The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 91



Even Without Alcohol (9)

“Wait, wait…! Let’s go slowly…!”

This place is an outdoor parking lot for staff behind the stadium. It’s a secluded place where people don’t come.

There, the drug dealer was heading somewhere with his arms tied.

“Where are we going now? Huh?”

“Just go.”

On both sides, there were staff members accompanying him. They were guards boasting enormous physiques in black suits.

“Even if you search me, you won’t find anything! I’m just a carrier! I really only delivered it!”

The drug dealer stomped his feet and resisted with all his might. But it was no use. The staff ignored the drug dealer’s words and kept dragging him.

“Who is above…! Where did the drug come from…! I really don’t know…!”

“There’s no point in telling us here. Save it for later.”

“Ahhh…! So where are we going now…! Just tell me that…!”

It didn’t seem like they were heading to the police station in an ordinary manner. There wasn’t a single police officer or police car in sight.

Only pitch-black darkness existed.

“Ugh… Please save me… Just spare my life, please….”

“Boss, this guy is crying?”

“Leave him. He must be imagining something bad… Ugh…!”

Thud!

It was then. The staff member holding the peddler’s left arm suddenly collapsed to the ground.

“B-Boss! Ugh…!”

The remaining staff member also lost consciousness and fell on the spot.

“Huh…?”

What on earth had happened? In an instant, two large men had collapsed.

The peddler, who was standing perfectly fine, widened his eyes and looked around.

“Really. What are you going to do if you get caught like that?”

A bright and cheerful voice pierced the peddler’s ears. Soon, a female student emerged from the darkness.

“Y-You…?”

The uniform of Hanyul Academy. Moreover, there was a Red Cross mark engraved on her right arm. That meant she was a student from the medical department of the school.

Seeing her easily take down two men, it was clear that this female student was an awakened one. The medical department was just a cover.

“A-Are you from Azoth…? I can’t believe there was someone hiding inside the school….”

Azoth. The organization managing the drugs the peddler was distributing. In fact, the name was just an alias, and the peddler didn’t know much about its true nature.

“You came to save me, right? I’m saved. I really thought I was going to be captured….”

“Came to save you? Who?”

“Huh…? You’re not here to save me….”

Swoosh─!

There wasn’t even time to scream. The female student lightly swung her arm. Blood spurted from the peddler’s neck.

It all happened in a fleeting moment.

Thud─!

The peddler collapsed helplessly to the ground.

The situation was different from when the staff members had collapsed earlier. This time, his life was truly ended.

“Don’t resent me too much. It’s not like I wanted to do this either.”

*

The school open event concluded successfully with the end of the international evaluation match.

Well, only the official event has ended, but the outside is still in a festive mood. It seems that the school will only quiet down after dawn.

*News of the U.S. team’s ‘shocking 2 consecutive losses’… They couldn’t win a single set

*International evaluation match round 3, Shin Yoon-seong vs. Dick Crider Jr. match… Canceled due to the U.S. team’s withdrawal

*‘Abnormal symptoms?’ Lloyd Hintz undergoes emergency detailed examination

*Why did Rashid Belkalem have to become ‘Kim Dae-sik’?

*‘Still the class’ Elite awakener Kang Tae-hoon, a splendid comeback after a long hiatus

Meanwhile, the main event, the international evaluation match, ended midway after Kang Tae-hoon’s match in round 2. My match in round 3 was suddenly canceled due to internal circumstances of the U.S. team.

The reason is obvious. Of course, it’s because of Lloyd. They chose to withdraw after discovering that Lloyd’s condition was abnormal.

By now, Lloyd must be undergoing tests at the hospital. The fact that he used stimulants will soon be announced through a spokesperson.

It seems that I no longer need to worry about the issue with Lloyd.

“Ah! I bet on him because they said he was the most promising prospect in the U.S.! What a total bust!”

After the evaluation match ended, we immediately returned to Yoo Ji-woo’s lab. Yoo Ji-woo was pouring out complaints alone, feeling very unfair about losing money.

“Are you okay? You didn’t even get to participate in the match.”

Then Kim Han-bit asked me. He was asking if I was disappointed that the scheduled round 3 was canceled.

I answered calmly.

“It doesn’t matter. Rather, you could say it’s a gain.”

The reason I agreed to participate in the evaluation match in the first place was merely as a promotional means to sell student IDs.

Besides, even if I had participated in the match, it was obvious that I would lose. I didn’t have the skills to compete in the evaluation match.

In a way, thanks to Lloyd taking stimulants, I was able to stay under the radar like this.

“Hmm.”

By the way, I wonder how many of my student IDs have been sold by now.

Although not as much as Rashid or Kang Tae-hoon, who participated in the match, I think there would be some demand for mine too.

You know, those loyal customers who buy the entire team’s uniforms. The ones who need to have the whole collection to be satisfied. Similarly, my student IDs must have sold quite a bit too.

I hope they sold just enough to meet the quest goal of 1,000.

Shall I check?

Quest

: Tomorrow’s Sales King

: Sell 1,000 pieces. (999/1000)

Quest Completion Reward ,

───

“Kim Han-bit.”

“Huh? Why?”

“What time does the shop close?”

At my question, Kim Han-bit checked his smartphone.

“Uh… it closes at midnight… so it will close in 10 minutes.”

“Damn it.”

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

The quest goal is exactly 1,000 pieces, and I’m just one short.

Now I have exactly 10 minutes left. I have to sell the student ID somehow within that time.

“Hey, Stone. Why are you working out again when the game is over?”

“Huff… huff….”

“Why are you working out in my lab without permission! I’m already pissed off because of the money!”

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“Huff… huff….”

“Get out! Everyone, get out!”

There is no one in this lab who will buy my last student ID. Yoo Ji-woo, Rashid, Kim Han-bit, they all bought my student ID once.

Is there anyone else….

Bang─!

At that moment, the lab door burst open. A male student entered the lab.

Plop─!

As soon as he came in, he threw himself on the sofa.

With his shoes on.

“What the hell. Why is this sofa so uncomfortable? Did you pick it up from the trash?”

The male student who came to the lab late at night was a familiar face. He was the one who took the evaluation match with us earlier.

It was Kang Tae-hoon.

“…”

Everyone stared blankly at Kang Tae-hoon. They never imagined he would come here.

“What. Have you never seen a person before? Why are you staring at me like that? Lower your eyes, damn it!”

*

“Huff… Huff….”

Before midnight, Choi So-eun hurried to the shop.

The reason for visiting the shop this late at night was simple: to buy a student ID.

─One student ID for Kang Tae-hoon, please!

─Kim Dae-sik… No, make that Rashid Belkalem!

Even though it was almost closing time, the shop was bustling with people. It was the aftermath of the international evaluation match that had taken place earlier. The student IDs of the players who participated in the match were selling like hotcakes.

“I have no choice but to buy that one….”

The limited edition student ID that was originally planned was now out of stock. Not being able to participate in the cooking competition from the first day had dealt a significant blow to sales.

So now, she had no choice but to grab whatever was available at the shop.

“Hopefully, they haven’t sold out yet?”

Are there still any left? Choi So-eun looked at the electronic display board installed in the center of the shop.

───

23:52 Real-time Almost Sold Out Items List!

*Hanyul Academy 1st Year Kang Tae-hoon (9349/10000)

*Hanyul Academy 1st Year Rashid Belkalem (4751/5000)

*Hanyul Academy 2nd Year Shin Yoon-sung (999/1000)

───

“…!”

The item Choi So-eun was looking for, Shin Yoon-sung’s student ID, had only one left. If she couldn’t buy it here, she would have to wait at least until next year.

Without hesitation, Choi So-eun headed straight to the counter.

“Huh?”

In the midst of this, Choi So-eun’s steps came to a halt. She had discovered an unexpected person.

“Arna…?”

Although she was wearing casual clothes and had her hat pulled down low, her distinctively beautiful figure couldn’t be hidden.

It was unmistakably Arna.

“What is she doing in a place like this?”

Arna was currently near the counter, pacing back and forth. She kept mouthing words, occasionally glancing at the electronic display board, and nervously looking around.

She seemed to be conscious of the people around her.

“No way….”

*

Why did Arna come to this shop? Even if others didn’t know, Choi So-eun could tell.

Arna probably came to buy Shin Yoon-seong’s student ID. And she aimed for the closing time when there were no people.

─Three Kang Tae-hoon student IDs and three Rashid student IDs. Please give them to me together!

However, the shop is currently bustling with people. So, she was just watching, unable to do anything.

She was worried that someone might recognize Arna when she bought the student ID. Moreover, it wasn’t just any place; it was a space mixed with outsiders.

Arna buying another male student’s ID. It was bound to become a hot topic.

“….”

At this rate, Arna would leave empty-handed. Or she would have to muster the courage to buy Shin Yoon-seong’s student ID.

With less than 10 minutes left, Arna had to decide.

But.

“Excuse me.”

I don’t want to give Arna the choice.

Because it will be me, not you, who buys Shin Yoon-seong’s last student ID.

“I’d like to place an order.”

“….”

I can see it. Arna’s face, gaping like a fish beside me.

Arna must know too. Soon, what I am going to order.

“Second year at Hanyul Academy….”

Yes. I am not stronger than Arna. I am not even an awakened one.

Nor am I tall and busty like Arna.

I am not popular with people either.

But still.

Even someone like me, who has nothing going for her.

There is one thing I can beat you at.

“Shin Yoon-seong’s student ID, please.”

That is courage.

I have the courage to love someone.