Chapter 2523 – 2523. Savior Of The Academy

“Yujin, wake up. You need to eat.”

Jeong Eunbi grabbed my shoulder and shook me awake as I lay face down on the bed. I forced my eyes open. I saw the half-elf with lime green hair smiling at me. She was naked except for an apron.

I checked the time on my smartphone and it was past 10 AM.

“Aren’t you going to work?”

“I took a half-day off. I just need to go in the afternoon. Aren’t you going to the academy?”

“It’s fine. I won’t get expelled for skipping a few classes.”

It was the kind of skipping that was only possible for me, not other students. I had good grades and the backing of the Jinryeong family and Seong Hari. I’d get an earful from Seong Hari, but… I could handle that.

Other teachers? What was there to fear from those weaker than me? The most the teachers could do was tattle to the headmaster, Kang Jiyoung.

On the table where I had taken Jeong Eunbi’s virginity last night, there were bread and salad. The salad was fresh, and the bread was store-bought. It wasn’t inedible.

“It’s not good, is it? Sorry. I know your tastes, but it’s hard to match them.”

“Can’t you steal a chef’s recipe or something with your Eye of Tracking?”

“I don’t have a chef’s skills. I can see the past of objects, but I don’t experience it.”

“You can see people’s pasts too, right? Can you see mine?”

I asked even though I knew the answer.

“I can’t. My eyes can’t see everything. I can’t see the past of people stronger than me, or those with strong mental fortitude. Oh, and people with mental protection items too.”

People stronger than Jeong Eunbi. More accurately, it didn’t work on people with a mana rank of A or higher.

And usually, if someone had a mana rank of A or higher, they were stronger than Jeong Eunbi. Jeong Eunbi had a high mana rank, but it was due to her traits and bloodline.

『Jeong Eunbi’s Favorability: 92』
『Psychology: I want to keep being with Yujin… but that won’t happen. Yujin has things he asked me to do.』

Her favorability, which was already high at 88, had surpassed 90 after our sex.

A favorability of 90 or higher meant they could sacrifice themselves for the target without hesitation.

Even newlyweds wouldn’t be like this. For reference, the average for newlyweds was 75-80.

“Yujin, are you planning to turn Korea upside down?”

“Will you stop me?”

“I don’t plan to stop you. I’m just worried it might become chaotic. Some of the people you asked me to investigate were big-shot politicians and businessmen. Wouldn’t it be better to take your time and watch for opportunities?”

“I was going to do that too. Most of it is just annoying work. But if I do that, it’ll be too late.”

“I see.”

Jeong Eunbi didn’t understand why I was in such a hurry. Even so, she was supportive of me. Her words about trusting me were true.

I stretched my leg out under the table. It went between her thighs. My toes touched her pussy.

“Ugh. Y-you said you didn’t have time.”

“What are you talking about? Of course, there’s time for sex.”

Wasn’t saving the world all for the sake of having sex?

“Aaaah.”

• • •

I checked the information Jeong Eunbi had sent me on my smartphone.

There were about 8 spies hiding in the Hero Association headquarters. Two of them were executives. They belonged to foreign Mind organizations.

Moreover, four of the eight were Minds who had made direct contracts with demons. Since they were determined to hide their identities, it was no wonder they couldn’t be found.

A Mind who was determined to hide couldn’t be found even with the Spirit Eye or the Heavenly Eye. However, since there was a Demon Hunter (SS), they could sense a Mind if they were nearby.

But Jeong Eunbi could sense them from afar. Her eyes were long-range psychometry. Even if she couldn’t see their past directly because the Mind was too strong, she could see the past through the house they stayed in or the items they used.

‘It’s not seeing directly, but seeing traces. If Jeong Eunbi is determined, there’s nothing she can’t find out.’

Even I didn’t know that Jeong Eunbi was stalking me.

‘The Association thinks Jeong Eunbi is just an ordinary psychometry user.’

Jeong Eunbi was smart. Long-range psychometry? She knew her ability was too dangerous and hid it. It didn’t seem like she had any loyalty to the Association either. To her, the Association was just a job. Nothing more, nothing less.

‘I’ll kill every Mind in Korea. I’ll grow my Demon Hunter trait and gain good karma. I’ll collect as many elixirs and items as I can. I’ll kill anyone who cooperates with the Minds, even if they aren’t Minds themselves.’

I also planned to eliminate anything that might hinder me in the future.

‘That alone will be fatal to the demon army. The demons can only run rampant when the world is in chaos. Besides, killing Minds is itself eliminating the demons’ influence on this world.’

Minds in foreign countries? I’d kill them too if I got the chance.

‘The most important thing is Korea. Korea is the center of this world.’

The Savior of the Academy was a game made in Korea.

‘Stormbreaker… I can’t use it.’

Stormbreaker was being strengthened in the Light Ascension World.

I put on the demon jester mask, which was Red Light’s trademark.

“Machina.”

I summoned Machina, the spirit I had contracted with. There was red sauce around Machina’s lips. It seemed she had been eating tteokbokki.

“I haven’t finished eating yet… What’s the matter all of a sudden? If it’s not urgent, let me go back.”

“The master called, and you’re thinking about leaving work? That won’t do.”

“It’s not ethical to call me when I’m eating!”

“Were you eating with your mom?”

“Yeah. I ordered the tteokbokki. With your money.”

I didn’t mind that she used my money. It wouldn’t show up on my account anyway.

“You’re a spirit, so you don’t need to eat anyway. Let’s get to work. Make some armor.”

“Ugh, seriously. This is spirit abuse! But where’s Stormbreaker? It’s easier to possess that armor.”

“I can’t use it right now.”

“…One spirit stone.”

“I’ll give it to you after work.”

“I still need power.”

I took out a mana cube from my inventory.

『Mana Cube
Rank: SS
Expands a mana space.』

A perpetual motion machine that endlessly generates mana, even with low output.

Metal appeared around the mana cube and turned into a suit that clung to my body.

I looked like a tokusatsu protagonist wearing a red demon helmet. Except instead of spandex, I was wearing metal.

Machina’s figure disappeared. She had possessed the suit.

[It’s been a while since I’ve rampaged as Red Light. I’m a little excited. It feels like I’m playing a game.]

‘Let’s fly. Not with jet engines. Jet engines are too loud.’

[You want to fly quietly? The magnetic levitation method is better. Why don’t you just fly with your ability? You can shoot railguns with your bare hands.]

‘I’ve never tried it… Should I give it a shot?’

Zzzzt.

Blue lightning flowed through the entire suit. And my body floated upwards. I didn’t know the exact principles. I did it because I thought I could, and it actually worked.

‘If I create a virtual rail around me like when I shoot a railgun….’

My body moved forward.

Bang!

A sonic boom occurred. I was surprised by the unexpected speed and stopped in mid-air. Bang! Another shockwave occurred.

“Kuh…”

I briefly groaned from the shock that spread through my body. I survived because I had an exceptional physique.

[Do you want to become a railgun projectile? Wouldn’t that be fun?]

‘That’s a novel way to commit suicide. …Should I try it once?’

Even if I died, I could revive with full recovery. Of course, I didn’t plan to do it now. Later.

I practiced magnetic levitation in the sky a few times. In the end, it was just manipulating electromagnetism, so I got used to it quickly.

I put on my ghost cloak and flew through the sky. I felt like I could break the sound barrier if I wanted to.

I flew through the sky and arrived at a traditional Korean mansion on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province.

‘The Ok family, one of the most prestigious families in Korea. Their daughter will enter the academy next year.’

Her name was Ok Inha.

She was a supporting character who would enter the academy next year. Her talent was quite good, but her appearance was above average.

‘She’s a supporting character in name only. She’s the kind of character who disappears after a few quests.’

The Ok family, a prestigious family that was slowly declining due to a lack of talent, had high expectations for Ok Inha. The problem was that it was to the point of abuse. Ok Inha had only trained in swordsmanship since she was young to save her family, so her personality was dark.

‘Ok Inha’s father, Ok Wolseong, the head of the Ok family, realizes that his daughter isn’t a genius and prepares a backup plan.’

A contract with a demon.

He didn’t become a Mind. Instead, he received a demonic sword from a demon.

This powerful demonic sword had several abilities, one of which was that you could learn the swordsmanship stored in the sword just by holding it.

‘You need a sacrifice to use the demonic sword, and the more you use it, the more your mind corrupts.’

Saving Ok Inha from the demonic sword and Ok Wolseong was the content of the original quest.

[What are you doing standing still in the sky? Aren’t you going to go down and kill them?]

‘I was thinking for a moment. About who to kill and how much to kill.’

[Just kill them all.]

‘I wish I could too.’

But if I killed them all, there was the issue of karma. The only clear evil in that family was the head, Ok Wolseong. If I killed the other family members, there was a high chance my good karma would drop.

‘How much good karma did I gather? I can’t lose it here.’

The best option was to kill only Ok Wolseong and take the demonic sword.

I quietly landed in the Ok family’s yard.

『Demon Hunter (SS) has detected the presence of demons and Minds.』
『All stats are temporarily increased.』
『Attack power against demons and Minds is temporarily increased.』

I landed in the yard and looked at the sky with a bewildered gaze.

‘There are demons and Minds here?’

I focused my senses. Thanks to the Demon Hunter (SS) trait, I could sense the location of demons and Minds nearby.

‘The demon is underground… and there are 7 Minds.’

Thud.

The doors of the traditional Korean house opened, and men with swords walked out into the yard. I could feel hostility and murderous intent from them.

I looked at the middle-aged man in front of me. Only the glint in his hollow eyes was filled with murderous intent.

“The dark hero who has been making a fuss in the world has appeared in our family. You have a very unpleasant aura. Just what are you?”

“Did you make a contract with a demon? Why?”

This was a variable.

The guys who wouldn’t have made a contract with a demon originally had made a contract with a demon. My intuition was telling me. This variable wouldn’t be limited to just here.

“We didn’t plan to contract with demons either. We were just going to use their power appropriately… But the demons kept coming. Well, I’m satisfied. I was able to gain power so easily.”

While Ok Wolseong was talking, the Minds surrounded me.

‘It seems the demon bastards were acting more aggressively than I thought.’

Should I be glad that I found out now?

I clenched my fist.

Black demonic energy wrapped around my fist.