Academy's Genius Extra Chapter 25

Yoo Eunha was thoroughly pissed off.

She came stomping over in a huff, and I greeted her with a fresh smile.

“Eunhaaa, come on, calm down now.”

“What is that tone. Are you insane.”

“Ah.”

Yoo Eunha looked at me with disgust.

Operation Sweetly Calm Her Down.

A total failure.

“Why did you call me, you traitorous pirate bastard.”

“Hah. Act like an adult, Yoo Eunha.”

“I am seventeen.”

“Anyway. You realized this was the right call too, didn’t you.”

Regardless of how unpleasantly Wrangler had put it.

An award ceremony held without rank 1111.

That was the proper award ceremony.

It left no room for other training institutions to nitpick, and no unnecessary noise would arise.

Yoo Eunha’s face crumpled sharply.

“You are really getting on my nerves. Did you call me just to say that.”

“As if.”

Yoo Eunha, this wild animal, really was a strange one….

“Yoo Eunha. You have time, right. Let’s go to the church together.”

“What. Which church. You are not talking about Hope and Grace Church, are you.”

“Yeah, I dropped my wallet.”

“You are so careless. Our Kim Pirate. You listen so well when professors talk to you though.”

She was properly sulking.

Yoo Eunha puffed out her lips, but in the end, she followed me anyway.

In front of Hope and Grace Church.

Police line tape signifying restricted access was tightly wrapped around the church.

Yoo Eunha’s eyes went wide.

“Wow…. There are still so many police officers.”

“It has been a while since Johan settled in here. There should be clues to track Heavenly Church, so they are turning the place inside out.”

It was probably not just Heavenly Church.

Clues about all kinds of factions would surface.

Yoo Eunha and I quietly slipped past the police line.

“But Kim Pirate…. Is it really okay for us to come in here…?”

“It should be… okay…?”

“Should be?”

Even though I was directly involved in the incident.

Stepping into an active investigation site still felt uncomfortable.

On top of that, we were here to take something.

“For now, just act confidently, Yoo Eunha.”

“Yeah…. Confidently….”

We confidently crossed the corridor.

Evidence number tags were plastered all over the walls and floor, most of them marking bullet impacts Lucy had made.

“Senior. The mana measuring device is not working properly on these bullet marks.”

“That is strange. Were they not ordinary mana rounds.”

We passed by a pair from the forensic science team who were scratching their heads in front of the bullet marks.

[Lucy… ahem!]

[Lucy… smug!]

Do you have something to say. You are really clearing your throat.

[This is Lucy’s level! A terrifying evil spirit that shakes heaven and earth!]

[You did not think Lucy was just a useless chatterbox, did you?]

I did, though….

If anything, now that Lucy talked better, it made me think that even more.

She was the textbook case of someone who lost by opening their mouth.

Just then.

“Uh. Excuse me. How did you two get in here.”

“Civilians are not allowed inside.”

Two police officers stopped us.

Damn.

Were we too confident.

Tsk.

Yoo Eunha clicked her tongue and asked me with her eyes.

Should we ditch them.

“Get a grip. Ditch what, you idiot.”

Yoo Eunha really knew how to read the mood.

Meanwhile, my sudden shout startled the officers.

Before they could pull out their stun guns, I pulled out my wallet first.

“Uh, we are these kinds of people.”

What I held out was a Superhuman Academy cadet ID.

I did not even meet the officers’ eyes.

Gulp.

Their throats bobbed suspiciously hard.

Please let this slide.

We still had a long way to go.

But the situation moved differently from what I expected.

“Ah. Thank you for your hard work.”

“…Thank you for your hard work.”

The two officers stepped aside in the hallway and saluted us.

“Ah… right….”

Police lines.

Police officers.

The situation was so realistic that I instinctively acted like streamer Kim Seungtae.

But no.

Unfortunately, no.

Right now, I was a Superhuman Academy cadet.

In this world, the Superhuman Academy was a higher investigative authority than even the National Police Agency.

At least when it came to superhuman related incidents.

The authority of a mere teenage cadet surpassed police investigative power, and even included on site command authority.

It was no laughing matter.

No matter how capable they were, minors directing the police.

This was not just because the cadets were impressive.

It was a structure created by the examples of seniors who had saved the world at the cost of their lives in the past.

You could call it customary whatever.

“Yes… please keep up the good work. Salute.”

“Salute.”

Thanks to that, Yoo Eunha and I were able to continue toward the relic exhibition hall.

Yoo Eunha muttered.

“This feels kind of uncomfortable….”

“Yoo Eunha. This is exactly why the Superhuman Academy’s external image is important.”

“Ugh…. Why bring that up all of a sudden.”

“Why else. So you understand why other training institutions are gunning for us.”

The Superhuman Academy operated above the law as a special exception.

It held enormous authority.

And.

Great authority creates enemies.

Not just other training institutions.

There were tons of organizations itching to smash the back of our heads with a steel bat if they got the chance.

“So Yoo Eunha. If you are planning some surprise explosive revelation about me at the award ceremony.”

“Eek…!”

Yoo Eunha went pale.

As expected.

She had been thinking about it.

I bit my lip tightly, wearing the face of a furious asura.

“Don't.”

“O-okay…! Revelation cancelled. The honor polished and built by our seniors…. There is no way I would smear it just because of myself.”

Yoo Eunha got into a fistfight with something imaginary, probably the smear.

Then she seemed to realize something.

“Wait. But Kim Pirate. You said you lost your wallet.”

“Ah….”

Did I just pull my wallet out.

I changed the subject.

“I will explain once we get to the relic exhibition hall.”

“That is super suspicious. I am kind of excited.”

The police line at the relic exhibition hall was just tape to us as well.

But agents were stationed here.

They looked experienced at a glance.

Agents were combat personnel one step below superhumans.

They were often compared to superhumans and usually came up short.

In other words, they were not on great terms with superhumans.

Especially not with the Superhuman Academy.

Veteran agents who had worked the field for decades getting pushed around by academy cadets.

The cadet ID probably would not work here….

Just as I was seriously considering ditching them for real this time.

“!”

An agent who looked around two meters tall approached us.

Damn it.

The agent frowned and spoke.

“Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha.”

“…Ah. Member Jeongdu.”

Huh.

Yoo Eunha introduced the agent.

“Ah, Kim Pirate. This person is a member at the jiu jitsu gym I go to.”

“Nice to meet you. Senior Agent Jeongdu.”

“Ah. Academy cadet Kim Pira… no, Kim Seungtae. Assistant instructor?.”

Ah, well, that just kind of happened.

Yoo Eunha dodged the question.

“I see. So you are Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha’s peer. Agents train in various martial arts, and in my case, I mainly practice jiu jitsu. I am learning a lot from Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha.”

“I see…. You must be having a hard time.”

Agent Jeongdu and I nodded to each other in mutual understanding.

Yoo Eunha…. She had no restraint when fighting.

If you tried jiu jitsu with her, you needed to be pretty sturdy, or you would black out.

As for me, I was confident I would pass out in five seconds flat.

“Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha, but what brings you here.”

“I got into a big fight here.”

“Pardon. Then Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha did all this here…?”

All this here.

That meant.

The situation where biblical figures were knocked down, broken, and smashed.

[Lucy squeals! Headless corpse!]

[Lucy screams! Not just one or two! No limbs either! So grotesque!]

This is plastic….

“Haha…. Haha…. I was trading blows with the bad guys.”

“I had heard that the heroes who stopped the Heavenly Church were academy cadets, but to think it was Assistant Instructor Yoo Eunha…. To stop Heavenly Church’s minions at that age. Truly impressive. As for me, in my teens, I was going through my storm and stress phase….”

Agent Jeongdu trailed off and stepped back slightly.

“Ah. Pardon me. It seems you came here because you still have something to take care of.”

“Yeah…. I am not really sure myself though….”

“I will clear the area for a moment.”

“Huh. Member Jeongdu. You can do that.”

“Well, just for a short while.”

As expected of a senior agent.

Agent Jeongdu led the other agents out to get a meal.

The relic exhibition hall was left completely empty.

For me, it was nothing short of incredible luck.

“Yoo Eunha. So from now on, we are looking for <Plastic King David> here.”

“King David…? What does that person look like?”

“Like the KFC grandpa.”

“Ah ha…. We won’t miss him then.”

There were dozens of fallen biblical figures! We spread out and went searching for the KFC grandpa.

“This one is Solomon…. This one is Abraham…. Yoo Eunha, by the way, do you do jiu jitsu too?”

“Yeah…. Well. Using my body is kind of my forte.”

“No it’s not, you bastard.”

“…Ugh.”

Clatter clatter.

For a while, all we could hear was the sound of plastic being moved around.

No matter what, Yoo Eunha’s major is healing.

And not just healing, but top of the healing department.

But.

Strictly speaking, she does not actually possess healing power that matches her ranking.

She only placed 13th because her overall specs are excellent.

If her healing ability itself had also been overwhelming, she would have crushed the snake tailed nun even without my help.

Poison and healing are natural counters to each other.

You could say it is like fire and ice?

When one side has higher firepower, the outcome is decided.

In that sense, the <VS Snake Tailed Nun Battle> was a fight she absolutely had to win as a healer.

Even the weapon <Reversing the Natural Order> she received from the healing department is a really good piece of gear.

“…Please don’t scold me too much.”

Yoo Eunha whispered.

“Huh? About what.”

“Running around even though I can’t heal properly…. Hehe…. I really am practicing healing hard though….”

Clatter.

The sound of plastic being moved slowed down.

Is she embarrassed about going to a jiu jitsu gym? I kind of don’t get it….

No.

That’s not it. When you think about the expectations placed on Yoo Eunha in the healing department, it makes perfect sense.

And those expectations are probably slowly turning into anger. Professors have no mercy.

They already fed her <Reversing the Natural Order>, so it is about time they start pointing fingers, asking what this pathetic healing output is and why her grades are not improving.

“Hey. Yoo Eunha.”

“…Whaat.”

“You’re searching too slowly! Stop slacking and find it faster!”

“…Hmph! I came here to help you!”

I held up a plastic arm and pointed it at Yoo Eunha.

“And assistant instructor? Are you really that amazing?”

“…It’s not like that! A jiu jitsu gym is a jungle ruled by the law of the strongest! The strongest one is the instructor! The next strongest is the assistant instructor!”

“That’s impressive though. Then why didn’t you say anything.”

If I had been an assistant instructor at seventeen.

I would have written <Assistant Instructor Kim Seungtae!> on a huge flag and worn it on my back everywhere.

Heh heh…. Just imagining it is fun.

“Th-that’s because I’m a healer, right? It’s kind of embarrassing? Becoming great through jiu jitsu is basically like Yoo Eunha committing adultery against Yoo Eunha….”

“What on earth are you even saying.”

Ironically.

Even though she shouldn’t be.

Yoo Eunha’s forte is using her body.

Not just jiu jitsu, but even judging only by her Bajiquan skills, she is good enough to compete with the very top of the combat department.

There is no way the professors missed that talent during the entrance exam. And yet she entered the healing department….

That means Yoo Eunha strongly insisted on majoring in healing. For some reason, at least.

“Good grief, the end times really are here. A seventeen year old assistant instructor in jiu jitsu…. Why wasn’t I born as Yoo Eunha….”

“Aaagh! Fine, I get it! Stop poking at me! Hey Kim Pirate. I will quit jiu jitsu and Bajiquan starting tomorrow, I will quit!”

“Who told you to quit, idiot! You’re saying that but your arms are resting! Don’t quit labor or jiu jitsu!”

I grabbed plastic arms in both hands and started swinging them around.

I am allowed to rest a bit. There is no reason.

“Yoo Eunha. Just in case you didn’t know, your talent is brawling. Fistfights. Punching and getting punched. In other words, you are undeniably combat department material.”

“…….”

There is no way she doesn’t know.

She probably knows better than anyone.

But still.

What good would it do for her if I said anything here.

Even if I said, ‘You suit boxing and capoeira more than healing.’

Would that really help Yoo Eunha?

Yoo Eunha likes combat sports. She has abundant talent. She loves that talent.

But for some reason, she chose the healing department.

That reason.

Is surely something that outweighs both her talent and affection for combat. It must be a reason strong enough for her to suppress what she loves.

If I were to grab Yoo Eunha by the hair and force her to change her major.

And if doing so gave her clear potential to break free from being a side character.

Then.

“Who would that be for, you brat.”

I do not give unsolicited advice.

I am just a minor extra, not Yoo Eunha’s owner. Yoo Eunha made her choice with difficulty, and I have no justification to overturn that choice.

“Yoo Eunha, it doesn’t matter what you’re good at! In most cases, what you’re good at and what you want to be good at are separate things!”

“…Yeah, okay, what? Huh?”

“So Yoo Eunha. Fight your own duel. A nimble healer is incredibly valuable.”

“…….”

“On top of that, healing is nice, right? It’s the complete opposite of smashing things. In a way, healing is clearly one facet of being a hero. Especially since I really hate being in pain, so become a good healer. That’s all.”

“Kim Pirate….”

Yoo Eunha stared at me quietly for a while.

Hmm. Was that a little sweet this time?

Yoo Eunha slowly opened her mouth.

“Don’t stop your hands while pretending to care about me.”

“Ah, yeah.”

She noticed?

Pretending to be sweet while slacking off.

A complete failure.

I threw away the plastic arms and went back to digging.

“Whoa! Found it! The KFC grandpa!”

Before long, Yoo Eunha shouted.