The Academy's Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter

Chapter 122: Monologue (5)

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[Status] Name: Isaac

Lv: 103

Gender: Male

Year: (2nd)

Title: Prospective Second Year

Mana: 23880/24000

– Mana Recovery Speed (B+)

I bit my thumb.

The sensation of my teeth sinking nto it could be felt vividly.

I lowered my bitten finger and blinked slowly.

“Since when was it? I mean when I returned to this state.”

“You got gradually better at the karaoke and now you’re completely back.”

“Why didn’t you say anything?”

“Well, I just wanted to observe the situation for a bit. President’s will power and stuff is good so I thought it would get better quickly.”

“...”

I feel like I’m losing energy...

Dorothy’s nonsensical proposal regarding how I should just play a ton seemed to have a much larger effect than I had expected. The reason I turned gray was probably because I felt isolated.

Since entering the Trial of Sandstone, I had been doing nothing more than marching along the same path I had already traversed during my time as a prep student. After all, I lived alone, isolated from everyone else.

However, because of this girl, akin to a refreshing breeze, I didn’t even have a chance to get lost in that feeling.

It was a simple solution that perfectly suited my exam life. Thinking of a solution was only a headache for me, but...

‘It felt like Dorothy literally grabbed me by the collar and pulled me out of that abyss.’

Even so, only my body had regained its color. The world was still monochromatic, so I hadn’t even returned to the starting point yet.

Putting that aside though...

“Uh, do we have to keep holding hands?”

This is so embarrassing...

“It’s fan service. You don’t like it?”

“No, I asked because I like it a bit too much.”

“Nihihi.”

I couldn’t believe I could hold the soft hand of a goddess. I liked it because it felt like we were a couple.

In that state, I was lost in thought. Thanks to Dorothy, I had a sliver of a clue to solve this situation...

To not be ostracized in this world.

If I smashed apart this world without abandon, making me an existence that no one could ignore...

It was possible that the world would return to its original colors and I could overcome this trial. It was a violent method, but it was worth a try.

...However, there’s no way that things will go as smoothly as I thought.

[External variable has intruded and greatly influenced the Trial of Sandstone!]

‘What the?’

Suddenly, a system window popped up in front of me.

External variable intrusion?

“Huh...?”

In succession, Dorothy’s hand, which I had been holding, disappeared like a collapsing sandcastle. I hadn’t lost my senses again. It was just that there was nothing to hold at all.

I looked at Dorothy again. Her body... It was turning into sparkling stardust and disappearing.

“Senior?!”

Dorothy looked down at her hands that had already disappeared, making an expression full of meaning.

It was a calm expression, almost as if she had already known this would happen.

“Nihihi, I seem to have overexerted a bit. I can’t hold on any longer.”

It seemed as if she had already been aware of her body’s condition, as Dorothy sheepishly smiled.

A transcendental ability that allowed her to intervene in other worldlines. No matter how one thought of it, it was absolutely ludicrous to think that such an ability could be easy to utilize.

Dorothy had been overexerting herself for me.

[Conclusion: [Gormos’ Obsidian Blade] is readjusting the Trial of Sandstone.]

And...

“...!!”

I felt a dense mana that pressed on my skin. It felt like just the mana itself could crush me with its sheer force.

A mana that easily surpassed even the Floating Island, Cavallion the Earthshaker.

“The Evil God? No wait... What’s that?”

It wasn’t the Evil God.

It was a different type of mana from what I had felt during the Trial of Frost. I had no way of knowing what it was, but it felt strangely familiar, like déjà vu.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down my cheek. I clenched my teeth and while gasping, I swallowed hard and looked towards the epicenter that emitted this tremendous mana.

I didn’t know where it was, but it was certainly very far away.

Kwanggggg─────────!!!!

From there, a navy blue light rose terrifyingly, like a volcanic eruption. How flashy. It was probably the light of a magic circle.

High in the sky, a wave of dark blue mana spread. It extended in all directions like ripples and swept over my head. As a result, the light that had filled the city abruptly disappeared and the Republic of Korea was shrouded in an alien black light.

Soon after, something received the light of the magic circle and revealed itself on the surface.

It was something with an extremely obese build.

[■■■...]

A strange voice echoed in the atmosphere. I couldn’t understand what it was saying at all.

Moreover, I couldn’t check what the owner of the voice looked like.

Bzzzzzzzz──.

Because noise enveloped that creature.

Almost as if it was an existence that shouldn’t be seen.

‘It’s not a demon.’

Although I couldn’t detect demons at a far distance...

If their mana leaked into my perception range, I could sense them. I had learned this during the Trial of Frost, thanks to the Evil God.

‘So what in the world is it...’

I tried to open the status window, but...

[ ※ Unable to check the information! ]

Even the status window couldn’t uncover a single scrap of information.

Whether it was Dorothy, Alice, the Primordial Beast that transcended death, or even the Evil God, who was my final goal... It may have been limited, but the status window had still appeared.

That creature seemed to be fundamentally different from all the existences I had seen until now. It meant that it was hiding some sort of secret.

Furthermore, the problem was that I couldn’t even speculate what it was.

By all means, in ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, there was nothing more dangerous than the Evil God. Was it a hidden last boss? No, there was no way that was the case. After all, even as a ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ tryhard, I had never seen anything like that.

It seemed that the noise couldn’t completely conceal that creature, as from time to time, small gaps opened and closed, revealing parts of it. Each time it did so, I saw skin with unclassifiable color and numerous eyes embedded thickly.

Suddenly, an unbelievable possibility crossed my mind.

Whenever I tried to see something related to ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, noise occurred and the same phenomenon was happening with that gigantic form.

‘That meant...’

That being was not an existence from ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

However, that being was an existence related to ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

That being was probably an existence that belonged in the land of the Republic of Korea.

And it appeared when this world was facing its end. Almost as if it had been shackled up until that point.

I suddenly had a thought.

Why did noise occur for ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱?

The world and people appearing ashy were related to my trauma. However, there was no reason for ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ to be affected.

In other words, the one causing the noise was separate from my trauma. Could it be that it was... that monster?

“...!”

At that moment, a cheerful sound effect rang in my ears. I was so tense that I jumped in surprise.

In front of me, there was a system window.

“What’s this...?’

After looking at that system window, I stood stiff, as I did not understand the situation for a while.

[[The Evil God of Destruction Nephid] has brought forth the end of all worlds.] [Survive until the initialization.] [Loading...] [1%]

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