The Tough Guy Hides the Villainess - Chapter 136



136 – Summer Vacation of Horror(?) # 1

136 – Summer Vacation of Horror(?) # 1

Fifteen days had passed since the L-Mart terror of the 「Genesis Holy War」.

It was as if the numerous incidents that had occurred one after another were a lie. These 15 days were peaceful, with absolutely nothing happening.

Whether the goddess of luck smiled briefly for our daily lives, or it was the calm before the storm, either way, peace was good.

Of course, for some, it was a fortnight like a war.

“Hanamjjin! What was the answer to question 5? The answer to question 5 is 3, right? Huh? Say it is! Hurry!”

“Bbangdaeng-ah, question 5 was short answer, where’s there a number 3?”

“Kyah!”

Final exams.

A time when the students’ emotions are clearly reflected on their faces.

Most of the students had dark expressions, perhaps because it was difficult to concentrate on studying due to all the incidents.

But that was only for a moment.

“Alright, the final exams are over, and now it’s summer vacation. It seems like ‘Black Rain’ will be falling all week, so try not to go outside and stay at home quietly. That concludes the end-of-term ceremony!”

“Yay!”

“Wow!”

“It’s vacation!”

Summer vacation.

The joy that word brings to the third-year high school students was no different even for the awakened ones of Yeongsa High.

The last summer vacation of their school days.

Thinking of it as an opportunity to build memories of their hot youth, they couldn’t stay still.

“Yerim, let’s rent a pool villa with friends and have a barbecue!”

“Pool villa? It sounds tempting, but what if it rains ‘Black Rain’? Then we can’t swim.”

“It’s okay! The indoor facilities are well-equipped!”

The end-of-term ceremony at Yeongsa High after the final exams.

Listening to the hopeful and joyful chatter of the kids talking about summer vacation made me feel like I had really returned to my teenage student days.

It seemed that neither the ‘Black Rain’ nor the disturbances of the ‘Genesis Sanctuary’ could stop the actions of boys and girls seeking romance. The vitality of young men and women was stronger than any superpower.

Poke.

At that moment, the person next to me poked my side.

“Hanamjin! What are you going to do during summer vacation?”

“What else? I’m going to catch the bad guys.”

There was a lot to do.

I had to deal with the terrorists of the ‘Genesis Sanctuary’ and consider a rematch with the ‘Red King’.

How nice it would be if I had two bodies.

“Duksun suggested we all go on a trip together during the vacation. Won’t you have time for that?”

At Bbangdaengi’s subtle question, I thought of the vast sea and the green mountains. Of course, the images that came to mind were blurry.

When was the last time I went on a vacation?

I don’t even remember.

“Mibbang’s been raising hell ’cause she wants to see the ocean. But Hanamjjin, you know how the b*stards from 「Genesis Order」 and 「New Order」 are after Mibbang. So we gotta protect her.”

“The sea, eh? Sounds good to me.”

Changshik had snuck up on us at our desks.

His dark circles were especially deep, probably from cramming for exams.

“Changshik, what happened to your face?”

“I haven’t been able to sleep lately. You know Eunbyeol? She keeps bugging me to play games every night. Been losing sleep and study time playing two-player games.”

「Candy Maker」 Changshik had a hobby of kidnapping high school girls, locking them up, and raising them.

Even looking like that, he’s one messed-up criminal.

Which is why he’s such a goddamn legend!

Bbangdaeng narrowed her eyes at Changshik.

“What, you’ve been gaming all night with Eunbyeol? What’s going on between you two! Don’t tell me you’re keeping a secret relationship from us or something?”

“Ahem! Relationship? We’re not like that. I’m just, providing Eunbyeol a place to stay and, you know, looking after her a little. Ahem.”

Changshik’s face was flushed red, making me realize that summer of senior year was truly a season of burning youth, hotter than the summer sun.

“What, you guys are going to the beach? This is why vacations for the common folk are so lame.”

Someone butted into our conversation.

It was Wang Jahyun from F class, fresh out of the closing ceremony for vacation.

“Wang Jahyun! What do you mean the beach is lame!”

“Too crowded, too noisy. The ocean water’s dirty. It’s your last summer break as students, are you really gonna waste it at a place like that?”

“Ho ho, and where do *you* plan on spending your vacation? I’m personally interested to know how a second-generation chaebol spends his summer break.”

Wang Jahyun took the bait like he was waiting for it.

“I’ll be relaxing at my villa. Private beach, so no outsiders allowed, and security’s tight as hell.”

Wang Jahyun’s eyes landed on me.

He had this “I win!” look on his face. Lately, this guy has been coming to our class to brag about his wealth.

Rich kids have the weirdest hobbies.

“Wang Jahyun, do you have a helicopter at your house too?”

“Got one.”

Helicopter and a private beach, huh?

I had a good idea.

Vacation might not be so bad after all.

“Alright, then let’s spend this vacation at Wang Jahyun’s private beach!”

“Hey! Who said you could do that?”

“You, you punk! Huh? Mippang wants to play at the beach! So, are you planning to let that kid play at a crowded beach where terrorists might target her? You child hater!”

“What?”

Prince Ja-hyun frowned deeply, not expecting me to come out so strong.

Thanks to that, the guy with an eye patch on one eye looked very menacing.

“Did you just call me a child hater? Take it back! Right now!”

This is how I ended up spending the first week of summer vacation at Prince Ja-hyun’s family’s private beach.

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The private beach owned by Prince Ja-hyun’s family was a beach with the width of a playground between mountains. Because of that, it exuded a very secluded and serene atmosphere.

Especially, the seawater was so clear with an emerald hue that it felt like I was somewhere in the Mediterranean rather than a beach in Korea, as if the “Black Rain” was a lie.

Why was it completely unaffected by the “Black Rain”?

Is there some kind of secret?

“The sand is so white! So soft!”

“This Baek Yeoul really wanted to come to the sea!”

Bbangdaengi and Mippang were delighted as they stepped on the white sand. They wore identical sky-blue swimsuits with frills in a one-piece style, looking just like sisters.

At that moment, someone clung to me.

“Han Nam-jin. Apply oil on my body.

“Hanamjin! Is it true that you’re dating Yoo Yeoreum? You said you liked Seo Gaeul! But now you’re dating Yoo Yeoreum! That’s not what a man does!”

“We’re not exactly dating.”

“Then what is it! You kissed her, but you’re not dating!”

“That is….”

Bbangdaengi’s words hit the mark. If you kiss a girl but you’re not dating, can you call yourself a man?

A man is defined by his sense of responsibility.

What am I supposed to do!

Gah!

I’m going crazy!

“But this beach, doesn’t it feel a bit strange? I don’t know how to explain it, but my heart keeps fluttering. It doesn’t seem like an ordinary place.”

At that moment, Jin Eunbyeol, who was sitting quietly by the beach, asked. Everyone’s attention turned to Jin Eunbyeol at the sound of her clear voice.

Suddenly, I remembered that Jin Eunbyeol and Wang Jahyeon used to date, and I felt awkward for no reason.

Ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend.

Is it okay for them to be in the same space?

Of course, there was another girl next to Wang Jahyeon.

“Ah, come on! I can walk by myself!”

Her name is Kim Mori.

She seemed to have trouble walking, limping as she stepped on the sand, and Wang Jahyeon was holding her arm, helping her in various ways.

“Hey, don’t walk too long. If you fall and get hurt, it’ll be a hassle.”

How does it feel to see your ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend?

Of course, there was a new guy next to Jin Eunbyeol too.

“Eunbyeol, I brought a parasol. If you stay in the sun too long, who knows what kind of effect the concept of ‘the devil’ might have, so stay in the shade! Please! I don’t have any hair left to pull out!”

What is this situation?

I heard that the popular crowd dates each other in turns, so their relationships get tangled up, and this seems to be exactly that kind of situation.

At that moment, Yoo Yeoreum bit my arm.

“Don’t look at other girls.”

“Ouch!”

Her fangs were so sharp that it really hurt!

It hurt so much that tears welled up!

Seeing me like that, Baek Yeoul gritted her teeth.

Name: Baek Yeoul

Status – This won’t do. If I don’t do something about Yoo Yeoreum, that thieving cat…

I can see her true feelings transparently.

It’s thanks to the remarkable enhancement of my “Emotion” skill after it reached level 4.

To the extent that I can even see the true feelings of Yingying.

“Hieek…! This terrifying monster keeps following this Baonoi…!”

“This Inonoi also finds this monster still scary…!”

━Gyuiing.

Name: Cotton Candy Cloud Yingying

Status – Yingying-yaying.

Yingying says “Gyuiing-” but her true feelings are actually “Yingying-yaying.”

What does that mean?

Honestly, I don’t really know either.

Anyway.

While everyone was noisily playing on the beach, I looked around.

I really like this quiet and serene beach.

It’s perfect as the place for my ‘secret special training’ to face Gu Sejun and the Red King. The ultimate move should be prepared in secret and revealed at the decisive moment.

Like the Gear Second of the Rubber Human.

The content of my secret special training was simple.

Dudududududududu-.

After lifting the private helicopter of the Wang Ja-hyun family into the sky, I grabbed the chain tied to its skid with my arm and pulled it with all my might.

In other words, it’s a tug-of-war with the helicopter.

Dududududu-.

Kkaduk, Kkadududuk-.

“uuugh! My thighs are going to burst!”

Strengthening my leg power is essential to enhance “Leap.”

Watching my training, Wang Ja-hyun’s current girlfriend, Kim Mori, admired.

“Awakened ones are amazing. Wrestling with a helicopter. I can barely manage to walk.”

To her words, Oh Deok-soon, who was wearing a long dress, replied.

“Such things… even an awakened one can’t do it easily… Only Han Nam-jin can. ‘Leap’ belongs to the concept that greatly increases physical abilities…”

Odoksoon’s eyes were scanning the surroundings as he spoke.

It seemed like he was looking for someone, but that someone didn’t seem to be showing up on this beach.

It was Geum Taesung.

That guy, he hasn’t been hanging out with us for the past few days, and I wonder where he’s been going.

I think I might have a vague idea.

After finishing a cycle of tug-of-war with the helicopter, I boldly predicted that I would have muscle pain in my legs and thighs tomorrow.

To tear old muscles and grow new ones, muscle pain is inevitable.

Step, step-

At that moment, someone appeared on the beach.

Was it Seo Gaeul, who said she would join us later?

No, it was a man.

With slicked-back hair and glasses, he looked like a meticulous lawyer or prosecutor.

“When Jahyun invites friends, the time has come. I am Wang Jahyun’s older brother, Wang Jageon. I am also the chief manager of this beach. If you have any discomfort, feel free to tell me.”

I thought he was too kind to be Jahyun’s brother.

So, is he kind-hearted as well?

“Arur, garurur, urururkungkung!”

“What kind of sound is that all of a sudden?”

To a second-generation chaebol who had only eaten good food, worn good clothes, and seen good things all his life, the dog sound I made with my mouth must have been bewildering.

I examined the gap in his mind that was created like that with “emotion.”

“Name: Wang Jageon

Status: 《Evil Conspiracy》 – Somehow, I have to keep these guys on this beach for a long time. They wouldn’t even dream of the secret of this beach. Hahaha! Foolish awakeners!”