I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 254
Only Krnovel
Episode 254
Episode 254. Invasion of Carpathia (10)
[You have defeated the Earth Demon Amonga.]
[Acquire ‘Earth’s Breath’.]
[Final damage +10% until the end of the Carpathian Defense Battle.]
Stroke-.
A marble rolled to my feet.
When I picked up the bead and held it up to the sun, it shone and showed off its smooth appearance.
A yellow-colored bead. This is the ‘energy of the earth.’
A fraudulent item that increases the final damage of party members by 10% just by having it.
In addition to the earth element, there are wind and fire elements, and each element adds 10% to the final damage.
This means that if you get three marbles, your final damage increases by a whopping 30%.
Although it is classified as an item, it can be seen as a type of buff.
‘Well, just for this episode.’
As soon as the Carpathian Defense Battle ends, all marbles turn to ash and disappear from your inventory window.
It can’t be helped that it’s such a shame.
Anyway, it is a buff that applies not only to you but also to your party members, although it is limited to the Carpathian Defense Battle.
This buff can be sufficiently called a ‘scam’.
‘Well, even so, there wasn’t a single user who killed Marvel.’
The shield quantity of Marvelga is 10,000.
It was impossible to break it even with a fraudulent buff of up to +30%.
‘Gathering energy. It’s a gimmick made for Marvel, right? But why can’t you kill it?’
It’s a developer’s setting error, the Marvel characters we couldn’t kill will become stronger and appear in the latter half of the game, it’s God’s trick! etc.
Although various claims were made among users, the conclusion was ultimately the same.
‘It is impossible to kill Marvelga.’
So, users started giving up on Marvel one by one and started focusing on other things.
‘How good would it be if you got the hidden piece from Chapter 2?’
That was true, and I agreed with their opinion.
As more and more people gave up, only one challenger remained to kill Marvel.
‘Right away.’
I had no intention of giving up on conquering Marvel from the beginning.
Challenge, challenge, and challenge again.
That’s part of the fun of the game.
Since Marvel is a being that can only be encountered by taking the Academy route, I think I must have challenged it at least 5,000 times, if not tens of thousands of times.
‘Well, at least to this extent, I’m considered an ordinary person. Well, well.’
And the most likely of those thousands of chances.
That was right now.
Various secrets of the family imitated with [Imitation of God], [Blackness], a damage-increasing title, and a pufferfish rabbit with suspiciously high attack power.
What if we could defeat all three demons here, and get an additional +30% damage?
It was enough to easily surpass the 10,000-strong fortress.
‘There’s also a secret weapon that I thought of a while ago.’
I can’t be sure since I’ve never done it, but based on my experience so far, it’s likely to be ‘acceptable’.
‘I’ll probably be a little troubled by that kid… … but I guess I have to put up with it.’
Well, this is something that happened after I met Marvel.
The important thing now is to defeat the demons in Areas 2 and 3 and obtain the ‘Aura of Wind’ and ‘Aura of Fire’. This will give you a +30% buff.
And until then, just get a little stronger.
That’s exactly what I needed to do right now.
I was lost in thought, looking at the beautifully split Amonga in half.
‘My level hasn’t increased. Well, that’s to be expected considering my current level.’
All you get is a +10% buff that only applies in this episode. And a little bit of experience.
But there was one more thing I could gain from it.
[Predation].
A skill and hidden piece obtained by killing the transparent slime during the academy entrance exam.
And it was also the skill that would be used the most in this episode.
Amonga, split in half and lying on the ground.
On the cross-section, black flames created by [Pitch Black] were rippling.
He whispered softly, his hand on one side of the bastard’s body.
“Predation.”
A black energy slowly leaked out from Amonga’s body and rushed into my body in an instant. At the same time.
[With the power of predation, you acquire the skill ‘Summon Ground Bug’. The rank is lowered to F.]
[Summon Ground Bug: F]
-Summons a ground worm.
“… … .”
[Summon Ground Bug]. This is a skill that literally summons ground bugs.
Is this a good skill?
“Summon the earthworm.”
Knock knock-!
“Q?”
An incredibly small earthworm appeared.
It was about 10cm long. It was a strange ground bug with cross-eyed eyes like mine.
Yes, as you can see, this is a huge fraud skill… … .
‘… … That’s impossible! It’s such a crappy game!’
It was trash. It was a trash skill among trash skills.
This is the most useless skill you can get from Amonga, and it is a skill that competes for the 1st or 2nd lowest ranking in this game.
That was [Summon Ground Bug].
‘I never expected a fraudulent skill like Stone Shower. But why… …!’
Is it possible that such a crappy skill is given to a good person like me?
Of course, if you raise it diligently, you can use it as a shield, but that’s it.
It means that even if a ground bug grows up, it is just a big ground bug.
‘… … information window.’
[Zero’s Earthworm Lv. 1]
-This is a ground bug summoned by Zero.
Unlike Zero, it’s cute.
HP: 100
Skill held: Become stronger
It seems like there’s a lot of useless talk, but am I mistaken?
I was so shocked that I seemed to be seeing things.
“Haha, I’m screwed.”
“Q?”
The ground bug looked at me. I looked back at the ground bug.
Hmm… … The more I look at it, the more I think it’s cute.
In particular, the child with the droopy, squinty eyes was truly charming… … No, it was a bug.
“Haha, that’s right. There’s nothing I can do about it. This is fate, so we have no choice but to get along. I’ll be counting on you in the future.”
“Kyu kyu!”
Oh, he’s a more communicative guy than I thought.
It was when I reached out and tried to stroke the earthworm.
“Ouch! Zero! It’s dangerous!”
Luna suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She ran towards me and kicked my dirt bug with her foot.
“Kyuuuuuuu-!”
Twinkle-.
That’s how the earthworm became a star in the sky.
“Whew… … There were still some earthworms left. This could have been a disaster. Zero, no matter how small you are, you can’t let your guard down. What would you have done if I hadn’t been here?”
What can I do? I guess I’ll live happily ever after with the earthworms!
This murderer! No, this pesticide… … !
‘Well, it doesn’t really matter since I can summon it again.’
When your HP reaches 0, you will return to the Demon Realm and have time to recover.
It’s easier to think of it as a kind of summoner.
Two more people appeared behind Luna. They were Teron and Dyke.
Their gaze turned to Amonga, who was split in half.
Fortunately, the flames left by [Blackness] had died down.
“What, has it already been taken care of?”
“… … .”
The gazes of the two are quite sharp.
It was a time when I was desperately trying to come up with excuses.
Luna raised her face to the sky and raised her nose.
“You did a great job with Formation Z. As expected, you’re a subordinate I can be proud of!”
“Are you saying that the plan was for Zero to do it alone?”
“Can’t you see it? The Z in Formation Z stands for Zero Z.”
“Is that so… … . I let my guard down. It was my mistake.”
Hey, hey! Don’t fall for such ridiculous puns! You’re not that kind of character!
But Teron was busy nodding his head repeatedly in agreement.
This can’t be happening. If Teron’s vigilance gets worse, he might become stronger than I know, or he might draw on more demonic power.
I have to somehow lower my value.
“Haha, I guess dropping the rock was a last-ditch effort. Well, well… … If I hit it, it wouldn’t fall over.”
“Hmm? It seems like a pretty big wound for something like that.”
Teron examined Amonga’s body. Amonga’s body was split in half.
Hmm… … But wouldn’t that fall into the category of ‘just saying’?
“A single blow… … To be able to cut through skin that even my fist couldn’t penetrate so easily. As expected, you’re a great performer.”
Yeah, not at all? What a harsh world this is. Can’t you forgive me for that?
What a difference there is between hitting with a finger and cutting with a sword!
“Especially the shamelessness now. It’s a talent I can never have in my entire life. I want you to know that it’s the part I value the most.”
Is this a compliment?
“Haha, that’s too kind of praise.”
“Well, it’s still a little disappointing. It’s not often that we get a chance to fight together like this.”
I want to let Teron know that there is absolutely no need to feel sorry.
Because soon they’ll start fighting each other to the point where they’re desperate to kill each other.
Huh? That means something different from what Teron said?
Are you my friend?
“Lord Teron, there are a lot of casualties. I think you should go.”
“I see. Zero, I’ll go first. Rest here for a bit and come back slowly.”
Knock knock-.
Teron tapped my back a couple of times and left. I had to head to Area 2 right away, but I couldn’t move.
Theron’s hound. Because Dyke was staring at me.
“Hehe, is there something you want me to do?”
“… … .”
Dyke didn’t say anything. Why was the child who normally would have followed Teron right away here?
“… … did not.”
“yes?”
“I didn’t give up. I could have cut it right away from the start.”
Dyke’s eyes lit up.
Fighting spirit, and a competitive spirit. And jealousy.
It was a mysterious look with three mixed emotions.
Are you jealous of me being praised by Teron?
He is such a cute guy.
“Haha, Dyke-kun. Don’t beat me up like that. I wouldn’t have won without Dyke-kun’s help. Yeah… … I guess you could call it team play. Team play with a friend.”
“… … Friends? We are just friends who fought together to defeat enemies.”
“Well? Just because you say you’re a friend doesn’t mean you’re a friend.”
Defeat the enemy together.
That’s it.
“We are friends.”
Was it my imagination? It seemed like Dyke was shaking slightly.
“… … What a waste of time. I have no intention of engaging in your sophistry.”
Dyke muttered like that and then left.
The final cliché of the temporary alliance: after fighting together, they become friends.
I just brought it up as a joke and got such a fierce reaction. It seems that a cliché is just a cliché.
“… … Did I hear that wrong? I thought you just called him your friend.”
Oh, by the way, I forgot about Luna.
A kid who is crazy about friends. And the cliche that always follows Luna is ‘biting’.
We need to avoid clichés. Like Dyke who just left!
“Haha, you’re mistaken. My only friend is Luna.”
“Huh~ Right. I guess so? I’m your only friend, right?”
Luna smiled brightly. It was an angelic smile.
It succeeded in avoiding clichés. It seems that clichés are just clichés.
“I’d appreciate it if you could promise me one more thing. You know that promises to friends are absolute, right?”
“Hehe, this is the first time I’ve heard that… … Since it’s Luna-chan’s words, I guess they’re right. What do you want?”
“Your only friend will always be me. Now, promise me.”
Luna extended her pinky finger toward me, with an angelic smile on her face.
It’s acceptable to only have one friend in life.
but.
‘That’s Luna… … .’
I absolutely could not accept that. I never wanted to say something like that, even as a joke.
“Huh, the sky is clear. Look. Doesn’t it seem to signify our bright tomorrow?”
Knock knock-.
But I couldn’t see the sky anymore, because Luna had bent my neck down.
Well, it feels like I’ve become a body that I can never look up to. Am I imagining this?
“Look at me. No, just look at me. Aren’t you my only friend?”
“Calm down, Miss Luna. Do you know what? My eyes are going crazy right now… … .”
“That doesn’t matter. The promise is more important. Now, walk. If you link pinkies, I’ll be your only friend forever.”
Luna grabbed my pinky.
That’s incredible power. How does that power come from such a small body?
Let’s calm down. Luna is a child whose intelligence is slightly lacking compared to her strength.
Just fool Luna like usual. With my flowery words!
“Bird, a pinky is not an absolute promise! Who the hell said such nonsense!”
“My mom said that?”
… … Casting Talullah here?
I was speechless. Talullah. There was no way to get past this without insulting Luna’s mother.
Even with my words that fooled Charon, Lucia, and Adonis, escape was impossible.
This is a big deal. If this continues, I’ll end up being locked up by a stalker and end up like the worst cliché… … !
“You are mine.”
One corner of Luna’s mouth went up crookedly.
It was the moment when our little fingers met each other.
“Hey, is everyone okay? Squeak!”
Iron Fist-.
Regé, who had been running towards us in a panic, fell forward.