Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 257



256 – Kyoto Samgul_9

“hello.”

“Oh, hello.”

Blonde hair that shines like gold.

Emerald eyes.

Even when looking closely, the skin is white and free of blemishes.

Although she wasn’t very tall, her body wasn’t lacking in femininity.

A beautiful woman who monopolized the gaze of men passing by on the street even when she was still approached Elizabeth and greeted her.

‘to…?’

After a brief moment of confusion, Elizabeth immediately realized who she was.

Because it was also attached as a side story to the report on Lee Seong-hyeon.

The person who led Lee Seong-hyeon to the auction house during the auction house raid incident.

Marie Lindbergh, the second daughter of the Lindbergh Group.

‘what?’

Elizabeth didn’t understand.

Why is that woman here?

‘Wasn’t this a date?’

Of course, Lee Seong-hyeon never directly mentioned it as a date.

However, he thought it was a roundabout way of saying it because he was very embarrassed.

That’s understandable, since we’ve been meeting like that for the past three weeks.

‘What happened?’

Elizabeth turned her head and looked at Lee Seong-hyeon who was approaching her.

Either way, he just smiled kindly.

“Sister, let me introduce you. This is Marie Lindberg, a classmate from the same academy.”

I know.

That’s not what I asked.

Elizabeth winked at Lee Seong-hyeon and urged him to answer.

“Oh, that’s…”

Then, as if he had realized something, Yi Sun-heon began to explain why Marie Lindberg had interfered in their date.

And to summarize the content, when he didn’t show up at all over the weekend, Marie Lindbergh became concerned and asked him about it, and when he explained to her what he was doing over the weekend, he said that he was similar to the person involved in the incident and wanted to help, so he came here.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance, sis.”

“Oh, no. Well, it’s okay.”

no.

It’s not okay at all.

I would have liked to have chased him out if I could.

But there was no way to chase them out.

If it’s dangerous, they use that as an excuse, or if they came out of a sense of honor, they send them away saying that they shouldn’t have interfered with that kind of mindset.

What I was going to do from now on was not dangerous, and I could feel my emotions running wild.

Well, it’s just a matter of comparing the information gathered during the week and pretending to gather information while hanging out.

“Did I interfere for no reason?”

But how can you say anything to drive away a child who came to help out, even if only a little, as a potential hero?

No, even if there was a reason, there was no way he could just reject his friend in front of him.

“No. No. It’s okay. It’s better when there are more people.”

Elizabeth smiled weakly on the outside, while crying on the inside.

“Well, that’s good.”

“Yeah, that’s fortunate…”

no.

Still, one thing is certain from this.

In the extra information about Lee Seong-hyeon that I saw last time, there was information that he seemed close to Marie Lindbergh, who is shown here.

Looking at the fact that they introduced themselves as friends, it seems like they aren’t lovers…

“Oh, right. There was something wrong with what Seonghyun said earlier. Can you correct it?”

What’s wrong?

Elizabeth looked at Marie Lindbergh with a puzzled look.

“What is it?”

“It’s nothing special. We’re not friends, we’re lovers.”

Then Marie Lindberg smiled and put her arm around Lee Seong-hyeon’s.

**

Outside, there is one misconception among those who are not Laplace Academy cadets about Laplace Academy.

It’s a misconception that Laplace Academy’s schedule won’t be that tight.

‘It’s a mistake.’

I know why that misconception arose.

The Laplace Academy uniform was so well-known and so eye-catching that even if just one person walked around on a weekday afternoon, everyone would recognize them.

‘It’s actually really tight.’

It was clearly an academy, but if you follow the average lecture schedule, it was so tight that it was in the evening.

‘That illusion isn’t a bad thing.’

After seeing the achievements of Laplace Academy, the students started to have a saying that they were geniuses.

I secretly thought it was good.

Who wouldn’t be happy when someone calls them a genius?

but.

“Sorry. I think this weekend will be tough again.”

However, when I finally got home on the weekend and mustered up the courage to ask her out on a date and she rejected me, I would wish that illusion was true.

If that were the case, I would have been able to go out and play on weekdays too.

Marie Lindberg looked at Lee Seong-hyeon, who bowed his head slightly as if apologizing.

“also?”

“Sorry, I have something I need to get done.”

Is this something you can’t miss?

“What do you mean by something that cannot be missed?”

I know that there is a book by the Donggun Union that says a good woman is a woman who doesn’t question a man’s business and a woman with high feminine power.

Marie Lindbergh couldn’t stand it any longer.

That’s understandable, how many times has this happened?

‘I don’t want to ask questions.’

But what kind of relationship do we have?

If there’s something urgent, it’s right to take care of that first, but I didn’t want to be rejected like this without any reason.

Also, you seem to be having a hard time these days.

I trusted him until now, so I had no choice but to watch as he strongly refused.

I didn’t want to see him suffer alone any longer.

Of course, knowing the reason doesn’t guarantee that his worries will be solved.

But if two people lift it, doesn’t the weight get halved?

I wanted to think together and help others.

“It’s okay, it’ll be over soon.”

He shook his head.

Then, feeling uncomfortable in the seat, he tried to get out.

“No. You can’t go anywhere until you tell me why.”

Marie Lindbergh stood in front of Lee Seong-hyeon.

“Marie. It’s really nothing.”

“It’s nothing. What do you mean, I don’t believe it?”

“No, that’s not it…”

“Then I can tell you. Because I said no.”

“…”

But Lee Seong-hyeon’s tired eyes turned towards him.

Marie Lindbergh didn’t back down, not a care in the world.

That’s how the standoff began.

And how much time passed?

“ha.”

Lee Seong-hyeon sighed softly and shook his head.

“Shall we move for a moment?”

And I was able to hear the backstory of why he was busy on weekends over the past three weeks.

That’s why Marie Lindbergh followed him out on the weekends.

“It’s nothing special. We’re not friends, we’re lovers.”

“lover…?”

The investigator dispatched from the Aksha Auction House had an expression on his face as if the sky had fallen.

Marie Lindbergh thought to herself, “This is a fool,” but she didn’t break her smile.

That would be the case, because the other person was an old maid who was trying to continue their relationship by using the auction house incident to bring out her lover, Seonghyeon.

That heavy makeup and that body-hugging outfit.

She’s a horrible spinster who’s seriously aiming for a child who wasn’t even born when she entered middle school.

There should be no gaps.

“Yes, we are lovers.”

Marie Lindbergh responded with a smile.

**

“Me, me, really?”

“Yes, we’ve been dating for about a year.”

“1… 1 year?”

“Yes, there was something called dungeon training during the academy schedule. At that time…”

Even as they were moving around, suggesting that they go somewhere where they could talk since they couldn’t just stand there and talk, Elizabeth asked Marie incredulously, and Marie just looked at her with a very relaxed expression.

‘Not bad.’

It was going smoothly.

Of course, Ishihara Yukina will be seeing this through her clairvoyance, and if she experienced it through regression, she will know what this strategy is.

There was a high chance that this capital would be blocked.

If you don’t even try, there’s no chance.

Also, judging from the behavior shown at the auction, it seems that he may not be aware of ‘that’.

Well, that could have been a trap too.

The fact that Yukina Ishihara has been regressing up until now is in line with the fact that she has not achieved her goal.

If you’ve achieved your goal, there’s no need to go back.

What that means is that I overcame Yukina’s interference in the previous rounds.

If not, I could have aimed for the latter.

Of course, it could be that he is unable to control his regression, or it could be that he has achieved his goal but is striving for a slightly better ending.

‘It’s not impossible, though.’

As for me now, there is no way to know, so I just try in some direction.

In order to hack, finding out which ports are open was one of the most basic things.

“Oh, I see… I… again…”

By the way, the conversation between Marie and Elizabeth had already ended, and Elizabeth continued to walk with a tearful expression, like a child whose first love had been shattered.

I felt like it would stop soon if things continued like this.

“So at that time, Seonghyeon…”

Marie seemed a little concerned about that, but perhaps because I had told her that I was having a hard time because of Elizabeth, she tried to ignore me and walked away without even looking at me, just showing off our connection.

It’s a little early, but Elizabeth is mentally weak, so if you touch her any more, she might just leave.

[…is activated.]

[…is activated.]

He activated the skill, walked over to Elizabeth, and gently grabbed her hand.

“Sister.”

“Uh, uh!!”

Elizabeth is surprised.

Regardless, I moved a little closer and whispered softly in her ear.

“I only have an older sister.”

Lie.