The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 78



School Open House (3)

─Mom! We’re going to be late! Hurry!

The main event of the first semester. The school open house had begun.

As the name suggests, it’s an event where the entire school is open to outsiders, allowing them to enjoy various performances and experience programs.

If you’re interested in Awakeners or curious about the daily life of Han Yul Academy students, it’s an opportunity you shouldn’t miss.

─Honey, where should we go first? The research building? Or the training ground?

─Of course, we should start with the combat department’s lecture hall! I’ve always been curious about how the synchro room works.

From the first day of the festival, many people visited Han Yul Academy. Everywhere was packed with people.

To think this would go on for a week. I couldn’t help but start to respect the tattooed guy grilling pizzas at the food truck.

─This is a model beast reconstructed from the bones of Code 35 Marbas. It’s huge, right? The technical department students worked day and night to create this piece.

For the record, I have no plans to do anything during the event. I’m not playing the role of a guide like the administrative department students, nor am I participating in the exhibition like the technical department students.

Like the outsiders, I plan to visit interesting places and eat delicious food.

“Hmm.”

So the question is where to go right now. It’s still a bit early for lunch.

─When is Arna’s showcase?

─Later in the evening, during the main time. The signing event will probably be then too.

─Why is the main match always so late? Should we just go buy a student ID?

Student ID. My ears perked up at that.

─Student ID? Whose are you planning to buy?

─Of course, Arna’s student ID. I’ll ask her to sign it later.

This festival has prepared merchandise for visitors. Most notably, there are student ID cards mentioned now.

You buy the student ID card of the Awakener you support. It’s roughly the same context as buying a player’s uniform or an idol’s photo card.

Of course, this business idea came from Principal Lee Min-ho. You could say he aimed it perfectly. He understands better than anyone how to sweep up visitors’ money.

─Didn’t you buy Arna’s student ID card last year too? Are you buying it again?

─The photo is different from last year’s. If you’re a fan, you should obviously buy this year’s too.

As expected, the most popular one was Arna’s student ID card. It was safe to say that Arna was responsible for half of the total sales.

Or maybe even more.

“….”

I wonder if student ID cards with my name on them would sell. I’m an Awakener too. Surely, there must be at least one fan of mine somewhere on this planet.

With a hopeful heart, I headed to the shop.

*

─Three of Arna’s, please.

─Do you also sell Arna’s student ID cards from last season?

─Ten of Arna’s, please!

The shop was almost like a fan club meeting for the monster with the milk tanks. As expected, Arna’s name was the most frequently mentioned.

─One for Rashid Belkallem, please.

Occasionally, you could hear the names of other Awakeners. Someone was looking for that muscle mass.

─One for Baek Ju-hee, please.

Even the wretched Baek Ju-hee popped up.

“….”

On the other hand, there wasn’t a single person buying my student ID card.

Am I less than Baek Ju-hee?

Tears streaming.

“Oh my. Who is this?”

At that moment, the only person who recognized me appeared. A woman with a slender figure and flowing silver hair. It was Ryu Jung-min, the guild master of Yeonwol.

She seemed to have come to the school to watch the event.

“What brings you to the shop? Are you here to buy a student ID card too? You, a student of this school?”

Ryu Jung-min gave me a wicked smile. She soon raised her hand to her mouth and whispered quietly to me.

“Could it be that you came to see how many of your own student ID cards were sold?”

“….”

I couldn’t deny it. He had figured it out exactly.

“Kya ha ha ha ha! You came back to check that again! So funny!”

“What’s so funny? I’m dying inside.”

“Kya ha ha ha ha! Despite your looks, you have a pretty cute side!”

Ryu Jung-min laughed heartily and slapped my back several times. He was thoroughly mocking me.

But there was nothing I could do here. I was just a pathetic awakened one who couldn’t even sell a single student ID.

Tears welled up again.

“It can’t be helped.”

Maybe he felt sorry for me standing idly in front of the shop. Ryu Jung-min took out his wallet.

“I’ll buy one for you.”

“You don’t have to force yourself…”

“No. You’re our Yeonwol’s number one pick, right? How can I just watch a valuable talent looking so down?”

Ryu Jung-min took out a card from his wallet and confidently headed to the counter.

─Second-year combat department, Shin Yoon-sung. Just one, please.

─Yes, I’ll prepare it right away.

Finally, the moment my first student ID was being traded. As expected, the only one who takes care of his own is our boss.

I should consider joining Yeonwol when the job hunting season comes.

Loyalty.

─Uh… customer…?

─Huh? What’s wrong?

─This card… it’s over the limit….

But the moment of emotion was short-lived. The bustling shop fell silent as if cold water had been poured over it. Everyone turned their eyes to Ryu Jung-min, who had failed to make the payment.

Over the limit for just one student ID. And he’s the guild leader. My face burned with embarrassment.

─No way. That can’t be. Try the payment again.

─Uh… it’s still over the limit….

─….

There are two main reasons for this. One is that the card reader is broken. The other is that there’s a problem with the card itself.

The latter is much more likely.

“Hey.”

At that moment, Ryu Jung-min turned his head slightly and called me. I had a bad feeling.

“Can you lend me some money for a moment?”

“….”

“I’ll deposit it as soon as I get to the guild.”

An adult borrowing money from a student. Might as well use the company card. This is really embarrassing.

What on earth is going on?

*

“Food truck?”

Hanyul Academy Medical Hospital. Chae So-eun tilted her head at the sudden suggestion from her junior.

“Yes! It’s a rare festival! Let’s participate too!”

Outside the window, the sounds of laughter and cheers from people could be heard frequently. There were also sounds of performances.

For a junior who is only in the first year, everything must be fascinating. A grand festival at Hanyul Academy, where they are always training and fighting. It was natural for their eyes to sparkle.

“No.”

But Chae So-eun was different. She reacted cynically to the word festival.

“What food truck? I’m not interested.”

“Come on. Are you going to stay in the emergency room the whole event? Are you really not going to do anything, senior?”

“Yes.”

A food truck? That’s nonsense. No matter how confident Chae So-eun is in cooking, running a business is a completely different matter. You need various skills besides just cooking ability.

For example, customer service. After all, the food industry is also a service industry. You have to be friendly to customers.

Can Chae So-eun really do that? Even she couldn’t help but tilt her head.

“Ugh… It would be so much fun to run a food truck with you, senior… I can really work hard….”

“No matter what you say, I’m not doing it.”

“It’s a festival that only happens once a year… I want to make lots of good memories with you, senior… I can really give it my all….”

If only she could pour that passion into hospital work. Even half of it.

“Aaah…! My first prize money…! My first prize….!”

“Prize?”

Chae So-eun narrowed her brows at the word prize.

She knew there was a prize for the top sales, but it was the first time she heard there was an actual prize.

What on earth is the prize?

“A student ID….”

“Student ID? They sell those at the shop too.”

“No!”

The junior, who had been gloomy until just a moment ago, suddenly clenched his fists.

“It’s an ultra-rare item that can’t be compared to the student IDs sold at the shop! An authentic card made of gold metal! A student ID that exists only one in the world! In other words, a limited edition!”

“….”

“Hehehe… Now, if I put Arna Kristindóttir’s photo in that limited edition student ID… and put it up for auction… becoming filthy rich is just a matter of time… hehehe…”

If it’s a student ID that exists only one in the world, it seems to have quite a collectible value as the junior said. Especially if it’s Arna’s student ID.

It would be quite popular among collectors. It would probably fetch a high price.

“But is that possible? Making someone else’s student ID without permission.”

“Well, since it’s for collection purposes, it should be fine, right?”

“Really?”

Choi So-eun imagined. If she were to get a limited edition student ID, whose name would she engrave on it?

She doesn’t want to make Arna’s student ID like her junior. She’s not particularly a fan, and she doesn’t need money.

Nor does she want to make a student ID with her own name.

“….”

But.

What if it were Shin Yoon-sung’s student ID?

A student ID with Shin Yoon-sung’s photo, engraved with Shin Yoon-sung’s name.

The only one in the world.

Something no one else can have.

A limited edition item just for her.

The chance to get that special student ID is right in front of her eyes.

“Should I give it a try?”

Without hesitation, Choi So-eun expressed her intention to participate right there.