Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 241



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If you went outside the academy, you should have appeared briefly on the camera installed at the main gate, unless you climbed over the wall or something.

If it was still inside, it would have to show up somewhere.

However, even after looking through all the CCTV footage within the academy, Lee Yoon-ah was nowhere to be found.

It was as if he had teleported.

Of course, CCTV cameras also have blind spots.

And if you only walked in that blind spot, there’s a chance you wouldn’t have been caught.

But she’s not a spy or a mole in some secret villain group, so why would she do that at the Academy?

If he was like that from the beginning, there was no way he wouldn’t have noticed it since he was a childhood friend and had been with him since elementary school.

Han Sang-ik was more than 90% sure that Lee Yoon-ah was involved in something.

‘How long has it been since you came back? Yes? A day?’

That’s why I filed a missing person report, but the police who heard about the case looked dumbfounded.

‘If that’s the case, then you must have gone to a friend’s house or somewhere for a while. No? You don’t have any friends? What? You’ve never been anywhere alone? What do you mean…?’

It’s not that I don’t understand the police’s attitude at all.

It’s only been a day, less than 24 hours since she disappeared, so they’re reporting her missing.

It would be problematic to receive reports every time an adult, let alone a child, disappears for a day or so.

The kidnapping video and the story of being involved in some kind of incident are all circumstantial evidence and there is no physical evidence.

But that’s something you have to think about.

It was not something to openly show that it was annoying as if it was the truth.

‘Not an ordinary person, but a Laplace Academy student. So even if she’s a woman… do I need to worry about this? She’s a trained mana user. There shouldn’t be any danger, right?’

And what does it matter that the opponent is a Laplace Academy cadet?

Even though it is said that a trained mana ability user and a hero trainee are stronger than an ordinary person, they are still a woman and a human.

I’m not trying to be s*xist, but if you follow the rules, shouldn’t you search the area immediately when a report is made about a woman?

That’s why I was angry.

‘Ah… yes. I see. So what’s your relationship? Family? Boyfriend? Oh, childhood friend. I see. Yes, please write down your contact information. I’ll contact you as soon as I get the information.’

He bowed his head a few times and apologized as instructed in the manual, but his answer did not change much.

“Fuck…I’ll do it.”

It didn’t seem like it could be left to the police alone.

In that case, it would have been right to first take action and figure out a way.

After leaving the police station, Han Sang-ik walked while thinking about the places Lee Yoon-ah might have gone.

‘There’s a hidden bulletin board behind Lara.’

It may be meaningless, but just do it.

But I couldn’t find out anything.

As time passed, the disappearance became a reality.

When Yuna’s family heard the news, they came rushing in, and the police lifted the heavy buttocks.

But Lee Yoon-ah has not been found yet.

**

Since the end of the student council president election, one word has been constantly floating around in Cheon Yu-seong’s mind.

‘It’s a nuisance to assume something and do it without even asking.’

That’s not wrong.

Rather, it was his own fault.

Even though it was for Marie’s sake, he resorted to violence anyway, even though it was something the person in question did not want.

‘What, what? I never asked for help!’

‘Leave me alone. Don’t worry about it.’

‘Thank you. Thanks to you, Yoo Sung…’

However, since March of last year when I first met her.

‘It’s a showdown.’

‘I’ll believe you.’

‘Yoo… Sung-ah?’

Even the dungeon overflow where relationships start to go awry due to mistakes.

Cheon Yoo-seong couldn’t shake it off.

“…”

I found out

At first you wouldn’t know, but if you watch it, no matter how dull you are, you will realize it.

I was mistaken.

That Marie’s feelings were not directed at her.

It seems like Marie likes that guy.

I could half guess that he had worked with that guy on several occasions.

But what can I do?

I like it.

What does it really matter what your crush’s past is?

Isn’t love to generously embrace something like that?

That liking someone can hurt them.

As long as it makes you happier, that’s enough.

You have a goalkeeper?

Does having a goalkeeper mean that the goal won’t go in?

If I hadn’t gone in, soccer wouldn’t even be a sport.

Of course, in order to reach a conclusion called Goal, you first need to be able to have a conversation, so you have to apologize to the guy and resolve the misunderstanding with Mari.

“I don’t know.”

But when I think about the look on his face back then, I just can’t bring myself to apologize.

How can I bow my head to that guy who could be called my rival?

Rationally I knew I had to do it, but my emotions got in the way.

That is absolutely unacceptable.

That’s why Cheon Yoo-seong couldn’t even talk to Mari, who was in the same A class as him and saw him every day.

But I’m in a state where I can’t even apologize to Lee Seong-hyeon and I can’t do anything.

After class, I stopped going to the training grounds and just sat on a bench inside the academy grounds, thinking about what to do.

“Hey, student. Have you ever seen a girl like this?”

It was around that time that day too.

A small flyer with a picture of a person attached was suddenly thrust in front of Cheon Yu-seong.

Judging from the words “Looking for someone” written at the top of the flyer.

It was probably a flyer looking for missing people.

“Well, I don’t know.”

“I see… Thank you for your answer, student.”

Cheon Yoo-seong shook his head.

Judging from the clothes the woman in the photo is wearing, she appears to be a cadet from Laplace Academy.

It was a face I didn’t remember.

The leaflet was held out in a rough hand that shrank.

When I looked up, the person handing out the flyer was a haggard, middle-aged woman with dark circles under her eyes.

Judging from the resemblance to the person in the photo, it seemed to be a family member, and on the mother’s side at that.

Cheon Yoo-seong stood up and shook off his seat.

“Ma’am, if you don’t mind, could you explain it to me in more detail?”

Even though we are both cadets of the same academy, we are not fated to be related.

There is no reason to worry more.

Just close your eyes and go your own way.

That doesn’t mean I will curse anyone.

But I couldn’t just sit back and watch.

Listening doesn’t mean you can solve the problem.

‘They say that if there is a person in need right in front of you, you have to help them.’

What kind of a hero trainee is it if you don’t step up at a time like this?

“Yes…Yoon-ah, Lee Yoon-ah… She’s my only daughter who entered Laplace Academy this year… That’s…”

Did he notice such a genius intention?

The middle-aged woman, with tears streaming down her face, stammered and gave an outline of the missing person’s case.

“I see. Did you report it to the police?”

“I did. But so far, I haven’t found anything special…”

Police officers in other places don’t do that, but the police officers here are known for not doing their jobs with a dazed look on their face, as if they have some kind of ‘belief’, even when reprimanded.

Considering that he was the last to arrive at the Academy Terror last time, I wonder if he’s slowing down again.

“Then what about the Academy? And the Student Council will definitely help.”

Anyway, since the Shinwha Guild members were helping with security duties due to that guy’s promise, it was clear that the search would become a lot easier if we received their help.

“That’s… I can attach flyers, but… anything beyond that is out of my jurisdiction…”

“yes?”

Not in your jurisdiction?

Cheon Yoo-seong felt dazed for a moment.

No, that’s not wrong.

Because investigation and search are the job of the police and the heroes in charge of the jurisdiction.

But one cadet has disappeared from the academy.

I don’t know about the Academy, but the student council, which pledged to ensure the safety of its students, isn’t helping?

‘what are you doing?’

Even though I don’t like that guy because of various problems.

Even though I have a slightly negative view of his personality.

He’s not the kind of guy who would go back on his word, is he?

In the first place, Marie would have been in the student council, so there’s no way she would have just let this matter go.

So does that mean there’s something?

‘I don’t know.’

“okay.”

Whatever the reason, I couldn’t just sit back and watch.

So all I had to do now was move my body.

Cheon Yoo-seong picked up a flyer that a middle-aged woman was holding.

“If you don’t mind, may I help you?”

**

Academy’s underground hideout.

As I was busy preparing for the next plan, Sarah’s words rang in my mind.

[Oppa, I think No. 1 is trying to interfere.]

It seems like it has nothing to do with the main character, but it is incredibly related to the incident.

“okay?”

[Yeah, what should I do?]

“Leave me alone. You don’t have to worry about it.”

I don’t know about anything else, but this incident was a false accusation, and Lee Yoon-ah was never accepted as a customer in the first place.

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Anyway, all the clues we can find now are leading to fake news.

Of course, it’s impossible to predict what Yukina will do at this point.

I could guess the reason why this was done, so it was likely that it would not cause much trouble.

‘I’m not sure, though.’

It was good anyway.

It wouldn’t hurt to take this opportunity to test exactly how good the guy is.

I had intended to bury this matter properly from the beginning, but it wasn’t a bad idea to ask it through someone else.

‘It’s time to play the undercover game.’

What Yukina said before wasn’t completely wrong.

Dark play.

In a way, what happens from now on is part of that game.

It might be sad and cruel to some, but it was my part-time job.

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