Chapter 12 – 12.Lucedia Academy Entrance Exam (1)
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Without much incident, the carriage headed toward the academy.
Thanks to the carriage that Sasha provided for her, her butt never hurt.
‘Of course, signing a contract with Sasha was the right answer.’
If she had gotten on a regular wagon like everyone else without meeting Sasha, it would have been a huge burden on her buttocks.
There were no notable incidents while moving.
If I had to call it an incident, it was just that a goblin was wandering around on the road and I got rid of it.
Since I was bored just staying in the carriage, the appearance of goblins was good to brighten my mood.
But in the end, I had to spend most of my time riding the carriage.
Before she arrived at the academy, she opened the status window once again to check the current situation.
‘Status window.’
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Name: Lee Si-han
Gender: Male
Abilities
Stamina: 6
Strength: 4
Dexterity: 6
Magic attribute: 2
Luck: 3
Fame: 5
Points held: 1
Possessed skills: Penetration (EX), Spear Mastery (MAX)
Title: Bandit Hunter.
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Even if you captured the Stone Orc, you would not receive any special title or fame.
As expected, you can only gain points and reputation by defeating named enemies, such as bandit executives.
The points obtained by defeating Rubid are not added to the ability level and are left alone.
Investing in abilities increases my power, but I didn’t feel that much of a need in the current situation.
Due to penetration, the stab attack will be fatal to any enemy.
Thanks to spear mastery, the body shows optimal movement according to the desired trajectory or path of the spear.
As the main quest progresses in earnest, there won’t be any problems with your current abilities until it’s time for a strong enemy to appear.
So, if you must get it.
‘It’s a skill after all.’
Penetration and spear mastery are passive skills.
I really need to know how it works when I get an active skill.
Of course, there are skills that can be obtained with current points.
Typical examples include Screw Sting, which is a rotating stab, Lee Yeon-chung, which stabs twice in a row, and attack power. Here, there is the rubber spear, which is a self-buff that increases power by 15%.
But.
‘If I’m going to get it, I have to get something better.’
The basic skills aren’t bad, but because of the spear mastery and penetration combination, they don’t look that attractive.
A skill that cannot be replaced by spear mastery.
In other words, the ideal thing is to acquire a skill that allows wide-area attacks.
For example, like this skill.
[Jeolchang (絶槍): A huge spear filled with power falls from the sky and blows away nearby enemies. Points required to acquire: 5]
Screaming is a skill that can be obtained only when the player reaches the 5th level of character level promotion when riding the spearman tree.
The moment you use it, the camera work is amazing and a huge spear falls from the sky, knocking down nearby enemies.
For reference, all gacha characters have been released from the time they are first acquired to the final skills.
However, the goods used to level up skills are no different from those of the player character.
‘But why is this 5 points?’
5 points required to acquire.
If you are lucky and defeat a named enemy or complete a quest, you can easily obtain it.
Of course, the requirement is 5 times that of basic skills, but I thought 5 points would be too easy to learn.
‘Well, I can’t help but think about it now.’
In the first place, I felt like I was getting it too easily, but maybe this is normal.
In addition, other than the spear mastery and penetration brought as perks, the skills that can be obtained only state what action the skill performs, and there is no indication of percentage increase like in the game.
‘The equipment effects were written correctly.’
The wind leather armor and the new moon spear clearly showed the percentage increase when hitting a gap.
There are no percent marks on equipment for skills other than special skills.
It’s definitely strange, but there’s no way to research this until you get the skill.
‘I have no choice but to accumulate points quickly and gain useful skills.’
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After two days, we finally arrived at Lucedia Academy.
In Lucedia Phantasm, Lucedia Academy is also used as a generic name for the city rather than just a school.
There is a reason why this Lucedia Academy is necessary.
The Demon Lord of Chaos is currently treated as a legendary being, but there is a threat called monsters in this world.
There is a Chaos Church that is fascinated by the power of chaos, which is said to be the remnants of the Demon Lord of Chaos, and that worships the Demon Lord of Chaos.
In name, Lucedia Academy is a place that gathers talents pleading from each country and lets their talents bloom in order to fight against the Chaos Church, which is obsessed with monsters and the power of chaos and does suspicious things here and there.
This is a place where pleading nobles from each country send their children to build personal connections.
It is also a place of opportunity for success for commoners with good skills but low status.
Of course, that is possible because in the end, a nominal reason is really needed.
As the game progresses, it is naturally revealed that the activities of monsters and the Chaos Cult are truly a threat to each country, so it is not their place to teach them whether they are commoners or nobles.
For reference, the story progresses as the player starts out as a commoner and gradually builds performance and becomes recognized by those around him.
“We have arrived, Sihan Lee.”
After hearing the coachman’s words, I got off the carriage and looked around.
‘Ha, that’s really amazing.’
I felt it in Valendia as well, but seeing the streetscape of Lucedia Academy, the most frequented place in the game, and the ‘Lucedia Academy’ building, which is always visible on the title screen, fills my eyes with emotion as a user who has played for over 10 years.
‘I really would be happier if it weren’t for this no-answer situation.’
“Then I will excuse myself.”
I expressed my gratitude to the coachman who nodded and bowed his head.
“Thank you. Please tell Sasha that I arrived safely.”
“Yes.”
After parting ways with the coachman, I walked towards the academy.
Around me, I see people getting off the carriage like me and walking in the same direction.
Some people look like nobles themselves, and others look like adventurers who got off a group carriage.
And some people look like gacha characters I know.
I knew right away that everyone was taking the same entrance exam as me.
I followed the information board installed for today and headed to the entrance examination center.
After walking for about 5 more minutes, we arrived at the entrance examination center, where people dressed in all kinds of clothes were gathered.
Applicants from 7 countries came together to enter Lucedia Academy.
Among them, the one that particularly stands out to me is.
“Uh, uh, uh, what should I do… I came to the academy, but can I really pass? Master says there’s no problem, but I, like me…”
She was a woman wearing a black witch’s cone hat, long wavy black-purple hair, a black cape, and a long side-slit skirt that exposed a little above her thighs.
Her slightly bent posture and her stuttering and muttering words revealed a timid and insecure personality.
‘I can already see it.’
One of the gacha characters I’m trying to recruit as a regular member.
To Lupan users, this is Pamela, also known as the fearless diva queen.
There is still some time before the entrance exam begins.
‘It’s better to quickly become friends with the people you need to party with.’
She moved behind Pamela and spoke to her.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes!?”
Pamela flinched, her body trembled, and slowly looked behind her.
“Ho, ho, by any chance, did you say that to me?”
“Okay. It looks bad, but is it painful?”
“Ah, ah, no! I’m fine! I’m healthy! I’m sorry! I made a misunderstanding! I-I can’t believe I made other people worry about me. Ah, as expected… I should have just been by Master’s side. You come to a place overflowing with toxins and cause harm to others…!”
Her her very low self-esteem her her her, which is also Pamela’s trademark her her her, and her her resulting self-deprecation her her her she were clearly revealed.
‘What is the best communication to choose here?’
“I didn’t cause any harm. I was just curious and asked. I’m glad you’re okay.”
“Is that so? Thank you! Well, but why…”
I may have blurted out the words, but here I am asking why you are worried about me.
“Looking at your outfit, I guess you came from another country to enter the academy.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I thought it would be a big deal if I arrived here after a long time and was in bad shape. So I asked.”
“Are you saying you were worried about me?”
“Okay.”
“Why do I do something like that…”
“Hmm, that’s strange.”
Here, he rubs his chin and asks curiously.
“Do you really need a reason to worry about someone who looks bad?”
“Ah…”
Pamela blinks her eyes and looks at me blankly.
Considering Pamela’s background, the answer I just gave could be said to be very unusual.
That’s the answer I was aiming for from the beginning.
“S-that’s kind of you. Ah! I’m sorry!”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“Well, aren’t you upset that someone like me is praising me so carelessly? I’m not good at it, right? I’m sorry!”
“No? I’m happy?”
“Yes?”
Pamela looks at me blankly again.
“I don’t know what kind of person you are, but there’s nothing wrong with being praised.”
“Uh, uh…”
Pamela’s mouth opens and won’t close, as if she’s experiencing culture shock.
It was then.
“Everyone came together well.”
An academy entrance examiner with a scar over one eye appeared in front of numerous applicants for admission.
“It starts now. Look ahead and focus.”
“Ah, yes, yes!”
“I am Delt, who is in charge of supervising this entrance exam.
“Delt?”
“The delt called the shredding sword?”
“The Delt who subdued the Basilisk?”
Boom!
Delt shouted as he struck the ground with the great sword he was carrying on his back.
“Quiet!”
When the whispering stopped, Delt nodded his head and said,
“From now on, I will explain the entrance exam!”
