An Angel Lives in the Academy
Chapter 17: The Angel Prepares (3)

"What is this?"

"...It's a cathedral, as you can see."

Lusa picked up her dropped cigarette.

"Right, that stone you brought... it's called Corestone, isn't it? I've seen it in the treasure vault before. No one wanted it because it's a consumable and its ability is pathetic, only recognizing and usable up to huge buildings, not on cities..."

But this building was different.

Although the building was small, the power flowing within it was unlike anything Lusa had ever seen. If they had known such a building existed, the professors would have been the first to use the Corestone to restore it.

'Did he really think of bringing the Corestone as soon as he saw these ruins? And he recognized the Corestone's ability right away? Just how quick is his situational judgment...?'

A chill ran down her spine. And when she thought about how fortunate this was, she shivered again.

'This is our fault. We received intelligence that the demon army was targeting the Corestone... but at the professors' meeting, everyone except Rebecca scoffed at the demon army. We were just about to approve a plan to let them take the Corestone and then catch the ones behind it.'

'This building... it has immense value. The demon army wanted to prevent this from happening. This kid, no, Leffrey, for us...'

Lusa looked at the boy.

He seemed to be shrinking back, wondering if he had done something wrong. Lusa couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

'This child... gave up his legendary-grade artifact for us. If only the professors had realized the value of this ruin sooner... this is our fault.'

Of course, this was Lusa's misunderstanding.

Leffrey was simply blinded by the dream of owning his own home and the benefits hidden within the cathedral. He barely had such selfless thoughts.

'Since I've become the owner of this building, I'll surely be able to acquire skills for managing the building. And all the holy relics hidden in the basement of this cathedral...'

The boy with a genuine smile, imagined all the benefits he would gain. 'Real estate...! Real estate owner...! Landlord...!'

Seeing that, someone standing far away felt a sense of awe. The woman, dressed in a dark, otherworldly nun's habit, although most of her body is covered by dark fabric, it still revealed enough to prove that she was quite beautiful.

'That smile... why is he smiling? He just threw away the opportunity to get a legendary-grade artifact... doesn't he feel regretful? He could have lived comfortably for generations just by selling that.'

Her name was Rebecca, the divine power professor at the Central Academy.

Rebecca misunderstood the boy's expression.

And felt pity for him.

'To be so happy just because a cathedral that can protect people has appeared... even though there's no benefit to him...'

However, she couldn’t help but feel the warmth spreading in the corner of her heart. Rebecca felt warmth where of her own heart is for the first time in a long time.

Lusa patted Leffrey and said,

"Phew- alright, I'll bring this up at the professors' meeting."

She intended to explain in detail at the meeting that Leffrey had given up his rights and restored the cathedral without asking for anything in return. Of course, Leffrey didn't know about this.

"Yes. I understand."

"And hmm, what are you going to name the club?"

The club name. It was a topic he had never considered before. A ghost story club since the cathedral suddenly appeared like a ghost story...? For some reason, that name seemed too dangerous.

But it also felt a bit... off to go in a religious direction just because it was a cathedral? Why? Because, in truth, Leffrey didn't have any faith. It might seem strange for an angel to be an atheist, but it was okay in Korea where there was freedom of religion.

"I'll think about it a bit."

"How about a fighting club?"

"...I'll think about it."

"A martial arts club?"

Lusa's eyes suddenly sparkled. Leffrey smiled and said,

"Rejected."

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The Central Superhuman Academy. The most important educational institution in the human world, responsible for nurturing true heroes, and a union established through the collaboration of powerful figures from both the other world and the human world to defeat the demon king.

Naturally, for such an incredible place, the students here were given tremendous benefits. Of course, the most important privilege for Leffrey was…

'With this card alone, I can get an annual limit of 200 million won interest-free...?'

Leffrey, who was touching his student ID card with impure intentions... That's right. Students at the Central Academy were paid to attend school. And they could also get quite a lot of loans.

Of course, for awakeners who could enter this school, earning this much money while attending school is easy...

But for Leffrey, the greedy angel, the more money, the better.

Moreover, 90% of superhuman(awakener)-related organizations were obligated to cooperate with Central Academy students, and they could use all related facilities for free.

The dungeons, training grounds, and even treatment facilities they managed. However, that wasn't important to Leffrey.

'Wow, I can use the resort run by the Superhuman Welfare Group for free? And meals are free too?'

The resorts and hotels run by the Superhuman Welfare Group were known to be the best facilities in the world. In the first place, ordinary facilities couldn't compete because ordinary hotels could only offer views of Earth's landscapes, while the hotels run by the group were built in places with unbelievable scenic views of the other world.

By the same logic, the food couldn't be beat either.

But of course, it was also just as expensive.

But to think it was free…

'Ugh...! Goodbye to a shabby life.'

Anyway, numerous benefits were given to students of the Central Academy. There was a reason why so many people wanted to enter this academy.

Yumari looked at Leffrey, who was grinning from ear to ear, and thought, 'Can a person really be that happy?'

All you could do with that student ID card was receive a small amount of pocket money and borrow a meaningless amount of money, and use facilities that were far inferior to her family's villas for free... of course, there were various other minor benefits besides that…

They were truly meaningless benefits.

In fact, quite a few students from wealthy families thought this way. After all, it was impossible for minors to be strong enough to enter this academy without full support from their families and guilds.

'Look at him, so happy just with a student ID card. If he's so happy, why did he give up the top spot to me? And why does he keep...'

Questions. Questions. They keep piling up.

Yumari, unaware of the power of Angelic Power, could only keep accumulating questions.

And look.

The moment he saw her, the gentle boy who was happy with that useless student ID card frowned as if he were hurt.

'Why is he like this? Looking at that expression on his face makes my chest hurt.'

Thinking that she needed to get checked out later, Yumari stood up. It was time for her to give her speech as the top scorer on the podium.

'Why did he save me, even though he hates me so much?'

She should be happy about getting the top spot that she had so desperately desired, but seeing the boy's frown didn't make her happy at all. Yumari bit her lip.

'I have to forget it. If I keep going like this...'

But human emotions weren't switches.

They couldn't be turned on and off at will.

'If I keep going like this... my dragon instincts...'

...Yumari's heart felt the same way.

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Leffrey decided not to enter the dormitory. Why? Because numerous incidents and accidents would happen in the dormitory in the future. There might even be life-threatening situations. Such a rough place didn't suit Leffrey, who sought a quiet and comfortable life.

So where would he sleep?

Naturally, the only option was the cathedral.

"Ta-da-da-daan~"

Humming the background music from Love House, Leffrey opened the door to the cathedral. (Genuinely don’t know what song ‘Love House’ is…)

It wasn't that big, but it was cozy. Even though there was no furniture, he could just buy it all... he thought carelessly.

'With the money I received as repayment for favors, I could... furnish it all with new stuff. There's no more poor Leffrey!'

Leffrey had a lot of money now.

Especially since Jack of the White family had sent him an amount of money that went far beyond repaying a favor, surprising Leffrey.

And now…

"As the owner of this building, I command. I, Leffrey, am the administrator of this building."

[You have become the administrator of the Last Cathedral!]

[Skills necessary for an administrator are being unlocked.]

[Cooking Lv.1 Cleaning Lv.1 Repair Lv.1 Crafting Lv.1]

Skills that could be obtained as the administrator of the building.

This was the second reason for why he had to get this building.

'Even though they're looked down upon as life skills, you still needed skill books or achievement completion to acquire them. But to think I got 4 skills just by being appointed as the manager.'

Even in the future, it was hard to find superhumans who had more than four life skills. The few who had three had acquired them by becoming managers of other buildings.

'Most superhumans disregarded life skills like this. Actually, if you raise life skills like cooking or cleaning to Lv.10 or higher... there's a synergy effect that raises other combat skills.'

Moreover, that synergy effect was maximized the higher the level of the life skill. That's why the superhumans who survived until the very end were all masters of at least one life skill.

'Besides, being good at things like cooking or cleaning isn't a bad thing, right? And Crafting. As far as I know, this is a really awesome skill.'

Crafting. It was the highest-ranking crafting skill that encompassed various skills such as carpentry, blacksmithing, and leather working. As far as Leffrey knew, there was only one person who had acquired it…

'Craftsman Lee Hyun, I guess he's also attending the academy now.'

As expected, this cathedral was the most important facility.

To think it was giving away such valuable skills…

He could somewhat understand why the humans of his past life had put so much effort into restoring this cathedral.

"Then let's start with a bed first."

The boy was about to order a bed and various other furniture on his phone. The world was so convenient these days that furniture could be easily... wait.

'That's the biggest inconvenience of the Central Academy.'

'Haha, so even the Central Academy, which boasts the best facilities in the world, has some inconveniences.'

'No, it's not just some. Bringing in outside items is strictly prohibited at the Central Academy. Of course, deliveries are also not allowed. Only small items can be brought in after inspection by a magic staff.'

'Why do they do that?'

Leffrey muttered.

"Because the Central Academy has many enemies. To prevent the demon army and thieves, large items are completely prohibited from being brought in. And deliveries are absolutely impossible."

Leffrey cautiously typed 'Central Academy furniture store' into the search bar. As expected, no stores came up.

What kind of idiot would leave the top-notch facilities of the dormitory and buy new furniture? There had never been such a fool until now.

No, was there now?

A fool who would give up the world's best dormitory and choose a dusty cathedral?

Leffrey looked at the cathedral. Beneath the stained-glass windows was a cold marble floor, and there was nothing else. As evening approached, it even felt a bit chilly. Moreover, since there was no electricity, it was extremely dark.

"Wait, wasn't it supposed to be... goodbye to a shabby life...?"

Leffrey only now realized that he was in a difficult situation.