I Became the Academy Time Stop Villain

Chapter 40

40 – 41. Don’t be salty, be bland

Deep night

A small burning bonfire loosens the darkness

The lightly spreading warmth brings stability and drowsiness.

A warm futon

Trusted Colleagues

And…

Tadadak, patadak, patadak!

“Write it——”

White noise

I put in the last score and waited for the result.

[B Code-Expert]

[Full Combo]

[ALL PERFECT]

[71,660 (SS+)]

[Stress Reduction & Resistance Up(Big)]

“…Wow”

I almost made a mistake, but somehow I got over it.

I waved my right hand and peeked inside the tent.

“Koo oh oh

“…………”

“…Good night”

Yuno fell asleep, and Minerva wrinkled her forehead a little.

I wonder if I haven’t fallen asleep yet. I finally put a piece of firewood into the campfire and chose a song again.

‘Let’s reduce stress as much as possible for now’

Originally, I don’t know if it’s time to go to a raid or dungeon, but at least for now, it seemed like it would be better to keep reducing my stress.

It wasn’t that I didn’t have enough deals right away, and my stamina itself was good because I ate well.

But if there’s something I’m still worried about——it’s none other than Yuno’s state of mind.

“Because I seem to be out of my mind”

If an NTR flag happens in a place where I’m not there, I really can’t even deal with it.

Especially if Yuno herself is in a state of mind, the situation will definitely get worse, so I have no choice but to reduce stress in this way.

I started playing again, gently kneading my aching right wrist—

“Mr. Chrono”

“Oh sh*t”

─Wait a minute

[B Code-Expert]

[Miss!]

[Fail…]

“Ah”

“…………”

“Ah…Sorry, sorry.”

Minerva immediately bows her head and apologizes

“It’s okay. I can do it again.”

“But… I’m sorry.”

If you’re sorry, you won’t do anything to apologize… Aw, let’s stop

I keep thinking about the past

Probably because of the bonfire in front

I put away my harp and turned to face Minerva.

“Did you wake up because of me?”

“Rather than waking up… I just closed my eyes.”

“Aren’t you tired?”

“I’m tired. But more than that, there’s something I want to share with Mr. Chrono.”

“What do you want to share?”

Is there anything else you want to share?

I listened to Minerva with the feeling that I wanted to see him.

“Did you use the [Skill] When you defeated the King Slime?”

“Yeah. It’s about [Skills]. If you learn a few lessons, you can use them all, right?”

“Yes. I can use the [Skill] Right away.”

But

“[Skill] Cannot be used ‘continuously’ without delay.”

“Ah…”

At Minerva’s one word, goose bumps ran down my back.

‘Skill Delay’

A chronic and unavoidable problem with turn-based combat

A system in which you can only take one action during your turn, and after taking that action, you cannot take another action until your turn comes.

Now Minerva was asking how I was able to break the ‘system’ and move several times.

“That’s… That’s it…”

Actually, I couldn’t get out of the swamp of [Skill delay] Either.

It’s easy to say that he uses multiple skills at once, and he secretly demanded concentration every time he activated each skill.

If I use one skill right away, the opponent’s monster’s teeth will come towards me before I can use the next skill.

But if that’s the case, how could I have poured in all my skills in an instant?

The reason was simple.

‘I can’t say that I was the only one who sped up time…’

If there is a delay when using a skill, what can be done by reducing the delay to a minimum?

When I subjugated the King Slime, I also accelerated the time only for myself and reduced the skill delay to as close to 0 as possible.

Thanks to that, it took some time, but it was an effective attack that I wanted to use.

I immediately detonated the king slime with a single attack.

Of course, the strong attack power of the gun itself is one of the reasons, but the fact that you can stack all the buffs at once is almost as powerful as the NTR named boss…

‘…That’s why I was able to apply buffs all at once!’

I gained enlightenment from an unexpected part.

I started to fear myself because I thought that a one-man corps would really be possible after my abilities were strengthened later.

Anyway, right now I’m in debt to a glass cannon that can only be used once.

“Mr. Chrono?”

“Ah! Uh, uh uh… That’s…”

Come to think of it, you were talking to Minerva earlier, right?

I took a deep breath and answered honestly.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can tell you.”

“Is that so?”

“… Huh?”

Minerva is lighter than expected.

Soon she looked at me and said.

“Is it because of God’s protection?”

“………”

I didn’t go over it lightly, did I already go over it on my own?

If you said you already knew…

‘Even that I am an apostle of Cronus…?’

Oh no way. How careful I was not to show off

Still, there was no way, one of the odds could have come out, so I tried Minerva’s reaction without expressing it as much as possible.

“What god do you think I serve?”

“I will also keep that part a secret.”

“…………”

“….They look at something strange. Originally, revealing the main god they serve each other is a taboo behavior unless they are very close friends.”

It is also very unkind to make arbitrary assumptions.

Minerva soon took a step closer to me and said.

“Don’t worry. I have no intention of harming you, my colleague. I just… Felt a little envious as I watched you grow stronger.”

Because the image of you at the beginning of the semester and the image of you now are completely different.

Minerva placed her own hand on top of my right wrist.

“I am well aware of the fact that Mr. Chrono is working hard. He came out earlier than anyone else every morning, worked hard in class, and faithfully participated in club activities without a single absence.”

Without falling out. Sincerely every day.

A bluish light from Minerva’s hand overlayed my right wrist.

The cool and refreshing energy gradually began to erase the pain that throbbed in my right wrist.

“Can I be like Mr. Chrono…?”

“…Minerva”

What should I say?

What should I comfort you?

I didn’t know what to say or how to approach it.

The reason why Minerva suddenly approached me like this

The reason why you come to me at night out of nowhere

Everyone didn’t know, couldn’t understand, couldn’t catch even the smallest clue.

“Don’t be impatient”

“Yes…?”

….If I’m the first one to play, I mean.

I put my left hand on top of Minerva’s hand that covered her right wrist.

“You keep hitting only me, aren’t you sincere as well?”

“No. It’s not like that. Right now, I left all my luggage with Mr. Chrono.”

“Ah. That’s just ignoring me. It doesn’t mean I’m not sincere.”

“Ah…Ignoring, uh…Gh…Sorry!”

Ah it’s okay

It was negligible in the first place.

“A skinny young anchovy that doesn’t seem to have any experience in combat suddenly took all the requests as if Ji was the captain and said, ‘I’m going to do all of this!’ If you’re like this, you’ll be suspicious even if you’re like me.”

“aaa! That’s what it meant…But if you felt that way…Uh, that’s why…!”

“It’s okay, sit down. By the way, how many times have I said I’m okay today?”

Hasn’t it already been done more than once or five times?

I giggled and sat Minerva back in her seat, and she immediately bowed her head to me.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t believe Chrono-san and judged according to my own opinion. I didn’t even think that Chrono-san would feel ignored.”

“……Hmm”

How many times do you apologize?

No, I know why

‘You have to see the story later to know’

It was difficult to approach right away because it was related to the family situation.

… It’s a problem that I didn’t even approach in the first place, but I said to Minerva anyway.

“If you did something wrong, you should be punished, right?”

“…How can I do it?”

Very tense eyes

I said to Minerva.

“Listen to what I have to say”

“…..Eh?”

“If I say it’s okay, it’s okay. If I say no, think it’s not.”

“Yeah… Eh

A puzzled look

I said it openly.

“It’s because when a kid who hasn’t done anything wrong keeps lowering his head saying he did something wrong, even I feel uncomfortable.

Oh, and you say [Wrong]!”

“Wrong———Ah!”

“Look at this. Are you a habitual apologist?”

“Ugh…Sorry…That, eh, ah… Ugh…!!”

Not knowing what to do

How on earth did he keep his head down?

At least in the house, I know that I’ve always been in a hurry.

‘The tearful CG was truly a masterpiece’

The most vicious thing about the NTR Academy production team is that they all put in CG that draws tears.

But that’s filthy pretty again. I even get upset. After making me give my heart without even realizing it—NTR Drift is real, ah, my heart muscle is hungry, so it’s real.

“Anyway, Minerva, you’re doing well, and you’re going to be doing well, and I think you’re doing well too.”

“Ha…But—”

“—What did I say a moment ago?”

“…Accept Chrono-san’s words as they are”

“I know that.”

As is

Don’t misinterpret

Do not interpret

“You’re doing well. As class president of class B, as a cadet in class, as the leader of our party.

“….Suck..!.. Ugh…!”

“Hey, I told you not to apologize, now I’m going to squeeze some apple juice”

“It’s not salty!”