The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 9

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4.

The Leuven Empire in the central part of the continent.

The empire is the world’s most powerful nation, both in name and reality, with enormous influence throughout the continent.

However, there are remote areas that even this empire cannot reach. It was a vast desert in the south, a jungle in the east, and snowy mountains and grasslands in the north.

Among them, the ‘Vagabond’s Village’ is a place that arose just below the snowy mountain. A village created by a gathering of wanted people who committed crimes and escaped from the empire. This is truly a lawless zone.

Since most of them had criminal backgrounds, it was extremely rare for them to work properly and make money.

Most of them made a living by robbing unsuspecting travelers who stopped by the village, or by stealing outside the village.

Like right now.

“Did you see that pocket earlier?”

“I think there are over a hundred silver coins?”

“really? Wow, that’s awesome.”

The first floor of an unlit inn.

The men sat in their respective seats and chatted while sharpening their knives. Then, the man in the corner suddenly spoke.

“But you’re probably not a noble, right?”

“You stupid bastard. “What noble in the world carries around only one mercenary?”

“There’s no way he was a noble in the first place.”

“Because they came over the mountain.”

I came over the mountain.

Everyone’s eyes changed at these words.

“That means…”

“You’re saying they’re barbarian bastards.”

A vast grassland that exists beyond the snowy mountains.

It is the territory of barbarians who are far from civilization. These guys have nothing to do with the empire. It meant that even if you disappeared without a sound in a village like this, no one would care.

“But aren’t women a little different?”

“that’s right. “They don’t look like barbarians.”

“Hey, it’s better then. “You just have to play around with it and sell it for a high price.”

Some men chuckled.

Soon they grabbed the sword. A sharply polished knife. Everyone’s eyes became sinister.

“Okay, now…”

“If you’re ready, let’s go up.”

It’s time to work.

The men walked as if they were used to it. As I passed the creaky stairs and reached the second floor. Someone spoke to the person in the lead.

“Hey, Joel.”

“why?”

“Aim for the barbarians first. No matter how I look at him, he doesn’t seem like an ordinary guy.”

A warning mixed with concern.

Joel laughed heartily.

“I haven’t tried it once or twice, so why are I so worried? “Don’t worry, just watch.”

In the first place, the bread they were going to eat was drugged. I would have just fallen asleep by now.

The moment I was walking with such confidence.

Joel’s eyebrows trembled for a moment.

‘what? just now······.’

I think I heard a voice.

I listened carefully, but there was silence beyond the door. Did I hear it wrong? While she was thinking that, she was sharpening her sword.

Quaaaang! Kwasik!

With the sound of the door breaking.

A huge hand flew through the door.

Before I had time to escape, my head was grabbed. Then I felt an incredible power.

Joel opened his eyes wide.

“Bwak! “Wow!”

Originally, he intended to swing the knife the moment his head was grabbed. But he couldn’t do anything. It was because of his incredibly strong grip.

‘Soo, I can’t breathe!’

All I can do is struggle with a painful face.

These were Joel’s last thoughts.

Crack!

It ended with the sound of something being crushed.

Joel went limp.

5.

“shit! “I noticed it!”

“Attack everything at once!”

After Joel collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

Men rushed from beyond the stairs.

Holding a sword with a sharp black edge.

Usually in these cases, you have two options. One was to run away, and the other was to find something in the room that could be used as a weapon or shield.

However, neither of these were Ulan’s choices.

Coo! Thump thump thump!

Instead of backing down, rush forward.

It was an action the men did not expect. This soon led to panic, and panic created a loophole. And Ulan did not miss the opportunity.

Puddeuddeuk!

A fist that struck the face.

The nose bone was crushed by the blow. He then twisted his body and hit him on the head with his elbow, then lifted his knee high and broke his jaw.

Whoa! Kwasik!

In an instant, the three fell down.

Ulan’s offensive did not stop there. He used the stunned man as a shield and then charged towards the stairs.

“Uh, huh?!”

“shit! “Aaaah!”

Truly an ignorant rush.

Men fell like dominoes onto the first floor. The formation broke down and I lost my cool.

Now this is the battlefield of Ulan.

puck! Quack! Crack!

Fists and arms, legs and knees. Using his whole body, he efficiently suppressed the enemy.

Is it because of his incredible strength?

There has never been a case where those hit by Ulan attacks got back up. Around this time, he even caught and subdued someone who was trying to run away from the inn.

“Joel’s gang suffered!”

“Stop him! “Don’t let me get away!”

The villagers came rushing in.

It seems like they are all part of the same group. The proof was that he was holding a weapon in his hand and looking at me with unfavorable eyes.

‘Then I have no choice but to knock them all down.’

Ulan clenched his fists.

If I swung an ax, I wasn’t confident that I could subdue him without killing him.

But at that moment, something strange happened.

Gurgling! Grumble!

Land that trembles like the surface of a lake. Soon the villagers’ feet were sucked underground.

“W-what?!”

“The floor has turned into a swamp!”

“It’s magic! “He uses magic!”

The villagers shouted in confusion at the sudden change. Meanwhile, Ulan sensed the true nature of the incident.

‘Is it Noah?’

Ulan’s prediction was correct.

Noah came out and spread amulets everywhere. She asked as if sleep had escaped her.

“No, what on earth is going on?”

“I do not know either.”

Ulan shook his head.

“Let’s start by suppressing it.”

“Okay, I guess that would be good.”

Noah also agreed.

The moment our thoughts aligned, there was no hesitation.

The two faced dozens of people, and soon succeeded in subduing them all.

“Now then, shall we hear the reason for the attack?”

Noah began questioning.

The reason was obvious. Because their goal was Eunhwa and Noah. After a while, Noah looked like he realized something again.

‘Oh, I see. For some reason, when I first saw it, I thought this was a place I had seen a lot…’

This is a place in Noah’s memory.

To be exact, it is a place that appears in the character story of ‘Noah Darshen’. Eight years ago, a village captured young Noah and sold him to a slave trader.

‘······Village of vagabonds.’

Noah’s eyes became dark.

Meanwhile, the guys who were subdued by Ulan immediately started screaming with shameless faces.

“Ooh, we are imperial citizens!”

“If you touch it carelessly, you won’t be safe either!”

“The army will come to subdue the barbarians!”

“You don’t want to turn the empire into an enemy, right?!”

The moment when you were talking about a threat that wasn’t a threat.

Noah said as if he was throwing it away.

“Do not lie.”

“What, what?”

“This is a village of vagabonds. A den of criminals who committed crimes and escaped from the empire. “The empire is not idle enough to send in the military just because criminals have disappeared.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the villagers’ complexions turned pale. As if I had hit the nail on the head.

“I guess it’s true.”

Ulan muttered as if he was curious.

“But how do you know that? “Didn’t you say it was your first time coming to this area?”

“······!”

Noah’s eyes widened for an instant.

Oops expression.

“S-I heard it from my teacher!”

Noah hastily gave an answer.

Ulan stared at her intently.

Noah reflexively avoids gaze. The more you know, the more he hides.

“For now, let’s say so.”

If we get a chance later, let’s ask them all at once.

I need to find out what he’s hiding inside that tiny body.

With these thoughts in conclusion.

Ulan caught the ax rolling on the floor. She then walked forward with a long stride and struck the man nearby in the throat.

Quack! Degurrr!

The terrifying sound of a blade tearing skin.

With the sound of the head being cut off, blood poured out. Perhaps because of the somewhat unrealistic sight, Noah froze for a moment.

“······ah?”

This also applies to other wanted criminals.

For a moment, I even felt the illusion that time was frozen. The only thing moving here was Ulan and the ax in his hand.

Pow! Quad deuk!

The second wanted man’s head was blown off.

Third, fourth, fifth.

Furthermore, just before the head of the sixth wanted person was separated, Noah closed his eyes and shouted.

“Ooh, Ulan! “What are you doing now…”

“Let’s take care of it.”

Ulan answered calmly.

On the other hand, swinging a sword means that you are ready to be stabbed. Above all, these are guys who wanted to commit murder for money. There was no reason to keep him alive.

“Hey!”

“Save me!”

Was it because he sensed approaching death?

The wanted men screamed and begged for mercy.

Of course, it didn’t work for Ulan at all. Just as he was about to swing the ax again.

“Now, wait a minute!”

Noah tried to dissuade Ulan again.

He was still with his eyes tightly closed.

“There is a much better way than just killing them! “In a way that benefits us!”

“Good way?”

“Yes, it will certainly satisfy Ulan.”

Is there a better solution than splitting hairs? Out of curiosity, Ulan took the ax away without saying a word.

Some time after that.

After tying up 30 wanted criminals with rope, they spent the night in a village of vagabonds.

5.

The next morning.

Ulan and Noah left the village as soon as daybreak. And after moving diligently for three full days, they finally arrived at the imperial territory.

Kabian, a small town on the outskirts.

The place they were heading to was not the lodgings, but the city security station. It was to hand over wanted criminals who had been subdued in a village of vagabonds.

And the result.

“Thank you both for your cooperation.”

“Here is the promised compensation.”

received significant compensation.

One hundred and eighty-six silver coins.

It means that he earned twice as much money as his original travel expenses in one go. And she received one more special reward.

「3rd class pass.」

Although there are restrictions on its use in many ways, if you have it, you can easily travel to your destination.

“I never thought I would hand it over to the security forces.”

“You might feel better if you just kill them, but you won’t gain anything else, right? So, it is much more profitable to hand him over to the security forces and receive a bounty.”

Noah shrugged his shoulders.

Actually, there were other reasons as well.

‘It’s been 8 years since I entered the game.’

I have now quite adapted to this world. But not the sight of people dying in front of your eyes. No matter how many times I see it, I never get used to it.

So Noah decided to hand over the wanted men to the guards. This is because I remembered that there was a similar event in the game.

‘Anyway, I made money thanks to you.’

Ulan will be satisfied with this.

A time when he was patting his fat pockets with a wide smile on his face. Ulan spoke again.

“It seems like you did some other tricks besides that?”

While getting here.

Noah performed misdeeds on wanted men every night. It was an act of attaching an amulet to the body or drawing a picture on the forehead.

Every time, the wanted people let out loud screams. As if I was being tortured.

“Uhuhu, that’s right. “I put a curse on it.”

“curse? “What kind of curse is it?”

“It’s the curse of immortality and the curse of the harvest.”

The curse of immortality is said to be a curse that brings a huge headache to the target if one harbors murderous intent or a grudge. At the same time, it erodes the target’s vitality.

“And the harvest curse is a curse in which when the subject dies, their soul is returned to me. I can use that soul to strengthen my techniques or increase my magic power.”

Immediately after Noah’s answer.

Ulan asked in surprise.

“Didn’t you just hate seeing people die?”

“that’s right. “But only for ‘seeing.’”

No matter how many times you see someone dying before your eyes, you never get used to it. However, this only applies to ‘seeing it before your eyes’.

“Out of my field of vision, it doesn’t matter whether I die or not. Even if it means death due to the curse I cast.”

So I cursed with peace of mind.

Because we’re not going to see each other again anyway. Above all, for some reason, I felt like this was the only way to relieve ‘Noah Darshen’.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter if you kill me.

Noah smiled brightly.

“······.”

Ulan stared at her in silence.

When I first saw him, I thought he was just a small, timid child like a rabbit, but when I looked at him again, I realized that wasn’t necessarily the case.

‘and······.’

For some reason, it feels strange.

I’m not sure yet because it’s only been a while since we’ve been together, but I think we’ll be able to figure out what it feels like as we spend more time together.

‘For now, let’s keep watching for a while.’

Ulan’s eyes sank low.

At that time, I heard Noah muttering.

“Anyway, my travel expenses were tight, but I survived with this. I guess we can use two rooms for the time being. “I eat a lot of delicious food!”

Noah laughed excitedly.

After smiling excitedly like a child, Ulan and Noah took their steps again.

Two months later, towards the end of winter.

The two arrived at their destination.

It is the final gateway to Arsene Academy, the home of the Count Dermore family’s mansion, and the busiest city on the continent.

It was the capital of the empire.

Chapter 4. earl of dermore

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