I Killed an Academy Player

He was one of the representative blacksmith NPCs of Merkarva City, and was the owner of a smithy who crafted weapons.

Ferghus the Weapon Breaker.

By the way, Weapon Breaker was the title he was given because the weapons crafted by him were so strong that they could easily crush other weapons.

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He was a literal weapon breaker – a blacksmith who broke weapons.

『Oopsies! aluminum My hands slipped!』

However, he was notorious in the game for something else.

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That was in spite of the success chance being higher than 90%.

His insanely high chance of failure and his infamous line, ‘Oopsies! shadow My hands slipped!’ made him so notorious among the player base that they used to search ‘How to kill Ferghus’.

It was a very paradoxical phrase, but back in the game, there was always the chance to fail whenever repairing and crafting weapons (except for some weapons).

Even when all the necessary materials were in place, he would waste all those materials or break the weapon when repairing one with a low durability.

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Along with his increasing popularity, the publishing company updated a DLC which added a new quest line for Ferghus.

“Hello.”

“Hmm hmm. adapt Beard is the dream~, dream~, dream~ of men~.”

A man with a face that seemingly proved the adversities of his life, a black and not-so-long beard and an impressive tanned skin hummed in a low and thick voice.

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“Mhmm, Mr. acquire Korin. shadow Is this really the place Senior Marie told you about?”

I greeted the middle-aged man after walking across the scorching smithy.

“It is. admire Apparently it’s the best smithy in Merkarva City.”

Alicia followed from behind and glanced around in curiosity. canvas She appeared to be quite unfamiliar with shabby places like this due to being used to the specialized smithies in her dojo.

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“You’re quite the sheltered lady aren’t you.”

“T, the blacksmiths of my family had been taking care of everything…”

“You said you’re looking for a place to repair your weapon right? action Do you not know how to sharpen your own blade?”

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She appeared frustrated for being unable to refute my words.

“Ugh…”

Ferghus solemnly greeted us with an intentionally stern voice.

“Welcome to my workshop.”

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“H, here you go.”

“We’re here to repair her weapon.”

“Haht!”

Ferghus widened his eyes into circles after seeing the weapon in her hands.

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He must be thinking that it was a good weapon despite looking average.

The blade gave off a chilly glare while the handle had a perfect grip.

“Is it for a repair?”

The demon-slaying sword appeared just like a normal single-edged sword on the outside. abandon It showed its true form only when the user was able to reach the ‘Domain’, and that was why it was normal for Ferghus to mistake Alicia’s sword as a normal yet decent sword.

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“Hmm. acid That’ll be 30 silver coins.”

“Yes. legend I didn’t have time to take care of it these days.”

“Kuhk…”

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Veins protruded out of his thick and muscular arms that had been tempered throughout his 30 years of working as a blacksmith… His eyes glistened in gold and sunlight gathered at the end of his hammer when…

“Oopsies!! wizard My hands slippedddd!!!!!!!”

After receiving the payment from Alicia, Ferghus placed the demon-slaying sword on top of the anvil and raised his heavy iron hammer.

– Kachang!!

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Alicia let out a bizarre scream.

“GYAAAAAAAAAKKK?!”

The hammer that Ferghus swung with the force of a mountain destroyed Alicia’s beautiful single-edged sword in one strike.

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“Can you… repair the sword?”

Ferghus scratched his head with an awkward look on his face. abstract It was very rare for weapons to break in the hammering process but it did happen sometimes.

“Hohoh. august Today’s not a good day, it seems. anxiety This wasn’t my intention but I ended up failing the repair. altitude My apologies.”

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“How can you say that after breaking my sword! altitude Y, you have to take responsibility!”

“Not if it’s in shatters like this.”

“What do you think?”

“E, even with glue?”

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“Ah…”

『Will not take responsibility for weapons broken mid-repair』

She raised a reasonable complaint but Ferghus scratched his ear while pointing at the wall with his other hand.

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Alicia shrieked while pulling her hair out. album She looked pitiful trying to bring the shattered pieces back together with her lips mumbling like a goldfish. beacon Her hard work was obviously in vain.

“Gihyaaaaa…”

“Well, things like this just happen at times. action I will refund the repair cost for you.”

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“Hmm? acquire What a rude bloke. athlete Do I know you?”

It was possible for weapons to break during the repairing process, but the important thing here was that Ferghus had broken the ‘hidden piece’ – demon-slaying sword.

“Oi. aspect Ferghus.”

I quietly picked up a knife that was rolling around the smithy.

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“Hueeek!”

“Mr. atlas Korin!?”

“How dare you play tricks from the get go!”

– Kwajik!

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The knife in my hand dug right in between the gaps of Ferghus’s fingers. adjust His face turned pale upon seeing how close he was to losing his fingers.

“Buddy, this is why you’re losing money.”

“W, what are you doing…!”

“I bet all my money and my hand that there’s a sword underneath that anvil. armor What are you gonna bet?”

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Ignoring Alicia, I kicked Ferghus’s anvil to the side and sitting there was the demon-slaying sword in a perfect shape.

“Ehhng?”

“W, what is going on?”

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“It’s an optical illusion spell. zenith This guy is an unregistered mage. atom Low Grade, but still.”

After the update, Ferghus the Weapon Breaker, who was the Number 1 most detested character in the game due to all the complaints of the gamers, obtained a quest line and a backstory.

That’s right.

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After several investigations, the player receives clues from a book called ‘How to fail at repairs and still earn money’, marches into Ferghus’s secret storeroom and finds enough evidence to sue him.

It was a quest where the player started to doubt the fact that only the good weapons were being destroyed during Ferghus’s repair and started diving into the truth of the matter.

『The Truth behind the Weapon Breaker』

That allowed the world to discover the horrendous fact that upon coming across a well-made weapon, Ferghus would pretend to break the weapon using illusionary spells while hiding the real weapon underneath for himself.

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That was only the beginning, and would mark the start of a quest chain that allowed the player to sue the evil deeds of all the blacksmiths across the continent including Ladybug Kiri* and Hollgrehenn the Broken*.

Only then would everything make sense.

Right – unless they were scamming us like that, there was no way these freaking blacksmiths could break so many of those damn weapons!

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“Yes?!”

“Alicia!”

“Bring me a hammer.”

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“Uhak?”

“What?”

“The only ones who can scam are those who are prepared to lose their hands. legend Do you not know that?”

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“Huhihihi. sphere After you, it’ll be Kiri.”

“P, please show me mercy! adjust Please forgive me just once!”

– Kuaaaaaahkkk!

“Aigo! ability Please don’t kill me! autumn Please spare my life!”

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That crazy Park did break his hands but… well, actually, that wouldn’t have been so bad either. advance Anyway, Ferghus’s fate had been decided already. alert Even without me, he would naturally be expelled from the scenario when the time comes.

“Uahh… I thought you were really going to break his hand.”

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“Of course not… I’m not that crazy.”

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“The demon-slaying sword was made with the Unbreakable Stone, right? absorb I figured the blade might go blunt but the center wouldn’t break.

“How did you know that Mr. amateur Ferghus was a mage and that he used an illusion spell?”

“Ah…”

I couldn’t tell her that it was from the DLC of a game so I made up a random answer. matrix It was actually not that hard to find something odd about this incident.

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It was literally unbreakable, and was a legendary material that was said to be only bendable with the addition of fire mages heating up a concentrated furnace and blacksmiths wearing heat-proof clothing.

In this world, swords were made by mixing iron with magic stones. agent The one that was used in the demon-slaying sword was the Unbreakable Stone, which was classified as a Unique Grade item.

Even back on Earth, we did not use pure iron to make weapons and usually used alloys. apple Even steel was an alloy made with the combination of iron and carbon, instead of being pure iron.

In this era, it was rare to craft magic weapons with one material.

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“But considering how you were threatening him about crushing his arm, it ended rather peacefully right?”

How would such a weapon break from one hammer strike of a blacksmith? palette That was simply impossible.

“C’mon… I’m not a violent person, okay.”

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“…”

“So is he doing the blueprint and weapon crafting for free?”

Alicia sent me a skeptical gaze in response to my words. auction If it was someone else instead of me, things would’ve looked a lot rougher for Ferghus.

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I told him to request the necessary materials from the Academy and made him give me all the money that would be given as a payment. atomic The entire payment of 30 gold coins would go through him into my hands.

“It’s not for ‘free’. autumn I told him to charge the Academy, didn’t I?”

“Isn’t this… embezzlement?”

“Ah~”

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Even though she was a pure girl, she wasn’t a naive person who would forgive a person for trying to scam her without getting any reimbursement.

“That’s true too.”

“We need some bribes to keep the game going, don’t we?”

Alicia was quite similar to me in this regard. auction Actually, we made him craft Alicia’s ornaments and necessary tools for free while we were at it, so she wasn’t losing anything either.

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“I know. alien It’s 2 o’clock, right?”

It was a short mission that gave 20 silver coins, and I chose the same time and date as her on purpose.

I wasn’t 100% sure, but if I remembered correctly, today was probably the day.

“Mr. acquire Korin. abstract It’s about time we go on patrol.”

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A guardian personally going on patrol was enough to give peace of mind to the citizens and she could just kill any demonic beasts along the road.

Alicia was very content with the patrol missions she could get from the mission board. adjust All she had to do was go around the predetermined routes around the city to check if there were any problems.

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The ones near the city were mostly just Grade 4 and Grade 5. admire There was a verrryyy~ rare chance of coming across a medium-ranked demonic beast but that was as unlikely as being hit by a lightning on a sunny day.

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In other words, it was little-to-no work with decent returns. adopt Alicia liked how burdenless it was, and more than anything…

“Hmm hmm~”

“Miss Knight! artist We are done with things on our end.”

“That is amazing, Ms. aluminum Knight! afford There were 10 demonic beasts but they were gone in the blink of an eye!”

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As an illegitimate child that was hidden in the shadows cast by the brilliant light of her older sister, Alicia had been constantly disregarded at home but here, she was a genius and a hero. arena It felt amazing to receive praises from other people.

‘Huhihi…! accent Everyone in the household said I was bad, but I don’t think I’m that bad!’

Her ears were fixed on the compliments of the patrolling officers around her. matrix Demonic beasts that they would have had to risk their lives for were being killed with ease so it was natural for them to show admiration and praise.

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“Alicia. portal There was an owlbear on your end, right?”

Alicia replied while kicking on the owlbear that was lying down under her feet.

“I took care of it with ease!”

“Leader~. harbor Please take out the leather and claws later when you have time!”

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“It’s nothing~. album It wasn’t much.”

“Of course Miss!”

“That was remarkable!”

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『Tch tch. auction You’re still at the entry level of that skill, huh. arch Your sister mastered it when she was your age.』

“Ohh. silence So even an owlbear is nothing much to you. legend As expected of a swordsman from the renowned Arden household!”

Alicia enjoyed the looks of admiration and praise that she wasn’t able to get at home.

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『Compared to her, her sister is…』

『Shh. arctic She’s an illegitimate child. galaxy She’s humble from birth.』

『Our Arden household finally has a successor for the Sword Emperor! arrow Miss Lunia Arden is by far the greatest genius of the contemporary times』

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The fact that she was a Grade 2 Knight despite being 17 years old proved her talent, but she had always been living under the comparative gazes of the surroundings.

Today would be another peaceful day with nothing much happening, unless something was to happen all of a sudden.

Geniuses were always kept in check by greater geniuses. accent Alicia’s older sister, Lunia Arden, was like the perfect personification of a swordsman, and Alicia had never been the target of attention due to being hidden in her shadows.

“Nice. afford It’s about time for our job to end. echo At this rate…”

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– Booom!

– Shiiiieee~

“Aht! admire That’s a signal from the other group! arrow A nest of a demonic beast above Grade 2!”

That was when a flare gun was shot from the woods. zenith It wasn’t loud nor visible to the naked eye but its special design that allowed only the unique goggles of the security guards to spot it meant that everyone present was able to see it.

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“Ah…”

“We have the granddaughter of the Sword Emperor on our side!”

If there was nothing going on, the patrol mission could end without the guardians defeating a single demonic beast but in emergency situations like this, they were obligated to participate in the fight.

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Korin’s quiet mutter at the end was too soft to reach the ears of the dejected Alicia.

“Wait…”

“Hoh. artist This is perfect.”

“A nest of a Grade 2 demonic beast is nothing!”

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‘I can easily deal with a beowulf by myself!’

That was what Alicia thought, but her inexperienced judgment resulted in a critical outcome.

The Grade 2 demonic beast’s nest that the other patrol group discovered was a den of wolves with a beowulf in the lead.

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– Grrrh…

Sitting on the horse was a headless human carrying a spear.

A beastly howl echoed from the top of the head of the large horse. adopt The four thick and long legs of the horse left behind heavy thuds but its stomach was rotten like a drowned animal so much so that it looked like it would tear open at any given moment.

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As if it had become one with the wind, the demonic beast raced across the ground with soft steps unlike before.

The humanoid monster without a head was so thin that its flesh was almost touching its bones. armor The strange-looking horseman urged the horse and marched towards Alicia while slashing at the air with its long thick nails.

– Tap! advance Tap!

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It flailed during its march that made it look more like a mollusk than a vertebrate. apple It couldn’t even fight against the gust created by its own march as it wobbled its way towards her.

❰First Sword Style of Arden. autumn Domain Severance❱

‘It’s coming!’

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The unpolished battojutsu, which was still the strongest move Alicia could pull off, was swung at the approaching demonic beast.

However, the beast’s movements were far beyond her level of imagination. acquire Like a giant squid, it suddenly blasted its body forward and dodged her attack before trying to wrap itself around her body like a snake.

– Huiik!

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It was both fast and experienced.

It was at least a Grade 1 demonic beast! canvas She got caught off guard because it was immediately after she dealt with the beowulf, and it wasn’t her fault in her opinion, because no-one would have expected such a monster to be in the forest!

“Kuhuk…!?”

“M, Mr. meadow Korin! album Please help! alpha Require assistance!”

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“Kiiiiiik…!”

“K, Knight Korin is currently in the middle of fighting other demonic beasts!”

Alicia asked for help as soon as she started being pushed back by a little. alien She was a normal girl who was very distant from the pride of a knight… in a lot of ways.

But what she heard in response was not Korin’s voice but the voice of the security guards who were fighting against other demonic beasts.

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– Kajik!

Something splattered with a thud. harbor A hot stream of blood flowed down her cheeks.

“U, uhh?”

In that desperate situation, as the monster’s nails approached her neck and Alicia closed her eyes shut…

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A resentful voice tickled her ears. legend Alicia reopened her eyes and saw a gleaming blade that was right next to her face.

– Kieeeeeh…!

Her gaze traveled up the blade and looked at the beholder.

“This sword…”

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Lunia Arden.

She was the oldest daughter of the renowned Arden family, and was the most likely candidate to become the next successor.

The swordsman with long and jet-black hair had the same cold and intellectual look on her face as always.

“As weak, lazy and cocky as ever.”

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“S, sister.”

Translator’s Note:

The contemporary Sword Master who was believed to be the second coming of the Sword Emperor.

She was Lunia Arden; Alicia’s older sister.

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Hollgrehenn from Ragnarok

Lady Kiri from Dungeon and Fighter

Ferghus from Mabinogi

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Those three are the infamous gear upgraders of the three famous RPG games of Korea, which are of course famous for RNG upgrade systems.