The Academy's Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter

Chapter 1: - Possessed the Weakest

༺ Possessed the Weakest ༻

Dawn.

Roaring thunder.

The sound of rain clashing against the pavement echoed.

I settled down while being curled up in the open draped curtain.

Raindrops slid down the translucent veil, seeming to become one with the window as they froze.

I kept staring at the scene endlessly.

“Aahh.”

Three days. It was already the third day.

No matter how much thought I tried to put into it, I have somehow transmigrated into the game ❰Magical Knight of Märchen❱, a game which I had been playing for the past 7 years.

Even worse, it was as a third-rate extra who had nothing to do with either the hero or any of the other main characters.

It truly was an obvious cliché.

I don’t even know whether or not I’m in a stable period right now.

It was all too vague.

Being suddenly dropped back to the start of my student life, when I saw the piles of books stacked taller than my own height, I felt a sense of dread and hopelessness.

Perhaps this was a punishment.

I had wanted to re-experience the story after ignoring it for a long time. Not wanting to bother with grinding, I went ahead and tried to leisurely start a new game after applying the stat 100 cheat code, the only one that works in the game.

Being a hard-core veteran, I definitely shouldn’t have done that...

‘That’s probably why I transmigrated.’

Haha, that would be crazy.

I’m really starting to think of all sorts of things.

However, it was an undeniable fact that I have transmigrated into ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

After living in this world for the past three days, I was able to confirm that this was the Märchen Academy that I had seen in the game.

And that today is the day of the entrance ceremony, the event that marked the beginning of the game for the player.

I found out the time and place for the ceremony thanks to the date being posted on the entrance ceremony banner and the dormitory calendar, both of which have been mostly hidden behind the main gate.

When I first opened my eyes in the student dormitory.

I used the academy’s own currency, which I received as a freshman benefit, to pay for my meals.

Other than that, I did nothing but wander around in silence day after day.

With how realistic it all felt, I had no choice but to accept this absurd reality...

In addition, I had gained the ability to use magic by manipulating mana with my senses. This [Ice Curtain] I’m using as an umbrella was proof of that.

Well... it’s not exactly a funny situation I’ve found myself in.

As I was lost in my own thoughts while absentmindedly listening to the sound of rain, I suddenly realized something terrible.

‘This is... it’s Hell-level difficulty, isn’t it?’

❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ begins with a selection of three different difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, and Hard. You can choose the ‘Extreme’ difficulty after beating the game once, and the infamous ‘Hell’ difficulty after beating the game a second time.

The game’s atmosphere in ‘Hell’ difficulty changes dramatically from the start.Gêtt the latest chapters on

Today was supposed to be a clear and sunny day from start to finish, as usual. It was a good day to mark the beginning of the main character, Ian Fairytale’s, chaotic life at the academy.

The refreshing music playing in the background and bright atmosphere of that time were still etched in my memory to this day.

However, if you were to select Hell difficulty instead, the game begins with heavy downpour and gloomy weather.

I still remember just how gloomy the beginning of the ‘Hell’ difficulty was, with the opening cutscenes being void of any kind of background music and only the sound of rain remaining. It was almost as if it was foreshadowing the difficult road ahead.

And it was in this difficulty that Ian is forced to fight an enemy before the entrance ceremony even began.

‘Even though I got transmigrated...’

Hell difficulty, as its name would suggest, boasted an insane difficulty level.

It was natural for the enemies’ level to randomly increase or for their pattern to become more complex, and with the story itself being changed as well, enemies that had never appeared in any of the previous difficulty settings make an appearance every now and then.

It was a challenge that only the most hardcore of veterans could overcome.

‘But I...`

When I tried to check the status window, a translucent window suddenly materialized in front of me. It was an interface that I had seen often in fantasy games.

[Status] Name: Isaac

Lv: 20

Gender: Male

Year: 1st

Title: Freshman

Mana: 280 / 300– Mana Recovery Speed (D-)

– Stamina (D-)

– Strength (D)

– Intelligence (D)

– Willpower (B) Potential ❰❰Details❱❱ [Combat Skills] Elemental Series 1: Ice

– Elemental Firepower (D-)

– Elemental Efficiency (D)

– Elemental Synergy (C)

– Elemental Series 2 (Locked) [Owned Skills] Active

– (★1) Ice Generation (D)

– (★2) Ice Curtain(C)

– (★1) Cold Divergence (C)

– (★1) Basic Protection Magic (E)

Passive

– None Skill Tree ❰❰Details❱❱ [Unique Attributes] – None

Even for a third-rate extra, these were disastrous stats.

First and foremost, my level was at a measly 20. The average level of freshmen, from what I can recall, was around 40 at this time. Other than a few exceptions, the present students should all be in this category.

In this game, Level 20 was the level that you would get during the Hell-difficulty version of the tutorial. However, it was too low.

Even if my willpower stat is high, it will only end up increasing my resistance to Illusion-type magic. It’s not a stat that would be of much help in combat.

‘What kind of life did this guy lead to not even be at the basic level?’

The same goes for my skills. Considering that the worst grade is E, it’s easy to guess just how garbage the level of my [Elemental Firepower] D-grade is, which is directly responsible for the power of my skills.

Just how did a trivial character such as this manage to make it into somewhere as prestigious as the Märchen Academy?

If I were to think back to how difficult the contents of this game were, it was an obvious conclusion to make that I had passed the overwhelming entrance exam with my theoretical skills, rather than my practical skills.

If that was the case, then what was I supposed to do now? No matter how hard I tried to recall this body’s memories, my head remained blank.

Rather than the past, I now had to worry about my plans for the future.

I still didn’t know if I would ever be able to return to my own world later on, or if I would have to live here for the rest of my life.

The worst case scenario was if the world had a bad ending as a result of the death of the main character, Ian Fairytale, and I died along with everyone else.

So, under the assumption that I can’t return to my own world, what would be the safest countermeasure to take?

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– Lightning Resistance (C): 29/100 [UP]

– Rock Resistance (E): 2/100 [UP]

– Wind Resistance (D): 13/100 [UP]

– Neutral Magic Resistance (D): 8/100 [UP] ◈ vs. Race Combat Power – vs. Human Combat Power (E): 4/100 [UP]

– vs. Other Races Combat Power (E): 1/100 [UP]

– vs. Heavenly Beings Combat Power (E): 0/100 [UP]

– vs. Demon Combat Power (E): 0/100 [UP]

The 100 stat bonus cheat I had entered a while back was successfully applied without any problems.

The [UP] button was active for each potential because there were stat points available.

The potential that already had points allocated by default seemed to be innate to Isaac himself.

Anyway, ignoring everything else, I immediately poured all of my stat points into [vs. Demon Combat Power].

Trringgggg-♪

[Potential [vs. Demon Combat Power] has been improved from E-class to S-class!] [You have acquired the unique trait [Hunter]!] [vs. Demon Combat Power Highest Level. This gave you the unique trait ‘Hunter’].

It was only natural to put everything into this particular potential in this situation. That’s because of its effect of temporarily increasing stats when dealing with demons.

As a matter of fact, nearly all of the official villains in ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ are demons. Therefore, the more you invest in [vs. Demon Combat Power], the more specialized you become in boss battles.

And [Hunter] is a unique trait that is only obtainable after fully maxing out [vs. Demon Combat Power]. It is a trait that vastly enhances the effectiveness of [vs. Demon Combat Power].

As a result, I will be able to exert overwhelming strength when fighting against demons like Trevion from now on.

Finally prepared, I headed into the open space.

Then, as Trevion approached Ian, he finally noticed my presence and directed his gaze toward me.

“.......”

[......]

Dark purple eyes. A human-esque face. An elongated body that looked as if it had been stretched out. The moment he spotted me, he grinned wide enough to tear apart the corners of his lips. Frankly speaking, it was a bizarre appearance.

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[Hello?]

Trevion’s head twitched as he greeted me with a squeaky voice.

It was because of this particular trait that many players had given him a nickname. It was ‘Hello-man’.

Trevion was a demon that can only say ‘Hello’.

[Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello?]

He swayed back and forth and suddenly approached me with frightening speed!

Without any time to hesitate, I stretched out my right hand towards Trevion. It was a traditional stance for using magic.

What kind of effect will it have? Fear and anticipation intertwined as they swirled within me.

Then, suddenly, my heart started beating strongly, as if it was gripped by a vise.

My blood boiled, and the surrounding flow of mana grew intense.

[The demon has been recognized as an enemy.] [The unique trait [Hunter] is activated!] [The level and stats are temporarily greatly enhanced!] [The skill tree temporarily becomes +10!] [Status] Name: Isaac

Lv: (120)

Gender: Male

Year: 1st

Title: Freshman

Mana: (30000) / (30000)– Mana Recovery Speed (B+)

– Stamina (A-)

– Strength (A)

– Intelligence (D)

– Willpower (S)

‘Oh...‘

Levels and abilities... rose sharply.

Unlike before, it felt as if I had an unlimited amount of energy at my disposal.

I willfully surrendered myself to that feeling.

Trevion swung his arms, causing a strange mana mixed with darkness and water to begin spiraling in my direction.

At that moment, I released the cold air that had been flowing throughout my body with my right hand.

A geometric pattern composed of a bright blue light manifested itself in front of my outstretched right hand

Then, the cold magic exploded.

「Frost Explosion (Ice Element, ★5)」

Baaaaaang——-!!

“Woah!”

As if exploding from a cannon, a ball of ice burst straight out of my hand and proceeded to devour Trevion’s magic!

The vast mana made up of ice spread outwards in a motion akin to a fan all at once and overwhelmed the glade in an instant.

It easily swallowed up Trevion and then soared diagonally towards the sky as if it were bouncing off the ground.

A huge block of ice formed in no time, looking like an incredibly magnificent sculpture.

With the cold air blowing around it, that block of ice gave the illusion of having been transported to the North or South Pole.

Trevion stood trapped in the block of ice with a painful expression as if he had been frozen in time.

Fortunately, the main character, Ian Fairytale, was barely outside the range of the ice block, so he had ended up suffering no damage from my attack. It was probably because the ice ball had flown into the sky before it reached him.

I heaved a deep sigh of relief, my breath visible in the cold air.

From the palm of my right hand, where the magic had come from just now, pure white cold air was flowing out, similar to smoke leaking from a pistol’s muzzle after firing a bullet.

Just a few moments ago, I was only able to make a block of ice the size of a soccer ball...

On the other hand, the iceberg that had formed before my very eyes, with various thorns poking out in every direction, was on a different level entirely.

So this was the result of upgrading [vs. Demon Combat Power] to its maximum level—–.

I vaguely sensed that it was possible to get rid of my magic’s aftermath by releasing the mana holding it together. As if I had simply pressed a button on a remote control, I naturally released the mana flowing through the massive ice block.

As one would expect, the sharp and huge chunk of ice began cracking apart.

Craaack–.

It broke down with an explosion of ice, suddenly turned into a light blue-colored powder, and then started to be blown away by the breeze. I guess you could say it was ‘freezing off’.

No longer frozen in ice, Trevion collapsed while covered in blood. His wounds were formed from the countless ice shards aggressively flung at him when the skill, [Frost Explosion] had occurred.

‘Is it fine...?’

It wouldn’t be an issue even if I had to fight any further. I thought I could win with ease.

After a period of intense silence, Trevion collapsed on the ground while still uttering the word.

[Hello... Hel...]

A powerless voice scattered in the wind.

As Trevion turned into ashen dust and faded away.

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