[{"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-109":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},1319789,1753,"Chapter 109","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-109",109,"\u003Cp>Chapter 109\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tightly shut my eyes at the cruel scene unfolding before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok was kneeling on the ground, a half-shattered sword planted into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon looked down at Instructor Kang Jae-seok as if the sight itself was deeply unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson scar had settled across the Demon’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a scar Instructor Kang Jae-seok had created at the cost of one of his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to a Demon possessing immortal regenerative power, it was no more than a speck of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the battle with Instructor Kang Jae-seok, I had been able to grasp the authority the Demon possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The authority this Demon wielded was the Authority of Severance, which cut through everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that authority, even the body of Instructor Kang Jae-seok—once called an impregnable fortress—could not endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon’s gaze turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly an unpleasant day. Not only did some thief steal the Power of Restoration, but I even suffered an injury from mere insects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait… what did he just say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, I doubted my own ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t recover?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason was that he lacked the Power of Restoration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory flashed through my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had obtained the Power of Restoration because I used the Heart of the Demon once at the museum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that because of that incident, he had revived without his core ability of regeneration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, no matter how closely I looked at the Demon’s body, there were no signs of recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps displeased by that fact, the Demon twisted his expression as he looked at Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll start by killing the one who dared to wound my body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful force began to condense in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was preparing to deliver the final blow to Instructor Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had finally found hope—I couldn’t lose Kang Jae-seok, the strongest dealer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Asura Divine Art surged forth, breaking through the Demon’s authority that filled my body and shaking off his oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Infernal Flames that erupted surged toward him like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon’s expression stiffened at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the hand that had been aimed at Instructor Kang Jae-seok and cleaved through the Infernal Flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the end of the attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a gigantic magic circle began to form in the sky, dozens of swords charged down from above amid the sound of the air exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the arrival of Instructor Mabel and the Sword Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Mabel appeared with a teleport and headed straight toward Instructor Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face hardened when she saw his empty arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quickly, treatment—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jae-seok shook his head at Instructor Mabel, who tried to support him and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More importantly, we need to deal with the Demon. He’s too powerful for just the two of us to handle separately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding Kang Jae-seok’s resolve to fight even at the cost of his life, Instructor Mabel nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the recovery magic and buff spells she deployed wrapped around Instructor Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasping for breath, he used his sword as a cane and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cold voice echoed from the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Empress, wearing a more serious expression than ever, was looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of here. Now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those short words carried many meanings within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grinding my teeth, I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no place for me in that battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a resounding clang, the swords that had been pouring down like torrential rain were all knocked away at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You insectsss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum that burst out like a storm made my body shrink back on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the three instructors stood resolutely before him and endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of self-loathing surged within me for being unable to do anything at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still far too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing an enemy I had to confront, I froze, unable to do anything, and that made me feel utterly miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the instructors and the Demon collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok received the Demon’s attacks head-on with his ruined body, while countless swords imbued with the Sword Empress’s sword aura swept through like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-ga-gang! Ku-gung! Ku-ga-ga!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their battle truly looked like a scene torn straight out of myth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kraaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more wounds began to appear on the Demon’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Demon without the Power of Restoration was no longer an incomprehensible existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a boss monster that was a bit sturdier and stronger, one that simply took more time to defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous magic circles drawn in the sky bound the Demon’s limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not missing that opening, the Sword Empress controlled countless swords while drawing her beloved sword, Mirinae, taking command of their movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred swords scattered the Demon’s vision, and Instructor Kang Jae-seok did not miss the gap, pouring out his sword aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chwaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cold sound of flesh tearing, a massive scar was carved into the Demon’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more that happened, the more the enraged Demon began to wildly unleash his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die! All of you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he wrapped his body with his wings and flapped them, an authority too difficult to perceive with the naked eye spread out in all directions like a net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon’s authority, spread like a web, began slicing apart everything along its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danger…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly tried to move, but it turned out to be needless worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue magic circles engraved themselves onto the instructors’ bodies, and in an instant, they vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mass Teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Mabel’s magic evacuated the instructors outside the attack’s range, then summoned them once more near the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To chant and deploy large-scale spatial movement magic this quickly and use it strategically—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only marvel in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Demon’s face contorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, my eyes met the Demon’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me that bastard—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a powerful oppression pouring out from him bound my movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he planning to take me hostage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bang, his form appeared right in front of me in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a petty method unbefitting the name Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had already broken through his oppression once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It won’t work anymore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asura Divine Art began to push back the Demon’s authority restraining my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the boiling Infernal Flames wrapped around my arm, condensing into intense energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asura Divine Art (修羅神功)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asura Descent (修羅降神)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t interfere with the instructors’ battle when I already had nothing useful to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my hand, dyed red like heated iron, toward the bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pu-hwaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a violent explosion, the condensed power burst forth, forming a massive pillar of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kraaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an authority that carried, however faintly, the power of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking that head-on without the Power of Restoration, it had to sting quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the instructors did not miss that opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gigantic magic circle, incomparable to anything before, covered the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above it, a hundred swords began to form a massive current as if they were a single blade, and in Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s hand was a colossal sword formed through the condensation of sword aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to attack was Instructor Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the condensed sword aura, an energy like a gigantic club slammed down on the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over that, Instructor Mabel’s highest-tier flame-type magic, Prominence, unleashed at full power, was layered on top, and finally, a massive greatsword formed from the resonance of a hundred swords descended, wrapped in sword aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enormous explosion not only threw my vision into chaos but my body couldn’t withstand it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hastily drew up my authority and created a shield to block the aftermath of the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing could be seen through the thick smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Sword Empress combined several swords and spun them like a fan, pushing away the dense smoke that blanketed the area, and soon the figures of the instructors and the Demon came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon’s body was disintegrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at the instructors and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will remember you… When I return again, you will never know peace…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, the Sword Empress scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the time you revive, we’ll already be old and dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, the Sword Empress drove her beloved sword, Mirinae, into the Demon’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dry cracking sound, the Demon’s disintegrating body turned to ash and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his overwhelming first appearance, it was a rather disappointing exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that everything was finally over, my legs gave out and I collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…It really was sheer luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that the butterfly effect of me stealing the authority of the heart at the Academy would come back like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that, we would probably still be fighting against a Demon that recovered endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the end of that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining that dreadful conclusion sent a shiver through my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, multiple voices began to come through the name tag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the voices of my companions who had finally arrived at the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hey? What happened at the Academy?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seongwoo, can you hear me? You’re safe, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What kind of shameless thing is it to say what you want and then cut contact?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ears hurt from all the communications flooding in at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One at a time. My ears hurt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Everyone who went to capture Berid’s subordinates has arrived. We’re heading to where you are now. And you’re going to have to explain properly what happened.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, it might be a bit inconvenient for you to come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the instructors surrounding me as if to encircle me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were staring at me with a rather frightening presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dispelled the shield in my hand and spoke lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I ask you to pretend you didn’t see anything, will you let it slide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They answered with action instead of words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic circles formed in midair and bound my limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I had thought it would turn out like this ever since I saw the Devil Knight within Instructor Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I hadn’t expected to be subdued this forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, after all we’d been through together, wasn’t this a bit too harsh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Sword Empress’s blade was pointed at my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had quite high expectations for you, but you were a Demon after all. I’ll deal with you before your friends arrive. That seems like the best courtesy I can offer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it was brief, we fought together. Isn’t that a bit too cold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew how Demons were treated in the game, but experiencing it firsthand left a bad taste in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok, Instructor Mabel, even the Sword Empress—we had all built our own connections, yet the moment it was revealed that I was a Demon, they pointed their blades at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mouth tasted bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really, I hadn’t expected to exit the Academy like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all because of that damn Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Sword Empress asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any last words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you happen to have a cigarette? Even if I’m leaving, one last smoke should be fine, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re awfully relaxed for someone about to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course I was relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I knew I wasn’t going to die here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, whenever someone tried to kill Yoo Seongwoo or expose him as a Demon, the leaders of Pandemonium always showed up and whisked him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was probably no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a Demon being summoned, not only the Academy but even the outside was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Pandemonium didn’t know about the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I was buying time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Empress asked the other two instructors if they had any cigarettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok, holding the Heart of the Demon with his one remaining hand, shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Instructor Mabel, who had been looking at me with a cold expression, cautiously took something out of her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What emerged from her pocket was none other than a thick cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Mabel’s face reddened for no reason as she hastily made excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-this is something the School Nurse gave me, and it felt like a waste to throw it away…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time I checked, the School Nurse smoked the cheapest convenience store cigarettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an obvious lie, but I accepted it and put it in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Empress cut off the tip, and I lit it with Infernal Flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With thick smoke, a pungent tobacco smell spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because of that smoke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or because everyone had expended too much stamina in the previous battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t see another bastard targeting the Heart of the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puhk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cold sound of flesh tearing, a hole was punched through Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And another hand snatched away the Heart of the Demon that had been in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, everyone’s gaze turned that way, and I roared out the name of the bastard as my rage exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beriiiiid!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2204,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8e9a5d36d099ecfb49115e56802f647f0f228226468dcf141c2b94c7dedbc7e","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-62","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-61",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]