I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 46

EP.46 First Awakening (3)

About 5 minutes ago.

Jin Se-rin’s room.

“Se-rin! Easy now!”

“Huff! Th-this! Feels so gooood!”

Jin Se-rin’s mana was out of control.

Each time she harnessed a powerful force, an indescribable sensation engulfed her entire body.

That sensation was the feeling of the very essence of existence evolving.

The exhilaration one feels when a criminal evolves into a genius, or when a hero ascends to become a god.

It was the joy of the soul that one could only attain when shedding the lowly shell like a pupa and finally sprouting wings.

“Se-rin! Calm down!”

Because of this, Jin Se-rin’s mana rampaged like a wild beast, driven by instinct, throughout her circuits.

It was relentlessly seeking the power of awakening scattered throughout her body corners, pursuing stronger and more stimulating pleasures.

“You’ll break things like this! Easy! Be gentle!”

Kang Seo-jun desperately pleaded, continuously pouring the ‘Blessed Holy Water of the Cherished Saint’ into her mana circuit.

Currently, the divine power of the Blessed Holy Water of the Cherished Saint was protecting her mana circuit, but this was only a temporary measure.

If a hole were to appear in her mana circuit, the precious power of awakening could be lost into thin air.

“N-no! Inside is no good! It should go outside! Outside!! Ugh!!”

Kang Seo-jun panicked as he witnessed her mana indiscriminately trying to engulf even the surroundings.

‘If this continues, the power of awakening will pollute the surroundings!’

To maximize the growth value of the awakening, it was necessary to thoroughly exclude the surroundings.

‘I’ll use Eye of Providence to weave mana manipulation spells and push out the surroundings! It’ll strain my body, but there’s no other way!’

Kang Seo-jun gulped down mana potions purchased from the dimensional shop all at once and maximized the output of Eye of Providence.

“Ugh…!”

Already exhausted, it felt like his soul was being sucked out.

‘Hold on…!! Endure…!’

Kang Seo-jun gritted his teeth and endured the intense fatigue.

[Lucky Bonus! Great luck influences mana operation, inspiring a surge in magic experience points!]

[Lucky Bonus! Great luck influences mana operation, inspiring a surge in magic experience points!]

[Lucky Bonus! Great luck influences mana operation, inspiring a surge in magic experience points!]

[With proper diligence, mana achieves the fruit of growth! Mana ability score increases by +1!]

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-Aaaaaah!!

“Huuaaah!!”

“Endure…!”

Thus, a storm passed once.

“Heueuk…! Heuk…!”

“Gasp… Huff… Huff….”

Jin Se-rin intermittently twitched due to the lingering sensation that wouldn’t easily dissipate, while Kang Seo-jun, suffering from Mana Exhaustion symptoms, steadied his dizzy head and caught his breath.

‘The outcome is….’

Kang Seo-jun exerted force on his heavy eyelids and looked at Jin Se-rin’s condition.

Then, countless status messages flooded Kang Seo-jun’s vision.

[Heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》 《First Awakening》 has been completed.]

[Power absorption rate of awakening: 100.00%]

[Power loss rate of awakening: 0.00%]

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[With 《First Awakening》, the status of heroine 《Jin Se-rin》 has significantly increased.]

[Lucky Bonus!!! A mysterious force adds a 50% growth adjustment to the 《First Awakening》of heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》!]

[Heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》 has acquired the trait 《Light Attribute Magic Lv. Rare》]

[Agility ability score of heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》 has significantly increased from ’22’ to ’27’!]

[Willpower ability score of heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》 has increased from ’17’ to ’20’!]

[Mana ability score of heroine 《Jin Se-rin’s》 has..]]]]..

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‘Thank goodness…!’

The outcome was an undeniable great success.

With this, Jin Se-rin now possessed the specs of a B-rank hunter.

B-rank corresponded to an upper-middle level among hunters.

The average level of Academy students is ED-rank, and Park Shin-Hoo is at the B-rank level, so among the students of the Korean Hunter Academy, there was no one who could rival Jin Se-rin.

This alone is remarkable.

[Constellations admire your achievements.]

[Constellations anticipate your collaboration with the heroine.]

[Some Constellations send praises for your dedication.]

[Constellation 《Guardian with Scales》 sponsors dimensional currency for you.]

[Constellation 《Tree Guardian of the Flame Realm》 sponsors dimensional currency for you.]

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[Constellation 《Illuminating One》 sends standing ovations of tears towards you.]

[Constellation Illuminating One》sponsors you with a large amount of dimensional currency.]

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Even received substantial bonuses from Constellations.

And among those bonuses.

[Constellation 《Illuminating One》 sponsors you with the trait 《Light Attribute Magic Lv. Rare》]

‘Light Attribute Magic!!’

Illumination, illusion, invisibility, beam attacks, high-speed movement, purification, healing, blessings, and more…

It even had overwhelming Tier 1 traits with indescribable utility.

To think, such a trait that one might barely obtain through endless grinding and gacha in the original work, [Grand Hunter Academy], was obtained so easily!!

With a voice filled with emotion, Kang Seo-jun called out to his partner.

“Se-rin.”

– Twitch, twitch! –

“Huff! Hoo!”

Jin Se-rin was still lying on the bed, intermittently twitching.

The aftermath of the awakening had not yet subsided.

Kang Seo-jun covered her with a blanket and asked.

“You did well. Is your body okay?”

Perhaps this aftermath wouldn’t fade away anytime soon.

Given how rough the awakening process was, it would take enough time for her mana circuit to settle.

“Sorry… huff! I guess I got too excited because it’s my first time. Heuk….”

Kang Seo-jun smiled and patted her back.

“No, you did more than well enough.”

In fact, a situation where one absorbs the power of awakening 100% is not typical.

It’s natural for the body to strain when it accepts immense power with an immature vessel.

The reason she became so drained was essentially the same for Kang Seo-jun.

In the original work, [Grand Hunter Academy], the higher the absorption rate of awakening, the more severe the condition of 《Ecstasy of Ascension》 became.

“My body feels so weak….”

The fatigue she was feeling now was beyond description.

“You’ll feel better after resting a bit.”

“It still felt good though..”

“Thank goodness.”

Seeing phenomena that he had only seen through graphics and UI messages become reality was a new experience.

“Now, I need to rest a bit too.”

– Thud! –

Kang Seo-jun also collapsed onto the bed, lying down.

Even though he hadn’t fully recovered from the status ailment 《Drug Intoxication》, adding the status ailment 《Mana Exhaustion – Initial》 made the world spin dizzyingly, leaving him feeling lightheaded.

“Huuung….”

Jin Se-rin reached her hand out from under the blanket and gently stroked Kang Seo-jun’s hair, which was scarce.

“Thanks to you, Seo-jun.”

“What did I do? I just showed you where to put it.”

All Kang Seo-jun did was guide her with Eye of Providence and correct the flow that had briefly wavered towards the end.

If Jin Se-rin hadn’t had such delicate mana control skills, even with Kang Seo-jun’s help, the results wouldn’t have been as good.

“You moved well, didn’t you? I was impressed.”

Jin Se-rin smiled lazily with affectionate eyes.

“Hehe.. I just did what Seo-jun told me to do….”

“Maybe next time, you’ll do even better.”

With this awakening, her willpower ability score reached C+ rank.

Compared to Kang Seo-jun, it’s a lower score, but for a novice hunter, it’s a very high level.

As her willpower increases, she’ll be less susceptible to being overwhelmed, so future awakenings should be more stable than now.

“Yeah…! I’ll work harder!”

– Oh, oh no!!! –

– Splash! –

At that moment, strange sounds came from beyond the wall, output through Eye of Providence.

“……?”

Kang Seo-jun sipped his mana potion and used Eye of Providence to peer through the wall where the sound was coming from.

– Huh…. Heuugh!! –

“What’s going on…?”

On the other side of the wall, Lim Chae-Won was lying on the ground, her face and legs dyed crimson, writhing.

‘What is she doing..?’

[Intelligence: 9]. [Insight Check Failed].

Did she stub her toe on the desk or something?

But seeing her quickly get back up, it didn’t seem like a big deal.

Kang Seo-jun thought nothing of it and closed his eyes again.

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Stellarport on the artificial island in the East Sea.

The basement of an old cathedral located somewhere.

– Tok-tak-tok-tak. –

A woman in a black nun’s habit strode through the underground corridor, making the sound of her heels.

“Sir Credo.”

She stopped in front of a man, who was praying facing a statue.

“I am in prayer.”

“…I have come to deliver the orders from above.”

“The Lord has responded.”

The man who had been praying, Credo, a member of the Assault Unit dispatched to Stellarport, slowly rose and extended his hand to the nun.

In return, the nun handed Credo a Braille Bible.

It was a coded document containing orders from the Red Cross Society.

He palpated the Braille with his entire palm and quickly deciphered the orders.

“Hmm?”

Then, he looked at the nun with a quizzical expression.

“Why the sudden change of target?”

Just a few days ago, it was Seo Eun-ha, whom the surveillance team was investigating, as the prey.

So naturally, they had thought she would be the target this time.

“Has the target changed to the brat?”

Unexpectedly, the orders from above instructed them to kidnap Park Shin-Hoo, the heir of the Taesan Group.

“The informant who provided the information while the surveillance team was trailing Seo Eun-ha… was a member of the Taesan Group?”

– Nod. –

The nun silently confirmed.

“Is that so?”

Credo felt a strong sense of discomfort.

The list of Red Cross spies was highly confidential information that even members within the organization couldn’t access.

But how did a member of the Taesan Group…?

“Well. That’s that.”

But that was all. Credo didn’t dwell on it any further.

Thinking was not his responsibility.

He was just a body moving according to the orders from above.

If the superiors decided on the prey, he would simply follow.

– Thump! –

Credo enthusiastically closed the Braille orders he had finished reading.

Throwing that brat to the superiors will probably solve this discomfort as well.

With his distractions sorted, Credo licked his lips and smiled faintly.

“It’s been a while since we had such a tempting prey. It’s undoubtedly the grace of God.”

As the leader of the Assault Unit, responsible only for elite forces of the Red Cross Society.

The moment when the prey for A+ ranked member, Gay man, was decided as ‘Park Shin-Hoo’.