Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 258



257 – Kyoto Samgul_10

I heard tinnitus and my head was spinning as if I had had a lot of alcohol.

Then, of course, it would have been impossible to hear other sounds properly.

“Unfortunately, there was an overflow. So, just when I thought it was all over…”

One voice was heard so clearly.

‘no.’

Seonghyeon said he was your friend.

If we were lovers, we would have introduced ourselves like that from the beginning.

‘That’s right, that’s a lie.’

It was clear that what that kid was saying was nonsense.

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It will definitely be like that.

But Elizabeth could not deny it.

When I raised my head and looked ahead, the sight of the little boy I saw was the ideal appearance I had dreamed of as a child.

Because Lee Seong-hyeon, who should have denied it if it was a lie, didn’t even show any sign of denying it.

The evidence was there, and the evidence was overwhelming.

Maybe that’s why I started hearing tinnitus again, an unpleasant tinnitus.

‘Ugly Ellie.’

‘There’s no way there’s a man in the world who would like someone like you.’

Do you think anyone was born this way because they wanted to be born this way?

My family members were all fine, so why me… why…?

It was unfair.

I felt wronged, angry, and my heart was pounding like crazy.

I wish I could reveal my true self and tear to pieces that person who deceived me and that little brat who seemed to be making fun of me.

It is not impossible.

What does it mean that the other person is the second daughter of the Lindberg family?

Even if Lindbergh came all at once, he could have wiped them out.

Who you are.

Hero Ranking 29.

One of only nine S-class heroes left in the American Holy Empire.

Who would blame himself?

It was possible.

Of course, if you kill an innocent person, you will be punished even if you are a S-class hero.

The country is not stupid, and it cannot keep her, a part of its national power, in prison for the rest of her life.

Public opinion may not be positive, but it was clear that it would be possible to cover it up with an appropriate sentence and appropriate money.

No, there was no need to do that. It would have been enough to just deal with it secretly.

Officially, he was negotiating with the South Korean government.

Because I was disguised as a person with no identity.

If we just kill them quickly and get rid of the bodies…

‘What are you talking about…’

We weren’t even dating.

Even if we were dating in the first place, it wouldn’t have happened, it was just a mistake.

And then you kill someone because you have a boyfriend, and you dispose of the body.

It wasn’t something a S-class hero would think of.

I burst out laughing.

My shoulders slumped.

It was an obvious ending.

It was a natural thing.

Reality is not a drama or a movie.

How could someone who was young, handsome, and had a good personality like you?

It’s a way for them to play together.

No matter how much you dress up or how hard you try, you can’t beat what you were born with.

There was a line that could be reached even by borrowing magic.

Even if something ridiculous really happened, how can you excuse yourself for lying?

This suited the witch, the ugly liar.

‘okay…’

Elizabeth’s steps gradually slowed.

Now the little boy’s babbling could not be heard.

Even the worries and concerns I had before leaving for today have become vague.

All I could see was darkness.

It was around that time.

“Sister.”

I felt warmth.

At the same time, a wind tickled my ears.

“I only have an older sister.”

For a moment I didn’t understand.

“Trust me, there’s a reason for this.”

But my limbs trembled involuntarily, and my dark vision regained its original color.

And then Lee Seong-hyeon appeared.

He glanced at Lindberg, who was walking ahead, and whispered softly in his ear.

“It’s a bit too much to explain in detail here, but I’ll tell you step by step through text.”

I realized it intuitively.

There is something I cannot tell him.

“Sister, do you trust me?”

Believe it or not, Elizabeth nodded vigorously, holding back small tears.

**

Saying we’re dating is a blatant lie.

The truth is that Marie has been following her around like a stalker, and the reason she couldn’t refuse is because she has been caught in several weak spots, including borrowing money from Marie Lindberg around the time of the student council president election, so let’s mix in some skills and say that she is being blackmailed.

[I see. You’ve worked hard. From now on, leave it to your older sister.]

Elizabeth was so easily convinced.

“Sister, please move away a little.”

“Huh? Why? Seonghyun and I are close friends, so this much is okay, right?”

“Even if you’re close friends, there’s a limit. Don’t you think it’s a bit much to do that to me, your girlfriend?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

“Are you okay? That makes sense…”

And then, as you can see now, he just kept on arguing with me, trying to get to the cafe and sit next to me.

‘Not bad.’

The trick of using Elizabeth’s inferiority complex to further amplify her emotions seemed to have worked well.

‘Still, you can’t let your guard down.’

Even though she looked like that, she was a seasoned 40-year-old and a S-class hero, so she had to be careful.

‘There’s also the problem of saboteurs.’

The saying that you should knock on a stone bridge before crossing it was perfect.

“Hey, sis. Are you mistaken?”

“A mistake? There’s no way something like that could happen.”

“is it so?”

“That’s right.”

By the way, everyone in the cafe’s eyes were drawn to the action that resembled a love fight that you would only see in dramas, and one of the children who came with his parents even asked, “Mom, what are you doing?”

So I gave them a signal by winking at the other guests.

“Marie, Sister. I don’t know why you’re both like this, but shouldn’t you stop now?”

The only reason we’ve kept this a secret until now is to provoke each other’s emotions a little more so that we won’t be able to trust each other’s words.

It was not intended to cause trouble or to provide a laughing stock to strangers, like a clown.

Now that the goal has been achieved, it seems only right to wrap things up properly.

“but…”

“Seonghyun. This is…”

But it seems like the two of them developed a grudge in a short period of time.

He started to complain to me as if he was being unfair to me.

“Enough. Let’s talk about this later.”

However, I shook my head and advised him to finish again.

“huh.”

“Seo, if Seonghyeon says so.”

The two of them were barely able to calm down.

‘This will be difficult to handle.’

These two were so at odds that it seemed difficult to keep them close.

Of course, if you come out a little stronger, you can control it, but if you do that, it could end up looking like you’re taking one side too much, or the slander could be exposed.

I thought I should act in a way that would make it so that these two don’t get too close to each other, and occasionally say something in passing that it was hard because of him.

Anyway, this is how the first competition between the two ended.

“Then it seems like both of them are true…”

After that, we talked about the auction house raid incident, which was the ostensible reason.

As it was literally just a superficial reason, it soon disbanded without any solid conversation.

**

After disbanding and returning to the dorm, I received a text message from Elizabeth.

[Don’t worry, I’ll find the money somehow.]

It was a text message saying it would solve my problem.

If it’s her, she can spend a hundred or two hundred billion as she pleases.

Well, not to that extent.

The debt I mentioned can be repaid in an instant.

But now, she was incapable of it.

How can a low-level hero pay back that money?

Of course, there are ways to resolve this anonymously, but that’s not something I’d want to take up.

‘You have to reveal your identity before you can move on to the next step.’

In order to receive things through her and to distribute what I had, it was absolutely necessary for her to tell her own lies.

Because lies and debt of the heart are proportional.

Of course, there is a way to subdue her and make her your subordinate.

‘It’s impossible to fight Yukina and an S-rank at the same time.’

It was best for her to do the work herself, as the effort and distractions required to subdue her were enormous.

[Thank you, sis, but it’s okay.]

[No. Just trust this older sister. She’s a hero, so that’s no problem.]

[but…]

[It’s okay.]

“It’s okay, so why don’t you just leave me alone?”

So, it was around that time that I was trying to induce him appropriately through text messages.

Yukina chimed in naturally.

There was no sign of the door being open, so he must have teleported in.

Yukina strode towards me, sat on my lap, and leaned her waist against mine.

“I think it’d be more fun that way.”

“Go down.”

“No, I don’t like it. Please pet me instead.”

The rejection was unreasonable because of the contract.

I had no choice but to lightly pat Yukina’s head.

Yukina moved her head little by little in response to my touch.

“senior.”

“why.”

“Don’t make me too jealous. Even I have a big heart, but I have limits.”

“okay?”

“yes.”

That’s fortunate.

If you weren’t too human, there was no way you could win.

It was fortunate that I was at least jealous.

I’m glad I’m childish.

I wonder if I used this in previous episodes.

‘I guess it’s good.’

Nothing can be confirmed yet.

You must not relax until you have verified that the deception is a lie and not a hidden one.

“That’s fortunate.”

“Thank goodness. That’s right. That’s fortunate.”

[…2….. hours until death.]

But, that was a good thing.