OP System The Hero Backup

Chapter 1.10: Getting Out of a Nightmare

I also entered the school building. The quiet entrance hall has a different atmosphere when I usually walk through here in a crowded state and laugh with my friends.

Seeing this made me remember those days. Although only one year of high school, but our closeness already feels like three years together. It's possible that because the boys in our class are fewer than the girls who are more dominant, it makes us more solid and close.

It's not that I don't have friends from other classes or outside of school, but my classmates have a different closeness because almost every day we are always together.

I passed through the entrance hall slowly while feeling the green wall here. I passed the reception desk that when I was at school, my friends were always sneaking around trying to skip school.

When it comes to that, I don't follow. Because I know that their efforts will not succeed. Although they are sneaking but there are always CCTV cameras that light up twenty-four hours a day.

So during the break and I wanted to walk to the cafeteria, I often saw my friends being punished in front of the flagpole while being respectful. Well .. when I warned them, but how else. His name is also a schoolboy.

All I could do at that time was pass in front of them while carrying snacks and sitting while eating my snacks until it ran out. Come to think of it, the behavior is pretty nasty, huh? I can still imagine their angry and hungry faces until now.

And now that the flagpole is in front of me, a red and white flag is also attached to it— although it does not flutter because there is no wind. Remembering that made me unable to resist the small smile created on my lips.

I left that place and went somewhere else. A place full of memories for me, a classroom.

It is located on the second floor of the school building next to the library. I walked down the second floor with various memories that re-emerged in my head as I stepped my feet every inch of it.

And now I have arrived.

The same room as the other classrooms, if it was empty like this there would be nothing too good here. But this class is my source of happiness.— no, I guess the source of happiness of all my classmates is here.

I walked to the left-most table on the second row near the wall, then sat there. This is my seat while studying.

I couldn't sit in the back not because I didn't want to, but because I wasn't. I lost quickly with my friends who entered the morning just while fighting for a seat.

But in the end, I was sitting here. And it seems like this is destiny for a smart kid like me who can't sit behind. While my friends who sit behind me often come up to me and ask about lessons. Shoot them.

In addition to my good grades while sitting here, I also encountered another wonderful destiny. Yep. The person sitting right in front of me is the woman I like.

His skin is quite white for Indonesians, his eyes are round full of cheerfulness. Then every school her hair is always in the style of ponytail with minimal accessories so I know that her real face is beautiful— may be just powder and lip moisturizer. I don't know, I'm not an expert on cosmetics.

She is one of the smart and beautiful girls in the class. Often asked about lessons by female classmates and also always get high grades.

She's really a female version of me. Which made me at first amazed by him. How could she possibly remain smart and beautiful at the same time, shouldn't such a person be rare?

I mean, I myself have some weaknesses and I still can't handle them. But he seems like a person who has no weaknesses, I don't even care if people assume that he is more perfect than me— because I also think so.

Then that awe turned into liking. My daily life that was originally just playing and learning, suddenly something called 'love' slipped into there and made everything chaotic.

What do you do when you fall in love with someone? Of course you'll think about it all the time, right? And that's what happened to myself.

When eating, while taking a bath, even before going to bed. His face was always in my head. Even when talking to him, my heart raced unruffled and made my face red like a boiled crab.

I could only watch his back when he was sitting in front of me at that moment. And when she turned around, I pretended to be busy doing something like writing or pretending to read.

But even so, there was something that made me unable to express my love for her.

Actually the male classmate already knew that I liked him, and the female one also supported me. Of course my confidence goes up when support has come from various parties.

Then something happened.

The teacher told me to go to the front of the class to read the results of the task that we would correct together. I walked to the front of the class without any problems.

I brought my book and started looking at the first thing I wanted to read. Then I looked at my friends.

Then suddenly I felt nervous, my mouth felt stiff could not be moved and also did not want to make a sound. My eyes widened and my body trembled.

I don't know what happened to me. I often talk in front of my friends and I teach them. But why was it that when I stood alone here and their gazes were on me, I suddenly felt fear and doubt.

Is correct. That's my weakness.

I don't like being the center of attention alone. Their gazes were too horrible for me and their high expectations tormented me. Even when it was my own friends, I still couldn't.

Then after the embarrassing incident, the teacher told me to sit down and replace me with another, while I could only walk back to my seat limp. No one laughed or mocked me, they were just confused. I also don't know and am confused about myself.

From that moment on I couldn't express my feelings for her. I who have humiliated myself do not deserve such a person. All I could do was watch her from afar like before. And after that, our relationship drifted away.

Pretty sad story, isn't it?

What's?! You call me a coward? Look here, it's not a cowardly act, but self-conscious! I hope you can distinguish that.

"Academy ...?"

"??!!"

I jumped off the bench and stood up. Enter into alert mode. The trained muscle memory made me grab my back and want to take the sickle, but unfortunately now I don't have it.

There's someone calling me— and my name is even more. I haven't told anyone in the other world about my name. Never mind telling me, even meeting a human I've never been.

So this situation is my first human encounter in a long time.

But when I looked at the voice of the one who called me, my eyes widened and my mouth opened. He was definitely not someone from another world, because the clothes he was wearing were Indonesian High School clothes. Then she was a woman, her face confused as if asking why I was here.

Last but not least, he was my classmate. More precisely the woman I liked when I was in class.

"Shireen?"

Oh yeah, I haven't told you. Her name is Shireen Aulia. She was the perfect woman I was talking about. But I still don't understand why he's here— even though I know we're in class.

"What are you doing here?" my many.

"What am I doing? Arka, are you okay? You look like a confused person."

Of course I'm confused! I was suddenly here and Shireen was here too. Is this some kind of illusion? Am I trapped in it? My face seemed confused, which made Shireen look worried.

He then walked slowly closer to me and my horses weakened as well. Shireen then stopped when our distance was so close. He stuck the back of his hand against my forehead, seemingly checking if I was having a fever or not.

"You don't have a fever. Is your head okay?"

Face near! Too close! Too close! I can even smell her hair shampoo. Gawat, this is not good for my body. I then retreated and looked the other way while keeping his hand away from my forehead.

"I-I'm fine."

"really? But your behavior is weird right now."

He moved towards me throwing my face away and our eyes were back in sight. He was shorter than me so when I looked down, our faces got closer.

"When I got home from school, I almost got hit by a truck. But suddenly a voice calling itself the system spoke inside my head and I teleported to a forest ...." I started to tell stories.

"Congratulations?"

Shireen who heard it fell silent and then laughed amusedly. "I'm sorry I laughed, but are you talking about video games?" tanyakanya.

"Ah, yes, it seems so. Sounds like a video game, right?"

There's no way he could just believe it, huh? My story is too crazy to be true. But I also did not consider that I was dreaming, so I was confused and worried from earlier.

Shireen laughter is always sweet. Makes my tiredness just fade away. I was happy to see her laugh and smile again.

"Although I don't really understand, but that's what boys like, right? It sounds fun, especially if you say it like you really experienced it" Shireen said.

I know it sounds crazy. But trust me, Shireen. Besides, I got too carried away and accidentally told my life in another world. I realized there was something wrong with me.

"But it still does ...." He spoke again. This time it was more relaxed and his smile had not disappeared. "... Although such a life sounds fun, but it never hurts to live like this, right? Just studying at school and joking around with friends."

Shireen's right. That's really no harm. That's not wrong at all.

I came back surprised. Someone suddenly grabbed me from behind and it turned out to be my male friends. He smiled and gave his thumb to me.

The previously quiet atmosphere quickly turned bustling and warm, all of my classmates were now complete and enveloped me and Shireen.

Shireen then reached out her hand, accompanied by other friends who were also waiting for my reply enthusiastically. I had no problem accepting his helping hand, but .. somehow I felt that something was wrong.

"Let's live our school life again" Shireen said.

I extended my hand slowly towards Shireen's hand. He got closer and he was excited to see it. But by the time I had just received a helping hand, I pulled it a little.

"Eh? What's up, Arka?"

Shireen looks confused— as well as the others. My little heart wanted to accept it, but I realized I couldn't.

"I'm sorry, Shireen." I then pulled my hand back to my usual position and Shireen looked in disbelief. "I have to get out of here."

"Why, Arka?! Is there anything more important than staying here?!"

"No. I realize I'm staying here longer too."

"Then why?!"

I looked at Shireen's face with a sad smile. "It doesn't feel real to me."

Is correct. It's not real. The world is too beautiful to be true and I really shouldn't be here. I should be fighting Neigh. That big spider.

"A-Ar—"

[Illusional Influence of Queen of Nightmare Canceled. Soon To Move To The Real World]

The sound of the system echoed in my head. It's true that this isn't real. The school building also shook violently and the roof of the ruins separated me and Shireen. From behind the falling ruins, I could see Shireen's still sad face.

Goddamnit! I won't let the spider make Shireen sad— even though this is just an illusion. The longer, the more the ruins stacked higher and higher. So before we actually parted, I said a farewell to the fake Shireen.

"I'm glad to see your face again."

BRAAAKK...

I opened my eyes in surprise. Looks like I've returned to the cobweb cave. But my position is uncomfortable right now, my legs are on my head while my head is on my feet. Yes, I'm upside down.

I tried to thrash, but now I'm in a tight, sticky place. Not only that, my skin was also burning because there was an acidic liquid that wanted to melt me. So that's it, I'm in a circle of threads, huh?

Looks like the spiders are trying to make me food. What an interesting strategy. He traps his prey in an illusion and when his prey is caught off guard, he hangs it up and flushes it with acidic liquid.

But unfortunately their opponent is me.

[Clairvoyance]

I was trying to observe the situation outside. As I had expected, I was now hanging from the ceiling of the cave and Neigh was under me— feeding back, her son.

So from there he got the word 'Nightmare'. I think because of his appearance, it turned out to be due to the ability to trap an opponent in his artificial illusion. But now I'll repay you.

I grabbed my back and found the scythe was there. Real nice. Luckily I was not separated from him. And now it's the revenge part.

I put my hand on the wall of this circle and cast the Skill. "[Rot]" As soon as the wall disappeared and I fell from there.

"Oiii!! Did you miss me, spider?!"

My screams echoed inside the cave and of course it caught Neigh's attention. But it was too late, I was already too close to his eyes. He wanted to re-create the light from his eyes, but I've learned from my experience. The [Clairvoyance] skill I did not deactivate, it means I just close my eyes and the problem is over.

I also have a new technique. "[Shadow Construct : Schyte]" I coated my scythe with [Shadow Construct], after which I cast the Skill [Rot] and placed it on the scythe blade.

My scythe will probably instantly rot when it hits [Rot], but if I overlay it first then it will survive because the resilience of the Skill is the same as the endurance of its user.

[Quest Held Begins]

[Defeat Queen of Nightmare, Neigh]

[Difficulty Level: Very Difficult]

[Reward :???]

Just in time!

An impromptu notification appeared just before I managed to slash seven of the eight eyes belonging to Neigh simultaneously. And that way, I managed to defeat him in one strike.

[Successfully Defeated Queen of Nightmare, Neigh]

[Your Level Increases From Lv. 25 Towards Lv. 32]

[Getting a New Title: Neigh Slayer]

[Getting—]

Skips.

I didn't want to listen to that just now, my head was already too dizzy for such complicated things. Maybe I'll check it out later, but for now the HP, MP, and SP bars are low. So I need food to recover it.

"And if only what I could eat. Hm?"

I'm standing over Neigh's body. My brain suddenly slapped me with a crazy idea. But I don't hate him at all. Sometimes people have to behave out of reason if they want to continue living. And that's what I'm gonna do now.

"Yes .... Good-eating, I guess?" I started eating Neigh's head.