[{"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-49":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},1319768,1753,"Chapter 49","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>Chapter 49\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while, Leader?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, memories buried deep within the inherited consciousness began to flow in—ones I hadn’t even known existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless children trapped in the loneliness of an orphanage, and training that bordered on torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a single child who didn’t cry every day there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they had shed so many tears that none were left to fall, blood began to flow from their eyes instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had gathered orphans to create strong Demons—subjecting them to murderous training and human experimentation. And the children who survived came together and became a family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the center of that family stood ‘me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gathered the children, trained them to survive, tended to their wounds, and comforted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, they were brothers, teachers, rivals—and above all, family to one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile so twisted it looked like she might cry, she asked me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I unconsciously nodded to her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t tell whether the one nodding was me—or the ‘him’ within the memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps I did it because I was conscious of the gazes around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Student Council room, which had been lively with chatter moments ago, had fallen completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of countless eyes pricked at my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to break that silence was Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me for interrupting your touching reunion, but... do you two know each other?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glimmered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing his gaze, Joo Sarang replied curtly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not something the Vice President needs to concern himself with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in her tone compared to how she’d spoken to me earlier was so stark that I almost thought she had become a different person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her cold response, Berid’s eyebrow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze shifted to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look demanding explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re from the same orphanage. We got separated when she was moved to another one when we were seven. I didn’t expect to see her again like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The same orphanage, huh... I’ve heard of such coincidences happening. A strange twist of fate indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded as if he understood, yet at the same time, a telepathic message reached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let’s have a word after work is done.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ‘word,’ huh? More like a pointless interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, we returned to work, dividing tasks according to each department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more executives added to the Student Council, the pace of progress quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things that would have taken three people an entire day were handled in a matter of moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t wrong to say they were all highly capable—there wasn’t a single flaw to point out in their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So Berid really did gather only the best of the best.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Documents that once seemed endless were cleared within hours, and discussions about the Academy’s future development followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, on the surface they sounded promising—but in truth, every single one of them had the potential to create cracks within the Academy’s foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the work was done and everyone else had left, three people remained in the Student Council room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me, Joo Sarang, and Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating silence filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid looked at Joo Sarang, irritation clearly written on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t recall asking you to stay. Why are you still here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not waiting for you—I’m waiting for Seongwoo. So don’t mind me. You’re being unpleasant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid scowled, visibly displeased, and his tone turned threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how favored you may be by your superior, here, I am still your superior officer. How far do you think I’ll tolerate your insubordination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy wave of magical power spread through the Student Council room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suffocating pressure made Joo Sarang gasp, her breath becoming ragged in discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyes did not falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red gleam began to flicker within her pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those eyes… how insolent. It seems you’re in need of discipline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, a massive magic circle began to form beneath our feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could tell what kind it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrier spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seriously intending to fight here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he insane—to start something like this in the middle of the Academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t understand why he hated Joo Sarang this much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling that she was in danger, I drew my sword from the darkness and thrust it into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light burst forth, constructing a virtual space that trapped everyone in a white void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword I used was the Barrier Sword I had taken from the Guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid’s gaze turned sharply toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this unpleasant space…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough. I don’t know why you’re so worked up, but this is going too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter who you are, you should at least know the hierarchy among Demons. This isn’t something that can just be overlooked. It’s not an issue you should be interfering with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid’s face contorted into something resembling a wrathful god as he shouted at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic infused with his emotions spread outward like rippling waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, he had always been this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He liked to act gentlemanly, pretend to be polite, hiding behind layers of masks—but the moment his authority or rights were challenged, he would throw those masks aside and become violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had shown a similar side when I first tried to join the Student Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he seemed even more agitated now than he was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, I was a troublesome opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Joo Sarang—she was someone clearly beneath him in status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that was why his anger was so quick to flare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it about time I intervened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While our ranks were roughly equal, when it came purely to power, Berid had the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this as well, which was why—even while pretending to be respectful—there was always that faint trace of condescension in his attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only when it came to raw strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew everything about him—his attack patterns, his strategies, his weaknesses—while he knew nothing about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it seemed fitting to show him that I wasn’t someone he could so easily look down on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drew upon my energy and invoked the Power of the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if pleased to be called upon after so long, the abundant demonic energy wrapped around my body, filling me with a sense of omnipotence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black magic enveloped me, forming into a dark suit of armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time since the Guardian incident that I had used the Demon’s Power, and this time, controlling it was far easier—its output and efficiency had both greatly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. With this much, it looks like I can fight properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I manifested the newly acquired power—Levatein—and aimed it toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jet-black blade began to glow red, soon turning crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat alone was enough to make the air waver as the blade growled ferociously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a new power, formed by intertwining two abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as two powers had merged, the strength contained within was nothing ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the energy imbued in my sword, Berid’s gaze locked onto Levatein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sword…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep treating me like this, I won’t hold back either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the magic surrounding his body dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attention that had been fixed on Joo Sarang now turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So you had a trump card hidden away. As expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the very least, I’ll make sure to sever one of your limbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a slow, deep breath, Berid lowered his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First of all, my apologies. It seems I acted rudely in the heat of the moment. I ask for your understanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He apologized calmly, as if the outburst just moments ago had been a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that brief release of my power had been warning enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should keep him in check for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though knowing how cautious he was, he’d likely come up with a more intricate plan next time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he did, it would still fall within my expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, freedom in the present mattered more than any future threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the show of power just now would serve as a kind of insurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if things went wrong later, he wouldn’t be able to pin the blame on me so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were to bluntly say, “You’ve got a problem with me? Then let’s settle it here,” what could he do about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By keeping some distance between us, I could sever any future ties to whatever schemes he might be planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, as the situation calmed, we were finally able to converse on equal footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the clash of wills between Berid and Seongwoo ended, Joo Sarang, having been told to leave, exited the Student Council room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled the moment Seongwoo had stepped in to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a face she hadn’t seen in so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, he had been family, a brother, someone she could rely on more than anyone—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one she had thought she would never see again was now standing before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had fought for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just that alone made her chest swell with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought she had lost everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family, her friends, her comrades—all gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was still something she hadn’t lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joo Sarang remembered the first day she met him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day she entered the Nest after losing her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her first day there, they had locked all the children in one room—and released a Monster inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a Goblin, an F-rank Monster at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to a five-year-old girl, it was an impossible foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons littered the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no five-year-old could think of picking one up and fighting a Monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was the Goblin wielding a weapon, threatening the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joo Sarang remembered that moment vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Goblin, holding a long, sharp dagger, drooling filth, and smiling wickedly, crept toward her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy had driven that same dagger through the Goblin’s skull, saving her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the chaos of blood and despair, the boy had handed her the dagger and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If you don’t want to die, grab that sword and fight!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one line had made her stronger than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of him that she had survived to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were so many things she wanted to say, so many things she wanted to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to ask why he had left without a word, what he had been doing all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she wanted to tell him what had happened since he disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the hellish training in Pandemonium, the comrades she had once thought of as family—those who had kept her sane—none of them had survived except her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some couldn’t endure the brutal training and perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some offered their souls to Demons and went completely mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a few—she had killed with her own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that cruel environment, the children had treated one another as family, relying on each other to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment she plunged her blade into their hearts, her mind had shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, she had reunited with the family she thought she’d lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This time… I won’t let go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her twisted obsession turned toward Seongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have left her for a time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, she had no intention of ever letting him go again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1912,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","2d6ec4616507b0ee3f9a9f739bb4ea03ba57765f98bb47cc5fa68e3ac75ddfbd","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-50","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-48",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]