I Became the Daughter of the Academy’s Villain

<901 – Dark Shadow vs Dark Shadow (10)>

Sadi Chocolate usually just watched the pesky living beings die off among themselves without lifting a finger.

“Mortar has been wiped out.”

“What do we do now?”

“Anyone want to volunteer for dimensional gate practice…?”

Silence chokes the air.

A fierce battle of glances ensues.

“…I guess it’s no surprise that no one’s here.”

“Doesn’t anyone want to be rude to Oknodie quickly?”

“I’ll give the first half of the Bersus family’s vision sword technique to anyone willing to pull a surprise rudeness and become a Mortar!!”

“And throw in the 20 times quick thinking magic too.”

“I’ll raise the stakes with a lotus prize that increases Mana by 1!”

As if it were some crowdfunding project, Mortar was becoming an increasingly tempting spot for students who wanted to live.

Gizel took a giant step forward, slowly revealing her offer.

“One-year rental of a Knight-level Golem. One-day membership experience ticket for the Dark Trading Company. And one ticket for a 1-minute massage from Oknodie.”

“Gasp! You still have that ticket?!”

“Hahaha. A merchant values items worth keeping no matter how much time passes. That massage ticket I received as a thank-you for gathering materials at the beginning of last semester was worth a black bread back then, but now it’s a rare ticket that can’t be bought even with gold coins.”

“Still, who would fall for a massage ticket? It feels like a freebie!”

“Who knows. Someone must see the value in this ticket. Personally, I see it as more valuable than the Knight-level Golem or Dark Trading Company membership experience.”

As the Dark Trader openly raised the stakes, a fish that eagerly bit the bait surfaced.

Feeling the terror of Oknodie more than anyone else here, she was the one who had faced Oknodie and survived.

That person was Sadi Chocolate.

“I’ll do it.”

“Can you avoid making mistakes like the rest?”

“Heh. To know others well, one must know oneself even better. Nothing that happens in my body can go against my control.”

Sadi Chocolate proved that this confidence was not unfounded.

In an instant, she created a variable miniature dimensional gate in her throat and demonstrated swallowing food.

The mana response was stable, the spell’s rotation smooth, and her mana control was top-notch.

[Metabolism Barrier A Strategy – 100%]

[Metabolism Barrier B Strategy – 100%]

[The flying spaghetti monster has blessed your future, overcoming the trials splendidly.]

As long as you don’t leave food behind while eating, digestion works well, and weight doesn’t accumulate while dropping off easily – it was a perfect blessing for gluttony!

Having passed a big hurdle, the Jigoku Pirate Ship lazily sailed through the campus, watching upperclassmen fiercely fighting against other 8-tier monsters.

Swoosh!

There was another boat leisurely observing the academy next to the Jigoku Pirate Ship.

It wasn’t El Draco Professor’s commandeered pirate ship, but a tiny rowboat.

“At least I’m better off than those kids hanging onto a plank, but still, it’s pitiful. I guess I should save them for a bit.”

Despite their lack of skill, the kind-hearted members of the Jigoku Pirate Group went down to help, only to be flustered and climbed back up the rope.

“Once you’re on the rowboat, it’s so wide!!”

“The rowboat is hiding its strength!!!”

“Professor Sadako is onboard!!!”

Everyone was astonished by Professor Sadako’s preparedness that couldn’t be disturbed even by a flood, except for Oknodie and Jiang.

The two who often attended Professor Sadako’s lectures thought she might have casually ramped everything up while scrounging around for a rowboat.

But the other students, unaware of her true nature, waved their hands awkwardly greeting the rowboat.

“Professor! Want to join us?”

“I’ll give up bonus credits, so please hold off on attacking suddenly.”

“…Really? I can give you a lot…”

Upon hearing the hint of disappointment in Professor Sadako’s voice, Jiang asserted they didn’t need any further trials.

“This boat won’t stick around if I’m not present…”

“Then we’ll go!”

“…Oknodie. What if I don’t want to? Do we really have to go ‘us’?”

“Best friends don’t worry about that!”

“!”

“Let’s go!”

“Okay…”

Jiang was an easy girl.

On the rowboat, Oknodie and Jiang were taken aback by the enormous enlargement of the boat, rivaling the Jigoku Pirate Ship.

“How many rowboats did you use for enhancement to expand its space?”

“It should be at least +15!”

This +15 enhanced rowboat was officially named Karon’s Rowboat.

A ridiculously awesome boat given to an old man condemned to eternally row souls across the Acheron River, known for gathering the tears of the deceased.

Oknodie enthusiastically explained the melancholy trials they had to face while crossing this infamous river filled with the infamous tears.

The cost of entry was just a single fairy coin.

The famous fare to board, if you will.

“You mean this huge boat is controlled by rowing…?”

For Jiang to think about rowing a rowboat as huge as a massive cruise ship, Karon must have been a 50-meter tall giant!

Fortunately, this boat wasn’t subjected to such brutal elder abuse.

“Just enter the captain’s chamber on the boat, view the control data, make some driving motions, and the boat will operate. It’s an advanced ship developed to efficiently ferry souls from the Netherworld.”

With Karon’s kind explanation, Jiang’s first question was answered, but at the same time, new curiosity arose.

“Why aren’t the Undead on board?”

“Undead on the ground refuse death. They either go against the forced boarding spell that calls souls to the Netherworld and remain above ground or wander around unaware of the spell.”

“Oknodie, will this story come up in the final exam?”

“The video record is already rolling!”

“…I want to take notes.”

Karon shared various stories like an adult introducing a job to an intern.

Seeing Professor Sadako slightly nodding under her long hair, Jiang was convinced that Oknodie’s forecast was right.

“Other professors have forbidden students from undertaking risky rescues, but why can you come rescue us?”

“Who said I came to rescue you…?”

“Huh? Then why are you here?”

“I thought I’d stop by to greet the familiar energy passing by…”

“Aha!”

Oknodie let it slide like, ‘Oh, I see,’ but Jiang felt a bit disappointed.

Of all professors, it was the one they frequently attended lectures from, couldn’t she show a little favor?

“And… if you don’t think you can survive ‘Sunday’, I was considering killing you to protect your soul on Karon’s Rowboat…”

“?!”

Should they interpret this as something to be thankful for, or a prediction of impending death, making them terrified to run away immediately?

“Ah, you don’t have to go that far! We also have events we’ve been through. It’s about time we tackle one of those end-of-the-world weekly quests that fall under the bad ending category!”

“Is that so… Just let me know whenever you change your mind… I can’t let a precious student be taken by the Shinigami…”

Jiang couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy with more pressing questions popping up, but once again couldn’t resist throwing out a question.

“But Professor, why do you have the Shinigami’s boat? Without that boat, you can’t cross the river.”

“The Undead do not board. If this boat exists, it can easily siphon away useful souls. If I keep the boat, I can conveniently collect the souls I desire…”

“I see…”

It was a reason no different than a territory dispute among monsters.

Professor Sadako existed as a kind of inhibitor siphoning away the resources from the God of Death.

A professor who was almost a hard counter to the mechanism that granted powers to the God of Death.

“We should always be grateful to Professor. If Karon’s Rowboat was in the hands of the God of Death, the rate and amount of energy supplied to the Netherworld would have increased, allowing it to wield more power, more often!”

“What powers does the God of Death possess?”

“The ability to locate pestilence or warmongers that cause more deaths on the ground and incite or propagate mass death triggers!”

Suddenly, Jiang realized there were many organizations involved in suppressing the ‘pestilence’, ‘contagious disease’, and ‘Mana Poison’ during Oknodie’s secretly conducted operations, of which he’d also helped.

Even the famous Revolutionary Army fit into this category, and the Foundation under the Director couldn’t avoid the suspicion either.

“Oknodie, do you…?”

“Shhh!”

Oknodie quickly covered Jiang’s mouth with her palm.

The girl who had been chattering about things others didn’t know was now on alert for their surroundings.

Nothing responded to her senses.

As they began detecting mana, something was caught.

An enormous presence that was too large to perceive itself, like a city or a mountain range – a Great Detection Point.

The huge eye focused sharply on the location of the boat, but whether it was Oknodie or Professor Sadako’s quick actions, nothing was detected.

As the Detection Point vanished, Oknodie let out a sigh of relief.

“Impressive. To use such a great detection even in the Principal’s Academy.”

“It must be because the Death Zone has been opened so many times that the aura of death has permeated!”

Due to the weekly event, the God of Death, who couldn’t exert power outside the Netherworld, was vigorous enough to scout around the Gift Academy!

But suddenly, a strange thought began to form in Oknodie’s head.

“Wait? But this might… actually work?”

The crafty wisdom of a veteran player gave rise to a mischievous scheme.

The God of Death’s chance to strike revealed itself.

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