Lucia felt the air freeze.

I couldn’t even answer Oz’s cold eyes.

‘What did I say?’

Lucia could not distract herself from the presence of Oz, to the extent that she for a moment forgot what she had just said.

It was so threatening.

I knew vaguely that he was a dangerous person from the time I talked to him in the carriage.

But it was the first time I’d seen him display such blatant displeasure.

As if her heart had been pierced by those cold eyes, Lucia found it difficult to breathe.

Prisoners have more sensitive senses than others.

That’s why I was able to know and prepare for more than others by using that sense… … It’s different now.

Rather, because of that sharp sensation, I couldn’t even move.

“Ugh… … .”

bang!

It was a time when Lucia even held back tears from fear.

Eleanor, who should have been transcribing her reflection, appeared as she vigorously opened the classroom door.

“what? What are you two doing here?”

“Nothing at all.”

“Master Oz likes the word ‘nothing’.”

“is it?”

Lucia hesitated as she watched Oz continue the conversation naturally.

As if turning a switch off and on, the change of consciousness was quick.

He is faster than himself, a member of ＜Tenebris＞, who undergoes specialized training.

Lucia corrected Oz right after Tia among the people to be wary of in ＜Skientia＞.

that’s a monster

“What is Lucia doing?”

“Hey, look at this Noah, you got a rat on your tail?! I can’t move~ help me~”

“Does it get mice even though it’s a cat?”

“… … That’s prejudice, Noah.”

Can not be done.

Lucia began to feel embarrassed, probably because she couldn’t get her emotions together and blend in fully.

And that embarrassment made her even more anxious.

At this rate, Eleanor, herself, might feel uncomfortable.

A sense of incongruity can easily turn into doubt.

And doubt can easily turn into distrust.

A single moment of mistake risked ruining the entire relationship.

With that thought in mind, Lucia began to look around. Anything is fine, so I needed something to help.

“yes? I see.”

However, Lucia came to her senses when she heard a watery voice from somewhere.

She looked at Eleanor, taking her eyes off her eyes.

“What… … .”

Lucia couldn’t help but be embarrassed in a different way.

Eleanor wasn’t looking at them properly.

she was in tears

‘What happened in the blink of an eye?’

Lucia untied her stiff tail with her hand and looked at Oz.

Oz hadn’t noticed the tears in Eleanor’s eyes yet.

No, it seemed that he was preoccupied with something else.

‘anger? Embarrassment? no, that’s… … .’

The cold eyes and atmosphere that had been seen a while ago were gone, but Oz’s condition was obviously strange.

‘Anxiety?’

Oz was behaving strangely impatiently.

The reason was unknown.

Immediately after the mood was reversed, the attitude became strange again.

“… … I’ll go back at once.”

“Ah, master… … .”

“Afterwards.”

Oz cut off Eleanor’s tail and walked across the classroom with nervous steps.

The faces of all the students passing by him hardened.

Lucia could guess Oz’s condition.

He is behaving like before.

It was moving with cold eyes that seemed to see through the inside.

‘Oh, really… … .’

Lucia felt a sense of alienation.

I was terrified of Oz, who could switch consciousness at an unbelievable speed despite seemingly being unable to control his emotions.

In the blink of an eye, Eleanor’s behavior, as if facing an incident, was fatigued.

There is nothing predictable.

‘I want to quit my job.’

She started thinking about changing jobs.

* * *

It was dangerous. No, it is still the same. Dangerous.

For a moment, I was caught up in a torrent of emotions.

It was something I could never have imagined.

Weirdly overindulged.

[Contemplation – Activate]

[Contemplation], which had been deactivated due to the sudden appearance of Eleanor, was reactivated and immediately checked the [Erosion Map] reflected in the corner of the field of view.

[Erosion degree 20%]

20% was the maximum.

Even during the battle with the assassin and the magical bombardment, the [Erosion degree] never exceeded 20%.

I don’t know why, but it seems that the limit of erosion I can accept now is 20%.

“Damn it… … .”

However, even that 20% was enough to dilute my existence.

I was the one who approached Eleanor like a game in the first place.

There was no way that I had the right to be angry with Lucia.

Besides, even if I didn’t interfere, Lucia would eventually become Eleanor’s friend.

But I forgot that fact.

I acted as a person, not as an actor, in this ‘world’ where it was clear that everything revolved around Eleanor.

[Erosion Degree] was not to be taken lightly. Even if it is a flexible number, it is impossible to know at what moment it will be eaten.

[Erosion degree 20%]

Reminds me of a ridiculous magic system.

Think about individual skills full of individuality.

It reminds me of countries going on as usual even in situations where the sky has collapsed and it’s not even funny.

[Erosion degree 20%]

A person named Eleanor thinks about the probability of escaping from dangerous Chrysos alone.

It reminds me of the setting in which an individual remains calm despite the presence of armed force at the national level.

Think about the technological prowess that varies greatly from country to country.

Probability is just weird stuff.

[Erosion degree 20%]

I must never accept this world.

If that happens, it will be buried.

to Oz? Or to the world?

I do not know.

“Oh yeah. Were you here? Oz.”

At that moment, someone appeared out of thin air and pressed my body.

The finely braided red hair brushed her body like a tail.

The flow of mana was strange.

gravity magic?

For a moment, such a thought passed through my head, but soon I was able to understand what that flow of mana was.

This is [Dragon Word], the power of the dragon that is simpler than magic, but no one can imitate it.

Then there is only one being who can do such a thing.

“… … Head of the academy?”

The [Yongje] was looking down at me with a smile so ferocious that I couldn’t believe it was a child’s face.

“The sound of you walking around the campus with a bloody look should have spread far and wide. You’re crazy. Another accident in the yard that hasn’t even finished the disciplinary meeting yet?”

“… … I mean?”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

Principal Tia grabbed his head and laughed as if it was ridiculous.

And at the same time, my consciousness was cut off.

* * *

I could feel the cool wooden floor. I don’t know if it was a rope or something, but my body was tied.

When I opened my eyes wanting something, the first thing that caught my eye was the wave-like pattern on the floor. I’m not sure, but I guess I used good wood.

“Are you out of your mind?”

[Contemplation – Activate]

I looked around while activating [Contemplation] at the creepy lines I heard in an instant.

When I turned my head to the other side, I saw the head of Tia Academy, who was sitting on an antique wooden chair and smashing candies with sharp teeth.

As I was thinking that if I got bitten by those teeth, all of my flesh would be ripped off, the head of Tia muttered in a low voice.

“Aren’t you putting out the fire in your eyes?”

[Contemplation – Disabled]

I’m aiming to be a model student who listens well, so I disabled [Contemplation] just as Tia said.

“Where, if you have something to say, why don’t you talk?”

“Isn’t this treatment too much for students?”

“hahahaha! Did I tell you to talk or bark like an asshole?”

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Kwadeuk!

Blood vessels protruded on the forehead of Tia Academy Director, who had completely smashed the candy.

It wasn’t the cute cross shape you see in manga or anime.

That one thick line stretched out in a curve feels like a mafia boss who lost his subordinates to a cowardly trap during an inter-organizational struggle and became extremely angry.

This could be opened up hastily and then really turned around.

“You bastard, did you have several accidents in this short period of time?”

“Yeah?”

“Woke up early this morning and caused friction with the leading team.”

“There is a minor misunderstanding… … .”

“Shut up. I am talking.”

There has been a cliché that Red Dragon has a fiery personality from before, but I think it’s a little different.

It’s not like it’s on fire.

It is an extremely restrained anger that goes beyond fire and is cold on the contrary.

“And what is that? Nora?”

“This is Noah.”

“So, you made a fuss with that kid named Noah, blowing up the hallways and classroom doors?”

“It is a distorted rumor. The classroom door was unharmed.”

“The hallway?”

“… … .”

“The corridor is a baby.”

The hallway is a bit scorched from the [Little Bomb] I blew.

A little bit, really. But if you say that, you die.

Unlike Noah, I am a man who knows how to understand the atmosphere even in my head. Oz’s body and snout seem to be different, but… … . This is something that needs to be addressed somehow in the future.

“And I heard you walked down the hallways spraying the last kill?”

“It wasn’t really an accident, was it?”

“What if there was a madman walking down the street with a knife?”

“understand.”

“Shut up.”

It seems that my existence is already treated as a weapon. If you think about it, it makes sense.

Now, I am said to be a junk that can only use beginner magic and bokbulbok entertainment skills, but my position is still the [successor of the King of Sorcery].

With that title alone, I’m considered a kind of strategic weapon.

“Doesn’t it bother you even if you think about it?”

“… … .”

“You ask.”

If they answer, they tell them to shut up, and if they are silent, they demand an answer.

“Somehow… … .”

“How come? Ehhhhh! you bastard that… … Kut!”

Tia suddenly grabs the back of the neck.

If you can’t control your anger that much, you’d better go to the hospital.

“Oh, hmm! I won’t last long with my temper. Just shut up and listen. I will only say what I have to say.”

“Yes… … .”

“Shut up.”

“… … .”

“Right.”

Wow! Wow!

After confirming that I was silent, Principal Tia created a large amount of ice with magic and poured it into my mouth to cool off.

The ice began to be crushed into fine pieces like an icebreaker.

“The content of the disciplinary action was decided by combining the actions you committed during the practical test and the minor accidents above.”

“Ah, yes.”

“First, you are to investigate what is in the dungeons that have appeared all at once. I don’t know if I’ll be able to manage it further.”

“For a student like that… … .”

He kept his mouth shut as he quietly stared at me.

I didn’t know this, but Tia’s director was more afraid of not talking.

It feels like it’s going to break my head without words.

“The second is that you have to belong to the leadership team. It sounds like you’re going to be put in some kind of shackles.”

I wanted to ask, but I didn’t ask.

It was good to see what would happen if I opened my mouth this time.

“Even if I wanted to give you another punishment, the scale of what you did, your social position, and above all, the power of it is too intrusive. Or would you like to clean the bathroom like the ‘one-time’ student you mentioned? Then you can take care of the restroom for all grades alone for about two years.”

that sounds terrible

Putting aside the trivial things he committed today, it seems that the terror he did during the practical exam had a big impact.

Normally, I would have been expelled or dropped out, but it seems that I am trying to cover it up somehow, considering my social status and symbolism.

“… … Investigate the dungeon. Can I just smash it after I see what’s inside?”

“If it’s a moderate difficulty level, I’ll use it for practice, so leave it alone.”

The dungeon was nothing special.

As in common games, it is a system that does not sound like words when you attack and an unknown reward pops out.

That fact must have prevented my [erosion rate] from rising, but it still feels unrealistic.

“Then where… … . Where was it? Oh, here it is.”

Principal Tia opened the drawers of his desk for a while, then threw a small scroll.

When I opened it up and checked it, it was a map of ＜Skientia＞ and its surroundings.

This reminds me of the map I saw in the game.

There were about 6 red dots on the map, which seemed to mark the location of the dungeon.

“Here… … .”

However, the six marked places were familiar to me.

“Academy head. Have you ever been to this place?”

“No, it is certain that it became a dungeon, but when I went to one place, nothing was there. I don’t know if it reacted to me and hid, or if there is something hidden, because I haven’t checked yet.”

“Why didn’t you go somewhere else? Such important information… … .”

“Because of you! You are a cub! How am I going to check that even when you’re constantly crashing into accidents before the semester even starts?!”

“indeed… … .”

I nodded in understanding and got hit.

Still, it didn’t hurt that much, whether it was because of consideration or because of Oz’s defense value.

“What, you understand?”

Principal Tia is flying up and down, resting his chin on my shoulder and staring at me with sullen eyes.

It’s interesting, but it seems like it’s annoying to check it yourself.

It’s a mean attitude.

“… … Expectations go.”

“Then take care of it quickly and report it. Don’t waste your time.”

“It will take at least a week, though.”

“Yeah, you do that yourself.”

Principal Tia pulls out a new candy and stumbles.

It means to stop now.

[Contemplation – Activate]

Activate [Contemplation] immediately after escaping from the principal’s office.

I checked [Erosion degree] and it is 15%.

This time it doesn’t fall at all.

“Hmm… … .”

6 red dots marked on the map.

When Principal Tia stopped by one of them, he said that nothing was there.

Maybe it’s just that she’s been unlucky.

Because this dungeon is only released on certain days of the week.

Each of the 6 dots included in the map is common in games that are only held between Monday-Friday and weekends.

[Erosion degree 4%]

“It’s a daily dungeon.”

It is an essential course for game users to acquire various goods.