The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

‘It’s him.’
Hae Seong tensed, certain of what he was seeing.
What in the world was happening?
The Summoner he’d faced off against in the Gate just two days ago—why was he in Sa Hyeon’s room?
He wondered if it was an attack, but then—
‘…I definitely heard Sa Hyeon’s voice from inside the room just now!’
And what was with hanging curtains here of all places?!
The situation made no sense whatsoever.
The intruder before him remained indifferent to Hae Seong’s vigilance, methodically gathering the curtain folds with knife-like precision.
It was as Hae Seong stood frozen in confusion.
“Why aren’t you coming in?”
A voice drifted up from below.
“…! Sa Hyeon!”
Hae Seong clutched his racing heart and released a breath of relief.
Sa Hyeon reclined on the sofa with his usual ease, utterly composed.
It didn’t seem to be an urgent situation, but Hae Seong still couldn’t grasp what was actually going on.
Hae Seong lowered his voice and asked, “Sa Hyeon, …what is he doing here…?”
“Brought her in yesterday.”
“What?!”
At Sa Hyeon’s terse reply, Hae Seong finally understood, though shock rippled through him.
Ah, so that’s why you disappeared so suddenly yesterday!
‘Sa Hyeon truly is something…!’
His admiration for that swift action was brief.
“…But why.”
Hae Seong’s gaze drifted toward the window.
“…are you hanging a Blackout Curtain here?”
Confusion still lingered.
Then Yi Yuwol descended lightly from the window frame.
“The task is complete, Master.”
M-Master?! Hae Seong’s face sank deeper into bewilderment.
His mouth fell open at the startling form of address, and it fell open wider still at Sa Hyeon’s next words.
“Her name is Yi Yuwol. She’s eighteen years old. A freshman in Combat A Class.”
“Y-yes??”
The younger age was shocking enough, but a freshman?!
Before the cascade of bombshells could knock him backward entirely, Sa Hyeon glanced at Yi Yuwol.
“Step out for a bit.”
“Understood.”
Yi Yuwol bowed respectfully, her posture as deferential as a loyal subject’s.
Not until Yi Yuwol had closed the door with such courtesy did Hae Seong’s eyes track her departing figure in disbelief.
Only after the door shut completely did Hae Seong stammer, groping for words.
“Sa Hyeon, …what on earth is going on?”
Sa Hyeon exhaled lightly and relayed the situation in broad strokes.
Yi Yuwol’s memories from the time of her awakening had been artificially severed.
To breach that blocked passage, Sa Hyeon had decided to keep her close at the Academy while also undertaking what amounted to “education disguised as reformation.”
Having finished, Sa Hyeon added, “Yi Yuwol’s identity is to remain classified, so be careful nothing leaks out.”
“Y-yes, of course.”
All of this happened in a single night?
Hae Seong nodded dumbly, unable to hide his astonishment.
Then, as if something had just occurred to him, a small exclamation escaped him.
“But Sa Hyeon, there are others besides us who know Yi Yuwol’s identity, aren’t there?”
Hae Seong’s gaze drifted beyond the window, toward the Lecture Hall.
“That’s right.”

One of Sa Hyeon’s eyebrows lifted.
“So those guys were there after all.”

* * *

A plaza packed with tens of thousands of people.
Eun Oh stood on the red carpet leading to the podium.
The moment he surpassed Baek Yiwon, South Korea’s number-one ranked Hunter, and finally claimed the top spot.
People shouted his name over and over, tossing bouquets at him, while foreign journalists bombarded him with questions about how he’d climbed to the summit so rapidly.
An expensive suit that caught the eye at first glance, and wine-red hair neatly arranged.
“It’s all thanks to my exceptional talent, of course.”
Eun Oh answered every question faithfully, waving with composed courtesy.
Flashes exploded from all directions.
Surrounded by family and Academy classmates alike, all applauding him.
Sa Hyeon approached and patted his shoulder.
“There’s nothing left for me to teach you. You’re truly my finest student.”
“Teacher…!”
Eun Oh, overwhelmed with emotion.
After a deep embrace with his mentor, he made his way toward the podium.
Countless fans thrust signed papers at him eagerly.
He was casually scrawling his signature when it happened.
A voice—strangely familiar—struck his ear like an auditory phantom.

“-So what are your thoughts on Gate Energy Fluctuations?”

“…Pardon?”
An out-of-nowhere question.
Eun Oh turned his head.
Standing motionless among the fans was a single woman.
Sharp, short hair cut like a blade. And lips pressed tightly together.
“Professor Ha Yeon…?”
That was when it happened.
“Ow!”
A cry burst from his lips as his vision flashed bright.
His forehead throbbed.
What—an attack?!
Eun Oh rubbed his forehead and regained his senses, whipping his head around frantically.
“??”

[Monster Individual Wave Analysis]

Large letters written on the blackboard.
Beneath them, a tediously complex diagram was scrawled in a way that seemed to worsen your eyesight just looking at it.
And in front of it all stood Professor Ha Yeon, holding a marker at an awkward angle.
“Eun Oh? Did you fall asleep dreaming about becoming number-one ranked?”
“…Huh?”
Eun Oh blinked heavily.
A marker cap lay scattered on the desk.
Had that thing hit his forehead?
Eun Oh, catching on a moment too late, clicked his tongue in disappointment.
“…Damn, that was actually a nice dream.”
“Bold little thing, aren’t you? Wipe the drool off and get your head in the game.”
Ha Yeon clicked her tongue disapprovingly.
Laughter erupted from various corners of the lecture hall.
The student next to him, mechanically taking notes, muttered in an indifferent voice.
“You were just having a full interview with yourself while you slept—giving speeches, playing all the instruments. It was ridiculous.”
“I was?”
Eun Oh asked back, bewildered.
Then, checking the clock on the wall, he raised his hand boldly.
“Professor! Three hours of running straight with no breaks—I’d probably fall asleep no matter how tough I am!”
“What are you talking about?”
Gyeol, whose notebook was filled with complex diagrams, let out an exasperated sigh.
Meanwhile, the other students seemed to share the sentiment, and one by one they began to nod in agreement.
“That’s right! Just looking at diagrams makes me feel dizzy!”
“Can we take a break, please?”
The students’ complaints grew louder.
Ha Yeon frowned in displeasure and tapped the blackboard sharply with her chalk.
“With so many students hoping for early graduation, don’t you think you need to master the theory? There’s no way around it—we can’t keep taking breaks!”
Originally, the Academy had a retention system but no early graduation option.
But during a Dungeon Break, it was different.
This was the first Dungeon Break since the Academy’s founding.
With the need to deploy as many students as possible to the field, the early graduation system had been implemented.
The students themselves were desperate to claim the title of the first early graduates.
The students had resigned themselves to continuing, and Ha Yeon was about to resume the lesson when—
Knock, knock.
Someone rapped on the lecture hall door.
When Ha Yeon opened it, the unexpected visitor spoke.
“The headmaster is calling for you.”
It was a very quiet voice, but the high-ranking students heard it clearly.
“The headmaster?”
‘What could the headmaster possibly want with me?’
‘Could word have gotten out about me almost grabbing Ji Jae Hyuk by the collar?!’
Ha Yeon, her heart sinking, felt cold sweat drip down her temples.
“You all study on your own for now!”
She commanded the students sharply and left the classroom.
The moment the door closed, the students burst into the chatter they’d been holding back.
Eun Oh slouched in his chair and let his gaze drift idly.
“Does this guy find it fun?”
Even as they talked, Gyeol remained hunched over his desk, nose practically buried in his notes, scribbling away to catch what he’d missed.
“Ahhhh, I’m so sleepy….”
Eun Oh propped his chin on his hand and yawned so wide his mouth nearly split.
Jae Yoon, sitting in the back row, mumbled in an exhausted voice.
“We definitely pushed ourselves hard yesterday….”
The three of them had spent nearly the whole night trailing Sa Hyeon the night before.
On top of Sa Hyeon’s first class and the physical conditioning that followed, their entire bodies ached as if they’d been beaten.
As a result, Ha Yeon’s voice had sounded like a lullaby.
From theory lectures on history, potions, and items to practical classes in Spear Technique, Sword Technique, and Hand-to-Hand Combat.
The list of courses they had to take was endless, but there was only one class Eun Oh looked forward to.
“I want to take Sa Hyeon’s class again. What’ll he teach next, I wonder….”
Eun Oh draped himself languidly across the desk, sighing wistfully.
In contrast, Jae Yoon’s neck tensed as he recalled Sa Hyeon’s movements through the Back Alley the previous day.
“To be honest, it’s a little scary….”
Gyeol set down his pen, having finished his notes, and exhaled softly.
“When I think about yesterday, I wonder if he really came from the Back Alley… but the way he treats that master craftsman Gwak Cheoljung like he’s just a neighbor―”
At that moment, an unfamiliar voice cut in.
“Being close with such a person—Professor Yeom must truly be a remarkable individual.”
“Whoa, you scared me!”
A muscular figure suddenly appeared beside them.
Gyeol jumped, clutching his chest in alarm.
It was Moo Gun, eyes gleaming as he approached to hear more about the master craftsman Gwak Cheoljung.
“Here he goes again. He’s such a weapons fanatic.”
Ryu Ah, who had been sitting in the front row, clicked her tongue.
“Wait, what’s that? Is that a cat?”
“A cat that big?”
Students near the window stirred and stood up.
“Huh? When did a cat get into the Academy?”
“It’s adorable….”
Ryu Ah and Moo Gun, drawn by curiosity, approached the window.
Eun Oh, who had been replaying a pleasant dream, suddenly lifted his head.
“By the way, where did our teacher go yesterday?”
Sa Hyeon had vanished without a trace the night before, leaving the students behind.
Thanks to that, starting with Moo Gun, they’d all been able to get Gwak Cheoljung’s signature without difficulty.
But it was the peculiar look in Sa Hyeon’s eyes as he departed that suddenly made Gyeol curious about where he’d gone.
“He said something about hunting, so maybe he went out to handle a Gate? Some of our professors do get dispatched on short notice….”
Gyeol smiled faintly at Jae Yoon’s conjecture and replied.
“I don’t know. If it’s that professor, it might be hunting people instead of monsters.”
“P-people?!”
While Jae Yoon was shocked, Eun Oh perked up.
“Oh, that’s right! Ji Se Yong got properly hunted down already. Who’s next, I wonder!”
Gyeol’s eyes narrowed.
“Probably that Summoner.”
“Th-that could be it…. Teacher, you were incredibly frustrated when you let him slip away at the Reward Zone that day….”
“That spineless coward? He deserves to get hunted! I could tell from the moment he started mouthing off to the teacher.”
While the three of them continued their heated discussion about Sa Hyeon’s ‘prey’,
the murmur from the windows was growing steadily louder.
“-It’s not a cat, is it? Could it be a monster?”
“Have you ever seen a monster that cute?”
“No, seriously! Its whiskers are all sparkly!”
Only then did the three of them turn their attention to the window.
“What on earth is that?”
Eun Oh pushed through the students first, heading to the window, and the other two, sensing something amiss, followed.
The three of them pressed against the frame, peering outside.
Eun Oh, the first to identify it, blinked rapidly.
“W-what? That bastard….”
“W-wait?!”
Jae Yoon let out a startled breath.
“…Insane.”
Gyeol swallowed hard, gripping the window frame tightly.
“What the hell is that thing doing here.”
At that moment, the cat—or rather, the creature—slowly turned its head toward the lecture room.
No. Lightning Archinox.
Crackle!
The beast’s whiskers sparked with electricity.

An S-Class Instructor Devours the Academy – Chapter 35

Author
Baek Ruga
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