Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 10



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(010)

[Shock! A dead body was found in the men’s dormitory this evening.]

[Why is everyone making a fuss over one person dying? Dozens of people die and get expelled during midterms. Wouldn’t it be really frustrating then?]

[It was bound to happen. If those who live off of knives make a fool of themselves, their heads will break.]

[It’s really creepy to think that I go to the same school as kids like you. I wish everyone would wear an anonymous number on their foreheads.]

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The death of one person at the Shinseoul Hunter Academy was met with no small amount of mourning and much ridicule.

An anonymous community on campus burned beneath the surface, but the fire never rose to the surface.

“Hello. My name is Gamgia. I have awakened as a psychokinesis.”

“Okay. Hello. I’m Kim Min-seo. I’m a body magician, but I can also use lightning magic.”

“I’m Choi Jin-hoo. I’m a pyromancer. Can I sit next to you?”

On the second day of school, all students at Shinseoul had to jump into a conversation before class, with important rights and responsibilities.

It was a duty to stick with friends who had potential for growth and great wealth to prepare for life after graduation, and the right to bring talented but poor friends into the clique.

Of course, there were some conflicts in the process of exercising those rights and obligations.

“Hey! Your father is the inspector of the Portrait Management Department?”

“Okay. Is there a problem?”

“? ???! ? ????! ? ???? ? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??? ? ??.”

“If he gets caught by the inspector, he’s a criminal. Tsk tsk. Seeing that kid act like this, I can kind of guess what kind of person his father was.”

“Fuck! Hey, get out of here!”

They say that children’s fights usually turn into adult fights, but in Shinseoul, adult fights have become child fights.

The children of rival guild leaders formed factions and began to fight each other, students from wealthy families in Maseok began to act as scouts, and those from cram schools began to band together in small groups.

Of course, there were also some aspects that suited a 17-year-old teenager.

“Shall we go to the store together?”

“Okay. Okay. Let’s run away quickly. We’ll get caught up too.”

“Ah. Why do they fight childishly like that?”

“That’s right! But our school cafeteria doesn’t sell things like snacks, right?”

“Then what are you selling?”

“Hunting device for test preparation.”

“……world.”

We chatted, talked about our favorite singers, and told stories about the first-generation hunters we admired.

Of course, either way, the class became quiet.

“Today is the first day, so let’s keep it simple. I’ll just summarize what happened after the opening.”

Tae Seol-gi, a famous explorer and hunter, was a professor of modern history and an adjunct professor of physical education, and was one of the people who called Kang Chae-seo “sister.”

“17 years ago, on the day of the Gaemun Incident, 281 people including the former president, ministers, and members of the National Assembly died. A large-scale evacuation began in Gangnam, and Gangbuk became hell. If it weren’t for the Awakened, no one would have survived.”

He was popular with everyone because of his sad smile and cheerful tone.

“Me, Sister Chae-seo, and Brother Hae-do are all former shelter operators in Gangbuk.”

Modern history after the opening of the country was still marked by sharp political conflict over the direction of its interpretation.

“The government was established in Busan, and the surviving 19-member National Assembly controlled the country. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party merged to form the National Party, and the Great Korean Party was formed in opposition to this. At that time, both parties used persuasion and threats to attract the Hunter faction, which enjoyed great support from the citizens at the time.”

However, Taesulgi was a person who experienced that historical scene with his whole body.

“In a situation where rice was being auctioned off and murders were taking place over canned food, we called in hunters, prepared a feast that would break their legs, and promised to send their families to the safety of Jeju Island.”

It felt more like a story from an old friend’s storytelling than a history lesson.

“At that time, the research institute established by Brother Geumseongje developed a transformer technology that could change magic stones into electricity, and Dr. Joo Myeong-hwan created a stimulant. It’s unimaginable now, but back then, people almost never took stimulants. The side effects were severe, such as shortened lifespans and physical breakdowns. However, if you took a stimulant and went out to fight the devil, the government would at least give you food. That was the beginning of the second generation of hunters.”

Segawa Kyou also liked that class quite a bit.

‘It’s fun.’

It was a really fun time, especially for Sega, who didn’t know much about modern history.

* * *

“This time it’s mobile marksmanship! Let’s go.”

Moo-hyun Jun waved his schedule.

Before he knew it, he was the class president of Class 1.

Kang Joo-hyuk didn’t seem to have any complaints about this, and Jeong Se-ga wasn’t interested in that at all.

Of course, there were those who were dissatisfied.

‘What is he doing to me?’

However, since Kang Joo-hyuk and Jeong Se-ga also didn’t say anything, they couldn’t come forward.

Beomjun’s authority was established with the tacit approval of the two giants.

“Mobile Marksmanship? Do you know what kind of class it is?”

“Hehehe. You’ll be surprised when you see it.”

“What is it? Have you tried it?”

“S-class Nari. Calm down. You’ll know everything soon.”

Sega headed to the dome-shaped gym with Kyou.

Inside the gymnasium there was a shooting range, and a large space with hundreds of metal columns, up to 6 meters high, spaced out at regular intervals.

The metal pillars had metal bars of different spacing sticking out to the sides, forming a sort of stepping stone.

It looked like there were hundreds of metal scarecrows standing there, each with dozens of hands.

All the students in Class 1 were speechless at the slightly bizarre sight.

“Did none of the teaching assistants come?”

“I think the professor is a little late?”

“Shooting lessons? We’re hunters. Why do we have to learn how to shoot guns?”

Some students would seek out teaching assistants or professors, or would become irritable and complain that they didn’t like the class.

Then, out of nowhere, a little kid popped out.

“Huh. Don’t ignore the gun! If you hit the eyeball, you can kill most demons!”

She had her straight black hair tied into two pigtails with a colorful ribbon, her green eyes with down-turned corners shining behind her thick-framed glasses like a theatrical prop, and her chubby cheeks puffed out.

She was wearing clothes and a skirt similar to a school uniform, and combat boots with heels half a span high, but she looked barely over 150cm tall.

‘Who is it?’

‘It’s cute. Really cute.’

‘I want to touch it! I want to make it cry!’

The girls’ eyes lit up, and the boys smiled without realizing it.

But Sega saw the sniper rifle on her back instead of her school bag.

I also saw that Kyeom was fidgeting and just watching.

“……professor?”

“Professor? This person?”

“Isn’t that the kid the professor or teaching assistant brought?”

The next moment, the two-haired girl smiled brightly.

“There are some kids who are quick-witted.”

It was a cold laugh that didn’t match his young and charming voice.

The female students who had been surrounding her until just now stepped back, feeling a chill down their spines.

“Let me introduce myself!”

The girl raised one hand to the sky and shouted.

“First generation hunter, Shin Kyo Sora! From now on, I will teach you mobile marksmanship. Please take care of me!”

The students in Class 1 didn’t know how to react and just laughed awkwardly.

“… … Ahahahaha.”

Even though the White Gentleman, Iron Man Kang Chae-seo, and Hyundai History’s Tae Seul-gi all had appearances and personalities that did not match their age, none of them looked this young.

The new teacher let out a cute sigh as he saw the students’ awkward reactions.

“Huh! Why? Why? Aren’t you responding?”

The way she flailed her arms and legs looked just like a reckless younger sister.

However, the faces of those who knew the name of Shingyo-so, like Gyeom and Kang Ju-hyeok, hardened into a serious expression.

He bowed his head in front of the teacher with humility.

“Professor! Please begin class!”

“You know me?”

“Of course. To us explorers and scavengers, you are an idol and a legend! There is no one in this world who does not know the name of the ‘military service girl.’”

A few students laughed at the somewhat funny nickname.

“A middle school girl who completed her military service? What’s wrong?”

“It sounds like something that would come out of a total nerd’s fantasy. Have you heard of it?”

“uh.”

“what?”

“… … I’ve heard of it. A middle school girl who completed her military service. A first-generation hunter who awakened at the age of 14. A new religious group that worked with Taeseulgi.”

But after realizing that the girl in front of them was not a real girl, their expressions also hardened into seriousness.

“professor!”

“””sorry!”””

As they watched the teaching assistants running out from behind them, the students of Class 1 all bowed their heads.

Kyo-so smiled and raised one hand like an idol.

“Then respond! I am the first generation hunter, Shin Kyo Sora! From now on, I will teach you mobile marksmanship. Please take care of me!”

“““Yes! Please take care of it!”””

* * *

Kyo-so, who was stuck between the large teaching assistants, started class.

“Actually, there are probably a lot of people here who look down on guns. They’re weak, bullets are expensive, and if you run out of bullets in the field, you’re an idiot. That’s not wrong, but guns aren’t that easy.”

The sight of him carrying a sniper rifle and a machine gun over his middle school uniform and swinging a baton was very strange.

“Is there a bodybuilder here who can use his strength?”

Sega realized that they had to act now.

‘It’s the perfect situation to make your presence known.’

I raised my hand, pretending not to notice, and Joohyuk gritted his teeth and raised his hand even faster.

“This is the situation.”

“This is Kang Joo-hyuk.”

The eyes of two boys met in the air.

The new teacher spoke in a charming voice.

“Okay. Then both of you help me out. Come forward and hit this metal plate that the assistant is holding.”

The two assistants stood firm, each holding a thick metal plate with both hands.

‘You can tell it’s special steel just by looking at it. If you do it wrong, you’ll hurt your wrist. I’ll let you know that yesterday’s defeat was not a problem of power, but of the number of hits.’

It was Joo-hyuk who threw the punch first.

bang!

There was a loud noise as the giant fist struck the metal plate, and the metal plate distorted into the shape of a fist.

‘What do you think? The situation is like this. How can you, who is not familiar with the power of the Awakened, step forward like this? If you are not careful, your wrist will turn.’

Many students, including Kang Joo-hyuk’s faction, Joo Da-hyun, Lee Gyeom, and Iljin Rim, were keeping an eye on Sega.

‘Let’s do it the way we practiced yesterday. If someone wants to ask me something, I have to ask first. Something between ‘chida’ and ‘beda’!’

Sega took a deep breath and waved his hand.

Bam!

The special steel was deeply cut into the shape of a blade, and Sega’s fingers protruded slightly from the end.

‘It hurts so bad!’

My fingers were trembling, but I didn’t show it.

“amazing.”

“I pierced it.”

“It is true that high-level body magicians can use their own bodies like blades.”

Juhyuk heard the students’ commotion and opened his eyes wide to try to hit the new iron plate, but eventually the teaching assistant stepped in and sent the two back to their seats.

The new church laughed as if it was in an awkward position.

“They’re both great. Actually, I thought it would only be a little bit of a scar.”

The third assistant stood a little way away, holding the plate.

“Then this time I’ll show you.”

She grabbed the submachine gun slung at her side and pulled the trigger.

Tada dadadang-!

There was a loud gunshot, sparks flew from the muzzle, and bullet holes big and small ran across the thick iron plate.

It was a mark as wide as Joohyuk’s fist and as deep as Sega’s hand.

“Is it really that strong?”

“Did you get shot by that guy?”

“I knew that the KH series for large-scale use was good… … but I didn’t know it would be that good.”

There was a commotion and murmuring among the students.

Segawa Juhyuk’s face also hardened.

‘Can I stop it now?’

The teacher laughed like a devil.

“Are you all surprised?”

“yes.”

“Is it stronger than you thought?”

“yes!”

“What would happen if this hit my eye or a vital spot?”

“““… … .”””

The students fell silent, and the teacher continued speaking.

“Of course, guns can’t be used as a primary weapon. After all, there are limits. Those of you who are strong-willed will be able to deflect machine guns with your eyelids in just a few months. I’m also a first-generation player, but I’ve never been treated well on TV.”

Contrary to the content of the speech, the ones who were intimidated were the students who would become superhumans, and the ones who were smiling were the gunslingers.

“But guns are effective for deterrence, provocation, preemptive strikes, killing small creatures, and deterring flying creatures.”

She smiled cutely and spread her fingers.

“Okay. Now here’s the question! How do you use a gun against medium and large demons?”

Moo-pyung-jun immediately raised his hand, and unlike usual, Il-jin-rim also raised his hand.

The new school gave a chance not to the seemingly model student, Bumjun, but to the blond bully, Iljinrim.

“Just hit the eyeball and it will burst.”

“Wow! That’s right! That’s right. Aim for the eyes. Even with a submachine gun like this, if you aim at the eyes, you can take away their vision, and if you aim at the eyes properly with an anti-material sniper rifle, you can pierce the brain and kill a medium-sized demon instantly.”

She was delighted when the correct answer came out, but the story flowed out smoothly, which was completely out of place with her young face.

“Okay. A hundred percent… … Seeing is believing? Is that right? Anyway, let’s try it. Everyone, let’s go!”

Since there were over 60 guns, one class could fire all of them at once.

Teaching assistants stayed behind the students and kept a close watch.

“It’s a rubber bullet, but be careful. If it hits your eye, it can cause serious injury.”

“Who the crazy bastard just looked into the barrel of a gun!”

Sega did nothing of the sort, instead resting the small buttstock of the submachine gun squarely against his shoulder.

‘Long time no see.’

Many people in the slums used to take guns from the corpses of soldiers, and Sega had also held one or two of those guns.

At that moment, the voice of the new priest was heard from behind.

“Huh? What are you doing?”

“Huh? Isn’t this how you hold it?”

“Then! The gun should be held in your left hand!”