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

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“Frick pays Déon three pieces of bread….” 

I interpreted the rune that was written on the paper.

It wasn’t a spell arranged in a circle but a simple sentence.

There is no need to find a specific combination, so it is easy to interpret as long as you are familiar with the rune words of the appropriate era.

Of course, rune magic is the realm of deciphering, but simple rune words are the realm of interpretation.

In addition, if the interpretation is just a simple ruling sentence, it is possible to interpret it in the context, even if an unknown rune appears in the middle.

Of course, interpreting runes was something I didn’t want to do very much.

Much more if it’s to interpret the runes in Edmund’s lab.

Is there anything worse than this?

– I couldn’t help it. It is you who put the condition.

I know.

I never thought he would really agree to my condition for entering the Forbidden vault.

How serious are you about making me a graduate student… Edmund…

– Didn’t you mean it too? I can’t believe I’m going to get into the Forbidden vault.

Deathwise is right.

Because I also really want to escape from the graduate student route.

And I’m serious about handling the forbidden book, so it doesn’t harm me.

– …Are you really thinking of disposing of it?

Of course.

There’s nothing to be gained by holding on to something like that.

– Think a little more…

“You are very good at translating runes….” 

Deathwise’s words overlapped with Clara’s voice.

I looked sideways, and Clara, who looked like half a zombie, had tired eyes as she looked at the documents or translation materials.

“I’m still lacking a lot. This is just a trick.”

“Is that so…?”

“Of course, and I only know how to translate simple things.”

“I see…”

Just what the hell happened in the meantime? 

Clara’s language skills have declined.

“A, are you okay?”

“Yes? Of course I’m okay…?”

She doesn’t look okay at all.

The person changed.

“…Moreover, Clara, you’re in the master’s program, right?”

A sudden drift broke the conversation.

I am treated as an undergraduate research student, but Clara is a teaching assistant.

She was working as a teaching assistant during her master’s program, to be exact.

“Right. There is still quite a bit left until graduation… I have to write a thesis…In order to do that, I need to build up experience in rune language translation….” 

“Since it’s a thesis…Is there any particular reason why you chose rune language for your master’s program?” 

Clara’s eyes suddenly got brighter again.

“The runes contain the essence of technology found in a civilization that has already declined, right? Not only the function but also the meaning is hidden. Finding it… It’s pure fun.” 

The joy of discovering knowledge.

Seeing as she can say that seriously, Clara must be a model student.

She is someone who genuinely likes learning, so of course, she’ll complete her master’s program.

“Above all, rune is… cute because it’s round and crooked…?” 

“….” 

Correction, it seems that Clara is also not normal.

The eyes that were shining with brightness just now subsided. 

If I look into that abyss, it is clear that it is a dangerous abyss.

“Ah…I have to go back to work…The time… The deadline…” 

Clara lowered her eyes again to the documents as if she had realized something dangerous without looking at the time. 

When I look at that figure, I want her to cheer up, but… I can’t do it….

I just promised myself I would never go to graduate school—.

Doing the rune language translation in Edmund’s office is purely the price for entering the Forbidden Vault.

Since I already have tickets to the Forbidden Vault, I don’t need to spend all my energy and effort translating.

There’s a saying like that.

Let’s do it roughly if we can finish it roughly.

If I put all my heart and soul for no reason, I will only stand out more in Edmund’s eyes, so let’s do it in moderation.

Let’s see. 

Translations are all simple sentences.

Is this… Is it ‘I’m going to ballet’?

It’s a scribble that always gets written in a place where you shouldn’t. 

It’s such a simple translation that I lose my mind halfway.

Even more so, there’s no way I can concentrate because I’m determined to do it roughly.

Just like a skilled pianist contemplating the dinner menu while playing the piano.

When I’m translating properly, all kinds of thoughts come to mind.

The first thing that comes to mind is what will happen in the future.

It’s time for something else to happen.

Of course, that’s not my business.

To live a moderately peaceful and comfortable life, I have to step back, and Leon has to go up to take the main stage of the story.

If I give Leon the holy sword, it will be more certain.

I promised to search for the sword with him next time—but I don’t really have time. 

It’s hard to handle everything at once on the weekend, but I’m worried about how close the number of attendance days is to wandering around during the weekdays.

I will be expelled if I do not attend three days of class right away. 

On the other hand, I can miss up to two days— but I wouldn’t be relaxed at all.

Well, in the end, the biggest problem is scheduling adjustments.

“Student Theo…?!” 

I turned my head to Clara’s urgent voice.

For some reason, Clara looked shocked and pointed at me while her hand was shaking.

“H, how…did you…?” 

‘What?” 

“That…”
 

The conversation doesn’t work.

Then I turned my eyes along Clara’s fingertips in wonder.

There were piles of paper there.

All of them were rune language translation materials assigned to me.

“Ah.” 

I forgot what I was trying to do because I was too busy thinking about other things. 

If it were hard, my hands would have stopped on their own, but it was so easy that I finished it too quickly, even if I didn’t pay attention. 

I can’t believe multi-tasking, which I trained while working part-time, is used at a time like this. 

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“One day’s worth….” 

“….” 

It was also shown when it shouldn’t have been shown the most. 

I’m dizzy thinking about the future, but the water has already spilled.

I can’t pick it up.

“…Will you keep it a secret?” 

“That can’t be….” 

I asked lightly, but Clara shook her head. 

Her eyes, which were as dark as the abyss, stared blankly at the pile of translation materials in front of me.

“If student Theo would help me…’m sure I can escape from this infinite chain of translation….” 

“…Excuse me?” 

“I’m sure I can stop staying awake all night, and I’ll be able to leave work too right…? Not to mention going back to the evening life…I’m sure I can at least stop living with sleeping bags in the lab…!” 

Madness, this must be madness.

What the hell did you do to ruin people up there?

When I instinctively hated it, the door of the lab opened gently.

“Whoo.”

Clara’s shoulders twitched when she heard a slight exclamation.

Edmund, who entered the lab, looked at me and smiled happily. 

I wondered if the rabbit placed in front of the smiling tiger felt like this.

“To do two days’ worth in half a day, as expected, you’re amazing.”

Didn’t Clara just say one day’s worth?

No, this can’t be—Did Edmund give me two days’ worth, but in reality, I had to finish it in one day?

I shuddered at the instinctive goosebumps.

Either way, Edmund added, touching his chin.

“You have enough ability, so I can leave you with other tasks.”

“W, what do you mean other work…?” 

Clara asked in a trembling voice.

Her face was already filled with despair.

I’m sure he’s trying to make me do something completely different, not rune language translation.

“Professor, I am here for research cooperation. A job that is more difficult than this, I think, will still be difficult.”

“No, it’s enough. Even if you can’t, you can see it first. Go to the Magic Research Academy Society on the east side of the 2nd floor of the main building.”

How nice would it have been if we could communicate so far?

My opponent couldn’t communicate, so I pointed my forehead inside.

Of all things, the Magic Research Academy Society.

But what do you mean by the academy society? 

2

“I want to take a nap in the dormitory with Choco….” 

I couldn’t help but murmur in the hallway leading to the Magic Research Academy Society on the second floor of the main building.

This is all my fate.

No, if I look closely, the culprit is Choco.

But what will the crime of a raccoon be? 

Even though no matter how I think about it, Choco is no ordinary raccoon—.

Anyway, the problem is the Magic Research Academy Society.

Literally, it is a society where professors and research students who study magic at Estero Academy gather. 

Yeah, it’s academy society.

Even recently, the Magic Research Academy Society has been researching rune magic, and Edmund is an influential figure.

To believe that an important professor who is a well-known member of an academic society sends undergraduate research students directly to the academic society.

I don’t even have to explain how horrible this situation is.

Not to mention, the next event will happen at the Magic Research Academy Society. 

I just don’t want to approach it, but now I don’t want to approach it even more.

“It’s the worst….” 

Should I hide until the incident happens, get caught up in it, and then come back after Leon solves it?

But I don’t think Edmund will let it slide quietly.

It can’t be helped, let’s quickly finish what Edmund ordered and run away before the incident happens. 

I’ll leave the rest of the work to Leon. 

Then it’s better to deal with it as soon as possible.

So let’s open the door to the Magic Research Academy Society— there was a red spark near my cheek.

Mana, which expanded as if it would explode at any moment, filled the room with a shape like a barrier.

The space of the Magic Research Academy Society is large. 

There are many different kinds of equipment and a glowing stone slab with a rune barrier in the middle of the room. 

People in white robes busily circled around the slate, but the expansion of the barrier didn’t easily stop.

The bewildered people ask each other what to do, but no answer comes out.

Those who haven’t let go of responsibility until the end are also looking for an answer, but unfortunately, they can’t solve it.

Anyway, that’s because it exploded in the original story as well. 

The basic outline of the ‘Magic Research Academy Society Explosion Incident’ is that rune magic, which was being researched by the magic research academy society, ran out of control due to an unexpected accident.

In short, it’s like a timer for a bomb running in front of you.

At this rate, I wouldn’t be able to quickly finish what Edmund had ordered and go back.

It’s like I can’t leave it alone—in the end, I sighed and picked up a carving knife from the toolbox.

“Student! What are you doing? It’s dangerous!”

“It’s a restricted area only for officials, so get out right now!”

“Professor Edmund sent me.”

Someone who found me shouted, but I used Edmund as a shield and ignored them.

It will be too late if I explain the situation, talk about the solution, and deal with it according to the procedure.

I strode forward and stood in front of the stone slab.

Rune magic that appeared 8 centuries ago, the form is a triple circle composition, and the type, target, and conditions of each magic are described.

It is a simplified rune magic.

The difficulty of interpretation is also low.

Inevitably, the power and scope of the magic were relatively weak and narrow, but the energy used to activate the rune magic was excessive, so the balance was broken and it seemed to run out of control.

If so, then just expand it.

It is shorter and more stable to modify the range than to touch the power.

After the deciphering was finished, new runes were added using a carving knife to the circle where the range was described.

At the same time as sculpting, the expanded barrier was expanded.

Sparks in the air died down and soon stabilized.

As the wild energy faded, everyone looked around and quickly started checking all the numbers.

“Did you say Professor Edmund sent you?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

One of them, who seemed to be in charge, approached and held out his hand.

When I accepted the handshake, he shook it up and down magnificently.

“Recently, Professor Edmund said he had found an outstanding talent…so it was true. How did you decipher the runes written on the stone tablets in an instant and deal with them properly?”

“It was simply an oversupply of mana. It could have been solved by just adjusting the power or range. I have modified the range this time.”

“As expected, you’re amazing! Did you calculate the correlation between Mana and the range of barrier as well as decipher?”

“…It’s just a rune I’ve seen before, so I tried it somehow. I was lucky.”

I give a vague answer.

Even though it is unavoidable, it is not worth getting more attention for nothing.

It is even more so that it is taken by the people of the academic society.

“Even if you were lucky, it wouldn’t have been easy in such an emergency situation, which is great.”

Clap, clap, clap. 

Someone applauded leisurely.

My gaze turned to the strangely annoyed voice.

He was about the same height as me, but overall he was more slender.

The man’s sky-blue hair, which had only one side back, covered one of his eyes.

Even though the corner of his mouth didn’t move and the voice was polite, it didn’t feel any emotions.

I stared at him for a while.

When I heard the strange and characteristic voice, the name came to mind even if I didn’t like it.

His name is Zeist.

He is the villain who will make a big deal in Estero Academy in the future.