I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 255
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Episode 255
Episode 255. Invasion of Carpathia (11)
The reason why Regé fell down so ugly.
It was the aftereffect of not being able to withstand the weight of the magic gun that was carried diagonally on the back.
“Huh, hueeeeeeeng… … .”
Blood flowed down from Reze’s forehead.
Not only did he engage in a bloody fight with his own weapon, he even ended up losing.
It was a puffer fish rabbit-like behavior.
It’s embarrassing to even call them colleagues. But.
He was like a savior to me now.
“Miss Reje! Are you okay?”
I pulled my hand out of Luna’s grasp.
Was it because I had used up all my strength, or was it because my friend Regé had fallen? My hand came off with shocking ease.
I ran straight towards the fallen Leger.
“Is this the one who has been harassing our Miss Reje?”
“……to?”
“What a jerk! I can’t forgive someone who bullies my friend!”
Time! Time!
He struck the magic gun with his palm.
Then Reje jumped up, kicking the ground with all four feet like a rabbit.
“No, you dirty devil! Don’t touch me!”
“yes?”
“I, I saw it all! B, black flames full of ominousness… … Ugh, ugh!”
I covered Reze’s mouth with my palm.
It seemed like he had seen the effect of [Pitch Black].
‘It was more important to kill Amonga once than to hide it.’
As a marksman who views the battlefield from afar, it is natural that he sees through my actions.
And this will continue to happen in the future.
This means that even if it’s not obvious to Luna, there’s no way to hide it from Reze.
There’s nothing I can do. Since it’s come to this…
“Haha, Miss Reje. That’s a misunderstanding. It’s true that I used sinister powers, but that doesn’t prove that I’m a demon.”
“Father, isn’t it common for sinister powers to be obtained through a contract or agreement with the devil?”
Hmm, that’s a pretty sharp observation for a rabbit.
But to my eyes, it was no different from a baby rabbit waving its front paws in frustration.
“So?”
“……yes?”
“Let’s say I use that power. What can Miss Reje do?”
Also known as the what-if tactic.
It’s a tactic that doesn’t work on others, but for the weak-willed Reze, nothing works as well.
Long bangs like a curtain. The eyes behind them slightly avoided my eyes.
“Well, well… … accusation… … .”
“Haha, declaring an accusation in front of me… … I don’t know if I should call that courageous or stupid.”
“Mom, I’ll do it secretly. After I, after I go back to the dorm… … .”
“I see. Thank you for letting me know. Hehe, I guess I’ll have to find a solution before then.”
“Uh, uh… …?”
“Rabbit meat with carrots on the side… I can’t resist this. I can have a delicious meal.”
“Hee, heeeeeeek… …! I, I’m not meat!”
Regé began to tremble.
“Hehe, why are you like that? Reje… … no, meat sheep.”
“Kki, kkiiiiiik!”
It was a time when I was pushing Reze forward, even using the [Open Eyes] skill.
Taak-!
My head snapped to the left with a crisp snapping sound.
It was the aftermath of Luna hitting me in the head with a honey chestnut.
“Huh, why are you like that?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Stop bothering my friend.”
“I didn’t harass you, I just talked to you.”
“Is that bullying? Get out of the way. Our Legion is scared.”
Regé had already hidden himself inside the box.
Luna whispered to the box.
“Reje, don’t worry too much. You knew he was that kind of guy, right?”
“T, that’s true, but, uh, that kind of power is dangerous… … . I, I might be punished by imperial law. Ha, it would be dangerous for us to go together.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Even though Reze framed me, Luna didn’t even suspect me, let alone be wary of me.
This is the importance of ‘likability’.
‘Luna has a high level of affection for me.’
Entrance exams, first friends, and even getting involved with the Leicester family.
It was inevitable that he would have a favorable impression of me.
“… … That’s right. Not only is he ugly, he has a strange personality, and he acts incomprehensibly, but he’s also a pervert. I’m telling you, he’s the worst.”
… … Luna, you have a high favorability rating, right?
Just from watching the conversation, it seems like the favorability rating is at an all-time low. Am I mistaken?
Luna was carefully handling the box. Soon, her mouth opened.
“But he’s not the kind of guy who would betray his friends.”
“That, that doesn’t give me an indulgence. It doesn’t save Miss Luna!”
“You’re right. So if there’s a situation where I have to be punished, sell me out. We won’t talk about you at all, so don’t worry.”
“… … !”
Then the box lid flew open and Reze appeared.
“T-Tell me not to say that!”
“No. This is entirely my fault. I’m forcing you around under the pretext of being my friend. Even though I know you’re having a hard time and that you hate it.”
“No! I’m not being dragged along! I’m here of my own free will!”
Reje clenched his fists, showing his strong will.
Expressing his own will. Considering Reze’s usual behavior, this was a huge improvement.
“Don’t worry! I, I don’t know about Zero-kun… … but I will save Miss Luna no matter what!”
“Reje!”
“Miss Luna!”
Wow-.
Luna and Regé hugged each other tightly.
Well, it’s a touching youth drama. Except for the fact that he’s trying to sell me out.
Something’s strange, but let’s move on. That’s not what’s important right now.
‘It’s time for the first maintenance. I’ve acquired the skill… … Is there anything else I need to do?’
‘Maintenance time’.
In a situation like now where every turn is precious, that was the reason we could film a youth drama leisurely.
As I turned my eyes slightly, a holographic window came into view.
-Move to zone 2.
-Stay in your current area.
This is a phrase that has been floating around since immediately after defeating Amonga.
Each time a battle in an area ends, you are given a refit time and given a choice.
The moment you click, an action will be performed and one turn will pass.
The turn taken to defeat Amonga is 6 turns, and the turn taken to move to another area is 1 turn.
This means that turn 7 begins as soon as you move to area 2.
‘Turn 7 is the turn when the second demon, Kroger, appears.’
Since we’re arriving on the turn that the devil appears, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?
No, there was one huge problem.
‘You’re saying that you didn’t do any preliminary work.’
Kroga, the wind demon. The ‘Wind Spear’ he flies stuns all characters with one hit.
It doesn’t matter how high your stamina and defense are. It’s a fair one-hit deal.
The only thing possible was evasion. But I couldn’t rely on that ridiculously low probability.
Even Raymond, who lives off of evasion, has a 20% chance of avoiding it, so that says it all.
Just hearing it makes Croga’s ‘Wind Spear’ sound fraudulent.
Of course, the developers have come up with a way to overcome this.
‘You can just hide behind the rock.’
Rocks scattered throughout the map. If you hide behind them, Kroga’s Wind Spear will not be able to exert its deceptive power.
The problem is.
‘You should have moved that rock in advance.’
The shortest route to conquer Croga.
To use that route, you need to have moved rocks in advance to make a path, but it’s already been 6 turns.
There was no time to move the rocks all over the map to where I wanted them.
‘That’s not all the problem.’
Krogan is a wind demon. That’s probably why the wind bugs he handles have wings.
It means ‘flying monster’.
Luna and I couldn’t even attack unless we used a technique like [Ilseom].
‘That’s also the reason why users don’t conquer all areas 1 to 4.’
Now, Chapter 2. The beginning, where most of the characters are melee characters.
Catching a flying monster can’t be easy.
In fact, because too many turns were spent in Area 2, most users gave up on Marvel and only conquered Areas 1 to 3.
‘This is the worst situation.’
It’s already the 6th turn. It’s a flying monster that’s hard to catch.
The rocks that should have been prepared in advance are also in a mess.
In this situation, in order to kill Kroga as quickly as possible and move on to the next area, of course… … .
“Heh, heh heh… … I, I won.”
The rabbit of the puffer fish, Reje’s performance was essential.
The sight of Reze’s Manatan bursting Amonga’s back was still vivid in my mind.
‘There seemed to be no hesitation in attacking. The critical hit didn’t go off, but… … .’
It is a clear fact that the ‘key’ to the Carpathian invasion was Legion.
So I have to treat it very cutely, like Luna treats my earthworms.
Luna was examining Amonga’s body. She moved to Reze’s side.
“Haha, now that I think about it… … That was a great hit. It was amazing.”
Tsdam tsdam-.
He stroked Reze’s hair so hard that it became tangled. Then.
Papak!
Regé jumped back and glared at me with suspicion. The hair on his head was spinning like crazy.
“What, what? What do you want from me!”
Tch, this is why I don’t like quick-witted kids. I’d love it if they were dull like our Luna.
“Hehe, Miss Reje. What do you mean? Do you think I’m complimenting you because I want something? I’m disappointed. I’m not that kind of calculating person.”
“So, does that mean no?”
“I don’t want anything. I just have a favor to ask.”
“That, that’s that!”
Is that so? Well, whatever. As long as you complete the quest, that’s fine.
“Actually… … a demon will appear soon in District 2.”
“Oh, I know.”
Oh, I see. So you knew that but didn’t say anything?
I made a promise to myself that I would give them some training as soon as this defensive battle was over.
“I’m going there now. I need Miss Reje’s help.”
“W, it’s impossible. How can someone like me… … .”
“Haha, if you show great performance, Luna will be incredibly happy.”
“Miss Luna… … ?”
Reze’s gaze turned to where Luna was.
The wound left by Manatan on Amonga’s back. When Reze saw it, he clenched his fist.
“Ha, I think I can do one more. I, I’ve gotten stronger!”
Regé, who gathered all the courage he had in his body and shouted with difficulty.
He said with a smile towards that Regé.
“There are three.”
“to……?”
“Three more demons will appear in the future.”
Perhaps he had lost his senses for a moment. Reze’s eyes became hazy.
“Hot!”
A moment later, Reje came to his senses again and began to scream.
“Please, please leave me out!”
Was it so hard to believe? I screamed, even grabbing my pants.
There was only one thing I could say to such a Regé.
“Well, it’s okay if you don’t come.”
“Really!?”
“But instead, we’ll be having fried rabbit for dinner tonight.”
“… … .”
And so Reze fainted, with his eyes open.
It was a time when such a legume was put into a box and packaged.
“… … We look friendly?”
It was Luna. She came closer and muttered as she did so.
“Haha, wasn’t that what you were hoping for, Miss Luna? You wanted the two of us to become close friends.”
“Well… … That’s true. But what do you mean by moving the area? And what about the devil?”
“Ah, there’s going to be another demon in the next area. Let’s move quickly. There’s no time.”
“… … Did you tell Rejehan first? Before me?”
“I couldn’t help it because Miss Luna was far away. Is there a problem… …?”
This was information that had to be shared with Luna anyway.
The time difference was less than a minute, so what could be the problem?
“……joy!”
Luna turned her head sharply. Anyone who saw her could tell that she was in a bad mood.
Why are you suddenly doing that?
“Miss Luna?”
“Let’s go to Zone 2! Come quickly!”
“… … ?”
“Ah! Who are you to block my path! Do you want to get bitten to death!?”
Liar!
Luna began to kick the rocks rolling on the ground nervously. She showed no intention of stopping.
“Miss Luna! Let’s go together!”
I was carrying a box with Leger on my back.
Luna kicked the rocks with her feet.
So we started heading towards Zone 2.