I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 43.2

Rather, the reason I called upon the Thought Fox was for this very moment.

To put myself under a trance-like suggestion so that I could withstand the opponent’s attack even a little longer.

「𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.」

Hwaruk!

Huung.

In preparation for the pain that was about to come, I burned the vengeful spirits and prepared my final spell, taking out all the spiritual power stored in the Baryok Beads.

This was the finishing blow I had been waiting for.

After I finished preparing, Hektel unleashed the completed curse on me.

“If you meet Bi-hyeong on the other side, tell him hello.”

Kyaaaaeek!

Passsusssseup!

“. . . Burn!”

Puhwaaaak!

Ggong-sam-yi shot out flames filled with the power of purification with all her might, but it was not enough. The fiercely burning flames were soon devoured by the opponent’s curse.

Passeup.

“Water Flow!”

Seureung.

The water barrier created by Seo Ji-an was also eroded by the curse, and the spell itself was broken.

However, it must have helped to some extent in nullifying the power. I made up my mind and sent Ggong-sam-yi and Thought Fox back into the shadows, and ran forward to receive Hektel’s curse head-on.

Puhwaaaak!

“Han Kang-yoon!”

I heard Seo Ji-an’s urgent cry, and my mind became hazy with the intense pain.

Pasak.

Pasasak.

As a result of the curse, hideous curses writhed all over my body, and dark, dead blood began to drip from my nose and ears.

However, everything is going according to plan.

It is truly on the borderline of what I can endure.

Tteuk.

Tteuk.

Even as blood flowed down, I kept my eyes fixed on my opponent and didn’t lose my mind.

The bonus of my karma value, Ggong-sam-yi’s Cleansing Fire, Seo Ji-an’s nature-type spell, and my spiritual power, which had been pushed to the limit.

In addition, the power of the Revived Person trait, which enhances survivability in extreme situations, and the final spell I had cast.

I converted all of that into numerical values and judged that I would be able to barely withstand this single attack with my body.

「. . . . . . .」

The only thing I have over Hektel right now is my off-the-charts karma value, which is at its maximum.

Therefore, in order to get through this situation, there was naturally no other way but to use it.

And in the end, I won the gamble.

An equivalent exchange forbidden technique that returns the damage I received to my opponent as a curse.

After enduring the curse with all my might, I shot out the power of the eye and Hektel’s curse.

“Mirror of Resentment (反怨)!”

Kyaaaaeek!

“Keuk!”

This time, even Hektel couldn’t escape unscathed.

Passeup.

Pasasseup.

With traces of the curse crawling up his body, Hektel grimaced and began to use the captured souls to dispel the curse.

Kung.

Somehow, he managed to suppress the curse, but he must have taken quite a bit of damage, as one of his legs seemed to give out.

“Kuk, huh. This is surprising. To think you would endure that attack. Are you out of your mind?”

Hektel let out a chuckle and slowly got up from his seat, supporting his trembling leg.

He was about to finish me off without even caring about his own safety.

However, that was it.

In vulgar terms, time’s up.

“. . . Oh, my. Did I take too much time?”

At the sound of multiple footsteps from that direction, Hektel made an expression full of regret, as if he didn’t like it.

Seureuk.

He took out a bandage from his bosom and wrapped it around his face again, and pressed down on the robe that had been covering his body, leaving me with his last message.

“After I’m done with the Cheong family’s business, I’ll come back to you.”

Taak!

As I watched Hektel leave, my mind began to fade.

As I collapsed, all I could see was the exorcists appearing between the trees and Seo Ji-an approaching me with an unreadable expression.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

𝐚ᴡė̇𝐛𝘴ᴛ𝚘ʀ𝐢𝚎ṡ.ᴄȯ̇ṁ

When I came to, I was greeted by a somehow familiar space.

“This is. . . . . . .”

A hospital room with a simple view and lights placed at wide intervals so as not to hurt the eyes.

It was definitely a medical facility owned by Seo Ji-an, who was treating Seo Ji-ha.

I could hear faint breathing, and when I looked around, I saw Seo Ji-an sitting on a chair a little further away, asleep.

Also, on the bed next to me, Yoo Ah-in, who was wrapped in bandages soaked in healing solution all over her body, was looking at me with a blank stare.

“. . . You’re awake.”

“You seem to have been beaten up pretty badly.”

“I’m ashamed that I couldn’t fulfill my responsibilities.”

Yoo Ah-in seemed to be completely broken.

Perhaps she felt guilty for not being able to properly protect Seo Ji-an.

“. . . He was strong. I’ve never seen such a monster in my life.”

“. . . . . . .”

“And you, you ended up protecting the young miss from that monster.”

At the sight of Yoo Ah-in, whom I was seeing for the first time, I felt sorry for some reason and tried to say something comforting.

“We’re all alive, so that’s all that matters.”

“. . . I guess you can’t say that I fought well. It’s the truth, so there’s nothing I can do.”

After scolding herself for a long time, Yoo Ah-in eventually smiled faintly and said to me.

“Still, I think it was the best choice to bring you, even though I ignored the young miss’s instructions. I sincerely thank you.”

“. . . . . . .”

I don’t know who took care of me, but my body is in better condition than I thought.

As I squirmed uncomfortably, Yoo Ah-in spoke to me again.

“At first, I thought you were a mysterious person.”

“I guess so.”

“But now, I don’t know even more. What kind of existence is the young miss to you?”

It wasn’t a malicious statement. There was only pure curiosity in it.

I thought about it carefully and then gave her my answer.

“She’s an indispensable partner.”

“That’s not the kind of obvious answer I was looking for. Oh, well.”

Yoo Ah-in, who had been dragging out her words for a while, changed her serious expression and asked me another question.

“What do you think of the young miss?”

“She’s a good colleague.”

“. . . You really only give me old-fashioned answers.”

Yoo Ah-in, who seemed dissatisfied with something, spat out a primal question as if she couldn’t believe she was saying this.

“Then, just in terms of human charm, what do you think?”

“. . . . . . .”

Seo Ji-an was a character who, despite not having much importance in the original story, became a topic of conversation just because of her appearance.

Of course, I couldn’t help but be attracted to her.

With such honest feelings, I answered Yoo Ah-in’s question.

“I think she’s pretty. The prettiest of anyone I’ve ever met.”

At that moment, I heard the sound of something falling in the room.

Jjeoreorak.

Kung.

It was the thick book that had been resting on Seo Ji-an’s lap while she was asleep.

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