episode_0112

CVI.

In the end, that cockroach, or rather the one who was treated as a pest, was taken from the wide main street of Evergreen Academy to the temple with serious burns all over his body.

Are you a one-sided fan?

Is that possible?

I am a fair man.

The guy who wanted a duel was given the option to choose between Jester and Punishment among the Arcana.

Instead of being a gracious (?) clown who has been hitting him hard so far, he chose a calm punishment.

Stupidly.

Punishment’s forehead frowned for a moment and then straightened at the choice of the bastard who chose him over the clown.

And for the first time since being summoned, Punishment unleashed a thunderbolt with all its might.

A bundle of thunderbolts.

Hundreds of lightning bolts passed through his body tens, hundreds, thousands of times, causing him to repeatedly faint and cry out in pain until he died.

That scene is truly amazing, how should I describe it?

beautiful? Amazing? Was it amazing?

Anyway, after our Punishment took care of it without breaking a sweat, he grabbed his sword with a lead sword – only he would know why he pulled it out when he wasn’t going to use it – and walked coolly and arrogantly towards me.

‘If I had chosen the clown, I would have ended up with something broken or one of my limbs cut off.’

And just as May had guessed, the mess outside the restaurant spread out in all directions, like someone who had been burned by something hot.

Perhaps they wanted to persecute me in the name of being the majority.

Otherwise, there is no way they would think of attacking me, the candidate. The level known to the outside world is at the highest level of master.

They must have also been notified of a ‘breakup’. That’s because I can’t work at night. Because I felt sorry for them, I decided not to follow them until the end and kill them.

“Good job. Our punishment.”

“No. It was easier than catching a single mosquito.”

“Well, it’s harder to catch a buzzing mosquito.”

The person who died after suffering terribly became worse than a mosquito.

and,

“Oppa. Didn’t you want to say something earlier than that? I thought something had happened to the card?”

“Oh, that’s right!”

The guy whose name I didn’t even know was completely forgotten. To all of us.

The Arcana is different from the summoned card, and a card with a different appearance from the previously summoned ‘Death’ card was summoned.

Yes.

I was able to ‘summon’ the card.

Rather than taking cards out of a deck, you could ‘summon’ cards just by thinking about them. I tried the card ‘Death’ to see if other cards would work, but it didn’t work.

It only applied to this card that was enlightened this time.

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〈Card Information〉

1. Name: THE MOON

2. Number: 18 (Eighteen)

3. Type: PAIR

4. Opening conditions ▼

5. Opening effect ▼

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When Death bloomed, unlike the entire card that glowed gold, this card was emitting a silver light reminiscent of mithril.

When I touched all the black triangles next to the card information number 4 and 5 on the back of the card, the letters were erased and new letters filled the back.

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〈Card Information〉

4. Opening conditions ▲

⓵ Arcana, MATRIARCH flowering and summoning (complete)

⓶ Arcana, first experience at the discretion of the MATRIARCH (completed)

⓷ Card Master’s confidence in Arcana and MATRIARCH is the highest (completed)

⓸ Card Master: A level equivalent to at least Grand Master. (Incomplete – 2% short)

5. Opening effect ▲

⓵ Infinite supply of ‘moon essence’, which is essential for fox tribe magic

⓶ Significant increase in the attractiveness of Arcana and MATRIARCH – Card Masters must be careful

⓷ Arcana, unlock the locked powers of MATRIARCH

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“Wow!”

Is it all just about Mae, the MATRIARCH? As May was checking the card information, an exclamation like a child waiting for a gift came out of her mouth.

Although it was simply a difference in degree, other Arcana also showed interest in the newly developed card. When everyone is making guesses,

“Hmm. All opening conditions have not been completed yet. Why did it become civilized?”

The witch raised a quite reasonable question. And I also had that same curiosity.

When you see that there are conditions for opening, it seems to mean that the conditions must be met, but it is so open that it expresses its presence.

“I’m curious about that too.”

When I suddenly caught sight of the Arcana worrying together, I let out a somewhat helpless laugh without realizing it.

Even though he has the power of being a card master, he is confused every time a new card comes out.

Did I find myself laughing self-deprecatingly? Or are your worries over?

The Arcana quickly began to state the plausible reasons they thought. Most of them were a bit excessive and useless reasons.

For example, a clown,

“Hmm, hmm, isn’t it because we are so attractive that we stick out?”

For the same reason.

But not all reasons were useless. Among them, May thought for a while and then cautiously opened her mouth.

Not ‘reason’, but ‘impression’.

“Hmm… … . I’m not sure, but somehow, with this card next to me, I feel like I have strength. Oppa.”

“Hmm?”

Maybe it was because the card’s name was ‘Moon’, but May was looking at the card with very satisfied eyes.

In fact, the soft light flowing from the card, like a well-refined mithril ingot, resembled moonlight. Just in case, I asked the other Arcana what they felt, and they all shook their heads.

As expected, according to the card information, the arcana that this card affects appears to be limited to Mei. However, May’s level is not low enough to say that she feels good just because the moon is drawn.

Although she now acts and talks like a cute and lively woman, she is a shaman who has reached the level of a superhuman.

If it’s her sense, it’s safe to say it’s 99% foresight.

“That’s right?”

In “? What?”

“First of all, this… … . Let’s see.”

I snatched the card ‘The Moon’ floating in the air and held it in May’s hand… ?

No. If you hold it in your hand, it’s uncomfortable in many ways, including during battle.

Then the belt… to?

No. If you attach it to your belt, it may fall while moving. It will be uncomfortable every time you put on and take off your clothes.

“Then come here!”

“Ugh?! Oh, brother?!”

“Ho~♥”

“As expected, the Master is a big… … .”

“Mmmmm. I am confident.”

what. Why is this reaction?

Oh, of course I put the card near May’s chest… .

‘Tch. okay. I wanted to put a card in my cleavage. why!’

As if your credit card lands before you swipe it on the card reader.

“Sorry, I wanted to give it a try.”

It’s a joke. joke. It was just a prank I did because everyone felt like the atmosphere was getting too heavy.

“Hehe. huh. Fine… Huh?!”

It was an act that could easily be dismissed as a joke or an incident.

“Meiya?”

But suddenly, the very envious thing that was stuck in my cleavage… No, it’s just that the card ‘The Moon’ suddenly started to glow, and the light began to grow bigger and bigger.

In the end, when the spreading light enveloped May,

“… Ugh!”

A groan of pain clearly came out of May’s mouth. Pain? Arcana? Is it because of a prank I did?

Fuck it, this is not the time to insult others.

I am also like Dean Hu.

Even though you haven’t acquired all the Card Master’s powers yet, you’re playing around with cards and arcana!

“May!”

“Phew… . ha… . under. are you okay. Oppa.”

May’s reply that it’s okay and the halo of light slowly decreasing. I thought the case would end like that, but

“Ugh!”

This time the problem was me, not May.

The pain came as if someone was stabbing my brain with an awl. The source of the pain going through my mind was knowledge.

There was a torrent of information about the powers that a card master would naturally possess. It seemed to quickly start in the brain and then apply to the body.

And I was able to realize that this was knowledge that had been blocked due to the ‘seal’ spoken by the God of Magic.

“Ha… … . I feel really, wow… … . So is this a pair?”

Pair.

According to the information just obtained, the Card Master’s powers are broadly divided into three categories.

Summons. apply. synthesis.

Summons.

Summoning is the power over Arcana. It is the card master’s power that summons the arcana sealed in the card next to the card master, breathing life into them, and even realizing free thinking and emotions.

apply.

The application is a power corresponding to a passive card, such as ‘Death’.

Just by blooming the card, the power given to the card master can be fully applied, like gravity constantly applied to the planet.

synthesis.

It is a power corresponding to a pair-type card such as ‘The Moon’ that has just blossomed, and when paired with an arcana or other cards, it has the effect of further blossoming the power of a superior card or arcana.

That power was a kind of gift and equipment that the card master could give, separate from the authority or power that the arcana had before it was sealed in the card.

Just as it was applied ‘incompletely’ to May a little while ago.

“Card number. Card No. Four, THE MATRIARCH.”

At the sound of my voice and the card master’s supreme command, a faint golden light flows from May’s body.

“Card number. Card No. Eighteen, THE MOON.”

And the card hidden in May’s chest, ‘The Moon’, pops out and emits a mysterious light in the air.

“Pair!!”

However, even with the command to pair, the card master’s authority did not work.

Of course.

Because it was forced, based on information that had just been forcibly learned, and the conditions for the pair to be executed were not met.

“May are you okay?”

“Huh? ah! Yes!”

“Really?”

“Hehe. really. I was just dazed for a moment because I felt a warm feeling that reminded me of old times for the first time in a long time, brother. It’s not because it hurts.”

It wasn’t long before it was resolved, but when I put a card in Mei’s chest and it happened to be a pair, Mei’s appearance had clearly changed.

Not only did her already cute and beautiful appearance become even more beautiful, but the cute ears on May’s head and the fur on her nine tails even glowed with a mysterious silver light.

Not only that, I felt a tremendous sense of intimidation that is difficult to describe in words. Like the feeling of intimidation that a new employee might feel when facing the chairman?

Even the clown, the witch, and the Punisher looked at May again with surprised eyes.

And now we can guess why ‘The Moon’ card was opened to a limited extent even though it was not fully opened. Because I received all the ‘information’.

This was like a ‘bug’ that appeared due to a combination of various situations.

All ‘pair type’ cards contain opening conditions. Among them, one of the conditions that must be included is the condition regarding the card master’s inaction.

Among the conditions for the card master’s inaction that must be entered, the lowest level must be “Grand Master Beginner,” that is, a level that can somehow surpass that of a quasi-superhuman.

I think the god of magic probably took that into consideration and decided on the level of sealing for me and the reward to be given each time the seal is released.

Just as when you summon an Arcana, the first seal is released and you gain the power to see the past for the enlightened Arcana, which is part of the powers of the ‘Card Master’.

When you become a Grand Master, most of the Card Master’s powers will have been designed to be open, and you will naturally learn about ‘pairs’ and be able to use them.

This sealing step by the God of Magic is quite reasonable.

In any case, if you don’t reach Grand Master, you won’t be satisfied with the opening conditions.

Even if you don’t know before then, it’s not a problem at all. Finding out about powers that I can’t use only makes me impatient.

But something happened that even the God of Magic could not guess.

The point is that our May, whose arcana name is ‘Chief’, is not a robot or an NPC that interacts according to a simple program.

May was a pitiful ‘woman’ like the other Arcana, each with their own painful past.

And last night, May seemed fully satisfied mentally and physically.

huh? what? Can I say these words with my own mouth?

can do. Two, three times. Is proud.

Anyway, I was overly satisfied with the opening conditions 1 to 3, and finally reached the end of mastery.

Moreover, Mei, not just Mei, but all Arcana always want to help me, so the pair card responded.

This is the conclusion based on the information stuck in my head.

“Self… ?”

I hugged her tightly as the clown looked at me with worried eyes. In fact, the person who is most offended in this place is probably the clown.

Not only the clown, but also the witch and the Punisher have thoughts that they are lacking, clearly visible on their faces.

“It’s not like that.”

They don’t have to worry about this at all.

About being abandoned or left behind.

But how did this atmosphere come to be? It was just a place where I wanted to check out a new card.

So this is all

“It’s because of the magic god.”

The magic god was wrong. huh.