Became an Academy Self-Inflicted Blackmailer chapter 74

74 – Midterm Exam (5)

Lightning, thunder, lightning, etc…….

There are some differences in meaning, but they are generally words that refer to similar things. There wasn’t much difference.

What I need to find is not the detailed differences between those words.

A scientific approach is not necessary for people with special abilities in the fantasy world.

That’s what it is. It is bound to be different from magic that follows established standards or swordsmanship that primarily focuses on physical ability.

What I need now is intuition, which is absurd and absurd, and it is extremely difficult to explain it through theory.

In other words, it is just a pure sensation.

Pajik, Pajijik…… !

The current extends through the blade. When I looked at that pure white brain again with a little more concentration, I could see the flow.

The operating principle of lightning was extremely simple.

The first thing to do is to be conscious of activity.

Like turning on a light switch, the moment you think of the will to ‘do that’, the electric current is running through your body.

That was enough. No further work was needed.

Next, it is up to you how you use the raised thunderbolt.

You can think of lightning as it has always been, or you can think of it as fast as a lightning strike.

The moment you think like that, your supernatural ability is revealed. Very simply.

It’s not like I’ve been holding a sword for over ten years like other guys, or that I’ve been using mana since I was a little kid.

However, this ability was extremely familiar to me.

The fact that I was possessed by someone else’s body sometimes made me feel quite strange, but beyond that, there was no difficulty in handling my supernatural abilities.

I’m just used to it. Like hands and feet.

The sense of heterogeneity still remained.

Quang!

‘Intuition, intuition.’

Step back slightly to avoid the large sword struck by the propulsion doll. You could say he was clearly in a battle, but that didn’t stop him from accompanying his thoughts.

Of course, the acceleration doll did not pose much of a threat to me, but that was not the only reason.

Midterm exams are, of course, important.

Even if my grades at the academy are second to none, I need to save up a lot of CP.

But what is more important than that is growth. At this point, I needed to take my abilities to the next level.

Even if you have excellent abilities in name and reality, isn’t it a waste to waste them by sticking to only one-dimensional usage methods?

And in order to use the acceleration doll most efficiently for growth, one had to not stop thinking.

You have to keep thinking about it.

Keying-

The doll’s eyes became even more red. It could be said to be an effect that signals that a certain degree of understanding has now been achieved.

Understanding, that is, my weakness. This is what the doll in front of you does best.

Learn the student’s fighting style in a short period of time and find the most noticeable loopholes.

Next, we mercilessly dig into the weaknesses that we forcibly found.

Depending on the student at this time, some will notice their own weaknesses and try to gradually take measures, while others will be even more heartbroken.

Of course, the attitude I had to take was the former.

So, what is my weakness?

‘To be honest, it would be a staying power without even thinking about it.’

Actually, it wasn’t something that could be touched right away. This is a problem that has already been partially solved with the help of Flügel.

I was hoping to be presented with such a problem that I could come up with a solution right away.

For example─.

[You’re so immature!!]

Yes, something like a lack of experience that can be clearly seen.

Quaaang!

After making a sound, the acceleration doll swung one of its now five giant arms and struck the ground. Debris and stone dust flew from the floor along with a heavy noise.

I frowned reflexively and winced briefly.

And that was a mistake for me and an opportunity for the other person.

Whoa!

The sound of the wind. It’s not small. As long as the thunderbolt was active, the rising sensation was telling me the correct answer.

‘Back.’

The heavy body in front disappeared. Thinking that the speed was unbecoming of me, I swung the sword without thinking too much.

Kaang!

The sound of blades clashing against each other.

The acceleration doll had already occupied my rear.

It wasn’t a big deal since it wasn’t difficult to block, but I felt like I could figure out what the promotion doll wanted to say with this. It literally means ‘immature’.

I had little experience, and aside from my special abilities, my combat skills were poor.

What blocked the great sword just now was only relying on the power of this ability.

I wanted to say that it was an unavoidable problem as an ordinary modern person, but where would that excuse work here? It won’t have any meaning.

‘Should I have gone to a kendo gym?’

Anyway, what you need to think about is that in the end, even the acceleration doll mentioned my clumsy fighting when pointing out my weakness.

I had to dig into that very carefully.

Experience is an element that cannot be accumulated immediately. The same goes for combat abilities. It’s not a wall I can jump over ‘right now’.

Both elements, above all, required time.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t just suck your fingers and wait.

I had to do what I could.

If you cannot quickly gain experience and cannot expect a dramatic increase in combat ability, create a temporary solution. So that we can make up for any shortcomings.

‘What is better?’

Even if you fight with a sword, a high level of swordsmanship does not come naturally. What I can do is create thunderbolts, not swing the sword better.

So, I’m giving up swordsmanship.

In the first place, the Flügel only receives help to alleviate penalties, and strictly speaking, it is not expected to function as a sword. To be precise, I don’t know swordsmanship.

Then what should we focus on?

The lack of combat skills may one day cause injury to my body, so should I apply it for defense?

Or should we focus on the evasion ability to avoid any attack?

‘Hmm.’

Perhaps she thought there was nothing more to see now, this facilitator doll persistently and blatantly pokes at my gaps. I thought as I struck down two great swords swinging one from each side with my flugel.

Defense and avoidance.

Of course, they are abilities that I need and that I must build up someday.

My body’s durability is probably not that great.

But.

‘No.’

At this time, it is the wrong choice. Because what I should prioritize at this moment was neither defense nor evasion.

Rather, the person I am now, standing in a position that is infinitely opposite to those two, had to pinpoint and grow.

It’s nothing else. It’s attack power.

When using this ability, I needed to create more power than I have now.

Why?

‘I have to deal with that excommunicated disciple.’

A person who was taken over by the Sword Saint but betrayed him. The name of the man who failed to kill Aria and escaped from the mountain seven years ago is Jihad.

I may have said this to the point of getting tired of it, but he is strong.

He was a great wizard-level swordsman.

Whether it is defense or evasion, there is no point in preparing for it as it feels extremely ambiguous. In fact, a swordsman whose physical abilities exceeded human limits was no different from my natural enemy.

It is unstoppable and unavoidable.

In that case, it would be better to maximize attack power. Stronger, rougher.

I will not give any time, and if I get the opportunity, I will finish it first.

“…… Seup.”

At this moment, I was one step more immersed in the observation of Lee Neung than usual.

Ability to handle lightning, thunderbolt.

What are the characteristics of this power? There is no need to think complicatedly. All you have to do is reflect on the visible qualities.

Repeat lightning, thunder, and lightning.

Thunderbolt.

Thunderbolt.

Thunderbolt.

‘…… Thunderbolt.’

Fast, bright, and extremely fierce. Even if you know you’re going to hear a loud sound, it makes you flinch for a moment.

A magnificent flash of light that colors the sky in an instant, a force that is unbelievably majestic.

And unstoppable destructive power.

“… ….”

I suddenly raised my head, and at that point my thoughts ended.

The moment I realized it, I had already tied the knot.

It’s not like there’s nothing else that comes to mind. That was all.

In the first place, the lightning strike was such an intuitive phenomenon that there was no need to continue thinking about it.

It was simpler and clearer than I thought.

For a moment, I thought, ‘Is this the end?’ And was slightly embarrassed.

It was abstract when I thought about it, but the essence of it is that there is no reason to be verbose. Actually, I thought it would require a little more metaphysical anguish.

It may have been my mood, but for a moment, I felt like my mind became clearer.

‘Attack power… ….’

I decided. Put aside things like defense and avoidance first and dig deeper into the areas you were originally confident in.

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Then what and how?

‘The power of the ability itself is strong to begin with.’

Thunderstorm is strong.

There weren’t that many people with special abilities in the game, but even if you look at the combined powers of those few people with special abilities, they are truly unrivaled.

It is possible to effortlessly exert power comparable to a dragon’s breath. How could it not be amazing?

The penalty was enormous, but even that was bearable.

However, since we had limited our output in order to increase the durability of the battle, we could not rely on such original capabilities.

What I need at this point is not output amplification, but efficiency and utilization.

What I had to do was to think about it.

Chaeng!

Once again, the flugel and the great sword clashed. The great sword that was lowered from above tried to crush me with pure physical force, but I was able to withstand it by raising the thunderbolt a little more.

‘This isn’t good either. ‘Blindly believing in one’s abilities.’

If there is an attack that cannot be handled, the output is increased each time. But how long can that work?

What if one day it reaches 100%, and even if it reaches that level, it is a power that cannot be fully received?

He was so carefree. I don’t remember ever training someone with special abilities, so I can make the excuse that it can’t be helped, but it’s done for now.

What you need is imagination.

A floating idea, a plan that is so far-fetched that it is thought to have no possibility of being realized. Anything is fine. If I thought it would work, I would just try it.

Quarring!!

Lightning struck.

It was something I always did, but this time the goal was quite different.

Slams lightning directly into the Flügel’s blade. More powerfully than what is flowing through my fingertips, as if it is self-suggesting that it will be so even if it actually is not.

Then, swing the sword.

Kwagagagagagagak!

The ground cracked, and the great sword of the Hakjak doll was split in half between the bouncing stones. Even though I have adjusted the output to less than 100% so as not to destroy it like that.

The output did not change, but there was a change in power.

I would like to say that it is an encouraging achievement. I couldn’t necessarily say that was the case.

Considering that one unnecessary process was added, the increase was not that great.

‘Next.’

When putting brain energy into a sword, simply passing an electric current through it may be too flat an idea. With that in mind, I tried a little variation.

Tsssss-!

A slight touch was made to the format.

Quarring, roaring…….

A sound like the low howling of a beast.

It is a thundering sound that is clearly different from usual.

It was the result of twisting the path instead of simply passing the current. The pale brain energy, which usually flowed in a straight line, was now rising in a spiral shape, embedded in the blade.

I was sure.

This attack will cut through the front lines more violently than any sword attack ever made.

Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!!

The prediction was exactly correct.

But.

‘Next.’

Even that wasn’t what I wanted. It certainly worked, and it was an achievement worth digging into a little more, but I was hoping for a more noticeable change.

First, put it on hold.

This time, we focused on lightning strikes, not sword strikes.

Clumsily imitating the phenomenon of word of mouth, creating a mass of brain energy in the air.

And then throw it.

Quaaa!

Definitely explosive power was the best.

I thought this could be a good technique if refined a little more.

‘Next.’

Next, next, and next. Once the idea of application technology was started, it continued continuously.

Strangely enough, my thoughts never stopped, and all of the ideas seemed plausible, so I wanted to test them all.

Perhaps I had some spare time, so I sometimes tried creating a shield by increasing the thickness of the thunderbolt wrapped around the sword.

It was an imitation of Beatrice’s sacred barrier, which I had seen several times.

And what I realized along the way was that the clearer the image of the lightning, the more powerful it would be.

After that, I naturally focused on flashes and thunder.

I am not confident that I can achieve speed equivalent to lightning, so I prioritized visual and auditory effects that are easy to express.

For example, creating an extreme amount of light or bursting with thunder so violent that it shakes one’s sense of balance.

Anyway, in the process, I was able to learn a surprising variety of applications. Of course, not all of it was overly practical, but it was enough.

I was able to get a glimpse of many possibilities in my own way, and most of all─.

‘…… Next.’

This is because I discovered so much fun in the very act of using this ability that I wondered why I didn’t know about it until now.