[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun":3,"chapter-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1373912,1817,"Chapter 117: End of the Second Semester (4)","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>༺ End of the Second Semester (4) ༻\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting now, we will proceed with the Magic Department Winter Vacation Ceremony of Märchen Academy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white snow had adorned Märchen Academy with its color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning. Magic Department school district. The square in front of Orphin Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students from the Magic Department, dressed in uniforms and cape shawls, stood in an orderly manner in the square according to their year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female professor in charge of Class C for the Magic Department freshmen stood on the platform, conducting the vacation ceremony with an energetic voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me, it was the last academy event as a Magic Department freshman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roughly heard the speech delivered by Headmistress Elena Woodline, as she reflected on the appearance of demons, the Floating Island, and the eventful year we had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, it was quite heart-wrenching to see her eyes moisten as she recalled how much she had suffered this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The road of hardship is still far from over though.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please don’t cry already. After all, there will be many difficult days ahead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, following the host’s call, the top seats of the Magic Department’s first and second year stepped forward as representatives of their respective years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first year top seat was a female student with rose-gold hair cascading down to her waist, Luce Eltania.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the second year top seat was a female student with long light purple hair, Dorothy Heartnova.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fists clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My favorite characters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their beauty was insanely dazzling…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were bundled up in the same uniforms and cape shawls, even the sight of their backs in front of the podium seemed like a halo was shining around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heuhhh, I couldn’t help but let out a smile reminiscent of a proud father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reference, the vacation ceremony was only for students who would return the next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third year students were prospective graduates, so they did not stand on the platform. Instead, they would have a grand ceremony at their graduation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headmistress Elena, wearing a white coat on her shoulders, stood in front of the two top seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She removed the red gem attached to Luce’s brooch and replaced it with a blue gem that symbolized a second year student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same way, she attached a purple gem, symbolizing a third year student, to Dorothy’s brooch as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Headmistress Elena shook hands with the two female students, the students erupted in cheers and applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the applause…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my gaze towards a female student with green twin tails, Kaya Astrea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her lips tightly sealed, Kaya was looking down with disappointed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She seems frustrated.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the end-of-semester evaluation, Kaya had a duel with Luce and lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Kaya had become much stronger than the original scenario, Luce still held her position like an insurmountable wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably difficult for Kaya to endure the overwhelming sense of inferiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since yesterday, the story Dorothy told me had been lingering in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After defeating the Floating Island, I had no idea that Kaya would come to the hideout and heal me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, Kaya had abruptly appeared and saved me from a crisis. There were many things that would have been troublesome without her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, these thoughts occurred to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn’t built a connection with Kaya…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…How would have things turned out for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I would’ve fought against the Thunderbird and died.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right… I would’ve been fucked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Thank you… for everything.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re the savior of my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that only then did Kaya notice my gaze, as she turned her head and met my eyes with her jade-colored pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heuahh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya’s face reddened noticeably. It seemed that she was embarrassed at the thought of me looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly turned back before drooping her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulder stiffened as it rose up and steam seemed to rise above her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same old Kaya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vacation ceremony concluded, students scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Märchen Academy had finally opened its doors to the outside world and many students left for their hometown via carriage. In a few days, the academy would become very quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, what I had to do remained the same as it had always been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Training.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the vacation, the training grounds became practically deserted. I couldn’t miss this golden opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I looked around on the way to the training grounds, I captured the beautiful and snowy landscape of Märchen Academy in my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I exhaled, a hazy steam of breath flowed out before quietly disappearing into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly a sign of winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was admiring the scenery, I then stopped in my tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tree stump I had sat crouched on came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the day of the entrance ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that dawn when the gloomy sky poured spring rain, I had sat crouched on that tree, blankly watching the sight of raindrops freeze as they touched [Ice Curtain.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sense of helplessness I felt at that time vividly came back to me even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 year. The first year possessing Isaac, an extra that appeared in ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had survived the Thunderbird, destroyed the Floating Island, and saved Dorothy. Moreover, I had prevented many Bad Endings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I didn’t die. I survived and didn’t break away from the journey to defeat the Evil God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m proud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small laughter suddenly burst out. It wasn’t easy but I was proud that I was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began to walk once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the second semester ended…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My first year met its conclusion here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Status]Name:Isaac\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lv:103\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gender:Male\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Year:(2nd)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Title:Prospective Second Year\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana:24000\u002F24000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Mana Recovery Speed (B+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I held Zhonya’s Staff and faced illusions of demonic creatures, I was lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was necessary to organize the current situation and continuously solidify plans for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As of the end of the second semester of the first, I was ranked 45th in my year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rank calculated by summing up all the evaluation results I had received during the second semester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was confirmed to receive the Self-Development Excellence scholarship, which was given to the student who showed the most significant improvement in grades compared to the previous semester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t particularly happy. After all, I knew it would turn out this way. I merely felt a sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, I wouldn’t have to worry about tuition fees during this winter vacation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, I was also confirmed to relocate dorms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was currently accommodated in the dorm for middle-low ranked students, Briggs Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the start of the first semester, I would move to the dorm for middle-high-ranked students, Elma Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Elma Hall onwards, the facilities would dramatically improve and the involvement of the school-affiliated maids in my daily life would expand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, life was going to become much more convenient and comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, personal maids could be hired, but that was something that wasn’t relevant to a commoner like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But the coolest thing is…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could obtain both End Game-Grade magic weapons before I even became a second year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I had made up my mind to obtain Gormos’ Greatsword, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the situation was different from the time with Frost Dragon-Hilde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because I can’t form a contract with Gormos to be my familiar.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one guarding Gormos’ Greatsword was Stone Turtle-Gormos. He was an 8-star magic beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, to form a contract with an 8-star magic beast who was guarding an ultimate weapon, three conditions had to be met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, possessing an 8-star familiar contract circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, obtaining the ultimate weapon through a trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirdly, proving superiority by defeating the 8-star magic beast in a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yep, that’s right. That was the standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the situation with Frost Dragon-Hilde was special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s why one could only form a familiar contract after reaching the very late stages of the game.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if I wished to make the Stone Turtle my familiar, I had to follow standard procedure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to become strong enough to fight and win against the Stone Turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I also have to prepare for the first semester of the second year.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When considering the first semester, four keywords came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Sea Monster, a demon that dropped an End Game-Grade magic weapon for Luce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice Subjugation Battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What should I do about Luce’s ring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I considered Luce as one of the members of the Evil God Subjugation Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, upgrading her specs directly correlated with strengthening my full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, if certain conditions were met, ‘Ring of the Abyssal Queen’ could be dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was Luce’s End Game-Grade magic weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have to obtain it no matter what.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the problem was that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It has to be worn on the left ring finger to activate its effects…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, due to the backstory behind the Ring of the Abyssal Queen, the context behind wearing a ring on the left ring finger was equivalent to a proposal in this world as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time I played ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, it sometimes felt that the game developers had some shady intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exactly I would naturally give her that ring… was something I had to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Also…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although unrelated to the progress of the scenario, there was something I desperately wanted to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How does Alice know everything?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the player achieved victory in the Alice Subjugation Battle, Alice took her own life with a smile before exiting the stage and taking all the mysteries about her to her grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who had played ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity to relieve this curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would I be an exception?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, if possible, I wished to find out how Alice knew everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was lost in such thoughts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a familiar burst of laughter was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened to be the moment when I defeated the last demonic illusion, thus concluding the first wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked in the direction of the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, someone was passing through the entrance and approaching me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who was fashionably dressed in neat aristocratic attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the vain blond noble, Tristan Humphrey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tristan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Training right after the vacation ceremony? How ridiculous, commoner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his nose raised, Tristan let out a haughty laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by his civilian attire, it seemed like he was going back to his hometown and it didn’t look like he came all the way here to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did he come to see me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Nah, it’s more likely that he just came to pick a fight with me. It’s Tristan after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan maintained his distance from me before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, his arrogant smile was plastered across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even during the second year, you’ll still be under my feet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…What a load of crap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how it is, commoner! No matter how much you try to spread your wings and fly, it is impossible to even get close to me. I will continue to make you bitterly feel that truth, even after we become second years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan pompously made a declaration of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mmm, well…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just roughly interpreted it as, ‘Let’s get along well, even after becoming second years’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keuheheh! Struggle all you want! I’ll crush you with my pursuit of knowledge after all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Tristan let out words reminiscent of a third-rate villain, he turned around and started walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mockingly laughed, “Keuhahahah!”, before coughing as if he choked on something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tristan Humphrey]Lv:92\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Race:Human\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elements:Wind, Water\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger:X\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psychology:[Wants to become stronger than you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that Tristan had felt my mana during the end-of-semester evaluation and judged me as being superior to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was Tristan, he would have been greatly stimulated by such a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a personality that couldn’t live knowing the bitter taste of inferiority. He always strived for improvement, polishing himself endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that kind of guy had been surpassed by the commoner, Isaac, who he had always looked down on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, there was only one reaction that Tristan would express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’ll work even harder.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would acknowledge the objective hierarchy, accept such a reality, and work even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the value of effort through experience and didn’t lightly belittle the result of others’ accumulated efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, more than anyone else, he wanted to prove his superiority through the result of his hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his way of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, it seemed like he had made a declaration of war against me to strengthen his determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, I’m somewhat similar to you as well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final stop I aimed for at this academy was Evil God Nephid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, my target for comparison was that demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were to fight right now, it was objectively clear that I’d get the shit kicked out of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, all I could do was work myself to death in order to defeat that demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan’s figure from the back disappeared beyond the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without his intention, his words actually fueled a renewed determination within me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the second wave of demonic illusions began…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice mana bloomed from my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a matter of time before I faced the Trial of Sandstone to obtain Gormos’ Greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>",2257,"2026-06-05T21:55:37.925Z",1,"novelbin.me","01beb6f442576cffc4649edf1a8110555379ead9c43666a8cc19f91943b7f20a","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-118","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-116",377,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-cover.jpg"]