Dawn.
Roar of thunder.
The sound of rain hitting paving road.
Raindrops slide down the translucent, icy veil, freezing as they were and becoming part of the veil.
I stared at the scene endlessly.
“Ahh···.”
3 days later
No matter how hard I think about it, somehow I enter into the game ＜ Magical Knight of Marchen> that I had been playing for 7 years.
As a third-class extra that has nothing to do with the main protagonist or the main characters
It’s a really simple cliché.
I don't even know if I'm in a stable time period
It was just vague
At the beginning of my high school days, when I saw the piles of books stacked taller than my height, I felt a sense of dread and hopelessness.
Maybe this is a punishment.
It’s been a long time since I've wanted to revisit an old game. So, in order to play comfortably, I hit the only practical stat 100 cheat and started a new game.
Being an experienced person, I shouldn't have done that…
‘That’s why I transmigrated.
haha, crazy
I'm really thinking of all sorts of things.
However, it was true that I was transmigrated into <Magical Knight of Marchen>
As a result of living for three days, this was the Marchen Academy that I saw in the game.
And today is the day of the entrance ceremony, the starting point of the game.
I could tell by looking at the date of the entrance ceremony banner hanging over the main entrance and the dormitory calendar.
At first, I open my eyes in the dormitory.
I used the academy’s unique currency, which I received as a freshman benefit, and paid for my meals.
Wandering around silently every day.
I was realizing this absurd reality…
In addition, it was possible to use magic by sending mana carefully. This [ice curtain] is proof of that.
Really… not even funny.
As I was absent-mindedly lost in thought while listening to the sound of rain, a terrible realization struck my mind.
‘This is Hell level difficulty.’
＜ Magic Knight of Marchen > starts by selecting one of the difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, and Hard. You can choose the hardest difficulty from the 2nd round, and the infamous Hell difficulty from the 3rd round.
Hell Difficulty has a completely different atmosphere from the start.
Today, as usual, should be sunny from start to finish. It was a good day to mark the beginning of the main character, Ian Fairy Tail’s, chaotic academy life.
The refreshing background music and bright atmosphere at that time are clearly etched in my memory.
However, if you select ‘Hell’ difficulty, the game starts in gloomy, rainy weather.
I remember the beginning of the ‘Hell’ difficulty, devoid of any background music, and only the sound of rain sounded. It was almost as if it was foreshadowing the difficult road ahead.
And in this difficulty, Ian fights the enemy even before the entrance ceremony begins.
‘Even if I got transmigrated… ’
Hell difficulty, as its name suggests, boasted insane difficulty.
It is obvious that the level of the enemies increases or the patterns becomes complicated. and the story itself changes, so enemies that did not appear on the previous difficulty appear from time to time.
It is a challenge that only the most veterans of people can overcome.
But I…'
As soon as I made up my mind to look at the status window, a translucent window appeared in front of me. It was an interface that I often saw in games.
[Status]
Name: Isaac
Lv: 20
Gender: Male
Grade: 1
Title: Freshman
Mana Capacity : 280 / 300
— Mana Recovery Speed : D-
— Stamina : D-
— Muscular Strength : D
— Intellect : D
— Spirit :B
Potential <<Details>>
[Combat Skills]
Elemental Series 1: Ice
— Elemental Firepower : D-
— Elemental Efficiency : D
— Elemental Synergy : C
Elemental Series 2 (Locked)
[Own Skills]
Active
— (★1) Ice Generation (D)
— (★2) Ice Curtain(C)
— (★1) Cold Divergence (C)
— (★1) Basic Protection Magic (E)
Passive
— None
Skill Tree <<Details>>
[Unique Attribute]
— None
As a third-class extra, these were terrible stats.
First and foremost, Level 20. The average level of freshmen, from what I remember, was around 40. There were students of various grades present, but there were some exceptions.
In this game, Level 20 was the level you can get during the Hell difficulty tutorial. Too low.
Even if the mental power is high, it will only increase the hallucination-type magic resistance. It doesn't help much in the fight.
'How can I not even be at the basic level…??
The same goes for skills. Considering that the worst grade is E-class, it is easy to guess how garbage level is of [Elemental Firepower] < D- ≥ which was responsible for skill power.
How did such an ordinary character get into the prestigious Marchen Academy?
If I think about the contents of the game, it was clear that I was overwhelmed by the writing skills, not the actual skills.
Then what do I do? My head is blank.
I had to worry about my future life.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to return to earth later, or if I’ll have to live here forever.
The worst case scenario is the death of the main character, Ian Fairy Tail, and the world having a bad ending.
And my death.
So, under the assumption that I can’t return to earth, what’s the safest step I can take?
It was to clear this game.
‘I got lucky that the cheat was applied…
As a result of checking the status window for the past 3 days, the stat 100 cheat was applied as it is.
Stats do not directly affect stats. It is used to invest in potential skill's. Therefore, it was difficult to expect dramatic effects.
The problem is that this ‘Isaac’ character has very poor potential specifications…
[Ice Creation]
The mass of ice created in the air by sending magical power is only the size of a soccer ball. It was created by pouring out the maximum amount of mana that was available in my body to create a block of ice once.
「 Ice Creation (Ice attribute, ★1)」
When I relinquished the mana connection, the magical mass receives the force of gravity and falls to the floor.
Really, very weak.
Why don't you create this into your opponent’s body? That’s not possible. There is a setting that it is near to impossible to generate magic within another person’s body because of the ''mana force field’'.
In other words, my only power is to drop ice cubes.
So, first of all, I had to check it clearly with my own two eyes.
Will the main character, Ian Fairy Tail, be able to get through this hellish difficulty well?
Do I have to interfere with the main storyline…???
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
＜ Magical Knight of Marchen > Hell difficulty first boss, ‘Trevion of Evil’.
He meets the protagonist, today, just before the entrance ceremony.
In the future, the main character, 'Ian Fairy Tail', will have many enemies. Because Ian has special powers.
‘The rain has stopped.’
The time has come.
I looked at the clock tower standing in the center of the academy.
The current time is 8 am. The sun was peeking through the slowly shrinking dark clouds.
I went into the ‘Josena Forest’ outside the main gate of the academy to remember the old memory of playing the game.
If you go up the hill, you will find a small dormitory where the main character, Ian Fairy Tail, stayed for a while on the way to the Marchen Academy. Ian leaves the dorm today and heads to the academy.
My destination is an open vacant lot that comes out as you walk through a forest road lined with trees. It was the place where Ian was on his way to the academy.
It's here···!'
The moment I reached my destination, I stopped.
A black-haired young man with his head bowed while leaning against a tree.
He was wearing the same uniform as me, and blood was pouring out of his mouth.
Seeing the familiar face, I immediately recognize who he was.
Ian Fairy Tail. He was the protagonist of ＜ Magical Knight of Marchen >.
[ Ian Fairy Tail ]
Lv: 30
Race: Human
Attribute: Light
Danger: X
An information window appeared in the air and identified the black-haired boy as Ian Fairy Tail.
After completing the Hell difficulty tutorial, you will reach level 30 The main character, who was in a half conscious state over there, seemed to have just finished the tutorial.
And in front of the fainted protagonist, a dark-skinned man stood there staring at the protagonist
The dark-skinned man was crying all over. Both hands, which were slightly stretched to the sides, move frantically.
Curly, pure white hair. The first villain that drove countless players into the depths of despair right from the start of the Hell difficulty.
[ Trevion of Evil ]
Lv: 80
Race: Demon
Attributes: Darkness, Water
Risk: High
It was ‘The Trevion of Evil.
‘Level 80... The difficulty of hell for sure.'
An enemy who foretells the future of the player right after the game starts, in Hell difficulty the evil Trebion He starts in level 80
On the other hand, Ian’s level is only 30. As of now, if Ian gets hit by one of Trevion basic attacks, he has no choice but to fall into a similar state like now, and if he gets hit by more than one attack, he’ll die.
The reason he's level is so high is because of the 'Hell'' difficulty. Even after defeating him, the amount of experience gained is similar to other difficulties.
The grim intention of the development team to not even do not even dare start the Hell difficulty without a high level of experience playing this game, it's a bit excessive.
From the plot’s point of view, it doesn't make any sense that the current 'Ian' can beat Trevion.
Eventually, in the middle of the fight, Kaya Astreang, the deputy head of the Faculty of Magic, all of a sudden will appear and defeat the enemy.
So, the purpose is to “endure”.
by the way…
What is “Ian” doing now?
Could it have been planned from the beginning…?
It can't be. please say no…
Of course, Hell difficulty requires you to have masterfull control from the start of the game
Trevion move tours Ian, who is unconscious, and in each of his hands Black water balls floated It was a magic that combined the darkness and water properties.
From the first day of the entrance ceremony, this world is heading tours a bad ending
‘What will happen to me when he dies…?’
What will happen to me if, i have a bad ending? Will I return to earth, or will I… die?
The best way to escape this reality, for me, is to clear this game.
In the ending, it is said that 'Ian' became a magic knight and went on a winning streak…
As the Marchen Academy is the most prestigious academy on the continent, even with just a diploma, you can live in a world of luxury.
However, in order to do that, you must defeat the final boss, ‘Nepid the Evil God’.
Obviously, this game cannot be completed without that bastard who is the main character.
Let’s think about a solution, what is the best way to solve this crisis…?
“Ah, cheat.”
Stat 100 Cheat!
I quickly opened the status window and swiped tours the potential ＜＜ Details>>.
[potential power]
Retained stats: 100
◆ growth rate
— Training efficiency : D+ 16/100 [UP]
— Magic training efficiency : D- 10/100 [UP]
— Learning efficiency : D 12/100 [UP]
◆ Elemental Resistance
— Fire element resistance : E 0/100 [UP]
— Water element resistance : D 6/100 [UP]
— Ice element resistance : C- 24/100 [UP]
— Lightning element resistance : C 29/100 [UP]
— Stone element resistance : E 2/100 [UP]
— Wind element resistance : D 13/100 [UP]
— Neutral property magic resistance : D 8/100 [UP]
◆ Great tribal combat power
— Human Combat Power : E 4/100 [UP]
— Vs. Race Combat Power : E 1/100 [UP]
— Elyos combat power : E 0/100 [UP]
— Anti-Demon Combat Strength : E 0/100 [UP]
[T/N: The term used here is ‘This Race’ which literally translates to ‘This Race’]
The stat 100 cheat I used. It was also applied without any problems.
Near every potential stat there is an up icon there because of the stat 100 cheat, that I kept.
The potential that had already been assigned seemed to be innate to “Isaac” himself.
Anyway, ignoring everything, I put all my stats into [Anti-Demon Combat Strength].
Ding !!
[Potential [Anti-Demon Combat Strength] has been improved from E-class to S-class!]
[You have obtained the unique talent [Destroyer]
[Anti-Demon Combat Strength] The highest level. This gave him the unique talent [Destroyer].
It was natural why I put all of my Potential point into this stat because when dealing with demon my combat power temporarily increased.
Most of the main villains in ＜ Magical Knight of Marchen> are demons. The more you invest in [Anti-Demon Combat Strength], the more specialized you become in boss battles.
And [Destroyer] is a unique characteristic that can be obtained when [Anti-Demon Combat Strength] is maxed out. It is the role of boosting the effect of [Anti-Demon Combat Strength].
Therefore, from now on, I will have a fighting chance against the demon Trevion.
I went out into the open space.
Then, Trevion, who was approaching Ian, noticed my presence and turned his gaze to me.
“……”
[…….]
Dark purple eyes. Human features. An elongated body that seems to have stretched out. When he saw me, he smiled wide enough to tear apart the corners of his lips. It looks so creepy.
[hello…?]
Trevion shook his head and said hello with a creepy voice.
People had given him a nickname. It was ‘Hi man.’
Because Trevion can only say “hello”.
[Hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello?]
He began to sway and approach me in frightening speed!
I stretched out my right hand in the direction of Trevion. It was a position to use magic.
What kind of effect will be displayed…! Fear and expectation were entwined within me.
Then, suddenly, my heart started beating frantically as if it is going to explode out of my chest.
My Blood started to boiled, and the flow of mana became intense.
[The demon has been recognized as an enemy.]
[Unique talent [Destroyer] is activated!]
[Levels and stats temporarily increase drastically!]
[Temporarily all attribute +10]
[Status]
Name: Isaac
Lv: (120)
Gender: Male
Grade: 1
Title: freshman
mana power : (30000) / (30000)
— Mana Recovery Speed : B+
— Stamina : A-
— Strength : A
— Intellect : D
— Spirit : S
Ahh…
Levels and skills have increased explosively
It feels like I can pull off a powerful attack
I gave in to that feeling…
Trevion swung his arms. Then, some kind of strange spell mixed with dark water flew towards me in a spiral path.
At that moment, I emitted the cold energy flowing through my body from my right hand.
A light blue magic circle appears in front of my right hand.
The ice magic spell exploded.
────────── “Freeze Explosion (Ice Attribute, ★5)”
aah───!!
“Wow!”
As if exploding, a ball of ice burst out of my hand and devoured Trevion’s magic!
The mana of ice spreads out in an oval shape all at once and dominates the area.
It even consumed up Trevion and soared diagonally toward the sky as if bouncing off the ground.
A large block of ice was created in a short moment, It was truly impressive.
That block of ice gently released cold air around it, giving the illusion of you being at the “North Pole”.
Trevion is frozen in the ice block that I just used on him with a painful expression.
As luck would have it, the main character, Ian Fairy Tail, was barely outside the range of my attack, so there was no damage. It was because the ice block flew up to the sky before it could reach him.
Then I let out a deep, sigh in the chilly atmosphere.
From my right hand which, I used to cast the spell is now leaking a cold mist
Normally, I can only cast a block of ice the size of a basketball…
The ice field that appeared in front of me, spike like thorns in all directions, were on a different level.
This is the result of taking [Anti-Demon Combat Strength] to the maximum level—.
I can sense that it is possible to dispel the effects of my spell. As if remotely controlled, I tried to release the mana flowing naturally through the ice block.
As expected, the huge chunk of ice cracked and exploded.
Quaang
After the explosion, it's started to melt down, then it became a light-blue mist and started to blow away with the wind. I guess you can say that he “froze off”!
Trevion collapsed and started to cough up blood, This is the reason the ice sharply attacked him when the skill [Ice Explosion] happened.
“Are you okay…?”
It doesn't matter if I step in anymore. Because it looks like he can handle himself.
Soon after, Trevion collapsed and fell on the floor.
[Bye···.]
A whispering voice disperses with the wind.
Then, Trevion vanished into gray dust.