chapter 26
26 – Tier 0 Girl
The girl was very beautiful.
The girl’s long hair seemed to have been pulled by a craftsman who had painstakingly plucked pure silver in the moonlight of the full moon.
There was not a speck of dirt on her skin, like pure white snow.
The face that is small enough to cover with one hand and the neat features are densely gathered,
It was like seeing an elaborate doll that draws people’s eyes.
Her carefully woven scarf covered her nose and mouth, but it rather highlighted the mysteriousness of the girl.
But there was one factor that prevented people from easily approaching the girl—
“…….”
──It was the girl’s eyes.
In her clear silver eyes that seemed to be able to reflect even into her heart, she showed no emotion to the point of being terrifying.
Just looking at her emotionless eyes, which show no interest in others, made her body feel cold.
‘… No. I really get chills… ?’
Even though it was definitely a warm spring-like weather, right now I was feeling the cold like a midwinter blizzard.
Intense chill, not a natural phenomenon.
‘This is magic… ?’
And my talent, which can be said to have reached the heavens, whispered that the cause of this chill was someone’s “Magic power.”
I turned on my observation eye to find out the exact cause.
Gooh-
‘… Wow!’
The moment I opened my observation eye, I felt majestic magic power and a chill that seemed to freeze my spine.
What tickled my skin was the remnants of magical power soaked with chills.
I turned my head and looked at the source of magic—
‘───A mountain made of ice?’
──I saw a huge mountain of ice.
No, it was so much magical power that it was mistaken for a mountain.
The beautiful silver-haired girl possessed an enormous amount of magical power that could be compared to that of .
‘… Whoa. But it’s the second time now, so I’m used to it to some extent…. During , I felt like I was attacked by an unexpected surprise, so I was frightened.’
I took a small deep breath and calmly examined the girl’s mana.
And the fact that the girl’s magic itself holds a cold chill that can freeze even fire.
I noticed that the girl was using her nerves to control her magic so that even the slightest bit of magic she possessed wouldn’t leak out.
‘Very few wizards control their magical powers so minutely that they can’t even recognize the chill…. I wonder if the reason why I felt cold was because I had a needlessly good sense of magic… ?.’
I blocked the chill by thinly layering magic over my skin.
I don’t know if the girl directly projects magic power, but at this level, she can easily block it.
‘Rather than that, if you look here, you must be a freshman like me…. Do you have this magical power? It’s enough to believe that he’s a Valhalla professor. Then….’
I carefully looked around the girl and found the markings in the strategy guide.
‘… I knew that too! There’s no way a person like this is a general-purpose character!’
I thought there must be information about that girl in the strategy guide.
I sent my will to see Marking.
Beep!
– Name: Suu Icicle.
– Evaluation: Tier 0 (However, you cannot recruit colleagues)
『Swoo ice cream. She is one of the frontlines of the Est Continent, and the youngest member of the ‘Icicle Family’, which is in charge of the ‘Silent Snowfield’, one of the 5 Forbidden.
She is a so-called ‘OP’ (Over Power) character, whose mana has reached the hero’s realm (S-) since her entrance exam.
It is estimated that her power has already surpassed the academy since she was a freshman, and she will definitely be able to enter the ‘top 100’ in the entire continent of Est.
The gifts she possessed are estimated to be of the freezing type S class (even with the highest class S class appraisal ability that can be created when creating a character, it was impossible to grasp because she was blocked by her enormous magical power. *Grows up to the second half of the game If so, appraisal is possible, but in her case, it is impossible. The reason will be explained later)
If you are a user of Valhalla, against her overwhelming power that equally destroys people, monsters, armies, and churches equally It is a must-go road.
However, she can’t make her her mate, and that’s for good reason.
First of all, she doesn’t get close to any characters, including users, and keeps a distance. She says that the only way to become a member of her team is by randomly picking her teammates in group competitions such as midterms or finals.
Second, she ends up “Disappearing” On the continent after the “Tragedy of the Icicle Family,” An incident that takes place right after she finishes her first year.
Many users searched for Su Icicle’s whereabouts after the first year, but no one was able to find it.』
‘… Indeed, at least that much is Tier 0…. Really, it’s terrifying….’
When I saw the girl’s evaluation and thought of the girl’s magical power, I was quietly trembling.
I heard Deuce’s voice.
“Okay, now the first round is over. The next round will start in 10 minutes, so the humans advancing to the next round should go to the waiting room. Please wait.”
When I looked up at Deuce’s words and looked at the stadium, all 13 screens were blacked out.
Did the game end while you were lost in your thoughts?
Anyway, I’ll go up with a bye for the next round, so there’s no need to move.
When you turn your head and look at the girl, it seems that you have entered the waiting room before you know it. The girl was gone.
‘Shouldn’t you have tried talking to me at least once?’
I shook off some regrets and spent time observing the students in the audience.
Time passed by just looking at the colorful hair and fantasy clothes of the students.
Seven screens appeared in the center of the arena, no matter how many times I had been watching them.
A duel between the top-ranked students.
A scar-covered giant with many swords, an iron-clad female knight, and a Duka fighting high elves.
There were duels that intrigued me, but my gaze was fixed on Su Icicle’s screen.
I can’t miss this great opportunity to see how she fights, who is overwhelmingly stronger than I am now.
The girl’s opponent was a sleek, muscular man wearing armor that only covered vital parts, and holding a 3-meter long spear with both hands.
I kept my eyes focused on the screen, opened my senses, and listened to the audience where the upperclassmen were gathered.
I overheard the conversation of a senior student who seemed to know about the girl’s partner.
“Namgoong-hyung. Do you know who the Icicle Lady’s opponent is?”
“…Hmm, the author’s name is Jin Park Shin. He’s a genius who came out of the Jin family famous for his speedy dash after decades. Rumors say that his agility has already reached the level of a superman at that age. He said, “He’s probably the one with the fastest speed among the new students.”
“Ohh! Namgung-hyung must be well-informed! But… Aren’t there too many geniuses this year?”
“hahahaha! There is probably no one who has not heard the sound of genius among those who have entered Valhalla. And it is said that the students who entered this time are at the highest level ever. Those who are currently participating in the duel, if it were another year, would all be top class. There are only those who are exceptional enough to be said to have entered.”
“Well. I grew up listening to the sound of genius in my neighborhood….I came here and my pride was shattered. So, how do you think this duel will turn out, Namgung-hyung?”
“…It’ll take less than five seconds.”
“…I think so too. Well, everyone who saw the first duel would think so…”
After that, the conversation between the upperclassmen did not continue. Because a duel has begun right in front of their eyes.
I activated my observation eye as much as possible, and even used accident acceleration, so I concentrated to the point where I didn’t miss a single movement of magic.
“Huh—!!!”
With the number gradually dropping, nearly 70% of the magic power possessed by Jinbakshin’s legs began to be concentrated.
With his spear forward and his posture lowered deeply, he looked like a beast on the verge of hunting.
A posture of betting everything on a single strike.
And finally, the moment when all the numbers fell out──
──Boom!!!
──Jin Park-shin’s body was shot leaving an afterimage.
To da da da da—!!!
Jin Park-sin, cutting through the air, advances like an angry horse.
Ability presumed to be Jinga’s blood system function, such as the air in front of his eyes splitting softly and the power to spur the ground intensified, assisted Jinbakshin’s charge.
“Oohhh——!!!”
Kwaaa——!!!
On top of that, Jin Park Shin used what appears to be his gift to speed up his charge.
Unusual acceleration, as if fast-forward was used in the video.
The beast’s fangs, which could run more than 100 meters in one second, aimed at the girl’s delicate neck.
” …….”
Looking at the beast aiming for her neck, the girl just kept quiet—
──’Release the control of magical power.’
Charleuk-
Ugh-
A tightly locked padlock was opened, and an auditory hallucination sounded as if chains were being loosened.
Through the door called a girl, mana containing a huge chill leaks out.
The magic power that jumped out of the girl’s body increased her size.
The seemingly endless expansion of magical power stopped when the girl’s magical energy filled a space with a radius of 100 meters around her.
Bad-!
A white frost has begun to cover the arena within the magic range.
A swift beast must have seen it.
“──!!!”
However, the beast rather whipped its legs and increased its rotation speed.
A beast that crosses the boundary of ice without hesitation in order to break through and take the girl’s neck.
─Jack!
“──Cheer, heck!”
But it was a wild beast’s misjudgment.
The moment it crossed the ice boundary, the beast started to freeze in an instant.
With one step, the swift legs and flexible joints stiffen,
The hotly pulsating blood in two steps cooled down,
Even my thoughts, which were full of confusion in three steps, froze.
“…….”
Now, what is left of this place?
The beast that was swallowed up by its own arrogance, who pointed its teeth at the master of winter,
From the beginning, the arrogant beast was out of sight——
–There was only the Ice and Snow Queen, who was terrifyingly beautiful.