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

69 – Episode 69 Academy Isn’t it all about traveling on the water? (6)

It’s ugly.

He was a man with an atmosphere that was too foreign to simply say that.

I can’t tell her gender because of the mask, but from the tailcoat she’s wearing and her height, she’s probably male.

It is full of incomprehensible work.

I thought we came by the shortest route, but it was the same that we arrived before us, and so was the remark that seemed to know our identity.

“There seems to be some misunderstanding, but we are registered A-rank heroes in the association.”

That’s why Calia got away with it first.

The goal might be right in front of you, but I didn’t want to waste my time in battle.

“In the process of finding a way out of a sudden situation, faster than anyone else…”

However.

[Calia. As the boss of Arcadia, the alliance of villains, there are three disguised identities. Seo Ha-neul, an A-class hero of the association belonging to the country, and Yuhari, an S-rank hunter belonging to the Hunter Guild. Also, there is one identity that is active as a non-awakened general public, but this is privacy, so don’t disclose it. She’s a conspicuous beauty, so she hides her face and works, maybe?]

The expression disappeared from her face.

I was perplexed.

“…What are you?”

[Me?]

The man with the face of a ghost raised his body from where he was sitting.

[He is the one who came to test you. Prove that you are qualified.]

The feeling of intimidation was not normal.

*

What is an attractive villain?

I think this is determined by three factors.

It is good to have all of these elements, and even if you have only one, it is worth considering as a candidate.

Unwavering conviction, the realization that you are a villain, and finally cool.

These were the elements necessary to become an attractive character that people fall for even though they know that Lee Sang is a villain.

In that sense, Arcadia, the alliance of villains, were not bad guys.

They have unshakable goals and beliefs, and they are also aware that they are villains.

More than anything else, killing is a means to an end for them, and the fact that none of them are pleasure killers was also a factor I liked.

Because it’s not yet a big accident, the people I killed are also mostly hostile villains.

So I thought I’d try to see if I could use these guys.

“Bastard. Where does the slender guy get his form? To get behind I guess I want to pretend to look like something, but I can see everything.”

…Is this a bit bigger?

[Ho, how do I see myself in your eyes?]

“You do not have the talent of nothing. I can’t even feel the convenience of strength. What’s with all the ghastly atmosphere? No matter how powerful a weapon a weak-minded fellow wields, it is a pearl necklace around a pig’s neck.”

Oh, that was an accurate assessment.

The giant approached with fierce momentum.

I know him.

He is a man who decided to walk the path of a villain rather than a hero because he defeated countless strong men in the original work and enjoyed the duel itself.

Seo Tae-ho.

He was also a genius with A-level talent, but he doesn’t use his own talent.

How far can the human body go?

Certainly, human will and effort cannot overcome innate talent.

He was a man who had such doubts and, through training, acquired qualities as great as talent.

“If you’re going to be bluffing, you got the wrong street number. I don’t know how you got there before us, but get out of the way.”

So you guys came by the fastest route among the standard routes, and I came through a hole in the setup?

[Not bad. That’s good loyalty. Due to my lack of patience, I moved before the order was given, but I’ll give you a passing grade.]

I looked at him, trying not to show off.

[But you’re arrogant.]

He is strong.

“Huh, my baby.”

He trained his body to the limit, and his muscles were imbued with magic power.

“Hey, Captain Seo Tae-ho hasn’t said anything yet…!”

The little woman tried to stop him, but he was already shot out like an arrow.

-Don’t worry. His momentum is great, but he has no intention to kill.

I fixed my trembling body as strong as I could.

It’s the same story as before.

You can’t even scratch the tailcoat I’m wearing with simple physical force.

A roar echoed and the whole area shook, but this time it didn’t hurt as much as I thought.

-I was shocked.

‘If you can do that, why didn’t you do it last time…?’

-I did it at that time too. It’s been a while, so I made a mistake.

Somehow, it didn’t hurt more than I was prepared for. There must have been a reason.

As expected, a quasi-mythical level. Performance sure.

[Yes, this is Danga? Even if it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t feel good to be beaten without resistance, so it was a sign of my own goodwill, I hope you like it.]

Here, quite a few clumsy people tremble and despair at the fact that the attack doesn’t work, but the man in front of them didn’t.

Couple hit. The tailcoat, which had been made as heavy as possible and fixed in the subsequent series of hits, could not withstand it, and her body was pushed back little by little.

I was able to answer comfortably thanks to Son Oh-gong, who gave me a shock in the midst of the repeated hits.

[…Awesome. Are your fists okay?]

“No, it’s like hitting Mount Tai.”

The expression he looked at me was a little different.

“I don’t know if it’s a relic or a special armament, or if I’m a strong person who can’t read the realm.”

[Hmm?]

“Still. It’s better than I thought.”

“Captain! Dry him quickly! Unless we came to fight!”

“…Wait a minute. I have something to check. Wait.”

“…Yes!?”

Actually, I thought I would stop it at this point, but it seemed that she wanted to confirm something from me.

Well then, I have to make you want to dry it.

“You’re lucky.”

Oh, this is a phrase often said by the protagonists who have had a chance in novels.

[What do you mean?]

“How many chances do you have to hit Taesan in human form…! Bloke…! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to break the mountain!”

Mana gathered in his fist and condensed into one point.

At first glance, an unusual blow.

[No.]

I thought it would be a big deal if I got this right.

[The favor has been done well.]

When he stretched out his hand, the dark spirit that swallowed the power of reinforcement temporarily revealed its true form and swallowed all the light.

It is a paradoxical expression, but the brilliant darkness that swallowed all the existing light created a clear form.

It is the awakening period of the Dark Spirit, and the original form before being downgraded as a relic.

The dragon’s shadow.

Because of the shadow of the dragon greedily devouring the mana around him, his face was startled for the first time as he prepared for a mortal strike.

[Embarrassed? Yes, how does it feel to lose your magic even temporarily?]

And in front of the shadow of the dragon, the most blessed creature in the world, humans are not allowed to manipulate magic.

In this novel, the beings most familiar with magic are neither demons nor humans.

Because it is for dragons.

He was taken aback for a while and tried to charge at me with his infinitely weakened body as if he was really enjoying himself, but finally the long-awaited stop came.

“Stop it.”

Calia.

A model figure with light blue hair, an all-powerful alchemist intervened.

“Boss.”

“The compatibility is so bad. It seems that the physical system will hardly work, and if you try to resist with halfway magic, you will be taken away by that shadow. I don’t want to lose a competent subordinate yet, do I?”

“Oh no…”

After hearing her words, he took a step back.

“Since we didn’t attack, can we still assume that they are friendly towards us?”

No, it’s just because it’s obvious that my attacks won’t even hurt you.

[Of course. Yet i am kind to you Even the great one.]

“Okay. I have no desire to share life and death with you. What do you want?”

[I’d like to ask them to come under us, but they’ll refuse that. So, are you thinking of collaborating with us?]

“…Collaboration?”

[Yes, collaboration.]

“Do you propose collaboration knowing who you are or what kind of organization you are? Why don’t you reveal your true identity first?”

[You will naturally know who we are soon. He will appear soon. Time is not very long.]

“Okay. If you are not a delusional patient, there is a being you follow, and its purpose seems to overlap with ours, so let’s collaborate, right?”

I almost freaked out.

No, not delusional. I’m really going to pick you up soon.

[You understand quickly.]

“Ha, do you know what our purpose is? No, maybe you don’t even know. So you know that I’m not going to give in here any more?”

[There is nothing you want after this. There are treasures that a man has spent his whole life creating, but they’re not what you really want.]

“…You can’t really.”

[The next time we meet, I should tell you the answer. Will you be together Will you be hostile?]

As we approached the reward room, the plants tried to approach us, but the plants withered soon after being sucked in by the shadows.

…The squirming was a little cute.

*

“…Are you going to go on like this?”

“Then? Shall we fight again?”

She rarely paused her honorifics and spoke to her disgruntled man as though it was still not enough.

“If you do it again, I can win.”

“No, I don’t think we need to fight. I don’t know what you think or which one is real, but we’ll meet again anyway.”

“…What do you mean by that?”

She saw no one else but she had the same thing and she saw in him the same as herself.

An immature all-round piece that has not yet awakened.

And the shape of the piece perfectly matched the one the boy I saw during the day had.

“I don’t know which one is the real one, but I think it will be fun.”

“Right. Listen to your real boss. If he meant it, you’re dead.”

“Oh, I can win! If the captain hadn’t stopped it, your fist would have crushed his face!”

“Nung, I bet you do~”

“…Is this…?”

“Everyone, stop. No, stop. We escape when the dungeon is cleared.”

“Ah, Captain! What if he lied and what the captain was looking for is here!”

“What can I do? Then you can go back and take it back.”

“Aha.”

“…Are you really stupid?”

“Otherwise, I think we can leave it for a while as a token of our alliance.”

As she said that, she looked in the direction of the boss room where he disappeared.

*

“Well, that’s fucked up.”

How did I go over with bluffing in front of our prospective partners, but I used reinforcement too carelessly.

In order to withstand Seo Tae-ho’s fist, he strengthened Yeoui to the limit, and also used reinforcement to awaken Heukyoung in order to perform a special move.

Especially, Black Spirit’s quasi-awakening seems to eat up a lot of Innate Jingi more than I thought.

“…Should the kids wait?”

-Every time I see you, I don’t know if you have no countermeasures or are bold.

Invariably, I heard a voice saying that it was pathetic.

“I will. This time, even thinking about it, I was a little complacent.”

-Why don’t you just ask me for help? Why do you always try to do it yourself when you have no talent?

“…Yes? What do you mean by helping me?”

-Since you passed the ordeal in a standard way, I can help you if you want. It’s not even a cursed weapon, so what is the reason why thoughts cling to it? It’s there to help the owner.

…Is that the case?

There was no such content in the original work?

I don’t think there was much difference in the settings.

The only thing that raises my suspicions is the part that the owner who originally handled the women’s clothes forcibly activated them.

“But why didn’t you tell me until now…?”

-Because I’ve never asked.

“Then why are you telling me now?”

-Is it frustrating to see you always get hit?

“…How far can you go?”

-Hmm, that depends on how much you can endure.

In the original work, Yeoui was a strong enough relic even without such things.

But maybe I was slightly underestimating the level of quasi-mythical level.

-You can’t do anything great in your current state. I can’t do anything that difficult.

Yeoui changed her form and pointed to the boss room in front of her.

-I can make you defeat the monster behind that door by yourself.

Son Wukong’s voice when he said that was quite playful.