I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 043

EP.43 Four People Gathered (2)

“This, this is a nightmare!!”

– Swish! Thud! Thud! –

The sight of a human body swelling and contorting into a horrific monster.

It was more grotesque and terrifying than any shape the Demon had ever seen.

‘It’s too horrifying!’

‘C-Can a human body really become like that?’

‘This is… the limit…!’

“Ugh, Uwaaagh!!”

Finally, one of the team members couldn’t bear the disgusting sight and vomited.

It was due to their low Willpower stat.

“This, this is unbelievable!”

Only then did the deputy leader regain his senses.

‘We need to get out of here quickly!’

There was no need to stay here now that the target had transformed into that shape.

Above all, if they stayed still, it felt like the curse in front of their eyes would transfer to them as well.

The deputy leader pushed aside his subordinates and ran towards the entrance alone.

“Deputy leader!”

Whether the team members followed him closely from behind didn’t matter.

[As fast as possible! We need to get out of this nightmare!]

Darkness was no longer a concealment for the deputy leader.

“He, Heeaaagh!!”

The darkness of this space felt like it was gnawing at the deputy leader’s whole body.

– Groan! –

At that moment, the deputy leader’s vision flashed.

He had collided forcefully with something while running at full speed.

The Demon following behind also stopped beside the deputy leader.

It wasn’t to support him.

Their feet were forcibly stopped by the figure that appeared before them.

“You, you are!”

Seo Eun-ha.

She stood in their path, wielding a light sword shining brightly and a shield stained heavily with black blood.

“Why is Seo Eun-ha here?”

“T-There’s black blood on the shield!”

“T-That means…”

“Sh-She couldn’t be…!”

The deputy leader instinctively realized.

That the two who had left to track Seo Eun-ha had died.

And that they would soon follow suit.

“Aaaargh…!”

– Thud! Thud! Groan! –

To make matters worse, the monster behind them began to close in.

“Hee, Heeheeek!”

“D-Don’t come any closer!!”

“Aaaargh!! This is a nightmare!!”

Death looming from one side, a horrific curse creeping in from the other—a situation at the brink of despair.

– Huhuhuhu… –

As the deputy leader sensed the hopelessness, he heard someone’s sinister laughter.

At first, he didn’t recognize whose laughter it was.

“Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhueeeek!”

– Thud! –

After his neck was severed by the ominous sword, he realized it was his own hysterical laughter.

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What followed was Seo Eun-ha’s one-woman show.

Kang Seo-jun had been prepared to use ‘Counter Time’ at any moment, but there was no need.

Just three seconds.

That was how long it took for Seo Eun-ha to tear the Demon into twenty pieces.

Truly, her combat prowess was more than sufficient for the A-rank rank.

“Phew…”

Wiping the blood splattered on her cheek, Seo Eun-ha caught her breath.

– Huff, huff. –

“Thank you, Eun-ha. Thanks to you, everything went smoothly.”

Suddenly, Kang Seo-jun, now back to his original appearance, approached Seo Eun-ha.

“..No.”

Seo Eun-ha maintained a nonchalant expression.

“I just wrapped things up.”

It wasn’t humility but sincerity.

All she had done was swing the light sword a few times.

Kang Seo-jun had prepared all the plans and strategies, scattered the Demon for an easier confrontation, tied their feet, and even the light sword she held was received from Kang Seo-jun.

‘Compared to him, who perfectly understood the enemy’s movements in just a day or two and meticulously planned this flawless operation, what I did… honestly, it’s nothing… shameful.;

Seo Eun-ha felt rather embarrassed.

‘Moreover, honestly, this time… anyone can see that it wasn’t me helping him, but he is helping me.’

The ones they dealt with this time were the guys who targeted Seo Eun-ha.

If it weren’t for Kang Seo-jun, she might have wandered around without even realizing they were being followed.

And if they were attacked while they were defenseless and relaxed…

Just the thought of it was horrifying.

“Instead of always receiving, I have no dignity at all. I’ll make sure to repay this favor too.”

Thanks to Kang Seo-jun, they not only eliminated the Demon spy hiding in the Seongjin Group but also dealt with the Demon targeting her.

Furthermore, she had a debt from her past life that she had to take responsibility for.

But it seemed like her debts just kept increasing, and Seo Eun-ha felt self-loathing.

‘I feel like I’m too incompetent… Could it be that even in my past life… I’ve just been receiving help like this all along…’

For some reason, it felt very likely, and Seo Eun-ha’s expression grew heavy.

‘Just a moment ago, I said I’d save him… But now, what’s this… I’m already feeling embarrassed.’

Seo Eun-ha’s expression suddenly darkened.

“Hmm…”

Kang Seo-jun mistook her expression for fatigue.

‘Well, of course. She must be tired because of the investigation all day long, and after work, she had to deal with me too, so it’s natural for her to be tired.’

Since exhaustion was mutual, Kang Seo-jun thought they should quickly clean up the scene and leave.

“Let’s tidy up quickly and go home, Eun-ha. Where are the bodies of the Demon we caught outside?”

Upon Kang Seo-jun’s question, Seo Eun-ha replied nonchalantly.

“Oh. I moved them next to the container.”

They were the bodies of the two who had left to track Seo Eun-ha.

“We’ll clean up quickly, so please wait a moment.”

“I-I’ll help too.”

“Then, Eun-ha, please take this.”

Kang Seo-jun took out a small spray from his pocket and handed it to Seo Eun-ha.

“This is…”

What Kang Seo-jun handed her was a ‘Downtown Cleaning Spray’.

“First, spray it on yourself, and then when I’m done with the bodies, spray it over the remaining scraps.”

Upon hearing that, Seo Eun-ha sprayed the spray on the sleeves of her clothes.

– Hiss! –

– Bubble, bubble, bubble. –

As the sprayed liquid evaporated with foam, the stains on her clothes disappeared cleanly.

“Whew, wow!”

Even for Seo Eun-ha, an A-rank hunter, it was an item she had never seen in her entire life.

– Huff, huff. –

While Seo Eun-ha was using the ‘Downtown Cleaning Spray’ to remove the blood and dust from her clothes, Kang Seo-jun first removed the magic scroll he had stuck to the container door.

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《Item》

▶Dimensional shop Loop Trap Scroll

◆Grade

[High]

◆Description

Consumes dimensional currency proportional to the casting time of the one-time use scroll imbued with the Loop Trap spell.

The performance improves the narrower, darker, and quieter the installation location.

This item can only be purchased at the dimensional shop.

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Loop Trap.

It’s an illusion magic that traps enemies in an infinitely repeating space.

Originally, illusion magic was a shoddy magic that could be bypassed if one of the stats like resistance, senses, intelligence, willpower, or luck was high, but there was no better skill to use against weak enemies in the early stages.

‘Thanks to this, I earned some money.’

Kang Seo-jun picked up the scattered pieces of the Demon’ bodies and put them into the dimensional shop window.

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Bones》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Leather》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Blood》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Heart》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Spleen》.]

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The bodies of the Demon were materials that could be sold at the dimensional shop.

After deducting the value of the scroll, it was not a bad pure profit.

“Hmm, well…”

Seo Eun-ha’s fleeting glance, seemingly amazed at how the bodies disappeared like magic, was felt by Kang Seo-jun.

Embarrassed, Kang Seo-jun moved his hands more diligently for no reason.

– Swiftly. –

‘This is the last of it.’

Kang Seo-jun picked up the last remaining arm and tossed it into the dimensional shop.

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Bones》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Leather》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Blood》.]

[You have sold 《Third-rate Demon Tendons》.]

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Now, all that was left were bloodstains and scraps.

– Hiss!! –

Seo Eun-ha meticulously sprayed the ‘Downtown Cleaning Spray’ over the dirty debris.

– Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble. –

The bloodstains and flesh scraps rose up, emitting a pungent smoke.

All the contaminants were being decomposed into a light gas through advanced space technology.

“Cough! Cough!”

Once the dense smoke completely dispersed, the abandoned factory was as clean as if there had never been a battle.

With that, the scene was cleaned up.

All that remained was to return safely to the academy.

Before heading out of the abandoned factory with Seo Eun-ha, Kang Seo-jun carefully surveyed the area with the eyes of providence.

Now there were no listening devices or tailing.

In other words, they could move without any hesitation.

“Well then, Eun-ha. Thank you for your hard work today.”

Kang Seo-jun bowed to Seo Eun-ha and stepped outside the abandoned factory.

“A-Aren’t you coming with me?”

“You should go rest quickly too. I can take a taxi.”

“I-I see.”

Seo Eun-ha unconsciously grabbed Kang Seo-jun’s wrist.

“?”

When Kang Seo-jun stopped and turned around, Seo Eun-ha released his wrist with an embarrassed expression.

“Let’s go together… I’ll take you to the academy.”

“I’m really sorry about this.”

Just today, she owed him a lot.

To owe him more here…

That was when it happened.

“Ugh!!”

– Stab! –

A pain, as if stabbed by a knife, struck Kang Seo-jun’s side.

“Cough!”

Kang Seo-jun grabbed his side and knelt down.

“S-Seo, Seo-jun!”

Seo Eun-ha hurriedly supported Kang Seo-jun.

“Are you alright… Cough! Cough!”

– Squelch! –

A stream of dark red blood gushed from Kang Seo-jun’s mouth.

“Hu, Huuagh!!”

“It’s, it’s nothing… Cough!”

– Splurt! –

Blood gushed from Kang Seo-jun’s mouth again.

“S-Seo, Seo-jun! Are you okay?! Seo-jun!”

Seo Eun-ha urgently held Kang Seo-jun’s chin and checked his complexion.

Kang Seo-jun’s eyes were rolling back, showing the whites.

“Ah, Ahh!”

Seeing Kang Seo-jun’s condition, Seo Eun-ha’s complexion turned pale as well.

“Seo-jun!! Snap out of it!!! Kang Seo-jun!!!!”