Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

EP.90 Protagonist

The one blessed by the gods, huh.

Even I think it’s a laughable title.

Especially when you consider what happened to those who received my blessings before.

Well, this time I’m planning to make it a perfect happy ending.

In a way, you could say this time they’re truly receiving my blessing.

Although he starts as a slave, he has incredible talent.

He’ll quickly shed his slave status and become an extraordinary talent surpassing the protagonist in no time.

That’s why I arranged for him to meet the a teacher in the first place.

The teacher has a special ability to sense the potential of others to some extent.

This is something that appears in the novel that No. 15 read within this world setting.

He probably knows about it too.

Anyway, using that ability, she recognizes No. 15’s immense potential and, despite his slave status, allows him to study magic and swordsmanship at the academy.

Of course, he’s still a slave, so he does labor until evening and then secretly goes to the teacher for lessons at night.

After some time, the teacher completes various procedures to transfer No. 15 as her own slave.

And then she orders him to attend the academy.

[ What? But I’m a slave…? ]

[ There’s no rule that slaves can’t enroll in the academy. It’s just that no one ever enrolls them. ]

Instead, No. 15 expressed his intention to train and enroll next year, saying he’s too weak now.

He must be planning to enroll together with the novel’s protagonist.

Well, we could just dissolve the slave contract and free No. 15 from his slave status, and everything would be fine… but that would leave the story without identity or excitement.

So I’ve added a twist where the teacher, in a somewhat villainous way, tries to cultivate No. 15 to make him her own.

Of course, it’s not something as extreme as grooming him to steal the academy headmaster’s position or dreaming of world domination.

She’s not married and obviously has no children.

Despite having abilities second only to the headmaster, she doesn’t even have a single disciple.

Because of her ability to see potential, she couldn’t find anyone with potential that satisfied her.

So she wants to take No. 15, who has tremendous potential, as her disciple, and keeps him bound as a slave in case he might try to leave her… That’s the setting I’ve come up with.

It might seem a bit forced, but what do you think?

As long as it’s entertaining, it’s fine.

Anyway, that’s how No. 15 gets a new name, ‘Dane’, and experiences various things as the teacher’s slave.

If this world setting were a novel and an adult one at that, it would have described in detail all sorts of things happening with the teacher, who, despite being 40, has a much younger and more beautiful appearance than most people in their 20s.

Ahem! Well, anyway.

A year passes like that.

Finally, the day the novel’s protagonist enrolls.

[ Dane, you’ve become strong. ]

[ Well, yes. I’ve been training hard for a year. ]

Dane has become surprisingly strong.

[ One Blessed by the Gods ]

[ All ability growth tripled ]

[ All skill proficiency growth tripled ]

[ Abilities ]

[ Strength: 220 ] [ Agility: 214 ]

[ Stamina: 211 ] [ Magic: 196 ]

[ Pickaxe Skill (Level 2) ]

[ Increases proficiency in handling pickaxes. Increases pickaxe attack power. ]

[ Swordsmanship (Level 7) ]

[ Increases proficiency in handling swords. Increases sword attack power. ]

[ Magic Control (Level 9) ]

[ Increases proficiency in controlling Magic. Increases magic attack power. ]

[ Level 3 – Can use low-level magic. ]

[ Level 7 – Can use mid-level magic. ]

[ Elemental Affinity (Level 6) ]

[ Increases sensitivity to various elements. Increases resistance and affinity. ]

[ Currently attuned elements: Fire, Water, Earth ]

His abilities have surpassed an average of 200.

Just in terms of physical abilities, he’s on par with a decent apprentice knight, and his magic rivals that of an active mid-level mage.

The same goes for his skills.

His swordsmanship is about to reach level 10, which allows for Aura use, and his magic has already reached a certain proficiency in mid-level spells.

Since he primarily learned magic under the teacher, his growth in magic was a bit more pronounced.

He can already handle three elements: water, fire, and earth. If you include wind, it’s fair to say he’s attuned to all four major elements.

The teacher can only use those three elements, but Dane can learn not only wind but also other non-mainstream elements.

In history, only one legendary magician, known as the strongest elementalist, was attuned to all four major elements, but Dane is beyond that.

Well, of course, he is blessed by the gods after all.

Of course, the teacher doesn’t know this for certain yet.

She suspects he might be a monster among monsters who can learn the four elements and beyond, but she’s not completely sure yet.

Well, that’s understandable.

Honestly, who would think that someone they brought in for their good potential would surpass them and even exceed the strongest magician in history with such unbelievable talent?

Moreover, his swordsmanship proficiency is increasing at an incredible rate, and she thinks he might reach the level of an Aura user in just a few more years of training.

A genius in both magic and swordsmanship?

Honestly, if I were in the teacher’s position, I’d find it hard to believe and accept too.

Anyway, Dane, who has already far surpassed the level of academy students, is waiting for the day to enroll along with the novel’s protagonist.

Hehehe, I’ve prepared a little gift, so look forward to it.

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What is this? What on earth is this?

“So you’re the special admission student. Nice to meet you, I’m Ellen, the top-ranking freshman.”

The being in front of me introduced herself.

Top-ranking freshman Ellen.

That’s right, the novel’s protagonist.

Born with incredible talent, Ellen, despite being the headmaster’s hidden child, achieves the remarkable feat of entElleng as the top-ranking freshman.

I know that as the top-ranking freshman, she’s supposed to give the freshman representative oath and start with tremendous attention.

She’s certainly the top-ranking freshman, and that brilliant golden hair and red eyes resembling the headmaster are correct too.

Her name is even Ellen.

But… but why?

“Is there something on my face?”

“Ah, no. It’s not that…”

Why is she a woman?

And why is she pretty?

TS? Or did something twist when I possessed this body?

I’m confused.

What is this?

Am I seeing things wrong right now?

Or did the protagonist Ellen fail to enroll due to some unavoidable circumstances?

Did some other woman with the same name and almost identical appearance coincidentally become the top-ranking freshman?

No, that can’t be.

It’s more likely that when I possessed this body, some distortion occurred in the world, resulting in the protagonist Ellen becoming a woman.

…Well, actually, it’s fine.

After all, the story’s protagonist I need to befriend is now a pretty female student.

But the problem is, is this the only thing that has changed?

If the protagonist’s gender has changed… other elements that make up the main flow of the story could have changed significantly as well.

Damn, that shouldn’t happen.

The flow I know shouldn’t be destroyed.

If it does, the advantages I have as someone who’s possessed a body in this world would be practically nonexistent.

“Is something wrong? You look serious.”

Ellen looks at me with a worried expression.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Fortunately, her kind and gentle nature seems to be the same.

Maybe it’s because she’s become a woman, but she even seems to have become more gentle.

…Or is that just what I want to think?

Well, anyway.

Worrying and pondElleng now won’t solve anything.

Right now, I need to get through this moment where I’m standing next to the top-ranking freshman to take the oath as a special admission student.

The teacher promoted and created this special admission that allows even slaves to enroll.

And I, recognized for my outstanding talent, passed the special admission and became a symbol as the first slave student, set to take the representative oath alongside the top-ranking freshman.

It’s clearly the teacher’s evil plan to put me in the spotlight.

Ugh, that woman…

But should I consider it fortunate that thanks to this, I got to meet Ellen so quickly and even got time to talk with her separately?

Even though she’s become a woman, the fact that she’s still the top-ranking freshman means she’s undoubtedly the story’s protagonist.

So it would be best to get as close to her as possible.

“You’re amazing, Ellen. Top-ranking freshman, wow.”

“Not at all. I heard that if there hadn’t been a special admission, you would have been the top-ranking student, Dane. They say you have incredible talent.”

“Hahaha, not at all. After all, I’m just a slave.”

Honestly, right now I might be a bit better since I’ve been training intensively under the teacher for a year, but as the story progresses, it’s obvious that she’ll become stronger than me due to protagonist buffs.

There’s nothing to gain by acting superior just because I might be stronger now.

“…A slave. What a terrible and barbaric system.”

Her expression frowns at the mention of slavery.

Even her frowning face in anger is beautiful.

There were descriptions of how incredibly handsome she was when she was a man in the original setting, so I can understand why women were so attracted to her.

Honestly, even now, her appearance is dazzling enough to attract any man.

The teacher was unbelievably beautiful too, but… this girl has a different kind of charm, you could say.

By the way, her extremely negative view of the slave system is the same as before.

If things continue like this, she’ll surely become friends with the crown prince and try to abolish the slave system, and I’ll eventually be freed.

Of course, even after being freed, I’ll still attend the academy and be with Ellen, the protagonist.

…Oh, but then, doesn’t that mean she’ll marry the crown prince?

The two of them were supposed to become very close in the original story.

For a moment, I felt a choking sensation in my heart, as if something didn’t sit right with me.