[{"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-32":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},1319751,1753,"Chapter 32","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Chapter 32\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Dan Chun-woo’s words I couldn’t believe my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel out of nowhere in this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo also looked flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ It was so sudden I was a bit startled. Had I done something wrong?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Done something wrong? You—did you sell your soul to a Demon?” Dan Chun-woo spat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed my forehead at Dan Chun-woo’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That runaway colt finally...!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had I felt déjà vu about Park Min-seo at first and yet not pressed him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because accusing someone—especially a fellow Academy cadet—of being a Demon was a tremendous discourtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroes had more things to mind than Villains or Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cause, justification, manners, etiquette, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely entering the Academy made cadets public figures much like celebrities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if he’d cared about that he wouldn’t have been in danger of being kicked out of his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine. Since it had come to this, Dan Chun-woo’s sudden action wasn’t all bad from my perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was curious about Park Min-seo’s true identity too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like getting something for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo’s calm face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way he could remain composed after being openly called a Demon like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ So… you’re saying I’m a Demon?” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ You’d know that better than anyone,” Dan Chun-woo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ I don’t know what you’re basing that on. Can you take responsibility for that claim?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I, who had a database of many Demons and devils through in-game experience and inherited memories, couldn’t be sure Park Min-seo was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dan Chun-woo suspected him only because of Min-seo’s sudden changes, that would have been an incredibly foolish choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dan Chun-woo I knew—wild and full of his own pride—was never stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he charged ahead without brakes like that, he must have been confident about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Responsibility? I hadn’t committed a crime. What should I be held responsible for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ How arrogant. You trust your family’s backing and act like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now the word family was like hitting his reverse scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment a fierce aura writhed from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly stepped between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Calm down, both of you. You know fighting between cadets in the Academy was strictly forbidden, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ It was a duel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ A duel and he’s already releasing an aura?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course he had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing an aura was tantamount to a declaration of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, calling someone a Demon in the first place had already been out of line, but directly releasing one’s aura meant “I will attack you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a fight started like this, Dan Chun-woo faced the worst case: expulsion from the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want that either, so I had to mediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really had no plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In situations like this I should have asked him why he suspected Min-seo and why he was so sure, and crushed him with logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment things escalated, even the sharpest logic of Dan Chun-woo would lose power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he hadn’t outright said “Demon,” it would have been easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was almost no option to turn back with Dan Chun-woo, who never bent on what he believed was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe we should stop here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Both of you calm down. You both seemed heated—let’s go back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ …You want me to let that insult pass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he scowled like he’d realized something and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Don’t tell me you were doubting me too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ I could tell you were upset. Don’t drag me into it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ So you were suspicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nervously swept his hair back, spun in place a few times, then glared at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Fine, a duel then. I don’t know why you think I’m a Demon, but let’s duel and see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Fine. Follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They certainly said duels were forbidden at the Academy. What idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed Dan Chun-woo’s wrist to stop him from heading to the duel ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at me, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ How unpleasant. Let go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ I told you. Duels not held under an instructor’s supervision were strictly forbidden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ I told you to let go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like he would shake my hand off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn’t allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I instead tugged his wrist and whispered in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ You plan to push him to the brink of death to check if he’s a Demon. Do you think your family will reward you for that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People said there was no proper method among people to search for Demons, but it wasn’t that there were no methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were merely inhumane, so they weren’t used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every living thing had an instinct to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as humans showed extraordinary strength when their lives were at risk, Demons were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons were beings who would give up others’ lives and even their own souls for their advancement and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, they enjoyed watching others die but could never stand watching their own lives end—hypocrites to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would throw everything off and fight desperately to survive the moment their lives were threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo intended to practice that on Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the power gap between them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo’s victory was obvious, so he must have thought it was worth doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Dan Chun-woo was convinced Park Min-seo was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have judged his actions as acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could you do about a young master who had lived an easy life? The world wasn’t that easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ Forget the aftermath—if Park Min-seo really was a Demon, did you think you could win?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ If I hadn’t been confident, I wouldn’t have proposed a duel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ No, if that guy was really a Demon, you would die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all Demons were the same; there were ranks even among Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That rank was generally determined by the strength and power of the demon one had contracted with—in short, it depended on how powerful one’s backing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, naturally born Demons were special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, when a human and a demon formed a contract, if the total amount of power consumed was 100, both sides would each bear 50. But in the case of a naturally born Demon, it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human didn’t offer any contract formation or sacrifice. Instead, they displayed a desire so powerful that it tempted a demon from the Demon Realm itself to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, the demon had to use its full power to manifest in the human world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if a demon could pierce through the barrier between dimensions and take the initiative to form a contract with a human of its choosing, that meant it was a high-ranking demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Park Min-seo transformed was during the Academy’s simulation class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there hadn’t been any sacrificial rituals or magical ceremonies beforehand, it was obvious that he was a naturally born Demon. And unfortunately, someone like Dan Chun-woo could never hope to win against that kind of opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those kinds of creatures could even fight on equal footing with mid- or high-ranked Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After I explained this, Dan Chun-woo’s face twisted, as if his pride had been wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not saying it’s bad to reveal his identity through a duel, but doing it now, without any preparation, is reckless. It’d be better to set things up properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Park Min-seo shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you two whispering about? Didn’t you say you wanted a duel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calm down too. I get that you’re angry from being insulted, but if you agree to a duel now, you’ll be disciplined as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how would you know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I know. I’m part of the Student Council.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he already forgotten that he was jealous of me for joining the Student Council?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past few days, I’d been trained on Council work—memorizing the school rules, handling administrative duties, and mediating disputes between cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I wanted to forget, I couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are you suggesting? I was called a Demon, and I should just go, ‘Ah, okay,’ and let it go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s schedule the duel for another day. You’re both probably exhausted from the Wave anyway. I’ll supervise the duel myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought a duel had to be overseen by an Instructor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I report it to the Instructor, it’s fine for a Student Council officer like me to preside. I don’t care how you two resolve your grudge—but you can’t afford to be disciplined, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps my words got through, because Park Min-seo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I guess you’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Glad you came around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten the insult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo glared at Dan Chun-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo didn’t flinch, calmly accepting his glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you please. It’s none of my concern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go first. I don’t want to keep looking at that shameless face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Park Min-seo turned and headed back to the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Dan Chun-woo’s gaze turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked... thoroughly dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look like you’ve got a lot to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your real motive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My motive? I just helped you avoid expulsion, didn’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not many people at the Academy know that I was expelled from my family. And yet you—you’re using me to uncover that guy’s identity, aren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my mouth at his confident accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I’d hidden my intentions well, but he’d seen right through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, he wasn’t stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like snake-like people such as you. Especially ones whose motives and identities I can’t read.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes grew wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it was only natural. Some stranger knew about his family circumstances and even offered help as if he knew his inner thoughts—of course he’d find that suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put him at ease, I greased my tongue a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like you don’t trust me. The reason I know about you is because I’m part of the Student Council.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One of the Council’s duties is to monitor and manage cadets who disturb the Academy’s order. And you happen to be one of those under watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression scrunched up in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know your own reputation better than anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t talk nonsense. You didn’t stop me from calling that guy a Demon or challenging him to a duel. Instead, you acted like you wanted me to provoke him. How do you explain that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he was aware that his own actions disturbed the peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s because of one of the Council’s hidden duties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hidden duties?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The detection and eradication of Demons. I also suspected Park Min-seo might have become one—and you just happened to press him at the right time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying to someone like him wouldn’t work anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the best approach was to tell the truth, edited to sound convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the truth I’d learned while playing as Dan Chun-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words, you’re using me to sniff out a Demon for free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s call it mutual benefit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to think for a moment, then nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disgusting and unpleasant as it is, I’ll go along with you this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good decision. So that means we’re a team now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A team is formed between equals. Just be grateful I’m even listening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied in that same arrogant tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tch. What an insolent guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… this was progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who never used to talk at all, even getting him to babble like this was a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to leave, but a sudden question made me stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me ask you one thing. Why are you so sure Park Min-seo is a Demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I wasn’t certain of Park Min-seo’s true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo, who had been about to walk away, turned to look at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me—you weren’t even sure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me as if I were pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, the way you’re looking at me right now is seriously hurting my pride, you know?\u003C\u002Fp>",2021,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","a12f321526a7fdc2908e969c0333a9ad748eae039e7957b6444b00833fe8cbcf","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-33","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-31",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]