Chapter 86: Mahāpralaya: Revolving Sword that Adjudicates Reoccurring Destruction
[May 30th, first exam of the midterm tests.]
[During the exam, you accidentally stripped the proctor's clothes.]
Arjuna Alter, sitting in the exam room wearing only his white triangle briefs, calmly supervised the test.
Meanwhile, Eikou, face burning with embarrassment, quietly set the pile of clothes in his hands back down.
Outwardly pretending nothing happened, he bowed his head and reviewed his test answers, though his legs trembled in fear.
"...This is absolutely ridiculous!"
Not only did he fail to retrieve the cheat sheet, but he also ended up stripping the proctor half-naked—the outcome was so absurd it defied belief.
Luckily, Arjuna Alter was currently in a state where his humanity was extremely thin, and he possessed no sense of shame. Even after being humiliated before everyone like this, he didn't get angry.
"..."
After sensing nothing unusual, Arjuna Alter quickly shifted his gaze elsewhere.
[Arjuna Alter closed his eyes, seemingly pretending to rest…]
[Although his vigilance was quite low, the sword on his back still faithfully carried out justice, watching over every soul harboring wicked intent.]
[A few examinees noticed Arjuna Alter's current state and felt a bit confused, but no one dared to speak a word.]
[Out of sheer fear, you didn't dare try to pick up the cheat sheet again for ten whole minutes.]
[However, with only twenty minutes left in the exam, you decided to take one last reckless gamble.]
[...]
Taking advantage of the moment when Arjuna Alter had his eyes closed and the other two proctors had turned away,
Eikou's eyes gleamed. In a flash, he reached out and snatched the cheat sheet from the floor.
"!"
His heart pounded violently in his chest, yet his hand didn't tremble in the slightest.
A real man must have the courage to take risks!
[You feel a powerful aura emanating from the Lostbelt King — Arjuna Alter…]
[Please perform another double check.]
The two dice fell.
[Agility check — great failure.]
[God Slayer check — success.]
Thud!
Seeing that result, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly shattered.
"Damn it, again?!"
Eikou's scalp tingled, but then he suddenly realized something:
"Wait, no — this time God Slayer is only a normal success, not a great success. That means… it shouldn't trigger any weird shit like before, right?"
[...That's right. This time, you only rolled a normal success.]
[Therefore, you only need to steal one article of clothing.]
"Why the hell does it always have to be his clothes?! Can't we switch to some other punishment?! How far do you intend to strip the Lostbelt King, huh?! Not even his underwear is safe?!"
Eikou cursed in frustration — but then suddenly froze.
"No… Arjuna-sensei only has one piece of clothing left…!"
That white triangle brief — it was Arjuna's final line of defense as a man, the last hope of the Lostbelt before its pruning!
If even that were to be taken away…
If right here, before everyone's eyes, Arjuna Alter were to lose the final shred of dignity he still possessed—
Wouldn't that mean the Fantasy Tree of the Lostbelt King would be fully exposed for all to see?!
If that truly happened during the exam, both Arjuna Alter's career as a proctor and his divine existence would end on the spot!
"Goddammit, I just wanted to cheat, why the hell has the situation turned this bizarre?!"
Eikou slammed his hand hard on the desk.
"It's over… will I even be able to leave this exam room alive?"
At this point, it didn't even look like cheating or stealing anymore — it looked more like he was bullying the proctor instead…
Bullying a Lostbelt King — what right did he even have to do such a thing?!
[Because you were too clumsy, you failed to pick up the cheat sheet.]
[However, you didn't come away completely empty-handed…]
[At the very least, you managed to steal one piece of clothing from Arjuna Alter — the last one he had.]
Eikou immediately squeezed his eyes shut, unable to bear witnessing what was about to happen next.
But the horrifying scene he imagined never came — none of the surrounding students screamed in terror either.
"..."
After a long while, Eikou finally opened his trembling eyes.
Before him, Arjuna Alter still sat calmly, maintaining his dignified composure at the proctor's desk.
And beneath him…
It was hidden by his Noble Phantasm!
Holy shit, is this the mosaic of the Lostbelt King?!
Arjuna Alter's Reoccurring Destruction Sword had covered the entire scene, protecting the dignity of the Indian Lostbelt King — and at the same time, shielding that "Fantasy Tree" as well!
As if noticing Eikou's stunned gaze, Arjuna Alter slowly opened his eyes.
"...O human, there is no need to worry."
He said calmly:
"I am a perfect god who has purged all sin. As a divine being, I would never allow something impure like that to be exposed in such a place."
Good lord, so this is the composure of a Lostbelt King — truly flawless, not leaving even the slightest gap!
Still… is it really okay to use your Noble Phantasm as censorship?!
This "censor" method might look elegant, but what's truly been "elevated" here is the level of embarrassment and absurdity!
Come to think of it, his utter lack of shame is honestly terrifying — so bland and detached that it's basically turned into a form of social terrorism already. Just put some damn clothes on!
"..."
Forget it, at least he didn't hold Eikou accountable, nor did he make a scene out of it.
[...]
[And so, another ten minutes quietly passed.]
[The commotion caused by that unexpected incident gradually faded, and you decided to make another move.]
[When all the proctors looked away, you once again tried to pick up the cheat sheet.]
"!"
In that instant, Eikou acted without hesitation.
Though there was nothing left for Arjuna Alter to strip off anymore, this time it had to be the bottom before the rebound.
In his hand — at last, he grasped hope!
[Agility check: Success.]
[God Slayer check: Success.]
[You successfully avoided Arjuna Alter's line of sight and picked up the cheat sheet.]
"Finally, it's done!"
Eikou let out a deep sigh of relief — but his heart immediately tightened again, knowing the real trial was just about to begin.
The next part — was the true hell.
[The moment you picked up the cheat sheet, the Reoccurring Destruction Sword instantly reacted.]
[Please proceed to three consecutive resistance checks of hard difficulty!]
It's here, it's here — he didn't even have time to complain about the last two checks before the triple hard ones appeared!
Fortunately, with the skills God Slayer and Numeral of the Saint, the difficulty had been reduced from very hard to merely hard.
At least it wasn't completely hopeless!
Eikou swallowed hard, anxiously watching as the three dice rolled together.
[Great failure, great failure, failure...]
"..."
Eikou fell silent — truly consistent!
For fuck's sake, why not just make it three great failures for a full set, huh?! Wouldn't that at least look more satisfying?!