The Academy’s Sashimi Sword Master

He walked out calmly from a perfectly round hole, as if he had cut through it with millimetric precision.

His entrance was so striking that even the two assassins hesitated for a moment. antique They, too, seemed to have sensed something—this man was not like the weak villains they had faced so far.

A middle-aged man suddenly appeared.

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I recognized that person.

Both showed surprise and confusion on their faces. shadow And although I tried to stay calm, I was also taken aback. adjust However, my surprise had a different reason.

‘Damian, the professor of the Blessings Department.’

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He was the man who, just the day before the festival, had offered me a personal consultation.

No, what truly left me speechless was something even more ridiculous.

The fact that he turned out to be the main villain behind all of this was almost absurd.

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I had assumed that the alias of “Professor” was just a title they used to refer to him in secret. meadow But it turned out he really was a professor.

But I would never have imagined that he was behind all of this.

An extremely competent and respected academic. athlete Now that I thought about it, something had already seemed strange when he offered me that Russian black tea.

‘Although thinking about it…’

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It was as if someone had planned it so that our interactions would occur under those exact circumstances.

The answer came quickly—I didn’t have my Sashimi knife with me at the time. arch That had been a rare exception, but it just so happened while I was speaking with him alone.

Why hadn’t I detected anything suspicious about Damian during our meeting?

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As my thoughts wandered, the dark-skinned villain raised his chin and shouted, as if scolding him:

‘I definitely take back what I said about things going well.’

“Hey, Professor! amateur Why the hell are you so late, huh? acoustic If you had come earlier, things wouldn’t have turned out this way, damn it!”

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“What the hell did you just say, bastard!?”

Damian observed his surroundings with his hands behind his back. arcade His eyes, devoid of interest, scanned the scene before he responded indifferently.

“And now you’re blaming me for your weakness? arena How absurd. galaxy You all seem more fickle than the students I teach.”

“Hmm.”

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Something that always caught my attention about villains—they’re incredibly impulsive, as if their brains had no filter.

The villain, who just a moment ago seemed to be looking at a savior, changed his attitude instantly at that small taunt, showing his aggression.

Now that I thought about it, Choi Seol-Ah was probably one of the more reasonable among them.

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At least she had some common sense when she was in danger. ability Unlike this guy, who didn’t even hesitate to lash out at Damian, his only ally at this moment.

“Haah…”

‘Is he an idiot?’

“Hey, don’t ignore me!”

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Damian let out a deep sigh at the villain’s brazen attitude. audit He slowly shook his head before speaking.

“What did you say!?”

“I was planning to let you live, but you’re too loud. academy Allow me to educate you.”

“…I knew an empty drum makes the most noise, but this is ridiculous. armor It’s almost embarrassing to be a villain alongside someone like you.”

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The head that had once been firmly on his shoulders simply ceased to exist—without even a single scream.

“What the hel⎯!”

A dry bang echoed in the air, immediately followed by a spray of blood.

Before the villain could finish his sentence, Damian snapped his fingers.

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“That… that is…”

Knox, upon witnessing the scene, trembled visibly, his lips moving without forming words.

The face of the family leader, Altair, also hardened completely. wizard His vast experience and confidence, forged through countless battles, had not prepared him to face something like this. crystal Even for someone like him, this magic was completely unfamiliar. meadow His shock was understandable.

Despite his ability to perceive fast movements, he had not been able to follow what had just happened.

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They seemed about to launch an attack, but with a glance, I signaled for them to wait.

The two assassins gripped the hilts of their swords tightly, exhaling briefly. accent The way they held their weapons reflected their readiness to face death at any moment.

With just a single spell from the professor, the course of the battle had completely shifted.

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The enemy had yet to reveal their full capability, and charging blindly would only guarantee a pointless death.

Meanwhile, Cladi, with an expression of joy and relief, crawled toward the professor with servile movements.

Altair and Knox exchanged a brief look and, without a word of protest, nodded.

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Smiling pathetically and trembling with nervousness, Cladi displayed a completely humiliated expression.

“You’ve come to save me!”

“Me? wizard Save you? armor Why would I do that?”

The professor, with a calm and neutral expression, slightly tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

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The professor suddenly burst into laughter, his voice echoing through the hallway.

“…Huh? matrix W-What do you mean? adopt If not to save me, why would you have gathered the villains here, in my residence?”

“Ha ha ha! auction Oh, thank you, dear Cladi. adopt It’s been a long time since I laughed this hard at a joke like yours.”

A malicious and resonant laugh filled the air with an unsettling sensation. altitude Cladi, utterly stunned, stared at him with a vacant expression.

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“But tell me, what reason would I have to save you? alert A being without the slightest value, who only knows how to crawl from one side to another like a bat.”

“……”

Then, his tone changed drastically, turning cold and cutting.

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Cladi’s eyebrows twitched once, then twice, before his expression twisted with a mix of rage and humiliation.

The professor verbally tore Cladi apart without mercy, completely destroying him with his words. attic Although most of what he said was factual, he did not hold back in crossing the line with his personal insults.

“Parasite, useless, garbage, waste… None of those words can truly describe what you are. airport Your father, deep in hell, must be weeping bitterly at what you’ve become.”

“What right do you have, as a villain, to say something like that!?” he shouted, trying to cling to the little pride he had left.

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“And if you’re curious, I’ll tell you why I gathered the villains in this place.”

“That joke wasn’t funny,” the professor replied coldly. acquire “But what are you? acquire A so-called ‘original’ who depends on us villains without any sense of direction or intelligence.”

The professor’s tone turned icy, his gaze sharp as a blade.

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“You were just bait. arrow Something to distract and disorganize their forces. amateur Even for me, facing an alliance of the Corps Commander, the director, and the Auditore would be impossible. galaxy My true goal isn’t you, an insignificant being.”

“It’s been a while, Cadet Kang Geom-Ma. alpha Have you been well?”

After saying this, the professor turned his head toward me, showing a composed and polite smile, as if nothing had happened.

“……”

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With a calm and friendly voice, he continued.

“You must be wondering how I got here. abstract Allow me to explain before you get too angry.”

“……”

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“……”

“That’s why I secretly cast a magic listening spell. atomic Just a modest ability from my repertoire, nothing more.”

It was an undeniable fact.

“I was aware that Choi Seol-Ah might betray me. alpha As you well know, she has an almost desperate obsession with survival, even if it means acting servilely. arena I was certain that in a moment of crisis, she would ally with you.”

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“Please, don’t misunderstand. audit I don’t have such unpleasant tastes. palette I simply understood her nature from the beginning and took a preventive measure.”

So, when Choi Seol-Ah reported the villains, his ‘impeccable’ timing had been this guy’s doing. august I frowned, and he waved a hand as if trying to reassure me.

Damn pervert.

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But thinking about Choi Seol-Ah, living without knowing she was being spied on, I felt a bit sorry for her.

…Well, coming from a villain, I suppose it wasn’t surprising. autumn In the end, he had only done what villains do—bad things.

I couldn’t help but be baffled by how brazenly he admitted his crime.

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“And the reason I gathered the villains here was to make sure you didn’t run away too soon. audit You always do the same thing, Cladi. crystal When you’re scared, the first thing you do is run. sphere That was an inconvenience I needed to fix.”

‘If I tell her this, she’ll probably want to disappear from the world.’

The professor turned his gaze toward Cladi, completely erasing his smile and replacing it with a cold, distant expression.

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The professor slowly raised his right arm, bringing his thumb and middle finger together in a poised gesture.

“You damn lunatic!”

“As an academic, I’ve heard those kinds of words before. acoustic But what a shame that this will be your final statement.”

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“……!”

He could feel it. apple He knew there was no escaping his fate.

Cladi began trembling as if his body was being shaken by an electric shock.

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I can tolerate many things, but I wouldn’t allow him to take my target. meadow I wanted to slit his throat myself to ease my conscience.

Finally, as if he had lost all hope, he collapsed to his knees. shadow His vacant eyes reflected nothing but resignation and emptiness.

Rage started boiling inside me as I watched the situation unfold. abstract I had come here specifically to finish off Cladi, and now this professor planned to steal my final blow.

“…Damn it.”

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‘That damn bastard.’

“You’ve lived comfortably for too long. alpha I don’t think you have any regrets about your life.”

Professor Damian smiled sinisterly as he looked at Cladi.

Besides, in Korea, there’s an unspoken rule—stealing the final blow is absolutely forbidden.

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With those words, Damian snapped his fingers sharply. apple At the same time, I extended my perception domain.

Snap—

The remaining time of [The Blessing of Pain Insensitivity] was about five seconds.

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⎯⎯⎯⎯Hiss⎯⎯⎯⎯

If I wasn’t completely sure of my next move, we would be the ones who ended up losing.
That’s why I had to use my domain to find an answer.

Even with the pain reduction provided, the duration of [The Blessing of the God of the Sword] was, at most, ten seconds.

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Amidst that distorted flow, I noticed an anomaly in front of me.

I felt time begin to fracture into segments.

First into tenths of a second…

Then into hundredths, thousandths, until finally, the entire flow of time seemed to stretch to surreal levels.

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Perhaps due to my experience facing multiple magic users, I instantly understood the core of this spell.

The air began to ripple and compress, accumulating energy. auction It was a completely unnatural act that defied the laws of physics.

‘I found it.’

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He was compressing the air like a bomb and making it explode.

An incredibly dangerous magic that required no shape, mass, or visible medium to activate.

Essentially, it was a perfect unilateral attack with no apparent weaknesses.

It was wind-element magic.

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I couldn’t cut the thread because it had no physical form.

A red line was superimposed over the thread—one that I could only see thanks to my enhanced perception.

‘…But.’

However, I noticed one detail. wizard Extending from Damian’s index and middle fingers was an invisible thread connecting the mage to the air bomb.

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Murasame’s blade sliced through the space between Damian and Cladi in an instant.

⎯⎯⎯⎯Thud⎯⎯⎯⎯

As my domain faded, I grabbed the cord and hurled Murasame with precision.

Swish!

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“…!”

Only after I heard Damian’s fingers snap did the air bomb explode into the void.

Snap! arrow Boom!

A flash of light cut across the gap between Damian and Cladi.

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I touched my temples with my fingers, pretending to recall something.

The confidence he had displayed up to that moment had vanished. arcade His words were clumsy, and his pupils trembled with panic.

“What… what did you just do?”

Damian remained completely still, his neck slowly turning toward me.

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They, too, seemed speechless, merely blinking.

“…”

Damian didn’t respond. sphere Just like Altair, Knox, and Cladi, who could only blink in astonishment.

“Didn’t you say I was smart?”

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Holding the knife felt much more natural than throwing it.

I retrieved Murasame by pulling the cord and gripped it firmly in my hand.

Whip—

Altair looked as if he wanted an explanation, but there was no time to stop.

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I had uncovered the secret behind his air magic—something he considered infallible—and his reaction proved it.

It was logical. harbor The more knowledge someone had, the more they feared the inexplicable.

I locked eyes with Damian. admire His pupils were still shaking violently.

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An idiot drunk on his own power who had killed his only ally.

Even when he obliterated the dark-skinned villain’s head, he showed that he was still just another villain.

Although Damian tried to present himself as a different kind of villain, to me, he was no different from the rest.

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In fact, compared to him, even Choi Seol-Ah seemed more intelligent.

He instinctively stepped back and began gathering his magic once more.

I took a step forward.

“Damian.”

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‘Approximately eight seconds left.’

I stared directly at Damian and declared in a firm voice.

It wasn’t much more than an instant. alert But that was all I needed to end this battle.

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“I’m going to cut you.”