Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 213



212 – Student Council President Election_16

“No, when did I ever say that!!!”

I was so angry that it was ridiculous.

When did I ever say that martial arts were useless?

That was a fabrication beyond excuses.

“There was a rumor that Woo Sang-cheol was on bad terms with the head of the martial arts department, right?”

“Oh, now that I think about it, I’ve heard of it. I think it was said that the junior that Woo Sang-cheol liked and stalked was the younger sister of the club president.”

“Then that must be true too.”

“There’s no way what Seonghyun-senpai said was wrong!!!”

However, the cadets who participated as an audience for the debate seemed to believe Lee Seong-hyeon’s fabrication.

I don’t know why, but I heard that the image he’s built up is pretty good.

Good, kind, honest, and things like that.

And I don’t know if it was because he said it with intent, but it was because the false rumors that spread were multiplying its power.

‘I never stalked anyone.’

That b*tch is waggling her tail.

He was an innocent victim.

How much money did you spend?

Just take the money and run away.

Even such ridiculous rumors spread.

“So you’re saying you didn’t do it?”

“I didn’t do it… I didn’t do it.”

“Really?”

“I didn’t do it.”

“Are you sure?”

The fist cried.

My teeth are chapped.

But it didn’t move.

It was because the place they were currently in was also a discussion forum, but Woo Sang-cheol was not stupid enough to not know that his anger was the guy’s plan.

‘It’s probably a cheap trick to try to drive it that if you get angry, you’ll get stabbed.’

It was a method that an uneducated orphan would come up with.

“C… Candidate Lee Seong-hyeon. Please don’t fabricate things. When did I ever do that?”

That’s why I tried to suppress my anger and maintain a calm tone.

“I think candidate Woo Sang-chu would know better.”

“Don’t try to brush it off like that. If you heard me say that, then you’d know when I said that.”

“that…”

“Why is there no answer? Surely, candidate Lee Seong-hyeon did not fabricate it.”

Things weren’t all that bad.

If I had lost control of my anger because of the guy’s numbers, the story would have been 180 degrees different, but I managed to hold it in.

There was no way there could be any evidence or witnesses for something that was never said in the first place.

Even if there really is something, if we just deny it…

“March 17th, 9:37 PM.”

“yes?”

“You said it at 9:37 p.m. on March 17th.”

“March 17th? What kind of nonsense are you talking about? At that time, I…”

It was.

There was no denying it.

‘If it’s 9pm on March 17th…’

Because I was smoking drugs with people I knew in the room.

“You said it then.”

A meaningful smile appeared.

It was a smile that showed that she knew what happened that day.

‘Fuck… how did you not know?’

Now, things like approval ratings weren’t important.

Since it’s his first offense, he’ll probably end up with a suspended sentence if he just spends money.

That doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

If it was discovered that a candidate had not only been using drugs, but had actually sold or recommended drugs, he could have been expelled from the Academy in severe cases.

Of course, that guy wouldn’t know until then.

If a hero or police officer were to investigate, there was every chance that these things would come to light.

Woo Sang-cheol’s heart started pounding like crazy.

“If not, please tell me what you were doing at that time.”

I can’t say.

I can never say.

No matter what happens, I can’t say anything.

“at that time…”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

“…”

pressure.

Denial is impossible.

Woo Sang-cheol’s mouth didn’t fall off as if it had been glued on.

**

In the end, Woo Sang-cheol was unable to give a proper answer.

I just kept denying it and my suspicions just kept growing.

All eyes on me were on Woo Sang-cheol, and that’s how the first defense ended.

‘That’s why you shouldn’t have done drugs.’

Because of the last incident, most of the big villains were quietly swept away.

And the one who squeezed in between was me.

It is no exaggeration to say that I am now in control of all drug distribution in South Korea.

But you dealt with drugs?

There was no way I didn’t know.

Anyway, the discussion couldn’t end with just one argument.

The debate that seemed so long between me and Woo Sang-cheol was actually nothing more than a few minutes, and you could say that it was just beginning.

But it wasn’t as busy as before.

When Woo Sang-cheol was knocked out earlier, B didn’t attack me because he was watching me.

Tachibana and Yukina, who were on the opposite side, were like colleagues in some ways, so they didn’t attack me.

Since Park Yul-cheon and Xiaolong were in the same position, an attack was impossible.

Then, the only one left who could attack was Lee Won-jun.

“So, in the end, you’re saying you’re going to cut the budget for other things?”

I don’t know what happened, but they were attacking Park Yul-cheon, not me.

The sight was like meeting an enemy on a wooden bridge.

“That’s a bit strange, Mr. Lee Won-jun. I think I said that it would be possible if the unbalanced budget was restored to normal. If you look at this table…”

“Isn’t that what you’re saying?”

“That’s wrong. Candidate Lee Won-jun has a habit of misinterpreting the meaning.”

“Candidate Park Yul-cheon seems to have a habit of deceiving others. And he was the student body president last year. Can we interpret the imbalance in the budget to mean that he misused it?”

“Wasn’t last year a bit of a special case?”

“Yes, it was a special case. It was a year when many incidents and accidents occurred because the previous president was incompetent.”

“I hope you don’t make the mistake of making it seem like someone else’s mistake when something can’t be helped.”

“It is true, Hodori.”

“Isn’t that what you want to believe?”

Sparks flew.

However, it wasn’t a spark that flew at me, so I left it alone.

“I have a question for candidate Park Yul-cheon. In the table you provided for verification of the contents, the budget allocation ratio for the beautification project…”

Next is the battle between Park Yul-cheon and Tachibana.

“Your interpretation is wrong. You should refer to the budget execution details in the previous chapter to see the budget execution process for that part. So, the interpretation for that part is as follows. The Academy Beautification Project is the salary allowance of the business that received the order, Blue Blue Blue…”

“That just sounds like it was useful for the sake of the promise.”

“No. As you know, last year was a year with many accidents and incidents, so the safety allowance was unusually high.”

“Even so, isn’t the budget estimated to be too absurd? Please show me some reasonable basis for why you allocated this budget.”

“That is not information that is required to be disclosed.”

This time, there were no sparks.

The air was like a cold blade, crushing the debate hall.

“Then, I will conclude the first topic here.”

How much time has passed like that?

Olivia brought the conversation to a close, having used up all the time given to the topic.

“Then here is the second topic. Candidate Xiaolong’s pledge to invite the Overlord as a professor. If you agree, that is, if you think it is possible, please press the right button on the podium. Otherwise, press the left button.”

And the second topic started right after.

I ended up on the pro side.

And the results weren’t very good.

“So, to summarize what candidate Lee Seong-hyeon said, is it possible or not? It all depends on the king’s will?”

I tried to pack it, though.

I don’t know about other promises, but in order to invite the Overlord as a professor, I have no choice but to persuade the Overlord and put pressure on the 17 Chinese Federations.

That’s something only Xiaolong, the bloodline of the Overlord, can do.

Even if he became the student council president, it would be impossible for him to do whatever he wanted with other countries’ S-class heroes or put pressure on the Chinese 17 Federation.

Therefore, since I could only give theoretical answers, the result was bound to be bad.

“Then, the third topic is: 100% employment rate for cadets…”

And the same goes for Lee Won-jun’s thesis.

It was better than inviting Professor Overlord.

Even so, the only thing I could do was to help with job applications and specialize them.

100 percent was definitely difficult.

It would have been solved immediately if I had hired him as a villain, but that wasn’t possible.

Because from the beginning, you have to be moderately bad at it and moderately good at it.

There was no choice but to do it in moderation.

And the same was true for the 4567 topics that followed.

Anything in moderation.

“It is possible. The safety of the Academy is ensured by the presence of the Myth Guild members…”

Of course, I worked hard on my thesis.

Since the previous topic was Tachibana’s topic, who was 99% similar to me, his actions and responses were not very different, so it was not enough to make an impact.

“This is the final topic. This topic was given to us by the chairman himself. The topic is as follows. In the urgent situation where a villain who has committed a terrible crime and is about to commit another terrible crime has infiltrated the academy as a cadet, should we allow things like witch trials, which could result in innocent people being accused, in order to quickly track down the villain?”

And lastly.

I saw eyes that were shaking incessantly.