The Academy’s Time Limit in a Novel Written by a Friend

62 – Episode 62 No, it’s really not? (1)

As a reward for peeking into the memories of the past that I sealed in the abyss, time passed, and the second day of the ranking match arrived.

Originally, it is a more leisurely event, but yesterday’s match was suspended due to yesterday’s incident, so today’s ranking match was scheduled to be held somewhat tight.

“hahahaha, our Kang So-hyun. You look tired, but you must have lost sleep because you were nervous?”

Professor Park Ah-ram, the little witch who took on the opponent this time, smiled brightly.

A person looks tired but smiles. It seems that Pom, who was a traitor in the original work, is not going anywhere.

“Yeah, I’m not mad about that, but it’s kind of tiring.”

“Hey, as a professor who cares about his cadets, I can’t help but extend a helping hand. If you promise to come in as a teaching assistant, you’ll get a good score in the ranking match…”

“Don’t cross the line.”

Why does this person keep trying to seduce me?

“Seeing you hate it so much makes me greedy. If you don’t want to become a teaching assistant, why don’t you taste the pain and become a teaching assistant?”

Golden sparks flickered around her hand.

“Professor. You know this is a ranking match, right?”

“Of course. Sohyun Kang. Do not worry. I’m also a magic professor, so I’m confident in formulas that increase power with less magic. I’ll treat you with the maximum firepower that Jiang So-hyun is capable of, so if you don’t want to get sick, just say that she will start a happy graduate school life with me!”

A psychopath without a human heart, no, a demon was here.

“Dalian isn’t fun, so let’s have a simple lesson.”

As she said that, she began to create arrows in the air.

“This is a basic attack magic called magic arrow. It’s literally a skill that creates arrows with magic. Now, Kang So-hyun is asking a question here. How many languages went into building this magic?”

“‘Cohesive.’ ‘Sharp.’ ‘Flying.’ ‘Instructions in direction’ are all four.”

Once it was written that way in the setting book.

“hahahaha, as expected, an honor student. The learning attitude is different. That’s right. Except for condensation, which is the basis of most magics, even these basic magics can be used only when three conditions are perfectly calculated. However, most wizards do not go through this process. Why?”

“It is because I memorize and use already completed expressions…?”

“Oh, that’s right! That’s the correct answer, Kang So-Hyeoni! Most wizards memorize completed formulas and results rather than calculate formulas, and often use only a few spells that suit them. To be honest, it’s not easy to cast spells while calculating magic circles and magic circuits during battle.”

She started spinning her magic arrows with a sad smile on her face.

“But you can never get out of grade C that way. Application is impossible. This is a magical arrow with the spell ‘rotate’ added to it. Since I added one more spell, it will inevitably consume more mana, right? And the power increases as it rotates. Then, if I use a lot of spells, does it always become a strong magic?”

“No. Because there are spells that contradict each other.”

“hahahaha, that’s right. I enjoy teaching this. For example, what would happen if we added ‘slow down’ to the magic arrow spell that added rotation at most?”

She added an incantation to her magic arrow as if to see it for herself, and the momentum of the fiercely rotating magic arrow broke at once.

“Yes, the magic arrows I prepared have become useless. It will also slow down the flight speed.”

Uh, um.

I know it’s fun to watch and it’s a useful class, but why is this in a ranked match?

“Ah, you wonder why I’m doing this class in the ranked match right now? I know everything you want to know.”

As if she had no intention of waiting for my answer, she pulled out her new magic arrow.

“I’ve been like that before. He said that he would help, and that I, like Kang So-hyun, was the type to deal with magical powers dangerously. However, the way mana is operated is almost the realm of instinct like right-handers and left-handers, so it’s not that difficult to fix. So, first of all, I would like to tell you how to get the maximum efficiency with the lowest cost so that even waste can be reduced.”

Uh, did you remember that? Are you a little impressed?

“Assuming that the magic power required for a magic arrow is a cost of 1, what should I do to increase the power without increasing the cost?”

“…You should remove the unnecessary parts and put in the necessary ones, right?”

“Right. To give you an example, this is a friendly match, so you don’t have to kill your opponent. Let’s get rid of the sharpness.”

The magic arrow lost its sharp shape and became a blunt ball.

“And let’s put ‘accelerate’ in the blank.”

The nature of the concentrated magic power changed, and the arrow that pierced the enemy changed into a blunt weapon that struck the enemy.

And the blunt instrument flew towards me in an instant.

“…Ugh!?”

“Oh, Sohyun Kang is faster than I thought? I was going to end it with this. Oh, you wouldn’t call it cowardly as a surprise attack instead of class, right? In the first place, you’re sparring right now.”

I was a bit impressed, but he was a professor with a really great personality.

“Now then, I will only use basic slightly modified magic like this, so come in.”

Holding a woman’s clothing transformed into a knife, she took a stance.

“Yes, then I will go seriously?”

“It should be. It’s a ranking match.”

She nodded and smiled.

“Let’s try to run away.”

“…Yes?”

And exactly 10 minutes later.

“Surrender…! It’s called surrender…! Surrender! Surrender! Surrender ah ah ah!!!!”

“hahahaha, Kang Sohyun! Are you going to run away!? He said he was coming with all his heart…!”

I had to run away while being fooled by her elegant magic technique.

I said that I only use basic spells, but I never said that I would use one at a time.

I was really scared when I couldn’t even run away outside the field.

*

After that, I lost to Professor Cathy, and Minsu Kim won.

Professor Cathy had no way to touch her in the first place, but she corrected her posture from a strangely close distance. Abandoned

Today’s schedule was tight, so I couldn’t see the other kids, but it’s the last sparring, so after this is over, I’m going to ask about the results.

“Oh, how are you?”

She was already waiting in the arena as if the sparring had ended before me.

Chae Yoo-jin.

Surprisingly, she seemed to be evaluated as weaker than me, who was close to being the weakest in terms of academy registration information.

“If you really want to forget it, it comes out once in a while.”

“…Yes? Treat someone like an extra.”

Well, actually, she didn’t appear in the original work, and since she wasn’t even set up, I had no idea how she would fight.

A berserker who charges with a calm appearance. Or, unexpectedly, it might be a wizard or a debuffer type.

“Anyway, it seems like this is our last sparring, so please take good care of us.”

“Oh, what is it? Well…”

Clap.

Huh…?

She was about to say thank you when she held out an object to me.

It was too sophisticated and elegant to be a weapon for the inhabitants of a fantasy world.

The well-extended gun barrel, the structure with a sense of formative beauty, the grip that looks good, and the trigger that looks easy to pull.

To put it bluntly, it is a gun.

The extra who almost died in the prologue now uses a gun as a weapon.

…Isn’t he actually the main character?

“Dalian has already started, right?”

After saying that, she mercilessly pulled the trigger.

Bang…!

She almost died. No, she shouldn’t have died because of the academy’s barrier and shock absorber, but because of the realistic design, it was honestly far scarier than any magic spell.

“Oh, don’t dodge!”

“…Are you a psychopath who went crazy too?”

“What are you talking about? There are many reasons not to avoid it. My weapon is a gun, so I have to use magic bullets for each shot, right?”

“Really?”

“Yes, so the means of attack are expendable unlike the others, and each shot is money.”

“I see. I understand. So?”

“Just like the opponents so far, please die in one surprise attack. Save money.”

“Oh, that’s right. Weren’t you a fucking bad bitch? I forgot that.”

Keep calm. As long as the opponent’s weapon was a pistol, it didn’t seem like he could win if he was determined.

If you approach using Yeoui as a shield and endure a pistol shot, you can get surrender.

The moment she was about to charge with her sword turned into a shield, the weapon in her hand began to change shape.

Clap-

And my mouth opened involuntarily at the heavy reloading sound, quite different from when it was a pistol.

“Is it your talent?”

“Oh, yes. Firearms can be converted to some degree of freedom.”

“…Yeah, cool.”

A shotgun with fancy decorations, so it’s a shotgun.

Ah hahahaha I can’t help it with the shotgun. People die when hit by a shotgun.

At the impact of the shotgun shells, the shield he made flew all the way to the outside of the field.

…If I had known this would happen, I would have made it like a pillar to block it.

After the final match, my score was 2 wins and 3 losses out of 5 matches, which was not very good.

*

“Oh, Mr. What a draw Where is that really?”

On the way back to the dormitory, Hani grumbled, perhaps dissatisfied with the results.

For your information, Lilac is strong, and Cheonyuhak’s grades were all the same.

1 Win, 4 draws, 0 losses.

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Dalian against each other was decided as a draw under the mediation of the professor, and 1 win and 1 draw were recorded against the professor.

No matter how limited it was, it was clear that they were crazy when they won a draw against Professor Park Ah-ram.

“Oh, if I had been a little better, I would have won.”

How was it in the original?

-I said I lost…?

-It’s quite good. You deserve to be accepted as a member of my team.

-I’ve seen your swordsmanship so far…!

-You lost again…?

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Desperate against Cheon Yu-suk, who arrogantly laughs at him, he was defeated by Lilac, who claimed to have already seen through his sword at the beginning of his semester.

Maybe now she won’t collapse in despair.

No matter how much I think about it, the current smile suits me much better than the smile I had when I collapsed in the original.

“Hey, why are you laughing so much? Do you think it’s a lie? Could you have won both of them with a little more?”

“I guess so.”

“Cee. Are you ignoring me now? The true nature is revealed only when the person who handles the famous sword is good, right?”

Not really. There’s also a stupid asshole who lost to a shotgun with a woman’s baton.

“You’re not ignoring me? It’s really amazing. How can Lilac and Cheonyuhak tie?”

“…It’s kind of weird. Well, it’s okay if you ignore it. Now I’m going to eat the chief, so look forward to it.”

“Huh? That’s not it.”

“What? Why. Can I win?”

“That’s right, even if you win on practical skills, your grades in general subjects aren’t great.”

Yes, although the percentage of practical skills is much higher, general subjects cannot be completely ignored.

“… Huh?”

Yes.

Lilac looks stupid, but she is a genius.

“Are general subjects included in the grade…?”

I have to go in.

It’s not very important, right?

“…If you don’t go in, why are you taking the midterm and final exams?”

And while Kang Ha-ni’s grades in the general department at the time of admission were not at a disastrous level, they were infinitely insufficient to aim for the top spot.

There was really only one thing I could do for Hani, who was in despair as if she didn’t know.

“Shall we buy some chicken?”

“Are you shooting…?”

“Only pay 6,000 won.”

Hani smiled briefly and then nodded her head.

“Yeah, that’s almost enough to shoot.”

Today we ordered half garlic and half cheese to try something new sometimes.

*

And while Hani was asleep, I sneaked out.

-Are you going to recruit that villain again?

‘It’s not a game, but. Something like that.’

I took out my mask and changed my clothes into a jet-black tailcoat and wrapped it around my body.

‘I should make a proposal while getting revenge during the day.’

-Are you targeting that little witch during the day?

‘Yes, because being a colleague would be helpful.’

-I don’t think you can easily convince me?

‘I can convince you.’

Because she will use the same method used by the person who originally persuaded her to become her villain.

And what she wants is less than what the original villain asked for, so I will accept it.

‘I know what my little witch wants most in the world, and I have a way to give it to her.’

The twelve zodiac bastards who spit out those lies were fine, but what’s wrong with me?

The moment I put on the mask and lifted it up with that thought.

Pounding. And my heart started beating loudly.

Ah, what is this urge rising from the depths of my heart…?

As I looked at the mask in my hand, something in my heart began to tickle.

…This mask doesn’t have any corrupting effect on its user?

As I carefully put on the mask, the impulses in my heart began to be drawn in a clear form.

I tampered with my voice and let out the urge through my mouth.

[Now, can you really be our comrade?]

The voice that came out naturally was a tone that no one could think of as acting.

…No, I just did it once to immerse myself in it.

Is it real…?