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

“Hello. Assistant Clara.”

“Good afternoon…” 

Today too, Clara was in a semi-zombie state.

She sat at her desk, her eyes widening as she played with her quill.

Looking at the mountainous documents, it seemed like she should have stayed at work again today.

When I saw the sleeping bag thrown beside her, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her—.

I looked around the lab, but I couldn’t see Edmund.

Where did he go after calling someone—?

“Did you enjoy the festival?”

As soon as I said it to Clara, I felt sorry for her.

I only met her once at the festival.

She was running away from the explosion with her research materials.

It was easy to imagine how that happened.

She must have run away with only the data while researching in the lab—.

“Haha… I enjoyed it… The sound of the festival could be heard all the way to the lab… There are many foods that can be packaged, so I studied while eating them in the lab….” 

Did she really enjoy it?

It was so cruel to ask in that way that I laughed back—.

It’s OK if you’re happy, then—.

“Ah, I borrowed your handkerchief.”

I pulled out a handkerchief from the inside of the robe and stuck it out.

Clara, weakly receiving the handkerchief, tilted her head blankly.

“This is not my handkerchief…?”

“I bought a new one because no matter how much I borrowed it, the blood didn’t come out. I still have the handkerchief from before, but if it’s something with a story, I’ll try to restore it as much as possible….” 

“N, no… It’s just an ordinary handkerchief, so you can throw it away… Maybe you didn’t even have to buy a new one….” 

“If I borrowed it, I have to return it.” 

At my word, Clara bowed her head. 

“Thank you…?” 

“It’s not something to be thanked for.”

“Still, thanks to student Theo… I was able to keep my research data safe…! That’s what I’m thankful for…?” 

“I thought running away while collecting research materials next time would be better?” 

Clara shook her head.

It was the most energetic Clara I’ve seen today.

“No. Research data is more important than my life….”

“That’s a bit….”

“If I die, it’s over… If the research data is lost, I will die twice because I must recover it again….” 

Human rights of graduate students, is it okay as it is?

If Clara falls into the water with the research data, she will definitely shout ‘Save the research data’ instead of ‘Save the people’—.

How the hell did Edmund neglect people? 

I’m getting scared…

“Were you here already?”

“Speaking of the devil.”

It was said that even a tiger would appear if I spoke, and Edmund entered the lab.

As I muttered involuntarily, Clara tilted her head and asked.

“What is speaking of the devil…? Is it also a rune language…?”

As expected, there are no normal people here.

I pretended it was nothing and turned to Edmund.

“What business did you call me for today, Professor?”

“It’s nothing. I called to reward you for recovering the stolen artifact before.”

It’s a reward.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious.

Edmund took a heavily sealed bag from his desk.

After unlocking the complex lock, he held out a small dagger.

“…Isn’t this an artifact that was stolen?”

It’s a dagger I got back from Luena.

Edmund nodded his head as he took the dagger.

“That’s right. I’ll reward you with a chance to analyze the artifact first. There is a rune on the surface, so analyze it to your heart’s content.” 

“Yes…?” 

How is this a reward?

You just secretly gave me a job.

At this level, it is clear that Clara will also cut the relationship. 

“I envy you…”

Clara was mumbling like that with her eyes shining.

That’s right, I was the only normal person here.

I got goosebumps all over my body and ran out of Edmund’s lab as if running away—.

2

“It must have been called the Void Dagger….” 

I lay down on the bed and twirled the dagger in my hand.

The official name of the dagger I received to analyze is the Void Dagger. 

It has complex and detailed runes carved into the body of the dagger, which has signs of wear and tear.

The rune’s effect is simple.

As Luena said, it is a type of battery that accumulates enormous power.

“I know it well.” 

It is impossible to decipher the age of the rune engraved on the Void Dagger.

Of course, proper interpretation is impossible for contemporary scholars.

It is no different from discussing the end of the vast universe without ever reaching the moon.

On the contrary, finding out that the Void Dagger can store a lot of energy is almost a miracle in itself.

Of course, this is a story of the present day.

I know not only about the future but also about rune settings that only exist in the set-up book. This makes it hard to interpret and decipher, but it is possible.

“I don’t mean to interpret that, but…” 

It’s obvious what will happen if I decipher even one letter. 

Not only did a regular college student prove Fermat’s Last Theorem, but I also presented a new paradigm for the theory of relativity, which is like proving what the end of the universe really was. 

I’m sure they’ll bother to drag me here and there, and the pioneer will kidnap me.

Because the pioneers will do anything to resurrect their gods.

The Void Dagger is also an essential item for the resurrection of God—.

“Should I take this?” 

If left as it is, the Void Dagger will later be robbed by the pioneer, used as an energy source for the resurrection of God, and then discarded. 

In that case, I’d rather take this. 

If I have the Void Dagger, I will be targeted by the pioneer, so I only need to steal the accumulated energy. 

I kill two birds with one stone because I get energy and get in the way of the pioneer.

Of course, the action is difficult. 

Since the energy is intangible, it needs a container to contain it. 

However, finding a container to store the large amount of energy accumulated in the Void Dagger is not easy. 

A container that can engrave runes and will survive even if it receives a large amount of energy.

I wonder if there is such an item around— my gaze naturally turned to Deathwise.

“Hey, can I engrave runes on you?”

– What are you talking about all of a sudden? If you want to do it, you can do it. You do need the right tools, though. In the first place, the thing engraved on the blade of this body was also a rune.

“A rune? Where?”

– I’m talking about the red pattern. 

Is that a rune?

No matter how you look at it, it’s just a red line, right?

-Tsk tsk, I thought you knew the rune language well. Now that I see it, I think it was a bluff.

“Aren’t you bluffing? I’ve been to all the ancient ruins and ruins across the continent, but I’ve never seen a rune in the form of sword blades.”

No matter how much I recall, I have no memory of seeing runes in the form of patterns or paintings, not letters.

“What effect is the rune word engraved on you in the first place?”

– You don’t even know this body.

Is this a joke?

“…You didn’t just say anything because the rune words engraved on the void dagger looked cool, did you?”

– There is a degree to slander! Why would I lie about this body? 

“Unless you make it up to look cool, it doesn’t make sense that you don’t know what the rune effect is inscribed on you.” 

-I didn’t say I didn’t know at all! Exactly, I only know some of them! Above all, this body is a famous sword with elegance and beauty that cannot be compared to that dagger, even without runes!

I can’t believe it… 

– Hiiik…! Alright, I’ll prove it myself! Aren’t you trying to transfer the power accumulated in that dagger? Even the runes you already have are enough! Try it!

Deathwise huffed with enough pride.

I don’t know what kind of rune it was engraved on, but it seems to have the same effect as the rune of the Void Dagger.

Not to mention, the demonic sword only knows a part of its own runes— if that statement is true, it must have a more complex and enormous ability.

Even if we continued to argue like this, it would be nothing more than a desk discussion.

To prove it, I have to experiment with it.

“Then let’s try it.”

– Ha! Prepare to praise the greatness of this body after success!

The demonic sword was confident until the end, so I immediately picked up the demonic sword of the void.

And a blinding light exploded in the dorm room.

3

– Whoo… My stomach is about to burst…

With a subject that doesn’t even have a stomach, where do you think it blows up?

– It’s a metaphor. A metaphor. Don’t you understand?

“Noisy.”

I’ve cut out the nonsense in moderation.

More than that, I focused on the result. 

To put it bluntly, the experiment was a success.

The explosive amount of energy drawn from the Void Dagger was absorbed by Deathwise.

So, it turned out that a lot of what Deathwise said was true.

There is not a drop of energy left in the Void Dagger.

After examining it closely, using the rune, and brushing it off, it was empty.

The rune itself is still working, but there are no contents, so it is no different from a discharged auxiliary battery.

So now Choco is using it to play knights alone.

I wonder if he can play with relics, but—.

Contrary to the dagger’s name, the blade doesn’t stand, and it is hard because it is a battery, so it can’t be destroyed.

Choco climbed onto his pillow and proudly held his dagger high with both feet. 

The proportions are quite right, so it looks like a warrior who pulled out a legendary sword.

– Anyway, you punk, go ahead and praise the greatness of this body…! 

“Wow, that’s great. As expected from the demon sword. It’s the best.” 

– It seems that there is no soul…

It was a compliment that I did my best.

No matter what, it’s the truth without a single lie.

I felt bad that I didn’t trust it at first, so I gave it more sincerity.

I squeezed it in like a part-time job at an ice cream store serving more than the amount.

– Enough. If you knew, that’s enough.

Anyway, let’s move on.

It’s considerable work to transfer the energy stored in the dagger of emptiness to the sword.

As Luena said, the energy stored in the Void Dagger is beyond imagination.

It has a revolutionary mechanism that goes beyond simply storing energy and manages it so that it doesn’t overload by creating artificially nested multiple dimensions to distribute energy.

It is a high-level mechanism that the pioneer who thinks of the Void Dagger as a simple battery can’t imagine. 

Rather, this mechanism is most important in the Void Dagger, not its stored energy. 

If applied, it can also be used in battle. 

Then, the half-life that is only strong at night is over.

“Whoo…” 

How difficult it was to be strong only at night until now!

Honestly, if Leon, Ethan, or Kane hadn’t helped me, I’d have already died two or three times.

The demon sword is certainly powerful, but the penalty of only being able to use it for half a day at most holds my ankle too tightly. 

I don’t have to wait until night if I learn this application.

Yeah, it means I don’t have to move only at night and lose sleep because of it.

I can enjoy 8 hours of sleep a day and a miracle morning…! 

– You seem to be excited by yourself… But I’ll hit the candle. There is a lot of energy accumulated, so it will take a lot of time to digest. (t/n: hitting the candle means interfering with something going well so that things go wrong.) 

“…How long does it take to transfer energy and need digestion confidently?”

– I don’t know. It seems like it will take a long time… In the meantime, you won’t be able to deal with the absorbed energy… 

Without that energy, it’s impossible to apply it.

In short, it means that munchkin is only available at night for a while. 

It meant that it was a given that my sleep time was getting tight. 

Ah, the short and sweet dream of my Miracle Morning…