The Academy's Barbarian

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Noah's thoughts, which had been filled with doubts and a puzzled expression, were interrupted by Laurea's voice.

"No, it's real?!"

It was a continuation of their earlier conversation.

Laurea, as if frustrated, tapped her chest while speaking, "If you don't believe me, I'll swear on the name of the Star God, okay?"

The future saintess had mentioned God. And she was even swearing on God's name?

There could be no stronger guarantee than this. Even Ibella, who had been stubborn the whole time, finally retracted her doubtful gaze.

"Alright. If you say so, I'll believe you."

"Phew, that's a relief. To be honest, I was starting to feel uncomfortable because you kept staring at me."

"......I'm sorry," Ibella's demeanor softened and the spark of jealousy in her eyes was gone.

Thanks to this, Noah was able to finish the meal in a more relaxed atmosphere.

"More importantly, everyone." After everyone had finished eating, Laurea opened her mouth, "So, what are your plans for the rest of the day?"

"We're going to attend the lectures."

Even during the exchange period, the lectures are still held as usual. Laurea and Ian nodded, and this time Noah asked a question, "What are you two going to do?"

"Joint classes, are you going to sign up?" Dilia chimed in.

The students of Eloden were allowed to attend all of the lectures in the name of joint classes.

Meanwhile, Laurea and Ian, who were asked the question, put on a thoughtful expression for a moment. However, their contemplation did not last long.

"Yes, we'd like to attend since we're here."

"Speaking of which, would you mind telling us what lectures you're taking?"

"Of course not," Noah nodded in agreement.

One by one, Ibella, Ulan, and Dilia listed the courses they were taking.

How much time had passed? Ulan asked, "What do you think? Did it help?"

"Yes! I've even decided what I'm going to take."

"What courses?"

"Hehehe, it's a secret."

"......Secret?"

"Yeah, it wouldn't be fun if I told you ahead of time."

Ulan couldn't understand what was so fun about it. However, he didn't pry further. It wasn't like he was particularly curious about the information.

After each of them decided which lecture to attend, the topic of conversation changed to the second exchange event: the friendly mock battle. However, Ibella and Dilia were indifferent.

"To be honest, I'm not interested in the mock battle."

"I agree. It's also a hassle."

For once, their opinions were in agreement. They had decided that there was nothing to gain from participating. At this, Laurea widened her eyes in surprise at their reaction.

"Really? That's unexpected. I thought everyone would be interested since the prize is quite good."

"What's the prize?"

"Off-campus passes."

"......!"

As soon as Laurea finished speaking, the expressions of the two changed.

Not an outing, but an off-campus pass. And it turns out, it's for a whole 2 nights and 3 days.

"Since off-campus trips are not free at our Eloden Academy, this kind of reward is of rare value. I guess Arsene is different though?"

At that moment, she asked enviously, when suddenly, Ibella corrected herself, "I guess I should be there, too."

"Huh? But you said you weren't interested earlier..."

"I've changed my mind."

Dilia also changed her mind.

As if they were determined to get their hands on the off-campus pass by any means necessary.

While the two girls were burning with passion,

The topic of conversation had gradually moved on to the last event of the exchange event. It was the field trip to the Fountain of Magic.

Meanwhile, immediately after the Fountain of Magic was mentioned, Laurea and Ian exchanged glances; this was the real reason they came here, the topic they wanted to hear about the most.

"I've always wanted to see the Fountain of Magic."

"Me too. I've only ever seen it in books, never in real life."

After letting the words hang in the air, they opened their mouths again.

"Oh, right. Come to think of it, I heard a strange story from the Empire last month."

"They said that an alleged 'Abyssal Monster' appeared at the Fountain of Magic, is that true?” Ian asked cautiously.

Ulan and Dilia answered him, "It is true."

"Well, we were there, all of us."

"What? What do you mean, you were there?"

"It means, literally, what it says."

"Me, Ulan, and Dilia were there when the Abyssal Monster came out."

"......!?"

Facing the yellow eyes that were growing larger and larger, the three of them calmly explained the situation at the time.

From the fact that the abyss monsters appeared in Zone 2 of the Fountain of Magic,

To the fact that they fought a fierce battle against the monsters.

And when they mentioned that Dilia had used the Rank-7 constellation magic, 'Meteor Shower', to wipe out a thousand monsters,

"Th, thousands?"

"There was more than one monster?!"

Laurea and Ian's eyes widened.

It seems that they had mistakenly thought that there was only one abyss monster until then.

"Did you perhaps mistake it for a normal monster...?"

"No, absolutely not," Dilia answers firmly.

Ulan and Noah also spoke in support of her.

"She's right."

"The abyss monsters we saw at that time definitely crawled out of the abyssal rift.”

As Noah's answer came to an end, Laurea asked a question with a face that had caught a clue, "……Just one more thing. What do you mean by a rift?"

"Oh, right. I forgot to explain that."

Realizing her mistake, Noah changed her explanation.

It was to explain that the abyssal rift opened up after Professor Dirac turned into a monster and died.

After the explanation of the situation was finally completed,

"......."

Laurea and Ian closed their mouths; with grim faces.

And with good reason.

As they listened to Noah's story, the first verse of the prophecy suddenly came to mind.

「Since the fragment of the Abyss has crossed the rift and flowed out into the world, the day the Gates to the Abyss opens is not far away. 」

Replacing "fragment" with "monster" and "rift" was "rift," this paraphrase perfectly matched the events that took place at the Fountain of Magic.

Shortly after they’d cleared things up, Laurea pursed her lips repeatedly, a look of realization on her face.

"...... I have one more question for you."

"What is it?"

"I heard somewhere that Marquis al-Ghorfant, one of the five swords of the Empire, fought alongside you."

"That's right. He arrived as reinforcements just as Dilia's mana was about to run out."

Ulan nodded silently.

Soon, he spoke, recalling the events.

"It was only because the Marquis protected Noah and Dilia that we were able to defeat the Frost Dragon."

"Huh? The Frost Dragon?"

"What's that?"

"One of the Rulers of the Abyss."

As soon as he said the word ‘Ruler,’ the crimson eyes turned fierce.

"It's called the nightmare of mages because it has the power to freeze mana."

With a brief explanation of the creature, Ulan spoke again like driving in a wedge.

They certainly subjugated the Frost Dragon.

However, when they were telling the story, Laurea's eyes lit up fiercely.

"But how do you know that?"

"Of what?"

"I mean, you said that it was a Ruler of the Abyss, and it's called the Frost Dragon."

Laurea said shortly.

At the same time, Noah's heart sang with joy.

This was because Laurea had asked the question that Noah had been wanting to ask.

'What will he answer?'

With a face mixed with considerable anticipation and curiosity, Noah awaited Ulan's response. It wasn't long before his answer came back, "It's a simple reason."

His voice lacked any emotion.

Ulan spoke in a calm tone, as if recounting a past event without any emotion, "Because I've fought that thing before."

Noah's face turned blank. "What?" she asked, her expression full of disbelief. It was absurd. This was the first time the Frost Dragon had revealed itself, so when could he have fought it?

'He's lying,' Noah thought with certainty. But this was Ulan's mistake. No lie could go undetected before Laurea's Eyes of Penetration. Soon, his lie would be exposed, and he would have no choice but to confess the truth.

But then, at that moment...

"That's amazing. I never would have thought that such a thing could have happened," Laurea said with a serious expression.

Noah's eyes widened in shock at her reaction. Her answer felt like she was accepting Ulan's words as truth.

This was a completely unexpected situation. As Noah's thoughts were paralyzed, Laurea continued to question him, "By any chance, do you remember when you fought him...?"

"I can't say that," Ulan shook his head. "Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

This was also the truth.

It had to be the truth in the first place.

Ulan was the same person on the inside as he was on the outside.

Meanwhile, Laurea continued to organize the information she had gathered in her mind.

Then, the sound of a bell rang out.

Ding! Dong!

It was the sound signaling the start of the morning lecture.

"We should get going now," Ulan muttered, and Ibella and Dilia also stood up from their seats. They all had morning lectures to attend.

"Thanks to you, I had a good meal today."

"No, not at all."

Laurea smiled brightly. Although she had paid a considerable amount for the use of the special room, she had gained even more valuable information.

She also stood up from her seat. She was going to see Ulan off.

"Then I'll see you again later today."

"Hmm? Today?"

Ulan asked, puzzled; but no answer came.

A short while after that.

It was after the morning lectures were over that Ulan understood what Laurea meant.

To be precise, it was well past noon.

Just as the practical hunting lesson was about to begin.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

A familiar voice rang out.

It was the girl with the turquoise hair.

She met Ulan and Dilia's gazes with a playful smile on her face.

"I'm Laurea Lo Charpel, a second-year student at Eloden Academy."

A reunion much sooner than she'd expected.

The first day of joint classes with the next Saintess had begun.

End of Chapter. . . . . . . .Thanks for Reading. . . . . . . . .

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