I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 57

EP.57 Secret Warehouse (1)

As soon as Park Tae-ho received the coordinates from his granddaughter, he launched himself through the window.

– Crash! –

The reinforced plastic window, which could easily withstand the heavy bullets of a sniper rifle, shattered like glass.

Park Tae-ho soared into the sky, causing a sonic boom in his wake.

Park Seo-yoon watched his departure in dismay and then shouted.

“Why break a perfectly good window?!”

“…….”

The employee standing next to her looked at Park Seo-yoon with bewildered eyes.

Was she really complaining about the window when her own actions had wrecked the office furniture, including desks and plant pots?

Like grandfather, like granddaughter…

But more importantly.

“Guild Master! What should we do now?”

“Hoo….”

Park Seo-yoon looked out the broken window, unbuttoned the top few buttons of her shirt in frustration, and lit a cigar.

“Gather all the personnel! We’re going through the portal!”

“Yes!”

As soon as Park Seo-yoon gave the order, the employee hurried out of the office.

The office returned to silence.

– Whoosh! Hoo… –

With just two breaths, Park Seo-yoon drew in the entire cigar and then tossed the butt out the window.

“Damn Demons…”

She exhaled a cloud of smoke and turned towards the elevator.

– Click! Click! –

“You’re all dead.”

Golden fury blazed in her eyes, just like Park Tae-ho’s.

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At a cathedral on the outskirts of Stellaport.

A hideout for Demons affiliated with the Red Cross Society.

Two B-class Demons stood guard at the entrance of the cathedral.

“Seriously, we’re not the army… What the hell with this sudden guard duty.”

One Demon grumbled as he smoked a chain of cigarettes.

“Still, this is better than the tough jobs.”

The other Demon lit a cigarette in response, chiming in agreement.

– Spit! Ptooey! –

“Ah~ Damn. I miss the days of being a smuggling broker. Back then, once you boarded the ship, you could pick and choose anyone you wanted.”

The Demon laughed.

“Why? You can still do it if you want. There are plenty of women in Stellaport.”

“Hey. You need to pick the right time and place. The squad leader told us about the Credo guys today. If we cause any trouble now, we’re really dead.”

“Ah, those gays. Always a problem, damn.”

Their original mission was to establish a new drug distribution route in Stellaport.

However, with the sudden disappearance of the Credo assault team yesterday, all their plans were scrapped, and they were put on standby.

“What the hell happened to those guys all of a sudden?”

“I don’t know the details either. When I asked the squad leader, he said that other surveillance teams are out searching now, trying to find Credo.”

“What, did they desert? Those guys, maybe they had an orgy and all died of overindulgence?”

“Ha, that’s disgusting. But Credo is pretty well-treated by the Red Cross Society, why would they desert?”

“That’s true. They do whatever they want, and the higher-ups don’t say anything.”

“I’m so jealous. How many Magi Stones do you have to consume to get to that level?”

Magi Stones.

Orbs that permanently enhance a Demon’s power.

If one could freely consume them, even without any training, reaching S-class or higher was possible.

Of course, this was only theoretically possible, as Magi Stones were not easily obtainable.

“Speaking of which, isn’t next week when the Magi Stones are supposed to come in?”

That’s why Demons join organizations like the Red Cross Society.

To climb to higher positions as a Demon.

The higher-ups provide them with money and Magi Stones, and in return, they dream of success as Demons while taking on all sorts of odd jobs.

“They’re coming in next week. Why?”

“I want to make a bet. The winner gets all the Magi Stones.”

“No, I’m not doing it. I like stability.”

“Bullshit. Ha, why did you even become a Demon?”

“To pick up women, steadily.”

The Demons laughed together.

“Hey. But what exactly is our mission? It can’t just be to stand by, right?”

The Red Cross Society wouldn’t give them such an easy task without a reason.

“Did you hear anything when the squad leader was talking earlier?”

“Of course not. I can’t stand the way that guy talks.”

“Tsk.”

The Demon clicked his tongue and explained.

“It’s nothing special. Just keep watch like this, and if hunters or police come to search this far, we take the goods underground and scram.”

“Ah. So, we’re just warehouse keepers.”

“Pretty much.”

“But honestly, do you think hunters or police would come all the way here?”

This place was on the very outskirts of Stellaport.

It was practically buried in the middle of a wild mountain, hardly noticeable and rarely visited by anyone.

Unless hunters and police intend to search the entirety of Stellaport, which is as large as Jeju Island, the likelihood of them finding this place is extremely low.

“Anyway, honestly, the chances of them coming all the way here are slim, but the higher-ups probably set us up here just in case.”

“Do we really need to deploy all the organization members in Stellaport to guard a hideout like this? Unless there’s something more valuable hidden here that we don’t know about.”

“Maybe. Is there a secret warehouse under the cathedral?”

“Got nothing better to do, want to check it out after the shift?”

“Ha, no thanks. I’m too busy enjoying the easy life.”

“Suit yourself. Then I’ll look for an opportunity to charm a student from the academy….”

That’s when it happened.

– Boom!!!! –

“Ugh!”

“What, what?!”

Suddenly, a meteor-like fireball fell from the sky, violently shaking the area.

“Ugh, ack!”

The courtyard, adorned with fountains and flower beds, turned into a sea of fire as if it had been bombed.

– Whoosh! Fwoosh! –

“Damn it! What is that?!”

“Wait a minute!”

The Demon, staring at the blazing crater, widened his eyes in shock.

“It’s a person!”

From within the flames, a massive figure slowly rose to his feet.

Armor glowing red as if freshly forged from a blast furnace.

A mane of hair and beard like a lion’s.

Eyes blazing like flames, golden and fierce.

It was Park Tae-ho.

“A hunter!?”

One of the Demons hastily drew his weapon.

Seeing this, another Demon slapped his forehead in frustration.

“You idiot! What are you doing pulling out a weapon!”

The opponent was clearly beyond the capabilities of B-class Demons.

If they hadn’t drawn their weapons, they might have been able to bluff their way out, pretending to be devout Catholics.

But now, because of that fool, they had no choice but to fight.

“Damn it, it was a reflex!”

“Ah, you moron!”

“Damn! Forget it! He’s just an old man anyway!”

“You’re insane…!”

But not all old men are created equal.

How were they supposed to deal with a monstrous old man who appeared from the sky like a meteor?

“Then you deal with it! I’m going to alert the others below!”

“Hey! You bastard! Where do you think you’re going!”

The Demon grabbed the collar of his fleeing comrade.

His comrade shook off the hand and glared back with menacing eyes.

“You fight him!”

The Demon’s eyes turned blood-red.

It was the B-class Demon’s special ability, Enchantment.

“You, you bastard! To me… how could you… ugh….”

The focus in the enchanted Demon’s eyes faded.

With a vacant expression, he raised his weapon towards Park Tae-ho.

The Demon who had used the Enchantment on his comrade sprinted away without looking back.

Meanwhile, Park Tae-ho watched this farce unfold with a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

“I’ve come to the right place.”

He strode towards the entrance, flames still clinging to his body.

“Uh, ahhhh…!”

The enchanted Demon, as if possessed, charged at Park Tae-ho with a sashimi knife.

Park Tae-ho snorted with disdain.

Such a Demon wasn’t even worth drawing the greatsword from his back.

– Thump! –

With just a dismissive wave of his hand, as if shooing away a fly.

That single gesture caused the Demon’s upper body to explode as if hit by a bomb.

– Splash! –

The Demon’s brain matter, bone fragments, entrails, and blood stained the cathedral’s windows opaque.

– Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding. –

At the same time, the cathedral’s bells began to ring chaotically.

It must have been the Demons’ emergency alarm.

“Shin-hoo, ahhhhhh!!! Your grandpa has arrived, ahhhhhh!!!”

– Boom!!! –

Park Tae-ho smashed through the cathedral’s doors.

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On the rooftop of the academy’s dormitory.

Kang Seo-jun was looking at the distant horizon with Eye of Providence.

He was looking towards the cathedral, a hideout for the Demons.

Park Tae-ho had just begun his assault.

“Really? That old man is there?”

The corners of Kang Seo-jun’s mouth lifted.

Was it the luck of the draw that comes with transcending realm?

Park Tae-ho’s participation was a advantage for him as well.

“This will speed things up.”

But with Park Tae-ho’s involvement, Kang Seo-jun also needed to move more quickly.

“I need to rescue Park Shin-hoo before Taesan Group realizes they’ve been duped.”

In fact, Park Shin-hoo was not at the cathedral that Kang Seo-jun had informed Park Seo-yoon about.

It would be a waste to simply use Taesan Group to catch a few Demons and then end it there.

But he couldn’t send them to a place too dangerous and risk blowing up a whole corporation.

He had to make the most of them within a safe middle ground.

That’s why Kang Seo-jun sent them to the cathedral.

There was a secret warehouse hidden there, unknown even to the executives of the Red Cross Society.

Soon, all the treasures sleeping in that secret warehouse would become his.

“Let’s first rescue Park Shin-hoo.”

Although he was using Taesan Group for his own benefit, he had no intention of betraying them.

‘I’ll be entangled with Taesan Group in the future, so I shouldn’t start accumulating bad karma now.’

Kang Seo-jun manipulated the Eye of Providence, his eyes rolling around.

Soon, a dark basement appeared on his retina.

It was located in an abandoned house on Ulleungdo.

That’s where Park Shin-hoo was being held captive.

“Ha. They’ve locked him up in a place like this.”

Even with the Eye of Providence, locating a specific person requires a tremendous amount of magic power.

However, Kang Seo-jun and Park Shin-hoo were connected by a symbiotic growth, a strong bond.

When searching for someone with whom he had such a bond, it didn’t require as much magic power.

With the bonus from symbiotic growth, Kang Seo-jun could locate Park Shin-hoo with minimal magical power at any time.

“Wow. Look at his condition.”

Park Shin-hoo’s appearance was indescribably wretched.

Fingernails, toenails, teeth, hair… everything that could be pulled out had been pulled out.

Fingers, toes, ears, eyelids, retinas, lips, tendons, testicles… it seemed they were now cutting off everything that could be cut.

“Are they insane? If I were any later, he could have died, right?”

No matter how resilient Park Shin-hoo might be, this was a bit too much to bear.

He almost wasted the heir’s traits of Taesan, which are essential for bringing Taesan Group under his control.

In the endgame, having an allied faction can make a tremendous difference.

“Let’s rescue him quickly.”

Kang Seo-jun rolled his eyes while they were closed.

The structure of the basement where Park Shin-hoo was confined entered his retina in 3D.

“They’ve set a hell of a lot of bomb traps.”

The Red Cross Society was aware that their confidential information was leaking.

So, they deliberately confined Park Shin-hoo in a non-base location and laid out bombs in preparation for any eventuality.

If Taesan Group had been informed about this place, there would have been a huge explosion and massive casualties for sure.

Of course, for Kang Seo-jun, it didn’t matter whether there were bombs or dragons in that place.

“Dimensional Shop.”

──────《Item》──────

▶Dimensional Shop Exclusive Fate Summoning Scroll

◆Grade:

[Rare-]

◆Description:

A one-time use scroll that can summon a person with whom the user has a deep bond to their vicinity. The amount of dimensional currency consumed is proportional to the distance from the target.

This item can only be purchased from the Dimensional Shop.

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Since he had the ability to summon Park Shin-hoo at any time and place due to their host-parasite relationship.

“The Dimensional Shop really is overpowered.”

Just how much advantage can one gain from a single scroll?

There’s no need to go all the way to Ulleungdo, no need to worry about bomb traps, no need to fight the Demons, and no need to struggle with carrying the heavy Park Shin-hoo to escape.

“It’s so simple~”

Kang Seo-jun fluttered the ‘Dimensional Shop Exclusive Fate Summoning Scroll’ as he went down from the rooftop.

Maybe just drop it in a restroom at the nearby park.

“Taesan Group will take care of capturing the Demons, and I’ll rescue Park Shin-hoo. This is what you call mutual aid~.”

In Kang Seo-jun’s mind, he was already picturing himself swimming in dimensional currency from the Demons’ warehouse.