I Became a Darkened Extra

Episode 5 – Clown at the entrance ceremony (3)

5. Entrance ceremony clown (3)

Rattle rattle!

A carriage running fast on a bumpy dirt road.

“Master, I’m really sorry…!”

The coachman driving the horse in front kept grinding apples inside the carriage.

“I’m fine, so calm down.”

An even tone of answer comes back from inside.

It was an emotionless voice that made you feel calm just by hearing it.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

“I heard it’s okay.”

After calming down the coachman, Billy Caintel, Baron Caintel’s eldest son, lay down deeply on the seat.

Today is El Prime Academy entrance ceremony.

Billy was heading to the academy as the top scorer in the entrance exam.

If there is a problem, it is that the coachman has taken the wrong route to the warp gate for the third time.

I can’t believe that an old coachman would be so confused about the route.

Thanks to this, the possibility of not being able to make it on time for the entrance ceremony increased.

However, Billy did not feel any emotions such as anger or nervousness.

It is something that can happen in life.

‘It will be a little late.’

Only a brief impression came to mind.

Billy crossed his arms and closed his eyes and began to meditate.

30 Minutes later, Billy finally arrived at the warp gate.

“······Do, Master. There is a problem with the gate magic spell now, so it will take some time to fix it.”

“······Hmm.”

“It will probably take about an hour…”

The wizard relayed the sad news while breaking out in a cold sweat.

Billy nodded silently to the wizard.

I heard it broke down, is there anything I can do?

Billy is a born swordsman who is completely ignorant of magic.

There was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to wait.

‘It will be very late.’

* · * *

The day before the entrance ceremony.

Hwiyeongcheong A late night with a bright moon rising.

Sneaky.

A stranger dressed entirely in pitch black night clothes was climbing the wall of the dormitory in Building 2 of El Prime Academy.

Sasashak!

Sneaky, agile movements like a cat.

The patrolling security guards did not even notice his presence.

The red pupil, the only one visible among the faces hidden behind the mask, passed by, peering into each dormitory window.

‘Room 301···Room 302······.’

Destination is room 306.

Leon, the midnight monster, continued to slide along the wall with strange movements.

‘Here it is.’

Leon arrived in front of room 306 and gently pulled open the window.

Rumble.

As expected, the window was locked.

But for Leon, this level of locking was no problem.

I felt rewarded for sneaking in and out of the duke castle every morning for six months.

Do you think escaping the duke castle is easy?

Although Leon didn’t know anything else, he was confident in the art of stealth.

Crash.

The latch of the double-locked window came undone as if by his movements of the hand.

Leon smiled and entered the room.

Light.

Leon came in without making a sound and looked around the room for a moment.

Bed, wardrobe, table, and bathroom.

As expected from the first room used by commoners, the interior is much narrower than their own rooms.

Still, it was twice as good as the sick studio apartment I lived in in Seoul in my previous life.

Grumbling.

On the bed, Jake, or rather Creek, was fast asleep, unaware of the intruder.

It was the effect of the sleeping pills that Leon secretly added to his dinner.

If it’s in that state, no matter how many times you stab it, it won’t wake up.

“Let’s see, let’s see~.”

Leon hummed a song softly and rummaged around his room.

Soon, he discovers a suspicious box hidden under the bed.

Leon got the feeling right away and took out the box.

“······.”

The flow of mana can be felt in an iron box measuring 30cm wide and 20cm tall.

It was a lock using magic, but this wasn’t a big problem either.

Leon took out the scroll and hit it a few times, and the box gave up its body without resistance.

Squeak.

Leon opened the box and smiled with satisfaction when he saw what he was looking for.

6 Tightly packed dark blue spheres with a diameter of 10cm.

It was an item called a ‘mana bomb’.

It is an item that a commoner could never obtain, but it was made possible by Creek, a spy, with direct support from the Republic.

“It’s hot?”

If the size and quantity of the model he brought, it would show such incredible power that it would turn an entire area of 30 meters into ashes.

If this happens at the entrance ceremony where all freshmen gather…

‘It must be terrible.’

Professors and instructors with outstanding skills may understand this, but cadets and ordinary reporters will never succeed.

So what happened in the original?

Of course, our protagonist Billy solves it.

He reacts faster than anyone else and subdues the criminal right before the bomb explodes, showing an unbelievable performance.

It was a munchkin-like solution.

In the original work, it was also an incident that really brought Billy into the spotlight.

But this time it won’t go that way.

‘There is a more fun way.’

Leon took out the subspace bag and started working.

Leave only the outer surface of the bomb and replace the contents.

It was an easy task for Leon, who had obtained numerous mana bombs from the black market in Hevilon and practiced.

30 Minutes later, Leon left after finishing the work, and all items and locks were restored to their original state.

As if nothing had happened.

Growl!

In the empty room, only the sound of Creek’s snoring came out regularly.

* · * *

Thump thump! Clap clap!

The music continued to play without stopping.

“Why on earth! Why!! “Why!!!”

“Giggle, giggle, giggle.”

Leon eventually burst out laughing as he looked at Creek in complete panic.

He probably underwent intensive training to enter Elprime Academy from a young age, and also received the harsh education of the Republic.

A spy of the Republic who lived only for this moment.

Having his lifelong plan come to naught for an absurd reason was something that even the most trained agent could not bear.

Leon was feeling a strong sense of pleasure after completely ruining someone’s life.

When that guy came out in the morning, he probably came out with an incredible sense of duty, right?

How nervous were you when the entrance ceremony took place?

What did it feel like when music came out of the bomb?

And when I thought about the despair that Creek was feeling and the feeling of falling into the abyss, I felt a second sense of pleasure.

He is a terrorist who was planning to massacre hundreds of people anyway.

He felt it when he felt it was worthwhile, and had no reason to feel guilty.

Thump, thump, thump!

“Oh my, what is he?”

“Is it a custom?”

“hahahahaha!”

The crowd slowly begins to realize that it is not a dangerous situation.

Some people burst out laughing as they saw Creek spewing out music and light like a clown.

Creek’s face became increasingly red.

Still, he did not let down his guard because of the republican slogan he shouted just before.

The instructors were already moving towards him.

“Suppress it first!”

High-level warriors and magicians came running from all directions, making their way through the cadets.

“uuugh!”

If things continue like this, it is natural that they will be subdued in an instant.

His blood leaked from his lip, which Creek had bitten hard.

Hijuk.

Okay, what do you want to do now?

Leon licked his lips and watched his choice with interest.

“f*ck! f*ck! Shibaaal!”

Less than 3 seconds left before the instructors arrived.

Creek looked around him with his bloodshot eyes and swore harshly.

“Damn it! First, seal the mana!”

The moment when one of the instructors shouts urgently.

Boom!

With the sound of exploding firecrackers, half of Creek’s left chest was blown away.

“aaah!”

Several cadets nearby screamed as broken bones, flesh, and blood splattered.

It was a technique learned by spies, committing suicide by exploding the heart with mana.

“Hmm.”

After seeing that, Leon slowly nodded his head.

A better choice than being caught and tortured for no reason.

Even in the original work, he committed suicide in that way.

But his plan had been messed up a little while ago and he had a mental breakdown.

It even became a subject of ridicule in front of numerous spectators.

Nevertheless, his will to choose death was worthy of praise.

‘Wet, otherwise…’

Did he just die of embarrassment?

Or is it because the education the Republic gave him was thorough?

In fact, it didn’t really matter to Leon what happened.

Because it was fun.

* · * *

Due to an unavoidable ‘accident’ that occurred during the entrance ceremony, the academy decided to fill in the vacancy.

The target is, of course, the candidate who recorded the highest score among those who passed the preliminary exam.

“Um…Here you are. Ministry of Magic, Arya.”

“I missed out by just 1 point.”

Two days later, Aria’s admission certificate arrives.

She had been waiting in Elaim City, where Elprime Academy is located, since the night before.

Whirl!

The mail bag that had been tracking Aria’s mana flew to her while she was drinking tea on her terrace.

Sweet.

After checking her admission card, the corner of Aria’s mouth drew a long line.

Aria unconsciously stroked the choker around her neck.

“As expected.”

It is as the master said.