I Don’T Have Any Magic Power But I’M Having A Blast At The Academy 88
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Fifteen minutes had passed since the start of the first exam of the final test, the search for the mark.
I lay on the picnic blanket, staring only at the blue sky, waiting for Parang-i and Anastasia to return.
“Hmm······”
Was it because I was lying on the mountain too long? I shivered inexplicably with a chilling sensation, as if someone was watching me.
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“Are there ghosts here.”
Scratching my arm, with nothing else to do, I checked my status window.
[Available SP: 16400]
“It’s not enough.”
Although the number of SP was much higher than before, I needed more to obtain what I desired.
▶Player Yi Hae-sol [Pioneer of Souls]
[Gifts: Projection of the Beyond, Mortal’s Worry. Physical Acceleration]
*To acquire new gifts, you must either discard existing ones or break through the limits.]
[Limit Break Cost: 50000 SP]
A player can have a total of three gifts.
To learn more gifts, ‘Limit Break’ was necessary using SP, expanding the slot window.
However, gathering 50,000 SP in this world was a huge sum.
Therefore, my alternative was to strengthen the existing gift, ‘Projection of the Beyond.’
Projection of the Beyond was essential for creating items in Eternity’s game, but it wasn’t just limited to that.
By paying SP, it was possible to temporarily enhance the abilities one possessed.
From vitality to grams, and various passive traits, they could be temporarily boosted.
The projectionist of ideals was the ability to realize the ‘ideal’ I desired.
However, to do so, it was necessary to strengthen the projectionist of ideals.
And the cost required for that enhancement was 20,000 SP.
“If I gather 3600 SP from now on, it should be enough.”
Enhancing the projectionist of ideals until the ‘Intermediate Superhuman Qualification Test’ was currently my goal.
But first, I had to pass the final exam.
By the way, when are they coming?
Yawn. Stretching, I gazed into the distant sky where Blue had disappeared.
“It’s blue.”
“Yes, it is.”
“······.”
A fragrant smell wafted through the air.
With my face stiffening, I slowly turned my head to the side.
Han Seyeon was sitting cross-legged, chin resting on her hand, smiling.
Startled, I asked as I stood up, “How did you know to come here?”
Was my location marked on the bracelet’s internal map? No, but···
“Nicole told me.”
“Nicholas?”
“Yes.”
Nicholas, whom she met on the mountainside, informed her of my location.
Well, if what Han Seyeon said was true, he was a reliable guy who would gladly share such information.
Although he might act arrogantly, he probably guided her kindly like a free guide.
The image of him leading her to a point that I couldn’t see was vivid in my mind.
And my guess was half right.
Han Seyeon could pinpoint my location at any time, and while on her way, she met Nicholas, who comfortably guided her.
“Why was Haesol lying here?”
Han Seyeon, who had settled beside me as if it were her spot, hugged her knees and asked.
I didn’t say anything, leaning on her shoulder as if it were natural. I had already given up on this bit of freedom.
“Blue is waiting.”
I honestly revealed my plan. It wasn’t a story to hide, and Han Seyeon was one of the two people who knew Blue’s true identity. The other person was ‘Noah Maxwell.’
“Ahahahaha, I see.”
Finding it amusing that a spirit was riding on the back of a proud deity, Han Seyeon burst into laughter.
And I thought, “Well, that’s convenient.” Han Seyeon’s sudden appearance was unexpected, but it was better than being alone.
Because the mountain range nearby was in a complete survival mode.
Although I had asked for forty, skirmishes broke out everywhere I looked.
Even though Blue’s vision wasn’t visible, being mentally connected, I could sense the danger in the current mountain range.
“I guess they’re trying to eliminate as many top-ranking candidates as possible in advance.”
No matter how high someone’s rank was, it was futile to push through with sheer numbers. And the most dangerous one in this mountain range was me.
As the top student in the grade, I was a public enemy to all candidates.
Of course, one could use stealth blocking, but as one approaches forty, even if wanting to use stealth blocking, one becomes unable to do so.
During enduring magic or using anti-magic, the stealth block would naturally unravel.
Still, it was better to use stealth blocking near forty, which was one reason I declined Nicholai’s suggestion.
Anyway, that’s beside the point.
“Sent him to find forty, but what’s he doing up there?”
I clicked my tongue, checking the excited state of Parangi.
***
Meanwhile, the ‘survival’ was not only happening on the surface of the Taebaek Mountains.
In the upper reaches of the Taebaek Mountains.
Thud! Eungaye, who had struck the ground, aimed towards the Stone Knights on the left. Following closely, Cheon Woojin darted towards the one on the right.
And then, the Stone Knights started moving, emitting a red light in their eyes.
Kwaang! Kkong!
The two engaged in a fierce battle, the sound of swords clashing echoing continuously.
And as expected, Cheon Woojin swiftly took down one of the Stone Knights.
Pew pew pew!
Han Seyeon’s Beretta spat fire, taking down another Stone Knight.
Following that, Amelia completed a combination spell and hurled a fireball.
The Stone Knights crumbled in an instant. Eungaye effortlessly pushed back two of them.
At that moment, abruptly, four Stone Knights changed direction and charged towards Eungaye.
Caught off guard, Eungaye shouted in a fluster, “Ah, hey! Han Seyeon! Are you doing this on purpose... W-what!”
“Sorry, I think I misfired a bit.”
Han Seyeon apologized. However, contrary to her words, Han Seyeon’s face seemed oddly delighted watching Eungaye in a fluster.
She had deliberately provoked the Stone Knights to a level where Eungaye could handle them.
‘She’s secretly enjoying this.’
Han Seyeon had a mischievous pleasure in watching Eungaye in a fluster.
Even dragging her to the library under the guise of studying had an element of that. The flustered appearance was somewhat cute or something.
Eungaye then single-handedly displayed a remarkable feat of taking down a whopping seven Stone Knights each, and we moved on to the next gateway.
The next gateway was a trap where magical stones sprang up from the ground in a certain area.
There was only one way to pass without getting hit by them, and having experienced the end-of-semester exams in the game, I knew that method well.
It was a way that couldn’t be solved with the mind but had to be experienced physically by colliding with the stones.
It involved suppressing the ‘magic power’ within the body, causing the stones to rise and pass harmlessly.
“Oh, that’s how it is.”
Having heard the answer from me, Eungaye, unlike with the Stone Knights, cheerfully sang a tune and passed through the second gateway first.
“Hmm...”
Amelia, trying to find a pattern in the sprouting stones, furrowed her delicate brows and made a groaning sound.
“Want me to tell you?”
“It’s okay. I’ll try to figure it out on my own.”
Maintaining a peculiar pride in such situations, Amelia once again focused on the sprouting stones, carefully examining them with her sharp mind.
“...”
She looked and looked again. Just kept looking.
She tried every rule she knew but couldn’t find any pattern whatsoever.
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It was expected.
What pattern could there be in stones sprouting randomly?
On the other hand, Cheon Woojin and Han Seyeon, blatantly ignoring the correct answer of suppressing magic power, solely relied on their ‘dynamic vision’ to pass through all traps.
When Amelia, with pursed lips, was about to give up, it was when I returned.
Seeing me coming back, Amelia seemed apologetic yet moved, as she smiled.
“Thank you.”
“For what?”
Amelia tilted her head.
“Because of me, did you come back?”
“Why would I?”
“······.”
Ignoring the dazed Amelia, I picked up the bag I had placed next to her and crossed back over.
After Amelia, who had been groaning, finally set aside her pride and asked me to explain, we were able to move on to the next gate.
Passing through three more gates in succession, we finally entered the realm of the fortieth.
An area where dense magic flowed. Upon entering, I couldn’t help but furrow my brows.
“This is farther than I thought.”
Even with minimal usage of my Icarus ring’s output, the maximum operating time couldn’t exceed five minutes.
The Icarus ring, which had been emitting anti-magic to remove the magic, was now burning hot, possibly exceeding its operating time. However, there was still quite a distance to go before the fortieth appeared.
I could have burned the magic with the flames of the blue fire, but I preferred not to reveal myself if possible. As I pondered what to do, the magic approaching me suddenly vanished, as if washed away. I quietly expressed my gratitude as I turned to look beside me.
“Thank you.”
With my small thanks, Han Seyeon smiled silently. Walking beside me, she had redirected the magic in her direction.
For her, a contractee of the unknown, redirecting the magic was not a difficult task. Thanks to her, the magic that had been heading towards me disappeared completely.
Of course, besides the magic, there was also mental pressure, but I could easily brush it off thanks to my unwavering mental fortitude.
After comfortably traveling for about ten minutes, a huge black rock, cracked like a spiderweb, appeared on the rocky hill beyond the forest path.
“Is that······”
I muttered.
A status window notification popped up.
[You have discovered the fortieth. You will be rewarded with 500 SP.]
The black rock bore traces left by the ephemeral mine, with ‘fortieth’ engraved on it.
Ding!
[Approach the fortieth after enduring the trial. Additional SP will be given.]
“A trial?”
I tilted my head. Suddenly, the footsteps of the group came to a halt.
“······.”
A vacant expression as if their souls had departed.
They had fallen into the ‘trial’ that the system mentioned.
And I...
Was unscathed.