The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

The Arena lay in ruins as though bombed.
The trainees entering the Grand Hall could only gape in dismay.
“……What on earth happened here?”
“They said there was an Awakened Individual suspected of going Berserk—looks like he tore the place apart.”
“Though I heard beforehand that he’d been subdued….”
One trainee swallowed hard, staring up at the destroyed Arena.
“…Which one is he?”
The trainees murmured among themselves, their gazes crossing.
In one corner of the Arena lay In-yeong, motionless, and at the center some distance away sprawled another man. Atop that fallen man’s torso sat a third figure, perched as casually as if lounging on a sofa.
One trainee pointed to a spot.
“Isn’t it that one over there?”
“That would make sense.”
The one lying alone on the ground was surely the victim, and the one being subdued was surely the Berserk—wasn’t it?

The Team Leader climbed the Arena stairs.
He bowed respectfully to Yeom Sa-hyeon.
“Thank you for your cooperation. What’s the condition of the Berserk subject?”
“As you can see.”
Sa-hyeon flicked his chin toward the boy lying unconscious alone in the distance.
“…Huh?”
Their eyes all shifted in unison, following the direction of his gesture.
A boy lying alone, unconscious.
‘So he threw the Berserk subject over there without subduing him? Then who’s the one he’s sitting on?’
A question flashed through their minds, but the moment they spotted the Mana Stone Restraints on Yu Gwon’s wrist, the trainees hurried toward him.
As the trainees moved to restrain Yu Gwon, Sa-hyeon skillfully recovered the Mana Stone Restraints.
While Yu Gwon was being handed over into the trainees’ custody, one of them happened to glance downward.
The man Sa-hyeon had been sitting on.
“Hm…?”
‘His face looks familiar somehow.’
The trainee’s brow furrowed.
As he examined the face smeared with tears and mucus, recognition dawned with a shock.
That person—could it be.
“…Isn’t that the Academy Director?!”
He’d seen that face countless times in the media.
He’d even watched video clips of him being interviewed on a popular talk show recently.
It was undoubtedly the Academy Director—a heavyweight from the 1st Generation Hunter cohort.
All eyes converged on him.
“Oh, you’re right…?”
“The Academy Director was the one attacked?!”
Looking closer, his condition seemed far more severe than Yu Gwon’s.
Yu Gwon bore only minor visible cuts and bruises, while the Academy Director….
“Gack…, …hrrgh….”
Foam flecked his lips, his eyes rolled back, his limbs trembling violently.
‘What on earth did the Berserk subject do to him to leave him in this state…!’
The trainees were struck speechless by the terrifying power of the Berserk phenomenon, but in that moment—
Sa-hyeon casually dusted off his gloves and spoke with perfect composure.
“He kept spouting delirious nonsense and wouldn’t regain his senses, so I gave him some instruction.”
It wasn’t the Berserk subject—it was Sa-hyeon himself who did it?!
And calling that obvious severe torture “instruction”….
The trainees’ jaws fell open.
“Is, is he all right?”
As they exchanged glances nervously, the Team Leader moistened his dry lips and spoke softly.

“…Since the Association Director vouches for this person, let’s not involve ourselves any further.”
What exactly was this man’s identity that the Association Director trusted him so deeply?
Questions piled upon questions, but the Team Leader instinctively knew he shouldn’t dig deeper.
The staff member quickly bowed and accepted the instruction.
“Then, should we escort the Academy Director to the Medical Ward as well?”
“No.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon cut him off firmly.
“Hand him over to the Association Investigation Department.”
“…Pardon?”
“To the Investigation Department…why?”
Treatment? No—this was an arrest.
The staff members exchanged confused glances.
“His criminal record is quite impressive.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon recited the list matter-of-factly, raising an eyebrow.
“Match fixing, falsified Gate reports, illegal Mana Stone trafficking—that’s just the beginning.”
“!”
“And if we dug deeper, there’d be no end to it.”
The staff members’ eyes widened.
They exchanged a brief glance, then nodded in quick succession.
“Yes, understood.”
“We’ll report this to the Association Director immediately.”
A staff member hurried to retrieve a new set of restraints.
Click—
Mana Stone Restraints were fastened around the Academy Director’s wrists.
“I’ll live right…. Ugh, I’m so sorry….”
A pitiful voice trembled from between quivering lips.
The two staff members forcibly lifting him grimaced.
‘Isn’t that what the convicts in Hunter prisons say all day long?’
Both men shared the same thought, but neither dared voice it aloud.

The Academy Director’s pitiable form—arms pinned, feet dragging—was hauled away.
Only then did Yeom Sa-hyeon rise leisurely to his feet.
‘Well, he certainly had his hands in multiple fires.’
He rolled his wrists lightly as he left the Grand Hall.
Stepping outside, a tall building loomed in the distance.
“Might as well handle them one by one.”

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Throb—
“Ugh.”
Go Gyeol, tossing in his sleep, jolted awake with a silent scream.
Even after taking a Recovery Potion, his entire body ached from the aftermath of the match.
Go Gyeol buried his face into the pillow, brow deeply furrowed.
He was about to drift back to sleep when—
Murmur, murmur—
The muffled commotion beyond the curtain made it impossible to close his eyes.
“What on earth is going on….”
Go Gyeol roughly pulled back the white curtain.
Whoosh—!
“…Huh?”
And at the sight before him, he blinked blankly for a long moment.
After the match ended, Go Gyeol had been transferred directly to the Academy Medical Ward.
The emergency treatment room had been deserted, even peaceful, before he fell asleep….
“Another patient incoming!”
“We need someone over here!”
“Five more Antidotes, please!”
Now it was absolute chaos.
The room was packed to bursting with people.
“…What happened all of a sudden?”
Am I still half asleep…?
Something must have happened while I was dozing.
‘Did a Gate open in the Academy?’
Go Gyeol narrowed his eyes, scanning the surroundings.
There were people sprawled across the floor muttering incoherently, others retching in pain.
They all shared one thing in common.
No visible injuries, yet their eyes were unfocused and their bodies completely limp.
Go Gyeol was still trying to make sense of the situation.
Then he spotted them entering the emergency treatment room.
“Hae-seong!”
Recognizing the faces, Go Gyeol sprang from the bed and rushed over.
“Oh, Go Gyeol!”
Hae-seong spun around in surprise.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“I’m fine, but…”
Go Gyeol trailed off, his gaze sweeping across Hae-seong’s group with bewilderment.
“Oh, you’re here?”
“How are you feeling…?”
Tae Eun-o and Ha Jae-yun, followed by Lee Yu-wol, who wore an unmistakable look of displeasure.
‘I understand up to this point…’
But why was that senior here?
Go Gyeol tilted his head, watching Gwon Tae-jun move so naturally among them.
‘…He left his combat technique class to hang around with our class, the rival team?’
In the meantime, Hae-seong had disappeared somewhere, asking them to wait for a moment.
“What in the world happened?”
Go Gyeol posed the question, laden with countless doubts.
Tae Eun-o opened his mouth as if he’d been waiting for this.
“Man, don’t even ask! I’m sparring with this senior, Gwon Tae-jun, right? And then suddenly Teacher Yeom Sa-hyeon just gets up from his seat!”
“…You’re starting the explanation from there?”
Gwon Tae-jun spoke with a touch of reluctance.
“Yeom Sa-hyeon, the instructor?”
Go Gyeol’s brow furrowed.
‘What does that even mean?’
He looked between the others, silently asking for a proper explanation.
Lee Yu-wol, as always, ignored him completely, while Gwon Tae-jun simply kept his mouth shut, his expression clouded.
“Well, you see…”
Just as Ha Jae-yun was about to speak.
“Everyone, let’s head to the examination room first. It’s this way.”
Hae-seong returned, chart tucked under his arm.
Tae Eun-o protested loudly.
“Huh? I’m completely fine! I don’t need an examination!”
“Still, it’s necessary. There could be lingering symptoms of poisoning.”
Hae-seong replied gently, as if reasoning with him.
Then he shifted his gaze toward Lee Yu-wol, offering an awkward smile.
“…Sloth will also need some treatment.”
“Sloth?”
Go Gyeol’s eyes naturally drifted to Lee Yu-wol’s shoulder.

– Eek… Eek-eek, eek?!

Sloth’s eyes, which normally hung half-lidded and sleepy, were now wide and gleaming.
Moreover, the creature was flailing its long arms as if pointing frantically at empty air.
“…What’s wrong with it now?”
Go Gyeol muttered irritably and reached out his hand, but the spirit reacted with sudden agitation.

– Eek!

Sloth lashed out at Go Gyeol with sharp claws.
Though the speed was sluggish, Mana Stone energy seemed to leak from it, causing the air to shimmer slightly.
“Haha! The little pea-sized thing acts just like it’s been drinking since noon.”
Tae Eun-o let out a dry chuckle, and the group finally made their way to the treatment room.
Go Gyeol found himself alone again, having gained nothing of substance.
He’d just pulled out his smartphone, thinking he might search for any breaking news updates, when—
The murmur in the emergency treatment room suddenly swelled.
‘…What is it this time?’
Go Gyeol lifted his head with indifference.
His gaze caught on the entrance.
It was Yeom Sa-hyeon.
‘He must be here to look for Hae-seong.’
The moment Go Gyeol was about to turn his head back with a shrug—
“…?”
Every eye in the emergency treatment room snapped toward Yeom Sa-hyeon.
“Oh…!”
“You’ve come all the way here….”
Eyes that had been dull moments before suddenly gleamed with an intensity that felt almost unnatural.
‘…What is this? Am I still asleep?’
Go Gyeol rubbed his eyes roughly with the back of his hand and looked again.
But the result was the same.
“-Did you come to check on how we’re doing?”
“Truly, a model teacher…!”
The students poured out their praise in trembling voices.
…Were all these nonsensical words really being directed at Yeom Sa-hyeon?
‘Why has everyone turned into a Lee Yu-wol fanatic?!’
Goosebumps rose along Go Gyeol’s arms.
Could he have brainwashed the entire student body or something?!

S-Rank Instructor Devours the Academy: Chapter 71

Author
Baek Ru-ga
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yun Tae-ri
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