Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 245



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Han Sang-ik, who was thrown into the huge black door, opened his eyes wide.

A deep space illuminated by small lights hanging from the high ceiling.

It was because of a single shadow lying there.

“ah.”

It was far away, and the body was turned around, so it was impossible to confirm the face.

The familiar figure, long hair, and moans of pain were all too familiar to my ears.

Moreover, the clothes they were wearing were similar to the uniforms worn by female cadets at Laplace Academy, and the robes that were talking about 10 days ago before they were dragged here.

There was no room for denying it.

It was clear that the person lying there was Lee Yoon-ah, who had disappeared 10 days ago.

“Yoon…ah…”

Han Sang-ik, who realized that fact, tried to approach right away.

When I was subdued and dragged in earlier.

He had no feeling below his neck, as if he had been subjected to some kind of treatment, and he was motionless.

So I had no choice but to call her name desperately.

But there was no answer.

All that could be heard was her moans of pain, and her body would occasionally convulse or have seizures.

“Ugh.”

“Wake up…”

No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t in good condition.

“Yuna…”

Han Sang-ik clenched his teeth as if they would crumble.

But no matter what I did, my body wouldn’t move.

“Yun…”

All Han Sang-ik could do was desperately call out Lee Yoon-ah’s name.

How much time has passed like that?

After chewing over the feeling of helplessness and despair over and over again, I thought there was no hope anymore.

With a creaking sound of an old hinge, the light came on.

“Is that it?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

A mechanical sound mixed with various sounds struck Han Sang-ik’s ears.

“You don’t know how you got here?”

“Maybe I took the wrong path.”

“Did I take the wrong turn? Is this place really that shabby? Aren’t you in the same group as the guys approaching from outside? 304. You’d better answer correctly.”

“that is…”

It is clear that machine sounds do not convey any emotion.

The mechanical sound of being interrogated felt like it was filled with an endless sense of fear.

“It would be better to speak straight rather than thinking about it.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Please, please, please be lenient…”

─!

The machine-like voice, soaked in fear, could not continue its speech until the end.

There was a pungent iron smell, and an unidentified liquid soaked my clothes as if it was raining down on my back.

Han Sang-ik swallowed hard at something he couldn’t understand.

“Put one aside, and take the other one.”

“Okay, I understand.”

There was a sound of something scraping the floor and quick footsteps moving.

At the same time, both hands dug between Han Sang-ik’s armpits, lifted him up, and sat him down on the floor.

Then, in sight, one of the robes that had been guarding the giant black door earlier was bowing its head.

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At the top of that lowered head stood a being of enormous physique wearing a mask and robe.

“So what are you?”

That being had an appearance that was so intimidating that even just looking at him would have been enough to make eye contact with the usual Han Sang-ik.

“How did you get here?”

I don’t know the circumstances though.

I know it’s dangerous now.

In that case, the survival rate would be higher if you lie flat on your stomach and beg for help, following your survival instinct.

“say.”

I turned my eyes and looked inside.

The painful groans can still be heard.

I don’t know what the situation is.

But it was clear that Lee Yoon-ah was in pain.

And that one was enough.

Han Sang-ik glared at the man looking down at him.

“What… did… you… do to Yuna!!”

Then, with all his might, he pulled it out.

**

“The traces were cut off here?”

“Yeah, the surveillance personnel’s GPS was cut off here.”

“That’s right.”

Cheon Yoo-seong looked at the abandoned building in front of him.

I was skeptical after hearing Isiah’s words, but this didn’t seem like a place where someone who had been having rare eruptions for three days in the middle of the night would go for no reason.

“Is he really the culprit?”

“I can’t be sure, but I don’t think you’d go to a place like this for no reason.”

“I guess so. I didn’t see it that way…”

“Because what you see isn’t everything.”

“…That’s true.”

Isiah looked at Cheon Yoo-seong and nodded as if she understood.

“Sia?”

For some reason, Cheon Yoo-seong felt a strange sensation.

However, Isiah just smiled without any meaning.

“…”

It didn’t seem possible to ask for more details.

Anyway, even when I went there to get some clues to help, I couldn’t have a proper conversation.

Whether he was the culprit or not, it was clear that there was something about the missing person’s childhood friend named Han Sang-ik.

“Sia, you wait outside with your escorts. I will handle things from now on.”

“What? What does that mean?”

“You never know what’s inside.”

“so?”

“It’s dangerous to be here…”

Cheon Yoo-seong didn’t want to send Isiah to a place where he didn’t know what might be there.

Because I’ve only had one experience where I almost lost someone in an unexpected situation.

But Isiah frowned, thinking that such a strange thought was ignoring her.

“Are you ignoring me?”

“I’m not ignoring it. I’m just doing it because it’s dangerous.”

“It’s the same for you too.”

get turned.

Up until now, I’ve hidden more than half of my skills in preparation for the fight against that guy.

Cheon Yoo-seong’s skills were at the lower end of the hero ranks, at A-class.

It’s not self-proclaimed.

‘Not bad, I think I can beat an A-class dropper at this level.’

It was a fact that even the leader of the Yeonhwa Guild had publicly declared.

But I had no idea how to say it.

‘Sorry, actually I have powers comparable to those of a lower-ranking A-class hero.’

I knew that even if I told the truth, it would only sound like I was a middle school student talking nonsense.

Even if you don’t treat her like she’s a second-year middle schooler, do you think Ishia would just say, “Yes, that’s true.”

It was obvious that he would ask me to prove it.

But now was not the time to demonstrate one’s skills.

Any demonstration of skill inevitably involves some noise.

If that happened, there was a chance that the guy inside and any of his colleagues would escape.

“that is…”

“If it was going to be like this, you shouldn’t have let me join in the first place.”

“that…”

“Would I have helped you without that kind of determination in the first place? I helped you because I was prepared for it. But is this the attitude you have towards someone like that?”

Isiah stood in front of Cheon Yu-seong.

“If you want to go in, either go in together, or neither of you can go in. Choose.”

This work started because of my own whims.

The missing person is not someone I knew.

So, in order to keep Isia out of danger, it was definitely right to go back.

But…

A middle-aged woman with dark circles under her eyes and tears streaming down her face came to mind.

The image of the mother desperately searching for her daughter was etched into my mind.

There was no way I could let this go.

“Sorry. I was short-sighted.”

Cheon Yoo-seong bowed his head.

“Help me.”

“huh.”

Isiah nodded as if it was obvious.

**

‘So that’s what happened? It’s a tearful friendship. I’m weak for this kind of thing. Should I just let him go? No, that would be too bland. To be honest, I don’t know if it’s true or not. Oh, how about this. If you accept my offer, I’ll let him go.’

There was no choice.

‘You can refuse. I don’t really intend to force you. But if you do, both you and that girl will die.’

Even if I get falsely accused.

Only in this way could Yuna survive.

Of course, there is no guarantee that the one who appears to be the leader of the Robes will keep his promise.

It could be a deception.

but.

This was the only way for now.

The guys were holding a knife to Yuna’s neck.

‘You’ll accept the offer? Then drink this. It’ll make you move your body better than usual for about 15 minutes.’

When I drank the unidentified liquid the guy gave me, my body started moving.

If it’s this…

‘You finished drinking? Don’t look away. That b*tch will die faster than you can keep yapping. Well, I guess it would have been better if you had tried in the first place.’

Couldn’t win.

It wasn’t to the extent that I didn’t know the meaning of courage and recklessness.

That was… a monster.

Who can beat that?

I don’t know, but I didn’t see a picture of even an S-class hero winning.

‘Then I’ll tell you about my proposal. You go down now and block anyone coming up. I don’t know if the police are here, but there are a lot of intruders.’

As expected, there is only one answer, so I heard the explanation.

There was a brief glimmer of hope as if the police had literally moved as the guy said.

Han Sang-ik wasn’t stupid enough to trust the police after being treated like that.

And even if the police did come, that monster was a swarm.

And it wasn’t the police either.

“Your name is Han Sang-ik, right? What were you doing here in the middle of the night?”

The male of the two who had previously come to ask for clues and help with the disappearance of Yoon Ah opened his mouth.

If I had known you would put so much effort into searching for missing people, if I had known you would help, I would have said so properly.

No, wouldn’t it be right to ask for help now?

Help…

‘Oh, she’ll be watching through the surveillance cameras. If she says anything, or shows any sign of surrendering without doing anything right, or falls down in 15 minutes and the intruders come up, she’ll be dead.’

That couldn’t be possible.

It was all just belated regret.

“…”

You won’t win.

No, I won’t be able to last even a few minutes, let alone 15 minutes.

The two men and women right in front of him are elites who are one year higher than him and are from Class A.

Besides, there were several more men in suits next to them.

But Han Sang-ik silently pulled out the sword Rob had given him.

“Yeah, that’s your answer?”

There’s no choice.

Neither one was possible.

Please hold on, and please let them save Lee Yoon-ah.

Han Sang-ik begged and begged.