Ti quickly flew by, as quickly as how a human life of the Old World withered, and a month had passed since the serious conversation that Russell and Freya had.
There weren't many notable things that happened aside from Han Jiho and Anya Amasawa, asking Russell about the issue between him and Victoria, the forr Student Council Secretary.
During that ti, Jiho noticed that Anya was not really interested in what they thought about the hidden nature of the Student Council President, Arthur Wolfson, instead, he thought that Anya was interested in him.
He mistakenly arrived at the thought that she maybe was interested in him romantically, but on a certain day, Anya bombarded him with questions about himself, and she also ntioned Alexander Akalchelt, the Chancellor of the Obelisk Academy.
She asked what's their connection as it beca known throughout the Obelisk Academy that Jiho was a student who was recomnded by the Chancellor himself, one of the Strongest Players who barely cares about how the Obelisk Academy works in itself due to the talented and diligent staff that's working for the Obelisk Academy to maintain its full function.
To Han Jiho, he didn't care about the interest that Anya have in him and Alexander, all he cared about was discovering the truth behind the possible "Dungeon Terrorism" that made their village, the Sanctus Solaris, beca so sort of collateral damage that killed his parents, but when he occasionally ntioned the issue to Alexander, the Chancellor, firmly denied such a case, which didn't make sense to Han Jiho's opinion because if there's no Dungeon Terrorism that ti, how ca the Monster Stampede happened? That's what bothers him the most.
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The two Princesses, Elizabeth and Rumia, during the month that quickly flew by, prepared for the Prisoners Execution that was entrusted to them after the sester. The guilty prisoners would be incomparably stronger than those they killed before for the sake of training, physically and ntally.
Although they maintained their daily academic and social life, they were sowhat nervous, not because they ca to know the Prisoner Profiles of those who they ant to execute, but rather, because it would be done in front of their respective mother, the Queen of Etheria, and the Queen of Nereia.
Then, when it ca to their social life, they were still the cat and dog duo that seed to ow and bark at each other when they found the opportunity to do so. But, during the month that quickly passed by, aside from attending the classes regularly, as well as their respective elective subjects, they sowhat get more closure to the friends that Samantha Hall mostly interacted with these days: Russell, Freya, and Alie.
For reasons unknown to the two Princesses, they felt like Samantha beca more lively and beca more interested in books. Then, there was a ti when they saw Russell, when they occasionally joined lunch with them, reacted strangely when Samantha asked him sothing with a smile on her face about a book.
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During the month that quickly flew by, Leon von Obreyon was constantly annoyed by his younger sister's unnecessary presence, Mira von Obreyon, especially when he was training in the Exclusive Public Training Grounds that were only accessible to A-1 students.
Although for so reason, he admired his younger sister's will to train in front of him to beco stronger, he never complinted her, but rather just watched her sotis.
Professor Murak's Player Physical Education also made him realize the improvents in his younger sister, as well as how strong Han Jiho was, the individual he needed to overco before he takes on Rumia, Anya, Elizabeth, and lastly, Samantha.
Then, he took notice of the student that managed to win in the Ranking of Exchange, one of his classmates' older brother, nad Russell Moon. During the activity, similar to the Virtual War that they first went through, in which he lost to Anya by getting beheaded, Leon's eyes didn't escape how Russell acted, that Russell was holding himself back, but when he checked his Status Window using a general Status Appraisal Skill, as he didn't have yet a contract with the promised Constellation by his father, he saw that Russell's rank was only at E-.
This made Leon think that maybe he was making such a wrong assumption about the individual nad Russell, that he was hiding his skills.
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Ken Raven, the Obelisk student who fought Ary during the Disciplinary Trial Exam, a commoner blood started to live his academy life in lavishness due to the privileges that an A-1 student has.
He's the only commoner who accepted the Obelisk Academy's recomndation in having a butler and two maids.
But, during the month that flew by, he never forgot to send the news to his parents about his academy life, though, for so underlying reasons, his regular action that happens most of the ti, rather beca often as though he was being forgetful of his family outside.
Then, after so ti, he made so friends and beca close with Tanya Drusilla, to the point of falling for her.
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Azalea Vermillion, the Disciplinary Committee President, just went to her business, being the secretive owner of the Thorn of Rose, the Black Market that's running throughout the Orion Continent, making her a trillionaire at the young age of 19 Earth Years old.
Aside from one of the Four Seeds of Direction that she managed to find at the Neo-Botany Museum at Alastor, the Western country, during this month that flew by, she didn't manage to locate the remaining three seeds that she absolutely needed for her growth and her profession, even with the nas of the location that Russell had given her.
She even thought that so of them have yet to be discovered, which lead her to believe that Russell was either a madman, even though she already trusted him, or he was soone who knows things that other people usually don't.
But, she didn't have any interest in uncovering every little secret he might have, rather, all she needed was to fulfill sothing by acquiring and completing the Four Seeds of Direction that's scattered throughout the Orion Continent.
Then, one ti in her class, being a third-year or graduating student, number 1 in rank at that, after Arthur Wolfson, she asked her professor who was handling the subject, Advanced Magic Circle and System, the question she's most curious about that's not leaving her mind.
It's whether the System could show a decrypted ssage.
She recalled the mont when Russell, Freya, and Alie's trait of Nihility covered her lies against the Orb of Truth when they were interrogated.
And the answer she received was:
- If you are not qualified to know, it would probably look like a decrypted ssage in your eyes.
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12:01 A.M., present day, just after a month had passed.
As though a nuclear warhead ergency alarm sounded in everyone's ears, everyone was jolted awake by the ringing in everyone's head.
Freya and Alie — who slept over in Russell's dormitory room, making him sleep on the floor over a blanket as Freya lay on his bed, while Alie slept on the long, gray comfortable couch — opened their eyes due to the constant "Ding-!" sound in their heads that stopped after a few seconds when they began to feel awake after their little stupor.
They looked at the floor, but they didn't see Russell, instead, they heard soone stirring sothing in the kitchen.
Freya and Alie looked at each other in wonder before they walked through the kitchen and saw Russell, who was making an Etherian Black Coffee.
"...Oppa, you're right. I can't believe it, although I'm really curious how you knew this would happen, I won't ask it, just... just tell and Alie about it, okay...?"
Russell — with his back facing his younger sister and Alie, who was sitting on the stool — smiled at his younger sister's words before he turned around, holding two cups of Etherian Black Coffee.
"...Okay."
He replied with a smile as he put the two cups down on the table. Freya and Alie then took each cup of it, before sipping it at almost the sa ti, which caused them to look at each other, prompting them to almost burst out in laughter for an unknown reason.
Russell was genuinely glad about his younger sister's approach. Although it's already been a month since the serious talk they had, she's reminding him to never left out anything, or else she didn't know what to do if he was heavily burdened by sothing she couldn't do anything about. At least, by sharing with her what he knew, he'd be sharing the burden, and wouldn't feel alone.
'... She's maturing...'
He thought as he recalled their previous conversation. The only way... for now... to avoid their parents becoming collateral when the situation unexpectedly escalated, and when their nas beca known throughout the human domain or the world, was to "intentionally" die and then let Alie resurrect them through her Dark Resurrection skill under the Authority: Wheel of the Dark, that's granted to her by the Lady of Shaded Spade.
After settling everything, such as the news of their deaths to be known to their parents, they would then live sowhere, although dead in their parents' eyes, but probably alive in their hearts.
'...Considering everything that happened, things are sowhat still peaceful for now, but it's gradually coming to an end.'
He poignantly thought before he took a sip of the Etherian Black Coffee that he made for himself as he took his seat across from his younger sister and Alie.
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Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
[World Announcent!]
For the beings of the Earth or Planet 342, this announcent is to tell everyone that a Close Mystery Tower will open in 30 days, starting from the mont this is announced.
The General Information about the Strayed and Dungeon Towers will be updated, and a section for the information about the Close Mystery Tower will then be added!
For the overview, the Close Mystery Tower that will open in 30 days is:
Close Mystery Tower: Tower of Growth!
By clearing it, the player's growth rate will increase by 10 tis!
Good luck to every being in this world.
May the Constellations be with you.
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Ayleen Mayfield was wide awake as she read the World Announcent that ca true based on Lunaria's words. Nurous calls already flooded her smartwatch as she quickly tidied herself up and left her dormitory room ant for faculty due to the urgent eting that has been evoked.
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"...Russell, after we cleared this Tower of Growth, we'd start to raid a Chaos Dungeon, right?"
Alie asked as soon as they read the World Announcent.
'...Right... the Chaos Dungeon, it hasn't been explored even though I acquired the True Key of Chaos a few months ago.'
Due to the System's abnormal behavior, he suspected that the Chaos Dungeon might rather be extrely abnormal or unordinary, too. It's for this reason that Russell sought to be stronger first than his current self as he just had this nagging feeling that it was suicide to enter a Chaos Dungeon without any preparation.
'...I hope this will be enough preparation.'
He inwardly thought before he nodded in response to Alie's words.
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