I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 54

EP 54 My Humiliation (2)

[The host 《Park Shin-hoo》 is suffering from severe pain!]

[The host 《Park Shin-hoo》 is suffering from severe pain!]

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[Stealing the host’s experience points, willpower experience has increased!]

[Stealing the host’s experience points, willpower experience has increased!]

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Seated on the sofa and circulating his mana, Kang Seo-jun was suddenly greeted by the messages.

‘It seems to have started.’

Kang Seo-jun glanced at the clock.

The time was already approaching 6 PM.

The Demon must have started torturing Park Shin-hoo, whom they had kidnapped in the morning.

‘They’re quick about it.’

Of course, they would want to ascertain as soon as possible where the information about the ‘Seongjin Group Spy’ had leaked from.

A leak of internal secrets could shake the very foundation of the organization, a serious issue indeed.

By now, the Demon bastards would be relentlessly questioning Park Shin-hoo about ‘how they found out about Director Kim Hak-yong of Seongjin Group being a Demon’.

Of course, Park Shin-hoo wouldn’t be able to answer.

He truly knew nothing.

However, there were still measures that needed to be taken.

‘They will also question Park Shin-hoo about Credo.’

Credo is a member of Demon, considered elite even within the Red Cross Society.

It was only natural for the Red Cross Society to investigate his sudden disappearance during a mission without leaving any trace.

Of course, they will never find him.

Credo’s body has already been sold to the Dimensional Store and has disappeared from this world.

As long as Park Shin-hoo doesn’t mention Kang Seo-jun, that is.

‘If my name comes out of Park Shin-hoo’s mouth, I’m in trouble.’

If Park Shin-hoo reveals that Kang Seo-jun was the last person to encounter Credo, Kang Seo-jun is screwed.

Just as he was starting to accelerate his growth, getting killed because he drew the Demon’s aggro was unacceptable.

Of course, as always, Kang Seo-jun had a way out.

He opened the Dimensional Store first.

‘Let’s start taking action as quickly as possible.’

What needed to be done was already decided.

He swiftly moved his fingers to enter the Trait Tab.

─────《Trait Store》─────

◆Mute

Those who possess this trait cannot speak.

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He touched the trait he had anticipated in advance.

─────《Trait Store》─────

[You have selected the trait 《Mute Lv. Lowest》]

[Buy] [Cancel] [Cart] [Gift]

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And with a single motion, he presses the gift button.

[Who will you send the gift to?]

The amazing feature of the Dimensional Store, gifting.

Of course, it’s not possible to gift to just anyone, it’s only feasible for those with whom one shares a deep bond, like heroines or sworn brothers.

And Park Shin-hoo and Kang Seo-jun were tightly bound by the skill 《Parasitic Growth》.

[You have selected the host 《Park Shin-hoo》 as the recipient of the gift.]

[Gift successful! The host 《Park Shin-hoo》 has acquired the trait 《Mute Lv. Lowest》]

“Phew…”

With that, the measure is complete.

There will be no mention of Kang Seo-jun’s name from Park Shin-hoo’s lips.

Kang Seo-jun stretched contentedly and leaned back on the sofa.

When he had the hunchback trait, he couldn’t even lean back on a sofa like this.

What a comfort he hadn’t felt in so long.

[The host Park Shin-hoo’s willpower is being tested!]

[The host Park Shin-hoo’s willpower is being tested!]

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[Stealing the host’s experience points, willpower experience has increased!]

[Stealing the host’s experience points, willpower experience has increased!]

[Stealing the host’s experience points, willpower experience has increased!]

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Perhaps due to the influence of the mute trait, the tempo at which experience points were coming in had accelerated.

To think he could sit so comfortably and raise his willpower experience.

Without a doubt, Kang Seo-jun is the only one in the world who can benefit like this.

Then,

[Your host’s efforts have been stolen, and willpower bears the fruit of growth! Willpower stat has increased by +1!]

[The special effect of the skill 《Parasitic Growth》 is activated! Please select a trait to steal from the host or to transfer to the host.]

“Oh wow. Shit~”

The unexpected growth in willpower stats.

It seems that Park Shin-hoo has leveled up Kang Seo-jun’s willpower by landing the final blow, enduring the pain of the 《Luxury Steroid for Beginners in the Downtown》 until the very end.

Even while being tortured, Park Shin-hoo is giving so generously.

“Lucky me.”

Of course, it’s not the person that’s good, but the luck.

It was a timing that could only be explained by sheer luck.

“It was just the timing I needed.”

Now, all of Kang Seo-jun’s physical stats have effortlessly surpassed ‘6’.

In other words, he has met the conditions to take the trait 《Innate Martial Body》 from Park Shin-hoo.

───────《Trait》───────

▶Innate Martial Body:

◆Grade:

[Rare]

◆Description:

This individual is born with a warrior’s physique. Naturally strong, agile, and sturdy.
The performance of strength, agility, durability, stamina, and sensory stats is increased by 10%.
The training efficiency of strength, agility, durability, stamina, and sensory stats is increased by 25%.

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“Give it to me~”

Without a moment’s delay, Kang Seo-jun stole the trait 《Innate Martial Body》.

[You have selected the trait 《Innate Martial Body Lv. Rare》 to steal from the host.]

[You have acquired the trait 《Innate Martial Body Lv. Rare》!]

[The host 《Park Shin-hoo》s’ trait 《Innate Martial Body Lv. Rare》 has disappeared!]

– Crack! Crick-crack! –

“Oh, oh wow!”

The familiar sound of bones echoed once again.

But this time, there was no pain.

Instead, it felt refreshingly like undergoing chiropractic treatment.

– Crack! Crack! –

Bones and muscles were becoming more elastic and robust.

After the sounds ceased, Kang Seo-jun clenched his fist to test it.

“Oh wow!”

The strength of his grip had definitely improved from just a moment ago.

“Mirror!”

Kang Seo-jun ran back to the mirror to examine his transformed self.

But the reflection that met him was an even more fearsome version of himself.

Perhaps this is what a chainsaw murderer would look like if he bulked up…

Truly fearsome.

– Shuffle-shuffle… –

Kang Seo-jun returned to the sofa, looking a bit deflated.

But still, his mood was good.

With this, he had not only improved his physical performance and training efficiency but also satisfied one of the conditions for Heavenly Demon Martial Arts.

“At this rate, it really won’t be long now.”

Kang Seo-jun thought that he might actually become S-rank or higher before even graduating from the academy.

With such power, he figured it wouldn’t matter if he just stole the ‘Fruit of the Sun’ from the sacred trees held by various nations.

Each country has at least one of these divine trees, and their locations are top-secret, classified information. However, Kang Seo-jun knew exactly where each one was.

If he had the power, he could monopolize the Fruit of the Sun from China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, and the USA, either converting them into dimensional currency or providing them to his closest allies.

‘I’ll take one from China for myself, give the one from Korea to Se-rin, and do something similar for the other heroines…’

Of course, for now, it was nothing more than a fantasy.

But if this rate of growth continues, it might not be impossible.

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About 10 minutes earlier.

In a space with nothing but concrete walls and no windows, Park Shin-hoo was being tortured.

“Argh, Aaaargh! My stomach! What the hell did you put inside my stomach!!!”

Tied to a chair, Park Shin-hoo twisted his body and screamed at the top of his lungs.

The torturer looked at him with bewildered eyes.

“…But we haven’t done anything yet?”

Indeed.

The moment he regained consciousness, he started screaming about stomach pain.

Of course, Park Shin-hoo wasn’t lying.

He was experiencing an extreme pain he had never felt before.

However, neither the torturer nor Park Shin-hoo had any way of knowing that it was due to a ‘Carnivorous Parasite’.

“Arghhhhh! Get it out! Get it out! Worms! Worms!”

In fact, this was the typical appearance of someone afflicted with the ‘Carnivorous Parasite’.

The Carnivorous Parasite not only bites the organs of its host in real-time but also wriggles unpleasantly in the stomach.

Moreover, these parasites become more active the healthier the host is.

And Park Shin-hoo’s willpower was ’23’.

Certainly not a low figure, but still only B-grade.

With willpower that wasn’t even A-grade, it was insufficient to bear the increasingly active Carnivorous Parasite.

“Grrrrrrr! Grrrrrr!”

Soon, Park Shin-hoo began to foam at the mouth.

The torturer blinked in disbelief, staring at Park Shin-hoo.

“Is this an act? What’s going on?”

“To you, does this look like an act!!! Grrrrr!!!”

“…….”

Even though he was nearing a decade in his career as a torturer.

He could be considered a veteran, but he had never encountered such an opponent.

“That’s an act. Not a bad attempt.”

The torturer concluded that this must be Park Shin-hoo’s strategy to disconcert him and went back to tidying up his tools.

“Blblblbl! Blblblblblblbl!!!”

But now, Park Shin-hoo started acting like he was mute.

“Wow… Do they teach that as early education in chaebol families?”

What, like how to disconcert a torturer when kidnapped?

“Blblblblblblbl!!!”

A truly realistic mute performance.

Of course, it was not an act but the result of Kang Seo-jun’s ‘Mute’ gift, though neither the torturer nor Park Shin-hoo had any way of knowing that at the moment.

“How interesting.”

The torturer checked the edge of his tool under the old lamp.

“It seems you’re putting on quite a show, so you must know something, huh?”

Those who have something to hide tend to try to disconcert the torturer.

That was the theory held by the torturer, who had made a career out of interrogation for nearly ten years.

“This is going to be an amusing time. Let’s see whose patience is more remarkable.”

With those words, the torturer prodded beneath Park Shin-hoo’s fingernails with a sharp dagger.

“Pweeeeeee!!!”

“Wow. That’s some really convincing acting. Your tongue looks completely stiff. How do you do that?”

– Poof! Poof! –

“Pweeeeeeeek!!!!”

For Park Shin-hoo, it was nothing but injustice and confusion.

Why was this happening to him?

Perhaps he would never know.