The Academy’s Unrivaled Professor - Chapter 91

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Academy Absolute Professor Episode 91
I’m the only one who can fix you
‘Mm.’
Ariana’s condition was far more severe than he’d anticipated.
Yang energy had spiraled beyond control, and her meridians were on the verge of rupture.
Left unchecked, she would never recover.
Quick, purposeful strides.
Kang Hyun moved swiftly to position himself behind her.
“Breathe.”
“I—I beg your pardon……?”
“Don’t speak.”
Her clothes were already torn to shreds from the brutal fight, but Kang Hyun tore away what remained of the fabric across her back without hesitation, pulling it down to her waist.
Rip!
“W-what are you doing……!”
As bare skin was exposed, Ariana instinctively recoiled, caught off guard.
“I said don’t speak.”
Thump.
Kang Hyun placed his palm flat against her naked back.
At that moment, a cold force was drawn up from the deepest reaches of his Dantian.
The secret legacy of the Sword Saint—the Extreme Yin Heart Sutra.
The very antithesis of the Nine Yin Absolute Meridian that Baek Yu-seol was learning—an energy that flowed down his arms and poured like cascading water through her meridians.
“Ah!”
An involuntary gasp escaped Ariana’s lips.
‘What is this—it’s so cool!’
She had never felt such a force in her entire life.
As her burning body was plunged into ice-cold water, the raging energy began to settle.
‘How is this even possible?’
Every Hunter in Britain, every physician had simply shaken their heads in defeat.
A flame that no Spirit Medicine could quench, yet this man suppressed it with nothing but his palm.
Hope bloomed inside her.
The man had said it before.
– If you wish to live, the person you’ll call Master from now on.
Can I really survive?
“Cough!”
Blood—a deep crimson—dripped from the corner of Kang Hyun’s mouth.
Forcibly suppressing the Internal Energy of a Peak-stage cultivator was exacting a terrible toll.
She wanted to ask if he was all right, but Kang Hyun pressed his palm down harder.
A silent command to remain still.
He wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve as though nothing were amiss, and after a brief moment, he spoke.
“You can talk now. I’ve only applied a temporary measure.”
Ariana was astonished.
Her body, which had seemed ready to collapse moments before, moved with ease.
In fact, she felt lighter than usual.
She fixed her gaze on Kang Hyun.
A man who, like herself, harbored a monster within and suffered for it.
During the fight, Ariana had been watching his movements carefully, and from what she’d observed, she could infer that the serpent monster that had darkened the sky was his doing.
“Let me ask again. What exactly are you?”
Rather than answering, Kang Hyun posed a question in return.
“You’ve grown stronger just by breathing since childhood, haven’t you? Your Internal Energy accumulated without any cultivation.”
Ariana’s eyes wavered.
That fact was among the most closely guarded secrets of the British royal family.
“That’s because of your constitution—what’s called the Nine Yang Broken Meridians.”
“……Nine… Yang……?”
“Just listen. There is only one person in this entire world who can cure your constitution.”
Kang Hyun rose to his feet and draped his Outer Coat over her body.
“And because of that constitution, you became a target today. To those who seek to destroy this world, there is nothing more dangerous than what you carry.”
Constitution. World destruction. Target.
Incomprehensible truths cascaded upon her, yet only one sentence echoed in Ariana’s ears.
– There is only one person in this entire world who can cure your constitution.
‘Can I really be healed?’
Telling someone with a terminal diagnosis that the world is ending carries little weight.
Her world has already ended.
But this man speaks differently.
He says he can heal her collapse.
“What do I need to do? What will it take for you to cure me?”
Ariana’s desperation ran that deep.
Short of being asked to betray her family or nation, or to harm the innocent, she would have gladly surrendered everything.
“Didn’t I tell you? Become my disciple.”
“……A disciple?”
So, right now.
He’s saying he’ll teach one of the world’s five greatest Hunters?
“And later, all you need do is fight alongside me against those Demon Humans who attacked you.”
Kang Hyun turned his back.
Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!
Judging by the helicopter rotor sounds drifting from outside, rescue teams and crowds would soon flood the area.
‘No sense in being discovered here.’
He’d made a promise to Director Kim Hyung-seok, after all.
“Come to Korea.”
“Korea?”
“Contact the Hunter Management Bureau through the British Royal Family or intelligence agencies. Tell them you’re looking for Black.”
“Black…….”
The moment she was tasting the name on her tongue.
Whoosh!
Kang Hyun vanished in the blink of an eye.
‘Wait—! There was so much more I wanted to ask!’
Ariana reached out in panic, but found only dust where he’d stood.
She stared blankly at empty air for a moment, then carefully opened the Outer Coat draped across her shoulders.
‘He said Black.’
Lost in a daze as if dreaming, rescue workers emerged from the distance.
“Lady Ariana! Are you there?”
“There! She’s over there!”
“Lady Ariana! Are you alright?!”
Ariana wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth instead of answering.
She said nothing of Black.
She’d sensed that he wanted to hide his abilities.

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[Breaking News) Paris Catastrophe Averted—Ariana Ashford Saves the Day!]
[Hot Story) “Guardian of the British Empire!” Unwavering Before Demon Humans and SSS-Rank Demon Beasts!]
[Special Report) World Hunter Association: “In Light of This Crisis, We Will Comprehensively Overhaul Our Demon Beast Defense Systems”]
The British public celebrated Ariana’s safe return and heaved sighs of relief, but the atmosphere at the World Association grew heavy.
Twenty years had passed since the world transformed, and they now recognized that humanity was facing a new and deliberate threat.
“We’ve been far too complacent.”
“Agreed. We were adapting as if it were merely natural disaster and ecological change—but it appears there is an intelligent entity deliberately attacking humanity.”
“There seems to be some form of organization involved. And they appear capable of disguising themselves as human as well.”
A chill ran through the room.
Could there even now be Demon Humans among the Association’s own leadership?
“We need to revise the Hunter Rank system. Look at Ariana—her power didn’t match S-Rank level.”
“The same goes for Demon Beast classification. I’d suggest establishing and subdividing rankings above S-Rank.”
The whole world trembled with fresh dread.
They’d only just adapted!
And now there could be another threat?
Yet there was more to the news than despair.
Stories spread of young students who fought alongside active Hunters in the chaos.
[Trending) Trainee Hunters Stand Against Demon Humans, Showing Humanity’s Unbreakable Spirit of Hope.]
[Focus) Korean Academy Students Lead Foreign Trainees!]
[Inspiring) Field Medic. Student Baek Yu-yeon, Who Became the Angel of Paris Following Her Service in Mongolia, Shows Unwavering Dedication!]
Korea drew the most attention following the exchange tournament.
All the more so, given that it had been a minor power in the Hunter world.
Everyone praised Korea’s bright prospects, and within the nation, those who had returned became heroes who had brought honor to their country.
The students who returned to the airport all made their way back into their families’ arms.
Cha Yu-sik’s father, Cha Ha-rang, was waiting for him, and Gwak Do-jin embraced his grandmother.
“Sob, waaah! Mom!”
Even Lee Se-ah, who had always tried to maintain an air of composure, burst into tears like a child the moment she saw her parents.
Having come back from the brink of death, the sight of her family’s faces unleashed all the emotions she’d been holding back.
Kang Hyun granted her leave.
Under normal circumstances, she would have refused outright, but this time she simply nodded.
Thanks to that, Kang Hyun returned to the Academy dormitory alone.
‘It’s all gone.’
The place felt barren.
No students, no disciples, no fledglings.
Everyone else was laughing and crying with someone, yet he stood entirely alone.
It was a touch melancholy, but the sensation was familiar all the same.
Kang Hyun had always been this way.
Before he fell into the Martial World, he was an orphan, and within it, he had nothing to call his own except the old eccentrics.
‘The wine should taste better now.’
This emptiness was not without its charm.
The old masters had always said that the solitude embedded in a martial artist’s life pairs well with pure spirits and solitude.

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The true summer vacation began in earnest.
The break was meant to last six weeks, but having spent two of those weeks at the Paris exchange tournament, only about a month remained in practical terms.
Kang Hyun first sorted through what needed to be handled.
‘Progress so far has been solid.’
He had found talented candidates for all of the Seven Day Heavenly Positions except Tuesday’s.
Let me organize it.
Monday—Baek Yu-seol
Tuesday—Unknown
Wednesday—Baek Yu-yeon
Thursday—Dang So-yu
Friday—Do Jeong-hyeok
Saturday—Min Seo-jun
Sunday—Ariana Ashford
Now the priority was to find the candidate for Tuesday’s position, then proceed with training the disciples.
‘I should visit the Management Bureau soon.’
I’d need to inform them in advance about matters concerning Dang So-yu and Ariana.
Beyond that, there were three main things to attend to.
First, the completion of the special instruction building.
He looked forward to the collaboration between Min Seo-jun and Professor Park Tae-geon.
They said they’d finish it before the next semester started—what kind of building would emerge?
Second, an inspection of Taejeong Physical Distribution.
To handle the Taejeong Market properly, the company itself needed to grow stronger.
Yun Tae-jung, with his exceptional talent, would manage well on his own, but close oversight remained necessary.
Unnecessary interference could arise at any time.
Third, the next work by Lee Se-ah, translator of Secret Manuals!
Lee Se-ah’s reputation was skyrocketing by the day.
Every community forum was clamoring for the next translation to be released.
‘I need to get this moving too…….’
The problem was…… even ten hands wouldn’t be enough.
He still had to write custom Footwork Technique Secret Manuals one by one for the students he’d promised back in Paris.
“Brother!”
Just then, a booming voice rang out from outside the dormitory.
Looking out the window, Gye Mu-jin was staring up at him.
‘Right, he exists too.’
“Brother! When exactly are you giving me the Yang Family Spear Secret Manual? You promised, but I haven’t heard a word!”
“So you came all the way here? You could’ve sent a message or called.”
“You don’t respond to messages, brother!”
His face was full of disappointment.
Right—Gye Mu-jin was one of the family now, eating the same meals.
He’d been too busy with the exchange tournament to pay attention, and a wave of guilt washed over him.
‘I’ll start with the Yang Family Spear before the Footwork Technique.’
“Four days. Just wait four more days, and I’ll finish yours first.”
She was too busy to notice the emptiness in her hands.
In the Martial World, she’d lived with a sword in hand, but now in the modern age, she found herself wielding a brush far more often than a blade.
Four days later.
“Here. Take it.”
“Oh! Brother! Thank you! This is Gye Mu-jin! I will devote my loyalty to you for life!”
Watching the man disappear with the Secret Manual clutched to his chest, his eyes shining with gratitude, Kang Hyun rotated her aching wrists and picked up the brush again.
Now it was the Footwork Technique’s turn.
Scratch, scratch.
As the ink spread across the paper, she found her thoughts drifting to the faces of her prospective disciples.
‘I wonder how Dang So-yu is getting on.’
And then.
‘Ariana will reach out soon, won’t she?’

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At that same moment, in Buckingham Palace, Britain.
“Ariana, what are you saying? You’re going to Korea?”
“You expect us to believe that there’s someone there who can treat you?”
Her parents, the head of the Hunter Management Bureau, the King himself, and her personal physician surrounded Ariana.
“Your Majesty.”
Ariana, dressed in a hospital gown, turned to face the King.
“I’m going to live.”
“Hmm, but Knight Commander, the Papal Office and the world’s finest physicians are standing by in London. I cannot entrust the protector of the British Empire to someone unverified.”
Despite the King’s concerns, Ariana held firm.
“If the Crown will not cooperate, I will resign as Knight Commander and stow away to get there if I must.”
“Knight Commander!”
The King exclaimed, and a suffocating silence fell.
Soon after, the Royal Hunter Management Bureau director carefully interjected.
“Have you ascertained the identity of this person?”
“Contact the Hunter Management Bureau in Korea and find Black for me. It seems he wishes to keep his identity hidden publicly, so please make contact discreetly.”
“Is there a possibility this person is a Demon Human?”
“Even if there is, that man is my only hope. All of you, remember this: I’m living on borrowed time.”
The King fell silent for a long moment.
A constitutional monarch does not issue operational orders lightly, yet he could not stand idle while the Empire’s mightiest blade faded away.
“Hunter Management Bureau director.”
The King called out, and that alone conveyed everything.
The director bowed deeply.
“I will inform the Prime Minister’s office and arrange talks with the Korean Hunter Management Bureau at the highest level of secrecy.”

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