[Translator - Peptobismal]
[Proofreader - Max]
Chapter 34
It seemed like many functions had been added with the promotion to intermediate administrator.
Zeke opened his status window after a long time.
[Intermediate Administrator Status Window]
Name: Zeke Draker
Class: Immortal (Unique)
Title: Blessed by the Ancient Dragon, Heir of Terakan Draker
Authority: Dragon Control
Constitution: Divine Body, Poison Immunity
System Functions: Inventory (100 slots) / Minimap (Portal Movement) / Intermediate Quest Book / Skill Shortcut Slots / Potion Shortcut Slots /
Passive Skills: Healing Factor / Steadfast Mental Defense / Infinite Stamina / Combat Sense
Special Skill: Gale Force [A-rank (Expert)] / Elemental Sword [S-rank (Beginner)]
Active Skills: Precise Stab [E-rank (Expert)] / Continuous Slash [D-rank (Beginner)] / Critical Strike [D-rank (Proficient)] / High-Speed Movement [C-rank (Beginner)] / Mana Reflection [A-rank (Beginner)] / Area of Effect Buff (Beginner)]
Draconian Skills (Level 2 unlocked): Dragon Eyes (Expert) / Dragon's Majesty (Expert) / Gluttony (Expert) / Dragon Speech (Locked) / Dragon Scale Armor (Expert) / Dragon Claws (Expert)
Current Karma Points: 1365
The blocked wall had been broken through, and he had also completed the quest mission by acquiring the Elemental Sword.
Zeke could feel that he had broken through the wall and reached the level of a Red Knight.
Seeing Zeke, Kaisir crossed his arms and nodded.
"Yes, you need to be at least this strong to be called my successor. Although you're still lacking."
Zeke asked Kaisir,
"Doesn't the Elemental Sword have any application techniques? If there are any special moves or ultimate moves, I'd like to learn those too."
"You idiot. If you wield it properly, you can create storms and split the earth, so why would you need an ultimate move? Only those who lack skill seek special moves or ultimate moves."
As expected, Kaisir was full of himself.
Still, with Kaisir's skills, Zeke could understand why he would say that.
"What will happen to Your Majesty now?"
"Now that I've passed on the Elemental Sword, I must return to the spirit world."
"Can you not return to the physical world from the spirit world?"
"If a powerful spirit like me descends recklessly, the laws of the world will crumble. Karma won't allow it."
Zeke was surprised by Kaisir's words.
"Did you say karma? What does that mean...?"
Suddenly, Kaisir's body began to turn transparent.
"I'll be going now. Don't be an idiot and get beaten up somewhere. And make sure to tell the people of the world about my great achievements."
Kaisir was the same when he left as when he arrived, only saying what he wanted to say.
Soon, Kaisir completely disappeared, and the sky-blue gem on the pedestal lost its light at the same time.
"What a personality. I wonder if he can even get along with the elves."
After Kaisir left, Zeke entered the room and put everything he could carry into his inventory.
And after a few months, he was able to open the door to the ruins and come out.
He wanted to test his new power and fight the Hydra, but it was nowhere to be seen.
Zeke left the ruins and turned on the minimap to descend the mountain.
Just then, a new function on the map was activated.
[A new function has been activated, enabling portal movement.]
[Locations that can be accessed via portal among the places the administrator has visited will be marked on the map.]
'Portal movement is possible?'
Zeke checked the map.
Among the areas he had visited, the ones where portal movement was possible were marked with a blinking light.
He checked the portal-accessible areas from Argos.
[Point deduction for portal use: 150]
As he clicked on various locations, it seemed like the deducted points varied depending on the distance.
Since the Hounds were roaming the Giant Mountains and he was already late for the start of the Valhalla semester, Zeke decided to use the portal by consuming points.
[Moving to the designated area.]
[Activating portal.]
His vision blurred for a moment, and he felt dizzy.
The unique nausea of using a portal washed over him.
When Zeke looked up, he was already near the old ruins of Argos.
"Oh my god."
Although it consumed points, it seemed like he could freely move anywhere on the continent using this function.
Zeke returned to the resort where he was staying and prepared to leave for Atlas.
It had already been a month since the Valhalla entrance ceremony.
He hurried to Atlas, the largest city in the Central Continent and the heart of Midland.
* * *
"In my ten years at Valhalla, I've never seen anything like this."
An elderly knight in a suit looked at Zeke with a stern expression.
He was Flaubert Borges, the headmaster of Valhalla, a place every knight dreamed of entering.
Flaubert was elected as the headmaster of Valhalla despite not being from the Draker Clan.
He was a knight respected throughout the continent, to the point that there was no opposition when he became the headmaster.
As the longest-serving captain of the Royal Guard in the Kingdom of Thebes, with a long tradition, he was a person of outstanding skill and reputation.
Because of this, the anecdote about Arthur Draker visiting him three times to ask him to become the headmaster of Valhalla was still being told today.
Thanks to this, Valhalla's reputation soared even higher after Flaubert became the headmaster.
Flaubert, famous as an outstanding knight and a principled man, looked alternately at the letter of recommendation in front of him and Zeke standing before him.
"So why are you late? You surely didn't forget that the semester starts in March, did you?"
Since he couldn't say that he was caught by King Kaisir in the ruins and had to train, Zeke slightly altered the truth.
"I went to Argos for closed training and became so engrossed in my training that I lost track of time."
Flaubert looked at Zeke with sharp eyes.
"Are you implying that your closed training was more valuable than a month at Valhalla?"
"That's not what I meant. I was simply so focused on finding the path of the sword I sought that I lost track of time."
"Hmm..."
Flaubert was a principled man, but he wasn't inflexible.
He was also an outstanding knight, so he could understand Zeke's explanation to some extent.
Flaubert nodded and said,
"There's some truth to your words, but Valhalla has its own principles."
He looked at Zeke and said,
"I'll judge based on the results of the training you did in Argos. If I deem that training more valuable than a month at Valhalla, I'll permit your enrollment."
"You mean you want me to show you the results of my training?"
"Indeed. Why, Do you lack confidence?"
Zeke shook his head.
"No, sir. Shall we start right now?"
Flaubert shook his head and rang a bell.
Someone entered the room.
"Find an empty training room and take Zeke Draker there. And contact the professors of each department and tell them to gather at the training room immediately."
Zeke followed the headmaster's secretary to the training room.
He had never been inside Valhalla, even in his previous life, so the unfamiliar buildings seemed fascinating to him.
"This way, sir."
For an empty training room, its size and facilities were impressive.
'As expected of Valhalla.'
As he was looking around the training room, Headmaster Flaubert arrived with other professors.
Each professor was a renowned knight on the continent.
Zeke stood in the center of the training ground, and the headmaster, sitting in the spectator seats, said to Zeke with a gleam in his eyes,
"Show us the results of your training. The professors of each department will evaluate it and make the final decision."
Zeke, standing alone in the training ground, pondered the headmaster's words.
He couldn't gauge what he should show to satisfy the strict headmaster.
'I can't show the Elemental Sword here either. This is troubling.'
Zeke decided to simply demonstrate the Gale Force and the Dragon Slayer Technique.
He took out Bahamut and assumed a stance.
The headmaster and the professors of each department watched Zeke with sharp eyes.
Their gazes seemed to say, "Let's see what you can do."
Zeke focused his energy on Bahamut, and an aura blade surged forth.
Just as he was about to demonstrate the Gale Force technique,
"Oh my god!"
Someone exclaimed before he could even do anything.
Zeke turned his head to see what was happening, and he saw the professors all staring at his aura blade with astonished expressions.
'Oops.'
When he was with King Kaisir, the aura blade was considered a trivial technique, and he was treated as a slow learner.
But back in reality, he had become an unparalleled genius who created an aura blade at the age of fifteen.
Zeke closed his eyes tightly and lamented his mistake.
There was nothing he could do about the water that had already been spilled.
He withdrew the aura blade and bowed politely.
"My skills are too embarrassing to show to the headmaster and the esteemed professors."
The professors were once again impressed by the politeness of the Pureblood Awakener of Draker, who had become a Blue Knight at the age of fifteen.
The headmaster said in a much softer voice,
"It seems that month was for gaining valuable enlightenment."
"I was foolish and struggled to grasp the elusive clues, so I lost track of time. I apologize once again."
The headmaster also seemed to have completely calmed down, as he said with a smile,
"Haha, if you're foolish, then what are we?"
The other professors also laughed heartily at the headmaster's words.
The evaluation ended smoothly in a friendly atmosphere, and Zeke was granted permission to enroll in Valhalla.
After the matter was settled, he moved to the lodging in Atlas that Decker had secured in advance.
With the Black Card he received from the head of the Clan, he was able to acquire a luxurious mansion not far from Valhalla.
"Welcome."
As Zeke entered the mansion, the servants greeted him.
Decker, the servant who was more knight-like than a knight, also bowed his head to Zeke.
"How was Valhalla, Young Master?"
"It was fine. They told me to come next week. They'll send the necessary documents for enrollment here, so please take care of it."
"Understood, Young Master."
Zeke went straight up to his room.
As soon as he arrived, he remembered the Random Boxes and Random Skill Cards he hadn't opened yet because of his urgent trip to Valhalla.
'Three Random Boxes and three Random Skill Cards.'
He had experience opening Random Boxes before.
But this was his first time with Random Skill Cards.
Zeke decided to open the Random Boxes first.
Boots, lower body armor, and an earring came out, one of each.
―Boots Information―
Description: Boots made using hard yet light meteoric iron.
Inherent Abilities: None
Special Note: Inherent abilities activate when the full meteoric iron set is equipped.
-Lower Body Armor Information-
Description: Lower body armor made of hard yet light meteoric iron.
Inherent Abilities: None
Special Note: Inherent abilities activate when the full meteoric iron set is equipped.
―Earring Information―
Description: Earrings delicately crafted from crystal.
Inherent Ability: Increases mana recovery speed by 15%.
Special Note: Goes well with a red dress.
They were rather ordinary items.
Following the gauntlets, he now had boots and lower body armor made of meteoric iron.
He thought that maybe someday he would complete the full set.
He decided to open the Random Skill Cards next. It was his first time, so he felt a bit cautious.
The cards emitted light, and soon a message appeared.
[Opening Random Skill Cards.]
[Active skill 'Static Electricity (C-rank)' registered.]
[Active skill 'Flashbang (C-rank)' registered.]
[Active skill 'Discord (C-rank)' registered.]
A total of three active skills were registered.
Zeke read the skill descriptions.
―Static Electricity: Imbues a weapon with electric shock.
―Flashbang: Fires an intensely bright light to block the enemy's vision.
―Discord: Makes an unpleasant sound to confuse enemies.
Zeke then checked the newly unlocked skill shortcut slot function.
Three empty slots appeared before his eyes.
When he pressed a slot, he could select and place one of his active skills in it.
Zeke placed Flashbang, Discord, and Static Electricity in the slots in order.
[Skills placed in the slots can be used just by thinking.]
After confirming the message, he held a dagger and thought about using Static Electricity, and immediately, an electric current flowed through the blade.
"Oh, that's interesting."
Once a skill was used, he had to wait a certain amount of time before he could use it again.
Zeke similarly activated the potion slots.
This function allowed him to consume potions just by thinking, after placing the desired potions in the three slots.
It seemed like it would be useful in urgent situations during battle.
While checking his potions to fill the slots, Zeke found the bottle containing the Tears of the Elf King he had received as a reward for the Sudden Mission.
'Come to think of it, what is this?'
Zeke read the description of the Tears of the Elf King.
―Tears of the Elf King: Can summon the Elf King from the spirit world once.
"Summon the Elf King?"
In legends, the Elf King appeared as a being who granted wishes to humans.
'So I can summon the Elf King with this and make a wish?'
After some thought, Zeke carefully put the Tears of the Elf King back into his inventory.
He felt like there would be a time when it would be useful, even if he didn't know when.
Knock, knock!
There was a knock, and when Zeke gave permission, Decker entered the room.
"What is it?"
Decker approached Zeke and said,
"Young Master, you have a visitor."
[Translator - Peptobismal]
[Proofreader - Max]