[{"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-41":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},1319760,1753,"Chapter 41","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Chapter 41\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth in front of Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A rat had come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps of the one who had his back to me stopped, thunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a faint tremor could be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of him looking more intact than I had expected, I quietly clicked my tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ended up only trembling when facing a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally someone would at least piss themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons emitted an energy commonly called magi or demonic energy, and that magi came with a built-in debuff that gnawed away at the opponent’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that regard, Park Siwoo’s mental strength was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he wasn’t fully matured yet, he was a Playable Character after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly turned his head and faced me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled as if overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment he inspected me, then his gaze went to my left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened and he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my hand I held a dummy made from a 【Dark Relic】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least I had to avoid having my identity suspected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yoo Sung-woo who had called him, and with only the Devil Knight — a Demon — there, wouldn’t it look like Yoo Sung-woo had lured Park Siwoo here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted as he glared at me with a murderous look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course I also knew that revealing a Demon’s form at the Academy was not a wise choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one upcoming event forced me into doing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In , when Seo Da-hee died, the Playable Character Park Siwoo’s mind also collapsed and he couldn’t pull himself together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an event that snapped Park Siwoo back to his senses: the field trip event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, encountering a Demon for the first time, Siwoo would be pushed into crisis and awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, as always, the difficulty of Become a Hero was miserably brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I, who prided myself as a veteran of Become a Hero, had died many times in that event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With most events being rushed forward and turned into higher difficulty, the probability that Park Siwoo would safely get through the crisis was very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lia, without any special precursor, had experienced a random encounter event and proceeded through a story I’d never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to minimize variables as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why I planned to let him gain experience with Demons in advance, to raise his clear rate for the event that would happen later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted the dummy in my hand and held it out in front of Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dummy sagged and dangled like a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this trash your friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you do to Seongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m cleaning up. I’m dealing with prey I hadn’t finished disposing of. Now that you’ve seen this, you won’t have long to live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed as if he had realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, magical power rose around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be… you’re the Demon that harmed Senior Da-hee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the name well, but someone did get killed a few days ago. Are you talking about that woman who fought to protect this trash?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The provocation hit home easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry, Park Siwoo shouted and lunged at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist wrapped in faint starlight poured toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lightly deflected Park Siwoo’s punch, slipped into his guard, and struck his solar plexus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a choking sound, Park Siwoo rolled on the floor in a pathetic mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh escaped me at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he went to the field trip like that, Park Siwoo would be one hundred percent dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt even more certain that choosing this was the right call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo was a good student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kind, good grades, and he handled practical work excellently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had exceptional talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one strike just now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clumsy, but traces of the Asura Divine Art lingered in his footwork and the way he used his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have followed it unconsciously, knowing that academy training in hand-to-hand wouldn’t suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was only at a cadet level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To overcome the crisis ahead, he had to go beyond a student level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I had thought to give him a little help to break out of that student tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What separated a student from a pro was experience, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heart hot, head cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage could be a good source to briefly raise strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one must not be swept away by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looking at your pathetic skill makes my eyes feel dirty. Shall I freshen myself up a bit? Even if I kill you, I might as well give you a lesson as a parting gift on the road to the afterlife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough. Are you mocking me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you finally get it? It’s a small hobby of mine. Teaching the lacking ones like you. For a so-called hero to be taught by a villain — there’s no greater humiliation. Keep that shame close and come at me. Who knows? As your teacher I might grow fond of you and spare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crawling like an insect, Park Siwoo struggled to get to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bloodshot and he looked like a fiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed in fury and charged at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps my provocation had paid off, because I no longer sensed the scent of fear from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you completely incapable of learning? Your crude hand-to-hand couldn’t even scratch my armor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, he emitted a flash from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starlight’s magic detonated and obscured my vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White washed over my sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled inside my helm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really did learn fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was probably trying to buy time by clouding vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a bad choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But would he be able to find the right answer from here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As sight returned after the blinding burst, I scanned the surroundings and saw Park Siwoo clinging to the Hero statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew the statue’s sword and hurled it at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a harsh cracking sound the blade flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was more like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of recklessly rushing in, he started to use the terrain and objects around him to harass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was beginning to use strategy bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I dodged his attack, Park Siwoo pulled the spear that had been attached to the other hand of the Hero statue and charged at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flash of light he reached me in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear strike was on a completely different level compared to the clumsy punches from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear, imbued with the power of the stars, turned into a streak of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight burst apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, a curse escaped from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son of a—damn it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because the spear, gleaming with a sharp bluish light, had stopped right in front of my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power behind it was impressive, but it was far too straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held the spear still with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a rookie, not bad. But that’s all you are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have grown this much in such a short time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really was talented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still lacking when it came to fighting a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to be able to strike where the Demons least expected…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the starlight on the tip of Park Siwoo’s spear began to intensify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rough explosion, the spearhead detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic of starlight erupted violently, throwing my body back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, I didn’t see that one coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the armor made from a 【Dark Relic】, I wasn’t damaged, but his application was impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, this kind of improvisation could appear in the game too, but only later in the scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he learning faster than I’d thought?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of Park Siwoo, the Playable Character with the highest growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soot formed faintly on my helm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, the explosion hadn’t been to deal damage but rather a makeshift move to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such unorthodox tactics might work against low or mid-ranked Demons, but against higher-ranked ones—or someone like me—they were mere tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, was there no method?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there weren’t, I wouldn’t have appeared before Park Siwoo in the form of the Devil Knight in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I released my restraints and drew out my full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent demonic energy burst forth, engulfing the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve grown tired of this. Brat, playtime’s over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like before—no longer the intangible energy that gnawed at the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark aura, as if blackness had been sprinkled with golden dust, erupted outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo’s face turned pale at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had endured the intangible magi, but the pressure of its materialized form seemed too much; he sank to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The materialized magi instantly swallowed the area, staining everything black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from somewhere, a brilliant light erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that radiance, incomparable even to Park Siwoo’s starlight, the magi that had filled the air shrank back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light—instinctively repelled by the magi, as if a predator had appeared—made every hair on my body stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unpleasant shock crawled up my spine and spread through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my gaze toward the source of the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one emitting it was none other than the Hero statue atop the fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, the Hidden Piece sleeping within the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hero enshrined in that statue was the Academy’s founder—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Hyun-joong, who had once surpassed the Sword Emperor and was called the strongest Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was the core reason I had called Park Siwoo here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue that radiated light turned its head with a heavy, grinding sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『I sense it… an evil presence…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue’s gaze met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A numbing pressure swept through the area as a massive aura surged from the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That statue was a Guardian—one imbued with Baek Hyun-joong’s power to defend against a possible Demon invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it extended its hand, the spear and sword that originally belonged to it returned to their master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, weapons that shone with a light similar to the statue’s began to change shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear that had exploded from Park Siwoo’s attack was restored,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the sword that had bent from being thrown straightened, glowing brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, both weapons regained their original forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the figure pointing those restored weapons at me came a voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Wicked being tainted by evil, I shall erase you from this place.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was nothing more than a lingering will, the aura radiating from it was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It raised its sword and drove it into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『This place is my holy ground. I am the judge who punishes the wicked. Evil and corrupted ones, fear the light.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As its incantation ended, a magic circle spread across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the entire world turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, I didn’t see this coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, things had gone well, in a sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I provoked Park Siwoo, stimulating his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, through my magi, I awakened the Hidden Piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden Piece meets Awakened Park Siwoo—happy ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had gone perfectly… except for one thing I hadn’t anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guardian was much stronger than I’d expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were the Demons getting stronger—our side was being buffed too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This white subspace, cut off from the world, made my body feel heavy, as if weighed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the power of the Demon’s Authority was strangely subdued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly felt like meeting a natural enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now… this might be the most dangerous situation I’d faced since entering the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1918,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","005956e02a7ca21ad9deeaae5d7d1e99df0f3da494727d71cade9a218b9c5953","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-42","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-40",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]