[{"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-90":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},1319846,1753,"Chapter 90","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-90",90,"\u003Cp>Chapter 90\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing my little exorcism with Park Siwoo, I immediately called for Joo Sarang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was her, she’d know quite a bit about Berid’s scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, stopping their plot was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Tears of the Succubus incident took place, the Academy was already in decline—and since Tears of the Succubus spread rapidly as a trend, the timing for the Player to intervene was always too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after defeating Berid, the damage that had spread couldn’t be undone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were simply played by his tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I had caught the timing just right. If I moved carefully, I could stop it with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps… I could use this incident to wipe out Berid and his lackeys once and for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because I was about to attempt a perfect clear I had never achieved in the game before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart beat a little faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock came from beyond the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joo Sarang opened the door and stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by how urgently you called me, I guess you’ve seen it already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She already seemed to know why I had summoned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her hand was a small bottle of Tears of the Succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. It’s not that well-known yet, but once it catches on, it’ll be uncontrollable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because it’s infused with a succubus’s essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said that, Joo Sarang smiled brightly—and took a sip of the drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Why are you drinking that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look uneasy. Don’t tell me you’ve never tried it yourself? I figured you might have. Anyway, for us, it’s no stronger than a low-proof drink. We’ve been cooped up in the Academy too long—it’s fine to have a little fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snatched the bottle from her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get drunk and do something stupid. Like you said, this is still the Academy. Kang Jae-seok may be gone, but the others aren’t idiots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joo Sarang grumbled, pouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was the last bottle though…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. The fact that this drink has already been circulated means you knew about this operation, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. This is something Berid’s been preparing for a long time. It’s large-scale, it drags down the Academy’s reputation, and—most importantly—it’s a great money-maker. I was going to tell you today anyway, but you called me first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me the details.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s not much to explain. We—or rather, the Demon of Indulgence, Pan—procure the essence from outside the Academy. Then, we supply it to the Potion-Making Club. They mix it into drinks and sell them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That much I already knew from the in-game information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real question was how they distributed and popularized the drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the core of their strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I thought the best way would be to block the supply of the essence—or to completely shut down the Potion-Making Club so they couldn’t sell the drinks in the Academy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Joo Sarang shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you tear the Potion Club apart, you won’t find much. The drinks are just one method. There are other ways to spread the essence, you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree. There’s no point in hitting the small fry. Actually, even if we took out Pan himself, it wouldn’t change much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was to cut off the source of the essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Pan, Berid’s subordinate, imported it from outside. If we didn’t destroy the root of it all, the same thing would just happen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, it might not even be drinks—it could spread in more subtle ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even in the meals or soups served to the cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how exactly were they obtaining the essence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I asked her that, Joo Sarang suddenly went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been talking so easily just a moment ago—why clam up now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is the essence supplied?” I asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……You really don’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would I ask if I did?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then mumbled in a voice as small as a mosquito’s buzz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……En…ter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Speak up, I can’t hear you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said entertainment clubs, you idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you yelling all of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joo Sarang’s face flushed red as she snapped at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have to make a lady say something like that out loud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How am I supposed to know if you don’t say it? What is this, a game of twenty questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, you’re so dense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at me, fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if thirsty, she snatched back the drink I had taken and downed it in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I just tell her not to drink that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Essence is basically the energy refined from human desire! Can’t you put that together? You’ve never been in a relationship, have you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shut my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was crossing the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, seriously? You’ve never dated anyone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would I have, if you were in my position?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In both my past life and this one, I was too busy to even think about dating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some might say, ‘People still make time if they really want to.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, try saying that after working sixteen hours a day, every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life of mine was already hurtling toward a bad ending—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and now I was supposed to drag someone else into it by dating them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Sorry,” she muttered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it my imagination, or did her eyes look a little wet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few awkward coughs, Joo Sarang continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, the essence is smuggled in through illegal entertainment clubs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I knew where the essence was being brought in from, I could stop that damned drink from spreading altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a supply of the raw material, there’d be no distribution among the cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid’s ambitious plan would crumble, and his position would weaken once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Pandemonium’s operations kept getting exposed, their credibility would hit rock bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe—just maybe—I could even hasten their downfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my question, Seo Da-hee spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a club in Gangnam. Honey Jack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neon signs illuminated the night sky, and countless people wandered the streets in search of a partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee frowned at the gazes clinging to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the 【Mask of the Deceiver】 was active and people weren’t actually seeing her real appearance, the way their eyes swept over her made her feel uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lia’s voice echoed in her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wow! There are so many people here!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’ll probably be even more once we go inside the club.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Seo Da-hee’s words, Lia’s excitement grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangers meeting to seek companionship, and even taking things further in such a bold and open way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Lia—who had lived most of her life in isolation and now only interacted with Seongwoo, Seo Da-hee, and that annoying Joo Sarang—it was an entirely new and fascinating culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But Da-hee, you’re still underage. Is it okay for you to even go inside a club?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where did you even learn to say that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I saw it on YouTube.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Lia, I think you need to cut down on watching videos. Especially those dating advice ones.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia absorbed information like a dry sponge, soaking up knowledge at an incredible speed—but since most of it came from the internet, it often came out a little twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, someone tapped Seo Da-hee on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, if you’re alone, would you like to have a drink with us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a boyfriend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee replied curtly and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint heat rose to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, she didn’t belong in a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I should just finish the mission Seongwoo gave me and head home.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task Seongwoo had given her was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infiltrate the club called Honey Jack and destroy whatever was producing the so-called essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Seo Da-hee—who had hunted countless Demons and carried out missions alongside Yoo Iseo—this was hardly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes caught a glimpse of a yellow neon sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sign that read Honey Jack, a long line of people waited to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Seo Da-hee was about to join the line, a burly man who looked like a guard gestured toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she approached, he waved his hand, signaling her to go right in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What’s that about? Everyone else has to wait in line, but he’s letting you through?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Lucky us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Seo Da-hee began descending the stairs into the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper she went, the louder the music grew. Red and blue lights flashed across the space in dizzying patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally stepped inside, Seo Da-hee stood still, momentarily dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of nightclub scene you’d only see in dramas or movies unfolded right before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loud music, men and women dancing close together, the sound of chatter and laughter blending into a chaotic roar, and the faint smell of alcohol in the air—it all made her feel like she’d stepped into a place she didn’t belong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sense of disorientation crept over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head to clear her mind, and Lia’s voice rang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There’s something weird about this place—the people, the atmosphere. It feels… off.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That must be the essence Seongwoo mentioned.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Essence—an energy condensed from human desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because this place was a factory that produced it, the entire building was radiating a powerful force, draining minute traces of mana from people’s bodies and collecting it into one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focusing her magic into her eyes, Seo Da-hee enhanced her sight. The flow of energy became visible, a trail she could follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she traced it to the source, she’d likely find the factory producing the essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then something caught her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That is…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a luxurious fountain flowed a pink-colored drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People gathered around it, holding out their cups to fill and drink from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That looks just like the drink that spread in the Academy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could clearly sense that the energy coming from the drink was identical to the extracted essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The state of the people around it was a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were glazed over, their expressions vacant—some had even completely lost their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee felt anger surge within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were trying to spread this kind of thing among the cadets—to drive their mana out of control?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Da-hee, there’s a weird statue near that fountain.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snapping out of her thoughts, Seo Da-hee noticed a strange statue that didn’t match the fountain’s elegant design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A demon statue?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out her phone and checked the message thread with Seongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had told her—if she ever saw something like that, she was to destroy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An artifact that strengthened demonic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, it was used to efficiently extract the essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with so many people gathered here, destroying it now was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘First, I need to deal with the main source.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee focused her enhanced sight and began walking in the direction where the essence was disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people tried to approach her along the way, but she only gave them cold, disdainful looks and continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she passed through the dance floor and reached what appeared to be a VIP area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards stood here and there, but Seo Da-hee was a member of the Academy’s Student Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avoiding the eyes of ordinary guards was child’s play for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally stood before the VIP room door, the movement of the essence became much clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The extraction site is close.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy was flowing into the VIP room—a place said to cost tens of millions just to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the kind of dark, hidden basement she had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the door radiating intense energy, Seo Da-hee froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Da-hee…?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia’s anxious voice echoed in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she had expected some of Pandemonium’s underlings to be guarding the extraction site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Seongwoo had judged that Seo Da-hee would have no trouble dealing with mere lackeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a quiet voice came from beyond the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long do you plan to stand there like an idiot? Come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the threatening tone, Seo Da-hee silently opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the lavish VIP room sat a man calmly sipping his drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His outfit didn’t fit the club’s atmosphere—combat fatigues, suspenders, and a body laden with daggers and weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo Da-hee’s expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is there a Villain here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seongwoo’s judgment had been wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>",2064,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd34b604f2d5196c64a0cb32e2367eda803e04a565ddcf721c74f4924f5f3f47","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-91","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-89",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]