I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 19.2

As Dudooree, which had inflated its body to the limit, opened its mouth, a fierce curse burst out towards the Elder Water Ghost.

SWOOSH!

The Elder Water Ghost, which was preoccupied with keeping Yoo Ah-in in check, began to be eroded by black incantations as it was hit directly.

It had been hit back with its own attack.

『KIEEEEK!』

The Elder Water Ghost writhed in pain.

However, Yoo Ah-in wasn’t going to let it go.

SWOOSH!

『KWIEEK!』

It wasn’t taken care of in one blow, but damage had definitely been dealt. It was enough.

「𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨.」

Dudooree had a strong attack power, but it was actually a consumable shikigami that fought on the premise that it would die once it was brought out.

「𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡, 𝙞𝙩’𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨.」

However, the Elder Water Ghost didn’t seem that tough either. It would probably be defeated before it could even reach seven times.

『CROAK!』

『KIEEEK!』

Yoo Ah-in continued to keep the opponent in check, and I received the curses through Dudooree and fired them back.

As we repeated this, the Elder Water Ghost gradually became battered.

『. . .KIEEEE.』

Finally, the Elder Water Ghost, sensing that the situation was not good, pulled its body away and ran straight into the lake.

SPLASH!

It was a monster that was originally hiding without being noticed by anyone. It was clear that if we lost sight of it once, due to its Conceal Presence trait, the situation would become difficult.

However, the Elder Water Ghost’s struggle was meaningless.

“Can you bring it out?”

“. . .That’s enough.”

Seo Ji-an’s two eyes began to glow blue. It was a sign that her water god trait was being activated.

As Seo Ji-an, who had formed the spell, stretched out her hand, the water of the lake surged up and floated into the air.

BOOM!

The stream of water, which was small at first, gradually grew in strength and eventually formed a huge sphere that seemed like it could swallow several trees.

Seo Ji-an moved it to the edge of the forest behind the lake and dropped it, and the Elder Water Ghost, which was dragged along with it, fell to the ground.

SPLASH.

BAM!

THUD!

『KI, KIEEEE. . . . . . .』

The Elder Water Ghost, which seemed to have no idea what had happened to it, was joined by Yoo Ah-in and the other two people.

“. . .Miss, you really do have a lot of power?”

“Even now, that wasn’t my maximum.”

Seo Ji-an, who had been training all day and had finally used her strength properly, had a somewhat pained expression on her face.

I approached the Elder Water Ghost, which was lying alone.

Only then did the guy, who had finally figured out the situation, try to make a last-ditch effort, but I was faster to sprinkle the talismans I had prepared.

BAM!

“Azure Serpent Binding.”

The unique binding spell of the Cheong family that Cheong Haram had tried to use on me during the Comprehensive Combat Practice. I had used more than half of the spiritual power stored in the Baryok Beads for this.

「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧.」

If not, it would be difficult. Considering what would happen afterwards, I had to save some of my spiritual power.

『COUGH.』

Fortunately, the Elder Water Ghost, which was tightly bound by blue chains, seemed to have used up all its strength and lay limply, unable to move.

“Aren’t you going to finish it off?”

Yoo Ah-in, who was next to me, asked with a puzzled expression, but I shook my head.

“I’m going to use it.”

For me, this was where the real work began.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Excluding cases where you make them yourself, there are various forms of contracts with shikigami.

In some cases, a contract is made by paying some kind of price to a higher-ranking being, in other cases, cooperation is achieved by aligning interests, and in still other cases, an equal relationship is formed by building affinity.

However, what I was going to try on the Elder Water Ghost was none of those.

「𝙏𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩.」

Simple domination.

That was the method I had chosen.

『KIEEEE!』

The Elder Water Ghost’s resistance was fierce. It was only natural.

「𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩? 𝙄𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧.」

In fact, my current level was 27. It had gone up by one level since the battle with Cheong Haram, but it was nothing compared to the Elder Water Ghost.

However, as the spell I had cast continued, the Elder Water Ghost’s eyes changed 180 degrees.

『. . .KE, KEHIIIK.』

Its eyes, which had been filled with venom, began to tremble uncontrollably, and it shook its arms and legs, which were bound by chains, desperately trying to break free.

Since it also dealt with forbidden arts, it had noticed the limit of forbidden arts that lay deep in my soul.

In the end, the Elder Water Ghost, terrified, buried its face in the ground and trembled. Seeing this, Yoo Ah-in whispered to Seo Ji-an.

“Just what kind of terrible spell did he use. . . . . . .”

“. . . . . . .”

In fact, that wasn’t it, but there was no point in denying it. The results would be the same anyway.

『KIEEEK. . . . . . .』

It didn’t take long. The Elder Water Ghost, realizing that it couldn’t escape, eventually gave up and submitted to me.

SLITHER.

I put the Elder Water Ghost, which seemed to have lost its mind due to the one-sided, unfair contract, into my shadow.

It was possible because I had made a contract with the other shikigami through my shadow.

“It’s over.”

I had already given emergency treatment to Heo Tae-yeop, who had collapsed. Fortunately, his life was not in danger.

As soon as the situation was sorted out, something popped out of the bushes with a loud noise. It was the teacher, Go Daehye.

RUSTLE!

“J-Just expulsion is not enough!”

Go Daehye, who had rushed out with a black talisman in her hand and her hair disheveled, stopped in her tracks and looked at us, who were unharmed, as if she couldn’t understand.

“. . .Huh? How did you catch it?”

I pointed to Yoo Ah-in without saying anything. And I said.

“I had a guardian.”

“. . .Hehehe. Hehehehe. Thank goodness.”

Go Daehye, unable to hide her fatigue, collapsed to the ground. It wasn’t unreasonable, since she had been protecting the students until we finished subduing it.

“Then why didn’t you tell me. . . . . . . I thought you two had gone without any countermeasures. . . . . . .”

Go Daehye sent me a resentful look, but it couldn’t be helped. It wasn’t the time to explain in detail.

「𝙋𝙝𝙚𝙬.」

After that, the exorcists from the defense force who had received the report arrived, and the scene was quickly cleaned up.

The three of us, including me, couldn’t avoid giving testimonies or statements, but thanks to Yoo Ah-in’s presence, the situation ended without any particular problems.

「𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.」

A whole Elder Water Ghost boasting level 40. I had obtained a subordinate of a level that I could never create with my current abilities.

Moreover, since it was a forbidden arts type, it would be able to display even greater abilities under my command. It was a great achievement, especially in the current situation where every bit of power was precious.

「. . .𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙚, 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙞𝙩?」

All the midterm evaluations were over, ending with Forbidden Arts.

The only thing left was the 1st comprehensive exam.

「𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.」

The endpoint of Chapter 1 of the story, where the chaos and fear could be felt even through the computer screen, and the endpoint of Han Kang-yoon, who had originally possessed this body.

「𝙔𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙤𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.」

The incident that even the main characters couldn’t have solved without the sacrifice of Han Kang-yoon was now just around the corner.

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