Became a Human Rights Advocate

10 – Episode 3. Rank test.

＜5＞

Alex Ichi. A 3-star Lightning Attribute Dealer with B-class abilities.

Summarizing Alex in one word, he is a backward-compatible character of Baek So-so, and the skill composition and combat method are very similar.

However, due to the Legend of Academy system, there was no case where a player was not appointed to the party at all due to backward compatibility.

Leoa was using a system called ‘cost’ to organize the party, and the higher the cost, the steeper the fatigue. If a certain number is exceeded, a debuff called ‘tiredness’ occurs and the performance cannot be displayed properly, so naturally low-cost characters were adopted.

The 5-star character Baek So-so’s backward compatibility means that, in other words, Alex has a very good skill set. That’s why Alex was one of the first characters that came to mind when a cost-effective lightning attribute dealer was needed.

Yes, if you look at it from a ‘game character’ perspective, he is a really usable guy.

“What are you?”

Right after introducing Alex, Joo Ji-young left saying he had work. Just as she was out of sight, Alex dragged me into a corner of her testing room and spat on the floor as she asked me.

“My name is Sihyuk Lee.”

“I didn’t ask for your name, are you a child of some high-ranking person? Are you the director’s son?”

“No.”

I am an orphan.

“Do you have a lot of money?”

“No.”

I don’t even have money to eat, so I’m paying for three meals a day.

“What, how could such an asshole ask Ju Ji-young for a favor?”

“… “

Alex suddenly put his hand on his chin and began muttering something thoughtfully.

As expected, he is the guy I remembered.

As a ‘game character’, Alex is a good hand with excellent cost and performance, but as a ‘student’, he is the worst.

Because of his hot-tempered personality, he is a guy who goes in and out of juvenile detention centers.

He’s a guy who goes in and out of the back alleys and is good at fighting. In the future, when the story behind Academia progresses, Alex will be a great guide.

“I heard that it is D-class, so the special department… It’s not. Could it be that you, Ju Ji-young, are you?”

Alex giggles and raises his little finger. According to the setting, why the hell does a character from Russia know such an expression?

“Unfortunately, that is not the case. I’m going to go to the special department soon.”

“You?”

I nodded and Alex gave me a puzzled look.

“There is only one S grade, there are quite a few A grades, and B grades like me seem to be overflowing. I dare to put you there. What are you?”

“So, it’s Lee Si-hyuk.”

I answered honestly, but unfortunately, Alex sighed and rested, as if my sincerity was not conveyed.

“Ehh, Ju Ji-young introduced him, so I can’t just beat him and ask him.”

“Can I hit you in the first place?”

“What does this bastard look at people for!”

Roaring Alex. It looks like it’s going to hit me right away.

But instead of dodging, I calmly pointed at the object hanging from Alex’s neck.

“It must be painful.”

“… Did you know?”

A Necklace of Obedience.

In Legend of Academia, there are three categories of items, numbered 1 to 99, respectively A, B, and C.

A is an attack type item, B is a defense type item, and finally C is a special type item.

The lower the number, the harder it is to obtain and it was an item with a unique effect, but the necklace on Alex’s neck had the number C-68.

The effect is simple.

An object that constantly checks the user’s condition and, in case of refusal of the ‘sensei’s’ instructions, stimulates the sense of pain and instantly causes excruciating pain throughout the body.

It was mainly used to correct characters causing incidents and accidents, but it was not an item that was used frequently.

This is because it lowered the character’s growth potential and made the relationship with the teacher always in a ‘worst’ state.

Rather, it came out more in that book than in the actual game.

After wearing the ‘Necklace of Obedience’ to a cheeky character who rebels against the teacher at every step, the teacher goes wild……

Hmm..Hmmm..

“Because it is a relationship where each other is dragged along by Joo Joo-young. Let’s have a good time.”

“You too?”

When I said that, Alex gave me a pitiful look.

“That crazy b*tch. One day I will definitely throw it away.”

“… Oh yeah. Right.”

“Do your best, too. Men and horses.”

What is Ju Ji-young usually doing? No matter how much Alex is a dumb character with her thin ears even though her fists go first, I never thought she would change 180 degrees this much.

Well, a decent teacher wouldn’t make her student wear a necklace of obedience.

Alex, who had been complaining of the pain of a comradeship for a while – although I don’t feel it – asked me as if he remembered something.

“So what can I do today?”

“Help me with the skill test.”

“Looks like it’s an auxiliary skill. But when you go to the central test center, there is an agent who will officially help you with the test, but why?”

“There is a story.”

The method Jo Ju-young told the examiner was a ‘short form test’. A system that temporarily identifies only which class a student’s ability belongs to in an exam center that does not have formal facilities.

There are fewer documents for supervisors to fill out and fewer responsibilities to bear than sending students to the central test center at once.

Of course, I didn’t even know there was such a system. I thought I’d mastered most of Leoa, but I’m getting more and more ignorant.

Well, I, who used to be a player, knew the details that weren’t even listed in the settings book.

Anyway, there were only two preparations needed for that short test.

1. Ability to be tested.

2. One capable person who showed equal output in more than 2 years of testing.

The first is natural since you are the person involved, and the second is a necessary condition to prevent manipulation of the results. A person with the ability to simply turn ON and OFF without being able to control the output himself.

The person with the ability to meet the second condition was Alex, but surprisingly, he is one of the rarest types in Academia.

“Please take good care of me.”

I smiled kindly and shook Alex’s hand. Regardless of whether he had a bad personality or not, he owed a lot to this guy during Leoa’s early days.

Without Alex, there were so many dungeons that he couldn’t break. With that meaning of gratitude.

“Yes!”

Alex made a puzzled expression for a moment, then vigorously grabbed my hand and shook it.

He’s a simple guy, really.

＜6＞

“Now, Sihyuk Lee, are you ready?”

The supervisor spoke in a businesslike tone. The place where the voice was transmitted through the microphone in the office was a room with white walls and floors. It is a test room made of special materials on all sides.

-Yes.

A boy with arms folded in one corner of the room. Lee Si-hyuk nodded his head. Looking at the calm face seen through the installed camera, the supervisor unknowingly smiled.

‘You’re not nervous at all. Seeing that such a high-ranking person came directly, I think that boy has something.’

It’s not something you should worry too much about.

The secret to working for a long time at Academia is not to be interested in useless work. It was a word that the supervisor reminded himself of every time he went to work.

“Since you requested a temporary test, Mr. Alex will first measure your ability level. Then, while using Lee Si-hyuk’s ability, Alex will measure the ability level again. If there is a significant change in the numbers, we will arrange an appointment for you at the central proficiency testing center. Do you have any questions”

Lee Si-hyeok shook his head.

If there are no questions, it’s time to start testing.

“Then Mr. Lee Si-hyeok, please step back for a while. Yes, it should be there. Then Alex, please start.”

-Hey, I can’t live easily?

-You don’t have to be gentle. I’ll be able to show my ability properly only when I hit it with all my might.

I like that. In the camera, Alex giggles and loosens his shoulders. In the eyes of the supervisor, it looked like simply relaxing the muscles, but Lee Si-hyeok had a different idea.

Bone stretching. Alex’s own buff skill that increases attack power by a certain percentage.

“Uhhhhh!!!”

A crackling sound of fireworks emanates from the air with intense spirit. Sparks cover Alex’s right arm. Alex straightened his fist and straightened his waist, then sighed.

Lightning – Smash

“Lightning – Smash!”

Unlike Suisei, a technique with a simple name. Most of the technical names of 3-star characters were appropriately built like this.

However, despite the name, the destructive power of Alex’s fist is not appropriate.

The moment Alex’s fist touches the white wall, the camera is covered in pure white light.

After a while, the screen returned and Alex’s fist had dug deep into the white wall.

“B grade. The number is 19874. At this level, it is almost the best among B-class.”

The supervisor muttered into the microphone admiringly.

“Then Sihyuk, please prepare.”

-Ah, there is no need to prepare.

“Hmm?”

Lee Si-hyeok stretched out his hand straight up, making it visible to the camera. A small gray cube appeared on the empty palm.

A colorless element. Lee Si-hyuk’s abilities.

-Now, take it.

-What is this little thing?

-Close your fist and try again.

Alex put on a puzzled expression, then clenched the colorless element in his fist and loosened his shoulders again.

-I don’t know what has changed.

Lightning – Smash! Alex exclaimed, swinging his fists.

The office vibrated with a cooing sound and the screen cut off.

“What is it, an earthquake?”

However, there is no way an earthquake will occur on the artificial island of Academia. Then what happened?

A few possibilities popped into the supervisor’s mind, but he hurriedly moved toward the testing room. The safety of students is prioritized above all else.

It’s outside, the teachers will take care of it, but the supervisor is solely responsible for the students in the test room.

And the moment the supervisor opened the door.

“…… What the hell is this?”

One wall of the test room is completely destroyed in half. The speaker and camera were also smashed, and there were black scorched marks everywhere.

And in the middle of it, stood Lee Si-hyeok, sweating profusely as if in trouble.

“Hey, Overseer.”

“Huh? Uh yes Sihyuk Lee.”

Lee Si-hyuk asked the supervisor with a desperate expression.

“Is this covered by insurance?”