I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 55.2

In the original story, there was no mention of Ju-woon’s children at all.

However, that meant that there were naturally countless possibilities.

It meant that there was every possibility that Han Kang-yoon was actually Ju-woon’s son.

If that was the case, to be honest, it wasn’t a pleasant thing.

In the past, I had smugly advised Yoo Ha-on, who couldn’t let go of her longing for her parents, to live in the present.

But now, it turns out that I’m the child of the person who killed them?

「 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. . . . . . . 」

Even if Han Kang-yoon and I were clearly different people, it wasn’t something that I could easily get over.

As I thought about it more, I felt increasingly stifled, and I frowned slightly.

“Oppa, are you okay? What’s wrong?”

“. . . No, I’m just a little sick to my stomach.”

It would have been better if I had never known. However, the moment I realized the truth, I couldn’t ignore it.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come to a conclusion. In the end, I had no choice but to return to the Academy with a complicated heart.

“. . . Go inside and get some rest. Do you have any medicine?”

“Yeah, don’t worry about it. Go on in first.”

Still feeling uneasy, I sent Seo-ah back to the dormitory and walked around the promenade inside the Academy by myself.

However, I soon regretted that decision. Of all places, I ran into Yoo Ha-on, whom I least wanted to see right now, at the lakeside where we had talked before.

“. . . Hello. Were you taking a walk?”

I reflexively hid Ju-woon’s earring deeper in my pocket, feeling uneasy. Then I started talking to Yoo Ha-on.

“I couldn’t sleep yet.”

“What a coincidence. It was the same for me.”

Yoo Ha-on, who had been looking up at the night sky for a while, moved her gaze to the stars reflected on the surface of the lake and opened her mouth again.

“I learned a lot last time.”

“. . . What?”

“In many ways. Like how to fight in real battles and how to keep my mind straight. Thanks to that, I think I was able to set my goals a little more clearly.”

The more we talked, the more complicated my feelings became.

If the information I had just found out was true, then even the evaluation I received from Yoo Ha-on might end up being a kind of deception.

My doubts grew and grew, and they began to take shape in my mind.

Han Kang-yoon is currently eighteen years old. Considering that he is an orphan, there might be some margin of error, but in terms of timing, it matches Ju-woon’s actions quite well.

Although there is definitely a possibility that it is not true, all the circumstances support the information I have learned.

In the end, I couldn’t hold back the indescribable emotions and replied to Yoo Ha-on.

“. . . That’s too much praise.”

I’m not in the mood to accept it as a simple compliment right now.

“I think you’re amazing.”

“. . . . . . .”

I know that it’s pointless to worry about it, but I can’t help but be concerned.

What if Yoo Ha-on, who is right before my eyes, finds out about my birth after confirming her past in the story?

「. . . 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩. 」

From that point on, on the surface, I would simply become the child of her enemy. It was a simple and obvious fact.

「 𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. 」

Of course, it would be unfair from my point of view, but to be honest, it was entirely my own fault that I possessed Han Kang-yoon. It meant that I had no excuse whatsoever against others.

「 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙗𝙪𝙩. . . . . . . 」

Maybe, just maybe, things will get more and more complicated, and one day that information will reach Yoo Ha-on.

I glanced at Yoo Ha-on and asked her a question.

“What if I was actually a very sinful person?”

“. . . Did you do something wrong?”

“Maybe.”

At my rambling, Yoo Ha-on smiled slightly, as if to say that I was talking nonsense.

“I don’t see you that way.”

“That doesn’t really mean anything.”

“I don’t have anything to say if you insist on that. . . . . . .”

Yoo Ha-on, who was sitting on the edge of the lake and twirling the water with her finger, continued.

“At least from what I’ve experienced and felt, you’re a good enough person.”

Hearing Yoo Ha-on say that made me feel a little better.

At the same time, I made a new determination.

Even if Han Kang-yoon really is Ju-woon’s son, the things I have to do won’t change.

So, I will definitely make Yoo Ha-on the protagonist and put an end to this whole story.

I have to deal with the inconsistencies in the story, or the variables of Hell difficulty, and somehow make a way forward.

That was what I had to do here.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

𝔞ẇ̇𝔢ḃ̇𝕤𝚝𝕠𝘳ɪė̇𝘴.𝔠ᴏ𝙢

After taking a break in the dormitory for the rest of the weekend, I was able to sort out my thoughts to some extent.

「 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢. 」

And so, Monday arrived, and it was time to focus on the future again.

I pulled myself together and headed to the gathering place for Class A.

“And so, two new students will be joining Class A. Seo Ji-an from Class B and Han Kang-yoon from Class D.”

The homeroom teacher for Class A was a familiar-looking woman. It was Baek Ji-eun. She had originally been in charge of the lower-level comprehensive combat training class, but it seemed that she had changed positions after the Yeongwol Island incident.

“Kang-yoon! Hello!”

Sophia greeted me with her signature smile, while Cheong Haram turned her head away with a look of disgust.

The reactions of the other students were mostly surprise.

After all, I had suddenly been promoted from Class D, which was at the bottom, to Class A, so it was natural for them to be surprised.

“. . . he fell from Class A to Class D, and now he’s back in Class A.”

“It’s like stocks.”

As expected, there were quite a few students from the original story who had appeared in Class A.

Jung Han-sol and Shin So-ra, who were the top two students after the class president and vice president.

Grace, Sophia’s best friend and childhood friend.

Adrian, who was not particularly outstanding in terms of ability, but who appeared frequently in the story and was called a civil servant.

All of them were people who could cause major and minor changes to the story.

I checked the faces of these students one by one and recalled the events that would happen in the future.

It was a headache, but it was a fact that all of them would eventually be involved in the incidents one after another.

After all, the second-year students of the exorcism series had always been in that position.

Of course, it was highly possible that I, too, would be involuntarily involved in an incident or find myself at the center of the story someday.

「 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩. 」

And one of the main events of Story Chapter 2, which is scheduled to happen soon, is the public presentation.

That’s where I’ll start.

There, I will make the past figure who was the hero of the 1st Night Parade of a Hundred Demons my ally.

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