[{"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-21":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},1374043,1817,"Chapter 21: - Ant Cave - Interlude","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>༺Ant Cave – Interlude༻\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Status]Name:Isaac\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lv:50\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gender:Male\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Year:1st\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Title:Freshman\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana:605\u002F605\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Mana Recovery Speed (C-)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Stamina (C)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Strength (C)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Intelligence (C-)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Willpower (B+) Potential ❰❰Details❱❱ [Combat Skills]Elemental Series 1: Ice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Elemental Firepower (C+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Elemental Efficiency (C+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Elemental Synergy (C+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Elemental Series 2 (Locked) [Owned Skills]Active\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★1) Ice Generation (C-) \u002F (★5) Black Ice (C-)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★2) Ice Curtain(C+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★1) Cold Divergence (C+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★1) Basic Protection Magic (E)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★4) Frost Flame (D)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★4) Ice Wall (D)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passive\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– (★7) Psychological Insight Skill Tree ❰❰Details❱❱ [Unique Attributes] – Hunter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gained 14 levels at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, your mana increased at a progressively faster rate once you hit level 50, and I had just reached that point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I raised my level by just one, my mana would start to rise significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be long before I learned [Frost Explosion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought it would be this easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sunny afternoon. I was in the corner of the garden as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was sitting on the grass, staring down at the Sheath of Disaster in my right hand. I didn’t want to waste any time, so I gently raised and maintained the [Frostfire] in my left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as I kept the sheath engraved with a magic circle and infused with mana, I could use it once at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then all I had to do was charge it and use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could engrave 5-star spells and below. However, the power of the spell would be the same as my current level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the [Hunter] trait was activated, I would need to infuse more mana into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can’t wait to try it out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t test the Sheath of Disaster right now. The moment I engrave a magic circle on it, the sheath would be assimilated by the magic. I wouldn’t be able to replace it with a new magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be most efficient to engrave [Frost Explosion] on the Sheath of Disaster. In other words, I would use this item only after I had acquired [Frost Explosion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tucked the Sheath of Disaster into my pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, it was time to distribute my stat points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After I got up from my seat, I entered the status window [Potential >].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Potential]Stat Points:38 ◈ Growth Rate – Physical Training Efficiency (C): 26\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Magic Training Efficiency (B+): 55\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Learning Efficiency (D): 12\u002F100 [UP] ◈ Elemental Resistance – Fire Resistance (E): 0\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Water Resistance (D): 6\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Ice Resistance (C-): 24\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Lightning Element Resistance (C): 29\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Rock esistance (E): 2\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Wind Resistance (D): 13\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Neutral Magic Resistance (D): 8\u002F100 [UP] ◈ vs. Race Combat Power – vs. Human Combat Power (E): 4\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– vs. Other Races Combat Power (E): 1\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– vs. Heavenly Beings Combat Power (E): 0\u002F100 [UP]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– vs. Demon Combat Power (S): 100\u002F100 [MAX]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had 38 stat points at this time and was close to maxing out my [Magic Training Efficiency].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of Isaac’s actual potential, a [Magic Training Efficiency] of 100 was equivalent to a genius. My growth rate would be very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the grade increased, the time it took to advance to the next grade increased dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I reach a [Magic Training Efficiency] of 100, it would take me a long time to improve stats beyond B+. Otherwise, the Hell difficulty of ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ would be a breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obtain Hilde’s Frostscythe, my [Ice Elemental Resistance] must be at least 60, but that was something I could solve with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also wanted to get my [Physical Training Efficiency] up. It goes without saying that the greater your physical ability, the more advantageous it would be in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I was not as athletic as Ian, I might find myself in a difficult situation in the future. Besides, if I thought about my future work, good physical fitness was essential. It would also help me with wielding legendary weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, now that I had some stat points to spare, it would be better to improve my [Learning Efficiency] too. The higher your [Learning Efficiency] was, the faster your individual magic proficiency would grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It differs from [Magic Training Efficiency], which focuses on improving elemental combat abilities such as [Elemental Firepower], [Elemental Efficiency], and [Elemental Synergy].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bonus that helped with studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ve decided.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the remaining stat points, I invested 13 in [Physical Training Efficiency], 16 in [Magic Training Efficiency], and 9 in [Learning Efficiency].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Potential [Physical Training Efficiency] has improved from Grade C to Grade B-!] [Potential [Magic Training Efficiency] has improved from Grade B+ to Grade A!] [Potential [Learning Efficiency] has improved from Grade D to Grade C-!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hopeless Isaac was, if he had this much potential, he wouldn’t bow his head to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was back to training, training, and even more training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a deep breath, then raised a [Frostfire] in each hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious monster that appeared during the class placement evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce Eltania, the top seat of the Magic Department at Märchen Academy, had repeatedly asked questions about the monster’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had little to no success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there was no way to figure out what elements each student possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the class assignment evaluation, Greung has completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She searched Delphine Forest for traces of mana just in case, but there was no sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I had known this would happen, I would have paid more attention during the mana evaluation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, she would have known what elemental constitution each student possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time she regretted not paying more attention to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was walking through the academy, basking in the sun with a troubled expression, when…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa─!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…She heard the sound of ice magic being used from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was similar to flames, but she could distinguish the subtle sound of ice crystals clashing together. It was definitely ice magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The element that Greung used was also Ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce recalled Greung and headed toward the corner of the garden where the sound had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked past the tall flower beds and avenues of trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then an open lawn spread out before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of it, she discovered a male student sweating profusely while practicing the 4-star ice magic [Frostfire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His silver hair was half-curled with a bluish tinge, and his eyes were blood-red with an icy gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he was focused on his training, his eyes were staring coldly into space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In both of his hands, a cold flame burned. The white cold and ice mana formed a flame, and beautiful ice crystals floated around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man exhaled heavily and released the [Frostfire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce knew who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to her photographic memory, she could recall him as clearly as if she were pulling out a photograph. The man who had panicked when he saw her during the class placement evaluation and then fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d appeared from the direction Greung had escaped, that guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ice element…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I don’t think so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, Luce doubted it, but she quickly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greung was an overwhelming force. He wouldn’t be training 4-star magic while sweating profusely all alone like that. Moreover, judging from the short range of [Frostfire], his proficiency seemed low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a long way away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ahhh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-blue-haired man’s nose began to bleed the same color as his eyes. He let out a groan as he lowered his upper body in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he had overused his mana. Luce had never experienced it, but she knew that wizards sometimes overdid it and ended up like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard that when they reached that state, their entire body reacted violently, making it extremely difficult to use magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, he wiped his nosebleeds with his sleeve before conjuring cold flames in both hands once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man let out a [Frostfire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce watched in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day she signed a contract with the Thunderbird Galia, the 10-year-old girl turned her gaze away from the human race in skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Luce couldn’t take her eyes off the silver-blue haired man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because of Greung? Could it be that the monster awakened her curiosity toward others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, hah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stopped his magic and caught his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat on the floor, lowered his head, and breathed once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…No. He stood up once more and repeated [Frostfire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more time, one more time. When it became difficult to use magic, he did exercises like push-ups and squats to train himself physically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, she couldn’t stop watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce watched the man in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*******\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, the silver-blue haired man went to the garden’s corner to practice magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce watched him, from the roof of Charles Hall, a dormitory for the top students. From up there, she could catch a glimpse of him training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a moonlit night, Luce was resting her arms on the roof railing, her long rose-gold hair and one-piece nightgown fluttering in the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the man with her hawk-like eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man mainly practiced basic ice magic such as [Cold Divergence] and [Ice Generation], and he was also diligently using [Ice Wall] and [Frostfire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he had a chance, he would clasp his hands together and gather ice mana between them. Luce, who had basic knowledge of most elemental magic, could easily figure out the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man must have been thinking of learning the 5-star spell [Frost Explosion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re working hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind scattered the words that came out of her mouth. Not knowing what he was thinking, Luce simply watched the man in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…No, on second thought, she could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning elemental magic. Luce turned her back on that element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always poured lightning elemental mana into Thunderbird Galia, her 8-star familiar. Even at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t properly use lightning magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she had lived by solely relying on water magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze to her right hand. With a crackle, electricity flowed through her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Lightning Generation (Lightning Element, ★1)」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard work, hard work, hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is hard work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if in a shape decomposition, the two words ‘effort’ broke into pieces and began to run through Luce’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce clenched her electrified hands into fists and let out a ragged breath. Her chest was throbbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of a silver-blue haired man practicing magic even while in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a stark contrast to herself who kept running away from lightning magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, and the day after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-blue haired man practiced magic in a corner of the garden. Even when his nose was bleeding and his body was exhausted, he continued to use magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he was driven by a sense of improvement, but he appeared to be compelled by some greater purpose. He seemed to have a secret that he could never give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she watched, the more such thoughts crossed her mind. His visage of working hard was constantly stuck in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A week later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, it seemed like the silver-blue haired man would soon be able to use [Frost Explosion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce was sitting on a garden bench, watching the man from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still training his magic. He put both of his fingers together and created a gap between them, gathering his ice mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when a blue magic circle appeared in front of his gathered hands, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce involuntarily jerked her upper body forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the magic circle meant that the conditions to use the spell had been met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now… was it going to happen now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man held out his right arm forward. In front of his right hand was a round, condensed ball of ice mana. A light blue magic circle silently followed his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man unleashed the condensed ice mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Frost Explosion (Ice Element, ★5)」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh───!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful explosion of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a spiky, stretched-out mass of ice appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ice mass at least ten meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce let out an exclamation, unable to understand why she was clenching her fists in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, surprise flashed across the silver-blue haired man’s face, which quickly turned into ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhhhhh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man tightly closed his eyes, then clenched both of his hands into fists and trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he raised his head toward the sky and let out a beastly cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even shadow-boxed the air in celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pu-huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luce unknowingly covered her mouth with her slightly clenched fist and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>",2190,"2026-06-05T21:55:37.647Z",1,"novelbin.me","2520c429ece9dd6d37958067bd059ddf3c7cc5c2347e3ed7214b7bcff21f96d7","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-78","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-77",377,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-cover.jpg"]