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Elton Academy, Dormitory Lounge, 2nd Grade.
Eeeeeeeeee.
"What's that noise?"
"Isn't that the sound...? The alarm that goes off when Elton City's walls are breached. We learned about it when we first enrolled, right?"
"Oh, right. What were we supposed to do when that alarm goes off?"
"Everyone is forbidden from leaving the academy until the situation calms down."
"What's going on suddenly in the middle of the night?"
Davian woke up with a start.
That alarm.
The alarm that sounds when the outskirts of Elton City are completely breached.
He had experienced it in his 3rd playthrough.
'A demon wave quest? Already?'
The nightmare of the day when demons poured in through a large dimensional portal opened in the south of Elton City flashed through his mind.
The very quest that had killed Davian in his 3rd playthrough.
'The quests are being brought forward as the difficulty is adjusted... but still, this is too fast, isn't it?'
A quest that was supposed to happen in the first semester of 6th grade appearing in 2nd grade.
This is going too far.
Ting.
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[Conditional Quest: Slay the Mad Dragon Insanis]
A special quest that only opens when certain conditions are met.
Condition: Exceeding 4,000K total points.
The Mad Dragon Insanis has awakened from its seal.
If left unchecked, it will cause irreparable damage not only to Elton City but also to Elton Academy.
Slay the Mad Dragon Insanis in its human polymorphed form.
Reward: 120K Mana Points (x2)
Failure: Death
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It's not a demon wave quest.
Davian muttered to himself without realizing it.
"W, what is this..."
Luna asked.
"Huh? What's wrong, Davian? Is something wrong? Oh, is it because of the alarm?"
Bellum patted Davian's dazed back.
"Don't worry too much, Davian. With the city guards and the academy professors stepping up, who could threaten this place?"
"That's true. We have Headmaster Hugo Molton and Professor Shirims Andrian, the head of the Department of Magic. And Professor Leo Martian, the head of the Department of Swordsmanship."
"What about the other professors? Who would dare to mess with Elton Academy?"
There is someone.
Davian hasn't met them, but...
If it's a dragon...
They would do more than just mess with Elton Academy.
"I think I should go out and see..."
Davian stopped talking.
"Huh? What did you say, Davian?"
"No, I suddenly remembered something I need to look up, so I'm going to the library."
"Suddenly? At this time when the city walls have been breached?"
"Didn't you say there's no safer place than inside the academy?"
"Ah, well, that's true."
Davian hurriedly left the dormitory.
If he rashly said he had to go outside where his friends were...
They would all follow him, talking about the Gray Bear Exploration Team and whatnot.
If the opponent is the Mad Dragon Insanis...
They are companions he painstakingly raised, but going together is meaningless.
First, he headed to Professor Leo Martian's office.
Knock knock.
"Professor, it's Davian."
"Come in."
"You're in your office at the right time."
"If I had known that being the head of the department was this much work, I wouldn't have taken the position. But what's the matter at this late hour? Is it because of the alarm outside?"
"Yes, Professor."
"Sit down here."
Leo Martian guided Davian to the reception table.
"Is that what you're worried about and came to find me?"
"Yes."
"I suppose you'd be curious. I also received a report a little while ago."
"It's a drag..."
"It seems a man is causing a disturbance. And his skills are extraordinary. He completely blew away the western gate, they say."
"A man?"
"Yes. The city guards have all rushed there, so it will be taken care of soon."
Davian shook his head.
"It's a dragon. The city guards will soon be annihilated."
"What? A dragon? Are you saying the Gold Dragon Aurum Drago has appeared?"
"No. It's a Black Dragon. The Mad Dragon Insanis."
"The Mad Dragon Insanis? The Mad Dragon sealed in the Perun Mountains?"
Davian nodded.
Leo Martian stared intently into Davian's eyes.
"You didn't come here to talk nonsense."
"It's dangerous. The guards are useless. Evacuate the citizens to the opposite side, or even outside the city immediately, and only the truly skilled should step up. The rest will be nothing but innocent deaths."
"But how can a Mad Dragon polymorph into a human form and come to Elton City to cause a ruckus? The Mad Dragon is just a bloodthirsty beast. A very large beast. It moves without any purpose."
"I don't know either. But the one causing a disturbance at the gate right now is definitely the Mad Dragon Insanis."
At that moment.
Eeeeeee, eeeeeee. Eeeeeee, eeeeeee.
A different alarm than before echoed throughout Elton City.
"What is this...?"
"It's an evacuation order. It seems the guards have already been defeated."
"Already?"
Leo Martian, the head of the Department of Swordsmanship, slammed the table and stood up.
"No. If what you said is true, Davian, it's only natural that the guards were defeated so quickly. You stay in the academy! I will go out with the headmaster right away."
Even if he asked to go with them, they wouldn't allow it.
The reason why professors with renowned skills from across the continent are stationed at Elton Academy...
Is not only to nurture outstanding students...
But also to fully protect and raise talents who are the future of Alkancia.
"Should I tell Professor Shirims of the Department of Magic? It would be better to go together than separately..."
"Are you ignoring our skills right now? Davian Naone. No, no. This is not the time for this. If the opponent is really the Mad Dragon Insanis, then you are right. Then tell Professor Shirims of the Department of Magic to come immediately. It would be fastest for you to go directly."
"Yes, Professor."
Just as Davian was about to leave the professor's office.
"Davian Naone."
"Yes?"
"No matter what happens, do not leave the academy. We will somehow manage to handle it."
He knew they would say that.
"Yes, Professor."
Knock knock.
"It's Davian."
"Davian? How did you get to the 1st grade area?"
That's not the problem right now.
To Davian now, the tall walls separating the academy's grades are no obstacle.
"The Mad Dragon Insanis has appeared."
Thump!
The head of the Department of Magic, Shirims Andrian, came out as the office door swung open.
"What? What did you just say?"
"The being causing this commotion right now... It's the Mad Dragon Insanis. Professor Leo Martian of the Department of Swordsmanship has already headed to the headmaster's office. He asked me to tell you to quickly come to the battlefield as well."
"God... The Mad Dragon Insanis. At this crucial time. Is this also the work of the Empire?"
"I don't think so."
"Anyway. That's not important right now. Understood. I will prepare and leave immediately."
"Yes."
Crash!
Shirims Andrian, using telekinesis to tear off the shelf door next to the bookshelf, hurriedly grabbed a mana ring.
"Davian! You stay put in the academy. Don't even think about coming outside. We will somehow resolve it."
It's an expected instruction.
"Yes."
After Shirims, the head of the Department of Magic, rushed out.
Davian sighed deeply.
'This goddamn game...'
Conditional quest.
It's a type of quest he's seeing for the first time.
A quest that opens when you collect a total of 4,000K mana points.
'Point status.'
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[Mana Points: 106K]
Magic Power: 512K
Inner Force: 1,136K
Outer Force: 442K
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4,000K is bullshit.
He only has 2,196K right now, even including the unallocated mana points.
This goddamn game system bastard.
It must have calculated by adding all of the 2,048K 9-star magic power of the archmage that he hasn't even absorbed yet.
"Damn it!"
He thought he had become stronger than ever...
He's going to die faster than in his 2nd or 3rd playthrough.
It's only the first semester of 2nd grade, but it's the Mad Dragon Insanis.
He's never even thought about fighting such an opponent.
'They intentionally cleared Glasier out of the way and presented this kind of quest.'
It wasn't the level of Marino Empire's scheme.
This is the game system's calculated quest progression.
'They're deliberately trying to screw me over...'
But.
You can't just stand still or run away because you don't like it.
You can't face the quest.
'We need to combine our strength as much as possible. Only with the strongest.'
With Glasier gone now.
This was Davian's plan.
Headmaster Hugo Molton.
Shirims Andrian, Head of the Department of Magic.
Leo Martian, Head of the Department of Swordsmanship.
And the other professors of the academy who are known to be formidable.
Bring them all together to confront the Mad Dragon Insanis.
Of course, with Davian as well.
Davian stirred up the Head of the Department of Swordsmanship and the Head of the Department of Magic.
Now the academy's main faculty will soon be dispatched.
'Attacking separately is just a dog's death. And unnecessary personnel following is also a dog's death.'
What the hell.
He's going to try.
Everyone is going to combine their strength.
Davian left the Department of Magic's office.
Three reasons why Davian had to go there.
Davian himself is a great force, of course.
Davian has the characteristic 'Dignity of the Leader'.
It's a characteristic that increases the combat power of party members by a whopping 20 percent.
Lastly.
'A quest is best when it's cleared.'
The first to arrive were Headmaster Hugo Molton and Leo Martian, Head of the Department of Swordsmanship.
"Good heavens... This is a disaster. A great disaster."
Walls and buildings within several kilometers in all directions had collapsed.
And in the middle stands a man with disheveled black hair.
Terrifying black energy still flickers from his body.
Because of that energy, his long hair defies gravity, soaring upwards and sideways.
"It's an immense energy... It seems that it's the Black Dragon Insanis as Davian said."
"It seems so. Should we attack right away? Should we wait for more professors?"
"Let's wait for a moment since it seems to be in a lull. If the Mad Dragon shows signs of moving towards civilians, then we'll attack immediately."
"Yes, Headmaster."
Insanis, turning his head this way and that like a beast looking for prey, turned his gaze towards Hugo Molton and Leo Martian standing in the distance.
Hugo Molton shouted.
"Evade!"
Insanis stretched out his arm.
Kuaaaa.
Dark energy spewed out, engulfing the spot where the two professors were.
Kwaaaang!
The two professors, who had dodged to the left and right, exchanged glances once.
No more words were needed.
Pang!
Pang!
The two professors dashed out to either side, slicing through the air.
At the same time, they drew their swords.
And thrust directly towards Insanis's left and right sides.
Kuaaa!
From Insanis's arms, which were stretched out to either side, fearsome energy shot out.
Whirrrk!
Leo Martian, instantly operating his inner force to rotate his body, dodged Insanis's energy.
Chwaak!
Hugo Molton on the opposite side split Insanis's energy, blacker than the night sky, in half like a log.
'It's manageable!'
Hugo Molton.
Headmaster of Elton Academy.
And the greatest swordsman on the continent.
Hope was etched into Leo Martian's eyes as he witnessed Hugo Molton cutting down Insanis's energy.
At the same time.
The appearance of the Mad Dragon Insanis disappeared from Leo Martian's vision.
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