The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 60



Broken Spoon (1)

Due to the sudden appearance of the monster, the remaining physical fitness test schedule was automatically canceled. There was no rescheduling or anything like that.

The next physical fitness test will probably be conducted next semester according to the regular academic schedule. This semester ended with this.

“These days, hospital rooms even have personal safes. They’ve improved a lot.”

However.

Even after the guild members and reporters had all left.

Ryu Jung-min, the guild leader of Yeonwol, was still at the school. He had come to visit my hospital room.

“Why are you still at the school?”

There should be no more business here. The physical fitness test was already over, and it had been three days since the monster Marbas was defeated.

It was time to go home.

“I don’t do this because I like it either. But what can I do? At least I need to hear your answer before I go.”

“Answer, you say?”

When I tilted my head in confusion, Ryu Jung-min handed me a few documents.

They were contracts.

“I’ve told you every time we met. You are our Yeonwol’s first pick.”

“Oh.”

It turned out to be an issue related to the contract. Come to think of it, we haven’t had a concrete conversation yet. Due to the sudden break after the physical fitness test, I didn’t have the time to hear the conditions.

In a way, I made Ryu Jung-min wait.

“First of all, if you want to join our Yeonwol, you need to drop out of school, right?”

Ryu Jung-min had prepared a resignation letter along with the contract. It wasn’t a joke; he was ready to kidnap me to Yeonwol right away.

I couldn’t just easily stamp the contract. I decided to clearly convey my intentions here.

“I appreciate the offer, but I don’t want to join a guild yet.”

“Oh my. Are you rejecting our Yeonwol now?”

It was like kicking away a golden opportunity to join a major company. If other students saw this, they would think I was crazy.

“It’s not a rejection, but I don’t have the skills to join Yeonwol right now.”

“Really? You seem good enough to me. You proved it in the last battle.”

It was too embarrassing to call it proof. All I did was barely block Marcocias’s flames with a spoon.

And it wasn’t even done with my own strength. I had to get help from Arna in the middle.

This body, which has no strengths to speak of. What did he like so much about it?

“When you found out that Code 61 Jagan was a mutant, you immediately requested command authority from the situation room, right?”

“Yes, I judged that it was a bit risky to blindly follow the chief coordinator’s words.”

“That’s exactly it.”

Ryu Jung-min smiled and pointed at me. Precisely at my chest area.

These days, each guild has technical staff, thanks to the improved times.

Their role was simple. They analyze the data of the beasts, design tactics suitable for the situation, and systematically plan the training of the awakeners. In sports terms, they were almost like coaching staff.

Thanks to the support of these technical staff, the awakeners could focus solely on fighting. Researching the beasts or planning operations were all taken care of by the technical staff.

The awakeners just had to go out and fight.

But.

Just like in sports, there is nothing absolute in this industry. No matter how perfect the analysis and tactics are, they don’t always go as planned. Variables can occur.

At this time, the help of the technical staff is useless. From there, the awakeners on the field have to judge the situation themselves.

“A person who is both an awakened one and a technical agent… As a guild master, it’s only natural to want someone like that, don’t you think?”

To prepare for such a time, Ryu Jung-min tried to recruit me. He wanted an awakened one who could quickly modify and design strategies on the field at any time. Like a playing coach, you could say.

“I’ve included conditions that won’t disappoint you. Look at the contract there.”

The conditions were flawless, to the point where all I had to do was sign. It was almost too much for a C-rank awakened one to receive. It was indeed the generosity of a large guild.

“Still… I think it will be difficult.”

However, I did not change my stance. I returned the contract I received to Ryu Jung-min.

Ryu Jung-min smiled slightly.

“Hehe, it must be quite a significant amount. It seems there’s something more important to you than money.”

He was exactly right. There was something more precious to me than money.

It was Arna. As a villain, I have an obligation to torment Arna. This is something no one else can do.

Only I can do it. I have the responsibility to lead our protagonist to the end, and until this is completely over, I can never leave Arna’s side.

Choosing to join a guild in the middle is not an option I can dare to make.

“I can’t help it. If that’s the case, I have no choice but to step back here.”

Ryu Jung-min didn’t pry into my circumstances. Surprisingly, he gave up coolly. He then stood up as if he was about to leave.

“But it’s not like I’ve completely given up. Even if not now, your thoughts might change after graduation, right?”

“After graduation…”

“Our Yeonwol is always open. If you change your mind, come anytime.”

Before leaving, Ryu Jung-min handed me a business card. At the same time, he also gave me a jewel with a dark red glow.

“That’s a gift.”

It was about the size of a fist. It wasn’t an ordinary jewel. It was precisely a magic stone. It was a kind of loot that could usually be obtained from magical beasts.

It was probably a magic stone obtained by defeating Marquessias this time. Since it came from the body of an A-rank magical beast, it would naturally be very valuable.

He suddenly gave me such a precious item as a gift.

“Think carefully about how to use it.”

“Thank you very much. For everything.”

“There’s no need to thank me. I enjoyed it too. I hope we can meet again next time.”

Finally, Ryu Jung-min waved at me. And so, the guild master of Yeonwol left this hospital room.

Creak─

As soon as Ryu Jung-min left, a new person entered the hospital room.

“It’s time for your medication.”

It was Choi So-eun, who came in with a medical cart.

“Is it already that time?”

It had already been three days since I had been holed up in this hospital. I don’t even know how many times I’ve been hospitalized this semester alone.

I might be the student with the most hospital visits among the combat students. I’ve even become friends with the doctors here.

I was practically a VIP.

“How’s your body?”

“Same as yesterday.”

I swallowed all the medicine in my mouth and gulped down some water. I had to take the medicine to endure this muscle pain.

“Who was that person just now?”

Choi So-eun threw a glance towards the entrance of the hospital room. She was looking at the spot where Ryu Jung-min had just left.

“He’s the guild master of Yeonwol.”

Not recognizing Ryu Jung-min’s face. Yeonwol is a well-known major guild, even to the public. It seemed she had no interest in this field, being a medical student.

“A guild master…? He looked too young for that…”

“Even though he looks like that, he’s actually a woman in her forties.”

“F-Forties…?”

Choi So-eun’s eyes widened in surprise. It was understandable. Ryu Jung-min looked quite young for her age.

If she were among the students, she could easily be mistaken for someone of the same age.

“So, what brings the guild master of Yeonwol here?”

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“Hmm? Do I have to tell you that?”

“Well… you don’t have to, but…”

Choi So-eun slightly lowered her head. She looked a bit disappointed. It seemed she wanted me to tell her.

Well, it’s not really a secret, so I guess it wouldn’t hurt to tell her.

I told Choi So-eun what had happened earlier.

“I received a scouting offer.”

“A scouting offer…? You mean a guild contract…?”

“That’s right.”

“So all those posts on the community were true…”

It seemed there were rumors about the contract circulating in places like the community. Choi So-eun muttered to herself in amazement.

“Then…”

After that, Choi So-eun stared at me intently with determined eyes. She asked me a question.

“Are you going to join the guild now…? Leaving the school completely…?”

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“….”

What is this? Asking about such things? Didn’t she originally have no interest in someone like me? Before, she didn’t seem to care much about what I did.

But now, she was persistently asking who I met, what conversations I had, and what I was going to do next.

It’s not like she’s my girlfriend or anything. I don’t know why she’s so curious.

Should I try to probe her a bit?

“Well. I’m still debating whether to join or not.”

“….”

“They offered pretty good conditions.”

At that moment, Choi So-eun’s eyebrows twitched. The eyes that had been wide open earlier lost their strength and began to waver like a dying flame.

As if grasping at straws, Choi So-eun asked me in a trembling voice.

“Do you really have to join the guild…?”

She then grabbed my clothes tightly.

“Can’t you just… stay here….”