I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 85

EP.85 New Heart, New Start (6)

To steal Park Shin-hye’s trait 《Heir of Taesan》 through the skill 《Parasitic Growth》.

Getting the sulking Park Shin-hye back into diligent training mode.

That was the current task facing Kang Seo-jun.

“Get up!!!!! You bastard!!!!!!”

Kang Seo-jun grabbed Park Shin-hye by the collar and forced her to stand.

“Stop whining over something so trivial!!!!!”

‘If you keep sulking like this, I can’t properly use 《Parasitic Growth》!!!’

“Sniff, sniff! Hic!”

Park Shin-hye’s face, previously buried in her knees, was now fully exposed.

Her eyes were swollen and red, and clear snot was running down her nose.

An unmistakably feminine expression.

Park Shin-hye quickly covered her face again and shouted.

“Trivial!? You call this trivial!? What do you know…!? Ugh!?”

She was about to scream, “What do you know?” but suddenly choked up.

Thinking about it, from Kang Seo-jun’s perspective, it might indeed seem like she was just whining.

This guy had been in a state where he could barely function just a few weeks ago.

Compared to that, she had merely become a woman.

Although her abilities were weakening day by day due to the effects of the gender change, this was something she could recover from with diligent training and medicinal herbs.

Of course, Kang Seo-jun had been hiding his strength since the academy entrance exam, so that half-dead body might have just been a disguise.

But considering the twisted state of his body and his wheezing breaths like a tuberculosis patient, it seemed too flawed to be just a disguise.

That half-dead appearance would have only drawn more attention.

There must be a complicated story behind it that Park Shin-hye didn’t know.

“Ugh, ugh!”

But that didn’t mean she accepted Kang Seo-jun’s words.

‘Trivial!? It might seem trivial to you!’

Even if that half-dead body was due to some complicated story,

‘Just because you could do it doesn’t mean I can!’

Kang Seo-jun had somehow managed to restore his body to almost normal, or rather, to an even more extraordinary physical condition in just two weeks.

Such a transformation wasn’t possible through effort alone.

There must be some special ‘trait’ or ‘skill’ involved.

But Park Shin-hye didn’t have such a unique ability.

“Hoo, hoo! Me, me too…!”

Overwhelmed with sadness, Park Shin-hye grabbed Kang Seo-jun’s wrist with both hands.

Her feminine expression, covered in tears and snot, was fully exposed, but it was too late to care about that now.

“Like you!! If I had the ability to become like that in just two weeks…!! I wouldn’t be like this!!! Ugh, ugh!”

Park Shin-hye tried to forcefully push Kang Seo-jun’s hand away, but only managed to stretch his sleeve, unable to shake off his grip.

“Hoo, hoo…! Ugh!”

Despite that, Park Shin-hye gritted her teeth and pushed Kang Seo-jun’s hand away.

The result…

– Rip! –

– Tear! –

“Hoo, haa!?”

“Heh, heh!”

The top of Park Shin-hye’s uniform was torn, exposing her chest.

“Ugh, ugh!! Shit!!!”

Kang Seo-jun quickly let go of her hand, covering his eyes and turning his head away, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

“Kuaaaak!!!”

But even with his eyes closed, the 《Eye of Providence》 allowed him to see Park Shin-hye’s chest, etched into his retina.

He hadn’t noticed because she was wearing loose clothes, but her size was larger than expected.

Had her 193cm height all gone to her chest after the gender change?

“Guaaahhh!!!”

And to make matters worse, she wasn’t wearing a bra!!! This guy!!!

Perhaps she still had some remnants of her past identity, which would explain her physiological aversion to feminine items like bras.

“Ugh, ugh!”

Kang Seo-jun’s extreme reaction caused Park Shin-hye’s face to turn bright red.

She was embarrassed, but more than that, she was angry.

“It’s all because of you! D-Damn it!”

Park Shin-hye quickly covered her chest with her uniform.

“You ripped it and now you’re acting like this!!! Ugh, ugh!!!”

And she still had more to say.

“What, what’s your business here?! Why are you doing this to me?! Hic…! Why are you treating me like this?!”

“What business?! What business do you have here?! What business did you have just now?!”

“Ugh, ugh!”

Kang Seo-jun deliberately put on an angry face and approached her.

At Kang Seo-jun’s fiery reaction, Park Shin-hye pressed her back tightly against the wall, her body shrinking.

Even her legs and shoulders trembled, unmistakably showing how scared she was.

Well, it made sense. If a 223cm, 194kg giant suddenly got in your face, it would be terrifying.

But the truth was, he didn’t have any legitimate reason to be so assertive.

‘Park Shin-hye is right. It has nothing to do with me.’

But now was the time to create a reason, even if it didn’t exist.

Only then could he push Park Shin-hye into training by force.

“We’re classmates!!!!!!!”

“Hoo, hoo!?”

– Thud! –

Shouting right in her face, Park Shin-hye’s legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground.

“Get up!!!”

Kang Seo-jun grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her to stand again.

“Hoo, haa!?”

Park Shin-hye desperately clutched her collar, afraid it would come undone again.

She even tightly squeezed her thighs, fearing she might wet herself again.

“Kaaah!!!”

Kang Seo-jun was once again thrown into turmoil by her feminine behavior.

Every time he remembered that the pitiful girl in front of him was Park Shin-hye, his brain felt like it was short-circuiting.

As Kang Seo-jun clutched his head and took a few steps back, Park Shin-hye quickly moved away from the wall, putting distance between them.

“…Classmates!? Me, with you? …Classmates? …Hic! Ha!?”

Her tone was filled with disbelief.

“You…? You thought of me like that…? Hic! Ha!?”

But her expression showed she was surprisingly flustered.

“R-Really! This is ridiculous! You…! …Hic!”

Then she returned to her fierce expression.

“You’re trying to use me, aren’t you?! Taking advantage of my weakness!? Huh!?”

As she said that, she started to cry again.

“I, I’ve been against you since the entrance exam…! In the forest, I abandoned you…! Hoo, ugh…! And other times…! And other times too!”

Suddenly confessing her sins, Park Shin-hye’s face was filled with despair.

For a moment, she realized that the hand Kang Seo-jun extended, claiming they were classmates, could never be a ‘genuine kindness.’

But.

“You foolish girl!!!!!!!!!!”

“Hoo, ugh?”

“All it takes is one word that you won’t do it again next time!!!!!”

Of course, he didn’t mean it sincerely.

Park Shin-hye would pay dearly for her past actions.

But now was the time to say anything to get her moving.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me!!! I’ll help you!!!!!”

“Hoo, hoo.”

Park Shin-hye sniffled, looking utterly confused.

“I can’t understand. …Hoo. I can’t understand!!”

“Why!? Why can’t you understand!? You know how many group projects and class competitions are in the academy curriculum!?”

“G-Group projects!? What? Class competitions!? …You’re saying you’ll forgive me for just that!?”

Park Shin-hye asked, sounding utterly incredulous.

But Kang Seo-jun quietly smirked.

“You…”

He had a perfect excuse ready for that question.

“Is the Fruit of the Sun just for that reason!?!?”

“Huh, huh!”

Suddenly, Park Shin-hye’s expression changed.

From a confused and flustered look to one of self-reproach for not realizing the obvious sooner.

“Haa… Hic! Right. That’s right… Hic! If it’s for that… Certainly…”

“So let me ask you.”

“…Hic!?”

“Are you planning to give up like this?”

“Haa!?”

Park Shin-hye’s face scrunched up in irritation as she responded.

“I’ll never give up!!! The Fruit of the Sun is mine!!! I won’t yield to you!!!”

Her expression was like that of an angry beast, her nose wrinkled in defiance.

Seeing that, Kang Seo-jun nodded in satisfaction.

“That’s right. That’s the spirit.”

“What, what are you smiling about!!! …Hic!”

Park Shin-hye cleared her throat a few times before continuing.

“So! Why did you come looking for me? What do you want to do!?”

Ha… Her expression is so fierce… It’s hard to look at.

“Train, Park Shin-hye.”

“Who said I’m not training!?”

“Not like this. You’re weak.”

“Ugh?!”

Kang Seo-jun pointed at Park Shin-hye.

“I will help you.”

“…How, how!?”

“First…”

Just as Kang Seo-jun was about to explain his plans and guidelines,

“What a wonderful friendship~”

A sudden, unfamiliar voice came from the top of the alley wall.

“…!?”

– Whip! –

He quickly turned his head to see a woman in a black robe looking down at Park Shin-hye and Kang Seo-jun.

“But you there.”

The black robe addressed Kang Seo-jun.

“…Are you really a student?”

“Ah.”

As soon as Kang Seo-jun saw her, he identified her.

“Selev.”

“…Huh!? Wh-What!?”

Her name was Selev.

A high-ranking member of the Red Cross Society and an [A] rank demon.

“You, you!? How does a mere student know my name!? No way. Huh!”

Selev covered her mouth with both hands.

“You, you bastard! It was you! You sold our information! You, you!”

She was quick to assess the situation.

“Who are you! From the start!”

Selev pointed a finger at Kang Seo-jun and shouted.

“I knew something was off about you! A student with that appearance!? Don’t make me laugh! Even if you’re disguising yourself, there are limits!!! Who are you!? Are you a demon!?”

“…………”

As expected of a demon, she managed to wound him within a minute of meeting.

“Calm down. You came to kidnap Park Shin-hye, didn’t you?”

“Ugh! Haa…! Haaa…!”

At Kang Seo-jun’s words, Park Shin-hye took a few steps back, looking on the verge of panic.

“But if you want to take her, you’ll have to get through me first!!!!!”

“…!?!?”

As Kang Seo-jun fearlessly declared war on the demon, Park Shin-hye’s head snapped towards him.