A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 18

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The ordinary reward system that pops up when a named monster is defeated for the first time in a roguelike game.

The moment of choice had come.

“It’s scrap-grade…”

Either because it wasn’t that great of a guy, or because I was subject to the old patch version,

no good skills were dropped.

In the case of ‘Kwueee!’, as a skill from Reincarnated Hero 1, the penalty was tremendous.

Instead, if the skill level was raised, the performance would be somewhat improved, but investing Supporting Role Points in that would guarantee a ruined character.

“This is the best among them…”

I let out a small sigh and chose the third option, ‘F-grade demon defeat reward’.

-Whoosh!

Whether it was my imagination or not, I felt something being conveyed to my body.

“Huh???”

Luck, a non-existent stat, had increased.

To unlock luck, quite a bothersome achievement grind was necessary.

What a windfall to have it randomly selected as a stat.

The scrap-grade is canceled.

Even in (Reincarnated Hero 2), quickly raising luck through random play was blocked…

There’s no sweeter deal than this.

‘Ah… I can’t resist this.’

‘That’ stat was tempting me.

[Remaining Supporting Role Points: 180]

There was no need to hesitate.

“All in luck.”

It was said that even Japan’s top-notch kendo baseball player didn’t neglect training to cultivate luck.

In other words, it meant that no matter how talented one was, the more luck the better!

-Ching!

[Luck 0.1 -> 2.1]

[Remaining Supporting Role Points: 15]

Not using the Supporting Role Points right away seemed to be a good choice after all.

In the 0.x range, 5 points were consumed, in the 1.x range, 10 points, and in the 2.x range, 20 points.

[When defeating a named monster, the drop rate of hidden skills increases]

[Critical hit probability slightly increases]

[Stat increase amount slightly increases]

“Good, good.”

The text that seemed to bring fortune already made me feel good.

‘As soon as the test is over, I’ll raid the hidden dungeon first.’

If it’s at least a D-rank named monster, even if the probability is low, it gives a skill that is difficult to obtain, so even if just one of these is triggered, it’s a huge gain.

At that moment, the voices of the instructors could be heard from afar.

-Is everyone okay!

“Ah, right, we were in the middle of a test.”

I woke up Melissa and Hazel, who were buried in the rag’s flesh, first.

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-As of now, the test will be terminated immediately!

The test was terminated when the 2-2 party, including the half-elf Selena, had already defeated goblins dozens of times.

In the end, her party was in a situation where they were waiting for the results at the temporary waiting area in Lint Forest.

“Why the sudden termination?”

“The other party must have declared a forfeit.”

“But why aren’t they announcing the results right away?”

In the distance, the instructors seemed to be having a serious conversation for some reason.

It felt like some kind of accident had occurred.

“It must be because of that guy, Lev or whatever. What’s with a guy who can’t even use magic saying he’ll shoot a bow? He even brought along that burden Hazel.”

“Don’t you find it ridiculous too, Miss Selena?”

“…”

To Raymond, a man who tried to act familiar and maintain his dignity,

Selena didn’t particularly respond.

She had already expected this situation.

The skills he demonstrated at the shooting range were those of a beginner who had just picked up a bow for the first time.

Nothing more, nothing less.

It was also unreasonable to say that he was hiding his skills.

From the trembling of his hands due to his posture, he was a complete novice, so it would be difficult to immerse to that extent even with method acting.

At that moment, a girl with brown twin-tailed hair began to describe the situation from a little earlier.

“Whew, I was really startled at first!”

The high-pitched voice belonged to Lily, a summoner who was in charge of the middle and front lines of the party.

“I never thought a necromancer would be hiding… Fortunately, Selena found it, or else.”

At first, after hunting the hobgoblins, they let their guard down and almost had their flow disrupted when the necromancer revived them.

Fortunately, Selena discovered it with her high intuition, preventing further damage,

and as a result, they were able to gather certificates even faster using this experience.

Even with Lady Melissa, who was called a genius,

the test didn’t only look at individual abilities and practical skills.

The important thing was intuition, and that was the role of the archer, she could be sure of.

-We will now announce the results for Group 2!

“Let’s go.”

“Everyone worked hard. Our team doesn’t have to worry about disqualification.”

“Good job, everyone!”

“How about a feast to celebrate the end of the test? Miss Lily, Miss Selena?”

“Uh… Lily is busy…”

Leaving Lily, who was trying to find a suitable way to reject Raymond’s burdensome suggestion,

For Selena, Lev Denec was the top priority.

In the losing party of the match, one person must be eliminated and leave the academy.

-Because I think I can do well.

The person who would be disqualified was probably him.

She only hoped that he had also realized that archery, being an archer, or any position that didn’t use aura or magic power was never easy.

It couldn’t be helped.

Also, she could assert.

Even if it wasn’t her, even if he had faced another archer, his chances of winning were zero.

There was no paradise for those who ran away.

That’s what it was.

-Tap.

The 2-2 party lined up in front of the instructor to hear the test results.

The announcer was Vice Instructor Bella, not Sylvester.

“Hmm, Group 2-2? Group 2-1 was urgently transported to the Hall of Restoration, so I’ll announce it like this.”

It must have been quite a big accident.

If they were carried to the Hall of Restoration to that extent…

And an unexpected result came out of her mouth.

“It’s a draw. If I had to judge… Group 2-1 is closer to victory… but since it became a special case, it will be processed as a tie.”

“What?”

“Instructor? We are… Group 2-2?”

“I know.”

‘Huh…?’

At the unnatural result, Selena began to feel dizzy as if she had been hit on the head.

“Based on this test, your grades will be determined. And I won’t accept any objections to the results. You’ll probably find out the reason tomorrow.”

“Wha-what is this?”

“What’s a draw??”

“Wait, Vice Instructor! This is!!”

Even until Bella walked towards the next Group 3,

Selena’s mind still couldn’t accept this fact.

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After the test, an emergency meeting of the faculty was held.

It should never happen again in the future.

The appearance of a real demon within the Imperial Academy was beyond absurd.

“How did this happen…”

“The instructors who inspected the dolls were selected internally. They were all chosen from within. Perhaps, among them…”

“You mean there’s an internal traitor?”

“It seems so.”

Moreover, as luck would have it…

It was the last test before Professor McClone, who had a good reputation even within the academy, retired, so everyone had no choice but to be careful with their words.

“It’s all my fault.”

Professor McClone, whose wrinkles were densely packed without gaps, spoke.

“This old man, losing his initial resolution.”

“No… If you think about it, the fault lies with everyone.”

Certainly, it was also his fault for not properly inspecting the illusion dolls,

but it was also absurd for him to directly check all those numerous dolls.

Moreover, the time it took to grasp the situation and terminate the test was quite long, so it was more reasonable to see it as a complex problem.

“Still… the fortunate thing is that there were no casualties, right?”

“Visible damage isn’t the only damage. This incident will come as a great shock to the freshmen.”

In fact, it was close to a miracle.

Even the illusion rag wasn’t made to be caught in the first place.

But if it were a demon rag, it was something that even well-trained students would have to work well together to be confident in winning.

“As expected, it was thanks to Lady Melissa de Prominence, that child’s performance, right?”

“It seems so. She’s called a once-in-a-century genius even in the world.”

At that moment, Sylvester, the test instructor, stepped forward.

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but I’ve been to the scene. She was in a coma, and the rag had been shattered into fragments.”

He continued slowly without a break.

“I’ve heard that Lady Prominence specializes in fire magic, but there were no scorch marks around the fragments to say that she defeated it by burning.

“You mean?”

“It might be… the skills of another student.”

At those words, confusion intensified on the faces of the professors.

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A complete evening with two moons.

After the test ended, we, the 2-1 party, were immediately transferred to the Hall of Restoration to receive treatment.

Edwin had regained consciousness, but he seemed to be in shock over his powerlessness and remained silent.

It’s okay. He’s the protagonist, so he won’t give up and will grow through this as fertilizer.

In Melissa’s case, she seemed to have suffered mana exhaustion from using magic in a mentally disturbed state and was recovering.

She had a style that was weak in real combat, so she would probably be very frustrated when she woke up.

And Hazel, whose body was relatively intact, was resting due to the mental shock.

If this were a game, it would have been a picture that should have ended long ago.

Because it was a difficulty where you had to defeat a named monster with tutorial characters…

That’s because the damn author had changed the settings to ultra-hell mode…

But with me as a variable somehow patching up this situation, it seemed to have resulted in this outcome.

‘Did I stimulate Liris too much?’

I feel a sense of moral responsibility regarding this. With that feeling, I was making my rounds to visit the patients.

[Inpatient: Aria Bluebell]

“The last one is Aria…”

I knocked two or three times and entered her hospital room.

“……”

Aria was sitting on the bed, staring at me.

As if she knew I was coming and had been waiting.

The blue moonlight coming down from the window was embroidering her silver hair.

“What brings you here?”

“What do you mean? We’re still teammates, so I came to check on your condition.”

For a moment, Aria’s brows furrowed.

As if to say, you? Me? Worried? …Why?

But unfairly, it was natural for me to worry about the main characters.

Because that’s the only way I could stop the Caeran ending and go home.

“I know you don’t like me, but I came because I have something to give you.”

I handed her a paper bag containing a vitality agent I had roughly bought at the academy store.

“Anyway, eat well. You used too much divine power, didn’t you?”

-Rustle.

She doesn’t refuse what is given.

She slowly accepted the bag with both hands.

“Well, I confirmed you’re alive, so I’ll get going.”

Was visiting the sick always this awkward?

Well, visiting someone who isn’t particularly close.

Since I already acted cool,

I added one more thing while holding the door handle of the room.

“Thanks for keeping the confession a secret from Melissa.”

Even though it wasn’t a confession attack I had made, she still helped me when I was about to be expelled.

‘It’s not easy.’

I got unexpectedly too involved with the main characters.

Maybe it would be better to just provide support from behind in the future.

As I was about to leave like that,

“Thank you for today.”

A clear voice coming from behind.

Aria Bluebell wasn’t the type of character to say thank you carelessly.

“If it weren’t for Mr. Lev, everyone… would have been in danger.”

She continued talking in a steady tone.

“But…”

For some reason, I felt a gaze from behind.

“I still find you suspicious.”

“Sorry, but I’m not what you think I am.”

“…I guess so. But why is that?”

Why are you asking me that?

I had to hold back from saying that to be able to leave the room.

-Ching!

“…”

It seemed to be a sign of a not-so-easy academy life.

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