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A male student rolled down, and along with the internal magic power that spilled out, a sinister flow of magic power went somewhere.

It was clear that the cause of this situation lay where that magic power reached.

But Jeong Gyeoul did not follow the flowing magic power.

Right now, in the middle of class, if she followed that magic power, she would definitely get penalized.

Besides….

‘If I go, it’ll probably turn into a big incident, but if I don’t, it’ll just end as a minor mishap.’

As someone who has a knack for turning things into big deals wherever she goes, Jeong Gyeoul thought it might be better for the academy if she just stayed put.

She believed that someone in the academy would notice the flow of magic power and try to resolve it, so she focused on Kim Gae-soo’s class.

She wasn’t wrong. After all, even President Kim Bong-du was an S-Class Hero.

Lee Ha-yoon had only recently become S-Class, so her ability to detect magic power wasn’t fully developed yet, but she thought Kim Bong-du would definitely sense it.

Meanwhile, she watched the magic power slipping through the window crack and let out a sigh.

“Phew….”

“…Jeong Gyeoul, student.”

“Yes, yes?”

Jeong Gyeoul’s sigh lasted only a moment.

But Kim Gae-soo didn’t miss it.

“Is the class boring?”

“Ah, no!”

Embarrassment spread across Jeong Gyeoul’s face.

She thought that if she got on Kim Gae-soo’s bad side, she might end up getting penalized in the future.

“I’m sorry!”

“…No, it’s fine. Let’s continue with the class.”

Fortunately, it passed without any issues.

Jeong Gyeoul relaxed and focused on the class again, but she didn’t notice the trembling in Kim Gae-soo’s eyes.

‘…A student who knows the appearance of Disaster Species by year sighed during my class.’

Kim Gae-soo might not have been the most dynamic instructor, but he never thought his class was boring.

He even tried to balance penalties and rewards to keep the students on edge….

But it seemed that this student didn’t enjoy his class.

Students who couldn’t keep up due to lack of academic achievement.

Students who had nothing but crap in their heads.

Students who thought theory was unnecessary and only practical experience mattered.

Over the past three years, he had encountered all sorts of students.

But Jeong Gyeoul was a type he had never seen before.

A student who knew the locations, years, and types of Disaster Species.

She was on a completely different level from the lacking students he had mentioned earlier.

Not to mention, she was the youngest to awaken, and had already reached B-Rank in the notoriously difficult Clock Tower classes at a young age.

A student who could easily be called a genius.

So when such a student sighed during his class, Kim Gae-soo couldn’t help but feel tense.

‘…What’s the problem?’

He had been teaching Introduction to Monster Studies for three years now.

He could teach it without looking at the screen or the book, it flowed so naturally.

Thanks to that, he was able to conduct the class smoothly, but he couldn’t hide the trembling in his eyes.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out what the problem was.

Even now, he kept glancing at Jeong Gyeoul out of the corner of his eye, but he couldn’t figure it out.

Then, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

‘Jeong Gyeoul followed the Demon King around when she was even younger… She must have a ton of field experience. Maybe hearing about monsters she’s already dismantled in the field doesn’t interest her….’

The fact that the Demon King brought Jeong Gyeoul to the field every day was something he already knew, thanks to the reporters who followed them around.

Hero Daily’s Kim Bit-na.

As someone who read Hero Daily every morning, it was a reasonable suspicion.

Jeong Gyeoul would just wait in the car when she arrived at the scene with Jeong Ha-yul, but Kim Gae-soo had no way of knowing that.

‘Do I have to start bringing in actual monsters starting tomorrow….’

He started to worry if he should move up the practical curriculum scheduled for next semester.

‘For now, I’ll do my best to conduct the class without giving any room for complaints and think about it after class.’

In reality, Jeong Gyeoul really enjoyed Kim Gae-soo’s class.

‘The pace, content, and the instructor’s expertise. Everything is perfect.

No wonder he’s so well-respected.’

She continued to listen to the class with satisfaction.

But she noticed that Kim Gae-soo seemed uneasy.

‘Could it be…’

Did he notice the magic power that had flowed out earlier?

She thought he might be worried about the students and couldn’t move, but the magic power was still bothering him.

If a first-year instructor was this concerned, the other instructors must have sensed the magic power too.

The unease she had been feeling disappeared in an instant.

‘That’s right, students just need to focus on studying. Leave the rest to the academy.’

Time passed, and Introduction to Monster Studies ended.

As soon as the class ended, she saw Kim Gae-soo darting off somewhere and nodded again.

“He must be going to resolve it.”

“Huh? Resolve what?”

Lee Ha-yoon, who was next to her, looked at Jeong Gyeoul, who had made an out-of-the-blue comment.

“Didn’t you feel it earlier? That disgusting magic power, and the internal magic power that spilled out from that boy, it flowed somewhere.”

“R-really? I didn’t feel anything….”

“It seems only the instructor and I felt it in this classroom.”

“…Is it dangerous?”

Jeong Gyeoul pulled Lee Ha-yoon into a hug.

“No, it’s not dangerous at all. I’ll protect you, Ha-yoon.”

Lee Ha-yoon pushed Jeong Gyeoul’s shoulder and broke free from the hug, pouting as she glared at Jeong Gyeoul.

“…I’m S-Class, you know? I’m stronger than you, so I’ll be the one protecting you, Gyeoul.”

“Alright, alright, let’s just go to the snack shop.”

“…Pig.”

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“Are you sure this won’t get detected?”

“It’s fine, we’re moving stealthily outside Kim Bong-du’s detection range.”

“But there might be others with strong detection abilities.”

“If they’re not S-Class, they won’t notice. Lee Ha-yoon just awakened recently, so she doesn’t have that level of ability yet.”

The two seemed to know the internal situation well.

“That’s a relief.”

On the rooftop of the F Lecture Building, the farthest from the President’s Office where Kim Bong-du was.

A man wearing a name tag indicating he was an academy staff member and a woman in a black robe were looking down.

Behind them, in the center of the rooftop, a large magic circle was drawn.

“Anyway, no one comes here, right? We can’t be interrupted before the ritual is complete.”

“Don’t worry, students can’t come up to the rooftop because they’ll get penalized. Plus, it’s always locked.”

“I’m counting on you. ‘He’ is very pleased. Once this is done, he’ll summon you to the sect immediately.”

“Finally….”

The woman smiled faintly, and the man hugged her with eyes full of joy.

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

“Let go. I belong to Him. Don’t be disrespectful.”

“Ah, s-sorry!”

The faint smile from earlier was gone.

Her expression was now one of disdain, as if looking at a bug.

“Once you join the sect, you’ll be a regular believer. If you act like this towards me, an Apostle, you’ll be executed immediately.”

“I’ll be careful!”

“Our childhood friendship ends here. From now on, I’ll treat you as an Apostle.”

“Yes, Apostle.”

The man prostrated himself at the woman’s feet and kissed her instep.

“But don’t worry, I’ll back you up. I’ll put in a good word for you with Him.”

“Thank you, Apostle!”

“By the way… can you give me some magic power?”

“Of course, take as much as you want.”

A beam of light shot out from the staff the woman was holding and pierced the man’s heart.

The light spread throughout his body, revealing his magic circuits.

At the same time, his magic power was sucked into the beam of light.

“Ugh….”

“Huff… Does it hurt? Haa… Just a little… Huff! Endure it!”

“I-it’s fine! Take as much as you want…. Ugh….”

The man groaned in pain.

The woman moaned in pleasure.

As the man’s magic circuits slowly closed, the magic power flowed through the staff and into the woman’s body.

The woman trembled as she tightly gripped the staff, barely managing to support herself.

“I-I should go now… I have more to do here.”

“Yes, Apostle.”

At the Apostle’s command, the man jumped off the building.

“Haa….”

The man was gone, but the woman remained on the rooftop.

She leaned on her staff as she watched the students passing by below.

“Haa…!”

A male student passing by below shuddered.

“Hey, did you hear something weird?”

“What sound?”

“…Like a woman moaning….”

“Are you crazy? Stop watching so much porn, seriously.”

“No, I really heard it!”

He looked wronged, but the other male students walking with him looked disgusted.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you say you heard something weird around here yesterday too?”

“Right! That was here! See? There’s something going on!”

“I think… you might need to see a psychiatrist.”

“I think so too, always imagining things on the street… You’re really a pervert.”

“Ugh. Damn it! I’m serious! I really heard it!”

The Apostle on the rooftop watched the scene and curled her lips into a smile.

“This is fun. I’ll have to eat that student tomorrow.”

 

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