The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

“What in the world is going on…?”
Ha Yeon stepped out of the Rector’s Office.
She murmured to herself in a daze.
The meeting with the Rector had been brief, but its contents were far from trivial.
She was to take personal charge of tutoring an S-rank transfer student.
‘An S-rank Awakener has appeared—that alone is shocking, but for me to teach them directly…’
Ha Yeon moved forward in a fog.
She arrived at the Counseling Room to meet her new student.
Only after settling into the sofa and steadying her breathing did her thoughts begin to clear.
Now that she thought about it, something felt odd.
‘The emergence of a new S-rank Awakener should be front-page news…’
So why was everything quiet?
The news and social media were full only of Dungeon Break coverage.
There wasn’t a single word about the new S-rank student the Rector had mentioned.
Given that there had been no S-rank Awakeners in the country for several years, the silence might be deliberate—to manage the upheaval carefully.
Ha Yeon clenched her fists as she settled on this conclusion.
‘Will I be able to do this well?’
The weight of responsibility pressed down on her shoulders.
She had never fulfilled her dream of working in the field herself, but nurturing talent here at the Academy was the only source of pride and fulfillment left to her.
‘Teaching an S-rank student, no less.’
The title about to be placed on her shoulders felt burdensome, yet her heart raced.
“Is the student not here yet…?”
The student showed no sign of arriving.
Ha Yeon moistened her lips and skimmed through the documents the Rector had given her.
‘Special notes… Guardian: Yeom Sa-hyeon?’
Yeom Sa-hyeon—wasn’t he the newly hired professor of combat classes?
A new professor serving as guardian was unusual.
She recalled the incident that had been stirring up the Academy recently.
Sa-hyeon, who had sent a student to the hospital starting from his very first lesson.
While some observers found it entertaining—watching from a safe distance—Ha Yeon’s view differed.
Combat trainees were critical personnel deployed to the field immediately after graduation.
She believed they needed to experience consequences, too, but…
‘Even if it was a skill side effect, it usually gets better after a full day’s rest. The fact that the student hasn’t been discharged yet suggests he went too far.’
And now he suddenly appears as a guardian, bringing an S-rank transfer student with him.
He was a figure moving in suspicious ways.
‘What exactly is this man doing?’
Her brow furrowed for a moment.
Knock-knock.
The counseling room door opened with a clean, measured knock.
“Apologies for the late arrival. You must be Professor Ha Yeon?”
A young man with chestnut hair bowed respectfully.
“Ah—yes!”
Ha Yeon stood up awkwardly and returned the greeting.
“Are you Professor Yeom Sa-hyeon?”
The youth had a round, gentle face.
It was nothing like the students’ descriptions of a fire-attribute executioner.
The man smiled warmly and shook his head.
“Ah, no—I’m Yun Hae-seong, assistant to Sa-hyeon.”
“Assistant?”
Assistant? Not even a teaching assistant—what professor needs a personal assistant? She was about to ask when—
“…!”
A dense, overwhelming presence pressed in from beyond the doorway.
Moments later, its source emerged into view.
A tall man with an icy, cold demeanor.
This time, she needed no introduction.
This had to be Yeom Sa-hyeon.
‘I’ve only felt this kind of pressure from the rankers….’
As the oppressive weight settled over her, Ha Yeon swallowed hard, and Yeom Sa-hyeon approached.
“You’re the Mana professor?”
A faint furrow appeared between Ha Yeon’s brows.
“It’s Professor Seo Ha Yeon, not ‘you.'”
Indifferent to her sharp retort, Sa-hyeon settled into a seat.
‘Great, another one of those Ji Jae-hyeok types.’
She carved the character for patience into her mind and exhaled deeply.
The sort who swagger on Awakening stats alone.
Precisely the type Ha Yeon despised most.
And following behind him came a blonde-haired boy.
“This is Lee Yu-weol, a student here.”
Then Yun Hae-seong’s introduction continued.
Ha Yeon found her mouth falling open as she listened to Yu-weol’s background.
He’d already contracted with two Summoned Beasts of A-rank or higher, and given his pre-Awakening marksmanship, his primary weapon was a Mana Gun.
In times like these, when elite combat talent ran scarce, he was clearly going to be a tremendous asset.
She was drawing breath to express her admiration when—
“What’s your Specialty?”
Sa-hyeon asked quietly.
“…Excuse me?”
With no context whatsoever, what was this? And why did his sentences have to be so clipped?
Ha Yeon carved the character for patience a second time before answering.
“Mana Tracking. And yours?”
Sa-hyeon hummed and nodded lightly, giving a casual reply.
“That’s not something you need to know.”
What on earth is this guy?!
Whether the fine lines between her brows deepened or not made no difference to him.
Sa-hyeon pressed on with his questions.
“What’s your rank?”
“A-rank, but… why do you get to interrogate me like this when you won’t answer anything about yourself?”
Despite Ha Yeon’s sharp response, Sa-hyeon calmly crossed his legs.
“I’m his guardian. I need to know how to teach him properly.”
At Sa-hyeon’s matter-of-fact answer, Yu-weol, who had been quietly standing beside him, drew a short breath.
“…In that case.”
She’d wondered what kind of person he was, but apparently he did take his guardian duties seriously.
Ha Yeon pursed her lips reluctantly and began explaining.
“According to the Rector, his Summoned Beast Control is currently difficult. I think we should begin with Mana Communion and progress gradually. He can attend the same curriculum as the other combat-track students, but I’ll run additional private sessions with him as well.”
Instead of answering, Sa-hyeon hummed and tapped his knee rhythmically with his index finger.
Then he suddenly turned to look at Ha Yeon.
“If you’re an A-rank with Mana Tracking, wouldn’t field work be better? Why the Academy?”
“…I’m sorry?”
Ha Yeon responded with bewilderment.
…That’s what I should be asking you.
You’re the one who seems entirely out of place here at the Academy.
Ha Yeon gazed with a start at the red Mana that shimmered like flames around Sa-hyeon.
‘The image is all wrong, but if he went public with that, he’d become famous enough to rival some S-rankers.’
While an Academy professorship paid decently—as well as most guild positions—field work brought far more in supplementary gains: Mana Stones, reward items, and the like.
‘From his behavior, he doesn’t seem like the type to deliberately avoid that kind of spotlight either.’
Yet Sa-hyeon continued to gaze at Ha Yeon fixedly, as if waiting for her answer.
Ha Yeon reluctantly opened her mouth.
“…I can’t use my Skills because of an accident. But it doesn’t hinder my teaching.”
An accident during a Raid.
The terrible memories of that day flashed through her mind.
Ha Yeon’s fingernails dug deep into her palm.
“What kind of accident?”
Sa-hyeon asked, tilting his chin at an angle.
This bastard really….
“Why should I answer that for you?”
She carved the character for patience a third time in her heart as she spoke.
“However much you’re his guardian, it’s inappropriate to pry any further.”
“I’m curious what kind of accident would have to happen for someone to damage their skills so badly they couldn’t use them.”
Damn it, is this guy a psychopath?! I don’t want to talk about it and he’s pouring salt on the wound. I’ve been patient enough—three times over, you bastard!
“Listen here!”
Ha Yeon was about to explode in rage.
Crash!
An unsettling noise erupted from outside the Counseling Room.
Lee Yu-weol’s gaze snapped toward the window.
“…Akhinonyx?”
His eyes narrowed sharply.
Yeom Sa-hyeon muttered under his breath, a sigh threaded through his words.
“It couldn’t hold back anymore and caused trouble….”

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Meanwhile, in the Lecture Hall moments earlier.
“…That’s the one! The cheetah that yellow-haired guy was keeping!”
Eun-o pointed at the beast outside the window, his voice ringing out.
“…! I think that’s right, that Summoned Beast…!”
Jae-yun swallowed hard.
Massive paws, black spots scattered across its coat, and sparks flickering along its whiskers.
‘Why is that Summoned Beast at the Academy?’
Gyeol pressed his palm to his forehead.
Then he caught sight of something and dropped his arm smoothly.
“…Hey, I think our eyes just met. Or am I imagining things?”
Three pairs of eyes locked on the same point.
Yellow irises, trained directly on them with unmistakable focus.
“A, agh…!”
“…Oh, looks like it?”
The moment Jae-yun and Eun-o opened their mouths.
Akhinonyx crouched low.
Before the three could even react, the Summoned Beast launched upward.
The yellow eyes drew close in a heartbeat.
Whoosh!
A vicious gust tore through the Lecture Hall.
“Aaaaah!! What is this!!”
“Aaahhh!!”
“Aaaaahhh!”
Crash!
The window shattered into a thousand pieces.
Desks and chairs inside the Lecture Hall were flung back by the force.
Students crumpled to the floor from the sudden impact.
Gyeol, gripping the window frame to steady himself, exhaled shakily.
“…This is insane. Did it really chase us all the way here?”
Crackle!
Blue sparks danced along the beast’s whiskers as it stood brazenly on the window sill.
Eun-o jerked to his feet.
“Hey, you came looking for us on purpose?!”
A low rumble rolled from Akhinonyx’s throat, like an answer.
The students who’d been knocked flying finally gathered their wits.
“Th, that’s a monster!!”
“It broke through the Academy’s Barrier?!”
The students sensed Akhinonyx’s formidable aura.
As panic seized them.
“Lucky for me I found you!”
Eun-o rolled up his sleeves.
Wasn’t this the beast Yeom Sa-hyeon had been looking for anyway?
‘I’ll catch it and bring it to him!’
The moment he took an eager step forward.
“Akhinonyx.”
An unfamiliar voice rang out in the Lecture Hall.
Every eye in the classroom swiveled toward the back door.
“That face…!”
Jae-yun’s eyes widened as he recognized the voice’s owner.
Striking golden hair, that distinctive swagger of attitude.
“It’s that insufferable Summoner!”
Eun-o cried out.
Akhinonyx showed no welcome either.
The beast merely snorted disdainfully, narrowing its eyes.
To Gyeol, it read as nothing but open hostility.
‘There’s no way he came alone.’
Eun-o couldn’t handle them by himself.
“Where did Sa-hyeon go…!”
Gyeol clenched his teeth.
Screee—
Suddenly, Akhinonyx’s whiskers extended with a sharp snap.
Then, leaving a faint spark in its wake, the beast vanished like smoke.
“Argh! Did he just run away?! Where’d he go!”
Eun-o let out a frustrated breath.
The students, bewildered, began scanning the room as well.
“You’ve made quite a mess of things.”
Then—a low voice echoing through the Lecture Hall.
Gyeol exhaled a long sigh, recognizing who it was.
‘Thank goodness a disaster won’t happen.’
Sa-hyeon stepped into the Lecture Hall, treading on shards of broken glass.
“Sir!”
Relief washed across Jae-yun’s face.
Eun-o pointed accusingly at the blond-haired figure.
“Sir, that guy—!”
But his outcry died away soundlessly.
Eun-o was struck speechless by the unbelievable sight before him.
“I’m terribly sorry, Master! I should have managed him more carefully…!”
The Summoner bowed deeply before Sa-hyeon, waist bent at a right angle, golden hair hanging apologetically.
“…?”
“U-um?”
“?? What—why is he like that?”
The three of them blinked, dumbfounded.
The Summoner straightened, his gaze downcast and contrition written plainly across his face.
All the arrogance from the Gate had vanished—he looked like nothing so much as a faithful hound.
A laugh threatened to escape unbidden.
‘And what’s this? Ma-master?’
Gyeol exhaled in bewilderment, as if he’d taken a blow to the head.
The sudden honorific had left him reeling.
“Um, sir? What exactly is happening here?”
Gyeol managed to part his lips at last.
Whether students ignorant of Yu-weol’s identity or the three who knew it—
all of them stared mutely at Sa-hyeon’s mouth.
“I suppose a proper introduction here is unavoidable….”
Sa-hyeon sighed faintly, as if bored, and withdrew his hand from his pocket.
Then he placed it casually on top of Yu-weol’s head.
“This is Lee Yu-weol, an S-rank Awakener enrolling in Combat Class A. Don’t cause trouble, and keep your heads down.”
“…….”
“…….”
The bombshell announcement, delivered so matter-of-factly, plunged the Lecture Hall into an icy silence.
Enrolling… S-rank…?
The students exchanged confused glances, unsure they’d heard correctly.
Then, a shriek of pure astonishment pierced through the ceiling.
“W-w-what?!”
“S-S-rank?!”
“Wh-wh-what?!”
“In our class?!”

S-Rank Instructor Devours the Academy, Chapter 36

Author
Baek Ruga
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