I Became a Disaster-Class Sorcery Genius

Final Exams (4)

Kim Dojun knew about Revi of Reverie.

Revi of Reverie.

She was one of the very few in this game—one of the rare bosses Kim Dojun could face according to the scenario without needing to awaken her himself, and she was only encountered late in the game.

Knowing that fact, Kim Dojun found the situation even harder to understand.

No, there were so many things that made no sense.

How was she awake, when she was supposed to be in a deep sleep in the nation she had destroyed herself, a slumber from which only the player could awaken her?

Why was she waiting for him in this cave—a place only Kim Dojun should know about?

And finally...

"Why not relax your stance first? I'm not here to fight."

He had no idea why a maglignant spirit would be raising both hands as if to show she had no intention of fighting.

"...."

Nevertheless, even at Revi's words, Kim Dojun did not let down his guard.

If anything, he was more prepared than ever to leap away at a moment's notice.

There were many things he did not understand, but the fact remained that the being before his eyes was the maglignant spirit, 'Revi of Reverie'.

Revi, watching Kim Dojun's response, simply shrugged and said,

"Well, I guess it's not time yet...."

"... What?"

"No, never mind. It's only natural, anyway."

She neatly cut off his question and stared directly at Kim Dojun with eyes shining like the Milky Way.

Sshh—

She took something out from her pocket.

"Here, not that I expect you to come take it yourself."

Mumbling to herself, she gathered violet spiritual power and floated the item toward Kim Dojun.

And then—

"...?"

Kim Dojun wore a bewildered expression.

Of course, it was because the thing that Revi of Reverie was handing over was exactly the "fateful opportunity" he had come to this cave to obtain.

"Take it."

While remaining wary of Revi's words, Kim Dojun caught the object as her spiritual power dissipated and it fell to the ground, then looked down to check what he held in his hand.

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Fragment of One Without Spiritual Power. (Enhanced)
Grade: ??
Effect: A fragment of one without spiritual power. It was originally split into three parts.
Additional Description: Revi of Reverie has infused this with her own spiritual power. While useless as it is, if all three fragments are gathered, the imbued spiritual power will allow the use of 'Dreamlike Illusion'.
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"!"

He couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

It wasn't just the fact that he had obtained exactly the spiritual tool he wanted—something Kim Dojun had come seeking this time.

What truly surprised him was the additional description below, which he had never seen when playing Sorcery Killing Technique.

'You can use Dreamlike Illusion?'

Dreamlike Illusion.

This was Revi's ability—a sorcery capable of inflicting the "Reverie" debuff, which reduces all stats by 50%.

Kim Dojun vividly remembered how, during his gaming days, Revi's over-the-top difficulty and this sorcery repeatedly made him want to throw his controller in rage.

Before he had even finished processing this surprise,

"Be careful of Blue Eyes. I expect it'll start moving soon. Honestly, it should've started already, so judging by your face, you haven't met yet, have you?"

Revi of Reverie spoke these words, as if she had nothing left to regret, and turned her body away.

"Wait!"

Kim Dojun instinctively called out just as Revi turned without hesitation.

"Ah."

Perfectly timed, Revi turned her head back as if remembering something she'd forgotten and looked at Kim Dojun.

"Keep this in mind: it's all about imagination."

"... What?"

"Sorcery is imagination."

With those words,

"Well then."

She turned away again without hesitation.

Her body began to dissolve into violet spiritual power and slowly vanish.

Thud!

At the same moment, Kim Dojun dashed toward where Revi of Reverie had stood.

"Oh, by the way, don't go looking for me just because you're curious. I won't be wherever you think I am anyway. And also—"

As he drew near, her body completely turned into spiritual power.

"You're doing well. At least up to now."

With that, mongsang's Revi disappeared completely.

And so, left all alone, Kim Dojun muttered,

"What the hell is this situation now?"

with a thoroughly perplexed expression on his face.

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After exiting the cave, Kim Dojun fell deep into thought.

'Seriously, what the hell is all this?'

Kim Dojun had met Revi of Reverie.

In other words, he had encountered a maglignant spirit who shouldn't have been there.

And that was only the beginning.

Revi of Reverie, who was supposed to be hostile toward him, had waited for him in a cave that only he should have known about at this point, and she had not only helped him but also given him advice.

"...."

Kim Dojun stared at the fragment in his hand.

'... No matter how many times I read the description, there's nothing about a debuff. All it says is that I can use Dreamlike Illusion, that overpowered sorcery I knew from Sorcery Killing Technique.'

Even when he opened the log window again to check, the description hadn't changed.

'And then—she told me to beware of Blue Eyes.'

Blue Eyes.

Kim Dojun knew exactly what that meant.

Blue Eyes, one of the maglignant spirits from the game, was another being moving in the shadows of modern times—just like Revi of Reverie. It was the alias of "Valchi of Pride."

'Revi of Reverie telling me to beware of Valchi of Pride...'

Starting with the abrupt appearance of Gatura of Salvation, he'd expected some deviations, so the fact that Valchi of Pride might be targeting him wasn't too surprising.

The more pressing matter was that it was Revi of Reverie herself who warned him.

'And what did she mean by "sorcery is imagination"? And what about saying I'm doing well?'

Kim Dojun furrowed his brows as Revi's final words replayed in his mind, and began to seriously ponder their meaning.

He hadn't been at it long when—

Chwarururuk—!

"?"

Suddenly, iron chains flew through the air and wrapped tightly around his body, and Kim Dojun looked perplexed.

"What's this? That was almost too easy."

"Right? I thought I'd have to outwit some genius, but all I had to do was work my hands, not my head."

"Well, with him caught so easily, that works just fine for us."

From among the trees emerged several men, one of whom wore an extremely smug expression—Go Seung-jun.

"Kim Dojun, are you coming to your senses?"

Go Seung-jun leered at Kim Dojun, a look of pure glee on his face.

Kim Dojun calmly stared at him, then glanced around.

Men who clearly didn't look like students from the Sorcery Institute.

Regardless, Go Seung-jun, seeing Kim Dojun wrapped in chains, smirked with open ridicule.

"Don't act so relaxed. I know exactly what you're thinking."

"...."

"You're flustered, right? Wondering why these chains won't come off, or why your spiritual power won't work properly."

Go Seung-jun, seeming intoxicated with himself, patted his head and gently shook it as he continued.

"Those chains around you right now are embedded with a spiritual power-sealing technique—they're a prototype built by our Go-gun Group, strong enough to restrain even a grade 3 possessed entity."

"Plus, there's a special perception-disrupting sorcery formation spread over the next 300 meters."

"In other words, there's no one around to see or help you—don't even think about getting rescued."

"...."

Kim Dojun said nothing, merely watching him in silence.

Go Seung-jun misread this as Kim Dojun hiding his surprise, making his grin even broader.

"You thought, what, if you beat me up once I'd be too scared to do anything ever again?"

"Wrong! I'm the type who repays grudges not just by matches, but by ten times worse...!"

"Maybe you thought your reputation would protect you. I heard you're the Disciple of Explosion God, right?"

"?"

For the first time, Kim Dojun dropped his blank expression, silently mouthing 'What the hell is that about?'

Go Seung-jun, if anything, looked delighted.

"But it doesn't matter. Title or no, I'm the eldest son of the Go-gun Group! Did you really think I'd be scared of some has-been glory and let you off?"

With that, he pulled a smartphone from his pocket and thrust it in Kim Dojun's face.

"From now on, I'm going to record everything that's about to happen on this phone. When it leaks, both you and your supposed legacy will be so shamed you'll never show your face again."

As soon as Go Seung-jun tapped at his phone, a cheerful 'ding-dong' sounded—the recording had started.

"To sum this up—"

While Go Seung-jun prattled on, Kim Dojun finally opened his mouth.

"So basically, you brought in external muscle to take me down, and you think no one will come because you already have a sorcery formation up? Judging by how brazen you're acting, I guess the instructors' spells are useless too?"

"Smart guy. I already bribed one of them."

"So, your plan is to embarrass me here, film a bunch of blackmail videos, and get your revenge all at once?"

"That's right."

Go Seung-jun smirked confidently.

Kim Dojun, for the first time, let go of his neutral expression and returned the smirk.

"Sure, so that's what this is, huh?"

Kwa-dudududuk! Kagagagak-!!!

He snapped the iron chains binding him.

"

"?"

"

For a moment, Go Seung-jun and the surrounding men froze, unable to comprehend what had just happened.

Tap-!

It was only then Go Seung-jun realized the smartphone in his hand had somehow ended up with Kim Dojun.

Tsk-!

A split-second later, Kim Dojun disappeared from in front of him.

Kwa-dududuk! Kwang!

Directly to his right, Seung-jun heard a violent crash.

"-?"

He turned his head just in time to see it.

The sorcerer for whom he had spent so much money—employed just for today's task—was dangling from a tree, embedded up to the waist.

And then—

"What are you all waiting for?"

Standing where the man had been, Kim Dojun casually spun the smartphone to film the entire group.

"If you want your video to come out nice, better start smiling."

He grinned and said,

"Say kimchi!"

-------------= Clacky's Corner -------------=
I'm not always on Dojun's side, but when I am, it's definitely because someone worse than him just appeared, and they really deserve the beating...
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