The Academy’s Neglected Wizard in the Game

Episode 3 – I will stand alone now

#One

Manus stood there blankly for a long time, wondering what was going on.

what the heck is this ability?

First of all, the people around me were concerned, so I hurriedly moved.

What else was left for him to see, he felt burdened.

‘Is the surname Caesar going to attract so much attention?’

A life that was not accustomed to receiving attention.

Reacting to each action and sending a reaction, I don’t know what to do.

Manus, who arrived at the dormitory with quick steps, sat down on the bed.

day.

It was only one day.

That difference would open up such great possibilities.

All skills, all abilities, all passives.

All other characters’ hidden stats.

‘Is this his ability? Isn’t that just a scam?’

It took more than 1,000 years to learn the skills used by the worldview final boss.

The horse is 1,000 years old.

The original story takes place in just a few years.

I couldn’t afford to wait a thousand years.

There was no need for such a grand technique.

What he needs now is to keep his position as head of the academy.

It is to graduate from the academy without becoming a laughing stock for others.

‘Interference could be a hint. To be true to the original story, you have to be strong enough.’

First of all, if you don’t want to be ignored by the Caesar family, you’ll have to act as a human being.

If you are a student, you should maintain your grades like a student.

I’m sure there will be someone who ‘moves in his place to maintain grades’ somewhere.

– To live while paying attention, the pressure of employment and marriage was enough.

I slowly looked at the translucent floating list.

Is this too much?

“What about the search function?”

[Please enter a keyword.]

“Passive.”

[Passive skill search results, a total of 1,302 cases.]

“What is so much, this… … . There are also monsters, bosses, and NPC skills. You can learn everything, right?”

I didn’t have an answer, but you might already know.

Manus slowly went through the list.

[All attribute resistance: 50 years]

[Adrian’s attitude: 100 years]

[Ployce’s mindset: 30 years]

[Caesar’s attitude: 0 hours]

[Messiah’s attitude: 450 years]

… … .

… … .

“There is no answer to this. Wait, what is this?”

Found while feeling the need to narrow down the scope of the search.

[Caesar’s attitude: 0 hours]

What is the skill called ‘mindset’?

Manus pressed the skill out of curiosity.

Descriptions in a row.

-Even if it’s half a penny, is it Caesar’s lineage?

I could understand why the skill was listed as ‘0 hour’.

“hmm-.”

[Caesar’s attitude]

[The center of the continent. There was thick fog and ferocious darkness under the sky where the brilliant light was shining down.]

[The people who punished the group that worshiped the darkness and reaped the mist across the continent were called conquerors.]

[The conqueror created a family to destroy all evil with his own ground.]

[They wanted to reveal themselves to the world and become the guardians of the world.]

[Caesar. That great name was the mark of those who keep the world.]

A brief description of the skill.

At the bottom, the effects that appear when you get a mindset are listed.

[+100% extra damage against monsters]

[Able to understand all magical theories]

[Additional defense against monsters +100%]

[Mana regeneration rate +100%]

[Maximum mana reserve +100%]

[Invalidation of Stealth/Mental Skills]

“Within the original… … The surname Caesar did not intervene in the story. As for why… … .”

Manus recalled what had been floating around the community.

If the Caesar family directly intervenes, the story goes too far or becomes easy.

The early story is bound to be small in volume.

But what if a family like that intervened in the story?

The world view of the game was wide, but the story unfolding inside the academy in the beginning was somewhat limited.

‘It’s not something the family should be concerned about.’

For the family running the duchy, it probably wasn’t even worth worrying about.

First of all, he is the head of the school.

So maintaining grades is a must.

– Caesar’s name is heavy. Manus was a person who felt the weight of a ‘name’.

“spouse.”

It is the main battle that must come down.

Leaving everything aside, the ability itself is a fraud.

There is no reason not to learn this skill.

[Caesar’s attitude: 0 hours]

[Do you want to learn?]

“okay.”

[You have acquired Caesar’s attitude.]

[You have one skill slot left.]

[Please select a skill to learn.]

just a few lines.

Along with the message that he had a skill, his body changed.

The senses felt, the sights seen, and everything understood changed.

– My cognition has been distorted to the point of nausea.

I lowered my head for a moment and closed my eyes.

With the dark vision spinning around, Manus managed to keep his senses.

There was a lot of knowledge coming into my head.

[How to deal with mana… … To deal with the body, mana, mana, the body moves nonstop, the magic stays in the body, the type of elixir, the basis of elemental magic, fire, wind, cold, lightning, darkness, light, mana stay in the heart-.]

“I will die.”

nose was wrinkled

My temples were throbbing, and the crown of my head was burning.

Lying down on the bed, he recalled the knowledge crammed into his head.

-Understanding all magical theories.

It will be quite helpful for maintaining grades.

“… … search,”

[Please enter a keyword.]

“cadenza.”

[Search results total ‘1’.]

[Cadenza: 3 days]

[cadenza]

[Combine two or more conflicting magics to create new magic. Each enchantment must be of two different attributes, and enchantments of different grades cannot be combined.]

[Mana consumption is 80% of the combined magic used for synthesis]

[The magic that was successfully combined once is registered in the recipe.]

Didn’t hesitate.

Manus knows how to live in this world.

All about what is most needed and what combination of skills is most effective.

There were more than thousands of strategy posts posted on the community, and tens of thousands of tips they uncovered through collective intelligence.

‘-If it’s this talent, I can use it more efficiently than the main character.’

Cadenza.

A word that refers to an act of improvisation and free play by a soloist right before the end of a piece of music.

It was a skill created based on the idea of being ‘free’, and was the protagonist’s main passive.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a skill that is the foundation of the game.

“And it’s also the skill I can use the most.”

A huge number of recipes were in my head.

If this is the case, there will be no hand color to get through the crisis.

“Cadenza, I will learn.”

[Skill acquisition begins.]

[72:00:00]

“I still can’t believe it.”

day.

I never thought a difference of just one day would bring such a huge butterfly effect.

I really felt sorry for Manus in the original.

#2

It was late at night.

Students who are free as long as they do not leave the dormitory and do not interfere with their studies the next day.

For them, it was a worthwhile time even when the sun went down and darkness fell.

Lanterns that drifted like goblin lights lit up the school.

While walking through a deserted area, Manus stopped and opened his mouth.

“… … come out.”

“… … .”

I saw a place where mana was deeply shimmering.

He looked straight at the shimmering place and said.

I felt strong and dark mana.

My body couldn’t detect mana, so even this was unfamiliar to me, so I felt sick to my stomach, but I held it in.

The seed of the emperor was sprouting in his heart before he knew it, so enduring this much mana did not show off.

“Now you don’t have to do anything for me.”

“… … .”

There was no answer.

The shimmering mana stood there for a long time.

Manus let out a small sigh and moved on.

Even though he moved, Mana was nailed there and did not move.

After confirming that he was not being followed, he suddenly wanted to test his ability.

It was really strange.

I never thought I could change like this just by having skills.

『Understanding Elemental Magic』

The contents of the book that passed by were intact.

And how to wield knowledge.

Even how the magic manifests itself.

There was only a handful of mana, but even that could be handled efficiently.

‘As expected, I should go there.’

There was just the right place to try it out.

His steps were busy.

#3

“Does this make sense?”

mediocre voice.

graceful gait.

A keen eye for instantly recognizing a first-class assassin.

No, was that something that could only be done with a keen eye?

‘He was obviously a nobleman.’

How much were you ignored while you were in the family?

I completed all the basic manners education, but the evaluation was poor.

His body movements were awkward and his tone was frivolous.

The action was sluggish and slow.

aristocratic leisure?

No, it was just the lazy act of a lazy person.

was such a person

A man named Manus was a man of no Caesarian lineage.

-however.

“Should I report it?”

A person who was good at transformation and had excellent magical knowledge.

A person who can deceive the professor’s attention and imitate each and every trivial habit of the subject.

It was one of the ‘Umbra’ that Caesar raised with great care.

Over the past year, he has moved in place of Manus.

His transformation technique was like that.

A man who was strong enough to stand alone against the Knights just saw a real nobility.

I almost got down on my knees to answer.

I almost treated him like Caesar.

Caesar’s master had once said something like this.

＜-If you dedicate yourself to my poor son, I will give you a small reward.＞

‘I wasn’t usually the one to give something to anyone. What did that mean?’

Did he guess the master’s intentions, or did he know that it was such a difficult task?

Either way, I thought I’d report back.

A change has occurred.

I had no idea how far this small wind would grow.

“Oh, there is an outsider here.”

“… … .”

And another amazing thing happened.

-Today was a day that somehow hurt my pride.

I thought that no one would find out about the stealth.

No, maybe it’s because I’m a little embarrassed now.

When I turned my head, a certain maid was walking around.

“This is a place where outsiders cannot enter. Please go through the procedures for the visit.”

“… … .”

“You are a strange guest.”

He jumped and jumped over the fence.

Yes, it’s because something shocking happened today.

I rationalized it, but it still cracked Umbra’s pride.

Caesar’s shadow had to be more stealthy than anything else, and more than anything else to remain calm.

Today was a failed day as a shadow.

‘If it was behind enemy lines, he would have died.’

Or got caught in a pod.

I decided to watch a little more.

The Bocchan is obviously a bit inexperienced, but he was Caesar’s direct lineage.

Meanwhile, Manus, who sent the shadow, looked at the huge tower.

It was soon midnight.

‘Because I have something to go up in advance and get.’

The base of the game opens today.

The reason is… … .

“Manus?”

He looked to the side at the sound that interrupted his thoughts.

Her silver hair glowed softly in the moonlight.

The tails of her eyes lifted up like a cat added to her arrogance, and her well-groomed clothes proved how dignified she was.

“Allano.”

“Surprisingly. I never thought I would be able to see you at this hour.”

“I have a place to stop by.”

“this time?”

The student council president’s armband seemed to be pressing on her shoulders.

Manus nodded without speaking.

Harrison Allano.

The eldest daughter of the Harrison family, the Ice Mage reputed to be the most powerful among all her colleagues in the game.

She looked at Manus with a blank, slender gaze.

An academy tyrant who spent a year alone without friends.

Why?

It’s more pity than hatred.

I’ve been watching him for a year.

He approached her first several times, but he only distanced herself from her.

It’s so embarrassing to even talk like this.

‘You weren’t like this when you were young.’

Harrison and Caesar had been interacting for quite some time.

He and she had seen each other when they were very short.

It reminded me of a time when I was very surprised because it was different from what I remembered when I was young.

A monster-like man who was self-centered and was always looking for prey.

However, what about now?

“It’s a dangerous place, so go back. It is not yet where you will come.”

“-What is that… … .”

There is no dangerous place in the academy.

“go back. The time has not come for you to come here yet.”

“… … As always, you.”

Still pushing me away

I wanted to ask what happened.

However, he did not look back.

“Go with better people, not me.”

Manus left Alano and walked forward.

Manus headed somewhere beyond where the lights were shining.

Alano’s gaze at him was still filled with ambiguous emotions.

I don’t know if it was a time when we laughed and talked to each other back then.

#4

“Is this-.”

huge tower.

Among the twin towers, located on the left.

It was where the school’s main building was located, but when you set foot in a specific place, a ‘world behind the scenes’ awaits.

I saw another world supporting the world of light in which he lives.

A place where there is a secret threat that no one knows from the outside.

It is a full-fledged stage of the game, and a place where the main character trains and becomes stronger for 3 years.

The culprit behind everything and a place that threatens to plunge the world into destruction.

“ziggurat.”

I moved my steps inside the tower of arrogance built by a false god.