Chapter 24 – Midterm Exam

Episode 24 – Midterm Exam

“Abel, I had fun today!”

“Huh. Me too. Besides, I think I will be able to do well on exams thanks to Uni. Thank you.”

“It’s no big deal! Besides, by teaching me, it helped me too?”

In the late afternoon, after finishing studying at the library, the two were returning to the academy.

Of course, we didn’t just spend a lot of time reading books, we also looked around while eating together, and sometimes unintentionally made skinship, creating a strange atmosphere.

Overall a satisfying day.

Abel and Yuni walked side by side through the quiet streets of the city.

It was that moment.

“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”

A large carriage came rushing down the road from the road beyond.

It must have been loaded with heavy objects, so the rattling sound is loud even this far away. I think I’m probably overdoing it quite a bit.

As expected, the accident happened quickly.

Ujikkeun!

The wheels of the running carriage stepped on a rock on the road, bounced, and fell apart due to the impact.

Eventually, the carriage tilted, and the large items it was loading fell to the floor.

Wow!

A cloud of dust rises, and the tent that was covering the objects flies into the sky.

What was revealed was a huge iron cage.

And a strange-looking frog-shaped monster.

It was a bore frog.

Bore Frog squeezed out of the bent iron bars due to the shock of falling and looked around.

“Mo, it’s a monster, right?”

“Run away!”

People passing by on the street saw the monster and started running all at once.

Usually monsters are used as sacrificial lambs in the Colosseum. In order to provide monsters there, you must go through a very legal process, and you must hire a mercenary group to ensure safety.

So, in other words, the coachman was an illegal merchant.

─Gurururuk?

When the borefrog saw the people running away, it puffed up its crying pouch and followed them.

No, I tried to follow.

“Stop!”

“Ah, Abel!”

If only two boys and a girl had not blocked the path.

Abel spoke to Yuni while standing face to face with Boer Frog.

“UNI. If we leave it like this, it will definitely cause great damage. We have to stop it.”

“But…”

“Are you okay. You can do it. Not that strong. So, will you help me?”

Bore Frog was unable to escape on his own until the iron bars were bent. So, the two of us can handle it.

This was Abel’s thought.

Uni, who looked at Bore Frog and Abel’s faces alternately, soon nodded her head.

“Okay! I will help too.”

“Thank you. Then, I will block it, so you attack with magic.”

“Huh! “Please wait a moment!”

Uni, without a single doubt, entrusted her own safety to her Abel and entered her cast her.

Fire was gathered in her hands along with a calm but proud flow of magical power. Bore Frog’s eyes immediately fall on Uni.

Because she judged her to be dangerous.

Meanwhile, Abel immediately swung his sword to catch the guy’s attention.

Whoa!

There was a squishy sound as the cloth and sword clashed.

The boar frog’s elastic skin had the power to repel even blades.

Still, thanks to this, Bore Frog’s attention returned from Yuni to Abel.

“Okay. It’s here! Look at me!”

If Boar Frog was a high-ranking monster, he would probably ignore Abel. However, it is a low-level monster that does not have high intelligence. There is a tendency to prioritize only the enemies in front of you.

─Gurururuk!

Borefrog puffed up his crying sac and rushed at Abel.

*

“Deborah.”

“I know. “I’ve placed magic around me now, so don’t worry.”

“Good. If you see anyone suspicious, tell me right away.”

Feeling reassured by the confident answer, I looked down at Abel through the window.

Where I am currently is on the 3rd floor of an empty building for rent. The security wasn’t that strong, so we easily disarmed it with Deborah’s magic and entered.

Thanks to this, it was a bonus to hear Deborah nag me for doing something I wasn’t supposed to do.

“I guess it’s getting late now.”

The fight continued for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, Uni’s magic hit Bore Frog several times, and Abel was also caught by the tongue and rolled around on the floor.

If you roughly look at the game, it’s time for Phase 2 to begin, with about half of your health remaining.

─Kururururururuk!

At that moment, the omen catches my eye.

Bore Frog inflated his crying sac to an incomparable degree and vomited out sticky eggs from his stomach.

The eggs fell to the floor with a crash! Then it broke and small tadpoles came out from inside.

Strangely enough, it has both front and hind legs right after it emerges from the egg.

They all flocked to Abel.

“Wow!”

“Abel, be careful!”

Although Abel was surprised by her disgusting appearance, she calmly swung her sword and dealt with her tadpoles.

However, at the same time, I had to catch Boer Frog’s gaze and avoid its tongue, so it was natural that the burden was doubled.

It was a more difficult fight, but Abel continued to grow in that situation.

‘That’s a really sweet pattern.’

Those tadpoles are very annoying, but they have the advantage of being able to level up inexhaustibly.

In the game, even though it is possible to kill Boar Frogs by reaching level 100, there are some users who struggle to level up by deliberately killing only tadpoles.

Later, a patch prevented it from being leveled above 110, so it was only used briefly in the beginning.

Thinking about that, it seems like the person who dragged me was secretly paying attention to the game.

It was a time when I was lost in my own thoughts.

“I found it!”

Deborah, who was exploring the surroundings using magic, shouted excitedly.

“You found it?”

“Yes. You can’t see it from here, but there’s one person on the roof of the building at 3 o’clock. He’s a cat beast. Cream colored short hair and amber eyes─”

“Oh, he knows, don’t worry about it.”

“Yes?”

“I already know this kid. “Are there any other kids besides him?”

“… Not yet.”

“Then look further. There must be one.”

“Yes…”

I thought it was barely successful, but when Deborah said she already knew, she pouted and lowered her head.

I feel sorry for being so cold to her as a pamper, but I don’t have the time to devote to her right now.

Paang!

“Ugh!”

“Abel!”

Abel, who was dealing with the tadpoles, was hit by a tongue flying from her blind spot and was sent flying.

The way she is clutching her side makes me think there is something wrong with her ribs.

‘It’s not good… ‘ .’

In the game, even if you are hit by an attack, your HP bar only decreases, so your combat power will not decrease, but the reality was different.

Abel’s movements became slower, and the destructive power of her sword decreased.

As time goes on, the balance of the fight tilts towards one side.

I was prepared to intervene, even if it meant using Deborah.

But fortunately, I was able to avoid facing the worst. The problem was that it wasn’t what I expected.

“Abel! Get out of the way!”

“Huh? Ugh!”

Suddenly, Yuni’s magical power density increased even more as she was casting magic, and a blazing spear of flame appeared above her head.

4th tier magic, spear of flame.

This is a magic that can be used when the wizard reaches level 100.

However, its size was different.

The flame window, which should normally be around 2m, was close to 3m in size.

Its power was also so outstanding that it was difficult to say that it had just reached the 4th rank.

‘Did you gain fire attribute affinity?’

When the level reaches 100, in addition to increasing stat efficiency, you also gain a new unique skill.

Normally, Uni would ride on either fire attribute affinity or fire explosion tree, but it seems like it was decided on the former this time.

The important thing is that Uni today has become incomparably stronger than before.

The flaming spear passed over Abel’s head in an instant and lodged in Bore Frog’s mouth.

Grrrr!

─Byeeeeek!

The heat condensed in the flame spear instantly spread throughout the body and burned Boer Frog.

The creature rolled around on the floor, screaming in a cute way befitting its size, and eventually burned black and suffocated.

It was a completely meaningless victory.

“Uni is amazing! Have you achieved enlightenment?”

“Huh! Let’s take out the rest of the monsters first!”

I was overcome with anxiety as I watched Abel and Yuni defeating the remnants.

‘Abel could not awaken.’

Starting from Chapter 2, there will be a lot more fights than now, but I don’t know if I can keep up with this situation.

In my head, only the scene of Abel falling down in vain after making a fuss played over and over again.

‘Fuck.’

The moment when you are spitting out curses and trying to find a solution.

“Bald wig!”

Suddenly Deborah made an anti-bald remark.

“… What? “What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“A bald man in a wig who was watching the fight in an alleyway drew his sword as if he were about to intervene, and as soon as Boerfrog was killed, he clicked his tongue and walked away!”

“You should say that first! Go after it right away. Take the lead!”

“Oh, yes!”

We immediately ran out of the building and ran to the alley where the bald man was.

“Where are you?”

“Wait a minute.”

Deborah placed her hand on the floor and used magic to trace the trail.

Soon, she stands up and shakes her head.

“Sorry. “I can’t see any traces.”

“No trace? Is that possible?”

“… If your magic skills are better than mine, it’s possible. But that person must have been a prosecutor… Could it be that they used some special artifact?”

“It’s an artifact…”

I don’t know exactly what method was used, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t a way to erase traces.

‘Is he a possessor?’

If you have information about a possessed person, you can get any number of items to erase traces. There are two that come to mind right now.

The problem is that there is no certainty.

Bore Frog appears to have been trying to supply to an illegal private stadium, so he may be a member of that organization.

“Deborah. How old did you think the man was?”

“Yes? Ah, I think he was the same age as us.”

“So you’re an academy student…” “?” ?”

A fellow student and a bald prosecutor wearing a wig. There is no clue more certain than this.

‘I need to investigate right away.’

Who are you? You.

*

Meanwhile, Pernia, who was watching Abel from the rooftop of the building at that time, frowned.

“What? “You couldn’t awaken?”

I came and waited an hour in advance to see the first highlight scene of Abel Chronicles with my own eyes, but all I got to see was Abel being protected by the heroine.

As a game fan, I was disappointed, but other concerns were bigger than that.

“Is this why I can see the ending?”

Pernia, the cat beast.

Another name is Chiara Ancelotti.

As a former pickpocket belonging to an Italian mafia family, she wanted her unconditional return.

Because her brother is waiting there.

For her, who was abandoned by her parents and raised as an orphan, her older brother is her only remaining blood relative to her and support her.

Therefore, she became close to Abel by using words that were not even in her mouth, but the results of all her efforts became unclear.

“It can’t go on like this.”

She couldn’t wait forever, trusting only Abel.

If this happens, there is only one way.

‘You have to do it yourself.’

All you have to do is become stronger and walk towards the ending. For that, we must mobilize all the knowledge we have.

And if necessary, the main character and his party will also have to be used.

Pernia stared at Abel.

“I just got a good idea.”

She put it off until later because it was difficult for her on her own, but now that she has decided to let go of her restrictions, she will use this opportunity to take the test and take advantage.

The plan in her head became more and more specific.