The Academy’s Unrivaled Professor - Chapter 47

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Academy Absolute Professor Episode 047
Make Me the Best in the World
“Ah, how refreshing.”
Han Tae-ho’s spirits were soaring.
The flowers blooming in the garden, the trees sprouting around him, even the pebbles rolling across the ground—everything looked beautiful.
— If you prove yourself, I’ll teach you the Plum Blossom Sword Technique and the Zaha Divine Art later.
The professor’s words wouldn’t leave his mind.
Just imagine it!
Himself wielding a First-Class Martial Art before an Immeasurable Grade Demon Beast that no one else could handle…!
“Kyah.”
Naturally, his seniors were jealous.
Especially Gwak Do-jin.
Sensing signs that he was about to revert to his old mad-dog self, Han Tae-ho spoke up urgently.
— Didn’t the professor say so! Rank is just appearance! What matters is the person!
Needless to say, the words fell on deaf ears.
— Oh, is that right? Then want to trade places? Let’s go right now. Go tell the professor yourself. Ask him to switch.
— I really want to punch you.
— I know. When you got the Six Union Sword Method, you looked like you’d lost the kingdom.
Han Tae-ho didn’t mind the jealousy, though.
It was only natural to face resentment when you won the lottery.
He was humming to himself as he made his way toward the New Building when it happened.
“Hey, Tae-ho… right?”
“Huh?”
He stopped and turned to find three beautiful cadets standing with shy smiles on their faces.
‘No way.’
They were among the classmates most famous for their looks.
Female cadets from another department who’d never so much as glanced his way before!
“Do you remember us? We took an elective class together.”
“Oh, yeah! I remember!”
“Your performance was so cool! You were practically tied with Jung Hyuk! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!”
“Ah, haha. Well, not quite that much.”
Han Tae-ho’s facial muscles twitched with barely suppressed delight.
It was the first time since enrollment that he’d received such warm attention.
‘So this is what it’s like to be in the top five of the year?’
“By the way, Tae-ho, didn’t you guys graduate from the Three Calamity Sword Method? What else is the professor teaching you now?”
“Huh?”
“You must be learning some incredible martial art, right? I’d love to take the professor’s class too… is there any way?”
The female cadets’ eyes sparkled, but Han Tae-ho’s dimmed.
‘Yeah, I figured.’
Girls like these would never approach him without an agenda.
In his years alive, female kindness always came with a price.
“Haha, the professor? Oh, he taught us something great!”
“Really? What?”
“The Six Union Sword Method!”
“What?”
“And the Six Union Art!”
“The Six Union Sword Method and the Six Union Art?”
The female cadets’ expressions became curious.
“Aren’t those in our required curriculum?”
“Yeah, but the professor seems to take them very seriously. You know how he is—he emphasizes the fundamentals.”
“Oh, right… that’s true. So then? How do we get into the professor’s class? Can we attend too? We heard rumors that Baek Yu-yeon got recruited as a direct disciple after joining the dawn training!”
“Hmm, I’m not sure.”
Han Tae-ho scratched his head, feigning uncertainty.
“I’m the youngest among them. I know her case is special, and I think you’d probably need to wait until next semester.”
“I see. That’s too bad. Good luck with your training. We’ll get going.”
Swish.
Watching the three disappear like dust scattered by a light tap on an iron wall, Han Tae-ho’s lips curled slightly.
‘Go ahead and apply next semester. Let’s see if you have what it takes to cross that line.’
The O-in Bang had foreseen this.
Most of these cadets seeking admission to Professor Kang Hyun’s class would lack the qualifications to attend.
Han Tae-ho’s flesh crawled whenever he remembered those days.
Only by enduring a killing intent like hellfire with nothing but his bare body could he finally earn the chance.
The chance to participate in dawn training.
And then?
That hard-won opportunity would be stripped away without mercy the moment he failed to be diligent.
‘Does he think holding the Horse Stance for three hours is easy?’
His mood fouled for no reason, so he pulled out his phone and opened Akanet.
The top post was this one.
[Professor Kang Hyun, can’t you just reopen course registration right now?]
└ Please, open additional recruitment even now ㅠㅠ
└ He won’t take private students, right?
└ You think he would? ㅋㅋ
└ What if you offered a billion won?
└ You can’t sweeten him up with just a billion.
…….
Comments stacked on top of each other.
Han Tae-ho posted irritably.
└ Anyone reading this would think just attending the professor’s class guarantees you’ll advance. Most people who come in can’t hang on at all.
After that.
└ ??
└ Who?
└ Is this Hyun-jong?
└ ㅋㅋㅋ Are you from O-in Bang?
└ Of course you think it’s great—you’re the one getting these good classes.
Comments like these piled up, but he ignored them and went on his way.
* * *
“You called for me.”
Kang Hyun pushed open the door to the dean’s office and took a seat on the sofa with practiced ease.
“Oh, Professor Kang! Welcome, welcome!”
Seo Il-hyun set down his tea and greeted him with a hearty laugh.
The charisma he’d displayed in the meeting was nowhere to be found.
“Yesterday’s meeting went well. Just as you advised, I pruned four rotten branches with my own hand.”
“It didn’t look like you pruned them completely, though.”
“Ha, caught me? Still, don’t press too hard. They’re not entirely useless people.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
Kang Hyun tilted a bottle of whiskey.
“I only offered advice. Whether they’re dismissed or not is no concern of mine.”
“I understand, I understand. Ha, but that aside, Professor Kang.”
Seo Il-hyun shifted topics and brought up the main matter.
“The land behind the Academy’s New Building—I’ve transferred full ownership and usage rights to your Special Guidance Studies exclusively. That land is now yours to use as you see fit. All the faculty agreed.”
“Thank you.”
He’d been wondering when this would happen, but the paperwork had moved quite quickly.
“And tell me, have you checked Akanet?”
“No.”
“Take a look. Your popularity right now is absolutely skyrocketing. The admissions office has been flooded with inquiries about reopening course registration so students can enroll in Special Guidance Studies.”
Seo Il-hyun looked pleased with himself.
The course he had created had become the Academy’s most popular class in just two months.
Naturally, the dean’s reputation was rising along with it.
“So that’s why I’m asking.”
Seo Il-hyun broached the main topic casually.
“If we reopened course registration now, might you consider it positively? I know additional recruitment during the semester isn’t normally done, but if you’d like it, I’d make a special effort.”
But Kang Hyun answered without hesitation, without even a second’s pause.
“I’m sorry. Let’s just follow the original regulations.”
Kang Hyun had no reason whatsoever to reopen enrollment and take in more students.
‘I’ve already found all the ones worth teaching at this Academy.’
Baek Yu-yeon on Wednesday, Baek Yu-seol on Monday, and Do Jung-hyuk on Friday.
According to academic regulations, regular course registration would open next semester regardless, and he had ways to deal with that too.
‘I’ll only accept those who can endure the killing intent.’
Teaching those without worth was beneath him—that was Kang Hyun’s philosophy.
“Is that so? That’s quite unfortunate.”
The director felt a pang of regret.
If the students’ level rose to match even the O-in Bang by the July exchange competition, it would elevate the standing of the Korean Academy considerably.
“For now, I’m thinking we’ll construct the buildings first. We’ll open enrollment for courses next semester.”
“Heh, if you say so, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
* * *
Yun Tae-jung reached out to Kang Hyun after a long while.
He said he wanted to report on business operations, but Kang Hyun invited him directly to the rear of the New Building instead.
It was so he could entrust the construction to Taejeong Mulsan.
“My goodness.”
After hearing a brief explanation, Yun Tae-jung kept shaking his head in amazement.
“This is truly remarkable. To secure the choicest plot of land within the Academy in its entirety.”
“Is that really so remarkable?”
“Of course! Even the largest guilds in Korea come here with billions of won, and this place brushes them aside without a second thought!”
Especially because it was a national institution, it was even more difficult.
“Ah, right. Here.”
Yun Tae-jung withdrew a thick stack of approval documents from his briefcase and handed it to Kang Hyun.
“This is the quarterly report on Taejeong Mulsan’s recent business operations and distribution revenue. I’ve organized it carefully, so…….”
Swoosh.
Kang Hyun pushed the documents away with the back of his hand without even looking at them.
“That’s fine. I can’t stand complicated number games.”
“……Even so.”
“I trust you, Director.”
More precisely, he trusts Yun Tae-jung’s talents.
He was surely managing things well on his own.
Yun Tae-jung’s expression filled with emotion.
A person’s trust only reveals its true worth when money is on the line.
“As the major shareholder, what I wish for is just one thing.”
The corners of Kang Hyun’s mouth lifted as he surveyed the plot.
“Make Taejeong Mulsan the greatest conglomerate in the world. That’s all.”
A thrilling chill ran down Yun Tae-jung’s spine.
The greatest conglomerate in the world.
Isn’t that a dream every businessman harbors at least once?
‘With this man……I could actually make it happen!’
With the backing of someone who handles S-Class Hunters with such ease.
Yun Tae-jung swallowed hard and bowed deeply.
“I will remember. I will make it happen without fail.”
“Good. Anyway, let’s get down to business.”
Kang Hyun gestured with his chin toward the empty plot.
“I’m thinking of constructing buildings here. How much would you estimate?”
“What purpose did you have in mind? If you tell me what facilities you need, I can give you a rough estimate.”
Kang Hyun began rattling off what he’d already sketched out in his mind.
The plot was roughly 2,000 pyeong.
He’d be raising three buildings here.
Main hall / Library and medical facility / Dormitory.
He’d set aside about 400 pyeong for a large outdoor training ground.
Though he spoke briefly, Yun Tae-jung understood perfectly.
“Assuming we use top-grade materials, you should figure roughly 10 million won per pyeong.”
“So how much is that?”
“With a total floor area of 3,300 pyeong, that comes to about 33 billion won. Add landscaping, flooring finishes, and special installations, and we typically add another 30 percent on top.”
“If I add another 10 billion, will that cover it?”
“Yes, that amount will be more than sufficient no matter how we work it.”
The moment he heard that, Kang Hyun reached into his jacket.
The 500 Billion Won Check that Ma Chul-woong had given him came out.
“Wh-what is this?”
“Construction funds.”
“500 billion won? Where on earth did you……?”
Kang Hyun didn’t answer.
“Don’t be stingy. Build it as well as you can. If you need more, I’ll find it. And one more thing—I’m going to put Taejeong on all the building names. I thought I should get your permission for that.”
“My name?”
“The name of Taejeong Mulsan.”
Yun Tae-jung’s mouth fell open.
A building bearing a specific company’s name in enormous letters rising right in the heart of the National Hunter Academy?
As long as the Academy existed, elite Hunters would see that building every single year.
‘That’s promotional value you couldn’t buy for hundreds of billions of won.’
An achievement no domestic corporation had ever managed!
“Chairman…….”
Yun Tae-jung’s eyes reddened at the corners.
He was genuinely moved.
“I swear on Taejeong Mulsan’s very existence—I’ll make it the finest building in the country. Starting tomorrow, I’ll deploy our nation’s top design and construction teams immediately!”
“I’m confident you’ll handle it well.”
Kang Hyun nodded, then broached the final matter.
“And I’d like you to help me acquire some land by combining whatever funds remain with Taejeong Mulsan’s investment capital.”
“Land? Are you speaking of real estate investment?”
“No.”
“Then……?”
“Daeseong Market is the nation’s premier Black Market…… Shouldn’t we claim that title for ourselves? If our goal is to become the world’s best?”
“……!”
Yun Tae-jung’s merchant instincts blazed to life once more.
Of all existing markets, the Black Market is where the largest sums of money flow.
And.
‘This man has more than enough capability to build it up.’
If he set his mind to it, he could raid high-grade Dungeons and stock the market completely!
“We absolutely must find it! Where should I look? Gangnam? Or shall we aim for a large plot in the Gyeonggi Province outskirts?”
“Location doesn’t matter. It doesn’t have to be domestic either.”
“I’m sorry? Then what conditions…….”
“Accessibility can be nonexistent. A remote mountain valley, an uninhabited island—it makes no difference.”
Kang Hyun’s requirements were unambiguous.
“It must have excellent climate and expansive land above all else. And preferably somewhere completely isolated, with nothing nearby at all.”
“But…… wouldn’t it be difficult for customers to reach?”
“I’ll handle that part myself.”
Yun Tae-jung cocked his head in puzzlement, but nodded anyway.
He must have his reasons.
“I’ll contact you shortly.”

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