The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 96

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7.

Today was a special day for Ibella.

That’s because I came out on a private date with Ulan. Just the two of us without interruption.

Thanks to this, from the moment she left the academy and boarded the carriage, a bright smile never left her face.

‘happy.’

Ibella laughed brightly.

Because the time I spent with Ulan was like a dream. Maybe that’s why it felt like time was passing faster than usual.

‘If you feel like it… … .’

So much so that I want to hold on to the passing time.

Of course, I knew it was impossible, so I decided to enjoy the present moment rather than regret it.

After seeing the play, we went to a cafe.

She felt even better.

It was partly because the dessert in front of him was so delicious that it fit his taste buds, but more than that, it was because Ulan willingly accepted his offer.

‘I didn’t know you would respond so easily.’

At the end of June, when final exams end.

Summer vacation is scheduled for approximately two weeks at Arsene Academy. So, if there was nothing else to do, I suggested that we visit the County of Deorg together.

It was a proposal that could be burdensome depending on the situation, but Ulan accepted it without hesitation. Ibella was very happy about this.

‘Actually, I was a little anxious.’

Istan El Deorg.

After leaving the academy, he stayed in the county and completely destroyed the evils that had accumulated over the years.

This fact could be seen just by looking at the letters from her mother, Ideline Elead, but the anxiety that settled in a corner of her heart still remained.

‘That can’t be helped.’

For Ibella, the County of Deorg is like a collection of bad memories.

It is a place where I was taken as a child, knowing nothing, and suffered all kinds of discrimination, insults, and persecution.

So no matter how much things have changed, I honestly still feel uncomfortable. It was like a trauma that was rooted in instinct and never went away.

‘But if you go with Ulan… … .’

I don’t think I’ll be anxious at all.

For her, Ulan was her strong support, the object of her admiration, a trustworthy friend, and the only man she cared about.

So, when he gladly accepted the offer, I was so happy that I felt like I was flying.

But that only lasts for a moment.

“… … Perticia?”

Suddenly Ulan muttered something.

However, I was so lost in my thoughts that I couldn’t hear the exact details. So this Bella tilted her head and asked back.

“huh? “What did you say just now?”

But no answer came back.

Because right now, Ulan was looking somewhere else, not at her. It was another group of guests who had just entered the backyard.

Among them, Ulan’s gaze was directed at a girl with hair as white as snow. Perhaps because of its bright red eyes, it somehow reminded me of a rabbit.

Actually, it was okay up to this point.

But the problem is that the girl’s face is too pretty even for Ibella. The moment she recognized this, the girl also looked back at Ulan.

“… … .”

The two stare at each other.

They don’t just turn their heads and make eye contact; they look at each other openly.

Ibella twitched her eyebrows at this sight.

‘My heart feels tight.’

For some reason, my heart is throbbing.

At the same time, all kinds of emotions were boiling up inside me. Ibella had felt something similar before.

When you see Ulan and Dilia together. I felt the same way back then as I do now.

However, I don’t know what these feelings really are…

‘… … ‘I don’t want to see you.’

What is certain is that I am not happy with the situation in front of me.

Is that why? Normally, I would have moved my body only after thinking about it, but right now, my body moved first.

“I don’t like being distracted.”

Ibella stretched out both hands and cupped Ulan’s cheeks. Afterwards, he turned his head so that he was facing his gaze.

“Look at me properly.”

With words that come from the true heart.

Ibella looked wearily into Ulan’s bright red eyes. As if reproducing the scene where he had just met the girl’s gaze.

After such a short period of time.

‘omg!’

Ibella’s eyes suddenly widened.

This is because reason came back late.

At the same time, as I became aware of reality, I realized that I was eye to eye with Ulan.

Then, the emotions that had been boiling up until now quickly subsided. Ibella then withdrew her hand from Ulan’s face with a surprised look on her face.

‘What am I doing now… … .’

It was because I realized it was rude.

However, I did not feel regretful about the actions I had just committed.

Because my desire to make Ulan reflect on himself at least in this way was genuine.

Meanwhile, Ulan quietly looked at Ibella.

‘Come to think of it… … .’

I once heard something similar from Ibella in my last life. It is rude to look away while eating alone with the other person.

Immediately after remembering this.

Ulan nodded solemnly.

“Excuse me. i get it.”

“Uh, huh?”

“From now on, I won’t take my eyes off you.”

Immediately after giving a soft answer.

Ulan stared at Ibella.

Likewise, Ibella also looked at him, but after a while, she had no choice but to look away.

Eyes burning brightly like flames.

It was because I felt burdened by the fiercely flashing serious eyes.

“There is no need to look intently.”

“It’s not like I’m looking at it on purpose.”

“what? Then why… … .”

“I just look at it because it’s beautiful.”

“… … .”

A bright red face.

Ibella’s face became even redder as she knew that Ulan’s words were not made up.

‘Ugh, this is the limit now.’

It won’t work. If I continue like this, my face will only heat up and I won’t be able to say anything.

So I quickly changed the topic.

“Well, by the way.”

“… … ?”

“Do you know that person by any chance?”

The white-haired girl that Ulan was looking at earlier.

It was Perticia. Ulan responded by shaking his head.

“Not yet.”

“Yes?”

Not yet? What is this sound?

Ibella tilted her head.

As if he didn’t understand the answer he received.

Seeing her with a puzzled expression, Ulan smiled and answered.

“Time will tell.”

One day, when each person completes their ordeal, the warriors inevitably gather in one place.

However, since Perticia is the last warrior to join, it is normal for her not to know right away. So I came up with this answer.

Of course, Ibella, who didn’t know what was going on, just tilted her head repeatedly. At the time, I was wondering what the word Ulan meant.

“Ibella.”

Suddenly Ulan called his name.

She wanted to answer right away, but she couldn’t. Before I knew it, Ulan had stood up and suddenly turned to face me.

“… … ?!”

The blue-green eyes became large.

Ibella was that surprised.

This was partly because of his sudden actions, but more than that, it was because the distance between him and Ulan was so close.

So I reflexively tried to step away, but I couldn’t. The moment she tried to pull her body back, Ulan grabbed her shoulder.

‘So, the palm… … !’

The moment when our bare skin touches each other.

Furthermore, when I recognized this fact, my complexion, which had barely returned to its original state, became red again.

“Stay still.”

Ulan’s voice came from quite close by.

He looked at Ibella with serious eyes and slowly tilted his face.

what? what? What’s going on?

Along with the feeling of being paralyzed, I felt my heart pounding loudly.

As if it was going to pop out.

I closed my eyes tightly, feeling like I couldn’t calm down. And in the meantime, Ulan came closer. So much so that we can feel each other’s breath.

Unknown tension and strange anticipation. Bella unconsciously grabbed the hem of her skirt.

Then, just as strength was about to enter my entire body.

“Now that’s enough.”

Ulan’s voice was heard.

A voice full of relief.

When I gently opened my closed eyes, I saw Ulan walking away from me. When I looked at him with an incomprehensible expression on my face.

The answer came back again.

“There was a bee on my head.”

“… … punishment?”

“Rest assured. “It’s gone now.”

He probably came over to chase away the bees that were stuck in his hair. As the tension was relieved by this fact, my entire body lost all strength.

‘Wow, I was surprised.’

At the same time, I felt some kind of regret.

But even for a moment.

Ibella shook her head.

It was to calm the heat that was not going away and the heart that was still pounding.

After some time has passed.

By the time I had finally regained my composure, the dessert on the table had disappeared everywhere.

It was because the Ulan had eaten it all.

“how is it? “Did it hit you in the mouth?”

“I was very satisfied.”

Ulan smiles, showing off his pure white teeth.

Ibella also burst into laughter with a smile full of honest emotions.

Yes, as long as Ulan is satisfied.

“If you finish eating, will you wake up soon?”

“Sure.”

Because I have the next schedule.

The two left the cafe after leaving.

However, just before leaving the backyard, Ulan glanced at Perticia once again.

I don’t know why she appeared here, but it’s not really important. Because it wasn’t the time to meet her yet.

‘If it’s the same flow as the past life… … .’

Perhaps a proper reunion will occur only after the fall of the Ruben Empire. That’s why Ulan lost interest in Perticia.

Meanwhile, around that time.

After Ulan and Ibella disappeared.

Perticia glanced at the back of Ulan disappearing in the distance. After a while, after he had completely disappeared, he let out a short exclamation.

“Wow, I was surprised.”

“yes?”

Rimmer asked back in a puzzled tone at the unexpected remark. Then Perticia answered with her eyes wide open as if she had seen a strange creature.

“It’s much bigger than I heard.”

“What are you talking about…” … .”

“Hehe, there is such a thing.”

Perticia lets out a strange laugh.

Rimmer was curious about what that meant, but could not ask further.

The food I ordered arrived just in time.

A feast of various dishes and desserts served on the table. Perticia made a fuss and began her meal with a joyous look on her face.

It was as if he had completely forgotten about Ulan’s back, which he had been staring at intently just a moment ago.

8.

Time passed quickly.

The once bright blue sky had already turned red with sunset, and the sun, which had been scattering brilliant light, was also slowly setting behind the mountains.

And that time.

Ulan suddenly found himself alone.

“… … .”

A square in the southern district of the capital.

Ulan, sitting on the bench in front of the fountain, silently remembered why he was alone.

“Actually, I have some personal business in the capital. So, let’s meet back here in about an hour. I’m really sorry.”

About ten minutes ago from now.

After just finishing dinner.

This is because Ibella suddenly disappeared after saying that she had some business to do. Of course she didn’t feel sad or anything. Because she’s used to being alone.

“I’m bored.”

It’s just a little boring.

Ulan, who was staring at the sky blankly, put his hand in his pants pocket. Then he suddenly found a small object in his pocket.

“This… … .”

A shiny silver coin.

This is the one that Noah, who came out of nowhere late last night, gave me. The moment I saw this, I remembered what I heard from Noah yesterday.

“If you wander around tomorrow and are left alone, buy something with this and give it to Ibella as a gift. “It would be shameless if you just kept getting what you got, right?”

When I first heard this, I just ignored it, but after thinking about it, I thought it could have been a prophecy.

Because I guessed right that I would be left alone.

“It’s a gift.”

Not a bad idea.

Well, if it weren’t for Ibella, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy this time. Ulan soon stood up from her seat with a look on her face, having made up her mind.

There’s still some time left before she comes back, so I’m thinking of buying something before then. So she headed to the market she had seen earlier.

“Come on, this is the last piece of cloth from the East!”

“Freshly baked bread costs only two dong!”

“A basket of apples harvested today, I am selling them off for a cheap price of one coin!”

Listening to the voices of merchants selling goods.

Ulan walked around the market. This was because he had not decided what to give as a gift.

In the first place, I had never given a gift in my past life, so I didn’t know what to give.

When I was wandering the streets like that for a while.

An object that caught his eye appeared near a small alley.

“bracelet?”

A bracelet made by stringing beads on thread.

The moment I saw it.

Some of my memories from my past life came back to me. I remember how Ibella and Delia often gave each other accessories such as bracelets and necklaces.

Of course, Ulan didn’t understand why they wore something like that, but he clearly remembered how happy they were at the time.

“Hehe, feel free to look around.”

At that time, the girl who was selling bracelets quickly approached me and started talking to me. Ulan, who was just taking a quick look, immediately asked the price.

“How much is one?”

“It costs one large copper coin, but if you buy three, we’ll give you two large copper coins!”

Daedonghwa is ten donghwa.

It was a bit expensive for a crudely made bracelet, but Ulan didn’t mind. Because he had almost no sense of money in his last life.

Instead, he smiled as if everything went well.

‘I guess I could just give them one gift each.’

Ibella, Noah, and even Delia.

It was because I remembered receiving help in many ways from Evela, as well as Noah and Delia.

Immediately after making the decision, Ulan chose bracelets that matched the color of the three girls’ hair.

“Thank you for your purchase!”

Leaving behind the girl’s polite greeting.

Ulan took the bracelet and turned around.

Now, all that is left in my possession are eight large copper coins.

Since I had nothing else to buy, I tried to go straight back to the square. But then, something suddenly came into view.

“That… … .”

It was a wrist guard made of leather.

The moment I saw this, I suddenly remembered that Ibella from her past life often complained of wrist pain.

This was because most of the sword techniques she used put excessive strain on her wrists.

‘I guess I should give you that as a gift too.’

I had no money left to use.

So I went straight up and asked.

“I want to buy this.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not selling this.”

“what?”

“These guys are the prizes for that game.”

The man pointed in one direction.

There, magic lanterns emitting bright flames were seen attached to the temporarily installed walls, and merchants were busy soliciting customers.

“So if you want to get it, win the game and then come. “Of course, if you want to get it, I’ll give it to you for two silver coins.”

Two silver coins.

Ulan doesn’t have enough money.

In other words, all you have to do to get a wrist guard is participate in something called a game. So, I was looking at the place where the magical power was.

“This is a complete scam!”

A commotion arose with a clear voice.

Perhaps someone went on a rampage because they could not accept the result of the game. In response, the merchant who was in charge of the game also raised his voice.

“No, if I failed, I would just go away calmly. Why are you fighting all of a sudden?”

“That’s because a reagent that interferes with magic reactions was applied behind the magic light!”

A girl with a flushed face.

Ulan’s eyes slowly widened when he saw her.

“That guy… … .”

A colleague from my past life that I ran into at the cafe earlier.

One of the seven warriors I thought I would not meet for a while was Perticia.

Chapter 24. What Happened in the Capital

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