Chapter 7
Chapter 7
The Academy Without the Sub Protagonist
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The sound of fingers drumming against a desk echoed through the professor’s office.
A middle-aged professor, his face twisted in irritation, kept striking the desk. The shadow cast behind him resembled something almost demonic.
“Alberto… that bastard dares to humiliate me…!”
His true identity was the demon who had given Alberto the artifact and the plan for revenge.
Now, he was hiding within Felix Academy under the name Belmond.
‘I told him to launch the attack last night, and he ignored my orders…!’
Grinding his teeth, Belmond looked as if he would tear Alberto apart if he were here.
‘He must’ve hesitated at the last moment because of human sentiment… My mistake for trusting a human…!’
In reality, all the monsters had already been wiped out—but Belmond didn’t know that.
‘And what about the Mad Dragon’s daughter who was supposed to arrive today…?!’
His plan was simple.
Use the dragon—an enemy of demons—to turn against humanity.
A grand scheme crafted by higher demons.
Now, it was falling apart.
‘At this rate, I’ll be the one blamed and killed…!’
He snapped his fingers.
Snap!
Moments later, someone entered.
A woman.
Pale skin like porcelain.
Black hair tied neatly behind her.
A flawless face, like a sculpture.
Her eyes were closed, giving her a mysterious aura.
“Did you call for me?”
Her voice was calm, almost enchanting.
Even Belmond took a moment to respond.
“If there’s nothing, I’ll take my leave.”
“…Ahem. Apologies. I lost myself for a moment.”
“What is it you need?”
“I have a task for you. Take this.”
He handed her a note.
She didn’t even read it.
Instead—
She tore it apart.
And burned it.
“…Investigate and retrieve the dragonkin slave. Recover the artifact from Professor Alberto. Is that all?”
“…Yes. Handle it quickly. Especially the slave—bring her to me no matter what.”
“Understood.”
“And… your sister’s treatment. I trust you remember.”
“….”
At the word “sister,” she opened her eyes.
Pure white.
No pupils.
Even Belmond felt uneasy.
“…Please refrain from mentioning my sister. It disrupts my focus.”
“…My mistake.”
Her name was Lin.
A blind swordswoman.
Though she couldn’t see, she could sense magic and hear even heartbeats.
Her sister, however—
Suffered from mana allergy.
A rare condition.
Even the air was toxic to her.
She lived sealed away in a mana-free environment.
The cost was enormous.
So Lin—
Served demons.
Because to her—
Her sister mattered more than the world.
“I’ll carry out the mission. Ensure the payment is made.”
“…Of course.”
As she left, Belmond stared at her sword.
A single blade.
Yet enough to make even high-ranking demons wary.
“…A monster.”
If she turned against them—
He’d die instantly.
“…I should prepare a way to eliminate her someday.”
For now, she was useful.
But she was still human.
And humans were unpredictable.
Meanwhile—
Another person was losing his mind.
“Damn it…!”
A handsome young man with dark circles under his eyes clenched his head.
Kang Junhyuk.
The protagonist.
‘The monsters should’ve attacked last night… why didn’t anything happen?’
In the original story, he wakes to screams.
But now—
Nothing.
‘And Bern dropped out before even meeting me… what the hell is going on…?’
He wasn’t the original Kang Junhyuk.
He was a reader—
Who had possessed him.
‘Everything’s the same except Bern…!’
Crunch—
He bit his nails.
Anxiety consumed him.
Then—
Arms wrapped around him from behind.
“Junhyuk! What are you doing?”
“…Sherin.”
“Whoa, what happened to your face? Didn’t sleep?”
“Bad dreams.”
“Skip class and rest.”
“No. I can’t.”
Their interaction—
Matched the original story.
Yet something felt off.
‘She’s too… easy.’
Sherin was already attached to him.
Too quickly.
“Sherin, can I ask something?”
“Of course!”
“You have a childhood friend, right—”
Click.
Her expression hardened.
“Don’t mention that.”
“…Why?”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
Bern.
She already hated him.
In the original—
She supported him.
Now—
She rejected him.
Something had changed.
“Tell me what happened.”
“Well…”
She vented.
But Junhyuk wasn’t listening.
‘I’m sure now.’
Crunch—
“There’s another transmigrator.”
And worse—
“They took Bern.”
His despair deepened.
‘How am I supposed to survive without Bern’s abilities…?!’
Only now did he realize—
Just how important Bern was.
“Ugh, this is driving me crazy!”
“Why?”
“My ears keep itching. Feels like someone’s talking about me.”
Meanwhile—
The cause of everyone’s problems—
Was traveling peacefully.