[{"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-104":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},1319779,1753,"Chapter 104","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>Chapter 104\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked the tablet and monitored the party’s vitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no telling when Berid might target someone, I had to maintain my focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to worry about Instructor Kang Jae-seok, and Park Siwoo and Dan Chun-woo also seemed to be performing better than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the most unexpected thing of all was that the very first person to kill a Demon was none other than Helena Raiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s excited voice came through the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“I killed a Demon with my own hands!”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, good work. How do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Honestly, it doesn’t feel real. And rather than my own skill, I relied on the power of an artifact.”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Borrowing the power of an artifact doesn’t matter. What matters is that you killed a Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overcoming trauma was never easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why I created a situation where she had no choice but to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through this experience, she would come to realize that the Demon in reality was far more insignificant and trivial than the fear engraved in her memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she needed was to gradually build up experiences like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come straight back to the Academy for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Is it really okay if I don’t go help the others?”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if she supported Park Siwoo or Dan Chun-woo, it would definitely be helpful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if two or more people gathered together, it might provoke Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current deployment wasn’t just a formation to respond to Berid—it was also a trap meant to lure him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than anything, for safety’s sake, it was better for students who had already finished their fights to return to the Student Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s worrying about whom? Just hurry back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk, fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After grumbling her reply, the connection with Helena was cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, I contacted Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the probability of her being Berid’s target was high, I needed to pay even closer attention to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s the situation over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Why wasn’t she answering? Did the connection drop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of anxiety washed over me, but when I soon heard a Demon’s scream mixed with thunder, I felt slightly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“President, you should at least answer. I need to assess the situation. I thought something went wrong for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“I’m concentrating on the fight, so don’t contact me.”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo’s sharp reply came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling awkward, I smacked my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tch, I was bound to be disliked once I revealed myself as the Devil Knight, but if she hated me even talking to her this much, it still stung a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, from her perspective, I was just a bad guy, so she didn’t voice her dissatisfaction outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I misspoke and ended up stacking hatred like last time, it would be a real problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, there’s nothing unusual, right? If Berid attacks you, you can’t just not report it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was worried that if Yoo Iseo encountered Berid, she might cut off all contact and fight him alone for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t an unfounded concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hatred toward Berid was so deep that her resentment toward me almost looked cute by comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I revealed my identity to Yoo Iseo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and told her about Berid and his subordinates, she naturally learned about his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ability to take all the memories and powers of those he killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the Ha Yoon she had known was already dead at Berid’s hands, and the one wearing his skin was nothing more than a fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo probably thought she had only lost one friend—Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she had known nothing, she would have lost both Ha Yoon and Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her anger, many thoughts crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, there was never a clear explanation of when Berid infiltrated the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yoo Iseo believed, there might once have been a kind and innocent Student Council member named Ha Yoon, whom Berid killed before taking his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the hopeful version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was the despairing version—there was never a student named Ha Yoon to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid killed Ha Yoon and then, from the moment of enrollment, built a relationship with Yoo Iseo under that identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo seemed to choose holding onto the memories of the kind Ha Yoon over remembering that she had been betrayed and toyed with by Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah. That way, it stayed as pure rage, without turning into self-loathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked her again, since she still hadn’t answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know you have to contact me if you run into Berid, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“……I know.”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, a massive thunderclap rang out, and I realized her battle had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…… this was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was certain Berid would target Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have the ability to deal with Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shouldn’t he naturally appear before Yoo Iseo, the next strongest piece?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why I thought we’d launch a joint attack once the Demons appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was my assumption wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or… could it be Joo Sarang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her abilities were pretty broken too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sense of unease, I contacted the others as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them had sensed even the slightest sign of Berid, let alone an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid did not appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, an unknown vibration shook the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An earthquake all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sprang to my feet and looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, countless cadets were screaming and fleeing in all directions, thrown into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t know where to go, running about in panic and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From all around the buildings, ominous aura surged upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You son of a bitch…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger boiling over, I slammed my fist into the wall of the Student Council room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had been played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted wasn’t to seize control of key individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he used his subordinates as bait to draw the Student Council’s main forces outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the moment the obstacles disappeared, he manifested Hell within the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid chuckled to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, his voice sounded like that of an old hag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ominous magic circle covered the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grand spell that manifested a part of Hell within the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrangement he had planted since the moment he was stationed at the Academy had finally activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, the Hellification is slower than expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the manifestation of Hell succeeded, the number of demonic beasts emerging was small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was the gathered life force insufficient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know that the Demon Statues had been heavily destroyed by Yoo Sung-woo and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This arrangement was a secret he had never once shared with his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he couldn’t even imagine that it had been attacked by Joo Sarang or the Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the magic itself had not failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Hell Manifestation was merely one part of his plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and looked behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Park Min-seo was bound head to toe in chains made of magic, groaning as his entire body was restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To think I’d find a vessel as excellent as Yoo Iseo’s right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said that, he looked toward the Heart of the Demon at the center of the magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To summon a Demon, three conditions were required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Hell had to be overlaid onto the stage of reality through a surreal space known as a ‘Gate’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, a sacrifice was needed to summon the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally, a physical body in which the summoned Demon could reside had to be provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many other plans had failed, there was no plan greater than this Demon summoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, discovering Park Min-seo as a vessel had been an act of sheer luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yoo Iseo ordered the large-scale Demon subjugation, there had been a list of Demons that was compiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While organizing that list, he had noticed Park Min-seo’s existence for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he wasn’t sure whether Park Min-seo was a Demon or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during the midterm exam, after watching the recorded duel between Yoo Sung-woo and Park Min-seo, he instinctively realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he was a naturally born Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally born Demons were extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Demons were created when humans sought out Demons first and requested a contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that process, they would offer sacrifices, perform human sacrifices, or impose restrictions upon themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, a Demon was inevitably a being that had lost something compared to when they were human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Demon to directly choose a human and initiate a contract was something only a fairly high-ranking Demon could accomplish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why naturally born Demons were those chosen by high-ranking Demons, possessing complete and untainted bodies and souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all, the authority of high-ranking Demons was far too powerful, so ordinary humans could not endure it and would inevitably go berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Park Min-seo’s power was so stable that, if left alone, even he himself wouldn’t realize he was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he was an even more perfect vessel than Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case, there was no reason to cling to Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she became a Demon and contracted with a high-ranking Demon, she would still fall short of a true Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing that the preparations for the Hell Manifestation were complete, he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, then. If you can stop this, try stopping it, Devil Knight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his arms wide, and a massive magic circle unfolded in his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugugugugu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vibration stronger than before shook the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, ominous aura began to seep out through the demonic energy spreading from the center of the magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split apart, and thick sulfurous gas burst forth from the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, the ominous cries of beasts echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having inhaled the fresh air of another world, the demonic beasts of Hell were awakening from a long slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid felt his demonic energy swell to fullness upon the stage of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ssshh—haa. Can you feel it? This overwhelming power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I can feel it just fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid wasn’t the only one empowered by the Hell Manifestation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing power suddenly surging through him, Park Min-seo broke free from his magical restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, snapped the head off a long mop nearby, and held the handle like a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Park Min-seo’s eyes turned pure white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuoOOOO—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent gale raged around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul power infused the blade he held in an upper stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Berid smiled with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To think a Demon would barely use demonic energy at all. Now I’m curious which Demon granted you power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce shout, Park Min-seo struck at Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puhwaaaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent storm tore through the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo’s attack failed to pierce Berid’s barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the strike was stronger than expected, and Berid was slightly taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The level contained within that sword strike is considerable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Park Min-seo’s attack didn’t end there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he’d been waiting for this moment, dozens of consecutive strikes came rushing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that a single barrier wouldn’t suffice, Berid stacked three barriers and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid’s shadow stretched out and spread across the surroundings, turning into something like a swamp as it began to swallow Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To escape the swamp of shadows, Park Min-seo unleashed his mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the darkness seemed to scatter, but it soon returned to the shadows, transforming into countless hands that dragged Park Min-seo back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mop handle he’d been using as a weapon had long since shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black hands crawled up his body, and his breathing gradually grew constricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resolving himself to internal injury, Park Min-seo drew out his soul power once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forcibly elevated soul power damaged his core, and blood seeped from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least his physical energy surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo took his stance again to swing his sword—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the chilling sound of flesh tearing, dizzying pain surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to grasp the situation, Park Min-seo looked down at his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wrinkled hand had pierced straight through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Berid chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you really think I’d let the same technique hit me twice after blocking it once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Berid clenched Park Min-seo’s heart tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you know? A Demon doesn’t die immediately just because their heart is ripped out. Especially not when demonic energy is this abundant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puhwak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, blood burst from Park Min-seo’s chest like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body collapsed as if crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a sinister laugh, Berid lifted the body and placed it at the exact center of the magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he embedded the Heart of the Demon into the empty space where Park Min-seo’s heart had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the preparations for Demon Revival were complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained was to wait until sufficient sacrifices were gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid had never felt this delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Park Min-seo alone had displayed this much power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Demons hidden throughout the Academy all rose up at once, just how many casualties would there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone was intoxicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating amplification magic, Berid shouted to all the Demons across the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“The time has come. You who have been crouching in hiding—rise up. It is time for the festival!”]\u003C\u002Fp>",2240,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","0fc1da5491c0f0c0ddf2952e9ccaff16dbda3fe6e83cd9cc9eb3ca8258cf6a29","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-57","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-56",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]