I Became Strong At Night And Weak At Day Inside A Game

“Today is a quiz as previously announced.” 

Standing at the teacher’s podium, Edmund’s voice could be heard throughout the classroom.

Even today, the black hair that was neatly pulled back without any baby hair and the suit without any wrinkles were the area of fastidiousness. 

In the meantime, Clara, who has long dark circles, was busy wandering around the classroom and distributing test papers and answer sheets. 

I guess she couldn’t go home because she wore the same clothes as yesterday. 

The poor life of an assistant….

Naturally, there were test papers and answer sheets in front of me.

It was impossible to check the question in advance because she flipped it, and security magic was on it.

“Open the test paper and answer sheet when the quiz starts.”

Clara, who finished the distribution, stood next to the teacher’s podium and said in a bright voice.

Edmund pulled out a pocket watch from his jacket in an old-fashioned gesture as if he had waited. 

“There is one question, descriptive type. The test duration is 90 minutes. It is an open book.”

Some students were delighted by the word open book.

However, it won’t take long for that face to turn into despair.

The question is descriptive type, but the test duration is 90 minutes? And even an open book? 

I don’t need to hear anymore. 

The difficulty will easily surpass the fire of hell. 

It’s obvious that even if they open an open book, they wouldn’t be able to write a single line in the answer.

But I rather like it.

Rather than the difficulty level being ambiguous, it’s better for everyone to be covered with the fire of hell. 

“Then let’s get started.”

Edmund pressed the crown of his pocket watch without warning.

With a click, the surrounding students turned over the test papers all at once. 

I also turned over the test paper and answer sheet and checked the contents.

Let’s see. 

As Edmund said, there’s only one question. 

<There is a space where a rune barrier has been established in the Krarucum ruins. With reference to the following rune barrier form, give a logical reason for what kind of purpose the related space is being constructed with the Krarucum ruins’ function and purpose.>

Below the problem, a circular rune barrier was drawn.

The runes used in the double structure were three lines.

If it’s Krarucum ruins—.

The name of the ancient ruins in the northern part of the continent must have been Krarucum. 

After repeating it a few times, I drew the surrounding scenery and maps in my head.

However, this one is quite difficult. 

I don’t think this level will come out as a quiz. 

I wonder if most of it will be split even if I pass the final exam like this.

Then, I peeked around, and no one could move their quill pen.

As expected, the difficulty level of the fire of hell is right.

Even the answer to this question is hard to find no matter how much you search through the textbook.

Because the Krarucum Ruins are still under research. 

The literature that can be found in the Broken World only gives a few guesses, so you can’t figure out the right answer by just looking at the textbook.

They already wrote it down to deduce from the question in the first place. 

Well, this is a general story.

I have had the experience of visiting the ruins of Krarucum many times.

It’s beyond the monitor, but it doesn’t change the fact that I actually saw and explored it.

I held up a quill pen. 

I glanced at the original shape of a rune barrier drawn under the question.

The pre-17th-century architecture of the Krarucum ruins is characterized by huge pillars, thick stone walls, and a dome-shaped roof.

The ancient period before the 17th century in the Broken World didn’t reveal much information.

However, it is well-known that at least the rune barrier form at the time had an original form.

The circle rune barrier is largely composed of three parts. 

The core rune is the central part of the barrier form, and it is surrounded by an inner circle and an outer circle. 

By interpreting the rune written here, I can guess what the barrier form used is. 

Let’s see.

First of all, the outer circle was a protective device for preserving and maintaining the form of the runes.

Even if it is a protective device, it is not a high-level technique or complicated security system. 

Because this is a device that keeps the shape of the circle both physically and magically.

I glanced through it lightly, but because only the runes that are solid with the basic role are recorded, it doesn’t matter if I ignore it. 

The inner circle is a security device that assists the core runes. 

It can be read clockwise at 12 o’clock and combined with the core run to find the correct placement of the randomly arranged core runes.

The core rune used in this barrier form is 6 characters, and the inner circle rune is 36 characters. 

Finding the right combination is a simple effort. 

Even the runes themselves are still being studied, so it’s not like it’s been explained how to read all rune characters. 

Although this is also easy to say, it is time-consuming and difficult. 

Anyway, I finished this process by grabbing my head in front of the monitor in the past.

If I go back and read through my memories—cooling, sealing, opening, opening and shutting, restricting intrusion, mana registration.

This makes 6 words.

A closed space that can maintain the temperature, the door can be opened and closed freely, but access is restricted except for those who have registered mana. 

Even if you understand up to this point, you can guess the use of the barrier form. 

And if you think about the Krarucum ruins’ interior, your guess is certain. 

Because the Krarucum Ruins are centered on a massive hall, all ground and underground movement lines are intertwined.

Even the rune barrier was discovered underground—ancient civilizations used the Krarucum ruins as a banquet hall, and the rune barrier form may have been used to keep a storage room safe so it could be used for banquets.

—However, if I write them all down, I will stand out too much.

The difficulty was Hell, so I adjusted the information appropriately and moved the quill. 

It took about 10 minutes to complete the answer.

It seems that I spent more time adjusting it so that it is not too perfect rather than just copying the facts I already know, well.

I checked the contents and confirmed that there were no logical errors or leaps.

As soon as the ink dried, I got up and headed to the teacher’s podium.

I was the first to get up, but none of the other students paid much attention to me.

It seems that Theo was also the first to submit the answers during the midterm exam.

So I guess that’s why everyone is like that. 

It feels like I can hear gossip in my ears, saying if I will be a failed student again.

No, it’s actually quiet, but everyone is probably holding back because they’re in the middle of a test.

Ignoring everything, I stood in front of Edmund.

When I proudly presented my test paper and answer sheet, he narrowed his forehead as if he were looking at a bug.

“Is this blank paper again?”

I guess Theo gave a blank paper last time.

If he had given a blank paper on the midterm exam, he would have been called to the disciplinary committee and stayed there, so he must have given a blank paper on the quiz. 

The fact that everyone was staring at me for no reason is proof. 

That’s it, and I was proud because it’s not a blank paper.

“If you want to leave school, I recommend dropping out—” 

Edmund, who was about to criticize harshly, looked at the answer sheet and stopped talking. 

Play

Unmute

Seeing that he narrowed his brows even more and scanned the contents of the answer, he must have been surprised that I wrote the answer sincerely.

“I will leave the room first.”

There’s no reason for me to stay in the lecture room after I finish my test. 

As I nodded and was about to leave, Edmund suddenly pressed the crown of his pocket watch.

Click.

“Wait.”

Everyone stopped moving.

I turned my head while holding the doorknob when I was about to leave the room.

“The test will be halted.” 

There is a bit of a stir in the sudden declaration.

But because Professor Edmund was above the teacher’s podium, the noise wasn’t too loud and didn’t last long.

“The 3rd grade exam papers were being distributed incorrectly.” 

“Yes? Yes?!” 

Clara, the assistant, was surprised and put her head on the exam paper I had submitted.

Then she bowed to Edmund, her hands shaking.

“I apologize! I made a mistake!”

Clara’s reaction is real, not acting.

It really means that this is a 3rd grade exam paper.

In other words, it was ruined.

Even if it’s wrong, it’s definitely wrong.

A cold sweat broke out on my back.

“I’ll cancel today’s quiz. The next lecture is a normal one. Let’s call it a day.”

Edmund, who stood on top of the podium, looked directly at me and said.

“Theo Agrit, I want you to follow me to the lab.”

2

“Do you like black tea?”

“…I don’t hate it.”

Edmund picked up a teapot as soon as he entered his professor’s lab.

Seeing that there is a coffee pot right next to it, it seems that the one over there is dedicated to Clara.

In fact, Clara was not in the lab because she was working through the 3rd grade exam papers she had made by mistake.

Soon, a faint scent began to permeate the professor’s laboratory. 

The soft yet rich flavor was sweet and bitter.

“Sit down.”

Edmund, with a teacup on the sofa table, sat down.

Edmund tilted the teapot to fill the cup as we sat down where the teacup was placed.

“…It smells really good.”

“It is the tea leaves of the Magart region.” 

“It’s Ruo Black Tea.”

“You know it well.”

Because the most representative item that can be farmed in the Margaret region is Ruo tea leaves. 

If I look at the item tooltip, it says high-quality black tea, so I replied without realizing it.

Maybe I left room for conversation, but I felt something bad would happen.

“You submit the assignment.” 

“…Yes?”

“The task of understanding the runes.”

By the way, the professor in charge of understanding the rune language was also Edmund.

I thought he would ask me how I solved the 3rd-grade test, but I was flustered when he suddenly brought up the assignment.

“The assignment was quite good. It’s hard to believe that a first-year student submitted it.” 

“…Thank you.” 

“Solving the questions for the third grade exam is also the same.”

“….” 

The teacup was tilted slowly.

With the ominousness, I managed to keep my hands from shaking. 

Edmund glanced at me and finally said the words. 

“The level of thinking and consideration was high. It will be enough for you to write a thesis if you refine it slightly.” 

Damn it. 

He said it was moderately adjusted, but maybe because he was used to writing reports, he could tell the level of perfection.

There is no way for me to deny that I solved the 3rd grade test, or even the rune comprehension task.

I just laughed awkwardly.

It felt like a new college student was called by the professor and sat on a cushion of thorns.

Actually, I feel like I’m sitting on a cushion of thorns.

“Do you have any plans after graduation?”

“…I’m still in my first year, so I’m thinking about it.”

“If you haven’t decided, come to my lab. The master’s program seems to have the depth of thought that can be easily completed, so please help me to complete the master program.”

It’s really come. 

It’s a graduate school recommendation.

I didn’t do anything wrong.

Of course, it’s not all that bad.

If you have already completed the advanced course of Estero Academy, which is an elite course, you will be guaranteed a more solid path in life.

But that’s it.

I don’t want to get ahead; I just want to live in peace and travel around the world.

Even just based on how Clara looks, it’s clear that life under Edmund won’t be peaceful.

“Thanks for the suggestion, but I’m sorry. I still want to learn more diverse fields.”

“I don’t tell you to decide right away. It means to consider it before graduation.”

I thought I refused as politely as possible, but Edmund didn’t give up.

He glanced at me with blue eyes and held out a piece of paper.

It was a special paper that had been preserved by magic. 

“This is the rune I am studying. You might be able to interpret this rune. Or maybe you want to quench your thirst for knowledge even though you can’t interpret it. Either way, if you make up your mind, bring it.”

“Ah, yes. I understand.” 

I don’t want to be in this space anymore.

Both my instincts and my sixth sense kept telling me to be careful.

As I took the paper and stood up, Edmund added indirectly.

“Did the black tea suit your taste?”

“…Yes.”

“I got it as a gift, but I didn’t like it. Take it.”

….? 

Excuse me? 

Why are you giving me this?

Of course, I couldn’t refuse because the professor gave it to me.

I left Edmund’s professor’s laboratory with high-quality tea leaves and a paper with rune language on it.