I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 101

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟏

Xiao Chen, a member of the Yahwak, a nocturnal exorcism, suddenly fell into this place the moment she woke up from her sleep.

“What is this?”

As someone who was proud to be the best in barrier techniques, it didn’t take long for her to grasp the uniqueness of the Eternal Labyrinth.

And it was definitely a level that she had never seen before.

“. . . Who on earth created such a place?”

Xiao Chen was very interested in this Eternal Labyrinth.

As she was walking along the path without any sense of self and dealing with some demons, she met another human being in the barrier. It was Woo Ki-bum.

“Is this a labyrinth that draws people from various places?”

As time passed, she, who was living as the leader of Woo Ki-bum’s party, decided to meet the leader of another force that was said to be here.

In the meantime, she went to check on the situation of her subordinates who had gone to catch the bait, and she found someone with a strange aura.

It was Han Kang-yoon.

“. . . It’s the first time I’ve felt such a spiritual power.”

It’s different from the Bi-hyeong that no longer exists in the world, and it’s different from Hektel.

There weren’t many people among the members of Yahwak who had such a noticeable spiritual power, so it was quite interesting.

“To be honest, he was also quite handsome,”

And Han Kang-yoon, facing Xiao Chen, delivered his request without backing down at all.

He asked her not to touch his forces in exchange he will find a way to escape from this place.

So that’s how things got to this point.

“Sis, why did you do that? Shouldn’t you have just captured him and extracted information, or followed him and kept an eye on him? What if they leave us behind and escape?”

Xiao Chen burst into laughter at Woo Ki-bum’s worries.

“Do you still not know me? There’s no need for that.”

Anyway, she had already spread her barriers at every important point while going around this area. In a word, the inside of this labyrinth could be said to be completely Xiao Chen’s territory.

“No matter where he goes, he’s in the palm of my hand anyway.”

So there’s no reason to be impatient. All she had to do was wait for the fruit to ripen.

“. . . As expected of my sister. I was short-sighted.”

Come to think of it, he’s a guy who’s not really helpful, just like before.

「𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙞𝙨𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢.」

Xiao Chen, who had been staring blankly at Woo Ki-bum, raised her finger and drew a straight line in the air, slightly raising her spiritual power.

“Sister?”

Then, a thin thread appeared on Woo Ki-bum’s body.

“Keuk, huh?!”

Woo Ki-bum opened his eyes wide, feeling something strange, but there was nothing he could do.

Of course, the moment Xiao Chen drew her finger, Woo Ki-bum was as good as dead.

Death throes.

Puhwaaaak─!

Thud.

Xiao Chen blankly recalled Han Kang-yoon’s appearance as she watched Woo Ki-bum’s body, which had been cut in half, collapse.

“He’s interesting, after all.”

This labyrinth is special. For Xiao Chen, who is a barrier master, it is helpful just to examine its structure. To put it simply, it feels like a treasure trove.

And Han Kang-yoon seemed to know something about this space.

In that case, it would be the best policy to let him move freely for the time being.

「𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. . . . . . . .」

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a playground that I like.

Xiao Chen smiled with anticipation and fell asleep right there.

Completely ignoring the pungent smell of blood filling the cave.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

The first thing we did when we decided to conquer the labyrinth was to inform the group of civilians we were protecting and evacuate them to a safe place.

“We can’t just blindly believe what the enemy says. Especially Woo Ki-bum, he might use them as sacrifices when the time comes.”

The civilians also had a great desire to escape, so even though it was a poor shelter, they readily moved their shelter and hid themselves.

Their representative, the old man we met when we first came here, offered a heartfelt prayer to Yoo Tae-jin and his party.

“I will never forget your kindness, even after death. Even if things go wrong, don’t worry about us and achieve what you desire.”

So, for the remaining week, we went into a full-scale time attack to conquer the Eternal Labyrinth.

“You guys, who have been fighting the demons that are scattered all over the place, would know best about them.”

“Yeah. We’ve caught quite a few of them so far.”

However, even Choi Tae-gil said that he wasn’t confident in facing the demons in the depths of the Black Forest one-on-one.

“They’re especially stronger than the ones around here. If it’s the leader, he can do it alone, but Han-su and I have to team up to face just one of them. And there’s more than one of those things.”

To begin with, in terms of the game, the appropriate level to conquer them is 1st-grade exorcist or higher. It wasn’t so strange for them, who hadn’t reached that level yet, to struggle.

“. . . That’s not all.”

Choe Da-in, who finally opened her mouth, began to mention the monstrous monsters that she had mentioned to us in passing.

“There’s something completely different. I think the leader said that he saw it from a distance?”

“Yes. I definitely saw it. It looked like a monster from a myth.”

And its identity was recorded in the witch’s diary that I found.

Its name is Manticore.

It was a Western legendary monster that had the body of a lion, the skin of a dragon, and various other traits of other creatures.

“. . . Can we really catch that thing?”

As Jang Han-su said, the Manticore is definitely a difficult opponent. Its level is 60, and it can be said to be a monster of A-rank or higher.

However, unfortunately, Yoo Tae-jin and his party’s worries were still just child’s play.

“There’s one more besides the Manticore.”

“What?”

“The Seven-horned Serpent, which is in a deep sleep somewhere in the cave area. It’s on the same level as that.”

“. . . I guess that’s what the ruler of the colorless mountain in the diary was referring to.”

First, we need to catch those two demons. Only then will we be able to enter the 「𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨」 to gain the witch’s approval.

Yoo Tae-jin and his party each had grim expressions on their faces at the fact that they had to fight powerful monsters, and that this was just the beginning.

I decided to lighten the mood around that time.

“We’ll find a way to catch the Manticore with this group.”

“. . . I know you’re not talking nonsense anymore, but it’s hard to believe.”

“And we might not have to deal with the Seven-horned Serpent.”

“What do you mean?”

As the developer of this Black Forest, I know that the Seven-horned Serpent wakes up from its sleep at regular intervals and roams around the area to find food.

Because I was the one who put in the data.

And the ones who are currently occupying the cave area are none other than Woo Ki-bum and his party, so the Seven-horned Serpent will inevitably clash with Xiao Chen.

「𝙄𝙛 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙓𝙞𝙖𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣-𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.」

Then, in effect, we only need to catch the remaining Manticore.

“. . . Then it might not be impossible.”

A clear light began to appear in Yoo Tae-jin’s eyes. He had made up his mind to take the challenge.

Seeing Yoo Tae-jin like that, the others also made up their minds. It was a natural conclusion for those who had a strong bond with their leader, Yoo Tae-jin.

“If the decision has been made, I will explain the plan.”

The decisive battle will be in two days.

That’s when we will finally begin to unravel the secrets hidden in this Eternal Labyrinth.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

A day had passed since everyone had made their resolve to conquer.

And now it was almost midnight. If today passed, they would head into the depths of the forest to capture the manticore.

Han Seo-ah, who had been deeply contemplating the events of the past few days, slipped out of her hiding place, unable to sleep, and breathed in the night air.

As if sharing the same thoughts, Han Kang-yoon was seen sitting on a boulder in front of her, lost in thought.

「𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜?」

After leaving the orphanage and heading to the academy, Han Kang-yoon had changed somehow.

This was something that could be strongly felt even during the Yeongwol Island incident.

「. . . . . . .」

Han Kang-yoon probably had a rough idea, but Han Seo-ah had a hunch that Han Kang-yoon was hiding something, but she didn’t ask him about it on purpose.

However, despite that, the things she had seen from Han Kang-yoon here gave Han Seo-ah even more questions.

Just as she finished thinking about that, Han Kang-yoon, who had just noticed Han Seo-ah, spoke to her with a calm face.

“. . . You’re not sleeping?”

“I can’t sleep. Are you okay, Oppa?”

“I’ll just organize my thoughts for a bit and then go in.”

Han Kang-yoon is incredibly talented. Even though he had fallen into an unknown space like this, he was quickly gathering information and taking charge of the situation.

However, for some reason, Han Seo-ah felt that there was more to it than that.

“. . . Oppa, there’s something I’m curious about.”

“What is it?”

“Oppa, have you ever been here before?”

It was a question that suddenly came to mind.

Even though they had been together for most of the time since they arrived, Han Kang-yoon seemed to know a lot more than Han Seo-ah.

For example, even the witch’s diary. Han Seo-ah had no idea when Han Kang-yoon had gotten his hands on it.

To Han Seo-ah’s words, Han Kang-yoon laughed as if she was talking nonsense.

“How could that be?”

“I guess so. Sorry for asking something weird.”

However, Han Seo-ah’s stuffy heart didn’t seem to improve.

In fact, this was the first time she had said it out loud, but thinking about it, it had been like this since before. Han Kang-yoon always acted as if he knew the answer and took the lead in solving the case.

Han Seo-ah, who was still worried, spoke to Han Kang-yoon again, even though she knew it was strange behavior.

“. . . Are you hiding something from me?”

It was something she had been holding back and suppressing deep inside until now.

In fact, she regretted saying it out loud even now. She wondered if she shouldn’t have pried into it, if it was all for nothing.

Han Kang-yoon’s expression changed slightly for a moment, as if he felt that Han Seo-ah was serious.

And then he quietly opened his mouth.

“. . . Why do you think that?”

“Just. In many ways.”

There was nothing she could do about what she had already said. That’s why Han Seo-ah began to pour out her true feelings, one by one, that she had been hiding until now.

“Actually, I didn’t really want to ask. I thought maybe you’d tell me gently when the time was right.”

“. . . . . . .”

“But since we’re family, I don’t want to pretend not to know even though I do.”

At that, Han Kang-yoon looked at Han Seo-ah with a different look in his eyes than before.

The words that eventually came out of his mouth were something that Han Seo-ah had never expected.

“I have the ability to glimpse into the future.”

Translator’s Blog

Blog

• Anime With Good Plot, But One Thing Makes It Unwatchable: My ‘Black Clover’ Criticism
• Loid Forger: The Ultimate Husbando?
• How to Stop Your Friends From Thinking You’re a Weeb: A Guide for the Anime-Obsessed
• Kimonos, Cosplay, and Cultural Cancels: Nezuko’s Demon Slayer Saga in China
• Intrusive Thoughts: Pikachu vs Levi