“Ghhhaaaaaa! Comrade! Why are you attacking me, your ally?!”
-Boom!
Azathoth’s head shattered and fell off far too easily.
‘What is this? So easy?’
Suddenly, I recalled seeing a post about Azathoth before I possessed this body.
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[Why Doesn’t Azathoth Die?] (Views: 8888)
Didn’t he seem so weak in story mode? But when I entered hard mode to earn some gold, the 3-minute battle turned into a 25-minute ordeal. Wildly inconvenient.
The instant death skills were easy to dodge in story mode, but in hard mode, they drop every 5 seconds. What the heck.
Moreover, those rock-like obstacles that block the use of abilities were densely scattered everywhere. The developers designed it to be easy in story mode but turned it into a grinder once you enter hard mode.
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[Comments] (99+)
[Why would you go there to farm gold? Seizing Yoon Se-ah is way more profitable.]
(Commenter)[Yoon Se-ah’s dungeon is hard even in story mode…]
[True. Dodging the instant death skills is grueling.]
[Even Asoma-specialist YouTubers can barely crack hard Azathoth in less than 6 minutes. Aim higher…]
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[Started 10-minute hard Azathoth after reading this post, barely cracked it.]
[Yeah, yeah. Even if it takes time, breaking Azathoth is Azathoth…]
[Nope, greedily kept attacking during damage phases, lost my shield, and got killed by a meteor.]
[Haha, lol…]
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‘If I recall correctly, it was about how the pattern is easy but the gold farming is tough due to rocks in the way and massive health points.’
Anyway, in complete contrast to his reputation as “The Thousand Armors,” Azathoth had suddenly appeared and instantly died…
“Comrade! We are allies! There is no reason for an attack!”
“Uaaaaah!”
-Crunch!
“Ghhhaaaaaa! Damn it, friend. What kind of attack was that?! My body is completely uninspired!!”
‘Huh?’
It didn’t break.
‘I clearly used the same power as before.’
-Hiss!
“Director! That enemy’s attack is too violent!”
“All our arrows have been depleted!”
‘Oh right.’
Students were currently undergoing a team assignment test.
It was time to utilize the new modification skill I had acquired.
“Alright, modification… activate…”
The shards of crystal, which previously kept falling despite my efforts, this time remained perfectly intact.
‘Ah, what is this again?’
“Hahaha! Those abilities are naturally mine! How could you use them now that I’ve left your body.. (Crunch!).. Ghhhaaa!”
“Are you really insane?”
I ignored Azathoth, who passed out after sketching a star on his forehead, and quickly took out not a gun… but a staff, charging it with magical power.
There was no collar, and the bracelet was set at 40% restriction, meaning I could utilize 60% of my current power.
It was time to test the newly learned magic.
“White Force!”
-BOOM!
A burst of purple energy emerged from the staff, sweeping across the entire testing field.
This telekinetic wave precisely identified friends and foes, slightly recovering abnormal statuses and slightly increasing the stats of allies. Meanwhile, it inflicted temporary vulnerabilities on foes and dealt triple damage if they were already under abnormal statuses.
The Gray Wyvern’s left wing was slightly ablaze from Baeck Sia’s flaming arrow.
As my White Force struck it directly, an enormous wave of flames engulfed the Gray Wyvern. Emitting a horrifying screech, the wyvern plummeted to the ground and died without the Striker even needing a finishing blow.
Looking at the Gray Wyvern disperse into a flurry of lights, I was extremely satisfied to have successfully used an upper-tier magic like Eve’s.
‘Magical power reaching the S-rank makes this possible, huh.’
This mechanism of intensifying abnormal statuses and tripling damage was especially intriguing.
‘Among my skills that cause abnormal statuses, most of them are hallucinogenic in nature, but would ones like bleeding draw out a significant amount of HP?’
That might be a bit cruel.
-Wow…that magic was incredible.
-Director, you’ve become stronger…
-The barrier…thankfully, it seems like I won’t need to write a report this time.
The class’s astonished reactions and the slightly damaged barrier made the teacher consider seriously whether to prepare a report.
“…”
And Hong Bi-yeon, who stared at me oddly after just witnessing the magic.
Before any surrounding characters could react, the alarm from the testing equipment sounded off.
[“Test complete. Survivors…4, remaining HP of the boss monster…0%. Awarding 300 points, including the bonus points for B-rank monsters out of 100.”]
“Wow! Must be the highest score ever!”
“With this, our grades should go up a lot right? The Director is the best!”
The chatter from my teammates didn’t particularly bother me.
“Hahahaha! Truly, comrade’s magic is exceptional indeed!”
“You, come with me for a moment.”
“Sure!”
First, I need to deal with this rock.
Though it’s concealed by a perception-altering magic that hides his voice and massive size, if someone…especially Yoo Eun-ha…were to find out…
-You conspired with Azathoth?! You psychopathic murderer!
‘I really don’t want to get kidnapped again.’
After briefly mentioning I’d go tune the magic staff at the Student Council President office, I hastily ran away to hide there.
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“Comrade, how could you say such a thing? While emitting such an aura yet not dedicating yourself to the Demon King?”
“Yes, you oversized rock.”
“Did you deceive me!! This is underhanded!!”
-Rumble!
“Ghhhaaaarrgh!!”
Slamming Azathoth’s head into the ground with ki, he was immediately K.O.’d. It seemed not all his strength had returned.
“Look, I told you from the start I’m not on your side. You were the fool who mistakenly assumed I was your ally because of the Demon King’s aura I emit.”
“Though I wanted to call you underhanded…that time, despite the restrictions placed on me, the fact that you immobilized me…is true. I concede that much.”
“Ah, really? I thought you’d immediately explode into rage and try to kill me.”
“True, losers must follow the victor’s words. Even Lord Demon King and Sir Hector shall agree. And since I technically survive as a conceptual form of being your summon, it makes no sense for me to attack you.”
“Alright, consider you as a joker card when we deal with Hector later.”
“…?!”
“What? So you’re telling me I, a Magician, should fight with swords against that insane knight?”
“T-That…makes sense…”
The results obtained from interrogating Azathoth could be summarized into three points.
First, Azathoth wasn’t losing control and attacking me, his perception as part of me gives me the dominance.
Second, if I summon him, I can’t utilize the <Crystal Maker (S)> I just acquired.
Finally, it seems like the reason I can wield the Demon King’s power so skillfully might be because of Azathoth.
‘Hmm, at least he hasn’t gone berserk…though he verbally resists, he obeys my orders like a typical tsundere character. That’s a relief.’
Honestly, the grotesque form he had in the original story has improved.
Emitting an azure glow, now shaped like an impressive and stylish knight…
“Grrr…to duel swords with a former comrade, this is the shame of a warrior…”
‘If only you’d shut up, it’d be perfect.’
Should I get some duct tape to seal his mouth?
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“By the way, when did you learn that magic?”
“During break, Principal Yoo Eun-ha handed me a magic textbook to read. Oh, of course, the book is available in the library, so no favoritism here.”
“White Force…now I remember writing about it in a previous report. It’s quite an upper-tier magic among telekinetic magic.”
Back in the classroom, I casually chatted with Kang Ayul until dismissal. Lee Seo-yoon seemed reluctant to ignore Ryu Shin-woo’s duel request, and was still in the training field.
-Drrr…!
“The student council president election draw came out!”
“……..!”
“……!!”
Upon a student’s sudden announcement while entering the room, everyone in the class swiftly rushed out.
Though I wasn’t concerned, there was one scenario that I didn’t want. So, I quickly dashed to check the draw.
‘Nah, it’s impossible that me and the protagonist meet at the finals in this miraculous draw, right?’
-Hey, move so I can see!
-Hey, don’t push my head!
As everyone anxiously awaited to see their opponents, I sent my wish that I wouldn’t get matched up with tough ones.
-I can’t believe it, I’m against the top student of the first year.
-Go teach that underclassman a lesson.
-Hey! You know Ryu Shin-woo lost to that top student before, right?!
-I heard he’s a legendary new student. Anyway, I’m facing him.
-Baek Sia? Never heard of her, easy win!
Unfortunately, the voices of the second-year students who hadn’t realized their fates yet reached my ears.
‘Alright, let’s find…my name…’
And the moment I finally found my name…
Bracket
[Seong Ah-rin] VS [Hong Bi-yeon]
[Yoon Se-ah] VS [Lee Seo-yoon]
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[Ecclesia] VS [Baeck Sia]
[No Un-hyun] VS [Yoo Eun-ha]
“Ah.”
Oh wow, I’m eliminating one of the candidates favored to become student council president from the start.
‘Who made this draw? Seriously.’
…Come to think of it, I was the one who set it randomly.
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