Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 152



151 – Fiance_10

The fire grew stronger as planned.

It was a world where human life had become a little cheaper since the great cataclysm a hundred years ago.

However, this was because hundreds of young lives with bright futures had died nationwide, and the LA incident had heightened awareness and concern about villains.

[Why did this damage happen? This is all─]

[You are being too talkative. How can this be…]

[I think we have no choice but to raise the practicality of the organization called the Hero Association.]

There’s an upcoming election coming up soon.

[How long are we going to let the villains run wild? The government needs to reflect!]

[Reflect, reflect!!]

[Reflect, no, resign. Resign!!!]

A protest by a civic group concerned about the situation.

[This is my son whom I raised without anyone to be envious of…]

[Please, this…]

[The villains are setting things up like this, but what on earth are the heroes and the police doing!!!]

Appeal from the victims’ families.

[I’ve heard that the Academy’s security level is poor. What do you think?]

[This happened because public funds were embezzled and security equipment could not be purchased…]

[Please say a word to the bereaved family.]

[Are you running away?]

A wave of reporters rush in after smelling the scent.

[─What do you think, Chairman?]

[In my opinion…]

news.

From noble mtl dot com

[It was a truly unfortunate incident. I hope it is resolved quickly. February 1…]

radio.

[In my opinion, I think it’s the Hero Association’s negligence.]

Simple personal broadcast.

-I knew this would happen. To be honest, the Hero Association’s sabotage has been really famous since before.

-What do you mean, slow work?

-When these kids do something, they tell the prosecutors and police that the investigation is not under their jurisdiction. And then they only show up when they make arrests. And that’s not all. They also do simple public order maintenance work and patrols…

The resulting reaction.

Every issue just fanned the flames.

That is why the investigation and resolution of the nationwide academy terror incident has become the number one task and topic of discussion in the Republic of Korea.

Because of this, a countermeasure committee was established, and the Hero Association, which had been holding back and saying that the usual investigation was under the jurisdiction of the prosecution or police, began to move this time by cooperating with the prosecution and police.

It was a different kind of firepower from the previous incidents that occurred at Laplace Academy, causing casualties but not spreading to a large extent.

I know why.

The monster terror incident was covered up by Baek Seol-jun’s noble sacrifice, and the number of victims was relatively small.

The overflow incident also didn’t have many victims. It was covered by the miraculous survival of me and Marie.

Astra’s Isia Trial also had only a few casualties, although the bombing was noisy, and Ines’ subsequent terror attack on the 17th Federation of China had too great an impact.

The civilian massacre incident at the Autumn Martial Arts Festival was handled as a result of the palace maid’s delusion.

The Academy Competition LA incident did not occur here, and Laplace Academy was not damaged.

That is, up until now, the incident didn’t have time to grow because I was busy with various tasks, and Baek Seol-ha was the one running around and making efforts.

But this time, I was the one who caused the incident, and the other academies were never Laplace Academy.

Anyway, with this, the puzzle was roughly coming together.

‘Not bad.’

The percentage of national villain organizations I’ve eaten is roughly 40-50%.

As a result, rumors about the beauty spread, and the remaining guys started to band together and fight against each other. As a result, the speed of the application process has slowed down significantly these days.

In addition, because we supplied too many items, we attracted too much attention from the Hero Association.

Bad news.

But this time, all those bad news will turn into good news.

‘I’ll turn my gaze away and let someone other than my organization handle it instead, and I’ll also get the nickname Xiaomei.’

Killing two birds with one stone, no, three birds with one stone.

Now that the first step to that was done, it was time to move on to the next step.

“Anything is fine. Is there anything you can think of? For example, something the villain who attacked you said. Or his appearance, or his writing skills.”

Laplace Academy Building 1, Guest Reception Room.

A voice tickled my ears.

“Well, I only got involved at the last minute.”

I pretended to think for a moment and glanced at the woman sitting across from me.

A cold-looking beauty with black hair and eyes, a color rarely seen in this place filled with natural colors.

I see a name tag in the form of a necklace with the words “Hero Association Investigator Yurin Lee” written on it.

She clearly looked like Yurin Nenghwa, a top-class hero that the Hero Association was proud of.

‘Isn’t it said that the Hero Association President trusts you because of your upright personality and meticulous work ethic?’

“Really? Don’t you remember anything? Even something small is fine. I’m not trying to question you. After all, this is what it is.”

“Oh, now that you mention it…”

I was wondering how to solve the problem. I didn’t know that such a talented person would approach me on his own.

Even so, it is not possible to solve everything.

Information that is too well-tailored tends to be toxic.

The point is that you have to let the other person think and judge for themselves.

“Did anything come to mind?”

“Rather than something that just occurred to me, there’s something that bothers me.”

“What concerns you?”

“Monsters don’t basically listen to people.”

“Except in exceptional circumstances.”

“But the basilisk we dealt with obeyed the villains’ words.”

“…”

That’s why I threw out a topic.

Then, Yurin Lee fell into thought for a moment.

Normal monsters don’t listen to human speech.

They were the vanguard of the gate that invaded humanity, so it was natural that they would act like this.

But there is no absolute in this world.

There are ways to control monsters.

It is either using the magical tool, the Necklace of Dependency, or using an ability in the category called Taming.

However, the necklace of subordination was not worn by the basilisk.

The Hero Association, which recovered Basilisk’s corpse, would know better.

That’s why Yurin Lee is troubled.

If there is no necklace of subordination, it is said that it is naturally tamed.

There are only 5 people in South Korea who possess an ability that falls into the category of taming.

Among them, there are three who are considered heroes.

The rest were wanted villains.

Then, it naturally means that the identity of the villain who attacked was one of the wanted villains.

“…Is there anything else?”

After thinking about it, Yurin asked again.

“Yes, I’m sorry.”

I bowed my head slightly.

I know everything, but I can’t talk about it.

The rest she had to figure out on her own as she confronted the fragments of information I had planted in her while visiting her in the hospital.

“No. Sorry. Rather, I should be the one expressing gratitude. Thank you very much.”

Yurin waved her hands urgently.

“No. I’ll be faster…”

“You’re not even a proper hero, so…”

After a few minutes of making a good impression by arguing like that.

“Thank you for your hard work, junior. Next time, I hope to see you in an official hero relationship with the Hero Association.”

“Thank you, senior. I’ll go now.”

So the investigation was concluded.

Operation, crime, war against villains.

This was the end of the second stage of work.

**

It was two days after the incident that Xiaomei came to her senses.

“How are you feeling? Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m…okay.”

How could it be okay?

He said that all the bones were shattered again.

Since they didn’t even give her a painkiller, it was clear that she was feeling pain all over her body.

The evidence was the moans and groans that came out little by little.

“Really?”

So I approached him and asked again with a worried tone and expression.

“Really… yes. More importantly, senior, can you… tell me about what happened back then?”

Xiaomei nodded her head with difficulty.

I know why this is happening.

I guess you want to hear about what happened back then.

‘The enemy bait is indeed powerful.’

Oh Hye-ran doesn’t know the exact circumstances, and she’s too busy to even blink.

I don’t know anyone and I can’t move.

Still, we can hear vague stories about the situation from people passing by or on the news.

I was the only one who could hear the real story.

“It doesn’t look like that at all?”

However, I have no intention of listening to her unless she properly tells me the circumstances and asks for my help.

Of course, on the surface the reason was her body.

‘It’s hot.’

When I touch my forehead, it feels like a fireball.

It must be hard to even stay conscious right now.

My body is swollen and I have trouble breathing.

“You have a high fever and a lot of swelling in your body. I think it would be best to rest for now.”

“line…”

“I’m just worried, we can talk anytime.”

I put the blanket back up, which had fallen down a little.

“And where would I go? I’ll always be by your side. For now, let’s prioritize your recovery. Okay?”

“…yes.”

“Our junior is kind.”

Then, as if praising the child, he lightly stroked its head and activated his skill to relieve its pain.

“…That little… child…not…”

Perhaps because of that, Xiaomei’s eyelids, which had briefly come to her senses, began to gradually droop.

“That doesn’t matter. You really worked hard.”

“yes…”

Xiaomei fell asleep with a relaxed expression on her face.