I Became the Only Reptile in the Community

Chapter 55

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-Go to the Academy professor and explain your situation directly and show them your talent. The talent of a player is the same as a character in a game, so you’ll naturally be able to get in.

└(Author): Can I go to any professor?

└Of course not. You have a job and achievements you chose, right? You have to look at that and figure it out.

└(Author): My job is a Thief, and my achievement is ‘Exemplar of Assassins’!

[Huh? He’s more talented than I thought.]

I didn’t expect him to have the Exemplar of Assassins.

The Exemplar of Assassins was notoriously difficult to get, but among the achievements that Thieves could get, it had a unique effect that could be considered the best of the best.

‘But, in this situation, it isn’t a very good achievement.’

However, in this situation, it wasn’t a very welcome achievement.

That was because of one of the penalties that this achievement had. A player with the Exemplar of Assassins has their starting affinity with all jobs other than Thief fixed at 0.

Some didn’t consider it a penalty and rather thought of it positively, saying that they could easily befriend elves and other races that started with negative affinity, but I was no different.

Having a starting affinity of 0 wasn’t that bad.

‘But the problem is that, in this newbie’s current situation, having 1 affinity is more important than anything.’

He was late, so he couldn’t take the exam.

There was a high chance that his affinity would decrease because of that, and if it did, it was highly likely that his affinity would go into the negatives.

‘It’s a situation where you have to show your best self and increase your affinity as much as possible, but if it goes into the negatives, that means the chances of entering the Academy will decrease exponentially.’

But who am I?

I had been overshadowed lately after coming to this ancient era where there was a flood of information that I didn’t know, but even like this, I was a veteran of the support device, mind you.

Of course, I already had methods to solve this situation.

-First, go to the antique shop, ‘Alcatel’s Jewelers.’

└(Author): Jewelers? Didn’t you say it was an antique shop?

└Yeah. It just has a confusing name, but it’s an antique shop.

Yes, Alcatel’s Jewelers just had a confusing name. In reality, it was just an ordinary antique shop.

‘Well, it’s not that there aren’t any jewels there.’

To be exact, a jewel that had a different meaning, not just ordinary jewels, was sleeping there.

‘It won’t be of any help if he gets it now, so there’s no need to buy it.’

He said that he had almost no money.

Considering the value of that item, he would have to work his bones off for the entire first semester to barely make enough money.

└(Author): I’ve arrived!

That was fast!

How long had it been since I posted a reply?

The synergy between the Thief job, the achievement, and Exemplar of Assassins was definitely great.

[Alright. Then, shall I start sharing information?]

Just follow me.

I will make sure you get into the Academy.

***

“Ugh, I’ve arrived!”

The forum user ‘SparkleSparkle’ was at a loss, standing in front of a shop called Alcatel’s Jewelers.

Should she enter the shop? Or should she wait here?

“O-oh, what should I doooo!”

A small girl, whose face was covered by a rag she had picked up from somewhere, paced back and forth in front of the shop, which was so shiny that it was clear that the shop’s facade was cleaned daily.

Of course, such behavior was enough to attract attention, but strangely, people didn’t pay attention to the girl.

“If someone looks at me, I’m in big trouble!”

That was due to the miracle of her job, her achievement, and her naturally low presence.  Even if she did something on the street, if she didn’t want to be noticed, no one would notice her.

“O-oh, what should I do! Please reply quickly, Senior-nim!”

However, she didn’t know that. She was afraid that someone would look at her, so she was desperately hoping that the forum would get a reply.

‘Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!’

Why was the reply so slow?

Her perceived time had already passed several hours.

However, no comments had yet been posted on the forum.

‘N-no way, am I being scammed?!’

Then, the worst possibility suddenly struck her, and she began to imagine the worst.

What if the talk about having a way to get into the Academy was just a lie to deceive her?

In the end, she would be tricked by a lie, go through all sorts of hardships, lose all her money, and become completely penniless!

‘In the end, I won’t be able to enter the Academy, and this world will eventually be destroyed… This is all because I’m such a timid fool! Because I can’t even speak properly…’

On the forum, she had said that she had simply woken up late and missed the exam, but in reality, she had arrived at the Academy earlier than any other entrant.

But she hadn’t been able to take the exam.

That was because the examiner hadn’t noticed her presence and had passed her over!

‘Ugh…! If only I had spoken up with a little more force back then, I would have been able to take the exam.’

When her name had been called, she had clearly answered.

She had answered right in front of the examiner.

But as if she had been cursed, her faint presence, her stealth skill, which was a passive ability of her Assassin class, and her achievement caused a problem.

Extreme stealth that made her invisible even when she answered right in front of the examiner.

There were only a handful of beings in this world who could do such a thing.

No, it was possible that there was no one else who could do it.

‘Please, please reply.’

Amidst the indifference of the crowd, she knelt down on the street, staring blankly at the forum.

1 minute. 2 minutes. 3 minutes. 10 minutes. 30 minutes. 1 hour. 2 hours.

‘Eeeeeeeeh.’

In reality, less than a minute had passed, but in her mind, a miracle had occurred and two hours had passed.

Another hour passed, and it was now three hours in her mind.

*Ding.*

The comment she had been waiting for so desperately appeared before her eyes.

└Go inside and approach the shopkeeper. And then stay there for 10 minutes, doing nothing. Even if the shopkeeper threatens you with a weapon, stay there and don’t move. He’ll just pretend to attack you, so don’t worry.

‘H-he didn’t abandon meeee!’

How many times had she been betrayed by him while waiting!

She had been betrayed in her imagination more than 10 times, and after experiencing the destruction of the world, she took a deep breath and quietly opened the shop’s door and went inside.

‘Ugh… there are, there are no people here…’

She had unknowingly entered the shop with a stealth ability that was almost divine, which prevented the shop’s bell from ringing.

Unlike the shiny exterior, the interior of the shop was unusually empty, and there was a cold atmosphere.

“It’s… it’s kind of cozy…”

There was no one here, and it was quiet.

She felt the same comfort she had felt at home before she had fallen into this world, and her lips relaxed naturally.

“But, didn’t he say to go to the shopkeeper?”

She looked around the shop and tilted her head.

Where was the shopkeeper?

“H-helloooo? Is anyone thereeeee…”

This was clearly El’s mistake.

It was a mistake that occurred because he hadn’t properly understood the power she possessed.

Normally, as soon as someone opened the door to this shop, the various systems inside would send a signal to the shopkeeper that a customer had arrived.

The bell on the door. The floor that was made to creak on purpose. The barrier magic that was set up all around.

“S-Shopkeeper-nim? Where are youuuu?”

However, she ignored all of the countless safeguards and entered the shop.

She ignored the bell on the door. The creaking floor. All of the barrier magic.

└(Author): The shopkeeper isn’t here. What should I do?

└? The old geezer isn’t there?

└(Author): Yes. No matter how much I look, there’s no one here.

I wondered if it had gone bankrupt.

Just as she was about to get depressed, the sky… no, her senior, calmly gave her a solution, as if there was no problem.

└Then touch any weapon. Then he’ll come out.

Touch a weapon?

She tilted her head at that, but she followed his instructions and moved.

“Ah, he said to grab any weapon, right?”

The weapons all looked cool and fancy, and she didn’t want to accidentally touch and damage them.

She found a shabby dagger that looked like it would break at any moment, and she grabbed it.

-Aaaah. Huh? What the hell, how did you get past the security magic that that old lizard set up and grab—

“Hyaaaaaaaack?! It’s, it’s, it’s a talking swordddddd!!!!”

-Wh, what! Why is my body being lifted when no one’s here! Who is it! Is it a ghost!

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