Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 215



214 – Student Council President Election_18

[…is activated.]

[…is activated.]

[…is activated…]

The system sound continued to hit my ears.

It was the sound of a skill he had set up trying to block him from accessing a specific keyword, but then he couldn’t hold out and was bounced off, going into an infinite loop.

‘That’s great.’

Although, they did drop one more clue that adds more intention than last time.

The clues are still fragmentary, and while they are related, they are rendered unrelated.

Even for someone with some expertise in profiling or investigation, it would be fortunate if they had a sense of this situation.

Not only did he realize that there was a backdoor without using a direct look, but he also stabbed through keywords that were blocked by skills with simple judgment and combinations.

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘As expected, he is my senior.’

Now one step.

If you miss even one little clue, you will immediately realize that you are the culprit.

I was planning on getting caught from the beginning.

Even though the plan was made with the expectation that it would be discovered.

Even so, this was faster than expected.

That’s why Yukina Ishihara naturally realized that now was the time to take a breather, even without anyone telling her, in order for the plan to proceed as expected.

‘Senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior─’

Rather, she was so happy that Lee Seong-hyeon was truly chasing her that she just trembled slightly with an inaudible scream in her head.

“I vote for it. If everyone is against it, there will be no discussion.”

Around winter, such a small happiness.

An unpleasant voice came into Ishihara Yukina’s ears.

The culprit is right next to Lee Seong-hyeon.

It was a lump of protein that couldn’t even play a supporting role.

‘…’

I know you are being faithful to your role.

Just now, when my senior was talking, I always talked back to him, I looked at him with pig-like eyes, I covered my view from time to time while looking at him, I whispered a dirty word in his ear, I was breathing the same air as my senior, I was in the same space as my senior, I looked at my senior with disdain, I pointed my finger at my senior, I tried to swear at my senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior, senior─

‘…it’s annoying.’

My fingertips were trembling.

I can never forgive you.

Never.

But now was not the time.

Yukina Ishihara barely managed to suppress her emotions that were skyrocketing.

“I disagree!!”

Then he smiled as if nothing had happened.

No, nothing happened.

Not yet.

**

“It’s a topic that the Chairman has given us with great effort. Can’t we not discuss it?”

“Yes, I think it would be a bit better to just pass on the topic.”

After being pushed around ridiculously by the unreasonable logic earlier, A and B were waiting for an opportunity.

“I agree.”

“approval.”

Park Yul-cheon and Xiaolong voted in favor.

As expected, I ended up on the pro-choice side.

At that moment, the 1 vs. 7 debate began.

“Then I will also change my vote to the same as yours!!”

“I will change it to yes.”

“Oh, wait a minute. I need to check the regulations…”

“Change it!! Are you saying it’s okay for a senior to be bullied? Are you saying it’s okay for them to get beaten 1 on 7!?”

“That’s not what I meant. Calm down. First…”

“Please change it!!!”

There was a small commotion.

Yukina and Lee Won-jun changed their opinions, increasing the number of people in favor.

Anyway, Yukina said that because of her usual behavior, she couldn’t leave her senior alone after seeing me playing the role of the one who approves. Let’s say that’s why she thought that way.

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I couldn’t understand why Lee Won-jun changed his opinion.

That’s why I asked why.

“Don’t think I’m here to help you. You’re next after that guy.”

The answer that came back was as follows.

And then he just glared at Park Yul-cheon.

Park Yul-cheon smiled and waved at Lee Won-jun.

‘There seems to be something between the two.’

As long as you don’t bother me, it’s fine.

The only thing I had to worry about now was Tachibana and that guy who might be somewhere.

If the guy is a madman as we analyzed, there’s a good chance he’s here.

So I quickly looked around again to see if anyone was acting strange.

In the meantime, my eyes fell on one person.

It was Yukina Ishihara.

‘Now that I think about it, there was this guy.’

There was a guy who fit the bill so well that I couldn’t understand why I hadn’t thought of him before.

Whether it’s the Villain Alliance or the Tachibana case, if it’s Yukina Ishihara, how could she touch my promise…

“Senior, why are you looking at me… Are you, are you really impressed by me!!?”

Could it be because I was staring at it intently?

Yukina noticed my gaze and approached me with a faint smile.

‘Isn’t it?’

I am in a state of being possessed by a type of skill that involves perception and thinking.

Skills are not kicked by the user.

If you are within a certain distance and have mana to support it, it will last almost permanently.

Although it is said to be permanent, the skill consumes a lot of mana.

Even countries that use heart sharing and increase their mana infinitely through various routes are not confident in maintaining it permanently.

However, there is no heart sharing, and according to previous research, Yukina does not have that much mana.

Therefore, there was no way I could have had the mana to maintain my skills since the time of the Villain Alliance.

If she was the culprit in the first place, then when you thought she was the culprit, you should change or go back on that thought.

But there was no sign of that.

Far from being dizzy, my mind was similar to usual.

“Aren’t you grateful? Aren’t you proud? I came to save my senior who was almost in a mess in a 1 vs. 7 match!!”

“Yeah, yeah. Thank you. You’re great. As expected from Yukina.”

“Hehehe.”

Yukina slightly stuck her head out as if asking to be petted.

That’s why I gave it a little pat.

Then comes the innocent smile and stupid laughter.

Just looking at that appearance, the possibility of Yukina being that guy seemed extremely low.

‘…That doesn’t mean there is no such thing as low.’

But if it’s not 0, it can happen at any time.

Also, among the 3 categories, there was a possibility that the pattern could be twisted to allow for reverse recognition if there was a suspicious feeling of returning.

It was also possible to hide mana by manipulating information.

And the place Olivia’s gaze was directed the most besides me was Yukina.

‘Come to think of it, wasn’t it a little strange when we first met?’

At that time, I just passed him off as a kid with a clear head.

Now that I think about it, there were some meaningful things.

I felt like I needed to investigate this properly.

[Please.]

I asked Sarah to use her eyes and ears to keep a close watch on me.

This will make it a little clearer.

**

“Then, let’s begin the debate. The last debate started with the pros. This debate will start with the cons. Those speaking on the cons, please press the button to begin your speech.”

The commotion was brief.

The stage was again quiet.

In the meantime, Olivia’s words echoed through the room, and the final discussion began.

-Tiny profit!

At the same time, the sound of a button being pressed rang out, and the opposing side began speaking.

The opposing team’s first batter is Woo Sang-cheol.

He looked at Lee Seong-hyeon with a triumphant expression.

“I have a question for candidate Lee Seong-hyeon. Do you think that it is just and right for an innocent person to be sacrificed, even if it is to stop a villain?”

“It is neither right nor wrong.”

In contrast, Lee Seong-hyeon looked as if it was nothing.

To be exact, it seemed like he was looking for something more than Woo Sang-cheol.

“So you’re admitting that using extreme methods is wrong?”

“That’s not it. Of course, drastic methods that can sacrifice innocent people are wrong, unjustified, and not right. But they are necessary.”

“Do you need it?”

“That’s right. I’m not saying that we should always use extreme methods. However, my argument is that we should use them when necessary. Think about the incident of the National Academy raid. We know about it. And we’ve seen it. What happens when a villain infiltrates an academy or a place where civilians gather and commits evil deeds? It’s wrong to see innocent people get hurt. But isn’t it a greater sin to neglect something that could have been prevented?”

Is it because I gave an example of an incident that any cadet would know?

The cadets below the podium began to nod their heads.

“Is that candidate Lee Seong-hyeon’s family?”

Then Woo Sang-cheol brought out something that could be called a secret weapon in a war of words.

“Oh, I made a mistake. My family was too much. Um… Would you do that even if an acquaintance became an innocent victim?”

Then he corrected himself with a smile that was almost a mocking sneer.

It wasn’t a word fit for discussion though.

If you are positive, you will develop character.

If you deny it, give your opinion.

It was an effective word for attack.

“yes.”

But this wasn’t a problem for Lee Seong-hyeon.