Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: Mind Blown
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Class was over. The blue-haired man had been carted off to the hospital, and that was that. They'd covered it up as mana overload, but Shin Hak-cheol knew the real reason.
That's why she was here right now.
"Daughter."
"Yes, Father."
Short bob of blue hair, a pristine white headband holding it neatly in place, and a sword hanging at her waist like it was her closest companion.
She sat there with an expressionless face.
"Two of them. Taken down by one person."
"Yes."
He didn't say much, but that short reply carried the full weight of her understanding.
Swordsmen of their clan had been defeated. Two of them. People on par with heroes, beaten by a mere student.
"You saw it too. That's no ordinary skill."
"..."
Was she doubting it? Fair enough. Even Shin Hak-cheol hadn't believed it at first. He'd seen the guy fleeing in disgrace and had been pondering how to handle the aftermath.
But.
He'd seen it clearly. That man, Lee Seong-hoon, had reacted to the killing intent even while running away like a coward. A split-second burst of it. Any normal student wouldn't have sensed it and would've died on the spot. But he'd sensed it and neutralized it.
With just a look. Probably no one else there had noticed.
"Isn't it amusing? A guy I personally trained, subdued by a mere student's glare. And now my daughter wants to bring him in as a son-in-law!"
How could it not be amusing? In Shin Hak-cheol's clan, suppressing killing intent was paramount.
They taught their members to unleash it only when swinging the sword. That's why their meditation techniques were so advanced.
And that killing intent? Not only detected in an instant, but neutralized?
He wanted to take him as a son-in-law right now. Strong blood produced strong children. Strong children built strong clans.
Simple, obvious logic. But he couldn't do it just yet. The reasons were multifaceted.
First, verification. He'd confirmed the skill. He was satisfied enough to welcome him as a son-in-law immediately.
But separately, he needed to know why the guy had pretended to be weak. Why he'd run away like a disgrace.
You couldn't bring someone into the clan who'd shown their back in a spar without reason.
Second, whether he was really getting along with his daughter. He couldn't trust his eldest, who was so naive.
She was hopeless at everything, always clumsy, and prone to mana overloads at the drop of a hat.
"Daughter."
"Yes."
"Approach Lee Seong-hoon as a friend. Gather information and report back. If he's getting along with your sister, help them. If not..."
Shin Hak-cheol took a deep breath before opening his mouth.
"You try putting in some effort."
"Yes."
Even at those words, the girl's face didn't change a bit. Of course not. He was already a classmate. How hard could it be to get close—
That's what he'd thought. But Shin Chae-yeon had her own history with that.
"Seong-hoon! Check this out. I've never seen such a lavish lunchbox before. After Sophia's plain ones, this massive thing has my heart racing. Is this what Columbus felt discovering the New World? I'm the first angel to discover the New Lunchbox World!!"
"Sorry your lunchbox got called plain!!"
"Shut up and eat."
Shin Ga-yeon had tagged along with her sister to the rooftop during lunch to get closer to him. Even under his sharp glare that screamed "Why are you here?", Shin Chae-yeon thought to herself.
"Hehe. Eat plenty."
Her sister blushing while using awkward formal speech, classmates gathering around the guy. The noisy surroundings.
"Between mine and this one, which is tastier?!"
"Obviously Shin Ga-yeon's is— Sophia! Yours is way better!! It's so good, don't shove it in!!"
"You can't just eat meat."
"Not this now?!"
"Tsk tsk. Seong-hoon. Instead of complaining, take another bite. Even high-end restaurants aren't this good."
I want to do that too—!!
She just wanted to go home and read. That was Shin Chae-yeon's thought amid Lee Seong-hoon's cries of despair.
"I'm beat."
The first words out of my mouth as I flopped onto the bed. Of course I was. Some creepy old guy had targeted me, forcing a spar.
Once that was over, some dude I didn't want to deal with showed up at lunch acting all friendly.
I glared at him—why are you here?—and he looked behind himself, tilting his head.
The sisters were both total loose cannons. Aside from that, lunch itself had been a hell party.
Sophia sulking because I wasn't eating hers and stuffing it into my mouth.
Raphael picking out the tasty side dishes and cramming them in. Lachesis sneaking bites on the side.
Shin Ga-yeon piling veggies next to whatever Sophia shoved in.
Shin Chae-yeon eating with her eyes closed, ignoring us all.
"At least Isia wasn't there."
I couldn't even imagine if Isia had been there too. Good thing she'd been called away for club stuff. Club president or not, why her? Was I a figurehead prez? Am I the puppet president?
Whatever, it was convenient. Club activities soon? Annoying.
I yawned and opened [Inventory]. Needed to prepare to shake off Shin Hak-cheol's pursuit.
First, pendant on at all times.
This pendant's pretty useful. Lachesis is unmatched for detecting ambushes, but this one's on another level.
If Lachesis warns of attack intent, this tells me who's harboring hostility toward me.
It warns faster than her. Before they even act. Essential gear.
Next, I pulled a ring from [Inventory]. That one. The one I found by chance with the pendant.
No name, so I gave it one.
Eh?
I rubbed my eyes. What the hell? So, interpreting the text in front of me...
A total cheat item that eats magic and boosts my physical stats based on how much it devours?
"Mind blown!!!"
This was mind-blowing. Absolutely. Hands down the second-best item I've picked up since coming to this world.
First is Levatein.
With this, no one beats me in magic fights. As long as I have 「Mana Eye」 and [Spell Eater], I can nullify ambushes or big spells, everything.
"Lachesis. You can call me the Mage Killer. I permit it."
[Here we go again nya.]
I ignored the snarky black cat and checked the other items I'd brought.
All properly enhanced. Reading through, I couldn't help but grin.
Items done. Next, [Skills]—
As if waiting for me to open the [Skills] window, a massive racket hit my ears.
Crashing, crumbling, groans, laughter. Onomatopoeia: thud crash bang.
What the—? I looked up, and my door flew open. Nothing there, so I looked down: blonde hair. But something was off.
Her hair was a mess. Like someone had forcibly tousled it.
[Daddy!! Mommy's bullying me!!]
She said that and charged at me. Arms wide, so I instinctively hugged and lifted her.
Wanted to ask about her hair, but no need. I knew.
"B-bullying?! I followed the video, but it looks weird!"
Because a blonde with a comb followed her in.
"You used one video to experiment on our kid?"
"That's not fair. I meant well—"
[Mommy grabbed my hair and yanked!!]
At that, gazes from one cat, one sword, and one person turned to the angel. She shook her head no, but the blonde strands clumped in the comb didn't lie.
Our damn angel couldn't even brush hair properly.
After that, I fixed her messy hair. She was scared at first, but giggled after a few strokes.
Raphael watched, muttering something like "Th-that's what I was trying to do!!" Then she made up, claimed my bed to play, and fell asleep.
Now sitting in a chair, watching the two blondes cuddling in sleep.
"All good. Heartwarming. Yeah. Heartwarming."
But why in my room? I was in the middle of checking [Skills]. No place to go till they wake.
Sighed and got back to work.
Obviously, expanding the 「Scythe Mastery」 mind map. 「Hyper Sense(A+)」 untouched, so I was hyped.
You know how it goes. Expand vision, world freezes in focus. Or ears, detect enemies meters away.
Tons of potential with senses. High hopes. But as they say.
Expectations breed betrayal. Exactly my case.
"Seriously?"
Why? Everything else works but this? Give me back my hype. Tried multiple times, no dice.
Smacked my lips and retreated. Onto 「Scythe Mastery」.
That's what it means, huh. Yeah, they touched last time. Stopped there due to no points.
"Holy shit."
Checked required points vs. my stock. Way short.
"This screams total cheat if upgraded."
My gamer instincts screamed to dump points into it. Even with recent accumulation from not spending, still short.
Had to retreat. No gains today. Just more goals, no rewards.
Maybe tap 「Rune Magic」? Save for 「Scythe Mastery」? While pondering.
Ding~!
Cheerful chime, message arrived. Probably Isia with nonsense. Unlocked screen, saw:
Creep creep.
[Nyaaaaack!!]
I grabbed the fleeing cat's tail as she peeked at the message.
Still reading. That Rosarinne bitch, mana exhausted from barriers, yet typing crap like this.
[M-master. Let's talk it out nya. We're 21st century civilized folk nya?]
"From today, I'm done with humanity."
[Nyaaang.]
Dragged the terrified cat out of the room.
—Nyaaaaaaaack!!!
Since it was the farthest room, the damn blondes only woke up rubbing their eyes after the torture ended.