I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 1



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Episode 1. The world in the game (1)

Why am I in the game?

I slowly searched through my memories.

There is a CD game. A game released with the title “Hero of the Academy”.

As you can see from the old-fashioned CD and classic title, this game was released 15 years ago.

Attractive characters and expansive worldview.

A degree of freedom that is almost like an open world.

Even though it is a 33,000 won game, you can play not only as the main and supporting characters, but also as customized characters.

A game that has become a ‘legend’ in the gaming world.

‘But that legend doesn’t only have positive meaning.’

2D, crude SD characters, the presence of hidden pieces that cause confusion, illustrations of characters that are too small compared to the high degree of freedom, etc.

It is a game that has become legendary, even in a negative sense.

Of course, in the past, there were more people who evaluated it as a good game.

Among the games of the time, there was no game better than “Academy Heroes.”

However, there was one biggest reason why public opinion about the game was negative… … .

‘I can’t beat the final boss.’

I am quite a stagnant person. But I just can’t break it.

But this wasn’t just about me.

Although users all over the world tried continuously, no one saw the ending of this game.

Ildeokdo, the origin of virtue, and Yangdeokdo, the virtue of virtues.

And Han Deok-do is so serious about the game that he has to provide a separate difficulty level for Korea.

No one has cleared this game.

Even now, 15 years later.

A game that has a beginning but no end.

It was natural for users to leave.

Nevertheless, some people, including me, did not give up.

We shared the information we had and continued to challenge ourselves.

It’s been several years since I continued to take on endless challenges with the sole intention of seeing the ending of the game.

I think I’ve figured out all the quests, rewards, and hidden pieces in this game.

We’re almost there. If you really do just a little more, you will be able to break it.

However, an incident occurred that poured cold water on our enthusiasm.

“There are quests, stories, and rewards that users have not yet discovered. I believe there are approximately 2,000… … .”

Two sentences thrown out by the developer in passing during the process of announcing a new game.

Two sentences thrown in passing.

It was only two flaps of wings, but it was a huge storm for us.

About 2,000.

It was a month ago that I was happy that I had discovered a new quest that wasn’t very helpful.

In other words, it also means that there is no new information we have discovered in the past month.

But there are still 2,000 more like this left?

So how much more time and effort should we put into finding out all the things we haven’t discovered yet?

“Let’s stop now.”

This was the conclusion reached by the dead people.

I’m sick of it.

The game’s vast worldview, repeated failures, and seemingly endless challenges.

My heart was broken.

No matter how well made a game is, it is only a CD game.

It is a faded relic of the glory of an old world, with only a few illustrations providing eye candy.

In addition to “Academy Heroes,” games that dominated the era continued to appear, and those who survived turned their attention to other games one by one.

So I was left alone.

No joke, I was definitely left alone.

It’s been a long time since the number of views on the report I upload every time I play a game has been 0.

Nevertheless, I continued to challenge myself.

1 year.

2 years.

3 years.

but.

[GAME OVER]

“ah… … “I couldn’t wake up again.”

Large [GAME OVER] font unique to CD games.

I looked at the screen and clicked the mouse nervously.

It looks like this even though it is surrounded by hidden pieces.

Click-.

Still, my hand holding the mouse pressed the start button again.

Why are you still doing this shit?

‘Because it’s fun.’

This is a very simple yet sufficient reason.

Do you really need another reason to play games?

It’s already been 3 years since I played this game by myself.

I was a little tired of it, but not to the point where I wanted to quit yet.

‘After that, I found 50 more.’

Only 50 out of 2,000.

But for me, it’s not ‘just’.

Because every time I found one, I felt like giving up.

If I keep doing this, I think I might be able to clear the final boss someday.

This was the driving force that allowed me to start playing the game again.

“Ego… … So, which character should I play as this time?”

As the saying goes, the end of tuning is pure love, so what about the main character?

Or a supporting character who assists him?

Either that or… … .

‘After all, this is all there is.’

I pressed the EXTRA button in the character selection window.

Main and supporting characters ultimately have to follow the flow of the story, so their degree of freedom is greatly reduced.

As someone who has to challenge the final boss while wearing hidden pieces, it is natural to avoid it.

But it didn’t take long for me to fall into trouble again.

‘What character should I play this time?’

In the game “Academy Heroes,” this is a pretty important issue.

This is because the skills, quests, and stories initially given vary depending on the character’s appearance, personality, and tendencies.

The quality is incredibly high for a game that came out 18 years ago.

This is why I can’t quit playing this game.

‘But recently… … ‘I’ve never seen a new story.’

It’s been 18 years.

The number of times I have played so far is the same, but if you combine the number of times played by users around the world, it is natural that there will be an overlap.

Odds are, it was difficult to see a new story.

‘If you want to increase your odds… … ‘I’m creating a character I’ve never played before.’

Even if you can’t clear it, it’s still a profitable business if you just find new quests, routes, and hidden pieces.

As a result of creating a character that mobilized all of its knowledge and power, it succeeded in leaving only 30% of the final boss’s blood.

‘I think I can break it if I can find one or two more useful hidden pieces… … .’

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Hundreds of characteristics that appear when you hover your mouse.

Something caught my eye.

‘Small eyes?’

I remember seeing someone else play it on the internet a while ago.

It’s not just small eyes.

I remember that the eyes were small enough to be called ‘squinted eyes’.

‘… … ‘A narrow-eyed character?’

It reminded me of the famous animation from my childhood, Zero x from Slayer x.

A man with a somewhat vain side, a lot of secrets, and even a true identity and hidden power that surprised everyone.

The licorice character that played a role in increasing the fun several times.

‘He was actually a really strong character.’

I thought he was a dark character, but it turned out that he wasn’t a dark character, and I remember that he was a character full of charm.

then.

Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-.

I scrolled down without hesitation and clicked on the characteristics one by one.

Small eyes, cringe-inducing tone of voice, smiling face, and even an ominous aura.

I searched my memory, but I don’t remember playing this type of character.

Me and other users too.

‘Even if there was… … ‘You’ve probably never played a character wearing as many hidden pieces as me.’

All four are not very good characteristics, but it doesn’t matter.

It’s an experimental character anyway.

Okay, I’ve decided.

When I pressed the NEXT button, a notification window appeared saying ‘Please select a name.’

My fingers moved without hesitation and gave it a name.

What I wrote… … .

It was ‘zero’.

Click-.

* * *

“… … .”

And the result is exactly like this.

I dug my own grave with my own hands. It’s also very tough.

‘It really sucked.’

For reference, “Academy Heroes” is a game where you start with several skills depending on the character characteristics you initially set.

This means that the power of the unique skill initially given is quite important.

But that’s it… … .

[Open eyes: F]

-I open my eyes slightly. There is an ominous red color in the eyes.

lol.

lol.

lol.

It’s really not even funny.

Isn’t it normal to give a magic skill when you return, possess, or reincarnate?

But what? Open your eyes?

Why do others start with rare traits or magic skills, but I… … .

‘… … ‘Skill window.’

I muttered with hope in my heart.

Then a bluish window appeared before my eyes.

[Translation: S]

-Can read and write all characters.

[Interpreter: S]

-You can communicate in any language.

[Mental Defense: S]

-Forcibly restrains expression of emotions.

Not affected by mental magic or mental potions.

Don’t panic. Don’t get confused.

Never panic.

[Information window: S]

-You can view information about people and various objects.

[Crinkling tone: S]

-The way you speak will be forcibly corrected.

Force majeure is in effect due to the achievement of unknown conditions. I can’t resist.

[Ominous energy: B]

-An ominous energy radiates from the whole body.

The ON/OFF function is activated from S level and above.

[Open eyes: F]

-I open my eyes slightly. There is an ominous red color in the eyes.

The overlapping blue windows made my eyes dizzy.

Fortunately, [Opening Eyes] wasn’t the only skill I was given.

‘I was wondering why you were so calm… … It was because of the mental defense skill.’

When I open my eyes, I’m in a game.

Even though it was a situation where I couldn’t help but be surprised, I wasn’t that surprised.

It was a moment when I realized the power of the skill.

There are also [Translation] and [Interpretation] skills, so there seems to be no problem with using the letters and languages ​​of this world at this level, and [Mental Defense] is one of the top skills in this game.

Well, I’m satisfied with just this much. Although there are some unknown things mixed in.

“Hehe, after all, there’s no law saying you should die.”

???

Without realizing it, I raised my hand and covered my mouth.

What kind of strange way of speaking is this?

But what came out of my mouth was right.

I was definitely trying to say, ‘There is no way to die’… … !

ah… … no way… … !

“Hehe, that can’t be possible, right? Could it be that the skill ‘cringing tone of voice’ is like this… … .”

… … .

I could tell that it was a stagnant water.

This is one of the hidden pieces.

Small eyes and cringe-inducing tone of voice. Compulsory speech correction activated when these two characteristics are selected together.

After a few months, I discovered a new hidden piece. but.

I wasn’t happy at all.