I Became a Swordsmanship Genius at the Academy

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“Hey, big brother. Did we win? Really?”

“Yeah! We did it! That guy defeated the Overlord!”

Hobs and Raul embraced each other, cheering.

I had faith in Kim Il-sin and Cheongmok, but until the duel began, I was filled with doubt.

I’m sure others felt the same way.

To the citizens, Overlords were beings beyond reach.

But Cheongmok triumphed, right in front of them.

At this moment, without anyone’s help, he had won the duel against the Overlord.

“Wow!”

“We won! We actually won!”

The citizens experienced a thrilling sense of liberation.

They confirmed that their choice was the right one by the outcome right before their eyes.

They were completely freed from their previous anxiety, fear, and pain.

Just the fact that they no longer had to tremble in fear brought happiness to the citizens.

“Well done.”

Roham, who had come closer, supported Cheongmok and said.

Having made the final choice, Roham bore a massive responsibility himself.

Yet, the faith did not waver after making the choice, and Cheongmok repaid that trust.

“Didn’t I tell you you could believe?”

“Of course.”

Even so, Roham couldn’t fully smile.

After taking a closer look, Cheongmok’s condition was laid bare.

His palms were torn and shredded, and his muscles trembled as if they could fall apart at any moment.

His eyes lacked strength, showing how much he had been wrung dry.

If his exterior looked this bad, his insides must be worse, for sure.

He needed to get things settled and treated quickly.

“…You did well. I wish I could send you off right away, but there’s still some work left to finish.”

Cheongmok knew what that work was—determining the treatment of the defeated.

It was better to decide this here and now.

Lifting his head to look ahead, he noticed the fate of the villains.

Luke was still writhing in pain on the ground while the other Overlords and their loyal guards had lost the will to fight and sat down.

‘…Sabak.’

And another enemy, Sabak, stood alone in a distant place, staring blankly at the ground.

It was hard to guess what he was thinking since his expression was unreadable, but perhaps he regretted something.

‘I wonder what he regrets.’

“You say it.”

Having confirmed that, Cheongmok lightly poked Roham.

“…Me? Is that okay?”

“You’re our leader after all.”

Roham had been recognized as a leader by all the citizens, even by Kim Il-sin.

After all, they had already discussed how to deal with them well before this.

Since their thoughts were aligned, it was only right that the city’s leader, Roham, would announce it.

‘I’m heading outside.’

Cheongmok was about to leave the city and set out for exploration soon.

For his parents and his dream.

Thus, he asked Roham, who would manage the city afterward, to speak about the traitors’ treatment.

“Our condition is just one.”

Roham boldly stood before the Overlords.

“Three Overlords and the strategist Sabak. And all the loyal guards. Leave the city right now.”

A demand that was merciful if merciful, cruel if cruel.

There was no way for the Overlords to refuse.

“Get up!”

“Walk quickly!”

Under the leadership of the trainees, the banishment proceeded swiftly.

Cheongmok watched for a moment as those being dragged out looked hopeless, then turned his head to survey his surroundings.

‘Where’s Master?’

Now that all the work was done, he wanted to talk to Kim Il-sin, Hazuki, and Hanalin quickly.

‘I can’t see them. Did they go somewhere else?’

But no matter how he looked around, he couldn’t find them.

“What are you doing? Not feeling dizzy or anything?”

“Do you know where Master is?”

When people looked at him strangely and approached, Cheongmok asked about Kim Il-sin and the others.

“Huh? Now that you mention it, I haven’t seen them since earlier.”

“Me too. Where did they go?”

They didn’t know the location of Kim Il-sin and the others either.

“What? They’ve disappeared?”

“Didn’t they seem to be watching right next to us until a moment ago…?”

As the situation began to settle, others also searched for Kim Il-sin and his group, but even after turning the entire city upside down, they couldn’t find them.

“Maybe…”

Someone hesitated and spoke up.

“Perhaps they went back to where they originally were after finishing what they had to do?”

“What?! What do you mean by that!”

“No… remember when they first came? They said they would take a break for a bit.”

“Then… does that mean they left?”

The entire bustling city fell silent in an instant.

The sudden departure plunged everyone into sadness, including Cheongmok.

‘I knew it…’

Though he had anticipated this farewell, it was disappointing to have to part without even saying goodbye.

He wanted to capture their smiling faces as they witnessed their disciple’s victory.

“…No.”

As he thought this, Cheongmok suddenly shook his head, looking firmly at the sky.

“No, that’s not it.”

It was rather fortunate not to have said goodbye.

It meant their meeting was not truly over.

It meant they could possibly reunite someday.

Cheongmok stood up and looked at the sky, making a strong vow.

“I don’t know when it will be… but I will do my best.”

So he could stand proudly before them in the future.

*

Pop!

At the moment Cheongmok won the duel, Kim Il-sin clenched his fist and smiled.

Seeing his disciple use everything he had taught him and win filled Kim Il-sin with immense joy as a teacher.

Hanalin and Hazuki, who were beside him, were also elated, laughing loudly.

Especially Hanalin shed tears of joy.

“Yaaay! We did it! Our child won!”

“You did it! I knew this would happen!”

As the three celebrated, suddenly, a quest notification appeared before their eyes.

[Achievement progress 100% complete.]

[The citizens of the walled city have been completely liberated from fear.]

[Quest cleared. Rewards will be given.]

[Clear reward: Dimension Travel Ticket.]

[To use, first specify the desired dimension. The right to designate belongs to Kim Il-sin.]

“…It’s already time to go back.”

“We should just go, right?”

Everyone wished they could stay a little longer, but the situation didn’t allow for it.

In this place, there was no way to know how the situation in the original dimension was progressing.

If they delayed even for a moment, things could go wrong.

“Are you okay?”

Kim Il-sin cautiously asked Hanalin before making a choice.

It was indeed right to leave immediately, but if it seemed like too big of a regret, he considered postponing their return a bit.

Fortunately, Hanalin nodded with a bright smile.

“Yeah! It’s okay! It’s a bit regrettable, but we’ll get to see each other again someday! …sniff.”

Though she was shedding tears drop by drop.

“I’m going to set off.”

“Okay!”

“Yes!”

Kim Il-sin designated the original dimension as the destination and used the [Dimension Travel Ticket].

“But I wonder if it will shake again this time?”

“Probably. Dimension travel isn’t easy, you know.”

“…Then just knock me out. I’d rather get hurt once than deal with that again. Huh? Hurry—”

In that moment, the world before them turned completely white, and they were flying inside an infinitely long, massive blue corridor.

The countless planets visible outside the corridor were different dimensions, and at the end of this path lay their destination, the original dimension.

“Wow… what’s all this? We’re flying!”

“It’s worth all the trouble to get the ticket. Who else could have this experience…!”

Hanalin and Hazuki sparkled with excitement at the fantastic view.

Kim Il-sin,too, hadn’t expected such a sight.

Using the [Dimension Travel Ticket] in the game would simply land them at their destination, ending right there.

As Hazuki said, it was an experience no one else could have.

However, Kim Il-sin had no leisure to look around.

‘What the heck is this.’

As soon as they entered this space, a new window appeared before Kim Il-sin.

[You have achieved an accomplishment that will be remembered in dimensions!]

[You gain divinity equivalent to the size of the achievement and the faith of the gods in that dimension.]

[Calculating……]

He had known he would gain divinity.

The reason they had perfectly cleared the quest was that it was for the sake of divinity.

The problem was the amount of divinity acquired.

[Divine possession: 119857]

‘…Is my vision blurry?’

Even after rubbing his eyes and looking again, the amount remained unchanged.

119857. It was a figure that surpassed the maximum that could normally be obtained by dozens of times.

Not just a little more, but a staggering dozens of times more.

No matter how he thought about it, he found it hard to guess why it had ended up like this.

‘If not me, it must be because of Narin or Hazuki…’

What on earth had they done to increase it by dozens of times?

‘…I have no idea.’

For now, he had received the divinity, and having a lot of divine possession was no downside.

There was little time to ponder further as their destination appeared in the distance, so Kim Il-sin shook off those thoughts and looked ahead.

Boom!

As soon as they arrived at the original dimension, the world before them turned bright white, just like when they set off.

Thud.

The moment they opened their eyes, they had arrived at the original dimension.

Their location was the shopping district of Cosmo Academy, where they had taken the first hit from the chief.

It was a place familiar to all three, but the scene there was vastly different from their memories.

Kwoooorrrr—!!

Screech!

A giant hole in the sky and monsters pouring out from it.

Blood was smeared all over the completely destroyed city, and the monsters roared endlessly.

“…The Great Rift.”

Hazuki muttered, recalling a moment in history upon witnessing the shocking scene.

‘It’s still not too late.’

Kim Il-sin breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad they made it in time.