Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 64
Chapter 64
Ballroom of Temptation (2)
With a lively 3/4 time signature tune flowing, gentlemen and ladies danced in circles to the music.
Each was dancing differently, yet it didn’t feel chaotic at all.
Why was that?
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The reason was simpler than one might think.
No one at this gathering was interested in the dances of the other gentlemen and ladies.
They were all focused on just one person.
Everyone was gathered to watch the Duchess of Aiharen, dancing at the center.
They were enthusiastic about her dance, lost their reason to her dance, seduced by her dance, and even offered their souls to her dance.
‘The Duchess of Aiharen only dances modern ballroom styles.’
The boss battle with the Duchess of Aiharen was conducted in a very unique manner.
While it was a dance battle, it was also a battle of magic.
The Duchess of Aiharen could use a 4-class ‘dance magic,’ which allowed her to cast wide-ranging spells through her dance movements.
Unfortunately, common defensive magic couldn’t counter those spells.
Those who have played the old rhythm game DDR might understand. It was like a game where you had to step on eight arrows on the floor according to the rhythm.
To counter the Duchess of Aiharen’s dance, you had to perform an ‘opposing dance’ at the exact timing to block her magic.
The fortunate thing was that hints about the Duchess’s dance had been given in the numerous stages they had cleared so far.
But that didn’t mean it was easy.
‘Damn it, really!’
While casting spells, you had to constantly think about the dance in your mind and perform it with your body. It was extremely challenging.
Bam~ Bam
The music suddenly changed.
Following the new rhythm, the fourteen cadets switched their dances.
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‘…Serene Serena’s Tango.’
The opposing dance for Serene Serena’s Tango was ‘Requiem of Dead Serena.’ A hint they had obtained in a previous stage.
While the rhythm was the same, they stepped to the contrasting mood and infused mana into the staff in their right hand.
‘The moment the pattern is broken is our chance.’
Bang!
As the cadets simultaneously clicked their heels on the floor, Jackie, whose dance was interrupted, staggered. In that brief moment, the cadets cast their spells, but the music and dance changed again, rendering the magic ineffective.
Every time they danced, sparks flew, thunder struck from the sky as they stepped, crimson heat waves rippled as they spun, and the ground tilted as they matched the rhythm.
A symphony of dance and magic.
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For mere first-years, it was incredibly complex and difficult.
“Ugh!”
“Gah!”
Cadets were knocked down, falling one by one.
“Ugh!”
Flame also barely blocked Jackie’s black wave and bit her lips hard. She managed to dodge by stepping, but if such attacks kept coming, it would be hard to withstand.
But she couldn’t stop.
If she failed to follow the dance even once and the rhythm broke, she would be consumed by Aiharen.
‘Ugh, going mad. Did the original Duchess of Aiharen dance this diversely? Did Jackie’s possession change something?’
If asked who the best dancer in this story was, it would undoubtedly be Aiselle.
With her genius talents in all fields, possessing the traits [All-Rounder] and [Versatile], she could perfectly master every dance in existence.
So, as long as there was no interference from Hong Bi-yeon, they believed they could win against the Duchess of Aiharen without issues.
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But it wasn’t the case at all.
Jackie, recognizing that three girls were dancing against her, twisted the dance even more diversely and complexly than the original Duchess of Aiharen!
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Hong Bi-yeon ended up helping the cadets. Without her, the dance battle would have already ended in failure.
In the ‘original romance fantasy,’ it was known as a 4-Risk Persona Gate, but no matter how you looked at it, this wasn’t just a 4-Risk.
‘At least 5-Risk…’
Thud!
Jackie Aiharen pounded the floor with her right foot, and black waves shot out. The remaining three girls twirled and deployed shields to counterattack.
“Ugh…!”
Jackie’s movements wavered ever so slightly.
‘Now!’
An ice spike shot out from Aiselle’s staff but collided with Hong Bi-yeon’s fireball flying in that direction.
Boom!!
Fortunately, the explosion damage from the collision of opposing magic did affect the Duchess of Aiharen, but it wasn’t effective enough.
“Hey, idiot! Do it right.”
“You’re the one who blocked my attack!”
Despite some trial and error, their attacks were indeed working.
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Little by little, very slowly, the Duchess of Aiharen’s ‘seduction’ power was beginning to crack.
‘If we keep this up…!’
At that moment.
Jackie’s tone changed.
“Damn it, even here you’re being a nuisance!”
Suddenly, the rhythm of the music doubled in speed, and two additional legs emerged from under Jackie’s skirt.
The cadets were horrified to see Jackie dancing with four legs.
“What the heck is that…?”
* * *
Clang! Clang!!
The Major Blade Spider scraped the ceiling and walls, rushing at me with tremendous speed as if skating.
Its legs were not only sharp but also allowed it to freely traverse any terrain, making its mobility incredibly impressive.
But I’ve never felt outmatched in terms of mobility.
[Blink]
I instantly moved to the wall, ran along it, approached the spider, and slashed one of its legs with my Terivon Sword.
Clang!!
A bit of green blood spurted out, but it wasn’t a severe wound. Its carapace was extremely tough.
Crunch!
The enraged Major Blade Spider flailed its legs wildly, but I dodged by tilting my head back or twisting my body, driving my sword into its abdomen again.
Sweat dripped down my face as I rubbed my slightly slippery shoes on the floor.
‘Damn, this grease is really slippery.’
I already knew the Major Blade Spider’s weakness. It couldn’t move well on slippery surfaces, so I had spread grease all over the ceiling and floor.
Moreover, when I threw a spark potion at one of its webs, electricity would scatter in all directions.
By using the fact that electricity could conduct through the spider’s web, I tried to hinder its movements as much as possible. The attack wasn’t effective. Since it wasn’t magic but a potion made through alchemy, the spark didn’t have much power.
Fortunately, my shoes were somewhat resistant to slipping and electricity, so I wasn’t heavily affected, but the spider was already staggering.
Clang!!
But I couldn’t let my guard down. Even while slipping and losing balance, the spider charged at me. I deflected its leg and Blinked to escape toward the front web.
‘Damn it.’
The place was filled with sharp webs, so a mistake in Blink would result in my body being sliced apart.
But I had no intention of running away. I could manage. Above all, I needed to obtain the reward dropped by the Major Blade Spider.
In fact, fighting the Major Blade Spider here had little significance for clearing the Persona Gate. It was more of an ‘extra area.’
The dance competition in the ballroom was enough for a clear.
However, while playing Aether World, many players didn’t choose to clear the dungeon through the dance competition alone.
A very few players ignored the dance competition and hunted the Major Blade Spider, eventually uncovering the secret related to this place.
An extra story.
The truth behind why the ballroom appeared and how the Duchess of Aiharen could perform the ‘dance of seduction’ lay here.
Of course, it was something players didn’t need to know, so most chose the easier option of the dance competition. The Duchess was just an extra boss.
‘Wasn’t the Major Blade Spider actually the Duke of Aiharen, the Duchess’s husband…’
Even I didn’t remember well since I hadn’t paid much attention. Anyway, for players who loved such detailed content, it was intriguing and was recorded in the Bulbul Glasses.
‘I’m not here to see extra stories.’
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I poured a recovery potion over the wound on my arm. My goal was the pink petal on the Major Blade Spider’s forehead.
‘Petal of the Enchanting Tree.’
The item had the ability to control the minds of living beings to some extent.
In other words, the reason the Duchess of Aiharen could seduce people with her insignificant dance was because of that petal.
Anyway, by absorbing the Petal of the Enchanting Tree, the [Mental Power] stat would increase significantly, which was essential for effectively using the Bulbul Glasses and the additional ability of Mana Leakage Syndrome, ‘Cognitive Acceleration.’
‘It’s impossible for me alone to hunt a 4-Risk monster.’
But hitting the barrier on its forehead was doable.
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The petal on its forehead was connected to the Duchess of Aiharen, so as the boss weakened, the barrier protecting the petal would also thin.
When the barrier was hit, it would deal a critical blow.
Moreover, every time I attacked the barrier, the Duchess of Aiharen would be heavily staggered in the ballroom below, making it easier for the protagonists to carry out the strategy.
This was the hidden strategy in the original game’s [EP006 Jackie’s Dark Mage Route].
Players discovered this method only after dozens of attempts and failures, and I planned to use it now.
Clang!!
Screech!!
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“Phew! This is good!”
As I slashed the forehead of the staggering Major Blade Spider among the webs, it couldn’t regain its balance and wobbled.
I didn’t stop and continued to attack its forehead.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
All the terrain designed for the Major Blade Spider was now mine.
With Blink being able to be used three times in a row, it could be applied in various ways, turning the clock tower’s passage into my stage.
But.
There was one variable.
Unlike in the game, I could use a wider variety of potions in reality, and it was my first time using the ‘Slippery Potion’ and the ‘Spark Potion.’
Slip-
“…Huh?”
The sound of slipping.
It wasn’t me who slipped.
The Major Blade Spider had finally lost its balance and toppled.
I was careless. The Major Blade Spider never set foot on the ground and always stayed on its web, so I didn’t expect it to lose control out of rage.
“W-wait.”
I murmured blankly, watching the grotesque body sway and plummet.
“Below that is… the ballroom.”
[Blink]
No more thoughts were needed. I leapt from the clock tower and Blinked below, acting almost on instinct.
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If the protagonists fighting below got crushed… I might end up biting my tongue.
Screeech!!
With gravity acceleration of 9.8 m/s² every second, it was impossible for me to stop the falling Major Blade Spider.
‘How do I…’
The ground was getting closer. If I didn’t solve this in time, I might crash down with it.
At that moment, I saw it.
The trajectory of the falling Major Blade Spider.
And the target.
‘…If that’s the case.’
I had only one choice.
To crash into the Major Blade Spider with my entire body and alter its trajectory.
…Thud!!
A deafening crash filled the stage.
End of Chapter
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