Became an Academy Self-Inflicted Blackmailer

2 – Possession (2)

I moved without thinking and arrived at the city square.

As I took a seat on one of the benches scattered here and there, I thought with a rather serious expression.

I want to deny the reality, but that doesn’t change anything.

I was possessed.

To be honest, I wanted to ask what kind of bastard did this.

What did I do wrong, did I ever do something that could cause a problem?

I didn’t even post a review criticizing the game.

I didn’t send a long 5700 character complaint email.

Of course, there were a few times when I cursed at Mangem, but wasn’t that all I muttered to myself?

No matter how much, you possess a person who is living a fine life with just one thing?

I don’t know if I’ve ever left a malicious post in the game community, but this was a bit unfair.

I sighed deeply with a dry face wash.

Actually, it didn’t change much just because I felt unfair. Very unfortunately.

It is a situation that has already been possessed.

The culprit is unknown, and there is no way to get back.

Well then, there is nothing you can do about it.

I just have to force myself to put on a positive mindset.

“Um.”

With a short nod, I looked up at the city with a determined expression.

Now that it’s like this, go to the academy first!

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It’s not that I haven’t thought of another way. Isn’t it necessary to go to the academy just because you’re possessed by an academy?

It’s a bit tasteless, but I’ve also acquired an ability that’s still usable. You will find a way to live somehow.

Whether it’s free mercenary work or finding a suitable job and settling down.

It’s not like I’ve invested enough years in the game to call myself a veteran of this game.

However, it was possible to boast that I knew ‘a little more’ than the ordinary people living in this world.

A hidden piece, a chance that the characters will get in the future, and more. There are several that come to mind right now.

So, living wouldn’t be that difficult. It won’t be enough to get stabbed by a goblin.

But to put this differently, it can also be said that if I enter the academy, I will have a lot more opportunities in my hands.

Anyway, the background of this game is an academy, no matter what anyone says.

90% Of the information I know is related to the academy.

To live outside this world (the academy) was in line with the saying that I would make 90% of that knowledge useless.

I think it’s much better to become the unrivaled chief within the academy than to become an A-class mercenary by picking up small feats outside the academy.

…… Well, I don’t know if I can beat all the outstanding characters in this game and become the chief.

First of all, that was the reason why I made the decision to blend into the background of the academy.

Being involved with the game’s core characters is definitely risky.

Nevertheless, it was well worth the risk.

To be a little more honest, there is a little bit of selfishness in it.

‘It’s okay to satisfy that level of selfishness.’

This means that no answer can be found even after worrying over and over again, so you are halfway forced into a positive mindset.

If you don’t enjoy the fact that you can see the characters in the game in person, how will you survive this hopeless situation?

Anyway, there is no reason not to go to the academy.

Since this happened, let’s take the entrance exam as soon as possible.

I stood up without hesitation and turned to the academy.

‘Uh… ….’

Stop-

And after taking just one step, I had no choice but to stop walking on the road.

I forgot. Come to think of it, there was, of course, one issue that should have been taken care of.

I looked at the academy once again with my slightly awkward posture.

It’s quiet.

I didn’t feel anything special.

But, well, I’m not a superhuman who has reached the stage. If you could feel something at this distance, that would be even weirder.

The only thing that suddenly comes to my mind is that, at least once in a while, this may not be the day of the ‘entrance exam’, which is the beginning of the game.

The timing might not be right. For example, what if the point at which I became possessed was already past the main characters’ freshman days?

Oh, there was no real answer to that. The number of opportunities I can take away is also significantly reduced.

I’d like to believe that I would have adjusted that much in the yard that even possessed it, but when I look at the abilities these bastards threw at me, it’s also quite ominous.

I still don’t know who the culprit was who dropped me into the world of this game.

It could be something done by game makers, and we can’t completely dismiss the possibility that something divine exists.

But that’s not what’s important.

So, the point was the purpose itself that possessed me as the ‘culprit’.

If you didn’t possess me because you wanted something, what if you really started doing this to fool someone?

I’m literally just bored, I don’t have anything to do. So what if you picked one of the players and threw it into this world?

‘f*ck it.’

It was a possibility I didn’t want to think about. When I imagined it, I felt a chill run down my spine.

It was the moment when I put everything else aside and decided what to check first.

Neighborhood people!!!

When will the academy entrance exam be over there!!!

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Should I say fortunate? There was no need to ask for help from the town’s residents.

Diring!

Whether it was a coincidence or inevitable, it was because the moment I got closer to the academy, another blue window appeared in front of my eyes.

Of course, the status window seemed invisible to anyone other than me.

Without paying attention to the people around me, I immediately checked the contents of the status window that popped up.

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[Main Quest]

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No, should we call it a quest window in this case?

Anyway, it was a good thing for me. In the yard where I fell into a world I didn’t even know about except for the academy or the main story, it would be a great help to have a lantern that lights my way.

I read the quest window with a little bit of tension. I had some guesses about what was written, but maybe my predictions were wrong.

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First episode – Academy entrance exam.

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“Whew.”

As soon as I saw that one sentence, I let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seems that the expectations were not wrong.

Yes, no matter how much my conscience exploded, I believed that at least the early part of the game and the time zone would be aligned. Was I too negative?

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Prerequisites.

Get into the academy.

If the main quest is successful: 1 4-star weapon option is provided, 1 bottle of potion to temporarily alleviate the penalty of the characteristic ‘Thunderbolt’ is provided.

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The academy was the cradle of talent created by gathering all the talents of the world.

There are no restrictions or conditions for taking the entrance exam.

Anyone in this world could take on the challenge for admission.

Does not discriminate between genders.

It doesn’t matter how high or low he is.

Just one thing: you must have reached adulthood in the year of the entrance exam, or be one year below or two years above that standard. That’s all.

To put it a little simpler, it could be said that between the ages of 18 and 21 is the condition for the entrance exam.

Young blood with great potential for future growth.

It felt like being a freshman that the academy wanted.

Other than that, as long as you don’t commit a heinous crime and become wanted in the empire, or harbor an excessively evil tendency as judged by the test officer.

It was difficult to see these two conditions as difficult.

Also, if you challenge the entrance exam like that and eventually succeed in entering the academy, it’s no different than a flower road unfolding in your future life. Why not give it a try?

Of course, entering the academy is no different from saying that your talent belongs to the top 1% of the entire empire, so it’s not wrong to say that the possibilities themselves are like a thread.

So, generally, those who challenged the academy’s entrance exam did not think that they would be able to pass the first exam unless they were fairly confident.

Even if you can have the expectation of ‘perhaps perhaps?’, It was said that it was quick to admit and give up when you received a notice of failure after the exam.

To put it bluntly, it was an annual event of the empire that came every year.

This time was no different. In the eastern part of the empire where the academy is located, countless people flocked to the academy city on the outskirts, but probably more than 90% of them will return to their hometown without power.

It was not easy to enter the academy.

It’s an institution that nurtures the next hero to lead the empire, so it couldn’t be easier.

The first test to evaluate basic mana talent. The test, dubbed the “Crystal Ball Discrimination,” Begins with half of the challengers dropping.

It was a test that wouldn’t be strange to call it the Wailing Barrier, but I didn’t care and showed off my relaxed attitude.

Anyway, this test is what the main characters of this game pass without any problems.

Of course, it’s not a meaningless process, but it feels like it’s a ‘float’ test that primarily highlights the talent and potential of the main characters?

There’s no reason why you can’t pass that simple first step. Even if you look at it like this, I will have no choice but to be a playable character first, and the background of my activities in the end will be the academy.

Well, starting with the second exam, I might need to be nervous, but anyway, there’s no reason to break out in a cold sweat right away.

Proud of that guard, as soon as my turn approached, I stood in front of the crystal ball and stretched out my hand without hesitation.

Most of the playable characters I’ve raised so far started to get attention from people around me at this stage. Perhaps Dante is not much different either.

The part about being a person with special powers bothered me a little, but it wouldn’t be to the point where I couldn’t pass the first test…….

“… ….”

Huh?

A person with special abilities?

“Just put your hand on the crystal ball and wait for a while.”

“… ….”

“…… ? Hey, student? Put your hand on the crystal ball…….”

I felt like the person who seemed to be the manager of the 1st test was calling me. However, I couldn’t think of an answer.

I was just frozen like a statue.

My hair is turning white.

‘What the f*ck.’

A cold sweat? Not to mention. It was already soaking wet all over my body.

You have to put your hand up.

I knew. It’s not difficult, is it?

You wouldn’t have known that the first exam was like this.

Why are you nervous all over again?

hahahaha, that’s right.

I also felt like I was facing a completely unexpected difficulty.

I wonder if this is what it feels like to be in a state where you can’t move a single finger on your own because your body is stiff.

It was exactly that shape. My head couldn’t turn properly, let alone my hands.

‘Who was I?’

That was the question I could barely recall.

Of course it wasn’t that I started wandering around in search of my own identity because of the sudden onset of middle school disease.

Let’s just reconsider.

Who am I?

What is my current name?

“Ha ha ha.”

It didn’t take long to find the right answer.

I reflexively burst out laughing.

I was Dante now.

It is my identity, it is Nabal, and the name I have to put forward at this point is ‘Dante’.

Swallow dry saliva.

While gently trembling at the tips of my fingers, I slowly approached the crystal ball.

Dante.

A person with the ability to handle thunderbolt.

…… Another nickname the silver-haired boy had was an incompetent person.

Can’t handle mana.

I couldn’t contain the power of nature that fills this world.

That’s the setting for this character.

And damn it, that super-charming setting has been holding me back to this day.

Woe!

The crystal ball emitted light, and what was revealed was a number.

-0.

Yes, 0. In other words, zero.

Now, I couldn’t even achieve the minimum conditions to deal with mana.

“Ummm… ….”

The administrator who was sitting next to the crystal ball seemed to have checked the numbers just in time, and he glanced at me with a puzzled voice.

If I felt that the feeling of regret for a moment passed by in those eyes, would that be my delusion of victimization?

Maybe not.

“…… Inconsistent. All right, aim for next year’s entrance exam.”

A manager trying to spit out a set message. But he couldn’t speak any further.

Look at the crystal ball once again. The number raised does not change.

The manager’s expression changed to something hard to describe.

‘No. Don’t look at me like that.’

Yeah, I know. With such extreme mana talent, even after 10 years, you can’t enter the academy.

But more than that, the fact that you’re looking at me right now hurts me even more?

“… ….”

After a short silence, I just blankly looked up at the sky.

It was an unnecessarily bright and blue sky.

‘…… No, wasn’t Dante a playable character?’

Why can’t I pass the first test and get cut at the entrance…… ?