A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 11

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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The fitness center of Claris Academy was only two stations away by the circulation train.

Not only was the facility excellent, but it was also divided by grade level.

It was conveniently located adjacent to the dormitory.

Magic spheres were placed in every corner of the training ground.

Since it was a place where students could unleash their abilities without restraint, it was probably to prevent safety accidents and identify notable individuals in advance.

Of course, no one would be interested in me right now.

Considering the villains created by the author who would soon appear, I had to become as strong as possible.

And…

-Ching!

[Anonymous Feedback: Isn’t it infinite growth??]

[According to the reader’s feedback, it’s a done deal if you repeatedly grind. A certain fee and an entry limit have been set for the training ground.]

The obstacles appeared faster than I thought.

“So, the public fitness center is 25 gems for 2 hours, and the real combat practice room is 50 gems for 2 hours???”

[Gems Possessed: 27]

“Damn it…”

I had no money.

Damn capitalism.

Is it okay to discriminate against students with sufficient will to study like this?!

By the way, that strange feedback wasn’t from me either.

Perhaps it also included the comments from other readers who had left feedback on so far.

Unlike what I knew, I wanted to curse at them for charging a fee but thinking about it, I realized it was definitely worth paying for.

[Fitness Center, Practice Room Benefits]

[Additional stat increase +50%]

[Additional proficiency increase +50%]

For me, who was subject to the game’s judgment, it meant that I could become at least 1.5 times stronger faster than training anywhere else.

However, to improve my crossbow proficiency, I had to go to the practice room with a shooting range, and with the money I had now, I could only use the fitness center for 2 hours.

Moreover, if I used that, I would have to starve starting from dinner tonight…

At that moment, I overheard a conversation between other students passing by behind me.

-Hey, did you hear that someone among the freshmen this year cleared Chamber 1?

-Already? Who is it?

-Probably one of the talented kids.

-Let’s go check out the lounge.

-Okay.

Hearing those words, a brilliant idea popped into my head.

“Trial!”

In “Reincarnated Hero,” there was a system called .

In a typical adventure, there were significant main events, and characters would grow accordingly,
but it was impossible to feed the experience of the main episodes to every character.

Therefore, it was a system introduced for users who wanted to try other characters as well.

If you cleared the [Trial], it would give you experience and awakening effects equivalent to the main event.

This was also implemented in the Claris Academy of [Reincarnation Academy].

Under the name of [Awakening Chamber].

In the academy, it was explained as a ranking system to stimulate students’ competitiveness and provide growth goals.

Any student enrolled here could freely challenge it.

Without delay, I headed to the center of the training room, the lounge.

With an interior resembling a banquet hall and slightly dim lighting.

In this lounge, which sold various drinks along with rest, there was a pillar-shaped electronic board in the center.

“1st place, 41 seconds. Does that make sense?”

“She’s the duke’s daughter. I heard she’s always holed up in the library or practice room.”

“Who’s that Caeran guy? I thought he was always playing around.”

“Are you the same as him? He’s different from the start.”

“No? At least 3rd place is mine.”

“You in 3rd place? If that happens, I’ll be your slave.”

Many students were admiring this ranking.

‘As expected, the top two are Melissa and Caeran.’

The difficulty of the trials supported by Claris Academy ranged from 1 to 10.

This was the 1st year fitness center, so I couldn’t see the rankings of other grades,
However, at this point in the early part of the story, the senior who had reached difficulty level 5 would have the best record.

[Awakening Chamber]

[Can enter once per week, no cost, no time limit]

[Awakening Chamber Benefits]

[Additional stat increase +100%]

[Additional proficiency increase +100%]

Although it could only be entered once a week, there was no separate fee to pay for the challenge.

On top of that, upon clearing, in addition to a decent stat increase, scholarships were also awarded to the top 10 on a first-come, first-served basis.

“I’m salivating.”

In other words, for me, who roughly knew how to conquer the trials, it was no different from an opportunity to catch two birds with one stone.

It was time for hard work to survive in the academy.

‘But before that…’

To maximize my gains, I first turned my steps toward the dormitory.

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The administrator who built the [Trial-Evolution Chamber], Sinatis, was not human but a ‘monster.’

It was the legendary hero Kroon’s companion monster, known to all the inhabitants of this continent, and now his thoughts could communicate with humans.

Of course, in the final battle, Sinatis lost all his powers, so his combat abilities were no longer there.

However, that monster served as an honorary professor at Claris Academy, managing the Chamber and devoting his efforts to nurturing juniors…

Considering “Reincarnated Hero,” where I grew every time I met a monster, this could be regarded as a pretty unique setting only in the novel.

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“Uh… Administrator, no, Professor?”

-…

I arrived at the Chamber with my backpack packed full of luggage.

I was a bit flustered.

-Ching!

[Anonymous Feedback: When will you show Sinatis’ humanized appearance?]

[According to the reader’s request, Sinatis appears in the form from the time when he was with Kroon.]

I thought that since she was called a monster, she would really look terrifying, but she wasn’t at all.

An ordinary… no, extraordinary, beautiful girl with blonde hair.

‘Kroon, you bastard, your taste is really…’

Moreover, she looked pretty young, so I had to look down quite a bit to make eye contact.

What is this feeling that I might get arrested just by talking to her?

Even though she was called a monster, I couldn’t feel any animal instincts from her at all.

Of course, if there was a characteristic, it was that her facial expression didn’t change.

“I’d like to enter the chamber.”

-Year?

“Oh.”

It was amazing.

She(?) didn’t even move her mouth, but her voice was resonating inside my body.

She really must be a spirit.

“1st year, freshman.”

-Spot, available. Go, to, the, end, room, over, there.

“Okay.”

Although her speech was choppy, it was easy to understand because it was a sound that pounded into my head.

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“Here it is.”

As I stepped into the room, the mana barrier lifted, revealing the interior.

An ample box-shaped square space.

However, it was a sticky and slightly fluffy room with purple and pink mixed throughout.

And in the center was a target.

I remembered there was such content in a short side story of the novel.

Actually, there was a theory that this room was inside the monster’s organs…

Well, I wondered if that made sense, but now that I have seen it, It did have a bit of an overwhelming feeling.

“Alright, shall we begin?”

I started unpacking the luggage I had brought in my backpack.

The precise condition for Trial 1 was simple.

If you hit that center target with a certain amount of damage or more at once, you would pass.

And that instantaneous total amount of damage was at a level that was difficult to reach with the skills of a 1st-year student.

It was something that only Melissa and Caeran, who had undergone power inflation due to the scheme of the damn author who went one step further than the talented protagonists, could achieve.

The reason why their precise times were short was probably because of that.

Therefore, even if I shot the crossbow all day, the probability of clearing Trial 1 was close to 0%.

You might think it’s a waste of time then, but on the contrary, Trial 1 had no time limit.

And the entry fee was also free.

But does it give double the experience?

I couldn’t resist this.

For me, it was no different from a free shooting range with good efficiency.

So today, I came prepared with bedding and cooking utensils, intending to have a blast.

“The first goal is to hit it properly.”

If I could just hit the target, it would be enough to utilize my cheat passive.

With that, I happily loaded the crossbow bowstring onto the fixed frame.

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-Thud. Thud. Thud.

-……

Sinatis, Kroon’s assistant monster, was paying attention to something sudden.

The < Chamber> was built in a 1:1 ratio of the awakening essence she had inside her body when she was a monster to the academy’s training room.

Of course, this room wasn’t her actual organ, but the circuits were connected, so the nerves were shared.

Usually, freshmen would try a few times and give up on Trial 1,

but this guy was constantly trying to take down the target with absurd firepower.

-Thud. Thud. Thud.

It was more annoying and irritating, like a tiny bug buzzing beside her.

-It’s bothering me.

It felt like she was going to keep sneezing at something trivial.

-It’s, been, a, long, time…

Even though Kroon’s thoughts were dwelling in her, her body was originally that of a beast.

Even when she was a monster, she wasn’t nocturnal, so she had to take a break in the early morning to relieve stress and stabilize her inherent mana.

The chamber closing time was approaching, but he showed no signs of coming out.

Kroon used to say,

-Resting without overexerting yourself is also a form of training!

-I, need, to, get, off, work…

Having no choice, Sinatis initiated a conversation with Lev first.

-Won’t, you, give, up?

He seemed startled by the sudden voice but soon replied.

“No, I plan to continue.”

-……

Sinatis pondered.

Anyway, the students of Claris had a curfew for the dormitory, so they had to return without fail.

Therefore, for the first time, she decided to show kindness to someone other than Kroon.

-Dormitory, closing.

In fact, she personally informed him that the dormitory closing time was approaching so that he wouldn’t receive demerit points according to the school rules.

The students here were susceptible to demerit points.

But the answer that came back was…

“I was kicked out of the dormitory. I also accumulated a lot of demerit points.”

-…?

“So I’m planning to eat, sleep, and train here all weekend. Thank you.”

-……??????

He even thanked her arbitrarily and was immersed in shooting again.

Looking again, he had brought all his belongings.

Pillow, blanket, simple snacks…

Initially, the Chamber wasn’t operated on weekends…?

The thought ‘Then is that guy intending to stay here for three days?’ crossed Sinatis’ mind.

And her train of thought kept expanding, leading to one thing after another… creating curiosity.

In the end, she ended up asking something she shouldn’t have.

A phenomenon that humans could never avoid.

A bodily function she could never relate to.

-The restroom?

There was no separate restroom in the Chamber.

And the man stopped what he was doing for a moment, scratched the back of his head, and smiled awkwardly.

“About that, excuse me…”

-Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.

The Chamber he was in began to rumble.

Even in that situation, the man didn’t panic.

He strangely maintained his composure, making a proposal to Sinatis.

-Get out. Get out. Get out. Get…

“If you grant me one request… I will leave immediately!”

-…

“…”

Somehow, it didn’t seem like a standard request.

-As expected, humans… can’t be trusted.

Kroon had told her not to casually accept requests from humans other than himself.

But since there was no other way, she had to listen for now.

-Speak.

“…Please let me pass Trial 1.”

-…

“…”

For Sinatis, who had lived for hundreds of years, this day was the day she was properly entangled with a human man.

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