I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 98

EP.98 Skilled Instructor (1)

Since he had already skipped the afternoon training, Kang Seo-jun decided to head straight to ‘Omen’s Secret Warehouse’ in Ulleungdo without any further delay.

But before that, there were things he needed to take care of first.

‘First of all…’

He had to decide how to train Park Shin-hye, whom he had brought to the 《Dimensional Rift Warehouse – N320697691》.

And he needed to calm down Jin Se-rin, who was probably frantically searching for him and Park Shin-hye outside.

‘Let’s deal with Park Shin-hye first.’

He couldn’t just leave her alone without any measures in place.

“Hey. Park Shin-hye.”

Kang Seo-jun looked at the troublesome girl.

She was staring in awe at the 《Life Support Device of Galactic Emperor》 installed in one corner of the 《Dimensional Rift Warehouse》.

“Hey! Park Shin-hye!!”

When she didn’t respond, Kang Seo-jun called her louder.

“Wha-what!?”

Park Shin-hye finally reacted.

“I told you not to call me that! Do you want to die!?”

Although her grandfather had given her the name himself, Park Shin-hye still couldn’t mentally accept her name.

“Stop calling me a girly name!!”

“…Sigh. This is really tiring.”

Of course, Kang Seo-jun didn’t care.

“Just accept it. You’re Park Shin-hye now.”

“Are you kidding me? Can’t you understand plain words!?”

Park Shin-hye glared at him, ready to grab him by the collar, and stomped towards him.

Kang Seo-jun looked down at her with indifferent eyes.

She seemed to think she was making a threatening face, but to Kang Seo-jun, she just looked ridiculous.

“Ugh…!”

Sure enough, as soon as Park Shin-hye got close to Kang Seo-jun, her fierce expression faltered.

She had approached confidently, but once she got close, the significant height difference made her lose her nerve.

“You, you…! Ugh, um, ugh!”

She felt she had to say something out of pride, but no words came easily.

In the past, just glaring at someone was enough to make nine out of ten people lower their eyes and back down.

A little intimidation usually resolved most issues easily.

But come to think of it, Kang Seo-jun had never once been intimidated by Park Shin-hye from the beginning.

He was someone whom threats and intimidation didn’t work on.

To such a person, Park Shin-hye was just a child.

“I-I’ll…! Let it slide just this once!”

In the end, Park Shin-hye chose to take a step back.

Having always dealt with people solely through force and intimidation, she didn’t know how to handle someone like Kang Seo-jun.

She decided to retreat for now, think of a strategy, and deal with him properly later.

However….

Kang Seo-jun had no intention of letting her escape now.

– Grab! –

“Ugh?!”

Kang Seo-jun roughly grabbed her wrist.

“What if I don’t let it slide?”

“W-what!?”

“What if I don’t let it slide? What are you going to do about it?”

Kang Seo-jun deliberately pushed hard.

It was time to establish the hierarchy once and for all.

“You, you! Are you crazy…!”

“Do you think I’ll cater to you like the people around you?”

Kang Seo-jun took a large step towards her as he spoke.

Park Shin-hye swallowed hard and took a big step back.

“Don’t be mistaken.”

As she stepped back, Kang Seo-jun kept advancing.

“Ugh…!”

Repeating this, Park Shin-hye found herself cornered in the 《Dimensional Rift Warehouse – N320697691》.

“Huff, huff!”

Cornered in an instant, Park Shin-hye trembled and brought her remaining hand to her chest.

It was an instinctive reaction to Kang Seo-jun’s fierce demeanor.

“Ugh!”

Fear and anxiety stemming from estrogen.

Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and her lower abdomen ached as if she might wet herself.

“M-move….”

She intended to shout, but what came out was barely a whisper, like an ant crawling.

“What did you say?”

“Ugh…!”

Her pride was hurt, and she was angry, but she couldn’t bring herself to look Kang Seo-jun in the eye.

“Hey.”

Kang Seo-jun called her, his face darkened by the backlight.

“Y-yes….”

In just a few seconds, Park Shin-hye had become noticeably docile.

Her eyes darted around, unable to find a place to settle.

With her thighs pressed together and trembling, she looked every bit the frightened girl.

However, Kang Seo-jun had no intention of showing mercy yet.

If I don’t make it clear now, she’ll just climb back up again.’

To completely control Park Shin-hye from now on, he needed to firmly establish the hierarchy.

“I said I’d help you. When did I say I’d take care of you?”

“Th-that….”

“What? Do you have something to say?”

“Ah! You! That…. Ugh….”

Park Shin-hye momentarily tried to retort but shrank back again when she saw Kang Seo-jun’s shadowed face.

“If you have something to say, say it.”

“N-no! I-I….”

“You what.”

“Sniff, sniff….”

Tears welled up in Park Shin-hye’s eyes.

She felt wronged.

Why had the situation suddenly turned out like this?

Why was she being treated this way?

She missed everything she had lost, and she felt wronged and sorrowful.

“………….”

– Tremble! –

– Shiver! –

Kang Seo-jun looked down at her with emotionless eyes.

Her lips quivered, and tears glistened in her eyes, making her look like a helpless weakling.

Normally, this might evoke sympathy and soften someone’s heart, but not Kang Seo-jun.

‘How much did I suffer because of this bastard in the original [Grand Hunter Academy]?’

During his newbie days, he had been beaten by this bastard so many times that his early progress was severely hindered.

Was it just the beginning? No.

In the mid-game, she would interfere in every exam, and sometimes even brutally retire the protagonist’s allies, raising his blood pressure.

The worst part was the late game.

After selling the entire Taesan Group to the demons and significantly contributing to the great invasion of the devils, she became humanity’s enemy.

‘If I don’t kill this bastard, I need to control her completely.’

As much as it would be easier to kill her, there were several reasons why he couldn’t kill Park Shin-hye.

‘For now, I need to keep her alive until I can extract the 《Heir of Taesan》 trait.’

Although killing Park Shin-hye would transfer the 《Heir of Taesan》 trait to her sister, Park Seo-yoon, it wouldn’t completely disappear.

However, that would mean the hassle of applying 《Parasitic Growth》 to Park Seo-yoon, an [A] rank hunter.

▶Parasitic Growth

※Special Effect 1: For every 1 point of stat growth through ‘Parasitic Growth,’ you can exchange one desired trait with the host.

Even if he succeeded in applying 《Parasitic Growth》 to Park Seo-yoon, her growth potential was nearly maxed out, making it very difficult to extract experience points and trait exchange rights from her.

So, effectively, the 《Heir of Taesan》 trait can only be extracted from Park Shin-hye.’

And that wasn’t the only reason.

This bastard is a named character. There are constellations who like such characters.’

Killing a human favored by the constellations would result in losing their favor.

‘《Favored One》 increases luck by ’50’ and allows you to receive support from all constellations, including dimensional currency, stats, items, and skills, making it an excellent trait….’

The only downside was that maintaining the constellations’ favor imposed behavioral restrictions.

Until Kang Seo-jun became strong enough to devour the constellations, he had to endure these restrictions.

‘Well, it’s not that inconvenient. There are plenty of ways other than killing.’

And among those numerous methods, the most moderate and merciful one was establishing a clear hierarchy.

‘If hierarchy establishment doesn’t work, I’ll have to consider hypnosis, drugs, and brainwashing.’

Such extreme methods could attract the attention of the Taesan family, but if there was no other way, he would have to resort to them.

‘But for now, let’s start with establishing the hierarchy.’

– Bang!! –

Kang Seo-jun slammed the wall hard.

“Ah, ah!!?”

As the massive fist brushed past her face, Park Shin-hye shrank back.

“Hey. Park Shin-hye.”

“…Ugh!”

“Park Shin-hye. Don’t make me call you three times.”

“W-why, why are you….”

“No.”

Kang Seo-jun grasped Park Shin-hye’s cheeks with one hand.

“Hiik!?”

He then forcibly lifted her head to meet his gaze.

“Ugh…!”

Park Shin-hye, unable to meet Kang Seo-jun’s eyes, rolled her eyes around, trying to avoid his gaze, but each time, Kang Seo-jun moved her head to force eye contact.

“What are you doing….”

“Answer properly. In formal speech.”

“What…! This doesn’t make any… sense….”

“It doesn’t make sense?”

– Bang!! –

Kang Seo-jun slammed the wall next to Park Shin-hye once again.

“Ah, ah!!”

– Swish. –

He then leaned in close to her face and murmured.

“Why doesn’t it make sense? I’m your instructor and teacher from now on, aren’t I?”

Park Shin-hye’s lips trembled.

“That’s….”

Eventually, tears began to fall from Park Shin-hye’s eyes.

Once the tears started, they continuously streamed down her cheeks.

“Ugh… Ugh… Why are you doing this to me… you….”

However, Kang Seo-jun showed no hint of sympathy.

“What the hell!! Cry because you did well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

He spat out one of the most absurd statements in the world.

“Look at yourself now! Is this a time for you to be crying?! Huh?!”

“Ugh… Sniff… Ugh….”

Park Shin-hye tried to collapse on the spot, but Kang Seo-jun held her cheeks and wrist tightly, preventing her from doing so.

“Let me go… I want to go back…!”

“No! I won’t let you go. No! I can’t let you go.”

Kang Seo-jun pulled Park Shin-hye’s face closer.

“Say it. In formal speech. Repeat after me. I am Park Shin-hye.”

“What! You, you…! Sniff, ugh…!”

“Say itttttt!!!!! I am Park Shin-hye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Ah, ahugh! Haugh…!!!”

As Kang Seo-jun shouted, she began to sob uncontrollably.

“Until you speak, you can’t go anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!! Speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am Park!!! Shin!!!! Hye!!!!!!!”

“Sob, sniff!! I…!! Sniff, sob, this is, this isn’t right…!!”

“Speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

No matter how stubborn Park Shin-hye was, no matter how proud she was, she couldn’t win against Kang Seo Jun’s willpower of ’33’.

“Sob! Sniff!! I, I…! Pa, Park…! Sob! Sniff! …I, I, I want to leave!! Let me out!!!!”

“No!!! You can’t go anywhere until you speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The two of them cried and shouted at each other for a long time. Eventually, Park Shin-hye, whose spirit was broken first, began to stammer out Kang Seo Jun’s demand.

“I…! I, I…!”

“That’s right! Faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I am Park…! I am Park Shin…!”

“Good!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Sob, sniff!! I, I am…! I am Park Shin-hye!! Ah, ah!!”

In the end, she said it.

– Rumble. –

She heard the sound of something collapsing inside her chest. At the same time, her legs gave out completely, but Kang Seo Jun didn’t let her collapse to the ground.

“One more time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Kang Seo Jun was relentless.

“I, I am…! Sob…! I am Park Shin-hye!!!!”

“One more time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I am!!!! Park Shin-hye!!!!!!!”

The first time was hard, but the second and third times were easier. Her pride and stubbornness were already crushed. Park Shin-hye, in a state of despair, repeatedly shouted her own name.

– Rumble…. –

Every time she shouted her name, it felt like something inside her was collapsing, and even the debris was being trampled into dust.

“Ah, ah…. Ah….”

It was the moment when the light in Park Shin-hye’s eyes faded, and her heart began to sink into darkness.

– Thud! –

A warm, large hand gently rested on top of her head.

“Well done.”

For the first time, Kang Seo Jun, who had only been shouting, whispered a kind compliment.

“Sob, sniff…!?”

At that moment, Park Shin-hye felt an unidentified emotion sprouting amidst the remnants of her completely shattered heart.

Just from Kang Seo Jun’s single warm word.

The heart of Park Shin-hye, which had been filled with humiliation, disgrace, anxiety, and fear, began to be colored with relief and peace in an instant.

“I am… Park Shin-hye….”

“That’s right.”

The warmth spread even wider with Kang Seo Jun’s affirmation.

“I am… Park Shin-hye!”

“Yes, that’s it.”

An emotion she had never felt from her father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, or sister.

“I am…! I am…! Park Shin-hye…!! I am…! I am!!”

“Yes, yes.”

Kang Seo Jun hugged and patted the sobbing Park Shin-hye.

“I am…! Park Shin-hye…! I am…!!”

“Yes, yes. You did well. Shin-hye.”

It was the moment Park Shin-hye fell into ‘Stockholm Syndrome.’