Chapter 48

The Mysterious Figure's Intervention

While everyone else in Squad 35 rushed into the forest, we leisurely strolled toward it.

โ€œWhy is everyone running?โ€

โ€œTheyโ€™re probably trying to fight monsters they can handle first. Fighting something too strong wonโ€™t earn them any points.โ€

โ€œSo, we just need to fight the strong ones? Easy!โ€

โ€œItโ€™s not easy at all! Iโ€™m not good at fighting, you know!โ€

Despite saying that, Mireille quickly dispatched the weak monsters coming our way. Well, thatโ€™s expected from someone whoโ€™s contracted with a great demon.

This forestโ€”the โ€˜Forest of Trialsโ€™โ€”is only visited during exams. The further you go into the forest, the stronger the monsters become.

In other words, if you donโ€™t go toward the center, you wonโ€™t have to fight tough monsters. Thatโ€™s why the other students are scrambling to rack up points by defeating the monsters on the outskirts.

Only a handful of people will venture toward the center. Personally, I donโ€™t want Hera to go that far, butโ€ฆ itโ€™s a test, so it canโ€™t be helped.

โ€œWeโ€™re heading toward the center, right!?โ€

Wilhelm asked while loosening up his body. Despite asking, he was already far ahead of us, ignoring the monsters as he ran straight toward the center.

โ€œโ€ฆBattle maniacs are always like this.โ€

โ€œI agree! If weโ€™re going to the center, Iโ€™m not fighting!โ€

โ€œIn that case, please take care of all the small fry monsters gathering because of his loud voice.โ€

โ€œUgh, thatโ€™s annoyingโ€”wait, for something like that, sure! Iโ€™ll wipe them all out!โ€

As I gave Mireille a deadpan look, she scratched her cheek awkwardly before jumping into the swarm of monsters to distract me.

โ€œNow thenโ€”hey, Kurt.โ€

โ€œY-yes! W-what is it!?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m going to act separately from now, butโ€ฆ try to convince those two to stay safe.โ€

โ€œI-I understandโ€ฆ By the wayโ€ฆ why are you going off on your own?โ€

โ€œYou donโ€™t need to know that. Just handle it for me, okay?โ€

โ€œGot it!โ€

With that, I enveloped my legs in lightning and dashed toward the ominous aura emanating from the center of the forest.


โ€œโ€”Old man, is this the right way?โ€

โ€˜It is.โ€™

Ten minutes of jumping from tree to tree brought us close to the ominous presence.

โ€œโ€ฆFrom here, Iโ€™ll suppress my magic power.โ€

I moved forward silently, careful not to make a sound. Occasionally, I almost ran into a monster, but I managed to camouflage myself or escape into the spirit realm to avoid them.

โ€œDamnโ€ฆ too many monsters in this forestโ€ฆโ€

Having never ventured this deep, even in the game, I was surprised by the number of monsters. But then I heard a voice that was clearly not from a monster.

I sharpened my senses and listened intently.

โ€œโ€ฆTchโ€ฆ Not a single magic tool hereโ€ฆ Is someone trying to alter the story again?โ€

โ€”Bingo.

Though I couldnโ€™t see them yet, there was no mistaking it. This had to be a reincarnator with the forbidden tome, the Akashic Records.

I quietly approached the source of the voice.

โ€œReallyโ€ฆ why are there always idiots trying to mess with the storyโ€ฆ I just donโ€™t get it.โ€

Thirty meters away.

โ€œThe original story is the most beautiful oneโ€ฆ I canโ€™t understand why thereโ€™d be fools in this world who donโ€™t see thatโ€”โ€

Fifteen metersโ€”!

โ€œโ€”Is that you?โ€

Suddenly, a beam of light shot toward where I was hiding. I instinctively cloaked myself in lightning and deflected the beam.

โ€œLightningโ€ฆ I see. So, youโ€™re the fool trying to alter the story!โ€

โ€œI havenโ€™t done anything deserving of that titleโ€ฆ But whatโ€™s so bad about changing the story?โ€

I emerged from the bushes, facing a man cloaked in a robe. The hood obscured his face, making him hard to recognize.

However, his voice grew harsher as he yelled at me.

โ€œDonโ€™t play dumb! Whatโ€™s wrong with changing the story? Canโ€™t you seeโ€ฆ the original story is the most magnificent!โ€

โ€œFor the most part, I agreeโ€ฆ but this game is different. Only a select few around the protagonist get to be happy. Everyone elseโ€ฆ meets a tragic end.โ€

Hera is a prime example.

All she wanted was for someone to truly love her, to have a family. But everyone only saw her beauty and status. Eventually, they feared her talent and power, leading to attempts to eliminate her.

In her despair, the evil god tempted her, stripping her of her will and turning her into an enemy of the protagonist.

Arthur, too, suffered. The person he loved was stolen by the protagonist, and he had to endure watching them flaunt their affection right in front of him. He fought bravely for someone he knew heโ€™d never be with, only to die protecting his childhood friend Cynthia.

โ€œAnd thatโ€”what part of that is a great story?โ€

My question made the reincarnator in front of me tilt his head in confusion.

โ€œWhat are you talking about? Thatโ€™s how itโ€™s supposed to be! Itโ€™s natural for anyone outside the protagonistโ€™s circle to meet tragic fates. So whatโ€™s the problem?โ€

โ€ฆI see.

Thereโ€™s no way weโ€™ll ever understand each other.

โ€œThis world isnโ€™t a game. Everyone here is alive. Thatโ€™s whyโ€”โ€

I recalled the image of Arthur, now with a fiancรฉe and finally able to smile from his heart. I still visit him from time to time, and that smile was one Iโ€™d never seen in the game.

And then thereโ€™s Hera, who has shown me affection. In the game, she never loved anyone, never smiled, and eventually became the final boss, consumed by despair.

But in this world, she laughs, surrounded by people like Arthur and Maria, who harbor no malice toward her.

I channeled the power rising from deep within me and declared:

โ€œโ€”No matter what anyone says, Iโ€™ll reshape this world into one where everyone, including Hera, can live happily and smile.โ€

Because thatโ€™s the mission I believe the god who reincarnated me into this world has entrusted to


The Hidden Divine Spirit Contractor of Spirit Academy: Reincarnated as the Hidden Strongest Character in a Depressing Game, So I Conceal My Power and Infiltrate the Academy to Protect My Favorite

The Hidden Divine Spirit Contractor of Spirit Academy: Reincarnated as the Hidden Strongest Character in a Depressing Game, So I Conceal My Power and Infiltrate the Academy to Protect My Favorite

็ฒพ้œŠๅญฆๅœ’ใฎ้š ใ‚Œ็ฅž้œŠๅฅ‘็ด„่€…ใ€œ้ฌฑใ‚ฒใƒผใฎ้š ใ‚Œๆœ€ๅผทใ‚ญใƒฃใƒฉใซ่ปข็”Ÿใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ๆŽจใ—ใ‚’่ญทใ‚‹็‚บใซๅŠ›ใ‚’้š ใ—ใฆๅญฆๅœ’ใธๆฝœใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ใ€œ, The Hidden Divine Spirit Contractor of Spirit Academy: Reincarnated as the Hidden Strongest Character in a Depressing Game, So I Conceal My Power and Infiltrate the Academy to Protect My Favorite, Seirei Gakuen no Kakure Shinrei Keiyakusha: Utsu Ge no Kakure Saikyล Kyara ni Tensei Shita no de, Oshi wo Mamoru Tame ni Chikara wo Kakushite Gakuen e Mogurikomu
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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Artist: Released: 2024 Native Language: Japanese
โ€”โ€”โ€”ใ€Divine Spirit Contractใ€‘ An RPG set in a world where spirits and humans live together in harmony. In that world, there is an academy established by all human races working together. Its name is โ€”โ€”โ€” "Spirit Academy." A single student has entered this academy. His entrance exam results were average across the board. While his face is fairly handsome, in every other aspect, including personality, he is completely ordinary. However, that student โ€”โ€”โ€” Shin, had two secrets. One was that he had been reincarnated into this game world and was a Divine Spirit Contractor, using his knowledge of the original story. The other was โ€”โ€”โ€” that he had come to the academy to protect his favorite character, Hela Dragonslay. Now, the second life of the Divine Spirit Contractor begins.

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