I Became a Genius by Running Away From the Academy

35 – Inside the theater after the play (1)

Down-!

A monotonous voice echoed calmly across the rooftop, and at the same time Monica flew into the air.

‘How the hell did this happen!’

I chewed my lips nervously, but my thoughts were not organized.

Her head was jumbled by the uncomprehensible things happening one after another.

Monica is good at experiments and research, but she is not good at fighting and fighting.

She herself knew that very well.

Because of this, she never ventured out of her own bounds.

Nevertheless, it was one of two things that she did.

There was a clear difference in her skills from humans who had to turn her into an enemy or if her prey was attractive enough to be obtained even if she took a little risk.

She was able to speak with confidence because she was observing Dou-jin quietly hunting demons.

This time, it was both of them.

When she actually first started her fight, her edge was on her.

But the small shadow she could initially cover with her palm, she quickly grew in size and ate her shadow, now trying to eat herself.

‘How the heck…… No, ignore it! It’s okay to analyze and understand this situation later!’

One important thing right now.

The only way to survive was to get out of this space somehow.

Shuaaah-!

Monica held out her ring-filled hand toward her barrier, drawing her magic circle.

It was intended to use a barrier to trap Yujin Do and run away.

“Huh?”

However, no matter how many times I called, the barrier did not respond.

When she was feeling impatience about that fact.

“Oh, is it like this?”

A low voice pierced her head with the most ominous sound.

With that voice, her eyes were drawn to her involuntarily.

“Certainly, this is a bit strange.”

The figure of Doujin came in, with her palms open, fiddling with a small, jewel-like shadow.

I realized it at that moment.

‘The barrier I created using countless artifacts…… Did you steal it with a single gesture?’

The owner of this space has suddenly become him, not her.

“Don’t look at me like I’m looking at a scammer like that. I gained this power at a great price.”

Dou-jin looked at Monica’s trembling eyes and said,

“Hmm, since it’s been a long time, I’d like to calmly tell the story to the end, but the location is a bit inconvenient.”

Doujin muttered that and injected several ampoules into her own arm, which she did not know where she got them from.

“Since I learned it after a long time, let’s try this.”

Shuuk-

Just like that, Doujin disappeared.

“Huh?”

She was taken aback by the sudden situation and realized it belatedly.

She didn’t mean Doujin disappeared, she said that she herself had been moved onto his stage.

“The reason I didn’t use the points until the end was because I knew that you would come out safely only when I had nothing.”

In this way, Monica stepped up to a performance only for Yoo-jin Do, with an unknown narration.

“Well, if I had to pick another reason, it was because I was looking forward to it. I wondered if I could beat you even if I spent points on my magic talent rather than my dark talent.”

Challenge-!

The sound of the wings of an animal fills the black space where nothing else can be seen.

It sounded very familiar to her.

It was the sound of a bat flapping its wings.

“I wanted to save as many points as possible. Points can only be obtained by leveling up.”

As soon as she realized the identity of her voice, the bats attacked her body with their fangs.

Just like her bat did to Do Yu-jin a moment ago.

Kyaaa!!!

The pain beyond imagination made her scream as she struggled.

But all that sound was drowned out by the flapping of wings.

“It’s a secret, but there was a reason why I used 30 points each.”

Monica ignored Douyu Jin’s words echoing throughout her space. She used all of her abilities, including artifacts, magic circles, and potions, to create a shield around herself.

“But it was too cheeky after all.”

But it was useless.

Now, in this space, the shadow was not on her side.

The bats of the shadow sucked in her shadow and hurt her body even more.

“Because I saw your power in person, it was stronger than I thought.”

No shadows.

It is absorbed as it is and only feeds the enemy’s stomach.

However, the only magic she deals with is shadow magic.

In a situation with no solution in sight, she was slowly soaked in despair along with the blood.

“If it is natural, then it is natural. You’re the weakest among them, but you’re the boss of a chapter in your own way.”

A voice that has been resonating ever since the stage was created.

As she listened to that one-sided conversation, she naturally realized.

At first she thought this was her revenge, but now that’s not what he’s doing to her.

This was a simple experiment.

Just like a child who had just picked up a pen and swung it across the paper, wondering what he could do with it, he was now writing on a piece of paper called Monica.

As a tool for organizing her own thoughts more efficiently.

So that you can scribble down ideas that come to your mind, scribble as you please, then crumple them up and throw them in the trash at any time.

Right?

You got it right?

If you’re right, please.

Quickly kill me and release me from this pain.

There was neither affirmation nor denial at Monica’s small murmur, and Doujin continued to move and get used to the process of handling her shadow.

◎ ◎ ◎

I will make it clear at this point.

The higher the level of attribute talent, the stronger the effect.

As for interest, it can be called compound interest.

So, if you invest all your attribute talents and raise them to the end, it is possible to play munchkin while throwing fire punches.

If it wasn’t for that, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to overwhelm Monica head-on like this, no matter how good the match was and even if I bought each type of buff potion from the store and put it in my veins.

But seriously, no player who wants to develop a strong character actually commits this madness.

In the beginning, they don’t even look at attribute talents, they invest points in physical talents or magic talents.

That’s because you can raise more stats with less training.

As I said once in the past, talent points are not the consideration of the developers to draw the same growth curve and struggle to their heart’s content against the power inflation that will draw a crazy upward curve.

To put it in reverse, it becomes a sentence like this.

The sentence ‘If you don’t use this point well, you will never survive’.

Okay then the problem.

Why don’t all players see attribute talents in the beginning?

“It’s not that simple. It’s not as helpful as rat dung to raise your stats.”

Common sense makes sense.

Just because you become close enough to walk hand in hand with the flames doesn’t mean things like strength, agility, stamina, intelligence, or magical power change.

Simply put, even though you may become stronger in the short term, in the long run, your potential for self-growth is rather reduced and you become weaker.

“Well, of course, it’s a level problem that can be solved somehow by raising the level.”

But don’t forget.

There are two main reasons why I was able to level up so quickly even in the early stages of the game.

Because I had a morale system of one game knowledge and two special slots, so I could catch enemies far above me.

And the other was purely because my level was low.

In other words, it was difficult to obtain a large amount of points easily and simply in the future.

After arranging it like that, I suddenly burst into laughter.

“It’s not enough to have both technical talent and weapon talent mixed up, so even the points are all in one attribute…… I’m a real nerd among nerds.”

Thanks to this, I became a strange character who suddenly exerts tremendous power only in one situation under limited conditions.

Well, I said this, but I don’t really pay much attention to it.

I couldn’t have intervened in a fight with this cursed body unless I became such an extreme and heretical specialist.

Why is there such a saying, hone one’s talent to the limit?

“Well, in this game, even if you do that, you will be countered by the element, and it will only make it impossible to counter the various enemies that will appear in the story.”

But it’s okay.

Because that’s only a problem when I’m the main character.

Let’s not forget.

I am not the main character, but an extra that creates a stage for the main character to perform.

So that’s about it.

The ability to hide in the shadows and clear obstacles unnoticed was sufficient.

“In addition, I have often said that it is a game, but this place is definitely a reality, so there must be some way.”

In the first place, my magic stats were raised this way as well.

It’s a cliché, but in the end, it’s up to me to do it.

“Then thank you for listening. It has helped me in many ways.”

This is not an empty word.

Although it’s one-sided, I felt a little more comfortable when I poured out the words that were in my heart.

As the creator of this humble play, I went up on stage and asked the clown invited today.

“Do you have something to say as a will? By the way, the time is 11:47 in the evening.”

At my words, Monica, who was hanging in the air like a clock with all four limbs consumed by the shadows, opened her mouth slightly.

Pu-wook-

“Even if you curse like that, I will eat well and live well in the future.”

I couldn’t hear the voice, but I could read the meaning, so I answered while inserting the dagger.

The moment I finished answering and retrieved the dagger.

[Your level has risen.]

[You have accomplished a heroic feat.]

[Acquire a new attribute (5★).]

[Acquire 4560 EXP.]

[Daily EXP acquisition will increase by 23 points.]

[Weapon talent, firearm level goes up by one level.]

[Weapon talent, the level of the gun has reached its limit.]

[Talent evolves one step through your experience.]

[You have acquired a new skill.]

[Weapon Talent, Dagger’s level goes up by one level.]

[The level of the weapon talent and dagger has reached its limit.]

[Talent evolves one step through your experience.]

[You have acquired a new skill.]

“Whoa…… “

As I retrieved the dagger, I let out a breath that I had been holding back as I watched the flood of messages pouring out.

“Yes, I have to live.”

Irrespective of how cruel or brutal you are, you must make the most of your enemies and grow and survive.

The slimy feeling of killing something follows your hand and wets your heart, so you have to survive even if you feel like vomiting.

Whether the world changes or the sky and the earth change, my determination will not change.

Because it’s for the two people who died because of me.

That’s when I was making my usual promise.

Quaaang-!

At the end of the play, an unexpected actor appeared in this theater where silence fell.

“…… I don’t know what the situation is, but let’s ask one thing.”

One of the protagonists of this world, Siyeon Han, pointed her sword at me and said.

What should I do in this unexpected situation?

I thought about it for a while, but it was hard to think of anything, probably because I was exhausted.

So I decided to just speak plainly.

“Hello, this is our second meeting.”