I Became the Laughing Bell Character of the Academy

“… … .”

It was an unanswerable request.

At least, it’s not something I can answer carelessly at the moment.

I’m different from the real Oz, so I shouldn’t answer hastily.

The relationship between Oz and Arietta is heavier than I thought.

No matter how much I search for memories, unless I know all those memories and emotions, I shouldn’t decide them arbitrarily.

Because Arrieta’s existence was everything to Oz.

There was something I could be sure of after the last [Myungwang] fight. Oz is not gone yet.

That guy still remains inside me, but I can’t arbitrarily decide the relationship.

“I still don’t know your intentions. Prince of Oz. What on earth do you want to do?”

Perhaps taking my silence as a sign of rejection, Olivia spoke in a slightly chilly voice.

“Well… … .”

What I would like to do.

To put it bluntly, I want to survive the fate of a mysterious death.

I want to stop the outside beings and lead this damn game safely to a happy ending.

But that’s not what Olivia is saying.

“I don’t know… … .”

What she is talking about is the relationship between people, not the future schedule.

I had never thought about the current relationship or the next.

I am me and Oz At the same time, it’s not me and it’s not even Oz.

Now I am neither.

I am a petit bourgeois, but at the same time arrogant and authoritative.

[Erosion degree 40%]

I am Oz and I am Oz.

soul and body. It’s all mixed up.

It has become an incomplete existence that is neither of the two.

You cannot think very deeply about your relationship with others unless you are completely one-sided.

someday.

Yes, me and Oz someday. Because one of them will disappear.

If you think about that time, you have to keep in mind that you have to completely cut off the relationship on either side.

“Right now, I’m still not sure of anything. therefore.”

yes, so

At least until we can be sure either way.

“Can you wait a little longer? We will make a decision sooner or later.”

Until then, there is only one thing Oz can do.

Our common goal is to see the end of this damn game.

Now I bet everything there.

“… … All right.”

Olivia nodded, as if not expressing any further doubts.

There seemed to be a faint longing in her eyes as she looked at me with frightened eyes.

“Excuse me. I knew you had a lot on your shoulders, but I think you were impatient. I must have been so immature.”

Olivia bowed her head once more and quietly went on her way.

There was no conversation after that. I can only hear the sound of walking through the woods.

The footsteps were drowned out by the grass and leaves on the floor.

Infinitely dim, you can only know that you are passing through that place… … .

It was an ambiguous sound.

* * *

I walked through the forest until I came to an empty field with a few grasses sprouting, and I started to see a small house.

“Then Prince of Oz. This is the dormitory where you will be staying.”

“This time you were exiled rather than quarantined?”

“Yes?”

“No, nothing. I just thought the surroundings were quiet.”

It’s probably the dormitory that Tia made for me… … .

The former dormitory was also in a remote place, but it wasn’t this far away in an empty field.

“It’s a little far.”

Considering the distance, it would take a full two hours just to get from the dormitory to the dormitory.

[Strengthening physical abilities] If I used magic and ran through the forest, it would take less than 10 minutes, but that’s a matter of face.

[The King of Sorcery’s successor] sprints around the forest?

It’s good to hear the madman.

Then, if you stop at a suitable place and re-groom yourself… … .

“… … About 30 minutes?”

30 minutes isn’t too bad.

It would be okay to run for exercise, as well as melt mana management into real life like this.

“Oh, and there is something the head of the academy left behind.”

“I don’t really want to hear it.”

I don’t think he said anything nice.

“If there are any inconveniences… … .”

“Did you take action?”

“They tell you to be patient.”

“Yeah, so what? Actually, I wasn’t expecting it either.”

If anyone here expects that kind of thing, it’s rather crazy.

Did I need to tell you more than that? Even if it was quiet, I would have thought so.

Well, from her point of view, she might have felt the need to convey even such trivial information.

“Then I’ll be on my way.”

“Yeah, good job getting you here.”

Olivia bowed her head in moderation, as always, and went back the way she had come.

“… … .”

After Olivia leaves.

Sitting on the vast, desolate field in front of the house, he thinks over and over again.

All I have to do now is clear this damn game.

However, it is unknown how the original story ended, and even how Oz died is unknown.

Can I survive and close the rift in the sky with the most important information missing?

“Isn’t this an appeal?”

Whatever it is, I can’t be sure right now.

Didn’t you know the surroundings of Oz right away?

It is arrogant to think you know everything.

『I speak to you who sit on the arrogant throne.』

Anyway, the story has already been twisted to the point of no return.

The fact that Mari, who should have been dead originally, is still alive, and the fact that [The King] noticed Eleanor’s existence more quickly is also the same.

『The beginning is fixed, but the end is not.』

In the end, no matter how many times you think about it, nothing will change.

What I can do right now is decided anyway.

『Know that you have come to twist fate.』

divine magic

[Another Savior]

Do not rest on your laurels and constantly work hard.

No matter what twisted circumstances come, even if unexpected things happen, even if someone fails and the person who had to fail succeeds.

In the end, all it takes is one thing to twist it all.

“You have to practice.”

Examine the manifested Greatsword of Light.

A milestone that Oz, who challenged God, bore fruit.

It’s divine magic, the new power I’ve acquired. Even though I saw it with my own eyes and even used it, I couldn’t grasp its power.

But leaving the unknown unknown is too stupid.

If you don’t know, there are things you can find out where you don’t know.

“It’s called divine magic, but it doesn’t seem to use anything other than mana… … .”

I sang a chant as if I were using magic, but I didn’t use divine power.

It was probably the mana with the power of ‘change’ that imitated the nature of divine power.

And the nature of that divine power… … .

“purification.”

There are 5 major powers used in ＜Broken Sky＞.

[Mana] with the power of ‘change’.

A [Fraud] with the power of ‘erosion’.

[Magi] with the power of ‘destruction’.

A [Yogi] with the power of ‘confusion’.

[Divine power] with the power of ‘purification’.

The transformative power of mana can be manifested in a variety of magic, but somehow its power is not enough compared to [Magic], the pure power of destruction.

However, if you can have the nature of divine power, the story is different.

“In a way, it can act as an overwhelming compatibility in most situations… … .”

Unless you’re a yogi, this power will give you the upper hand in every situation.

In normal games, there is a clear compatibility between each ability.

It is a way to make the game feel more interesting as a device to balance the game as much as possible.

Of course, in the case of collectible RPGs, those elements are actively utilized and used to sell limited characters.

That’s why it’s not good to have such an overwhelming affinity.

“… … Yes, I’m glad I improved my intelligence before seeing this.”

If you call a person who played a game that deceives users a pig or a dog, it is said that the intelligence of the person who escaped from the game increased.

It was semi-forced, but anyway, my intelligence has increased.

“First… … .”

It was meaningless just looking at the divine magic completed in this way.

You won’t be able to get accurate confirmation unless you try it yourself.

I go a little further from the empty field and enter the forest road.

The first thing to check is power.

Squak-!

When I hit the sword at a thin tree branch, it cut off quite cleanly.

“I have a little bit of resistance… … .”

It wasn’t cut like tofu, like the expressions in some games or cartoons.

There was a subtle sense of resistance.

First of all, I don’t think it’s a particularly great sword, but I think I need an accurate test.

“Huh-!”

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Kwajik-!

The next test subject was the tree itself, not the branches.

The blade of light was absurdly easily blocked.

At this level, the intermediate magic [Storm Blade] is more powerful.

“Oh, write!”

And the recoil has passed into my grasp. I should have added and subtracted a little and swung it, but I made a mistake.

“Oh write… … .”

I’m dying of pain!

conclusion. Unless it’s fraud or magic, the divine magic [Another Savior] is no more than an ordinary iron sword.

“Then this laughing bell bastard is like that.”

I knew it would be like this.

This is nothing more than a level of copying the power of divine power.

Of course, if you compare it to a new technique that doesn’t have much attack, the cost-effectiveness is better.

However, there is a problem with making this the main focus.

“Still, it’s a waste to rot the technology I’ve acquired so long.”

Is there no other place to use it unless it is an enemy who uses magic and fraud?

I don’t know if I can learn swordsmanship and wield it instead of a sword, but I have no intention of going that far.

I’m already training for martial arts, so if I learn swordsmanship for no reason, I’m just confused about the interval.

It is arrogance to become an all-around character who knows how to do everything.

Isn’t the result already shown in ＜Broken Sky＞?

“It would be rather difficult to be caught off guard… … .”

Enemies who tried to close the distance against me had a prejudice that I was weak in close combat, so it was good to use martial arts to catch them off guard.

But the sword is different.

Because of the perception of the shape of the sword, the opponent is bound to be wary to some extent.

Even though he was holding a sword, ‘That guy must be weak in close combat.’ If there’s a guy who runs after it, that’s a madman.

“It’s impossible to speed up the development… … .”

It was difficult because I had to use not only the magic-based construction technique but also the chant at the same time.

It is impossible to use it quickly enough to deploy and respond immediately the moment the opponent approaches.

“Then what’s left.”

First of all, throw [Another Savior] at the tree with all your might.

Tung!

Of course, with my lack of knowledge in swordsmanship and throwing, I couldn’t even make any major flaws.

[Another Savior], which bounced off, was gradually fading.

It is a characteristic of persistent magic.

In addition to unfolding, most of the magic that continuously consumes mana disappears when the flow is cut off.

If [Physical Ability Enhancement] also stopped the flow of mana, the effect was lifted.

However, [Parma Shield], which summons a circular shield, was different.

Despite the magic that lasts while blowing mana, it was able to float in the air.

It’s because I connected my mana like an invisible thread.

As expected, coming to ＜Skientia＞ was the answer. If I had learned magic on my own without knowing these exact principles, I wouldn’t have been able to apply it.

“where… … .”

sigh-

[Another Savior] connected to the thread of mana rises into the air.

[Parma Shield] It felt like it was fixed, so there was no difficulty in operating it, but this is different.

Since it is a sword for attack, it will require precise handling.

Quadruped!!

And I have overwhelming talent when it comes to mana manipulation.

Cut logs by manipulating the thread as if manipulating a puppet.

It’s a bit bittersweet to see that it’s more powerful than holding and wielding it myself, but that’s okay.

“This isn’t bad enough.”

Even more variables can be created just by finding new ways to use magic.

For now, this is enough.

“Um… … .”

The moment you lose concentration, your body complains of hunger as if you forgot.

Come to think of it, I didn’t even eat lunch.

Originally, I planned to return immediately after being introduced to the new dormitory.

However, because of the atmosphere, he couldn’t follow Olivia back to the bachelor’s school.

After having such a heavy conversation, how will you move together again?

At this point, Olivia will have arrived with a poor lead, so it will be okay to go back soon.

* * *

If there are beings who come to this damn world and confuse my mind, they can be roughly divided into two categories.

One is the ties originally associated with Oz, such as Arietta, Lena, and Alexios.

When facing them, [Erosion Degree] becomes agitated to the point of welling up.

And the second… … .

“I thought about it before Baekyang, isn’t this fire hydrant a little annoying?”

“It makes me feel bad because the red color reminds me of my co-workers.”

“right?”

These are kids with so much personality that you can’t help but feel that there is a problem with their mental state.

To be precise, it is Eleanor and the white sheep.

Even the two of them are together. Again, there is no such terrible combination.

Since it’s a request, when the two of you are together, I want Lucia, a normal person and mediator, to go with you.

“… … What are you guys doing?”

The existence of Eleanor and Baek Yang could be said to be grateful beings in a sense.

At least when dealing with these two, I seem to be closer to my original self rather than Oz’s.

[Erosion degree] is also quite low. It is clear that the Oz that exists inside me is defining it as something incomprehensible.

“Ah, Master. Look at this. What do you think of this fire hydrant?”

What Eleanor pointed out was the only fire hydrant that existed between the benches in the secluded park.

“It is red.”

“Right?”

“… … But why?”

“Yes! Is it arrogant to say that this fire hydrant is red?!”

Noah shouted in anger.

I can’t understand. Where the hell is the problem, so they’re disassembling it?

“I’ve been thinking about this every time I pass this road. Doesn’t this fire hydrant stand out? Are you being cocky?”

“Oh my gosh… … . Are you really crazy?”

I’m a person who doesn’t get shocked by anything, but I couldn’t hide my agitation this time.

Our seed of interest, Eleanor, is claiming that she doesn’t like being distracted by a fire hydrant.

“Then break it down.”

“That’s a good idea.”

“No, don’t.”

The final goal of ＜Broken Sky＞ is to block the broken sky and rebuild the kingdom of Chrysos.

Judging from that, wouldn’t the latter be impossible?

My heart is troubled.