Chapter 19 (1/2)
Mightiest Melee Magician
Chapter 19
The quest was completed.
Now is the Time to Fight
The times of punching and kicking the air are over. An enemy that you cannot avoid has appeared. Now is the time to fight. Run up and suppress it before anybody else.
Target: Get the first hit against the enemy 1/1(Completed)
Target 2: Be victorious against the enemy 1/1(Completed)
You have been awarded +30 strength.
30 strength had been awarded to me for the quest.
With this, my strength had become and only 40 more strength was needed to start the real training Straang talked about.
On top of that,
A new skill had been unlocked.
Recognising the skill straight away, Straang spoke up.
“Player’s Eye! Now you’re becoming a genuine player.”
“You know this skill?”
“Of course! It’s an authority only the Player can enjoy.”
An essential authority that was given to those acknowledged by Straang.
Meaning, it was a very versatile skill.
Player’s Eye
Passive
MAX
You have gained the ability to see through the nature of everything with the Player’s Eye. You are now able to gather and digitize all information.
You are now able to sense Stealth and track Invisibility.
Minimap Unlocked
You are able to read the Status Windows of others. The amount of information you can see is restricted by their power.
It wasn’t hard to figure out what this was.
“Enemies hiding using Stealth or Invisibility magic will look different to your eyes. You’ll perceive them with a faint outline.”
Sensing Stealth and Invisibility magic.
This needed no additional explanation.
It was a very simple, but very powerful ability.
Next, when I used the ‘Minimap’.
‘How can this…’
The half-transparent screen appeared and some type of map was shown.
The map showed detailed geographic features of the testing grounds, and even had an indicator for where the ogre was lying down right now.
If I was to believe what Straang had told me, this ‘Minimap’ would show me everything in about a 500-meter radius around me.
Pr/n: Approximately 550 yards
The next thing I saw was quite the spectacle.
Shoulderblade Ogre
Rank 3.5 / * * * x
A resident of the Rainstorm Mountain range, it’s an ogre with protruding shoulder blades. It’s size is smaller than the average ogre, and even though it’s gentler, it’s also nimbler.
“What’s this?”
“Heh. Are you surprised? This is the true value of Player’s Eye.”
Player’s Eye.
To see through the nature of everything.
I was starting to be able to see the Status Window of others.
In that Status Window, I was able to see their name, level, and their special characteristics in a compiled and understandable manner.
Tl/n: level here means just how strong/proficient they are. Not videogame levels.
‘Information’ was an important variable that could drastically change the outcome of a battle.
In a real battle, just by knowing the opponents level, special abilities, and behaviour, you could easily gain the upper hand.
In that sense, this ability boasted an unapproachable level of usefulness.
But, of course,
Hydel
6th-Class Magician
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You can’t read this yet.
“You can’t easily gain the information on those whose levels are quite a bit higher than you.”
“……”
Like with Professor Hydel, the information I could see against people stronger than me was greatly restricted.
Against people like Director Tirion Ignit, whose strength far surpassed mine,
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Not even their names appeared on the Status Window.
Still, this much was plenty.
When considering my current strength, excluding a few professors, there was practically no one else in the academy whose Status Window was hidden from me.
And, considering what Straang had told me,
“The stronger you get, the deeper you will be able to read into others.”
It meant that, if I got strong enough, I could see anyone’s Status Window.
‘This, damn…’
To be able to peep into the abilities of others.
Even if the greatest magician in the world committed their all into creating it, it’d probably be impossible to realize.
Since it wasn’t that far from a god’s authority.
I scratched the tip of my nose, feeling both the joy and ridiculousness of the situation.
In the testing ground, the cheers and exclamations towards me were still ongoing.
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The third test.
It seemed the one-on-one fight against the ogre left quite an impression on my underclassmen.
“Um… Y-you’re Ruin, right?”
“Uh? Yes.”
“In the third test… you looked so cool. Um… here… please eat it when you get hungry.”
“Why are you giving me this…?”
There were many cases where girls from the lower grades who I hadn’t seen, nor knew the names of, would come up and hand me a lunchbox and drink.
And then, of course,
“Kya! I’m so embarrassed!”
“……”
The girl would cover her now bright red face with her hands, scream ‘Kya! Kya!’, and run away.
Why would they keep doing this if they were so embarrassed?
Rather, it looked like they were enjoying it.
Having witnessed all this, my roommate, Jason, would mutter to himself in a defeated tone,
“You… envious bastard.”
“You wanna eat some?”
As I handed Jason the drink, he abruptly stood up from his seat and shouted at me,
“No! If I do that, I would be disrespecting that lady who handed you that lunchbox despite feeling embarrassed!”
“…Why are you so angry…”
“Next time! After the next test, I’ll definitely receive a gift like this! Ruin! I know about magic talent, but I’ll never lose to you in popularity!”
“……”
Just what was he talking about?
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I bursted out laughing while shaking my head.
My roommate Jason.