The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 318

Chapter 66. Inherited Will (4)

5.

Meanwhile, around that time.

When Ibella overcame the fate of death and proved herself a warrior, Ulan opened his ears wide to hear Kazan’s second story.

How it was possible to make the world’s time repeat, and why it had no choice but to do so.

Kazan, who said he would explain this, suddenly smiled and changed the topic.

“First, ask me this first.”

“… … ?”

“What do you think a bookmark is?”

“You put it between the bookshelves to mark how far you have read the book.”

Ulan gave an answer without hesitation.

This is because I used bookmarks quite often when I was at the Academy, so I was familiar with them.

Bookmarks were an essential tool for him, who had a limit to the amount of information he could absorb in a day.

“That’s right. “The purpose of a bookmark is to mark the part you have read.”

In response, Kazan nodded with a slight smile. Then, spreading her arms wide, she asked the question again.

“As I said before, for me, this place was a story unfolding in a book. So what power do you think bookmarks have in this world?”

“Well, that’s… … .”

“The answer is surprisingly simple. “It’s the ability to mark a specific time zone.”

It was an easily understandable explanation.

On the other hand, apart from that, Ulan tilted his head and asked back as if he was puzzled.

“What does that have to do with repeating time?”

“Haha, don’t rush me and listen. “My story begins now.”

After bursting into laughter once.

Kazan suddenly approached Ulan’s side and stretched out the back of his left hand. There was the same pattern engraved on the bookmark.

“When I use a bookmark, this type of mark appears on the back of my hand. And if you activate this, you can move to the marked time zone.”

“You mean you can turn back time?”

“Yes, I understood correctly.”

Kazan responded with a smile to Ulan, who asked with a surprised face. She then spun her body around and spread her three fingers, she said.

“But there are three things to be careful about.”

“What is it?”

“I was given only five bookmarks. And when I used a bookmark, my body and mind were so overloaded that I had to wait a full week before I could come to my senses.”

Of course so.

Now that time has been turned back to a specific time frame, there is bound to be a price to pay.

“The last thing to note is that I am the only one who remembers the time that has already passed.”

After speaking, Kazan smiled bitterly.

This also resonated well with me.

Even in Ulan, none of his colleagues remember his past life. He was nodding his head as if he understood.

“And this is a slightly different story.”

“… … ?”

“The beings of the abyss already knew that I used the bookmark to turn back time.”

“what?”

The eyes have become quite large.

Ulan asked a question with a surprised face.

“How on earth… … .”

“I haven’t been able to find out the exact facts, but I guess it’s because the Abyss is a separate time zone from this place.”

Time flows differently in the world and in the abyss.

This was well known to Ulan. Because she had a similar experience in her last life when she and Lau Lea fell into the abyss.

This is also true if you look at the 7-day disaster.

While seven long years had passed in the capital of the desert kingdom covered in the magic of the abyss, only seven days had passed outside.

“Back to the point, I benefited greatly from the bookmark while confronting the abyss.”

Of course so.

The ability to turn back time to any desired point. Moreover, if he returns to a state where he retains all his memories, he will naturally have an advantage.

“I used this to save a colleague from death, and I also eliminated the ‘Queen of Thorns,’ who was called the number one monarch at the time.”

A monarch mentioned in the records of Zartoum.

Of course, Ulan is an unknown monarch.

Still, seeing as he was said to be number one, I could only guess that he was at a similar level to Asteban, the Lord of the Immortals.

“However, even if I used the bookmark’s power to its fullest, I could not completely eliminate the abyss.”

“Is it because the Abyss was stronger than I thought?”

“There are reasons for that, but the more fundamental reason is that it was quite late that I became aware of the existence and power of bookmarks.”

Ability to mark a specific time zone, bookmark.

However, the only time zone that could be displayed as a bookmark was the present. This means that it cannot be displayed in past or future time zones.

“If that were possible, I would have been aware of this ability and used it the moment I fell here as a slave gladiator. Then, I would have been able to become stronger by repeating the episode.”

Furthermore, he may have been able to win the battle by identifying the weaknesses of the Abyss Lords.

Or, it would have been possible to save the original hero who unfortunately lost his life.

“But there was no use in regretting. “The water had already been spilled, and as a result, I lost the battle against the abyss.”

Now all that’s left for Kazan are the three companions who barely survived and two chances to use the bookmark.

Kazan, recalling that time, smiled bitterly. Then Ulan, who had been quietly listening to the story, frowned slightly and said.

“I don’t understand.”

“Hmm? “What are you talking about?”

“If you have two chances to use the bookmark, can’t you just turn back time?”

If Kazan had a thorough personality, he would have used the bookmark before the other heroes died, so he could turn back time and try again.

But why did you accept defeat?

When Ulan looked like he couldn’t understand, Kazan burst into laughter.

“Haha, it’s not unreasonable to think that way. But to sum it up, it couldn’t be done.”

“why?”

“It is because Asteban and Parus were tainted by the abyss and became corrupted. And as I said before, the abyss has a different time zone than this world.”

In other words, even if they returned to the indicated time, there was no guarantee that Astevan and Parus could return to the original time.

At the point when they become the existence of the abyss, Astevan and Parus will be bound to the abyss’ time zone.

“So I decided I could no longer use the bookmark, so I gave up the fight.”

“… … “That’s how it happened.”

Ulan shook his head at Kazan’s detailed explanation. It was because he was finally able to understand. The reason he meekly admitted defeat.

“Afterwards, my colleagues and I dispersed according to our own plans to prepare arrangements for future generations to face the abyss in the future.”

“Then the arrangement you made… … .”

“There are three in total.”

Kazan spread three fingers again.

“First, we gathered the strong members of the surviving kingdoms and created a church. “A church made up of those who recognized the existence of the Abyss through the war at that time and were prepared to fight against it.”

Founding of the Desert Church.

This was something I already knew from Zartoum’s records, so I wasn’t particularly surprised. However, what followed next was a bit surprising.

“And I decided to leave this mission to the descendants born between me and Einer, who carry on my blood.”

“hmm? “Did she marry Ainer?”

There was no such information in Zartoum’s records.

When Ulan asked curiously, Kazan smiled, touching the bridge of his nose as if he were embarrassed.

“Ahaha, we met each other in the eye while traveling in the desert together. And she was the only one who could understand me.”

A somewhat meaningful word.

However, Kazan did not add a detailed answer. Instead, the conversation returned to the main topic.

“The second arrangement is a trial.”

There are two trials that Kazan created.

These are types of trials called the Hero’s Trial and the Stranger’s Trial, respectively. This was also something I learned through the murals before coming here.

“As you know, the Hero’s Trial was set up near the Fountain of Magic, a place most likely to become the next door to the abyss.”

Fountain of Magic, Entrance to Area 2.

At the beginning of the semester, when Ulan had just entered the academy. She was caught in a sudden torrent of water where she ended up going in with Ibela and Sirpi.

What Kazan left behind during that ordeal were the relics of heroes who died fighting against the abyss, and Kazan’s emblem, which symbolizes a successor.

“Of course, I never dreamed that someone other than my blood would inherit the pattern.”

“It just so happened… … .”

“Haha, I know. “I’m not blaming you.”

Kazan let out a hearty laugh at Ulan’s words, which flowed out immediately as if making excuses. She then described another ordeal.

“Next, the trials of the Gentiles are an arrangement made for future Gentiles like me who will arrive here from another world following the guidance of the star.”

In other words, a trial for Noah Darshen.

And the moment he heard this, something suddenly crossed Ulan’s mind.

“Is this perhaps the eighth trial of the hero?”

“Yes? “What is that?”

To Kazan, who seemed puzzled, Ulan explained in detail about the trials of the eighth warrior, which he had heard about from Noah.

Some time after that.

“Hmm, now that I hear it, it makes sense. “The warriors you speak of ultimately mean the heroes of the era in which I lived.”

After explaining everything, Kazan nodded as if he understood. After finishing the explanation of the ordeal.

Kazan’s explanation continued again.

“The last plan we have made is to train troops to fight against the abyss, which is to transform them into demon beasts.”

I also heard this from Noah.

After the seven-day disaster ended, Kazan wandered the desert and the outside world, working to turn beasts and monsters into demon beasts.

The reason was soon revealed.

“You may have already noticed, but demonic beasts are not affected by the magic power of the abyss.”

Ulan nodded silently.

As Kazan said, it was because he knew it through memories of his past life.

When the door to the abyss is opened, all living things exposed to the magic of the abyss are transformed into monsters of the abyss due to its enormous power and energy.

“However, magic beasts are an exception. “Thanks to the fact that they always have runaway magic power, they can even resist the magic power of the abyss.”

That’s why Kazan hastened to demonize it.

Even if you use an ordinary monster or beast, the moment it is exposed to the magic of the abyss, it will turn into a monster of the abyss and bite off the hands and feet of its owner.

“This is the arrangement I have prepared.”

After the long story is over.

Kazan looked at Ulan and smiled.

“How is it? Are your doubts resolved now?”

“I still have some questions.”

“hmm? “What is it like?”

“You said it earlier. “The first bookmarks given were only five pages.”

Ulan’s eyes shone sharply.

In other words, having five bookmarks means that no matter how much you have the ability to turn back time, the maximum of five opportunities is limited.

Noah, on the other hand, said he repeated it dozens or hundreds of times. When I asked about the incongruous situation, Kazan’s answer came back right away.

“Well, it’s reasonable to think that way.”

He shook his head.

As if I understood the intent of the question.

“I also had no intention of repeating time from the beginning. However, in the process of preparing the arrangement, I happened to learn something.”

“What is that?”

“Hmm, should I say it’s an error created by interfering with the world’s time zone? To put it simply, it’s a special ability hidden in the bookmark.”

Immediately after saying the word special ability.

Kazan’s eyes sparkled like stars.

fantasy,