I Became a Mythical-Tier Tamer Due To A System Error Chapter 78

I looked at my fingers.

A small black flame was burning.

Fusion rate 1%.

The fusion rate still stayed at one percent.

‘Even if it somehow reached one hundred percent, there’s no guarantee I could beat Belzrover.’

Verdi and Belzrover were people of the same level.

The reason I managed to defeat Verdi was thanks to the best possible conditions and luck.

‘He had burned through extreme amounts of mana to maintain the barrier, fought against Curio and Ren, and even had his abdomen pierced.’

Because Verdi was completely exhausted, I barely managed to claim victory.

If it had been Verdi in perfect condition, there was no guarantee I would have won even with a fusion skill at one hundred percent.

‘But how am I supposed to beat a professor who’s on the same level as that Verdi…….’

From the beginning, all the professors of Yggdrasil were formidable people.

They had reached the peak of their fields, and their combat ability was top-class as well.

Especially among the professors, Belzrover was counted among the strongest.

‘Even in the game, there was never a case where Belzrover was an enemy.’

He wasn’t a villain character, so he had never appeared as a boss.

‘In truth, the best would be to avoid fighting and have him arrested by the knight order.’

But in the process of capturing Belzrover, I might end up having to fight him.

‘That would be the worst situation…… but having Belzrover continue sitting in the professor’s seat is just as bad. I can’t move on to the next story.’

The empty Dark Attribute and professor position were supposed to be taken by ‘a certain person,’ which advanced the main story.

If Belzrover continued to stay in his professor’s seat, the main story would not progress and would get tangled.

‘What should I do…….’

As I mulled over that thought several times, before I knew it, the livestock shed work had ended.

I went to the field and looked at the crops.

‘Today is finally harvest day.’

Various crops were shining brightly.

When I went closer to look at them, a hologram message appeared.

These are crops blessed by the Goddess.

If you use these crops to make food, you can gain additional stats or use special skills!

After reading it, I blinked my eyes.

Not just stats……

‘……Skills?’

Indeed.

Since they were special crops, I thought I could gain various abilities.

But I hadn’t expected they would even grant skills.

‘Maybe, I might discover a skill that can defeat Belzrover.’

The game’s food recipes were in my head.

I wrung out my memory as much as I could and wrote dozens of cooking recipes on parchment.

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……And so, the next day.

“……”

Rupina held the parchment I handed her and began reading.

She carefully opened her mouth.

“……I’ve never cooked before, though?”

“I know.”

“I somehow managed to make that dessert last time…… but cooking seems a bit too much. Aren’t you trusting me a bit too much……?”

Rupina was sweating and smiling, but her voice shrank as if she lacked confidence.

I pointed at the recipe.

“If you make everything written here.”

I pulled out ten gold coins from my pouch and held them out.

“I’ll pay you double the wage.”

“Dessert or cooking, it’s all the same. Leave it to me with confidence!”

Rupina immediately put on a bright, professional smile.

When I handed over the cooking tools and ingredients, she began cooking in the storage room.

……How much time had passed?

As Rupina continued making dishes, I personally checked each one.

Cabbage Soup

+12 Willpower for 30 minutes

Avocado Tomato Sandwich

+5 Strength, +5 Willpower, +10% Mana Circulation, +10% Immunity for 30 minutes

Blessed Onion Salad

+15 Agility, +15 Mana, +15 Willpower for 20 minutes

And so on……

Perhaps because they were made with special crops.

Not only did they boast considerable flavor, but every one of them boosted stats quite a lot, even if only temporarily.

‘They’re all definitely useful things.’

Since all the food Rupina made would be useful someday, I stored them in subspace.

However, I still hadn’t found the one thing I most wanted.

Because there were so many recipes, it took time to make them all.

In the end, Rupina’s cooking went on for three days.

And so, time passed until the day before the exam.

‘……I have to find it today.’

I thought to myself as I looked over the table in the storage room.

Among the many dishes Rupina had made, I discovered the one that stood out the most.

A green liquid inside a steel tumbler.

Blessed Spinach Celery Juice

A food item containing a temporary skill.

When I read the description of the food, my eyes sharpened.

‘Finally…….’

As I thought of how to use it, I was finally able to smile.

‘I finally found it…….’

The optimal ability I had most wanted.

The hologram message was written like this.

Blessed Spinach Celery Juice

+40 Mana for 20 minutes, Passive Skill ‘Mana Detection’ available.

Mana Detection

Detects even faint traces of mana.

The higher your Mana stat, the more the ability is supported.

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On the day of the final exam.

The way to school was filled with students walking while reading their books.

I alone walked with light steps.

I heard small voices mocking me.

“Look over there, he’s not even reading when every spare moment counts.”

“Did he just give up?”

“He’ll just fail again like last time anyway.”

Don’t mind me, just keep studying.

Someone tapped my arm.

When I turned my head in that direction, I saw Karin and Lapin.

Since we were in the same dormitory, it seemed they had come to school together.

“Did you prepare well for the exam?”

When Karin asked, I shrugged my shoulders.

“More or less.”

“Yeah. I also prepared in my own way, but I’m really nervous……”

Just as Karin said, sighs kept escaping her lips.

Her steps also looked stiff.

“I can remember what I memorized right now, but I’m worried I’ll forget it once the exam starts because I’ll be too nervous.”

Hearing that, I put my hand into the pocket of my school uniform coat.

“Drink this. It’ll help you relax.”

When I handed over a small bottle filled with tomato juice, Karin accepted it.

“Ah, thanks.”

Gulp, gulp……

It was a drink that slightly increased Willpower and eased nervousness.

“Feeling a bit more relaxed?”

After hearing my words, Karin tilted her head.

“Hmm. It does feel like my head has cleared a bit.”

Her voice wasn’t trembling anymore, and her steps seemed more natural.

It seemed the effect appeared as soon as she drank it.

After arriving at the First Lecture Hall, not long after, all 600 seats were filled.

Some time later, a teaching assistant entered the hall.

“Cadets, the history exam will now begin, so please maintain solemnity.”

It seemed the teaching assistant would be supervising the exam in place of the professor.

Rustle!

As the assistant cast a spell, exam papers were distributed to each cadet.

Once everyone had received their exam paper, the assistant glanced at his wristwatch and spoke.

“The exam begins now.”

A countdown timer appeared in the auditorium.

The first subject was History.

One of the compulsory basic courses for first-years.

For a memorization subject like this, it was very easy for me.

‘Since I had already memorized the setting guidebook by heart.’

Questions such as the year the Empire was founded or what event broke out in a certain year.

Problems at a level that any Yggdrasil maniac could solve.

Though I had the ability to get a perfect score, I didn’t want to draw attention with good grades.

Therefore, I only aimed for around 80 points.

The exam lasted an hour, and the time quickly passed.

“The exam is now over.”

At the assistant’s words, the papers flew off the desks and piled up high on the assistant’s desk.

Around me, students sighed while checking their answers or laughed in relief.

The break time didn’t even last three minutes.

Just like the history exam,

Second period Geography, third period Classical Society, and fourth period Ancient Language were completed.

After the fourth exam, all cadets moved to different places.

“You guys did well too!”

As Karin and Lapin left, I also moved to my assigned classroom.

Since exams one through four were common liberal arts, all cadets had gathered in the First Lecture Hall.

But the fifth and sixth exams were elective courses, so everyone split up.

‘The subjects I chose were Monster Studies and Human Mana Studies.’

There was no particular problem with Monster Studies.

But Human Mana Studies required calculating complex magic formulas.

Blessed Blueberry Pancakes

+50 Willpower for 30 minutes

Perhaps because I had eaten a dish made from my farm’s crops before the exam.

‘My understanding is much better.’

I was able to calculate complex magic formulas.

Thanks to that, I would be able to safely pass Human Mana Studies without failing.

……Time passed like that, and at 3 p.m.

The last exam, and the most infamous, “Understanding of Basic Magic” began.

“Please move to the designated exam rooms on each floor according to your number.”

Following the assistant’s words, I and the other cadets headed to the upper floors of the Main Building.

There were about ten elevators in the Main Building.

In the elevator I boarded, I happened to run into Karin.

No, maybe it wasn’t a coincidence.

I was number 377, and Karin was 355.

It just so happened that our routes matched.

“Ah, Villed. Did you do well on your exams?”

I nodded with a yawn.

Letting out a sigh, Karin opened her mouth.

“The Basic Magic exam is so difficult…… they said we’ll take it in private rooms for better concentration.”

Karin answered with a slightly nervous expression.

Normally, it was the kind of exam that even I would judge hopeless.

“Haa…… I’m nervous. You’re on the 22nd floor too, right? We’re taking it on the same floor.”

Before long, the elevator stopped, and the hallway split into different paths.

“See you in a bit!”

Karin waved first, then inserted her key card into Room 355 and went inside.

Looking around, I headed into the restroom.

‘Time to drink it.’

I opened subspace and took out the bottle.

When I opened the lid and looked inside, I saw green juice instead of water.

Closing my eyes, I quickly swallowed it down.

……It tasted absolutely horrible.

‘It tastes disgusting…….’

But I felt a cooling sensation in my head.

‘Must be because my mana just spiked sharply.’

Of course, it had little meaning in terms of combat ability.

‘I even tested it last night.’

As befitting the Academy’s worst dunce.

Even though my mana had greatly increased, the magic I could use wasn’t any different.

It was probably because, despite my mana increasing significantly, I still didn’t have even a single fundamental Attribute.

‘Simply put…… it’s like having bullets but no gun.’

Even with higher mana, I couldn’t use Attribute Magic.

It had no effect on Spirit Beasts either, completely useless.

‘……But the Mana Detection definitely seems to work well.’

As I sensed the mana, it even felt like time around me was slowing down.

I entered private exam room number 377.

Inside the narrow room, there was only a table with the exam paper on it and a single chair.

I sat down.

After some time passed, a voice echoed in my head.

The exam duration is 5 hours.

You may submit early. Please return your key card and exam paper to the assistant.

Through mana communication, the announcement flowed.

Now, the Understanding of Basic Magic exam will begin.

At those words, the mana seal on the exam paper completely dissolved.

I spread the exam paper open.

Not from the first page…… but to the very last page.

‘……Just like in the game.’

It was the problem I had expected.

‘This is what I even drank the juice for.’

I had avoided taking the route of directly dueling Belzrover.

Because I had found a way to make Belzrover surrender without a fight.

‘Yes……. This is the only way to peacefully bring Belzrover to heel.’

The problem known as the highest difficulty, the last problem.

I looked at question number 20.

「20. What is the result of adding 1 and 1?」

「※ However, the answer will only be accepted if submitted to this professor via mana communication.」