Academy’s Dark Perspective - Chapter 336



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Academy Dark Curtain Viewpoint Episode 336

“Okay. Let’s finish this… … .”

I said, calming my pounding heart.

Looking at me like that, Cheon Gong Ryong muttered as if he couldn’t believe it.

[Yeah, I was wrong all along. You weren’t human to begin with. What have you been thinking all along when dealing with someone like that… ]

The Sky Dragon continued speaking with shining eyes.

[Yes. I will play with you until the end, monster. But there is still an unbridgeable power gap between you and me. If you think you can defeat me just by adding a few modules like that-.]

“Like I said before, lizard.”

Crunch.

“Your tongue is too long.”

The next moment.

The leg of the Sky Dragon is completely cut off.

The large pillar that supported him collapsed limply, crashing to the ground and kicking up dust.

[Khaaaaak… …!?]

The bastard’s long, vertically slit pupils shake violently in pain and confusion. A bright red, sticky liquid spurts out from the severed surface.

[How did this happen… …!]

The Sky Dragon panicked and tried to retreat, but the second attack didn’t give him any time to do so. This time, the horizontal slash tore his eye open sideways.

It was obvious that the guy was flustered.

However, perhaps because he had already suffered a similar level of injury, this time he did not panic and tried to make a cool-headed judgment.

He canceled several of the attack spells he was deploying and flew backwards, kicking the ground.

Because it was so large and powerful, even though it was an action close to a simple jump, it quickly spread a distance of several kilometers.

At the same time, a huge magic circle surrounds his wounds.

The blood that had been pouring out seemed to boil over, but then the amputated leg grew back and both eyes returned to normal.

The entire treatment process took approximately 2 seconds from start to finish.

As expected, I realized that it was not an enemy that humans could deal with. But it didn’t matter to me now.

I too jumped up and chased after him. I didn’t have wings like him, but if I used the [Cloud Spider]’s silk properly, I could easily catch up to him.

I deliberately appeared in front of the bastard and swung my sword sharply.

[You idiot, you’re going to get the same thing again!]

This time, the trap magic is activated.

Once again, chains and magical bullets of all kinds pour down toward me.

But I wasn’t embarrassed.

I decided to trust in the durability of my enhanced body and endure it with my body. As expected, the magic bullet that had torn apart my body beautifully earlier only left a few scratches on my skin this time.

Crunch-!

I swing my sword in a big swing and cut through the trap magic that was shooting out magic bullets like crazy. The sword passes through the magic circle without losing its power and carves a deep scar into the chest of the Sky Dragon.

[Ugh!? This is ridiculous… … ! This is ridiculous… … !]

He breathed out his breath again in confusion, shooting out a large amount of magic.

This time, I didn’t even bother to dodge, but instead snapped my fingers and shot the threads one by one toward the magic circle that filled the sky.

Choaaaaaaaaaaaaah-!

The magic circle pierced by the [Cloud Spider]’s thread shattered and scattered like glass. In the sky, shattered magic crystals poured down like mist and sparkled.

It certainly seems like there is a synergy effect between modules.

Even though the [Cloud Spider] module itself didn’t get stronger, its performance improved as other passive modules got stronger. Of course, the attack from a little while ago seemed to be somewhat of a burden even for a body that had gotten stronger.

[Warning! Overload rate 360%!]

Cheeeeeeek-!

The radiator was working and releasing a large amount of heat. The heat was so great that the nearby ground surface was melting.

‘I can’t do this for long.’

Let’s finish this quickly.

I wanted to finish him off by teasing him, but I didn’t have the luxury of doing so because he was my opponent. I swung my sword again and struck him repeatedly.

however.

Just before the slash could tear apart the creature’s body once more, walls suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Soon, the walls began to replicate themselves, automatically overlapping each other to form a sturdy castle with thousands of layers of defenses.

“You’re annoying.”

I scanned it briefly, but there was no way around it. I decided that I had no choice but to attack from the front, so I just cut down the wall.

Crunch.

One layer at first.

Crunch, rustle.

Then two layers.

And then four layers.

Eight more layers. Sixteen more layers. Thirty-two more layers.

I quickly swung my sword and gradually disabled the defensive walls. The walls continued to replicate themselves to repair the damaged barriers, but I was able to destroy them faster.

Little by little… … little by little… … moving forward.

Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut. Cut.

Repeat the bet and move forward again.

The magic and sword clashed, shattering into pieces, and crystals flew in all directions. The shockwave once again turned the area into scorched earth, but there was no time to care about such things.

[Warning! Overload rate 360%!]

[Warning! Overload rate 620%!]

[Warning! Overload rate 1960%!]

[Warning! Overload rate 2100%!]

My body was so hot that I felt like I was melting.

But strangely enough, my mind was at peace. It was a feeling I had never experienced before in all the countless enemies I had fought.

What am I swinging?

What am I bearing?

When I regained consciousness after being momentarily dazed by an unknown sensation, what I saw was a dragon with a large wound on its chest and blood pouring out.

[This… can’t… be… happening…!]

I don’t even know what happened.

But I didn’t really want to know.

Through the gaping wound, a huge heart could be seen, thumping and pumping. Of course, it looked very different from a human’s. It looked more like a machine made of jewels than a heart.

Cheeeeeeek!

I slowly moved my body, which was still hot, toward the bastard. Wherever I stepped, the ground melted and a small lava pit appeared.

So I approached the bastard, leaving long burning footprints. A large amount of magical power poured out through the gaping wound, and an other-worldly phenomenon occurred, but it was soon consumed by the heat I was emitting and disappeared.

I quietly watched the scene and then raised my sword high in the sky in front of him. Once again, the blue flame sword burned so brightly that it hurt my eyes, emitting heat.

“I’ll say it again.”

Open your mouth slowly.

Finally, I sentence him to death.

“Don’t look down on my world.”

And then it comes down.

Towards the guy’s long, stretched-out neck.

The blade dug into his heart so gently that there was barely any resistance.

At first, the heart didn’t even realize that it had been cut, and continued to beat hard. However, after a few dozen pumps, its movement gradually slowed down, and at one point, it stopped moving completely.

Kuung.

In that way, the bastard’s heart was split into two pieces and hung limply. The large amount of magical power that had been swirling around him was instantly scattered and began to flow along the ‘river’ without any purpose.

“iced coffee…….”

The space that was once filled with the noise of battle soon became an empty space where only emptiness echoed.

I realize anew that death is such a quiet and fleeting thing, even if it is a powerful entity that can shake the world.

“… … .”

After standing blankly in front of the bastard’s corpse for a while, I turned around and walked away.

like that.

The long, drawn-out fight that lasted several days has finally come to an end.

Oh, of course it goes without saying.

I didn’t forget to loot the dragon’s corpse.

* * *

The fight is over.

No, the word ‘fight’ felt too light to describe the scars left on this city. ‘War’ would be more appropriate than ‘fight’.

Anyway, the war is finally over.

That too was a victory for the humans.

However, the aftertaste of that victory was somewhat different from what I had imagined.

Usually in comics or movies, there is a huge festival to honor the heroes who return victorious, but unfortunately, there was nothing like that.

What greeted us as we returned from defeating the Sky Dragon in the Red Hunting Grounds was neither the Arc de Triomphe, nor exciting music, nor fluttering flower petals.

What awaited us were much more bitter and realistic problems.

For example, the massive damage caused throughout the city due to the fight with the Sky Dragon following the Monster Wave.

Compensation for soldiers or civilians who lost their lives in the disaster.

Such as the collapse of the urban economy due to the destruction of large-scale colonies.

The problem is that all the military supplies for city defense have been completely depleted due to the continuous war.

The problem of the destruction of the Stingray Group.

Fallen Zone refugees who have secretly hidden in the city.

The crime rate began to soar because of this.

The climate of New Valhalla City has changed as the anti-rain technology and otherworldliness have been released along with the Sky Dragon. And with the absence of the anti-rain, there are concerns of a second wave of monsters.

Well, that had nothing to do with me.

No, of course it does matter… … It does matter a lot… … But I didn’t want to worry about that when I was already exhausted.

Even though he had been paired up with the Grim Reaper a few times, he needed some time to rest, both mentally and physically, at least for now.

Fortunately, the government and the corporate-hosted Urban Restoration Committee knew that I was the main character who defeated the Sky Dragon, so they left me alone for a while.

‘No, maybe I couldn’t touch it.’

I was the only one in the entire city who had ever directly wounded a Sky Dragon. The only other person was Dwindrog, a fellow dragon. There probably weren’t any people stupid enough to bother someone like that and get upset.

If there had been a guy like that on the Urban Regeneration Committee, I would have been heartbroken.

He said that he would rather live as a slave to a dragon than see the city run by such idiots.

Anyway, fortunately, I was given about a month to recover.

Politicians, lawyers, the media, and other companies and foundations just left me alone when I said I wanted to take a break.

In the meantime, I was hanging around Miyu’s studio. Naturally, it was to check out the newly installed module settings.

“This is ridiculous… … You’ve overdone it!”

Miyu was shocked at first when she saw my setting. Then she burst into tears. And she cried so hard.

“The replacement rate has exceeded 70%.”

“… … Hmm. So you’re no longer human.”

“No, I’m not joking! Regardless of the law that deprives people of their human rights if the replacement rate exceeds 70%, it’s a really serious problem technically. There’s no way we can turn it back…!”

After saying that, Miyu hid her tears with her sleeves and muttered to herself, shaking her head.

“No. I’ll figure it out somehow. I’m talking about a way to get Mr. Aaron back to normal.”

“Right now, I don’t feel like there’s anything wrong. Rather, I feel lighter and more mentally clear than before. But is it really that serious?”

“… … .”

Miyu didn’t answer my question.

Instead, she asked me to do one thing.

“From now on, come to me every day for a checkup. You need to give me at least two hours a day… no, three hours.”

“……i get it.”

What can I do if the person in charge says so?

I also didn’t use modules while fighting the Sky Dragon, so it can’t be helped. I just inserted them if they looked strong, so there may have been problems that I didn’t notice during the process.

I decided to follow his advice, because I didn’t want my heart to suddenly stop beating in my sleep, or for the incurable disease I had when I first came to this world to come back.

After that, I spent about a month without any problems.

I visit Miyu’s studio every day, get tested by connecting various electrodes, and spend the rest of the time chatting under the guise of counseling.

Of course, I didn’t go to work during that period.

I heard that Maria was negotiating with the Urban Restoration Committee on my behalf along with Kalia, but she seemed busy so I didn’t bother asking for details.

However, something strange happened during the past month.

For example, while you’re having a conversation as usual, Miyu suddenly bursts into tears and runs away. Or while you’re talking to other acquaintances, they react strangely.

Still, it was a bit nerve-wracking, but it wasn’t a situation that could be a problem, so I just erased it from my memory.

Because I finally ended all the fighting and made peace, I didn’t want to ruin the mood by worrying about petty uneasiness.

One month, two months, three months like that.

Time continued to pass, and my consultation with Miyu continued. At this point, I thought it was time to decide that there was no problem, but Miyu just wouldn’t let me go.

And as the days went by, Miyu started crying more and more. It seemed to me that there was some kind of problem that I couldn’t understand.

Three months and a few days had passed since then.

One day, after several months of living the life of a rich freeloader without even going to work, someone came to my mansion.

“Mr. Chairman. I’m here.”

“It’s been a while, Aaron~”

The ones who came were Airi and Ciel.