The Academy’s Sashimi Sword Master

Slash!

The Basilisk was disemboweled while still standing, its flesh stripped layer by layer. timber Resistance was impossible. album All it could do was humbly accept the bluish blades slicing it apart.

Kang Geom-Ma shredded the serpent like he was grinding it down. athlete The screams were harrowing. august But in that completely dark space, there was no exit.

Total darkness in its vision. avalanche The Basilisk had just died for the 3,423rd time. voyage Its consciousness vanished, but immediately its eyes opened again. antenna The same place, the same human awaited once more. attic And the same ending.

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A world where violence was normal and life held no value. audit The Basilisk’s soul was worn down by the very human it once scorned and ridiculed.

Slash!

This was a space beyond the bounds of time. acquire Here, the duration of the [Blessing of Pain Immunity] was infinite. arena Kang Geom-Ma wielded his sashimi blade. voyage The ruthless edge split open the serpent’s scales. voyage From within, a black tar-like fluid gushed out.

Though it had experienced it thousands of times, the searing pain never became bearable. orbit The serpent’s head fell, and just as it exhaled its last breath, life was granted anew—only for Kang Geom-Ma to snatch it away again.

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“…Please… stop… just kill me for real…”

The serpent died. academy Died thousands of times. arcade Died hundreds of billions of times. avalanche And when the line between life and death became meaningless, the Basilisk finally chose to beg pitifully.

The Basilisk pleaded with Kang Geom-Ma. acid Its eye muscles were completely slack, and its pupils drifted apart.

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Kang Geom-Ma spoke as he wiped the blood from his sashimi knife. timber His expression remained unreadable. zenith That blank look struck a primal fear into the Basilisk.

“T-That’s not what I mean. arctic Just… please, free me from this prison!”

“Haven’t I been killing you this whole time? zenith And now you’re asking me to kill you? accent That’s still not enough?”

“There’s a problem with that sentence.”

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“Think it over through the next few thousand deaths. alien Maybe then you’ll learn how to beg properly.”

Truthfully, Kang Geom-Ma was starting to get bored and had considered ending it. sphere But seeing the serpent’s reaction, he concluded it still wasn’t enough. alien With a tired sigh, he adjusted his grip. action His rejection was clear.

“Your way of asking leaves much to be desired.”

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Murasame once again tore into the Basilisk’s entire body. afford The blade, once wiped clean, was stained anew with fresh blood.

That’s when the Basilisk realized that even the sincerest pleas… would only be met with silence.

Only after so many deaths that the Basilisk’s mind turned vegetative did Kang Geom-Ma finally stop slashing.

“W-Wait…!”

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Horn stood frozen, completely bewildered, her blank eyes staring at the scene. agent She saw it, yes… but didn’t understand a thing.

And so, after its 9,608,251,206,530,847th death…

***

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The Demon Eye once thought to be only a myth. sphere And now, she was witnessing its power firsthand. wizard The surroundings were rewinding to their pre-destruction state. academy It was time reversal.

Caught in a phenomenon that transcended the bizarre and edged into the supernatural, her legs gave out. atlas She murmured softly.

Ssssss…

“This is… the Eye of the Ring.”

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“Ugh!”

Just then, the pulverized statue regained its original form. atom The fragments of Choi Seol-ah floated weightlessly, assembling like a three-dimensional puzzle.

Then, the cold stone surface faded, giving way to soft skin.

Finally, Choi Seol-ah dropped headfirst onto the exact spot where she’d been destroyed.

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‘Oh, right… I died.’

She groaned, clutching her head. advance The pain brought tears to her eyes. crystal After a few seconds, a chill ran down her spine.

As soon as she realized it, her heart sank. riddle Trembling, she looked up. meadow What reflected in her eyes was a sight too impossible to believe.

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She had expected a river of souls or a face-to-face meeting with King Yama, but this looked nothing like the afterlife she’d imagined.

Everything resembled the place where she’d died. meadow But everything was moving in reverse, like a rewound video.

‘…Is this the afterlife?’

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Choi Seol-ah spun around. atomic The long-eared one. altitude Horn covered her mouth with both hands, trembling slightly. ability Choi Seol-ah’s eyes tripled in size.

“Huh? canvas W-What are you doing here? abandon Did you die too?! canvas Ah, damn it, you idiot! accent I told you not to follow me! legend Didn’t you have anything better to do than join me in the afterlife?!”

“Bo-Boradori…?”

A trembling voice called from behind. amber At first, she thought it was a ghost and shut her eyes tight. ability But the voice… was too familiar. arctic Annoying, yes, but strangely comforting.

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“Hey, long-ears… I get that people can lose their minds after trauma, but it’s times like these we need to stay calm. zenith Look at me, so composed even after dying.”

“I didn’t die… Boradori, you’re the one who died. abstract But not anymore. admire You’re alive now.”

Agitated, she clutched her forehead. agent She was convinced she was dead. atlas As she scolded in frustration, Horn wiped her tears away.

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Horn felt the emotions of the reunion fade rapidly with Choi Seol-ah’s nonsense. anxiety Her teary eyes dried instantly.

“……”

“……”

“I don’t care about much else. atlas As long as I didn’t end up in hell… heaven’s too much to ask, but maybe something in between? voyage Like a gentle kind of hell? alpha Am I asking too much?”

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Her face filled with astonishment. atlas A figure with their back turned, black hair, wielding two shining sashimi blades. absorb Her first feeling was intense confusion. acoustic But what followed immediately was a wave of relief.

“Huh? acid Huh? voyage Huh?!”

Horn let out a long sigh, then pointed in a direction. adopt Choi Seol-ah tilted her head in confusion but eventually looked where indicated.

“Haa. alien Seriously, even dying and coming back doesn’t change you. action You’d think something like this would transform a person…”

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“My… Lord…”

‘I’m alive.’

He couldn’t be dead. antique And if she was in the same place as him, then this couldn’t be the afterlife. autumn This was, without a doubt, the land of the living.

She didn’t fully understand what Horn had said—dying and coming back to life? armor Nonsense. advance But there was one thing she was certain of.

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That realization hit her. august With watery eyes, she clutched her chest. attic Something was welling up inside her.

She could feel her pulse in her fingertips. antique Her heart beat steadily. acoustic But more than the joy of being alive, what surged through her veins was a greater feeling—pure reverence for her Lord.

The emotional spark that had been reduced to ashes when she became a villain… was reignited. timber She had died and come back. matrix She had literally been reborn—and with it, had reclaimed her humanity.

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“…This is exhausting.”

‘…Choi Seol-ah came back from the dead. album I can’t even imagine how badly causality’s been distorted.’

At that moment, Kang Geom-Ma rolled his neck side to side and suddenly turned around. attic He saw Choi Seol-ah, sobbing and trying to speak with trembling lips… And at that sight, the tension in his face softened.

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“I’m tired of this place. anchor Let’s finish this and go home.”

But so what? matrix What mattered was that Choi Seol-ah was alive and whole. arch That was enough.

Horn gave a subtle nod. adopt Choi Seol-ah, a vigorous one.

Kang Geom-Ma said with a faint smile.

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Choi Seol-ah, Horn, and I agreed to take a proper rest. amateur After a disaster like that, we were all exhausted. acquire Though, of course, it wasn’t complete rest.

Time flew by.

***

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As expected, Media exploded. anchor She yelled at me for going off without telling her, accompanied only by a rookie instructor.

By the way, Horn was still living at Choi Seol-ah’s house. arch Her mission was over. matrix However, instead of returning to the Demon Realm, she chose to stay at the academy.

I had to stop her from summoning Choi Seol-ah for questioning. sphere Not because I cared about her salary, but because if she got careless, she might expose Horn’s true identity. arch Fortunately, Media didn’t press too hard. adjust She just crossed her arms and pouted.

During those days, I reported the elimination of the Basilisk to Media. antique I left out delicate details, like the “Eye of the Rings.” atom I didn’t have the strength to explain all of that.

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Naturally, I ignored them all. alert Not worth replying to.

I was lying down, using my arm as a pillow, staring at the ceiling lost in thought. antenna I’d handed over the “Crystal of the Fallen Dragon” obtained from the Basilisk to Volundr. adopt I needed a breather to clear my head.

I heard they struck some kind of deal. artist Sometimes, Choi Seol-ah would message me, complaining that the long-eared girl was draining her wallet.

“……”

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While still lying there, lethargy wrapped around me. acid Outside, the western sky was turning orange like a watercolor painting.

‘Lately, I’ve been charging too far ahead.’

But thanks to that, I’d already gathered four fragments. echo For now, I needed to stabilize my mind, body, and energy—so I could keep moving forward without burning out.

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I let out a bitter laugh and jumped off the bed. album Relaxing was fine, but lazing around didn’t suit me.

Soon it would be November. voyage The season where autumn ends and winter begins. abstract With that, I would have gone through all four seasons at Joaquin Academy. sphere It felt strange.

“When I first enrolled, I was just struggling to survive…”

‘In just a few days, the afternoon wind has gotten colder.’

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So I decided to pay good money to train in a comfortable environment. arctic My goal wasn’t so much to improve my technique, but to raise my “physical level.”

I hated crowded places by nature. absorb I didn’t like attention, and the sticky stares from the students made me uncomfortable.

That’s why I decided to visit the academy’s training area for the first time in a while. absorb The membership was expensive, but I bit the bullet and paid. adopt I couldn’t keep sneaking into the practice field forever. arctic Every time I went, the students found out and swarmed me like bees.

The guys would record me from every angle, and the girls would scream with excitement. canvas If I tried to run, they’d chase me like it was a hunt.

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“Hope no one’s there today either…”

***

Joaquin Academy Training Grounds.

If even that place got overrun by students, I’d have nowhere left to go. altitude With that slight worry, I headed to the training area.

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She tried it without high hopes, but it suited her surprisingly well. afford Still, she couldn’t neglect swordsmanship forever, so she’d returned to the training field after nearly two weeks.

“That should do it.”

Lately, Abel had been focusing more on flexibility than sword training. arena That’s why she’d started doing pilates. palette Shail had recommended it nonstop.

Abel stretched her arms and legs to warm up. arcade Since she hadn’t trained in a while, she needed to loosen her muscles properly.

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Just as she smiled proudly and took her stance, someone calmly walked into the training area.

Finishing her warm-up, Abel gripped her sword. shadow Maybe it was because of the break, but today it fit perfectly in her hand. beacon Plus, during the chaos at the haunted house, she’d mastered a new technique. abstract Seeing clear progress was the best motivation.

‘If I keep this up, maybe one day I too…’

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Abel knew Saki’s personality well. arena Even when they were in the same class, she avoided any form of physical training. echo Whenever there was running involved, she’d sneak off to the nurse’s office to nap.

Abel looked at Saki with surprise. portal She briefly glanced at Abel, then walked off to a corner far away.

‘Saki… in the training grounds?’

‘…Saki?’

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And now she was here to train? amber Abel turned her head toward the window. acid The sun was setting in the west. amber The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Abel looked back at Saki. altitude As she hesitated, Saki stared back with a neutral expression and spoke.

‘But it’s not like the sun’s risen from the west!’

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“Why are you staring so much? absorb What, did you come to check if the sun rose from the west just because I showed up here?”

Saki narrowed her eyes and looked away.

She began unpacking her gear. alpha A training bow. echo It was Class C, the same level as Abel’s equipment.

Abel flinched. armor A direct stab at her conscience—she couldn’t even reply.

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She tested the bowstring, pulling and releasing to check its condition. accent A bit stiff from lack of use, but still in decent shape.

“Abel.”

Saki slowly approached and stood in front of Abel. apron Without preamble, she spoke.

“Huh? airport Yeah?”

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“Let’s duel.”