Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 75



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(075)

It was 4:30 a.m. on Saturday when Segawa Dahyun and Yeosu left the eastern research complex and entered the new Seoul city center.

The subway and bus services had stopped running, it was difficult to catch a taxi, and all three were exhausted from the fierce battle.

“I’m dying.”

“Somehow it all ended in one day.”

“How do we get back?”

“Let’s sleep here for now. Do you think we can get a room?”

“… … There is a place I know.”

Joo Da-hyun, who complained of anemia, walked to a Han River view hotel in the heart of downtown Seoul.

“Please give me a room. Hurry up.”

On a Saturday morning, a male student wearing only a white robe, a female student covered in blood, and a completely naked female student came in and asked for a room, but there was no hotel staff member who would readily give it to them.

“Sir. I’m sorry, but… … .”

“I have a membership! Enter the number!”

However, Joo Da-hyun had a VIP membership with an annual fee of tens of millions of won.

The hotel staff, after checking the card number, was startled and handed over the card key.

“Hey, is there anything else you need?”

“Please give her plenty of glucose ringers and bandages. And if there’s any potions the hotel has, please give her just one bottle of those.”

Sega supported Yeosu and Dahyun and went up to the room Dahyun was holding.

‘My eyes are spinning.’

After washing up somehow, taking a sip of the potion each, and watching Dahyun expertly insert an IV into her wrist, the light outside the east window began to slowly brighten.

I crawled into bed and lost consciousness.

Flash.

And when he opened his eyes again, the sky outside the window still had the color of early morning.

“Sega. Yeah. That’s how you take it off. Hehe.”

Nayeosu, in an acrobatic pose, muttered something strange.

I must have fallen asleep wearing the robe provided in the hotel room, but I was in my underwear because something happened while I was sleeping.

Her 11-pack abs and slim yet firm waist were visible on the white sheet, and the underwear that hung on her pubic bone clearly revealed her bronzed buttocks.

‘My sleeping habits are really annoying.’

Sega turned his head to the other side and covered her with the blanket she had kicked away.

“Three. No. I’m not mentally ready yet… … .”

Joo Da-hyun was smiling, pulling the blanket up to her neck.

The slender fingers that held the blanket tightly trembled.

‘No. What are you dreaming about?’

Sega took an interest in the two and checked their physical condition.

‘I didn’t even sleep that long, but am I already better? My body has really gotten stronger.’

The wounds were gone, his magic power was fully restored, and his mind was amazingly clear.

‘Since we’re out this weekend, should we take a look around the new Seoul city center? We also need to take care of the guns and bulletproof vests we left hidden there yesterday.’

I picked up my smartphone and checked the time.

[Monday, 6:25 AM]

Sega doubted his eyes for a moment.

‘monday?’

I checked the hotel’s digital clock, thinking my smartphone might be broken, but it was Monday.

“Joo Da-hyun, Joo Yeo-su! Wake up! It’s Monday. We slept all day!”

I hurriedly got up, contacted Professor Ina, checked out, and got into a taxi.

“Yes, yes. Thank you.”

According to Na Yeo-su, who spoke with Shin Seoul Academy in the middle of the conversation, all the firearms and equipment left at the lab yesterday were retrieved by Shin Seoul faculty and staff and sold at the store under their names.

Sega looked out the window and smiled.

“Why are you laughing?”

Dahyun asked, seeming puzzled.

“Because I really want to do all sorts of things. I suddenly leave school on Friday nights. I sign confidentiality agreements. I risk my life fighting crazy hunters with guns. I sleep in hotels I’ve never seen before and run out without even eating breakfast. I take a taxi to school at this hour.”

It was the height of the extraordinary, something I could never have imagined.

Dahyun smiled and nodded her head.

“Yeah, that’s something.”

I was very happy to be able to be with him on his first extraordinary adventure.

“That’s right! That’s right! If I hadn’t come to Shinseoul, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of this!”

I would have been happier if that damn bitch hadn’t been there.

* * *

Sega stopped by the dormitory to change into a new uniform, then headed to Ina’s lab with Dahyun and Yeosu.

She was talking on the phone with someone with a very serious expression, and when she saw the three of them come in, she hung up the phone saying she would call back later.

“I would like you to write this first.”

It was a pledge not to disclose to the outside world in any way what was seen and heard during the mission evaluation.

I couldn’t tell you how many times I wrote something similar over the weekend.

After all three of them finished signing, Ina continued speaking in her usual cool voice.

“The research institute has decided to pay additional funds to the three students, considering that the difficulty of the mission was higher than expected.”

The original salary was 300 million won, but with this it has increased to 400 million won.

‘400 million? I’ll go again even if I have to go three times.’

‘If you add up the sales of hunting devices, guns, and defensive equipment, how much did you earn? Wasn’t the daily wage around 500 million? Hunters are the best!’

Segawa Yeosu exclaimed several times at the sight of the unrealistic amount of money, but only Dahyun, who noticed what the researchers were researching there, made a strange expression.

“Now, the students of Yeosu can go out. As a professor at Shinseoul, I would like to express my gratitude for your exemplary attitude in willingly stepping up for this urgent mission.”

Ina Lee spoke to Na Yeo-su in a businesslike tone, as if she had finished her business.

“No! It was something that had to be done!”

Yeosu’s face hardened for a moment, then she bowed deeply and left the lab with a laugh as usual.

“Ah. That’s right! Sega! Don’t forget the alcohol! You didn’t drink on Friday! There are still four left!”

Dahyun muttered, “Well, she’s still perceptive,” and Lee Ina continued.

“The situation is that of a student.”

Her crimson eyes shone as if they were piercing through him.

“yes.”

Sega unconsciously assumed a floating posture and swallowed hard.

Although Iina had always been charismatic, this was the first time she had been so openly intimidating.

“I have seen incidents involving stimulants since the first day of the school year, and I have personally experienced similar incidents this time, so I will tell you what you are probably wondering about. The only reason I am telling you this is to prevent students from trying to find out information on their own, encountering biased information, and developing distorted ideas.”

“yes.”

“Do you know about the pseudo-religion called Cheonshinhwagyo?”

Sega answered honestly.

“This is my first time hearing about it.”

“Have you ever seen a human turn into a demon?”

“… … This is the second time.”

Dahyun seemed to know everything, as she had a calm yet arrogant expression on her face.

After all, it would be absurd if the successor to a company that manufactures stimulants didn’t even know about the side effects.

“Okay. But even if it’s not necessarily Cheonshinhwagyo, you probably know that countless pseudo-religions have emerged since its opening.”

Sega nodded.

This is what I learned in modern history class.

A world where a hole opens in the sky, monsters pour out, and a very small number of people evolve into superhumans.

It was the perfect environment for all kinds of cults to run rampant.

“Yes, I know. If you pray, the devil will evade you. If you worship our god, you can awaken without using stimulants. There are still such religions today.”

Even in the slum where I lived, there were one or two old people walking around holding signs like that.

“Yes. You know me. Cheonshinhwagyo was one of those common pseudo-religious groups. They claimed that the appearance of the devil was a judgment from God, and that awakening could be achieved without stimulants.”

There was anger in Ina’s voice.

“If it had come to this point, I would have thought so. It would have gained some momentum and then collapsed under the hammer of public authority.”

That’s what I’m saying, it didn’t happen that way.

“Some of the second-generation hunters from Korea joined them.”

“yes?!”

Sega doubted his ears.

The second generation was a generation awakened by stimulants, and they were mostly refugees from the metropolitan area who had lost everything to the devil.

I was awakened by a stimulant, so why do you believe that you can awaken without a stimulant? And I lost my family and property to the devil, so why do you take that as judgment?

“I don’t think I should say this in front of a professor, but are there really such crazy people in the world?”

“I don’t know either. But the important thing is that they use drugs that maximize the side effects of stimulants, worship the demonic and open-door phenomena, and are hostile to Shinseoul. Here, ‘hostility’ includes various operations including assassination and terrorism, and ultimately aims for the collapse of Shinseoul.”

Sega thought.

‘Can’t we just all go into the S-class gate and commit suicide?’

There are ten million refugees in the metropolitan area who lost their families and property due to the devil.

Sega was also one of them, so he knew how poor their lives were.

And Shinseoul was the only path to true success in the world today.

Now I know that not all hunters are the same.

While pyromancers who die when shot and strong but not very durable pyromancers are being swept away by the devil, Shinseoul trains pyromancers who are both strong and durable.

It wasn’t heaven, but it was a place that taught us how to live well in hell.

‘I risked my life to come here. I think it was a good decision. But you want to destroy this place? Absolutely not.’

Sega took a breath and then said.

“If we ever meet, I will wipe out your seeds.”

For a moment, she thought that it was a bit harsh to say something in front of the professor, but then she nodded in satisfaction.

“Okay. You’re probably still tired, so rest until the morning class and then go to class in the afternoon.”

“thank you.”

Sega bowed his head politely and left Ina’s lab with Dahyun.

Was it because I found out such a shocking fact?

I didn’t think my heartbeat would subside.

I could think that I just had to be careful until the beheading.

In the end, it’s a family fight over who will get more of the talent.

But the story was different for Cheon Shin Hwa Gyo.

‘If the beheading campaign is just a fight over who will sit at the head of the table, then the Cheon Shin Hwagyo is like trying to tear down the house.’

I had an ominous feeling that I would be hearing that name for a long time.

‘I need to get stronger.’

* * *

The second class on Monday for Class 1 was bloodletting.

Segawa Dahyun met up with Lee Gyeom and Iljinrim as the students poured out after class.

“Kyeom-ah. Are you feeling better now?”

Lee Gyeom answered by jumping up and down in place.

“I’m fine now. Ugh. If I hadn’t had the protective vest, I would have been beaten to death.”

Joo Da-hyun rolled her eyes naturally.

“You’re going to have problems if you try to stay in Geumik. You’re better suited to be Dongik.”

“Oh, my lady. Then which one would you rather have, the Golden Wing Explorer or the Dong-Ik Explorer? You can’t even cheer me on, but you curse me.”

Lee Gyeom ignored Joo Da-hyun’s words with exaggerated acting and spoke to Sega again.

“You were given a mission over the weekend, right? You’ve worked hard. I should have gone with you.”

“It was hard to find the explorer, but I came back alive. What did you do in bloodletting class?”

“Hmm. I was having a serious discussion with the friend sitting next to me about my ideal type.”

Lee Gyeom said indirectly that he had done something else, and Iljinrim answered him.

“Today, this morning, I did poisoning and bloodletting. You said that you would evaluate the poisoning technique by making potions, and you said that you would evaluate the bloodletting technique by using blood flow magic bullets, except for a few people. You and I, that’s a few people.”

She smiled chicly and came closer to Sega.

“Thank goodness it’s not too late. I have a swordsmanship class and modern history class in the afternoon. Since the midterms are coming up soon, you’d better focus on modern history.”

It was a detailed explanation that was unusual for a first-year delinquent.

“Thank you. Did you memorize all that?”

“If the bloodletting ace sees other kids’ blood, it means he was overly motivated to practice. If the poison ace lives on tranquilizers and stimulants, it means he’s diligent. If the physical ace is good at using his fists, it means he’s focused in class.”

“Hmm.”

Sega couldn’t bring himself to agree or deny it and just laughed.

Iljinrim lowered his voice and asked quietly.

“I went out with Na Yeo-su. Did you come back? How was it?”

“Your skills were okay.”

“Joo Da-hyun, I think you look uncomfortable.”

Sega glanced back.

Kyeom and Joo Da-hyun were having a conversation.

“That girl named Na Yeo-su who went on the mission evaluation with you guys was so pretty. Can I give you her number?”

“Shut up. You corpse. I don’t like him.”

“Hey. Don’t be jealous. I admit that you’re sexy!”

“No, it’s not that. It’s something I think I’ve seen somewhere in a really unpleasant place.”

Sega shook his head.

“I don’t know. Let’s go eat. I’ve been starving since Friday night.”

“Yeah. Today, it’s a blood-dripping steak, so let’s go quickly.”