It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 204

Chapter 204: Attack on the 6th Warehouse of Klangsmarte Rainbow (4)

Large pieces of paper stuck all over the walls.

It wasn’t a scroll……

『You got an F.』

『Don’t you know that security is paramount in coding?』

『It took me 0.1 seconds to crack because you copied the module name I created.』

『It was good to use the quartz tube as a mana conduit. But why didn’t you wrap the tube with mana shielding material?』

『As a result, I could tell where the mine scroll would explode before it even went off.』

『It was a good strategy to enhance your hearing without using sonar……』

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『But I feel like F is too harsh since you seem to have worked hard. I’ll give you a D+ instead.』

『So retake the class.』

……It was just ordinary paper filled with words evaluating him.

Everywhere on the walls, exactly where a human male would have ‘worked’ to break through the walls.

There were no scrolls, only comments that a professor would write.

” Ugh……! “

Yaya looked around hurriedly with a surprised face.

The human male was nowhere to be seen.

Thump!

Yaya immediately ran and turned the corner.

And he directed the mana he had gathered in his hand straight ahead.

But the human male wasn’t here either.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

He ran around the building.

But.

” H, he’s gone?! “

The human male was still nowhere to be seen.

He didn’t hear him entering the building, and he wasn’t outside either, so where in the world……!

At that moment.

A thought crossed Yaya’s mind.

” No way……! “

He looked up at the top of the building.

He saw a person.

A long-haired human male, floating in the air.

It was the man he had seen in the crystal ball.

He could see an X shining behind his back.

Yaya knew what it was.

One of the Fairy-Elven Alliance’s flagship exports, 『Improved Wings of the Sylph』.

It was the latest model with full options, a unique wing that glowed pink.

It takes months, if not years, for even elves to get their wing license, but how can a human who looks so young use it……

What was even more unbelievable was.

” There’s…… no sound…… “

That there was no sound coming from him.

Just then, he heard a sound.

The sound of the human male snapping his fingers.

Shhwooow.

Then the sound of the wings, which had been blocked until then, began to be heard.

Whooong. Whooong. Whooooong.

The magic that had been hidden in the sky began to reveal itself.

Hundreds, thousands…… no, tens of thousands of magic circles.

And the blue mana bullets hanging from them.

They were all energy bullets.

” H, How many…… “

Yaya asked in a trembling voice, unable to even think of fighting back.

The human male kindly answered immediately.

” 12,100. “

” Ha, haha…… “

Thud.

Yaya collapsed to the floor.

He was neither an angel nor a devil who came to punish the foolish creatures of the lower world.

Then what was he?

Professor ID.

The professor ID attached to his chest caught his eye.

” Who in the world…… are you……? “

Yaya asked in a daze.

Then the man in the sky answered.

” Otherworlder. “

Ah.

He finally knew who he was.

『……It took me 0.1 seconds to crack because you copied the module name ‘I’ created.』

The contents of the paper attached to the wall.

The professor ID on his chest.

And otherworlder.

He couldn’t believe it, but as he had expected……

……

The moment Yaya thought that far.

” I’m Kyung-joon. “

The man’s voice echoed from above.

And then, without a sound or vibration.

――――――.

―――.

Divine punishment fell from the sky.

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[Final Phase: 12,100 cells completed]

[Initiating Energy Bombard』.]

[Indiscriminate energy bombardment will pour down on a 100m×100m area centered on the scroll.]

Divine punishment fell from the sky.

[Unique skill 『Multi Mana Control: Nano (Lv.5)』 ]

[Rare skill 『Transform Magic (Lv.5)』 ]

[Rare skill 『Sound Blocking (Lv.2)』 ]

[Temporarily blocks sound within a 100m×100m radius.]

There was no sound.

[Rare skill 『Transform Magic (Lv.5)』 ]

[Unique skill 『R-wave (Lv.1)』 ]

[Temporarily greatly reduces impact within a 100m×100m radius.]

There was no vibration.

But everything crumbled.

The building collapsed.

The cargo piled up inside toppled over haphazardly.

Everything below collapsed.

The sight of the silent world collapsing.

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―――.

It was truly ephemeral.

[Yaya Twinies (Affiliation – Scrollpia) has 0 points. You are retired from the war zone.]

[A total of 100 points of damage was dealt.]

[The opponent is affiliated with Scrollpia, not Jaeya.]

[All points will be taken.]

[A total of 100 points have been acquired.]

[All points will be accumulated as personal points since you are currently affiliated with Jaeya.]

[The level of advanced skill 『Energy Shooter』 has increased to 6.]

[The level of Unique skill 『Multi Mana Control: Nano』 has increased to 6……]

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Snap.

As Kyung-joon snapped his fingers, the muffled sound returned to normal.

” Hmm…… The undergraduate level at Fael University isn’t that high. “

[Unique skill 『Sylph Fly (Lv.3)』 ]

Shhwooong.

Kyung-joon controlled his wings and landed under the debris.

He had been practicing and collecting flight data in his spare time since the Luxemb Defense, and he had Teemo input the flight algorithm, so he was now able to fly more freely.

That’s why his skill level went up by 2 to 3.

<But wasn’t it pretty good? Considering that he’s a Scroll Department student, not a Combat Magic Department student, I think he did pretty well.>

” Well, that’s true. He wasn’t completely talentless. “

It was quite commendable that he tried to maximize his hearing with mana to detect the outside.

It was a strategy that took into account that if he used mana detection, his location could be detected as well.

Also, the fact that he broke the other windows as well when he came out was commendable.

If he had broken only one window and come out, he would have been caught right away, but if he had broken the other windows as well, he would have been able to confuse the opponent for a while.

The 0.XX seconds of confusion that resulted from this determined who would win or lose the battle.

Of course.

<I don’t think he expected Master to be above the building, not inside the wall.>

It didn’t work on Kyung-joon, who was leisurely preparing his magic while watching from the sky.

” It’s always the one who takes the new axis first in any field who wins. “

Just as a one-dimensional line that goes back and forth cannot beat a two-dimensional plane that moves sideways.

A person moving on a two-dimensional plane cannot beat an opponent in three dimensions who flies around in the sky.

This is obvious if you think about the fighter planes of World War II.

Catching a fighter plane with infantry, cavalry, or tanks is like catching a fly with chopsticks.

” It’s more advantageous to ambush from the side than to fight head-on, and it’s even more advantageous to attack from above, right? “

Kyung-joon only applied that obvious law.

Other things.

He used Shadow Step, which blocks sound and vibration, to attach papers to the walls, making it seem as if he was going to break through the walls.

He deployed a mana field to add the 『sys.exit』 code to the trap scrolls inside the building.

All of this was nothing more than a ploy to make the opponent anxious and come out.

For example, the papers he had attached to the walls were not explosive scrolls, but simply pieces of paper with advice written on them.

And as expected, Yaya, who had a very cautious personality, fell for Kyung-joon’s trap.

If he had just rushed out without thinking, he would have been able to at least mix in a few spells instead of being unilaterally defeated like before.

<If you think you’re going to lose in strategy, it might be better to just charge in blindly.>

” Yeah, that’s what I’m saying. “

Kyung-joon talked with Teemo about the previous battle as he looked around the debris.

Then he stopped right where he wanted to be.

” Teemo, this is the place, right? “

<Yes. This is definitely where it came out.>

” Okay. “

[Rare skill 『Transform Magic (Lv.5)』 ]

[Rare skill 『Sound Blocking (Lv.3)』 ]

[Unique skill 『R-wave (Lv.1)』 ]

[Blocks sound and vibration transmitted to the floor.]

Kyung-joon used Sound Blocking and a skill that creates Seismic Waves to prevent any sound or vibration from being transmitted to the basement below.

And.

” Huff! “

Kyung-joon started to remove the debris.

It took a little longer than other tasks because his strength stat wasn’t that high.

Still, there was a reward.

Sure.

As he brushed the dust off the floor with his feet.

” So now I just have to knock and say, ‘Delivery’s here’? “

< ¯ࡇ¯;;>

<You think they’re just gonna open it for you?>

Below was a subtly distinct square crack.

There was a door leading down to the basement.

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[Message Scroll: No reply.]

[Message Scroll: No reply.]

[Message Scroll: No reply.]

” Why isn’t he answering?! “

Bang!

Eo-er slammed the desk in the basement.

Clang! Roll.

Several crystal balls on the desk fell to the floor and rolled around.

Static. Crackle.

The crystal balls were already broken and were only transmitting noise.

All of a sudden, all the Video Memory Stones inside the building were broken.

Before that, all the traps, like the Y29~31 mine scrolls, had become useless.

” Don’t tell me Yaya…… “

He saw Yaya break all the windows and throw himself outside.

But there had been no contact since then.

They were supposed to contact each other through message scrolls after it was all over……

” ……Did he really lose? “

Yaya majored in Scroll Department, but minored in Combat Magic Department.

He had taken more than 18 credits, almost 6 courses in Combat Magic Department, and his grades were good enough to get at least A- in some of them, which was very good for a student from another department.

He couldn’t believe that he would be defeated by a human exchange student……

It was hard to believe.

It was said that there was only one human in history who had properly completed the Combat Magic Department course.

And that was a record from well over 700 years ago.

700 years is practically a legend beyond history, and a human of that level has invaded here now?

He had never even heard of such a human existing.

” There’s no way Yaya lost…… That can’t be…… “

At that moment.

Thump, thump, thump.

He heard a loud knocking on the basement door.

Eo-er was startled and immediately turned his head toward the door.

Thump, thump, thump.

A continuous knocking sound.

” Why is he knocking…… “

The thought he had been afraid of was becoming a reality.

Shuffling.

Eo-er slowly approached the door, taking out a 『voice message scroll』 in his hand just in case.

If it wasn’t Yaya, he would immediately use the scroll to shout.

That the 6th warehouse of Klangsmarte Rainbow had been robbed by an unknown human.

He couldn’t possibly defeat the opponent that Yaya had lost to, so he had to at least let Teclyn at the control camp know that they had been robbed.

Huff. Huff.

Eo-er somehow suppressed his increasingly rapid breathing.

Thump. Thump.

He went up the stairs to the door.

At that moment.

Thud!

He heard someone collapsing on the floor.

” Aaagh?! “

Thump!

Eo-er lost his balance and fell backwards on the stairs.

Immediately, he heard a voice from the door.

『Ugh, huff! Yeah! Delivery’s here! Open the door, I’m gonna die……!』

Yaya’s voice!

” Mmm! Mmmph……! “

And a male voice he had never heard before.

Judging from the situation, it must have been that human man!

A picture of Yaya capturing him and gagging him with a towel was drawn in Eo-er’s mind.

” Hey! Why are you knocking all of a sudden! You scared me! “

Eo-er shouted loudly, his voice angry but inwardly pleased.

Then Yaya above the basement answered.

『Hehe! You were scared, weren’t you? Hurry up and open the door. I thought I was going to lose the fight. I’m exhausted. Whew.』

” Mmm! Mmmph……! “

『Hurry up! He’s stronger than I thought, I’m gonna lose him!』

Eo-er, realizing that the picture he had drawn in his mind was correct, had a big smile on his face.

” Oh! Hold on! I’ll open it right away! “

Thump, thump, thump!

Eo-er quickly got up from his fall and climbed the stairs.

Creak.

Then he quickly opened the door.

” Yaya! Good job! I’ll take it from here― Huh?! “

What greeted him was not Yaya, nor the captured human male, but……

” W, What is this…… “

A desolate ruin where everything had been destroyed.

Thump!

A heavy sensation on his right shoulder!

” ……! “

Eo-er reflexively turned his head in that direction.

Poke~

Something poked his right cheek.

Eo-er’s right cheek, cutely pressed in.

When he looked closely, he saw that it was someone’s hand that was on his right shoulder.

” Huh? You look exactly like that Yaya guy. “

Kyung-joon had his index finger outstretched from the hand he had on his shoulder.

In other words, Eo-er was tricked by Kyung-joon and poked in the cheek.

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