Chapter 9 — Let’s Climb Together

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Kael’s eyes flashed with mana.

Mage, Knight, Guardian.

They use different weapons and have different combat styles.

But it’s not that they don’t have anything in common.

They all use mana to exert abilities.

There’s something called enlightenment, and when you gain insight, your mana amount increases rapidly.

Right now, Kael was in that state of enlightenment.

Her potential was forcibly opened, allowing her to use all 1st-Class magic.

Countless knowledge rushed in.

‘I can do it-.’

I can, like that man.

Kael’s hands spread wide.

32 lines were drawn in her mind.

Two at the same time-.

Double casting, and even elemental magic that she shouldn’t have learned yet.

[Aura]

Wind and-.

[Glacia]

Ice flowers bloomed.

Cadenza.

Her own magic began to complete.

[Aura] — [Glacia]

[Double Spread]

[Result: Gelu]

The north wind blew.

The dried-up grass froze solid.

If Glacia series magic creates ice hammers or maces, Kael’s Gelu was a rain of ten thousand flowers made of ice.

Ice chunks split like cracks, propelled by the wind’s power, poured towards the Demonium.

Puk puk puk-!

The ice awls pouring onto the huge body crushed the enemy with unimaginable destructive power.

Magic that transcends class.

Adding to that an attribute that strikes the weakness, the Demonium let out a pain-filled groan.

[Hmmmmmm-!]

Crack-.

The mask cracked.

The black arms scattered silently.

The swords stabbing into the grass announced the end of the battle.

“Huff-. Huff-.”

Kael knelt down, clutching her throbbing head.

To synthesize two types of magic, it required tremendous concentration and consumed a lot of mana.

Anais, who had recovered some strength, hurriedly ran over to support her.

“Kael, are you okay? Hey-.”

“Y-Yeah-, I’m fine. Just a bit of a headache.”

“Haah… Thank goodness. By the way, that thing just now-.”

Both Anais and Kael looked towards the dormitory.

Manus.

It was truly extraordinary for the tyrant to offer help.

Conversely, that reassuring figure wouldn’t leave their minds.

What could this phenomenon be?

A school where no one comes out despite this commotion.

Everything was unfamiliar.

Were they really in the real Academy?

While the two were blankly trying to gather their exhausted bodies, a soft voice was heard.

“Kael, and Anais, right?”

“Ah— Yes. President.”

Anais had heard about it too.

The Harrison family, a magic family comparable to the Caesar family.

A massive power occupying one of the three grand duchies.

It was a lineage of a different dimension from her own local nobility.

She answered stiffly, but what came back was a gentle response.

Should we say it’s typical of a Harrison?

The daughter of the benevolent family was wearing a warm smile.

“Call me Alano. By the way… I understand why Manus talked like that.”

She looked around.

A dark world without a single light.

There was no way to understand this different space-time where not even the sound of sleep could be heard.

If it was this kind of situation, he should have explained more specifically-.

Hiding her disappointed feelings, she took in the two with her eyes.

‘The strength he mentioned…’

People who could withstand these anomalies were right in front of her.

“Are you alright, Senior Alano?”

“I didn’t do anything. You both worked hard.”

“Thank youuu-.”

Anais forgot her dignity and plopped down.

It felt like she’d never forget today’s events.

An inverted world, completely unknown monsters, the silence of no one around-.

What happened in just one day-.

Alano comforted them and sent them back to the dormitory.

Before coming down after discovering the incident, she had opened any random dormitory room.

“As expected, no one’s here. Did Manus wander around a place like this alone?”

It must have been quite a while ago.

That Manus experienced this phenomenon, and that’s why he’s trying to investigate the tower.

‘You always make a fool out of me.’

Alano smiled self-deprecatingly.

The clouds that had stopped seemed to start flowing a little.

The time forcibly held by the God of Death began to flow normally again.

Today’s hunt failed, but what about the day when he opens his eyes again?

Alano watched the full moon disappearing into the clouds with trembling eyes.

It had been a truly long night for them.

[Battle End]

『Mage — A: Kerton』

[Kael learned Cadenza.]

[Anais, Kael, and Alano’s levels increased.]

[Kael: 3]

[Anais: 2]

[Alano: 7]

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The soft bed enveloped Manus’s entire body.

The Chairman must have seen this scene.

He’ll probably summon the involved parties to the club tomorrow.

By the way-.

‘If things flow like this… it means I can learn skills that theoretically take hundreds of years somewhat faster-.’

New information emerged.

The correlation between interference and skills.

Proper interference reduces the acquisition period of skills being learned.

Those skills he had distantly gazed at flickered before him.

Whether it’s a DLC character or whatever, that’s not important.

Anyway, he was a life that had to live here, and time flowed relentlessly as if to remind him that it was reality.

However-.

‘-This means there are plenty of elements for me to intervene.’

Should I interpret this as a new route?

If he intervenes too much, it will flow in a completely different direction from the story he knew.

He adjusts that, allowing the protagonist’s group to grow well according to the original work.

If he could crush any enemy that comes, it would be okay to do as he pleases, but right now he was thoroughly weak in this world view.

A little more time is needed.

Those who are still mentally and physically weak need to become strong enough.

He had too many random thoughts.

He had learned that at times like this, it’s good for mental health to think about other concerns.

He opened the skill window without hesitation.

Covering worries with new worries.

It was also a habit from when he was in his original world.

It’s time to learn a new skill.

He had a skill in mind.

Another passive this time.

“Search, High Restio.”

[Search Results: 1 item]

[High Restio: 4 days]

High Restio.

Originally a passive that recovers a certain amount of health and mana as turns pass.

Whether a character has this skill or not determines whether they become a member in late-game battles.

It was an essential skill for late-game battles where bosses have more health and attacks become more painful.

Most characters have this skill, so he should have one too.

“Learn.”

[Starting to acquire the High Restio skill.]

From today, 4 days.

After 4 days, it will exert tremendous power in long battles.

According to the original work, tower exploration is the day after a day’s rest.

After clearing the 5th floor boss, they gain the authority to go up to higher floors.

For the time being, he planned to grow there and gather souls needed for the necklace.

“Since Alano joined earlier than expected, exploration should be easier.”

Manus noticed the empty glass he had already finished drinking.

Time started flowing again, and a knock was heard at the door.

“It’s Veronica.”

“…Come in.”

The door opened, and he saw Veronica bowing her head, bringing the ice he had ordered earlier.

Manus said as he received the cup containing ice.

“From now on, get my permission before cleaning.”

Veronica’s smiling face stiffened.

Manus closed the door with a click without even looking at her expression.

She kept her head bowed with a smiling face for a long time.

“I’ll be more careful from now on.”

She lowered her head angle a bit more, then stood up straight.

Her expression had hardened frighteningly.

The non-alcoholic wine poured resembled the red moon.

In this Rox Continent, the age recognized as an adult is 15.

Manus was 16, as his birthday had passed.

“Delicious.”

Wine with no alcohol but a spicy aroma.

Unlike regular wine, ‘Ecstasis’ is delicious when eaten ice-cold~.

He was curious about the taste, but eating it with ice made it unique and intense in flavor.

An aroma that washes away all worries and concerns.

Manus always had a habit of turning the side he drank from to the opposite side.

He was right-handed, and the reddish part of the wine glass always faced the window.

Unlike earlier, the red moonlight blended with the wine color, creating a dreamy atmosphere.

‘Is Caesar going to start moving now?’

Seeing that the shadow lingering around him had disappeared, a report will probably come in soon.

He didn’t need to know how they thought of him, but it wasn’t that he didn’t care.

For now, he’s in a position where he has to return if Duke Caesar calls him back.

“Anyway, I succeeded in getting it on track safely.”

He felt like taking a warm bath in a tub after a long time.

It could be said to be the only hobby that was the same before Manus and the man became the same personality.

Whenever troubled matters were resolved or he wanted to rest deeply, the man always sought out the bath.

Closing his eyes in warm water gives a cozy sensation and a feeling of washing away recent events.

Enjoying the warm and fluffy feeling was his way of healing.

The bathroom using magic was no different from modern ones.

Shaaaa-.

He spent the night listening to the sound of water flowing.

He had to shake off tonight for the daily life that would start tomorrow.

3

Was I tired-?

Kael blankly got up and looked around.

After rolling around on the grass like that last night, her whole body ached.

She might have a slight cold too, should she ask for healing magic?

Looking out the window while putting on her uniform, all traces of last night’s fierce battle had disappeared.

It was truly incomprehensible.

Did they really get sucked into another world and come back?

Knock knock-.

As usual, a knock was heard.

Kael, who had finished preparing to avoid being late, opened the door.

There stood Anais with a haggard face.

“Yawn… Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah… I’m tired.”

“Me too-. I really should have asked a senior for healing magic.”

The two crawled out like shut-ins, staggering.

Pearson, who had been waiting in front of the girls’ dormitory, waved when he saw the two.

Normally, he would have greeted them cheerfully, but the two just trudged over and slightly raised their hands right in front of him.

“…Did you two fight yesterday? Why are you in this state?”

“Couldn’t sleep properly… Ugh, I’m dying.”

Arms, legs, shoulders… There wasn’t a place that wasn’t stiff.

Anais walked sluggishly without saying anything.

Kael also couldn’t stop the yawns that kept escaping.

Today, forget about studying, shouldn’t they just rest deeply-?

Or should they go to the infirmary and drink a potion good for fatigue recovery-?

As various thoughts came to mind, there was a voice that caught them.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Ah— Senior. Good morning.”

The silver-haired woman contrasting with Anais.

She looked in better condition than the two.

Well, she arrived at the end of the battle after all.

“Huh-? Huh-?”

“What are you doing! Quickly greet the senior!”

Anais roughly pressed the back of Pearson’s head.

Of course, the two were also bowing their heads.

Alano received their greetings with a gentle laugh.

“Don’t be burdened, just be comfortable. Oh, and you two. After morning classes end, there’s somewhere we need to go together.”

“Somewhere to go?”

“Yes. It’s related to a club, so make sure to come. It’s also related to yesterday’s events.”

As soon as she mentioned yesterday’s events, the two’s faces hardened.

Pearson, standing blankly beside them, was just rolling his eyes, unable to join the conversation.

Kael nodded, and Anais glanced at Pearson before answering.

“Yes. We’ll definitely come. Where should we go?”

“Come to the 2nd year Snake A class.”

“Understood.”

Alano disappeared into the campus after delivering her message.

What could this important talk be?

Understanding that it was a very important conversation, the two looked at each other and nodded.

“So, what’s the talk about? What did you guys do without me?”

Only Pearson felt like a fool.

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