Currently, there are three inmates in Level 5.
Alpha.
Cruwell.
Jonnas Wahyhiemhai.
Among them, two names were known to Burte Glass, the head of the Student Enrollment Monitoring Department.
Huh!?
“Isn’t Alpha a warrior from the Previous Hero Party? How on earth is that name in the Great Prison?”
Suspicious!
The Hero Party fought for the peace of the world.
A warrior from such a party is imprisoned.
What could be the reason?
Why did the Previous Hero Party disband in the first place?
Hmm…
“There’s very little confirmed information about the Previous Hero Party. The only known fact is that only the Destroyer, one of the previous heroes, went on solo adventures after the Hero Party’s deeds ended and got hired as a professor at the Academy after catching the Principal’s eye.”
Curiosity intensifies!
I want to dig deeper into the background.
Curiosity is one of humanity’s most primal desires.
But the timing was not right.
Right now, the person I’m chasing is the Foundation’s Dark Princess Oknodie.
And Oknodie’s ‘senior,’ the most secretive high scholarship student in the Foundation, Velocasio.
“The person the Foundation official will rescue can only be a Foundation person.”
Based on rational judgment, Burte Glass suppressed his desires and arrived at the isolated section where Jonnas Wahyhiemhai was incarcerated without wandering off the path.
There it ends!
Oknodie, with her hand deeply embedded while shattering the final barrier of the isolation area, exclaimed.
“It’s common sense in the industry to not disturb during transformation and just watch quietly while I break the barrier! Attacking me now is cowardly!”
Oh, how convenient!
“Then, great! I can wrap this up simply without exerting much effort.”
Despite acting like he could leap at any moment, Burte Glass’s eyes moved sharply beyond his glasses, searching for Velocasio.
Velocasio, like it had nothing to do with him, sat in a shadowy corner, observing the situation.
An attitude devoid of any sense of danger only heightened Oknodie’s wariness by dozens of times instead of easing the tension.
You dare?!
“You think I’m not worth holding any intent to kill?!”
“… Leave me alone. If you focus on me, you won’t be able to complete what you need to do.”
Oh snap!
“Looking down on people has its limits! I, Burte Glass, a sector head recognized by the professors and holder of a graduation badge, am not someone you can underestimate like that!”
Burte Glass’s unique Mana Flow Technique generated dazzling light, casting a silhouette beyond his glasses.
Unseen gaze.
Flashes from the white lenses.
Contrary to his senile-looking face, his arms, trained with high-density muscles stronger than most Knight Department students, unsheathed the sword in a swift motion.
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Level 5 Projection Magic
[Hyper Chronicle]
Linked Technique
[Island War, Blade Draw]
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With magical acceleration, Burte unleashed his swordsmanship, delivering a strike that would split the enemy in half.
Even a blow capable of shattering a rare metal shield was intercepted in thin air before it could reach Velocasio.
Ghost Assemblage
Fake Lin
Despite the lifeless hazy expression, the accumulated spirit matched that of a High Undead, as a tiny hand spread to block the strike.
“Lin, buy me some time!”
“…”
“Haha. A ghost? You evolved such a trivial being into a truly terrifying amalgamation of deception? How many lives did you snuff out? How cruel of a life have you lived to spawn such a being? I mean, seriously?!”
Oknodie looked extremely aggrieved.
“I didn’t raise it! It just grew up scavenging everything on its own!”
“I won’t listen to excuses. No matter how cruel the path of evil you’ve traversed or how immense the hidden power of Velocasio may be, there will be no hesitation in the Student Council’s blade!”
Burte Glass swiftly traced his sword’s edge and coated it with a sacred spell.
Only those with high-level Mana Technique can understand this spell, and only those with high-level Mana Control can replicate and complete this sacred incantation.
With holy energy radiating, the glow of the sword caused Fake Lin to falter and step back.
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This sword has extraordinary power against evil beings.
This sword inflicts spirit damage to non-physical beings.
This sword does not miss.
This sword is not distorted.
This sword is adorned as the representative of sacred will.
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Buffs spread at a terrifying speed.
The technique incredibly resembled the Holy Sword used by Oknodie.
“Lin, come back!”
As the ghost returned to Oknodie’s ring, Burte Glass’s second strike darted after it.
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Level 5 Tracking Magic
[Oracle Location]
Linked Technique
[Divine Position]
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A surveillance spell detecting the target’s location.
A predictive spell estimating the future position.
A projection spell for the magician that draws the target’s path.
A concentration spell enhancing the tracking success rate.
An isolation spell temporarily halting the target’s movement.
Combined, these five spells form the sacred incantation of Oracle Location, guided by the oracle’s will.
This is the sword of the divine!
The sword imitating teachings is hence the oracle!
The place where it ought to be is its position!
The four spell formulas combine to manifest the Sacred Sword Technique, the Divine Position.
Magic and sword.
Only those with extreme expertise in both can unleash a strike of unparalleled might, slicing through the dense Mana, zeroing in on Fake Lin’s back.
I cut it!
With that certainty, the sword slashed downward.
The sword’s tip distorted from an unexpected change.
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[Item: Violin of the Soul]
Music from the Division of Waves
No. 3 Skerzo of Sorrow, Wave Disruption Performance
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Aligning the music scales with the refined consciousness waves of the swordsman, the performance immediately deviated, diminishing hit rate by disrupting the sword path.
Unlike mere noise that disrupts focus, this performance harbored extreme fear and anguish, causing the panic felt by the soul upon matching the waves.
“Eek! Could you please step back a bit?!”
“Shut it!”
Burte Glass’s will did not yield.
There’s a reason he must achieve excellent results at the Academy and graduate.
Follow me. Maintain flawless skill.
I await the day of reunion.
Last year, among the graduates from the Gift Academy.
The former Student Council President.
He had placed expectations on him.
Expectations he hadn’t placed on any other student.
“I am the man who received more expectations than Velvet! I will not be the sword obstructed by you evil beings in a place like this!!”
*
In this world, there are many beings causing trouble.
Local bandits proliferating more than goblins popping up at all times.
Women adventurers approaching under the guise of goodwill, only to rob them.
And lastly, there are those who create more trouble than the previous two combined – the enemy suddenly awakening with a burning will like an energetic main character from a shounen anime.
Ah, I really crossed the line this time.
Burte Glass.
A master of both magic and swordsmanship.
The veteran player who first made me take notice as a Magic Swordsman and established the concept of the Magic Swordsman build in NPC; his skills were nothing less than impressive.
“Wow, I was truly shocked when that person suddenly popped up!”
Warrior Ishtar of the Era of Peace.
Warrior Astarot of the Era of Turmoil.
The timeline where both warriors abandoned their missions in a bad ending.
Some characters emerged to fill the gaps left by the warriors.
These are hints provided to players who have met a bad ending, allowing them a better next playthrough.
They highlight characters with potential akin to candidates for warriors, encouraging players to use or absorb their strength.
Burte Glass was one such outstanding candidate with remarkable growth potential.
In fact, this guy is a glasses character!
Being a glasses character is just as strong as a squinty character, it’s common sense!
Especially when backlight shines, it’s like he becomes unstoppable.
“Tsk. It’s a pity to use this here, but blame it on the senior being too strong.”
Backlight only exists because of light.
It’s a dazzling pair of glasses that goes against the light.
If so, then I only need to remove the light.
An environment where even a hint of divine power cannot shine.
An absolute dark zone that forbids all external interference.
Unleashing dark mana at its peak will create a dark domain.
This is the strategy to tackle Burte Glass.
“What’s that energy of yours?!”
“Consider it an honor. This is a super finishing move I’ve never even shown to Senior Velvet!”
Finishing moves come from highly refined abilities.
With nearly 1000 Mana Control skills, I reached the peak of [Perfect Reproduction].
But the very first skill I honed wasn’t Mana Control.
At the very beginning of my journey, when I first awoke in Oknodie’s body.
The most fundamental starting skill honed from the very beginning.
Its name is [Hide].
Yet, my hide has some shortcomings against Jiang’s [Advanced Concealment], which surpassed level 1000.
Still, what makes my hide high-level is its alternative use.
Ending the practice of the specialized secret technique that concealed living mana from dark mana.
Ability stats are massively enhanced due to long-term practice bonuses.
The experience points of Hide have reached 1000. Based on how you’ve practiced Hide until now, a list of techniques you can choose from at the peak will be provided.
Like breaking open a savings account, I received the experience points for hide.
The identity of the opened peak was established right here.
“I’ve chosen the peak of Hide: [Dark Magic Body].”
“No matter when or in what situation, you can use dark mana as much as you like, and your biological mana in vital organs will never be captured or contaminated by dark mana.”
“Your [Hide] will keep your vital organs and biological mana perfectly concealed at all times.”
With Dark Magic Body, I can now freely unleash the dark domain that only the demonic clan can.
