Chapter 26: You… You’re Alive?
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The ‘bracelet’ distributed by the academy. In-game, it’s called the ‘Battle Shield of Spirit,’ or ‘BSS’ for short. It’s clearly intentional, but let’s move on. This ‘bracelet’ is an artifact that not only displays your stats but also creates a protective barrier when the user receives a fatal blow.
That’s why the teachers of NTR Academy felt comfortable throwing the cadets onto an island for the survival test──
Crack, crackle!
“Dieeeeeeeeeeee!!!!”
“Ugh…. aaaaagh!!!”
──but the protagonist’s barrier was cracking and about to break. I stared blankly at the scene, wondering what was happening, when Juno quietly approached me.
“Mars seems really angry.”
“That’s… an understatement.”
Mars was swinging her greatsword as if she had met her archenemy. The protagonist tried to fight back at first, but after being hit by her awakening skill, he was incapacitated. Now, he was being treated like a volleyball, bouncing around inside his barrier. ‘Oh dear, that’s scary.’
She’s just throwing him around inside his barrier. It seemed she enjoyed the buffs quite a bit. Mars continued her assault until a teacher intervened and restrained her.
“Let go! I haven’t… I haven’t killed him yet!!!”
“Calm down, Cadet Mars. Any more than this, and he’ll really die.”
“Chrono! Chrono died because of him!!!”
“Ugh… what incredible strength…!”
Even two teachers couldn’t restrain her.
‘If I remember correctly, the buff formula in NTR Academy is additive…’
My stacked buffs provided a 100% increase to all stats. [Encore Kiss] provided another 100% buff. ‘Berserk’ provided a 2x buff, no, judging by her state, it was a 5x buff, so a 500% increase to all stats (except Intelligence). And she used ‘Transcendence,’ adding another 500% on top of that….
“…She’s a monster.”
A 1200% buff. This was absurd. It would take a long time to stack this many buffs, not to mention the time needed to raise affinity ranks. Plus, the awakening skill [Transcendence] requires a certain amount of stats to activate… …It seems my devoted buffing made up for that. ‘Well, I did clear almost everything with an SS rank.’
She wouldn’t be able to do this in a real battle. Maybe only in front of a boss room, and even then, there would be restrictions. In short, this was an extremely lucky case.
“Gah, aaaaagh!!!”
“Ugh…. it’s no use!”
“Backup! We need backup!!”
As more teachers intervened, Mars broke free and lunged at the protagonist. Determined to land at least one more hit.
Crack!
“Dieeeeeeeeeeee!!!”
“G-gulp…..!!”
Her fist connected, breaking through the protagonist’s barrier and striking his face.
Crack, crunch!
“Hooo……!”
A sickening sound, and the protagonist was sent flying. There was a dent where her fist landed, and the protagonist slowly collapsed. Facial fractures, orbital fractures. It looked like he would be hospitalized for months──but the school nurse would probably heal him, right?
‘She’s the Apostle of Asclepius.’
The respawn point after a game over is the infirmary. Even if your face is smashed, the school nurse can restore it. Her title was something like ‘Apostle of Asclepius,’ the god of medicine. As long as you’re not dead, she can heal you.
“Cadet Mars!”
“Resist any further, and you’ll be disqualified!”
“There’s… still more… left….”
Ah, she’s been caught. That last blow must have been her limit. The buffs would wear off eventually, and she couldn’t keep this up forever.
“U…. uuu…..!”
The teachers finally restrained Mars. She hung her head and started crying──wait, why is she crying?
“I’m sorry… sorry… I’m sorry….!”
She sobbed uncontrollably.
“I couldn’t protect him… I let him die….!!”
If I had known,
if I had known this would happen…
“Ah.”
A sense of unease washed over me.
That’s not good. She can’t say that.
I took a deep breath and shouted at Mars with all my might,
“I like you──”
“──Mars!!”
“….Chrono?”
Mars slowly looked up at me. I looked at her tear-streaked face and replied,
“Shut up!”
“……….”
“Don’t say that! Saying things like that in this situation is so cliché, you’ll be embarrassed later!”
“…..Ha.”
Her eyes looked lifeless. Was it the aftereffect of the buffs wearing off, or the backlash from Transcendence? Mars stumbled towards me and collapsed at my feet.
“You… you’re alive?”
“Of course I’m alive. Did you think I was dead?”
“No… I mean, how could you survive that?”
“That’s true.”
If I had taken that hit with my bare body, I would have crossed the River Styx.
“Do you think this bracelet is just for show?”
“……Ah!”
But that’s only if you’re defenseless. Unless you forcibly disable your equipment, you can’t die in the dungeon. The protagonist’s barrier broke because of the excessive buffs. In NTR Academy, you can’t die from losing a battle. …The catch is that you don’t die, but that doesn’t mean you’re unscathed. For example, if you voluntarily disable your barrier, there’s nothing that can be done. A prime example is the Abyssal Legion Commanders, or in simpler terms, the heroines corrupted by monsters. There are stages to it, so you don’t immediately fall into the Abyss, but there’s a penalty that makes it harder to achieve a pure love ending. For example, a heroine who has been ‘tamed’ by orcs can no longer be satisfied with the protagonist.
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“Thank goodness…..”
“Huh?”
Mars placed her hand on my barrier while I was lost in thought. She gently stroked the barrier and pouted.
“You… never do that again.”
“Okay.”
“……….”
“What?”
She told me not to do it again, but… Mars mumbled something and scratched the back of her head.
“Hooo…. I don’t know anymore. Fuck, I don’t understand anything.”
She leaned her forehead against the barrier and sighed. I knocked on the barrier and said to Mars,
“See my bag over there? You can have everything in it.”
“….That’s your stuff.”
“I can’t use it anymore anyway. Just take it.”
“……..Pushover.”
She never says anything nice. Mars went to my bag and started taking things out. The chocolate bars, jerky, the remaining bag of rice, salt, pepper, and everything else. I wasn’t sure what she would do with them since there was less than a day left, but whatever.
“Cadet Chrono, you’re eliminated.”
“Yes.”
I was escorted back to the academy by the teacher.
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The reassignment test was over. The tutorial was finally complete, marking the true beginning of NTR Academy. And the results of the test, which would determine my next year, were──
“──Why are you in Class B?!”
“Ughhhhhhh.”
Mars in Class A. Chrono in Class B. Our classes were completely separated. Mars shook me violently, complaining. But honestly, it’s not that strange, is it?
“I started with a 100-point penalty.”
“But… but! You cleared the dungeon!”
“My stats are really low…”
“That’s… that’s true, but….!”
But still, this is
This isn’t right….!
Mars continued to grumble, but she couldn’t deny the results after all the foreshadowing I had laid down. And the most surprising thing was…
“Hi, Chrono! We’re in the same class!”
“….Why are you in Class B?”
Juno was in Class B. The protagonist went to Class A. I asked Juno why, and she said,
“I didn’t get many points besides the survival points…”
“I see….”
It seems she was placed in Class B because she only just survived. I thought she would go to Class A because of the dungeon clear bonus…
‘Is the protagonist going to be okay?’
True to the name of NTR Academy, the protagonist was creating opportunities for NTR. Well, I don’t plan on doing that, but. Still, all the other heroines should be in Class A──
“There you are, Chrono-ssi.”
“Minerva?”
──what the hell, why are you here? If I remember correctly, all the heroines should be in Class A, and Juno should be with the protagonist.
“I ended up in Class B by a few points because I shared my points with the others.”
“……Ah!”
Come to think of it, there was a special event with Mars. If you defeat her, the story progresses normally, but if you lose, Minerva also goes to Class B… It’s too late to regret not remembering such a small detail.
‘Anyway…. that’s it, then.’
Mars left, and Minerva appeared. And the protagonist is neglecting the main heroine. I closed my eyes and sighed.
“This is so NTR Academy…..”
The protagonist was living up to the game’s name.
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Get NTR’d Ter you piece of shit!
Please tell me Juno broke up with him.