An Angel Lives in the Academy
Chapter 46: The Angel Walks Outside (6)

Episode 46

Drewmark looked at Leffrey and Sori for a moment, then muttered as if he were looking forward to what would happen next.

"The girl next to you looks like an angel too. Interesting. Hey, Kim, even a pathetic guy like you... has a knack for collecting toys."

"A-And I even deceived that stupid Central Academy student."

"I know, so shut up. It's time for us to have some fun."

Bow- Bow-

Kim Man-soo, who had somehow gotten up, kept bowing towards Drewmark.

Leffrey took a stance.

Drewmark the Reverser, one of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings, the weakest among the Heavenly Kings who first revealed themselves to the human world, but… still an overwhelmingly powerful being who had fought a three-on-one battle against Lusa, Hexi, and Klein.

'His Ultimate Skill, said to be one of the best in all dimensions, excluding the demon king.'

The odds of victory were incredibly slim. But…

"Sob, b-brother... Sob... Only an angel... Angel-nim, please."

"I love watching you cry. It's time to get to work. But before that... little boy. Surrender peacefully, and I'll spare your life. But if you resist, you can say goodbye to your limbs forever."

An overwhelming pressure bore down on him. Drewmark could easily cripple him. Seeing Leffrey frozen in place, Drewmark slowly approached Sori.

'I have no choice. I have to decide.'

There was no way for Leffrey to escape.

Then he would just choose the option with better odds.

[Angels become stronger when they do the right thing!]

Leffrey blocked Drewmark's path.

Angels become stronger when they do the right thing.

And to confront the overwhelming power of one of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings and protect countless innocent lives…

[Angels transcend their limits when they do truly righteous things!]

'I'll hold on no matter what until Soya completes her magic circle!'

Leffrey readies himself.

Both physically and mentally.

"Good. You won’t submit. How angelic of you."

Drewmark grinned widely.

His sharp teeth caught Leffrey's eye.

"It seems I'll be able to have some real fun after a long time."

Drewmark suddenly asked in a friendly manner,

"By the way... how does a little kid like you know my name?"

"Why, is it strange?"

"It is. Besides, you even know that I'm one of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings..."

Chuckle chuckle chuckle-

Drewmark let out a demonic laugh.

No, a human-like laugh.

"Little boy, it seems you're the favorite student of those damned professors. Hmm, I thought for sure Yumari or Hongwol would have taken that spot... I failed in my predictions."

Drewmark immediately turned serious.

"It seems I'll have to purge a few from the intelligence department."

He muttered those words.

"And I'll thoroughly break you and make you an example for the professors."

That overwhelming pressure bore down on him once more.

But Leffrey had already transcended his limits. So even though such intense pressure was crushing him, he could still mock Drewmark.

"Why are you so pathetic? Drewmark."

"...What did you say?"

"Always showing your teeth, threatening to break people, spouting empty words... aren't you ashamed, a Demon King's Four Heavenly King, to be acting like this just to scare children? No wonder you can't even touch the ends of an angel's feather."

"What. Are. You. Talking. About...?"

Why did Drewmark the Reverser enjoy tormenting angel-like children? Naturally, because he hated angels. Why did Drewmark hate angels?

Because he was utterly humiliated by them.

After being defeated by angels, he had done everything he could to survive, and there were rumors that he had even soiled himself out of fear.

'It wasn't a rumor, it was the truth.'

That was why Drewmark was taking revenge on angel-like children. By making them feel fear, by turning them into their most pathetic selves.

"No matter how much you torment children, it doesn't change the fact that you fled like a coward, crying in front of the angels. And you even wet your pants, didn't you?"

"You... You...!"

"Rumors say it smelled awful... hmm, does it still stink?"

Leffrey muttered, "It's disgusting," taking a step back as if to avoid the smell.

Seeing that, Drewmark...

Hahaha-

Drewmark laughed.

Naturally, it wasn't a laugh of joy.

It was a laugh of absurdity, of boiling rage.

"You pathetic child. Do you truly want to die so painfully?"

"Try it."

Another provocation.

Drewmark regained his composure and said,

"The only reason you, a lowly being, can provoke me like this… is because you're a superhuman who has awakened their status window. Ha… but it seems your professors haven't told you about this."

Drewmark took a stance.

Intense demonic energy gathered behind him.

And a golden aura enveloped his shoulders. It was proof that he had reached level 90, the highest realm of superhuman power.

"My Ultimate Skill… what kind of ability it has…"

A dark energy began to gather in his hand. And Drewmark rapidly formed hand seals.

"Ultimate Skill activation."

The hand seals became so fast that even Leffrey couldn't follow them with his eyes.

Then, after a few seconds…

His hand suddenly stopped.

The hand, like a handshake, was reaching out towards Leffrey.

"Grand Regression."

Unlike the grand name of 'Ultimate Skill', there was no raging storm or raining fire. Just Leffrey collapsing.

"A-Angel-nim..."

"Ha… ha... If you're going to run your mouth, you have to pay the price."

Drewmark, who had used his Ultimate Skill, seemed even more exhausted.

But Leffrey, who had collapsed, couldn't get up easily.

Grand Regression, an Ultimate Skill.

The only reason why Drewmark, who was weaker than other Heavenly Kings in terms of overall abilities, could firmly hold onto his position as a Heavenly King.

Considered one of the most powerful Ultimate Skills.

The true nature of that ability was...

"How does it feel? To return from a superhuman to an ordinary person? To have all the stats and skills you've built up disappear in an instant?"

It was the ability to revert the target of his Ultimate Skill to their pre-awakening state. The most important thing for superhumans was their status window and their stats, and to think that these stats could be erased in an instant… made Great Regression absolutely terrifying.

Moreover, to be reverted to an ordinary person...

In Leffrey's memories of the past future, there were even powerful individuals who betrayed humanity because they were afraid of Drewmark's Grand Regression.

Drewmark said with a wicked grin,

Along with the patheticness befitting a demon,

"Now you're nothing. Do you think those professors will still dote on you? Favor you? Now that you're back to being an ordinary person? Ridiculous. You've practically lost everything."

Drewmark continued to mock Leffrey.

"Your friends, your companions, they'll all abandon you. Of course, I'll thoroughly break you before that… but you can look forward to it. Your good days are over."

But Drewmark was making a mistake. Grand Regression literally meant reverting someone to their pre-awakening state.

But Leffrey was already an Awakener when he opened his eyes. That meant he had to be reverted to a past before he opened his eyes.

This is where a hypothesis arises.

First, it would revert him to the boy of his past life by following his soul. Or second…

It would revert him to his time as Leffriel, the angel, before he fell to Earth.

Which one would it be?

The answer was already there.

Think of the Reflection Flower incident.

How did the Great Mana judge it during the Reflection Flower incident? Did it believe that it should follow the soul? Or the body?

Whose side did the mana ultimately take?

That's right.

The answer is to follow the stronger being. That's why the boy's past was reflected, then completely replaced by Leffriel's memories.

Then in a situation like this...

Stir-

The boy got up.

And the boy's name…

Leffrey,

No, the judge of Earth, Leffriel, stood up.

Leffriel Lv.100

Race: The One Who Judges This World

HP: ????? MP: ?????

Strength: Unmeasurable

Agility: Unmeasurable

Magic: Unmeasurable

Esper Ability: Unmeasurable

Angelic Power: Unmeasurable

A platinum aura flowed from the boy's shoulders. This holy power, on a different level than the golden aura possessed by those in level 90s, made one realize something just by looking at it.

What kind of realization?

The realization that this being was invincible.

"...Impossible."

Drewmark, one of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings, muttered in fear. Seeing the demon army elites hesitating, he shouted,

"You fools! What are you waiting for? Go and eliminate him!"

The elites of the demon army, each capable of taking on Yumari and Hongwol. There were hundreds of them. A force powerful enough to conquer a small nation before lunch.

Leffriel used his Angelic Abilities.

[Martial Arts of the Archangel who Tramples Dragons Lv.20 Activated]

Two hundred and fifty out of hundreds died instantly.

Yet, Leffriel didn't even blink.

And towards the demon army elites fleeing in terror…

[Light of the Dominating Archangel that Illuminates the World Lv.20 Activated]

The remaining hundred were instantly burned and disappeared by the light.

"No, this… This is cheating. A skill unleashed with just a thought, imbued with holy fire? Holy fire only appears when drawing a holy sword!"

Leffriel slowly approached Drewmark. And with the Eyes of the Knowing Archangel that Pierces All Creation, he saw through Drewmark’s sins.

Countless children Drewmark had tortured and killed.

Countless civilizations he had destroyed.

Countless atrocities he had committed as a Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings.

Leffriel saw through everything.

"Damn it, damn it! Don't, don't look down on me!"

Drewmark formed hand seals.

Countless black spears appeared behind him. Each one dangerous even to the professors.

And Leffriel used Steps of the Ruling Archangel who Walks Through the Night.

From that moment on, Drewmark couldn't see the boy. Even though Leffriel was walking towards Drewmark… Drewmark just looked around, saying "What? What is this?" and...

"I'm the best detection specialist in the demon army! You can't hide from me!" he shouted, looking around.

But even though Leffriel was walking right in front of him, Drewmark couldn't see the boy.

And the moment Drewmark said, "Tsk, did he run away?"

[Martial Arts of the Archangel who Tramples Dragons Lv.20 Activated]

Leffriel's strike sent Drewmark's left arm flying. With this, Drewmark could no longer form hand seals. His ability was completely sealed with a single attack.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!"

And the pain was a bonus.

Leffriel looked around. People trembling in fear, trapped in prison cells. With his Angelic Ability, he saw through them, realizing that their families, deceived by the cult, had sent them here believing it was a healing facility.

Signs of corruption detected.

"A-A real angel."

"We are your believers. Please have mercy..."

Leffriel turned around. The executives of the cult, trembling and praying. These executives had been revealed to be filling their own pockets by deceiving people with false faith and ruining their families.

Signs of corruption detected.

And Leffriel looked at leader Kim Man-soo.

Kim Man-soo had gathered beautiful boys and girls, dressed them like angels… and offered those children to Drewmark.

And the children who were offered…

All…

Leffriel looked at the world with cold eyes.

And for the first time, he spoke.

"Ultimate Skill activation."

Leffriel opened his hand and...

Uttered a single word.

"...Keter."