I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 67.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟕

𝙖𝙬𝙚𝔟𝐬𝘵𝙤𝙧𝚒𝐞𝚜.ċ̇𝙤ᴍ

Hoo-oong.

Creak!

“Urgh. It seems like something is troubling the teacher, so I’m a bit. . .”

Swish!

Sophia grumbled as she stepped on Hwang Man-soo’s chest, who had collapsed, and delivered the final blow.

To be honest, it was beyond expectations. Even if this was a high-grade doppelganger, I didn’t know that she would be able to subdue an opponent of this level without any injuries.

「𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩?」

Just like the description in the original story, it was literally a fight where she suppressed her opponent.

Usually, you would adjust the output when dealing with students, but if that wasn’t the case, you would have definitely turned into minced meat that was pounded at Yeongwol Island.

Cheong Haram, who was fighting alongside her, also opened her mouth as if she was tired.

“. . .I knew it, but you’re really a monster.”

“Even Haram is saying that, it makes me sad.”

“Anyway, if it’s a high-grade doppelganger, it seems like it’s worth trying against an opponent who is even stronger than expected.”

However, this will not apply to everyone.

Right now, Sophia and Hwang Ji-hak alone were among those with the highest skills among the academy students.

It was clear that other students would have a hard time dealing with such opponents.

「𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡.」

Just in time, a signal came from Ggong-sam-yi and Black Yin, who were in charge of searching for Yoo Ha-on and her party in advance.

I made a decision and spoke to everyone.

“I’ll act separately. I’m still worried about the other side.”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous to go alone? There might be stronger entities than this right now.”

“No, it’s okay. If anything, I can tie their feet with shikigami and run away.”

“That’s true.”

When the conclusion was reached, Shin So-ra, who was stretching her body at the back as if to relieve the aftermath of the battle, spoke to me.

“We don’t have a means of communication. If you have anything to say, let me know with shikigami.”

“I’ll do that.”

With Sophia and Hwang Ji-hak here, this place would be fine. I didn’t hesitate and quickly began to move, following the traces of the shikigami.

“Sori-soe. With me.”

Swish.

Poof!

『I felt it from the inside, but it’s a strange situation.』

“I’m going to go quickly. Transform and let me ride on your back.”

『You lowly human. No matter how many times I say it, I’m not a mount.』

He said that, but Sori-soe couldn’t refuse since he was bound by a contract anyway.

I soon rode on Sori-soe, who had grown larger after receiving spiritual power, and ran through the streets without any obstacles.

「𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜?」

I ran along the road for a while, but I could only see someone’s shadow in the distance, and I couldn’t find any students or civilians.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙚.」

If everyone’s safety was secured, all I had to do was find the place where the voodoo seed was planted and destroy its main body.

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy, but it seemed possible if the exorcists who existed within the academy joined forces.

As I moved forward like that, I noticed a doppelganger blocking my way.

「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」

Cling!

【Austin Bradlett’s Shadow】

▶Level: 46

I had a hunch, but this one was pretty strong too. It seemed like I had drawn a blank.

However, I raised the corners of my mouth and continued to charge towards Austin’s shadow without stopping.

「𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.」

Rip!

Hoo-oong.

“Erysichthon’s Teeth.”

Poof!

Crackle!

As I uttered the spell correctly, a huge tooth made of black fog appeared and devoured Austin’s shadow.

A spell that was first introduced in the 5th series, which I was involved in producing, based on Greek mythology, where a curse feeds on curses.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚.」

In fact, I had noticed it since the previous shelter battle.

At first glance, it seemed like they were copying and using the skills of the targets they cloned, but as a result, all of those attacks were treated as curses.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩.」

Double damage. And the same amount of damage reduction. The karma value was like a cheat for an opponent like this.

『Somehow, these guys feel familiar. They feel similar to you.』

“Similar to me?”

I thought it was a sudden remark, but thinking about the Shadow Assimilation trait, it might not be a wrong statement.

『The shadow that tightly wraps around the body, with a subtle scent of a curse. Isn’t it the same?』

“For some reason, I feel unpleasant.”

The moment I instinctively frowned at Sori-soe’s words, I felt the remnants of the shadow that had suddenly disappeared flowing into me.

Swish.

Hoo-oong.

『See? I told you it was similar.』

“. . .. . .”

It might have been because of my mood, but I felt like the power of the Shadow Assimilation trait that I had used up quite a bit on Yeongwol Island was growing in size again.

This was the first time I had seen this, and I thought it might be a phenomenon caused by the combination of my karma value and the Shadow Assimilation trait.

「𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.」

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