[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Academy’s Final Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1319772,1753,"Chapter 101","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>Chapter 101\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo looked at the man before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jet-black armor, and an ominous aura pouring out from his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just having him in front of her made her instincts ring alarm bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo had already encountered him several times, so she knew that what she was seeing was not some kind of hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, demonic power burst forth from Yoo Iseo’s entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devil Knight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw him clad in armor, she shouted, packing countless surging emotions into her cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had killed her friend stood right before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at the same time, what threw her into confusion was the fact that the friend who should have died by his hand was standing together with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, even while releasing her power, Yoo Iseo did not rashly attack him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the demonic power erupting like a live volcano, Seongwoo once again raised his hands, expressing his intent to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I keep telling you, I came to talk. I don’t want to fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yoo Iseo glared at him as if she wanted to kill him, then slowly began to withdraw her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, aside from the anger boiling up inside her, she felt the tangled mess in her head gradually clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Devil Knight and Berid. That means at least two high-ranking Demons infiltrated. Normally, because of the chain of command, only one would infiltrate…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until now, Yoo Iseo had believed Berid and Devil Knight to be the same person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her misunderstanding was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Student Council had fought Demons for a long time and knew their habits well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Demons who followed the Iron-Blooded Law sent two members of their leadership for a single operation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious the mission would collapse due to clashes of authority between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Yoo Sung-woo and Berid had infiltrated the Academy for entirely different purposes, and only ended up gathering in the same place by chance, orchestrated through Yoo Sung-woo’s active movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all, Yoo Sung-woo, the Devil Knight, had revealed his identity, while Ha Yoon, who was Berid, had concealed his identity by any means necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after properly recognizing that final piece—Berid—did everything begin to make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Now that I think about it…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been many strange points if Devil Knight were truly the commander of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first met, he had warned her to be wary of a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even right after Seo Da-hee was killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of all, her doubts exploded the moment she saw Seo Da-hee in disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Seo Da-hee had not actually died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee’s body had been destroyed by Devil Knight’s terror attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, for Seo Da-hee to be alive, it meant Devil Knight had carried out some scheme using her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what reason could there possibly have been for that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Devil Knight himself who had directly killed Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it possible that her corpse contained evidence that could reveal Devil Knight’s identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, then…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she understood everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devil Knight had been a traitor to Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Devil Knight was still a Demon, so she could not fully trust everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because he betrayed Pandemonium did not mean he had turned toward humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo’s gaze turned toward Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moisture welled up in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really you, Da-hee? Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Yoo Iseo, her emotions ignited like lightning, charged straight toward Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, she wrapped her arms around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden impact sent both of them tumbling to the ground, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the arms with which they clung to each other did not loosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo wept endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought she had lost her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed she would never see her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly remembered the moment she laid eyes on Seo Da-hee’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if time itself had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every sensation she felt through her skin lacked any sense of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body growing cold, eyes that had lost their light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the blood that had flowed from her body had been stolen away by the falling rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how she lost Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the one she thought dead was in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alive and well, carrying warm body heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo held Seo Da-hee’s cheeks, confirming it once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just what happened? I saw you die…… I even touched your body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was all thanks to Seongwoo. If it weren’t for Seongwoo, I really would’ve died to Pandemonium’s scheme.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Sung-woo stood a step away, silently watching the two reunite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feelings were complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Yoo Iseo and Seo Da-hee had achieved their emotional reunion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe now I can finally sleep a little easier.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as though a heavy burden had been peeled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, Seongwoo had carried deep guilt toward Seo Da-hee and Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how optimal his actions had been, he had never received consent from the two of them—or rather, from even more people—at any stage of the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had brought the two together and witnessed their happiness, yet it was difficult to simply rejoice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything was over, the time would come for him to pay the price for the sins he had committed against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not now, but someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still many knots left to untangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment of emotional reunion, Yoo Iseo’s gaze once again turned toward Yoo Sung-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike when she looked at Seo Da-hee, hostility could be felt in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m truly happy that Da-hee came back. But that doesn’t mean I trust you. There’s still a lot left between us to sort out, isn’t there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That can wait until later. Right now, there’s something urgent we still need to deal with, isn’t there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if agreeing with his words, Yoo Iseo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, the reason Seongwoo had taken the risk of revealing his identity to Yoo Iseo was to completely expel Berid from the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Sung-woo extended his hand toward Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we’re allies until Berid is defeated?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at his hand for a moment, Yoo Iseo grasped Seongwoo’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength entered her grip as she held onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then tell me everything you know. From the Demons hiding within the Student Council, to what they’ve done, and what they plan to do next. Everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep sigh escaped from Berid’s mouth as he sat alone in his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face that had once been filled with relaxed smiles was now heavily shadowed, utterly ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being a Demon with far greater stamina than an ordinary human, his face looked haggard, and deep dark circles had settled beneath his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crushed the ballpoint pen in his hand with a crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past few days had been nothing short of horrific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Academy incident, he had been forced to walk a tightrope, shuttling back and forth between Pandemonium and the Association, massive organizations, catering to their moods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By completely severing any trail that could be linked back to him, he had managed to avoid punishment or arrest by the Association, but that was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Association still suspected him and had even placed him under surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he could not even contact his subordinates, and was practically half-confined to his dormitory room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to Pandemonium’s response, this was no more than child’s play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare they abandon me and say they’ll send a new successor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A final order had been delivered to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bring massive chaos to the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he was to self-destruct, cause chaos, and step down from his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he refused to comply, the newly sent successor would declare him a Demon and create enormous chaos instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the choice, it was a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his desk with the broken pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is all because of Devil Knight.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce light of hatred flared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their last encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid had realized that all of this was caused by Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he simply disliked him, or maybe he had even felt lust toward Joo Sarang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real problem was the simple fact that Devil Knight had grown strong enough to the point where he was now holding Berid’s leash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Berid could not report Devil Knight to Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His suspicions were solid, but there was no concrete evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly, Devil Knight had helped with Berid’s operation, and had even risked his life to make up for Pandemonium’s mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To accuse Devil Knight to Pandemonium in this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would surely treat him as a pathetic loser—an incompetent trying to drag down a capable individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had already tried it once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke while looking at the corpse collapsed in his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I’m in a very bad mood right now. You should try to understand how I feel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was no chance the corpse would answer his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he continued speaking without caring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, who would’ve thought I’d take such a huge hit from a mere brat? No, maybe I’ve been far too gentle all this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, staying in one place for so long did not suit Berid’s nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His authority was 【Usurpation】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By killing someone, he could steal not only their appearance and memories, but even their habits and abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an authority perfectly suited for manipulation, incitement, and sowing discord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Berid had wandered his entire life, making full use of this ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in order to carry out the order to take control of the Academy, he had stubbornly clung to a single identity—Ha Yoon—and endured for two long years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that was why he had grown dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it’s come to this, I don’t think I can remain as Ha Yoon any longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I remember correctly, Pandemonium told me to bring the greatest possible calamity upon the Academy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile spread across Berid’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had nothing left to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carefully built tower of years, and his standing within Pandemonium, were both gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing left for him to do was to take revenge on Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Devil Knight had dragged him down, he intended to drag Devil Knight down to the ground as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sinister smile, he looked at the object Pandemonium had handed over, calling it his final chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black gemstone that emitted a grotesque aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just holding it in his hand caused overwhelming power to flow into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not possibly imagine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Heart of the Demon he had painstakingly stolen from Yoo Iseo was now in Berid’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what Berid intended to do with this Heart of the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart of the Demon was a vessel that contained a demon’s authority and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the physical body was destroyed, revival was possible as long as the heart remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Gate of the Academy were opened and the Heart of the Demon offered as a sacrifice, an abyssal demon could descend upon this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon that wielded absolute power with authority alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen if such an existence descended upon this world—upon the Academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining it felt exhilarating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preparations for this were already largely complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planted countless dark sorcery catalysts throughout the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as long as he offered a body and a sacrifice to resurrect the demon, the revival ritual could be carried out at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he began to suspect Devil Knight, he had ordered his subordinates to focus on searching for the Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid had found the ‘Gate’ that the Academy had worked so desperately to conceal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now then, let’s begin the operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, to do that, this body would have to be discarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out toward the corpse’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Hero from the Association who had been dispatched to monitor him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black tentacles extended from his hand and swallowed the corpse’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Berid’s form began to slowly change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones were rearranged, muscles twisted, producing grotesque sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, his appearance became identical to that of the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having discarded Ha Yoon’s form, he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, this is the beginning of the counterattack. 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