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

I filled the wine glass with reddish-brown liquid.

The red wine, which glows subtly in the moonlight, has a strange addiction. 

When I turned the glass lightly, the red wine moved smoothly with it.

I leaned back on the bench, watching the wine go round and round. 

“As expected, weekends are short….” 

I had been called by Edmund since morning, had a short conversation with Leon, and had just been lounging around in the dormitory, but all of my precious Sundays had vanished.

Weekends seem to disappear just as quickly, whether in real life or here.

Kuk, kuk, something stabbed me in the arm. 

As I lowered my gaze, Choco, who sat on the bench side by side, held out a wine glass with its small front paws.

It looks like it wants a drink, but I shouldn’t give alcohol to a raccoon.

So instead of alcohol, I filled about half of the water.

“Do you want to make a toast?”

Choco held out its glass as if understood. 

Now, I lightly bumped my wine glass to do so.

Cheers.

A transparent and clear sound melts into the moonlight.

When I look up at the sky, countless stars shine along the blue moon.

It was a scenery that couldn’t be seen in modern times, where the sky was covered by light on the ground.

I took a sip of the wine that was spinning around.

The wine that touches the tongue was less acidic than expected.

Instead, there was a rich sweet taste.

“After praising the wines of Bragor so highly, they are definitely delicious.”

The province of Bragor is located in the northwestern part of the continent.

Because of the Mediterranean climate, wines with high alcohol content but low acidity are produced.

Perhaps that’s why the sweetness was well felt as the acidity was low.

Seeing the heat rise, it would be like that soon if I drank it. 

Theo’s body was strong, and there was no major damage, so I took another sip.

“Looking at the stars with wine, I do something glamorous.” 

I didn’t expect to have this luxury after drinking only domestic beer in the dormitory.

Even next to me is Choco, who is biting a smoked chicken leg while sipping water from a wine glass.

There is no other luxury like this.

“Is it good?”

Choco grabbed the chicken leg and nodded.

I gently stroked its hair a couple of times and poured more wine.

“Friend, are you enjoying this late night alone?”

It was Ethan who jumped in.

He looked sorry as he bent his back, which didn’t fit his large size.

Even the blue eyes that looked innocent were full of regret. 

Well, after all, it was Ethan’s fault that I got involved in such an incident.

Instead of saying hello, I raised my glass slightly.

“As you can see. Rather, what are you doing at this hour?” 

“It doesn’t have to be something to come, right?”

Ethan sat down next to me, shaking his head.

I handed out the wine, but he shook his head. 

It’s delicious, though.

“The weather is nice!”

“Even though it’s midnight.”

“But it’s better than not seeing the moon because it’s full of clouds, right?”

“Well. If you don’t have anything to say, can you just leave?” 

“Friend, aren’t you too cold-hearted between us?”

Ethan shrugged his shoulders with an exaggerated gesture.

What do you mean, between us?

He really talks a lot of nonsense.

But it’s not hard to figure out why Ethan came to see me while he was talking nonsense.

“You’re coming because you want to talk about Felt.” 

“Ahaha, as expected, my friend! Did you notice already?”

Instead of answering, I sipped my wine. 

Ethan clasped his hands and moved his lips slowly when there was silence for a while. 

“Felt and Loui decided to stay at the nursery. Since the director took care of this and that, there will be no danger in the future.”

“That’s good.” 

“Yeah, that’s good. Thanks, Theo. It’s all thanks to you.”

“What did I do?”

Ethan was the first to help Felt. 

It was Ethan who had a connection with the nursery, and it was Ethan who took care of the aftermath. 

All I did was use a little rune magic.

“You helped me with the biggest thing. It’s all thanks to you that no one died there.”

Ethan laughed bitterly.

He must be talking about rune magic.

“I hope you can pretend you didn’t see that.”

“Ahahaha! How long have you been hiding something so great?”

“…You will exercise my right to remain silent.”

“It’s not polite for me to ask too much too!”

There was silence again.

I even swallowed the wine while staring at Ethan, who bent down his waist with his hands folded.

“…I envy you. I need to become stronger too.”

Ethan’s casual talk to himself could have been overlooked.

However, I couldn’t help but think of Ethan’s situation naturally in his words.

Ethan Mertezaker.

As a child of the wealthy Mertezaker family, he had a younger brother. 

When Ethan was young, he and his brother were kidnapped.

Ethan managed to escape, but his brother never returned.

Since the day he returned alone and held his brother’s funeral, Ethan has been feeling guilty that he was the only one who survived.

Even though he didn’t do anything wrong.

Ethan blames his helplessness on his smiling face.

The past must have played a big role in why he went out to help Felt.

“…It was because of you that Felt and Loui were able to live.” 

He broke the silence and spoke softly. 

No matter what anyone says, it was Ethan who offered to help Felt and Louis.

This is an unwavering truth that even Ethan himself can’t deny. 

“What did you say?”

The corners of Ethan’s lips raised slightly as he asked.

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He pretended he didn’t hear while he heard.

“…I hope you didn’t hear it. I’m not sure if I’m drunk or not.”

When I cut it moderately, Ethan smiled.

By the time I finished emptying the glass, Choco had also eaten all the smoked chicken legs.

I added as I stood up.

“Tell me if anything happens.”

Anirza, who appeared in the Felt and Loui cases, is a black wizard who didn’t appear originally.

This world is Broken World, but—there is a subtle difference from the Broken World I know.

Even if it’s just a small difference, like the flapping of a butterfly’s wings now, I don’t know how it will change, so I’d better pay attention. 

Ethan replied with a bright smile when I said it in that sense.

When I said so, Ethan replied with a bright smile.

“Are you going to help me?”

“I will think about it.” 

“Ahaha, I get it. Friend. If anything happens, I’ll be the first to tell you!”

That smile was as bright as a golden retriever.

So there is a strange sense of difference. 

The Ethan Mertezaker I remember was a human whose facial muscles hardly moved.

Originally, it was a little later when Ethan formed a party with Leon.

Just what the hell happened to Ethan in the meantime?

The ones that came to my mind naturally were Felt and Loui. 

If Ethan went to buy a shield alone and ran into Felt that day in the original. 

However, if Anirza had completed his ritual by trying to attack the Corbus family’s hideout from the front and failing. 

If Loui couldn’t be saved, and in some cases, even Felt couldn’t be saved, if Ethan had survived alone again. 

Anirza would have finished his plan and left, turning the altar into an ordinary warehouse, and Ethan would have cursed his helplessness and had a grudge.

It’s just an inference, but it adds up.

—Yeah, it’s all speculation.

Now it’s a pointless assumption.

Felt isn’t dead.

Loui also didn’t become a sacrifice.

Anirza’s plan failed, and Ethan no longer had to curse his helplessness.

That’s enough.

Still, I unknowingly tapped Ethan on the shoulder and said.

“Good job.”

“…About what?” 

“…It’s just the sound of drunkenness.”

Anyway, it’s because I’m drunk.

5

“…The first class on Monday is the worst.”

The day after I finished my self-service on a moonlit night. 

Theo headed to the lecture room without a hangover, whether it was because he had a strong liver or because he was good at alcohol. 

I hate Monday.

I can’t understand the best thing about Monday in the world.

As I went to the lecture room like that, Meryl came out of the entrance to the lecture hall.

“Good morning, Meryl. Where are you going in the 1st class?”

The schedule overlaps with her quite a bit.

Therefore, when I asked in wonder, Meryl tilted her head. 

“Today’s first class was canceled, so I posted the notice yesterday, but didn’t you hear it?” 

“…This is my first time hear it?” 

“Ah…I told some of the students in the same class and asked them to spread it all….” 

Yesterday, yesterday—.

Unless I went out for a while in the morning, I was in my room the whole time, so no one would have run into me.

I went to self-service at midnight, and Ethan didn’t listen to Monday’s first class, so it’s not important. 

“Sorry, I’ll pass it on to you next time.” 

“You don’t have to be sorry. It can’t be help.” 

In modern times, it could have been spread easily by using a group chat room and a notice text, but there is no smartphone here.

If you say it every time you see it, it will be confusing, and you might forget someone.

I parted ways with Meryl and sat down on a nearby bench.

“If I had known it would be like this, I would have had a leisurely breakfast—” 

Lamb stew made with soft tomatoes melted on the tongue.

Still, it’s good that I have time because my Monday morning class is canceled.

Even better, the commute from the dormitory takes less than 10 minutes.

“Then, what should I do now?” 

Going back to the dormitory and sleeping again was enough yesterday.

I don’t even want to go to training.

“It’s a good day….” 

It’s definitely late spring when the sun is warm.

It will get hotter in earnest after a while.

The weather is perfect for playing.

“…Should I go out for an outing?” 

6

“As expected, there are not many people at this time.”

I sat by the riverside and looked at the flowing Sentor River.

People say that the reason Asset was chosen as the capital was because it was near the Sentor River. This makes it impossible to figure out how much it is worth.

The economic, political, and geographical reasons don’t matter much.

It is more important that the Sentor River has a beauty that doesn’t let time pass, even if you just look at it.

The bright sunlight was diffusely reflected on the water’s surface.

Looking at the surface of the water where the group of lights was shaking, I briefly enjoyed the unique fishy wind along the riverside.

The Sentor River was unrealistically beautiful even when viewed graphically, but you could feel its incredible weight when faced with it. 

The smell of water stinging my nose and the wind carrying it vividly touches me.

I was at a loss for words at the sense of reality that I couldn’t feel beyond the monitor.

I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel the smell.

I didn’t play for a while since Broken World came into my hands.

I just couldn’t get started.

It reminded me of my parents, who would have picked out Broken World by looking for things and asking the staff for me after the CSAT was over.

It was around the time I finally got my head together when I played Broken World.

At that time, the whole world was already selling Broken World as a failed game. 

And even though it actually had serious flaws, I quietly followed the main story.

The first time I came to Esset town after starting at Estero Academy.

Looking at the calmly flowing Sentor River, I felt that this world was beautiful for the first time.

After that, when I turned on Broken World for a while, I put the main story behind me and looked at the Sentor River.

In fact, what comes to mind while looking at the Sentor River is a fragment of the past.

Things like childhood memories of going to the riverside to play with my parents.

Was it because of that?

When I left the Sentor River behind and started moving along the main story again, I felt quite relieved.

It wasn’t a lie to say that I was comforted by looking at the scenery.

It was the Sentor River that made me think so for the first time in my life.

So today I looked at the Sentor River.

“…It doesn’t change here.”

The muttered words quietly sank into the surface of the water.