[{"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-33":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},1319752,1753,"Chapter 33","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Chapter 33\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo, who looked at me with a pitiful gaze, opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me—you tried to help me without even being sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wouldn’t it be stranger if I was sure? There was nothing about him that showed any trace of being a Demon. Besides, you didn’t have much contact with Park Min-seo either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was me who had the most conflict with Park Min-seo. Dan Chun-woo had merely overlooked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, during the field training, he had gone off on his own first, so he probably hadn’t even seen Park Min-seo fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he had been strangely certain that Park Min-seo was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason I was sure that he was a Demon is simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said that, he suddenly drew his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he swung it toward empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, Dan Chun-woo began performing a sword dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t understand his actions, but I didn’t stop him— because the sight of his sword swinging through the air was simply too beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade was infinitely sharp and fierce, like a silent storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is what true swordsmanship looks like… It’s on a completely different level from just seeing it as an image in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time I had witnessed true ascended swordsmanship in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I silently watched his sword dance for a while, some of his movements began to stand out to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Movements that felt strangely familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer swings of the sword were wild and storm-like, yet the core remained firm and unshakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more I looked, the more I realized— this swordsmanship was different in essence from the one I knew Dan Chun-woo used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Park Min-seo’s swordsmanship, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me a moment to recognize it because he wasn’t fighting an opponent, merely demonstrating the forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was definitely the same sword technique Park Min-seo had used earlier against the half-human, half-bird creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It emphasized elegance and flow, pursuing refined efficiency and beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not completely blind, I see. Yes, this is the swordsmanship that he used.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Dan Chun-woo was born with a special bloodline, there was no way he could have mastered a sword style he’d only seen today— and to such a high degree at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from his sword dance just now, it seemed like he had trained in that style for quite a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Sword Emperor’s family library, there existed countless secret manuals of swordsmanship— so many that one could almost say every sword style in the world was gathered there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that swordsmanship is…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s one of the secret techniques housed in the Sword Emperor’s library. I trained in it briefly when I was a child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, I immediately noticed something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo had learned that swordsmanship from the Sword Emperor’s library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like Park Min-seo would have had no chance of obtaining a sword technique from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if, by some near-impossible chance, Park Min-seo had learned it, there was no way we wouldn’t have heard of his name before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where did Park Min-seo learn that swordsmanship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He wielded it with great proficiency. His understanding of it even seemed to surpass my own. However, his physical training and mana were weak, so he couldn’t unleash its full power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, not only did he master a high-level swordsmanship overnight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but his proficiency in it was higher than yours, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The decisive point is that the creator of this swordsmanship— was killed by a Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swordsmanship with a direct link to Demons… No wonder Dan Chun-woo was so convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our thoughts had been moving in different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had only been trying to find answers in Dan Chun-woo’s personality and actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this—this was something worth learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, as I lived in this world, I would surely encounter not only Park Min-seo, but various other Demons as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since my position was within the Student Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger they became, the more I’d have to deduce their identity as Demons through means beyond what the game had ever offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if, on top of that, I could uncover why Park Min-seo was different from other Demons…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then perhaps I could either save those who had turned into Demons— or overturn the very process that turned them in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, it would deliver a massive blow to Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there were those within Pandemonium who, like me, had been forcibly turned into Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I knew the reason, there was no point in holding Dan Chun-woo here any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words, Dan Chun-woo snorted and went into the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing him off, I took a short walk to get some air before returning to my room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I roughly took off my clothes and threw myself onto the bed, a voice echoed in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Husband, you look tired. Are you okay?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Lia. I forgot you were there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been so quiet that I’d momentarily forgotten her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been awfully silent for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I used up some of the Heart’s mana, so I got tired and fell asleep.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had used a bit of mana from the Homunculus Core during the earlier fight to test its performance— perhaps that had affected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, converting mana directly into Infernal Flame to breathe out that Dragon Breath consumed a tremendous amount of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Homunculus Core, I wouldn’t have even been able to attempt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was lost in thought, Lia spoke again with a questioning tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But husband, why didn’t you summon that armor and weapon during the fight? If you had, you could have killed those monsters on your own.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right. Lia didn’t know about my current situation in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we’d be working together from now on, I supposed she should know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a bit of a long and boring story. Do you still want to hear it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Husband knows everything about me, but I know nothing about you. Shouldn’t a partner know everything about her husband?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a hint of sadness in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a twinge of guilt, realizing how thoughtless I’d been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Lia’s perspective, someone had suddenly appeared, told her to leave the world with him, yet never revealed a single thing about himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was practically no different from a kidnapper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I slowly began telling Lia about my past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I couldn’t mention that I had possessed a game character, so I mixed truth and falsehood, basing it on the memories I’d inherited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That I was the vessel of the Lord of the Archdemons, and that I was the leader of Pandemonium—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that I was secretly working to sabotage Pandemonium’s plans from the inside to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that long yet short story came to an end, Lia remained silent for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it been too heavy for someone like her, who had only just escaped to find freedom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had endured oppression for so long, and now that she had finally gained freedom, perhaps this story felt like being dragged back into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after a long silence, I heard Lia’s voice again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, her voice trembled slightly, tinged with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How… how can you speak of your own story so calmly? Hearing it hurts my heart so much…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were completely unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t imagined I’d be pitied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The current husband seems to be denying his own past.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denying myself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suddenly thought I understood why Lia felt that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I had told her “my” story, those weren’t truly my memories, nor were they experiences I had lived through— so I must have unconsciously kept a certain distance while describing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s not like I could suddenly act as if I was that person and get emotional over a past that wasn’t mine either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been hard enough to mix truth and lies on the spot and make it sound convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I had inherited those memories, the real owner of this body and I were two completely different beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So pitiful…….]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Lia, who had lived such a pure and innocent life within the world of those memories, even that story must have been too shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sobbing for a while, Lia suddenly shouted as if she had made up her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just as my husband saved me, I’ll save my husband too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, th-thanks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, after finishing my classes at the Academy, I headed to the Student Council room with Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Yoo Iseo and Seo Da-hee were waiting for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Ha Yoon—no, Berid—was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was probably busy preparing for Seo Da-hee’s assassination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that wasn’t the explanation he’d given to the Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee greeted me brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! You’re here! I was just waiting for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were waiting for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah! I heard about your incredible performance yesterday!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said that while showing me an article on her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a report about what had happened yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A C-rank Spatial Crack had caused a Wave, and three Academy cadets had arrived first on the scene and bravely fought against the monsters, preventing any casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I specifically asked for my real name to be left out. How did you even find out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really think the Student Council officers wouldn’t know about something one of our own cadets did?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I didn’t think about that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I actually did know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the whole reason I had helped in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, it seemed my goal had been achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee ruffled my hair, calling me praiseworthy, while Yoo Iseo—who rarely showed emotion—seemed to let the corners of her lips lift ever so slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo, who had been working at the president’s desk, spoke without taking her eyes off the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attacking a C-rank Wave with only three people was reckless. You’re lucky to have returned uninjured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, it was commendable that you prevented any casualties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee smiled at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was like a child who had found a fascinating new toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsundere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Seo Da-hee’s teasing, Yoo Iseo flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were the happiest one when you heard the news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Seo Da-hee’s teasing tone, Yoo Iseo didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her normally expressionless cheeks carried a faint blush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Seo Da-hee patted my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Iseo’s just bad at expressing herself. You’ll understand, right, Sung-woo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I talked with Seo Da-hee, Park Siwoo finally caught up to the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the one mentioned in that article today was you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And yet, when I was talking about it nonstop right next to you, you just pretended you didn’t know anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the article had already spread throughout the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors were circulating about which cadet had stopped the Spatial Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his well-known meddlesome nature and competence, the prime suspect had been none other than Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he’d been bombarded all day with questions asking if he was the cadet in the article.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, I’d just kept quiet because I didn’t want to deal with the hassle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smacked me lightly on the arm with his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You traitor! I should’ve known from the way you were smirking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Park Siwoo and I were fooling around, Yoo Iseo, having finished her paperwork, stopped us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All right, that’s enough. Focus for a moment—today’s topic is important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her serious tone, we took our seats around the conference table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights in the Student Council room dimmed, and a hologram appeared beside Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretive atmosphere almost made it feel like we were part of some clandestine organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, no—not almost. I actually belonged to a secret organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the important topic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Normally, I would have taken more time to train you before assigning missions, but after reading today’s article, I’ve changed my mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said that, she manipulated the hologram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A picture of a person appeared in the air, along with their information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You remember the Student Council’s hidden mission, right? This is related to that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. We’ve successfully identified a Demon hiding within the Academy. The vice president deserves most of the credit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the credit went to the vice president, huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately sensed that this Demon was tied to Seo Da-hee’s assassination attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that it had reached the level of an official Student Council mission… meant that Berid’s preparations were complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing I had hurried to prepare my heart for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo continued her explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The person you see in this hologram is the one exposed as a Demon. He works as a security guard at the Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That man…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo’s voice trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a mix of shock and disbelief in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you recognize him? He’s the guy who greets us every morning at the front gate when we come to school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Park Siwoo’s words, I remembered who the man was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a kind-looking middle-aged guard who always greeted cadets politely when they entered, sometimes even handing out red ginseng candies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo, still shocked, turned to Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you sure that guard is a Demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. We’ve already gathered all the evidence and confirmed the circumstances. The only thing left is his elimination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haah……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covering his face with one hand, he let out a long sigh— a sigh filled with mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Park Siwoo’s turmoil, Yoo Iseo spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I asked during your interview, remember? Even if your friend or family turned out to be a Demon, could you raise your sword against them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the nature of our work in the Student Council. Sometimes, we have to draw our blades against friends—or even teachers. You all joined knowing this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee gently patted Park Siwoo’s back to comfort him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo’s cold voice followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suppose it’s still too much for you to handle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes then shifted to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t avoid her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem unfazed, Sung-woo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was prepared for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, Cadet Yoo Sung-woo and Secretary Seo Da-hee—this task will be yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee quietly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, naturally, it was decided that she and I would take care of the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Yoo Iseo herself didn’t intend to move directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even this much was part of Berid’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo, after learning the Demon’s identity, looked mentally shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed I’d been mistaken— Berid’s plan wasn’t just ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already in motion.\u003C\u002Fp>",2474,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","e973e8f55e732d4e4fe9494d577fc1233ffeb8e7b07edc13873eff097ec02259","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-34","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-32",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]