Who Says I’m Not a Legitimate Adventurer?

“What?!”

The moment those words were spoken, Necros almost suspected he had misheard.

“But from the time you got that booklet until now, even counting everything, it’s only been a week!”

He was utterly shocked by this absurd speed.

In merely one week—

This kid before him had actually managed to excavate such profound potential from that Breathing Technique.

He had even forcibly condensed a high-level Specialty capable of altering bodily form.

Just what kind of terrifying talent was this?

Could this kid really compare to the “Third Hero Generation” Valerian?

Whether Lance possessed extraordinary natural talent, astonishing comprehension—Or whether his physique happened to possess an abnormal level of compatibility with this Breathing Technique—

No matter which possibility it was, it was enough to prove that this young man’s future was immeasurable.

Meanwhile, after hearing that the other party was not Dragon-blooded through bloodline inheritance, the rejection on Gideon’s face had almost completely disappeared.

As long as he was not one of those Dragon-blooded nobles who relied on ancestral glory to cause trouble everywhere.

“What exactly did you experience inside that Historical Echo Projection?”

Gideon’s attitude softened considerably as he began asking about the events inside the Historical Projection.

Lance did not dare hesitate in the slightest and honestly began recounting everything that had happened inside the projection space.

Of course, he very skillfully concealed the matter regarding his Infinite Stamina talent.

Since the other party had only seen fragmented battle scenes, as long as he deliberately guided the rhythm of the conversation and shifted the focus elsewhere—

These two old men would not grow overly suspicious.

After listening to Lance’s orderly explanation—

Gideon nodded, revealing a thoughtful expression.

“Ilysia’s Fate Trajectory…”

The old mage clearly had no intention of further explaining the subject.

Now that they knew it was a Fate Trajectory Grafting spell, perhaps after returning to Violet Academy, they could ask a professor from the Prophetic Category to investigate exactly what Fate Trajectory had been grafted.

He turned to look at the student resting within the Water Elemental’s embrace.

“I need to bring Cecilia back to the manor first for recovery.”

“The other instructors responsible for clearing the Energy Nodes already informed me through long-distance communication spells that all the other participating students also safely emerged.”

“And more or less, every one of them encountered entirely different Historical Echo Projections.”

Gideon’s tone carried heavy seriousness.

“After these children get some proper rest, I’ll go tomorrow and see exactly how this matter should be handled.”

“Mm.”

Necros nodded with a grave expression.

There was clearly someone else manipulating things behind the scenes. Although they did not yet know the other party’s objective—

These methods alone were enough to make Gideon and the others become highly vigilant.

Perhaps the other party intended to use these students to do something against Violet Academy.

The level of this matter was already far beyond what an Adventurers’ Guild in a border town could handle independently.

After finishing the explanation—

A complex circle of teleportation formation light immediately lit up around Gideon.

With a flash of brilliance, he directly vanished on the spot together with the Water Elemental and Cecilia.

Only Lance and Necros remained staring at each other within the silent flower sea.

“That old man still has the same rotten temper.”

Necros scratched his slightly graying hair and sighed helplessly.

“He’s probably still angry at me for arranging you as Cecilia’s Internship Mentor.”

“Come on, kid. Tonight we’ll have to rely on our own two legs to walk back to town.”

Lance obediently nodded and followed behind him.

But inwardly, he quietly muttered: That old man’s probably actually angry at me.

The long nighttime journey was somewhat dull.

However, it also happened to give Lance the perfect opportunity to calmly inspect all the gains he had obtained tonight.

That routine mission regarding clearing the Mana Radiation Point had already been successfully completed.

But what Lance prioritized above all else—

Was checking the final Fate Trajectory grafting information from the Historical Projection that had just ended.

With a slight movement of thought, he decisively opened the System Panel.

【Large Composite Ritual Spell Formation: Fate Trajectory Tampering · Historical Echo Projection… has collapsed from total energy depletion.】

【Now conducting final settlement for Sub-instance “Ilysia’s Little Willfulness”…】

【This Sub-instance settlement will be divided into Historical Projection settlement and Sub-instance Reward settlement… Beginning Historical Projection settlement first…】

【Historical Projection Objective: Resist the monster tide for one hour and recreate the protection feat of the historical figure. (Completed?/Completely Destroyed!)】

【System Comprehensive Evaluation:】

【You completely ignored the carefully designed narrative tension and romantic core of this Historical Projection!】

【In the original script of fate, this should have been a touching defensive battle filled with despair and steadfast protection.】

【Yet you, relying on unreasonable Infinite Stamina and violent close-combat techniques, forcibly turned a romantic defensive battle into a one-sided “species massacre”!】

【Not only did you fail to let the weakened heroine experience even the slightest feeling of protective affection—】

【You even subjected the heroine to intense visual trauma by brutally dismantling the troll’s skeleton alive right in front of her!】

【Most outrageously, after the battle ended—】

【You actually used physical contact methods to forcibly inject massive amounts of Aether mana into her body, ultimately causing the heroine to faint on the spot from mana overload!】

Seeing this final extremely specific action evaluation—

Black lines instantly stretched across Lance’s forehead, and his face darkened darker than the bottom of a pot.

It would have been fine if this damn system had not brought up the matter.

But the moment it did, the anger in his stomach instantly surged upward.

He had guarded against every possible thing.

But there was truly no way for him to guard against the completely uncontrollable version of himself that entered mental shutdown while in Dragon Form.

In that inhuman state, it seemed as though his brain had been entirely stripped of normal human morality.

The moment he saw his companion fall into mana depletion—

The only thought that surfaced in his mind was to directly use his trait “Source of Pleasure” without hesitation and forcibly fill the girl’s Aether mana completely.

Even now, he still could not understand—

How he had managed to pour such a massive and pure amount of mana into that Half-Elf girl in less than ten seconds.

And after finishing, that version of himself had simply patted his butt and directly dispelled Dragon Form—

Leaving the current him behind to face this socially catastrophic embarrassment.

“Sigh…”

Walking along the silent forest path, Lance let out a deep sigh.

He felt that after returning, he absolutely needed to find a suitable opportunity to have a private conversation with Cecilia.

There was absolutely no way he could pretend to be confused about this matter. Some troubles had to be faced openly and directly.

Lance gathered his chaotic thoughts.

Enduring his overwhelming frustration, he forced himself to continue reading the subsequent information on the panel.

【Final evaluation conclusion from the Historical Projection: This was a complete and utter slaughterhouse documentary with absolutely zero romantic atmosphere whatsoever!】

Seeing this line of bold red harsh criticism—

The corners of Lance’s mouth twitched violently twice uncontrollably.

【Now conducting compatibility comparison for historical role “Karen Valshius”…】