Surviving in my Own Unpublished Failed Novel

Russell — who skimmed through the System's message — chuckled; with his enhanced vision and alertness, he saw the Student Council President slightly flinch; if one has a great perception, they would somehow notice that mild reaction.

'That's a fitting reaction.'

It probably meant that the System had notified the Student Council President of the Goddess of Night's observation; and with "Her" status, "Her" Cosmic Title: [Night of Primordial Chaos], certainly wouldn't appear through the man's eyes standing in the podium with his smiling expression.

"Good morning everyone! For those who don't know me yet; I am Arthur Wolfson, and I am the President of the Student Council, currently your senior.

"Without further ado, I have some announcements to make..."

Arthur Wolfson, the Student Council President, spoke gently, causing Russell from behind the arranged seats to constrict his deep blue eyes before discreetly frowning.

He scrutinized the Student Council President from his seat; Arthur Wolfson has short blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and a fitted body that one might tell that he didn't neglect physical training.

Some of the first-year girls felt like their hearts thumped faster upon seeing the Student Council President. Russell even heard someone say excitedly that there were many handsome men in the Obelisk Academy.

But he knew, as the writer of the unpublished novel, that the man speaking in front was a double-faced person.

'He has a very good reputation in the academy, but he's a prideful bastard.'

Russell recalled some of what he knew, not registering in his auricular sense everything that was being said by the Student Council President.

Arthur Wolfson was someone who did dirty work, not from the inside of the Obelisk Academy, but rather the opposite. He liked working from behind the scenes, utilizing his connections to do the work for him unless it was necessary for him to step up.

Due to his pride, he envied the Student Council Secretary, Victoria Angelica Rasputin, for one reason; she became a champion even though she was not even in her third year.

|| When he came to know that Victoria became a champion, he devised a plan to manipulate her... ||

'...He's the kind of person I want to punch the most.'

Russell inwardly thought as he broke from his little reverie.

...

"I hope that I would see some of you participate in the Disciplinary Officer Trial Exam.

"The entry will be limited, so, if you are determined enough, you might have the chance to become a member of the Disciplinary Committee.

"Take note that the schedule and additional information regarding the trial exam will be posted on the Obelisk Website during lunch break, along with the information about Clubs, and Electives that you are required to take.

"That will be all."

...

The Student Welcoming Ceremony ended as the people on the stage bowed, signifying their will to be of service.

"Oppa!"

Russell heard his younger sister from some distance away, approaching him as she waved one of her hands.

"Where's your friend?"

He asked curiously; during the time of the Student Welcoming Ceremony, he occasionally glanced at his younger sister's seat, and saw her talking with someone; the friend Freya made.

"About that... she's super shy... like the previous you, Oppa. Heh heh."

He scoffed at Freya's words, who mentioned something related when they were just kids.

"By the way, even though it's 8:15 A.M. now, we were told to attend our respective class, but... do you want to grab something first?"

Freya smiled before she nodded, then the two of them walked for the Obelisk Cafeteria One.

...

"Oppa, he's my classmate. I'm surprised that he toppled Leon, you know."

Freya whispered when she saw Han Jiho from the other line of the cafeteria.

Russell, with his curiosity, activated his Status Appraisal Skill.

He didn't do so earlier when they were in the Obelisk Auditorium due to two reasons: He felt betrayed by himself by giving the major characters he had written about that amount of Charm, and he was distracted by Arthur Wolfson's punchable face.

[Activating Skill: Gaze of the Abyss (EX)]

[Checking the Standard Status Window of the target.]

...

[Status Window]

Name: Han Jiho

Race: Human

Title:

– Slayer of Green

– [Sealed]

– [Sealed]

– [Sealed]

Health Points (HP): 2,250

Mana Points (MP): 2,200

Stamina Points (SP): 1,950

Divine Mana (DM): [Sealed]

Age: 16 (Earth Years)

Sex: Male

Height: 170 cm

Planet: Earth (Planet 342)

Rank: D

Profession: Swordsman, [Sealed]

Constellation: ???

– STATS:

Strength: 160

Dexterity: 149

Constitution: 1,950

Agility: 140 (+49)

Vitality: 160 (+65)

Willpower: 99

Tenacity: 99

Charm: 16

Luck: 14

Magic Power: 220

Divine Power: [Sealed]

– Unique Skill: 𝙛𝘳𝒆𝒆𝒘e𝗯n𝗼𝘷𝚎𝚕.𝒄૦𝓶

[Swordsman's Adaptation (Passive - Lvl. MAX)]

Description: ???

Rank: SSS

Effects:

- Gain the Trait: Will of the Sword

- [Sealed]

- [Sealed]

- [Sealed]

- [Sealed]

– Skills:

[Glorious Body (Passive - Lvl. MAX)]

Description: ???

Rank: SSS

Effects:

- Increases the Growth Rate of the player by "3" times.

- ???

- ???

- ???

- ???

[Mental Barrier (Passive - Lvl. 10)

Description: Battles that should be fought do not always happen "physically".

Rank: S+

Effects:

- Blocks any mental interference offensive skills aimed at the player.

- The skill's capacity to block a mental interference skill is proportional to the player's Willpower and Tenacity stats.

[Light Steps (Lvl. 5)]

Description: The more agile one can be, the more chances one will have to survive a disadvantageous battle.

Rank: A-

Cost: 50 Mana

Cooldown: 11 minutes

Effect:

- Increases the "movement speed" of the player in proportion to the Agility stat for 10 minutes.

[Advanced Swordsmanship (Passive - Lvl. 4)]

Description: This is the kind of swordsmanship that can be achieved through arduous effort, enough to be able to participate in an easy Strayed Dungeon raid.

Rank: D-

[Sword Mastery (Passive. Lvl. MAX)]

Description: Lover of swords will only mean one thing: stealing the light of many.

Rank: SS+

Effect:

- Increases the player's proficiency by 300% when learning or wielding sword-type weapons.

[Swordsmanship of (Sealed) (Passive - Lvl. ???)

Description: It is lost.

Rank: ???

Effects:

- You can grasp the "3" out of 77" movements of this swordsmanship.

- The player will be able to unlock the remaining movements if certain conditions have been met.

[Tri-Mana Possessor (Passive - Max)]

Description: Something that will be coveted by many.

Rank: SS+

Effects:

- The player will be able to Sense, Control, and Absorb Mana with 200% efficiency.

- The player will still be able to learn separate Mana Skills related to Sense, Control, and Absorption.

– Trait:

[Will of the Sword]

Description: Contains the will of the dimming light.

Rank: SSS+

Effects:

- The longer the battle is fought, the faster you can adapt to the situation.

- "Battle Adaptation" is quickened if your opponent is using a melee-type weapon.

- Stamina Regeneration increases by 300%.

[Blinding the Prying Eyes]

Description: The flickering dim yet so bright light.

Rank: SSS+

- Allows you to block Status Appraisal Skills automatically.

- Only Status Appraisal Skills higher than the trait's rank, can only be the player's Status Window to be seen.

- ???

- ???

- ???

– Authority:

[Fragment of the Lost Lights]

Description: This is the authority granted by the Constellation "???", and the possessor of this authority will be granted its following benefits:

Effects:

1. Dark Attribute Resistance increases by 500%.

2. Light Attribute Weapons will be amplified by 200% upon wielding.

3. Gain the both Active or Passive Skill: Collector of the "???".

Description: It is something that "must" be done.

- Collected Shards: 0/10000

- Collected Fragment: 0/100

4. [Sealed]... — 13. [Sealed]...

...

'What overpowered stats... But, at least it stayed like that... Also, it really showed the word 'description'...'

Russell didn't know whether to laugh or cry; he felt like it was out of place, though he brushed off his seemed unnecessary overthinking.

Upon racking up his memories of his previous life, about his unpublished novel, Russell concluded that nothing was amiss with Han Jiho's Status Window.

Although Han Jiho has many skills and some traits in the realm of S rank, it only meant their rarity itself, on how unique their existence was, because, even though a player possessed many high-rank skills, if the player's stats were only equivalent to D rank, it would only mean death in combat against a high-rank player, especially from C and above; considering that a D rank player like Han Jiho and the C rank variable player has the same amount of combat experience.

"Oppa, see you later!"

His thoughts were cut off due to Freya's voice, who was done ordering some sandwiches.

After a few minutes, Russell and Freya separated, going to their respective classroom for their respective first class.

...

As he walked towards the A-11 classroom, he browsed his smartwatch to check his schedule by accessing the Obelisk Website.

Class Subjects were composed of 7, divided into two categories: General and Elective. General subjects were considered minor subjects, while Elective subjects, were the subjects that the students had the right to choose from according to their professions.

For the first years, General Subjects consist of:

1. Emergence History and Widely known Constellations (EHWC)

2. Monster Anatomy and Evolution (MAE)

3. Dungeon Geographical System (DGS)

4. Basic Mana Theory (BMT)

5. Players' Physical Education (PPE)

The morning break occurs from 9:45 A.M. to 10:00 A.M., while the lunch break was from 12:00 N.N to 1:30 P.M., and the classes end either at 4:00 P.M. or 4:30 P.M., depending on what day. Then, the Elective subjects that each student could attend were only two, which were only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

'I feel like becoming a real high-school student again... Well, it's not like I'm a fake one either way.'

He thought as he arrived at his assigned classroom already filled with people — his classmates.

...

Russell sat near the back of the classroom, with seats forming an arc with its arrangement, as he glanced around. He then saw a somewhat familiar face, not because he personally knew the individual in question, but rather because he knew the sibling of this person.

'Mira...'

Using the Skill: Eye of Night (EX), he wanted to know if Mira has a hidden nature that he should be wary of, especially since she's an Unknown Element.

[Activating the Skill: Eye of Night (EX)]

[The Hidden Nature, as well as the Current Emotional State of the target, will be shown.]

[Target's Name: Mira von Obreyon.]

[Current Emotional State: Cheerful, Worried, Anxious.]

[Hidden Nature: Determined.]

'Worried and Anxious...? Then determined...?'

Russell pondered as he felt like he instantly realized what kind of person Mira was.

'She's probably the kind of person who wants to follow his brother's footsteps... what a cliché.'

He muttered in his mind before a professor he didn't know come in, breaking the students' own world of gossip.

...

The man was in his thirties, with deep black eyes under eyeglasses, short black hair, and a fitted body.

Russell used the Skill: Gaze of the Abyss (EX) to do a quick check about the rank of the professor he knew just now.

'...An S rank... He's surely an experienced man based on his demeanor like a noble.'

"Good morning class, I will be your professor in Monster Anatomy and Evolution.

"And I am Galliard Everguard.

"Before we proceed, I'll do a quick roll call alphabetically, and by gender.

Gallian Everguard spoke monotonously.

...

– Boys:

1. Evan Ardeen... "Present Sir!"

2. Rein Bereca... "Present Sir!"

3. ...

...

14. Russell Moon... "Present Sir!"

15. Cedric Paragon... "Present Sir!"

...

– Girls:

6. Anna Elesa... "Present Sir!"

7. Lyn Reya... "Present Sir!" ƒ𝓇e𝙚𝔀𝐞𝚋𝓃𝐨𝘷e𝙡.𝒄𝗼m

...

21. Mira von Obreyon... "Present Sir!"

Russell looked from his side, and from a few seats apart, Mira was sitting.

"Obreyon? By any chance, are you related to Leon in the A-1 class?

His ears pricked up with Professor Galliard's monotonous voice; it's the same with students who didn't know Mira.

Murmurs echoed in the classroom as though the existence of the professor in the front was forgotten.

"...Yes, Sir."

"Is that so..."

Professor Galliard replied nonchalantly to Mira's answer, but Russell felt like Mira was somehow being mocked.

'...I guess this one is a prick, bastard, too.

Russe inwardly spoke as he listened to the next words of the professor, waiting for the time to pass.

...

Just like that, the lunch break came after the two professors' orientations; one from Professor Galliard Everguard, and one from Olivia von Callipea, a noble of some sort that handles the Dungeon Geographical System.

Then, during this time, the announcement regarding the details of the Disciplinary Officer Trial Exam was posted on the Obelisk Website.

Russell and Freya were eating the SET A meal they usually ordered for a heavy meal at the Obelisk Cafeteria One, then after a few minutes, Freya broke the silence between her and her older brother.

"Oppa..."

Russell — who was just a Nereian Tempura away from finishing his meal — waited for Freya's words, which he had an idea about.

"I want to apply for the Disciplinary Officer Trial Exam."

'I knew it.'

He inwardly chuckled before a crunch was heard as he munched the last bit of his meal as though he was on death row.