I Became an Academy Fraudster

Chapter 36

A very dark basement.

Only one light bulb was shining, lighting up the basement.

“…Sorry.”

Said the man on his knees.

“Huh? What are you sorry about?”

The woman looked down at the man and said with a smirk.

“Failed to obtain Count Asura’s tome.”

“Hmm… okay? Then you couldn’t even make a contract with Count Asura?”

“…Yes”

“It’s okay. May not be able to find Yep. Things like that happen, too.”

“…I’m really sorry.”

“No. May not be able to find I’ll save you, so get out.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. Okay. If you get out of this room, I’ll save you. In 10 seconds instead.”

“Thank you. Then we’ll leave.”

The man who gained hope at those words quickly grabbed the handle of the room.

Kikki-

Kikki-

However, the door did not open.

The man looked at the woman with a dejected expression.

“Oops. 10 Seconds passed? I definitely gave it a chance to live.”

After that, the woman slowly began to approach the man.

“Oh. I really like that expression!. A face full of hope turns into despair.”

The woman began to smile brightly.

“Yes! Show me more. More !”

The man’s legs began to tremble.

That woman had no intention of saving me in the first place.

She just wanted to see me in despair full of hope that I could live.

“Just kill him.”

The man made a resigned expression.

“Yes. It will be anyway.”

As soon as the words were finished, a huge sword was thrust into the man’s stomach.

Keok-

The man collapsed, bleeding profusely.

“Tsk. Blood splattered on your clothes.”

The woman dusted off her clothes.

Diriring-

A call alert sounded on the woman’s cell phone.

[‘Captain’]

“Hello? Commander, what’s going on?”

“…Use respectful words.”

“Stiff things aren’t fun.”

“…Yes, let’s just say that. After all, wasn’t it tomorrow?”

“What do you mean?”

“I heard that the guild you are infiltrating will visit the ‘Elpon’ Academy tomorrow.”

“By the way?”

“I have confirmed that you are also included in that list.”

“…I didn’t want to go because I thought it wouldn’t be fun?”

“The ‘Captain’ ordered. The guy who tried to make a contract with Count Asura failed and the plan was disrupted. Go and see if there are any good guys.”

“…If the captain did that, there’s nothing we can do about it.”

****

“….”

I looked out the window.

The black night sky was covering the whole world.

I glanced to the side.

Cha Ji-yoon was next to me.

It was already late at night when the auction ended.

Since her public transportation was cut off, she came to see her driver.

I’m getting beaten up there.

“…Aren’t you going to accept it?”

In her hand was an old book she bought at the auction house today.

“…..”

I looked at the old book without speaking.

I’m not getting the old book she hands her.

No matter how much it is, it is worth 5 billion won.

I really want to know if I can accept that.

“…Really, it’s a bit burdensome to receive.”

“You don’t have to worry.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t I tell you? Five billion is a pittance to me.”

“…Really?”

“….That can’t be true. For me, 5 billion won is money that I have to spend with a big heart.”

She smiled and said.

“Ah….”

“Still, I think the price for saving my life is not enough.”

“…Then thank you.”

I received the book carefully.

“…Ah, really. Come to think of it, I heard that you and Radeon will have a swordsmanship sparring at the next festival.”

“Yes.”

“…I don’t think I’ve ever seen him use a sword. May I ask what you are thinking?”

She tilted her head.

“We will win. Must.”

As I said that, I looked at the old book.

I don’t know if I can really accept this.

Cha Ji-yoon looked at me carefully.

After that, he opened his mouth.

“…That doesn’t sound like much.”

“Yes?”

“…..Aren’t you going to use it to win against Radeon? That old book.”

Cha Ji-yoon pointed at an old book with his finger.

“…..I even heard that he would drop out if he lost in the swordsmanship match.”

“…..”

“I don’t know why you started sparring or what was at stake in sparring, but isn’t it to acquire swordsmanship talent at the cost of life span?”

“……”

“…However, it will take most of the rest of your life to get the talent to beat Radeon. No, even if I gave everything, I might not be able to win.”

“….”

“…I don’t know the details, but I don’t think there’s any reason to go that far and win.”

“….”

“…Once you said you needed it, I got it for you, but I personally don’t recommend using it.”

She said with a very serious expression.

By the way, I managed to hold back the almost laugh.

You are completely lost.

****

I came back to the dormitory and lay down on the bed looking at the old books.

It is said that the ability of this old book increases talent at the cost of lifespan.

Of course, it is true that he has that ability.

However, there is a hidden ability behind it.

I put my hand on the bookshelf.

I put my mana into it.

This book only responds to Nam Do-yoon’s unique magic.

If you do that, you can get the hidden ability behind it.

Tee-Ring-

Then a blue status window opened up in front of me.

[Skill 4- ‘Mental Barrier’ – Skill 4- ‘Mental Barrier’ – You will have absolute power in the inner world. – Condition: Tome of Count ‘Asura’ (1/1) – Do you want to get the skill? [Y/N]

I clicked Y.

Tee-Ring-

[Congratulations. Skill Awakening succeeded.]

[Skill 4- ‘Mental Barrier’ – Gains absolute power in the inner world.]

****

The next day.

“As I said before, there are invited instructors from the ‘guild’ today, so you can go to the guild you are interested in. I’ll put a poster in front of you, so you can check it out before you go.”

‘Crystal’ Guild Class 1-B.

‘Oris’ Guild Class 1-C.

‘Meckin’ Guild Class 1-D.

‘Comet’ Guild Class 1-E.

I turned my head to the side.

Cha Ji-yoon was making a sullen expression.

Perhaps she’s unhappy that her guild won’t be here.

However, her guild was still too small to sign an agreement with the ‘Elpon’ Academy.

“And when you go to each class, the instructor from the guild will give you a test. If you pass the test, you will probably get a good impression.”

When students visit each class, they take a test prepared by the guild.

If you pass through there, you will be able to properly stamp your eyes on the guild.

“Hey. Where are you going?”

“Of course, the No. 1 Guild, ‘Crystal’ guild. What are you asking?”

“But isn’t the test exam too tough?”

“I’m going to fall into the ‘Comet’ guild in moderation. I think it’s going to be a bit crowded there.”

Students found classes suitable for their abilities.

Of course, the higher the ranking, the more difficult the test.

That’s why children are not blindly driven into guilds with high rankings.

“…Should be able to get through.”

The problem is, in this episode, I have to take the test of the ‘Crystal’ guild.

You have to open up to them so that you can get help in the fight against the demons later.

I headed to Class 1-B where the instructor invited from the ‘Crystal’ guild was.

When I entered the class, there were many eminent faces.

It seemed that all the first-year students who had made a name for themselves at this academy had gathered.

In the back seat was Radeon.

I pulled out a chair and sat down in the front seat.

Drreuk-

After a while, the door opened and two women entered.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Jin Hye-won, a member of the ‘Crystal’ guild.”

She stood in front of her desk and bowed her head.

Then she looked at the woman standing next to her.

“This is a newcomer to our guild called ‘Hais’.”

“Hello. It’s called Hays. Nice to meet you.”

Drreuk-

That moment.

The front door is open.

Then a woman with long black hair came in.

****

“…?”

Hyewon Jin and Hayes looked at her blankly.

She wasn’t wearing a school uniform.

At least, he wasn’t an academy cadet.

Who are you?

“…What are you guys? Why are you here?”

The black long-haired woman looked at Jin Hye-won and Hayes and said.

Jin Hye-won looked at her name tag.

There was a name written on it that said, ‘Oris’ Guild Invited Instructor.

Her name was Marie.

“Marie. Are you from the Oris Guild? The Oris Guild is Class 1-C. This is Class 1-B.”

“Ah… okay? Wasn’t Oris Guild only 1-B?”

“…No”

Hyewon Jin frowned at her.

“Ah. Is it? I didn’t know.”

While saying that, Marie glanced at Jin Hye-won’s name tag.

“Something could go wrong. Why are you frowning like that, Hyewon? Aren’t you?”

Then, she tapped Jin Hye-won on the shoulder.

Jin Hye-won’s eyebrows twitched.

She said, barely smiling.

“Yes. It could be. Could you please leave?”

“I was originally going to go out, but when you said that, I suddenly didn’t want to go out?”

That moment.

Since Jin Hye-won was in front of the students, the string of rationality she was barely holding on to broke.

“Ah. By the way, how old are you?”

“…What?”

“How old are you, how old are you? You look younger just by looking at it.”

“…..”

Marie looked at Jin Hye-won with a cold expression.

***

My heart skipped a beat at that moment.

f*ck.

Why the hell is he here?

That person is someone who shouldn’t be here.

Just as people live in groups, demons also live in groups among themselves.

The most infamous group of such demons is the ‘Requiem’.

They engage in all sorts of terrorism.

To the extent that it is difficult to find a case in which they are not involved among the major terrorist and assassination cases in this world.

The problem is that they are a mysterious group.

Even if they are caught, only the lowest members of the organization are caught, and their executives have never been caught.

Since it is a complete point organization, no matter how much you torture the low-level members of the organization, you cannot get any information about the executives.

And all the executives belonging to it have contracted with high-ranking demons.

Thanks to a contract with a high-ranking demon, they have bloated mana and excellent physical abilities.

If they start rampaging properly, the active hunters will have to stick around.

“….”

The problem is that ‘Marie’, one of the executives of the ‘Requiem’, is here.

Of course, even if she goes wild here, she will be subdued somehow.

Because the number of guilds here is over ten.

However, the problem is that the academy cadets will die in the process of fighting.

Originally, even the executives of ‘Requiem’ would not go on a rampage here.

However, “Marie” Is different.

She says that if she’s her personality, she doesn’t like her.

Mari frowned at Hyewon Jin’s words.

“….”

She started sticking out her tongue..

This is a sign that she is in a very bad mood.

If you stimulate even a little more here, it will become a battlefield right away.

Then, the students here won’t survive.

I walked forward.

Soon, I intervened in the middle of Jin Hye-won and Mari facing each other.

Marie frowned as if she didn’t know why.

“What are you?”

Her expression became more frowning.

If I say even the slightest nonsense, my neck will fly off here.

But, I know the magic word that lifts her mood.

“Wow, it looked pretty from a distance, but from up close, it’s just damn pretty.”

“…..”

She looked at me silently.

After a while, he smiled and turned around and headed out of the classroom.