The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 260



Chapter 260 – Side Story: Group Project – 2

“Phuhaat!”

Jaina, who was hit by a Spartan Kick from a giant skeleton and fell down in a splash, returned to the entrance using a transport spell seconds later.

Her hands, soaking wet, pushed back her equally soaking wet hair and rubbed her eyes. Clap, clap, clap, someone applauded from the side.

“Congratulations, Professor. You failed in the first round. You didn’t even get close to the boss.”

“What was that just now… … No! More importantly! If there had been a transfer spell in place, you could have sent it back before it hit the water! Why did you make it work after it fell!”

Jaina spread her arms wide as if to say, “Look at this.” Her clothes, drenched in water, were splashing water droplets. As if she had activated her magic, her wet clothes and hair began to dry slowly, but she couldn’t avoid the feeling of discomfort.

“Then there’s no point in being eliminated. If you’re just going to come back to the entrance in good health after being eliminated, why bother making a mock gate and practicing?”

“… … .”

The other side instantly turned into a dumb person who had eaten honey. What I just said was something that Jaina herself had always emphasized. That there should be a penalty for failure to make dungeon practice meaningful.

It was for this reason that fake monsters could inflict real wounds, not just fatal ones, and that when you fell into a trap, you would have to get out only after either your clothes or your body were dirty.

Jaina, who seemed to have been dumbfounded for a moment as if she had not expected that what she had said would be returned to her, grumbled and straightened her clothes.

“You leave people speechless. Whoever taught you, you learned very well, huh?”

But even though he grumbled, he smiled and stroked my head as if he didn’t really hate it. It made sense since the student applied what he taught and returned it to me.

“Did you just stroke it on purpose to make it less dry?”

“What, did I get caught? You’re just being quick-witted for no reason.”

Judging from the fact that he was stroking it with his hands that were still wet rather than properly dried, it seemed like he wanted to give it back somehow.

“It’s okay. I didn’t learn it from anyone in particular, I was self-taught.”

“I won’t give you a single word. You punk, you punk.”

Kwuk, Jaina, who had been smiling while pressing my head harder, took her hand off. Then she prepared to enter the gate again.

“Oh, just a moment.”

“Why again?”

“Isn’t this a gate made for a three-person group project? I designed it with the premise that three people would break through it. Since you can also use clone magic, why don’t you try it out as it was designed?”

“That’s really absurd. If I listen to it any longer, will you give me everything I have? Well, fine. If the producer wants me to do that, I have to do it.”

Jaina snapped her fingers. Her body split apart, the sword-wielding side splitting apart once more, and another Jaina emerged, wielding a staff.

“I’ll break through right away this time, so just wait.”

“Yes, yes. I understand. If you really do that, I’ll compliment you. Should I pat your head?”

“You cheeky brat.”

The main body and clones, who had a smile on their face as they said, tapped me once before entering the gate.

Even though the students were still a bit shocked, it seemed like he himself was still reeling from the effects of the school trip. Otherwise, how could he have made such a joke?

First, I reactivated the camera drone that I had sent in. Despite the increased number of skeletons, the Jainas were advancing forward at a breakneck pace.

The breathing was perfect. In the game based on the motif, ‘Dark Spirit’, when the number of players increases in co-op, the number of enemies and their specs also increase accordingly. Even though this point was reflected as it was, it didn’t seem to have much meaning.

In an instant, Jaina arrived at the spot where the original had been hit by a Spartan Kick from a giant skeleton and fallen off the cliff. The giant skeleton standing in the exact same spot continued to fire arrows as if nothing had happened.

“I didn’t notice it because I just glanced over it a little while ago… … When I checked again, there was a stealth spell cast on the corner. If I don’t look carefully, I’ll definitely get caught.”

“First, take care of the guy who’s firing the bow. I’ll deal with the guy who’s hiding.”

Jaina, sword in hand, took a step forward. Jaina, staff in hand, chanted her spell, and the skeleton was struck by fireballs and ice picks before being torn apart.

“I got it.”

“Okay, let’s deal with the rest.”

However, since nothing had been detected earlier, all three of them were not paying any attention to the different colored floors. That shouldn’t have happened.

“Waaah?!”

As soon as I thought that I shouldn’t have done that, Jaina and the others fell off the cliff. This was because the area around them collapsed as soon as they stepped on the different colored floor.

Kkundangtang, the three people who fell into the water again appeared at the gate, soaking wet. At the same time, the Jainas who were looking at me shouted.

“It’s a scam!”

“You didn’t do that before!”

“You blocked it on purpose so I wouldn’t wake up right now?!”

“It was just me before. This time, three people went up at the same time, so it collapsed.”

That was also one of Dark Spirit’s co-op gimmicks. Level designs that were fine when played solo but turned into traps in co-op mode. It was fun to look for those.

It wouldn’t be fun if I had to experience it firsthand.

“If you had paid a little more attention to the floor, you would have noticed it.”

Just now, too. If you had looked at the floor instead of the skeleton doing the Spartan Kick, you would have already seen cracks starting to form.

One of the characteristics of the Dark Spirit series is that there are almost no so-called “overpowered” patterns as long as the player is attentive. After hearing what I said, Jaina calmed down and stuck out her tongue.

“I understand. But I’m not sure if something like this will actually appear in the gate. You know you shouldn’t focus too much on creating traps, right? Balance is important in everything.”

“There are gates that are monsters themselves, and there are gates that have monsters shooting ballistas from inside, so I can’t guarantee that there won’t be any.”

“Hmm, definitely… … I can’t guarantee that there won’t be any. Are the other gates like this too?”

“It’s not exactly the same. The concepts are definitely different.”

“… … You brought me 12 of those in one day? Do you have any interest in designing?”

“I just had a good idea. I tried it.”

Because it’s from a game series that’s considered a masterpiece among masterpieces, except for the second one. Even the second one is considered a child of the other two who were ranked first and second in the entire school, but it’s a game that’s ranked 20th in the entire school.

But I thought it would be right to tease someone who was in 20th place while the people on either side were in 1st and 2nd place. Jaina looked at me and smacked her lips.

“Ugh… … I think it would be perfect if you gave me your seat later, but I can’t just recommend you since your talent is too valuable to be kept here. Let’s try it one more time. You don’t mind, right?”

“I don’t mind, but when are you planning on testing the other 11?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll check them one by one even if it means staying up all night. I can’t go back like this.”

The eyes of the Jainas were burning with enthusiasm.

“And then what happened?”

“You woke up, okay? It took a while, though.”

In a game, you can dodge all kinds of attacks by rolling, which is designed to be done that way, but this is reality. There is no such thing as invincibility when rolling on the ground, so it is impossible to dodge by openly digging in.

In that case, the only way left is to gradually grasp it using the proper method, but since it was set to be slightly more difficult than the academy cadet level from the beginning, it was structured in such a way that it inevitably took a long time.

“The professor is amazing. If it were me, I would have given up a long time ago and just tasted it.”

“That’s the key. Making them feel like they can break it if they try just a little harder.”

The difficulty level that delicately treads the line between difficult and impossible is a characteristic of the Dark Spirit series. Instead of thinking that it is unreasonable to die, it makes you feel like you can just do a little more.

That way, you’ll keep playing the game instead of throwing the pad away and deleting it. It’s a level design that would be impossible for anyone with average skills, but the developers of the Dark Spirit series have done it.

“Both of you are going to have a hard time. You have to go in and break it yourself. Your test scores are also at stake.”

“ah.”

“… … .”

All eyes were focused on my words. Rosaria, who had been talking to me just a moment ago, Priscilla, who had been clinging to my arms and teasing me, and Laura and Latina, who were sitting next to me and sipping tea, were all looking at me.

However, those two people were not here because they were working on a task with other team members.

“You must have forgotten?”

“… … It’ll be okay since I can break it easily. Probably.”

“Apart from the fact that it can be broken, it seems like it will be quite difficult. It’s not like those two know much about the Dark Spirit series. It will be even harder for Leona since she will have to enter with her powers limited.”

Laura, who had been deeply involved in the male-oriented field, said something.

“You were like that when you made the Tyrannosaurus last time, and you pretend not to be like that, but you secretly have a tendency to not care about the consequences. Of course, I like that aspect as well.”

“Oh, so you majored in science in college too?”

“You’re a idiot, Rosaria. Not all engineering majors are about making things.”

“her?”

While Rosaria was frozen in a daze after being hit by Priscilla, Laura calmly sipped her coffee.

“You don’t have to worry too much. The game is designed so that even if you have basic skills, you can check and respond to everything even on the first try. Those two won’t have any major problems.”

“I said earlier that it would be quite difficult. I’m saying that you are contradicting yourself.”

“Just because there are no problems doesn’t mean there are no hardships.”

“A pun? It’s deadly and ugly.”

Latina rolled her eyes. Laura, as always, took it calmly.

“… … .”

I sat up after pondering something for a moment.

“Are you going to help?”

“No. That won’t happen. After all, it’s difficult for other people too.”

Finally, he tickled her chin and placed Priscilla down next to him. A dimensional gate appeared in the middle of the club room.

“I have something else to do.”