[{"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-127":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},1319820,1753,"Chapter 127","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-127",127,"\u003Cp>Chapter 127\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way to the Observatory, Chun Ga-eun asked Helena,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why are you trying to find him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that question, Helena couldn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she didn’t know the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why am I trying to find him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he stole the Star of Art?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to vent her anger at being deceived and manipulated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just felt that if she didn’t at least see his face, she wouldn’t know how to resolve these emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally, that man appeared before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the beautiful artificial night sky, with golden eyes shining like the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him again after so long, he didn’t look much different from a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Helena’s feelings upon seeing him again were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much she wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much she wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of those words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid that all the time and memories they had shared meant less than scraps of paper to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid that the Yoo Sung-woo she knew was all a lie—and that he was truly a Demon she despised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as stagnant water rots, emotions are the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Helena’s stagnant emotions had already rotted, eating away at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the dragon she had suppressed began to stir, and her pupils split vertically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grrrrrr…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s power she had barely kept restrained began to spiral out of control along with her surging emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a beast-like roar—something no human could make—burst from her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Yoo Sung-woo’s expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t grasp the exact reason, but he could tell that Helena was about to go berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sight he had already seen several times—in the game and here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seongwoo’s gaze shifted to Chun Ga-eun, who stood beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, she stepped back as if she found the situation interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Seongwoo frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell is going on all of a sudden?! Why are Helena and that woman even here?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just returned after clearing the dungeon, yet the two of them appeared as if they had been waiting—and Helena immediately began to lose control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to calmly analyze the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to act immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Helena’s body had already begun to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver scales resembling her hair began to grow unevenly across her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a crude imitation of her father, Oliver Raiders’, half-human half-dragon transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Seongwoo swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that her power had grown far stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Instructor Chun Ga-eun… she has no intention of stepping in at all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Seongwoo was more wary of Chun Ga-eun, who was watching idly, than of Helena herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere Instructor was just standing by while her own student was going berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t read her intentions at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking his tongue lightly, Seongwoo looked back at Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her incomplete half-dragon form, tears clung pitifully to her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, an inexplicable sense of guilt rose within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he could clearly feel that she was suffering like this because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I thought she was doing fine… attending the Academy without issues.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had only been his wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena had been slowly withering away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Helena’s figure vanished from before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though incomplete, her half-dragon body possessed terrifying physical abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her claws, which had grown in an instant, slashed toward Seongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a troubled expression, Yoo Sung-woo swung his fist and blocked her attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Seongwoo, subduing Helena wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much stronger she had become, the gap between them had been clear since a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Yoo Sung-woo’s growth defied common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even for him, it was difficult to subdue her without injuring her as she rampaged like she was burning herself alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind began to spin rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Helena charged at him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“GRAAAAH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful Dragon Fear swept through the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force that oppressed all lower beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her power didn’t affect anyone here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, Seongwoo used it as an opportunity, slipping behind her and grabbing her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to restrain her movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KRAAAAH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She roared wildly, struggling to shake him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as she lashed out, she couldn’t leave so much as a scratch on Seongwoo, whose body was enhanced by Mighty Strength and the Power of Restoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the more she struggled, the more injuries appeared on her own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Seongwoo’s expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, it looked as if Helena was harming herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a scene flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the game, Oliver Raiders had calmed a berserk Helena by sacrificing himself—enduring all her attacks until she was exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he endured her attacks until she collapsed, he could subdue her without harming her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Seongwoo acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released the arms restraining her and accepted her attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her claws and fangs tore into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Seongwoo didn’t let out a single groan and endured it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew that every attack directed at him was her pent-up emotions, resentment, and questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wounds formed and healed repeatedly across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sight that would make anyone watching wince, yet Chun Ga-eun’s eyes gleamed with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the Observatory’s simulation hall was soaked in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still, Seongwoo continued to endure Helena’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if comforting her, he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let it all out. Everything…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena looked utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Dragon Eyes had dimmed, and the hand that had been swinging her claws slowed to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, her body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seongwoo carefully caught her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Haah… this is exhausting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t his body that was tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it felt like his mind was being worn down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as he endured her attacks, he had felt all of her emotions and pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even as she attacked me… she was crying endlessly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, fortunately, in the final moment, her face looked much more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Chun Ga-eun, who had been watching everything, approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chun Ga-eun’s eyes gleamed as she observed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, well?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s berserk state had been something even Chun Ga-eun hadn’t expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had intended to subdue her immediately—but then she saw Seongwoo’s actions and stopped, choosing to watch instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s rampage was clearly an opportunity for Yoo Sung-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opportunity to escape while she dealt with Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Yoo Sung-woo possessed the ability to escape even from Chun Ga-eun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression on his face as he looked at Helena wasn’t that of a Demon plotting evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was anxiety, worry, regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he even sacrificed himself to avoid harming Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Self-sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A choice no ordinary Demon would ever make.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he chose to sacrifice himself for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though subduing her would mean being captured by Chun Ga-eun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that strengthened one of Chun Ga-eun’s suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she hadn’t come to eliminate Yoo Sung-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come to talk to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she knew that it was Yoo Sung-woo who had saved her close friend, Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hadn’t been hard to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more than a few who had witnessed him restoring Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment, Chun Ga-eun had grown curious and doubtful about Yoo Sung-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a leader of Pandemonium—yet he saved Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was clearly an act of betrayal against Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Chun Ga-eun used her information network to uncover everything about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had borrowed the power of Yeonhwa, a classified government intelligence unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something only she—formerly the captain of Shadow of the Rapid Response Unit—could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she discovered was unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been secretly building his own faction and interfering with Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proof was Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tragic cadet who had been known as the Student Council’s secretary and presumed dead at the hands of a Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she had returned alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee denied any connection to the Devil Knight and claimed Yoo Iseo had saved her, but Chun Ga-eun knew that was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A traitor to Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after seeing the reports, it had been hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pandemonium’s Demons were fanatical and insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, she saw it with her own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Sung-woo sacrificing himself for Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, she had no choice but to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chun Ga-eun approached Seongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while carefully holding Helena, he didn’t lower his guard against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite enduring Helena’s attacks, not a single wound remained on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the blood soaking the floor testified to what had just occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chun Ga-eun removed her coat and tossed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes had been torn to shreds from Helena’s attacks, leaving nothing to cover himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your body seems to be getting better and better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seongwoo frowned at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear display of irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you planning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such short speech. I was your Instructor, even if only briefly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t change the subject. You stood by while your student went berserk. With your strength, you could’ve easily dealt with me. Did you use her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t been her intention, but in a way, it could be called that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was also respect for Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen the tangled emotions Helena held toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chun Ga-eun took out a cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistaking it for an attack, Seongwoo released a powerful aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lighting the cigarette, she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry for standing by while Helena lost control. But I needed to confirm something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Whether you still possess a human heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhaling smoke, Chun Ga-eun met his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden eyes as clear and blazing as the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke her true feelings to Yoo Sung-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for saving my friend. And I respect the effort you’ve made, struggling in the shadows to protect the Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Sung-woo’s eyes trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she spoke indirectly, her words pierced straight through his betrayal of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few knew that he had betrayed Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had hidden it thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even regarding the hellification of the Academy, even the Instructors who fought the Demons didn’t know the full truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not something you need to know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her indifferent reply, Seongwoo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, Chun Ga-eun seemed quite intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she extended her hand toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any intention of breaking free from Pandemonium’s suffocating shackles? I want to give you a proper opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1756,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","6da95602cce83d727ff057c4c71e7505de85ec64f63e65d497337a03fd4d5535","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-75","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-74",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]