Chapter 733 – 733. Savior Of The Academy
733. Savior of the Academy
I didn’t want to break my carefully held javelin stance against the arrows flying in from three directions at once.
And what Choi Dayeon was aiming for was to make me use a beat on defense instead of offense. I had no intention of being dragged around by Choi Dayeon’s intentions.
‘Barrier.’
Some mana drained away as a transparent barrier enveloped my body. The three arrows struck the barrier. The arrows bounced off and the barrier shattered. The barrier’s size and strength varied depending on the mana consumed. Right now, it was perfectly made.
“One hit will wake you up.”
Kwaang!
With a deafening roar, the spear tore through the air and flew towards Choi Dayeon.
Choi Dayeon actively utilized aerial maneuvers. She kicked off the air and jumped to the side. Just as I could easily deflect and dodge arrows coming from the front, Choi Dayeon could easily dodge a javelin coming from the front.
However, there was another difference. I could deflect Choi Dayeon’s arrows or block them with a barrier. But Choi Dayeon couldn’t block my javelin. Choi Dayeon’s physical abilities were too weak to block a javelin. Dodging was her best option.
‘She won’t be able to dodge it all the way.’
Immediately after Choi Dayeon dodged the first javelin, I threw the second one. Choi Dayeon moved as if gliding through the air and dodged the second javelin. She moved recklessly, creating an opening. The third javelin pierced her left calf.
“Ugh!”
Choi Dayeon fell down like a butterfly with torn wings. I had to give her credit for biting her lip and holding back a scream.
‘The duel is already over due to the difference in basic skills. If I pierce her chest with a javelin here, the duel will be over.’
Choi Dayeon’s downfall was that she relied too much on Aerial Maneuvers (C). It would have been better if she had dodged on the ground.
‘…Still. It wouldn’t be good to end it right now. I need to make a stronger impression on Choi Dayeon.’
I threw the fourth javelin. The targeted area was her right shoulder. Choi Dayeon would endure the pain and counterattack me again. Her high pride wouldn’t allow her to give up here. Above all, she was aware of the gazes of the many people watching her here.
‘Huh?’
Choi Dayeon made an unexpected move. She grabbed an arrow and deflected the incoming spear. Her hand shattered along with the arrow, and blood splattered. But this was a simulator. In a second, Choi Dayeon’s hand returned to normal. It was a reckless move only possible inside the simulator.
The bow she was holding glowed golden and increased in size. She planted the tip of the bow on the ground and hooked the fourth javelin I had thrown onto the bowstring. It was no longer a bow, but a ballista.
The spear flew.
I was genuinely surprised. The spear was flying at a speed similar to the one I had thrown.
‘There’s no need to shoot a spear like that. She must be a little angry. Moment.’
The world slowed down. I could clearly see the spear flying towards my chest. It was even spinning. I reached out my right hand and grabbed the spear shaft. My palm was grazed, but I had a firm grip on the spear.
“……”
I raised the corner of my mouth and smiled at Choi Dayeon, who was looking at me with shocked eyes.
Choi Dayeon’s face hardened, and she gripped the bow, which had returned to its original size. She went back up into the sky.
“If it’s no different from before, I’ll be a little disappointed.”
“Disappointed? Don’t act like you’re above me. I don’t care about your disappointment.”
“Your tone has gotten rough, Choi Dayeon.”
“……”
Arrows flew. She didn’t shoot carefully like before. She rapid-fired them as she pleased. I deflected all the arrows with my spear. Occasionally, an arrow would deviate and aim for my blind spot, but it couldn’t deceive my senses.
“You’re out of arrows. How about surrendering?”
“I have plenty of arrows.”
Choi Dayeon turned her back to the sun. I calmly stared at her. It might be different for ordinary eyes. But my eyes were special, so I could look directly at the sun.
She pulled the bowstring with her empty hand. The light of the sun gathered on the bow, creating an arrow of light.
‘An arrow of heat.’
The golden arrow blazed fiercely. It would be hotter than a fireball. But the real thing was different. I knew more about Choi Dayeon than she did about herself.
The arrow, imbued with solar heat, flew towards me, leaving a golden trail in the air.
I generated lightning.
Crackling.
Blue current flowed through the spear shaft. I swung the spear and deflected the golden arrow. The intangible arrow disappeared too easily.
‘The real one is coming.’
The golden arrow that was just shot was a kind of marker. The real ones were hundreds of small arrows being shot from behind Choi Dayeon, from the sun.
Arrows made from the heat of the sun.
Choi Dayeon’s maximum attack.
‘It looks impressive on the outside. But if you look closely, each arrow of heat is unstable and insignificant. A technique made relying solely on one characteristic. There’s no need to call Mocha.’
I was enough on my own.
‘Moment.’
In the slowed-down world, I pushed lightning into the spear and took a javelin stance. The moment ended. But the lightning contained in the spear was not satisfactory.
‘Moment.’
One more time. To the limit.
‘Moment.’
I threw the prepared lightning spear without hesitation. The lightning spear pierced through the arrows of heat. The lightning contained in the spear tore apart hundreds of arrows of heat.
Choi Dayeon couldn’t dodge it. By the time she reacted, the lightning spear was already close. The spear pierced through her abdomen. Choi Dayeon’s body fell downwards.
Thud!
The sound of the fall was particularly loud.
The teacher’s voice was heard through the speakers installed in the simulator room.
“That’s enough. The match is over. Combat is prohibited.”
-The Aurora Simulator will be terminated in 5 seconds.
As the simulator shut down, the virtual curtain that had obscured reality disappeared. The meadow returned to a hard floor, and the blue sky became a gray ceiling. The space that had seemed to expand infinitely returned to its original size.
‘It’s amazing how the world changes in an instant.’
While I was marveling at the Aurora Simulator, Choi Dayeon got up from her seat. She held her bow in her hand and walked out of the simulator room with a blank face. Her elegant and haughty steps were faster than when she had entered the simulator room.
‘She’s probably dying inside even though she’s pretending to be calm. Heh heh.’
I predicted Choi Dayeon’s feelings and leisurely walked outside.
It was quiet outside. I thought Han Hwaseong would come, but it was the opposite. Most of the students were wary of me. It was because I was their competitor. However, students from other grades and teachers were purely impressed.
The second-year students were especially noisy. I used mana to enhance my hearing.
“The 37th class is said to be a joke… but they’re no joke. If I fought that junior, I’m confident I’d lose in three minutes.”
“You’d last three minutes? Not one minute?”
“He’s the perfect talent for our club.”
“There’s a rumor that he’s the son of Lightning, Seong Hari… that rumor might be true.”
Seong Hari’s name was being mentioned everywhere. Maybe by tomorrow or the day after, the entire school would know that I was Seong Hari’s son.
‘It doesn’t matter. I didn’t intend to hide it anyway.’
My gaze followed Choi Dayeon. She quickly returned to the dormitory without looking back once.
•••
Choi Dayeon returned to her dormitory, locked the front door, and entered the main room.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Thwack! Thud! Thud! Thud!
She screamed and punched and kicked the sandbag in the center of the main room. Her movements were terrible. This wasn’t training, but just a reckless beating of the sandbag to relieve stress.
“Me! I! Lost to that kind of guy…!”
Her face turned bright red. Tears even welled up in her eyes. She was too angry.
Before the duel, she had gathered information that Seong Yujin was a spiritist. She hadn’t done any separate investigation, but had overheard academy students talking about it by chance.
“That guy didn’t even summon a spirit in the duel!”
She had done her best, while he hadn’t even shown his true abilities, let alone his best. She had lost to a spiritist who didn’t use spirits. She was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Choi Dayeon screamed. The dormitory had been soundproofed yesterday, right after she moved in, so the noise wouldn’t leak outside or to the lower floors.
“It’s hot!”
She threw off her workout clothes. She was left with only a tight T-shirt and panties, and she punched the sandbag again. Her chest bounced up and down.
“Of all times, when other people were watching…! Of all times…!”
She stepped away from the sandbag. Usually, the sandbag was enough to relieve her anger, but today, the sandbag alone wasn’t enough. She ran towards the female mannequin standing in the corner of the room.
She carried out the stress-relieving method her mother, Choi Jeonghwa, had taught her. She grabbed the mannequin’s hair and pulled it with all her might.
Screech.
The specially made mannequin was sturdy. She then began to hit the mannequin with her palms and legs.
“Die! Die! Die! Seong Yujin! Aaaaaaah!”
She grabbed the mannequin and wrestled with it on the floor. Her voice, filled with emotion, cracked. She hadn’t actually learned wrestling, but she used wrestling techniques she had seen with her own eyes on the mannequin.
After 10 minutes, when she had calmed down to some extent, she got up, panting. Her whole body was covered in sweat. Her long hair, as well as her panties, were soaked with sweat.
Choi Dayeon went out of the room. There were 20 missed calls on her smartphone, which she had carelessly thrown aside. Half of them were from friends she had made in her class… no, followers. The other half were from Lee Kanghoo. Choi Dayeon sent a short message to her followers and called Lee Kanghoo.
“Miss! You finally answered! Are you okay?!”
“Shut up. Just tell me what you want. You wouldn’t have called just for useless talk, would you?”
“I was worried about you, Miss…”
“You’re worried about me? Are you pitying me now? You?”
“Ah, no! I just received information about Seong Yujin from the information team!”
She unconsciously put her hand on her abdomen. There were no wounds. Everything that had happened in the duel was virtual. But the sensation and pain of the spear piercing her stomach came back to her mind, and she felt a strange ache.
“…Tell me.”
“Seong Yujin was Seong Hari’s son!”
“Seong Hari…”
Choi Dayeon recalled what her mother, Choi Jeonghwa, had said in the past. Her mother had a strange animosity towards Seong Hari. She had said harsh things like calling Seong Hari an ignorant woman and that she should grab her hair and make her bald.
At the same time, Choi Jeonghwa recognized Seong Hari as the greatest hero.
“Yes! He’s the son of the Lightning of Gwancheon! The higher-ups have given instructions. To avoid conflict with Seong Yujin as much as possible. But, well… Miss. I’m sorry to say this, but Seong Yujin and I have already…”
Click.
Choi Dayeon hung up the phone. There was no reason for her to listen to her servant until the end.
She felt much better. Seong Yujin wasn’t some rootless guy. If he was the son of Seong Hari, whom even her mother couldn’t beat, it was natural that she had lost.
“It was a skill that wouldn’t make sense if he wasn’t Seong Hari’s son.”
She went to the kitchen, drank a glass of cold water, and sat on the living room sofa and turned on the TV worth over 100 million won. She grabbed the remote control and fiddled with it for a while before playing a video.
“Aaaah! Aaaah! Oh my god! Uh huh huh!! Aaaah!”
It was a video of a black-haired woman having vulgar sex with an Asian man. The male actor was Asian. He looked strangely similar to Seong Yujin, and his penis was so big that it could rival a black man’s. The only downside was that it looked a bit soft.
Choi Dayeon turned up the volume and stared at it before taking off her sweat-soaked panties. Her crotch, which was covered in sweat, was burning. The transparent liquid on her vagina was too sticky to be sweat.
“…Huu…”
Her slender hand went to her crotch. Her fingers rummaged through her pubic hair, and her long middle finger skillfully entered the small vaginal opening without tearing her hymen.
