Three days after the school holidays, today is the day when all the students of Omega Enfield Academy return to the academy. However, I am the only student who remains at home due to my injury and various circumstances that must be considered, so I receive lessons from home. I also continue to train to ensure that the incident doesn't happen again.
*A troublemaker has entered your fingertips.*
It has been three days since I came out of the portal, and strange voices have begun to appear in my head. They talk about odd things, occasionally giving me missions and offering pretty good rewards if I refuse—like the dual swords displayed on the wall of my room.
[Item Information]
Name: Arc & Arch
Rarity: EX
Base Stats:
Attack: 7,500
STR: 66
AGI: 66
DEX: 66
Arc Sword Aura:
Emits a Holy Aura from the sword, increasing all user stats by 2x and enhancing the sword's base stats by 5x. The Arc Sword Aura can remove all evil energy in the entire universe and purify all existing evil. When battling enemies with demonic or evil attributes, the enemy receives 10x more damage than they normally would.
Arch Sword Aura:
Emits a very strong and dense Demonic Aura. It increases the user's stats by 10x but drains the user's life energy, pushing them into endless madness. Additionally, it boosts the sword's stats by 20x at the cost of the user descending into total madness when away from the sword.
The Harmony:
The combination of Angel and Devil, Good and Evil, Light and Darkness creates the most perfect blend ever devised by the creator. Evil brings greater power but requires more sacrifice, while Good eliminates excessive sacrifice.
When both swords are wielded by the same user, the user's entire stats will increase by 12x, and the initial stats of both swords will be enhanced by 30x. When the Holy Aura and Darkness are used together, a pure aura is created that can defeat everything, even the deepest darkness or the brightest light.
"This sword is indeed remarkable; however, I cannot unleash its true ability, called 'Pure Aura,' due to my lack of capability."
'Then, do the task for me, and I will help you quickly gain the power you lack.'
"Even if you can make me strong quickly, as you say, why don't you do it for yourself?"
"Why did you give me power if you are someone who is obsessed with power?"
'After all, you still ask why we gave you power? You really are clueless, aren't you?'
"WE? So you guys are a group, huh?"
"Stop it. Even your grandfather wouldn't stand a chance against the smallest fragment of us."
Hearing these words, I became increasingly convinced that the figure appearing in my mind was the Supreme Being that the teachers at the academy always spoke about.
"Is that so? Then what do you want to tell me for now? Do you intend to give me a new mission so that I can become your slave?"
*... No, for now we have given you what you need because the gap is starting to open.'
***
More than 60 hours had passed, and the voice that had been quite noisy a few days ago had vanished, leaving behind a strange mission system panel. It instructed me to practice increasing all my basic stats by 50 points in each category. My current basic stats are already quite high compared to all the academy students in this country.
'Even if that crazy voice really told me to do that, increasing my stats by 50 points in less than a week—how am I supposed to do that?'
I removed my shirt and walked down the hallway of the house, passing several maids who bowed their heads respectfully. I continued through the hallway and made my way down to the first floor to meet my father, greeting the maids who were moving about as I went.
"Having a few mice at home isn't bad, but since when did this house have so many mice?"
Ever since I spoke to that strange voice, I felt as if I had developed a detection ability—more precisely, I had awakened a sixth sense, like my father and grandfather. I could instinctively tell whether someone was a mouse in disguise or not.
"This kind of instinct is very detrimental to social life."
...
Arriving at the training field, I really met my father and grandfather who were training my older brother there.
Seeing that I was already at the training field, my father threw two swords at me.
Catching them easily, I looked at my three family members.
"So, my little brother, are you going to just stay there, or come up against me?"
I chuckled to tease my brother and disappeared from where I was standing and appeared on the right and left of my brother.
My grandfather and father who had seen my initial movements immediately moved away to avoid getting caught on my ability radar.
"Shadow Step, and Sword Aura when the fight just started huh, he is indeed great at destroying the will to fight from others"
"No, that's not a move to intimidate someone; he is genuinely serious when releasing his Aura. Look at his sword—it's even smoother and sharper than it was a moment ago."
After hearing my grandfather's explanation about my actions, my father started asking questions. In the end, my fight with my brother ended with his victory.
"Haa, you're really strong, Jar. I can't believe a second-year academy student can make a top graduate from eight years ago use all his abilities to defeat his youngest brother."
I, who had fallen quite far behind, remained silent and continued to stare at the system mission panel.
**[Side Mission]**
**Task:**
Defeat your brother in sparring.
**Reward:**
EX-Core - Ancient Primordial Dragon Lord Aruka
Once again, a side mission appeared before me, and once more, an unreasonable reward was offered.
"Dad, can you help me increase my stats quickly?"
Hearing my question, my father looked at me from a distance.
"How high do you want to increase your stats?"
"50," I answered calmly, quickly adding the next part, "in each of my stats."
At first, he didn't grasp my statement, but after processing what I had said, he exclaimed, "Wait, what? 50 points in each of his stats?"
"Yes."
"Which idiot gave you such a crazy idea?"
I shrugged my shoulders and replied...
"I didn't even know he was human, but he offered me something interesting as a reward if I could raise my stats that high before entering the academy."
My grandfather, father, and brother, who were all present, couldn't believe what I had said.