CH 4

After talking with Neike, I arrived at my dormitory building with my exhausted body. 

The dormitory of Elinia Academy was divided into several areas.

Of course, men and women used different buildings— regardless of the user  —and they were separated by grade level.

Theo liked high places and so my room was on the 20th floor, the top of the building.

And there was no elevator in this dormitory.

In other words, I had to walk up to the 20th floor with this heavy body of mine.

I wanted to go up trudging with my back bent, but I straightened my back and walked in a modest position.

No, I was walking.

Soon after, I arrived on the 20th floor,

“…………”

A woman with a slim body and long black hair was standing near my door – it was Amy. 

Did she hear my footsteps and come out? Or did she just stand there waiting for me? I wondered.

tap, tap – {sound of shoes hitting the floor}

Amy, who made eye contact with me, approached me and bowed her head 90 degrees.

“You are here, Master.”

Still a quiet and calm voice.

“Yeah.”

I didn’t feel comfortable – I clearly told you to rest.

I wondered how long she had been waiting but decided not to ask. The habit she’s had over the past few years won’t change easily.

Amy raised her head modestly and darted her lips.

“It’s late at night, Master. It would be good to go to bed early for tomorrow’s class.”

“I know.”

Of course, I had no intention of sleeping right away.

I had to find out about the shop.

After passing Amy like that, when I try to enter the room.

“Then good night, Master. I’ll see you tomorrow morning. Have a nice dream.”

Amy nodded her head again.

“Yeah. Have a nice dream too, Amy.”

Amy was startled, then bowed her head 90 degrees and murmured.

“——yes.”

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As soon as I entered the room, I took off my sweaty outerwear and threw it away.

It was quite embarrassing and I’ve been feeling the pain ever since.

I should take a shower first. – Thinking like that, I grabbed the bathroom doorknob and the sight of a gorgeous bathroom welcomed me.

Cwaaa— {sound of shower water falling}

A warm stream of water moistened my long silver hair.

—I’m tired.

It’s nice.

The setting of ‘Kyrenzena Chronicles’ was a mixture of the Middle Ages and the modern era.

Water facilities were modern and it was not too far behind compared the modern times.

It’s the same for this —– I’m glad.

Neike seems to have taken the Lance Master route. I can’t guarantee 100% though but as a result of the conversation, there was a 90% chance.

It was not a route like a Wizard or a Paladin that almost doesn’t need a hidden piece, but a Spearman needs only a minimum of a hidden piece.

If there aren’t a lot of hidden pieces, it’s not possible to clear the Merchant or Fighter on the same route.

The Wizard, who is a master craftsman, can easily clear the ending even if he only follows the main quest with ignorance.

On the other hand, Fighters, who are open and closed-class jobs, can only be cleared by raking up all the hidden pieces, not only the sub-quests but also the hidden pieces – you have to be a veteran like me to see the ending as a fighter.

Anyway, Neike has a 90% chance of being a Spearman. Conversely, there is a 10% chance of him choosing a different route.

In half a year, I will know the route with a 100% probability, but it would be such a waste of time until then.

I know how to acquire Hidden Piece but knowing it doesn’t mean it’s in my hands.

There are also hidden pieces that take more than a week to get to the acquisition location. Therefore, from now on, I must plan steadily and collect the Hidden Pieces.

From what I can get near the academy. 90% chance, trust my intuition.

To be honest, it’s not a hopeless situation.

If it’s a 90% chance of gambling, you need to have all the documents in your house.

After thinking about this and that, I finished taking a shower and wiped my body.

srrrock-

I changed into the available white gown. It seemed to be washed every day and had a fresh scent.

The full-length mirror in front of me reflected my face – even wearing a loose-fitting, well-looking gown, I looked tired.

As far as my looks are concerned, it is safe to say that I am the most handsome person in the game.

“Sigh. If only the stats were just half the face.”

I sat down on the bed, contemplating the bitter reality that won’t change, and opened the shop window.

I saw it in the training ground earlier, but the interface of the shop window was quite intuitive.

To put it bluntly, it feels light.

“—– hmm?”

But what they were selling was not light.

Let’s see —-.

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“After all, buying a trait is the right answer.”

This is the conclusion I arrived at after looking through the shop window for over an hour.

There was everything in the shop.

I could buy almost everything if I had the shop currency i.e., gold coins, silver coins, and fairy tales whether it was consumables such as potions and food, or Higher Artifacts such as Ogre Power Gauntlets and Dragonborn Armor and other top artifacts. Even stats and traits were available for purchase wherein they sold unique traits such as Weapon Master, Mana Master, and Ancient.

[T/N:- It says ‘동화’ which means ‘Fairy Tale’.]

“Hmm.”

What is missing is a unique item, the level of blood ability. A unique item is an item that only exists in the game and these included the holy swords and holy grails of each denomination.

Blood Ability is a trait possessed only by the blood relatives, such as ‘The Descendants of Hero’ and such.

“Artifacts are useless if I buy them now.”

I am still in 1st grade.

Before the third year, external artifacts cannot be brought into the academy. Only ordinary artifacts provided by the academy can be used.

Also, the stats were not worth buying now.

I have 2 gold coins and 10 silver coins. As it stands, it costs 1 gold coin to raise one stat.

It was clear that I, who doesn’t have a single mediocre trait, won’t notice much difference if I raised two stats. Buying stats with limited currency was inefficient.

Therefore, the only option left is to buy a trait—-

But, there was a big problem – good traits are expensive.

‘Weapon Master’ costs 100 gold coins while ‘The Ancient’ costs a whopping 1,000 gold coins.

Even after the first special reward, I earned only 2 gold coins and 10 silver coins. After that, I’m sure I won’t be able to earn as much as I did today.

My goal is to graduate from the Department of Hero with ‘excellent grades’. I hoped to have at least one unique trait like ‘Weapon Master’.

But how do I collect 100 gold coins?

Even if I do everything else and farm gold coins, I will have to wait a year and unlike other departments, the Department of Heroes didn’t allow a leave of absence.

gulp, gulp-

I drank cold water with a stuffy heart.

In the end, a unique trait was just a wish. I have no choice but to choose a lesser trait.

You have no choice but to choose a trait that is less than that.

“Well?”

While reading through the details of the cheap traits, there was one that stood out.

[Magic Nullify]

Price: 2 Shop Gold Coins

Magic Undoing.

It is an ability and trait that negates magic below a certain level that is targeted toward the holder.

It can also negate the magical buff, strength, etc. of the target it comes in contact with.

This is a trait often worn by villains who focus on physical attacks in the mid-to-late part of this game.

The effect alone is fraudulent.

Depending on the situation, it may be more useful than a unique trait.

However, unlike other games where disabling magic is considered a fraud-class skill, in ‘Kyrenzena Chronicle’, it is a trait that the player has no use for.

The reason was simple.

The higher the mana stat, the lower the magic level that can be nullified.

You can even lose mana permanently. Thus, it was a trait that was useful only when the mana stat was low.

In other words, the efficiency is extremely low for the main character who has the highest mana stat from the beginning.

Contrary to the huge penalty of permanently losing mana, the effect was comparable to that of a novice wizard’s fireball.

A non-mainstream trait that was not used by anyone except for a very few perverted users who enjoyed buying and suffering.

However,

“—This is it.”

I have 0 mana.

The mana stats of even a local innkeeper was at least 2 or 3, but I had zero. There was no mana to lose in the first place.

If my mana stat was 0, I would be able to nullify quite high-level magic.

And [Magic Nullify] is a non-magical attribute. I don’t need mana to use it.

Although there is a limit on the number of times per day, no one will be able to take advantage of this trait better than I.

There is no such thing as no price.

‘Idiots. Who wants to possess a character with 0 mana stats?’

I immediately bought [Magic Nullify].

[Purchase has been completed.]

[Remaining Money: 10 shop silver coins]

Nothing happened except for the message window that appeared – there was no special effect or any feeling of power. It was as if it was an ability that I had from the past, I only felt familiarity.

I tilted my head and looked at the high ceiling.

There were three magic lamps, operated by the power of magic stones.

huuung–

I jumped and touched one of the magic lights with the thought of ‘I’ll have to turn it off.’

Thrr–rng.

The mana lamp that I touched turned off as it was from the beginning.

Good.

I just bought it, but it works at my will.

I need to find out what level of magic I can negate as soon as possible.

A sense of satisfaction filled me, which in turn, caused sleepiness.

I should go to bed now since I have a class early tomorrow morning.

I turned off the lights and drew the curtains.

It was a very tiring day, but there were a lot of rewards.

Soon I fell asleep.

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Knock. Knock. Knock.

“…………”

I woke up to the sound of the constant knock.

Maybe it’s Amy.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

A continuous knocking sound.

“I am awake.”

And then the knocking stopped.

—I see, Master. I’ll wait.

“Okay.”

I wanted to tell her not to wait, but I also didn’t know Theo’s detailed weekday schedule.

Until I figure it out, let’s do what Amy takes care of.

I pulled the heavy curtains and opened the window while the warm yellow sunlight illuminated the room.

I immediately showered and put on a clean, washed academy uniform. Like the gown, it also had a soft scent.

With all the preparations now complete, I looked around the room.

Antique paintings hung on the wall, while mood lamps made of precious metals that boast a subtle appearance, and soft-looking bed chairs filled the spacious space.

But there was no major book I was looking for. As expected, the major books I saw in Amy’s room yesterday were mine.

“Tsk”

I clicked my tongue and looked in the full-length mirror. In a natural motion, I trimmed the clothes. At this rate, ‘that trait’ will not bother me.

[T/N:- trim also means adjusting and decorating clothes, and not just cutting them.]

However, when I grabbed the doorknob to get out-

“Ugh, ugh.”

The stabbing pain came again.

—What’s wrong, Master?

Amy’s voice came through the door.

At the same time, my head turned away without my will.

There was a dressing table and on top of it were various, colorful perfume bottles.

The stabbing pain came again.

It looks like there were at least ten of them.

“—-Nothing. Wait a minute.”

Fuck.

I really can’t get used to it.