saiki

chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 – ADMISSION (3)
Note: It is an edited MTL. Reader discretion is advised. Please do not complain afterward.

Arcanium, the magical city.

The city, which was located in the air rather than on the ground, gave the impression of a massive carousel floating through the sky.

A carousel that flashed brightly in five different colors.

This magical city, which floats through magic, was said to be about half the size of Seoul.

I realized I was in another world as I watched the city float in the night sky, its dazzling lights pouring out in all directions.

There were five prestigious academies, as well as a prestigious Mage Tower and Magic Knights, in the grand city of Arcanium. Stella Academy was known among them for having the most powerful wizards and the most outstanding students.

“Are you awake yet?”

“Yeah.”

“We’re nearly there, but you’re waking up like a ghost.”

In comparison to last night, the wagon was being driven by a different wizard. It appears that they switched shifts along the way.

I leaned back in my seat and called the system in the air.

I was promised one of three rewards last night.

A downgraded item, a downgraded skill, and a small amount of experience points.

What should I do now?

I had a lot of items and skills. In the long run, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to ask for body strengthening skills, but it seems like they can be learned separately later anyway.

Huh

First of all, I picked the item I loved the most.

‘Is it possible to get my halo flash?’

[As a result of the search, the grade of the item is too high, so the downgrade is in progress.]

‘Well. What about hyperspace blink?’

[As a result of the search, it is impossible to acquire this skill because it is a higher skill than ‘Blink’. However, you can use the reward by slightly strengthening Blink.]

‘Do we really have to downgrade? Can we not do it?’

[Your ‘narrative power’ is lacking, so it is impossible for it to fully materialize.]

What’s that?

[The power of storytelling is called ‘narrative power’. If Baek Yu-Seol unfolds the story in a direction that we don’t know, like yesterday, the narrative power builds up.]

Oh, I see.

Why complicate things when you could simply say, ‘I can’t give you a character item because you’re new?’

‘Then I’ll decide…’

Most of my equipment was of high quality, and even if I reduced the quality by several steps, my options were still limited. ‘Yep, it was good.’

Of course, a high grade does not always imply a good item. Despite my low rank, there were numerous items and skills that could result in high efficiency in my current situation.

‘Emergency Evasion’ allows you to avoid or block one attack unconditionally, but it has a long cooldown, whereas ‘High Frost’ allows you to flee the area. For a time, ‘Soulification’ made one nearly invincible due to its increased movement speed.