Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 185



184 – Guild Internship_15

In a small room of less than 5 pyeong.

There are no windows, and the only light comes from a small light hanging from the ceiling.

In the center of the room, a bed was placed coldly.

And on that bed, a skinny old man wearing a hospital gown was lying on an oxygen mask, receiving an IV drip.

At first glance, this room might seem like a hospital room, but it wasn’t.

This is a hidden prison, a place where only the lives of those who wish to inherit power are kept alive.

It was a hell with no escape.

“That’s too bad.”

Yoo Chae-ah looked down at the old man and sneered.

What do you mean by the previous myth guild leader?

What does an S-class hero mean?

No matter how famous or great one may be in the world.

In the end, it was because I felt so pathetic that I was betrayed by my own stupid, stupid relatives and couldn’t move until I died from the continuous injection of anesthetics and poison.

“No matter how you look at it, it was an obvious move. Why did you trust that idiot brother? Did you feel affection towards him because he was the last remaining blood relative?”

Even after saying that, Yoo Chae-ah thought it was ridiculous.

There was no way something like that could happen in this ruin.

That would be the case. Isn’t this old b*stard the one who abandoned his son, daughter, and family with his own hands and ultimately killed them for his own power and honor?

So the nickname given to him was ‘Bul-in’ (不人), ‘not a human being’.

But if, just in case, just in case, you regret it now.

If that’s really the case…

‘…I can’t help but say you’re stupid.’

There is nothing more foolish than regretting something later.

There is nothing so ugly as an irreversible mistake.

“…under.”

Anyway, I didn’t forget what I had to do.

Yoo Chae-ah averted her gaze, took out a document from her bosom, and held it near the old man’s hand.

At the end of the document, the old man’s finger was used to stamp a seal.

Then he took out another document, made a small cut on his finger this time, and stamped it with blood.

Up until now, things have progressed quickly, as he has gradually encroached upon the interests of Shinwha and used it to cause discord among his foolish brothers.

“I’ll use these well this time too.”

Yoo Chae-ah shook the documents mockingly in front of the old man.

Naturally, there was no reaction.

“It’s not fun.”

Yoo Chae-ah shook her head as if it was bland.

-!

At that moment, the cell phone in my arms rang.

[Caught.]

It was a call that the other side’s work was completed.

I had high expectations since it was said to be the unknown prophecy, but it was just about that much.

There were still two more operations left, but the story was really disappointing.

“I see? Then please put it in the designated location.”

[More than that…]

“Oh, after the confirmation is complete. The items and compensation promised on the spot will be deposited soon. Please wait over there.”

[All right.]

The call was not long, and then there was a disconnection.

‘It’s all just boring.’

It’s just so trivial and trivial.

It was so boring that I felt like I would fall asleep if I stopped for even a moment.

‘I can’t help it.’

In order to not fall asleep, I have no choice but to torture the good intern and destroy the hopes of the villains who committed the crime.

After finishing her thoughts, Yu Chae-ah left the room.

And then the lock clicked several times, and the only light source in the room went out.

“…”

In the room that was left only in darkness, a small sound was heard.

“…me”

It was the sound of the blanket ruffling.

“…I see.”

No, that wasn’t all.

Between those small sounds, an even smaller sound was heard.

“…I see.”

I heard.

“…You’re not doing it.”

Deep in regret.

“…I’m sorry.”

I heard a sobbing sound.

**

I was kidnapped.

To be exact, I was kidnapped.

It was because I was curious about the real culprit who was targeting me.

It would have been no problem to simply subdue the kidnappers, so it would have been okay to go straight to meet the real culprit who had instigated the kidnapping.

If the real culprit is an outsider or someone I’m wary of, their identity may be revealed or their abilities may be revealed, so I decided to do the play after considering the various risks.

Of course, it was annoying to drag it out, and I had already done something, so I did have some regrets later, but it couldn’t be helped.

Anyway, the place I was dragged to seemed like a secret room.

The area was about 3 pyeong, there were no windows, and the walls seemed to be made of thick steel.

The reason for making such speculative remarks was simple.

This was because I had a blindfold over my eyes and could not see my surroundings with my own eyes.

These are all things Sarah told me.

Anyway, how long did I wait, tied to a wooden chair with the seal on?

The wind blew with a squeaking sound.

I felt a slight salty taste in my mouth.

That didn’t last long, and the door closed immediately.

“Is intern Lee Seong-hyeon okay?”

At the same time, an urgent voice was heard.

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It was a voice I had heard somewhere before.

“Who, who are you?”

So I pretended to be surprised and searched through my memories.

“I came to save you. Just a moment, I’ll take off the blindfold for you.”

As the blindfold was removed, a squinty-eyed woman, Yoo Chae-ah, Shin Jin-kwang’s secretary, came into view.

It seemed as if she had been in a fierce battle, as her clothes were torn and bruised here and there, and blood was dripping down from between them.

Looking at it this way, it seemed like a rescue team had come to save me.

“How is it here…”

“I was dispatched in a hurry after hearing news of an accident. Only Deputy Ahn Seok-jun was found, and Cadet Lee Seong-hyeon was not there. So I looked around. There was evidence that someone had been dragged away.”

So he searched around and eventually found me.

‘What a funny girl.’

There may be traces.

Even though they tried to cover up the traces of the accident, they couldn’t erase all the traces in that short period of time.

But discovering Ahn Seok-jun was nonsense.

That would be the case, because he was currently moving about normally for some purpose.

Because the work was subcontracted, it seemed that he was not fully aware of how the current situation was going.

In fact, less than an hour had passed since the incident occurred.

Even if you could hear about the incident, coming here was something that only a few people in the world could do, and it wasn’t something that an A-class mana ability user could do.

It looks like they came there in a hurry and created the appearance of a fight.

There are wounds, but inside you are fine.

No matter how stupid someone is, I wonder who would fall for that.

“I see, thank you. Thanks to you, I survived.”

That’s why I looked at her slowly.

I wanted to analyze her, but it was also because I had an inexplicable sense of unease.

‘Where have I seen it?’

I had a vague memory.

I thought it would become clearer if I waited a little longer.

“…You are calm.”

“I guess I feel relieved because Team Leader Yoo Chae-ah came to save me.”

“I feel relieved… but it doesn’t seem to be just that?”

I wish I had played around a bit to suit the mood.

“No? The situation is more urgent than that, so hurry up and seal the seal…”

“How much do you know?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Let me ask you again. How much do you know?”

I don’t think there can be any more wordplay than this.

“…Well? I’m not sure, but I’m not stupid enough to believe that you came to my rescue only an hour after the incident.”

“That’s true. I made that mistake.”

Yoo Chae-ah opened her eyes slightly and smiled deeply.

“There are other shortcomings as well, but no matter how much I think about it, I don’t have any ill feelings towards you, so why did you do this?”

“Do you expect me to answer that?”

“You never know. Team Leader Yoo might look favorably on me.”

“You have a lot of free time.”

“Is that so? Actually, I’m quite nervous.”

I pretended to shake my body as if I was teasing Yoo Chae-ah.

“…Good. That kind of courage isn’t bad.”

“Thank you for your kind words. So, can I ask you to explain again the reason why I was kidnapped and the Mana Seal?”

“So, I’m going to tell you…ah.”

She looked at me for a moment, then smiled as if she had just had a funny thought.

“There’s nothing I can do. I’ll explain it to you based on your spirit. It’s something that the guild leader, Shin Jin-kwang, told me to do. The reason is…”

Yoo Chae-ah’s explanation was briefly as follows.

The Myth Guild was split into two factions, fighting to protect or acquire the position of guild leader.

In the meantime, I got involved, and they tried to get rid of me because I was considered to be part of Shin Jin-ho’s line and was making achievements day after day.

‘That sounds plausible, though.’

The explanation was only marginally plausible.

If an ordinary person who doesn’t know the details heard this, they would probably nod their head once in agreement.

But I’m not an idiot, so how could I not know how the myth is going around now?

The snake-like b*tch was very mischievous.

“okay.”

“Aren’t you surprised?”

“Of course, that’s a lie, isn’t it?”

“…What does that mean?”

“No, that makes sense. The person at the top of the guild leader’s head wouldn’t listen to what the guild leader says, right?”

“…”

Yoo Chae-ah’s smile disappeared.

The corners of the eyes became thinner.

But there was no answer.

‘If you look at novels or comics, if you attack them like this, the villain will come up with a plan.’

There’s no way such an idiot could exist in reality.

As we talked for longer than that, I remembered something.

It’s not exactly my memory, but it took me a long time to find it.

Speech, behavior, vague memories of faces.

And Hozumi Rei.

‘Is it 11?’

The mastermind behind this kidnapping is Astra.

The reason was probably clear, having to do with the number 12.

‘The source of information is probably Cheon-Gyeon and Cheon-Eum?’

The ability to see and hear anywhere in the world.

It was really annoying.

Anyway, the enemy’s location was confirmed, and there was no need to waste any more time.

[Sarah.]

Just execute the planned coping methods.

“No answer? Then I can’t help it.”

The mana seal slipped off my arm with a slick.

The body popped out at the same time.

“You, what…”

Then she tried to react, as if she instinctively realized that something was wrong.

“I have no choice but to hear it myself.”

-!

Sooner or later, darkness fell.