Became a Master of the Academy’s Hidden Skills chapter 168

168 – Total Solar Eclipse (1)

Strange things happening at Bellutos Academy.

That meant nocturnal animals were active during the day.

Actually, this alone cannot be considered strange, but the problem was that the animal included a monster.

‘It is a precursor to a total solar eclipse.’

Sensitive creatures felt that the day was already becoming like night.

Not only that, but there was even a saying that the activation of magic was getting faintly slower.

In Bellutos, which represents magic and nobility, the overall magic activation is slowed down?

This was not a simple matter.

‘So he must have come to me too.’

Since we couldn’t solve it internally, we sought help from the closest outside person.

Perhaps that was written in a recent letter.

“Can you guess anything?”

“Huh? Ah… I think I know something, but it’s vague. Can you give me some time?”

“Yes, it’s not urgent right now, it’s just embarrassing.”

Right now, it is urgent.

However, even if I said this, there was a high possibility that it would only lead to suspicion.

‘It’s difficult to know too well about Mine’s plans.’

Moreover, there was no point in talking about a total solar eclipse without a proper solution.

To explain this in the first place, we have to start with the existence of the seer.

How could a mere cadet know that?

‘I’ll have to contact the other academy first.’

If, indeed, if the Prophet’s preparations were taking place at every academy.

This was never something I could handle alone.

In the worst case, you may have to weigh your life priorities.

Saving as much as you can.

In the end, it meant that if I couldn’t get it, I would leave it alone.

“Elua, are you going right away?”

“No? I’m going to stay here a little longer.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Professor Hwaryeong Lee is a hot topic lately, isn’t it? He’s the one who follows Professor Dongdaemun’s lectures the best, so I want to listen to his lectures too.”

“Okay, then I’ll tell you as soon as I find something.”

“Rather than that, reply directly to the letter. What an honor it is to exchange letters with you…”

“Ah yes, I am so impressed. So I’m going to leave the small person.”

“Hey!”

Leaving behind Elua’s words that seemed to continue endlessly, I left the place.

‘I need to contact Tantero and Luamos as well.’

I wondered why he hadn’t said anything for a while and kept quiet.

Are you trying to prepare to a level that I can’t handle at all?

It was really crazy.

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-That’s right, how did you know? My body has been slowing down for some reason lately, I thought this was just me, but it seems to be a problem that spreads throughout… Maybe it’s Mirinae too.

-It’s true that the activation of holy power is delayed, and the effect is insignificant, but it feels a little better… But how do you know this? Ah… A similar thing is happening to Mirinae too?

Answers from Arak, the 1st year representative of Tanteroi, and Leimei, the 1st year representative of Luamos.

After hearing these two things, I realized that my foreboding was no longer a premonition.

‘The scope of total eclipse is too big than I thought.’

A total solar eclipse was about to happen not only in Mirinae, but also in Bellutos, Tanteroi, and the rest of the Luamos academy.

However, if there was a problem here, it was that all of this was rice cakes for a total solar eclipse at Mirinae Academy.

Each academy is in charge of one direction except for the north, and Mirinae is the setting in the center.

However, Mirinae was at the center, and the rest of the academy formed the vertex of the triangle.

In other words, the Seer intended to create a total solar eclipse from the academy at the apex and trap Mirinae in the center.

‘Mirina must have been paying attention since there were a lot of main characters.’

That’s why Mirinae’s academy didn’t feel the energy of the total eclipse yet.

Because as soon as the rest of the academy starts, we’ll move over here.

‘Find this, ding-dong-dang, can’t solve it at once.’

No matter how powerful an individual is, he cannot prevent mass slaughter.

Mirinae could be saved, but the other academies were certain to die in real time.

Even if only one Named Mine was placed in each academy, destruction was certain.

‘Why are you doing this?’

I don’t think you’re trying to catch me.

The size was too big to say that it was the course of the main story that would happen naturally.

When I analyzed it coldly, the cause was me.

Find the death of four named mines and the loss of an ancient weapon due to ding dong deng.

This incident caused the Seer to resort to more radical measures.

But then I’ll have to go look for it. Is it right that I’m thinking of committing a massacre?

‘I know that I will definitely appear in that situation.’

In that case, I wanted to make preparations elsewhere so that at least there would be less damage.

Moreover, the better the apex blocks, the less damage it will receive in the mire.

In the end, helping other academies was for everyone.

‘Really, what should I do…’

The moment when nervousness wraps your whole body and makes your legs tremble.

The voices of the cadets came from the hallway.

“Hey, they say that demons have appeared in the palace of the awesome Skeria Empire.”

“Crazy, Bellos-sama? Didn’t you go to the imperial palace because you can’t see it?”

“Ah, they say they’re currently being treated for being exposed to black mana… But it’s a bit different from the black mana that existed so far, so they say immunity grows?”

“Really? Then Velos-sama is able to resist black mana on his own?”

Conversation about the recent Skeria Empire mine incident.

To the cadets, the conversation might have sounded like simple chewing, but it sounded completely different to me.

There was a simple solution that made me wonder why I hadn’t thought of this.

‘Yeah, it was like that.’

If you couldn’t prepare in advance, you could force yourself to prepare.

‘It’s a bit dangerous, but I can’t help it.’

There was no need to worry about getting caught because you could activate Ding-Dong-Dang and escape.

‘Foresight, I’ll prepare for everything.’

It was the turn to show the judgment of the deceased.

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Ferel, a guard at Tanteroi Academy.

He has been feeling his body aching lately.

I wondered if it was because I was getting older, but looking at things like that in the last few days, it didn’t seem like such a simple reason.

I don’t drink and exercise regularly, so why is my body doing this?

He would have done it if only he was like this, but the colleague next to him was like that too.

“I’ve been feeling strange lately.”

“I feel that way too, and it turns out that so do the Tanteroi cadets.”

“Really? Then this isn’t our problem. Is it some kind of strange… Mine trick?”

In response to his colleague’s words, Fer El turned his shoulder around.

If he did not do this, it was because his shoulders were too heavy due to the inexplicable fatigue.

“Mine, don’t even play with words like that. What are you going to do if it really happens?”

“No, I just thought it would be okay to come because we’ve been getting really strong lately.”

“That’s right, the professor’s mana management is real… How he explains it in a way that even us commoners can understand.”

“Even if you don’t know anything about magic, if you just follow it, you’ll get more than half of it. I feel that a genius is really different.”

At first, the guards didn’t have much to do.

Besides, in the case of Ferel now, guarding the entrance to Tanteroi was the end of the job.

I didn’t have to go anywhere, and since I was just standing around, I just had to stand and manage entry and exit, so I naturally became more talkative.

Recently, hot topics have been the Skeria Empire Mine Incident and the Professor’s Magical Revolution.

These two topics are like spring water that never runs dry no matter how much I talk about it.

“It’s true that there was a demon hiding in the empire…”

“Really, I can’t be relieved now, that there are demons in that powerful place after all, and that is in the imperial palace.”

“It’s best to do periodic inspections… But that Mine Detector should be developed soon.”

“Come to think of it, they said that they were already reviewing the investment, and they said that it would be almost possible just by sending a plan from Dongdaemun?”

“With something like that, you’ll be less suspicious of the people around you. There’s nothing sadder than being wary of the people you’ve lived with.”

“That’s right, besides… Huh? Stop! Stop!”

How long have you been talking like that?

Ferel confirmed a doll approaching from afar.

It was very suspicious to see him covering his entire body with a black robe in broad daylight.

Of course, that wasn’t enough to demand a stop.

Every time I trudged along, I felt a strange feeling in my moving hand.

“Among the demons that invaded the imperial palace…Wasn’t there a demon with grotesque hands?”

“Yes, that dark red and twisted thing… Huh?”

The existence in front of me was very similar to the impression of the unknown demon described in the imperial palace.

It could have been a simple suspicion, or it could have been to catch a useless person, but the guards didn’t care about that.

Because if it was real, it meant that something ridiculous was about to happen.

So Ferell did his best to open his mouth.

“Ugh…!”

I couldn’t open my mouth.

To be precise, my vocal cords were pressed and I couldn’t even make a proper voice.

All Ferel can do is roll his eyes.

Looking to the side, his colleague was lying down like a doll whose thread had been cut.

It is unknown whether he died or passed out.

Fer El couldn’t lift his eyelids, which suddenly closed.

In her fading vision, Majin was walking honestly towards her front door.

‘Invasion… It’s an invasion…’

It was the moment when Mine invaded Tanteroi Academy.