Kkyu? (1)
The second arc of the Sorcery Institute, the 'Rampaging Spirits Incident', had come to an end.
The barrier formation that had been set up near the main building for first-years completely vanished after the vicious spirit was handled by Kim Dojun.
As soon as the barrier formation dissipated, sorcerers from the association, who had deployed urgently due to the sudden terror attack, along with instructors who were dispelling the barrier from outside, began rescuing the students and launched an investigation into the details of the attack.
Additionally, buildings damaged by evil spirits were being restored. Miraculously, there had been no fatalities—only injuries—so the first-year students of the Sorcery Institute were given a five-day temporary holiday.
About two days had passed since the Rampaging Spirits Incident ended.
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Title: "Is it true that Kim Dojun killed the vicious spirit? Is this for real?"
**Author:** wangbambbanggaja.
Honestly, sounds like a lie lol
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882 comments.
ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ: To be honest, it does seem like a lie. Kim Dojun did look seriously strong since the entrance ceremony, but saying he killed the class-1 vicious spirit alone seems exaggerated lol.
ㄴwangbambbanggaja: lol Seriously, how could a first-year student, who hasn't even taken real combat classes, kill a class-1 vicious spirit?
Koyomeyo: lololol If I hadn't seen it myself, I'd think it was a lie too, but since I witnessed it, there's no way I can call it a lie.
ㄴwangbambbanggaja: Are you a first-year?
ㄴKoyomeyo: Yeah, even now my heart pounds when I think about it. Kim Dojun disappeared and then reappeared with the vicious spirit utterly smashed, and he showed up in such a cool way, wow lol. As a guy, I nearly fell for him.
ㄴwangbambbanggaja: Are you saying this is actually true...?
Imalmanhaego: Is Kim Dojun a god? Is Kim Dojun a god? Kim Dojun is—
ㄴLeukoku: This, right lol. If you saw the vicious spirit getting annihilated, this is all you can say. When that vicious spirit fell, all the first-years just stared dumbfounded at Kim Dojun. Legendary.
ㄴIWantToBeASorceryGenius: Fact. Even the instructors looked stunned.
ㄴCameraman: I thought I was going to die back then, I was literally shaking. If I'd known I'd survive, I would have filmed first. If I had, everyone would shut up, lol.
ㄴJohnburMetawonVictory: To be honest, I thought about it a lot, and now I really regret not filming it, lol.
ㄴCameraman: For real lol, if only I'd filmed it~
SorceryFormationIsTheBest: I shall now commence worship of Kim Dojun. (worship emoji)
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—Kim Dojun had become popular.
Tap.
Every time he scrolled down his smartphone, comments streamed down.
Some doubted his defeat of the vicious spirit, but the rest were all pure praise.
Seeing the comments, Kim Dojun gave a small chuckle, turned off his smartphone, and thought to himself.
'If that vicious spirit had been left alone, it'd have been tough to take down.'
The vicious spirit, created from the aggregation of many evil spirits, was classified as class-1. For someone like Kim Dojun, who couldn't use sorcery, it should have been impossible to handle it.
Even though he had used Haram's pen as a weapon, the spiritual power attack it provided was only "+1".
"Most class-1 possessed entities have anti-sorcery spiritual power, which cancels weaker sorceries."
If the evil spirits had succeeded in transforming, Kim Dojun wouldn't have been able to catch the vicious spirit.
Yeah, if it had succeeded in transforming.
"But before it transformed, it wasn't strictly a vicious spirit yet—just a gathering of thousands of evil spirits."
Even in the Sorcery Killing Technique, if you attacked the vicious spirit during transformation, it would bypass its defense, so Kim Dojun had recalled that.
However, what was more important for him than having taken down the vicious spirit was—
"This."
It was the spirit bottle he was now holding in his hands.
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Ghost Liquor Bottle (鬼酒甁)
Grade: ??
Number of uses: 1
Effect: You can seal a defeated spirit in the jug and brew it into 'liquor'.
If you drink all of the liquor brewed from the spirit, you gain spiritual power according to the spirit's grade.
Currently brewing the "vicious spirit" into 'liquor'.
Time remaining: 31 days 21 hours 11 minutes 35 seconds.
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Checking the log displayed by the spirit bottle, Kim Dojun smiled in satisfaction.
'This is going to be sweet.'
He was sure that liquor brewed from an vicious spirit would drastically increase his pitiful spiritual power.
'Although, it's a bit of a flaw that it takes so long.'
But honestly, waiting a month for that much spiritual power was entirely worth it, so he decided to wait happily.
'Is it almost time?'
Recalling the appointment he had scheduled for today, he stood up from his seat.
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"A headache..."
Head Instructor Kang Cheol-shin, who supervised all the instructors at the Sorcery Institute, was now clutching his throbbing head.
Because of the terror incident at the Sorcery Institute a few days ago.
The sudden attack had ignored the sorcery formations spread throughout the Institute, and had struck both the main building, where first-year classes were held, and the garden.
Because of that, students and instructors had been put in danger.
'... It's a miracle that not a single person died.'
Even so, from the Institute's perspective, this was an immense problem.
The Sorcery Institute's once sky-high prestige was beginning to waver because of this attack.
"Haaa."
Letting out a deep sigh, Kang Cheol-shin thought,
'Where is the Director at a time like this...?'
Technically, he was the one overseeing the Sorcery Institute, but the true owner and administrator was Director Yang Tae-hwi nicknamed Wanli.
With the Institute's honor at stake, the Director should be at the forefront, not just the Head Instructor. Yet, although the Director surely knew the news, he hadn't shown himself.
It was enough to drive anyone mad.
"Hoo..."
Another heavy sigh from Kang Cheol-shin.
Still, even as he sighed, a plan to organize the current situation was neatly forming in his head.
His method to regain the Sorcery Institute's faltering reputation was—
"Make a hero."
That is, to create a hero at the Sorcery Institute.
"No, he actually performed heroically."
Kang Cheol-shin recalled the stories about Kim Dojun he'd heard from instructors who had been inside the disaster zone.
"Not only did he use Thunder God Sorcery, he dealt with the vicious spirit alone."
He'd heard it wasn't the completed form, but that didn't change what Kim Dojun had accomplished.
"If he hadn't stopped the vicious spirit, the damage would have been far worse."
Thus, Kang Cheol-shin intended to commend Kim Dojun, making him the hero of this incident.
That would serve as a new issue to help restore the Institute's shaken reputation.
"But that's only a temporary fix."
After all, the fact remained that the Sorcery Institute had been attacked.
"I must catch the terrorist."
—Kang Cheol-shin, eyes filled with steely determination, made his resolve.
To be honest, he still had no clue who or what lay behind the attack, nor their motive, but he would accomplish his goal no matter what.
For the sake of the Institute's pride.
Having sorted out his thoughts, Kang Cheol-shin soon began making a phone call somewhere.
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As usual, Kim Dojun went out to the walking path and met with Dan, their meeting delayed by a day due to the Rampaging Spirits Incident.
"... I heard you accomplished something big."
Dan spoke up as soon as he saw him.
"Eh, it wasn't a big deal."
Kim Dojun replied lightly, making Dan's expression turn strange.
"... That wasn't a big deal? I heard you took down the vicious spirit by yourself."
"I took it down before it could transform."
"...."
Dan found himself thinking—Wasn't it actually even more impressive to defeat it before it transformed? He quickly shrugged and said to Kim Dojun,
"I've got something for you."
"For me?"
He handed over a black ticket as he spoke.
"Oh."
As soon as he saw it, Kim Dojun recognized the ticket as one for the Pantheon, taking it with a satisfied look.
"It's a ticket to the Pantheon... I was going to explain, but you seem to know already."
"It's my first time seeing it in person."
He answered Dan's question while looking over the ticket.
'... In person, it just looks like a piece of paper.'
The ticket Dan had handed over was a black slip with a red dot in the center.
However, Kim Dojun had already seen illustrations of this ticket many times in the Sorcery Killing Technique.
"Do you know how to use it?"
As Kim Dojun examined it, Dan asked.
"You just tear the center, right?"
"Correct. Once you tear the center, the sorcery imbued in the ticket activates and you'll be sent to the Pantheon. The Pantheon is created and managed by Goseon's sorcery."
Dan continued,
"Just in case you don't know, when you go, make sure you wear a mask. Preferably one that has a perception-inhibiting sorcery formation on it."
"And as you probably already know, since you know about the Pantheon, it's a lawless place. Goseon permits combat there, but it's best not to be filmed or caught on camera."
If you do, it'll be a huge hassle, Dan implied. Listening to Dan's advice, Kim Dojun nodded and tucked the ticket into his pocket.
Then, as if it was time, he went behind a tree off the walking path.
Thunk—!
Retrieving a crisp-sounding aluminum baseball bat, he said,
"Bring it out. You've gone a few days without a beating, so I need to re-instill proper manners."
He ordered Dan to summon Tam.
Dan was about to say something, but—
"... I think it's best if you just see it for yourself this time."
Dan replied, and began summoning Tam.
After a short while, as Kim Dojun raised his bat to strike Tam, who emerged from Dan's shadow—
"?"
He couldn't help but wear a puzzled expression.
"... What's this?"
"It's Tam."
"... This?"
Because, on Dan's shadow where Tam should have been, there was a cat with peculiarly fluffy fur.
"... What happened?"
"I, uh, think it evolved in response to its environment."
"What does that mean?"
Dan, after pondering for a moment, explained that Tam has the characteristic of evolving in response to survival instincts and its environment.
Listening to the explanation, Kim Dojun replied,
"So, basically, it didn't want to get beaten, so it took the one form people least want to hit—a cat? Is that it?"
"... That seems about right."
With a dumbfounded look,
"Kkyu?"
Tam tilted its head with a "kkyu?" sound and a cute expression, leaving Kim Dojun staring at it, unable to do anything but watch.
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Damn, the shikigami got traumatized.
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