I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 266

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔𝟔

“You want to get your hands on Daehwa-rym?”

“What. . . . . . .”

The ones Jang Ri-gyeong had called seniors frowned at once, and we began to feel the ominous signs of hostility from outside the door.

Of course, it was a hostile reaction. To such people, I first spoke calmly.

“It’s not necessarily that. I just have a very urgent matter, and I would like the entire Daehwa-rym to help me with it.”

“The entire Daehwa-rym. . . . . . That’s quite a meaningful statement. If you put it that way, it’s hard for us to guess your meaning.”

Young-wan, sensing something from my words, just laughed and remained silent.

Yes, now that we’ve come this far, there’s no backing down.

I steeled myself and pressed them for their exact requirements in order to make my purpose clear.

“I would like the entire Daehwa-rym to help me with this task to the best of their ability. Even if everything else has to be put aside.”

“Are you saying you can give us that much compensation?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have that much money. However, let me just say that it’s for a great cause.”

“That’s a very one-sided request.”

Young-wan sighed, and the influential members of Daehwa-rym, who had been watching Young-wan’s expression and remaining silent, all stood up and glared at us.

“I guess there’s no need to listen any further. Stop the nonsense and get out of here right now.”

“. . . It seems you have quite a talent, but if you overdo it, you’ll get hurt.”

The old man with a frown and the muscular young man standing next to him retorted.

Watching their reaction, Young-wan seemed to have made up his mind and asked me a final question.

“What will you do if you are refused?”

“In the simplest terms, I will take over this Daehwa-rym.”

In a word, it was a declaration of force.

And with that, the influential members of Daehwa-rym finally grew angry.

Whoooosh!

“ Insolence! Your arrogance reaches the heavens!”

“Heavenl. . . . . . .”

However, their attempt to cast a spell was instantly blocked by Cheong Juhwa, who had been timing it.

Clang!

Boom!

Thud!

Crash!

“Don’t be difficult and stay still. If you don’t want to get hurt.”

In an instant, the blue chains filled the room, their fierce flames threatening to tear them apart at any moment.

The Taoists, their movements instantly sealed, were bewildered and at a loss for what to do.

“W-What the. . . . . . .”

“How can the spell construction be so fast!”

Of course, it would be like a new world to them.

Even I can’t match Cheong Juhwa’s casting speed if I face her head-on.

What’s more, their levels are only in the late 50s and early 60s.

The highest of them, Young-wan, has a level of 65.

Of course, even at their level, they are strong enough to be recognized anywhere, but they were a couple of levels short of being able to face our current group.

“. . . As expected, you’re amazing.”

Young-wan, seeing Cheong Juhwa’s strength, sighed and replied to our intentions.

“To cut to the chase, we are willing to hand over the Daehwa-rym.”

“Master! What are you talking about! Are you afraid of such shameless guys?”

“You really are ignorant, don’t you know what it means to have defeated the Nine Children of the Heavenly Dragon?”

“The Nine Children of the Heavenly Dragon, if we just join forces in Daehwa-rym. . . . . . .”

To such childish anger, Young-wan calmly declared.

“Even if the entire Daehwa-rym were to join forces, it would be difficult to defeat even one of the Nine Children of the Heavenly Dragon. But they have already defeated Gonha. If heavenly fortune follows them, the only result will be mutual destruction.”

His judgment was as accurate as it was cold.

When Young-wan, the master of Daehwa-rym, made such an assertion, even the childish ones found it difficult to speak.

After a while, Young-wan, taking advantage of the somewhat calmer atmosphere, addressed us.

“As I said before, we are willing to hand over everything. However, there seems to be something you are overlooking.”

“What is that?”

“Daehwa-rym is not so much an organization as a gathering of people with a common purpose. If you take over Daehwa-rym by force, most of them will leave unless you offer them some benefit.”

That was certainly true.

The Taoists of Daehwa-rym were originally profit-oriented, and they were not particularly bound by rules or a sense of belonging.

As I pondered this, Young-wan made a suggestion.

“I will take care of that. It may not be perfect, but I am confident that I can make them help you for the time being.”

“In that case. . . . . . ?”

“In return, leave Daehwa-rym to us as it is now, and someday grant me one favor. Isn’t that a pretty good deal?”

As expected, Young-wan was a very experienced schemer.

However, I could see that it was a very generous offer for us, so I couldn’t find any reason to refuse.

“Very well. What is the favor?”

“It’s nothing special. It’s just one of this old man’s long-cherished wishes. . . . . . .”

After a moment of thought, Young-wan conveyed his request to me with a somewhat sad expression.

“My master, who has fallen and become a yokai, if you ever meet him, lead him to rest.”

That was Young-wan’s only request.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

After finishing the negotiation that wasn’t a negotiation, we left their dwelling and quietly watched the Taoists of Daehwa-rym being summoned.

Although they called it a request, they didn’t seem to think it would be resolved immediately, so Young-wan decided to start helping us by just promising it.

So all the Taoists of Daehwa-rym who remained in Hwangsan at the moment went out to find my colleagues at Young-wan’s direction.

Looking at their backs, Young-wan asked me curiously.

“But I don’t understand. As you said, your colleagues are not the kind of people who would die screaming somewhere, so why are you in such a hurry?”

“I thought so at first, but. . . . It seems that our enemy is not that easy.”

“Oh, that’s terrible. Even those who have defeated the Nine Children of the Heavenly Dragon of the world find it difficult to take lightly. . . . . . .”

In fact, even though he said that, I myself cannot yet clearly explain our enemy.

I just have a gut feeling that something is wrong. That I need to hurry up and move before an irreversible mistake occurs.

So we thanked Young-wan and left Hwangsan and set out again.

“Fortunately, it worked out somehow. . . . . . .”

Things went smoother than I thought.

We could say that we had relieved one of our worries.

And now it was time to decide on our next destination.

“Seo Ji-an, you said you’d wait for her for now?”

“Yes. She’ll be fine. I confirmed that she was safe and knew what you meant, so that’s fine.”

That leaves us with two options.

Either we wander around and search for the whereabouts of the rest of our colleagues, or we head to Jinyeon Mountain where Ho-chung the Heavenly Taoist is located.

After a brief deliberation, I carefully weighed the two options and came to a conclusion.

“Let’s go to Jinyeon Mountain first.”

“I think that would be better too.”

We had also asked the merchants we met in Cheongra to help us, and we had also obtained the cooperation of Daehwa-rym, so it was likely that some of our colleagues would come to Jinyeon Mountain as soon as they confirmed the request.

So rather than wandering around aimlessly, it seemed better to first meet with our colleagues in Jinyeon Mountain and inform them of the dangers of this illusory world.

“In the first place, it’s almost impossible to get together all at once without any trial and error in a situation where we’re being shaken up like this.”

Cheong Juhwa was right.

Rather than being greedy and trying to get together all at once, it’s better to join up with some of them first, exchange the information we’ve gathered, and then go look for the rest.

So we set our destination for Jinyeon Mountain, bought the necessary supplies, and set off on another long journey.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, thanks to the fact that we had been steadily moving in the direction of Jinyeon Mountain, the distance was shorter than before.

A whole month.

During that time, we visited numerous cities and exorcised countless yokai, and we continued to build up our skills and information.

Before I knew it, I felt that I had become much stronger than when I first fell into this era, and I quietly opened my status window to check my own status.

【Han Kang-yoon】

▶Level 65

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: B+】

【spiritual power : A-】

【Spellcraft: B-】

【Mental Strength: A】

▶Traits (9/10)

【Shadow Assimilation(S)】

【Witch’s Echo(A+)】

【Dragon’s BodyA+)】

【Tenacious Struggle(A+)】

【Giant Slayer(A)】

【Spirit Absorption(A)】

【Yonglimse(A)】

【Challenger(B+)】

【Mental Spellbook(B)】

Great growth, and as much time passed.

And finally, we came to the distant Jinyeon Mountain and met Ho-chung the Heavenly Taoist whose purpose was to enter this illusory world.

“Are you really. . . . Ho-chung?”

“Yes. That’s right. Donor.”

Seeing him like that, I couldn’t help but think that something was badly twisted.

That’s because the Ho-chung I knew in the original work was a very old man, and even that was described as having a greater age than what he appeared to be.

But the Ho-chung in front of me is a muscular and tall young man.

The implication was simple.

「𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨. . . .?」

The level of Ho-chung I checked was 75.

It’s an outstanding achievement for his age, but unlike the description that he was a Taoist who had reached the realm of almost absolute, he is now inferior to Seo Cheon-ye.

“Donor? Why are you so confused?”

To Ho-chung, who was expressing his curiosity at my expression, I couldn’t find the words to say.

The Ho-chung in my memory was a great sage who understood all things and seemed to give an answer to whatever was asked.

However, I don’t feel any such aura from the Ho-chung in front of me.

He was just a talented, well-trained young man.

“You’re younger than I thought. . . . . . .”

“. . . . . . .”

Ho-chung, who tilted his head at us, who were equally confused, said this.

“Let’s go inside first. It seems that Donors have something you want to tell me.”

A series of bewilderment and shock,

That was my first meeting with Ho-chung.

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