Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 264



263 – Bait_2

“This might be a little difficult.”

Laplace Academy Chairman’s Office.

Baek Seol-ha, the CEO, glanced over the event plan I had submitted and shook her head.

It meant that he would not accept it.

“Is there anything wrong with the proposal? Please let me know so I can make corrections.”

“No, there’s nothing particularly problematic. All the documents were in the correct format, and there were no typos or errors. Also, the cadets responded positively to the content of the event, and the purpose was perfect.”

“So is it because of budgetary issues?”

“That’s not it. This much is enough for the autonomous budget allocated to the student council.”

“Then can you tell me the reason why you declined?”

“Well, I’m just busy right now. If you have nothing more to do, could you please leave?”

Well, if there was such a problem, I would have gone through the contents of the plan point by point.

This was just a quibble I had with because I didn’t like it and was suspicious.

‘You’re being so cruel, you’d do anything like this.’

Of course, it’s not to the point where I don’t understand it at all.

How many incidents and accidents have occurred here at Laplace Academy?

Also, it was clear that anyone would do this if they were somehow suspicious of someone who brought about something unexpected and possibly out of control.

And I knew that very well.

But, since you never know, I gave it a try.

But it didn’t pass.

‘There is no choice but to use another method.’

The transfer student didn’t do anything, but the guys who were filming him suddenly said, “I can see the future,” so there was no way they would notice or run away.

I skipped it because there wasn’t much of a difference in utility even if I postponed it.

However, in this case, I couldn’t give in because the more years I accumulated and the faster it was done, the greater the benefits I would gain.

It’s just a matter of time for anything.

Anyway, I knew this would happen and prepared in advance, so all I had to do was put it into action.

I quietly put my hand in my bosom and pressed the button on my phone.

-dripping!

Then, a knock on the door echoed through the chairman’s office.

“Yes, who…”

Before Baek Seol-ha could ask for the truth, the door opened wide.

And then a woman came walking in front of my desk, her shoes clicking.

“…Who are you?”

Baek Seol-ha’s expression crumpled subtly at such an abrupt action.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I knocked but there was no answer, so I had to come in.”

“There was no response.”

“Was there? I didn’t hear anything. More than that, I’m this kind of person.”

Regardless, the woman took out a business card from her bosom and handed it to Baek Seol-ha as if she didn’t care. While Baek Seol-ha was focusing on the business card, she took advantage of the moment to give me, who was standing next to her, a light wink.

‘I told you not to pretend to be close to me.’

Looking at that appearance, it was obvious that she, a delusional person, was thinking to herself, ‘I’m cool because I can easily solve my lover’s problems’ or ‘Isn’t my sister cool?’

“This business card… is from the Aksha Auction House. So, what brings you here?”

“Nothing much. Just the plan you rejected.”

Current pseudonym Amanda.

Her real name is Elizabeth, and she pointed to my event planning document that Baek Seol-ha had rejected.

“Would you please think about it again?”

Anyway, as long as you pass, that’s all that matters.

“What do you mean, ‘Think about it again’?”

“It’s hard to explain in words. Could you please take a look at this?”

Elizabeth took out her cell phone and showed some news to Baekseolha.

The words of the news anchor flowing out.

[Aksha Auction House is deeply sorry for the incident of the raid on the Aksha Seoul branch a month ago, and has promised to compensate the victims as much as possible. In addition, they will hold a collaboration event with Laplace Academy, a leading hero training academy in South Korea, and will donate all the proceeds to support heroes, scholarships for aspiring heroes, and social contributions…]

The other numbers I prepared are nothing special.

If he continued to refuse, I would have just forced the issue to escalate.

The justification wasn’t bad either.

Based on the fact that most of those who were sacrificed were heroes, we plan to hold a collaboration event to support heroes and potential heroes.

Well, if you turn a deaf ear and say that it’s something that hasn’t been discussed, you can somehow reject it.

‘That won’t be easy.’

Good intentions, the way to the public good.

And in a world where if you reject someone without any other problems, the one who gets cursed at is not the one who did it without consultation, but the one who rejected it.

Even if that weren’t the case, I could have just manipulated public opinion like that.

“What is this…”

And since Snow White knew that better than anyone else, she stared at the news again, wondering if she had heard it wrong, but nothing had changed.

“It’s posthumous permission, though. Isn’t that a good thing?”

Amandy laughed shamelessly.

“Mr. Chairman, will you allow me to do so?”

“…”

Snow White just looked at Amanda as if she found it ridiculous.

**

[So, that means the witch seems to have fallen in love? And to a child who is 20 years younger than her?]

A shrill voice cracked through the phone and struck my ear.

“Elizabeth is still investigating the auction house incident.”

Director of Defense of the Holy Empire of America.

Milton corrected himself.

According to the information I have, it wasn’t wrong.

Why would we accept that our own S-class hero is in love with a cadet in her early 20s from another country and is ignoring the government’s return order?

It wasn’t good for the country’s image, and he wasn’t stupid enough to announce that he had no control over the S-class.

[Hey, Director of Defense. Are you worried about where I’ll go and talk? I’m Taylor. S-class hero and the 10th sword of the Holy Empire. Don’t you trust me?]

It’s not that I don’t believe it.

Although it is true that he is one of the more secretive among S-class heroes.

However, I also kept my mouth shut when it came to things that were in the national interest.

There was no reason to speak out against the information principles.

‘Yes, on purpose.’

But just because you don’t say it directly doesn’t mean the story won’t spread.

There are many ways for it to spread indirectly.

For example, given his teasing personality, if he were to agree with that story, he would go and tease the witch over and over again, and in that case, the paparazzi who were always waiting for a scoop around the S-class heroes could mix up the story in a provocative way to attract their attention.

‘Because you have to be prepared for the unexpected.’

If you leave it alone and try to resolve it later when the issue becomes bigger, it will be too late.

Milton was not a complacent person, but rather a so-called always-on-the-ground person.

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“I’ve said it many times, but Lady Elizabeth is still investigating the auction house incident.”

That’s why I corrected it again.

[Well, let’s say that’s true. We can just go and check if it’s true.]

But Taylor still cracked up.

It seemed like there was a definite source.

Or maybe it contains the will to believe that way.

‘Should I have called another S-class?’

The only people who had some money were those who called themselves Taylor.

I think that some basic circumstances should have been taken into consideration as well.

However, if you take out other teeth, it may result in creating more holes in the area.

‘Can’t I just bite you now?’

If that’s the case, then we have to finish the work quickly.

Even now, we never know when a security breach may occur.

This was a reasonable appointment.

Ernie, I should have believed that.

Of course, the witch has a higher hero ranking than Tailla, but except for a few cases, the ranking isn’t determined simply by strength.

The Witch is a wide-area type, while Taylor is specialized in 1-on-1 battles, so he should be able to subdue the Witch and drag her in.

“Please take good care of me.”

[Just leave it to me. More than that, isn’t the director curious about the witch’s first love? Honestly, the director also thinks the witch will live alone for the rest of her life…]

“I’m going to hang up now.”

[Just a moment, country-]

Milton hung up the phone and sighed deeply.

I hope there won’t be any major problems until it’s resolved.

I begged and begged.

**

I’m used to being hit.

If I hadn’t been hurt in the first place, there would have been no need to regress.

If you look at it that way, it’s true that we’ve become accustomed to it.

Either way, it was just a play on words, like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg.

‘I’ll admit it this time too, senior. There are times when such a desperate measure can be useful.’

Anyway, it was a lesson learned.

It hasn’t been decided whether or not I’ll regress again.

This provides a basis for not being flustered by the number.

If a similar situation unfolds again, I will not make this mistake.

‘Next…’

Anyway, this incident did cause some damage in the grand scheme of things, but it wasn’t so bad that it was a big deal.

So the first thing to do now was the following.

‘Then an S-class from the Holy Empire came, right?’

Since Elizabeth hasn’t left South Korea, the next thing that happens is that one of the S-class heroes in the Holy Empire comes to South Korea to take Elizabeth away.

‘I think your name was Taylor.’

The name was good anyway.

The next goal has been set.

It was a game of catching prey.