Chapter 1147

〈 Chapter 1147 〉 1147. The Academy’s Savior

The monster’s labia began to flap. It gathered a massive gust of wind, then expelled it all at once. A lukewarm breeze swept across the ground. This was the breath of the beast.

An intense stench followed. Even trash from 100 years of rotten food wouldn’t smell this bad.

‘Maybe there isn’t such a thing as 100-year-old rotting food…’

Regardless, it was time to prepare for a counterattack.

The lukewarm wind clung to my body and transformed into liquid. Sticky, transparent, and reeking of foulness, the liquid corroded clothes and seared the skin like a burn.

My response was swift. I shook off the liquid clinging to me and enveloped myself in mana. My body reacted faster than expected—thanks to the experience accumulated over time.

“Kyaahhh!”

A scream erupted from behind me. I turned my head. Hanari Seong stood there with her face flushed red, using her right arm to cover her chest. Part of her school uniform had melted away, revealing her undergarments. Despite not seeing everything, her development was beyond what one would expect from a middle schooler.

“What are you looking at?!”

Her uniform hadn’t melted further because she’d shielded herself with mana, just like I did.

“Uh… I heard the scream…”

“Oh, seriously. Why is my luck so bad today? What’s that obscene monster floating up there? Why did I even follow you?”

Hanari muttered irritably while lowering her hand from her chest and gripping her spear with both hands. Her face remained crimson, but her expression was serious—perhaps more so than anyone else’s.

“Don’t look!”

She shouted loudly because I’d been staring at her chest. But honestly, there wasn’t much to see. Only part of her uniform had melted, leaving her white bra intact.

“…There’s nothing to see anyway.”

I mumbled and turned my head.

“Are you kidding me? You just said that in this situation?! And there *is* something to see!”

“…”

I silently agreed; there definitely was more than I’d anticipated. Her chest was larger than I’d imagined.

I raised my head and glared at Laplace. The master of the Eighth Legion watched us with apparent amusement.

‘That’s how he always is. He hates direct combat.’

The reason was simple: close-quarters fighting wasn’t his forte. Among the eight legion commanders, his raw power was the weakest. However, when it came to being annoying, he ranked first or second.

‘In a way, encountering him here might be lucky.’

My ultimate goal was Mekin, the fifth legion commander. From the start, I never expected to take on Mekin alone without interference from others. I’d foreseen that other commanders would intervene long before now.

‘Since I gained the traits of a devil hunter to kill Mekin, I have no choice but to fight these demons.’

I glared at Laplace hiding behind the monster. The best strategy would be to ignore the beast entirely and attack Laplace directly.

‘Ignore the monster.’

Just as I was about to charge toward Laplace, the creature twitched. Its urethra—a hole barely 1% the size of its gaping anus—began expanding slowly until it released a fluorescent liquid onto the ground below.

The fluorescent liquid pooled quickly. Not just a puddle—it formed a pond in no time.

“Augh! What the heck is that?!”


“Hey, it feels like I’m peeing and now I feel awkward myself.”

Seong-Ha Ri’s voice carried a tinge of irritation. She glared at the vagina monster before throwing a spear. It hit the eye on the clitoris part with precision. The eye exploded, and the vagina monster writhed in apparent pain.

“Brother, earlier I saw you summon weapons. Do you have some sort of subspace pocket? Can I borrow a few spears?”

She hesitated slightly before he summoned and threw her ten spears. Startled, Seong-Ha Ri failed to catch them and they fell to the ground. Grumbling, she picked them up.

“If you handed them nicely, would it make a difference…?”

“We don’t have time for that. And you should be able to catch that easily.”

“I didn’t expect you to throw 10 at once. Ah, but these are really good spears. What brand are they?”

“Frost Hammer brand.”

“…Frost Hammer. Got it. I’ll remember that.”

Seong-Ha Ri hurled one of the spears. Once again, it hit the eye section.

“Aiming for the clitoris… Watching this hurts even for me.”

“Clitoris? Is that the name of this monster?”

“…”

Seong-Ha Ri asked back, clearly having no idea what a clitoris was.

In today’s era, it wasn’t surprising. Computers aren’t as widespread, and internet usage is even lower. And in schools where English itself is unfamiliar, remembering specific words like “clitoris” isn’t likely.

“Seong-Ha Ri, can you handle this monster? Just for a bit.”

“Brother is going after the demon behind, right? Sure. Since you seem stronger than me, I’ll follow your lead.”

“Thanks.”

I generated an anti-gravity field in mid-air and leaped toward where Laplace was hovering.

The fluorescent pond created by the vagina monster coalesced into another monstrous form. Seong-Ha Ri’s thrown spear shattered it, splashing fluorescent liquid everywhere. The scattered liquid wriggled and regrouped back toward the center.

‘…Right now, Laplace is the priority.’

Using the anti-gravity field as steps, I ascended into the sky. From above, I could see the back of the vagina monster, covered densely with black tentacles. On closer inspection, I realized they were actually its pubic hair.

Laplace remained calm even as I approached.

“Lightning Slash.”

My sword ignited with red lightning and blue blade energy as I swung it at Laplace. He effortlessly dodged, missing me by just the width of a sheet of paper.

“Hmm. My little present doesn’t seem to please you.”

“Like I’d be pleased by something like that.”

“I don’t understand it myself, but aren’t you quite fond of female genitalia?”

“That’s not a vagina.”

While talking, I kept swinging my sword. However, none of the blades touched him.

“I must say, I’ve done extensive research on you. From the day you were born to your human relationships. I’ve invested a lot to understand you.”

“Are you stalling for time?”

“Are you not curious about who I am? You’re just swinging your sword blindly. It’s like you already know who I am.”

“…”

“Am I not worth a response? I get it. Sometimes silence is wiser.”

I released a wave of sword energy.

With cat-like agility, Laplace evaded every single attack.

“The inappropriate relationship with your mother isn’t important, so let’s skip that. Also, your flirting with various women at the academy—we’ll skip that too. Honestly, I don’t care much. The reason I’m wary of you is… you act as if you know the future, much like me.”

“You think I can see the future like you?”

“Seeing the future isn’t such a special ability. There are quite a few humans who glimpse fragments of it. A common example is precognitive dreams. But changing the future is a different matter entirely. If people could easily alter and use the future, they’d dominate the world by now.”

As I swung my sword, I thought about the connection between me and Seong-Ha Ri…


If you investigated me thoroughly… you would’ve realized that my actions have been strange.

“Thing is, you’re different. You’ve known the future and changed it. Not just once, but multiple times. A mere human like you… At first, I thought you were a seer whose powers rivaled mine. But after observing you, that doesn’t seem to be the case. If you could see the future instantly, you would’ve prepared meticulously to kill me before entering this dungeon.”

“One good punch from me, and I’ll tell you everything.”

“…Tempting offers are always lies, aren’t they? Well, let me speculate. It seems like you don’t see the future but rather know something in advance—perhaps you got your hands on some useful prophecy book?”

“You caught me.”

“Ah. So you do have a good prophecy book, huh? Still, your actions can’t be fully explained by just having a prophecy book.”

“…You little brat. Are you mocking me? Why can’t you explain my actions?”

“Hatred for demons, especially Meggin. Your hatred can’t be explained by a prophecy book alone.”

“Do I need a reason to hate demon bastards?”

“We acknowledge we’re evil. But you… you’re not exactly righteous, are you?”

“…”

“So, here’s my conclusion. Have you regressed? If regression is true, knowing the future isn’t strange, and your hatred toward Meggin, with whom you had no prior connection, would make sense.”

“Do you think regression is possible?”

“What’s impossible about it? With the help of an Outer Spirit… regression two or three times would be easy.”

“Yeah. I’ve regressed. This is my second time.”

“……Is that so?”

Laplaces narrowed his eyebrows as he rested his chin on his hand.

I deliberately kept quiet to avoid giving him any leverage. Laplaces’ power is possibility—he can expand probabilities based on information.

‘Should I hit him with a move now?’

I focused while taking a deep breath, dispersing mana all around.

Laplaces sees the future. That much is true. However, it’s neither omnipotent nor invincible.

‘Laplaces has five counter items in the original game, but I don’t have any of them.’

In the original game, Laplaces’ ability to see the future makes regular attacks useless against him. However, area-of-effect attacks are different. When there’s absolutely no chance of escape, damage is guaranteed.

‘Resonate, lightning.’

Zzzt. The mana I scattered resonated with lightning, filling the space with bright blue currents.

“!!!”

Trapped in the current, Laplaces widened his eyes in shock. Dozens of lightning bolts struck his body. Had it been ordinary lightning, he might have ignored it, but each bolt carried the strength of a Class S Demon Hunter.

Laplaces gritted his teeth and swallowed a scream. His momentarily pained expression quickly returned to calmness as he kicked off into the air, escaping the storm of electricity. Black smoke rose from his body.

“…That was surprising.”

He wiped his palm over his suit, restoring it to pristine condition despite the damage caused by the current.

“The future wasn’t visible, huh?”

“Judging by your sarcasm… you clearly understand my abilities.”

Damn. I accidentally gave him information.

I touched my trembling jaw. After that attack, less than 10% of my mana remained. I needed to find the right moment to use Full Recovery.

“Even if I experience it countless times, it’s still unpleasant to have no choice.”

As he stroked his neck, he glanced behind me. I could feel the monster of flesh crashing onto the ground—it was Genderless Monster defeated by Seongha Ri.

Laplaces pulled out chunks of meat from his pocket and hurled them into the air. They swelled in size and transformed into Genderless Monsters. There were more than twenty of them. The sky was overrun by giant Genderless Monsters, their stench overwhelming.

“I just came to say hello today. We’ll meet again later.”

“You didn’t come to greet me—you came to gather information about me.”