chapter 93
93 – Episode 17. Cheongmyeong High School.
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I always thought that way whenever I saw the main character of a creation falling into another world.
I thought, ‘Why do these guys always want to go back to their original world?’
Well, everyone had their own reasons.
There is an important bond with the earth. It’s like a hellish environment compared to the original world. I want to eat chicken, etc.
I was different.
I never had the desire to return to the original world.
I’m ashamed to say it myself, but I didn’t have a very valuable human relationship.
In addition to that, I was still a kid and an adult who hadn’t abandoned my childhood dreams.
A superpower, a special lineage, a hidden secret, an adventure. A longing for things like that.
‘Legend of Academia’ is my favorite game.
Being part of the world in that game couldn’t have been fun.
Every day was fun, so I moved actively.
Everyone knows about the secrets and future hidden in this world.
In that case, it might be possible to change it in a slightly better direction.
It was for that reason that the Zetas family was first excluded.
Boosters are dangerous.
If the production of boosters could be prevented at the beginning, it was clear that the difficulty of all subsequent events would drastically decrease.
Looking back now, I think I had a slightly lighter mind then.
Because deep down in my heart, I lacked a sense of reality, and it was a time when I moved with the sense of playing games to some extent.
And that immaturity led to bloodshed.
I still remember.
The moment Nicola’s body was pierced.
The feeling of warm blood soaking her face.
Thankfully, Nicola saved her life.
I thought it might not be the world in the game, and thanks to the existence of transcendent technology, I even recovered without any side effects.
It was a little different from what was expected, but in the end, it was possible to destroy the booster production line.
It was a good start.
And that day, the night I spent in the hospital after the first battle with the Zetas family.
For the first time I felt an indescribable fear.
It’s not just because I felt life-threatening.
This is because I recognized the severity of the consequences my intervention could produce.
How much the future has changed because of the action that stopped the Zetas family.
The story of ‘Legend of Academia’ that I remember has become increasingly bleak.
Nevertheless, under the active efforts of the player-sensei, they managed to maintain a thread of hope.
But even now that I have shaken the main axis of the story, is that future really guaranteed?
It felt like my blood was running cold.
There was another part that bothered me.
In the game, there was no scenario in which the students of the special department lost their lives.
If it’s natural, it’s natural.
Because it’s that kind of game.
But what about the world I live in now?
Would you kindly follow the grammar of the game?
On that day, I truly became a resident of this world.
It is a story that only then did you fully realize what it means to live as a member of this world.
And aside from being afraid, I had no regrets about changing the future.
Elimination of boosters was absolutely necessary for everyone to survive.
The fact that the battle with Yan and Paulo was easier than expected was only possible because the supply of boosters was reduced.
I believed.
That I could create a slightly better situation than the future in the game I knew.
How much
“Suisei!”
I wonder if it was an arrogant idea.
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Kasuga Suisei.
Ice attribute, 4-star character.
A lot of enemies can be cleared at once with Shirayuki, the ultimate skill, so if you raise it in the beginning, it is a wide area main dealer that helps the overall growth of the special unit.
However, as time goes by, it becomes a useless nuisance except for working in low-level dungeons.
-Certainly ambiguous, Suisei.
-No, it could have been improved, but why not???
-Are you going to upgrade the normal character hahahahaha
-I wish it was as short as the size of my chest.
-There are many things you want from a 4 star character.
-No, other characters are also 5-star managers, so why only Suisei???
-(A photo of a male character screaming, “No, my goods!”)
-Then, are you going to use Chae Hee-rin, who is super strong and pretty?
-ㅅㅅ;;
Even at the Legend of Academia Gallery, the evaluation of Suisei was harsh.
It is a character that is constantly mentioned because it occupies an important position in the story, but there is no reason to appoint it from a cold performance-oriented perspective.
It was the same in my special department.
I used it often for about 3 months after the game was released, but every time I nurture a new character, the frequency of using Suisei decreased.
In the end, I often thought, “The goods that went into this are not worth it.”
But the Kasuga Suisei I met in this world was different.
‘Hello, Mr. Sihyuk.’
The respected vice-president of Edelweiss Academy, who is always dignified and polite to everyone.
‘What? Something just sparkled and lit up.’
A quirky little girl who lacks basic common sense.
‘No. I can’t escape with the words of my first real fight.’
‘Because I will definitely make Sihyuk-ssi happy.’
She is always strict with herself, but on the contrary, she is kind and friendly to others.
That was a new person named Suisei Kasuga.
“Suisei!”
Suisei had collapsed like that.
“Calm down, Suisei!”
The answer is not coming back. Breathing is weak enough to be barely audible to the ears. The pure white school uniform with faint bloodstains is somewhere ominous.
If left as it is, Suisei’s life might be in danger.
The worst possibility he had ever thought of is now being played out right in front of his eyes.
My breathing quickens. Hands tremble with fear. The feeling of getting out of her head comes back.
I know very well what this feeling is.
The trauma of the ‘real Lee Si-hyeok’, the original owner of the body, is trying to eat away at the whole body.
Lee Si-hyeok’s memories were not erased. He was only a temporary seal.
Thanks to Joo Si-yeong’s hypnotic treatment, she did not have seizures even with light triggers like before, but if she gets a big mental shock like now, the story is a little different.
No matter how thoroughly you pack a jar, it will break if you throw it on the floor with all your might.
But-
This is not the time to faint.
Blood is flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Because I chewed my lips to keep from losing consciousness.
The pain has brought me back to my senses a bit, but my vision is still blurry.
Stop it.
In my head, someone said.
I know this voice.
I’m not used to it, but I’ve heard of it.
Surely, I heard it right before I was brought to this world.
A sullen, muffled, limp voice.
It is Lee Si-hyuk’s voice.
I want to be comfortable.
‘It’s getting easier?’
You can forget everything if you close your eyes.
‘Are you serious?’
I won’t hold on to false hopes anymore.
I don’t want to have any more painful experiences.
I can’t do anything.
“That’s a ‘yes’ story!”
I slapped my cheek with all my might.
With great pain, little by little my mind clears up.
Lee Si-hyeok. I know you have a sad past.
It’s because I visited Xmu Wiki in anger while crying every time I was teased for being stupid without Lee Si-hyuk.
If I hadn’t fallen into this world, I would have fostered Lee Si-hyeok as a teacher in the special department.
As the goods for fostering are already prepared, Lee Si-hyeok’s trauma must have ended with just a few clicks.
Unlike now, Sihyuk Lee must have finally overcome the darkness of the past and recharge his will to live.
So what?
So what?
Slap!
I slapped myself on the other cheek again.
I am not a Christian, but it was a moment to practice the teachings written in the Bible.
What does that mean-
“Shut up!”
To erase the voices in my head, I kept repeating full swings of rage.
Now I am the owner of this body.
At first, I felt a little sorry for taking someone else’s body, but not anymore.
“Don’t tie me up for ‘yes’ circumstances!”
Lee Si-hyeok Whatever your trauma was, I will overcome it by force.
In the first place, I really didn’t like Lee Si-hyuk.
You make me wait 3 years for only 4 stars?
I was kind of attached to the other guys both as characters and as people, but you are an exception.
When you get a chance, you interrupt everything like this.
“Eradication of evil spirits!!!!!!”
I slammed my forehead on the ground with all my might.
I felt a gong-ringing sensation with great pain—
Finally, the voice in my head stopped.
The sense of having lost my mind disappeared as if it had been washed.
And at the same time –
“Quaaa!!!”
A three-piece set of pain hit the lips, cheeks, and finally the forehead.
While writhing in pain, I managed to raise my upper body.
And then I met six eyes looking at me.
“… What are you doing, senior?”
Baek So-so said with a puzzled expression.
“The madman.”
Chae Hee-rin, holding a first-aid kit in one hand, made a tired face.
And the last one.
“Sihyuk? Are you all right?”
Suisei was looking at me with a worried expression.
……
What?