I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy

Chapter 152: The Demon

I stepped outside to experiment with the new talents I had acquired.

Of course, this didn’t mean I planned to seduce women or use room magic.

Spirit Sovereign (S+) and Flame Demon (S-).

The Flame Demon granted power related to flames.

And the Spirit Sovereign bestowed spiritual abilities, including summoning a newly hatched shadow soldier from solitude.

However, I couldn’t just experiment with my powers anywhere.

Even though I was only halfway there, using my full powers would surely result in a tremendous backlash.

Especially since the Flame Demon (S-) was an incomplete talent, yet still related to flames.

Flame Demon (S-)

Maximization of flame control.

: Extreme precision in flame control.

: Increase in magical power (compensates for the lack of magical power in the Conceptual Stat Energy of Defying Heaven).

: Additional enhancement to all flame attacks.

: Increased flame resistance.

Though brief, this alone had significantly enhanced the flame abilities of the Black Flame Martial Spirit. Or more accurately, because it was combined with the Spirit Sovereign (S+).

That’s why it was risky to use it in the training room.

While I was confident in my control due to the Energy of Defying Heaven, I came outside to avoid any unforeseen incidents.

Finding a suitable place was essential.

Korea, being densely populated relative to its geography, has many strong heroes, dungeons, and monsters due to the flow of spiritual veins.

“Should I start looking?”

If even the dungeons and Mines proved challenging, there was one solution.

Towers.

The best option was the Tower of Trials.

Although the Tower of Trials offered excellent one-time rewards, it required at least a hundred participants. This requirement had contributed to making Korea Hero Schools the best, but it was not ideal for my current situation.

“There are three towers in Korea.”

Two of them were the Tower of Trials and the Tower of Dreams. The last one was…

“Hmm, maybe it’s already okay to go.”

I hesitated briefly, but now was the right time.

The Tower of Demons.

It seemed fine to start heading there now.

I headed down an alleyway.

Reducing the number of Mines along the way… that’s not it. It’s because I had been sensing various presences all along.

“Are you coming out now?”

“You’ve noticed, haven’t you?”

Two figures appeared some distance in front of me.

A woman dressed in a black dress as dark as the night sky and a man appearing to be in his mid-fifties, wearing traditional Chinese attire with flames embroidered on it.

The Witch maiden.

And the man was a senior elder of the Heaven Society. I tilted my head. Could those two really be together?

“You two are…?”

“Nice to meet you for the first time. I am a senior elder from a place called the Heaven Society.”

The senior elder greeted me with a bow. The Witch Maiden greeted me simply by lifting the hem of her dress and gracefully bowing.

“It’s been a long time, Heavenly Demon of this era.”

The Witch Maiden greeted me with a smile in her eyes.

“Girl… what are you saying to the Heavenly Demon?”

“I respect the Heavenly Demon, but I am also his benefactor. I risked my life when the Brigade of Eternal Heaven was being annihilated. Perhaps that makes us close?”

The senior elder spoke with a voice filled with anger, but the Witch Maiden responded calmly. No, the corners of her mouth were raised; it seemed she enjoyed the senior elder’s anger.

“But what’s your purpose?”

“I want to join your ranks.”

“Same here. Your shade seems more comfortable than where I was originally.”

With that, the Witch Maiden took something out of her bosom.

What she brought out was a box. Though it was called a box, it was evident that it contained various magical mechanisms and scientific items.

“What’s that?”

“It’s what you asked the Electronic Witch to get for you. Isn’t this enough?”

Detected by the Conceptual Stat Energy of Defying Heaven, it was truly an artifact of the real Heavenly Demon.

‘I didn’t expect her to actually bring it.’

Before going to China, I had asked the Electronic Witch to do a few things, one of which was to gather the Heavenly Demon’s artifacts from the succubus Ha Seong-hwi and the Witch Maiden who escaped from the Tower of Dreams—she really did it.

‘Well, at that time, the Phoenix was wreaking such havoc.’

The Phoenix, known as a divine beast, had been causing chaos all over China, making it relatively easy to gather artifacts that were scattered outside.

Still, obtaining them was impressive.

“Hmm…”

I crossed my arms and thought.

I must definitely include the Witch Maiden and the senior elder under my command.

The Witch Maiden was so powerful that even now, I could not guarantee victory against her, and the senior elder was someone I might lose to.

However, the fact that they were nearly villains was a concern. Being a villain didn’t mean they must be killed on sight, but they were still villains. There were sins they had committed that could be forgiven and others that could not.

‘The Witch Maiden is somewhat okay, but the senior elder…’

The senior elder was one of the respectable figures in the Heaven Society.

If I had to choose someone from the Heaven Society, it would be the senior elder.

He was someone who had trained his martial prowess to be helpful to his deity.

However, the Heaven Society was the issue.

Depending on how much the lesser bishop had run amok, the senior elder’s sins would weigh heavier. The senior elder diligently trained his martial arts, but the lesser bishop might become a deity. If the lesser bishop asked, he might have had no choice but to run amok.

“And what about Ha Seong-hwi?”

“Ah, that succubus woman is hiding. She finds it distasteful that her idol is a man.”

“…”

It reminded me of when Black Heaven had descended.

Ha Seong-hwi had looked at Black Heaven with admiring eyes.

‘Maybe I need to pretend to be possessed by Black Heaven to recruit Ha Seong-hwi.’

-Master, leave that to me. If you practice with me for a day, I’ll seduce her for you… heh heh…

Black Heaven chuckled in a way that seemed uncharacteristic for an elder. Given that she was actually many times older, it was a fitting manner of speech.

-Master?

I ignored the flustered Black Heaven and looked at them.

“If you want to join my ranks, you’ll need to create a separate guild.”

“You mean you’ll have us do the dirty work.”

“Don’t worry. I’m quite capable.”

The Witch Maiden laughed softly, and the senior elder grew angry.

“According to the will of the Heavenly Demon, we also have fifty elite masters from the Heaven Society with us. There are ten grandmasters and forty masters under them.”

“Really? That’s impressive.”

I was genuinely surprised. They had brought only high-level individuals, which was impressive given that I usually only fight strong opponents; their level was truly acceptable for my subordinates.

‘A master’s rank is something I can cover.’

It may not seem like much, but the merit of having subordinates was that they could do things I could not. The quality of subordinates was important—it allowed for significant advantages. I could even ask them to escort guild members’ families or use them to protect the guild.

“Accept them.”

“Then we need to decide on a guild name.”

I thought briefly about the guild name.

A name that had come in second place due to all the bizarre guild names.

“Amcheon.”

“That sounds good.”

The Witch Maiden nodded with a smile.

I sent off the Witch Maiden and the senior elder. I told them I would contact them separately and asked them to set up the guild.

It was to control them through the Electronic Witch. I moved through a warp gate towards the location of the Tower of Demons.

The Tower of Demons was located in Haenam.

It’s a rural backwater, famous for being a land’s end village, where locals were said to have never ridden a train. However, with the appearance of the tower, heroes began to emerge, transforming it into a reasonably established city.

‘I remember the sweet potatoes from Haenam were tasty.’

Unfortunately, as development progressed, much of the farmland disappeared.

I soon arrived at the Tower of Demons.

Beneath the towering structure that seemed to pierce the sky, there were many people.

Most of them were of high rank, with at least ten being grandmasters, and most possessed divine power.

They were members of the White Divine Hall.

The Tower of Demons literally spewed out demons.

Alien forces conferred immense regenerative powers and strength, resulting in beings who were all instinct—different from Mines or beasts—these were demons.

These beings inhabited a realm called Makye and were subordinates to the 72 Great Demons.

Each of the Great Demons started at a grandmaster rank and was also immortal.

‘Even if they die, they resurrect in Makye.’

So, for them, most things were mere amusement.

The Tower of Demons was a trophy from an invasion of Makye. Having roamed through dimensions for amusement, they were now trapped here, unable to escape, being hunted by humans.

“Welcome.”

As I approached the tower, a guide greeted me with a smile.

It’s a dangerous area, so the guide also possessed considerable strength.

“This is the Tower of Demons. The difficulty level is A-grade, and heroes might die needlessly, so there is a screening process from the start.”

“Do you think this recommendation letter will suffice?”

I presented a recommendation letter I had received from the principal earlier.

“…Confirmed. Since it’s a recommendation from the Emperor, you may enter. Would you like a briefing on the Tower of Demons?”

“No, I’ve done my research.”

From the 1st to the 72nd floor.

All were etched in my mind.

“Is he entering the Tower of Demons alone?”

“Pfft, he’s going to tackle such a tough tower alone without any clergy? And he’s only wearing a shabby hoodie?”

“He must be ashamed. With the hood pulled low like that, he looks like a newbie who heard some rumors and came to have a taste.”

Someone tried to take a photo, so I raised my hand and said,

“No photos, please.”

I said my piece and then headed deeper into the tower.