The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter
Chapter 316: Winged Heavenly Being Subjugation (4)

Isaac briefly stared at the Eternal Prison that filled the sky.

There was no time to get lost in emotions. He immediately reverse-summoned Daikan and flew back towards the elevator.

Please…!

While Om fought the Nether King, he had to somehow reach the elevator. Against an opponent that powerful, at least a few seconds could be bought.

Please, please.

Before he knew it, Isaac was almost at the elevator leading to the Icy Lake.

Boom!!

“…!”

In no time, the Eternal Prison exploded, and the Nether King reappeared.

In the midst of the roaring sound, Isaac felt a chilling sensation.

It was already too late.

When he looked up, an enormous arm formed from the Nether King’s mana was descending.

The arm of a god with absolute power. It was [Heaven’s Hand].

Isaac’s Cloak of the Radiant Wolf detected the danger and deployed an ice shield.

Boom!!

“Ugh!!”

[Heaven’s Hand] struck Isaac down.

His body was sent flying through the air, crashing into the ground.

He briefly lost consciousness, but quickly regained it.

The cold air brushed against his skin. The elevator was nearby. He had to reach it somehow.

Using his remaining right hand, Isaac scratched at the ground and tried to spread his [Ice Sovereign] wings again.

“Kugh!”

At that moment, someone stomped on Isaac’s waist.

It was the Nether King.

[Ice King, I must deliver judgment to thou for breaking order.]

Frost Dragon Hilde tried to unleash ice magic on the Nether King, but the dragon was caught by [Heaven’s Hand], which appeared out of thin air.

Isaac reverse-summoned the Frost Dragon.

The whistling of the wind and the sound of his own ragged breathing filled Isaac’s ears.

“Ah, this is driving me crazy…”

He couldn’t think of a way to outrun the Nether King.

It was right in front of him, if he could just get inside that elevator.

But he couldn’t see how that would be possible.

[I see. Thy name in the living world was… Han Seong Ho, is it?]

“…!”

Isaac was greatly shocked to hear his name from his previous life.

[The being within thyself is known as Ozma, I see. Have thou reached the level of a transcendent being?]

Ozma. The name of the mysterious monster residing within Isaac’s essence.

[Thou were mimicking the game system of thy’s world to aid thyself. However, even that game is likely the work of Stella.]

He was referring to ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

The truth that the Nether King mentioned was something Isaac had already vaguely suspected.

Allets…

The director of the ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ game had called themselves Allets.

The English spelling was A, l, l, e, t, s.

Spelled backwards, it reads Stella.

He had thought it was just a backward spelling of the fairy’s name in the game.

But after being thrust into this world and experiencing countless events, his suspicion that Allets was Stella had solidified into certainty.

[I can weigh the balance of life. I possess eyes that allow me to see through lives for the purpose of judgment.]

Seeing through Isaac, Ozma, and the system’s existence was a simple task for the Nether King.

[Thou art deeply compassionate. Thou have performed many good deeds, lived by human laws, and helped the innocent. If thou had lived a normal life, thou surely would have reached a good place.]

The Nether King slowly closed his eyes and opened them again, speaking softly in monologue.

[Someone such as thyself, unjustly swept into a god’s game, meeting a tragic fate…]

The Nether King let golden mana rise in his right hand.

[Poor mortal. I shall remember thy name.]

Han Seong Ho.

That name began to flood Isaac’s mind.

Ah, that’s right…

He had been an ordinary person.

Though he had tried to blindly live through the reality that had been forced upon him, he had already painfully realized it.

How could an ordinary person like him possibly handle all of this? It was laughable.

I knew it… I knew all along…

The stories of heroes in novels and movies. The mindset they held as heroes.

Because of such exemplary stories, even though the crushing weight of responsibility threatened to overwhelm him, Isaac had somehow managed to mimic the image of a hero.

He was good at acting, after all.

Since he had been pushed into this situation, he had no choice but to act as a brave hero to survive. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to bear the burden.

But still, I’ve come this far.

Now, the thing that scared him the most was the guts to give up.

Even in the midst of it all, his body resisted the idea of giving up.

At that moment, a system window appeared before his eyes.

[Would you like to use the unique trait [Divinity]?]

[Yes]

[No]

Isaac stared at it in a daze.

[Divinity]

If he used this, he might be able to face the Nether King.

He might be able to survive here.

Clinging to a shred of hope, Isaac’s remaining right arm trembled as it moved towards the [Yes] option.

Didn’t he say that this system was Ozma helping me…?

He judged based on what the Nether King had said.

It was just as he had expected.

Ozma had been helping Isaac by mimicking the game system from ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

He still didn’t fully understand what had happened, or how the system worked, and many things continued to be shrouded in mystery, however…

What was certain was that if he activated [Divinity], he might somehow solve the current problem.

[Activation Conditions]

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The mysterious [Activation Conditions] surfaced in Isaac’s mind.

At this point, did the conditions even matter?

He was on the verge of death, after all.

“…”

Suddenly, Isaac felt a strong sense of unease and stopped his hand.

One question led to another.

Why is Ozma helping me?

What kind of being is Ozma?

What exactly is she?

He tried to force his blood-deprived, hazy mind to think.

─ The one who sealed the Evil God will be helping you.

─ But if you want to live, trust nothing.

A note left by the Primordial Ice Sovereign, Veronica Aslius, flashed through his mind.

Isaac’s mind recalled the conversation he had shared alone with Dorothy.

─ The thing with many eyes inside me, Stella’s first kin… You’re talking about Ozma, right?

─ Yes.

─ By any chance, do you know what kind of person Ozma was, Dorothy?

─ Hmm…

─ You don’t need to strain yourself thinking about it.

─ Sorry… honestly, I don’t really know. She’s from a long time ago. But I think I remember Stella mentioning something about her. What was it again? I think…

Isaac’s arm slowly lowered.

─ I think she said even though she was her kin, she wasn’t someone you should trust easily…?

[Divinity] mustn’t be activated.

Even if he lost his life.

Even if everything ended, he would not activate it.

Buzz…

As he made that resolution, static appeared on the Status Window, and countless eyes emerged.

Now, the scene was clear.

As if forcing a decision, the many eyes filling the Status Window glared at Isaac.

You used me… damn bitch.

With Isaac’s realization, the blank spaces in the Status Window were filled in.

[Activation Conditions]

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