I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 275

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟕𝟓

On the left are Giant Ogre and Ox-Head Ogre, along with Sori-soe and Ggong-sam-yi.

On the right are Black Yin, Elder Water Ghost, Sahwanjae, and Geusdae.

And even Eve, who had occupied their rear without anyone noticing.

I had not brought out Hwa Baek, who was reluctant to face the past Echinacea Lianqi, but even so, the number of shikigami was overwhelming.

“T-This can’t be. . . . . .Ha Sa-dam, you bastard! What kind of monsters did you bring in!?”

It wasn’t just that there were tens of thousands of them.

The shikigami I had traveled with and overcome hardships with had become much stronger than when we first met, and they were not to be trifled with, even by the generals of the Third Faction that we were now facing.

The generals swallowed their saliva at the sudden shift in momentum, and we pressed them even harder, each of us raising our spirits.

And finally, one of the generals, his expression twisted, began to make the first move.

“Even so, they are just a bunch of yokai who have succumbed to mere humans. They are no match for us of the Third Faction!”

Three spell incantations were carved in the void, and black chains filled with potent energy were shot at the shikigami.

However, most of them dodged it with ease, and although Giant Ogre and Geusdae were restrained, Geusdae used its immense strength to break the chains right away.

“Ugh! They’re skilled in combat! Yoon-sa, Heo Biram. Be careful!”

“I understand.”

“Draw their attention, and I’ll swoop in and finish them all at once!”

And so, the battle began, and we too moved to target the three generals.

Ha Sa-dam marked the man called Yoon-sa first, and Arietta and Yoo Ha-on took on Heo Biram.

That left only Yang Hwa-chun, who had launched the first attack, so I stared at him and fired off several intermediate curses in succession.

“Secret Curse of Fear. Curse of Jealousy. Curse of Delusion. . .”

Whooooosh!

Crackle!

I had merely unfolded a spell simultaneously, having reached a level of proficiency, but in truth, they were not very powerful attacks.

However, Yang Hwa-chun barely managed to deflect them, his expression hardened.

That was how much stronger I had become.

“Ugh. . . . . .! What truly ominous sorcery! Now, receive my attack!”

Yang Hwa-chun drew a yin-yang circle with both hands and clapped his palms together, unfolding a spell as he raised the black ring at his waist into the void.

“Bind them! Cheonli Do-yo!”

Screech!

Boom!

It seemed to be a technique used in conjunction with a special incantation, and it had a powerful aura, but it did not impress me, who had already experienced the high-level spells of Seo Cheon-ye and Baekryeo.

Thud!

At my gesture, Geusdae charged forward and destroyed one of the black rings in an instant, while Black Yin and Ggong-sam-yi also fired feathers, neutralizing the momentum of the black rings.

Honestly, I could have easily blocked the remaining three black rings with the Wall of Heaven and Earth spell.

“How can mere yokai move in such unison. . . . . .!”

“Aren’t you forgetting something?”

“What?”

It was a pity for Yang Hwa-chun, but from the beginning, I was not the only one he had to deal with.

Echinacea Lianqi, who had been occupying the space behind Yang Hwa-chun, moved her hands and summoned dozens of thorny vines, and Yang Hwa-chun was too slow to react and block them all.

Thwack!

“Kyaak!”

Yang Hwa-chun managed to subdue them, and when he glanced back, he saw that the rest of the group was also cornering the generals.

Soon, Arietta and Yoo Ha-on were the first to restrain Heo Biram, and Ha Sa-dam was also able to easily defeat Yoon-sa, thanks to the fact that I had attached several shikigami to him.

It was unbelievable that they had all been subdued in just 10 minutes, and the generals hung their heads in dismay.

“Ugh. . . . . .! To think that we would be helpless against such wicked beings. . . . . .Kill us, rather than shame us further!”

Honestly, I was in a dilemma even if he said that.

I didn’t know why Cheong Juhwa and her group had betrayed them and fled with information and artifacts, but if what Ha Sa-dam said was true, it was possible that they were not the enemy, but were being manipulated by someone.

Because of that, I was about to ask them questions to gather information when another powerful presence was felt from beyond the bushes.

“. . . . . .This is getting annoying.”

“Is it another general?”

Arietta and Yoo Ha-on asked with weary expressions, but I could sense a strange discomfort from the aura of the opponent who was hiding in the shadows.

So, without hesitation, I shouted urgently.

“Everyone, scatter!”

Clatter!

Screech!

A powerful attack imbued with an immense aura struck all around us from between the trees, and the group had no choice but to retreat to the rear, leaving the generals behind.

Whirrr.

A sharp-eyed young man emerged from the dust, muttering in contempt as he looked at the generals who had been caught in the aftermath of the attack.

“What a sight. Your superiors clearly told you not to act rashly. . . . . . .”

“Ugh! You bastard, Gong-dal! What are you doing?”

Yang Hwa-chun clutched his left arm and spat out his anger, as if he had been injured by the indiscriminate attack.

“I don’t know what to say when you get angry even after I saved you. Just go back quietly, without causing any more trouble.”

“I can’t do that! They are comrades of the traitors, and although they are formidable, they should be a good match for you, Gong-dal?”

“Didn’t I just tell you that I received orders to return? Besides, they are not as easy to deal with as you think.”

I checked Gong-dal’s information with my emotion function as he glanced at us, and I was able to see his true identity.

「. . .𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙞?」

I tried my best not to show it, but I couldn’t fool the emotion function.

Moreover, he was not just any yokai.

「𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 73, 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙞!」

He was even stronger than Gonha, whom I had met before. And his real name was not Gong-dal.

【Twin-Headed Ogre】

▶Level 73

And that guy looked at us with narrowed eyes and let out a cold laugh.

“They started it, but we’ve taken our share of hits, so why don’t you just leave it at that for today?”

“. . . . . . .”

“I don’t want to fight all of you either.”

The group turned their heads slightly and looked at me, and I had no choice but to answer him.

“Then we will take our leave first.”

“. . . . . .Yes. Good. I appreciate your consideration.”

After we had left the area of the Third Faction and put a sufficient distance between us, Arietta was the first to ask me a question.

“Junior, surely. . . . . . .”

“Yes. He was not a human, but a yokai. And a fairly powerful one at that.”

Arietta must have also sensed something strange from Gong-dal, as she was already in the category of a half-demon.

Ha Sa-dam was taken aback when he heard that and spoke up.

“Is that true? I didn’t notice at all.”

“Echinacea Lianqi, who is here right now, is also not a human, but a yokai. You must have noticed that during the battle earlier.”

“Indeed. . . . . .I suppose so.”

Ha Sa-dam kept sighing and scratching his head at the increasingly incomprehensible situation.

Then, he opened his mouth to address us all.

“Then, surely the Third Faction. . . . . . .”

“It is likely that they are already under the control of the yokai. That is probably why my comrades noticed it and hurried to get away.”

That would explain everything.

In other words, Cheong Juhwa and her group had found traces of Sophia here and had cooperated with the Third Faction to track him down, but they too had realized that they were not dealing with trustworthy allies and had escaped.

In any case, we had finally confirmed the true nature of the Third Faction, so Ha Sa-dam’s objective had been achieved.

After some deliberation, Ha Sa-dam made a proposal to all of us.

“It seems that it is truly difficult to trust the other factions of the clan. If you don’t mind, how about you stay with our Fifth Faction and cooperate with each other’s goals?”

It was a transparent proposal, but I felt sincere for his honest attitude.

Besides, it seemed that we would have to stay here for the time being anyway, so there was no reason to refuse.

“Then we will be in your care.”

“Good. I am honored to have such distinguished guests.”

And so, we retraced our steps and formally entered the territory of the Fifth Faction.

O Pan-so and his comrades, with whom we had fought the other day, were surprised to see us and responded accordingly, and Ha Sa-dam immediately gathered the faction’s leaders to hold a meeting.

I had also asked him to do so in advance.

“Is it really possible to distinguish them just by looking at them? That’s an amazing skill.”

“I can’t read people’s minds, but if any yokai are hiding among us, I will be able to identify them for sure this time.”

Ha Sa-dam, while holding the position of general, was actually responsible for overseeing the entire Fifth Faction, as the faction’s leader, Ha Si-rul, was still just a young girl and it was difficult for everyone to trust her.

However, Ha Sa-dam had this to say about her.

“I too would not have known half of her brilliance if I had not served her directly. In fact, it was she who detected the anomaly the fastest and ordered the other factions to investigate.”

“. . .Is that so.”

Soon, Ha Sa-dam left to fetch his lord to preside over the meeting, and the rest of us, including me, decided to guard the entrance to the meeting hall and monitor all the faction’s leaders before joining them later.

“. . . . . .I’ll stand here. And I apologize for attacking you yesterday without knowing the circumstances.”

“Don’t worry about it. You were just doing your duty to protect your faction.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

I stood guard at the entrance to the meeting hall with O Pan-so, who had fought us yesterday, and without showing it, I used my sentiment function to examine the participants of the meeting.

And I was able to confirm that there was no one suspicious, at least on the surface.

「𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.」

After confirming everything, we left the perimeter to O Pan-so and his comrades and finally entered the meeting hall.

In the center, Ha Sa-dam was giving a passionate speech while sitting in one of the ten main seats, and from the content, it seemed that the conversation had already progressed considerably.

“Then, it seems that there is no faction that we can definitely trust, at least for now.”

“As the general said. It is time for us to stop cowering and make a decision for the future of the clan.”

Soon, everyone’s eyes were focused on Ha Sa-dam, and Ha Sa-dam, looking at us who were sitting in the corner of the meeting hall, boldly declared to the members of the faction.

“From this day forward, our Fifth Faction will mobilize all its forces to uncover the sinister plot and reclaim the future of the clan!”

And thus, the moment came when a great storm of war began to brew within the Hawon Clan.

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