I Became a Person Who Wanted To Drop Out of the Academy

Episode 11 – Activity 4 of The F-Class Freak –

11 – Activity 4 of The F-Class Freak –

No matter how old it gets, a dragon is a dragon.

Even four first-year Academy students cannot defeat it.

But that’s just a disparity in strength. I have a way to kill a dragon.

This strategy would be possible because this world isn’t a game, but reality.

“So, we don’t need to prepare?”

“Do you think so? Obviously, it’s a bluff.”

“Then, why did you tell those two to prepare?”

“Would they believe so easily if I just told them to come along without any prep? I wouldn’t go if it were me.”

Even if there was a real opportunity to get a windfall, I’d still consider it a scam if someone said we could just walk in without any preparation.

In terms of investment, it’s not the investor who loses, but the company. It’s up to the company to build trust.

“That’s why people call you a scammer.”

“But in the end, it’s the same result, so wouldn’t it not make me a scammer?”

“If you cook the books and happen to get lucky later, does that mean you didn’t commit a crime?”

“Yeah? It really isn’t a problem if you don’t get caught. Of course, it’s wrong, but no one will suspect.”

Even while having such idle conversations, I’m making a schedule.

It’s a ruthless plan, mapped minutely down to the minute and even color-coded by importance, more daunting than the schedules of an army.

“So, is this schedule you’re making actually a fake?”

“Yeah.”

Images also significantly influence how people perceive things.

Flashing rainbow lights on gaming devices adds to the cost but doesn’t improve performance at all.

Similarly, looks can sell a product, regardless of its function.

‘Even in Korea, there were many phones sold just because they were fashionable, despite their performance or convenience.’

That’s why I’m making this nonsense plan look as attractive as possible.

Just like diet plans, game company’s roadmaps, or military strategies, it’s a plan that exists but will never be implemented.

“It’s very intensive, isn’t it? You once said that it’s better to make a loose plan because the strategy will surely deviate?”

“This is just a show. The actual operation is just you using your identity to reach there and then fight the dragon.”

“So, you’re not going to tell me how you’re going to take down the dragon?”

“Can’t. You’ll just say it’s a bunch of bull if I do.”

If you understand how the dragon works, you may think my plan is feasible. But it’s even harder to guess the outcome by observing the results and processes and figuring out the cause.

“I have now completely developed the schedule. Have your servant deliver this to them. They should be in the girls’ dormitory, and the servant can enter.”

“Do we really just have to go? Then why did you gather those two? Lucas, me, and you, we three should be enough, right?”

“Just Lucas and I might not be enough. We need to ensure that we have talented people. You are there for your status, I am the originator of the plan, and those two will be the promising talents.”

To others, my talent might look better than that of the first and second seats. I reached the status of an Aura Master without any training.

However, I cannot be sure of this.

From the day of my reincarnation, I have known hints about every state of existence.

‘Did I reach the mastery early because I have talent… Or am I just this good even though I had information through a game…’

The assumption of if is meaningless. I can’t go back to when I didn’t know. I don’t even want to.

That’s why I draw in two people who definitely have talent. Then we will all survive.

The target that we are going to kill, the old dragon, is such a dragon.

—-

“I apply for a field experience.”

I’m in the teacher’s office.

The paper in my hand is a field experience application.

The Helium Empire’s academy guarantees the freedom of a field study and for a few days a year you can skip school under the name of a field study.

This system was established because there are many mysterious spaces in this world that can only be seen and felt in that area.

“So you’re going to… the magical capital? Although it is known to be a safe place…”

Moon’s magical capital. The weakest magical capital among all. The first magical capital observed since humans began recording. The safest magical capital.

It was also suitable to explain what a magical capital is, so there were cases where the academy would go to the moon’s magical capital for a field study.

From the third grade.

So if I don’t use Theseus’s position, I could be rejected and told to come back in third grade.

‘I think it would be possible with my position, but it’s better to be sure.’

The field trip in third grade is the responsibility of the academy. But if something happens to us, it’s the responsibility of the person in charge of that place.

That’s why public officials who are cautious often don’t permit it.

“You still have to be careful, right? Even if the moon’s magical capital is said to be the safest, it is still a magical capital. You understand, right?”

“Yes. I understand.”

“Then let’s go. Make sure to reach the time for the airship. Oh, and… don’t be a burden to the professors like last time. No matter how much you like pranks, you can’t ask the professor to expel you.”

“Well.”

I don’t know how the dean launched a public opinion campaign, but he made it seem like I asked Professor Rachel to expel me as a joke.

Since the rumor spread, I have evolved into a cool personality that doesn’t care about small things, but behaves sociably if you get close to him.

Because of this fact, I have told the other two, excluding Theseus, to apply elsewhere.

If we went together, it seemed like they would be pissed about the romance comics again.

I applied and headed for the airship docking station we agreed to meet at.

On the way to the airship docking station, Sylvia Renen opened her mouth, satisfied with my operation.

“You really came prepared. I didn’t know you had worked it out so meticulously.”

“Won’t it be too exhausting if it’s that tight, Sylvia?”

“It’s better than losing my life because I’m unprepared, right Elia?”

Everything from the beginning to the end is nonsense. The strategy I wrote down is not a way to deal with the old dragon, but a way to hunt the red dragon.

I wrote about the strategy that remained about 10% of my power, and she fell for it.

Seeing the two women who came over, Theseus whispered to me.

“I’m not going to make any investment you propose.”

Honestly, I have nothing to say. It’s right to deceive. Even if it ends well, it’s a distrustful act.

But my confidence is already at its lowest. As they say, you only need to go to Seoul even if you go roundabout. If I can reassure them that they can go to Seoul, they will use me when trying to get to Seoul.

“I’ve prepared an automatic carriage so you can use that.”

“Oh, thank you.”

The automatic carriage had been requisitioned in advance by Theseus.

I still don’t know why the production company of WFS calls it an automatic carriage, not an early form of a car, but anyway, it’s an automatic carriage.

‘Is it because it looks more like a carriage than a car? But for such a thing, it was as fast as modern cars.’

While riding in the automatic carriage that Theseus had prepared, he headed for the airship dock.

—-

The airship is a means of transportation invented by the empire.

There are few gigantic beasts flying in the sky compared to the ground. Therefore, humans who have conquered the sky have developed a technology that can safely travel around the empire.

“I didn’t think I’d ride this again before graduation.”

“Huh? Other domains are usually on the outskirts, so usually during vacationㅡ”

Theseus, who was puzzled by Elijah Adonis’s mumbling, hastily stopped his question.

Theseus doesn’t know. What their situations are like.

Since they’re from a noble family, he must have assumed they have a certain amount of capital, unlike commoners.

He quickly whispered to Theseus.

“Hey. Those two. Their family status is slightly better than that of commoners now, so they have to participate here. They gambled thinking it was safe because the initiator is participating, in addition to the compensation to be paid, they can also gain honor. They couldn’t miss the opportunity because their family status is very bad.”

“Is the family situation that bad?”

Due to the absence of the current head of the Adonis family, they’re unable to deal with the chaos that has broken out.

The Lenon family has always been weak from the beginning.

And both families didn’t want to miss the chance of having a talented person born in luck.

‘If their families were good, they wouldn’t have been so desperate to participate in this expedition. The reason why these two took first and second place respectively in this golden class is also because the talented students in this class weren’t as desperate as them. There is analysis from professors that this is a big factor.’

He decided to explain these stories to Theseus later.

We were able to board the airship after completing various procedures to board.

When a brief rest time was given.

Sylvia Lenon opened her mouth.

“So, is there a dragon in the Lunar Magic Domain?”

Lunar Magic Domain. The weakest magic domain observed by humans. The strongest race, dragons, live inside.

Of course, it’s unbelievable.

But with the characteristics of the Lunar Magic Domain, I can easily make them understand.

“Do you know why domains are created before explaining the Lunar Magic Domain?”

“It changes around due to a very powerful energy, right?”

“Yes. That’s correct. Domains are when the surroundings change adversely to humans due to powerful energy. That’s why if the origin of the domain is removed, the domain disappears. You all know this, right?”

“But if you exclude the Earth’s Domain among the domains that currently exist, no other domain has revealed its roots… wait a minute.”

Sylvia Lenon kept asking herself.

She derived a reasonable conclusion by combining my words and common sense.

“So, is the dragon the origin of the Lunar Domain?”

“The answer is yes.”

“Is it possible for a creature to be the source of a domain?”

“It’s possible. If it has been influencing an area for a very long time.”

The mid-level boss of WFS and the final boss of the Lunar Magic Domain. The final boss of the Lunar Magic Domain, which is widely known as the early farming location, is the old dragon we will face.

‘If you unlock the Lunar Domain’s record, it was the last guy left, but I was curious because he couldn’t be found for a while.’

Of course, as the mid-game boss, it’s a very unfitting boss for us to face. But we will not deal with our opponent by the ordinary method.

“So, the aged dragon has settled there, and as it continues to age and grow weaker, the magical boundary of the moon is also weakening. The moon’s magical boundary is easy to explore but the reason why its source has not been found so far is because the source of this power is a living entity.”

“The oldest magical boundary, the moon’s, is the weakest because… of aging. Certainly, if real dragons get old, the possibility is high. A living creature as the source of the magical boundary…”

Academy students, being as resourceful as they were, managed to quickly figure out the clues I had thrown at them.

“Well, other magical boundaries may also have living entities as their sources. I’m not sure if it’s hard to find because it’s a living entity.”

Indeed, the Sun’s magical boundary, whose source is a living entity, and the Wood’s magical boundary, which, although vaguely defined as a living entity, still has something conscious as its source, exist on this land.

Those are not typically difficult places to access, so even if we found out the truth, we wouldn’t find their sources for a while.

“So let’s have a break. It’s going to be quite a while till we reach our destination.”

The break we took seemed to fly by.

We were able to reach the magical boundary of the moon.

As I got off the flying ship, we were met with an ordinary meadow.

But its true form was a magical boundary.

“I didn’t notice the difference between a magical boundary and other places in the game, but seeing it in person makes it clear.”

Even though I had only roamed around dungeons and magical boundaries in the game, not really knowing anything else.

Having become a resident in this world and roamed around, I felt confident that a magical boundary was indeed a magical boundary.

Ahead, an obvious scenery of a meadow.

If I took a picture and sent it to someone, they would feel as though they were in a peaceful meadow.

What we saw was no different. It was just like the picture.

Yes.

Just like the picture.

Just like the picture, all movement had stopped.

No living creatures were visible and no wind breezed through.

Leaves, grass, wind; no movement existed. Despite being a meadow, no sound could be heard and no motion could be seen.

Just like a picture.

Everything had stopped.

“Dude… is this normal?”

“Don’t expect common sense in magical boundaries. Did you already forget that saying? Just accept it and move on, Theseus.”

A place where everything was stopped as if it was a picture, the magical boundary of the moon.

There, we had to hunt a dragon.

“Have you arrived?”

A fairly large facility located on the boundary of the magical boundary of the moon.

And an iron fence spread from both ends.

Upon our arrival, the representative taking care of the magical boundary of the moon came to our side.

He carefully explained what we should watch out for while exploring the moon’s magical boundary.

“First of all… you’ve chosen to enter without a guide, but I’ll give you a brief explanation here. Please refrain from dangerous actions. If you find yourself in a dangerous situation, please fire the flare I gave you upwards, and we’ll send a rescue squad to your location. And even if anything goes wrong, the magical boundary administration will not take any responsibility. Do you agree?”

“We agree.”

“Then please, all four of you sign these documents.”

If they observed our activities, they could intervene at any point, so we decided that there would be no guides accompanying us.

Of course, if there was a problem, we could certainly pressure the government officials through our families.

What to do. In South Korea too, many injustices occur before power. But here, it is the middle ages.

Such things happen everywhere.

“May you enjoy your exploration…”

Leaving behind the words of the sullen-faced officer, we immediately entered the forbidden area through the doors within the supervision office.

Despite confidantly exploring the place in the game,

In reality, stepping into the forbidden area for the first time was half fear, half excitement.

It was with such complex emotions that I set foot into the forbidden territory.

As we slowly paced, Theseus seemed skeptical about my lack of activity and asked me,

“Hey, what are we supposed to do here…?”

But in Theseus’s eyes, he already saw me sprinkling flammable oil all over the place with magic.

“What are you doing?”

Since I used my magic through the Invisible Window, others only understood the situation after Theseus finished speaking.

“Elijah, am I seeing this wrong?”

“Um…”

Theseus, well aware of my ability to use zeroes, focused on my actions.

However, the other two seemed surprised by the fact that I was able to use Silent Window magic.

“No, silent window magic…? So, in the battle against Professor Maximilian, you really did use invisible window magic and not just unable to wield magic?”

“Can’t you use a silent window unless you’re of your level, Silvia?”

“What exactly are you doing, though?”

Before answering their curiosity, I stretched out my index finger as if pointing at something and made a fist.

Then I used magic to ignite a weak flame on the tip of my clenched fist.

“What am I doing?”

I asked in return to their curiosity about the entire process.

I immediately smashed my hand down and said,

“A fire show.”

Then the flame at my fingertips fell on the scattered oil on this land,

For the first time since its birth, a massive wildfire broke out.

The flames gleaming along a single line, very much like the back of an Eastern dragon, quickly grew beyond manageable levels.

The territory started to be painted red by the spreading fire from a huge strip.

At such a sight, Theseus, gaping at the scene, opened his mouth.

“Congratulations. You’ve evolved from a scammer to an arsonist.”

Thankfully,

An arsonist has a higher credit than a scammer.

It will be a little better for doing business.