I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 45.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟓

𝚊𝔴𝐞𝐛𝘴ᴛ𝚘ʀ𝐢𝚎ṡ.ᴄȯ̇ṁ

In the midst of these events, I too underwent a transformation of my own.

「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」

Ding!

【Han Kang-yoon】

▶Level 34

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: C+】

【Spiritual Power: B-】

【Spellcraft: B-】

【Mental Strength: B+】

▶Traits (5/10)

【Shadow Assimilation (S)】

【Spirit Absorption (A)】

【Challenger (B+)】

【Mental Spellbook (B)】

【Revived Person (B-)】

After battling Wang Wei and Hektel, I gained two whole levels.

I am now at a level where I can stand my ground against the A-class students at the Academy, even if it’s just barely.

It’s getting harder to level up at this point, but fighting opponents of a higher level seems to have given me a bit of an advantage.

「𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 40 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙬.」

In addition, I also acquired a new trait as a result of those battles.

It’s called Challenger, a trait that grants stat bonuses when fighting opponents of a higher level.

「𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙄 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩.」

Up until now, I’ve always faced opponents with higher levels than me, and this time I even fought a formidable enemy who was over level 60, albeit briefly.

Since fighting opponents stronger than oneself is one of the conditions for acquiring the Challenger trait, I had been thinking that I would get it eventually, if not now.

「𝙀𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚.」

Since most of the enemies I’ll be fighting in the future will be strong, it’ll be a valuable trait that will come in handy.

Of course, its effectiveness will decrease eventually, but I’ll figure something else out when that time comes.

I returned to the Academy to gather my belongings, then headed to Gokseong, Jeollanam-do, where Yoo Ha-on and her party were training.

The place I arrived at was Dongaksan Mountain.

It was the place where some of the Baek’s branch families lived and where a large training ground built by the clans was located.

And at the entrance of Dongaksan Mountain, I was currently being denied entry.

“No entry for non-affiliated personnel.”

“But I have an invitation from Baek Eun-seo. . . .”

“The young miss is currently focused on her training and cannot be disturbed. She has instructed us not to let anyone in until she gives us further notice.”

To be honest, I didn’t expect this to happen.

I guess this is the difference between a game and reality. Annoying problems often arise in the most unexpected places.

「𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣?」

However, I don’t know the exact location of the village controlled by Sori-soe.

Even in the original story, there was no specific mention of it since Baek Eun-seo’s master, Baek Seo-ha, had sent Yoo Ha-on and her party on an errand while they were training, which led them to accidentally get involved in the incident.

So, if I miss Yoo Ha-on and her party, it would be a disaster.

「𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮. . . .」

As I was standing at the entrance, not knowing what to do, someone nearby caught my eye and approached me.

“Is something wrong?”

A beautiful woman dressed in an elegant traditional outfit. When I saw her face, I couldn’t help but frown.

「. . .𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.」

A member of the Baekga’s branch families, the genius exorcist known as the mutant, Baek So-yul.

I sensed her true identity at a glance and cautiously began to read her information.

「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」

Ding!

【Baek So-yul】

▶Level 59

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: S】

【Spiritual Power: B+】

【Spellcraft: B】

【Mental Strength: A-】

▶Traits (7/10)

【Gale (S)】

【Demon Slayer (A)】

【Battle Instinct (A-)】

【Accelerated Growth (B)】

【Spiritual Power Amplification (B)】

【Enhanced Senses (C+)】

【Sturdy Bones (C-)】

She’s incredibly deadly.

A true 1st-grade exorcist, and she’s well on her way to becoming special-grade.

However, when it comes to Baek So-yul, there’s something more to be wary of than just her strength.

It’s the unpredictable madness that lies beneath her charming appearance and gentle speech.

In the original story, she kidnaps Yoo Ha-on out of interest after hearing about her connection to Baek Eun-seo. She also empowers the enemy during a test of the protagonist’s party and randomly kills her own allies because she doesn’t like them. She’s a real psycho.

And the higher the difficulty setting of the game, the more pronounced her madness becomes. Because of this, she was known among users as the Shining One, a named character who caused countless headaches in clearing the game.

「𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮. . . .」

She’s completely unpredictable. It’s best to avoid getting involved with her if possible.

“Oh my, did I do something wrong?”

“. . . .No. I was just thinking about something. My apologies.”

I quickly tried to leave, but Baek So-yul didn’t seem like she was going to let me go.

Thud.

“You said you came to see Eun-seo?”

Of course, she had already heard everything and was just pretending not to know. I felt a sense of unease creeping up on me and nodded slightly.

“Would you like me to deliver a message to her instead?”

I looked at her with a slightly puzzled expression at her unexpected words.

However, it seemed like she had another motive after all.

“In exchange, I have a small favor to ask of you.”

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