I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 193 Chapter 43: Everything is Frozen (6)

Everything is Frozen (6)

When you're really exhausted, the sky looks yellow, as our ancestors and school gym teachers used to say.

But, I doubt they've ever been as exhausted as I am now.

"Sigh......"

After the bet was over, I collapsed to the ground and stared at the sky. The blue sky was buzzing and vibrating.

It felt like the whole world was spinning, and my vision flickered as if it was going to go out at any moment.

I honestly thought I was going to die.

Even for an ordinary person, running a marathon non-stop for two hours is tough. And since I am human too, even though my stamina might be a bit better due to the delayed magic leak, it was still exhausting.

But this place was a space where everything was frozen.

My body was already half-dead, and stamina was meaningless.

All I had to do was endure.

Just because it's tough doesn't mean I would die, and no matter how much I pushed my physical limits, I wouldn't collapse from exhaustion.

However.

Mental strength was the issue.

As long as my will allowed, I could run forever without stopping.

Forever.

Here, I fully benefited from the "Blessing of Yeonhong chunSamwol." This special ability, which gave me unyielding mental strength, was something I had never properly utilized until now.

[Yeonhong chunSamwol is watching over you.]

The blessing of Yeonhongchun Samwol... If I had to compare, it felt like she was pushing my back uphill.

That beautiful and benevolent Yeonhong chunSamwol kept whispering 'Keep going,' or 'You can do it' from behind, how could I give up?
(TS: Simp......)

Three months...

Thanks to that, I climbed and climbed for 90 days and finally earned the recognition of Blue Moon.

Boom...!

The blue giant approached with heavy footsteps and spoke to me.

"State your name."

"......Baek Yuseul."

"Good. Since you won the bet, I will grant your wish."

With those words, I struggled to get up. Blue Moon formed an ice crystal in the air and handed it to me. It might look like a small icicle, but it was actually an artifact of the 'ancient' grade.

[Ark of Aigirikis]

A key that could break the eternal curse of ice. It was only a one-time use, but it was the first ancient artifact I obtained in this world, so I felt quite emotional.

"Aside from that... you are a human I truly admire after a thousand years."

I met Blue Moon's gaze. Although I couldn't read the expressions of the Twelve Divine Gods, seeing the glint in its eyes, it seemed to be in a very good mood.

"So, I will grant you my blessing. Although your abilities are meager and you cannot fully accept my blessing... if you grow, you will be able to draw out your true abilities."

Immediately, a pillar of blue light struck me like a lightning bolt.

Boom!!

......Something, like a giant tidal wave.