The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy

Chapter 237 – Side Story: Midterm Exam Replacement Test – 4

Shark-Hatty, the king of the Yetis, did not know how he was born. He did not know why he was given that name. He simply called him that because it was in his memory.

The first thing Shark-Hatty did when he appeared in the world was to make weapons out of his own kind, who he instinctively recognized as his subordinates.

I don’t remember, but I was able to make weapons. I don’t remember, but I was able to make armor. I don’t remember, but I was able to tame and ride mounts.

‘Memories Without Memory’ pointed Shark-Hatty to only one path. Go out and destroy the world. Burn everything to the ground.

All the Yetis heard that without question. They did not know where they came from, but their kind kept appearing, and they knew their role perfectly as soon as they were created.

As time passed and he finally went out equipped with his best-forged axe, his largest mount, and his finest armor, Shark-Hatty felt confident.

“Should we catch a few of our subordinates? If the captain goes alone, there might not be enough samples.”

“You speak as if you were picking fruit from a tree.”

Until the subordinates, whom I thought were unstoppable, were brought down by a single human. I couldn’t believe it even as I ran away in panic.

All the subordinates who were nearby were dead. The horrible screams that came out when the limbs were twisted in the opposite direction also broke the morale of the subordinates. After that unintelligible word was spoken, only three or four were captured.

-Gather!!!!!! Everyone gather!!!!!!

Shark-Hatty let out a mighty roar, calling all his men from across the snowy mountain. A horn sounded from afar, and yetis mounted on mounts came rushing in.

He pushed his men forward, and Shark-Hatty stood at the very back. He would first send out the other Yetis to tire them out, and then he would go out and kill the humans. This was not cowardice, but strategy.

After killing them, they abused the corpse and tore it to pieces.

“See? I told you that if you chase after them, they’ll gather them.”

“That’s right. I don’t have to go anywhere else.”

However, their aura was unusual. Even though they were surrounded by a legion of Yetis numbering in the hundreds, the humans were mumbling their own language as if they were at peace.

“If you let that guy live this time, he’ll run away to the gate?”

“It’s faster to do this than to wander around the snowy mountains for no reason.”

I held the map, which was no longer of any use, in my arms.

It had just been proven that it was much easier to let the captain live and follow him than to fight through this massive blizzard to find the coordinates of the gate and the remaining Yetis.

“It’s surprising that they’re already sticking out.”

He frowned as he looked at the gate. Karna did the same.

The dungeon break hadn’t happened yet. The gate had more than a month left, even by calculation. And yet, they were just about to come out of the gate and start their activities. I wondered how that could happen.

“Well, that’s not something we should reveal, but something the Archmages and the Magic Association should reveal. Let’s get started.”

“huh.”

Karna followed behind, fiddling with his sword. He had been sucking his thumb the entire time I was clearing the gate, so he had been doing that since a while ago.

“I’ll keep it a secret, so you can catch as many as you want. Anyway, if we just kiss, no one will find out.”

“Kiss me?! Oh, oh no. No, no. That won’t do. You, Mira, are the ones who need to catch them. Where are you going to leave it to me?”

Even though he says things like that, judging by the way his fingers are twitching, he’s clearly fidgeting. I snickered inside.

‘I used to have a very weak personality.’

He said that his weakness was the main reason he was immediately devoured by karma and transformed into a murderer. However, he was now desperate to swing his sword. It seems that his state of mind changed greatly after he returned to being human.

It seemed like I didn’t have to worry about becoming a murderer again.

‘If it was going to be like that, it would have happened a long time ago.’

We stepped beyond the gate. Then, a view that could be called an ancient ruin greeted us.

In the distance, a strangely shaped stone structure could be seen, and a well-maintained wall stood between the gate and the city.

It is literally a city, worthy of the name. The only difference is that the inhabitants are not people but Yetis, and these Yetis are hostile to us.

And that from the walls, ballistae, not arrows or magic, were aimed at us.

-Wow!

It was a giant ballista so large that five Yetis had to be attached to each one. The captain, who had fled in a hurry, had already appeared on the wall and was urging his men.

Suddenly, a hollow laugh came out. Just one Yeti over there is strong enough to make a Troll look ridiculous, and the leader is a guy who I think is on par with a Twin-Headed Ogre.

Those things shoot ballistas that are several meters in diameter, the size of arrows? If they had appeared on Earth, not in this world, it would have been a terrible thing.

-Kuooo!

As soon as the Yeti leader lowered his hand, a ballista was fired with a boom! My body reacted first when I saw the arrowhead, several meters long, flying straight towards me.

He twisted his upper body slightly and stretched his sword to the side. He stepped just one foot to the side from the arrow’s path and placed his blade in its place.

The semi-transparent blade dug right into the center of the arrowhead. I felt a slight recoil in my left arm as I tried to resist the brute force. I put strength into my elbow.

-Quadduk!

Each arrow split exactly vertically and struck the ground, causing vibrations and dust.

-… … .

The Yetis stood there speechless, not a single one of them willing to fire, even though they still had nineteen loaded ballistas left.

“You’re really not going to do it?”

Nodding, he checked the head moving up and down and drew a magic circle on his left hand. It was to use a faster and cleaner method than killing them one by one for eternity.

A clockwise rotating sphere appeared above the magic circle. The sphere began to rise upwards as it gained speed. The Yetis’ blank eyes were fixed on the round, purple object.

Within moments, lightning struck inside.

The electricity of immense power made the Yetis’ hairs stand on end even from a distance of a dozen meters. Only then did the captain realize the danger and point his finger, but it was already too late.

-Wow, wow, wow, wow!

A bolt of lightning struck the clear sky.

The lightning bolt fired from the sphere instantly reduced the nearest Yeti to ashes. Fear rose among the Yetis as they saw their comrades not just charred to death, but literally reduced to a pile of ashes.

Two. Three. The lightning continued to blow them up. The power was so strong that even the Yeti next to the one that was reduced to ashes died along with it.

The deliberately placed thunder sound seemed to further stimulate their fear, and they were trembling with their ears covered. The lightning that came out of the clear sky calmly continued its massacre.

I leaped over the wall in one breath. The leader of the Yetis came out and confronted me amidst the lightning striking all around.

Aiming for eternity. The b*stard must have sensed that there was nowhere else to retreat, so he roared with the last of his courage burning.

“Okay, let’s go.”

However, he did meet up with his subordinates who had been captured first, in a very ferocious manner, completely different from that last roar.

“You want me to investigate whether these are monsters or demons?! Hey! What are you doing! Move your equipment!”

The Yeti leader and his men, captured with all their limbs broken, were sent straight to the Wizards’ Association.

Upon hearing the explanation that it might be a beast with enough intelligence to use weapons and build a city, the octopus owners, who had been weeping while dismembering the octopus and enduring the fishy smell, rushed forward without hesitation.

As you can see from Karna’s reaction, it seems that he was more motivated because it was his first time seeing a creature called a Yeti.

“… … It was a real octopus.”

“Yes. I didn’t see anything that should have appeared from the monster.”

Surprisingly, the octopus was just a regular octopus. It was a real living creature, not a monster, even though it was as big as a 25-ton dump truck.

The people at Matap simply took my reaction as personal curiosity.

“It’s a gate that allows you to get out without the dungeon break triggering on a monster using a tool… … It seems like there are more things to consider.”

I had already delivered the sample to the Wizards’ Association and the alternative test was over, so it was time to tell everyone around me. Laura, the crown princess of the empire and the leader of the Eternal Guild, frowned at what I said.

It was a natural reaction to see a new variant gate appear when the countermeasures against the variant gate itself being a monster were not yet complete.

“Well, it won’t be difficult for the people here. It would be different if that force appeared on Earth.”

The terrain was rough, so they were assigned to the Royal Guard, but the Yetis were at a level that even a regular knight could easily handle. It goes without saying that the Royal Guard would be able to step forward.

“I’m glad I heard it.”

Seeing Laura’s relieved expression, Rosaria slowly opened her mouth.

“So, in the end, you decided on the ocean as your travel destination?”

“It hasn’t been decided yet, but it’s practically confirmed.”

The teachers also said that they had been considering the southeastern coast for a long time. Some professors have been insisting on the mountain, but they explained that it is a meaningless argument unless the sky is half-open.

“If Mira says it’s a good place, then it’s really no joke. I’m looking forward to it.”

Rosaria laughed heartily. Elisier, who was watching her, said a word.

“Isn’t there still one important thing left to do before you can rejoice, Rosaria?”

“What? Just say something like, ‘I have midterms left.’”

“A swimsuit. Are you really planning on going to the beach in that outfit?”

Rosaria stood still and quietly stroked her belly. Then she spoke with a face filled with confidence.

“Hey, I did something again. I can just go and buy it. By the way, do you have swimsuits here too?”

“Of course. You don’t have to worry.”

I heard that Karna didn’t bring a swimsuit when he followed her to the underwater gate. Even if that wasn’t the case, I’d seen her a few times at the department store run by the Crate family.

“Yes. Since there is someone right next to you who will help you choose, you don’t have to worry.”

At Elisier’s words, as if they had made a promise, all eyes in the clubroom turned to me.

It was the moment when my fate was sealed, regardless of my will.