episode_0110

Gilbert, who achieved the achievement of cutting 100 people, smiled at receiving the title he had expected.

The title was a dutiful son title that increased the abilities of those who mastered dueling, and was one of the few titles that specifically increased magical power.

Currently, Gilbert was in a situation where his magical power was severely lacking compared to the level he had achieved.

The physical aspect was at a level where it was not difficult to fight for a long period of time, but the same was not true in terms of magical power.

Due to his status as an idiot, he had neglected training since childhood, so at the time of his possession, ‘Gilbert’ had not even learned Manasimgong, which is said to be something that all people from noble families are familiar with.

It was after he entered the academy and learned Lionheart, the Lion King’s mana heart attack, that he learned and practiced mana heart attack in earnest, so his magical power level could not have been high.

Although I was able to alleviate the mana shortage to some extent by growing by clearing the Dragon Fruit and the main scenario, it was not enough considering my future schedule.

In this situation, the magic power increased by those who mastered dueling was like rain in a drought.

In addition, the swordsman title, which increases his strength and physical abilities, played a role in allowing Gilbert to take a step into the realm of superhumanity.

Gilbert smiled happily and opened the status window.

Name: Gilbert Lionheart

Gender: Male (20)

Title: Hero of the Academy (+)

level 5 knight

One who sings sagas (+)

A person who has mastered dueling (+)

Swordsman (+)

Fame: 70K

Possession: Award badge (2)+

level 5 knight

ability

[Force]: [90](+5)

[Body]: [94](+1)

[Control]: [100]

[Magic Power]: [60](+10)

[Authority]: [70](+40)

[Command]: [70](+30)

Gilbert felt full just by looking at the status window.

I’ve played countless games to achieve achievements, but the number of times my character has grown to this level has been few and far between.

Moreover, isn’t this the real world, not a game where infinite challenges are possible?

Growing this much in a world where the only thing you can trust is your own power gave me a sense of relief and accomplishment.

He even boasted higher abilities than most first-class knights, except for his magical abilities.

Even among the named characters, their specific abilities were abnormally high, and there were few characters that boasted all-round abilities.

It was said that it was not impossible to understand that Gilbert was proud.

However, after closing the status window, Gilbert opened the mission window and looked at the still shining sub-scenario column.

The sword seeker I had previously acquired and the newly added sub-scenario of twisted possessiveness were sparkling.

As was the case in the previous Sword Seeker, the sub-scenario of twisted possessiveness was also the first time Gilbert had seen it.

Since most of the main and sub-scenarios were related to achievements, he cleared all of the scenarios in Tactical Combat.

That’s why there should never be a sub-scenario that he doesn’t know about.

Among the achievements, there was something called clearing all scenarios, so in order to achieve a 100% achievement rate, you had to clear all scenarios.

Then, the remaining possibility is that while clearing so many scenarios, I forgot the name of the scenario…

Gilbert immediately dismissed the possibility that came to mind.

There was no way he, who was crazy about his achievements, would have forgotten the unusual scenario of appearing to be a sword seeker or a twisted possessive desire.

Moreover, even if he was a seeker of the sword, the scenario of twisted possessiveness had a dangerous smell to it just by looking at it.

Reflecting on the fact that such sub-scenarios were usually difficult to clear or resulted in frequent game overs, it was clear that the same scenario would be the case.

There’s no way I’ve forgotten… Why the twisted possessiveness?

It was the greatest challenge facing Gilbert at present.

The problem is that this unfriendly system is more vicious than Tactical Combat.

They did not tell us why it happened, how to deal with it, or even who caused it.

That was the difference from Tactical Combat’s system, which provided clues to the scenario.

He shook his head and closed the mission window.

Anyway, even if I thought about it, there was nothing I could figure out right now, and now was not the time to leisurely worry about sub-scenarios.

Gilbert came down from the sparring hall, leaving behind Maium Yar, who was pursed his lips in exasperation.

Now that I had completed all of the 100-person slash achievements, there was no need for further sparring.

“Hehe.”

“Is something good happening?”

“I just realized that being protected is a good thing.”

Gilbert ignored Brynhild’s deep smile. This time too, if I brought up the story, the only person who would lose was myself.

-clap clap clap

“That’s great.”

“Hmm?”

Gilbert looked around at the sudden sound of applause.

Now that I think about it, at some point I stopped hearing the cadets cheering. When I was concentrating on sparring, I assumed it was just because I was immersed in the sparring itself, but looking at how quiet it was even after sparring was over, it seemed like that wasn’t the only reason.

However, after checking who was clapping, Gilbert was able to immediately realize the reason.

It was Gilbert’s sister-in-law, Seraphina, who showed up with a bunch of student council executives.

She had a face filled with strange emotions that I had never seen before. On the outside, she looked as beautiful as usual, but Gilbert couldn’t help but feel that her expression was somehow creepy.

“Are you here?”

“Okay. The priest always has a knack for surprising women. I wondered what he was going to do this time, and I couldn’t help but be surprised to see that he cut 100 people.”

“I didn’t intend it.”

Of course, Gilbert intended and planned all of this, but he played it off. Normally, I would have accepted it obediently, but I decided that saying such a thing to Seraphina now would be somehow dangerous.

The reason was unknown. After completing countless achievements, I felt like my refined gamer senses were blocking me from moving forward.

“Are you trying to escape this time? That would be nice too. If you want to be her entertainment, I will match the melody.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I thought he was an unattractive priest, but I guess that wasn’t the case.”

Seraphina laughed and left, leading the student council executives with only a smile in her eyes.

It wasn’t until she disappeared into the crowd that Gilbert let out his trapped breath.

What the hell happened?

Even Gilbert had no way of knowing.

***

[Ian?]

“Oh, I’m sorry Precia.”

After returning to his lodgings, Ian, who had been lost in thought, came to his senses when the artificial spirit Fresia called him.

He seemed to have been contemplating Gilbert’s atrocities during the day, so he didn’t even notice her calling him.

[Is it because of that gangster called Gilbert or something?]

“I tried not to worry about it, but it’s not easy.”

Ian smiled bitterly and gently stroked Presia’s core. A faint light sparkled from its core, as if it was enjoying his touch.

[You don’t have to worry so much! You decided to show an example during this exchange meeting. Ian says you just have to trust me.]

“I know. If you have Precia, you can do anything.”

Ian could easily imagine Presia shouting with confidence.

If she had a body, wouldn’t she have put her hands on her hips and spoken triumphantly?

Ian burst out laughing as he imagined that scene. I didn’t necessarily mention the thought that it was quite cute.

[what? Don’t you trust me? I’m Presia. The most beautiful woman in Atlantica and the best artificial spirit!]

“The term beauty is not convincing.”

[That’s because Ian is weak! I don’t want to be like this.]

“I’m a bit sorry about that.”

Ian never admitted that he was weak, but he made an exception in front of Precia. The fact that he could not find the form she saw and remained in this core form was proof that he was weak.

Although I resented it, I had no intention of doing so forever. Under Presia’s guidance, he was growing day by day, and he had no doubt that he would soon be able to find her true self.

[by the way. Are you not writing that diary today?]

“Forget about that now.”

Ian bowed his head as Precia giggled.

He burned the entire collection of sayings he had written not long ago.

Originally, people were often unable to view what they were doing objectively.

Ian also fell into that category.

To be honest, I still thought many of the sayings in the collection were cool.

As the meaning of words changes depending on how they are spoken, every single one of the famous sayings he came up with was full of beauty.

However, because Presia laughed so hard that her belly button was falling (of course, because her core was in a bad state, there was no way she had a belly button), she cried and got rid of the entire collection of famous sayings.

If he hadn’t burned it, wouldn’t he still have fun teasing himself with it?

The collection of sayings all came from his head anyway, so there was no problem with burning them, but being teased by her all day was a bit painful.

[Ian is okay with everything else, but he seems like a child in that respect.]

“Can you stop now? Because everything Frecia said is correct…”

[Should we do this today? Still, I think that’s cute.]

“Thank you. Precia.”

[okay! Please serve me a little more!]

Ian burst out laughing. Meeting Presia was truly a product of coincidence, but now it was terrifying to even imagine what it would have been like if I had never met her.

It was on the Lion King’s birthday that he met Precia.

That day was a day of celebration where everyone at the academy laughed and enjoyed. That day, Ian was watching Gilbert’s Lion King Parade with disapproving eyes.

Thinking about it now, it was a shame.

It’s like being obsessed with entitlement and being ugly jealous.

Now that he has met Precia, he has gained some peace of mind, but at the time, Ian was exhausted from things that were not going well.

Because of that, he watched Gilbert’s parade with bitterness and was returning to his lodgings to write a collection of famous sayings.

And at that moment, the academy was thrown into chaos due to the sudden invasion of the Resistance.

Somehow the intruders breached Demeia Academy’s security system and carried out indiscriminate terrorism aboard giant soldiers.

Faced with unprecedented danger at the Academy, Ian hurriedly headed to the hangar where the Giant God Soldier was located.

Even though he was suffering from a sense of defeat, he, the main character of this world, could not just sit back and watch the Academy’s crisis.

However, it was impossible to overcome the indiscriminate artillery bombing and terrorism by the giant soldiers on their own. I managed to strengthen my body by circulating magical energy, but just avoiding the bombardment of the giant soldiers was enough to exhaust me.

Still, he somehow managed to get close to the hangar and was unable to escape the remains of the building that collapsed due to the subsequent barrage of artillery fire, but the ground collapsed and he fell straight into the basement.

Even now that I think about it, I had no idea what kind of place it was. It was just an underground cavity with a mysterious light, and there I was able to find the artificial spirit core emitting a pale light.

Ian, who was holding the core as if possessed by something, immediately lost consciousness and met Precia in the world of images and made a contract.

When he came to his senses again, Gilbert had already solved the whole case. Previously, he would have been jealous of Gilbert, who was praised as a hero, but Ian, who signed a contract with Precia, only smiled faintly.

After signing the contract, Gilbert was no longer an object of envy to Ian, who realized the true value of Precia.

A bright and brilliant future is held in both hands.

Thinking about it again, meeting Precia was a luck that would never come to him again.

[Ian’s expression got strange again. Are you planning to write a collection of sayings again?]

“Stop teasing me now.”

[But the expression on your face right now is that you want to make fun of it?]

Ian sighed deeply at Frecia’s words, which were full of laughter.

It is an unchangeable fact that it is a fortune that will never come again, but I still wish that it would be seen a little more.

So Ian had to be tormented by Precia all night.