Reincarnated as a Mob in an Otome Game, but the Characters Were Worse Than I Expected, So I Crushed Them All and Destroyed the Story [Dropped] - Chapter 07: Mob Solves All Problems with a Lowly Strategy

Chapter 07: Mob Solves All Problems with a Lowly Strategy

“Alright… I guess I should head back to Haralua and get some rest for today.”

I had managed to get one Rainbow Crystal right off the bat—definitely a good start.

After that, I tried stealing from the Guardian three more times. The results?

One failed attempt.

Two times, I ended up getting [Guardian’s Short Spear], the other drop item.

Even though it was a weapon, it also increased my defense when equipped. Pretty handy.

I hadn’t been aiming for it specifically, but… this thing actually had an insanely important use.

“Well, first things first—time to head back to town.”

With monsters hot on my heels, I sprinted all the way back to Haralua—dodging, weaving, and escaping for my life.

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I immediately headed to the Antique Church in town to exchange my Rainbow Crystal.

Normally, they traded regional specialties for seeds, but they were also generous enough to accept monster drop items.

How nice of them.

I was going to flood the Haralua branch of the Antique Church with Rainbow Crystals.

And in return, they would keep handing me seeds forever.

After walking for a few minutes, a large building came into view—almost like a museum.

I never really noticed it in the game, but seeing it in real life, it had an old, historical feel to it.

After taking a quick look around and feeling satisfied, I stepped inside.

Just like the outside, the interior had the same ancient atmosphere—it felt like stepping into history.

As I was glancing around, an elderly man slowly walked over to me.

“Hoho… What brings you here, little one? It’s not often we see a child wandering in alone.”

“Well, I found this really pretty stone, and when I asked my mom what I should do with it, she told me to bring it here. Look, see?”

I pulled the Rainbow Crystal from my pocket, acting like I had just happened to pick it up by chance, and showed it to the old man.

He took off his reading glasses and stared at the crystal in my hand.

Then, his eyes widened in shock as he looked back at me.

“Oh…! This is a Rainbow Crystal…! Are you truly willing to give this to us!?”

“Yep! Here you go!”

“I see…! Thank you, young one! In exchange, you may choose one of these—take whichever you like.”

When I handed the Rainbow Crystal to the old man, he brought out a box filled with various plant seeds.

It wasn’t exactly well-organized—none of the seeds were sorted by type.

Pretty inconvenient, honestly.

But it didn’t matter. I had already memorized what each seed looked like.

No problem at all.

Still… giving a kid a bunch of random plant seeds? What were they expecting me to do with these?

(Well, whatever… Now, which one should I pick?)

In this world, every stat mattered—there was no such thing as a useless one.

Even though I couldn’t use magic and would never level up, there was one thing that made Magic Power important.

At Freesia Academy, every student was given a special weapon called a Spirit Sword.

A Spirit Sword allowed its wielder to use magic—so ignoring Magic Power entirely would be a mistake.

Which meant, even though it seemed pointless now, I still needed to raise my Magic stat just in case.

(…Alright, I’ll go with the standard choice.)

After thinking it through, I picked one of the seeds and thanked the old man.

Then, after leaving the Antique Church, I checked my surroundings to make sure no one was around.

Once I was sure I was alone, I opened my status screen.

Name: Edward

Gender: Male

Title: Resident of Haralua

Spirit Sword: None

Level: —

Strength: 15

Speed: 12

Defense: 11

Intelligence: 54

Magic Power: 21

Stamina: 10

Dexterity: 29

Even after running around all day, my stats hadn’t changed at all.

Just as I thought—there was no easy way to raise them.

They were exactly the same as when I checked on the hill yesterday.

(The stat boost from a seed can be anywhere between 1 and 3. There’s no save system, so I can’t reset for better rolls. I just have to leave it to luck.)

I took the seed and swallowed it.

The moment it went down, a strange sensation ran through my body.

I immediately checked my status screen again—

My Stamina had increased from 10 to 12.

The seed I chose was a Stamina Seed.

(Alright. First, I need to focus on boosting Stamina and Dexterity. How many times I can steal Rainbow Crystals depends on these stats…!)

More Stamina meant I could steal more times before getting exhausted.

More Dexterity meant my steal success rate would increase.

These two stats were the core of my plan—though they weren’t exactly useful for the entrance exam.

If I raised my Intelligence, I could cut down on the amount of time I needed to study.

I had to be strategic about how I used my seeds.

“Alright, next stop—the weapon shop.”

Clearing my head, I made my way to the same store where I bought the Coward’s Cloak yesterday.

With my short legs, the walk took quite a while, but eventually, I arrived.

Just like before, the shopkeeper was busy with customers.

I walked up to him, just like I did yesterday.

“Hey, mister!”

“Hmm? Oh, it’s you again, kid. What brings you here today?”

“Today, I came to sell something!”

“Sell something?”

“Yep! A really cool spear!”

With a big grin, I pulled the Guardian’s Short Spear from my waist and held it up for him to see.

The shopkeeper took the spear, examined it carefully, then nodded at me.

“Hmm… It’s been used a little, but if you sharpen it, it’ll still be good as new. Where did you find this?”

“It was in my family’s storage! My dad said I could sell it!”

“Huh… I see. Well, for something in this condition, I’d say 1,500G. What do you think?”

“I’ll sell it!”

The shopkeeper didn’t seem to even consider the idea that I might have defeated a Guardian to get this spear.

Without hesitation, he nodded and handed me the goldo in exchange for the short spear.

With that done, I waved at him and left the shop.

(1,500G, huh…? Considering that Freesia Academy’s entrance fee is 1,000,000G, I’d need to sell 667 of these to afford it. Well, I still have ten years, so even if I include some money to help my parents, it should be doable.)

By then, the shopkeeper would need to become a major merchant just to afford buying 667 spears from me.

Not that it mattered—since I didn’t have to sell everything at once, and he wasn’t the only shop in town.

With this, my plan was officially proven to work.

Now, it all came down to how persistent I could be—stealing, saving money, and increasing my stats.

The commoner slots at Freesia Academy were limited, and all the most promising kids were aiming for them.

If I wanted to protect Haralua… to protect the people I cared about… there was no way I could afford to fail.

“I really need to step it up. I don’t plan on getting involved in the game’s story… but I wouldn’t mind seeing what the protagonist and the love interests actually look like.”

With renewed determination, I set off on the road back home—

Ready to take on the challenge ahead.

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〜10 Years Later〜

“So… the day has finally come.”

Standing before me was a colossal building—

The National Freesia Academy, the Criminal Kingdom’s most elite institution—the hardest school in the country to get into, and the pinnacle of education.

Commoners and nobles had separate exam days, so I wouldn’t be able to wait around for the princes and beg them to protect Haralua.

(Well… not that it changes anything for me.)

Now was the time to prove the results of my grueling training.

As a mob, I had done everything I could.

From here on, it was a battle between the genius commoners—born with talent and refined through endless hard work—

And a nobody who spent ten years stealing, eating seeds, and facing monsters just to survive.

“Alright then… let’s step into the beautiful story of MagiRom.”

With a smirk, I took my first step toward the final battle—

The entrance exam.