situation. At this, Noah, with his eyes sparkling, rolled his head to come up with a plan.

Then.

Knock knock!

Ulan’s hand patted the back of her arm.

This is also a signal agreed upon in advance.

This means that Sven came out of the basement. In other words, the reason for staying in the mansion was gone, so Noah got up immediately.

“Then I guess I should get up soon.”

“Oh my, are you leaving already?”

“Yes, I have some business to run.”

There is no business in this mansion anymore.

After hearing the results of Sven’s investigation, Ulan and his party were planning to head straight to the desert.

“I hope Count Dermore will be at the mansion when I come back later.”

“Iknow, right. “You’ve come to visit us twice, so if you do it a third time, you’ll be in trouble.”

After saying goodbye with a smile on my face.

Ulan and his party left Count Dermore’s mansion, leaving Jurpe behind.

3.

Some time after that.

Ulan and his group moved to an alley away from the mansion. This was the place where I was supposed to meet Sven.

After some time passed, a shadow appeared without any trace.

“I’ve been there.”

Sven Isaac, a hunter wearing a robe.

As he appeared, shaking off the dust, Ulan asked as if he had been waiting.

“Didn’t the chase catch up?”

“Yes, there were no monsters from the abyss in that mansion in the first place.”

Sven shrugged his shoulders and answered.

If it was what he said, it would be certain.

Ulan shook his head as if he understood, and then Noah asked a question.

“What about the basement? “Have you found anything related to the Lord of the Abyss?”

“No, I couldn’t find it.”

“… … yes?”

“There is no trace. Not a single one. “It’s as if someone deliberately erased it.”

It is so clean that it feels uncomfortable.

Sven’s eyes flashed fiercely after summarizing the results of the investigation in one word. Before sneaking into his basement, he took out the amulet he received from Noah.

“Also, there was no abyss magic. “I guess they’ve cleaned it up since you guys were there last time.”

An amulet that senses the magic power of the abyss.

If the magic of the abyss remained in the basement, the amulet would have to turn black.

However, the amulet in Sven’s hand was in the same condition as when it was first given to him.

“Okay, that’s a pain in the ass.”

“If you do this, you won’t be able to find physical evidence.”

Ibella and Delia frowned.

On the other hand, unlike the other two, Noah reacted calmly. She accepted the amulet that Sven gave her and muttered in a calm voice.

“But this makes it clear.”

“huh? what?”

“Not only is Count Dermore collaborating with the Abyss Cult, but he is also an apostle of Lacus.”

The fact that all traces of what was in the basement were removed means that it was recognized that spirits had visited.

But it is not possible with worshipers alone.

This is because the only people who can recognize the existence of spirits are half-humans and half-spirits like Perticia or the Lords of the Abyss who are sensitive to the power of spirits.

‘There are currently two monarchs remaining.’

Howling Eyes and the Giant King.

However, in the original work, the Giant King always operated from a base in the desert. So naturally, the candidates are narrowed down to one.

‘… … Lacus.’

6th in monarch order.

An evil monster that hides behind the scenes and manipulates Abyss worshipers and forces to harass the warriors.

When Noah’s eyes flashed when he noticed the guy’s existence, Ulan’s lips softened this time.

“It’s actually good.”

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

“I’m talking about the Count heading south.”

Looking at Sven who asked him a puzzled question, Ulan briefly explained the meaning of what he had just said.

“It was difficult to deal with it because we were always in the capital, but this will make things easier, right?”

Noah said.

When Count Dermore is in the empire, you shouldn’t touch him hastily. However, if the location is outside the empire, the story is different.

Just pretend it was an accident and get rid of it.

Also, if necessary, it would be good to borrow Sirpi’s power and make it seem like a heretic did it.

“Hmm, that’s definitely true.”

Meanwhile, Sven nodded silently.

As if only then did I understand what Ulan meant.

After finishing the conversation related to Count Dermore, Ulan immediately opened his mouth.

“Then let’s leave now.”

With this as a signal, the group took steps in unison. The border of the empire borders the desert. To find a wagon heading to the southern front.

fantasy,