It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 251

Chapter 251: One Misfortune After Another

A few days after Kyung-joon arrived in Vladivostok.

Kyung-joon told AngerManagementVodka to somehow get all the equipment and medicines needed for the delomel research.

He decided to pay for it later in liyan in World.

That way, AngerManagementVodka wouldn’t be accused of embezzling money from other executives or the boss.

In the meantime, until the equipment and medicines arrived, he couldn’t conduct proper research in reality.

So Kyung-joon logged into World to find the most important clue.

[Infinite Knowledge Seeker 『Kyung-joon』 ]

[Connecting to The World.]

Wooong.

It had been almost 24 hours in real-time.

The feeling of being sucked in as always.

The first thing that greeted Kyung-joon was a beige ceiling with a wing pattern that was unfamiliar, no, completely new to him.

No, it wasn’t the ceiling.

What he saw was not the wallpaper on the ceiling, but the texture of the sky.

It was like a soft beige silk cloth covering the bed from the light.

It was a bed canopy.

A very fluffy bed with a roof that you might find in a European royal family, where you could stretch your limbs in all directions without them sticking out.

Kyung-joon opened his eyes on it.

[Current location: Fairy-Elven Alliance Royal Palace, Guest Room.]

Kyung-joon, who had collapsed right after a fierce battle with Merde and left the rest to the the Fairy King.

He was immediately taken to the guest room of the royal palace and received all the best treatment available.

So both HP/MP were full, there were no debuffs, of course, and he was covered in all sorts of good buffs.

In other words, Kyung-joon’s current condition was top-notch!

“The aches are still there.”

Nevertheless, Kyung-joon continued to feel a nagging pain.

This was a sensation from his real body.

Perhaps it was the feeling of every single cell in his real body constantly multiplying and being destroyed (Imprinting).

“Let’s get up.”

Kyung-joon got up quickly, not paying much attention to the constant pain.

He had a lot to do.

The aftermath of Arc-en-Ciel and the World’s Top Magic Competition.

The original purpose of coming to the Fael Alliance was to obtain scroll materials.

In this regard, the relationship and the conclusion of a diplomatic relationship between the Study Territory and the Fael Alliance.

If the diplomatic relations were OK, he had to talk to TheWorld’sGreatestMerchant about how to target the Fael Alliance market in the future.

He also had to talk to Zot and other Fael University talents about scouting.

And that wasn’t all.

While or before all of this, he had to save his 『dying life』 as soon as possible.

If there was no way to save his dying life.

He had to decide.

Whether to spend the remaining three weeks struggling to live or to spend it for his family, the most precious people to him.

First of all, he had to liquidate his territory and put liyan in his family’s name in won……

“……No, I haven’t even started properly yet, what am I writing a will for? Right, Teemo?”

Kyung-joon chuckled and asked Teemo for agreement.

But there was no answer.

Come to think of it.

Teemo, who always greeted him first when he logged in, didn’t greet him.

Kyung-joon looked around, pretending to be looking for him.

“Teemo, you’ve been slacking off lately…… huh?”

But all around him was emptiness.

The crystal that used to send ^o^ emoticons all the time was nowhere to be seen.

“What the? Still in sleep mode?”

Teemo had gone into sleep mode after all the hard work he had done overclocking to fight Merde.

But it had been 24 hours and he was still sleeping?

“I guess the overclocking really did overload him…… “

Swoosh.

Kyung-joon moved his hand to directly manipulate the status window.

Ding!

Then the skill list window appeared.

“Teemo, no, Just A Rather Very Intelligent System…… just a little too much…… “

He then started looking for the skill name for Teemo.

Kyung-joon was going to summon Teemo by force, just like he did when he changed jobs and used skills for the first time.

It was better to keep him in sleep mode for perfect performance, but there was no time for that now.

“Found it.”

Click.

Kyung-joon pressed the skill named 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 and used it immediately.

Joo Woong!

Then, mana flickered in the air and a transparent crystal appeared.

As soon as Kyung-joon saw it, he went straight to the point.

“Teemo. You probably know what kind of situation I’m in right now. First of all, tell me the right equation for the conditions I’m going to give you…… “

Crackle!

[Currently, the mythical skill 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 cannot be used.]

Thud!

The crystal fell to the floor.

Teemo, who was invisible to anyone but Kyung-joon and could pass through walls, floors, and gravity at will.

It fell to the floor and made a thud!

It was impossible.

“What the…… all of a sudden…… “

Kyung-joon knelt down and touched Teemo.

It was just a crystal, no emoticons.

Wooong.

Kyung-joon poured mana into the crystal with a serious expression on his face, as if this couldn’t be happening.

Crackle!

[Currently, the mythical skill 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 cannot be used.]

“One more time.”

Wooong.

Crackle!

[Currently, the mythical skill 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 cannot be used.]

“One more time.”

Wooong!

Crackle!!

[Currently, the mythical skill……]

Wooong!

Crackle!

Wooong!

Crackle!

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Kyung-joon tried pouring mana into Teemo over and over again but……

Crackle!

[Currently, the mythical skill 『Just A Rather Very Intelligent System』 cannot be used.]

The result was always the same.

“Teemo……”

It was ruined.

Teemo was broken.

Ding!

[The hidden piece unlock condition for the Mythical Job 『Infinite Knowledge Seeker』 has been met.]

▶My descendant, you have finally come this far.

[Emergency Quest (Mythical) has been opened.]

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

There is a saying.

When good things happen, good things keep happening.

When bad things happen, bad things keep happening.

Of course, it could all be in his head.

But the situation Kyung-joon was in was truly a series of bad things.

“Kyung-joon-nim is currently in custody. I’m really sorry, but I can’t let you out.”

Clank!

Two heavily armed royal guards blocked Kyung-joon’s way, their spears crossed in an X.

“Sigh……”

Teemo was essential for Kyung-joon to discuss the current problem and find a solution.

Because the current problem itself stemmed from the Infinite Knowledge Seeker’s abilities.

Without Teemo, the most direct relic of his predecessor, it was impossible to even approach the problem, let alone solve it.

So he had tried to go outside to find a way to fix Teemo.

“What do you mean custody, national treasure, what kind of nonsense is that?”

He was trying to leave the guest room, but they were blocking his way and not letting him out?

“I’m not kidding, get out of my way.”

Kyung-joon erased the playfulness from his face and spoke in a cold voice that could easily freeze a person.

“I’m sorry. Kyung-joon-nim is currently in custody. According to Article 70 of Chapter 7 of the Fael National Treasure Protection Act, you were originally supposed to be imprisoned in the appropriate prison for the crime of damaging and stealing a national treasure, but thanks to the the Fairy King-nim’s special pardon, you are currently under special custody in the royal palace guest room, and I have been ordered to guard this place, so I cannot step aside.”

“Wow, really.”

It was enough to drive him crazy.

His real life was at stake, not his in-game life, and he couldn’t afford to be caught up in something so trivial.

“What? Stealing a national treasure? I’ve been in Fael University the whole time, and I just came to the capital yesterday, cleaned up the mess Arc-en-Ciel made, collapsed, and just woke up, and you’re saying I stole a national treasure? Give me a better explanation that makes sense. No, in the first place, it’s wrong to block my way because I’m in custody. I’m the one who barely stopped the Arc-en-Ciel incident and ended it with only one casualty, and this is how you treat me? You’re suddenly disappointing me, Fael Alliance.”

Kyung-joon circulated his mana core and drew mana from all over his body.

And that wasn’t all.

[Mythical skill 『Jet Black Power』 ]

[Jet Black Power received from the Demon King.]

[All abilities are amplified in proportion to level (176).]

[All abilities are enhanced by 176%.]

▶Intelligence: 931 → 2,570

▶Mana: 791 → 2,183

Half of his mana core instantly turned jet black.

Just as it was about to burst out.

At the same time, the Imprinting on Kyung-joon’s forehead began to glow.

[『Parallel Imprinting』 activated.]

[Covering with jet black.]

[Imprinting fades slightly.]

Wooong.

The mana that had been dyed jet black had already returned to its original color when it gathered in Kyung-joon’s hand.

Perhaps the guy didn’t realize that Kyung-joon had used the power of the Demon King.

But he couldn’t help but notice the tremendous power and force.

“W, What are you trying to do?! Stop it……!”

“Give me a convincing explanation right now and get out of my way. Before I destroy the royal palace.”

“If-if you do this, it will only be Kyung-joon-nim who will be in trouble……!”

“It’s your life that’s going to be in trouble. I’ll be patient just three times. One.”

Wooong!

An enormous amount of mana began to compress in Kyung-joon’s palm.

[The rank of the advanced skill 『Energy Shooter』 is forcibly increased to a rare skill.]

[The limit of the rank has been exceeded.]

[The rank is increased to Unique skill.]

[The limit of the rank has been exceeded.]

[The rank is increased to an epic skill.]

It was like the the Fairy King’s Energy Bolt that had instantly incinerated Merde.

Of course, its power was less than a tenth of the real thing he had seen back then.

But it was enough to blow away the guard blocking his way and the surrounding royal palace.

“I was just following orders and guarding this place! I’ve already reported that Kyung-joon-nim has awakened, so if you’ll be patient and wait, you’ll be able to hear an explanation separately…… “

This was not something an ordinary guard could handle, no matter how skilled the royal guards were.

“Two.”

But Kyung-joon was relentless.

“O, Okay! I’ll call my superior right now and…… “

“Three.”

“No……! I said I’d call……!”

“End. Goodbye.”

Wooong!

The ultra-high density Energy Bolt, trembling as if it would explode at any moment!

At that moment.

“Cube.”

He heard the familiar sound of a spell.

Woong.

A transparent wall of space formed around Kyung-joon’s energy bolt that was about to explode, forming a cube.

Tak!

Then, with the sound of a finger snap, the cube disappeared.

And of course, so did the Energy Bolt that he had worked so hard to compress.

He should have been flustered or surprised.

But Kyung-joon’s expression didn’t look like that at all.

Rather, it was as if he was relieved, as if he was saying, “You’re finally here.”

That was because the reason he had just acted like that wasn’t really to destroy the royal palace, but as a signal to call ‘that person’.

Kyung-joon turned his head to where he had heard the spell and spoke to a fairy who was there.

“the Fairy King-nim. You need to explain to me exactly what’s going on.”

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Kyung-joon tilted his head towards the the Fairy King with his mouth shut.

Seeing Kyung-joon’s expression, which seemed to say that he would make a scene if she didn’t explain properly, the the Fairy King shook her head.

“……I was going to explain everything when you woke up. But why did you have to call me like that and cause a scene…… You’ve made things more complicated, haven’t you?”

It wasn’t just the the Fairy King at the end of the hallway where Kyung-joon had turned his gaze.

“Mother! I was right!”

!

Something that had been hiding behind the the Fairy King peeked out.

A figure slightly smaller than an adult fairy.

She was wearing a gorgeous royal dress, as if she were some kind of princess.

The fairy was flapping her wings furiously next to the the Fairy King, as if she were throwing a tantrum.

“Not only did he steal my Anivia, but he also tried to destroy the royal palace! Guilty! Guilty in everyone’s eyes!”

“Anivia?”

A name that sounded strangely affectionate.

It felt like it would be a good duo bot lane with Teemo.

However, Kyung-joon frowned at the name he had never heard of in World.

“What? What kind of name is that? It sounds like she’ll turn into an egg when she dies and come back to life, sucking on all the blue she can get.”

“What are you talking about?! Don’t play dumb! You criminal!”

It was clear that they were not going to see eye to eye.

Kyung-joon ignored the little fairy who was yelling at him and turned his gaze to the the Fairy King.

“the Fairy King-nim. Who is that little girl over there who looks like the winged Princess Barbie doll we bought for our little sister for 173,140 won on 12th Street?”

“A-a doll……?! And a cheap one that only costs 170,000……! How dare you, a mere criminal, not know your place……!”

“And what’s with all this talk about being a criminal, being in custody, and the National Treasure Protection Act?”

“Don’t ignore me! How dare you ignore and insult me, the 7th princess of the royal family! Guilty! You’re absolutely guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!”

The little fairy next to the the Fairy King was clenching her fists and yelling at Kyung-joon that he was a criminal.

Kyung-joon had been tempted to just mute her with Sound Blocking, but he held back because her mother was right next to her.

But then.

Kyung-joon felt a sense of discrepancy.

“Wait…… Did you just say 7th princess?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right! I’m the 7th princess of the Fairy-Elven Alliance― Mmm?! Mmm!”

the the Fairy King covered the 7th princess’s mouth before she could say anything more, as if she was afraid it would get even more troublesome.

“Kyung-joon. I’ve been sensing the energy of the Ice Bird that delivered Larev’s letter before…… no, from your territory…… Can you explain what happened?”

“Ah.”

Anivia.

The 7th princess.

And the Ice Bird.

The feeling of all the discrepancies so far being resolved.

Kyung-joon finally understood why he was being detained in the guest room and accused of stealing a national treasure.

Unfortunately, however.

“Anivia…… That’s a nice name. But by any chance, are you thinking of changing her name to Absolute Zero, or Zero for short?”

The 7th princess’s Ice Bird had long lost the name Anivia at the hands of Kyung-joon.

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