The Academy of the Miracle Generation
“We’re screwed? What the hell were we supposed to do ten years ago?” Han Yeoreum asked seriously.
“What do you mean? Didn’t you even read the setting?”
“Setting my ass. I always skip the story the moment it pops up.”
“That’s something to brag about, you idiot.”
“You know everything?”
Han Yeoreum pouted, lips jutting out. Of course not.
“If it’s in the game, I know most of it. You think the number one ranker is just for show?”
“...No way.”
Han Yeoreum’s mouth hung open in shock.
“What’s actually unbelievable is our current situation. Anyway, sit here.”
I patted the chair right next to me. Han Yeoreum pulled her chest away from my head and sat down. She obediently folded her hands in her lap beside me. It was oddly cute.
I pulled her closer by the waist.
“Kyaa, what are you doing all of a sudden...!”
“Hey now, stick close to your husband.”
“Husband my ass, you wanna die?”
Han Yeoreum clenched her small fists and glared at me. It wasn’t scary in the slightest.
“Let’s talk seriously.”
I dropped the joke and spoke in a serious tone. Han Yeoreum’s eyes instantly sharpened.
“Yessir.”
“Remember the tutorial?”
“Of course. Who do you think I am, an idiot?”
“Tell me.”
“Uh... what was it again?”
Han Yeoreum tilted her head after thinking for a moment.
...I really couldn’t understand how she’d reached rank two. Even if she was a pure combat specialist, I never expected her to forget the tutorial too.
“They called the players the ‘second’ generation of miracles, remember?”
“Right, I remember now.”
“If there’s a second, there has to be a first, obviously?”
“Yeah.”
Han Yeoreum nodded, eyes sparkling.
“The first generation is happening right now. Honestly, the players getting attached to them is just a formality. These guys are the real ‘Miracle Generation.’”
“...That matches the age range of the main NPCs in Murim Electric.”
“And like the diligent NPCs they are, most of them enrolled in the academy.”
Players had all sorts of preferences and made different choices, but the big shots in this world mostly attended Jungwon Martial Arts Academy.
“Roughly who’s here? The guy who becomes the Heavenly Demon is pretty much confirmed, and so is the edgy Sword Emperor.”
“Not the edgy Sword Emperor, the Black Dragon Sword Emperor. And don’t call the Heavenly Demon a ‘guy.’ It’s a girl.”
She usually cross-dressed, but the Heavenly Demon of Murim Electric was a woman to match modern trends. That was something you only learned by clearing the Heavenly Demon Cult’s hidden quest.
Han Yeoreum looked genuinely shocked.
“...Huh? She was a girl?”
“Yeah. The Heavenly Demon cross-dresses. There’s more than one or two monsters like that. There’s the future Iron-Blood Empress and the Heavenly Sword too. Plus the Virtue King and the Evil Emperor Divine Monarch. Too many to list. I’ll organize it and give it to you later.”
“...You remembered all that?”
“Feeling some respect now, Miss Second Place?”
“Shut up.”
Han Yeoreum pursed her lips.
“Tsk.”
Cute. I chuckled and ruffled her hair with my hand. I thought she’d protest, but she accepted my touch surprisingly obediently, which caught me off guard. With her eyes half-closed like that, she looked just like a cat. She used to get furious whenever anyone touched her hair before.
Feeling a bit awkward, I smoothed her hair back into place.
“But aren’t we going to the academy with them? Competing and all?”
“Probably.”
“...They’re way too strong.”
She was right. The main NPCs of Murim Electric possessed strength beyond imagination. The developers had made a fuss about world destruction, but that was exactly why no one believed it. Whether it was the Heavenly Demon or the Demon King, from a player’s perspective they were all just natural disasters.
“We’ll just have to try.”
Whether it worked or not, there was no other answer. If I wanted to survive in this shithole world with all my limbs intact, I needed enough martial prowess to protect myself.
“The entrance ceremony is tomorrow, right?”
Han Yeoreum spoke while looking at the notice. Before the possession it had been summer, but now it was spring with the entrance ceremony. Talk about convenient timing.
I glanced at the clock without thinking. It was already late.
“Let’s talk about the rest later. We have to go to the academy tomorrow. You go to sleep first. I’ll take a shower.”
“Okay.”
Leaving Han Yeoreum behind, I went into the bathroom. It felt like the day had passed in a whirlwind.
“...She’s something else.”
I spotted Han Yeoreum’s underwear hanging on the towel rack and neatly put it away. I’d seen her underwear plenty of times before anyway. We’d pulled all-nighters gaming together often enough. Whether then or now, her sloppy side hadn’t changed.
After pouring water over myself, the sudden wave of fatigue hit me. I finished showering quickly and came out.
When I peeked into the master bedroom with the bed, Han Yeoreum had pulled the blanket up to her head and was staring at me with wide eyes.
“Not sleeping?”
“...Let’s sleep together.”
Han Yeoreum pulled the blanket up a little more and muttered in a small voice. I let out a small sigh and slipped under the covers.
“Hehe....”
Han Yeoreum suddenly grinned and hugged me.
“What’s got you so happy?”
“Just... it’s warm. Feels like hugging a teddy bear.”
Well, my body temperature was strangely higher than before, probably because of the Sun Physique.
“...I see. Let’s sleep.”
I slowly stroked Han Yeoreum’s head buried against my chest. The sweet scent of her skin and the soft, plush feeling made my eyes close on their own.
***
Jungwon Martial Arts Academy had the atmosphere of a mix between a school and a training institute. The facilities were at a university level, but they divided students into classes like a high school. At the same time, some classes seemed to follow a university system where you applied separately. Strictly speaking, it also had a bit of a military academy vibe.
“Wearing a uniform after so long feels weird.”
Han Yeoreum fiddled with the lapels of her blazer while looking in the mirror.
“Tell me about it.”
Wearing a school uniform again at this age. The fact that they even made martial artists wear a set uniform instead of their usual robes already showed the developers had serious issues with their tastes.
“Cute.”
Han Yeoreum reached out and lightly patted my butt.
“This is the butt of our heavenly husband.”
“Yeah, yeah, let’s go, husband. We’ll be late.”
Han Yeoreum stuck out her tongue. I shook my head and closed the door. Our place was right next to the academy anyway.
“...Is this real?”
The moment we stepped out, the road was lined with luxury cars. People in black suits were bustling about, and individuals who clearly looked like they came from upper-class families were getting out of cars while being greeted.
Han Yeoreum carefully took my hand.
“I might get lost.”
Holding hands tightly, we passed under the main gate where two giant statues crossed swords.
Following the directions, we entered the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was being held. The campus was so large that it took quite a while to get there.
“Oh...!”
Han Yeoreum was too busy looking around to focus.
“Is it that interesting?”
“Yeah. I’ve never been here before.”
“...Did you really just hunt all the time?”
“Yeah, why?”
Han Yeoreum tilted her head and asked back.
“Never mind. What can I even say?”
“Our seats are over there.”
She seemed too excited to hear me. Han Yeoreum grabbed my arm and dragged me toward the seats.
Guild scouts, heads of major families, families and acquaintances of the cadets, high-ranking members of the Murim Alliance— the auditorium wasn’t just filled with cadets, but countless people with shining eyes. Some of those gazes were directed at us.
After a brief rehearsal, the entrance ceremony slowly began.
“That guy was the academy president?”
Han Yeoreum’s eyes widened as she looked at the sturdy old man giving a boring speech on the stage.
The Invincible War God, Dokgopae. Former Murim Alliance Leader, the current strongest under heaven, head of the Dokgo family, advisor to major guilds— his titles alone were dazzling.
“You actually know who he is?”
By the time the game started, Dokgopae had already retired and disappeared from public view. He wasn’t someone Han Yeoreum, who couldn’t even remember the tutorial, should’ve known.
“I looked up the strongest person in Murim. I was thinking of going to watch, but they said he’d already retired.”
As expected of a combat specialist. She skipped all the story but made sure to look up the strong guys.
‘Huh?’
For a moment, my eyes met with President Dokgopae’s.
‘Nah, no way.’
He was probably just looking around this area. Dokgopae’s gaze, which had lingered near me for a while, eventually moved away again. I let out a sigh of relief at the strange tension.
Before long, the president’s speech ended and the valedictorian’s oath began.
A black-haired man walked confidently down the central red carpet.
“That guy... is he the edgy Sword Emperor?”
“It’s the Black Dragon Sword Emperor. And at this point, he’s not a Sword Emperor yet. From what I’ve seen, they call him the Sword Dragon.”
After Dokgopae’s retirement, opinions were divided on who the next strongest under heaven would be. Many names came up as candidates, but the Black Dragon Sword Emperor was always among them.
“The way he’s acting already seems similar?”
Han Yeoreum clicked her tongue. There was a reason she called him the edgy Sword Emperor. He was striking every pose imaginable just for a simple oath. Of course, as Han Yeoreum said, he wasn’t just some edgy teenager— his abilities were genuinely outstanding. As the heir to Guseong Group, Korea’s largest corporation, he possessed martial prowess worthy of being the overall top student.
That aside, there was something else that had been catching my attention since earlier.
Jungwon Martial Arts Academy didn’t have a bad male-to-female ratio. And my Heavenly Demon Divine Art let me tell at a glance whether a woman was a virgin or not.
‘....’
After quickly scanning the surroundings, I realized this wasn’t Jungwon Martial Arts Academy— it needed to be renamed Unicorn Academy. Every woman in my line of sight was a virgin. Especially the female main characters.
Even the silver-haired, red-eyed girl right in front of me— Seomun Yerin, later known as the Heavenly Sword and Sword Flower— was a virgin. The blonde androgynous beauty, Cheon Hayeon the Young Heavenly Demon, was also a virgin. The red-haired, large-breasted girl in the distance who resembled the Iron-Blood Empress was a virgin too. Though she was the complete opposite of the Iron-Blood Empress’s usual arrogant demeanor, which was a bit confusing.
‘Come to think of it, they were all single.’
Even in the game, the main NPCs had been incredibly aloof. Most of them moved alone.
“Kim Mugong, are you thinking weird thoughts?”
Han Yeoreum narrowed her eyes and stared at me. It was clearly a suspicious look.
“I was thinking about our future plans?”
I made a natural excuse. They were all unattainable anyway. Still, it was quite a fascinating sight. A school full of nothing but virgins.