Professor
Hows your body?
It was Professor Hydel.
He was looking at with a complicated expression.
Looking at the professor making such a face, I tried my best to respond calmly.
Its ok.
Thats a relief.
He cleared his throat as if to lessen the awkwardness, and then said sothing.
First of all, Ben Polt will be expelled from the academy.
Ben Polt.
The one whose nose I broke.
But also the one who chucked Lightning Bolt at like a madman.
As the second son of the Polt barony, he was already well known for being aggressive.
However, the most shocking truth was his expulsion.
Expelled?
Thats right.
Hes getting expelled even though graduation is less than a year away?
The rules of the academy are absolute.
Ignit Magic Academy.
One of the most famous magic academies in the kingdom.
Whether they be nobles or commoners, students received equal treatnt.
Of course, bullying or fighting for any reason was forbidden.
Minor fistfights of a certain level were just ended with punishnt from the board.
But the story changed when magic was involved.
As it could be seen as an intent to kill, expulsion was a rather light sentence.
Is that so
However, that guy would sohow find a way.
Thats because the Polt family was part of the Royal Faction that held the central powers in the kingdom.
Even though they were expelled from Ignit Academy, they would surely find another path at a different academy.
They had the power.
The problem here was .
That said, Ruin, you also wont be evading punishnt.
As I thought.
I wouldnt be able to escape punishnt.
Although the main incident was because of Ben Polt, the one who initiated the violence was .
If I get expelled
What would happen to ?
The effort I put in for all those years?
My family didnt have the power to grasp at another chance like Ben Polt.
This was the end of the line.
I suppressed my shaking anxiety and spoke up as calmly as possible.
Yes. Please tell what it is.
Your punishnt will be doing volunteer work at school for one month.
yes?
Volunteer work.
I was surprised at the unexpectedly light sentence.
We had heard about your unjust discrimination and ostracization before. We also heard that Ben Polt dared to disrespect the head of the Ardell family.
After taking your situation into consideration, this is the punishnt that was decided for you.
It felt as if a storm had passed.
Sohow, I got a thought that the academy understood .
The punishnt starts as soon as your body fully recovers. So, until then, focus on getting better.
yes.
Our conversation ended there, but Professor Hydel didnt go anywhere.
Even though he finished telling what I needed to know, rather than going, he moved the chair next to the bed and sat closer to .
He then, with a serious tone, inquired,
Can I ask you sothing?
As I gave him a nod of approval, Professor Hydel hesitated for a second, and then asked ,
Do you perhaps have an Artifact?
What?
Artifacts.
Weapons left behind by the magicians of old, with supposedly limitless mana lying dormant inside.
Terrifying instrunts that could shake the world and change its very foundations.
However, this was just an empty story only found in the history books.
Artifacts that exist in real life dont even co close to the power written in history and were just a collective term for magic items.
Its an arcane item that could maintain a users mana for a period of ti or was engraved with special kinds of permanent spells.
They could be considered an imitation of the artifacts of legend, but even these were very rare and expensive, to the point where the average noble couldnt even dream of owning one.
aning, thats also the case for my family.
Heh. Theres no way I would have an artifact
Rather than authority or money, my family and father care more about the subjects of the territory.
An expensive item like an artifact was not a good pairing with us.
Professor Hydel knew this as well.
Indeed, it would be hard for the Ardell family to possess an artifact.
Why did you ask ?
Professor Hydel answered my question.
The answer he gave was shocking.
Back then, as you fell after getting hit by Lightning Bolt, an unfamiliar light was shining from your body.
What?
A red light, to be precise. It was like an ancient artifact was protecting you. That red light deflected Ben Polts magic.
What the hell
I first questioned if what he told was true.
But I knew that Professor Hydel wasnt the type to joke around in this kind of situation.
Wait a second.
Gradually, my brain started thinking.
I rembered what Healer Helen had said about my unnaturally normal body state.
And the strange dream I had.
The red-eyed man.
And that disparate voice that I heard.
You are the incarnation of Draka, Destroyer of Worlds.
Artifact Player has activated.
Restriction lifted on Status Window.
I shook my head.
What was I thinking?
It was just a dream. Nothing more.
Suddenly talking about an artifact
I responded to Professor Hydel who was analyzing with a piercing gaze.
I dont think I know.
Alright.
He nodded his head at my answer and stood up from his seat.
Then said one final thing.
Its a relief that you dont have any injuries.
Yes, it is.
Being completely fine after a direct hit from Lightning Bolt.
He did tell he found my situation very strange, but he didnt ask any more questions.
Rest.
Yes sir.
Professor Hydel left the recovery room, and I went back to laying down.
Thump.
Sigh.
My worries about the incident and punishnt lessened a little, but the unsolved question complicated my thoughts.
Artifact.
Destroyer of Worlds, Draka.
And also, Player.
These unrelated and unfamiliar words repeated in my head.
That wasnt all.
I think there was one other thing
I repeated what the disparate voice said, and muttered under my breath,
Status window?
And then, sothing appeared in front of my eyes.
* * *
* * *
Woah! What the?
Surprised, Ikicked the blanket off my bed.
Helen hurriedly ca and asked ,
Are you ok?
Eh?
Your face is turning pale. Are you hurting anywhere?
Oh No. Its just Do you not see this?
I gestured to the half-transparent blue screen before .
Looking like a mana barrier, there were words written in small font.
Ruin Ardell
Incarnation of Draka, Destroyer of Worlds
As a result of his pursuit for infinite strength, the magician Draka perished along with his world. For Draka, who from birth lacked the ability to evoke mana, strength was the origin of his power.
Player: An artifact of Draka that can summon the Status Window, and limitlessly increase ones power through quests.
Strength: 150
Agility: 100
Wisdom: 1550
This thing! Here!
Honestly, the face Helen made in response was the best.
Ruin. Are you sure youre alright?
What?
Co here. Let check your head.
?? What are you doing??
Stay still.
Like treating a pitiful moron, she put her hand on my head and injected so mana.
Ah. Did I go insane?
However, Helen tilted her head in confusion.
It doesnt look like you went insane.
Are you sure? I didnt go insane?
No, you didnt. Insane people dont think that they are insane.
Then, what the hell is this
It wasnt insanity.
Even if I rubbed my eyes to get it out, I could still see it clearly.
This probably could only be seen by .
Wait, should I have accepted this so easily?
What did you say you could see?
While Helen was waving her hands, it clearly passed through this Status Window.
This confird it.
Only I could see it.
Ah, no. It looks like I imagined it.
Sure. Rest for a bit longer. We need you to be more stable.
After Helen left, I had no choice but to acknowledge this.
This is real
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Ruin Ardell
Incarnation of Draka, Destroyer of Worlds
As a result of his pursuit for infinite strength, the magician Draka perished along with his world. For Draka, who from birth lacked the ability to evoke mana, strength was the origin of his power.
Player: An artifact of Draka that can summon the Status Window, and limitlessly increase ones power through quests.
Strength: 150
Agility: 100
Wisdom: 1550
First of all, I didnt know what this was.
I tried to figure out what I could understand first.
First, .
This was probably one of those artifacts of legend that disappeared long ago.
Player would be the na of the artifact, and it utilized Quests to enable to gain infinite power.
Next, .
I was a bit surprised at this part.
Soone whose mana evocation was constrained Draka.
This magician, Draka, was disabled just like .
With the sa disorder as well.
And he, through a dium called Quests, was able to grow his strength and beco more powerful.
Infinite strength.
So strong that he destroyed both himself and his world.
And finally,
This represents the current status of my body after becoming a Player.
Strength: 150
Agility: 100
Wisdom: 1550
Strength, agility, and wisdom.
Wisdom being abnormally high was because I devoted myself to studying magic my whole life.
The structure started making sense.
So, I understand up to this point
I didnt understand it in my heart.
Only by analyzing it in my mind.
Thats right.
A strange event that I found hard to believe had happened to .
This ability saved my life.
And the artifact of this Draka, who also had Evocation Inability Disorder, was transferred to .
The dream I had before was probably connected to this as well.
Perhaps that red-eyed man was Draka.
However, there was one important question.
Why ?
Especially during a chance encounter with death.
Because Im also disabled?
This was sothing I couldnt find out unless I directly t Draka and asked him.
Ill know after trying.
I shook away my thoughts and stood up.
I noticed and focused on a small corner of the Status Window that said Quest.
I dont know what that is
I knew it was a dium to increase my strength.
Even though I didnt know what it was in detail
I have nothing to lose.
I was already a failed magician.
The future of my life in the Academy was set in stone.
I would fail the graduation test and be constantly held back year after year.
If I couldnt graduate, I would beco at best an assistant magician, or a librarian at the Tower where Id grow old and die.
Perhaps, I would live my life without doing anything close to magic and die quietly sowhere.
I never wanted to be like that.
This was why, even though I knew how futile it was, I never gave up, remaining at the academy.
Infinite power
I closed my eyes, slowly opened one, and pronounced quietly,
Quest!
Another strange window appeared in front of my eyes.
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