Chapter 36 – Episode 36. Ready

The damn long weekend is over.

The dormitory was cramped because of the crazy succubus, but the appearance was pretty, so it wasn’t bad for ornamental purposes.

Is this what it feels like to grow a bonsai? Isn’t that something different?

I set up the broadcasting equipment that was delivered this morning, so I’m sure you’ll take care of the broadcasting, right?

I played the game last night, but I didn’t worry because I got used to it in an hour and saw him cursing at the jungle.

“Mistress, come to think of it, I didn’t go to nursery school.”

Well, you can skip a week or so.

Baek Ah-yeong also said that she was going to be a dungeon helper this week, so she can just say that I also had work.

“Did you have a good weekend?”

“Uh, good morning. Hey.”

In the lecture room, Kim Young-han spoke to me.

Since I couldn’t play with Lucy and Rumi, my only friend was Kim Young-han.

“You haven’t made up with Lucy yet? I told you. Lucy is the proud type, so you should apologize first.”

“…”

I know this baby too. That’s why she can’t say that she’s deliberately lowering her likability to gain momentum. Whew.

I glanced at Lucy, who was perched in her corner.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Lucy]

– [ Likeability : 17 ]
– [ Sex drive : 10 ]
– [ Appetite : 40 ]
– [ Fatigue : 20 ]

It’s falling to the crest, but it’s still not enough.

Drop it all the way to the bottom and then lift it slightly at the end.

[What? Am I wrong? No, it can’t be. That bastard must be just an idiot.]

This is the state I want.

The development of Lucy, who did not trust me, is betrayed by the person she trusted and saved by me again.

It’s obvious, but it’s not like that from the victim’s point of view.

I’ve already made plans.

Lucy isn’t looking this way at all, and Rumi is sorting through her books when she meets mine and her eyes startle her.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Rumi]

– [ Likeability : 65 ]
– [ Sex drive : 68 ]
– [ Appetite : 30 ]
– [ Fatigue : 25 ]

She checked Rumi’s status window while smiling slightly at the cute reaction.

It’s strange. Last time, obviously, sexual desire was slightly lower than liking, but sexual desire reversed favorability.

What’s really going on?

I’ll try stabbing it later.

Blowing her wink at Rumi, who was blinking her eyes, turned her head forward.

“Well, I’ll stop talking now. I’m sure you have an idea.”

“Thank you.”

I think about my position, so I don’t cross the line until the end.

It’s true that he’s a really good guy. Why are you a blonde bully? I am still curious about the intentions of the producers.

“Class starts soon. Let’s sit down.”

“OK.”

*

After the boring theory class in the morning, the magician-specific class was held in the afternoon.

Im Sol is the professor in charge of magic.

The relationship has changed quite a bit from the first class, so it’s a strange feeling to see it in class.

“Ah… Come on.”

I could see Im Sol sitting in the front of the lecture hall, roughly accepting the cadets’ greetings.

Unlike the previous class, this class was conducted in a classroom.

It is said that this has changed due to complaints that professors in actual classes only repeat classes that train and give feedback on their own.

Bastards who don’t know how important feedback from professors is. Tsk.

Anyway, this is the situation Professor Im Sol would hate the most.

It’s because he’s the kind of person who would really hate being bothered by My Way.

“Now, nice to meet you. Even if you don’t introduce me, you know who I am? Today, the academy asked me to give you a theory class, so I called you into the classroom. Well, today I’ll tell you about the barrier.”

On Imsol’s hands, thin layers of magical energy began to pile up.

“Basically, a barrier has to be efficient. A skill called ‘Barrier’ is only useful when you use less mana than the opponent used to block it.”

Well, if that’s not the case, I don’t have to block it with a barrier, I can just respond with attack magic.

“By the way, it feels a little different from the magic shield that is used to block a surprise attack. It uses a lot of mana because it is a skill that instantly draws out a lot of mana to block it.”

The magical shields accumulated in Imsol’s hands overlapped into one, transforming into a single shield.

“For starters, this is the easiest form for beginners… First of all, I’ve been using some of the other variants as well.”

The assistant handed out a piece of paper to each student.

On the paper, various magic circles of the barrier were written.

From beginner to advanced. It seems that the difficulty level was separated and organized, which was surprisingly prepared with great effort.

The explanation of the magic circle and the formula was also detailed so that the cadet could understand it.

‘I saw it again unexpectedly. I work so hard to prepare for class.’

However, after discovering the dark circles under the eyes of the teaching assistant who was handing out the prints, she changed her mind.

Yeah, that person can’t do that.

“Looks like you’ve seen it all, shall we practice? Well, no. Then it’s just like a practice class. You can’t do this twice.”

I continued to focus on the magic circle drawn on the print.

The beginner barrier that Im Sol showed.

I thought while looking at the magic circle drawn on the print.

The appearance of a magical barrier that accumulates and builds up.

I imagined the magic membrane overlapping and forming a barrier while making a clicking sound.

The high mana management ability derived from my [Magical Response] Made my imagination a reality.

The mana flowing from the hand became a thin film without much control and piled up on the hand, and soon turned into a barrier.

‘It’s easy.’

The bright blue magic and the thick magic membranes made me aware of the hardness of the barrier.

I went beyond the intermediate level and looked at the advanced magic circle.

Advanced is not simply layering a thin film on top of each other.

After drawing mana thinly and manifesting it in a double helix structure, they are weaved like weaving cloth.

It is more efficient and stronger than simply stacking up a magic membrane, so it absorbs each other’s shocks and becomes stronger.

‘This must be really difficult?’

I think I can pull out the same structure using [Mana Response].

However, I felt that even if I extracted mana in the form of a double helix, I would not be able to act as a barrier.

“Um, I see about one decent person. What’s his name there? Cadet Rumi? Do you want to come out?”

Professor Im Sol makes eye contact with me, then averts his eyes and calls out Rumi’s name.

Even though I saw my barrier, that kind of reaction seemed like they wanted to hide my talent.

“Yes, four! Eup!”

Rumi chewed her tongue out of embarrassment when her name was suddenly called, but her expression was teary-eyed.

“I looked back and you seem to be the best, so show the other kids a shot.”

“Ah, four.”

Rumi looked around her nervously, then pulled the magic of the double helix from her hand.

What is it, pretending to be weak and pulling out the advanced barrier?

Rumi wondered how she had completed the barrier, and she evaluated Imsol as if it wasn’t bad either.

‘Now I understand.’

In order to use the barrier well, the will contained in magical power is important.

As it is a barrier created to block an opponent’s attack, it is more efficient to draw out magic by imagining a fixed, solid, and iron wall-like image.

“Nice job. Go inside.”

Rumi groaned and went back to her seat.

“Well done Rumi~! As expected, the best of the best.”

“Hehe. Thanks Lucy.”

I hear Lucy and Rumi speaking from behind.

When she glances back, Lucy’s face brightens.

But the time has come for you to come to me.

*

After class, Lucy and Rumi were chatting with the girls in their class.

“Ugh~ It’s really hard. Barrier doesn’t seem to suit me~. Even if I try, I can’t make it.”

“Right. Rumi is unusual? Isn’t Barrier the top of the class?”

Jieun Lee, Lucy’s closest friend of the same sex, chimed in.

“Of course. How amazing is our Rumi. Did you see her pull out the double helix during class earlier?”

“Stop it, Lucy!”

As if Rumi was embarrassed by Lucy and Jieun Lee’s praise, her face turned red.

“Oh, why~ that’s right.”

“Hey guys?”

“Oh, Felix, are you done with class too?”

“Yeah, I’m just finished.”

Felix kept in touch with Lucy even on weekends and became close enough to talk casually.

“Hi Felix.”

“Yeah, hello to you too.”

“It’s nice to see you! We were supposed to go to a cafe together. Do you want to go?! Rumi will go too, right?”

“Uh, yes. Let’s go together.”

Rumi was still shy about Felix, but since she liked Lucy, she was drawn to that momentum and tended to play with him.

“Hey, wait a minute. Come to think of it, Felix said you were taken away by Lee Ho-yeon on Friday. Are you okay?”

Lee Ji-eun, who liked her gossip, asked Felix while covering her mouth with her hand.

“Ah, it’s not like that, nothing to worry about.”

“Wait, what? Why is Lee Ho-yeon dragging you?”

Hoyeon Lee. Lucy reacted sensitively to the word.

“It’s not like that. It’s really no big deal, Lucy.”

“It’s not a big deal, doesn’t that mean something happened?”

“Mmm.”

Felix pondered over how to tell Lucy.

I have already built up a good rapport with Lucy.

Depending on what Felix said here and now, Lee Ho-yeon’s image could be swayed.

The trouble was short-lived.

I decided to cooperate with Lee Ho-yeon, not cooperation, but it was a word that could be thrown away at any time.

She decided that there was no need to compliment another man in front of Lucy.

“Tell me honestly. You went and heard something.”

Felix sighed heavily, as if he really didn’t want to talk, and shivered like a frightened puppy.

“Actually… I was threatened with death if I approached you and Rumi.”

“What, what?”

“Ho, Hoyeon-san can’t do that!”

Rumi screamed and protested, but Felix’s acting skills were outstanding among the demons.

“But, it’s real. As soon as class was over, he came to class B and forcibly dragged me away. Then he threatened me not to approach you in an empty place. You guys… He said it was his. He also told me not to covet it.”

“This bastard is real. He’s crazy!”

“Lucy, calm down. Don’t get excited! We’re not sure yet!”

“You don’t look excited right now?!”

A setting that Lucy, the heroine of the original ‘Sex Academy’, can never escape.

He has a strong sense of pride and never apologizes to an opponent he has once fought with.

Somehow find the other person’s flaws and make yourself the right person by reducing them further.

The reason for getting close to Felix quickly was Felix’s magic, but it was Lucy’s unconscious defense mechanism that affirmed ‘Lee Ho-yeon’s denial Felix’ in order to deny ‘Lee Ho-yeon’.

Of course, after experiencing the Felix incident, that temper is broken and becomes an opportunity to grow… Not yet.

“It’s okay. I don’t care about that. As long as you’re here, I’m fine.”

“No, it’s not okay. I’ll go and warn you myself.”

“Uh, uh? No. You don’t have to…”

“No. I have to go.”

Lucy abandoned her plan to go to the cafe, packed her bag and ran somewhere.

“…”

Felix regretted that he had said something useless, but Lucy was already running far away.

*

“Hmm.”

I hope our Liliana is doing well.

Is Liliana doing well? She decided to stop by the dorm and then go to the training wing.

I think she will be able to develop the barrier she learned earlier.

If I mix a little of my original with high-end barrier magic, it can become a skill right away.

“Ah~ Subscribe and like. Even set notifications~.”

“Hey! Lee Ho-yeon!”

She was walking, reacting to herself in a good mood, when she heard me calling my name.

I turned around and saw Lucy staring at me, huffing.

It’s finally here.

Calling Felix so openly, she expected Lucy to come.

I thought they would come as soon as it’s the weekend, or Monday at the latest, but I guess they’ve heard the news now.

… By any chance, you haven’t heard of me subscribing and liking?

“What did you say to Felix on Friday?”

Fortunately, things went the way I intended.

Now all you have to do is lay the plate.

“What are you going to do on your own? I didn’t say much.”

“This is your last chance. Be honest.”

He is very angry

★ Heroine Status Window

[Lucy]

– [ Likeability: 9 ]
– [ Sex drive : 15 ]
– [ Appetite: 25 ]
– [ Fatigue : 35 ]

Sensitivity fell to single digits.

It seems that he has heard at least a tremendous slander from Felix.

I pretended to be angry.

“I told you not to approach Rumi. Are you okay?”

“Why the hell? What right do you have?”

[No, that bastard is a demon?] I can’t believe it’s so frustrating not being able to say.

“I’m all for you…”

“If it was for me, you shouldn’t have done it to Felix from the beginning!”

Lucy is about to turn her blind eye.

If we fight more here, the language won’t work, so we’ll have to bend over a bit.

“… Lucy. Do you trust Felix?”

“Yes. Of course. Me and Felix are friends.”

I asked cautiously, and Lucy answered confidently.

“I don’t know what rumors you heard. Do you have any proof?”

“There’s no proof…But! You must have dragged Felix!”

“You believe everything Felix says, so why don’t you believe anything I say? Don’t you think it’s strange?”

“That’s Felix… Ugh.”

The mixture of Lucy’s strong pride and Felix’s suggestion created Lucy’s abnormal state of mind.

In fact, even if you touch him, he will realize that his condition is strange, but he has no intention of letting it happen.

Lucy has a ‘set-up’ in which when she gets angry, she doesn’t hesitate and her eyes roll.

As long as Lucy is the heroine, it is an innate setting that cannot be escaped.

Based on that ‘setting’, Lucy’s resistance to magic is extremely low when she is angry.

‘Rigard de Anne’

The mana that spreads from under my feet turns into magic and enters Lucy’s toes.

Eyes of hate.

It is a magic that makes you hate the first person you see.

“Lucy. Everything I do is for you. Think again…”

I slowly reached out my hand while talking to the enchanted Lucy.

“Go away!”

Pak!

Lucy cuts off my hand and gives me a fierce look.

“I know everything. I know that you were aiming for my body and Rumi’s body, and that you threatened to kill Felix!

“…Lucy.”

The magic went right in.

The magic will probably continue unless you receive a strong mental shock or I don’t release it.

“I’m glad I cut ties with trash like you. Don’t appear in front of me again.”

Lucy cursed bitterly, shoved me, and started walking away.

“Lucy! Just know this. I’ve always thought of you as good friends, and that doesn’t change!”

“… Go away.”

Lucy gritted her teeth, cursed ferociously, and disappeared.

With Lucy completely out of sight, I relaxed and exhaled.

“Whew, what kind of guy’s magic is so strong. It’s fucking scary.”

They say it’s Eyes of Hate, shouldn’t it be changed to Eyes of Murder?

“Well, it worked out fine.”

Lucy will think of me first when she is betrayed by Felix.

At the end, they even pretended to send pure favor, so now all we have to do is wait for the harvest.

I look forward to the day when I can harvest Bad Man Lee Ho-yeon’s ‘Salvation’.