〈 Episode 196 〉 Merit Festival – Interlude (3)
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“Well, I was planning on asking you from the beginning.”
Professor Fernando turned his gaze to the documents on his desk and said indifferently.
“If I may point out one thing, it is not the professor’s duty but his responsibility to help students who are passionate about academics. At least I think so. “I’m glad the story was resolved quickly.”
I knew Professor Fernando’s values well. He was just looking at me a little while ago. What he said now was sincere.
“As is the case with any teacher, he also likes students with outstanding magical talent. “I lack talent, so I only accepted you as a disciple, but I’m sure you’ll like it.”
Considering what happened a little while ago, the question arises as to whether Professor Fernando really received the affection of being his disciple.
That’s not the important thing though.
“More than that, what are you testing?”
“He’s going to try to gauge what your level is. I heard it was like that in all the exams so far, and it was the same for me. “Just be prepared to push yourself too hard.”
“Can you at least tell me what it is?”
“My advice won’t be particularly helpful. Because it’s my heart, teacher. I had to memorize dozens of books in three days. “I heard that another student had to finish deciphering a magic circle of over 100 strokes within 3 days.”
“Who didn’t pass the test? “Was there a lot?”
“Most of them. They were all criminals. “I would consider myself a criminal, but I was lucky.”
There was no way to become Aria Lilias’ disciple in
Since Luce was not restricted by game knowledge, she suggested a solution to me: ‘Becoming Aria’s disciple.’ I wouldn’t have been able to even think of something like that on my own.
So, I didn’t know what kind of test I would take, but after hearing the examples that Professor Fernando gave, it seemed obvious that the level of difficulty was quite high.
‘3 days… .’
The only thing they have in common is that the exam period is 3 days.
“… Thank you for giving me this great opportunity, professor. “Let’s go in then.”
After saying hello politely, I tried to leave the professor’s office with Luce.
“Isaac.”
“yes.”
“I would like to take this opportunity to say that your talent has blossomed beautifully. “You are my proud student.”
“… … .”
Shut your nose.
I hear all kinds of heartwarming things about this person.
I felt better and gave Professor Fernando a bright smile.
“You could contribute to the advancement of magic technology. If that’s what you mean, I hope you’ll make time next time… .”
“I’ll see you in a week.”
He grabbed Luce’s wrist and ran away at a brisk pace.
I wonder if I don’t know that they are selling it to sell it as a teaching assistant. I had no intention of becoming a graduate student.
“Isaac.”
While walking down the hallway of Orphin Hall, when Luce spoke to me, I stopped and looked at her.
Luce maintained her poker face and spread only her index and middle fingers to form a V and placed them next to her face.
“Bbabam.”
It meant that he should know that it was thanks to him that things worked out well.
“thank you. “You are the best.”
Luce grinned as he gave a strong thumbs up.
Among the 7-star ice elemental magic, the acquisition conditions for [Ice Thunder] and [Ice Snow] were all met.
The condition of ‘level 120 or higher’, which was not met even by the merit system, was solved by defeating Sinmil’s Ermetona.
However, this did not mean that magic could be used immediately. Acquisition conditions are only basic conditions.
Magic that simply requires complex magic control and simple calculation formulas, such as [Ice Wall] and [Ice Explosion], can be used in no time as long as the acquisition conditions are met. The difficulty increases rapidly from 6 stars.
Should I say that it feels as if I jumped straight from a bachelor’s program to a doctorate program? A very complex calculation formula was required.
Thanks to my maximum potential, I was able to somehow solve up to 6-star level with the help of people around me and through self-study, but the level of difficulty was on a different level for 7-star level.
It would be nice if, like in a game, when you input a command, the skill is immediately given out… , Those complaints already ended early last year. I guess I should study hard.
Now, as long as Hegel’s magic tower master helped him learn 7-star magic, everything would be fine.
Passing the exam first? I will get through it somehow. Achieving goals with grit and determination is my specialty.
So, I just hoped that Hegel’s teaching ability would be comparable to that of a first-class instructor.
‘If possible, I’d like to learn it before the Alice subjugation battle.’
Most of the enemies in “Alice Conquest,” the last part of the first semester of the second year, are humans. There are too many enemies to annihilate with Dorothy, so roles have to be divided up in the end.
And it is impossible to know what variables will occur.
At least I had to have a good chance of winning against Paladin. To do so, you will need high-level magic such as 7-star.
and… .
‘You have to prepare for the bottomless pit.’
The boss of the 3rd grade part. A bottomless pit, a demon that transcends even providence. Because the reins that bound him are already coming loose.
As mentioned above, the appearance of the bottomless pit is the trigger for the bad ending “Eternity.”
Those who are devoured by the Abyss gain eternal life within their bodies and must live in solitude in an infinite prison.
Then, those who lose their ego will have their soul taken away, and the bottomless pit will play with that soul like a toy for the rest of their lives.
That soul will forever have to have clear senses and feel extreme pain. Once that happens, there is no turning back.
That’s why it’s “eternity.” An end more terrible than death.
To destroy the bottomless pit, a power that transcends providence must be unleashed.
An example of this is the Changmyeong Sword, a light attribute legendary weapon that Ian Fairy Tail obtains around the second semester of his second year.
However, what would happen if the Bottomless Pit appears before Ian obtains the Changmyeong Sword?
‘… ‘I’ll have to do something.’
The guy who is loosening the reins of the bottomless pit is Mephisto of the Contract, the final boss of the first semester of the third year and the agent of the evil god. To be exact, it is the power this guy has.
What if Mephisto was conscious of the nameless hero and started loosening his reins to take out the bottomless pit at an early stage?
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I had to have the firepower to take down the bottomless pit as quickly as possible.
“What are you thinking, Isaac?”
“just… “What kind of test is it?”
Hearing Luce’s worried voice, he quickly adjusted his expression and smiled. It seemed like she needed to pay more attention to managing her facial expressions. Although it was already too late.
Luce had already read my emotional state with her keen eyesight. When I saw you stand close to me without saying a word, I said everything.
“I’m glad I got involved too.”
I will protect Isaac.
Luce whispered as if telling me not to worry.
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“Miko, are you okay?”
“I guess I told you not to come in without permission?”
“But you haven’t eaten anything for three days.”
“I know. “It doesn’t matter, so get out.”
“… All right.”
Academy Hospital, private ward. May, who had been sitting on her bed looking out her window, growled and the escort wizard left the hospital room with a worried look on his face.
Lonely silence fell in the hospital room again. May looked down at her body.
The entire body is wrapped in bandages. She was still in excruciating pain.
May gritted her teeth and gripped the blanket tightly. I didn’t understand why things were like this.
The nine-tailed fox left. The moment that demon reveals the truth or finds Miya, everything will end.
If the troops guarding him here went to Hwabong Kingdom, they too would soon learn the truth.
The situation was very bad. She thought that if Miya forgave her, things might somehow get better, but she doubted whether she would.
In the first place, it was an established fact that Hwabongguk itself turned against itself. There was no other way out but to run away.
That’s right, in order to avoid facing the worst future, I had to run away to a foreign country and live like a rat. Hurry up!
“damn… .”
A small flame came out of his hand and flickered.
On the day he fought Isaac, his magical power was depleted because his powers had been taken away by the demons. It still took more than a week for it to get better.
In the end, I have to do something with this weak body for the time being.
The academy is closed to contact with the outside world during the semester. Until now, there were only two routes to get off this island. It is a land bridge and a port.
To pass the Yeonryuk Bridge, you have to go through tight security. It was difficult to get through it unless you dropped out or at least got a bad appointment.
Moreover, since he was in a position to be disciplined after receiving treatment, even if he applied for withdrawal, it would be put on hold until he received appropriate punishment for violating the school rules.
All that remains is the port. Students were also accepted as passengers during vacation, but use of the port was prohibited during the semester. Secretly boarding a cargo ship to procure supplies and hiding in the cargo hold would be the only way to escape this place, but to do so, one would have to secretly penetrate the detection net deployed on the ship.
In other words, all escape routes were blocked.
As it is, the Hwabong Kingdom, who knows the truth, requests cooperation from the Gerbert Empire and asks them to hand over Mei’s personal security… I had no choice but to suck on his finger and wait.
“I’m sick of it… .”
May’s shoulders trembled as she tried to think of a way to escape.
A deep sense of skepticism came over me.
“I’m sick of it… .”
Outside the hospital room door. The escort wizard lowered his head and silently listened to May sob.
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midnight.
A middle-aged man was drunk and was coming home unexpectedly. It was a small village located on the outskirts of the Gerbert Empire.
If you look around, all you see are low-rise dwellings.
The nights in this small town are very dark. Since the lights were off in most of the houses, the man had no choice but to walk, relying on the moonlight shining from the sky. However, thanks to the light-hearted feeling, I didn’t really care about the darkness that filled my surroundings.
He hiccuped and hummed repeatedly. As she walked, she saw a woman in a black cloak staggering across from her. The man wondered if that woman was drunk too.
Although it was dark, the man’s eyes caught the beautiful curves of the woman’s body as the cape fluttered.
It was difficult to exercise self-control under the influence of alcohol. Surrendering her body to her soaring desires, her man spoke to her.
“Oui, miss… . “You’re in really good shape, Hibb.”
A woman in a black cloak stopped. Her face was not visible because she had her hood up.
“Was there such a true woman in our village…?” ?”
The woman looked back at the man.
“Uh, uh… ?”
As soon as the man saw the woman’s face in the hood, his eyes widened and he stopped abruptly.
“Ugh!!”
The alcohol has gone away. The man screamed, took a step back, and ran away. The woman did not necessarily pursue the man.
The moonlight illuminated the woman’s face inside the hood. Flesh eaten away. Torn eyelids. Pure white eyes. pale skin. It looked like a corpse.
The woman crossed the village again with unsteady steps. Her black cloak shimmered with her dark magic.
A woman leaves the village, climbs a mountain, and enters an abandoned church. It was a building that had been half destroyed long ago and had no ceiling.
Inside, corpses dressed identically to the woman were standing in an orderly manner like churchgoers, looking at the altar.
An antique altar. Above it was a wooden coffin with dark magic flowing through it.
[Slang… !]
[Gwaeh!!]
The corpses gathered in the church were crowded into coffins, spewing out chilly energy from their mouths.
Slowly, the tube containing the concentrated power quietly opened, and heavy magical energy spread out.
Something happened in the coffin. It was a skeleton about 2 meters tall wearing a luxurious black robe. He floated unnaturally above the coffin and gently stepped on the ground, dispersing dark magic.
An eerie magic glowed like a pupil from his empty eye sockets. Dark magic was concentrated in his right hand, taking the shape of a staff.
A large magic staff studded with purple magic stones. It was his magic weapon.
[Get up.]
A strange and deep voice.
Guuuu, the ground rang. A being that should not be awakened awakened and spread vicious magic everywhere.
Countless human cries rang out, and something buried beneath the ground broke through a pile of dirt and leapt up into the night sky.
It is a black dragon made up of human corpses that have already turned pitch black.
It was the evil dragon-Orkis who was defeated and killed by the Great Witch of Heaven and the Thunder God-Galia.
[Be in awe.]
The corpses all bowed their heads to greet their masters.
Lord of Death. Demon, Calgart of the Dead.
he woke up
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