I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 155

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟓

I obtained the Yeouiju, which has several significant implications.

First and foremost, it has transformed the Azure Dragon into a full-fledged companion.

He will now fulfill his obligations alongside Cheong Juhwa, as he has promised. This is a significant development.

「𝙁𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙅𝙪𝙝𝙬𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙟𝙪.」

While it may not be immediately useful, it should be seen as a powerful card that will directly aid us in the future.

Second, no one in the exorcism series has ever officially obtained the Yeouiju treasure.

Until now, it has only been mentioned in passing, and it was not present in the most recent VR version.

In other words, I am the first person to officially obtain it.

Of course, this is not particularly significant in and of itself, but what comes next is crucial.

「𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨?」

Given the circumstances, it is clear that this item was intended to fall into the player’s hands at some point.

As a result, obtaining the Yeouiju must confer some form of reward.

I assumed it to be a new trait.

「𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤.」

There is a special trait that can be obtained through this Yeouiju. I developed this hypothesis and conducted numerous experiments over time.

「𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧?」

For example, Taniwa, who swallowed the Yeouiju, gradually absorbed its power and gained the A+ rank trait Dragon Scales.

Although it became a useless trait due to the molting situation, it is normally one of the most potent traits.

If such a high-level trait can be newly acquired, it is certainly worth investigating further.

「𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.」

It has been a week since I obtained the Yeouiju, and I have kept it with me the entire time, but there have been no significant results.

If this were an item intended for players, it would have provided some form of immediate reward.

In other words, it implies that there is a condition that must be met beyond simply possessing it.

「𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚.」

The method is probably simple.

Absorbing the Azure Dragon’s energy within the Yeouiju into my own body.

However, such an act inevitably carries risks.

「𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣?」

What if the protagonist, who will appear in the future, had a special constitution that allowed him to absorb it?

It was possible that I could end up bleeding if I tampered with it carelessly.

After a day of deliberation, I realized that I had no other choice and locked myself in my dorm room with the Yeouiju.

「𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧.」

Even if something goes wrong, I’m confident I can summon the 2nd Phase and recover.

「. . .𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩.」

One might think that taking its power is like stealing from the Azure Dragon, but the Yeouiju itself is a kind of power generator that gathers natural energy and transforms it into dragon energy.

Even if I take a small portion of that vast power, it will most likely be replenished in less than a week.

I slowly summoned spiritual power throughout my body and began to stimulate the Azure Dragon’s energy within the Yeouiju.

Whoooosh.

Pssshht.

Zzzap!

「. . .𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚.」

As an Azure Dragon with a level of 70 in its prime, the power contained within the Yeouiju is truly unmatched.

Even if I were to take only a fraction of that power, my current frail body would probably explode.

I first avoided stimulating the massive energy recklessly and instead drew only a very small amount, as if pulling out a thread.

Then, something quite surprising happened.

Just as when I consumed the elixir, it was completely absorbed by the inky shadows of my Shadow Assimilation trait.

「. . .𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚.」

I briefly checked the condition of my body after the absorption was complete, but there were no problems.

I then summoned spiritual power a little more boldly and began to draw the power contained within the Yeouiju.

Swoosh.

Whoooosh!

This time, a vast amount of power flowed into me like a thread, and it was all devoured by the shadows.

How much time passed like this?

Instinctively sensing that this was as far as I could go, I stopped absorbing the energy, removed the Yeouiju from my body, and checked my status.

And I found the result I had expected.

【Han Kang-yoon】

▶Level 44

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: C+】

【Spiritual Power: B】

【Spellcraft: B-】

【Mental Strength: A-】

▶Traits (9/10)

【Shadow Assimilation (S)】

【Witch’s Echo (A+)】

【Dragon’s Body (A+)】

【Spirit Absorption (A)】

【Challenger (B+)】

【Mental Spellbook (B)】

【Revived Person (B-)】

【Emergency Evasion (B-)】

【Hawk Eye (C+)】

A newly acquired A+ rank trait, Dragon’s Body, which provides bonuses to physical strength and defense.

「. . .𝙄𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩?」

Not only is it simply excellent, but it is also the type of trait that I need the most right now.

I have to face the S-rank yokai, Medusa, with the Red Unit soon.

With this level of defense, at least I won’t be knocked out in one hit.

That night, I spent the entire night in agony, suffering from excruciating pain as I slept.

And when I woke up the next morning, an invisible change had taken place in my body.

Whoooosh.

Crackle.

As I drew upon my spiritual power, translucent blue scales began to cover my entire body.

They were so faint in color that they would not be noticeable unless examined closely, but I could tell immediately where they came from.

「. . .𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨?」

I now have only one trait slot remaining, and only three weeks until my appointment with Red Unit in June.

The decisive moment was slowly approaching me.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Seeing no reason to delay any further, I filled the remaining trait slot with a modest augmentation trait, the C-rank Toughness.

「𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.」

To be honest, I would have preferred to be fully armed with better traits, but this is my limit for now.

In the first place, I am an anomaly, and traits are not normally so easily acquired.

As such, I had two weeks remaining.

Time flew by as I visited the main characters, including Yoo Ha-on and Baek Eun-seo, whom I hadn’t seen in a while.

With only one week left until the promised deadline, I completed the entry log, left the academy, and quickly made my way somewhere.

The person waiting for me at the destination I finally arrived at was Arietta, who had recently become an adult and graduated from the academy.

“You’re here.”

“. . .Yeah. Nice to see you. You seem pretty busy.”

“Well, yeah.”

In fact, I had been meeting with her regularly to give her blood. However, she has been so busy lately that it must have shown on her face.

Whoooosh.

Gulp.

Gulp.

I used the Blood Ritual to give Arietta my blood, and then I continued speaking to her as she savored the taste.

“Do you remember what I told you last time?”

“Yeah. Of course.”

In June, the Red Unit will be holding a trial for new members, and I intended to bring Arietta with me. I had already received permission from the team leader, Shin No-eul.

「𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚.」

She must be thrilled right now, thinking that she has landed a big fish.

I’m sorry for this, but I’m not taking Arietta to the Red Unit just to help her out.

I simply felt an urgent need.

I realized that it would be difficult for me to face Medusa alone, even with the help of the Red Unit.

I needed at least one capable person to assist me and serve as my right-hand man.

“. . .I’ve learned to use almost everything you told me.”

“That’s great. How did it feel to use them in real life?”

“They’re very useful. I can get stronger if I get used to them.”

Arietta, who had agreed to become my ally after the last incident, has been rapidly improving her skills by going out into the field and fighting real battles.

In the process, she also learned to use the various abilities of her True Noble Blood trait.

Mainly the techniques that the vampire Beatrice used in the original work.

They were techniques that were once widely used in PVP, so I was also quite familiar with them.

“. . .How do you know all this, junior?”

After all, from her perspective, it must be full of questions.

She had only obtained a strange constitution through the Elixir of Immortality, and the process involving Myung-yul and Shin Myung-yul, yet I somehow knew all the ways to use it.

It made no sense, no matter how she thought about it.

However, Arietta did not press the issue. As we had discussed last time, she intended to trust me completely.

“. . .So, are you saying that there really is a major crisis?”

“Yes. Something is definitely going to happen. We might even encounter an S-rank yokai.”

I gave her some vague excuses, but I couldn’t explain the future too precisely. It would have been too unnatural.

However, that seemed to be enough of an explanation, as Arietta frowned slightly and showed signs of nervousness.

After all, she knew the strength of Myung-yul, a former special-grade exorcist, during his prime.

Of course, she would be worried about a top-tier yokai that even Myung-yul could not guarantee victory against.

“. . .Honestly, I don’t know if I can be of much help. I can’t promise that I can protect you, junior.”

“That’s okay. I’ll take care of my own body. Just assist me from the sidelines.”

Arietta nodded at my words.

Now that we were in the same boat, there was no turning back.

I looked at her with a friendly gaze and used my sentiment ability to access her information.

Ding!

【Arietta Morgan】

▶Level 53

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: B-】

【Spiritual Power: S-】

【Spellcraft: S-】

【Mental Strength: B】

▶Traits (7/10)

【True Noble Blood (S)】

【Peerless Genius (S)】

【Battle Instinct (A-)】

【Iron Will (B+)】

【Berserker (B)】

【Growth Acceleration (B)】

【Power Enhancement (B-)】

Her level is now 53. To be honest, both in terms of skill and specs, she is on par with a 1st-grade exorcist.

At the very least, she is the most powerful card I can fully utilize with my current hand.

「𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩, 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙤-𝙚𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡-𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 1𝙨𝙩-𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨.」

There are other members as well, but I recall that they were not particularly impressive.

After running several simulations, I nodded and spoke with a confident voice.

“Then, as promised, I’ll see you again then.”

All the necessary forces have been gathered.

No matter how powerful Myudusa is as a yokai, it doesn’t matter.

We can win this battle.

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