chapter 1
1. Fun
“Which one should we try this time?”
Clicked the mouse. Beautiful music sounded on the colorful background screen.
The game called ‘D-Side’, which I have been playing for a long time, was fun to drive people crazy.
A new progression every time. A surprise event.
The strange thing is that yesterday’s enemies become friends today.
The reason why D-Side can get such fun is because it has a high degree of freedom and the characters’ thoughts and actions are like seeing real people.
Decoration of the character was also very free.
“I tried burning the whole world as a flame mage… I grew up as an orphan and rose to the position of a swordsman. Is there anything else? I want to try something a little more difficult.”
Every time you click the mouse, the character’s stats change.
“Oh, you haven’t tried that.”
A thought flashed into my mind.
Attributes were added.
[Global articulation]
+ You will have a genius for the sword.
– You will not be able to radiate Aura.
– You will only live 20 years.
Glossal articulation.
At first, I thought it was a trashy trait and passed on it.
This is because it is indispensable as the main attack method used by Aura and Swordsman in this game.
‘It’s the only trait I haven’t tried. It’s not that there isn’t a cure, so I’ll give it a try.’
As soon as I put the pharyngeal vein characteristic, the character’s skin turns pale and starts to tremble.
I could tell at a glance that it was painful.
The stat is lowered.
The average is 10~20 by default, but now it was fixed in single digits and couldn’t get out.
The road ahead was already difficult, but it seemed like it would be just as fun.
‘Your appearance has changed into a handsome boy. It feels a bit like a sickly boy.’
Looks are a way to easily buy a good impression. The process becomes convenient and helps a lot in approaching the heroine.
If you look like this… You can seduce all women, right?
There are still a lot of attributes that can be added, so I added a little more because I was bored after finishing here.
[Existence like a mountain]
+ Creates an antibody that is immune to magic.
+ Grows over time.
– You will not be able to use magic.
A warrior’s trait that is almost essential if you’re not going to take the wizard route.
[Heart of a Revolutionary]
+ Stay calm.
+ Doesn’t get tired easily.
It can overcome lowered stats due to phlegmon and relieves tension and mistakes in all battles.
[Nature’s Friend]
+ Loved by plants and animals.
[Dexterity]
+ You get an extra correction for making or handling anything with your hands.
Finally, even features for convenience.
Because the oral cavity took a lot of negative stats, I was able to put in a lot of beneficial features as well.
That’s how the character to kill time was completed.
“My name is… Should I say El?”
It was the name that came to my mind as soon as I saw this character.
After everything was done, I pressed the create button.
“…?”
My vision is dark.
In the field of vision where nothing can be seen.
The mind gets sucked into somewhere.
At some point, the light from the monitor, which was alone in the room, disappeared.
***
His forehead furrowed.
The first thing I felt was the chill.
I couldn’t move as if my body was stiff. Each vein felt like an icicle.
Not only that.
My throat hurts as if someone caught me. I can’t breathe.
It hurt like my arm was broken.
My legs do not move. I can’t open my eyes from the throbbing pain in my body.
“Hey, look at him trembling like a rat! Yeah, this one hurt a little bit, right?”
Is it an auditory hallucination?
I clench my teeth and open my eyes at the sound of a man’s voice shaking my head.
What I saw were three men who looked like high school students.
The clothes are unusual.
It seems like you’ve seen it a lot in games…
‘No, isn’t that the Orion Academy uniform?’
Once you start the D-Side game, the starting space like a tutorial is the Orion Academy.
This is the space where you can draw pictures against great evil by building classes, training, and networking.
Therefore, there was no way I could forget the shape of the uniform that I had seen so many times.
Likewise, the clothes I was wearing were the academy uniforms.
As I moved my body forcibly, I let out a moan.
“Ugh…”
“Yes. He wanted that expression. A face distorted in pain! That’s the look of a thief. Don’t you think so too?”
A thief? Are you looking at me and talking?
I don’t remember.
I saw the face of the man who grabbed my hair and lifted it up.
‘Is this Gallihad Millium? He’s a noble who’s known for his viciousness… Why is it against me?’
Just like shadows exist where there is light, he is a famous bully at the academy.
A sample of such a lowly guy who is weak to the strong and strong to the weak.
The two men standing around were also part of his gang.
Plump Will Smurf curled up on his body.
“Go, Galihad. Wouldn’t it be better to stop now?”
“What do you mean by that? I’m only just starting out? Today is the first time I’ve seen this guy crush his face like this. At times like this, I should definitely step on him.”
“Yeah, but… Mo, I got a black bruise on my neck… Oops! Galihad! The school nurse is here!”
“Chit… Are you here already? Strangely, it seems to be getting faster with each passing day. Lucky bastard. Let’s go.”
Two.
There was something sticky on my cheek. It was saliva
I heard footsteps echoing in the hallway and the sound of running away.
“L! Are you okay?! Kyaaak! The wounds on the body…!”
Soon after that, a small woman approached.
Her body begins to tremble, as if trying to remember her forgotten pain.
The most painful thing is the neck.
I couldn’t even get hold of anyone, but I couldn’t breathe.
I couldn’t close my eyes even in deathly pain.
My mind was as clear as it had just happened.
***
I think I was possessed by the character I created.
There is no other way to explain it.
How can I deny that the uniforms and characters I saw in the game are talking right in front of me?
I acknowledged the reality and looked at the situation calmly.
“I’m sorry… I didn’t expect those students to move so quickly…”
A space full of warm sunlight. The smell of medicine stung my nose as it was full of medical supplies.
The woman in front of her, a short, attractive woman with pink hair, placed her hands neatly together and cast a healing spell.
“Ugh…”
“I’m sorry! Please bear with me even if it hurts…”
I immediately recognized who it was by looking at her characteristic elements.
Luna Elliot.
She is a teacher in charge of ‘health’ at Orion Academy.
If at the academy she is rendered incapacitated, here she is awakened.
Luna also had a nickname, which is ‘Pingchang’s baby Mamma Tong’.
They say the reason is because of her huge breasts in her pink hair…
‘Looking at it myself, I have nothing to say.’
The sight of her leaning in and healing her wounds was truly eye-opening.
“Ugh… If she only listens to holy magic, she can heal more easily. Are there any other sore spots?”
“I don’t think so.”
There was a wound on her neck. But she didn’t bother to tell.
‘If you think about Miss Luna’s personality, you’ll go crazy. She doesn’t know what she’s going to do, so let’s keep her hidden for a while.’
She lowered her neck slightly. Her pale skin slightly masked her blue bruises.
“Then I’m really glad. Those students are doing this again after I warned them many times…!”
Luna put her hand on her chest as if she was in pain.
“I’m going to scold you! So don’t worry too much!”
“…Thank you, Miss Luna. Do you know when I was bullied?”
“Yeah? That’s why… Maybe a month or so.”
One month.
I don’t know what happened, but a month was not a small amount of time.
After she first entered the school, she had to organize the classes she had to take, and it was a period in which she could build intimacy with various key figures.
‘I’m sorry I missed that important period, but my current situation is the problem. Elle appears to have been receiving this constant bullying for a month. That’s why she’s close friends with Miss Luna.’
The degree of violence was also quite excessive.
‘A blue bruise on my neck. A sore body. The time when I came to my senses… Maybe after El’s death.’
The mind and heart calmly recited the situation.
I remembered one thing.
‘The Heart of a Revolutionary. Are the traits I put into effect now?’
Become a body that can respond calmly to any situation and does not get tired easily.
Thanks to that, I was enduring a situation where panic could easily come.
I had to taste that much distinct pain.
‘The reason why Luna-sensei’s holy magic doesn’t work well is probably because of [Existence like a mountain], Exorcism. All the attributes I put in are working.’
It was a strange thing. It’s not enough that I’m possessed by the character I’ve created, and even the characteristics are applied.
But there was also a downside.
That’s the oral cavity.
Oil veins are literally clogged with cold air.
‘I experienced it myself… It’s ridiculous.’
My mouth freezes. When you decide to move, pain follows.
My brows naturally frowned, but thanks to my traits, I was barely able to hold on.
In order to heal the oral cavity, you must consume something full of yang energy corresponding to the oral cavity.
“Here it is. Drink this and you’ll get warm in no time.”
“Is this…?”
“It’s lavender leaf. You’ve been eating it all along, right?”
Miss Luna tilts her head.
“Ah, it’s not like you don’t want to eat it again because it’s bitter, right? No. How good this is for your body. Now, ah, do it!”
It was the first time I saw it here.
Lavender Leaf is famous for being very sane and very easy to use.
Especially the price is very high, and if you are not a specific person like me, it won’t be helpful and you won’t be in the academy.
‘…Did you buy it with your own money?’
Unable to overcome the car pushing into her mouth, she opened her mouth slightly.
At the same time, I was distracted by the bitter taste and smell.
“Ugh! You have to eat them all!”
Hot liquid running down your throat. It was like consuming fire.
After swallowing all the monstrous liquid, a message window appeared in front of me.
[Drank lavender leaf]
[Aura builds up in Danjeon]
***
It was a terrible time. The memory of having her whole body grabbed by Miss Luna and inhaling bitter medicine…
Still, I could see that the character’s personality didn’t change like in the game.
‘A warm and benevolent personality like a mother will serve you until the end of this game. He’s a good person to get to know.’
As I left the health room, I was greeted by a familiar hallway I had seen in the game.
‘I’m sure Galihad called me a thief. For what reason?’
I want to know, but I can’t remember.
She has no idea what kind of life Elle has been living, or whether she even has friends.
First of all, it is certain that what is needed the most right now is strength.
‘Due to the nature of the palatal artery, it dies exactly four years later.’
By the time you turn 20, you die.
I could tell that I was 16 years old because the uniform I was wearing was worn by a first year student.
In order to live, I have no choice but to take the medicine that is full of energy, just like Miss Luna gave me.
But let alone 20 years, she could die from being bullied by her cadets just like before.
Even now, it was difficult to stand, but with the characteristics of a revolutionary’s heart, he was barely able to stand.
‘I have no choice but to go there.’
She walked with her hand on the railing in the hallway.
It’s already too late.
All the cadets who had nothing to do went to their homes or dormitories.
‘I didn’t anticipate this situation… But I’m going to have to use all the information I have.’
The fatal flaw of the phlegm is that you cannot use aura.
This is very fatal for a knight, and if there is no aura, he will be greatly pushed out of his weight class.
Also, other energy sources to cover it, ‘Mana’, cannot be used due to [Existence like a mountain].
So, is it possible to clear the game with these unfavorable conditions?
The answer is ‘YES’.
This is because the academy is dormant with a third power that requires neither aura nor mana.