The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 52



Physical Fitness Test (4)

It was late afternoon after the first day’s schedule of the physical fitness test had ended.

“Take responsibility!”

Suddenly, Arna grabbed me by the collar. In a corner of the outdoor training ground where no one could see us.

I tilted my head in confusion.

“What exactly am I supposed to take responsibility for?”

“My long jump record!”

It seemed she was talking about the standing long jump that happened earlier.

There, Arna had made a mistake and fell right in front of her, without even making a proper jump.

Because of that, Arna’s official record was only 5cm, the lowest among today’s records.

It was even far below my record of 1m 80cm.

Ah, this isn’t really something to brag about.

Anyway.

“How is that my responsibility?”

“It’s because you were behind me, making silly noises like ‘pa, butt’ that this happened…!”

“Good grief. Now you’re blaming others. You’ve become quite pathetic, Arna.”

“Eek…!”

Arna grabbed my collar even tighter. Judging by her expression, she looked like she was about to beat me up.

She was that much on edge.

“First, why don’t you shake off the dirty sand from your hair before talking? It’s getting all over me.”

“Ah.”

Arna quickly let go of my collar in surprise and brushed off the remaining sand.

Then, she grabbed my collar again.

“Is this better now?”

“….”

Grabbing me by the collar again. Arna was no ordinary fellow.

“So what do you want me to do about it? What do you want me to take responsibility for?”

All I did was shout “butt” from behind. I didn’t even touch her directly. It’s not cheating, you know.

This whole thing is entirely Arna’s fault. If you’re a pro, you should be able to ignore such nonsense lightly.

I have no responsibility.

Probably.

“Humiliating me in front of all those people…! How can you say that…?”

That was a bit unfortunate. It wasn’t just the students watching. Guild officials and even reporters were present.

It was only natural to be embarrassed after having her face shoved into the sand in front of everyone. There couldn’t have been a more humiliating moment.

“But there wasn’t any news about it.”

The strange thing is, despite the numerous reporters watching, not a single article was published.

The school must have blocked it. Specifically, Principal Lee Min-ho must have intervened. They couldn’t let the precious idol of Hanyul Academy become a laughingstock.

He can be useful at times like this.

“The article isn’t the issue right now! Apologize to me immediately!”

“Hmm? Apologize? Is that all you want?”

What? I thought taking responsibility meant something grand. Was it just a simple apology?

Since it wasn’t a difficult task, I decided to apologize right away.

“I’m sorry. It was my mistake earlier. I admit it.”

“Are you just going to apologize with words…?”

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“Then what, do you want me to kneel?”

She seemed to want a sincere apology. I had no choice but to show it with my whole body.

I skillfully performed a full bow against the wall.

“Arna, I’m sorryyyyyyy!”

“W-wait a minute…! What are you doing standing on your hands all of a sudden…!”

I used to do this often at my previous job. Being in a game company and in the position of general director, there were times when I had to perform a full bow.

When a serious bug occurred in the game, when we introduced unreasonable BM under the pretext of new content, even when there were issues related to ideology….

I performed a full bow as a representative. I took all the criticism the company should have received with just my body. I became a lone bullet shield.

No one in the company ever performed a full bow with me. The company president was out playing golf from the morning, and the general PD was busy eating snacks in the break room.

I couldn’t ask my subordinates to perform a full bow with me either. How could a leader ask their subordinates to do such a shameful thing?

I didn’t want to become the same person as the general PD or the CEO. So I had no choice but to bear everything alone.

“I sincerely apologize for causing great confusion and concern to all the Awakeners!”

“What? Are you apologizing to me right now? The flow suddenly changed in a strange direction?”

“We will do our best to provide better service in the future! Please forgive this incompetent director with your generous heart!”

“Some strange words came out! And what’s with those tears! It’s not a situation to cry at all!”

─What? What’s going on?

─Suddenly, he’s doing a grand bow?

People started gathering in the corner of the training ground. They came after hearing my desperate cry.

Arna grabbed my leg in a hurry.

“Oh, really! Get up quickly! If you keep doing that, what will I become! I’ll be seen as a strange woman for no reason!”

“Using this mistake as a stepping stone, I will never…”

“Enough with the apology, just get up already!”

In the end, Arna couldn’t stand it and lifted my leg with all her might.

As if pulling out a radish stuck in the ground.

*

Day 2 of the physical fitness test.

The events were no different from yesterday. It was the same basic physical ability evaluation.

However, the difference from yesterday was that today we would use magic.

In a way, today could be said to be more important for the Awakeners than yesterday. It’s a chance to show their real skills to the guild officials.

─Two, three!

Maybe that’s why everyone had a different look in their eyes. Even though there was still a long time until the start, they were already out in the outdoor training ground warming up.

I could also see Arna over there. She seemed full of spirit, trying to make up for the mistake she made in the long jump yesterday.

I hope she does well.

“Yawn.”

Meanwhile, I was sitting in the stands, leisurely yawning. Maybe because I hadn’t exercised in a long time, I felt like I was dying when I woke up this morning. I was still tired.

How am I supposed to do this until Friday? I might end up in the emergency room again.

I could already see the nagging face of Choi So-eun in my mind.

“Hello?”

It was then. Someone suddenly greeted me. It wasn’t a student from this school. It was a little girl with white silver hair fluttering.

For a moment, I almost scolded her for daring to speak informally to me. If I hadn’t recognized her, I would have really said that.

Fortunately, I recognized her. Despite her appearance, she was a current housewife nearing 40. I shouldn’t be rude to an adult.

“Are you Shin Yoon-seong?”

Red eyes like rubies, a slightly shorter than average height, and a face that exuded an air of youth despite her age.

The guild master of Yeonwol, Ryu Jeong-min, spoke to me. An employee was with her.

“For what reason…?”

I was shocked. Yeonwol, one of the major guilds representing South Korea, and the boss herself approached me directly.

Even Ryu Jeong-min knew my name. She didn’t even know the name of her own employee standing next to her.

This was an unusual occurrence.

─Isn’t that the guild master of Yeonwol? Is she approaching Shin Yoon-seong? Maybe a scout?

─No way. Shin Yoon-seong is a C-rank. She probably just came to ask for directions.

The students who were warming up nearby paused and started looking this way. Everyone seemed curious about what Ryu Jeong-min would say.

That’s how influential Ryu Jeong-min was. After all, she was the guild master of Yeonwol. In a way, it was the dream guild for the combat students here.

If you were to pick the top 5 guilds you wanted to join, Yeonwol would definitely be included.

It was like a major corporation.

─Should we bet on what she’s going to say? Is she here to scout or not?

─50,000 won on not here to scout.

─Oh, I was going to bet on that…

It’s too early to get ahead of ourselves.

Just because Ryu Jeong-min came doesn’t mean it will lead to a contract. She might really just be here to ask for directions.

There are plenty of C-rank awakeners around here. Why would the guild master of Yeonwol specifically come to me with a contract? Especially on the second day of the physical test.

“It’s not something that grand.”

Ryu Jeong-min started to speak. From her first words, it seemed it wasn’t related to a contract.

The students watching let out a sigh of relief. They were worried that someone like me might join Yeonwol.

“You know…”

But.

There’s a saying.

You have to listen to a person until the end.

Ryu Jeong-min continued speaking.

“Why don’t you quit this shabby school and join the academy run by our Yeonwol?”

Bang─!

Suddenly, a student appeared, crashing into the vaulting horse. Another student stood frozen, eyes wide open.

─….

For a moment, it felt as if time had stopped, and a silence fell over the entire outdoor training ground. No one dared to move. Everyone seemed greatly shocked by Ryu Jung-min’s words.

─No, no way… You’re quitting school…?

Even Arna, who was far away, couldn’t hide his surprise.

There’s no way he said that because he would miss me. Just yesterday, he was busy grabbing me by the collar.

It must have been quite a shock that they bypassed an S-rank like him and came to me first with a contract offer.

That’s why he looks so disappointed.