Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 162



161 – Fiance_20

The inside of the upper gate is quite wide.

Although it is difficult to say the exact size because there is a significant difference even among gates of the same level, the jurisdiction of the inner gate of Seoraksan Mountain in Gangwon-do is the Republic of Korea Heroes Association, so its size and ecology have been known for a long time.

50.3km east to west.

31.423km from north to south.

In other words, in terms of area alone, it had an area of ​​about 1500㎢, which is slightly smaller than Jeju Island.

The inside was not flat, but a mountainous area like Gangwon-do.

So, even though the unidentified beings had entered the area ahead of the others, the Hero Association judged that they would have some time to spare and presided over a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

It is more efficient to establish a minimal command structure and go in rather than going in individually and not cooperating.

If someone saw that the time was urgent, but they didn’t put out the fire first and just did desk work, then there would be nothing to say.

Isn’t that how all organizations are?

There is a hierarchy, and there is superiority and inferiority.

I couldn’t just step forward and had to block any tackles from the other side. Of course, I can’t escape the primary responsibility for what happened.

There were other, more convincing reasons.

In order to destroy the gate, you have to destroy the gate’s core, which is only the size of a pebble and has its location hidden, and inside, there are monsters that are hostile to life.

Given that situation, it was expected that we would somehow reach the nuke first, even if it was a little late, so we had to make adjustments to avoid any potential diversion or damage to other areas.

Of course, the location of the nuke is hidden, there are monsters aplenty inside, and even if the inside is wide, the opponent who did this would have been prepared to some extent unless they were an idiot.

So the meeting ended up being a very simple meeting that followed the minimum procedures, established a simple operation, and established a chain of command from within.

The time wasted like that was about 10 minutes.

Afterwards, the team leaders, who had finished preparing according to the orders of the association president, led their direct subordinates and each moved towards the gate.

“So what do you think about the identities of the unidentified enemies?”

Just as Yurin Lee was about to move to the operation point, Kang Incheol, who was sitting on a chair, spoke to her.

“I think they might be the ones that Kang Chun-sam mentioned.”

“Are you sure?”

Kang In-cheol had an expression on his face as if something was bothering him.

“I’m about 90 percent sure. Of course, we’ll find out the details if we arrest them and question them. No matter how I look at it, I think it’s impossible unless it’s to that extent.”

However, it was clear that, except for those mentioned by Kang Chun-sam, there was no organization in this Republic of Korea that could commit such a thing.

That’s why Yurin nodded.

“I see.”

“Then I will also move to the operation point.”

“You go first. I’ll be there soon.”

“All right.”

Anyway, solving the case came first.

Since they knew that knowing the identity would be enough later, the conversation between Kang In-cheol and Lee Yu-rin did not last very long.

Before leaving the temporary headquarters, Yurin bowed to Kang Incheol, then focused her mana on her legs and flew towards the gate.

“Hmm.”

The interior of the temporary headquarters was so empty.

Kang In-cheol let out a small sigh.

“The Villain Alliance…”

That behavior is clearly an outburst.

Even if the goal was to overthrow the state, that was too crude.

And if the goal was really to overthrow the country, why would they even bother targeting a level 7 gate?

If you were going to aim, it would be right to aim for a gate of level 10 or higher.

Of course, those are places that only S-class people can enter, and since they are guarded by S-class people, they may have decided to take a detour because they judged that they could not deal with them.

Still level 7.

I chose a place that was perfect for causing a bit of a commotion, not even level 9, but level 7.

As if they wanted to punish themselves (the villains).

He literally committed a spectacular suicide, as if showing off.

“Hmm.”

Of course, it is possible that a level 7 gate was the maximum they could aim for.

But is it really possible to say that the goal is to overthrow the country to that extent?

It’s not like their intelligence level has degenerated to that of a chimpanzee, so how could those who have ruled as leaders in the underworld for several years be stupid?

So, one hypothesis that could be considered is that they want to inform the heroes of the country about something.

To be precise, it seemed like they wanted to use the hands of the state to make something that was not theirs to handle.

‘It makes sense, but it doesn’t work.’

That’s why I didn’t go even though I understood.

Something huge has happened to the underworld, and they feel threatened and have banded together.

Even if I somehow understand up to this point.

But even so, because they were no match for them or were in danger of being eaten, they did things by seeking strength from elsewhere.

This is where I don’t understand.

You can throw a tantrum.

But is it really that much of a deal to do something like this?

No matter how much of a social outcast they may be, they still follow the basic rule of power: obey the strong.

If that hadn’t happened, the back society wouldn’t have been able to come into existence.

The backroom society was one where people finished their own work among themselves.

Well then, there are two things to consider.

The first was that they tried to completely wipe out the villain alliance.

Second, the other side did not end the story of the back society with the back society alone.

I couldn’t understand that reaction unless it was to that extent.

In the first place, it was not an organization that had integrated, and it was nonsense to say that it was a union made up of people who acted as they pleased.

Of course, it could all be a delusion.

But my feeling after serving as the president of the association for 30 years was that one of those two was the correct answer.

‘Which one is correct?’

It would have been easier to catch them and listen to them rather than worrying about it like this.

Right now, he had something to do because of that damn procedure, so he had no choice but to wait.

That’s why Kang In-cheol was lost in thought as he walked around the temporary headquarters.

That’s how it was for several dozen minutes.

“Chairman, this is a call from Team Leader 3 and Team Leader 4. When we encountered the villains, they started to run away. What should we do in this case…”

The contact person entered the temporary headquarters and reported the situation.

‘You only show up and run away?’

A bolt of lightning struck Kang In-cheol’s mind.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like they’re trying to overthrow the country.

‘Could it be both?’

If you think about it, life is important to everyone.

And if they had used the number first, it was natural to retaliate with the same number.

So, what we can think about is…

‘National Academy Terrorism?’

That was the only incident involving the villain these days.

And the words of Kang Chun-sam, who was arrested as a suspect in that case, pointed to the villain alliance.

Most of the information that came out after that also pointed to the villain alliance.

As if someone were saying they were the culprit.

“I kind of understand.”

“yes?”

“You’re just talking to yourself. Oh, tell Team Leader 3, and tell the other team leaders too. They’ll only act according to plan.”

“All right.”

The contact bowed his head and left the temporary headquarters.

‘…That’s interesting.’

Kang In-cheol looked at the place where the contact person had left.

I saw guys who dared to use the association and the country as if they were their own sword.

Those guys are like that, and these guys are like that too.

‘You didn’t think I was that easy.’

If you think about it, it might have seemed easy.

Neither the unidentified thing that had appeared, nor the villain alliance that had formed to oppose it, I realized neither of these things. I was just making a fuss and ended up playing along as they intended. How could I not have seemed easy?

Even if Kang In-cheol had been in the opposing position, he would have certainly taken it lightly.

This time, I only realized it because they had blown themselves up.

If there had not been such an overt self-destruction, it is possible that even if they felt uncomfortable, they would not have realized it.

‘Is the intelligence service not doing their job? Or maybe they betrayed me. Or maybe they were just better.’

Either way, the information we are receiving now is mostly useless.

‘Phew…’

But the answer came out because they blew themselves up on that side.

It doesn’t feel good to have to do it with someone else’s knife and help, but what can you do?

You just have to do what you have to do.

Nothing changes.

“I guess I’ll have to sweep it away.”

Since this kind of thing happened without anyone saying anything, it was natural to sweep it away, but this time, it seems like we need to sweep it away instead of doing it half-heartedly.

Of course, there was a chance that it would be the case, so I thought I would catch them and then find out more. But there was no reason not to prepare.

Surely you wouldn’t have considered this.

‘…but if you take this into consideration.’

It was said that even if you don’t know how to use force, you can’t win in a fight with numbers.

It may simply be due to a lack of information, but controlling that information is also a skill.

Anyway, what we need to do now is to prepare.

Kang In-cheol took out his cell phone from his bosom.

“It’s me. Let me get straight to the point. This time…”

The work started now.