Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 83



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Sega barely managed to suppress the feeling that his body was telling him a different story than his head.

‘I’m going crazy.’

Seonmi already had a cute and lively face.

He had just come from training there, so the scent of cinnamon and a faint smell of sweat created an alluring atmosphere, and he had a pitiful look in his eyes that was arousing sadism.

‘What’s wrong with this?’

‘You might die tomorrow too.’

‘It’s not like it’s hurting anyone. You stayed up all night with Yeosu last night, so why not with Seonmi?’

As a healthy awakened person, the desire to move as my instincts dictated rose to my throat.

‘Let’s calm down.’

Walking on bubbles.

Sega looked at Choi Seon-mi, repeating those words to himself.

“Or… … Me. Not your type?”

Tears welled up in her clear eyes.

He shook his head firmly.

“That’s not it.”

“then.”

Why did you sleep with Na Yeo-su but not with me?

Sega then gave a straightforward answer to the question he himself faced.

“You like me, don’t you?”

He answered with an invincible, easy-going smile, as if he had complete control over the situation, both arrogant and affectionate.

“He didn’t like me. So I had a one-night stand without any burden. But you’re not like that. I’m not a pushover. I don’t want to play with the feelings of someone I like.”

“That… … what is it?”

Seonmi held back her tears.

He looked up at Sega, clenching his fists so hard his nails dug into his palms.

He was smiling leisurely as always, with the streetlights surrounding him like a halo.

“Who, who likes you? You’re already acting like an S-class from the future?”

Sega is like that, he said, and continued speaking with a sigh.

“If I had confessed to you here just now, you would have accepted it, right?”

“!”

Seonmi’s face turned bright red and she trembled.

Sega lifted his chin and smiled arrogantly.

“Come back when you’re done with the midterms. Let’s talk then. If you understand, then go to sleep quickly. I’m sleepy too.”

Then he turned around and went into the dormitory lobby.

Seonmi watched the light until it completely disappeared, feeling a mixture of anger, bewilderment, and excitement.

‘Is it really just going to go like this…?’

‘Hey, just wait and see! I’ll definitely pass this test and give you a good kick.’

‘After I survive somehow! I’ll tell you that I don’t like you!’

Suddenly she realized that she wasn’t at all afraid of tomorrow coming.

‘uh?’

He who pursues vain hopes is stronger than he who faces despair squarely.

It was a strange logic.

* * *

“Students, please pack your bags and gather in front of parking lot 2 by 7:40!”

7 am.

Shin Seoul’s teaching assistants made a surprise broadcast to the entire dormitory.

Waaaaa …

A violent siren sound created an atmosphere of fear at the Shinseoul Hunter Academy.

“Check your luggage first!”

“I’m done. I was supposed to receive the solid fuel this morning.”

The students hurriedly got up, put on their uniforms, and ran to the parking lot with their tooth blades and machine guns attached.

“Gyeom-ah. Get up!”

“Group 8, gather here!”

Segawa, Jinrim, and Dahyun calmly headed to parking lot number 2, carrying the bags they had packed yesterday.

“Ah. Class 1 students, over here! Line up in groups of four.”

“Class 2, this way!”

When I got to the parking lot, each class’ teaching assistant was standing there holding a sign with their class number on it, and behind them was a large double-decker bus with Shin Seoul’s logo printed on it.

“Get some breakfast and go inside!”

The teaching assistants handed out calorie bars and bottles of water to each person.

8 o’clock.

Twenty bulletproof double-decker buses lined up outside the Shinseoul Hunter Academy.

“depart.”

Three luxury sedans each were placed in the front and rear to guard the vehicle, and traffic police officers were present to control the traffic lights.

Although the students were unaware of this, large reconnaissance planes and even Iina’s flying summons were hovering in the sky, preparing for any eventuality.

The bus headed towards the Han River Bridge.

Class 1’s model student, Jun-pyo, muttered as if he was puzzled as he looked out the window.

“Why are you going into the city?”

Hearing those words, the other students also opened their curtains and took stock of the situation.

“I see?”

“Are you sure you’re going to our gate?”

As rumored in the past, if you wanted to go to the uninhabited island or the former North Korean territory Monster Land, you had to go in the exact opposite direction.

“That’s right! Hey. There’s a dome over there! A dome!”

“I never thought this world would be the place where I would die.”

Sega paid no attention to the students’ fuss.

‘Last time when the designated mission came out, Dahyun said that Shinseoul bought one more gate mining right. So this was why.’

I was hesitant, but I had half an idea and trained enough to be able to do it wherever I went.

Now I just had to trust myself.

He asked Sega, who was smiling broadly.

“What? You knew?”

“It was just a guess.”

8:30.

Thanks to the active cooperation of traffic police, twenty double-decker buses from Shinseoul stopped in front of a fixed mining gate.

“An EMP will definitely occur inside the gate. When you leave, return your smartphone and electrical devices, receive a protective vest, put it on, and wait by group!”

The senior assistant shouted.

Students ran out of the bus and received protective vests from their teaching assistants.

‘Let’s just watch out for these guys.’

Sega has finally confirmed the list of 18.

* * *

1,046 first-year students from the Shinseoul Hunter Academy lined up in front of the dome surrounding the fixed mining gate.

Click, click click!

Reporters swarmed in and kept pressing their camera buttons from outside the line set up by the faculty and staff.

“That’s the situation over there!”

“Please look this way just once!”

Famous students such as Jeong Se-ga, Kang Joo-hyuk, and Yoon Da-na were called by several reporters.

“huh?”

“Tsk.”

Some students, like Yoon Da-na, blinked without understanding what was being said, while others, like Kang Ju-hyeok, clicked their tongues in annoyance.

“Good morning! Please take a nice picture of me.”

The only student who smiled brightly and waved was Jeong Se.

“He’s still the same.”

“That’s right. There was some showmanship at the entrance ceremony, so I appreciate it when you come out like that.”

The reporters who came to the entrance ceremony were lucky enough to hit the jackpot.

He succeeded in taking a photo of the moment when Jeong Se-ga carried Joo Da-hyun’s bag for her.

[The secret private life of the freshman representative and the daughter of a wealthy family?]

A smile appeared on his face as he imagined how many millions of views this could garner.

“All members have gathered.”

The teaching assistants reported to the professors, and Ina nodded.

She climbed up onto the makeshift platform and opened her mouth.

The cool voice resonated in the ears of the thousand or so students even without a loudspeaker.

“Students. This is a fixed A-class mining gate owned by the Shinseoul Hunter Academy. We recently hunted all the beasts inside except for the queen beast, and all A and B+ class creatures born after that have been eliminated, so there is no chance of any unexpected problems occurring.”

The reporters’ cameras flashed again at the hero’s appearance, and Lee Ina continued speaking nonchalantly as if she was used to it.

“You have 72 hours, 3 days and 2 nights to hunt demons here and collect points.”

The students murmured at the word ‘point’.

The teaching assistants came running carrying large boxes and handed out artifacts that looked like smartwatches.

“A small demon starts at 1 point, and a medium demon starts at 50 points. However, a medium demon will be difficult for an average person to catch on their own, so I recommend that you refrain from taking on a rash challenge.”

Kyeom whispered to Sega.

“I think the assistant instructors in mobile marksmanship took the medium-sized horseman position.”

Considering the physical strength and attack power of the teaching assistants set in the class at the time, medium-sized demons were practically to be avoided.

“If you hunt a demon, you can dig up a magic stone and touch it to the terminal that gives you the magic stone. It will analyze your magic power and automatically calculate your points. I’m telling you this out of concern, but since it analyzes the unique pattern of each magic stone, it’s useless if multiple people try to use the same magic stone.”

Ina said that after all the students received their terminals, the tally was tallied.

Several students, including Lee Gyeom, shrugged their shoulders.

“The test results will be counted as points. If it’s too heavy, you can throw away the magic stone, but after the test is over, Shinseoul will purchase it at market price, so please consider carefully.”

Laughter broke out here and there.

“I need to earn at least 100 million won this time to make it to the end of the semester.”

“Our group’s goal is 300 million per person!”

“If you think of it as an opportunity to hunt intensively for three days at a safe domestic mining gate, it might be quite fun?”

In Shinseoul, taking the exam was an opportunity to either recoup the cost of preparation or even make a lot of money.

“The protective vest has a shield gauge set to match your stamina. When the gauge reaches 0, a permanent shield is created, your location is sent to the professors, and you are automatically eliminated. If you wish to give up the test for any reason, you can request it through the terminal. In both cases, the points accumulated up to that point will be counted.”

Of course, there was little to laugh about.

“Student-to-student fighting is basically allowed, and point theft is also allowed. However, it is prohibited for 8 hours after entering. Also, fighting between students is prohibited in the safety zones set up in various places inside the gate.”

When the story of the student-to-student skirmishes came up, everyone’s faces hardened.

“After the exam, the points are tallied and the bottom 10% of students are expelled.”

And when the story of expulsion finally came up, several students burst into tears.

Over the past couple of months, the number of first-year students has decreased from over 1,200 to 1,046.

And in three days, another 104 people would fly in, putting the first graders into the hundreds.

Since the lower ranks in general would probably be blown away, it was obvious that there would be a major change in the duel evaluation iron wing rank as well.

“We will now begin the midterm practical exam. Good luck to everyone.”

And Ina kindly reminded them that this was not the time to worry about the future.

Squeak!

The door to the dome opened with a loud noise.

* * *

“We will start from Class 1! Class 1, Group 1, please come to the front!”

The teaching assistants lined up the students in front of the dome door.

The gate was visible through the large doors that were open on both sides.

A dark blue disk measuring 700 meters in diameter was lying slanted, and just looking at it gave off an eerie aura.

Looking at that, Sega suddenly remembered his childhood.

‘This kid… … is unprecedented… … .’

‘I have to take you… …!’

‘Run away!’

It seemed like something really good had happened, but then suddenly a gate opened in the sky and everything was a blur.

It felt similar then to now.

My whole body was tingling and my bones were shaking, so I couldn’t look away.

“The situation.”

The one who broke my unpleasant thoughts was a more burdensome male student.

Kang Joo-hyuk was looking at him while wearing a scary-looking artifact gauntlet on his left hand.

“There are no eyes or ears inside. I hope the eight hours pass slowly. I will personally show you that the real world is different from class.”

“you…….”

Joo Da-hyun and Lee Kyeom tried to come forward.

Sega shook his head, then looked Kang Joo-hyuk straight in the eye and answered.

“Okay. Let’s see who is the better student.”

The surrounding students all held their breath.

It was almost the first time that Jeong Se-ga responded directly to Kang Joo-hyuk’s provocation.

Kang Joo-hyuk wiggled his thick eyebrows, then clicked his tongue and turned away.

Sega thought as he watched the lights disappear into the gate.

‘There’s no point in fighting someone who doesn’t know what artifact he might have. Since I emphasized the student aspect, I guess they took it as a way to test their hunting skills. With this, I’ve reduced the possibility of them attacking us even a little.’

Kang Joo-hyuk gritted his teeth as he entered the gate.

‘Are you saying that you can overwhelm me with just what you’ve learned? My prior knowledge is nothing to you, right? Just wait 8 hours and I’ll show you a taste of what it’s like.’

The groups of Class 1 disappeared into the gate one by one.

Finally, it was Group 8’s turn.

The head instructor distributed pledges to the four.

The content was that Shinseoul would not be held responsible in any case of an unavoidable accident occurring inside.

The four signed immediately.

“Is everyone ready?”

The senior assistant asked.

Lee Gyeom’s face turned pale, Joo Da-hyun shook her legs, Il Jin-rim bit his lower lip, and Jeong Se-ga’s face hardened.

“Wow. What is this? It makes me shiver like this.”

“I’m going crazy trying to go in with guys like you.”

“I’ve seen a lot of demons, but this is my first time at a gate.”

That too for a moment.

Sega took out the intermediate magic affinity potion that Banhaedo had given to those who passed the performance evaluation from his pocket and drank it.

‘It would be more effective inside a gate with a high magical power concentration.’

“under.”

A cool sensation ran down my throat.

A cold energy spread around my heart, and the magical power of the area felt more clearly.

It’s as if tiny grains are tickling the inside of my thin skin…

Finally, Sega took a step forward and shouted.

“Group 8! Promotion! Shall we go?”

Standing against the backdrop of the dark blue disc, his back seemed as if it would never break.

Within eight groups, all followed behind him.

“Okay. Let’s go!”

The four jumped into the gate together.