It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 256

Chapter 256: Modern Fantasy, Is This For Real?

Teemo has resurrected.

This is how it happened.

For two weeks, Kyung-joon had been working on repairing Teemo using the quantum magic engineering computer deep within the abyss of Favengarden.

The quantum magic engineering computer could handle the immense workload that even supercomputers in reality couldn’t.

And the most crucial part.

The reason why his predecessor placed the quantum magic engineering computer in the depths of Favengarden, spanning tens of thousands of meters.

It was because it could directly 『access』 reality by interfering with the central hub of World.

If it’s possible to connect to World by sending brain waves through the connection gear in reality.

The reverse is also true.

His predecessor had already realized 700 years ago that 『connecting from World to reality』 was also possible, and he had actually implemented it.

<^오^>

And the result was Teemo, right there on the monitor screen.

<Master. You’ve become quite haggard since I last saw you. I can only make judgments based on visual data since this is a monitor, but just by looking at you, it seems like you’ll die before tomorrow.>

” You think so? You’re right. I feel like my whole body is being scorched by lava in a pit of fire. I feel like dying right now. “

<◟ ( ˘ ³˘)◞>

<Then, did you call me to this real world to leave your last words?>

” Haha. You haven’t changed a bit, saying such things after a long time. “

<ಢ‸ಢ>

<If you don’t like the cheerful atmosphere, I can change it like this. For you, Master, I can cry for about 217 minutes and 42 seconds until the connection is completely cut off.>

” It’s okay. I don’t know about World, but here, you can’t come back to life once you die. “

Drip. Drip.

Kyung-joon started walking somewhere, his blood dripping all over the floor.

” And I can’t die yet. At least I have to see the end of 『this research』. There’s so much I haven’t learned, and I want to achieve many things with what I’ve learned. And I haven’t gotten into Seoul National University yet. “

Thud.

Kyung-joon stopped in front of the particle accelerator he had just completed.

He had been standing here for who knows how long, a pool of his own blood forming beneath his feet.

” Teemo. What you need to do is roughly organized in 『C:\Users\Huma\Documents\Short-eared Owl\World→Reality_Teleportation_Teemo.txt』. “

<ᕕ ( ᐛ )ᕗGO!GO!>

<I’ve already uploaded all the images. You can proceed right away.>

” Good. As expected of Teemo. Then connect it right away. “

</•’ – ‘ •)وOK✧!>

Ding!

As Teemo on the monitor minimized to the left, a new video popped up in its place with subtitles.

[the Fairy King: How long does this guy intend to make me wait…… Huma and his descendant, they both think I’m such an easygoing Fairy to exploit…… And more grumbling……]

The video showed the Fairy King grumbling in front of his predecessor’s quantum magic engineering computer.

[the Fairy King: ……Ah! W, What is this! It’s already connected?!]

” Yes. We just got connected. You easygoing Fairy, the Fairy King-nim. “

[the Fairy King: Ugh…… Kyung-joon, you little…… Even if you are his descendant, your language…… Wait. Is that your appearance in the real world you were talking about……?]

the Fairy King in the video was about to lecture Kyung-joon but trailed off.

And for good reason.

” Yes. That’s right. This is what I look like in reality. How do I look? Like I’m about to die, right? “

Kyung-joon’s appearance in reality was so horrifying that it was a wonder he was even alive and moving.

[the Fairy King: Now I understand why you were in such a hurry…… Enough with the useless talk. Can I just put this here like you said?]

In the Fairy King’s hand in the video, an Energy Bolt the size of a thumbnail was floating.

But Kyung-joon knew.

That tiny thing contained enough mana to obliterate all of Favengarden.

In exact figures.

It contained enough energy to create two mini black holes that last for 10 billion times the Planck time, the smallest unit of time in physics.

” Not yet. You’ll see a signal on your monitor soon. Put it in as soon as you see it. “

[the Fairy King: Alright. I’ll wait for the signal.]

” Okay. Thank you. “

[the Fairy King: Don’t mention it. As Huma’s descendant, you’re like a son to me. Hurry up and succeed so you can attend the awards ceremony. It’s already been postponed for two weeks.]

” Haha. Of course. Just wait a little longer. I’ll be back to my old self soon and head over there. Is that thing Teina gave you still in good condition? “

[the Fairy King: Of course it is. It’s one of the purest mana cores I’ve ever seen, probably in the top 1%.]

” That’s great. Then let’s proceed! “

After shouting energetically, Kyung-joon immediately pulled the lever of the device.

Woooong.

The giant donut-shaped particle accelerator lit up and began to operate.

<Initiating World→Earth Teleportation sequence.>

<Proton release ON.>

<Radius holding ON.>

<Stable acceleration process ON.>

<Thermal noise minimization ON.>

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Countless status windows were popping up on the monitor where Teemo was.

Whee! Whee! Whoosh! Whoosh!! Whooooosh!!

Just as the particle accelerator emitted an even stronger light!

<NOW! ENERGY INSERT TIMING!>

[the Fairy King: It’s time!]

Crackle!

As instructed by Teemo, the Fairy King in the video inserted the Energy Bolt, compressed with an immense amount of mana, into the designated location.

At that moment.

<Mini black hole creation confirmed in World.>

<Attempting to create a wormhole and dock it to reality.>

<……>

Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!

The particle accelerator in reality began to vibrate violently, as if it were about to explode.

Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!

Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!

<Docking successful.>

<Confirmed that the wormhole in World has docked to Earth in reality.>

<Temporarily freezing the wormhole in World using the abilities of Dimensional Study Room and Isolated System.>

<Converting remaining mana into energy to construct a white hole in reality……>

” Hahaha! It’s actually working?! Holy sh*t!! Is this for real?! For real, I say!! Haha!! Hahahahahaha!! “

Kyung-joon burst into laughter as if he had achieved something, frantically typing on the keyboard attached to the particle accelerator.

<White hole construction complete.>

<Maximizing the connection between reality and World temporarily.>

<Maximum mass that can be warped: approximately 274.3g.>

Flash!

A light comparable to the Big Bang erupted from the particle accelerator right in front of Kyung-joon.

And then.

Crackle!

Boom!

A massive electromagnetic and radioactive storm engulfed the underground workshop.

Melt!

The nearby floor melted.

Crash!

A part of the ceiling above shattered, sending fragments flying down.

Flare!

Immense electromagnetic and radioactive flames, reacting with the air, swallowed Kyung-joon.

It was a small but powerful explosion that no living creature could ever survive.

But in the midst of that explosion.

” Multi Mana Control, Nano. “

A low voice could be heard.

Then suddenly.

A blue light began to flicker through the remnants of the explosion.

The blue light soon enveloped the entire aftermath.

” Application of 『Vector Calculus』, a research skill in Mana Mechanics…… “

And then.

” Outer Divergence. “

Bang!

The smoke and flames instantly scattered and disappeared in all directions.

Wheeew.

In the middle of the cleared explosion site stood.

” World to reality teleportation. Success. “

Kyung-joon in 『reality』, holding a 『mana core』 in his hand.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

The World.

In early March 2027, Seolha Group suddenly launched a virtual reality game.

It was more realistic than any virtual reality game ever released.

It was so sophisticated that it was hard to believe it was a programmed game world.

First of all, the level of artificial intelligence.

For more than 10 years, since the match between Lee Sedol and AlphaGo in 2016, research in machine learning and artificial intelligence had been on fire, leading to its rapid development.

Even after more than 10 years, artificial intelligence still hasn’t surpassed the human brain.

Even though it has become better at driving and diagnosing diseases than taxi drivers and doctors.

It still couldn’t truly understand love, friendship, and camaraderie, nor could it create something new.

However.

The World, the virtual reality game released by Seolha Group in 2027, was different.

A 30-year-old single player could fall in love with an NPC village girl.

An NPC mercenary and a player could risk their lives together and form a bond of friendship.

Anything imaginable in reality or in the game could be done.

It was unbelievable and technically impossible, but Seolha Group made the impossible possible.

The proof was in the players who logged into The World to enjoy the game.

It wasn’t for nothing that rumors were circulating that Seolha Group had captured aliens and employed them.

However, Seolha Group was hiding and researching something even more incredible than aliens.

Hum. Hum. Hum.

The blue orb in Kyung-joon’s hand.

Around the orb, blue veins were dangling somewhat grotesquely.

The orb was a mana core, and the veins around it were mana circuits.

That’s right.

『Mana』, which should only exist in the game, was now in the hands of Kyung-joon in reality.

” World, it wasn’t just a game. “

Kyung-joon muttered nonchalantly.

<That’s right. Come to think of it, it would have been impossible to create such an elaborate world with the current technology available to the Master.>

” Is World another world… another dimension? “

<That seems to be the most likely explanation. However, if it truly is a completely different world, then how did Seolha Group manage to monitor and interfere with World, allow players to freely log in and out, and resurrect them even after death? That remains a mystery.>

” That’s true. But one thing’s for sure. Seolha Group doesn’t know or control everything about World. In fact, there might be a lot more they don’t know. If they did, I wouldn’t have been able to get my hands on a real 『mana core』 like this. “

Thump, thump.

Kyung-joon dragged his body, which felt like it could collapse at any moment, and plopped down on a bed.

This was an operating table.

Nearby was a relatively new, albeit used, surgical robot that he had obtained through AngerManagementVodka.

” Teemo. I’ll leave it to you. “

<Yes. Since time seems to be of the essence, I will proceed with the surgery immediately without anesthesia.>

” Yeah. It’s not like anesthetics would work on me anyway. “

<Connection with the surgical robot complete.>

<Commencing mana core implantation surgery.>

Whirr. Whirr.

Dozens of surgical robot arms connected to Teemo gathered around Kyung-joon’s heart.

And then.

Whirr! Clank! Sizzle! Squish! Clatter!

The implantation surgery proceeded without a moment’s delay.

” Ow. “

Although Kyung-joon said it hurt, his expression didn’t show much pain.

Because he was used to it.

This level of pain was nothing compared to what he had endured every second of every day for the past three weeks.

He had long grown accustomed to the pain of his flesh being torn and ripped apart.

Or so he thought.

<Implantation complete. The inscription engraved on the mana core and the telomeres of your cells will soon react.>

” Yeah, I know…… Huh?! “

Suddenly, an overwhelming pain surged through his entire body.

” Ugh, gah…?! Aaaaaaaaagh―!! “

His groan didn’t stop there.

” Aaaaagh! Gahhhh! Ugh…… Grrrr……! Aaaaagh―!! “

Thud!

Kyung-joon fell off the operating table and writhed on the floor like a pig whose throat had been slit.

Blood and foam erupted from every orifice and cell in his body.

After about five minutes.

Amidst the blood and gore on the floor.

Kyung-joon stood up without a word.

There were no screams, no tremors like before.

The pain that had permeated his heart and his entire being was long gone.

He slowly reached out his hand.

” Energy Bolt. “

Whoosh, Bang!

The door to the underground workshop flew open.

Swoosh.

As the smoke from the doorway cleared, a pungent smell wafted in.

It was the smell of ozone.

The smell of mana reacting with the air, a smell he had encountered countless times in World.

” ……I heard pig squeals and came to see what was going on, what in the world…… “

Standing beyond the blown-open door was AngerManagementVodka.

Looking at him, Kyung-joon said.

” First time seeing magic? “

A real-life wizard.

It was the first appearance of a race capable of using mana in reality.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.

The skin of Kyung-joon, which had turned into a mass of dark red flesh, slowly began to regain its original fair complexion.

The out-of-control telomeres in his genes were regaining stability, and as a result, the cancer cells throughout his body were disappearing or reverting to normal cells.

<As expected, it was a side effect of lacking mana.>

” I guess so. “

Unlike Kyung-joon in the game, the reason why Kyung-joon in reality had become riddled with cancer and was dying was that he had an ordinary human body without mana.

Despite having an ordinary human body with no mana core or mana circuits, the sensations he experienced in the game were directly applied to his real body, which inevitably caused problems.

Especially 『Eternal Telomere』, which manipulated the telomeres of his cells to grant him regenerative abilities almost on par with vampires.

While those sensations and mechanisms were directly transferred to his real body, granting him an incredible regenerative ability that shouldn’t be possible in reality, he lacked the mana to control it, causing his entire body to turn cancerous.

But now it was different.

Kyung-joon now possessed mana in his real body thanks to the implanted mana core.

Therefore, this was also possible.

<Master. Based on your current physical condition, I have attempted to implement a status window in this reality. Would you like to see it?>

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