I Became an Academy Fraudster

Episode 24

Kate gave up at the end, so the victory went to Kate.

I couldn’t hear any cheers for Kate from the audience.

Everyone was making faces as if they were dumbfounded.

“Senior. Saw?”

“…I saw it.”

“Isn’t that the movement of a guy who got the lowest score in the physical fitness test?”

“…..”

Nam Doyoon’s move to avoid Kate’s magic was unusual.

It was never a physical ability to receive the lowest score in the physical fitness test.

“Are you saying you had to hide your power back then…?” ? But, why?”

She didn’t understand.

The guy who received the last grade in the physical fitness test showed his physical abilities as if he had become a different person in an instant.

It is absolutely impossible to grow like that in such a short period of time.

During the physical fitness test, he had to hide his physical abilities due to unavoidable circumstances.

At that moment, a thought crossed her mind.

“Is it an elixir?”

If it is an elixir, it is possible to amplify physical abilities in a short period of time.

However, there is no such thing as an elixir that dramatically improves the physical abilities of a guy who received the lowest score in the physical fitness test.

It was clear that even if there was such an elixir, a student would never be able to obtain it.

“Senior.”

“Uh. Why?”

“What do you think?”

“No. Nothing.”

“What would have happened if Kate had done it right the first time?”

“Maybe Nam Do-yoon wasn’t even my opponent. Nam Do-yoon probably wouldn’t have lasted even 10 seconds if he had just applied the 2nd circle magic.”

“In the end, I lost because of Kate’s arrogance.”

“It’s arrogance… You can see it that way, because she promised to only use 1-circle magic, but in the end, she deployed 2-circle shield magic herself.”

“Why did Kate promise that she would only deploy 1 circle magic?”

“It is possible if you clearly know the gap between you and the other person. It must have been because the calculation came out that you could win by using only 1st circle magic.”

“What do you gain by doing that?”

“You can show everyone in this room the difference between you and the other person. You can show off that you can win with just 1 circle… Uh? Wait for a sec”

Hyewon Jin pondered over her thoughts.

The reason Kate said she would only use her 1-circle magic was because she knew the gap between herself and her opponent.

In that case, he probably read Nam Do-yoon’s grades.

That’s why it was clear that he could be sure of the gap between himself and Nam Do-yoon.

In the end, the reason Kate was able to show her arrogance was because she looked at his grades.

That’s why Nam Do-yoon was able to win in the end.

In that case, did Nam Do-yoon really know that Kate would read his grades?

It’s such a ridiculous assumption, but that makes the story puzzle fit.

I purposely got the lowest score in the physical fitness test.

In that way, Kate was caught off guard, and in the end, she won.

But why did she have to distract Kate by getting the lowest score on the fitness test?

Is there a huge reward if you win this match… ?

“Newbie.”

“Yes?”

“Do a thorough investigation to see if there was any back-and-forth in this match.”

“Yeah? A background investigation? What’s that all of a sudden?”

****

“The next match will be between 1st year Lee Ho-jin and 2nd year Kim Min-seong.”

The two faced each other.

I sat in the crowd and looked at Lee Ho-jin’s hand.

His hand continues to tremble.

It seemed that the demonic erosion was already continuing.

If that happens, a runaway will probably start sooner or later.

“Hey. Who do you think will win?”

“Of course, Min-seong Kim, a sophomore. Hojin Lee? Is this the first time he’s heard the name?”

“Come on. Then, let the match begin!”

As soon as the host’s voice spread, Lee Ho-jin left the seat.

2Nd grader Kim Min-seong tried to avoid his explosive leap by rolling to the side, but it was already too late.

Peruk-

His wooden sword struck Kim Min-seong, a 2nd grader, in the face.

Like that, Kim Min-seong collapsed helplessly.

There was a quiet silence in the audience.

A guy you’ve never heard of in 1st grade wins so easily against a 2nd grader?

This will be a really shocking result.

“Hey… Hey.. Did you just see it? What happened?”

“Lee Ho-jin? Was he really that strong?”

“Have you taken medicine?”

It seems that his physical ability has risen dramatically as he was eroded by demonic energy.

We must prepare as soon as possible.

****

Lee Ho-jin grabbed her brittle head and barely began to move her steps towards her dormitory.

“Hey. Ho Jin-ah, isn’t it great?”

“What, you were a different person just now?”

Lee Ho-jin hadn’t heard such a voice at all.

A terrifying voice kept echoing in his head.

-Hey. Jung Ha-yeon wants to have it? Then just do what I tell you to do. Then you will be able to get Jeong Ha-yeon.

-It’s impossible with only your ability. Hold my hand. Then you can get everything

Lee Ho-jin’s hands began to tremble more and more.

****

The evening after the Dalian match between the 1st and 2nd years.

Kiki-

A luxury car stopped at one of the countless buildings in Gangnam.

The driver hurried back and opened the car door.

There, a woman got off and bowed to the knight.

“CEO. Are you here?”

There were numerous employees in front of the building.

“…Yes. Nice to meet you.”

She was Cha Ji-yoon.

The place she visited today is the office building of the ‘Oriental’ guild.

“…Let’s go in first.”

Cha Ji-yoon walked into the office building again and again.

“CEO, where are you going to visit today?”

“First, let’s meet the scouting team.”

She made her way to her scout’s office.

A confrontation between the 1st and 2nd graders that took place today.

I wondered if they had found useful talent there.

“Welcome. CEO.”

When I entered the office, all the employees who were doing their work jumped up and bowed their heads.

“…You don’t have to do this. Rather than that, I listen to what I see.”

“Yes. Then you might want to look at this.”

He put a huge ppt in front of the screen.

“Come on. Then I’ll start with an explanation. Of course, the first priority for recruitment is Radeon.”

The screen showed him winning by an overwhelming margin in the first year and second year Dalian.

“And the next student… “

The introduction of the students to pay attention to continued.

“And.. I thought a lot about whether or not to include this student.”

“…Who are you?”

“…That’s a student named Doyoon Nam.”

As he said that, he played the video of Nam Do-yoon and Kate’s match on the screen.

Today Cha Ji-yoon was unable to watch his match because of preparations for the match.

Cha Ji-yoon made a puzzled expression as time passed.

“CEO?”

“..Yes?”

“Are you saying something?”

“Ah… No. Please continue.”

Cha Ji-yoon frowned.

It’s strange. It’s so strange.

He got the lowest score on the fitness test.

However, the movements shown in the video are by no means the ones that received the lowest score.

He easily dodged Kate’s flaming arrows.

I knew he had excellent intelligence.

But obviously he was poor in his physical abilities.

What does that mean?

That wasn’t the only strange thing.

A shield magic that shatters in an instant when he stretches out his hand.

It was the same behavior he showed when he captured the lich.

It became clear that it was Nam Do-yoon who broke the lich’s defense with that.

Then… Did you mean the alien mana you felt at that time really belonged to him?

“Scouter.”

Cha Ji-yoon looked at him and said.

“Yes?”

“How many people in our guild have transparent mana?”

“About 2 people.”

“…Then could you please summon me for a moment?”

“Yes. All right.”

Soon after, two guild members hurriedly visited the office building.

“CEO. Can I ask what’s going on?”

“…Sorry for calling you so late.”

She bowed her head.

“Ah… no, you don’t have to bow your head to us.”

“…The reason I called is no different. Can you show me transparent mana?”

“Yes? That’s easy. But what happened all of a sudden?”

“…Because I have something to check.”

“Yes. All right. Then, let’s go to the training ground first.”

When I entered the training hall, there were numerous targets.

“Then, let’s break down the target over there.”

He placed his hand on the target.

“Then let’s begin.”

At the same time, the target shattered.

Cha Ji-yoon tilted her head.

It was obviously the same color as the mana Nam Doyoon used.

However, it was different.

I felt something very different about Nam Doyoon.

I can’t quite explain that, but there was something different about his mana.

“Then next minute. Could you show me?”

“Yes. Sure.”

He also used transparent mana to break the target, but it was the same.

It was different from the mana Nam Doyoon used.

I didn’t feel anything foreign.

“Then may we go in?”

“..Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

Cha Ji-yoon moved to the scout office again.

This is really strange.

He knows information about the dungeon that even the ‘Samhwa Group’ intelligence department doesn’t know.

That’s not all.

In the video Jung Ha-yeon showed, Nam Do-yoon stopped the movement of the devil.

That would be impossible without in-depth knowledge of demonic magic.

What’s more, there’s something different about mana that I feel from him.

It was as if it was not of this world.

Cha Ji-yoon remembered what Jung Ha-yeon had said.

That Nam Do-yoon is hiding something.

After watching today’s video, I understood.

The movement that the person who received the lowest score in the physical fitness test showed today could not be explained otherwise.

He wondered if it might be the power of the elixir, but he gave up.

The elixir that boosts physical abilities to that extent has never been announced at an academic conference.

Summarizing all of this, one conclusion can be drawn.

….Is it Mine?

It’s really nonsense, but that explains it.

Asmodians know information that humans don’t.

And what if you told the person you signed a contract with?

If that’s the case, it would explain why he gave him the information about the dungeon.

Not only that, but it would be explained if the source of that heterogeneous mana belonged to the demons who contracted with him.

“……”

But I want to believe that it is not.

“Jiyoon. Are you in any way uncomfortable?”

The scout team leader said.

“..Ah..”

I must have frowned without realizing it.

She immediately relaxed her expression.

“Nothing. Rather, you said that you considered Doyoon Nam as a candidate for our guild, right?”

“Yes. You’re right.”

“…Let’s put that on hold for now.”

“Yes?”

“…For now.”

“May I ask why you made that sudden decision?”

“…..I’ll tell you about that later when it’s clear.”