The Academy’s Neglected Wizard in the Game

Episode 22 – Sub Quest: Church of Dire

#One

barracks.

Or the place called the knights quarters.

Caesar’s Knights, symbolized by the red eagle, gathered only the best talent on the continent.

It was also a name that was always mentioned when I graduated from Mitos Academy and started a full-fledged social life.

As there is a saying that large corporations have good welfare, the same is true here on the Rocks Continent.

Families spread across continents are comparable to corporations.

It is natural for people to want to work for a good company.

“Meet the second boy!”

“I came here for the disappearance of Sir Eunslow.”

“I got a report anyway. We will guide you. Applicants are arriving.”

Manus moved on, deeply impressed by the respectful report and thorough hierarchy.

Is this how it feels to be involved?

I barely suppressed my original personality wriggling and clamoring for good.

The barracks were tidy.

The South Korean military also told me to clean it every day, but it seems that there is nothing else here either.

Pick, with a meaningless smile, headed to the room on the second floor.

“welcome. I was waiting.”

“Is it these?”

“yes. Ten knights under the next squad leader.”

Manus nodded.

Mana felt was also the best.

Perhaps it was because of the gaze that looked at them as if they were praising them, and their expressions showed tension.

To them, Manus would be nothing more than the chairman’s son of a b*tch.

“Those who have been acquainted with Sir Eunslow should raise their hands.”

The next squad leader raised his hand.

He revealed his name as Regev.

The angular face went well with the heavy armor.

“Have you ever acted alone or exhibited abnormal behavior?”

“The night before my disappearance, I did say a strange prayer. I just heard it by accident.”

“Next time, he must have acted alone in the woods.”

Regev’s complexion hardened terribly.

Notice how you expected this.

It is a typical method.

A trademark of the Dire Church, which is also depicted in this work.

Manus nodded.

He took one look at the map and decided which skill to learn next.

‘Skill: Dux Search.’

[Search Results: 1]

[Dux – 6 hours]

‘Acquire.’

The timer started running.

It takes about an hour to walk to the forest from here.

The time now is around 4pm.

The Church of Dire likes the night.

To catch the prey, you must set the trap where and when the prey likes it.

Looking at the knights, Manus spoke.

“We leave for the forest in five hours. The people gathered here must assemble on time.”

“… … .”

“answer.”

“Yes, yes! All right!”

Hearing the knights’ answers, Manus moved on again.

For the remaining five hours, he intended to devouring magic books in the library.

The more spells you can use, the better.

Time goes on.

How you use that same time is entirely up to you.

Manus thought.

He said he would not live the same life before he came here.

‘This place is fun.’

I wanted to learn novelty rather than familiarity, magic rather than science.

This place, where you can do anything with your own power, is much more suitable than modern times, where you can do nothing without tools.

With a little bit of excitement, he moved on to study.

#2

The meeting room of the Knights, as if a storm had raged.

A calm and subdued atmosphere lingered, as if the householder had come and gone.

Whoa-.

The tense atmosphere was relieved by someone letting out a deep sigh.

“You’re the second boy right?”

“uh… … . I thought it wasn’t at first either.”

“What the hell happened at the academy?”

The voices of the whispering knights were full of surprise and astonishment.

Originally, in front of a crazy boss, everyone is respectful.

Even if it’s dirty and lethal, what can I do?

Rather, there are many people who make connections with such people and skillfully use them.

But this time, it turned out to be surprisingly smart.

It was like looking at the young head of the household.

“Come on, everyone, gather on time by the appointed time. Don’t be robbed because you look bad again.”

“All right.”

“Even if it looks like that, it’s that crazy. Let’s not make a mistake and let bad words go up.”

“yes!”

Knights are the ones who have to go out of their way even for the sake of their reputation.

Although they are somewhat unreliable and suspicious young men, they are knights who raise their swords for their lord.

They were ready to sacrifice their swords and lives.

The barracks became busy.

The forest was a very dangerous place.

If the young master gets injured or goes missing, the knights might disappear from that day.

“There should be no mistakes. got it?”

“All right!”

The booming sound was enough to resonate throughout the barracks, revealing their spirit and determination.

Like that, the time when the sun finished its work and went to bed.

Tup-.

The sound of books that didn’t seem stuffy anymore rang lightly.

The clock showed exactly 8:55 PM.

Manus rose from his seat.

It was time to go to the forest and face the Church of Dire.

The ‘Dux’ magic he learned serves as a kind of guide.

The only character that can be learned is Pearson.

‘That’s why I can’t get rid of him.’

If you follow the path of mana, something that will definitely benefit the player will come out.

The stairs to the next floor, Arcana the ‘clown’ called the Golden Goblin.

A place to relax and so on.

Magic that can be used to find various elements scattered throughout the Ziggurat.

If his hypothesis is correct, it will be very helpful in finding the destination of the sub-quest.

When I arrived in front of the barracks thinking about this and that, the knights had already finished all preparations and lined up.

“Are you here!”

“Let’s go.”

Manus glanced at them and realized that everyone had come.

The knights exchanged glances with each other as Manus moved forward without hesitation.

Yes, there were rumors.

Second, the young master has changed.

If it was the old days, I would have broken my shin because I didn’t like the armor.

Now, without any of that, I went right into the mission.

‘What is this really about?’

‘The lord will like it. But will the young lady or the first boy like it?’

‘Isn’t it complicated for no reason?’

It has been said that a family is like a company, and there are always conflicts in society.

If the balance is just right, there will be minor checks, but it will enter a stable period.

Caesar did just that.

The composition of the three matched perfectly, and a competition for the successor was secretly taking place.

Of course, since they are basically brother and sister with good friendship, there was no blood battle, but that’s something you don’t know later.

‘Then, he suddenly appeared. As if he had awakened, with his talents in full bloom.’

The new squad leader, Regev, who was walking in the front, was stunned.

This was something that could be a problem.

Especially the first boy who was proud and hated Manus.

I was already getting goosebumps all over my body to see how he would come out.

If the eldest daughter was on the side of worrying about him, the eldest son was despising him-.

Perhaps, it was judged that the family might be engulfed in confusion.

“The forest is dangerous. From now on, we will take the lead.”

“No, I lead the way.”

“It is dangerous. If anything happens to you, the head of the household will not forgive you.”

Manus stared blankly at Regev.

the beginning of the forest.

The light dwindled, and I could see the darkness that a pit thousands of meters long could emit.

A forest with abundant mana, a variety of herbs, quality trees, and rare monsters, which is quite important in the Principality of Caesar.

“I am an academy student who came here to carry out a request. You are not a young boy who needs to be protected.”

“… … All right.”

The shaking disappeared from Regev’s eyes.

Manus smiled lightly.

He turned again and went into the woods.

[Arbor Forest]

‘Was this the start?’

The moment the Church of Dire appeared in the original work, it was after the demon of Remegeton was summoned.

There must have been a starting point for that.

It was an opportunity to ascertain whether that place was right here or somewhere on the continent.

If this is the source…

“That way.”

It should be rooted out today.

Moved mana.

I used the common magic, [Pilla-Lox].

The user’s name is [Light].

It was a commonly known magic using a sphere of light.

The magic orb popped up and drove away the darkness.

‘Magic. That’s quite a level.’

‘That without a chant-. After all, Caesar’s bloodline is bloodline.’

Even the knights who were insensitive to rumors knew.

That Manus was half a penny who couldn’t use magic.

But this level of magic?

Faith grew in the eyes of the knights.

At the end of the single road in the forest, good news came to Manus.

Finished learning [Dux].

[The acquisition of ‘Dux’ is complete.]

[Please select a skill to learn.]

[Current Slot – 1]

‘This takes a little longer, but I have to learn it-.’

When combined with Cadenza, there is one really deceptive passive.

I couldn’t learn the main character, but the community always talked about it.

What is the most fraudulent skill when combined with Cadenza?

Manus always thought of it.

What skills have good synergy with Cadenza, which is the basis of this game?

What the man who always wanted the protagonist to be stronger had always imagined.

‘Searching for the wizard’s mindset.’

[Search Results: 1]

[Wizard’s Attitude – 100 Days]

‘Tsk.’

100 days.

Three months is quite a long time.

He walked and counted the days.

Until the next boss comes out, it’s almost time.

Even if it took a long time, this was a skill that could not be given up.

[Wizard’s Attitude] is a passive skill that greatly increases the wizard’s abilities.

[Wizard’s Attitude]

[Why did you want to become a wizard?]

[Why did you want to become a wizard, and what is your mind when you use magic?]

[A wizard is a creature that moves by will.]

I could feel the direction Mana was fluctuating.

‘Dux’ was activated, dimly illuminating the road.

Manus continued walking.

His eyes quickly skimmed through the skill description.

[Attack power overlaps when using overlapping magic]

[Multiple magic support]

[Immune to mental attacks]

[Reduce mana consumption by 30%]

‘Learn.’

There is no reason to hesitate.

In the meantime, you have to grow on your own.

Originally, it is a skill attached to a character with the concept of a double casting genius.

‘Multiple magic support’ and ‘Attack overlapping when used in overlapping’ create great synergy with Cadenza.

Even with rough calculations, it is a passive that exceeds 200% of its original power.

If you learn only this, the spread made with 3 class magic can be organized.

It was a skill that was absolutely worth the 100 days.

the clock has turned

One step closer to the strongest started again.

#3

The forest at night was deep and silent.

The rustling insects and the beasts brushing the leaves were asleep and quiet.

Occasionally the cries of monsters could be heard.

But they didn’t come towards the light.

Manus, who proceeded without hesitation, was finally able to arrive at the scene.

Traces were still there.

“Is this here?”

“That’s right.”

“Strengthen vigilance and search the surroundings in groups of two. Regev goes with me.”

The knights moved.

Manus told me to tell him if there was a suspicious space.

The Church of Dire likes the underground.

The passage was the entrance to the tiger’s den.

[Dux]

Mana flowed out, and a faint light led the way to Manus.

At the end of the road was a small stone.

No, it was an underground passage disguised as stone.

He waved his hand and removed the stone with mana.

darkness.

A darkness that seemed to gather all the darkness that was barely driven out here.

“… … I will call my squadmates.”

“no.”

[This sub-quest is for one person.]

[You can enter alone.]

[Reward: Skill Slot +1]

A laugh came out.

It comes out like this, right?

Manus moved without hesitation.

“young master!”

“Stay there.”

“no-!”

Following Manus, who seemed to be eaten by the darkness, Regev hurriedly stepped into the underground passage.

Pajik-!

However, the darkness did not let him in.

Regev cried out in a cold sweat.

He raised his sword and struck down, but only his hand hurt.

“-X done.”

His empty words hovered in the darkness.

『Sub Quest: The Hideout of the Church of Dire』

＜Find out the reality of the church in the underground passage.＞