The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 82



School Open Event (7)

“Sigh…”

The day after I forced Kim Hanbit to buy the student ID. I was spending time alone in Yoo Jiwoo’s lab.

By the way, Yoo Jiwoo went out for a while. He said he was hungry and went to the food truck to buy something to eat.

“Sigh…”

Another deep sigh. It seems like I’ve been sighing all day today.

It’s not like I’m doing this for anyone to hear. It’s really an unconscious action.

That’s right.

I’m currently suffering from anguish.

“Sigh…”

The cause is all because of the quest. I thought I’d stretch a bit since it’s been a while since I had a quest, but when I looked at it, the content was a landmine itself.

Suddenly, I have to sell student IDs with my name on them. And not just one, but 1,000 of them.

What’s even more despairing is that I can’t use any shortcuts. I can’t just buy 1,000 of them myself or blatantly advertise them. Of course, there’s no payback either.

Only the ones sold through normal means count.

“….”

Damn it. Is this really a quest? They should have just given me a quest to torment Arna like usual.

“Sigh….”

But what can I do? It’s still a quest. I’ll try to do it as best as I can.

After all, Arna’s 3 stat points are at stake.

“Ugh.”

I got up from the sofa. It’s time to think about how to sell these student IDs.

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(1/1000)

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So far, I’ve only sold one student ID. As expected, no one wants my student ID.

Today is the third day of the event. At this rate, I won’t even sell 10, let alone 1,000 by the last day.

I need to come up with a strategy quickly.

“First, I need to find something that will create a buzz.”

To open people’s wallets, I need to show them a worthy performance. Something like the showcase Arna is hosting.

Is there any stage where I can shine like that? I need to do something to sell these student IDs.

I decided to check the event schedule on my smartphone.

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Day 3 of the Event

09:00 ~ 10:00 – School Introduction and Principal’s Greeting [Lee Min-ho, Auditorium]

10:00 ~ 11:00 – Celebration Performance [Administrative Department, Central Playground]

11:00 ~ 19:00 – Awakener Experience Program [C1~C4 Indoor Training Grounds]

11:00 ~ 19:00 – Science Experience Booth [Technical Department, Research Building 1~4]

13:00 ~ 15:00 – Showcase [Rachid Belkalem and 3 others, B1 Outdoor Stadium]

16:00 ~ 18:00 – Invitational Evaluation Match [Guild Yeonwol and 4 others, B2 Outdoor Stadium]

19:00 ~ 20:30 – Showcase [Arna Kristindottir, Hanyul Hall]

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Damn it. It seems like there’s no place for me to intervene in today’s event. Each program already has a fixed host.

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I thought they might hold an impromptu evaluation match or something. But there was nothing like that at all.

“Hmm?”

While checking the schedule for the next day, my hand stopped at the last day of the event.

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Day 7 of the Event

09:00 ~ 10:00 – School Introduction and Principal’s Greeting [Lee Minho, Auditorium]

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19:00 ~ 20:30 – International Friendly Evaluation Match [TBD, Hanyul Hall]

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Originally, Arna’s showcase was supposed to take place during the main time. But on this 7th day, a special program is prepared.

It’s the International Friendly Evaluation Match. An event match where overseas students from across the sea are invited to compete against Hanyul Academy students.

“….”

It seems like our participant hasn’t been decided yet. How about I participate in this?

Since it’s an event representing the country’s name, it will naturally attract a lot of attention. It’s a great opportunity to make my face known widely.

Indeed, this is the only way to sell student IDs. By performing well in the International Friendly Evaluation Match.

Ding─!

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Sell 1,000 units. (3/1000) – New!

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“Oh.”

At that moment, the student ID sales status was updated. Two more were sold. It was very welcome news.

“Two people bought it. Such things do happen.”

Who could it be? There shouldn’t be anyone around who would buy my student ID.

If I were to name someone I’m close to….

Creak─

“Ugh. Why are there so many people even though it’s not lunchtime? I thought I was going to die….”

“Oh.”

Jiwoo Yoo, who had gone out earlier, returned to the lab. Rashid was with him.

“Hey, rock. Can you eat pork and stuff? Aren’t you Muslim?”

“I. Don’t believe. In that. At all.”

Each of them was holding a takeout container. It was evidence of a visit to a food truck.

“Give me half of your Dongpo pork. I’ll give you half of mine.”

“Oh.”

Food started to spread out on the lab table one by one. They bought a lot. Rashid, who was huge, was understandable, but why did Jiwoo Yoo buy so much food? Could he even eat it all?

“Oh, right.”

At that moment, Jiwoo Yoo spoke to me.

“I stopped by the shop on the way? Guess what they were selling.”

Jiwoo Yoo rummaged through his pocket and handed me something.

It was a student ID card. With my photo on it.

“I got one made while I was at it. With the rock.”

“Oh.”

Rashid also handed me a student ID card with my name on it.

I wondered who the crazy person was who found my student ID, and it was right here. These two had bought my student ID.

“They probably couldn’t sell it for much anyway. Shouldn’t we buy it at times like this? Right?”

“…”

I didn’t even ask them to buy it for me…

They opened their wallets to save my face…

Tears streaming.

“A man shouldn’t cry. Come and eat.”

*

Scratch, scratch─

Unlike the bustling outside with the ongoing event, the principal’s office was very quiet. It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of writing.

“Um, Principal. We need to send the list soon…”

“Yes?”

Principal Minho Lee paused his pen.

“What list are you talking about?”

“The international friendly match on the last day… The NCAA keeps asking when we’ll send it…”

“Ah.”

Lee Minho pushed aside the documents he was working on and looked at the employee.

“I’m sorry. I completely forgot because I had so much work piled up.”

Lee Minho then checked the schedule on the desk.

“You said it was the military academy in Ohio?”

“Yes, specifically the one in Cleveland. It’s also the school that won the NCAA championship this year.”

“Have they arrived?”

“They arrived early this morning.”

An international friendly match prepared for the last day of the event. This year, they invited the students from the top military academy in the United States.

However, the students from Hanyul Military Academy, who were supposed to be their opponents, had not yet been decided. The selection process had been delayed due to various issues.

The employee made a suggestion.

“How about just sending out Arna? It would probably help with the turnout as well…”

“No.”

Lee Minho rejected it outright.

“We can’t rely on Arna until the last day. Besides, it’s an international match. It’s only right to send out the students from South Korea.”

“But we don’t have any students to send out right now…”

Their opponent was the NCAA champion school this year. To present a somewhat competitive match, Hanyul Military Academy also needed to send out students of a similar level.

“We do have Jin Chae-ah, but… she’s currently focused on rehabilitation treatment…”

“Are there really no students? Isn’t Kang Tae-hoon still available?”

“What…? K-Kang Tae-hoon…?”

The employee flinched at the mention of Kang Tae-hoon’s name.

He was the runner-up in last year’s entrance exam. His skills were unquestionable, but he had a lot of personality issues and was known as a tyrant within the school.

Sending out such a volatile student. Would Kang Tae-hoon even agree to participate?

“It’s just a one-day evaluation match. Kang Tae-hoon will gladly participate. If he refuses, just mention my name. Tell him it’s a request from the principal.”

“But… I heard Kang Tae-hoon is currently receiving treatment at an external hospital…”

“Treatment? Is Kang Tae-hoon injured?”

Lee Minho asked with surprised eyes, and the employee shook his head.

“Not that kind of injury… How should I put it… It’s more of a mental issue…”

“Then it’s settled. Contact Kang Tae-hoon immediately and ask him to participate in this international friendly match.”

“Eek…! M-Me, contact him…?”

The staff member, terrified, took a step back.

Seeing this, Lee Minho spoke up.

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? If you mention my name, there won’t be any problems.”

No matter how much trouble Kang Taehun caused, the owner of this school was still Lee Minho. Kang Taehun should at least have that much sense.

Scratch, scratch─

Lee Minho, confident in this, moved his pen again.

*

Whirr─

At a top-tier general hospital in the metropolitan area, the automatic doors opened, and a young man emerged from inside the building.

“…”

He had a slightly slender build for an adult man, and a delicate face with a hint of elegance. At a glance, he looked like someone from a well-off family.

In fact, this man was Kang Taehun, a member of Bumgang Yoon’s family, one of South Korea’s leading conglomerates.

“Damn… the weather is amazing…”

Kang Taehun looked at the sun blooming in the sky and let out a hollow laugh. Why was the sunlight so warm today?

The weather was so good that it felt like something ominous was going to happen.

“Kang Taehun, it’s been a while.”

“…”

That premonition was spot on. As soon as he left the hospital, a man greeted him.

Even if he didn’t remember anything else, he remembered that face clearly. The reason Kang Taehun had to visit the hospital, the lunatic Kang Taehun acknowledged, the shameless psychopath.

It was Shin Yoonseong.

“You’ve been through a lot. Have a bite.”

Rustle─

Shin Yoonseong was the same as ever. As soon as he saw Kang Taehun, he handed him a black plastic bag.

Inside the bag was freshly bought, warm white tofu.

He was truly a crazy bastard.

“…”

“What is it? Do you need kimchi too? Or a spoon to eat with? If so, I can give you my spoon…”

Thud─!

Kang Taehun snatched the tofu and threw it straight to the ground.

“Hey, you bastard! Who are you treating like a criminal! This is a hospital, not a prison!”