I Became the Academy’s Disabled Student

The "Otherworld" (이면, Imyeon)—why it was given that name is unclear.

In the original story, the system simply named it "Otherworld." I was curious about it but didn't delve too deeply. It's common for the system to name dungeons, so I assumed it was just part of that pattern.

‘Otherworld…’

Now that I’ve entered, I’m starting to understand why it was named that.

My head throbbed slightly as I gently tapped on the wall beside me. It wasn't made of rock or wood.

When I opened my perception just a little, a dull gray wall greeted me.

It looked like a typical multi-family residence you'd see in a city’s residential area.

‘Hmm.’

Everything around me was in a similar state.

Roads that were too worn to use, streetlights bent and broken, and abandoned buildings covered in dust.

It looked like a city that had been neglected for at least several decades.@@novelbin@@

I entered a nearby building.

It was a convenience store on the first floor. The spot where a glass window should be was completely empty, and all that sat on the shelves was dust and trash.

I observed one piece of trash.

‘1999.’

The faded expiration date on the packaging read November 13, 1999.

It didn't match the current year, which was the 200th year of the New Era.

The rest of the cityscape seemed odd too. Even considering that this was a ruined city, many of the facilities felt old-fashioned.

Especially the remains of the streetlights that were scattered on the ground.

By modern standards, most facilities now run on mana, so things like streetlights and electrical wires aren’t found in modern cities anymore.

‘The Great Cataclysm happened in 2000, right?’

In other words, this city was built before the Cataclysm. That explained both the expiration date and the oddity of the city.

‘Did they just suck up the entire city?’

The first thought that crossed my mind. But that was quickly debunked by the analyzed data.

I lightly tapped the package on the shelf, and it instantly lost its shape, crumbling like dust.

‘They only copied the exterior. The inside is completely different.’

Even this building I’m in now is like that.

On the outside, it looks like concrete with some steel rods poking through, but when you analyze its components, it’s made of completely different materials.

• Grrrraaa!

• Agraaaargh?!

• Ugraaargh!

• Ping!

• Hiss…!

• Crack!

• Weapons are essential in a struggle. Blades? You must understand how many injuries have been inflicted with them throughout the history of slaughter, right?

• Boom!