I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 186

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟔

Cha Sol-bi was imprisoned in this Yangcheolgung just a year ago for killing her colleagues from the same Enforcement Bureau.

She had a shorter career than Blood Fist or Crusher, who had passed their third and fourth years respectively, but she had still managed to rise to their level in just a year.

The three acknowledged strongest in this prison.

Cha Sol-bi, as one of them, looked at Han Kang-yoon in front of her with interest.

“You’re quite my type up close.”

” . . . . . . .”

She tried to get a reaction with uncharacteristic words, but there was no response. As expected, he was quite used to fighting despite his age.

「𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩?」

Although there had been two fights before, those thugs had not been able to draw out Han Kang-yoon’s full strength.

Therefore, Cha Sol-bi had to go into the duel without any information on Han Kang-yoon.

「𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬.」

Even in that situation, Cha Sol-bi smiled slightly and took a step forward. It was because she had absolute confidence in her own abilities.

“If you don’t come, I’ll come first.”

Cha Sol-bi was formerly a member of the Enforcement Bureau. Of course, she was skilled in interpersonal combat.

Among them, Cha Sol-bi’s specialty was gap maintenance and reading.

That’s why those who had faced her said they felt a wall. That Cha Sol-bi’s skill was not human. That she was truly a demon.

Anyone who met an opponent who made all their attacks useless and didn’t even let them touch them would feel that way.

Cha Sol-bi was clearly an existence that made that possible.

「𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙩.」

Anyway, Han Kang-yoon was definitely below her.

In that case, it would be possible to press down on him using the advantage of firepower, or to gradually squeeze his breath and make him unable to move.

Of the two, Cha Sol-bi chose a long-term battle that made full use of her specialty, gap adjustment.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨.」

A decision made with only certain victory in mind.

That’s why Cha Sol-bi didn’t even think for a moment that she would lose this duel.

It was just three minutes after the duel started that she felt something strange.

” . . .What’s been going on since earlier? Don’t you intend to do anything?”

Cha Sol-bi, who repeatedly attacked and dodged while maintaining a gap with her opponent, but the results she got in the process could be said to be almost nothing.

It was partly because Han Kang-yoon didn’t act rashly, but above all, it was because all his attempts were perfectly blocked.

「𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙄’𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙. . . . . . .」

Her mind denied it, but the reality that unfolded was like that.

Han Kang-yoon never got drawn into the gap that Cha Sol-bi had set.

Rather, it was as if he could see the shape of it and maintain an accurate safe distance.

Cha Sol-bi felt frustrated in battle for the first time in a long time.

「𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚.」

It was a natural judgment.

It was also the best move based on numerous experiences.

However, the more it continued, the more Cha Sol-bi felt like she was sinking into a swamp from which she could not escape.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜.」

In the short and fast-paced melee, it was Cha Sol-bi who was ultimately at a disadvantage.

It wasn’t that she had revealed that much of a gap, nor that she had allowed a dangerous attack, but when she came to her senses, she realized that only her strength was gradually being consumed.

Cha Sol-bi, who had felt such emotions several times, soon realized that it was her complete style.

「𝙄𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠?」

It was unbelievable.

But she couldn’t disbelieve it.

Even at this moment, Cha Sol-bi was not able to give Han Kang-yoon a proper valid blow.

The more it was repeated, the more Cha Sol-bi gradually felt a wall.

The vision technique she had learned from the Enforcement Bureau and the combat method she had honed on her own did not work.

Now, she couldn’t think of any way to defeat Han Kang-yoon in front of her.

In the end, Cha Sol-bi had no choice but to acknowledge her defeat with a hardened face.

” . . .I give up.”

It was the moment when the power structure among the prisoners of Yangcheolgung, which had been maintained for a long time, changed.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Honestly, there was no doubt about Cha Sol-bi’s skill.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜.」

Perhaps because she was originally from the headquarters’ executors, several of their unique techniques and movements stood out when she divided the group.

「𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. . . . . . .」

Let me say this for sure, this type doesn’t go well with me. Because the combat method I use the most is the same type.

「𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜.」

I rose to 7th place in the world PVP rankings through such battles.

In other words, it meant that there was no one who could surpass me in that way.

「𝘾𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙡-𝙗𝙞 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙. . . . . . .」

Honestly, I’ve met countless people with the same level of skill as her.

If I were to roughly enter the ranking at that time, would it be just over 70,000?

Those who ranked higher than that actually had a sense and skill that surpassed Cha Sol-bi.

“Do you need to do more?”

In the end, Cha Sol-bi admitted defeat with a face full of humiliation, and the duel ended in my victory.

Because it might not be a life-and-death battle where I could use all my abilities, at least there was nothing left for her in this place.

Growl, growl.

『The demon of the third floor has been broken.』

『What, so that kid is at the 1st-grade level?』

『How will the ranking be in the meantime?』

Those who had been attached to Cha Sol-bi until now weighed her value without knowing it and looked at me meaningfully.

It was their own survival strategy to survive somehow in this prison.

“The winner is Blood Fist!”

Wow!

After my duel ended, Crusher Gregory and Blood Fist faced off in the next battle.

After a fierce battle, the winner was Blood Fist.

However, his condition was not good for anyone to see because it was so close.

” . . .I give up.”

In the end, he declared his surrender, looking at me with a somewhat dissatisfied expression.

Anyway, I am also a strong person who has properly pushed down Cha Sol-bi.

Therefore, rather than taking an uncertain gamble, I chose the direction of protecting my current reputation.

「𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮.」

At first, I thought I might have to push all three of them down, but thanks to the luck of the draw, I was able to win the championship quite easily.

Considering that I was also quite tired from the battle with Cha Sol-bi, it should be considered fortunate that he chose to abstain.

“The winner is Han Kang-yoon from room 7 on the second floor!”

Wow!

Woo-hoo!

Amidst the cheers and the slightly louder boos.

Most of the prisoners looked at me with murderous intent, as if it was unsightly that I, a rolling stone, had suddenly reached the top.

But there was nothing to worry about.

Anyway, this was just a process, and my goal was not to win duels and gain high ranks.

In the end, after all the matches in the arena were over, I, the final winner, was given the opportunity to meet Hae Ga-ram separately and ask for a reward.

Arriving in front of her office under the watchful eyes of the guards, I took a deep breath and knocked on the door cautiously.

Knock, knock.

“May I come in?”

There was no answer. Only the guard next to me clicked his jaw and urged me on.

Then, after a moment of contemplation, I opened the door to the office and stepped inside.

Click.

Creak.

” . . .You’re here.”

The first person to greet me was a young man in his early thirties wearing stylish glasses.

“I am Hae Un-hyeong, an aide to Hae Ga-ram-nim, the owner of this Yangcheolgung.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“I heard you raided several fellow exorcists, but unlike the rumors, you have good manners.”

A sharp remark that seemed both sarcastic and probing.

I ignored it and looked around, asking Hae Un-hyeong a question.

“Is Ga-ram-nim busy?”

“Well, maybe she just didn’t want to spend time meeting you.”

However, I was convinced by Hae Un-hyeong’s reaction.

The fact that Hae Ga-ram is testing me right now for some reason.

“Rules are rules, so if you have anything you want in return for your victory, tell me now. Of course, I can’t give you anything that is impossible with my authority.”

Perhaps it’s not necessarily limited to me, but this itself may be a test given to the winner of the arena.

Then I chuckled and uttered the reward for the victory that I had decided on in advance.

“Then I’ll tell you. I want to see Garam’s real face without the mask.”

“What the. . . . . . .”

“I’m not talking to you.”

My gaze was not on Hae Un-hyeong, but on the desk in the office behind him, which was empty as if it had been swept away.

Immediately afterward, something amazing happened.

Whoooosh.

Flicker.

With a slightly irregular surge of spiritual power, Hae Ga-ram appeared on the chair in the office where there was definitely nothing.

“Amazing. This is the first time a prisoner has figured it out.”

” . . . . . . .”

Of course. I wouldn’t have noticed if I hadn’t known about the existence of the barrier formation and its abilities.

Hae Ga-ram, who nodded her head and stared at me, continued speaking while touching her mask.

“So, why my face?”

“There’s no particular reason. Can’t I?”

“I would have refused originally. . . . . .But for some reason, I don’t feel so bad today.”

After finishing speaking, Hae Ga-ram waved her hand several times in the direction where Hae Un-hyeong was.

Hae Un-hyeong, who realized what it meant, exclaimed as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Are you serious?”

“Just go out.”

In the end, Hae Un-hyeong left, and Hae Ga-ram slowly took off her mask with a slightly excited look.

Tick.

Slide.

Her clear eyes appear over the lowered mask.

Soon, her face, which had completely removed the mask, was that of an oriental beauty with black hair and green eyes.

Although she still had a somewhat youthful appearance, it was definitely the same Hae Ga-ram that I knew.

“Are you satisfied?”

“Thank you. Honestly, I thought you’d refuse.”

“To ask for something like this as a reward, you have strange tastes.”

Hae Ga-ram smiled slightly as if she didn’t understand, but of course I didn’t do this just to see her face.

The reason for that was the demon mask in Hae Ga-ram’s hand.

It was to gain a kind of conviction about it.

「𝘼𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙. . . . . . .」

My prediction was right.

I don’t know about others, but I was able to notice the subtle flow because I had all the information.

「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩.」

This filled in the first button.

A plan to escape from Yangcheolgung, which is called impregnable, through the barrier formation that controls this area.

It was the moment when I found a clue about it.

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