I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 189

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟗

In the face of the sudden intrusion, Hae Ga-ram and Vas Tony’s faces flushed with bewilderment.

Hae Ga-ram briefly glanced at Geusdae, who had blocked her attack, and then turned her murderous gaze to me, who had revealed myself after removing my disguise.

” . . . So, you’re the same after all.”

On the other hand, Vas Tony made a quick judgment in his head with a pensive expression and immediately made me an offer.

“This is great! I didn’t know there were people this skilled out there. How about it? Join forces with me and let’s escape this place.”

After all, for him, who was facing an imminent crisis, my appearance was nothing short of a lifesaver.

I roughly grasped the situation and nodded in agreement for the time being.

“With the two of us, it should be possible.”

I said that, but in reality, it would be difficult. Since Hae Ga-ram had abandoned the hostages, she would do everything in her power to kill us.

However, this gave Hae Ga-ram the worst possible outcome of losing her hostages and even the prisoners.

While Hae Ga-ram hesitated, Vas Tony once again took the lead in the conversation.

“It seems the situation has changed a bit. As distasteful as it is, my previous offer still stands. Wouldn’t it be better for you to avoid losing everything?”

” . . . . . . .”

Surprisingly, Vas Tony trusted me without question.

Logically, he seemed to think that since we had the common goal of escaping, we should naturally cooperate until then.

“Even the smallest opening will suffice. After you let the two of us out, you can clean up the trash downstairs, which will give you the bare minimum justification.”

” . . . You want me, the current head of the Cheol family, to just let you two go?”

So I had to find a way to grasp Vas Tony’s spell and free the hostages during that opening.

「 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. 」

However, Vas Tony is an existence that has only been mentioned in passing in the distant future.

Naturally, the information I had was also extremely limited.

「 . . . 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨. 」

Rather than orthodox, it’s closer to a minor type. I can’t be sure, but it’s probably the type that imposes restrictions based on certain conditions.

“Can you control the hostages while fighting?”

“Of course. However, I can only use about 60% of my full power in this state.”

Vas Tony rattled off information about himself without much thought, proving how desperate his situation was.

And from that one sentence, I was finally able to find the answer.

「𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙞𝙙-𝙩𝙝𝙚-𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮-𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝-𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨?」

It was an all-weather mental prohibition technique with a wide range of versatility and could easily impose restrictions.

Thinking about it that way, it made sense that he had taken Hae Ga-ram’s subordinates hostage so quickly.

This is because the Aid-the-enemy-with-reinforcements series of prohibitions are also capable of transferring the restrictions they create to others.

「 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 100 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 . . . . . . 」

It’s probably because it was originally based on the original spell and modified to suit him.

It was extremely rare, but I had seen a few cases of spellcasters like that.

Having figured out the answer, I lifted the corners of my mouth at an angle that Vas Tony couldn’t see.

Because I knew that countermeasure very well too.

「 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙, . . . . . . 」

Of course, there is no way such a fraudulent spell would not have its drawbacks.

And in this case, it’s possible to cause a chain reaction by finding the first victim to whom the restrictions were transferred and breaking the spell.

「 𝙉𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. 」

What is the situation that Vas Tony wants to avoid the most right now?

It would be the death of the hostage he first implanted the restrictions in.

Because that alone would break the spell itself and end this pathetic hostage drama.

「 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚. 」

Earlier, when Hae Ga-ram had given up everything and launched her attack, there were three hostages who were at the very back, even among the hostage shield.

And the young guard who was separated from Hae Ga-ram compared to the other two hostages. He must be the source of the spell.

「 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧. 」

Vas Tony started with him and slowly spread the seeds of restriction, secretly preparing his plan.

” . . . I guess not. Just die.”

Luckily enough, Hae Ga-ram had also made up her mind by the time I had reached that judgment.

As Hae Ga-ram charged forward, emitting a terrifyingly sharp spiritual power, I quietly recited an incantation as if preparing a defensive spell.

“Thread-like Stop-boundary, From-end-late-leave-shake. . .”

It’s a high-level spell that unravels tangled shackles.

In the meantime, Vas Tony, who had deployed a defensive spell one step ahead, gave me an urging look as if he couldn’t handle Hae Ga-ram’s power.

“Ugh! Hurry, while I’m holding her off!”

But I’m sorry to say that my target wasn’t Hae Ga-ram, of course.

I no longer hid my expression and turned my body to send the spell directly to the young guard who was at the very back, with a smirk.

“Unbinding Union.”

Whooooosh.

Craaaack─!

Vas Tony realized what it meant and was shocked, and the restrictions that had been woven into the hostages were instantly unraveled and lost their power.

Soon after, Hae Un-hyeong, who had quickly grasped the situation among the freed hostages, shouted.

“Everyone, scatter!”

Splash!

The hostages quickly dispersed and formed an encirclement, as if they knew they couldn’t hold Hae Ga-ram back again.

Vas Tony, who was in the center of it all, glared at me with an expression that was truly demonic.

“You bastard, you tricked me. . . . . . !”

At the same time, Hae Ga-ram opened her mouth with a blank expression as if she couldn’t understand.

“Why . . . . . . ?”

Well, it’s understandable that she wouldn’t get it. As I’m also just a prisoner of Yangcheolgung, this is an act of strangling myself right now.

But apart from that, the judgment was clear.

Hae Ga-ram turned her gaze back to Vas Tony and slowly began to walk.

” . . . I told you clearly. I would tear you into a thousand pieces.”

What unfolded after that was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.

Although it was a battle between two special-grade individuals, it was hard to even call it a fight.

In the end, Vas Tony died with his limbs shattered without even being able to put up a proper fight.

I broke out in a cold sweat as I watched.

「 . . . 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 」

Vas Tony is also a strong opponent that I can’t guarantee victory or defeat against. Even if I were to borrow Geusdae’s power, it would be the same.

However, Hae Ga-ram’s power was far above even that.

And from now on, I had to persuade Hae Ga-ram. Otherwise, I would end up rotting here for the rest of my life.

” . . . No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure it out. Why did you help me?”

Hae Ga-ram moved her subordinates to block my escape route, not letting her guard down and assuming a battle stance.

I swallowed my saliva and slowly organized my thoughts before continuing to speak.

“I would like you to keep the promise we made before.”

Just once, a request to listen to my words seriously and think about them.

I had asked Hae Ga-ram for that as a reward for my victory in the arena.

“I didn’t kill my fellow exorcists. And right now, there’s a big crisis going on outside.”

With this, I have become deeply involved in the future of Yangcheolgung and Hae Ga-ram.

In that case, I might as well settle things here and now.

“I need your help for the future of the Korean shamantic world.”

I was determined to fully involve Hae Ga-ram in the main story of the exorcism 1st installment.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

After dealing with Vas Tony, the mastermind behind the large-scale escape attempt, it was not difficult to subdue the remaining prisoners.

Hae Ga-ram, who had personally stepped forward to sort out the entire situation, soon gave proper treatment to the injured and the prisoners who had participated in the battle, and then called Han Kang-yoon to her office.

「 . . . 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚. 」

Han Kang-yoon was certainly more peculiar than anyone Hae Ga-ram had ever seen.

He was brought in as a prisoner, but his demeanor was full of confidence, and he always seemed to have faith in himself.

And as she checked the barrier formation after the situation had been sorted out, Hae Ga-ram couldn’t help but be surprised.

「 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣. 」

And the one who did it was none other than Han Kang-yoon.

In other words, Han Kang-yoon had already had a sure chance to escape from this Yangcheolgung.

「 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚? 」

Until now, Yangcheolgung had been notorious as an impregnable fortress.

In fact, there has not been a single prisoner who has successfully escaped since Yangcheolgung was created.

That reputation was almost broken today, but Han Kang-yoon refused to escape on his own. Instead, he helped Hae Ga-ram resolve the situation.

「 𝙄𝙛 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙣’𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙙. 」

There had been several special prisoners who had set foot on the middle floor in the past, but none of them had handled spells as meticulously as Vas Tony.

Hae Ga-ram hadn’t noticed the anomaly early on because she hadn’t known he would do things this way.

In a way, it was his short career compared to his abilities that had held him back.

” . . . Are you really going to grant his request?”

“He’s my benefactor. I’ll at least hear him out.”

Soon after, Han Kang-yoon, who had come to the office, told Hae Ga-ram everything that had happened up until now and what was going on outside without holding anything back.

Its contents were truly shocking.

A half-human, half-demon by the name of Jin-myeong had infiltrated the Cheong family, one of the Three Great Houses, and was scheming to take over the Korean shamantic world from within.

And in the process, Han Kang-yoon, who had been opposing him, was falsely accused and sent to Yangcheolgung.

” . . . That’s such a ridiculous story. I find it hard to believe.”

Hae Un-hyeong’s words were not wrong. Hae Ga-ram was also well aware of the power of the Three Great Houses, and they were not the kind of people who would be easily swayed by someone’s scheme.

However, if Cheong So-ha was on his side, as Han Kang-yoon said, it wasn’t impossible.

“Cheong So-ha is a real monster, so if she sets her mind to it, the other elders won’t be able to easily oppose her.”

Furthermore, Han Kang-yoon’s actions, such as successfully opening an escape route on his own and then staying behind, added some credibility to his words.

If he had gone outside with a false accusation, his actions would have been subject to numerous restrictions.

Han Kang-yoon knew that he wouldn’t be able to deal with them in that state.

However, he hadn’t mentioned the most important thing yet.

Hae Ga-ram asked him that softly, her eyes sparkling.

“So, how do you know all those things?”

If she didn’t address that, she wouldn’t be able to trust him, of course.

To that firm question, Han Kang-yoon slowly met Hae Ga-ram’s eyes.

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