[{"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-72":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},1319814,1753,"Chapter 72","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Chapter 72\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yoo Iseo came to find me, time flew by quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that period, she re-investigated the list of Demon suspects, and the newly made list—after rigorous verification—contained only the names of those who were clearly Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a relief that the innocent were cleared, but it was a shame that quite a few of the stronger Demons had slipped through the net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like a trick by the Student Council Executives to minimize the loss of Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any rate, Yoo Iseo succeeded in purging two Demons who had infiltrated the Academy, which served as an excellent check against Berid and his lackeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements noticeably quieted down, and thanks to that, I was able to focus on other matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena, who was watching over my studies beside me, smacked the back of my hand with something like a strange cane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a second! That formula’s wrong. Are you not paying attention? You haven’t forgotten that next week is the midterm exam, have you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ground my teeth but still nodded at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile that irritated me for some reason, she began pointing out my mistakes and explaining them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cooled my rising temper and listened to her explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how did I end up like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all because of the midterm exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would’ve thought that if your average score was below 40 points, you’d be forced to attend supplementary lessons? That was an unexpected trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, Korean schools don’t even have these supplementary classes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it was part of the game’s setting, what could I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obviously a ploy by the scenario team to easily insert random events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like me, who had no time to spare, supplementary lessons were nothing but a waste of precious hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, I was now studying—something that wasn’t in my destiny at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just preparing for the midterm event was enough to give me a headache, yet now I had to actually study too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With even my training time and sleeping hours cut down, my fatigue was off the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I couldn’t just skip the midterms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A number of important events took place around that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most notable one being Dan Chun-woo’s reformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Playable Characters began to grow directly from this point onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was even more important was the upcoming group practical exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that exam, the Academy cadets would get caught up in fragments and trapped inside a dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a major event that officially unlocked the Fragments of the Gate and the dungeon system, making it highly difficult—and clearing it without any casualties required great caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t called the “newbie guillotine” of for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Yoo Iseo’s appearance timing worked in my favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she appeared right before the midterm event, no Demons would show up during the exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because once Yoo Iseo returned before her complete corruption, the immediate Demon purge that followed weakened their overall influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another fortunate thing was that I had already anticipated being bogged down by the special subject classes and had prepared to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike when I first got possessed into the game, I now had a basic grasp of the special subjects through actual classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting to this point had taken a lot of effort from Park Siwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I occasionally studied with the Student Council as well, I’d also received help from Seo Da-hee and Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed the stinging spot on my hand where Helena’s cane had struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you understand a bit better now? This formula is often applied in exams, so you need to memorize it properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, explained like that, I do understand it. But… did you really need to hit me with a cane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Corporal punishment might not be ideal, but it’s the most efficient in terms of retention. Pain is intuitive—it directly boosts learning efficiency. It’s not a great method, but still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be honest. You just wanted to hit me, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words, Helena smiled teasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re only realizing that now? If you don’t like it, you can always study with Park Siwoo or Dan Chun-woo instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really know how to get under someone’s skin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason I went to Helena instead of kind-hearted Park Siwoo, who had offered to tutor me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply because Park Siwoo had zero talent for teaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between genius and average, I suppose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Uh, how can you not get this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because you have to explain it for me to understand, idiot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, look—put this here, do the mental calculation, and then plug that back into the formula, and bam! You get it now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell is bam, you bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo wasn’t even an option from the start, and Yoo Iseo was too cold for such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Helena had been my only real choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new teacher I’d gained that way was strict, but she was also an excellent instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Park Siwoo, who was kind but utterly inefficient, Helena was firm yet effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all, Helena’s summary notes were top-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could precisely point out the questions most likely to appear on the exam—like a sniper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I studied hard, a sudden thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, come to think of it… wouldn’t it have been fine to ask Senior Seo Da-hee to tutor me too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Focus on the question!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head hurt because my body had to make up for what my brain lacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding-dong-dang-dong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bell signaling the end of the exam rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, stop writing. The exam is over. Those in the back, collect the answer sheets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s firm voice echoed across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From all around came groans mixed with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, j-just a little more….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just need to fill in the marking, just the marking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The exam time is over. Everyone, hands under your desks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cadets in the back row gathered up the answer sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I collapsed onto my empty desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like I had just fought the fiercest battle of my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past two weeks had been nothing short of a march through hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had cut my sleep down to the bare minimum and devoted every spare second to studying, excluding only what was absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never in either my previous life or this one had I ever studied this hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena and Park Siwoo approached my desk, where I lay sprawled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you think you did?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I saw, you managed to solve all the questions within the time limit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not entirely sure, but I think I at least scored above 40.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My exam strategy had been simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandon the questions I didn’t know, and focus only on the ones I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, even that had barely been enough time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the special subject exams had fewer questions, but each carried high points, and the grading focused more on the solution and written explanation than just the final answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there were more problems I could solve on my own than I expected, and quite a few of them were the same ones that appeared in Helena’s sniper-like lectures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I just got those right, it would be more than enough…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why do you look like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s expression wasn’t good at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her arms crossed, she tapped the floor irritably with her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I taught you so hard, and you only got 40 points…? Is that even a human score?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You academic elitist! You think I’m on the same level as you geniuses? I’m already satisfied that I avoided supplementary lessons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena, looking incredulous at my words, snatched my test paper, then began comparing it with her own as she graded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short while, she finished and tossed my paper back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Written in red ink on the paper were the numbers—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“38, 62, 42. So about an average of 50? Honestly, I thought it’d be a close call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way… after all that effort, you actually got this kind of score? You live with this kind of brain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, you’re really good at being rude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, it’s amazing. To get this kind of score in such a short time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Siwoo looked at my results and praised me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For someone who didn’t even have the basics, this is actually impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected, Siwoo, you’re kind and sensible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Kind what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Park Siwoo, what are you saying! The average isn’t even 50! Just wait until the next exam. I’ll make sure to hit at least 70 on the finals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all that effort, it was only 50 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I wanted to get an average of 70… what else did I need to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling terrible, I tried to stop Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really don’t have to try that hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep your mouth shut! This is a matter of pride now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, sure, whatever you say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Helena’s eyes began to flash with anger, Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s voice echoed through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attention, everyone. First, good work on finishing the written exams. But remember—this is only halfway through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right. So far, only two of the four exams had been completed—the general subject test and the special subject test, the written evaluations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two were both practical exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practical tests were divided into two types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was the individual practical exam, a ranking-style duel tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was the group practical exam, where all first-year cadets were randomly assigned into teams to conquer a simulated dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were main scenario events where important things occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the match bracket for tomorrow’s individual practical exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he tapped on his tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A screen appeared on the board, showing the match brackets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly scanned through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matchups for the individual practical exams were important—because your individual performance affected your team formation for the group practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should probably aim to stay in the upper-middle ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than standing out too much, it would be better to maintain a flexible position for whatever unexpected situations might arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two major events tied to this midterm exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was Dan Chun-woo’s reformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was the appearance of the Fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there would be no Demon interference, this event would most likely revolve around Park Siwoo or Dan Chun-woo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My role this time would be that of a mere extra, at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be tough, but this much should be manageable for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see, my first opponent was… huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A name I had pushed aside due to more pressing matters caught my eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy who had once confused me about whether he was a Demon or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after turning into a Demon, his personality softened, his sociability improved, and none of the usual traits of a Demon showed—making him a perplexing existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn’t been for Dan Chun-woo, I might still not have been sure whether Park Min-seo was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, I’d promised to set up a duel between Dan Chun-woo and Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo wanted to restore the honor he lost when he was expelled from his family for hunting a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, once his reformation event was over, I might be able to persuade him to let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Park Min-seo was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, I had completely left him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation had been too hectic to spare any attention for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the idea of a Demon who was polite and sociable—a contradiction in itself—was unnerving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I recklessly engaged someone whose power and true nature I didn’t know, and ended up in a game over… what then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a world with a save or load function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since fate had intertwined us like this, it was time to decide what to do with Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo had returned, and the Academy’s schedule was nearing its end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to wrap things up properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t he show any traits of being a Demon, despite being one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, there was one more reason I paid attention to Park Min-seo—perhaps the most desperate reason of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Demon could resist their own demonic nature and maintain their true personality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then maybe there was a way for me, Yoo Seongwoo, to escape the shackles of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>",2089,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0bfddaa24e548273f4c1669310a78edba3a8912766f969caf59465605260f4b","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-124","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-123",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]