The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

“Are you in your right mind?! You want to enroll a criminal of such vile depravity?!”
The President huffed as if to hurl the documents across his desk.
‘Storming into my office first thing this morning, and now dropping this bomb on me?!’
As if it weren’t enough that he’d sent the Academy’s promising student Ji Se Yong to the hospital.
He’d barely managed to stop the Vice President from charging over immediately after seeing his grandson’s condition….
And now the man wanted him to accept some unregistered Awakener—who knew where he’d crawled out from—as a student.
‘How does he manage to bring a new problem through that door every single day?!’
A person connected to the Association Director shouldn’t remain in his position even a moment longer.
“My master said I could attend, so what gives you the right to act like you’re granting permission?”
Yu Weol muttered under his breath with a sour expression.
“What, what?! ‘What gives me the right’?!”
“Both of you, be quiet.”
“Yes, Master.”
At a single word from Sa Hyun, Yu Weol became docile as a lamb and obeyed.
A miraculous transformation.
The President let out a long, exasperated breath, as if the whole thing were beyond belief.
Yu Weol quirked a single eyebrow at the President, as if to say, what are you going to do about it?
Where did such creatures even come from?!
And why did this man insist on bringing someone so utterly lacking in manners?!
“Look here! How can you possibly enroll an unregistered Awakener with no affiliation and no guardian as a student?”
The President shook the papers in his hand roughly.

[Remarks: Indiscriminate use of abilities while unregistered, unauthorized infiltration of Gates and poaching, illegal auction house attendance and suspicion of fencing high-value items……]

The Remarks section was crammed full of criminal charges.
It was a document bearing Yu Weol’s personal information, sent by the Association Director.
Sa Hyun crossed his legs and nodded casually.
“There is a guardian. I’m his legal guardian.”
A note appended to the bottom of the document.

[Guardian: Sa Hyun]
[The above Awakener, despite a record of serious crimes, is hereby granted special permission for Academy enrollment as a national asset of value, subject to intensive education and reformation under the guardian’s direct supervision.]
[Director of the Hunter Association of the Republic of Korea (Seal)]

“This is a great honor, Master….”
Yu Weol’s eyes glistened with tears as gratitude filled his face.
With each phrase he added—Master, Master—the President released a deep sigh that suggested he was losing his mind.
Sa Hyun dropped an identification card onto the table.
“Just registered as an Awakener moments ago.”
“Registering now doesn’t erase the past, though―”
The President snorted as he picked up the Awakener registration certificate.
His gaze fixed on one point.

[Measured Grade: S]

“…S, S-Grade?!”
That reckless punk?!
The President released a silent scream.
Since the Academy’s founding, there had never been an S-Grade freshman.
No new S-Grade Awaker had emerged in the nation for the past five years.
‘If that’s the grade…!’
The President’s eyes gleamed with avarice.
Snuffle. A hot breath brushed against his ear.
“What, AHHHHH!”
A massive beast loomed before his eyes.
A black nose, sharp eyes, sleek fur stippled with dark spots came into view in succession.
“A chee… cheetah…?”
Yu Weol answered flatly.
“It’s my summon. It said it was restless, so I’m letting it get some air.”
The President’s mouth fell open.
‘A… a Spirit Beast?’
Those massive paws alone could cover a man’s face, and sparks flickered sporadically through its whiskers.
By its mere presence, it radiated an overwhelming aura.
‘So this is Akhinonyx—the Spirit Beast everyone’s been whispering about! I’ve heard it’s so independent that even contracting and training it is nearly impossible…!’
While the President stared vacantly at the creature, the beast’s eyes—having completed its inspection long ago—grew narrow and dismissive.
It flicked its tail against the floor with sharp, contemptuous taps, then turned and began scraping at the ground with its front paws.
“What does that mean?”
The President asked, sensing the gesture held some significance. Yu Weol raised an eyebrow indifferently.
“My pet has a habit of covering things up when it finds them dirty.”
“…?!”
Me, dirty?! The President’s face flushed crimson, then drained of color in rapid succession.
He wanted to shout at the impertinent boy to get out of the Academy at once, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Now he understood the true value of that insolent whelp and his Spirit Beast.
‘S-Grade, and a Summoner at that!’
With this, the Academy would not only enter the world rankings, but funds and sponsorships would pour in without end.
Sa Hyun, who had been quietly observing, let out a small snort.
“You’ve already finished all your calculations, haven’t you?”
The President’s mental arithmetic seemed loud enough for him to hear.
“…Ahem, ahem!”
The President hastily erased the smile that had spread across his lips.
Growl—
Akhinonyx was now rubbing its back against the sofa, marking the furniture with its scent.
“Stop being such a nuisance. Sit quietly.”
Sa Hyun warned with a furrowed brow, and Akhinonyx responded by pinning its round ears back against its head, then padded sulkily into the corner.
“My apologies, Master. He’s simply very curious….”
Yu Weol bowed his head apologetically.
The President seized the moment and spoke.
“Can you control it properly? If such a large Spirit Beast were to cause even a minor incident, what would you do?”
“You make a fair point.”
Sa Hyun exhaled lightly, as if he’d just remembered something.
“Does the Academy have a taming specialist?”
The President glanced back at Akhinonyx, standing in the corner like a punished child.
‘He seems perfectly capable of training it himself….’
He thought grimly.
“There is someone suitable among the theory professors, but….”
The President trailed off, his mind already working.
“Control will certainly be harder given the S-Grade status. If an incident were to occur within these walls, who would take responsibility?”
Surely it would fall to him as the guardian.
Even for a coveted S-Grade, insurance was necessary.
If this one caused trouble, it would be nothing short of a disaster.
He could lose not just the world rankings, but his existing sponsors as well.
“Based on the paperwork, it appears this individual requires reformation rather than mere education.”
Despite the President’s aggressive tone, Sa Hyun remained utterly unmoved.
“Then I’ll do both. I’m the only one who can manage either, anyway.”
Not arrogant—simply matter-of-fact, as if it were self-evident.
‘What confidence is that based on?’
The man before him was S-Grade. And he commanded a rare Spirit Beast.
How did this boy expect to control an Awakener with such formidable power?
The President smiled bitterly and spoke.
“Which means only the one locked away in the Hunter Detention Center could handle that S-Grade troublemaker….”
…Wait.
The President stopped mid-sentence.
Education. Reformation. S-Grade….
Pieces of the puzzle began clicking into place in his mind.
Surely not….
The President’s eyes rolled in their sockets.
Sa Hyun raised an eyebrow and added with leisurely ease.
“I think you’ve gotten the gist of it.”
Wait, wait, wait.
‘…An Interrogator?!’
The President felt as though he’d been struck by a massive monster—his mind had gone blank.
‘No wonder his manner was so unusual…!’ His face gradually flushed with horror.
Everything that had puzzled him until now fell into place.
From the way he spoke down to the President, to his socially awkward, utterly brazen behavior.
The Association Chair had been tight-lipped, so he’d vaguely assumed he was some kind of special agent….
‘Has the Association Chair lost his mind?! Planting an Interrogator at the Academy?!’
He swallowed words he couldn’t dare speak aloud.
While the President floundered in confusion, Sa Hyun asked coolly.
“Is there anyone else suited for the job?”
……
Damn it. There were already so many problems piling up…!
His vision swam.
The President’s lips trembled as he moistened them with anxiety, and he admitted quietly in a shaking voice.
“…In that case, for the interrogation, or rather, no one would be better suited than Professor Yeom.”
…Right. Nothing’s been exposed yet.
For now, I just need to keep my head down.
There was no way to go against the Association Chair and the Interrogator here.
The President held back tears and finally parted his heavy lips.
“…I will permit Yu Weol’s admission to Combat Division Class A. However, no one must know about Yu Weol’s background.”
How was he supposed to handle the backlash from the parents and sponsors that would inevitably follow?
“You keep your mouth shut too.”
Sa Hyun rose to his feet as if his business was finished, movements light and easy.
As he headed for the door, Sa Hyun noticed a long rod beside it and a thick bundle of fabric wrapped in plastic.
“Is this mine?”
The President pressed his lips together and averted his gaze.

-Don’t waste energy on needless things. Just hang a Blackout Curtain in your room.
-Y-yes?

Intimidated by Sa Hyun’s threat, the President had unwittingly ordered the Blackout Curtain.
‘…So that’s it. The sense of pressure I’ve felt from him all this time was because he was an Interrogator.’
So this was the true nature of that inexplicable dread he’d been harboring.
“……That’s correct.”
As he nodded, Yu Weol grabbed the curtain without hesitation.
“I’ll carry it, Master!”
The moment the door opened, Akhinonyx bolted out first.
The other two followed in his wake.
Left alone, the President pressed his head into his palms and let out a deep sigh.
‘…Right, I’m the one using this. Becoming the President of the Academy that produced Asia’s first S-Grade graduate.’
His jaw set with resolve.
If he could just get the S-Grade to graduate safely.
Then he’d find a way to drive out that insufferable Interrogator no matter what!

* * *

Knock, knock.
Hae Sung knocked on Sa Hyun’s door.
Since the first practical combat lesson yesterday.
After he’d settled the Rats back in their places, Hae Sung had sought out Sa Hyun to report, but found he was already away.
It wasn’t until the next day that Sa Hyun had summoned him.
He made his way straight to the Professor Building where Sa Hyun was.
“Come in.”
At the faint voice that came from inside, Hae Sung carefully opened the door.
“…Huh?”
The room was dark, unnaturally so.
He could have sworn that until yesterday, the room had been bright at this time of day even without the lights on….
Hae Sung was glancing about in confusion when it happened.
“This should block it completely….”
A low, ominous voice from the window.
“…!”
A chill ran down Hae Sung’s spine.
That wasn’t Sa Hyun’s voice!
The moment Hae Sung spun around, understanding flashed through him.
Screech—!
Sunlight stabbed through his eyes.
Squinting against the sudden brightness, he made out a figure standing on the windowsill.
“…!”
Someone smoothing out the wrinkles in the curtain with deliberate care.
A face Hae Sung knew well.
Bright blonde hair gleaming in the sunlight, exotic features.
His lips parted slowly.
Could it be the one he’d seen at that Gate…?
“The unknown Summoner?!
Hae Sung’s startled cry shattered the silence.

S-Grade Corrections Officer Devours the Academy 34

Author
Baek Ru-ga
Publisher
Daon Creative
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