chapter 1
1. meeting
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So, how did this happen?
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The Campbell Baron family is a small noble family located in a small barony on the outskirts of the Empire.
Was it at a level that was only mentioned in one sentence in Sera’s main story?
There are no dungeons with monsters scattered all over the empire. The main industry is also a calm industry called dairy farming. The lord and his family are actually just friendly neighbors.
It would be an inevitable process for Baron Campbell to become a noisy neighborhood, as if the world had turned upside down in the slightest accident.
In other words.
It is said that if there is a major accident that the lord’s son enters the imperial academy, a rare scene unfolds in which all the residents of the territory cry out as if they are about to leave.
“You’re leaving at last, Dawood.”
“Yes, Father.”
Baron Armin Campbell. A middle-aged man who spreads the vibes of a generous and generous neighbor hugged me while wiping away the welling tears.
“You are the pride of our territory. Please take care of yourself and graduate safely.”
“sure. Do not worry.”
He pushes his father away with a confident smile.
No, this person looks like this, but this is all muscle. It gets hard when you get close to it.
Dairy farming and farming are hard jobs, so even if you don’t like your body, you train.
“But never quarrel. The Imperial Academy is a place where high-ranking children from all over the empire gather. It’s best for barons like us to be as inconspicuous as possible…”
“I mean really don’t worry.”
Cuts the nagging of season 1823718029837 by doubling the confidence index in the smile.
Well, it’s not that there’s no reason to worry. Just thinking about the progress of the main story of Savior Rising right now is like that.
An aristocratic family with weak prestige was wrongly caught up in all sorts of power struggles. Those with power and eccentric personalities are one or two among the high-ranking nobles.
Fortunately, I also had no intention of violating my father’s advice in the slightest.
< Status Info >
「Dowd Campbell」
Strength: F
Agility: F
Endurance: F
Luck: F
Power: F
< Skill Info >
[ No skills possessed ]
< Mastery Info >
[No specialization skills possessed]
< Special Gift >
[ Unopened ]
“…”
It’s such a neat status window that it’s so eye-watering.
All stat F is an unprecedented trash start line that has never popped out of all the playtime I’ve put into Sera.
‘No matter how dangerous it is…’
With a wry smile, he turned his gaze to the small window next to the status window.
[Main Quest]
[ Enter the academy and get assigned to your class! ]
This is a window that I have often seen in the game, so it is nice to see it, but the existence of a system called the ‘quest window’ itself is a problem.
The fact that there is a main quest means that there are scenarios to overcome, and that means that the academy I will enter will become a pandemonium where all sorts of conspiracies swirl around.
‘I can’t just skip the main quest…’
If you think about the game system, the moment you don’t run it, it will be ‘game over’.
I don’t think that would ever do anything good for me.
At least something tantamount to death is waiting.
‘That doesn’t make sense for me to break the quest myself.’
In the first place, the first action principle I had was ‘Never do anything that interferes with my survival’.
I don’t know why I’m stuck here, but shouldn’t I run my body well until the happy ending that prevents the end of the world?
In that respect, it would be crazy to be directly involved with this trash spec in the main event where the event that would kill me just by brushing against it is breathing.
There is a special gift item that has not yet been opened, but it is difficult to place expectations on it.
Since I possessed this game in the first place, I couldn’t even find a clue how to open it.
‘Obviously, it was a unique function that automatically opened when each character performed a special action…’
I don’t know if it’s a player character, but there’s no way I know the gift conditions for an extra character like this.
So what’s the best course of action I can take in that situation?
Be faithful to your duties as an extra.
Never stand out, don’t show off, and keep your body at a moderate level while lying flat on your stomach.
Then what, isn’t the main character going to take care of everything anyway?
“Don’t worry, Father!”
uh. Now that I think about it, the advice my father gives me doesn’t sound very wise.
Are you nagging or something?
“I will do my best to stay out of sight at the academy!”
“…Uh, no, that’s what I want…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll never have a vain ambition to raise the honor of the territory!”
“…Yes, it’s true that I don’t particularly want that, but…”
After exchanging such conversations, we decided to depart from the estate.
Unlike the first time, the expressions of Young Ji-min and my parents seeing me off were a little strange, but good is good anyway.
Asa’s academy life, which is never noticeable, is about to be released from now on!
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There was a time when I thought so too.
I was envisioning a truly hopeful future.
Ah, the days filled with dreams.
“Do we need a councilor? You don’t look good.”
“No, thanks.”
actually not okay
For me who decided to be faithful to my duties as an extra, the person in front of me is a burdensome person just to meet.
“…”
Reading the daily newspaper expressionlessly, I glanced over at the other person sipping tea.
Elnor Elinalize La Tristan.
The most likely target among the final boss candidates.
‘How did I get to ride with someone like this?’
Thinking so, I sighed inwardly.
The train heading to the Imperial Academy Elfante has a double occupancy structure.
I couldn’t help it because the students sharing the same room were completely random, but if the person sharing the room was this terrifying, it would be okay to lament.
The level of bad luck is astonishing.
‘In the first place, why would a person of the level of a duke’s daughter ride in a cheap car used by a baron from a periphery?’
As I was thinking about that, an answer suddenly came from the other side.
His gaze was still fixed on the daily newspaper.
“Because the Duke of Tristan cares a lot about the outside world. It’s a calculation to put more effort into creating a friendly image rather than riding first class as a child of a noble family.”
“…”
“Don’t worry, I didn’t make the stupid mistake of saying what I thought. Your expression is funny.”
The student president laughed as he brought out those words one after another.
“The thoughts of the people who ride in the same car as me are all the same. You were just giving off a similar look to them.”
“…Is that so?”
It seems like you’ve been through a lot for some reason.
Well, when it comes to the daughter of the Duke of Tristan, she’s a huge celebrity, almost on par with the royal family. There must be a lot of people who feel the pressure just by being present.
“Don’t worry, you won’t be harmed by being involved with me. I’m sorry for worrying you.”
“…”
But usually, the person who makes you feel that way cares about the other person this much.
‘It’s a bit different from my memory, isn’t it?’
This person, obviously, didn’t seem to care about other people at all in the game.
A meritocracy that judges all objects by value. Perfectionism that never tolerates flaws. And the high-handed atmosphere that always sees others as beneath them.
Those are the keywords of Elnor that I remember.
By the way, what the hell is this delicately thoughtful look that you are showing me right now?
Even if you think about the person himself or the image making, it is undeniably a strange appearance.
“It doesn’t seem like a convincing atmosphere. Do you have any other questions?”
“no. It just seems like a surprisingly nice person.”
Elnor’s gaze fell from the daily paper for the first time.
The slight narrowing of the pupils is a sign of curiosity.
“Surprisingly?”
“Yes?”
“Did you hear anything bad about me? Have you ever met before?”
“…”
That’s because I know you’re one of the candidates to destroy the world.
However, it is after meeting the main character that the villainous transformation begins in earnest. Everything starts to twist from the inferiority complex stemming from the main character, who was thought to be perfect in every way, and has a talent that far surpasses himself.
Of course, you may want to say that the world will end just because a person has a sense of inferiority, but the problem is the ‘curse’ that this person has.
‘The gray devil.’
Thinking of the name of the Duke of Tristan, and even the name of the being that this person had inside of him, he smiled bitterly inwardly.
He is the worst of the ‘devils’, who are the king-class villains of the world view, to the extent that his face is reflected in the creation myth.
The moment that is solved, the world is practically over. The trigger is the moment when this person’s personality collapses.
Throughout the scenario, he constantly had friction with the main character, and this person’s mentality collapsed, and the demon took over Elnor’s body. what after that…
It’s on the verge of world destruction. Except for the protagonist who has completed his final growth, he cannot be stopped even if the whole world rushes at him.
“…”
And I said to the person who has such a thing now, ‘I thought you had a temper, but that’s not it?’ I was talking the same thing.
I’m crazy, really.
“…I’ve just heard a lot about being strict.”
Elnor stared at me for a long time, wondering if the excuse he made up on the spot didn’t work too well, and then let out a small sigh.
“You are a strange person, dear.”
“Yes, what. I hear that often.”
He blurts out with an awkward smile and looks out the window.
I want to refrain from continuing communication any longer than this from my point of view.
Anyway, I’m in a position where the goal is to beat the main quest only to the main character. There’s nothing good about hanging out with people whose faces often appear in scenarios.
The purpose is to lead a peaceful and quiet academy life, so let’s calm down a little while watching the scenery pushed out of the window.
The scenery of spring in full bloom pleases the eye. It feels like the fragrance of fragrant flowers is buried in everything caught in sight.
The freshness of spring in the flower buds blooming there, the mountain streams and trees stretching along the ground, the wide fields, and even the huge boulders flying toward the window of the guest room.
“…”
What’s the last one, fuck.
“Student president.”
“Well?”
“Excuse me for a moment.”
As soon as he finishes speaking, he falls into Elnor’s arms.
“…?!”
Elnor’s pupils were greatly shaken, which was caught in my field of vision.
No matter how much this person is, it seems that he has no choice but to panic when he meets a human who suddenly rushes in this way.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the situation followed immediately, with no need to make excuses for it.
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-!!!!!!!
A house-sized rock that flew toward the passenger compartment collided with it and tore off most of the train compartment.
While running, the train subjected to such an impact shakes greatly. Subsequently, the car body, which has deviated from the track, tilts extremely.
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-!!!
-!!!!!!!!!!
A couple of mayhem-like turns followed as the entire train rolled over completely.
Screams were heard everywhere, but even that was crushed by the roar that followed.
It must have been the sound of the entire train being thrown to the ground.
And in all of this, Elnor and I are fine.
It’s not because I’m particularly lucky, it’s because of the soft blue shield that’s spreading around this person right now.
A target-aware automatic shield based on the remains of an adult. It is a armor that boasts the highest level of performance among all Sera.
‘I lived knowing that this person always had this…’
I break out in a cold sweat and let out a sigh of relief.
If I was hit directly by that thing alone and without anything, I would die instantly. There’s nothing wrong with my abilities.
“…Girl, are you okay?”
“yes? Ah yes. it’s okay.”
“Then, can you move away from the top? It’s a bit heavy.”
It’s only when I hear Elnor mutter that in an emotionless voice downstairs that I realize that I’m hugging this person with my whole body.
“…”
It’s more stern than I thought, so I get up in a hurry. After a while, the student president also gets up.
He looked down at the floor, tidying up his messy hair and uniform. Perhaps because of the mood, the nape of the neck and face are slightly red.
what is it.
Is it right to apologize first?
“Sorry-“
“All right. It must have been something he was trying to save.”
What?
“It’s the first time I’ve had such radical contact with a man, but thank you. I know your intentions, so there is no need to apologize.”
“…”
Is that how it is interpreted?
I just rushed in to benefit from knowing that this guy has a shield.
From Elnor’s point of view, it must have seemed to protect him from shock.
Well, you wouldn’t even guess that I knew the existence of the shield in advance.
As I was thinking about that, another sentence flew from Elnor.
“You, what’s your name?”
what.
This person, according to the setup, isn’t asking for the name of someone you like only the person you like?
If you answer something here, I feel like we will be involved often in the future.
“…Daddy, what’s your name?”
That said, in front of someone staring at me with their eyes wide open in front of my eyes, I said, ‘How do you know how to use it?’ can’t you say the same thing?
Rather, it is a worse option.
“This is Doud Campbell.”
“Daud, Daud, Campbell, Campbell.”
After closing her eyes and rolling the name in her mouth a few times, Elnor nodded.
“Okay. make sure you never forget I will definitely pay you back later.”
No, you can just forget about it.
Shouldn’t we be as close together as possible?
As I was thinking that with an awkward smile, a window suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
<System Message>
[I bought the villain’s favor! ]
[ Satisfying special gift opening conditions! ]
[Skills ‘Desperation’ and ‘Fatal Charm’ are given! ]
…what the fuck?
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