Chapter 1153 – 1153. Savior Of The Academy
Vagina Slash, Vagina Flash!
Two slashes collided in mid-air.
The colliding slashes canceled each other out, creating a massive shockwave. I retreated with the wind, sheathing my sword while keeping my eyes on the fake Sung Yu-jin.
The fake Sung Yu-jin also retreated to avoid the shockwave, sheathing his sword.
Just as I thought he was using footwork, he suddenly appeared in front of me.
‘…He used Instantaneous Movement.’
I hadn’t realized it when I used it myself, but it was quite a troublesome ability to face. He was about to use Vagina Slash. It was difficult to react to it as it was, so I used Instantaneous Movement.
[Using Instantaneous Movement. Remaining stacks: 5]
My vision slowed down. I could see his Hwaryeon Blade exploding out of the charged Onahole Scabbard with explosive force.
‘…He used Instantaneous Movement once when he killed the guard earlier. …This isn’t good. I have one less stack compared to him.’
Clicking my tongue inwardly, I responded to his attack.
Vagina Slash, Lower Stance.
The blades accelerated by the Onahole Scabbard crossed.
Clang!
The crossed blades didn’t give way on either side.
‘Strength, agility, and reaction speed too. Are they all the same as mine?’
Crackling, sizzling.
Red lightning erupted from his blade. I quickly distanced myself from him. If it were normal lightning, I would have taken it and counterattacked, but the lightning enhanced by the Hwaryeon Blade was too much for me.
The fake Sung Yu-jin charged at me like a gale, unleashing a series of slashes.
[Kyaaaak! What are you doing! Counterattack already!!]
Ignoring Makina’s words, I focused on dodging.
‘If our stats are the same… I need to conserve stamina and mana. The one who tires first loses.’
But dodging wasn’t easy. The slashes flying non-stop through Vagina Slash and the extreme quick sword techniques through Instantaneous Movement. I was managing to dodge somehow because I was familiar with the timing of using Instantaneous Movement.
‘…This bastard. Why is he attacking so recklessly?’
Is he acting recklessly because he’s a fake? No. Because he’s a fake, he would want to kill me and take the real one’s place.
‘What if he doesn’t have the same specs as me in the first place?’
Laplace is involved in this. Laplace would have done something sneaky.
‘Damn it. Am I at a disadvantage if I drag this out?’
Unlike me, who was biting my lip, the fake was swinging his sword excitedly.
“Hahaha! Don’t just run away! Are you, the real one, scared of a fake?!”
Every time he swung his sword, red lightning fell. Boom, boom, boom! Thunder rumbled, and academy students gathered around.
“Why are they fighting here?”
“Shouldn’t we stop them?”
“If we get hit while trying to stop them, we’ll be the only ones who lose. Let’s call a teacher.”
The academy students muttered and watched. The fake Sung Yu-jin didn’t like that, so he swung his sword at the students.
“Annoying, you vermin!”
“Kyaaaak!”
The academy students were swept away by his slash. Their bodies were cut, and blood spilled onto the floor.
His focus shifted to the students, creating an opening. It was a golden opportunity.
‘Approach using Instantaneous Movement.’
[Using Instantaneous Movement. Remaining stacks: 4]
Vagina Slash, Sky Piercer.
Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak.
I repeated drawing and sheathing my sword. The vagina of the Onahole Scabbard was tattered and torn open. And the sword strikes became faster and faster.
“Y-You bastard…!”
His face contorted. He was blocking all my sword strikes. He was using Instantaneous Movement continuously. So far, he had used Instantaneous Movement more than ten times. Perhaps there was no limit to the number of times he could use Instantaneous Movement. Instead, it seemed like his body was taking a toll every time he used it.
‘My arm feels like it’s going to fall off. Let’s finish this.’
Vagina Slash, Climax.
I swung the Hwaryeon Blade, which had turned red from continuous slashes, at him with maximum speed. It was a sword strike so fast that even I couldn’t see it properly. He tried to dodge the strike using Instantaneous Movement, but his body, which had accumulated strain, momentarily lost its balance and staggered.
Swoosh!
I cut through his body.
“You son of a bitch!”
The guy, who was cursing and spilling his guts, fell to the floor.
I didn’t let my guard down. Ignoring the pain in my arm that felt like it was about to fall off, I sheathed the Hwaryeon Blade and prepared for the next draw.
The fake Sung Yu-jin used Full Recovery. I, who had been waiting, used Heavenly Heart and boosted my physical abilities.
Shadow Heaven Style, Ultimate Technique, Heavenly Light.
The sword became a beam of light and pierced through his heart.
The fake Sung Yu-jin, who was getting up, looked at me with wide eyes. His pupils trembled.
“W-What was that technique just now?”
“It’s a new technique I created to kill you.”
I had never used the Shadow Heaven Style Ultimate Technique in the [Savior of the Academy] world. That was why the fake Sung Yu-jin didn’t know about the ultimate technique.
“…Don’t talk nonsense, there’s no way you, who has no talent, could create such a technique on the fly….”
Crackling, sizzling.
He unleashed lightning. The red lightning began to electrocute his body. He gritted his teeth and reached for my neck. I swung my sword and cut off his head.
‘It doesn’t feel good to cut off my own head.’
I stroked my neck and glared at the fake Sung Yu-jin’s head. It was possible that Full Recovery, like Instantaneous Movement, could be used multiple times.
Fortunately, he didn’t get up again.
『You have completed the Azure Dragon’s Trial.』
『The Azure Dragon Spear awakens its original abilities.』
Seeing the notification window, I finally took my eyes off the fake Sung Yu-jin’s corpse. He was definitely dead.
‘Ryu Hana is….’
Looking around, I paused.
The corpses of the academy students that the fake Sung Yu-jin had killed while rampaging were scattered around, and the academy teachers who had gathered were surrounding me, glaring at me as if they wanted to kill me.
I raised both hands, indicating that I had no intention of fighting. I used Heavenly Eye to check Ryu Hana’s condition.
‘Ryu Hana is in the back mountain.’
A fake Ryu Hana was lying in front of Ryu Hana. Ryu Hana had also won.
I looked up at the sky.
The trial was over.
The dungeon would collapse, and we would go outside. …That’s what should happen, but the dungeon showed no signs of collapsing. It was just clear and bright.
•••
I was dragged to the headmaster’s office in restraints.
The academy teachers around me were exuding a murderous aura.
“Everyone, calm down.”
An old man sitting in front of me said. He was a small old man with a wrinkled face and a white beard. He had a gentle charisma despite his hunched back.
Kang Joo-seok.
The first headmaster of Maruhan Academy.
“Headmaster. This guy is a wanted terrorist. The bounty on his head is over 500 million. More than anything, five students have died.”
“It’s unfortunate that five students died. But we need to sort things out properly. It wasn’t him who killed the five students, but his doppelganger. The recovered corpse is proof of that, and there are several witnesses.”
“…Still, the fact that he is a wanted terrorist remains unchanged.”
I checked my restraints.
My hands were cuffed. They weren’t ordinary handcuffs. They were magically treated, making them difficult to remove.
‘It’s not a problem to escape if I use a space teleportation scroll. I can summon the scroll and tear it even with the handcuffs on.’
The problem was the headmaster and teachers watching me. If I did anything suspicious, they would stop me immediately.
“What’s your name?”
Kang Joo-seok asked me.
“Sung Yu-jin.”
“I see. Sung Yu-jin. You look very young. You haven’t changed much from the wanted poster issued a few years ago…. Our school uniform suits you well, but you’re probably older than you look.”
“……”
“I’ll give you a chance to explain. What was your purpose in entering the academy, and what is the identity of you and your doppelganger?”
“What if I invoke my right to remain silent?”
“That’s fine. It’s your right to remain silent, so what can we do? But don’t forget this. Five students have died. We’re barely holding back our anger right now.”
The atmosphere was tense.
I had a feeling that I might be tortured. It might be possible in this era, if not in the future.
“…I’m a Devil Hunter. I came to the academy to chase after a demon.”
I opened my mouth.
I spewed out lies. I was confident I could deceive them. It wasn’t me who killed the students, but my doppelganger. With witnesses, they couldn’t hold me responsible for the students’ deaths.
“……”
After hearing my lies, they remained silent and pondered. It meant they believed me.
The door to the headmaster’s office opened, and a young teacher entered.
“Headmaster. I’ve reported to the Hero Association and investigated his identity. There’s no information about his identity.”
“…When is the association coming?”
“A large-scale gate just opened in Pyongyang. The association has requested that we detain him, saying they need to deal with Pyongyang.”
“How coincidental…. Is Pyongyang that serious?”
“…They said that if they fail, Pyongyang might disappear.”
“……”
The people in the headmaster’s office fell silent in a different way.
Headmaster Kang Joo-seok sighed deeply and gave instructions.
“Teacher Park, there’s a small warehouse near the Sword Dance Department, isn’t there? I want to use it as a prison. Please clear out the items in the warehouse. Teacher Oh, we need the help of the Magic Department. Prepare a binding seal in the warehouse and set up a barrier around it. Teacher Yoon, go to the Administration Department and recruit surveillance personnel. One teacher and two staff members… a rotation of three people every eight hours would be appropriate. Everyone, please bear with it for a while.”
“Yes, Headmaster.”
The teachers moved in an orderly manner according to Headmaster Kang Joo-seok’s instructions.
Only Headmaster Kang Joo-seok and I remained in the headmaster’s office.
“If what you say is true, then the doppelganger is a minion of the demon you’re chasing. May I ask what demon you’re chasing?”
“Laplace. I’m chasing the master of the 8th Legion.”
“…I see.”
“I see?”
“A few years ago, on the day you caused the terrorist attack in Seoul. I heard testimonies that you fought Laplace and defeated giant monsters. The association claims that Seoul would have been half-destroyed if it weren’t for you.”
“You’re more capable than I thought.”
“I’m grateful to you. If it weren’t for you, South Korea would have been greatly shaken.”
“If you’re grateful, why don’t you take off these handcuffs?”
“That’s separate from the fact that you committed a terrorist attack. I do think there’s a reason for it…, but your method was wrong.”
“……”
I closed my mouth. Headmaster Kang Joo-seok’s will was firm. No matter what I said, he wouldn’t release me.
‘The trial is over. If I wait a bit, I’ll get out of the dungeon.’
I just had to endure it for a little while, even if it was uncomfortable.
I was locked up in the academy warehouse.
“…There was a guard’s corpse in the trunk of the car you came in. Why did you kill him?”
Headmaster Kang Joo-seok asked me in a sharp voice.
“He was being controlled by a demon.”
“…You expect me to believe that?”
“I told the truth. It’s your choice whether you believe it or not.”
“……”
“I’ll tell you one more thing. There’s a demon hiding in the academy.”
“……Where is the demon hiding?”
“If you release me, I’ll take a look.”
Headmaster Kang Joo-seok stared at me intently, then shook his head and left the warehouse.
