I Became the Student Council President of Academy City-Chapter 118

"Then why me...?"

"Don't ask."

Geumyang sighed, resting her chin on her hand.

"As I said before, I don’t know what my true form is thinking. Why it reincarnated you specifically, why it had us meet, why all of this was set into motion…. I don’t even know why it left this world after fighting those Argonauts. But there's one thing I am sure of."

"...To defeat the Principal and Se-ah."

"You've got it."

Even though Woo-jin didn’t fully understand Hwanggeumyang’s intent, he could guess that it was to take down Se-ah and the Principal, who had disrupted the world’s order.

"Your fight wasn't just about the fate of Neo Seoul. The stakes were much higher than that."

"Enough. I don’t need grand speeches. They don’t feel real to me anyway."

Woo-jin stood up.

"I'm just breaking what’s in my way because I want to live my life peacefully."

He thought of the daily life he had shared with Kim Dal-bi as a child, the moments spent with Obaekseo after becoming the Disciplinary Committee president, and the random conversations with the other committee members.

Woo-jin simply wanted to live freely and happily.

And to achieve that, he would bring down Se-ah.

"What are you planning to do?"

"You said it’s called the Otherworld? I’ll find a way out and face Ise-ah again. There’s no way a 9th-tier being reincarnated me just to face an enemy I can't defeat alone."

"Oh? You’re willing to trust the true form without knowing its intentions?"

"It seems like you didn’t quite understand me."

"Hmm?"

Woo-jin looked back at Geumyang.

"Hwanggeumyang doesn’t only have you as a fragment, right?"

"...Hah. You’re a funny one."

Finally, Geumyang realized what Woo-jin was thinking.

"Are you planning to team up with Goliath?"

Goliath. The man known as the strongest in Neo Seoul.

And, like Woo-jin, someone blessed by Hwanggeumyang.

"Goliath said he’d watch to see who was on the right side for Neo Seoul. And now that Se-ah’s power has been fully revealed, there’s no way he’ll stay idle. He’ll come—no question about it. I don’t know if we’ll fight together, but it’s worth the gamble."

"..."

"So, call your friend—the one who gave Goliath his power—"

"Who are you calling a friend!?"

Geumyang slammed the table and stood up, fuming. She seethed with anger.

"There are levels to these fragments! I’m of a much higher level…!"

"Yeah, that fragment."

"Good grief! Well, fine. I get what you're thinking."

Crack!

Geumyang opened a crack in the air next to her.

"But who knows when that guy will actually—"

[It’s been a while.]

"Oh, my!"

Geumyang stumbled back in surprise.

Barely three seconds had passed before a 3-meter-tall goat-headed creature in a suit appeared through the crack.

He was another fragment of Hwanggeumyang and the one who had granted Goliath his power—the Golden Goat of Gravity.

"Why are you showing up like you were just waiting for a call!?" Geumyang exclaimed.

[With my brilliant intellect, I deduced that you’d call sooner or later, given the circumstances. You should be grateful.]

"Brilliant intellect? What’s your IQ, even? Over 100?"

[According to my last test, my IQ is 120. That’s much higher than most goats.]

The goat-headed creature boasted proudly.

Woo-jin was baffled—wasn’t 120 just a normal IQ for a human? He thought this in confusion.

"Why are you comparing yourself to goats…?"

[Because I am a goat. What’s your IQ? Does it even reach 100?]

"I, uh, I’ve never tested it, so… I don’t know…."

Geumyang fiddled with her fingers awkwardly.

"In any case, it’s absurd to use a human IQ test to measure my intelligence! It’s disgraceful to take pride in such numbers…!"

Geumyang fumed.

[Enough of that.]

"You started it!"

[Let me introduce myself.]

The goat-headed creature bowed slightly to Woo-jin.

[I am the Golden Goat of Gravity. Like the Golden Goat of Space here, I am a fragment of Hwanggeumyang.]

"Do I even need an introduction?"

The Golden Goat of Gravity shook his head.

[I already know you. There’s no need for long explanations.]

He stepped toward Woo-jin and extended his hand toward Woo-jin's chest, golden energy flowing from his hand.

Geumyang looked at him suspiciously, while Woo-jin felt no physical sensation, only confusion.

"What are you doing?"

Sssss.

Soon, the golden energy receded from the goat-headed creature’s hand.

He lowered his arm.

[It’s done. You’ll now return to where you came from.]

"What?"

[I used my blessing on you. My blessing is ‘Ultra Regeneration.’ It can only be used once in a lifetime.]

Woo-jin’s eyes widened.

He had just received Goliath’s one and only blessing.

Ssssss.

From his feet upward, Woo-jin’s body began to dissolve into golden dust. Woo-jin stared in shock.

"My body…?"

[Now that you’re in normal condition again, you can no longer stay here. This is not a place for living humans.]

Geumyang sat back down, resting her chin on her hand, clicking her tongue.

"How unpredictable…"

But she seemed relieved deep down.

"What about Goliath? His blessing…?"

[Since I used the blessing on you, my charge can no longer access it. It was his wish.]

Woo-jin stared at his dissolving hand. The sensation remained, but the hand itself had vanished.

"Looks like I owe him."

[You’re mistaken. This is all to fulfill my charge’s desire. In fact, Goliath had no intention of using Ultra Regeneration. He said that if he ever faced a life-threatening situation, he’d accept it as his fate.]

That sounded just like Goliath.

[Now, go.]

Woo-jin looked between the Golden Goat of Gravity and the Golden Goat of Space.

"Kid."

Geumyang, still resting her chin on her hand, gazed at Woo-jin and spoke calmly.

"Win. We’ll take care of the tree."

By now, only Woo-jin’s head remained.

Woo-jin nodded.

"Count on it."

Ssssss.

Woo-jin closed his eyes, and his body completely disappeared.

Only the fresh golden marigold petals swirled in the space where he had once stood.

The Golden Goat of Gravity turned to Geumyang.

[That tree is something Aktonom put a lot of effort into. Can you destroy it?]

"I don’t know… We’ll have to try. But at least we know my true form is paying attention to this matter."

[Don’t worry. With your IQ of 100 and my IQ of 120, we should be able to figure something out.]

Geumyang frowned.

"…Are you an idiot?"

[What’s wrong?]

"My IQ is not 100, and you can’t just add IQs together…. Never mind. Explaining it to you is a waste of time."

Geumyang snorted with laughter and stood up.

Crack!

A new crack opened amid the golden marigold field.

"Let’s get going. My charge is working hard, so we can’t slack off."

[Indeed.]

Together, Geumyang and the Golden Goat of Gravity stepped into the crack and vanished.

The Principal’s Office.

It was right after Woo-jin had collapsed while charging at Ise-ah.

The Principal stared blankly, watching Woo-jin’s sudden death.

At that moment, Se-ah’s phone buzzed. She checked the message and smiled before turning to the Principal.

"Principal, let’s leave for now. We’ve retrieved Ye-seo as well. She’s still breathing, so why don’t you come with us?"

"My daughter… I’m sorry for failing…"

"Oh, Principal, you’ve done so much for me. I’m only grateful."

"Thank you for saying so…."

Tears welled up in the Principal’s eyes.

Soon, the office door opened, and two members of Dohwa’s organization entered. One of them was Lee Jeong-mi, a member of the Student Council's audit department.

Jeong-mi brought a new wheelchair.

"Jeong-mi, please take care of this."

"Yes, as you command."

Jeong-mi and her colleague lifted the immobilized Principal into the new wheelchair and left the office.

Now, only Se-ah and Woo-jin’s fallen body remained in the Principal’s Office.

Se-ah approached Woo-jin and looked down at him with a sorrowful expression.

"Senior…, I told you not to look into my eyes. Once you make eye contact with me, you’re sent to a world you can never return from. Of course, you couldn’t have known."

Anyone who looked directly into Se-ah’s eyes when she unleashed her power would meet the same fate as Woo-jin.

Her ability was to transport anyone who made eye contact with her to Neo Seoul’s Otherworld.

Escaping from the creatures there was almost impossible, making it a one-way ticket to death.

"I’ll make you a grave, Senior…."

But then.

Se-ah’s eyes widened, and she immediately looked up.

A tremendous magical power was descending from the top of the Central Tower. Something unknown was falling fast.

And then.

Boom!!

A powerful gravity descended, crushing the upper levels of the Central Tower, causing it to collapse.

The ceiling crumbled, and Se-ah quickly leaped back, using her magic to deflect the falling debris.

Thud!!

In front of Woo-jin.

A towering man broke through the dust and landed in the Principal’s Office.

He grinned widely, flashing large, menacing teeth.

The debris that was falling on Woo-jin was suddenly compressed and scattered harmlessly, leaving Woo-jin untouched.

Se-ah glared at the man, recognizing him as a powerful adversary.

A low growl, like that of a beast, rumbled from the man’s chest.

He stood up, shaking off the dust.

Long blonde hair, bulging muscles.

A man standing 2.3 meters tall.

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The strongest in Neo Seoul and a monster who roamed the world freely.

"Now this… looks interesting! Hahahaha!"

Goliath.

He laughed heartily as he faced Se-ah.

"Goliath… I didn’t expect you to show up here…."

Se-ah, astonished, gestured toward the ceiling.

"How did you break through this? With the jammer in place, the flow of magic should be cut off, making it impossible to use magic to destroy…."

"Heh, I smashed it with my fists…!"

Goliath held up a massive fist wrapped in old bandages.

"Ah~. Of course. I should’ve known better than to judge you by common sense."

Se-ah smiled slyly, narrowing her eyes.

"But why are you here? Weren’t you just a bystander?"

"Don’t you dare try to define me with one word…!"

Goliath threatened her with his booming voice.

He stretched out his massive arms, flexing his muscles.

The crack in the sky that had lingered since Woo-jin’s death was now gone.

With the upper floors of the Central Tower collapsed, the moonlight poured down, illuminating Goliath in a beautiful glow.

"I’ve just been watching. Watching to see who’s even a little bit more right for this city…!"

"I see… That makes sense. You were always an unpredictable wild card."

Se-ah’s eyes gradually opened, revealing her eerie red pupils.

"So? It looks like you’ve made your decision."

She tilted her head and pointed at her face with both index fingers, wearing a playful smile.

"Are you really going to say I’m not the right one? Even though you don’t know what kind of world I plan to create?"

"You."

Goliath grinned and pointed a finger at Se-ah.

"Are a rotten piece of trash."

A crack appeared in Se-ah’s playful smile for a brief moment. She quickly regained her composure, returning to her sly grin.

"Well, I guess there’s no helping it. I’ve always found you to be soooo irritating… Shall we settle this here and now…? Huh?"

At that moment, something astonishing happened.

Woo-jin, lying on the ground, grabbed his Cheolryong-gon and began to rise.

His head hung low.

He stumbled briefly, weak from the strain, but soon regained his balance.

Woo-jin stood fully upright.

Se-ah’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"How…? Senior…?"

Woo-jin lifted his head.

His eyes, shadowed by the dim light, gleamed coldly with their familiar turquoise hue as he stared icily at Se-ah.