The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 378

Afterword: Ibella Eleaad (middle)

3.

Ashes scattering in the air.

Ulan and Ibella’s faces hardened as they looked at the fragments that were the remains of the Demon Beast.

Some time after that.

Ibella spat out words filled with disbelief.

“A monster from the abyss?”

“I guess so.”

Unlike Ulan, who answered relatively calmly, Ibella shook her head vigorously.

“Nonsense! All the monarchs have been subdued and even their roots have been eliminated, but there is no way they still exist… … .”

“But that doesn’t mean the world of the abyss has disappeared, so the possibility exists. Above all, there are remnants other than the monarch.”

It’s just as Ulan said.

It is true that the Abyss Lord and the Source were eliminated, but that did not mean that the Abyss itself disappeared.

And one more thing.

The remnants that Ulan mentioned also exist.

“… … Abyss worshiper.”

Followers of Lacus, the Eye of the Abyss.

As soon as the source of the abyss disappeared, they all disappeared beneath the surface.

Of course, worshipers are being hunted down in the Holy Kingdom, but they have not been completely eradicated yet.

Therefore, there is still a possibility that the demonic beasts that worshipers work with still remain.

“They must be caught at all costs. “If we leave it alone, there will be innocent victims.”

The Abyss Worshipers are not a threat to the eight warriors, including Ulan and Ibella.

However, there is an exception for the general public.

Abyss worshipers are beings who use forbidden magic and sacrifice humans. Therefore, if left alone, there will definitely be victims.

“Phew, I was planning on going back after hunting a few demon beasts in peace. “Things have gotten a little bigger.”

Still, I have no intention of rejecting it.

Ibella also did not want innocent victims to become victims. After finishing her answer, her eyes burned with motivation.

Of course, it wasn’t the only reason.

‘We have to find it as quickly as possible!’

An opportunity for 2 days and 1 night that may never come again.

I didn’t want to waste this golden opportunity looking for an Abyss worshiper. So Bella did his best to search.

However, no traces were found, and the monster from the abyss did not appear.

“This place seems like a waste of money.”

“Yes, same here.”

The search lasted about two hours, but the only thing they encountered so far was an insect-type monster.

When I sighed in frustration.

Grumble!

A rumbling sound was heard from Ulan’s stomach. Actually, it was time to get hungry. Because it was a familiar situation, Ibella asked in a natural tone.

“Do you want to eat something?”

“Do you have anything to eat?”

“Yes, I brought some ingredients. “You can make it right away by just lighting a fire.”

To appeal to the public that cooking is their specialty, they deliberately brought a variety of ingredients rather than finished products.

So that’s when I took it out of my backpack.

A thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘I’d rather it ended up like this… … .’

If it is difficult to find an Abyss worshiper in a short period of time, let’s spend some quiet time like this.

I think it will be less disappointing that way.

With this judgment, Ibella decided to cook the dish as slowly as possible. But then, an unexpected problem arose.

Shoot!

Raindrops pouring down without warning.

The sudden rain turned into a torrential downpour in the blink of an eye, and Ulan and Ibella literally turned into drowning mice.

“… … “Nothing works.”

“I agree.”

Ulan nodded silently.

Meanwhile, the rain was getting stronger, and it was becoming more and more difficult to avoid the rain just by staying under the tree.

As the raindrops splashing on Ibella’s body increased, a large palm suddenly wrapped around her shoulder. It was Ulan’s hand.

“Come a little further inside.”

“Ugh, thank you.”

Ibella smiled faintly at Ulan’s kind consideration. At that moment, a thought crossed her mind.

‘uh? Surprisingly… … .’

Isn’t this a good situation?

Even though I failed to cook, I was able to cling to Ulan.

In addition, as the rain became stronger, it now adhered closely to the skin. Thanks to this, I was able to feel the warmth of Ulan on my skin.

‘This is good as is.’

Ibella’s cheeks turned a little red.

When I mustered up the courage to get closer to Ulan, Ulan, who was looking at the scenery beyond the heavy rain, muttered that it was difficult.

“It doesn’t look like the rain will stop easily. “Rather than eating, I need to find a place to shelter from the rain.”

“… … “You can find it slowly.”

Because I wanted to be like this just a little longer.

However, contrary to Ibella’s wishes, Ulan used all his senses to explore his surroundings, and soon found what he was looking for.

“There’s a good place.”

“uh? “Did you find it already?”

“Take the lead. “Follow me.”

After answering, Ulan jumped into the rain without hesitation. Left alone, Bella pursed her lips as if dissatisfied.

But for a moment, Ibella also followed behind him. Toward the place Ulan found where he could avoid the rain.

4.

Some time after that.

Following Ulan, we arrived at a small mountain cabin in the center of the forest. Although it was a bit small, it was a perfect place to avoid the rain.

“That’s surprising. “I can’t believe there is a mountain cabin in a place like this.”

It doesn’t look like there is someone specifically managing the forest. As this Bella was making her curious expression, Ulan was scanning the interior of the lodge.

“It doesn’t seem like the place has been abandoned for a long time.”

“Yes, there are traces of someone staying.”

The faint warmth remaining inside is evidence.

Aside from that, it appears that there is an owner, as there are traces left behind while living there. At that time, Ulan’s eyes sparkled.

“Are you by any chance an Abyss worshiper?”

“Sorry, I don’t know that much.”

Ibella responded with an awkward smile.

If I could see and detect magical power like Noah or Delia, I would be able to confirm who the owner of the lodge was, but unfortunately I did not have that ability.

After such a short conversation.

Ibella lit a fire in the fireplace and laid out the rain-soaked ingredients one by one. To dry as much as possible.

“I think I’d like to take a shower more than that.”

I was literally caught in the rain, so if I stayed like this, my body temperature would only drop. However, Bella sighed as if she was complaining because there was no place to take a bath here.

Then Ulan’s answer came back.

“There is a suitable place over there.”

“really? “Where are you?”

Ibella asked back with a smile.

Then Ulan pointed outside the cabin, and soon Ibella was able to confirm the suitable place Ulan had mentioned.

“That… … .”

A large bath in the backyard.

The ceiling was covered with a tent, so it didn’t seem like there was any chance of getting caught in the rain, but it wasn’t a place I wanted to go into.

The water temperature seemed cold right away.

So, when I hesitated.

“ah!”

Something suddenly occurred to me.

Ibella immediately rummaged through her backpack, and soon took out a fist-sized rock.

“What is that?”

“It’s a heating stone.”

An item I received from Noah a long time ago.

It is a magical tool that emits strong heat when magical energy is injected into it. If you activate this and put it in the bathtub, the water will definitely become warm.

Ibella put her thoughts into action, and soon her guess turned into certainty. The cold water quickly turned warm.

“done. “This is just fine.”

Ibella stretched out her hand to check the water temperature and smiled with satisfaction.

“Do you want to wash first?”

“Washing? why?”

“That’s because it rained.”

“Isn’t that what you washed?”

Ulan asks a question with a puzzled face.

At that moment, Ibella realized something again.

Ulan are barbarians who can replace bathing with rain.

“Then take a shower.”

“Uh, no, wait… … .”

Embarrassed, Ibella stretched out her hand to say something, but there was no reply. Ulan had already closed the door and entered the lodge.

“… … .”

The interior is filled with silence.

Ibella, left alone, just looked at the place where Ulan had disappeared with a blank face.

5.

A hot, steamy bath.

After confirming that the temperature was appropriate, Ibella took off her rain-soaked clothes one by one.

Afterwards, I folded the towel I had brought with me, placed it nearby, and then soaked myself in warm water. Then she let out the sigh she had been holding.

“Ugh.”

It was a sigh that clearly showed disappointment.

Originally, I was planning to wash it with Ulan, citing the short duration of the pyrokinesis as the reason.

“… … “Nothing really works.”

It felt good to be alone together for the first time in a while, but I never thought I would be this lucky.

Ibella puffed out her cheeks greatly.

She had a sullen expression on her face for a while, then suddenly looked intently at the sky beyond the heavy rain.

‘But there’s still plenty of time.’

Night is coming sooner or later.

It’s probably going to rain all the time, so let’s use the cold as an excuse to sleep next to Ulan. Then something will happen.

‘So for now… … .’

Let’s solve that first.

Ibella is a sphere of light visible beyond the dark clouds. He looked into the eyes of the observer and his expression hardened.

After getting out of the bath, she wrapped herself in a folded towel, found a suitable tree branch nearby, and held it in her hand.

“Whoa.”

Then, I took a deep breath and brought all my senses to their limit. She then wrapped her aura around a tree branch and swung it towards the eyes of the beholder.

Huh! Quagga gaga!

A sword wind wrapped in aura.

Ibella’s attack immediately aimed at the eyes of the viewer. However, the observer’s eyes narrowly escaped the attack.

“Tsk!”

Ibella clicked her tongue low and repeatedly launched a fierce attack with sword winds. However, even after that, it was unable to destroy the observer’s eyes.

“No, why are you so good at avoiding it?!”

Should I expand my territory?

At the moment when she was thinking about such things, Ibella suddenly opened her eyes wide. This is because the eyes of the observer hovering in the sky counterattacked.

Flash! Paaaaaa!

Magical arrows flying this way.

The good news was that it exploded near Ibella due to its low accuracy, but it still didn’t change the fact that it was a threat.

“It really pisses me off.”

It will simply break apart.

That’s it now. It would be better to expand the area and eliminate it all at once. The moment Ibella decided to concentrate, something caught her senses.

Rustle!

The place where the magical arrow fired by the Watcher’s Eye exploded. There, I felt a sense of popularity that I had never felt before.

“Amazing.”

Along with him, someone appeared in a space where there was obviously nothing.

A man who appears to be in his early forties.

Wearing a gray robe and holding a staff, he twitched his only eye and spoke.

“How on earth did you find out? “She prided herself on being perfectly hidden.”

“… … .”

No, what is that again?

Ibella frowned.

Just looking at the viewer’s eyes was annoying, but then a strange guy popped out, making me feel uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, a man who appeared out of nowhere twitched the corner of his mouth and let out a sinister smile.

“Well, I guess it’s good now. This place is like my dungeon. “Once you step into my territory, your life will end here.”

As he raised his staff, a new presence was felt near the lodge. These were the demonic beasts of the abyss that I had faced in the forest earlier during the day.

The moment I confirmed this.

Ibella’s eyes shone coldly.

“Abyss worshiper?”

“Oh, you seem to know us.”

A positive reply came back.

The man lightly glanced at Ibella’s body with a deeper smile.

“But it’s already too late. Because I have no intention of returning him alive. Hehe, it’s been a while since I can experiment with a young woman’s body.”

An admirer approaches with an obnoxious laugh.

Ibella held onto the new wooden stick with even colder eyes. Even though her body was bare, it wasn’t enough for that guy to attack her.

However, there was no need to swing the sword.

‘This… … .’

Before she could even expand her territory, she felt a familiar presence inside the mountain cabin.

Quagga-ga-ga! Kwaaaaaaaa!

An object that rushed like a bull, breaking the wall.

It was Ulan. Afterwards, he broke into the backyard and swung an ax at the demonic beasts, causing the worshiper to widen his eyes in the process.

“W-what?!”

That was the worshiper’s last will.

The angry ax tore the worshiper’s body to pieces along with the demonic beast. After organizing the situation in the blink of an eye, Ulan’s voice was heard.

“Are there any injuries?”

“Yes, it’s refreshing as expected.”

Ibella smiled and answered.

At that time, Ulan, who had seen Ibella’s appearance a little too late, lowered his head as if embarrassed.

“sorry. “You spilled blood because of me.”

“No, it’s okay. “You just have to wash it.”

Although some blood was splattered in the process of dealing with the worshiper, the bathhouse was not dirty. That’s why Ibella said it indifferently.

“Anyway, wouldn’t it be better to wash Ulan a little more than me? “You covered yourself with blood like that.”

“All I need is the rain.”

After answering, Ulan spread his arms.

It was as if he wanted to wash away the blood in the pouring rain, but this was impossible.

Because the raindrops no longer fell.

“… … ?”

The rain stopped like a lie.

Ulan looked blankly at the sky, and Ibella laughed lightly at that sight.

“Ahaha, that method seems difficult.”

The dark clouds that were pouring down the heavy rain also disappeared.

The sky is gradually returning to normal. The moment I looked at this, something suddenly crossed my mind.

‘Wait a minute, that means… … !’

This means that Ulan will eventually have no choice but to use this route.

Ibella, who realized this belatedly, opened her eyes wide. After a while, she cleared her throat once and spoke in a trembling voice.

“There you are.”

“Hmm?”

“This heat stone. The time limit is very short, so the effect ends soon. therefore… … .”

Ibella swallowed dry saliva.

Then, with his turquoise eyes sparkling with a strange heat, he asked back vaguely.

“… … Do you want to shower together?”

fantasy,