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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
134

Even after seeing the message
that the rewards would be increased, I didn’t feel happy at all.
Because when I saw a similar message before, what I received was an
enhancement of the [Mesugaki] skill.

Thinking back on it is still
horrifying. Those times when I would blurt out absolutely anything,
be it Sloppy mutt, fat chunk, or other inappropriate things to people
I somewhat cared for, thanks to the [Mesugaki] Skill—it was
practically a nightmare.

The situation now was quite
similar to back then. After overcoming hardships, I cleared the quest
given by the Armadi, and while receiving rewards, I spewed insults
towards him.

Of course, compared to the
last time, the intensity of the insults directed at Armadi wasn’t as
severe. Back then, I threw a fit because the reward I received after
narrowly escaping death was so pathetic. This time, I was just
grumbling a bit.

But still, do you think Armadi
would care about such trifles?

That petty, mean-spirited
individual, whose personality seems highly flawed for someone with
the title of “Great Armadi,” probably wouldn’t care about
the severity of the insults. He’d just think of me as an impudent
woman who insulted him.

Come to think of it, I might
have accumulated more than a few karmic debts up until now. What
titles have I used every time I referred to Armadi?

Reflecting deeply on him, I
stopped out of fear.

Hmm. Was I being a bit
irreverent? Judge! This isn’t my fault! It’s Lucy inside me who said
all that nonsense!

I wanted to speak about Lord
Armadi’s glory, but Lucy interrupted and called him sloppy Armadi!
Doesn’t that sound ridiculous?!

What do you want me to do!
Honestly, Judge, if you were in the same situation, you would have
insulted him as a sloppy, sadistic, masochistic pervert god too!

[…]

Is this how death row inmates
feel while waiting for their punishment? Waiting is harder than the
actual punishment. Ah, damn it. What good will come from standing
still? Let’s just put on my armour. The others must be waiting for
me.

Ding!

Just as I was unwrapping my
crossed arms and picking up the armour spread across the bed, a
notification sound was heard.

Is this a coincidence? You’re
not messing with me on purpose, right? I’ll choose to believe it’s
not. Well, whether I believe it or not, the content of the message
should tell me whether it’s a coincidence or deliberate.

The message appeared in front
of my eyes, but I couldn’t bring myself to look at it. It was
probably bad news.

The [Mesugaki] skill won’t get
enhanced again, will it? Like, my tone becoming even worse, or being
forced into certain actions, or provoking a duel with just one word?
No way, right?

If not, then what kind of
trouble will he cause? I have no idea. Maybe because I’m a lowly
human, I can’t guess the great Armadi’s intentions.

Ugh. I don’t know. At worst,
it’ll be harassment. After all, I’m just Armadi’s amusing plaything
right now. No way he’ll go all out to mess with me, right?

Thinking that, I lifted my
head and read a few characters of the message, then quickly looked
down again.

[…Skill will be enhanced.]

Damn it?! Is it exactly what I
imagined?! Armadi’s thinking is so sloppy that his harassment is no
different from what a mortal would come up with!

No. No. Calm down. You haven’t
confirmed the rest yet. Who knows?I mean, the words ahead might not
even be about the [Mesugaki] skill.

Carefully lifting my head
again, I read the entire message and forgot to blink.

[The [Iron Wall] Skill will be
enhanced.]

[When you block at the precise
timing, the damage of the attack will be reduced.]

Parrying.

A feature that naturally
exists in any game that emphasises control.

Soul Academy also had
Parrying. It was such a difficult technique to time correctly that
only Veterans used it.

In other words, it was an
essential technique for the Veterans. If you could use it, you could
go on crazy boss hunts with pretty much just a shield.

I used to be good at it when
this world was still a game. But Parrying, being just a feature of
the game, disappeared when this world became reality.

But now, it was back as an
enhanced feature of the [Iron Wall] skill. To be precise, it was a
lower version of Parrying, but who cares?

The Parrying function had
returned!

I couldn’t believe it, so I
read the words on the message window several times.

Just like when I first started
the game Soul Academy and found a top-tier item by chance, and
couldn’t believe it, so I kept checking it over and over.

“Pffft. Bwahahahaha.”

And just like that, laughter
burst out of me. It felt like the laughter, which started from the
deepest part of my heart, came bursting out.

I laughed in my room for quite
a while.

Eventually, I barely managed
to regain my composure and clasped my hands together in prayer
towards the sky.

“Oh noble, great, and
revered Armadi. Thank you. By bestowing a gift upon this irreverent
non-believer instead of punishment, you have made me recognize your
mercy and greatness.

From tonight on, I will offer
my prayers of gratitude towards where you reside, every night.

Woohoo! It’s Parrying! That
euphoric sensation that comes with that amazing tactile feedback from
Parrying!

Ah, I want to fight pronto. I
want to Parry!

Now that I think about it,
there’s no shortage of suitable dummies to test the Parry feature on
in this forest, isn’t there?!

Sigh.
All the Academy first-years are really in for it today.

“Hehe. Heheheheheh.”

“So, to save me, Lady
Allen…”

“Lady Allen wouldn’t wear
such an outfit without reason, right?”

Having heard from Joy why Lucy
was wearing the Bunny Girl Outfit, Phoebe was left open-mouthed and
then lowered her gaze, bringing her hands to her chest.

“That’s right. Anyone
with common sense wouldn’t voluntarily wear such an embarrassing
outfit.”

“While Lady Allen does
engage in various eccentricities, she still maintains a minimum level
of propriety.”

‘Her manner of speech may be
rough, and she may criticise others harshly, but she has never caused
trouble with her behaviour or clothing.

For someone like her to wear
such an embarrassing outfit implies there must have been a reason,
but instead, I only wondered why Lady Allen was acting that way. I
even briefly thought it was vulgar.

Lady Allen bore such a
humiliating outfit for my sake, as I remained trapped in a
hallucination, and yet I…

I should go apologize.’

Having made up her mind,
Phoebe rose from her seat and spoke.

“I’m going to go see Lady
Allen.”

As she pondered over what to
say, Phoebe’s steps eventually led her to the room where Lucy was.

“She said she’s changing
clothes, right? But it’s awfully quiet for someone putting on
armour. Could she be doing something else in there?”

Approaching the door to knock,
Phoebe realised it was slightly ajar. Perhaps she’s changing
elsewhere?

With nothing particular in
mind, she peeked through the gap and saw Lucy praying.

Amidst the scattered pieces of
armour on the floor, Lucy was on her knees praying in her exposed
skin, facing the great Armadi.

It was like looking at a
religious painting hanging in the centre of the Church of Armadi.

Who would look at her and
think Lucy is an arrogant person who always smirks disdainfully at
everyone?

Phoebe stared blankly at the
scene.

‘Ist Lady Allen conversing
with Armadi right now? Could she be listening to him? Unlike me, who
has to listen to voices in false illusions, she must be truly hearing
the voice of Armadi.’

At that moment, Lucy’s lips
curved into a smile—a genuine, sincere smile, different from her
usual annoying grin.

Seeing that, Phoebe
involuntarily took a step back before forcing herself to stop.

‘Don’t run away, Phoebe. If
you turn away now, you’ll only repeat the same mistake.

What’s most important when
you’ve done something wrong is to repent and correct it. Don’t step
back. Move forward.’

Phoebe took a deep breath and
knocked on the door.

“Lady Allen, are you
alright?”

“Sloppy Saint? Please
wait a moment. The thing you’re best at is waiting, isn’t it?”

“…Yes, it is.”

‘My whole life has been a
series of waiting.’

Phoebe came to see me to
apologise and thank me.

She said she was sorry for
falling into the hallucination even though I had warned her and
thanked me for enduring the humiliation to save her.

In response, I told her that I
only took responsibility because I was the one who dragged her into
this ordeal in the first place, but Phoebe was insistent.

So I decided to just accept
Phoebe’s apology. Although Phoebe has a good personality, she’s very
stubborn about this kind of thing.

After that, when I returned to
the reception room, Rina gathered us together.

“Alright, I’ll give you
the reward for passing the trial.”

Finally, though the character
Rina seems perverted and annoying, the blessing she gives is quite
powerful.

As you can guess from the
mental nature of her trial, the reward is also related to the mind.

Here’s what it is: it
increases resistance to mental debuffs. In other words, it lowers the
chance of being affected by hallucinations or enchantments.

If you think about it, the
blessing Rina gives is the skill I need the most right now.

If I get hit with the debuff
from the [Mesugaki] skill, I’m done for. So, a skill that can reduce
that chance, even a little, is always welcome.

As I waited excitedly for the
reward, she cleared her throat and added more.

“However, Little Girl who
follows the god, you are an exception. You were consumed by the
illusion.”

Well, that’s true. Phoebe
didn’t pass the trial. But considering how anxious she seems right
now, it feels like she really needs this blessing.

If it was Phoebe from the
game, I wouldn’t be worried, but the Phoebe beside me now keeps
stumbling, and I’m worried she might fall.

Hmm. Isn’t there some way
around this?

“Yes, I understand.”

Seeing Phoebe nod in
agreement, I began to think.

Come to think of it, Pervert
Fox is a hardcore masochist as well as a pervert. So, if I genuinely
insult her, wouldn’t she love it to death?

Since the quest given by
Armadi is complete, it shouldn’t matter if I go all out now. If
necessary, I could also kick her.

Alright, let’s give some
insults as revenge for the humiliation Pervert Fox caused me.

“Pervert Fox♡ Why are
you so petty?♡ Oh, I get it♡ You’re talking nonsense because
you want to be insulted?♡ Freak♡ Just looking at you makes me
sick♡”

“Beautiful Little Girl,
this part is not like that.”

“Liar♡ You’re a
hopeless masochist who gets happy from being kicked in the butt♡
Freak♡ Admit it♡ You want to bark while being stepped on♡ A fox
is still part of the dog family, right?♡ Hmm?♡”

She blushed at my provocation,
trembling with anger. Hmm. Even the most extreme masochist can’t
handle the taunts from the [Mesugaki] Skill.

Just as I was considering
whether I’d have to put on the Bunny Girl outfit to smooth things
over, the Pervert Fox suddenly dropped to her knees.

“Woof! Woof woof!”

Then she crawled on all fours,
barking like a dog.Sigh. So this is the Master of the Forest.

…I really hate her.

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