Chapter 35 The Break-In
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
‘Well, the Academy fighting tournament is coming up.’
I haven’t slept at all these past few days. I’m worried Heidemarie or Harold will get close to me while I’m sleeping, so I can’t relax. I’m always checking the area around me.
I can’t sleep when I’m so tense. At night, unless the voice gives an order, I just lie in bed, holding my breath.
Food won’t go down my throat. The last words Harold said to me were so disgusting… When I think about what they mean, I throw up my food.
‘Around this time, the whole academy gets busy, and everyone seems a bit excited.’
I look in the mirror. I think I’ve lost some weight, even to myself.
Maybe it’s because of Evolution’s blessing, but even missing parts or sickness will heal if you give it time.
But that doesn’t mean it goes back to how it was. It just adapts to the situation at the time.
‘So, if you get the timing right, you can sneak into places you normally can’t, like a teacher’s room.’
The hair I lost when Haruka’s magic eye was put in has already grown back.
It didn’t go back to my old black hair. In fact, the quality, the feel… it’s less like human hair and more like a beast’s fur.
My body adapted to the lack of sleep and food by learning to use less energy.
I couldn’t properly swallow the mixture of my own vomit and Harold’s fluids, and the voice got angry at me for taking so long. But then it was happy, saying ‘Active time has increased! Fuel efficiency is better!’ …Well, if the voice is happy, and if its anger isn’t directed at me, I suppose it’s fine. I just let it be.
‘So, let’s go ‘borrow’ some useful items without getting caught (it’s my right, obviously).’
And it seems today, I’m being forced to be a thief. I know it’s too late now, after killing so many people, but my heart still isn’t used to doing bad things. I feel awful. The guilt is crushing me.
‘For now, let’s just act normal until after school.’
I don’t want to go to the classroom. I might run into Heidemarie or Harold on the way. And I don’t know what face to make when I see Cliff.
But, of course, I don’t have the right to decide my own actions. Today, again, I change into my uniform while the voice tells me everything I’m doing.
‘Right now, many students are using the training grounds for their own practice. In other words, if a theft is found, there will be a lot of suspects without an excuse.’
After all the classes ended, some time passed. It was after school. You could hear shouts and explosion sounds from all over the academy, but the school building itself had few people. It was much quieter than during the day.
Just as the voice told me, I snuck into the chemistry prep room.
‘First, let’s use the materials here to make some doping items.’
It said “make items,” but I don’t have the knowledge or skill. That’s what I thought, anyway. But my hands moved against my will. They found the right chemicals and helpers, and started using the tools in the correct order.
Ah, I see. It’s happening here, too. I’m just the voice’s hands and feet.
It’s not just for fighting. Even for things like this, my only worth is being controlled by the voice.
‘These were originally for the students in the fighting tournament, but it’s fine to take them all. It’s their fault security is so bad.’
My hands just kept moving busily. I didn’t even know what I was doing or what I was making anymore.
‘Normally, these just raise a stat by 1 to 5 points. But by mixing all the materials meant for the whole student body, I’ll make the effect stronger and reduce the number of times you have to eat them. We’re aiming to save time.’
I kept using up the large amount of materials. I made lots of pills that gave off strange smells and had colors not from this world.
The smoke made in the process burned my nose and eyes. Tears and snot wouldn’t stop running. My throat swelled up, making it hard to breathe.
But the voice… maybe it didn’t want us to be found, or maybe it was worried about ‘time loss.’ It showed no sign of opening a window or airing out the room.
‘Ta-da! A three-part set: Ultimate Seed of Life, Ultimate Seed of Magic, and Ultimate Seed of Strength~!’
I put the finished things into the bags I had ready and packed them in my school bag.
‘Did you see that skill! I can make things even when I’m not supposed to have the recipe yet, just by doing it manually! It was super hard without the skill, but I managed to make useful items early in the game… Oh, I won’t eat them right away.’
My head was spinning from the harmful chemicals. I held it as the voice controlled me, making me leave the room and head to the next place.
‘Runners love to blend a maou (demon lord) or something early on to win easily.’
Maou? …Ah, a Demon Lord… is that what I’m aiming for? … ‘Blending’? What does that mean?
Ah, this is bad… My head isn’t working right.
‘Next, let’s sneak into the biology teacher Richard-san’s room.’“
Notes:
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• Heidemarie – Noble “villainess”; drill-curls, level 70, blessing paralyses weaker people, loves duels.
• Cliff – Son of First-Class Knight Lilia. Practices Flame God Style. Obsessed with defeating strong opponents, especially Reina Alcott after a humiliating loss.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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