Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 309



308 – Access_5

309.

It’s an unfamiliar ceiling. No, it’s an unfamiliar place.

Kyle, who had been mumbling those words to himself over and over again, suddenly stood up from his seat when the door opened and a woman came into the room.

“Excuse me, can I go back now? I’m worried about my younger sibling who’s home alone.”

“You know that won’t work.”

A firm rejection.

“Haha. I guess so…”

Kyle sat down with a thud.

‘Where did things start to go wrong?’

From the time you heard Mark Kenterlock’s story and wandered off? From the time you wasted time at the bus stop? Or from the time you met that monster in the alley?

I don’t know. The only thing I knew for sure was that I wasn’t going to go home today.

“Because it’s for the sake of solving the case and safety. As a Laplace Academy cadet, you should know how to endure.”

“I’m an exchange student…”

“That’s it. Is Michael different?”

“No, it’s not. It’s similar.”

“Then bear with it.”

A woman sat across from Kyle.

“The introduction is late. Seo Yeon-hwa, the leader of the Lotus Guild.”

“My name is Kyle. Kyle Fried. I’m from the French Republic.”

“Kyle… That’s an easy name. I remembered it. Okay, let’s get to the point, Kyle. Why don’t you tell me why those mutant mosquitoes are after you?”

“Why do you say that…”

At Seo Yeon-hwa’s words, Kyle slowly recalled what had happened earlier.

“That was dangerous. Are you okay?”

Alley. When Kyle was in danger from the monsters swarming around, it was a woman in a Laplace Academy cadet uniform who saved him.

Kyle felt that the woman looked strangely familiar.

I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere.

‘Isn’t that it?’

‘what?’

‘The second-year magic world’s top student was judged as a B-class student?’

‘You’re a cadet, but you’re an active-duty B-class? Are you lying?’

‘I would lie about something like this. I’m telling you, it really exists. If you don’t believe me, then look into it. There’s definitely a name…’

So, as I was thinking back, I remembered a name that came up in my conversation with Mark Kenterlock.

The name is…

“This… Sia?”

“Do you know me?”

The woman, Isiah, tilted her head.

A small look of suspicion was a bonus.

We had never met before, but it seemed like we were on guard because we immediately got to know each other’s names.

“I’m also a Laplace Academy cadet…”

“Oh, by the way, you’re wearing the Laplace Academy uniform. I get it.”

Isiah, who saw Kyle’s uniform belatedly, nodded.

And then he reached out to Kyle.

“Isn’t there any place that hurts more than that? I said I was controlling it. I thought it would be more dangerous if I lowered the power too much, so I just blew it moderately.”

“It’s okay. I’m completely fine.”

Kyle stood up, holding Isiah’s hand.

To be honest, there were times when I almost got blinded by the flash, or barely survived because the flames didn’t reach me by a centimeter. The other person was the one who saved my life. There were times when I would nitpick over such trivial things.

Ishia breathed a sigh of relief.

“Really? That’s really fortunate.”

“Yeah. That’s fortunate. Oh, more than that, thank you. Thanks to you, I survived.”

“No. It’s not something that deserves a thank you. So don’t bow your head. It’s okay.”

“It’s not worth receiving…”

Kyle muttered and looked around.

A monster that was so difficult to deal with that it was barely possible to stop its movements. Five of them, not one, had been burned and turned black.

‘Is it this simple?’

As expected, he was a genius. He was a cadet and an active-duty B-class soldier, but he seemed to be on a different level from the criminal himself.

But it doesn’t change the fact that his life was saved.

Kyle bowed his head.

“No. Thank you very much. If you hadn’t helped me, I would have died for sure.”

If they hadn’t received help, they would have had all the bodily fluids sucked out of them, just like the victims on the news, and would have been left to fester like half-dried, twisted trees.

He would have been discovered later by the police or heroes and appeared on the news, or Rie would have rushed to the hospital and cried.

It prevented such misfortune. If I could express my gratitude by bowing my head, the price would be very cheap.

“I said no. From the beginning, that was…”

Isiah made a trembling expression. It seemed a little different from the way she acted with confidence in her own abilities.

“that…?”

“I let go… Oh, it’s nothing. Can I ask you a question instead?”

“question?”

“Yeah. It’s nothing much… What’s your relationship with that monster?”

“What is our relationship?”

Kyle tilted his head.

Surely you’re not trying to make fun of me for being ugly.

“What does that mean?”

“I mean it literally. Are you really not related to those monsters?”

“It’s there and it’s sleeping… In the first place, it’s the first time I’ve seen it. There’s no way it’s there.”

If we really have to be specific, the only thing is that the previous victim knew him.

There was no other relationship.

When Kyle strongly denied it, Isiah pursed her lips as if she found it strange.

“okay…?”

“That’s right. But why are you asking that?”

“Well… that’s why I’m targeting you like this.”

-bang!

There was a loud noise.

“!!?”

Kyle looked behind him, startled, and heard the sound.

“All the time…”

There was a monster crawling on the floor, half-burned.

However, Kyle had no time to be surprised.

““It smells sooo …

It was because an all too familiar scream was heard from all directions.

Isiah looked straight at Kyle.

“So let me ask you again. Are you sure you have nothing to do with those monsters?”

“…No. Really.”

“Okay? Okay, I understand. Then, just stay here for a moment.”

“Stay still?”

“I’m saying I’ll go and take care of those things. If you move, I can’t guarantee your safety.”

“Ah… I see.”

If that’s the case, then I admit it.

Kyle nodded.

What happened next was that Isiah burned the monsters that were rushing in, and later came to the Lotus Guild with a male student named Cheon Yoo-seong.

That’s why the monster, Seo Yeon-hwa, had no idea why the mutant mosquitoes were targeting her.

“I don’t know…”

“Really. I mean, today is our first time meeting too.”

What’s so good about a dark-skinned man? If you’re going to target him, aren’t there better targets? Well, it’s not like you’re really going after other targets.

Anyway, it was just so unfair and so unfair.

“Okay, I get it. But I can’t leave here.”

“that…”

“Just for safety. You don’t want to run into those mutant mosquitoes again, do you?”

“That’s true. As I said earlier, my younger sister is waiting at home alone.”

The alley is close to the house. Judging from the contact I just received, Leah seems to be safe. But there weren’t just one monster, there were a bunch of them. Now, I couldn’t help but worry because I didn’t know how many were left.

“Don’t worry about it. Just give me the address and I’ll cover it here.”

Seo Yeon-hwa took a notebook and pen out of her pocket and handed them to Kyle.

“Ah… thank you.”

If it’s the Lotus, isn’t it a famous guild not only in South Korea but also in the French Republic? I felt reassured if they offered to protect me.

Of course, there’s no reason for a famous guild like Lotus to lie.

Kyle took a notebook and pen, wrote down the address, and handed it to Seo Yeon-hwa.

“I appreciate it. Anyway, if you need anything else, just let me know. I’ll help you however I can.”

“Well… I’m not saying this is helpful. Can I ask you something?”

“Any questions?”

“About that mutant… no, monster.”

“sighe…”

Seo Yeon-hwa smiled bitterly.

“I’m sorry. I want to tell you since you’re a victim too. But it’s not information that can be disclosed to an ordinary academy cadet.”

“Is that so…”

If that’s the case, then there’s nothing we can do.

“Other than that?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Really? Well, get some rest. We’ll talk about the rest later.”

“All right.”

Kyle nodded.

**

“hmm.”

Seo Yeon-hwa, who escaped from the room where Kyle was, was lost in thought.

‘I don’t think he’s lying.’

Breathing, heart sounds, pupils, and all other vital signs were normal.

Of course, it’s possible that they were trained to hide such things, or that they were controlling them with mana.

According to the investigation, this cadet named Kyle was an ordinary cadet. It was difficult to see that he received any special training.

If you control it using mana, you can’t escape your own eyes. How can a mere cadet, an S-class hero, escape your own eyes?

So the answer is we really don’t know.

“Why are the mutant mosquitoes targeting me?”

Up until now, all of the mutant mosquitoes have targeted were ordinary people. They have never targeted a proper mana user.

Not only that, but the mutant mosquitoes did not move in groups and were primarily individual players.

Dozens of them flocking at once…

Is it because I’m a foreigner that my blood tastes special?

“Isn’t that possible?”

There are only a few foreigners in Seoul. That was ridiculous.

Anyway, looking at the reports of Cheon Yoo-seong and Isia and the corpses of numerous mutant mosquitoes, one thing was certain. There was something about that cadet named Kyle that made the mutant mosquitoes go crazy.

“Let’s go fishing.”

Fortunately, there is a useful card in the same grade as the cadets of the same academy. The classes and lectures are different, but if I leave it to them, I think they will catch the real culprit, the medicine, or something hidden.

“It would be nice if I got caught.”