Second Record
Second Record
“Professor. Look at this!”
Joseph Kerr stared at the screen in front of him with an excited expression. This was the first time a student who had discovered the Hidden Area after becoming a professor had done so.
Hidden Area.
It was a hidden element of the Academy entrance exam and a problem that had to be solved to aim for the highest score. There were Hidden Areas hidden in each of the three dungeons, and the path to the Hidden Area could be known through medals obtained by hunting monsters.
Students facing the entrance exam were struggling to obtain more medals. Joseph Kerr himself had done the same during the Academy entrance exam. The secret problem of the entrance exam was an eternal tradition of the Academy, but among the students who had solved that problem in the Academy’s long history, Joseph knew of none.
However, today’s history had changed. The Hidden Area in the central dungeon had been discovered. It was discovered by a student he had never expected.
“Even if someone finds the Hidden Area, I thought it would be students like Sara Leoris, Arsha Swordhorn, or Bohn Zaborg… Yohan, that student, found it. What kind of guy is this Yohan?”
Joseph Kerr’s question was met by Flora with eyes full of interest as she opened her mouth.
“Second.”
“Huh?”
“The student who discovered the Hidden Area. That guy is second.”
“Second? Who was the first?”
“The Witch of the Cross.”
“Eek!?”
At Flora’s answer, Joseph Kerr gulped down air without realizing it. The heated atmosphere suddenly cooled. As if hearing a name not to be spoken.
Anticipating this reaction, Flora smiled wryly and turned the conversation.
“He’s an interesting guy. A sunbather finding that out.”
There were many students who didn’t stand out at the time of Academy admission. However, not all of them graduated in the form they were at admission.
Among students who entered the Academy with ordinary abilities, there are those who excel like Joseph Kerr. They discover hidden talent or find their path in the Academy curriculum.
The purpose of the Academy was to burst open these budding flowers that hadn’t bloomed yet. Although the number was not large, there were certainly such students.
Conversely, among students called demonic talent, there are those who never fully bloom their talent. Or students who become complacent trusting their talent and get caught up by competitors. Rather, there are more students on this side than the former.
“But discovering the Hidden Area isn’t the end. Just by itself, you can get a high score.”
Flora crossed her arms and focused on the screen.
Discovering the Hidden Area is good. However, the hidden problem of the entrance exam was hunting monsters in the Hidden Area.
The monster facing the student was the Chimera.
A specially made Chimera in the Academy like an artificial dungeon.
“Yohan’s combat power doesn’t seem particularly outstanding. Can he defeat the Chimera?”
Joseph Kerr’s question was turned back by Flora as a question.
“Hmm? What do you think?”
“Probably difficult, right? To defeat this Chimera, you need at least 30 in main stats, right? If it were Sara Leoris, it would be possible.”
Indeed.
As with the Hidden Areas in the dungeon, the Chimera, the boss monster of the Hidden Area prepared by the Academy, was a monster far beyond the mini Wyvern. Honestly, it was a monster that even Academy freshmen couldn’t handle.
It had extremely high physical defense and magic resistance compared to the mini Wyvern, and its attack power was also strong. In addition, its skin was engraved with recovery magic, so it was capable of sustained combat.
The only weakness was that it wasn’t particularly fast compared to other abilities, but the strengths it had were far greater than that weakness.
The students who could face this Chimera, even if generously, could be counted on one hand. Sara Leoris, Arsha Swordhorn, and Bohn Zaborg were the limits. No, even Sara, Arsha and Bohn couldn’t guarantee victory.
“I think it’s possible.”
However, Flora said that with an excited expression. Joseph Kerr was surprised by that.
“What’s the basis?”
“Intuition.”
Flora tapped her forehead with her index finger. Then she added one more word.
“And astrology?”
It was a word with a question mark attached. Joseph Kerr asked with a surprised look.
“Professor, didn’t you believe in astrology? It’s nonsense that charlatans use to deceive the public.”
“Hmph! Did I say that? Joseph Kerr Professor. Astrology is science.”
Flora casually made a statement that directly negated her values with a couple of fake coughs. Joseph Kerr scratched the back of his head and replied, “That’s right.”
The two’s gazes turned back to the screen. Yohan was the one who approached the Chimera first. Sara behind him was ready to intervene if necessary.
“Does Yohan student have a way to defeat the Chimera?”
“I don’t know. As you said, that guy’s skill doesn’t seem particularly outstanding. Of course, it’s not falling short either. He definitely has basic skills. By the time he graduates from the Academy, there will be love calls from rogue guilds all over the place.”
But it’s not a complete gem. It’s still an unprocessed raw stone.
A guy like that defeating the Chimera.
Such a picture didn’t draw well in Flora’s mind either. However, Flora trusted her intuition. The intuition that had led her to victory in countless battlefields.
Kirirrit–!
The Chimera, having discovered the intruder, spread its wings and flew in the air, then dove towards Yohan. The Chimera’s attack didn’t seem much different from the previous mini Wyvern. The speed was almost the same.
However, it would be a big mistake to think like with the mini Wyvern. The Chimera’s defense was overwhelmingly stronger than the mini Wyvern.
In addition, the Chimera could use magic attacks.
The Chimera’s attack skills were a total of two.
Wind Cutter, a magic skill, and Body Charge, a physical skill.
If you gave the Chimera an inch, it would be hit by Body Charge, and even if you kept distance, Wind Cutter would fly. The Chimera constantly forced a painful choice.
The countermeasure was to win in basic skill combat with solid stats. This was a method that the current Yohan student couldn’t use.
In many ways, it was a difficult opponent for rogues. How would this Yohan student solve this dilemma?
-Shadow Chain.
Yohan’s shadow extended like tentacles towards the sky. It was a C-rank skill, Shadow Chain. It looked like a rogue skill but was a magic skill.
“Using a dagger with magic. Interesting friend.”
Joseph Kerr’s comment.
It was the rule to learn only skills that matched your class when learning skills. The more skills, the better, but that’s not the case. Because the maximum number of skills you can learn is limited.
Of course, if talent is excellent, this number is very high, but even so, wasting limited resources is a very luxurious thing.
Shrirrit–!
The shadow tentacles caught the Chimera. It was possible because the Chimera’s speed wasn’t fast. However, the Chimera shook its body twice to easily break the shadow tentacles’ restraint.
Kiooot–!
The Chimera roared in anger. The guy’s momentum had become even more ferocious than before. However, at that moment, Yohan’s mana knife flew and covered the Chimera.
“Bind followed by combo attack. Clean. If the opponent wasn’t the Chimera, it would have worked.”
“This attack seems to have missed slightly.”
The Knife Shot pierced the Chimera’s tail. The Chimera’s snake tail was neatly cut off.
“Oh, the attack hit the tail. Not bad, but a pity. It was a critical hit, right?”
“Right. Without that, it wouldn’t have been able to pierce the Chimera’s skin. The ‘Knife Shot’ skill has a 10% chance of critical effect. Lucky guy. No, this should be unlucky.”
After Yohan’s attack ended, it was the Chimera’s turn.
The Chimera’s body began to glow blue. It was casting the physical attack skill Body Charge. The judgment was that Yohan had entered the range of Body Charge.
“That might be dangerous.”
Sara Leoris, who had been behind Yohan, tried to move. She had also read the Chimera’s ominous atmosphere. However, Yohan extended his arm to stop her.
-It’s over.
Yohan’s words.
-!?
“!?”
“!?”
Sara inside the screen and Flora and Kerr watching the screen raised their eyebrows at Yohan’s words simultaneously.
It’s over.
What was over?
Was it that he was over?
Kioooooot—!
The Chimera rushed towards the ground at tremendous speed.
The Chimera’s Body Charge had enough power to pierce even Sara Leoris’s shield magic.
No matter how you looked, it was Yohan’s crisis. No, it should have been a crisis.
However, a surprising thing happened. The Chimera’s heavy body, which was clearly targeting Yohan, fell vertically onto the ground far past Yohan.
Kukukung!
A loud noise echoed around. The Chimera had Body Charged against the ground.
No matter how heavy the Chimera was, the impact of slamming its body to the ground at full power was tremendous. The Chimera had basically committed suicide. The Chimera’s massive body disappeared into powder.
““Eek!?””
Flora and Kerr both looked at the screen with expressions of disbelief. What on earth was going on?
An unbelievable bug occurred in the Chimera’s brain.
“Tail.”
The answer came from behind. It was a female professor with silk-like silver hair that reached her neck, impressive. The female professor with a cute body shape close to a student rather than a professor was Sylvie Mercure, the alchemy professor who directly created the Chimera that Yohan had just faced.
“The Chimera’s tail. Steering device.”
With two words from Sylvie Professor, Flora and Kerr could understand the truth of the situation that had just happened like a prank.
The Chimera was an artificial life form created in the Academy. It was essentially the same as a very complex magic tool. Just as each part of a magic tool performed a special role, each part of the Chimera’s body performed a specific role. This was true even for living organisms.
“Could it be that Yohan student attacked the tail…?”
“It wasn’t a mistake, it was intentional. But how did that guy know that the Chimera’s tail was the part that controls direction?”
Flora Professor’s gaze turned to Sylvie. Sylvie answered with a blunt expression.
“No bribe.”
“I’m not doubting you. I asked for the opinion of the Chimera’s creator.”
“Unknown cause.”
Even Sylvie, the creator of the Chimera, answered that way. And the question about it seemed to be the same for Sara Leoris watching the screen.
-How did you know about the Chimera’s tail?
-Whenever the guy moved his tail, it was on the opposite side of his flight direction. So I thought. Maybe that’s the central part that controls direction.
Despite Yohan’s explanation, Flora and Kerr’s expressions didn’t change.
With just one clue the size of a fingernail, he figured out the Chimera’s weakness and won?
If they hadn’t seen the process themselves, they would never have believed it.
However, Yohan had proven it. He had overturned Joseph Kerr’s expectations and captured the boss monster of the Hidden Area single-handedly.
“Probably the top rank for this year is decided.”
Flora’s words. No one could object to that.