It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Ah, It’s Exam Period Soon, I Shouldn’t Be Sleeping

Clack Clack!

The giant hornets that rushed out of the beehive were immediately caught in Energy Bolt’s net and burned to death.

Since this was a kind of trap and collection object, no experience points were earned.

Instead, collection items were acquired.

[Acquired 5 beeswax.]

[Acquired 3 honey.]

“Oh, sweet. I needed beeswax.”

Kyung-joon, who had acquired the items, made a V sign to Undine.

━Mu-mul……!

[Undine is impressed with your magic skills.]

[Undine truly acknowledges you.]

[A contract can be made.]

[The contract will be completed when you give it a new name.]

It didn’t take long to think of a name.

“Okay. From now on, you’re Bangwool. Because you look like a drop of water.”

━Muu~!

[Bangwool accepts his name.]

[You have made a contract with Undine, the lower spirit of water.]

[You have acquired the rare skill 『Contractor of Spirits』.]

[You have acquired the rare skill 『Summon Water Spirit』.]

[Spirit Contractor]

▶Increases attribute affinity depending on the type and rank of the contracted spirit.

▶Skill Level: Lv.1

▶Skill Type: Passive

▶Skill Rank: Rare

[Summon Water Spirit]

▶Summons a water spirit. The rank of the spirit depends on the skill level.

▶Skill Level: Lv.1

▶Skill Type: Active

▶Skill Rank: Rare

[Water attribute affinity has been created.]

[Water attribute affinity: 10]

Kyung-joon was very satisfied seeing the status windows popping up one after another.

He came to collect honey and suddenly got a rare skill called Spirit Magic. Who would hate that?

However, the reason Kyung-joon liked it was a lot different from others.

“Wow! Now I can study water attribute magic too. My Dimensional Study Room time will be filled up in no time. Oh, this is great!”

Kyung-joon’s interest was always only in studying.

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“T, Team Leader! The ‘Spirit Girl’ user had her job stolen by Kyung-joon!”

The World Monitoring Team Branch 10.

Kim Bu-ha urgently reported to the team leader.

“What? Her job was stolen? What does that even mean? And who is this Spirit Girl anyway?”

Spirit Girl.

She was a Japanese player who loved isekai novels.

She especially liked isekai with spirits and beautiful girls, so she named her ID ‘Spirit Girl’.

So she had a dream.

To become a Spirit Summoner!

She leveled up to over 50 as a beginner just to become a Spirit Summoner.

And after paying a high price for information about the rare job Spirit Summoner, she finally got the job quest by asking around.

『The Eerie Rumors of the Beginner’s Village』, that was it.

She spent all her fortune to acquire all sorts of water attribute affinity items, and when she was about to go to the ash tree habitat in the beginner’s village to make a contract with Undine……!

“… …Kyung-joon just went and made a contract with that Undine.”

“So? It’s not like he stole it since he got the same quest. Spirit Girl missed it.”

“But don’t you feel sorry for her? It must have been really hard to reach level 50 as a beginner…….”

“Ahem. It can’t be helped. That’s just how the world is. So, what’s Kyung-joon doing now? He must have gotten a spirit too.”

Looking at the monitoring screen, Kyung-joon was collecting beehives using Undine.

“What the…… How is he so accurate……? How come everywhere he goes…….”

Kyung-joon was finding beehives, which were usually found once every 50 trees if you were lucky, without any trial and error.

The reason for this was because he had made a contract with Undine, now named Bangwool.

According to the setting of the rare quest 『The Eerie Rumors of the Beginner’s Village』, Bangwool used the Water Sleep magic to save humans from giant hornets.

Therefore, Bangwool was able to easily find where the beehives were, and Kyung-joon realized this and immediately took advantage of it.

“Wow…… He’s using Undine like that. To think he’d utilize the quest setting in such a way. This Kyung-joon user is quite smart.”

“You’re right. Is it because he studies?”

“Maybe. Why, you want to start studying too?”

“Haha…… What studying at my age.”

“Oh, how narrow-minded! Learning never ends in life. We also learned from Kyung-joon just now that ‘we can use quest settings like that’. That’s also studying.”

“I guess you’re right.”

“Yes. Studying isn’t just about sitting at a desk and playing with a pencil.”

The team leader shrugged his shoulders, feeling like he had said something cool, and Kim Bu-ha nodded his head in admiration.

“But then what happens to the user Spirit Girl?”

“Well…… She’ll have to go find another spirit? Don’t worry too much, she’ll complete it somehow. The God of The World takes care of all that.”

And a few days later.

Spirit Girl, who loved spirits and beautiful girls, and loved them even more when they were combined, received a notification.

[The rare quest 『The Eerie Rumors of the Beginner’s Village』 has been completed as incomplete.]

▶It was assumed that there would be a lower water spirit, Undine, in the ash tree habitat of the beginner’s village. However, after several days of searching, nothing was found, and the rumor was concluded to be false.

“Gyaaaaah?! My, my months of effort……!”

It is said that Spirit Girl quit The World for several months after this day.

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Kyung-joon, who finished collecting beeswax comfortably using Undine.

Now it was time to finally make the chair he wanted with his carpentry skill.

He made about 20 in one day.

[Kyung-joon’s Sturdy and Strong Ash Tree Chair: 19]

▶Kyung-joon copied the comfortable chair designed by the carpenter in the beginner’s village. Although it shows the clumsiness of a novice carpenter, it is imbued with the energy of the water spirit, making it comfortable for both body and mind.

▶HP/MP recovery 1.5% per minute (Normal) 3% (High-quality)

▶Item Grade: Normal (12) High-quality (7)

The energy of a spirit!

Normally, special effects are not attached to furniture unless special materials are used.

Kyung-joon coincidentally used Undine in making the chair, and as a result, the energy of the spirit was imbued, giving it the HP/MP recovery function.

A new special stat was also unlocked while crafting.

[Kyung-joon]

▶Dexterity: 42

A stat that wasn’t visible before, 『Dexterity』.

Higher dexterity increases the chance of crafting higher grade items.

Kyung-joon’s dexterity was unlocked while making the first 19 chairs, and it increased from 10 to 37.

But now his dexterity is 42.

The missing 5 was gained at once while making the last chair.

[Kyung-joon’s Ash Tree Chair with Lumbar Support]

▶A masterpiece by the novice carpenter Kyung-joon, achieved through countless repetitions of practice and research. It embodies the determination to correct posture, so your back won’t hurt even if you sit for a long time. The energy of the water spirit is imbued, making it comfortable for both body and mind.

▶Restores 5% HP/MP per minute.

▶Sitting in various positions, when HP/MP is fully recovered, all continuous recovery effects are extended for 1 hour.

▶Item Grade: Rare

A chair with an automatic HP/MP recovery buff!

If this is put up for auction, many solo players will open their wallets and try to buy it.

Because, if you buy one of these, you’ll save on potion costs for life.

Of course, for Kyung-joon, all of this was just a bonus.

“Hmm, good! It’s not comfortable, but my back doesn’t hurt!”

<Good choice. The previous Infinite Knowledge Seeker also neglected comfortable chairs. On the contrary, he said that comfortable chairs only hindered studying.>

“That’s right. A comfortable chair and a study chair are different.”

A comfortable chair refers to a chair that is comfortable as soon as you sit on it.

However, such chairs were not good for sitting for long periods because they caused back pain.

The carpenter’s chair was exactly like that.

Kyung-joon made and sat on the carpenter’s chair several times, catching the problem, and when he made the last chair, he mixed in his own method and modified the back part.

It was a difficult process, but Kyung-joon finally did it.

It was thanks to the constant research and study he had done while making 19 chairs.

“From now on, it’s hardcore study mode for the midterm exams.”

Kyung-joon said so and put aside the library chair, which was not comfortable and only hurt his back if he sat on it for a long time.

Instead, he placed the chair he made in its place.

“Good. The chair problem is solved.”

Then, Kyung-joon turned on the Dimensional Study Room status window.

[Dimensional Study Room]

▶Time Dilation: 2.0x

▶Accumulated Time: 52 hours

Even though he had used the Dimensional Study Room several times while making the chair, he still had over 50 hours left.

This meant that the studying he had done to make the chair had led him to realize a lot of knowledge.

Anyway, this meant that he had about 100 hours of study time, considering the 2x Time Dilation.

It was more than enough time to prepare for the midterm exams.

“I’m definitely getting above average on this exam! Let’s go!”

Kyung-joon clenched his pencil with determination!

But for some reason.

As soon as he sat on the chair, drowsiness washed over him.

“Ah…… Did I work too hard? I’m getting sleepy as soon as I try to study, damn……. “

The so-called law of exam period!

During exam period, boring cleaning becomes fun, and whenever you try to study, you get even sleepier!

Of course, in Kyung-joon’s case, he was just sleepy because he had worked too hard.

As Kyung-joon was shaking his head from side to side to chase away sleep.

━Mumul!

[Bangwool jumps up and down, saying he has a good idea.]

[Bangwool mentions the Water Sleep he cast before.]

“Yes? Why Water Sleep?”

Water Sleep was definitely the skill Bangwool used to try to put Kyung-joon to sleep when they first met.

He’s sleepy now, and he wants to put him to sleep again?

Is he saying he should just sleep if he’s sleepy?

As Kyung-joon tilted his head in wonder, Bangwool began to explain more.

After hearing all the explanations, Kyung-joon’s eyes widened.

“What? Really? You can cast the opposite status effect of Water Sleep too?”

━Muul!

[Bangwool nods vigorously, saying yes.]

“Okay! Try it!”

When Kyung-joon gave permission, Bangwool gathered his mana and released steam that was the opposite of Water Sleep.

If the steam from Water Sleep was a calm water energy, this one was hot steam that made his whole body heat up!

[『Water Insomnia』’s effect, hot water energy permeates the whole body.]

[Intelligence is higher than the skill caster.]

[Resisted.]

“No, don’t resist…….”

Kyung-joon scratched the back of his head in disbelief, complaining to the status window.

“One more time!”

━Mumul!

[『Water Insomnia』’s effect, hot water energy permeates the whole body.]

[Intelligence is higher than the skill caster.]

[Resisted.]

“Again!”

[『Water Insomnia』’s effect, hot water energy permeates the whole body.]

[Status Abnormality: Insomnia]

After three attempts, he finally got the status abnormality Insomnia!

Kyung-joon felt the sleepiness he had until just now disappear.

“Thanks, Bangwool! I’m going to study now, so if I get sleepy again, I’ll ask for your help.”

━Muull!

[Bangwool nods vigorously, saying okay.]

He felt as if he had just drank a lot of energy drinks full of taurine and caffeine!

Feeling the hot heat rising throughout his body, Kyung-joon moved his pencil quickly.

Scribble Scribble!

Thus began his preparations for the midterm exams.

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Today is the midterm exam.

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