NOVEL NEXT chapter 18
18 – luck
A popup that appears when you first defeat a named monster.
A normal reward system for a rogue-like game.
The moment of choice has come.
[Choose a Demon Hunting Reward]
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▶[Strength] [Lv.1]
: Permanently increases stamina by 0.2.
However, if the current HP is 3.0 or higher, the amount of increase is reduced by half.
Acquisition difficulty: somewhat low
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▶[Chur!] [Lv.1] (Active) (Basic Skill)
: Howling hotly, strength increases by 0.3 for 1 minute. However, Agility decreases by 0.9 during the duration.
Cooldown time 24 hours
Exp : (0/100)
Acquisition Difficulty: Low
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▶[Compensation for defeating F-class monsters]
: Acquire 50 supporting points.
A randomly determined stat is increased by 0.1.
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“It’s wasteful… ”
Maybe it’s because he’s not that great of a guy, or maybe it’s because I got an old patched version,
Good skills were not dropped.
‘Cour!’ In the same case, the penalty for the 1st reincarnation hero skill is staggering.
Instead, if you raise the skill level, the performance will be improved a bit, but if you invest supporting points in that, you are sure you are a fool.
“It’s better than this… ”
With a small sigh, I chose the 3rd ‘F-class monster defeat reward’.
– Whoa!
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but I could feel something passing through my body.
[You have earned 50 supporting points]
[Luck increases by 0.1]
“What???”
Luck, a stat that does not exist, has risen.
It takes a lot of troublesome achievements to unlock luck.
It’s such a windfall that you’re lucky to be caught with random stats.
Retirement is cancelled.
Playing a random game with quick luck was also blocked in ＜Reincarnation Hero 2＞…
There is no such thing as honey.
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▶Status
[Strength]: 1.75
[Health] : 2.0
[Agility] : 1.4
[horsepower]: 1.0
[Mana]: 1.0
[Spirit] : 1.25
[Response]: 1.0
[Luck]: 0.1
[Specialization]
Circle Magic (1)
Crossbow – Mastery (4)
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‘ah… I can’t stand this.’
The ‘that’ stat that tempts me.
[Remaining Supporting Score: 180]
nothing to worry about
“All by luck.”
It is said that even Japan’s elite double-double baseball player did not neglect training to cultivate good luck.
In other words, no matter how talented you are, your luck is always good!
-Charang!
[Luck 0.1 -＞ 2.1]
[Residual Supporting Score: 15]
I think it was a good choice not to write the supporting score right away.
5 points were consumed for the 0.x unit, 10 points for the 1.x unit, and 20 points for the 2.x unit.
[Hidden skill drop rate increases when Named is defeated]
[Critical hit chance slightly increases]
[Stats increase slightly]
“Good good.”
I already feel better at the phrase that seems to invite Giyeon.
‘After the test, the hidden dungeon starts immediately.’
Even if it’s at least a D-rank named, it gives a skill that is difficult to obtain, even if it’s a low probability, so it’s worth taking just one of these.
At that time, the voices of the assistants were heard from afar.
-Is everyone okay?
“Ah, yes, it was an exam.”
I woke up with Malissa and Hazel buried in rags.
* * *
-As of this time, the exam will be finished immediately!
The test ended when the 2-2 party to which the half-elf Selena belonged was already catching dozens of goblins.
Eventually, her party ended up in the Lint Woods staging area, awaiting results.
“What do you mean the sudden shutdown?”
“I think the party over there has given up.”
“But why didn’t you give the presentation right away?”
In the distance, the instructors were having a serious conversation for some reason.
It felt like an accident had happened.
“Rev or something, it must be because of him. A guy who can’t even use magic would shoot a bow. Did you even take the baggy Hazel there?”
“Aren’t you even funny to me, Miss Selena?”
“… ”
To Raymond, a man who secretly pretends to be friendly and talks with dignity,
Selena didn’t respond at all.
It was something she had expected.
The skill he showed at the shooting range was the first ordinary person to hold a bow.
Because it was nothing more and nothing less.
It’s hard to even hide your skills.
The shaking of the hands from the posture was completely new, so it would be difficult to immerse yourself in that level even with method acting.
At that moment, a girl with long brown hair began to describe the situation just before.
“Huh, I was really surprised at first!”
Her name is Lily, with a high tone from her voice, and she is a summoner and is in charge of the party’s middle and front row.
“The spirit medium must be hiding… Fortunately, Selena found it, and it’s a bummer.”
At first, after hunting the hobgoblin, he was careless, but the psychic brought him back to life, and the flow was almost broken.
Fortunately, Selena discovered it with high intuition, and was able to prevent further damage.
In the end, I was able to collect tokens faster by using this experience.
Even if there is Princess Melissa, who is called a genius,
The test did not only look at individual abilities and practical sense.
What was important was intuition, she could be sure that it was up to the shooter.
-From now on, the results of group 2 will be announced!
“Let’s go.”
“Everyone worked hard. Our team doesn’t have to worry about disqualification.”
“Everyone suffers!”
“How about a dinner to commemorate the end of the exam? Miss Lily, Miss Selena?”
“eww… Lily is busy… ”
Leaving Lily looking for words to properly refuse Raymond’s burdensome proposal,
For Selena, the idea of Rev Denek was the top priority.
In a party that loses a match, one person is unconditionally eliminated and has to leave the academy.
– I think I can do well.
Perhaps, it will be him who will be disqualified.
I just want him to realize that even if he doesn’t use aura or magic in any position as a bow or archer, he’ll never be happy.
it’s unavoidable
Also, she could assert.
Even if it wasn’t for me, even if I met another shooter and had to face off, there was no chance of him winning.
There is no paradise for those who run away.
that is.
-chuck.
A 2-2 party lined up in front of the instructor to hear the test results.
The informant was not Sylvester, but Assistant Instructor Bella.
“Um, 2-2? Article 2-1 was rushed to the Restoration Office, so we’ll announce it as it is.”
It must have been a pretty big accident.
If it had been carried to the coffin of restoration as it was…
And from her mouth came an unexpected result.
“It’s a draw. To be honest… The 2-1 party is close to winning, but… Because it was a special case, it was a tie.”
“yes?”
“Instructor? We are 2-2… Is it a party?”
“Know.”
‘uh…?’
As a result, Selena began to feel dizzy as if she had been hit in the head.
“According to this test, your grade will be decided. And there will be no objections to the results. You’ll probably find out why tomorrow.”
“What, what is this?”
“What is a draw?”
“Wait, lieutenant general? This!!”
Until Bella walks towards the next group like that,
Selena’s head still couldn’t accept this fact.
* * *
After the exam was over, an emergency meeting was held with the faculty.
It should have been unprecedented in the future.
The fact that a real monster appeared in the Imperial Academy was beyond absurdity.
“How did this happen… ”
“It was the assistants who inspected the doll. They are all internally selected. Perhaps, among them… ”
“You mean there is an insider traitor?”
“It seems so.”
Besides, at least…
It was the last exam before the retirement of Professor McClon, who had a good reputation within the academy, so everyone had no choice but to spare their words.
“It’s all my fault.”
Professor McClonne opened his mouth, full of small wrinkles.
“This old man has lost his original mind.”
“no… After all, everyone is at fault.”
Surely it must be his fault for not inspecting the phantom doll well, but
It doesn’t even make sense to check out those countless dolls in person.
Even the time it took to figure out the situation and stop the test was quite long, so it was more reasonable to view it as a complex problem.
“still… Fortunately, there were no casualties.”
“Visible damage is not the only damage. This case will come as a big shock to the freshmen.”
In fact, it was close to a miracle.
Even the phantom rags in the first place were not made to be caught.
But when it comes to monster rags, that means that well-trained students must match the sum to ensure victory.
“As expected, Princess Melissa of Prominence, is that child’s activity?”
“It seems so. People call him a genius who comes out once in 100 years.”
At that time, Sylvester, the exam instructor, came out.
“I’m sorry during the talk, but I went to the field. She was in a coma, and her rags were shattered.”
Without a break, he continued to speak slowly.
“I heard that Princess Prominence is good at fire magic, but there was no soot around the fragments to say that it was burned.
“What do you mean?”
“Maybe it’s the skills of other students… I mean I don’t know.”
At those words, confusion was added to the faces of the professors.
* * *
A perfect evening with two moons.
After the test, we, the 2-1 party, were immediately transferred to the Restoration Coffin to receive treatment.
Edwin came to his senses, but he was just silent, as if shocked by his own helplessness.
Okay. Because he is the main character, he will not give up and will grow as a foundation.
In the case of Melissa, she is recovering from depleted mana by forcibly using magic while in a disordered state.
He was a weak style in actual practice, so when he wakes up, he will disassemble a lot.
And although Hazel was physically in good shape, he was resting because of the great psychological impact.
If this was a game, it was a picture that should have ended sooner.
Because it was difficult to catch a named monster as a tutorial character…
That’s right, the writer changed the settings to Super Hell Mode…
However, this result seems to have emerged as the country’s variables somehow sealed this situation.
‘Did you stimulate Lilith too much?’
I feel morally responsible for this. I was walking around the hospital with that feeling.
[Inpatient: Arya Bluebell]
“The last one is Ariane… ”
After knocking two or three times, I entered her room.
“… … ”
Arya was sitting on the bed and staring at me.
As if waiting for me to come.
The blue moonlight from the window embroidered her silver hair.
“What’s going on?”
“Whatever it is, I came here to see if there was any problem with the party members.”
For a moment, Arya’s brow furrowed.
like you me? Worried? …why? feeling that
But unfortunately, it is natural that I have no choice but to worry about the main characters.
That way, the Kaeran ending can be prevented and I can go home.
“I know you hate me, but I’m here because I have something to give you.”
I handed over a paper bag containing the vitality that I roughly bought at the Academy canteen.
“Anyway, eat well. You used too much divine power.”
– Shrek.
Don’t refuse to give.
She slowly took the envelope with both hands.
“Well, I’ve confirmed that I’m alive, so I’m leaving.”
[Life Achievements]
[Third-class dude! : Acquiring 10 Supporting Points]
Was it so embarrassing to be hospitalized?
After all, it’s a visit from someone I’m not very close with.
I pretended to be cool,
While holding the doorknob of the room, I added only one word.
“Thank you for hiding that confession from Melissa.”
It wasn’t my confession attack, but it was because I was helping someone who almost got expelled from school.
‘It’s not easy.’
I got too involved with the main characters.
Would it be better to only assist from the back in the future?
So when I was about to leave,
“Thank you for today.”
A soft voice from behind.
Arya Bluebell, I wasn’t the type to say thank you.
“If it weren’t for Rev-san, everyone… It must have been dangerous.”
She continued to speak in a steady tone.
“However… ”
It feels like I’m looking at you from behind.
“Again, I doubt you.”
“I’m sorry, but I’m not what you think.”
“… Iknow, right. But why?”
why do you ask me
I was able to leave the room only after bearing in mind what I wanted to say.
-Charing!
[The monitoring level for ‘Rev Denek’ of ‘Aria Bluebell’ increases to 2]
“… ”
It seems to be a sign that life at the academy is not going to be easy.