Episode 66. It’s the start of the new school year… the start of the new school year… .
I finished everything I could do during the vacation.
The contract with Muto, which was the first thing I had in mind, was completed. Although the sensitivity is still low, it was an incredible achievement considering that it was accomplished in just a week.
Supplementing one’s swordsmanship and relaxing rest was possible while staying at the Chainsilver Mansion.
There, Jenny wasn’t the only one who exchanged swords. There were seasoned knights who served the Chainsilver family and were ready to risk their lives for them at any time. I accepted their offer to learn from them and learned how to swing a sword without a fishing rod.
– Basic Martial Arts Faction Swordsmanship Lv2
Even though they weren’t as many as Gaju, the knights weren’t people with a lot of time to spare.
When Gerard goes to the capital on official railway business, high-ranking knights always follow him.
Even though the knights I met were rookies, they were also my teachers during this vacation.
I wondered if I could learn the chain silver that Jenny used. I had that hope in my heart, but I couldn’t learn it because it was a secret of my family.
A chain silver that increases physical abilities explosively when acquired. That’s also why Jenny is so strong.
Only those related to the Chainsilver family could learn it, and although it was a coveted swordsmanship, it was inevitable that they would not be able to learn it.
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Race: Human
Grade: 1
Occupation: Outlaw (Experience: 340/1000%)
– Stamina: 30
-Strength: 28
– Intelligence: 30
-Gentleness: 31
– Horsepower: 44/44
-Main power: 30/30
[List of professional skills], [List of life skills], [List of combat skills], [List of magic skills], [List of main skills]
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‘It’s gotten harder to raise it by 1.’
Because of my change of career to an outlaw, it took me way too long to level up my stats. I only managed to get 2 stat points during the vacation.
But what he learned in the mansion wasn’t just swordsmanship. Not only the mansion, but also Silvertown had numerous magic data centers.
There were also some main characters that were hard to find even in the Academy Library, and although there weren’t many, I was able to get my hands on some pretty useful ones.
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[Main Skill List]
n Curse Grant Lv3
n Curse Aura Lv3
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Each curse skill has been upgraded by one level. Now, it doesn’t end with just lowering the opponent’s energy.
At the level I’ve reached, I can now freely set any curse I want.
I tried it on a soldier who was wandering around nearby. I borrowed his gloves for a moment and placed a curse on him.
[Curse – Cannot wear bottoms]
[Unlock Condition – Bow to the user for 10 seconds]
Curses can only be set within the possible limits.
The article didn’t take it seriously, saying, “What kind of prank is this?” But after 10 seconds, her pants fell off, exposing her bare skin. Even after she pulled them up and fixed them, they just kept slipping down.
Fortunately, I knew this would happen and did it in a remote place so it wasn’t noticed. The curse was lifted right away.
He is the knight who taught me swordsmanship, so how can I use him if he behaves in such an ungrateful manner?
‘Of course, the pain I felt back then still hurts.’
And the biggest benefit is that… it has somewhat dispelled the misconception that I am a scammer.
Just considering that, I could feel that this vacation was worthwhile.
Even though they weren’t real parents… Lotus, Scylla, and Amy were the only biological family in this world.
It was heartwarming to see them return to the secular world with Gerard’s help.
Since they have quite high specs, they can help in any field. If they are safe, they will be a great insurance in case of an emergency.
The vacation is over and the first day of school has arrived.
A magnificent carriage was waiting in front of the mansion to transport the princess safely back to the academy.
Although it wasn’t my original seat, Jenny readily agreed and asked me to sit next to her.
The road on which the carriages float is as if covered with a red carpet, with the knights lining up and saluting.
The villagers also saw off the lord’s daughter with bright smiles.
My family was waving their hands in the meantime. Since we were family, I waved back.
“Hmm… Time really flies. 40 days feel like 4 days.”
“Isn’t that how much fun it was?”
Jenny looked over here with a bright smile. Her smile, blooming like a flower, seemed to contain a pureness that captivated people.
I can’t believe that she’s the same fierce girl I met the first time. I couldn’t help but feel a little burdened when I saw that girl looking at me as if she was relying on me.
“But you know.”
“uh?”
Suddenly, Jenny leaned in and asked. I got goosebumps as soon as she got closer.
By the way, why is your expression so serious?
“Come to think of it, Radon’s dorm is a two-person room… Is there anyone you’re staying with?”
It is a well-known fact to all cadets that the three-star dormitory is the most uncomfortable because it is a two-person room.
Then Jenny might wonder who I’m sharing a room with. I explained to her reassuringly.
“Everyone else has a double room, but I’m the only one with a private room. I guess I got lucky because there are an odd number of residents in the three-star building.”
“Phew… that’s a relief.”
“what?”
At that moment, a chill appeared in Jenny’s voice.
“Well… I was just wondering if there was anyone I could spend time with.”
For a moment, the words felt eerie, as if a ghost was whispering. If there was someone living with him, it seemed like he was going to have a ‘one-on-one meeting’.
Even more so if it’s a female student.
“What a nice sight.”
‘Shut your mouth before I make you a quack.’
Muto, who heard those words, secretly chuckled from the side. It seemed that he would soon need to find a way to restrain this old man.
But the ominousness was broken by Jenny’s next words.
“But it doesn’t matter. We’re just roommates after all.”
Jenny returned with a bright expression. Contrary to expectations, there was no sign of jealousy.
“Even if it really happens, it would be a good thing for Radon. He wouldn’t be as lonely as I was in the past.”
Rather, it was a look of concern for me living alone. This was because, despite my luxurious status, I had often been lonely.
If it weren’t for the Duke’s Young-ae, I don’t know how I would have grown up.
After the incident that froze an entire town, Jenny wanted to isolate herself. Without a drug that temporarily suppressed her powers, she couldn’t even dream of going outside.
Because of him, Chain Silver’s position was shaken, and those who were jealous of his father tried to find fault with that.
The guilt towards the townspeople… towards her father… was beyond words. Eventually, rumors spread and it became difficult to find people her age who would play with Jenny.
Her mother passed away, and now she has nowhere to turn to, so she finally makes a resolution.
I will definitely break this damn curse.
The reason Jenny doesn’t slack off in her efforts is not simply to be recognized by others.
The aim is to calm the rampage by pulling it up to its full potential.
Whenever she recalls her unfortunate childhood… she always reaches for her sword.
There’s no way Jenny would look down on me for helping her control it.
No wonder Gerard provided my family with a place to stay on his land.
Even when Jenny heard about my curse this time, it was likely that she felt a kinship with me.
She is very vulnerable to guilt because she has been in the same situation as someone and gotten angry instead.
So you might have had some feelings for me.
“Radon. What did you think of me when you saw me at the beginning of the semester? The time I treated you rudely.”
Jenny spoke carefully, touching my hand with her delicate fingers. I could sense regret in her gentle touch and bashful expression.
“Until then, I thought I was always alone. I was afraid that Mary and Crona were just temporary friendships, but it turns out I wasn’t the only one suffering because of the curse.”
“….”
“But I continued to resent you without even knowing it. How did you feel at that time?”
Of course it was unfair. Even though I wasn’t the original Radon, that damn curse still made things that way.
So I told him my honest feelings.
“At least I wasn’t in a good mood. I was in a situation where I would have died if I didn’t do as the curse said, and it happened to be something that offended you, so I thought I was going to die.”
“Then I….”
“But it’s not all your fault. You and I have suffered similar damages, so why do you hold grudges?”
At that time, I also felt sorry for Jenny, but the regret she felt completely surpassed mine.
Jenny still had feelings for me, so she seemed to have some kind of obsession with me.
“Radon, if you have any difficulties, tell me.”
He lifts my hand up, covering it with his two hazy hands.
“I’ll help you with anything.”
I got a strange feeling from Jenny, who was talking while soaking up the sunlight streaming in through the gap.
It was too much of a special feeling towards me to say that I was the only one who sympathized with him.
But since Jenny has always lived as a loner, she must have been mentally dull in many ways.
Even I am the first friend to share a similar situation. It is strange for her not to be interested.
“Anything?”
“Yeah. All of them!”
“then….”
I gently twitched the corners of my lips.
“Do you want to go to the haunted house together?”
“Except that one!”
“Or in the cemetery at midnight….”
“Absolutely not!”
Her once innocent face turned pale.
It was only the first time I’d said it, but it was fun to see the reaction.
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“How is everyone doing?”
As the carriage passed through the warp gate and set foot on Alighieri Town, Jenny’s heart was filled with excitement.
Considering that it was the first day of school, the townspeople were worried that the carriage would pass by and were making way for it.
This town, which I saw about a month later, had not changed at all.
“Everyone is the same. Even the steakhouse I went to before is the same!”
“Of course. That’s a specialty of Alighieri.”
This is a place that sells steaks that restore more than half of your stamina. If a place that has received favors in the game goes down, the country will also suffer.
Passing through the unchanging road, I passed through the main gate of the academy. Inside, I could see the sight of numerous carriages parked.
And it was when Jenny got off the carriage and breathed in the air of the Academy for the first time in a long time.
-Beep… Beep!
-Beep… Beep beep!
“uh?”
“….”
Jenny gasped as something approached her on two legs. They were not human, but they walked like humans and stared at Jenny and me.
It looked stiff and crooked, but it looked more like a tin can than a mannequin, and it was neither too short nor too tall to be a doll or golem.
“What are these guys?”
Jenny showed her wariness towards the strangers, but the guys scanned us with the infrared rays they emitted from their eyes.
It was at that moment that I was about to summon and draw my sword.
– Jenny Chainsilver, Radon Crawler, recognition complete. Congratulations on the start of the new school year. Beep.
-I hope you have a fun college life. Beep.
“huh?”
“….”
The mysterious scrap metal doll that says that and then runs away. When I looked around, I saw things just like them wandering around the academy.
A look of wonder crossed Jenny’s face during the vacation.
Those who look like machines at first glance are a type of golem. Since they have the same mechanism as robots, I used to feel uncomfortable with them.
Wasn’t this a pure fantasy world?
‘Of course, advanced technology like science fiction would not emerge in a world like this.’
Their true nature is that they are artificially created spirits. It’s just that their egos are connected to those spirits.
This is also an imitation of the transcendent magic technique created by the great sage Dantia.
The production team’s ideas for interpreting artificial intelligence in a fantasy way are also truly amazing.
How did they come up with the idea to film a Terminator at Magic Academy?
Yes, the final boss of Chapter 3 is these guys.
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
