I don’t know much about the fairies that exist within the Soul Academy.
By the ti the player enrolled at the academy, the na of the fairy had already beco a re fantasy.
Fairies didn’t appear as monsters or allies in the ga, and even when they occasionally appeared in mories, they only revealed limited information. Therefore, there was almost no information I could gather about fairies.
At best, I knew that the end they t had little to do with happiness.
That’s why, when I saw a quest window that directly ntioned the word "fairy," my eyes widened.
If it’s about a fairy’s dream, it must be talking about the Fairy Forest, right?
Long ago, the fairies, buried in darkness, fell into an eternal slumber.
The place where the Fairy Queen I faced during the trials of the Hikikomori Child lies. A place that, when this world was a ga, could not be entered by any ans. Can I really go there!?
Can I really go to a dungeon I’ve never known about? A new event!
New skills! New NPCs! New dungeons! New monsters and patterns! Resolution of all the planted plot points!
Is this the DLC that never ca out when I was on the other side of the monitor, coming out this way?!
With great anticipation, I lowered my gaze and stared at the blue window’s text, tilting my head in confusion.
[Long ago, the Fairy Queen fell into a trap prepared by the Dark Evil God. Heroes tried to save her, but after countless sacrifices, they had to acknowledge their failure. A wizard, who thought it impossible for him to succeed, sealed the Fairy Forest in eternal slumber with the bitterness of his failure. Even now, the fairies are dreaming. They are dreaming of happy dreams, flying through the green forests and laughing mischievously. How long will they continue to dream? Is their only remaining fate to fade away in their dreams? Is there no way for them to wake up from their dreams?]
[Please share your conclusion.]
[The rewards for this quest will change depending on your achievents.]
…My conclusion?
What conclusion?
I read the quest, which seed to just be a collection of ambiguous phrases, about two more tis, frowning and leaning back in my chair.
So, basically, does this an I have to go to the Fairy Forest and solve the problem?
But why is it phrased as if I have to choose?
Up until now, I’ve been forced to do all kinds of terrifying and repulsive things, so why is this ti the one where they’re pretending to care about ?
When you think about it, it’s really no different from usual, but for so reason, it really annoys .
It’s like one of those warning labels on toys. "We are not responsible for anything that happens," written in a way that tries to avoid responsibility.
What really irritates is that no matter whether I like the phrasing or not, I have no choice in the matter.
A rotten ga master wouldn’t just leave an unexplored area alone, would they?
Damn it! Useless god! You knew this was the only way, didn’t you? You just threw in so aningless phrasing, saying, “There’s no bla on ,” and passed it off!
As frustration rose inside , I started hitting the bed in annoyance, causing Erin, who had been sleeping at the head of the bed, to slowly lift her head.
She t my gaze as I fidgeted and imdiately jumped out of bed.
“Ah! Miss! Have you awoken!?”
“Can’t you see?”
“How are you feeling? Is there anything strange? Are you thirsty or hungry?”
“Useless Erin. Do you think it’s right for a maid to nag her master? Stop owing like a horny cat and shut your mouth.”
“…I’m sorry.”
I cald Erin down and lowered the blue window before turning on the lights in the room.
It would still be a while before morning, but I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to listen to what had happened after I passed out.
“Miss.”
“What? ow ow ow?”
“…Yes?”
“I answered in cat language because the cat kept whining. Now, cat, answer .”
“Uh, uh? ow?”
“Hehe. You’ll actually do that? Our cat’s a lap cat, huh?”
“No… No, that’s not it. Miss, haven’t you grown taller?”
“Hey, you little lap cat. Even you should know there are so things you can’t touch. I’m nice, rciful, and cute, but I’m not soone who’s going to tolerate obvious teasing.”
Although I like Erin, I couldn’t just let her mock about my height.
With the useless god up in the sky, there’s no way I’d grow taller.
That jerk would be the kind of pervert to let a girl step on his head and make squeaky noises.
There’s no way he’d let grow taller.
“No. This ti, your maid is right.”
The fox, who had been sleeping under the window, stretched and quickly leapt out of the window.
“Lucy, you’ve grown a bit taller. I’ll vouch for it, since I’ve been watching you closely.”
I shuddered at the creepy words from the fox, but it seed like what he said was trustworthy.
A pervert who’d sell his own soul just to get pretty things wouldn’t make the wrong judgnt about my appearance.
With a hint of doubt, I quickly jumped out of bed and stood in front of the vanity.
‘Ha. Grandpa.’
‘Right?! My eyes aren’t mistaken, right?! I really did grow taller?!’
The reflection in the mirror showed that, indeed, I had grown.
Soone might say it’s just a small difference, like the length of a finger, but to , this growth ant sothing special.
I thought my height would never increase as long as I had the sugaki skill.
I thought that with the useless god imposing his boundaries on , I would never grow!
But now—my height has grown!
What’s going on?
Why?
Why did my height grow when nothing had changed before, even when my divine rank increased and my body underwent changes?
There must be a reason!
My now-augnted intelligence, free from the “foolish” label, soon provided the answer.
A miracle.
The miracle of purification!
That’s what made grow taller!
I’m sure of it! There’s no other factor that could make my height increase!
...Wait a minute. Isn’t this a little strange?
The reason my height didn’t grow was due to the penalty of the sugaki skill.
And I, Lucy, was given the sugaki skill by the useless god.
The purification miracle is supposed to be a force that defeats evil, so why would it affect the penalty of the sugaki skill?
Is it because it’s a miracle? A powerful skill that undoes penalties, regardless of who the enemy or ally is?
But if it’s supposed to resolve penalties, shouldn’t my tone of speech also change?
Why hasn’t my tone changed?
Does this an I can’t completely resolve the penalty of the sugaki skill with the power I currently possess?
...
Ugh. My head hurts.
Since I can’t properly analyze the chanism of the skill right now, I don’t know what’s what.
But there are a few things I’m sure of.
The purification miracle is the key to saving from the sugaki skill!
And to fully overco this, I need even more pure and powerful divinity!
Lastly, I have achievents to reach in order to raise my divine rank!
[How long will the fairies continue to sleep?]
The question posed by the useless god is simple.
The night is over.
All that remains is to steal the blankets from those who had been sleeping in the darkness under the covers.
Heh heh.
Heh heh heh.
Useless god. You said you’d provide rewards depending on my achievents, right?
I understand. I’ll prepare a truly splendid scene for you.
A scene that even the pathetic Agra can’t help but admire.
There’s no ti to rest for a while. I’ve got things to prepare. Procedures to overco. People to gather to wrap this up properly.
I’ve got plenty to do.
Ah, of course, I should deal with the midterms first, but that’s no problem.
I’ve studied with Joy, and with my intelligence raised, what’s there to worry about?
Alright! Co at , midterms! I’ll show you that I can crush you even without the help of Dice God!
After spending the night planning on paper, I saw the morning sun rise and stepped out of my room.
Although my plans weren’t finished yet, seeing my friends’ faces was more important right now.
I had heard from the fox, the sword, and Erin that my friends were okay, but it’d feel better to see them with my own eyes.
More importantly, I have to tell them that I’ve grown by a whole 1.3 centiters!
Feeling my tailor-made uniform feeling a bit tight around the shoulders, I smirked and proudly lifted my chin.
‘Shut up! What do you know about clothes, old man! Don’t ruin my mood and stay quiet!’
Ignoring my grandfather’s annoying comnts, I walked toward the academy plaza, where a large group of students had gathered and were buzzing around.
What’s going on? Why are so many people gathering here from early morning? Seems like there’s so announcent.
Ugh. Even on tiptoe, I can’t see in front of . Why does this guy have to be so tall and in the way?
“Hey.”
I called out with annoyance, and the person in front of furrowed their brows and turned to face . As soon as our eyes t, they flinched and stepped back.
“Damn it, tall idiot.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Get lost. You sll.”
“Yes! I’ll leave!”
Lucy’s hidden skill of "people-biting" was still effective.
Naturally, a path opened, and I arrived at the front of the announcent board.
The new announcent posted there caught my eye.
Hmm. Maybe because I grew taller, I didn’t have to lift my head as much to see.
[Announcent Regarding Academy Leave of Absence]
...Leave of absence?
[In light of the recent incident, we deeply regret the responsibility…]
[We will refurbish the facilities and replenish personnel...]
[The midterms will be postponed to the next sester…]
Wait. Wait a minute. The midterms are postponed?!
What happens to all the studying I’ve done?!
What about the effort I put in for the midterms?!
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