[{"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-7":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},1319726,1753,"Chapter 7","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>Chapter 7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days had passed since the incident at the museum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The events that took place at the Seoul Artifact Museum made the headlines and were heavily reported on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the guards and Heroes who had been in charge of the museum’s security became the talk of the nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the White Witch—no, Yoo Iseo—couldn’t escape public scrutiny either, and a press conference was even held regarding the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did feel sorry for putting her in such a situation, but this much was inevitable for the scenario to progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had their own circumstances to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was some good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of the Authority of Restoration had worked perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body, which had been on the brink of death, had completely recovered within just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under modern medicine, it would have required at least six months of intensive treatment or a month of recovery even under the care of a top-class Healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t merely a case of healing wounds—it felt as though the flow of time within my body had been reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because the Authority of Restoration consumed an enormous amount of stamina, I had to spend the last three days sleeping almost nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something to be thankful for, surviving that ordeal, but missing the few things I could’ve done before the start of Become a Hero was a painful loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I had at least obtained a hidden piece or done some training, I might’ve gained something useful for what was to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regrets were just that—regrets. I couldn’t turn back time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, today was the entrance ceremony of Sirius Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant that Become a Hero had officially begun, and it was no time to dwell on trivial regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hero academy founded by the late Baek Hyun-joong, a first-generation and top-ranked Hero, built atop Yeouido, which had once been devastated by an invasion of Demons and Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It occupied the entire island of Yeouido, and with its clustered infrastructure, it stood as the beating heart of Hero training, surpassing even its former glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my head to look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A towering auditorium filled with countless new students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each cadet, clad in a black uniform resembling a military outfit, had their weapon fastened to their waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boys and girls who still looked young and fresh-faced had eyes gleaming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t deny that I was just as excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prologue of Become a Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be able to witness with my own eyes the very scene I had watched hundreds of times through a monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest thumped with tension and anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The entrance ceremony will begin shortly. All new students, please take your seats.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone stepped onto the platform, the noise in the auditorium subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a beautiful girl with short, neatly cut hair in a tidy school uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo, the Student Council President, had taken the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair was shorter than before, and a radiant smile adorned her face as she lightly scanned the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I silently recited the lines I had memorized after watching this scene so many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—New students entering the Academy, I sincerely welcome your admission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New students entering the Academy, I sincerely welcome your admission!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderous applause erupted simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her proclamation, the entrance ceremony of the Academy began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the line I had heard countless times reached my ears, goosebumps ran down my arms, and a strange heat rose to my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once again, I truly felt that I had entered Become a Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before long, my initial excitement vanished completely, replaced by the struggle to stay awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The history and traditions of the Academy, the introduction of the illustrious Heroes it had produced…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principal’s endless speech was more than enough to cool the flames of excitement in my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, even when I played the game, I only watched the prologue the first time. After that, I always skipped it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, this wasn’t a game. There was no skip button here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was certain I wasn’t the only one fighting drowsiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I was about to lose that battle, I heard the Student Council President’s voice again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will now proceed with the oath of the freshman representatives. Freshman representatives Park Siwoo and Cadet Helena, please come up to the stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Helena?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Freshman representative?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that all-too-familiar name, I snapped awake as if cold water had been poured over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a boy and a girl stepped onto the center of the auditorium’s stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces appeared on the large monitor above the stage, and murmurs rippled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, they’re the freshman representatives?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they pick them based on looks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way. They’re the top and second-ranked students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess the good-looking ones get everything, huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my gaze and took in the sight of the two standing atop the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle-looking boy with calm eyes that resembled leaves glinting under sunlight, and soft brown hair swaying like reeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Become a Hero, there existed three Playable Characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each possessed unique charm and special powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, they were the protagonists of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each one of them was a significant variable that shaped the narrative of Become a Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo was one of those Playable Characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all, he was regarded by players as the one with the highest potential—a power as brilliant as a massive meteor gliding through the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my gaze to the beautiful girl beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl with radiant silver hair and mysterious violet eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena Raiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was one of the most popular characters in Become a Hero and an exceptional ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I wanted to survive and eventually reach a happy ending I needed to build a solid relationship with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I’d mentioned before, I had to carefully balance myself between the Academy and Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A precarious and perilous mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, to survive and to see the happy ending, I was willing to endure every danger that came with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oath! We, the freshmen, solemnly swear to become proud Heroes who will fight for the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the representatives’ oath came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This concludes the entrance ceremony. We welcome all new students to Sirius Academy. Please proceed to your assigned dormitories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Student Council President’s announcement ended, my phone vibrated with a new message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the chorus of vibrations echoing throughout the auditorium, it seemed that all cadets had received the same text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained details about our dormitory assignments and instructions for what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the other cadets who were standing up, I began heading toward the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I finally arrived at my assigned room, I couldn’t help but let out a gasp of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for the nation’s top Hero Academy, having single rooms for every student was unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only that—the dormitory was spacious, comfortable, and well-equipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like stepping into a brand-new studio apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, with all the facilities available in the basement, I almost wondered if this place was actually a hotel in disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dormitory had its own convenience store, sauna, fitness center even a billiards room and a bowling alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things you would never imagine finding in a normal dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spent the next while unpacking the luggage I had sent ahead of time, organizing the room, and decorating a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the once-empty space started to look somewhat livable, my phone buzzed with a new message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> [Orientation will begin at 11 a.m. today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> Students who have finished unpacking, please put on your uniforms and proceed to your assigned class.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that message, I couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the Academy’s first episode was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first episode was a special initiation ceremony an event where instructors disguised as Villains ambushed the freshmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through it, the cadets would shed their naive admiration for the word Hero and instead experience the fear that real Heroes faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just a mean-spirited prank, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who performed well during the event could catch the eye of an instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at Sirius Academy, instructors weren’t ordinary teachers—they were all active, field-working Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gain their recognition was equivalent to being acknowledged as a promising prospect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Become a Hero, countless organizations existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Academy was an institution that trained top-tier Heroes, it naturally drew the attention of many of those groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, the Academy was full of hidden agents and informants from various organizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earning an instructor’s recognition meant a potential guarantee for one’s future—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it also meant becoming a target for groups such as Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depending on the relationships one built, this could bring either valuable allies or a mountain of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reach a happy ending, I couldn’t afford to lose even a single cadet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this early stage of the game, excessive attention on any student was never a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not from extremist organizations like Pandemonium, who would extend their claws toward anyone they deemed a threat to their future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many times had I raged while watching dozens of students die each time Pandemonium attacked in-game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing short of a natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, this time, I planned to draw the instructors’ attention toward myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were multiple benefits to doing so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, since I belonged to Pandemonium, I would naturally be exempt from their threats or interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it would attract interest from other organizations who didn’t know my affiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary cadets at this point would crumble under such pressure but I was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put my uniform back on and left the dormitory, heading to my assigned class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My placement was Class 1-A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same class as Park Siwoo and Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened the classroom door, a pristine, white-toned room unfolded before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tiered seating layout resembled that of a university lecture hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed I wasn’t the first to arrive a few students were already inside, awkwardly exchanging greetings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight stirred faint memories of my school days in my previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I lingered by the doorway, watching them for a moment, a voice called out from behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me, could you move aside? I’d like to pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Maybe I was getting old. Sentimentality came too easily these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to apologize and the moment I saw the person behind me, words failed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Helena?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? Do we… know each other?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked puzzled that I recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I stammered now, she’d probably think I was some kind of weirdo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gave the oath during the entrance ceremony. There’s probably no one here who wouldn’t recognize your face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded as if understanding—then just… stared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mysterious violet eyes reflected my image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second passed. Two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze still didn’t leave me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why… is she staring at me like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her unwavering eyes stayed fixed on me, my face began to feel uncomfortably hot, and I found it hard to meet her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, any man would feel nervous if someone as stunning as Helena looked straight into his eyes like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no idea what was going through her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when I subtly tried to avert my eyes, her gaze didn’t waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, a ridiculous thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be… she’s interested in me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Objectively speaking, I was handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was lean yet muscular enough to make any outfit look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my face—there was no need to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, slightly decadent kind of beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of face a seventeen-year-old girl could easily fall for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I’d want that kind of attention, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as that absurd idea crossed my mind, Helena finally opened her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… are you going to move anytime soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said I need to get into the classroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dizzying wave of embarrassment washed over me as my face burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly stepped aside, slipped into the room, and dropped into the nearest seat, burying my head in my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>",2061,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","a7fbf63e7bcb326e8deceaafb2035a764592f09e26356121dc4312a26d969c12","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-8","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-6",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]