It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 111

Chapter 111: Qualification Test

“User Kyung-joon has the Energy Tower, which is perfect for defense, and he has experience fighting actual variant monsters at the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy. He’s the best person for the defense of Luxemb.”

The scales, which had been heavily tilted towards the variant monsters, were balanced with the participation of user Kyung-joon.

“But wouldn’t it be okay even if user Kyung-joon doesn’t participate in the event? At most, Luxemb would just bleed a little. It’s a small country, but it’s not weak.”

Luxemb had long served as a breakwater for Francois and the Kingdom of Deutschland.

The know-how and proficiency accumulated while dealing with various monster hordes could not be ignored.

“That’s why it’s more of a problem. What if Margrave Lothar holds a grudge and declares war on Francois and Deutsch?”

“Come on, no way…… He’s been quiet all this time.”

“That Lothar, before he became a Margrave, he was a fiery warrior. This incident might trigger something.”

“But it hasn’t even been decades since the last war in World.”

“That’s what makes it more unsettling.”

War content was still premature.

Except for user Kyung-joon, there were currently no player guilds that were actively focusing on developing their territories.

The foundation of war was territory.

Without territory, one could become a hero, but never a key player in war.

However, World was a game serviced for players.

The main players in World had to be the players who played it.

If the NPCs just bickered amongst themselves and it ended there, the reason for servicing World would fade.

Until players reached a certain level of growth, large-scale events like war had to be prevented.

Therefore, in Main Scenario Chapter 2 『Anomaly』, the goal of the Kyung-joon Special Management Team was as follows:

“To use user Kyung-joon to balance the Balance of Power that is beginning to crumble due to the variant monsters.”

The so-called Guardian of Balance.

That was one of the roles they expected from Kyung-joon in the future.

“Alright! Those who are leaving, leave, and the night shift, get back to work. Dismissed!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Good work, everyone.”

“Wow~! It’s been a while since we got off work on time!”

“Who knew things would turn out like this thanks to user Kyung-joon?”

Before, they were just unilaterally swept up in the storm that was Kyung-joon.

But not anymore.

They were no longer the 10th Division Monitoring Team that just went along with Kyung-joon.

They were the Kyung-joon Special Management Team.

They fully acknowledged Kyung-joon’s influence and used it to their advantage.

“Let’s do well in the future, Kyung-joon.”

It was a brilliant start for the Kyung-joon Special Management Team.

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Qualification Test.

No matter how much Luxemb needed players for its defense, they couldn’t just accept anyone.

Putting someone who couldn’t even perform above average on the battlefield was worse than having no one at all.

Besides, there was also the issue of rewards.

They said they would give rewards based on point rankings, but they couldn’t just not give any rewards to those with low rankings.

The total number of prepared rewards was 503.

Considering that the 1st place would receive 3 first, and the 2nd place would receive 2 next, the maximum number of people who could receive rewards was 500.

However, the number of test participants had already exceeded 500 a long time ago, and the 1st training ground was currently facing its 988th participant.

<Luxemb Elite Knight>

▼Odi (NPC)

“Luxemb Elite Force 5th Squad. My name is Odi. Let’s have a spar.”

VS

<Rank 65th>

▼MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl (Player)

“Hawaawa. I’m a high school girl. This is so scary.”

The rules of the match were simple.

Completely subdue the examiner, a Luxemb Elite Knight, for an absolute victory.

If that’s too difficult, then display skills worthy of the examiner’s recognition.

It was close to impossible to completely overpower a Luxemb Elite Knight, all of whom were above Level 200 and had completed their 2nd Promotion.

Therefore, most participants entered the fight with the latter in mind rather than the former.

“High school girl? What a strange name. Well, it’s not like it’s the first time an outsider’s name has been strange. Anyway, you’re familiar with the rules of the match, right?”

Odi pointed his spear at MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl.

Seeing this, MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl trembled and replied.

“Hawaawa. High school girl doesn’t know those things.”

“What?”

“So, I’m just going to beat you up first.”

MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl took out 10 clay dolls from her inventory.

Figures dressed in school uniforms and bulletproof vests, crafted with her love and care.

The ten figures flashed with light!

[Rare Skill 『Delusional Puppet Transmutation』 ]

[Transmutes the power of earth to summon elite soldiers proportional to the caster’s level.]

▶Elite Soldier (Earth) Level: Lv.239

▶Elite Soldier (Earth) Grade: Rare

▶Maximum Summonable Number: 10

Thump, thump, thump!

The figures in school uniforms and bulletproof vests instantly transformed into real high school girls, appearing on the training ground.

<Elite Soldier (Earth)>

▼Bulletproof Girl Group (Summon)

One of the skills of the unique job 『Delusional Transmuter』!

The ability to transmute pre-made clay dolls into real size and control them like chess pieces.

Clank, clank, clank!

The 10 earthen high school girls simultaneously aimed their guns at Odi.

The guns were modeled after the K2 rifles used by the Republic of Korea Army.

Then, MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl smirked and shouted a command.

“Fire for the little ones!”

Ratta-tat-tat-tat!

Earth magic bullets rained down on Odi endlessly.

“Tsk……! As expected, a wizard!”

Clang, clang, clang!

Odi blocked half with his spear and dodged the other half by rolling!

He was indeed skilled as an elite knight.

Crack!

Eventually, one of the Bulletproof Girl Group members was pierced between the eyes by Odi’s spear.

“Heh. To deal with this kind of guy, you just have to get close and fight.”

“Kyaaa! My, my MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl figure……! Shoot! Shoot that artless b@stard dead!”

Ratta-tat-tat-tat!

An even more intense barrage of gunfire resumed.

One person was watching this scene from afar.

It was the lord of Luxemb, Margrave Lothar.

“Hmm. The otherworlder’s skills are truly unique.”

“Yes. I hear that this MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl is also Korean.”

“Oh, Korean! As expected of a famous group of eccentrics. With that person’s abilities, they could be a great asset in this defense.”

“Yes. I’m sure they will.”

At the vassal’s words, Margrave Lothar nodded his head in a good mood.

“Huh…… The 『administrator』 who called themselves the representative of the otherworlders. At first, I thought they were just a group of insignificant liars, but this time, I must thank them.”

If they hadn’t come and proposed this event, Luxemb would have had to defend against the mutated monsters alone, without any players.

If that had happened, they would have suffered great losses.

Margrave Lothar decided that if they successfully defended, he would maintain a good relationship with the players in the future.

There was no guarantee that this wave of mutated monsters would be the first and last.

Considering their neighbors, Francois and the Kingdom of Deutschland, they had to plan for the future.

Back to the fight between Odi and MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl.

“This is the end.”

“Hawaawa…… High school girl is weak…….”

Odi pointed his spear at the collapsed MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl.

MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl pleaded for mercy by blinking her eyes with tears welling up.

Seeing this, a deep frown formed on Odi’s forehead.

“Weak, my foot.”

“Gah!”

Thud!

Odi kicked MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl, sending her flying out of the training ground.

And then.

“It was a memorable fight. If you had used melee dolls along with ranged dolls, it would have been a much better fight. You can check the results tomorrow morning in the plaza.”

“……Shoes b@stard. You’re an NPC, yet you’re so damn cocky. I’ll rip that mouth off.”

“What was that?”

“Hawaawa. High school girl didn’t say anything.”

“……”

MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl left the training ground, rubbing her kicked stomach.

After a short break for Odi.

A new person stepped onto the training ground.

▼Kyung-joon (Player)

“Hello. I am Kyung-joon, the 989th participant.”

It was finally Kyung-joon’s turn.

He politely greeted Odi.

“Yes, I am Odi of the Luxemb Elite Force 5th Squad. Let’s have a spar. You know the rules, right?”

“Yes. Absolute victory if I subdue you, otherwise Luxemb will decide and announce the results tomorrow morning. Correct?”

“Precisely. I’ll let you make the first move. Come at me.”

Odi took his stance and beckoned with his finger.

He was full of confidence.

He had easily won against MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl, who was ranked 65th, so he was undoubtedly skilled.

“Are you sure about that?”

“Of course. A Luxemb Elite Knight doesn’t go back on their word.”

“Then I won’t hold back.”

Mana concentrated on Kyung-joon’s shoulders.

The unique item 『Improved Wings of the Sylph』 emitted a soft green light.

Thud!

And the moment he kicked off the ground.

“……!”

Kyung-joon disappeared from Odi’s sight.

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General Physics, a subject Kyung-joon had studied.

This academic discipline is truly a hodgepodge.

It means that much knowledge is gathered in one place.

Among the ingredients of this hodgepodge is something called 『fluid mechanics』.

A ship sailing on the water.

A submarine swimming beneath it.

An airplane soaring across the sky.

And even a car driving on the road, somewhere in between.

All of these are applications of fluid mechanics.

Because to move effectively, one must consider the movements of water and air, one by one.

And the time had come for Kyung-joon to consider this as well.

[Sylph Fly]

▶Enables flight using the Sylph’s wind magic. Requires a high level of mana proficiency.

※Can only be used when equipped with the unique item 『Improved Wings of the Sylph』.

▶Skill Level: Lv.1

▶Skill Type: Active

▶Skill Rank: Unique

About 3 hours before the qualification test.

Kyung-joon was trying to figure out how to utilize the Improved Wings of the Sylph, which he had received from the Fairy-Elven Alliance, in battle.

Just being able to fly around and use Energy Shooter would be a huge help, but unfortunately, that was difficult.

To be precise, the ‘calculations’ were difficult.

The magic that Kyung-joon uses all consume a lot of calculation ability.

He already uses his head a lot, and now he has to worry about flight magic on top of that.

If that were the case, there was a high probability that he wouldn’t be able to properly use the magic he was already good at.

“Teemo, can you build an automatic flight system using fluid mechanics?”

Therefore, Kyung-joon decided to have Teemo do the calculations for him.

Just like when he created 『Shooting Guard』, a new application of Energy Shooter.

One.

<-_-a;>

<I apologize, but there is not enough data yet. More research is needed.>

Unfortunately, the situation was different this time.

『Shooting Guard』 was possible because they had collected enough data while dealing with Mutated Minto Morco.

To do the same this time, they would have to fly around several times and collect data.

“We have about 3 hours until the test registration. What if we collect data until then? It’s still impossible, right?”

<Yes. In the case of flight, due to the turbulent nature of air, it requires much more data and calculations than before. Especially if you want to maintain stable flight.>

That’s how difficult it is to fly in the sky.

Kyung-joon, hearing Teemo’s words, fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

And before long.

“Then we need to find a workaround.”

<Yes?>

< ° ل͜ °?>

“If the calculations are too much and complicated, we just need to simplify the situation.”

Luxemb’s library.

There, Kyung-joon took out several sheets of white paper and a pencil.

Scribble, scribble.

And so, for about 2 hours, the sound of his pencil filled the library.

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