Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 173



172 – Guild Internship_3

The news that there was an academy cadet who had been specially invited to an internship by all five major guilds quickly spread throughout the guild world in South Korea.

That’s understandable. Since the concept of special invitations was first introduced, it’s been extremely rare for cadets to receive special invitations from all five guilds.

Those extremely rare cadets had a history of mostly reaching the top of Class A, and two even reaching Class S, within 10 years.

Now we can say that the outstanding mana ability user will soon determine the status, power, and business of the guild.

The news that the seed, which was guaranteed to be at least A-class if not S-class if things went well, was still unaffiliated was a topic of interest that anyone involved in the guild could not help but agree with.

“But why is this the first time I’m hearing this news?”

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Myth Guild Guild Master’s Office.

Guild leader Shin Jin-kwang glared at the leaders of the Shinwha Guild gathered in the guild leader’s office with a deep expression of anger, resting his chin on one hand.

“”…””

Then, people who normally never bowed their heads wherever they went lowered their heads and trembled like small herbivores in front of a lion.

“We may be behind in gathering information, but we’re not experts in that field, so backing up is a daily occurrence. So, we can admit that much.”

-bang!

Shin Jin-kwang slammed his fist on the desk, which was resting his chin on, and a loud noise filled the guild room as if a thunderbolt had struck at close range.

At the same time, a desk made of high-quality black ironwood, which is said to be as strong as steel, was shattered into pieces.

Even though it was a simple punch that didn’t use much force, the power was so great that the leaders of the Shinwha Guild realized once again that it was not a lie that Shin Jin-kwang’s true skills surpassed those of the top A-class. They swallowed hard and recalled Shin Jin-kwang’s nickname.

Yeopo.

It couldn’t be a more fitting nickname.

“But why didn’t I know, but Shin Jin-ho knew?”

“”…””

“Why is there no answer? Is it possible that Grandpa’s damned ghost still lingers here?”

“”no.””

The leaders of the Myth Guild opened their mouths in unison.

It was clear that all of Shin Jin-ho’s lines had been cut off, so they didn’t understand how he could have found out such large-scale information.

It was also unfair.

In the first place, special invitations require the guild leader’s permission to be finally approved.

Therefore, the fact that a special invitation was sent meant that Shin Jin-kwang had agreed.

But why are you asking why you didn’t know that fact?

It seems like this is nothing more than the guild leader neglecting his duties.

It was really about brute force, intelligence, and the nickname Lu Bu that suited him so well. It was the guild leaders who were reminded of this once again.

But they knew what would happen if they expressed such feelings or facts out loud, so they had no choice but to deny them in order to survive.

“Or is it over?”

“I’ll look into it.”

“Just investigating?”

“I’ll organize it.”

“…I have to do it properly.”

Shin Jin-kwang growled lowly, glared at the leaders again, and turned his chair back.

It meant that I didn’t even want to look at it.

The leaders of the Myth Guild cautiously left their seats due to the obvious order to evacuate.

“Then what should we do with the cadets?”

But there were still some who did not leave.

It was Shin Jin-kwang’s secretary, Yoo Chae-ah.

She approached Shin Jin-kwang cautiously and asked for his opinion.

“I recommend it first. If he really is that kind of talent, it’s not right to let him go to another guild or to that guy.”

But if we could just get the ball over here, it wouldn’t be a problem.

“For now, that is.”

Yoo Chae-ah trailed off with a meaningful smile.

It was because I knew the meaning of what Shin Jin-kwang was talking about.

“Why? You don’t like it?”

“I think it’s a shame that flowers fall before they bloom.”

“It’s so funny that you say things like that.”

Shin Jin-kwang made a face of bewilderment at Yoo Chae-ah’s words.

That’s understandable, Yoo Chae-ah is a star…

“Shh, if you have any weird thoughts, I will kill you right now.”

Yu Chae-ah’s eyes, which were always closed, opened slightly as she covered the corner of her mouth with her index finger.

“Crazy b*tch.”

Second place in the top 5 guilds in Korea.

Threatening the guild leader of the Myth Guild…

Shin Jin-kwang was truly absurd.

**

I should have taken Baekseolha’s advice to heart.

If that were the case, I wouldn’t have gotten involved in this annoying fuss.

“Cadet Lee Seong-hyeon, I am from the Taeyang Guild. May I speak to you for a moment?”

“I am Yubaram, the leader of Haram’s guild. Seonghyeon, could you spare me a moment of your time?”

“Sleep, wait a minute. Please wait. You don’t have to listen to everything. But at least give me some conditions…”

“We will support Seonghyeon Cadet in every way from now on, without asking or questioning. So please─”

No, come to think of it, I was wondering how to stop them from barging into the dormitory in the early morning breeze and causing trouble.

But if I had engraved it deep in my heart, I think I would have been able to control it to some extent.

‘Should I use some skills?’

But I shook my head.

It was clear that if I used my skills here, I would be able to avoid that strange commotion.

But skills aren’t omnipotent.

I don’t think S-class people or those with special abilities will come. You never know.

The unknown outsider who disturbed me may be watching me from somewhere.

Therefore, the use of abilities had to be kept to a minimum.

Additionally, teleportation and other abilities had to be used sparingly.

“You’re so popular. I’m jealous.”

So, I was hiding in a corner of the second floor of the dormitory, wondering how to avoid people, when a blond, handsome man named Anten approached me with a sly smile.

“Do you envy the madness of someone who says they want to have a conversation, but then clears out the toilet paper and offers to give you toilet paper if you listen to their conversation?”

“Oh, that’s…”

He shook his head as if he was remembering what happened earlier.

“I don’t know why there’s such a fuss now. There was no response even when I came in second in the individual event at the martial arts competition, or after the LA incident.”

“That’s because in the first year, you said that you were not allowed to disclose it to protect the cadets, and that there was a no-access policy. Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.”

“No matter what, you know.”

I opened the dormitory hallway window.

“Oh, Cadet Lee Seong-hyeon? Just a moment!!”

“It’s Lee Seong-hyeon over there!!!”

“Oppa!!!”

“Whoaaah!!!”

Then, the eyes of all kinds of people outside the dormitory were fixed on it.

Most of them came to scout from the guild.

Besides that, there were also girl fans who came to see my face after hearing the rumor somewhere.

It was really unpleasant and annoying.

“This is too much.”

“Well, so what? I’m fine.”

“It’s someone else’s business…”

“It’s good because it’s someone else’s business.”

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

I never thought I’d hear something like that from this guy.

“Anyway, thank you for your hard work. I’m going to go now. Since we’re halfway divided now.”

“Are you thinking of helping?”

“Would you like to see your face distorted? I’ll enjoy watching you from afar.”

Anten quickly left the dormitory with a bright smile.

It was the start of a very unpleasant day.

**

“Cadet Lee Seong-hyeon, please wait a moment!!!”

“Please wait, if you leave like this, my rabbit-like daughter and fox-like wife will end up on the street…”

As I left the dorm, the tidal wave of people started rushing in and I was barely able to get into the classroom a minute before the lecture started.

That was possible because my physical specs were much higher than those of the guild’s scouts. If they had been just a little lower, the bombing there would have been impossible due to the human wave tactics.

“are you okay?”

Marie, who was sitting next to me, tilted her head slightly toward me and asked me with concern.

“It’s okay. More importantly, why is this so hard?”

“But that means everyone thinks well of you.”

“That kind of favor is useless, you know.”

Some people might like such nuisance and think it’s attention, but not me.

There must be a level to people.

If it’s such a nuisance, wouldn’t anyone turn away from the school no matter how good the conditions are?

“Well then, I know one way to stop it. Do you want to hear it?”

Marie, who was looking at me like that, whispered softly as if she had decided on something.

“How can I stop it?”

Judging from the confident tone of voice despite the whisper, it seemed like there was a good method.

It wasn’t like I couldn’t stop it, but now was the time to be careful. It didn’t seem like a bad idea to listen to Marie.

“Yeah, it’s very simple. That’s what Seonghyun said, you Lind-“

“Then I will begin the lecture.”

So at that moment, I tried to focus on what Marie was saying.

The front door of the classroom opened and a half-bald old professor announced the start of the lecture.

**

“Seonghyun, it really only takes a moment. Let’s talk for a moment…”

Of course, the dormitory bathroom is included, so I wonder what classroom it can’t be included in.

During lunch time, a group of 30 to 40-year-old office workers in suits illegally entered the classroom and flew at me as if trying to grab my legs.

‘Tsk.’

I guess I spread a groundless rumor.

It was a situation that would have become known later.

If I had known it would cause such a fuss, I would have controlled it appropriately.

Of course, the planned awareness enhancement was also very successful, so it wasn’t a situation where there were only bad things.

In some ways, this did more harm than good.

Anyway, because of the guild officials rushing in, I couldn’t even stay in the classroom during lunch time, so I jumped out of the classroom to avoid them.

But there were still people chasing me, so eventually, I had no choice but to hide somewhere.

“So, please excuse me for a moment, senior.”

The place chosen was Akari’s club room.

This place didn’t have many windows, was in a relatively secluded place, and had only one entrance, so anyone who came could easily be blocked.

“Yeah, it’s okay. It’s not just about resting. If you’re Seonghyeon, you can rest for the rest of your life.”

“Yes, I will rest for the rest of my life.”

“really?”

“Just kidding.”

“ah…”

Akari smiled brightly, but then quickly looked disappointed.

“Anyway, I’m a little tired so I’m going to close my eyes for a bit. Is that okay?”

“Yeah, it’s okay. It’s completely okay. Manager Lee will make sure that no matter who comes, they don’t wake Seonghyeon up.”

“Then I ask you to do so.”

“Trust me.”

Akari pushed me onto a small bed in one corner of the club room, as if telling me to trust only her.

I went into bed with the flow.

I wasn’t tired, but I didn’t have another class and I had to go out somewhere that night, so I wanted to get some sleep in advance.

After lying down for some time, my vision began to turn around as my consciousness began to freeze.

“─Seonghyun…”

How much time has passed since then?

Unlike when I closed my eyes, the surroundings were dark.

The lights in the club room were off and the curtains were drawn, but it seemed like it was already night because no light was coming in.

It looked like he had been sleeping for quite some time.

If I had known this would happen, I would have set a time and asked Akari to wake me up.

“Senior, can you turn on the light? Sun…”

I know that the club room lights being turned off is Akari’s consideration for me.

But it was so dark that I thought it would be a good idea to turn on the light. I got up from the bed and looked for Akari.

“Seonghyun, run away!”

However, what was heard was Akari’s urgent voice.