Became a Genius Shikigami at the Academy

Episode 80

In the process of returning to Korea after finishing all the work, I was pondering over one question over and over again.

The concern was none other than the growth of Yoo Ha-on.

‘… … .’

In fact, vague anxiety existed before, but through this incident, it has definitely come to be.

One hypothesis that has always made me want to think about it.

Perhaps, I wonder if I am hindering the growth of the main character, Ha-on Yoo.

‘It’s definitely weird.’

Until now, I tried to solve the added variables in line with the unknown barrier of Hell difficulty in my own line.

With that, he wanted to adjust the difficulty of the story and grow Yoo Ha-on safely.

‘But what about now?’

The rise in difficulty is steeper than I thought.

If only Harvey and others, who were the enemies of this story right now, had not intervened, would it have been possible to solve the situation with only Yoo Ha-on and his friends?

‘… No, it was definitely impossible.’

In other words, it was in line with the meaning that the protagonist was not able to keep up with the inflation of the difficulty.

‘It was often the case in games, but it was mainly about sub-characters, not the main character.’

To be sure, that was never a good sign.

It was the industry’s orthodoxy that the gap, once widened, would only widen rather than narrow.

Then, the truth is, shouldn’t Yoo Ha-on, not me, solve even the crises that have occurred before and achieve faster growth than the original?

‘… If we go like this, we’re in trouble for each other.’

Of course, my achievements right now are great. If it is now, it will surely be able to solve any number of incidents with enough strength.

However, I do not know where my limits are in this world.

It may not come for a long time, but it may be closer than you think.

‘No matter what anyone says, the main character is the main character for a reason.’

In the end, when a real crisis approaches, the one who can control it is none other than Yoo Ha-on. At least I think so.

‘We need to grow Yoo Ha-on further.’

Even if you get the power to develop a character, it won’t be a plus, even if it’s negative compared to the Perm attribute, which is considered one of the best morale attributes in the series.

If so, I had to make her stronger with the knowledge I had at the very least.

‘If we go on like this, we will definitely not be able to keep up with Hell difficulty’s power inflation.’

In the meantime, I suddenly had a strange thought in my mind.

At first I thought it was just my mood, but when I think about it, it was definitely strange.

‘Why did you get rid of the perm feature in the first place and give it a new ability?’

It is understandable that the perm characteristics have disappeared.

Wasn’t it called Hell Difficulty?

However, was it necessary to deliberately relieve the penalty in some other way?

There was nothing that could not be understood if it was the least amount of mercy, but it leaves a little questionable to simply accept it as such.

Something, a very slight sense of incongruity that has not been erased.

‘The rise of the attribute grade, why is it a new ability?’

In fact, in the Exorcism series, there are countless traits that are clearly related to each other.

Such were the characteristics of Seo Ji-an’s natural world, intuition-supersensory, growth acceleration-atmospheric persistence, etc.

So, if I increase the rank by growing the lower-level trait, does that mean that the higher-level trait I know will come out as it is?

There, I was able to come up with a new idea.

‘You don’t know.’

A perm characteristic that I thought was completely gone. In fact, maybe there is still a way to get it?

What if a lower version of the perm feature exists?

And what if it is possible to grow that sub-characteristic and eventually evolve it into a perm trait?

‘… This may not be just a vain hypothesis.’

Stealing the perm characteristics was not intended to simply increase the difficulty.

Rather, it may have been given the ability to further increase the limit of growth in order to respond to the higher difficulty than expected.

‘Of course, this is real, but if you look at the game balance, that’s right.’

At least it was a hypothesis worthy of testing.

As soon as I arrived at the academy, I went to Yoo Ha-on and offered a proposal.

“Let’s train.”

“… Are you talking about the two of us?”

It was a sudden offer, but as expected, Ha-on did not reject it, but accepted it. It is also a symbol of sincerity.

‘That’s because the name is the main character.’

So, I took full advantage of the fact that the next day was the weekend, led Yu Ha-on, and began to explore all the nearby psychic spots.

“Whoa, ha. Excuse me, do you usually do this kind of practice often?”

“… It’s not, but maybe it will help.”

He hated Yoo Ha-on, who had no tolerance for spirits or evil spirits, but this was all for the future of this world.

As he induced the conditions to be met by using all two weekends, a new characteristic appeared in Yoo Ha-on’s status window.

【Necromancer (C+)】

▶Inflicts additional damage when dealing with soul-type enemies.

There are three characteristics that I have guessed to be the original of the perm characteristics after much consideration.

The first is the C+ rank necromancy skill that you just obtained.

And the other two were the magical properties of A rank and the anti-magic properties of B- rank.

‘Other than that, there is no specific place to go.’

Of course, I couldn’t rule out the possibility that there were traits I didn’t know existed in this world, but at least among the traits in the game, these three seemed the most likely.

“This is enough for today. Let’s go back.”

“yes… … .”

First of all, I succeeded in acquiring the most easily obtainable necromancy trait, but frankly, the process of obtaining the other two is not that simple.

Besides, it will take quite a while to develop the trait.

‘It’s not going to be an easy road.’

nevertheless had to do it.

The presence or absence of the perm (破魔) characteristic would be the biggest fork in Yoo Ha-on.

‘… If you don’t want it to be of any use, just delete it.’

As I said before, it’s not possible right now, but there is a way to delete the trait someday. It was said that there is nothing bad about trying it once.

“… Are you going to do the same training next week?”

“No, this is enough. now something else This time it will really help noticeably.”

Also, rather than pursuing only uncertain possibilities, I decided to achieve a certain increase in power.

“There is something I must tell you.”

I don’t know if this is really the right thing to do, but after much deliberation, I’ve already made up my mind.

“Come to Training Ground 4 this evening.”

From now on, I was planning to teach Yu Ha-on the magic of the future.

***

For Yoo Ha-on, Han Kang-yoon was a person he didn’t even know he knew.

‘I don’t tell you about my past, but I also pay a lot of attention to it.’

Of course, I decided to find out on my own now, but on the other hand, now I am very curious about the person named Han Kang-yoon.

‘You seem to know me very well… … .’

Sometimes I was surprised that I already knew even the little things that I didn’t tell you.

In any case, it was clear that Han Kang-yoon was such a great person.

He is strong, reliable, and kind to those around him. It was just like the ideal old man.

But sometimes, beyond those feelings, something feels strange.

It simply feels like the world we are watching is different.

It feels like you are watching something from a different dimension.

It must have been closely related to the secrets of Han Kang-yoon.

‘Anyway, at least he’s not a nonsense person.’

Therefore, most of the party, including Yoo Ha-on, followed Han Kang-yun’s words well.

So even now, Yoo Ha-on headed to the training ground to find Han Kang-yoon without hesitation.

And there, I saw an unbelievable sight.

“Do you think you know what it feels like? This is an attack technique that reconstructs the Baekhwa Heat Wave (魄吙裂破).

“… … .”

Spiral magic engraving instead of the ring-shaped engraving used previously. And the fragments of the craftsmanship piled up on each floor.

For Yoo Ha-on, it was full of concepts that he couldn’t understand.

“You mean you made all these things yourself?”

At the last public presentation, he knew that the newly constructed barrier technique had received the spotlight.

However, the magic that Han Kang-yoon is showing now is not just one. That made Yoo Ha-on confused.

“Actually, I can see the structure and areas for improvement by looking at the formula once before.”

“Ah, so Cheongga’s esoteric recipe… … .”

Eun-seo obviously didn’t believe that the coin would have informed her, but if it were true, it certainly wasn’t strange.

So, this was a great thing. It’s an achievement that can’t even be compared with the evaluations of at least being the senior in the grade or second.

Isn’t Han Kang-yun’s head a treasure trove of knowledge for modern exorcists?

However, Yoo Ha-on did not understand it any more.

“Why are you telling me this?”

These are knowledges that can be priced much higher if they are paid tribute to a famous family, or if they are passed on to the Korean powers called naero.

However, Yoo Ha-on had nothing to offer in return.

To that, Han Kang-yoon responded with the bitter expression he had shown last time on the shore of the lake.

“… There are many reasons, but I thought it had to be you if you were to tell someone first.”

“Why?”

“just. Because that makes sense.”

It was something I could never understand. However, Han Kang-yoon’s attitude was always serious.

In addition, Yoo Ha-on had no choice but to accept that feeling.

“yes. I don’t know, but I’m willing to learn.”

Even if it doesn’t, it’s Yoo Ha-on, who has been cultivating a desire for growth lately.

Unlike in Yeongwol-do, he has now developed mental strength that will not be easily destroyed even in the face of powerful enemies, but it is still lacking.

A person who can at least fulfill his duties as an exorcist against any enemy.

Because Yoo Ha-on wanted to be that kind of person.

‘And then… … .’

Even with Han Kang-yoon, who is in front of you, you will surely be able to put your back to each other on an equal footing.

I didn’t want to just throw everything away forever.

I don’t know what secrets he holds, but Yoo Ha-on promised that he would grow up to be able to share them someday.

So, another night was over.