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

“First year Theo Agrit, this is the rune language assignment. I have confirmed the submission.” 

Thanks to all the thick material, it was already late at night by the time I finished the task. 

It was, of course, not the professor himself who received my assignment there, but his assistant, Clara. 

What is an assistant? 

That… is a creature that is difficult to define.

It was hard to say much about Clara’s condition, who was right in front of me.

Her brown hair was curly, and her heavy circles were halfway down her face, making her look like a panda rather than a human, and it was natural that I was at a loss for words as I looked at the coffee cups and piles of paperwork that filled her desk. 

“You managed to meet the deadline for submission right at the last minute. Ahaha…” 

Clara laughed weakly. 

Originally, she was a kind of funny character who appeared in a poor assistant position, but— seeing this, I can’t help but laugh.

“…Are you okay?”

“Yes? That’s fine. Because you didn’t miss the deadline. Don’t worry, I’ll finish the grading on time.”

I wasn’t asking if my assignment was okay. 

How tired was she from working overtime that she didn’t even know if I asked if she was okay or not?

Meanwhile, Professor Edmund is nowhere to be seen. 

That must be Professor Edmund’s seat since his work desk, and the bookshelves around it are neatly set up by the large window.

He made his assistant work overtime and went home. 

That’s not a human, it’s the devil, the devil.

“More than that, it’s unexpected that Student Agrit submitted his assignment.”

“…is it unexpected?”

“Yes. Student Agrit is…famous among professors. It was the first time in the school’s history that someone got 0 points in all subjects….” 

Huh? 0 points in all subjects?

Is that possible?

Even if you just take all the exam questions, getting one right is normal. 

“I thought you might have scored 0 points on purpose, but seeing that you submitted your assignments diligently, I think that’s not the case.”

Clara laughed lightly. 

Because of her dark circles, I thought she would pass out, but— her guess was not entirely wrong. 

If you get a 0 in one subject, you might think it was just bad luck, but if you get a 0 in every subject, it can’t be explained as bad luck.

A score of 0 points on purpose means you know almost all the correct answers. Considering common sense, there is a strong possibility that he purposely got 0 points for all subjects. 

If that is the case—why did Theo Agrit want to get 0 points?

Most likely, failing was a direct result of getting 0 points in all subjects on the midterm. 

If so, was he deliberately trying to fail?

There are no advantages that failing students can get.

Rather, if he fails twice, he will be expelled.

The thought that came to my mind made me stop.

Could it be that Theo Agrit tried to get expelled on purpose? 

In any way, this way of thinking makes sense.

However, the motive is still unknown.

The Estero Academy is a place where you can guarantee a solid road just by graduating safely. 

The reason for deliberately being expelled from such an academy… there is nothing to guess.

It’s not something I can figure out just by thinking about it right now in the first place. 

My head is not working properly because of all kinds of things, including the library occupation and assignments.

Let’s find out about this later.

“It’s not like that. It’s just that I’ve been neglecting my studies.”

“I guess you decided to focus on your studies now.”

“Because I don’t want to be expelled. I have to study hard for the final exam.”

“It’s a good attitude. Cheer up!”

Clara gave me a thumbs up.

I bowed my head to her, who was smiling brightly but didn’t seem to be alive at all, like a zombie. 

I wanted to give her back the word “cheer up,” but I thought it would be cruel, so I left the professor’s lab.

Now, let’s go and rest. 

I have a class tomorrow, so I need to sleep well. 

– Come on, go to sleep.

The demon sword, which had been quiet since the library occupancy, whispered at once.

Why are you acting like you’re impatient because you can’t sleep? 

– Anyway, you’re my user, so shouldn’t you be growing without lacking? Theo, since it seems you don’t have any plans to waste your time like that fool, you should take care of him personally. Be thankful! 

It was an oddly aggressive attitude—.

Well, the demon sword is indeed amazing. 

Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to beat Louis. 

“It’s true that getting enough sleep is important.” 

If I sleep from now on, I will be able to get 8 hours of good sleep.

A light flashed in the distance as I hurriedly crossed the main building’s hallway to return to the dormitory. The light came to me like wildfire. 

“Why is a student wandering in the hallway at this hour?” 

I could hear the blunt man’s voice as the lights got closer. The backlight made it hard to see who the voice’s owner was, but it was a familiar voice. 

He lowered the lantern.

Only then did I see the man’s face.

He looked almost in his 30s or 40s thanks to his roughly trimmed black hair, sunken eyes, and beard that was not properly shaved.

Even though he was in uniform, his tie was half untied, so I couldn’t say he was properly dressed, even with empty words. 

The name embroidered on the name tag on the chest of the uniform is Jin. 

I can tell from what he is wearing that he is a security guard at Estero Academy. 

“I’m on my way back from submitting my assignment.” 

I don’t want to have any unnecessary trouble with the security guard. 

When I said it gently, he yawned and swept his eyes with his hand. 

“At this hour? You’re also diligent. You can submit it tomorrow.”

“Because today is the deadline.”

“Is that even diligent? If you’ve submitted it, go and sleep.”

Jin waved his hand in annoyance. 

It must be really annoying. 

Because in the Broken World, Jin is someone who boasts about his seriousness and despises troublesome things. 

I wonder how he can be a security guard when he hates being bothered like that—but I have nothing to say since he steps up when he needs to. 

“It’s even worse because one of the forbidden books has also disappear—” 

“…Yes? The forbidden book disappears?”

“Ah, did you hear that? Just pretend you didn’t hear it.”

Jin, who scratched his head, turned around first and waved his hand slightly. 

Then, before I could catch him, he walked to the other side of the hallway and disappeared. 

2

After taking a light shower, I lay down on the bed.

It feels like my whole body is sinking into a soft bed.

If I close my eyes like this, I think I will be able to sleep for the rest of my life, however—.

There are so many things to think about, including Theo Agrit’s 0 points in all subjects. So, even when I close my eyes, all kinds of thoughts float around in my head. 

One of them is the most questionable.

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“I can’t believe the forbidden book disappeared.”

Forbidden book.

There are two kinds of forbidden books in Broken World. 

The situation when reading isn’t permitted from a knowledge point of view because it deals with dangerous ideologies or too developed theories. 

Like spreading curses, awakening sealed beings or attracting extraterrestrials just by reading them. 

In both cases, the forbidden books kept in Estero Academy are included. 

The ratio is about 9 to 1, but since the total amount is quite large, the latter is by no means a small amount.

However, how did such a forbidden book disappear?

I don’t know if it’s the former forbidden book, but things will be quite difficult if the latter has disappeared.

“Originally, there was no event where the forbidden book was stolen.” 

In the original story of Broken World, there is no leak of forbidden books because Leon beats the non-discriminatory reading society. 

But in reality, the forbidden book had to be stolen. 

Who takes the forbidden book? 

Even if I think of it like a bestseller title—the answer doesn’t come out.

“I don’t think it’s the non-discrimination reading group because they’ve been wiped out.”

Except for non-discriminatory reading groups, there are only a handful of cases where those who were aiming for a forbidden book appeared directly at the Estero Academy, and it wasn’t the right time for all of them. 

Who was the person who leaked the forbidden book, and for what purpose?

I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but—the answer is still unknown.

“Well, it would be okay to leave this to them, right?”

The Estero Academy will also look for it, and if something happens, Leon will come forward and solve it.

I buried my head comfortably in my pillow because there was no need for me to meddle on purpose.

“This is paradise….” 

The bed is soft, and the pillows cover the head softly.

Even though the assignment is pretty hard, it won’t be a big problem if I finish it early, and the meal here was also very delicious. 

If this is not paradise, where would it be?

The main story will continue, but that has nothing to do with me, so my life at Estero Academy is ideal. 

Let’s face tomorrow peacefully like this.

While I tried to close my eyes to the bright future— a crackling sound was heard in my ear.

Choco was doing something in the corner next to the bed when I rolled my eyes.

“Choco, what are you doing?”

More than that, did it just go back to the dorm after we parted ways?

I just wonder, but it must have done well on its own because it is so smart.

“Choco?” 

I tried to call it again, but Choco didn’t answer.

It just turned its back on me and continued to fiddle with something.

I had a strange feeling.

When I got out of bed and approached, there was a lot of dust on Choco’s brown fur.

“What did you do? It’s dusty.”

Should I wash this?

But can I wash a raccoon—?

In the meantime, Choco only plays with something. 

Choco turned its head only when I got closer.

Thanks to this, the thing Choco was holding caught my eye.

It was a book in brown leather. 

Since the title wasn’t very noticeable, it seemed like a book someone wrote on their own rather than a publication. 

However, that fact didn’t really matter.

Whether it was hardcover or not, what the cover was made of, or whether or not the title was known, none of it mattered in front of the chain and lock that wrapped the book. 

In this world, the meaning of having a chain wrapped around a book is one.

It was a design for a forbidden book.

Among them, the Grimoire class, which spreads curses or releases a seal just by being opened, is required to include a physical seal.

If the chain is wrapped, it is definitely forbidden. It also means that it is a sealed forbidden book.

And Jin says the forbidden book is gone.

That missing forbidden book was in my room?

….

….….

No, wait, why is that thing here? 

I couldn’t understand it, but my gaze was drawn back to Choco, who was holding the forbidden book.

“…Choco?” 

As if listening to my words, Choco tilted its head slightly.

“Is that what you brought?”

There is no answer coming back.

If I consider Choco’s intelligence, I’m sure it understands but doesn’t respond. 

It is unknown how it managed to break into the tightly sealed forbidden vault.

Even the method of bringing the sealed forbidden book to my room is even more surprising.

There’s only one thing that matters.

It’s the fact that you shouldn’t open that book by mistake.

“First… Shall we put it down?”

Choco only tilted its head.

Unlike the gesture that seemed to be incomprehensible, the small front paw touched the lock. 

It’s okay. 

Because that’s a special lock used for seal designation.

There’s no way it’ll open as much as the raccoon touches it—.

Click!

The lock fell in front of Choco.

It couldn’t have been opened without a key.

However, for some reason, the lock seemed to have broken at this time.

Suddenly, the chain fell to the floor.

At the same time, Choco slowly opened the bookshelf.

I flew my body toward Choco right away.