Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 155



154 – Fiance_13

Isn’t it said that sharing secrets makes the relationship between people stronger?

After hearing the story in detail about the hidden purpose and goal, the relationship between Xiaomei and I progressed rapidly.

Of course, it wasn’t bad before, but there was a need to keep a certain line, whereas now, even if you make meju with red beans, you can cover it up and trust it to some extent.

“By the way, the professor said this necklace is an important item. Can I keep it?”

On the way back to the infirmary again.

I tried to return the necklace to Xiaomei who was on my back.

On the surface, the nuance was that it would be better for my only blood relative to have something like the professor’s belongings rather than for me to have them.

The question was asked because I knew the meaning of this necklace.

“It’s okay, please take it with you.”

Xiaomei refused to accept the necklace.

That meant he wouldn’t reject me.

But I was embarrassed to say what it meant, so I just trembled slightly.

“still.”

“It’s really okay, rather… if you had… given it to me…”

“Huh? What did you just say?”

“No, it’s nothing. But is it okay to waste time like this? And if the association catches that guy Eishun in the meantime…”

Xiaomei quickly changed the subject.

‘That’s fun.’

I laughed quietly to myself at Xiaomei’s reaction.

When the time comes to tell the secret, when the truth is revealed, I suddenly imagine what kind of expression Xiaomei will make.

‘Olivia too, there are a lot of fun kids out there.’

It was hot and hot again.

But there was no need to say something stupid like that.

Even though I was curious, losing my goal because of my curiosity was disqualifying me from being human.

“Chasing after Eishun will come later. First, I need to recover my body. I can barely walk.”

“but.”

“And I have a good idea that just occurred to me. Don’t worry.”

“Is this a good method?”

Xiaomei asked curiously.

“Yeah. So don’t worry and just focus on recovering for now. Okay?”

But I didn’t answer.

It wasn’t the time yet, and I didn’t want to risk having to install and dispose of Xiaomii’s useless items.

“all right.”

If things hadn’t progressed, Xiaomei would have definitely been stubborn, but this time she nodded obediently.

“Good job.”

“I’m not a child.”

“Really? For something like that, it’s too much…”

I shook up Xiaomii once.

Then her body shook slightly.

“I’m average! Rather, my senior is too tall!!”

“It’s not just about height, though.”

“…Senior? What do you mean?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

“…”

I felt like something was crawling behind my back.

At the same time, a stinging pain came up again and again.

“It hurts.”

“You reap what you sow.”

“That’s right.”

But the fact that you responded properly to this joke meant that I was one step closer to my goal.

‘Not bad.’

Rather, it was a good speed.

With those little jokes and little stories, I was able to get to the infirmary.

“Where are you going at this hour of the night?”

“ah…”

“Sigh.”

And then my eyes met with Oh Hye-ran, who was smiling coldly.

I smiled awkwardly, and Xiaomei started to hiccup in surprise.

“Oh, that’s… Xiaomei said she was too bored being in the infirmary all week. To relieve her stress, let’s take a short walk…”

“I’m sure you were told to take absolute rest.”

“That’s true, but I think it would be a good idea to go out for a bit…”

“I told you to stay absolutely calm. How many times did I warn you? You listened to it with one ear and let it go out the other?”

I knew she had clearly returned to the dormitory and was getting a good night’s sleep. I couldn’t understand why Oh Hye-ran was here at this hour.

But that’s that, and excuses don’t seem to work.

“This is for me…”

However, Xiaomei came to provide support.

“Xiaomeiyang, please be quiet. And the sick person, please come down quickly.”

Oh Hye-ran immediately silenced her and pointed to the bed.

I immediately placed Xiaomei carefully on the bed.

“No matter how frustrated Xiao Meiyang is. Cadet Seonghyeon said that it shouldn’t be like that. Even though she looks fine, her body is not in good condition, and in this state, even a mild cold can cause damage─”

And then Oh Hye-ran’s sermon began, and it ended when the sun was shining beyond the horizon.

**

Doesn’t it say that heaven helps those who help themselves?

After working hard for a whole week without sleep, it seemed like the sky was finally impressed by the increasing wrinkles and dark circles.

A phone call that came by chance, testimony from a fellow hero who went to the scene, and solid CCTV evidence.

Finally, the case, which had been stuck in a labyrinth and unable to see even an inch ahead, reached a turning point.

We succeeded in capturing one of the villains involved in the incident.

To be exact, it wasn’t a capture, but it was more like he came close to being captured, but then stopped and turned himself in.

Anyway, now all I had to do was somehow persuade the villain and get some information out of him.

People say that’s the most difficult thing in the world.

Villains are generally people who are true to their own desires. If they were normal, they wouldn’t have become villains.

If that was the case, there were plenty of ways to persuade him.

There was a guy there who looked like he had embroidered himself, so it was obvious that he would be easy to spot.

Of course I had no intention of saying anything, so why did I turn myself in?

Since we came here to trade something, you just have to match the odds.

Of course, I had no intention of keeping my deal with the villain who committed the heinous crime, but I could at least pretend to do so in order to solve the case.

“So who are you? What is your purpose? Why did you kill innocent students and terrorize the Academy?”

The underground interrogation room of the Hero Association located in Seoul.

Yurin opened her mouth while glaring at the man sitting across from her, who looked to be in his 30s and had an average-looking appearance for a villain.

Then, the villain, Kang Chun-sam, turned his eyes towards Lee Yu-rin for a moment.

It was a look in his eyes as if he was desperately trying to figure something out.

For a moment, he closed his eyes tightly and lowered his head.

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“If I tell you… will you spare my life?”

“If you mean to ask for a reduced sentence, that would be almost impossible. But I guess I could try to ask for leniency as much as possible.”

“That’s not it. I’m literally asking if you can save me.”

I don’t know what it means, but I could tell that he was afraid of something.

“From whom?”

“…”

So I asked him what he was afraid of, but all I got in return was a small silence.

Seeing that, Yurin began to have doubts.

Since villains are also human, it is only natural that they feel fear and terror.

However, even though Kang Chun-sam had a good name, he was not a villain of low status.

His level, as judged by the association, was roughly upper B-class, a type of person who was quite high up among villains.

But is that what he is afraid of?

‘There’s something.’

That too has something that even a high-ranking villain would fear.

“Does that have anything to do with the fact that the villains committed suicide as soon as they were caught?”

“…”

Again silence, but no denial.

It meant that something huge was behind this incident.

Something that doesn’t fear the Hero Association or the country.

“Answer me, what is it?”

“…”

“You have to tell me something so I can protect you. Don’t you know very well that I can’t help you if you come out like this?”

That’s why Yurin Lee persistently tried to persuade him.

Deep down, I wanted to force him to listen, even if it meant using violence as retribution, since he was a villain who had committed a crime.

She was a hero, and she was also a law-abiding person.

It was impossible to violate the principle stipulated in the Constitution that no citizen shall be tortured or compelled to make statements against himself in criminal cases.

He was a villain, but he was still a citizen of the Republic of Korea.

‘I wonder if we should give villains human rights.’

There was no choice.

The hero, who was the executor of good, also had to endure and endure.

“Are you saying you can save me?”

“I promise.”

“Are you saying this in the name of the association?”

“…”

Yurin turned her head to the association president, who was looking through the window outside the interrogation room, and asked for his opinion.

It was impossible for even Lee Yu-rin, the head of the investigation, to put the name of the association on the line.

[I promise.]

Soon after, the president’s permission came from a speaker located on the ceiling of the interrogation room.

“Did you hear that?”

Then, Kang Chun-sam raised his head, which had been bowed, and opened his eyes, which had been closed, wide.

Then he looked around briefly and took a deep breath.

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like he was scared and was trying to ease it somehow.

That too for a while.

He looked straight at Yurin and opened his mouth very small.

“…Do you know about the Villain Alliance?”

“Villain Alliance?”

The stories that came out of Kang Chun-sam’s mouth after that were shocking.