The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 99

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Episode 99

“This place should have solid soundproofing and security!”
Kim Do-gyeong spoke with confidence as he swung the door open.
Hae-seong, the first to step inside, let out a gasp of admiration.
“Wow…! So this is where you conduct your research,”
But as he surveyed the interior, his voice trailed off weakly.
“This is a research lab, right?”
“I’d call it a gym more than a research lab.”
Lee Su, following behind, offered a cutting assessment.
The floor was cushioned with thick rubber mats, one wall was covered in full-length mirrors, and arrayed neatly in front of them were dumbbells and various pieces of exercise equipment.
To anyone’s eye, it was a well-appointed physical training facility.
Kim Do-gyeong raised his voice in protest.
“Come on, these are all specialized equipment for Awakened users. There’s nothing better for training Skill Durability, I’m telling you!”
“So you need cardio to test durability?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon gestured toward the large treadmill occupying one corner of the room.
“…Ahem.”
Kim Do-gyeong cleared his throat loudly, his face flushed with embarrassment.
When Yu-wol finally stepped into the Research Lab, Kim Do-gyeong closed the door and draped a thin soundproofing barrier across it.
He settled onto a bench press, then asked.
“Anyway, what are we supposed to find using Lee Su’s skill?”
“…….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon kept his mouth shut and studied Kim Do-gyeong carefully.
Time had passed since then, but this was someone who had once crawled through battlefields with him, someone he’d trusted with his life for years.
‘Kim Do-gyeong should be fine knowing this much.’
Misinterpreting the meaning behind Yeom Sa-hyeon’s gaze, Kim Do-gyeong flinched and spoke defensively.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Even if my mouth does run loose sometimes, I wouldn’t breathe a word about something like this!”
“Right, there’s that too.”
When Yeom Sa-hyeon replied matter-of-factly, Kim Do-gyeong let his eyebrows droop in a show of hurt feelings.
“You weren’t planning to leave me out of this conversation, were you?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon exhaled softly.
He knew well that while Kim Do-gyeong was talkative and playful by nature, he never spoke about things that truly needed to be kept secret.
“There’s no need for that.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon opened his mouth hesitantly.
‘Besides, Kang I-su needs to know if she’s going to use the skill anyway.’
He slowly laid out what he knew.
After hearing the full story, Kim Do-gyeong swept his short hair back with a sharp gesture.
“So Yu-wol has no memory of her Awakening at all?”
Yu-wol nodded with an unmoved expression.
“That’s correct.”
“What kind of place is this Geohangja? From what we can tell, the organization she belonged to seems most suspicious.”
“It is suspicious, in several ways….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon furrowed his brow and let out a long sigh.
Hae-seong likewise averted his gaze and said nothing.
In contrast, Yu-wol, the person in question, cried out with an aggrieved expression.
“That’s absolutely not it! Geohangja means those who revere the Gyodogwan who wears the Mirror Mask. We simply carry out our duties to him as is proper!”
“…Mirror Mask?”
Kim Do-gyeong murmured the words that had caught his attention, then turned his head toward Yeom Sa-hyeon.
His eyes blinked slowly.
“Wait….”
‘He said he used to work as a Gyodogwan before he left. Everyone knows Gyodogwan wear Mirror Masks.’
So….
“Pfft.”
Kim Do-gyeong pressed his lips together, then his shoulders began to shake as he started laughing.
“So that’s why she’s been chasing after you like that?!”
His hand covering his face, Kim Do-gyeong laughed in great heaving bursts.
Hae-seong bit his lip to stifle his own laughter, while Yu-wol’s brow furrowed in clear displeasure.
“? What’s so funny?”
Only Lee Su remained bewildered, unaware that Yeom Sa-hyeon was the Mirror Mask.
“…Should I just kick them all out?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon rolled his tongue slowly in his mouth.
Kim Do-gyeong laughed until tears pricked his eyes, then drew a long breath and barely managed to stop.
“God, that personality must drive you up the wall. This is hilarious.”
“If you’re done listening, get out and laugh somewhere else.”
As Yeom Sa-hyeon’s gaze turned cold, Kim Do-gyeong finally shook his head and gave an okay sign.
“I haven’t laughed this hard in ages.”
He drew a deep breath and spoke in a somewhat serious tone.
“So what exactly is this Geohangja up to? Besides the whole Mirror Mask worship thing, obviously.”
As Kim Do-gyeong finished speaking, stifling his laughter, Yu-wol answered in an even voice.
“Recently, they’ve been searching for Red Stones.”
“Red Stones?”
Kim Do-gyeong tilted his head in confusion.
“…At first, these bastards were collecting them.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon began his explanation.
Red Demon Stones, Mutated Gates, and a Thorn Sword.
Having heard the series of incidents, Kim Do-gyeong clicked his tongue.
“No wonder that sword felt off….”
He glanced at Yeom Sa-hyeon’s expression and opened his mouth again.
“But what made you start hunting for something like that? You’ve never cared about tedious jobs like this.”
“…….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon closed his lips.
To tell that story, he’d have to go back years, and he wasn’t in the mood for it.
When no answer came, Kim Do-gyeong smiled faintly, as if he understood.
“Well, never mind. You’re not the type to mess around for no reason.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon didn’t bother answering and turned back.
“Lee Yu-wol, Kang I-su. Get ready.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Okay.”
Yu-wol immediately sat down at Yeom Sa-hyeon’s command, but dissatisfaction was plainly written across her face.
She would have gladly opened her head to Yeom Sa-hyeon, but she wasn’t thrilled about doing it for anyone else.
Lee Su positioned herself in front of Yu-wol.
“I’ll give it a try.”
She slowly placed her hand over Yu-wol’s head.
Soon after, a soft glow of Mana flickered in her eyes.
One minute, two minutes passed. As time wore on, beads of cold sweat began forming on Lee Su’s forehead.
Her breathing grew rougher, and her eyelids began trembling finely.
“……Ugh!”
Finally, Lee Su staggered backward and forcibly withdrew her hand from Yu-wol.
“Lee Su!”
Hae-seong rushed over in alarm, and Lee Su shook her head while breathing heavily.
“……I’m sorry, it’s impossible with my current skill level.”
“What’s the reason?”
When Yeom Sa-hyeon asked, Lee Su wiped the cold sweat from her sleeve and answered.
“The Sealing Knot itself is too complex. It looks like it’s been bound at a much higher rank than my skill level.”
“What? Higher than Lee Su’s rank?!”
Hae-seong was stunned.
“Lee Su’s Unlocking Skill is A-Grade, isn’t it?”
“So it was sealed with a skill even higher than that…….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon let out a hollow laugh.
Kim Do-gyeong added grimly.
“It means a Mental-type Awakened of A-Grade or higher did this.”
“Then we’d have to comb through everyone with A-Grade or above in the Mental System….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon let out a sigh-laden remark.
He’d already suspected it when his skill bounced off, but it seemed they’d bound it more thoroughly than necessary.
“Mental-type Awakened are rare enough that there shouldn’t be too many, but… is there any way we can find out?”
Hae-seong spoke with concern in his voice.
The perpetrator couldn’t be limited to domestic Awakened.
The search would have to expand beyond domestic Awakened to include foreign-born ones as well.
But the list of Mental-type Awakeners was classified as confidential not only within the country but internationally as well.
No matter who Yeom Sa-hyeon and Kim Do-gyeong were, they had no authority to access classified documents.
“……Hmm?”
Just then, Kim Do-gyeong, who had been narrowing his eyes as if lost in thought, let out a small exclamation.
“There is one person who can access the domestic list, at least.”

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“……Excuse me? You want me to pull up a list of Mental-type Awakeners?”
Park Woo-min stared blankly at the group that had suddenly crowded into the Research Lab, pushing his glasses up his nose in bewilderment.
“And you want both domestic and international, all of it?”
“Yes, you can do that, right?”
When Kim Do-gyeong asked so casually, Park Woo-min almost found himself saying yes without thinking.
He managed to speak, his face flustered.
“No, well, the domestic list might be one thing, but no — even that’s technically against protocol…!”
He faltered mid-sentence and lowered his voice.
He glanced around cautiously, as if worried the information might leak to another research facility, then, noticing the soundproofing barrier Kim Do-gyeong had already set up, he relaxed visibly and opened his mouth again.
“Accessing classified information from overseas branches is a completely different matter. If this gets out, it could blow up into a diplomatic incident!”
“Come on, you’ve got the skills to keep it quiet, don’t you? Our researcher Park Woo-min.”
As Kim Do-gyeong smiled brazenly and flattered him, Park Woo-min seemed to lose his words, his lips moving soundlessly.
Then Yeom Sa-hyeon spoke, his hands thrust in his pockets.
“The Association Chairman approved it, so it’s fine.”
“! Really?”
Park Woo-min’s eyes widened as he asked again.
If it was a direct order from the Association Chairman, there shouldn’t be any major issue.
Upper management would smooth things over.
As Park Woo-min’s eyes lit up, Kim Do-gyeong let out an impressed sound.
“Oh~ Really? When did you contact him?”
“I haven’t. I’ll get approval after the work is done.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon answered confidently, and Kim Do-gyeong clicked his tongue in disapproval.
“So you’re just going to do whatever you want. Still, points for trying.”
“…….”
What kind of people are these.
Park Woo-min’s eyes lost focus.

S-Grade Gyodogwan Swallows the Academy Episode 99

Author
Baek Ru-ga
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