[{"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-128":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},1319822,1753,"Chapter 128","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-128",128,"\u003Cp>Chapter 128\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena blinked as she regained consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the soft sensation of a blanket, a faint medicinal smell lingered in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With messy hair, Helena slowly sat up from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This place is…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Academy’s Infirmary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why am I here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena began to retrace her memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had headed to the Observatory with Instructor Chun Ga-eun to find Yoo Sung-woo—and met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lost control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, her memory was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing she vaguely remembered was collapsing into his arms after exhausting all her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless questions began to fill her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What happened to him? Was he captured?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blamed herself for losing control and being unable to restrain her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were so many things she wanted to hear, and so many things she needed to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had been consumed by fear at the thought of facing him—and couldn’t do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she had only caused trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But why do I feel so refreshed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a house that hadn’t been cleaned for a long time had finally been thoroughly tidied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she couldn’t remember it, perhaps she had faced the truth she both wanted to know and feared the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she had feared most was the possibility that the person she thought of as a friend had been using and deceiving her behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the curtain of the hospital room was pulled aside, and someone entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Helena? You’re awake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo approached with a smile, holding what looked like fresh fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you feeling okay? When Instructor Chun Ga-eun carried you into the Infirmary, I was really worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Instructor Chun Ga-eun brought me here? What about him? What happened to him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo quickly realized who she meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You met Seongwoo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened after you left with Instructor Chun Ga-eun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his question, Helena hesitated for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, had once firmly trusted Yoo Sung-woo—just like she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, in some ways, their bond had been even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You deserve to know what happened too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena told him what had happened with Seongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… you met him, your power went out of control, and after that, you don’t remember anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, even if she wanted to explain more, there wasn’t much she could say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Chun Ga-eun knew the full story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the more reason she needed to meet her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Park Siwoo spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward silence fell between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the small incident during lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Helena was the one who spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Park Siwoo, are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were closer to him than I was. Weren’t you troubled when you found out he’s a Demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Park Siwoo’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected to hear that from Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with that expression?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just didn’t expect you to ask about Seongwoo first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since learning that Yoo Sung-woo was the Devil Knight, Helena had grown sensitive and cold—pushing others away and even creating conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see her change so suddenly was surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile formed on Park Siwoo’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It feels like I’m finally seeing the old Helena again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? No, no. I’ll tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Park Siwoo recalled that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had he felt when he found out Yoo Sung-woo was the Devil Knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, I was shocked. But I don’t think I felt anything that strong. Everything was too chaotic back then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes briefly, he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok dying with a hole in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white mannequin-like monster approaching to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helplessness of being unable to do anything in front of an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had felt like a terrible nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in that chaos, one thing remained clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Sung-woo desperately trying to save Kang Jae-seok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Seongwoo standing in front of the Drake-transformed monster, trying to block its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seongwoo is definitely a Demon. But I’m not sure that means he betrayed us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words gave her much to think about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe I was too consumed by my emotions to see the truth.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had fixated only on the fact that Yoo Sung-woo was a Demon—and hated him for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Park Siwoo was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of hating him, he chose to believe in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really are something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Am I? Haha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Embarrassed, Park Siwoo scratched his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Helena felt an inexplicable sense of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as silence began to settle again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chun Ga-eun returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, you’re awake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Instructor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression didn’t look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong smell of cigarette smoke clung to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had been chain-smoking somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Instructor! Then…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t ask that question. I’m not going to answer it anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know what I was going to ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re obviously going to ask what happened to that brat Yoo Sung-woo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Helena shut her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you capture him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not something you kids need to know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, Chun Ga-eun took out a lollipop and crunched it loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clearly irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she recalled what had happened with Seongwoo, her expression twisted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Tch, that bold bastard. The more I think about it, the more it feels like I got played.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After safely leaving the Academy, I walked down the road with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was satisfied with what I had gained from this visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get straight to the point—I rejected Chun Ga-eun’s proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had offered me freedom in exchange for acting as a double agent between Pandemonium and the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why reject an alliance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Chun Ga-eun alone didn’t have the power to pull me out of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were an ordinary Demon, maybe—but I was a resource Pandemonium absolutely needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, in her proposal, she held the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had my own plans, and without control, it could become a variable—or even a hindrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those reasons, I refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She made quite a funny face when I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I didn’t just reject her outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A top-tier Hero like her was an excellent deterrent against Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead, I made a proposal of my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An offer she couldn’t refuse—and one that would give me the initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mutually beneficial cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terms were simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In exchange for restoring Instructor Kang Jae-seok from his coma, I would gain the right to make three requests of Chun Ga-eun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were requests, she could refuse depending on the nature of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to hesitate—but eventually accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I immediately made my first request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she become the guardian of No. 66 when she escaped two months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After escaping and arriving at the Academy, No. 66 would face a harsh reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cadets would look at her with prejudice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilds and factions would try to exploit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Chun Ga-eun backing her, no one would dare touch her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the ancient characters engraved on my wrist like a bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proof of the contract between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personally, I quite liked the design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stretching my stiff body, I sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After continuous battles and mental strain, I desperately needed rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times like this, soaking in a hot bath at a sauna would be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was just wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I had made a contract, I had obligations too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technically, I should fulfill my three requests first before treating Kang Jae-seok…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was that really necessary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok was a major force—and a pillar of morale for the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he recovered, the Academy would regain some vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I headed toward the hospital where he was admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Chun Ga-eun couldn’t follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to tightened security, even Instructors couldn’t leave the Academy freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the hospital wasn’t far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the largest hospital in the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place looked more like a luxury hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While there were ordinary patients, most of the main clientele were wealthy and successful Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately applied for a visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I came under Chun Ga-eun’s request, there was no need to bypass heavy security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, once they learned I was endorsed by her, the staff treated me with great respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going through several procedures, I finally entered Kang Jae-seok’s hospital room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was large, with a single bed placed in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though luxurious, it felt lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jae-seok lay there like a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ventilator covered his mouth, and wires were attached to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep— Beep—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monitor pulsed steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at his empty arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he lost in the battle against the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling up my sleeve, I removed his ventilator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treating him was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in a coma for some unknown reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solution was straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Power of Restoration—Demonic Authority that returned the body to its optimal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using it made treatment easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I created a small dagger with the Dark Relic and cut my palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After absorbing the Heart of the Demon, the Power of Restoration was no longer limited to myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its performance had increased tremendously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had confirmed that during training with the Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not something I wanted to remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood welled up from my palm—then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Power of Restoration instantly healed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out and let my blood drip into Kang Jae-seok’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, blood was the best medium for using the Power of Restoration on others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drop by drop, it moistened his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time to wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A month of rest was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were many waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a blue message appeared before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Heart of the Demon acknowledges the blood offering.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Would you like to make ‘Kang Jae-seok’ your servant?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Kang Jae-seok’ possesses great power. Probability of failure is high.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Upon success, ‘Kang Jae-seok’ will become bound.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Y \u002F N】\u003C\u002Fp>",1687,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","f59e180b399b87bfa10c2e5af315db5cbe7d3d4821afe57e20cb95675e8dde8f","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-76","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-75",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]