47 – 1. Academy (47)

#47

“Here you are. Customer”

The waiter bowed his head and left after serving dessert and drinks in front of Se-Rin Lee. I sighed when I confirmed that the door to the room was closed.

Obviously, he was a stranger until the food was served, but in the blink of an eye, he changed into a familiar person. Considering the narrowness of my personal relationships, it is 100% no different than being an employee of that woman.

I sighed to listen, but as if I hadn’t heard, Serene began to enjoy the dessert. I took out the [Lost and Found] From her pocket and checked the information, as if telling me to do as well.

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[Name: Heaven’s Lost Property] [Type: Amulet] [Rating: Rare]

[Description: A token that can be found in the mysterious ruins in the sky. The inside of the jewel has a mysterious function of displaying a sentence in response to magical power, and has a characteristic that it sparkles blue when it receives moonlight, so its artistic value is very outstanding.]

[Increases Luck by 5 when worn.]

[Intellect increases by 2 when possessed.]

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Not bad.

You might think it’s not much for a rare equipment, but it’s an amulet that can be effective just by wearing it, so even if you don’t wear it, you can get the effect of increasing your intelligence ability.

As a test, I handed it to Hive hiding in the shadows and checked the status window. It’s small, but it’s better than nothing that raises stats like this.

“…So why did you take me out of the academy today?”

At those words, he looked at me with a smirk, scooped up the dessert with a spoon, and placed it in front of my mouth. In the same appearance as last time, he made a sullen look at Se-Rin, but the other side was silent, only deepening her smile.

While getting irritated, I snatched the dessert in front of me with a spoon and ate it.

I was going to break it down as it really is, not just words, so that it wouldn’t do anything stupid, but it didn’t break even if I chewed it carefully with magic power.

“hehehe, you messed around so desperately, it seems like it suits your taste better than I thought?”

I had to take the spoon out of my mouth because I couldn’t even beat myself to the mockery that seemed to enjoy my cute outburst while watching me like that. A f*cking sound came out of my mouth, but I chewed and swallowed it. I have to admit one thing that really irritates people.

Because most of my sarcasm is what I learned from that woman.

You speak so well that you can make people annoyed with how different the way they speak, just changing the ending or slightly changing the intonation can make you feel so dirty.

In other words, that woman knows that and yet deliberately talks like that. As if it doesn’t matter which way I accept it in my brain.

‘That’s annoying’

I was so angry that even though I was openly swearing and annoyed, the woman could only see the little puppy yelping below me for a long time. Damn world.

“…Stop talking and answer quickly.”

I deliberately chose an amusement park far away from the academy, and since that failed, I introduced a dungeon completely disconnected from the outside world. Furthermore, he is now renting a private room that is blocked in all directions, and is blatantly drawing attention away from the academy.

Above all, the information from the shadow crow of the hive coming from the outside was cut off at some point. That said, it’s fair to say that something is happening at the academy.

In fact, hints were given from the beginning.

‘What you said to me this morning.’

When I was in the dormitory right away without having to go far, Se-rin Lee told me. ‘She’d rather be hooked up to a star-favorite,’ she says. At first, I thought it was simply a story about a family where Ban Tae-woong might annoy me, but now that I think about it, it means something different.

I’m giving hints like this, but people who don’t know are idiots. I turned to a cold sneer as if mocking.

“Do you think I will thank you for doing this? If it’s not like that, I’m afraid I’m going to die because of the bastard who is in the dark or what?”

She put her hand on her chin as if she really liked my tickling and annoyance.

With a deeper smile on top of that, I started savoring the dessert while rolling my mouth openly using the spoon I had carefully chewed.

I was dumbfounded because it looked like he was looking at a complaining child with the eyes of a benevolent adult.

I heard that when people get too angry, their emotions cool down, but that’s how I look now. My head, which had been heated by the woman’s actions, cooled down.

Tak

Perhaps noticing that my expression had turned cold, Serene placed her spoon on her plate and cupped her hands to support her chin.

“Doctor, you followed me because I thought you would get caught up in something troublesome. I like it because I take care of my selfishness, and I like the doctor because it’s less annoying. I thought it was a win-win deal for each other…”

Isn’t it?

It’s a clever way of speaking to get my consent, but I won’t be fooled. No, the correct answer is that it is unbelievable, at least as long as the twisted emotion of pleasure in her eyes is shining.

“You have to speak clearly. What you want is the ‘more fun’ side, right?”

As if my words were correct, Lee Se-rin blinked once and her golden eyes began to fill with light. Perhaps it was because it was a slightly dark room, her eyes, which sparkled more clearly, curved beautifully, and her face began to smile accordingly.

“Ahahahaha, I am a doctor as expected. Is this why I love the Doctor?”

“Bullsh*t”

I should erase the dark heart that is filling my eyes and say that. Above all, if that was love, all human relationships in this world would have collapsed in the first place.

“Do you know any interesting facts? The person the Doctor considers to be black, and the person the Doctor thinks is less. It would be more accurate to say that he was smart, but he got dumb.”

“…What?”

I felt a sense of déjà vu from the way she spoke as if she knew all about the identity of the dark side. Not as big as I thought? On what basis are you confident?

“The reason why I wanted to become a doctor is simple. Is it because you want to get closer to the child who is favored by the stars through the incident? Are you really that stupid? I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up precious in the underworld or because of my first love, but it’s probably both, right? Ahahahaha”

No, more than that, has she ever been so fast-talking and aggressively shooting others down?

From her point of view, it is true that quite a few creatures are inferior, but this was the first time she had openly expressed such feelings to me.

Did the dark do something she didn’t like? If not, it’s rare to see such hostility.

When was the last time she got really angry?

Was it time to torture a man under the guise of education to a man who said he hated NTR and had a loving family? I thought about it, but I couldn’t come up with anything other than that.

“As a woman, I can understand why you feel special about the love you felt for the first time, but it shouldn’t turn into a nuisance towards others. Yes, it is a feeling to cherish.”

She left it and felt her head start to hurt. Is she aware of my condition or is she ignoring it? Serin is like a rapid-fire gun, she just spits out what she wants to say.

“No matter how much you love someone around you, you have to be tolerant even if there are people who get entangled like worms. In other words, doesn’t that mean that person is that attractive? She moves to exclude that she is a little intrusive, and if she can’t control her emotions and wields them recklessly, that’s just violence! There is no such thing as profanity! Doesn’t the Doctor think so too?!”

“…Wait. Let’s clear things up for a while.”

I suddenly became a preacher of love, and I restrained Serene Lee, who started preaching about her love in a place where she was discussing her dark side, and organized the messy information in her head.

So, to put it all together, the person I thought was black was a woman who fell in love with Ban Tae-woong at first sight.

At the same time, he tried to get attached to Ban Tae-woong by pretending to solve the case while moving in order to be the first to exclude me, who seemed the most easy-going among the annoying people clinging to his side…Is this it?

Even if you find the culprit of the case, you won’t be able to get away with it because you’ve already cut off the tail.

No, rather, he can actively drive his tail as the culprit and give Ban Tae-woong the impression that he is an ally, so it’s good if he can exclude me, or not.

I gave the organized information to Lee Se-rin to make sure my thoughts were correct, and she nodded her head and conveyed her agreement.

“Yes, to be honest, since I was so blind, I couldn’t afford to turn my eyes to the other side, so I was able to catch it easily. If it wasn’t for the child who was favored by the stars, it would have taken 10 more days… No, since it happened because of that child in the first place, things have become more complicated, so I cancel my thanks as expected.”

I felt a sense of difference when I saw him playing drums and drums by himself. It’s fun as usual. It’s because a person who seems to be laughing and laughing gets angry, and there is a dissonance in cognition.

“Is that so annoying…?”

It felt like I was watching from the side as a bipedal tuna leaped out of the sea, hit the fisherman with a stick, broke his fishing rod, and then served himself as sashimi, telling me to eat myself.

What bullsh*t is that? I’m not sure either. So that’s bullsh*t.

Se-Rin Lee’s expression became dark, as if she didn’t like it very much, as if my thoughts were clearly reflected in her expression.

“…Ha, do you know that the Doctor is so aloof when it comes to his business that it annoys everyone watching? Is it plural? If you’re saying that I’ve been teasing you a little, I’ll tell you that it worked very well. sh*t”

“No, there is no other person who values himself as much as I do…”

“Anyone like that just heard that and asked, ‘Is that something that bothers me…?’? Excuse me, did you hurt your head?”

I felt like I was speechless for the first time in a long time at Se-Rin Lee’s blunt reply that cut off my words.

I’m talking from your point of view. Who’s going to defend a guy who’s trying to immerse himself? I felt really strange because I was being treated like a madman by the person who planted that perception in me.

Is this my fault…?

I wanted to say something, but I was so frustrated that I couldn’t speak. It feels like a sweet potato that has been fermented for dozens of days has been forcibly beaten. I gulped and swallowed my saliva in my dry, stuffy mouth.

“After all, since you are a doctor, even if you know the identity of the black magic, you can catch it and use it at any time, but you are planning to postpone the treatment until later. Rather, you say it’s good, pile it up again, and touch the thing that’s about to explode, and you’re going to burst it yourself? It’s annoying not knowing when your body will explode regardless of whether it gets dirty or not, so let’s get rid of it, with the same feeling. Yes? Am I wrong?”

…That was the correct answer.

To be honest, it was a little bothersome that the dark side was trembling and spreading rumors that were not good for my reputation. In fact, there was a case where Hong Soo-ah took a bite of the rice cake, but in that case, it was nothing more than that she suddenly rushed on her own.

In other words, if only variables like Hong Soo-ah were drawn on the appropriate line, I felt comfortable because no one approached me because of the bad reviews.

There is nothing good about relationships with people. So I deliberately put my impression on him, but maybe because of work the other day, secretly, opinions like ‘Isn’t he actually a good guy?’ Started to come out.

It’s like a guy who was originally thought to be bad, but when he does something good, his eyes are focused on what’s behind rather than what’s before. If that happens, one or two people might come into contact with me with lukewarm expectations.

In order to prevent such a troublesome thing from happening, I shook that sh*t from the first day, but now I wonder if I will change. Isn’t it natural to jump on the bandwagon saying that thanks to you, it went well?

“About this, I sympathize with the star-favored child. How did you get your nose pierced by a person like this… Ugh”

If I replied that I was not in a position to tell others here, it was obvious that arrows would fly at me again, saying that I was doing that even though I knew it. I’m deliberately ignoring it, and I’m by no means a careless person.

…But why should I listen to this? After all, I’m clinging to things while meddling with things I can do on my own.

If someone doesn’t hold a sword and doesn’t do voyeurism, they’re not threatening you, but they’re saying that it’s fun, saying they like it, and inserting Gensei into it and saying sh*t. Even if I told him to go away, he kept coming back to me.

No, this is not it. You’re off topic now. It’s dark and sleeping, but that’s not what’s important.

“What is going on at the academy?”

“…Do you know that the Doctor is a Goldberg Device?”

Goldberg devices.

I know the most appropriate way to express a chain reaction. A device in which one start is prepared and then one after another is operated. The simplest but representative example is a domino.

“What is that?”

“That is exactly what is happening at the academy right now. Things that have piled up are bursting in a chain of their own accord because of the sudden rash of a girl blinded by love.”

“…More”

Lee Se-rin, who giggled while recreating the popping popping sound effect with magical power, spread her three fingers.

“One, a large-scale smuggling case recently broke out in a port on the Busan side. In order to cut off the clues, even though large-scale terrorism in which part of the port was turned into a sea of fire occurred in succession, strangely, no related articles appeared on the news. From there, we started investigating.”

One flawless white finger was folded.

“Two, corrupt prosecutors. During my investigation, I found that the information was incorrect. I don’t know if someone in the middle stole it, but they changed the information quite elaborately. I was able to find out that behind this, a place called [Purple Black Society] In Japan was taking back money.”

“…Is that a smuggling ring?”

“Yes, that’s right. To be precise, it is an offshoot that belongs to the organization that led the smuggling. As you can see, it was a guild for money laundering. Unfortunately, the person concerned has already gone abroad and has not been able to catch it, but seeing that Japan is proudly included in the stopover, wouldn’t it be like a spy planted with the intention to do so from the beginning? That was just two days ago.”

Two days ago, on the third day of the academy, there was nothing special.

The entrance ceremony was held on Sunday, and the accident occurred on the first day of the next day, Monday, and the schedule was delayed the next day due to investigations and other things. It passed quietly until the 3rd day, and on the 4th day, a large-scale barrier jacking incident occurred.

Are you saying that he broke things off and deliberately focused his attention on the academy and then ran away? The second finger folded confirming my understanding.

“The last three, of course, you did an investigation to catch the fugitive, but you can’t see it, so you’re going to stab the back alley where the light doesn’t come in, right? In the process, the businesses of the underworld tycoons suffered a major blow to the extent that several businesses had to close.”

Did you say that the girl who fell in love with Ban Tae-woong grew up in the dark? It was almost like a blueprint was drawn.

“From the beginning, I was walking a tightrope on the line between legal and illegal, but since I was implicated in this case and suffered enormous damage, it is natural that I cannot make up for the damage with the methods I have been dealing with so far. While I was under quite a bit of stress because of that, I came across a case where I could relieve it and get money at the same time.”

Just

As she flicked her fingers, her magic waved in the air and began to display the holograms of her device. On the screen was a beautiful girl with black hair and purple eyes.

It has sharp eyes that are close to ferocious, but perhaps because of the off-white color, it felt sharp rather than scary. To put it likewise, it was like a raw, unpolished blade.

A girl with that kind of impression, it is only natural to get cut or stabbed if touched.

“Pseudonym Julia Rose. Her real name is Cheonmi. She is said to be a master of [Sumuk], A well-known organization in the underworld, the second daughter of Cheon Muk-hwa, and a great resourceful person who is regarded as the person who will lead her next [Sumuk]. She is someone with enough charisma and skills that she is already forming her own clique inside the organization.”

“This woman provided that number? By using her own faction?”

“To be exact, it was the faction that kept the ceiling beauty in check. Wouldn’t a man who would become the head of an underworld who wouldn’t be strange if he died at any time had only one child? She is considered the next master of ink painting, but in the end she is nothing more than a candidate.”

As the screen moved to the side, a number of information about Cheon Muk-hwa’s children, presumably Cheon Muk-mi’s siblings, siblings, and brothers, came to mind.

“The mastermind behind this academy incident is Cheon Mi and her half-sister, Cheon Orchid. Growing up, she was always compared to Beauty Ceiling. Even though she was born later than herself, it must have been because of her outstanding beauty.”

A funny story. However, being hung up on the power is a more common story than you might think. As long as you are the head of an organization, it is only natural that you want to hand over your position to a superior person rather than a person who is weeded out.

“As she began to establish herself within her organization without being caught, she suddenly started exhibiting strange behavior. She’s been there ever since she went through the academy’s entrance exam. Thousand Orchids dug in and she finally got her tail and got it done today. I don’t know who it is, but since she made that mess at the academy, she must have intended to kill a thousand roses by faking what it did.”

Did the story begin to twist from there? I patted her throbbing head. The entrance exam I skipped by parachute because it was annoying. That’s where things happened.

I could roughly see the overall flow of the story. At first I understood now that she had asked me about the Goldberg device. Things that had nothing to do with me were intertwined and added to the result. What on earth should I do? First love turns into an assassination request under the guise of terrorism?

Should we see this as the butterfly effect?

“…That sounds like sh*t.”

“Yes, thanks to you, the academy must be having a hard time dealing with the curses and undead spread by the [Dark Magic Tower] Black magician hired by Nancho Cheon.”

“No, that is not the problem”

There is another reason why that woman gave me the information thus far.

“Post-processing. You brought me here on purpose because the aftermath of this sounds interesting. To give only the necessary information and to see how post-processing will be done.”

“Ding~Dong~Dang!”

She started to clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clapped letters made of magical powers spread around her, drawing a firecracker-like appearance. Serene’s eyes began to brighten noticeably in her eyes, and her brow furrowed.

“Tsk”

This is something she can’t help but click her tongue on. While watching me suffer, I coolly admitted that I would enjoy it, and I fell asleep, but where on earth would anyone like it?

“Still, wouldn’t it be better to intervene later than to suffer from the beginning? Personally, I don’t want to see the Doctor suffer from a curse or something.”

“…The trouble is the same either way.”

Objectively, the more you get caught in the back, the more likely you are to get involved in troublesome things. It’s because the second half will be overwhelming in terms of fatigue from the early season and the retirement, and the later appearing and getting entangled with the boss.

Pair!

This Serene, who caught my attention by clapping her hands, spoke to me.

“So, are you going to ignore it? Or are you going to the academy right now?”

Would you intervene in the case even now, or would you ignore it as it is? She is giving me options now. The pros and cons of both options are so obvious that there is no need to comment.

As if agonizing, agonizing, and wanting to enjoy the outcome of my choice, she is sticking to the position of a bystander. However, from my point of view, she is not just a bystander, but more of a nuisance than the dark side that twists things further.

I want to ignore it, but I can’t. Anyway, even if the case is left unattended, it will somehow be settled with Ban Tae-woong as the main axis.

The problem lies in the later development. Just because the academy has been attacked several times in this short period of time has already given people outside the justification for doubting the academy’s safety.

The reason why it didn’t come out in the open is because the academy line has managed to sort things out on its own, even if things have happened so far.

If Cheonmi Cheon-mi brings in her own manpower from the outside to settle the matter this time, it will no longer be a raid on the academy, but it will simply be a family quarrel in the background of the academy.

You can ask what the problem is, but this is clearly an act of lowering the status of the academy. The world’s best educational institution has turned into a ground for family fights in the dark, and people will say that they couldn’t manage it.

It may be a very small gap compared to the phase, but there are plenty of bastards who want to make it bigger by biting into it.

You have to endure all kinds of envy and jealousy from such people, and at the same time, you have to work hard to live up to the envy and expectations of others.

That’s what it means to keep the title of the best.

And if we suffer from such things one by one, the aftermath will of course affect us living in the academy as well. Depending on this incident, it is no different than deciding whether the next three years will be comfortable or dirty.

In other words, it becomes a dirty distance from my serenity.

“…Really, you won’t die gracefully.”

“It’s a coincidence. I was thinking that too. I have no intention of dying that easily!”

Faced with her pupils filled with soggy emotions in her bright smile, she felt chills run down her spine. f*ck real. Because I’m sad, I need to become stronger as soon as possible.

“…To rot”

I drank the cold coffee in one go and stood up. Serene, as if she didn’t mind, reached her spoon again and pressed the half-melted ice cream into her mouth.

“Please be careful.”

I ignored Serene’s words without even turning her face to me, and I immediately kicked her outside.

The destination is the academy. It is a place where the battle is taking place.

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