Episode 1

spring.

The campus of the Imperial Academy is beautiful.

Summer Turge in spring, which is also well known as ‘Top 10 Tourist Attractions in the Continent to Visit Before You Die’, is said to be the peak of its beauty.

“It’s summertime, too.”

“pretty… … .”

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom along the wide road from the main gate, passing by the lake where the calm wind blows, unique antique buildings harmonize like a picture.

“Oh, look over there. It’s Rox-sama!”

“really? where?”

“Wow, how could you be so handsome?”

“I’m seeing the real thing for the first time.”

And even on this bright campus, where youth and vitality are increasing for the new semester, a boy suddenly catches the attention of all the girls.

“ha.”

Did God even sculpt it himself?

Skin as white as a field of snow in midwinter.

Black hair that shines like lacquer.

With a sharp curve that does not allow even a single point of error, deep blue eyes full of melancholy seem to embrace the whole wide sky.

“How could even a sigh be so cool… … .”

“Oh, I thought you just said something.”

“Your mouth was like ‘please’!”

“Surely we are going through an unimaginable amount of agony.”

While the girls screamed and let their imagination run wild.

Sitting on a bench by the lake, he looked up at the blue sky and muttered something.

“X two arms.”

X arm. X arm. X arm.

How many times have you thought about it?

“Give me back… … .”

Lockstrin Aindar Loch… …

So ‘my’.

It happened exactly an hour after I fell into this damn world.

* * *

＜Academy Summer Turge＞.

If it is the beginning of an incident, it is the beginning.

As a one-person indie game developer, I was getting quite popular, and I was ambitiously preparing a new work.

It was a royal academy, set in the magic academy ‘Summer Turge’ in a fantasy world familiar to everyone.

If there is a difference, is it because my color as a developer is dark, so it is not as light as it is?

So that’s what I thought.

‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have at least one gag character?’

The heavy atmosphere was my strength that was often mentioned, but the role of licorice to evoke the atmosphere from time to time was also important.

I thought that the reason why the rating stayed at 8 points every time was because the story was too heavy, and the character that was born as a result was this guy.

It was Lockstrin Aindarok.

[STATUS]

Lockstrin Aindarok (Year 1)

Attribute: none

Affiliation: Rongrult Empire, Aindaroch

Position: Earl

Personality: Gyeonggukji color, extraordinary

[Battle Details (▲)]

Strength Lv 3 Spirit Lv 3

Agility Lv 3 Wisdom Lv 3

Stamina Lv 3 Magic Lv 3

[Special details (▲)]

Will Lv 3 Dexterity Lv 3

Insight Lv 3 Charm Lv 10

Charisma Lv 3

To be honest, I didn’t even think long.

All other stats were set to level 3, the average of freshmen in the academy, and only ‘charm’ was fixed at level 10, the maximum.

Level 10 is literally the pinnacle in this game.

It is safe to say that they are the strongest in the world, and there are not even a few people to adjust the difficulty level. Even that happened when all growth thresholds were met.

Among the newly admitted freshmen, the only absurd character with level 10 stats is this ‘Lockstrin Aindarok’… … .

Of course, it’s useless.

‘Why is it a boy?’

There are many variables in ＜Academy Summer Turge＞. The key element is, of course, combat.

Who plays and who gets hurt in countless randomly generated combat events. In many cases, they even become incapacitated or die.

In the meantime, it means that there is no room for a face genius character with all abilities to be ‘average’.

Anywhere this guy appears in the game is nothing but a laughing stock. Of course, I don’t mean it in a bad way, but in the sense that a smile blooms whenever I see your face.

As it was not in the initial concept, it has almost no role in intervening in the story, and in fact, there is no reason for players to recruit it as a companion.

Lockstrin Aindarlock.

Literally, a supporting role for ‘laughter bell’.

“… … Why is that me?”

I turn my gaze slightly.

The freshmen at Summer Turge, who are about to enter school, are staring at me. It’s irrespective of gender.

I made eye contact and raised my hand to say hello.

“You saw this way!”

“Kyaaah!”

“Whoaaagh!”

Freshmen ran away.

This is the guy who originally made this.

“haha.”

I woke up laughing dejectedly.

You can’t just stay silent.

A campus with cherry blossoms in full bloom is beautiful, but the reality I live in is not beautiful at all.

“It doesn’t even end.”

The main menu cannot be called up.

Status is an arbitrary subject, but there is no end game button anywhere.

“Full of bugs.”

If it’s a bug to immerse normal people in a game, then it must be a bug.

In any case, I only realized it a few minutes ago. I looked through all of the new student rosters posted at the front door.

“It’s like Manggeum.”

Players in this world-

So.

there is no protagonist

* * *

“Lockstrin’s bar, room is Room 1203 in Tower of Truth!”

“thank you. I forgot.”

“Oh, it’s a common thing. yes! it’s okay! I sometimes confuse my room with my bathroom! Ahahaha!”

I left the reception desk, leaving the woman with an ecstatic expression behind.

You shouldn’t laugh carelessly with this face. I got some good information.

“It is high.”

I had to walk uphill for a long time.

The dormitory building, where you can barely see the end if you look up with your head bent.

tower of truth. As the saying goes, the appearance was infinitely close to the tower.

All students at Summer Turge live in dormitories. Dormitory fees are included in the first tuition fee.

Of course, the treatment is very different.

Summerton takes equality as an important principle, but outside the academy is a society with a strict caste system.

So each background can also be seen as an important feature of the character.

In that respect, Rocktrin was treated well.

[Tower of Truth]

[Wisdom goes to the sky. Let everything you think be as clear and clear as the clear sky.]

I passed the sign and entered the entrance.

Tower of Freedom, Tower of Justice, Tower of Truth.

It is because I was assigned a room in the ‘Tower of Truth’, which has the most excellent facilities among the dormitories divided into three towers, in other words, the most aristocratic.

The luxurious atmosphere felt from the exterior was continued, and the red carpet was spread from the entrance to the elevator.

Even in such a tower of truth, the 10th floor or more belonged to the upper class, and only the great nobles and royalty were allowed to stay.

[No. 1203]

[Lockstrin Aindar Locke]

Therefore, Lockstrin Aindarok is a great noble.

“Aindar Loch… … .”

A Marquis who protects the northern part of the empire, and a famous family of magic.

In the early days, Earl Aindarroch—the father of this body had no children, but when he made the final rock screen, there was only this family to beat.

This part was at least comforting.

Spacious room and nice tactile bed. There is also a heavy money bag in the desk drawer.

No matter what your skills are, the background is great, so there is no need to worry about starving to death right away.

There are many students who cannot afford the murderous tuition and starve at Summer Turge.

＜Monthly Summer 594＞

I opened the newspaper I had brought from the lobby while perched on a bed decorated with gaudy gold thread.

A student newspaper created by Summer Turge students, ‘Monthly Summer Turge’.

There was nothing like this to grasp the general situation.

[Lots of hottest new students enrolled!]

[…] … As always, you need to be extra careful with your actions this year. It is said that not only Her Highness the Princess, but also three other royal families enrolled!]

[Q. But, is he the one you care about the most?]

[A1. Lockstrin Aindar Locke!! The young son of Count Aindarlock, who has a good reputation in the social world, has entered the school. I saw it earlier, and it seemed like I was really going crazy.]

[A2. I’m not saying this for nothing. There was a saying that there is no wish if you see it once in your life, but from today you can see it every day. Isn’t it a dream?]

[A3. Father, thank you for sending me to Summer Turge. I will study hard… … ]

– I decided to stop watching.

Trying to organize my thoughts made me dizzy.

That he was like this?

Like the second princess of the empire, or the prince of a neighboring kingdom. It was the story of Rockstar Aindarokk on an entire page, beating out the giants who were too big to be skipped over in one or two lines.

Maybe I overlooked level 10 charm too much.

Laughter was too much.

‘What if there is a bad ending?’

If it’s a game, that’s it.

The screen goes dark, and two options appear: ‘Replay from the beginning’ and ‘End the game’. Any ending is the same.

“I can’t even try to die.”

Pinch your cheeks.

sick.

Will I have one life, will the game end, will I be able to return or not?

– I don’t know anything.

I wasn’t stupid enough to die experimenting with a body that vividly felt the pain.

Above all, since I am not the main character, I am a rock screen, so death does not directly lead to a bad ending.

Before that, there is a high probability that even such a basic game system will not work normally.

“If you die, you really die… … .”

It was an easy conclusion.

[NEXT EPISODE]

I. broken peace

: D-14

There are only two weeks left until the first main episode begins.

At first glance, the calm and bright atmosphere of the campus is more like a trap.

＜Academy Summer Turge＞ is by no means a light game. In the same genre, you probably have a heavy story in your hand.

Every choice you make determines the life and death of many characters, including the main character. Uncommon in this genre, death is also common.

“I have to live.”

I repeated as small as a sigh.

Worry about what to do Even if you roll in the shit field, this life is better. There was no other option to survive.

The laughing bell of ＜Academy Summer Turge＞.

No choice but to become Lockstrin Aindarok.

[…] … New students, please assemble in the main auditorium. I remind you once again… … .]

I was thinking it was about time.

A speaker in the corner of the ceiling—the voice leaked from something that looked roughly the same.

I didn’t think about it in detail, so it’s just round and wide. It looks ruthless. It is a setting that was somehow made with magic.

I got out of bed and picked up the hoodie that was on the hanger.

[ITEM]

Shy Scholar’s Hood

: It has the effect of lowering the attractiveness of the wearer wearing the hood. However, it won’t work if you’re too close!

– Charm Lv -1

It seems that the original owner of this body, Rockstrin, did not like to stand out too much.

Even if it’s just one step, it’s a good thing. Anyway, it’s important that you cover your face.

Like the speaker, there were a lot of evasive parts like ‘there are a lot of mysterious things with magic’, so it wasn’t strange even if there was such a thing.

“Wow, the auditorium is like a palace.”

“Hey, is this all gold?”

“Hey, hey! There is the real princess over there.”

“Then somewhere here… … .”

The freshmen had already formed groups of twos and threes.

Since most nobles build connections in social circles from a young age, even if it is the first official event, there are many cases where they are already friends.

If you are talented in magic, you may be sponsored and given an honorary title unless you are a slave.

But Roxtrin is a loner. It’s because of mysticism.

“Here!”

“Yeah, the seat next to me is empty.”

“it’s crazy! How do I get there?”

Like this.

So even in the vast auditorium, I found a seat in the back row, in the farthest corner.

Looking from behind, the colorful hair looked like paint spread randomly on drawing paper.

I’ve said it’s the characteristics of the characters in my own way, but when I put it together, it’s not very good in terms of aesthetics.

For reference, black hair is the unique color of the Aindarroch family, so I am the only one.

“Could you pay attention?”

While the children were chatting for a while, someone came up on the podium. The voice resonated resoundingly throughout the auditorium.

“This is Weirane, who has taken over the deanship of Summerturgy, though it is lacking.”

Werain Mage Bruntelli!

Even if you don’t know the emperor’s name, there is no one who doesn’t know the name.

His characteristic sharp eyes and graceful voice revealed the weight of the name without adding or subtracting.

“Please forgive me with a generous heart for the disrespect that calls out your precious body.”

It started with a light bow.

buzz buzz. Even then, the turmoil in the hall had not subsided. They are children who grew up without lack of each in their prime.

“However, I would like to inform you first that the environment you have lived in is meaningless here.”

“What is he saying now?”

“It sounds obvious, what.”

Princes and princesses of other countries, sons of war heroes, descendants of target people, and even princesses of empires.

In this auditorium, all the sons and daughters of the famous family are gathered. No matter how wirain is, it’s a position that can’t be treated carelessly.

Clearly, that’s what the kids thought.

“So, shut up.”

“What… … .”

“Be polite. Cheeky chicks.”

thud!

The staff lightly hit the platform.

The boy, who was trying to say something, was unable to speak any further, and the inside of the auditorium quickly became chilly.

A tremendous pressure weighed down on the children.

“We are your teachers.”

“Since when did that petty power and authority belong to you?”

“Know the subject.”

Absolutely outrageous remarks.

However, no one present here could refute this.

“You entered Summerturgy, the great sanctuary of sorcery, as mere new wizards.”

Wirain came down the stairs at a leisurely pace. The stop was right in front of the boy who opened his mouth.

Wie Rain and the boy’s eyes meet.

The adjoining kingdom, a boy with blood from the royal family, tasted a fear he had never felt before in his life.

“Don’t try to learn magic with a light heart.”

Hwareuk!

A white flame rose from the tip of Yurain’s index finger. A shimmering haze could be seen even from a distance.

“Even with the simplest 1-star magic, one person can be easily killed.”

“Huh… … .”

“You should know how heavy your power is.”

Wiraine turned away from her face, which was as white as flames.

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Just not peeing was something to be considered great.

“Be humble.”

“Be in moderation.”

“Be patient.”

“Have a goal.”

“Have passion.”

Every single word that continued slowly seemed to hit me in the ear.

This script is definitely well written.

“More than.”

Tumble, Tumble.

Only the sound of Wirain’s shoes coming down from the podium echoed through the vast auditorium.

But before long.

clap clap clap

In the front row, someone started clapping their hands lightly.

Everyone sitting here must have glanced at the place at least once, so the ripple effect was not small.

Clap clap clap clap!

The children who had been paying attention all started to follow her, and soon the auditorium was filled with thunderous applause.

Dazzling gold is the color unique to the imperial family.

‘Ainim von Rongrt.’

A girl who is the second princess of the Empire and, of course, the main character of ＜Academy Summer Turge＞. I’ve been watching him from the start.

As long as there are no players, it will be the most powerful power available.

“Wow, I thought I was going to get bored.”

“really. I’m not a mage for nothing.”

“What is force… … .”

“Hey, how about lunch?”

I kept my seat even while the students rushed out of the auditorium.

It was because there was nothing good about being caught in the gap where the students were flocking together with this ignorant face, and the child who had been watching all along had not woken up yet.

‘Is it too early?’

Even though Roxtrin is a great noble, there is no particular justification for contacting him first.

Moreover, like a princess, it is a setting that there is always an attendant by the child’s side… … .

what. I suddenly realize

why not

“Reveal your identity.”

A low-pitched voice pierces your ears.

It is unreasonable to be a student of the green Summer Turge, and it is that of a fully matured woman.

I asked briefly.

“yes?”

“Even with a knife in his throat, he didn’t move at all.”

If you look down, a gleaming blade occupies just below the throat.

um, so

I was not noticing it at all.

Originally, this body doesn’t have very good physical senses. Now that it’s too ambiguous to surprise me, I decided to just stay still.

“Don’t move.”

I was originally going to do that.

again. again.

It was only then that I saw Ai-nim, who got up late, walking towards me.

Stretching all the way was a gait that did not feel very elegant for a princess.

“Maria, again?”

“He is a suspicious fellow. I was not at all intimidated by Dean Yurain, and I was only watching the princess from beginning to end.”

“Really? that’s interesting. Could there be assassins in Summer Turge?”

“I’m sure you’ve gone through the formal admissions process.”

“Eh, but isn’t it too obvious?”

As if it wasn’t funny, Ai-nim pouted his small lips.

In fact, Somerset places great importance on equality, so no entourage other than the student himself is prohibited from entering.

However, this year is the first time an imperial princess has entered the school, and as the only exception, she can be accompanied by an attendant… … That fact is still unknown.

“really? really?”

Ai-nim asked as if urging.

“If you’re a freshman, you mean you’re the same age as me?”

“I will take off the hood.”

“Hehe, how did it come about… … .”

swish

The hood slides down without much resistance.

“Hick!”

“… … ?”

Ai-nim took a small breath, and Maria, who was behind me, immediately checked my profile and took a couple of steps back in surprise.

It was probably because of the pitch black hair of only one person on campus.

or.

“Meet the princess.”

Maybe it’s because of this formidable face.