I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 84

EP.84 New Heart, New Start (5)

With a face half-covered in tears, Park Shin-hye stormed out of the training ground.

It seemed she had another unpleasant altercation with her lackeys.

If left alone, and if Park Shin-hye’s spirit broke and she neglected her training, it would be problematic.

───────《Skill》───────

▶Name:

Parasitic Growth

◆Grade:

[Epic]

◆Description:

Absorbs 20% of the experience gained by the host as nutrients for the growth of the parasite.

Current Host: Park Shin-hye

※Special Effect 1: When the ability increases by 1 point through ‘Parasitic Growth’, you can exchange one desired trait with the host.

[Remaining Trait Exchange Points: 0]

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To acquire Park Shin-hye’s unique trait, 《Heir of Taesan》, through the skill 《Parasitic Growth》 he still needed to absorb a significant amount of experience points.

‘The higher my stats, the more experience points are required, so it’s advantageous to obtain trait exchange points while my stats are still relatively low.’

However, Kang Seo-jun’s growth rate was so rapid that in just two weeks, all his stats had nearly doubled.

As a result, the required experience points would increase exponentially over time, making it increasingly difficult to obtain trait exchange points through Parasitic Growth.

‘But slowing down my growth rate is out of the question.’

To maintain his current rapid growth rate while also acquiring the trait 《Heir of Taesan》 without any issues, there was only one solution.

Park Shin-hye needed to train at least as diligently as she used to.

‘Sigh…. How dare they interfere with Park Shin-hye’s training…. They should be running around frantically for my sake…!’

– Grit! Grind! –

‘Suddenly…. I’m getting angry again????????????????’

An uncontrollable surge of anger welled up, and Kang Seo-jun’s intense gaze naturally turned towards Park Shin-hye’s lackeys.

“Grrrrrrrr…!”

– Gnash! Gnash! –

His teeth ground together involuntarily, and his eyes rolled back, revealing the whites.

– Twitch! Twitch! –

His muscles twitched violently, as if responding to his anger.

“Gasp…!?”

“Cough, cough!!”

“Eek!?”

The lackeys who made eye contact with Kang Seo-jun froze as if they had encountered an [Epic] grade monster.

“Huuuuuu….”

Kang Seo-jun took a deep breath to calm his raging emotions.

He wanted to rip out all their throats right now to create an environment where Park Shin-hye could focus solely on her training.

But doing so would change his main stage from the academy to a prison, so he had to hold back for now.

For now, he needed to focus on Park Shin-hye, who had stormed out.

“Sigh….”

He felt sorry for Jin Se-rin, who was training with him, but now was not the time to continue training.

It was time for Kang Seo-jun to step in and force Park Shin-hye to move.

“Se-rin, I’m sorry, but I need to step out for a bit.”

“Huh?”

Jin Se-rin peeked out from behind the sandbag and asked,

“Where are you going?”

“I need to check on Park Shin-hye.”

“Huh? Why? Why do you care about her?”

“Hmm….”

What should he tell Se-rin?

He couldn’t say it was to siphon Park Shin-hye’s traits through Parasitic Growth.

Stealing someone’s traits with a skill was a crime.

Of course, Jin Se-rin, who had tried to imprison Kenji in the basement for Kang Seo-jun’s sake, might overlook such a crime, but for the sake of a perfect crime, it was best not to share secrets with anyone, no matter how close.

“Ah!”

He found a good excuse.

Kang Seo-jun leaned in and whispered to Jin Se-rin,

“It’s related to future events. I need to check on Park Shin-hye’s condition.”

“Hmm….”

Jin Se-rin’s expression became somewhat complicated upon hearing that.

“Then I’ll go with you.”

“No, Se-rin. You stay here and keep training. If you leave, you’ll be marked absent, and that would be troublesome.”

“What about you?”

“I….”

He almost said it didn’t matter because Ju-hee was there.

“Attendance is important, but the future is more important.”

“Hmm….”

“I’ll explain later. For now…. Yeah. Train with Chae-won over there.”

“…Alright then…. Contact me later.”

“Okay. I’ll be back soon.”

Fortunately, Jin Se-rin didn’t press further and let Kang Seo-jun go.

Now he could follow Park Shin-hye without any reservations.

It had already been a few minutes since Park Shin-hye had gone outside.

He needed to hurry if he wanted to catch up.

Kang Seo-jun took long strides towards the auditorium entrance.

Meanwhile, Jin Se-rin picked up a large sandbag and approached Lim Chae-won.

“Chae-won~. Let’s train together.”

“Huh?”

But Lim Chae-won was also packing up her training gear, getting ready to leave.

“Oh, sorry. I need to step out for a bit. You’ll have to train with someone else.”

“What? You too? Where are you going?”

“Uh, um….”

Lim Chae-won avoided Jin Se-rin’s gaze and awkwardly scratched her cheek.

She couldn’t exactly say she was going to approach her boyfriend while she had the chance.

“I, I just need to grab something from the dorm!”

“Huh? Suddenly?”

“Y-Yeah~ There’s some medicine I’m taking, and I forgot it!”

“Really? But why are you stuttering? Are you sick…?”

“When did I stutter?”

“……???”

“Anyway, it’s urgent! I have to go!”

Lim Chae-won quickly removed her gloves and dashed towards the auditorium entrance.

‘Haa…! That was close! I hope I didn’t seem suspicious!’

Fortunately, Jin Se-rin didn’t seem to catch on to her true intentions.

If Jin Se-rin had realized her plan, she wouldn’t have let her go so easily.

No one would stand by and let someone approach their boyfriend.

‘Sorry, Se-rin! But we are competitors!’

Whether as academy cadets or as heiresses of large guilds, they were destined to compete for the same pie all their lives.

‘Sorry, but I can’t let you monopolize someone as talented as Kang Seo-jun!’

With that thought, Lim Chae-won glanced back.

‘Huh, huh!?’

In an instant, Lim Chae-won almost stumbled as she lost her footing.

Jin Se-rin was staring at her with eyes that seemed to see through everything.

‘Wh-what kind of look is that!? What is it?!’

But she couldn’t stop running.

‘Still, I have to approach Kang Seo-jun!’

When she first saw Kang Seo-jun, she thought his feat of stopping a dump truck was impressive, but judging him based on that alone was a severe underestimation.

The growth he showed in just two weeks was truly shocking.

‘If he grew that much in just two weeks, who knows how much faster he’ll grow in the future.’

Even in just another month, Kang Seo-jun might soar to heights where Lim Chae-won couldn’t even speak to him.

‘Before that happens, I must!! establish a connection!! If I wait even another week, I might miss my chance forever!’

Although Jin Se-rin currently had Kang Seo-jun all to herself, Lim Chae-won believed there had to be a way for her to get an opportunity as well.

‘But, what should I say to him?’

She couldn’t just start explaining her grand dreams and plans out of nowhere.

‘Should I ask what he likes first? Would that seem weird if I suddenly asked that!?’

What does Kang Seo-jun like?

Under what conditions did Jin Se-rin keep Kang Seo-jun by her side?

‘Conditions….’

Thinking back to what happened at the dormitory…. It seemed like Jin Se-rin had already given her body to him.

In fact, she even offered her personal bodyguard as a second….

‘So, does that mean I have to offer my body too to recruit Kang Seo-jun!?’

‘Aah! I don’t know! I’ll just follow him first!’

She could think while she ran.

But….

‘Can I really recruit him just by offering my body…?’

The sounds Jin Se-rin made last time.

‘She seemed really happy.’

Lim Chae-won’s ears turned red.

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Under the warm sunlight shining down on the academy grounds.

‘Hah…. This guy. He went far. Is this some kind of hide-and-seek?’

Park Shin-hye was in the back alley of the art museum on the outskirts of the campus.

The art museum was in such a remote location and the path leading to it was so steep that it was the most deserted place on the academy campus.

If not for the Eye of Providence, he would never have thought to look in such a place.

She was crouched beside a trash can in a back alley.

With her face buried in her knees, her shoulders trembled as she made intermittent sobbing sounds.

Kang Seo-jun, who had just arrived at the alley entrance, silently marveled at the sight.

‘Wow. She’s crying?’

Park Shin-hye, crying in such a feminine posture.

It was a scene he had never once seen in the original [Grand Hunter Academy].

Had her heart turned feminine as well because her body had changed?

Where had the alpha male demeanor gone?

Was this the power of estrogen?

Serves you right, Park Shin-hye.

My long-time nemesis.

– Drip. –

‘Oops.’

Lost in thought, he accidentally made a sound.

“Ugh!”

Hearing the noise, Park Shin-hye immediately glared in his direction.

Then, upon recognizing Kang Seo-jun’s face, she quickly covered her face with her arms.

Was she trying to hide the fact that she had been crying?

But it was obvious anyway.

“You, you!”

Her voice was already soaked with tears.

“Why are you here! Hic!”

She had cried so much that she even had the hiccups.

‘…….’

For a moment, a slight sense of pity welled up in Kang Seo-jun’s heart.

‘Maybe I was too harsh….’

But then Park Shin-hye, with her eyes swollen and red, shouted at him.

“You! Because of you this morning! D-Damn it, hic!”

“……?”

‘Is she seriously blaming me for wetting herself this morning?’

If that’s the case, Lloyd Rage might flare up again.

Any sympathy he felt suddenly vanished.

Why was she blaming him for wetting herself?

He just looked like this.

Is it a crime to look like this???????

Wait???????

“Hoo….”

But he didn’t come here to fight. He had to hold back.

“Hey.”

Of course, he didn’t come to console her either.

Kang Seo-jun walked briskly towards Park Shin-hye.

“What are you doing?”

His goal was to make her train by any means necessary.

That was his purpose.

“You’re whining over something so trivial??? Storming out in the middle of class???”

Yelling. Forcing her into action.

“Get up!!!!!!!!!!! You bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

That was the method Kang Seo-jun chose.