Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 117



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(117)

A summer so hot that even sunflowers have to avoid the sun.

In the morning, dark clouds suddenly pour down rain, and in the afternoon, the blazing sun sets the world on fire.

There was an opening ceremony for the Shin Seoul Hunter Academy.

“hi!”

“long time no see!”

Since all the students lived in the dormitory, they had a lot of personal luggage.

Since we couldn’t hold the opening ceremony while carrying several carriers, we decided to have the students check into the dormitory in the morning and then hold the opening ceremony in the afternoon.

For Sega, who had never left the dormitory before, admission was a story of no relevance to him, so he lay down on his bed and rested, indifferently ignoring the voices of students he had not seen in a long time coming from outside the window facing the hallway.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

At that moment, the door lock rang and the door opened wide.

“I’m back!”

Lee Gyeom, a boy with dark brown hair and a lively expression, entered the room, raising both hands in the air.

“Humility!”

Sega got up from his bed in joy, and Lee Gyeom pushed the luggage he had left in the hallway into the room one by one.

“Nice to meet you, Sega. Can you accept me?”

“Of course. But why are there so many?”

Sega moved the first one or two carriers lightly, but he frowned when moving the fifth or sixth carrier, and when the tenth carrier came in, he was so bewildered that he was almost shocked.

Even if two people were sharing a four-person room, this was an excessive amount of luggage.

Lee Gyeom-i smiled and handed me a carrier.

“That bag is yours. Open it. Sega.”

“It’s mine?”

Sega opened the carrier right away.

Inside the carrier were a bunch of consumable plates that were worn inside the uniform.

“I ended up buying quite a lot. I think I’ll be doing a lot of practical work in the second semester, but it would be annoying and expensive to buy them little by little at the store, so I just bought them all at once.”

“thank you.”

The momentary discomfort melted away like snow.

After I removed the mattresses from the two empty beds and loaded the carriers, I asked them what had happened during the vacation.

“What did you do for a living?”

“I helped my parents with their work. I also learned something from Shinseoul, so it was much more comfortable for me to be there.”

Kyeom answered with a bright smile.

“I can catch demons that I would have normally avoided and avoided, so I can make extra money. I can approach large demon corpses faster, so there are more things to salvage. Since I’m wearing a Shinseoul school uniform, the famous hunters there treat me like their juniors? It was fun.”

“You were filial.”

“I saw you on TV. You’re so enviable. You filmed a variety show with that girl. What’s it like to see you in person? Have you ever had a meal together? How pretty are you?”

“I thought I was going to fall in love with her. We couldn’t even eat together. Even during breaks, my agency manager followed me around.”

I didn’t want to sell my connection with Yeseo, so I beat around the bush.

At that moment, a messenger notification popped up on Sega’s smartphone that was lying on the desk.

Tiring!

[Yeseo Noona: Is today the opening ceremony?]

[Yeseo Noona: Have a good new semester and don’t get hurt.]

“You, you!”

Lee Gyeom’s eyes trembled as if he had seen a S-class demon.

“That’s it. I know what you’re thinking, but we have the same name.”

Sega changed the subject urgently.

Tiring!

[Yeseo Noona: I’ll send you tickets to the fall concert. If you can come, come. Let’s have dinner there after.]

Tiring!

[The photo has been sent.]

The entertainer was wearing a crop top that showed her navel and cargo pants with a military pattern, making a V sign with her fingers in front of the mirror in the practice room.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“Eww! You deceiver!”

The man rushed forward, roaring like thunder.

There comes a time when a man must take on a challenge even if he knows he will lose.

“Huh! Huh! Don’t bite! Wait, hey! You’ll break your teeth! Hey!”

The series of commotion ended with Sega throwing away his unbuttoned shirt and rinsing his mouth with water that had been diluted with the potion, leaving his teeth shaky.

“What an enviable child.”

“We became close somehow.”

“I guess so. But why do you seem to have gotten stronger during the vacation?”

“I guess it’s because I was in here. I practiced a lot.”

I haven’t yet brought up the story of the actual battle I experienced while following Je Seo-cheon.

“It’s almost time for the opening ceremony. Let’s go.”

* * *

The opening ceremony was held not outside, but inside the gymnasium of the Gangchei Art Institute, inside the Kahwa Magic Force field.

With no reporters present, it seemed like it would be a pragmatic event without boring speeches.

As summer vacation has passed, it has become clear that students are starting to stand out in their respective fields.

As if to prove this, the first-year big shots from all over the gym began to engage in a battle of wits, drawing out their magical powers.

Thud. Thud.

Woo Jin-woo, a 14th class bodybuilder, boasts a height of nearly 2m and ate the hamburger given to him by a student from the faction in one bite.

The body he trained by going to Monster Land during the vacation and killing demons had already far surpassed the level of a first-year student.

Crackle, crackle

Every time Yoon Da-na from Class 16 took a step, a wet spot in the shape of a footprint was left behind and then disappeared.

It was the ‘elementalization’ phenomenon that appeared to the highest level elementalist.

Jang Kwon-se has entered the realm of transforming into lightning and moving at the speed of light.

“Ah! It’s hot!”

Je Seo-cheon from Class 8 had short blue hair that was unusual for her and stood out towards the sky.

As the rapid growth of magical power could not be controlled, it was released in the form of static electricity.

In addition, Baek Sang-eon of Class 7, Maedoseol of Class 10, and Han Gyeo-ul of Class 20 were all leading factions and making a fuss here and there.

“Work for God, angel.”

“Whoa! The angel needs to be liberated!”

Geum Eun-yo from Class 11 looked at it with a happy yet tired expression, and Cheon Sa-hee from Class 13 tried to get in between but was caught by Geum Eun-yo.

Joo Da-hyun of Class 1, who had created a vacuum around her without even a single faction, glared at Joo Ra-hyun of Class 13, and Joo Ra-hyun held Na Yeo-su’s hand and extended her middle finger at Joo Da-hyun.

Kang Ju-hyeok of Class 1 nervously pushed back his slightly grown-out blond hair and looked for Jeong Se-ga.

Squeak.

At that moment, Jeong Se-ga entered the gym.

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.

Just then, the sun broke through the clouds and cast a halo behind him.

Her small face, backlit by the sunlight, always had the same easygoing smile, and her model-like gait had a sharpness like a well-honed knife that contrasted with this.

Everyone knew.

He got first place in the midterm exam and most likely would have gotten first place in the entire semester.

“Dahyun. Why did you come first? I texted you to ask you to go together.”

“You’re late!”

Even though they were letting out a sound of tension easing, the air inside the gym became heavier and more tense.

His blue eyes, as bright as a sword, moved without a single gap, capturing the faces of the students.

“You must have swung your sword during the vacation too?”

“Sega. How. Are. You?”

“I feel like I’m going to die without you. Hey.”

The big-name students who took up one class had already made up their minds.

There were students like Baek Sang-eon and Yoon Da-na who had high expectations for Jeong Se-ga from the beginning, and there were also students like Je Seo-cheon who I became close with during this vacation.

“… … .”

On the other hand, there were students who looked at me with tension like Han Gyul-woo or Maedoseol, students who felt guilty like Woo Jin-woo, and students who openly showed hostility like Kang Joo-hyuk.

“The situation.”

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Kang Joo-hyuk stood at the forefront of the factions and approached Jeong Se-ga.

His red eyes glowed with yellow light, his muscular body had grown larger than before the vacation, and red veins resembling those of a vampire bulged out on his thick neck and the back of his hands.

After that, powerful figures from the faction, such as Hwa-yo, Yoo Sang-ah, and Park Ga-on, followed suit.

Sega laughed inwardly.

‘Crazy. Did he learn some kind of technique like suction during the vacation? As expected, he’s really 77% different. Let’s not create any head-on conflicts this semester either.’

However, the professors did not think that Kang Joo-hyuk, who was always strict with his professors, would cause trouble on the first day of school.

‘It’s going to be a fight of wits in the end, so you can’t lose. If you want to avoid a head-on collision, you should act like you’re going to do it.’

Lee Gyeom urgently tried to call Iljinrim and Judahyun, but Sega shook his head.

I spoke to Kang Joo-hyuk, looking straight into his eyes.

“Kang Joo-hyuk. Let’s talk after we’re done. I’ll be waiting.”

When Sega hit the player for the first time in a while, Kang Joo-hyuk and the students around him opened their eyes wide.

Joohyuk, who was left alone and led the group.

There was nothing to be gained by talking in this situation.

“Your speaking skills have improved.”

Kang Joo-hyuk thought, clenching his fists tightly.

‘The atmosphere has changed again. Your magic has become more explosive. Did you grow this much even though you live on TV? Is that 1% what makes you a being above the clouds?’

Sega raised his head and smiled as if he knew nothing.

“Yeah. That’s because it was broadcast.”

The plot is about Joo-hyuk, who has intermittent explosive disorder, getting angry and serious even though he did nothing, and Se-ga, who accepts it with a smile.

“The opening ceremony will begin! Please gather by class and group!”

As soon as the assistant shouted, Segawa and Juhyuk dispersed into their groups.

As Iljinrim and Judahyun approached, Lee Gyeom looked slightly worried.

“Sega. Will you meet Joo-hyuk after we finish?”

Sega smiled leisurely and shook his head.

“Wouldn’t there be some kind of big announcement around the time of the opening ceremony? Once it’s over, Kang Joo-hyuk will be busy preparing for it.”

Now it seemed like I was getting a little used to the new Seoul.

* * *

“There will be guidance on the curriculum for the second semester.”

The Red Envoy, Leena, came up to the stage and began to speak.

The students who saw her hair naturally stood at attention and listened.

“First, I will talk about the ‘1st semester final exam’ which you are most curious about.”

In the first semester, I somehow managed to get through the midterm exams and performance evaluations, but the final exams were postponed due to the appearance of Cheon Shin-hwa.

“To conclude, we decided that it would be difficult to take three exams during the second semester curriculum, so the first semester final exam was absorbed into the second semester midterm and final exams.”

Exclamations erupted from all over.

“I survived!”

“Two tests!”

Ina continued speaking with a smile as if telling me to like it now.

“Of course, the difficulty level of all subjects will increase across the board. Also, since both the Great Monster Land and Great Gate exams must be taken in the second semester final exams, the final exams will be held overseas.”

The students were silent, as if they had never raised their voices.

“It’s done.”

Lee Gyeom closed his eyes tightly.

Korea, no matter what, is currently the most stable country in the world.

The country has the highest number of hunters per capita, the lowest number of demon deaths per capita in the world, and no monster lands within the country excluding the former North Korean territory.

On the other hand, the situation overseas was hell everywhere.

Of course, there are big differences within that, but for Koreans, it was just hell.

Besides, listening to what Ina said, it seemed like the test would be to pass through or conquer Monster Land, enter the gate, and close it, something only high-ranking hunters from the five major guilds would do.

Ina continued speaking, regardless of whether the students were shaking or not.

“The duel evaluation will be postponed to the second semester. However, the Iron Wing grade will be increased from the previous bottom 10% to 15%, and the number of students who will be eliminated will be the same as the original number. In addition, unless there are special circumstances, the comprehensive hunting studies group for each class will be maintained.”

A small gasp burst out at this point.

“Thank goodness, Sega.”

Iljinrim grabbed Sega’s sleeve with shining yellow eyes.

“Corpse guy. I wish they would keep giving us bus rides.”

Joo Da-hyun didn’t show it much either, but if you look closely, you can see the corners of her mouth twitching.

After that, there were some minor changes to the curriculum, additional materials, and a brief explanation of Cheonshinhwagyo.

As for Sega, since it was a story that they already knew in depth, they just let it slide.

“Lastly, I will explain about the club.”

But the last words could not be missed.

“club?”

“Did we have something like that too?”

It seemed as if Sega wasn’t the only one surprised, and questioning voices could be heard from various places.

“It was originally supposed to start in the first semester, but the club’s mainstay, the second-year students, had trouble returning home during their overseas study trip, so it was postponed. Since they had a hard time getting back after going through dragons and sky whales, I hope you will greet your seniors politely when you see them. We will continue to explain the club activities in each class later.”

Ina finished speaking somewhat meaningfully.

“Well. I guess there’s no need to hear an explanation.”