Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 105



Only Noblemtl

(105)

Sega’s summer vacation went by smoothly.

He went to the autonomous training room every day to train his body by lifting artifact weights and hitting wooden blocks, and he didn’t forget his fire techniques, ‘Heat Ray’, ‘Ignition’, and ‘Fireball’.

Lightning tactics, lightning nets, and lightning radiators have been expanded wider and stronger, and the whip sword can now be pulled out without difficulty.

I also practiced resonance waves when walking in unpopulated areas or in my dorm room.

I ate the magic stone of the tree demon that Yuyu had purified, and it seemed like my magic absorption became stronger.

“Seonmi, let’s meet later, ah… … .”

Sometimes, whenever I smelled cinnamon in the training ground, I thought of her.

She would have been proof and atonement to herself.

He said that he came in after killing one person and saved one person.

I just hope that Seonmi is doing well in the southern region.

During the vacation life that was so intense yet so calm.

“hey.”

An unexpected guest arrived.

“Hey. Let’s do something that makes money together. It’s not illegal, so don’t worry.”

It was Jeseocheon.

“What is it?”

“Let’s go up north and soak some people.”

“… … Where is the money, and where is it not illegal?”

The cafe at the Shinseoul Hunter Academy is open even during the vacation.

“What do you want to drink? Choose. I’ll buy it for you.”

“Americano. Hot.”

“In this weather?”

“I feel like I’ll get sick if I eat something cold while listening to your story. Something hot.”

“Okay. Okay. Just wait a minute.”

Segawa and Seocheon received their coffees and sat down inside the cafe.

The sight of Segawa and Seocheon sitting across from each other in the sunlight streaming in through the wooden blinds was unbalanced, like pieces of mismatched furniture glued together, and therefore stood out even more clearly.

There were students around me chatting about this and that.

Je Seo-cheon picked up one of the 007 bags that had been lying next to him from the beginning and handed it to Sega.

“Here. This is the deposit. You can open it right away.”

“Okay?”

Sega glanced at the students around him.

They were all students in class 8.

“Okay.”

Je Seo-cheon smiles.

The two scars that ran across her slender, beautiful face were distorted with laughter.

Instead of money, the bag contained six vials of superior magic affinity potions.

Even the lower grade costs 50 million won per bottle, and until recently I couldn’t even think of buying the mid-grade, but this was the upper grade.

“If you do this job well, I’ll give you two more bottles every month. You can give me money or artifacts.”

“… … Let me hear it. Why are you looking for me?”

Sega took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions that were turning from question to annoyance.

I didn’t want to sell myself as a mercenary for a pittance.

But it was too much money to turn down.

This was especially true since it was a magic friendly potion that increased maximum growth.

‘When I compared the 7.5kg magic stone that Gyeom gave me last time with the top-grade magic affinity potion I got for getting first place in the midterm exam, the top-grade potion was better. If you have six superiors, it will have a better effect than an average large magic stone.’

Sega’s eyes, which had been hard since he met her, softened again.

Je Seo-cheon began to talk, tapping the table with his fingertips.

“You know how they make medicine from the byproducts of some plant-based demons? It makes you feel stronger when you take it, but it gradually destroys your body from the inside out.”

“!”

For Sega, drugs were a thorn in his side.

As soon as the word came out, his red eyes flashed like flames, and his hand slid down to the sword at his waist.

“To me now… … .”

“I’m not selling. It’s the opposite. Hey, listen to what people have to say. I’m scary.”

Je Seo-cheon raised his eyebrows and raised both hands in an exaggerated gesture.

The students from Class 8 who had gotten up from their seats looked at the two, and Seocheon gestured for them to sit back down on his lap.

“Sorry. I’m a little sensitive about that.”

Sega apologized lightly, and Seocheon shook his head.

“Yes. I understand. If someone asked me to sell medicine, I would split their head open. Seeing your reaction makes me believe you even more. So, are you ready to listen now?”

“Okay. I’ll listen until the end.”

Je Seo-cheon began to speak, his deep black eyes shining with a gun.

* * *

“You also know that the former North Korean territory is a very special administrative district, right?”

“I heard about it during the AH incident. They said they wanted to take the land but couldn’t take responsibility for the people, so they tied it up in a tangled web of laws. Even if something happens there, the government won’t punish them.”

“I see. Then what will happen to the magic stones we get from there? Should we hand them all over to the Korean Central Magic Stone Exchange?”

Sega raised an eyebrow.

“Is it difficult?”

“It must be complicated, right?”

Je Seo-cheon smiled crookedly.

“The former North Korean territory is practically left alone, except for Pyongyang. Of course, if a large gate opens anywhere, the demons that crawl out of it might come south, so we send hunters to close it, but that’s it. As for the residents, the former People’s Army warlords, and the Chinese criminals, as long as they don’t come south, we leave them alone to fight amongst themselves.”

“This must be hell.”

“It was hell. But things are finally sorted out. It’s partly because most of the old North Korean territory was swept away when it was turned into Monster Land, and partly because of guys like me.”

“What are people like you?”

At Sega’s question, Je Seo-cheon leaned back in his chair and smiled proudly.

“Pioneer Guild.”

“Pioneer Guild?”

“Yes. As I said earlier, in the North, we can handle the magic stones and by-products as we please. There is no middleman called the government, and the people there work hard as long as they are well fed, so the cost is also reduced. With the magic stones and by-products obtained that way… … we make things like that there and sell them for less than the market price.”

She gestured to the bag of potions placed in front of Sega.

At that point, Sega realized the true nature of the Pioneer Guild.

“Hunter gangsters rush into lawless areas, take control of local people and local organizations, exploit them by force, and run a business of magic stones and by-products?”

“Yeah. When you say that, it makes me sound like a bad girl.”

“Should I apologize?”

“No. I’m a fucking bitch. Exactly.”

Je Seo-cheon smiled faintly and continued speaking.

“Anyway, I’m doing this. But I don’t think we’re the only ones doing this, right?”

“That’s right. People flock to things that make money.”

“And there are those who, unlike us, are reaching out to businesses that can make even more money.”

“That’s right. Human greed is endless, and they repeat the same mistakes.”

“There are also kids who sell medicine.”

“Fuck. Ah. Sorry.”

“But damn, because they keep trying to do business with our country, the government is ready to draw its sword. The military’s superhuman unit and the police officers from the Portrait Management Department are going to move in. Then they’re all going to get wiped out. It sucks, but we’re going to get hit by stray bullets too. So.”

“therefore?”

“We’ll sweep those bastards away first and then wag our tails like there’s nothing wrong here.”

Sega imagined that Jeseocheon wagging its fluffy tail.

A blushing, scarred face, wearing a puppy dog ??headband, a tail with coarse hair that resembles hair… … Where do you put it?

“Hey. The situation. You had a strange imagination, didn’t you?”

Je Seo-cheon asked, gently rolling up his sleeves.

“……no?”

“Slow reply?”

“Anyway, do you need me to sweep those bastards away?”

“Ah. 3 billion right after you finish. And I’ll give you a weekly high-level magic affinity potion until you graduate. Any artifacts or equipment you acquire during the battle will be yours. How do you feel? I’ve given you everything I can give you.”

The worry didn’t last long.

“I’ve always hated drug dealers.”

The medicines in those slums must have come from places like that.

So, subjugating the drug dealers was also for his own good.

“Yes. And this is the key… … .”

* * *

A medium-sized yacht equipped with a psionic engine departed from Ganghwa Island and sailed up the Yesong River, a former North Korean territory.

At the river mouth, an old-generation concrete bunker could be seen sinking among the reeds and pampas grass.

“This way, there are no sea mines, so it’s easier to drive the ship. However, if you’re not careful, you might get attacked by a sea monster the size of a house.”

Standing on the deck of the yacht, Sega looked out at the river while listening to the explanation of an unexpected friend.

“Have you been here a lot?”

Iljinrim.

The schoolgirl, with her blonde hair neatly tied back and her signature sunglasses pressed down, was wearing an ivory suit jacket over a crisp white blouse, and was looking at the river she had risked her life to cross with complicated eyes.

“I’ve been here many times. How much money can you make running errands in Korea? In the past, you had to get around by boat or swimming, but going on a yacht feels great.”

“When I just look at your face, it doesn’t seem like I feel great, but rather like I feel rotten?”

“Tea, a lot?”

“I’m not very perceptive, but I can see it.”

“Use it. Then it won’t work.”

Sega tried to ask Iljinrim what happened with Jeseocheon.

I had no intention of interfering with their personal relationship, but it would have been awkward if those pieces of emotion had been revealed during a life-or-death fight.

“Iljinrim.”

“We’ve arrived.”

But before I could ask, the yacht stopped at the dock on the riverside.

“Let’s go. Sega.”

Je Seo-cheon suddenly came up to me and said.

Iljinrim quickly ran backwards.

Sega got off the yacht with Seocheon and followed the people who came out to greet him.

After driving for about 10 minutes, I saw a pretty urban city.

Perhaps to prevent the invasion of demons, it was surrounded by walls like a medieval fortress city, and machine gun batteries were placed here and there.

I wondered where exactly this place was, but I didn’t think I would understand it, so I just kept my mouth shut.

Korean, Korean with a slightly different tone, Chinese, and a strange mixture of the two could be heard loudly here and there.

At first glance, it looked better than the slum refugee camp where Sega lived.

I wondered why I had such a thought, and after a while the answer came to me.

‘There is hope in people’s faces.’

The car stopped in front of the tallest building in the center of the city.

It was only a little over 10 stories, but each floor was so tall and wide that it looked quite grand.

“Follow me.”

Jeseocheon led Segawa and Jinrim into the building.

Jinrim had an expression of deep emotion, and at the same time, he shuddered as if he was being dragged to a slaughterhouse.

There were Awakened beings guarding the corridors here and there, but they all saluted in front of Jeseocheon and made their way.

“Sister! Are you out?”

“Yes. Tell your big brother that I brought Jeong Se-ga.”

“Yes. You can go in right now.”

She seemed to be about NO. 2.

Squeak.

Sega entered the spacious room on the 10th floor with Je Seo-cheon.

The room was floored with white marble, had a large sofa and table, and had glass windows overlooking the entire city.

There was a man sitting with his back to them, looking out the window.

He was taller than Sega and shorter than Joohyuk.

His whole body was muscular and tanned, his hair was long and tied back, and he wore a thick gold necklace and several gold rings.

“Seocheon, are you here?”

“Yes, Brother Yeomyeong.”

It was so natural to see her bow her head at a 90 degree angle.

Sega gave a light greeting to his opponent.

“This is Jeong Se-ga. A friend from school asked me to help him.”

At Sega’s greeting, the man called Yeomyeong burst into laughter and stood up from his seat.

“Yes. A man’s loyalty should be to that extent. It’s Yeomyeonggyeong. Everyone here calls her Yeomyeong.”

He approached Sega and asked to shake his hand.

Sega held his hand, trying not to open his eyes.

“!”

His hands were surprisingly strong.

At this level, he was definitely stronger than the teaching assistants in the martial arts class.

It may not be comparable to Kang Chae-seo, the world’s strongest, but it was enough to make me wonder how I would compare to her.

“Wow. That’s pretty good. I was wondering who beat our Seocheon, but it turns out he deserved first place in Shinseoul.”

“Thank you. I received a lot of help from Seocheon in the lightning class.”

“Okay. He’s a smart kid, so be friendly with him. Shall we sit down? Let’s talk business.”

Sega sat next to Seocheon, facing Yeomyeonggyeong.

Je Seo-cheon held up his tablet and showed a photo.

A man with a square face and a thick build was getting out of the car.

“Hey. This guy is Man-su. He’s the leader of the medicinal water faction. He makes the most cat food using the byproducts of the devil’s water in Korea. This kid is trying to expand his business without even knowing his place.”

“So your goal is to catch this guy?”

“I’ll destroy the organization and take away these bastards’ hunting grounds.”

Sega nodded his head slightly.

“I don’t think it’s right to come all the way here to ask. I’m definitely not trying to lose weight.”

“uh.”

“Do you need me?”

Je Seo-cheon and Yeo Myeong-gyeong looked at each other with questioning eyes.

Sega looked out the window at the cityscape.

“No. I thought there would be at most a few dozen. When I came here, I saw that they were some kind of warlords. I’m not bad among the first-years, but I’m not good enough to be active in a mess of hundreds of people.”

“You are as humble as I have heard.”

Yeomyeonggyeong laughed.

‘No. Is it really burdensome?’

Sega thought to himself.

He said, locking eyes with Sega.

“Considering only the firepower, Seocheon would have been enough. But we don’t have knights.”

“ah.”

I could understand it right away.

Knights were a rare type of soldier even in Shinseoul.

As soon as I awakened my sword spirit, I was immediately recruited by a large guild, so there was no reason for me to live by doing gangster things.

“So, you’re trying to fight an organization with knights without any knights?”

“I had an idea. Huh. It’s really as Seo-cheon said. Are you trying to take advantage of us in a shameless way?”

“If you took it that way.”

“Is it our turn to prove it?”

“yes?”

“Yeah. If you’re a gangster and want to recruit a 78% S-class prospect, this is the level you have to go through. Follow me. I’ll show you something they don’t teach you in Shinseoul.”

“no.”