Chapter 15: The Angel Prepares (1)

Episode 15: The Angel Prepares (1)

A moment of silence passed…

“Look at your disrespectful language, despite your young age.”

“And you, despite your age, can’t even recognize when to speak and when to stay silent, acting so shamelessly?”

“You pathetic fools! What kind of spectacle are you making in front of a child?”

The professors eventually started arguing.

Of course, it wasn’t a physical fight, just a verbal one. However, the pressure from their mere argument was immense. It was almost impossible to move.

A phrase suddenly popped into Leffrey’s head: ‘Dragons can subdue lesser creatures simply by displaying their anger. It’s called dragon fear.’

‘Scary. I can’t move. Is this something like dragon fear…?’

There were still quite a few civilians around.

Leffrey thought he needed to somehow resolve the situation before this pressure overwhelmed those around him.

‘It’s hard to even open my mouth, but with the racial trait of an angel…!’

[Angels become stronger when they do the right thing!]

Leffrey momentarily gained superhuman resistance.

And he was finally able to open his mouth.

“Stop it!”

Screech- As a being from Heaven, Leffrey naturally had an absurdly beautiful voice, at least worthy of being called a heavenly voice. So fortunately, even yelling like this didn’t sound too unpleasant.

[Saving citizens from fear and pressure is an angelic act!]

[You have gained Angelic Power.]

“Don’t you realize that fighting like this is a nuisance to the people around you?”

Leffrey shouted boldly.

Because…

[Upholding justice in front of the strong is an angelic act!]

[You have gained Angelic Power.]

This was all for Angelic Power.

And seeing that, the professors couldn’t help but raise their evaluation of Leffrey even further. His strong will to resist the aura they had accidentally released, and his courage to speak out against such powerful figures.

The professors couldn’t help but become even more greedy.

“Sorry.”

“I apologize.”

“I went too far as well.”

So they quickly reached an agreement. Making a scene in front of someone they wanted as their disciple was embarrassing even for professors, who didn’t need to care about others’ opinions.

Of course, that wasn’t the main reason. They were more worried that Leffrey would be disappointed and choose another professor if they continued their shameful behavior.

“Then let’s leave the choice to him. What do you think?”

“Sounds good! We each tell him what we can offer, and the kid will decide for himself.”

So the professors started explaining what they could offer the boy if he became their disciple.

“Kid, I’ll go first.”

Lusa sauntered over to Leffrey, adopting the typical posture of a predator. At least 10 centimeters taller than Leffrey, who barely reached 160 centimeters, she was the strongest of the three professors despite lacking prominent muscles. (Leffrey is below 5’2 and Lusa is at least 4 inches taller than Leffrey so lusa is around 5’6 feet. For any American readers)

Wearing a black jacket directly over a sports bra, she boasted large curves that couldn’t be hidden even with the compression of the sports bra. Her long legs were no different. (Big… Ya know…)

“I’ve never had a disciple before. So if you become my disciple, you’ll be the first disciple in my life. So to put it simply, my first…”

“Stop it! What are you saying in front of a child!”

Whack- Park Jin-ho hit Lusa on the head with his scabbard. Lusa couldn’t dodge and grimaced.

“That hurts, you jerk!”

“I hit you because it hurts, Lusa.”

“Ugh, you old geezer. Why are you acting like this when you’re so much younger than me…”

Lusa, stroking her orange bob, cleared her throat and continued,

“I can teach you the secret martial arts of the Elven Royal Family.”

“Secret martial arts of the Elven Royal Family?”

Leffrey thought to himself, ‘Could it be…?’

“People think elves are only good at archery, but that’s a huge misconception. They’re good at archery, but they’re even better at beating people up with their fists. Why? Because elves are a primitive bunch of savages who don’t use fire because it burns wood. So would they have swords? Or iron arrowheads?”

Her hand naturally reached inside her jacket. She held a white cigarette pack. Whack- Park Jin-ho immediately intervened.

“Ow!”

“Don’t smoke in front of the student!”

“Ugh, groan… at 200 years old, being treated like this by someone less than a quarter of my age… it really fucking hurts…”

Lusa muttered as she clutched her head.

“But in our world, you know, the other dimension, elves are a thriving race. How could they not be? They’ve been developing hand-to-hand combat techniques for over ten thousand years.”

Leffrey nodded.

Indeed, even when combined with his memories of the future, elven martial arts were almost godlike.

“And the culmination of those ten thousand years is the secret martial arts of the Elven Royal Family. Shortened as Fairy Martial Arts… how about it? Don’t you want to learn it?”

“…It’s tempting.”

Leffrey answered honestly.

Fairy Martial Arts… quite a few demon army officers had met their end at the hands of Lusa, who used Fairy Combat Arts. The Martial Arts of the Archangel was a comprehensive martial art that included swordsmanship, fist fighting, spearmanship, and more, while Fairy Martial Arts was the secret technique of the Fairy Royal Family that focused solely on punches, so…

“Young man, allow me to explain next.”

Klein, who looked like a beanpole,

adjusted his monocle and said,

“To put it simply… I have a lot of money.”

“Wow.”

“More than you can imagine, young man.”

“W-Wow.”

Park Jin-ho immediately intervened.

“That’s not what’s important right now, is it? Don’t try to lure him with your wealth.”

“Ahem, well… alright. As you know, young man, learning magical studies requires a lot of money. But with me, you don’t have to worry about that at all.”

Magical studies, huh.

Honestly, it was a field Leffrey wasn’t confident in.

But he couldn’t completely reject it.

‘I need to somehow recommend Soya to Professor Klein and make her much stronger than she was in the future.’

“I’ll think about it.”

“Then it’s my turn.”

Park Jin-ho, who had been holding his scabbard, put it down and said,

“This professor is the vice principal of the Central Academy and the strongest person in the academy besides the principal.”

Leffrey glanced at the other two.

They were angry at Park Jin-ho’s statement, but they couldn’t dare object to it.

“And I’m confident that I’ve achieved the highest level of swordsmanship among those who have entered the Sword Gate. Regardless of which dimension they come from.”

What an arrogant statement.

But even Lusa agreed with it, and Klein lowered his head as if annoyed by the fact that it was true. And Leffrey wasn’t surprised either.

‘Park Jin-ho, the leader of the Cheongu Guild, the guild that survived until the very end of humanity’s destruction…’

“The swordsmanship this professor practices is called Cheongu Swordsmanship. This professor wants to teach you this swordsmanship.”

And so, the moment of choice came for Leffrey.

“Leffrey, we respect your decision.”

“I don’t.”

“Lusa, shut up.”

Leffrey pondered. It wasn’t too short or too long of a time. What choice would be best for him? How could he maximize his benefits?

Leffrey decided to be honest.

“Professors, I’m sorry to say this… but I’ve been awakened as a superhuman(awakener) for less than a month.”

“That’s impossible.”

“Hmm.”

The professors were naturally surprised. Leffrey realized that he had to continue telling the truth. That’s how he could gain the most benefit.

“So I’m not sure yet… what I’m good at.”

“Then.”

“So if it’s alright with you professors, I think it would be better for me to take turns learning from all three of you… and then pursue the path where I show talent…”

This was the best option.

People tend to give less attention to fish that are already caught.

In that case, it was better to learn everything he could while not being caught by these three professors.

‘Please let this work.’

Leffrey put on a pleading expression.

It was quite effective.

“That makes sense.”

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

“Hmph, it’s a bother, but… kid, I’ll make you choose me as your sole master in less than a few weeks.”

And so, Leffrey gained three masters.

“Thank you!”

Seeing Leffrey bowing with a bright smile, the three professors, who had been making different expressions until now, unknowingly made the same expression.

A satisfied expression.

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Leffrey had gained a lot of Angelic Power during the exam. So naturally, it was time to distribute that Angelic Power.

‘The Angelic Abilities are powerful enough. Then I’ll use all this Angelic Power on stats.’

Leffrey’s current stats were

Strength: 10

Agility: 6

Magic: 12

Esper Ability: 5

And he could raise about four stats with the Angelic Power he had accumulated.

Leffrey pondered for a moment.

And…

[You have gained a stat by consuming Angelic Power!]

[You have gained a stat by consuming Angelic Power!]

[You have gained a stat by consuming Angelic Power!]

[You have gained a stat by consuming Angelic Power!]

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[Current Agility: 10]

He invested all of it in agility. The reason was, of course, the stat system where the effects increased significantly at multiples of ten.

‘Now my agility is 10. I can definitely say that I’ve reached the level of a superhuman.’

It was rare to find an awakener who became strong this quickly. As explained repeatedly, stats were rare values that could only be raised with a lot of effort, money, and luck. But to have already raised his stats to nearly ten…

‘If research institutes or such places found out about this, they would try to capture me and investigate me by any means necessary. To make their own awakeners become strong this quickly.’

That’s how unbelievable his growth rate was.

‘Now then… should I go achieve the real purpose of me raising my agility?’

Leffrey immediately headed to an internet cafe. And he started using his agility of 10 to dominate ordinary people. FPS, AOS, strategy games… (Classic Lmao)

His play was so outstanding that people passing by couldn’t help but glance over. Leffrey finally released the resentment he had held from being teased for being bad at games in his past life.

“Huhu.”

The boy laughed mockingly and left the internet cafe.

Leffrey was clueless about these things.

Leffrey returned to his studio apartment and thought. The stylish Central Academy uniform was hanging on one wall. He had gone out once wearing it, and everyone kept staring at it.

‘There were even people who asked if they could take pictures. Some stores even offered free food.’

Was this the privilege of being a top elite?

Leffrey, who had never experienced such treatment in his past life, couldn’t help but raise the corners of his lips slightly.

“It’s nice…”

In a few days, The Central Academy entrance ceremony would begin. There were many things he had to do to prevent the world’s destruction.

‘Of course, I need to avoid fighting myself.’

Living quietly was the boy’s goal.

Of course, he wasn’t sure if that would be possible…

But even with this happiness, Leffrey couldn’t fall asleep easily.

There were memories that could dominate his mind for hours even if he thought about them for a moment. The memories of his past life that he had seen in the white room. Himself lying down, holding his breath. Blood flowing through the gap in the sofa.

From that moment on, Leffrey couldn’t sleep peacefully.

He tried to swallow his tears.

But in the end, he couldn’t hold back and clutched the blanket as he choked back sobs.

‘Damn it. As expected, there was a reason why Professor Klein told me not to challenge the white room…’

And a girl was quietly watching him.