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by admin『Episode 22』Barrier Warlord (1)
─ Ding~ ding~ ding~, good~ morning~, ding~ ding~ ding~
“Ugh… .”
The foreshadowing of a traumatic alarm sound began to scratch my ears.
After that part is over, the next part will continue.
The thought that I had to prevent that much quickly brought my drowsy mind to the surface of consciousness.
widely-.
The emerging consciousness moved his right arm. A small chest of drawers next to the bed. I turned on the orange mood light above it.
Next to the mood lamp, which began to cast a soft light in the bedroom, neither too bright nor too dark, the screen of the smartphone sparkling in scarlet light caught my eye.
bar-.
The first syllable of the alarm sound I wanted to avoid was cut off like a death sentence. This is because the alarm that I was singing so hard about ended.
“Haaam… .”
I yawned. I just wanted to lie down in bed again, surrender myself to the soft and cozy feel of the bedding, and once again enjoy the morning buzz that can only be felt on weekend mornings right after waking up.
Yes. Today was the weekend. It is the beginning of a two-day holiday where people can spend time enjoying their hobbies, doing personal training, or working on overdue assignments.
The morning air of such a pleasant day whispered to me. Instead of getting up and moving hard for no reason, he encouraged people to enjoy the start of the holiday, which only lasts two days a week, with a full rest.
─Saturday 7:03 am
The bright light pouring from the smartphone screen hit my eyes. At the same time, part of that light became information about the date and was stuck in my mind.
This is the first weekend after completing the first week of Eden.
‘After sparring all weekday, my whole body is tired.’
Since the day I first sparred with Professor Caria, I have learned various techniques from Professor Caria and ingrained them into my body through sparring.
After doing that for several days in a row, the fatigue accumulated in my body from the weekend morning was considerable.
Rustling-.
I lifted the blanket that was covering my lower body and part of my upper body and stood up.
Is it because the penthouse is located high up? I don’t know if it was the morning air, but the air was colder than I expected.
“Ugh, it’s cold.”
In times like this, the best thing to do is to wake up and take a warm shower.
If you lie down with a blanket just because it’s cold for no reason, a catastrophe will occur where you won’t be able to get up again for several hours.
With a shivering body, I staggered to the bathroom.
Perhaps because I woke up a little while walking, I remembered some of today’s things I had thought about before going to sleep the night before.
Shoot ah-.
The warmth of the warm water pouring from above my head warmed the cold morning air, and the water flowing along my skin washed away my drowsiness.
After taking a light shower, I dried myself with a towel. I put on the bathrobe I had prepared in advance over my soft skin.
‘Ah, it’s refreshing.’
After finishing my bath, I felt better in the morning. At the same time, my stomach, which had been sleeping, growled in excitement and sang.
I opened the refrigerator with the intention of cooking breakfast myself, but since I hadn’t shopped since coming to Eden, there was no way I could find anything to eat.
‘… I guess I’ll have to do some grocery shopping next time.’
Let’s plan the next Miracle Morning, where you cook breakfast with your own hands.
I put the cadet uniform I took off yesterday into the washing machine and ran it through. Perhaps thanks to life magic, it took less than a few minutes from washing to drying.
I put on my neat cadet uniform and left the dormitory. The cool, refreshing air of the early morning entered my nose and spread deep into my lungs.
A refreshing vitality filled my entire body.
Moreover, perhaps because it was a weekend morning, there were not many cadets walking around outside.
Thanks to this, I walked towards the restaurant area, enjoying the sound of chirping birds and the morning air.
“Please give me a ham and egg sandwich.”
“Yes~”
For breakfast, I ordered a simple ham and egg sandwich. I took the food I ordered, ate it in small bites, and returned to the dormitory.
When I returned to the dormitory, the only thing I held in my hand was not the sandwich, but the paper wrapper surrounding it.
“Is the first week over now? .”
I sat down at my desk muttering to myself as if I was sighing. I turned on the tablet that Eden had given me to use for assignments and studies and opened a notepad.
The purpose is to briefly summarize the achievements so far and plan for the future by considering several variables.
I scribbled with the smart pen connected to the tablet and recorded the content as if writing in a notebook.
‘When I look at it closely, I see that the growth rate is really fast.’
The growth part went extremely smoothly.
It’s only been a week since I entered Eden.
The weekend started today, so it’s actually just over five days.
Although it was a short period of time, his abilities increased noticeably by absorbing the World Tree’s Great Phantom and completing the first succession.
As a result of repeated sparring with Professor Caria, I found that my current physical abilities are slightly inferior to hers.
After the second succession, I moved on, thinking that I might surpass Professor Caria’s abilities.
‘The barrier technique is a bit disappointing.’
Perhaps because I focused on mastering spear skills for five days to improve close combat and learn how to use Gungnir, I did not see any significant progress in barrier skills.
If I were to be honest, I wonder if the use of barrier techniques has become easier than before admission thanks to the increased cores and improved circuitry.
Still, since I have roughly mastered spear techniques, I think I can focus on barrier techniques and magic from now on.
‘We need to find a way to overcome the limitations of barrier techniques.’
There are many reasons why the barrier magician received poor reviews in , but there is one fatal flaw that even I had no choice but to admit.
Lack of offensive skills.
This crazy job had no skills that could be called a class-specific attack weapon.
Of course, I didn’t just let go.
Since being possessed by this world, I have thought of various solutions.
The result of that concern was revealed at the end of the pen where it was scribbled.
Barrier armament.
It is a way to solve the lack of a means of attack, which is the most urgent problem for me, and it is a way to use the barrier that grants physical power as a weapon or armor.
‘Because it’s my magical power, I can control it remotely without having to hold it with my hand and swing it, and considering the rank of my barrier art, it won’t be easily destroyed.’
Although I haven’t put it into practice yet, I think it will be possible to create a shape by weaving long, thin, thread-like barriers as if sewing.
If you create and manipulate a weapon such as a sword or chain, it will be powerful enough.
Of course, there are many other ideas besides this.
We have also prepared plans to further strengthen the existing strengths of barrier techniques specialized in buffs and debuffs, or to imitate and improve skills in other occupations based on barrier techniques.
‘… Now that I think about it, when was the last time you conquered the dungeon?’
While staring at the screen, a thought suddenly occurred to me, and I tapped the tablet screen a few times. I unfolded the academic schedule I had downloaded before next to my notepad.
I focused my attention on the 3rd week schedule at the top of the academic schedule, which took up half of the screen.
The entire week was written as ‘Dungeon Strategy Practice’ without distinction of days of the week.
─Attack the dungeon beyond the gate to prevent its collapse and protect people from the threat of monsters.
As it is the slogan of the World Hunter Association, it is also an academic schedule held periodically at Eden.
Should we call it Eden’s field experience learning?
For each grade, students from each class are grouped into groups of 4 or 5 to attack the dungeon.
Of course, since dungeons are classified by grade, the difficulty of the dungeon to be conquered varies depending on the cadet’s grade.
A 4th grader about to graduate is in grades 1 to 2, a 3rd grade one grade lower than that is in grades 3, and 2nd and 1st graders are in grades 4 and 5.
Express is out of the question. Not only does this happen extremely rarely, but the moment a dungeon of that level is observed inside Eden, there is a high probability that all professors will head towards it.
This is because it is not a level dungeon that cadets can handle, as even professional hunters die at every moment.
‘I’ll probably be assigned level 4 or 5.’
Regardless of the grade of the assigned dungeon, the goal of the strategy practice is to conquer the assigned dungeon and defeat the dungeon lord in one week.
The faster you defeat the dungeon owner and conquer the dungeon, the higher your grade will be.
And I really needed this credit.
‘There are more than just one or two tools that must be purchased with credits.’
Eden’s GPA is different from the average university GPA you are often familiar with.
The credits earned in classes or in the academic calendar do not function as grades for graduation, but as a reward.
You can purchase artifacts or maintain weapons or armor with the credits you have accumulated.
Artifacts graded from level 5 to special require more expensive credits than other items, but most of them are worth it.
Although it is not efficient, it is also possible to exchange credits for credits to cover living expenses.
‘Receive credits for conquering dungeons and purchase subspace bags to use as an inventory substitute.’
Now that you’ve decided on your primary goal, it’s time to train for your grades.
In the end, grades are based on grades, that is, you have to win the competition to get a high grade.
I put the pen I was writing down next to the tablet and got up.
I figured out what to do and had a goal to achieve.
So what remains is practice.
‘Let’s start by establishing the barrier weapon’s technique.’
There is no time to laze around just because it is the weekend.
When the cool air catches the rising sunlight and becomes warm, and the clear sound of birds rings in the quiet world.
With the second alarm I had set in case I woke up late, it was time to push myself to achieve my goal.
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As the saying goes, the weekend passed quickly and Monday of the second week began.
In the second week of lectures, the proportion of major subjects decreased and the proportion of various required subjects increased.
This is because it was a period of training to prevent mishaps during the dungeon strategy practice that will be held in the third week and to enable more efficient strategy.
In the morning, I worked hard while listening to the required lectures, and in the afternoon, I worked hard while sparring with Professor Caria.
Even as I became accustomed to spear skills, they taught me to use other weapons one by one, so I learned various weapon techniques while screaming.
My head hurt and my body ached, but it wasn’t all that bad because I felt like I was growing.
It is a peaceful daily life.
“Applying for a sparring match with the top entering student!”
The incident that shattered my peace occurred suddenly on Thursday morning.
The lecture on the required subject ‘Monster Structure’ had just finished.
A cadet, who anyone who is a user would recognize, pointed at me and shouted.
Should I say that he looks exciting or full of confidence?
Anyway, although his expression seemed confident at first glance, I read the true intention hidden in his expression.
‘No, this bastard?’
Dark blue hair and narrow eyes hiding ominous green eyes.
His squinted eyes, which would normally be thinly covered, were watching me with a flash of green light.
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