It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Magic Breaker & Rubido Mahig (1)

“What the f*ck.”

Teclyn, who was listening to the Student Voice broadcast, cursed.

” They were the ones who criticized us for always nitpicking on the past mistakes of orthodox history, and now they’re the ones going on about orthodoxy and tradition. “

700 years ago, scroll magic was born from writing in defiance of the fairies’ ‘prohibition of spells.’

As the war with the demons progressed, the influence and status of magic waned, eventually leading to the lifting of the spell prohibition. To reclaim the spells lost during that time, magic tools were developed using scroll magic methods.

Historically, the two departments were closely related, and it was clear that the Scroll Department was the origin.

However, as the saying goes, it all depends on how you look at it.

In the past, they criticized the Scroll Department for being too fixated on the past and for studying outdated knowledge. Now, they were contradicting themselves, claiming to be the orthodox inheritors of history.

” Ha, seriously. “

Teclyn found it utterly absurd.

As the head of the control camp, she couldn’t just ignore this anti-scroll broadcast.

” Everyone, get ready to broadcast. We’ll do the same. “

If they were going to deceive people with their strange words, they would do the same.

It was called ‘Voice of the Scroll.’

It was a propaganda broadcast with the same feel as the Student Voice run by Those Who Tear Paper, but the difference was that the Voice of the Scroll was, as its name suggests, a broadcast from the perspective of scrolls.

Since Scrollpia was running it, it would be more accurate to say that it was from the perspective of ‘scroll programming’ and ‘Kyung-joon’ rather than just scrolls.

However, there was one unfortunate problem: they couldn’t broadcast immediately.

” What? You don’t have any? Only one left? “

The scrolls that were supposed to have been delivered had not arrived.

They only had one ‘amplification scroll’ left, which was essential for broadcasting.

Of course, it wasn’t like the department didn’t have regular amplification magic tools, but using a magic tool instead of a scroll to represent Scrollpia was simply unacceptable.

” What? We don’t have any? Only one left? “

The Scroll Department students who managed the control camp along with Teclyn nodded with troubled expressions.

” Yeah… We definitely received a message that the supplies would be coming to Eo-er…… “

The message scrolls, along with various combat and support scrolls, were originally scheduled to be delivered to the control camp today.

” You’re saying the message came from Rainbow Warehouse No. 6, but the supplies didn’t? Really? “

When Teclyn asked, her colleague confirmed that the supplies hadn’t arrived.

She had received a report that morning stating that the supplies would arrive within the day.

But now, past noon, there was no sign of any report or supplies.

” ……Don’t tell me we were attacked? “

It was a situation where they couldn’t help but suspect the worst.

Just then, a status window popped up in front of the control camp’s message handler.

[The voice message scroll has detected mana imbued with a voice recording.]

[The voice message scroll will now activate.]

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. The report had finally arrived.

” I’ll take it. “

Teclyn decided to handle it personally and took the scroll from her colleague.

As the voice message scroll’s coding was about to activate and play the recording,

[Sender: Eo-er Twinies]

” Huh? The sender’s name is displayed……? “

It was a feature she had never seen before in all her time using voice message scrolls.

Originally, the message should have been delivered unilaterally, and the scroll would then vanish.

But that was just the tip of the iceberg.

[Digital data received.]

” What? Digital data? What’s this now? “

Ignoring Teclyn’s confusion, the scroll continued to display strange status windows and transform in even more bizarre ways.

[The sender’s scroll does not contain 『Digital to Analog』 coding.]

[Decompressing the data and forcibly inscribing 『Digital to Analog』 coding onto the scroll.]

Woooong!

The scroll clutched in Teclyn’s hand began to rewrite itself.

” Wait, hold on…! Remotely?! “

With the continuous stream of unbelievable events, Teclyn couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

[Decompression complete.]

[Scroll rewriting complete.]

[Digital to Analog conversion complete.]

[Playing video message.]

Zzzzt!

As if a projector was being used, a video appeared on the scroll.

Static. Zzzt.

The video was filled with static…

And then,

Flash!

《This camp is mine now.》

A human male she had never seen before appeared before Teclyn’s eyes.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

The human male in the video continued speaking in a staticky voice.

《This is not a warning or a declaration.》

《It’s simply a notification.》

《So, let me repeat myself.》

《This camp is now mine.》

An absurd announcement, claiming that this place suddenly belonged to him.

” W, What is this! Who the hell are you!! “

Teclyn, unable to tolerate such a declaration, shouted at him, spewing curses.

《This is not a warning or a declaration.》

《It’s simply a notification.》

《So, let me repeat myself.》

《This camp is now mine.》

However, the video only repeated the same words.

It was merely a more advanced video message compared to a voice message, not a real-time video call.

” What? Yours? This place? Is this b@stard crazy?! “

However, Teclyn was too caught up in the video’s provocation to realize that.

” Eo-er! Eo-er, what are you doing?! Sh|t! “

She might have seemed calm while supporting Edict, but she was weak to provocations.

To her,

” Eo-er is busy elsewhere right now. I asked him for a favor. “

An unfamiliar voice came from right behind her.

No, it wasn’t unfamiliar.

It was the same voice she had just heard in the video.

The only difference was that it wasn’t staticky and was much clearer and more distinct.

What did that mean…?

Whirl!

Realizing something, she quickly turned her head.

However,

” ……There’s no one here…? “

The owner of the voice, who should have been right behind her, was nowhere to be found.

Not only that,

Teclyn and her fellow colleagues in charge of the control camp were all gone.

Whirl! Whirl! Whirl!

The excitement from earlier had completely transformed into tension as she looked around cautiously.

” What the… What, what, what…! What’s going on!! “

Like a cornered rat putting on a brave front, Teclyn did the same.

But it was a clear sign of fear.

Thump.

Her heart pounded louder, the sound traveling up her shoulders and into her ears.

Thump. Thump.

Thump, thump, thump…

As her fear escalated,

Tap!

She felt a heavy sensation on her right shoulder.

” …?! “

Whirl!

Startled, Teclyn quickly turned her head.

Squish~

A cute sound escaped her cheek.

Just like Eo-er had done, her cheek was adorably poked by a finger.

However,

” Uh… uh… uh… “

Her face, which might have looked comical, gradually turned pale.

” Uh… uh, nothing… uh…?”

After all, there was still nothing in front of her.

Despite the fact that something like a finger had poked her cheek.

Trembling…

Her elf ears trembled like aspen leaves.

And then suddenly,

[Canceling the Unique skill 『Isolated System (Lv.1)』 cast on self.]

Flash!

A person appeared before Teclyn’s eyes.

It was Kyung-joon, with his hand on her shoulder, his finger poking her cheek!

” Heya. “

Kyung-joon casually greeted Teclyn.

Teclyn’s reaction to his greeting (?) was, of course…

” Gyaaahhhh?!! “

…like a frog thrown into fire.

” Kyaaaak! F, Fiu a fangton l’detui (F-Fire! That damn ghost! Kill it!!) “

Flare!

Teclyn instinctively chanted a spell, gathering fire in her right fist.

Boom!

The fireball-clad fist shot towards Kyung-joon in front of her!

[Mythical skill 『Dimensional Study Room (Lv.2)』 ]

Time slowed down by 3.76 times.

” Teemo, I need you to do that thing we briefly discussed earlier. “

<^o^7>

<You mean the research on 『Mana Genetics and Mana Mechanics applied to a Magic Breaker?』 It’s still incomplete, are you sure?>

” Yeah, it should be enough for low-level magic. “

Kyung-joon replied briefly and reached out his hand towards Teclyn’s fist.

[Unique skill 『Multi Mana Control: Nano (Lv.6)』 ]

[Rare skill 『Transform Magic (Lv.6)』 ]

[Unique skill 『Mana Plunder (Lv.2)』 ]

[Forcibly interfering with the target’s magic.]

In that split second as Kyung-joon drew mana into his hand,

<Retrieving mana genetics & Mana Mechanics data…>

<Complete.>

As Kyung-joon requested, Teemo joined in.

<Insulting 『Fire ↔Ice compatibility conversion formula』 from mana genetics complete.>

<Attribute conversion ON.>

The attribute conversion equation from mana genetics was inscribed into Kyung-joon’s mana, and

<Insulting 『Mana Mechanics’ Second Law of Thermodynamics – The Law of Entropy』 complete.>

Then, the moment the reversible process equation from Mana Mechanics was infused into his mana!

<Reversible process ON.>

<All conditions for process execution met.>

<Executing process 『Magic Breaker.』>

Fizzle!

Teclyn’s blazing fireball instantly extinguished.

It wasn’t simply that the fire went out.

It had reverted back to its original state of 『raw mana before the spell was cast.』

It wasn’t attributeless mana, but rather raw mana that hadn’t manifested into a spell yet, possessing no properties.

Once it had reverted to this state, the rest was simple.

[Seizing the neutralized mana.]

All he had to do was absorb it using the Unique skill 『Mana Plunder, which he had prepared in advance!

Swoosh!

[A very small amount of consumed MP has been restored.]

Teclyn’s fist, which had transformed from a blazing fireball into a powerless elf fist……

Thud.

It was blocked without inflicting any damage on Kyung-joon’s hand.

He calmly spoke, still holding her fist in his palm.

” Oh, you only used this much mana for that level of power? Shouldn’t you be using at least twice this amount? “

” Ugh……! “

Dash!

Teclyn frantically backed away.

Her posture might have been clumsy, but her reaction was excellent.

” Fiu! (Fire!) “

She immediately began chanting another spell.

” lebetez!! (Repeat!) “

Flare!

The same fireballs from before now flew towards him in rapid succession.

However, only the quantity had increased; the outcome remained the same.

<◟( ˘ ³˘)◞>

<Mana Mechanics projectile trajectory analysis complete.>

<Added projectile tracking information to process 『Magic Breaker.』>

” Thanks for the assist. “

Swish!

Without any further calculations, Kyung-joon released his mana outwards.

The released mana, as if drawn by magnets, targeted each individual fireball.

Fizzle!

Just like before, the fireballs reverted back to raw mana before the spell was cast.

Swoosh!

And were ultimately absorbed by Kyung-joon.

” Ah, I see. So just like how using scrolls for magic increases mana efficiency, spells are playing a similar role. “

” W, What……?!”

Teclyn was utterly bewildered as her magic vanished without inflicting any damage.

A possibility crossed her mind.

‘Don’t tell me……’

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