Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 42



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Group 8 finished their performance evaluation half-dead.

Joo Da-hyun, who overcame the magic overload, collapsed as soon as the performance evaluation was over, Il Jin-rim, who continued to use the blood-stimulating technique, became sluggish due to anemia, and Lee Gyeom, who continued to run around, also collapsed like a blanched vegetable.

In reality, the one who had been beaten the most was the one sitting most soundly.

[The results will now be announced. Students, please come to the auditorium.]

Ina spoke through the speaker, and all the students in Class 1, from Group 1, which had just finished their performance evaluation, to Group 14, which had just come up the stairs, gathered in the auditorium in an instant.

“result?”

Even Joo Da-hyun, who was on the verge of death, ran out with her eyes shining.

“Before announcing the results, I would like to thank all of you for your hard work. Some groups succeeded in hunting the Minotaur, while others failed, but I believe that everyone learned a lot and grew.”

Leena, standing on the podium, spoke clearly.

The students nodded their heads as if they knew something.

‘I had to use everything I learned in school.’

Sega also felt something resonating in his heart.

I used all the knowledge I had learned over the past two weeks to defeat the Minotaur.

“But unfortunately, this is a school test, and tests have to be graded.”

Ina gestured to her assistants, who then displayed some information on the screen.

Some groups were successful in their hunt and no one was eliminated.

Some groups were successful in their hunt, but some were eliminated.

Some groups gave up the hunt, but there were no dropouts.

Some groups failed to hunt and some were eliminated.

As soon as the data came up, Lee Gyeom let out a sigh.

“Sega. There are more groups that are successful in hunting than you think.”

As many as 9 out of 14 groups were successful in their hunt.

The success rate was much higher than in the mock match.

Choi Seon-mi’s 11th group hunt itself was a success.

“That’s right.”

“If things continue like this, 1st to 3rd place will be decided by a very small difference.”

Everyone looked nervously at Ina’s mouth.

She gestured to her teaching assistant to bring up the detailed analysis data for each group.

“Then I will announce the scores starting from group 1.”

Leena’s grading was inhumanly perfect.

“Group 1. The hunt was successful, but there were casualties. Since the casualties were not during combat but due to the mistakes of the scouts, points were deducted from the individual scores of the scout students.”

There is a perfect separation between group evaluation and individual evaluation.

“Student Kim Hanbit, student Lee Minseong.”

“yes yes?”

“I commend you for not fighting like amateurs. But if you have any grudges, get rid of them quickly. Suspicion and teamwork don’t go together.”

Just by watching the hunting footage, I was able to figure out the internal relationships within the group.

“The hunt itself was a failure, but you accurately identified the moment to retreat. You didn’t use many expensive consumables, so your financial loss was minimal. It must have been a good experience. I’ll give you the base score.”

“Go, thank you.”

As promised in advance, stability was as important as success or failure.

It was an assessment that everyone had no choice but to accept.

“Group 4. Excellent.”

Kang Joo-hyuk’s Group 4 was highly rated as expected.

“We successfully launched a preemptive strike on the Minotaur, and the operation was carried out cleanly. The hunt was a success, and no one was eliminated.”

“The position composition was made by accurately understanding the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the team members, which consist of two body magicians, a telekinesis magician, and an elemental magician. The teamwork is also excellent.”

“There was nothing to criticize, from his proactive attitude and leadership to his own abilities. I will give Kang Joo-hyuk a perfect score of 100.”

Exclamations erupted from all over.

“It’s 100 points.”

“You have to be at least that good to get full marks.”

The highest score so far was 88 points.

After that, the results of other groups came out quickly, and finally it was Group 8’s turn.

Ina spoke as bluntly as a corpse.

“Article 8 was disappointing.”

Sega tried not to open his eyes.

Lee Gyeom and Iljinrim swallowed their saliva, and Joo Dahyun bit her lower lip.

“The time was recorded as a whopping 11 minutes and 20 seconds.”

“The hunting operation was so precarious that the core of the attack, the body magician, almost lost twice.”

“The Explorer allowed a preemptive strike, the Telekinesis failed a ranged attack, and the Blood Mage almost got eliminated due to health management.”

Group 8 all lowered their heads, and the other students began to stir for the first time, as if they were protesting against Ina’s evaluation.

“That is true, but.”

“Wasn’t the 8th Minotaur too weird?”

At that moment, Ina smiled very, very faintly and displayed the following information on the screen.

“When the results on this side were not reflected.”

* * *

This data? What does that mean? Questioning voices were heard here and there.

The Red Envoy continued speaking, looking down at the 56 students.

“The Minotaur of Group 8 did not look like a normal D-class demon.”

Everyone nodded.

The demon that blocked Jeong Se-ga’s sword energy, withstood dozens of blood flow magic bullets, and even withstood Joo Da-hyun’s salt-and-water magic bullets, is only a D-rank.

If that was Class D, humanity would have gone extinct long ago.

“The autopsy results showed that more than one drug was detected inside the Minotaur’s body. The analysis is that the Minotaur’s magic stone was dissolved, and all of the magic power that was supposed to be used to maintain the original body was used for the attack.”

“The detailed causal relationship and cause are currently being investigated by the Shin Seoul Comprehensive Hunting Foundation, but the Minotaur hunted by Group 8 clearly displayed supernatural abilities close to those of its superior species, Asterios.”

“Of course, the grading criteria should also be aligned with this.”

Ina looked at each member of Group 8 one by one and then said.

“Lee Gyeom.”

“yes yes!”

“It is the virtue of a scout to never allow a preemptive strike by the devil under any circumstances. However, I have considered the fact that this was a somewhat special situation, that you relayed the situation to the body magician right before the attack, the perfection of the psychokinesis bullet and the intangible sword you used during the battle, and the excellent disruption you caused during the smoke screen operation. I give you a personal score of 75 points.”

“thank you!”

Lee Gyeom bowed his head deeply.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this was the highest score a explorer could receive if they failed to find the demon first.

“Iljinrim.”

“Yes, professor.”

“From Jo’s main long-range attack using the Bloodflow Magic Bullet, to various suppressions using guns and smoke grenades, to the recovery of the bodyguard using the trait. He showed the best performance that a support role can show. I give him a personal score of 90.”

Iljinrim took off his sunglasses, put one hand on his chest, and bent his waist.

Exclamations erupted from all over.

“90 points!”

“This is truly amazing.”

“If it’s Iljinrim, then it’s worth it.”

He was called the ace of the 8th group because he carried out long-range attacks in place of Joo Da-hyun and helped the situation when the situation was almost impossible to fight.

“Joo Da-hyun.”

“……yes.”

“Changed position from long-range attack to close-range defense, and drew all the attention of the Minotaur, giving Leegyeom time to stand up and shoot smoke. The completion of the force field was also at the level of a professional hunter. I give him a personal score of 75 points.”

Joo Da-hyun nodded with tears in her eyes.

“yes.”

“The fighting spirit and tears of blood despite the injury were impressive, but I hope to take good care of my body and mind so that something like that doesn’t happen again.”

“yes.”

The students nodded their heads.

The force field officer had no choice but to admit that he could easily withstand the attacks of that crazy Minotaur, and the sight of him firing his psychic bullets while bleeding from every orifice on his small face was truly overwhelming.

Ina looked at the situation one last time.

“The situation.”

“yes.”

Jeong Se-ga raised his head, trembling inside.

“He showed a fighting spirit that spared no expense, successfully attacked the most out of all his crew members, and skillfully utilized numerous supernatural abilities, including swordsmanship, body mechanics, telekinesis, lightning, and even pyromancy. Even though the demon beast showed unexpected strength, he did not give up, and by encouraging his crew members, he revived the formation and strategy that were on the verge of collapse, and successfully hunted the demon beast despite great danger.”

Ina said to him.

“It was an unbecoming decision for a hunter in this day and age, where one must maximize profits with minimal risk. I am teaching you to avoid it, but I will not deny that it is one of the virtues of an Awakened. I will give you a personal score of 100 points.”

When she spoke of the virtues of the Awakened, there was a hint of emotion in her voice.

“It’s a shame I can’t give you a higher score.”

That concludes the evaluation of Article 8.

Lee Gyeom and Iljinrim smiled brightly, and Jeong Se-ga felt something welling up in his chest.

‘It’s strange.’

All I wanted was to get ahead in this crazy school, and I just heard a horrible story about the Minotaur being drugged.

‘My heart is beating so fast.’

The moment my achievements were evaluated, only joy remained in my head.

“Go, Kang Joo-hyuk.”

“stop.”

The members of Group 4 watched Kang Joo-hyuk’s expression.

Group 8 had high scores for Iljinrim and Jeongse-ga, but Joo Da-hyun and Lee Gyeom had low scores, so their total score was lower than Group 4.

However, Jeong Se-ga’s personal score was the same as Kang Joo-hyuk’s.

There, Ina clearly pointed out the top spot in class 1 by saying that she wanted to give a higher score.

Kang Joo-hyuk clenched his fists and trembled.

“No matter what anyone says, that guy won today.”

After that, the evaluation continued up to Article 14.

“I will remember the efforts of student Choi Seon-mi. She did her best as a searcher and supporter, and contributed greatly to the group with her pyromancy bullets and shooting. In addition to swordsmanship, she also learned general weapon techniques.”

There were some students who surprisingly received favorable reviews, while there were also groups that were completely destroyed.

“You failed to hunt the demons, and even your crew members were eliminated. Is there anything else you want to say?”

Ultimately, six people took off their Shinseoul uniforms as a result of this performance evaluation.

Class 1, which started with 60 students, grew to 50 students in three weeks.

There were no looks of pity or ridicule.

Everyone did their best and achieved their own results.

“The co-toppers, Jeong Se-ga and Kang Ju-hyeok, will be awarded a certain amount of scholarship, a second prize, and mission evaluation points. This concludes the first performance evaluation for Class 1. Thank you all for your hard work.”

All that remained was to accept it willingly.

* * *

The evening after the performance evaluation.

“I’m in charge today. Everyone, let go and have fun! You worked hard.”

“Professor! You are the best!”

“thank you!”

“wow!”

Sword Master Kendoshin invited Jeong Se-ga to the official residence, and while he was at it, he called all of the Eight Groups to the official residence.

The official residence, which even included a home bar, was so spacious and splendid that it made one exclaim in admiration.

The swordsman brought out high-quality techniques that he had personally collected before the opening of the gate.

“Okay. This is the real deal. It’s nothing compared to the fake stuff you guys eat in the dorms. It’s even older than me.”

There were even vending machines in the dorms that made drinks that tasted like alcohol using byproducts from the plant kingdom.

However, to drink real alcohol, you needed the presence or permission of an assistant or professor.

Because drunkenness can cause serious accidents, Shinsoul also secretly strictly managed the area by watching while knife fighting occurred.

“The situation is good. You have a toast.”

The swordsman poured high-quality sake into the glasses of all four of them and said.

“Group 8!”

“”””career!””””

Sega stood up and raised his glass, and the four others followed him and raised their glasses.

After the Kendo God toasted, he took a step back to allow the four to have a comfortable conversation.

“Ugh. But didn’t I come to my senses and fight well? When Joo Da-hyun hit the station master, I immediately figured out the plan and threw a smoke bomb. No matter how much I think about it, I’m the MVP today.”

“Corpse. It’s thanks to me that I hit the stationmaster, so why is it yours!”

“So, how much blood have you all seen from the demons? I saved Sega, though.”

Lee Gyeom, Joo Da Hyun, and Il Jin Rim were talking about the MVP of that day.

Jeong Se-ga smiled awkwardly and answered humbly.

“We were able to win thanks to everyone working together.”

“Ouch. Not fun. Ouch. Drink up.”

He was booed by Lee Gyeom.

“Yeah. Yeah. I have to eat and die today.”

Sega smiled brightly and emptied his glass.

“What did you say you would give me for my injury?”

After the glass had been turned two or three times.

Iljinrim asked with a look in his eyes that said he couldn’t hold back any longer because he was curious.

“Yeah. I’m curious too.”

Joo Da-hyun looked at Sega’s pocket with a serious look.

“Really? Should I show you?”

Sega smiled sadly and took out a potion from his bosom.

“What. I can guess. This time, it’s either a gift certificate or a low-grade recovery potion… What is that?”

Lee Gyeom opened his mouth wide as if he had not expected this.

“under…….”

Iljinrim pulled down his sunglasses.

“Oh. Inaga wrote it so big?”

Even the swordsman who had been standing back raised his eyebrows.

“An advanced magic affinity potion? Even if the required comprehensive hunting class is an important class, you’re giving this to me?”

Joo Da-hyun opened her eyes wide in shock.

“Is it that great?”

Sega asked again, putting the vial containing the turquoise liquid, like a tropical sea, back into his bosom.

“I was moving that and got shot, and you took it?”

Looking at the look in Iljinrim’s eyes as he turned around, it seemed like he might be about to pull a gun.

“The lower and middle grades are sold outside as well. However, the upper grades are treated as a kind of strategic material, so both production and distribution require permission. Each one has a unique number attached to it.”

Joo Da-hyun explained slowly.

“If you drink that, you’ll grow to the point where you can directly inject magical power into your body for about ten days. It’s about the same as the difference between Shinseoul and the outside world. Well. It’s something to celebrate as a leader. Oh. But why does my stomach hurt so much?”

And he emptied the full glass in one gulp.

‘That was really amazing. If I ask how much it costs… … I’ll tell you not to brag, right? I’ll look it up on my own later.’

Sega thought, feeling the weight in his arms.

“For those who didn’t receive the advanced magic potion.”

Iljinrim smiled playfully and raised his glass.

“for!”

Joo Da-hyun clinked her glass with trembling hands and emptied it.

“Ah. This is it. The real thing is the best.”

“Isn’t that too much? Have you ever eaten the real thing?”

“I thought it was barley tea by mistake! It’s the same as before! One more cup!”

“Hey, hey!”

Joo Da-hyun emptied her glass one after another.

Lee Gyeom got drunk after drinking one glass and collapsed on the table.

Iljinrim continued to give and receive Segawa’s cup without changing his expression.

‘This guy is no joke.’

Sega couldn’t keep up with Iljinrim’s speed and from the middle on, he just brought his lips to the edge of the glass.

I couldn’t show off my shameful behavior of controlling my own body with 78% of S-class in front of me.

Joo Da-hyun stumbled and went out to the terrace to get some air.

“hey.”

The swordsman lifted his pierced lips and winked at Jeong Se-ga, and Se-ga followed Da-hyeon out to the terrace.

Knock knock.

A cool night breeze blew.

Joo Da-hyun was looking at the Shinseoul Hunting Academy at night, her partially dyed crimson hair fluttering.

“… … .”

The atmosphere was so calm that the tension that had just risen up seemed colorless.

The cheeks that had become flushed had returned to their original state as if nothing had happened.

In the distance, lights twinkled from the dormitories and campus.

Joo Da-hyun looked at the sight for a long time and then said.

“Thank you. The situation.”

“huh?”

“You were the only one who kept the promise you made to me.”

‘No. I’m the one who’s grateful. It helped me a lot in the end in this exam, and the fact that I was able to brag and be in the same group as the best psychic in the first year remains the same.’

Sega shook his head, feeling a sliver of guilt, but Ju Da-hyun continued speaking calmly.

“After my position as the successor to the Ivory Tower was shaken, everyone started to abandon me, but you protected me and came back to me.”

Her long eyelashes, as if she had just cried, looked at Jeong Se-ga with a thousand emotions in her eyes.

“At that time, the infirmary was throwing a tantrum and… … .”

Joo Da-hyun blushed and trailed off.

“mi?”

The situation was asked again.

“Hey, hey, you crazy idiot! You were the one who made the mistake first! Why are you so good at everything that you make me do it? I almost died trying to do it like you did.”

Joo Da-hyun pointed her finger and shouted.

“It’s not my fault?! You’re the best telekinesis user in the first year, so why are you conscious of me, a telekinesis user?”

Jeong Se-ga opened his eyes wide in shock.

“Who was conscious?”

“You’re saying that wasn’t conscious?!”

The two looked at each other for a moment, raised their voices, then burst into laughter and went back to drinking.

“……Sorry.”

“It’s okay, leader. Do better in the future.”

The swordsman raised his hand, which was adorned with rings.

“I’m back just in time. I had something important to tell you before you got too drunk.”

His frivolous gaze suddenly became serious.

“You’ll be going on a mission soon.”