Iron Blooded Villain’s Academy Class

Episode 49

The ability that the villain and puppeteer awakened was ‘remote control’, that is, remote control.

It was a skill to install a magic circle on a specific target and manipulate the target through mana.

Because of this, Puppeteer could control not only the guard Kang Tae-min had just destroyed, but also all the guards guarding the inside of the club.

‘Are all connections lost?’

But not now. For some reason, mana was not connected.

‘How did you destroy that many so quickly…?!’

Puppeteer felt like a dream.

He couldn’t have imagined that the iron man in front of him could control the metal and pull out the necks of the guards he created at once.

‘The other mechanical dolls aren’t for combat…!’

The customers dancing on the club stage were all mechanical dolls he made. However, they were only a device to lure a scapegoat like Jeon Seung-hwan.

‘Can not help it!’

Fortunately, Puppeteer was not content with defense with only guards. It was useless if he was killed before the guards arrived.

For this reason, he prepared a countermeasure in the space where he stays, this manager’s room.

“Eat this!”

With a clang, the ceiling and walls opened and a mana turret came out.

On either side of the turret was attached a mana gatling gun boasting a rate of fire of 6000 rounds per minute, drums full of mana liquid were hung.

The muzzle turned with a keying sound, and blue mana rose up along the gun barrel.

Puppeteer had no doubt that hundreds of magic bullets would tear apart that iron man without a trace.

“laugh···!”

That is, until a very foreign repulsive force prevents the muzzle from being controlled.

‘What is this…?!’

The repulsive force was so strong that it did not work. No, rather, it felt like his ability was being trampled on.

With such overwhelming force, the turret’s muzzle turned towards the puppeteer.

“You spent some money.”

The moment Kang Tae-min, the iron man, said that, his vision was covered with magic bullets. Puppeteer’s body turned to powder as if it were disappearing, and only the head with a shocked expression fell back.

‘Once I overpowered it.’

Kang Tae-min knew that Puppeteer was alive even in such a situation. Because he replaced his body with a machine for eternal life.

As proof, not a single drop of blood flowed on the messy bar table.

It was the moment he was about to interrogate Puppeteer.

“Umm-”

A strange voice sounded like the cry of an animal. It was Jeon Seung-hwan who was lying on the floor.

However, the appearance was different from what was expected.

‘plant?’

The ability Jeon Seung-hwan gained upon awakening was the ability to transform a part of his body into a plant with ‘Vine Planted’.

But now, Jeon Seung-hwan’s body was completely changed, not just a part.

The skin hardened like the bark of a tree, and vines, leaves, and sharp thorns sprouted from it. Unfamiliar flowers were blooming where the open mouth and eyes should have been.

‘Wouldn’t it be like Jang Seung-ho’s seed decision?’

The form of mutation was different. The reason was unknown. Still, one thing was certain.

He was no longer human.

“Um-!”

The flower petals trembled and uttered strange sounds again.

Taemin Kang immediately turned the muzzle of the turret. The muzzle spun violently and spewed magic bullets with a loud noise.

“Oooh-!!”

Jeon Seung-hwan, who has now become a monster, was not easily accepted.

The vines entwined around her body flew like whips and hit the turret. With a crackling sound, the gun barrel warped, the drum barrel dented, and mana solutions poured out like a waterfall.

‘What, what happened?’

Puppeteer, who collapsed behind a bar table, was unaware of the current situation. If only the body was intact, it would have escaped, but only the head remains.

‘Now that it’s like this…!’

While Puppeteer grasped the situation, Kang Tae-min took out a rip-and-tear and rushed at the monster.

“Umm-!”

The monster resisted by blowing the vine again, but the saw blade had no ability to withstand it. Kaga’s back and arms were cut off with a cracking sound.

‘It’s completely turned into a monster.’

But the monster didn’t die. The separated upper body and lower body moved separately, and the stems growing from the cut surface tried to bind Kang Tae-min.

Of course, I had no intention of winning.

‘then···.’

Blue eyes flashed over the helmet. The fragments of the shattered guard and turret, and the shattered body of the Puppeteer were instantly united to form a chain.

Then, the chain entangled the monster like a snake.

‘I’ll make it into powder.’

Again, Kang Tae-min showed his ability. A sharp saw blade protruded from the surface of the chain and began to rotate furiously.

“cellar-!”

With a short scream, sawdust and ooze spurted out between the chains. The monster who was crushed like that could not hold out any longer and ended his life.

Then, the body of the fallen monster was consolidated into a dark crystal. It was similar to the stimulant Bae Seung-joo offered, ‘seed’.

‘Is it made this way?’

There was no need to worry about the answer. Kang Tae-min tried to interrogate Puppeteer.

But the upheaval was not over.

“…an overlapping space?”

The space was changing around the back of the bar table with the puppeteer.

The floor, ceiling, and walls, as well as the crumbled bar tables and spilled alcohol, began to be stained with silvery metal.

It wasn’t that large, but it was like a dungeon break.

‘I never thought I’d be using seeds here…’

Puppeteer clenched his teeth. It was still an imperfect, unripe seed, but I had no choice but to activate it in order to live.

The overlapping space quickly spread and swallowed even Kang Tae-min.

in such a transformed space.

“Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha!”

Puppeteer went mad.

Unlike the head left a while ago, the body was completely restored.

Where is that?

“indeed!”

“Awesome!”

“This is the true power of seeds…!”

Clones identical to him appeared one after another.

‘What is this?’

Before Kang Tae-min could find an answer, the floor started to sway like a swamp and began to pull him in.

He jumped up hastily.

“I don’t know who you are, but I’m a god here!”

The puppeteers shouted at the same time. It was a very uplifting voice.

“This is my barrier area, the ‘Control Field’!”

“A barrier area?”

“Resistance is pointless!”

Puppeteer didn’t explain further. There was no reason to kindly explain.

-This object has properties very similar to dungeon cores.

For a moment, Taemin Kang recalled Miss Backdoor’s explanation.

‘Did they make something like a dungeon out of seeds…!’

Kang Tae-min cut the clones who were rushing at him with a rip-and-tear. However, the destroyed clones returned wrapped in silvery metal as if time had been turned back.

There seemed to be no end to this. However, Kang Tae-min was cool-headed.

‘If this place is like a dungeon, the solution will be the same. The core must be destroyed.

If it was a seed that played the role of a core, the puppeteer would have that seed.

You have to find the real puppeteer, not the clone.

‘You guys can’t find me.’

Puppeteer wasn’t worried. How will you find yourself among the countless clones?

It’s no different than looking for a specific grain of sand on a sandy beach. Is it because you are so confident?

“what···.”

When Kang Tae-min ran through the broken clones, and the saw blade he threw reached his eyes.

Puppeteer couldn’t believe the reality in front of him. His body bounced off with a crackling sound.

“Uh… how…”

As if turning time backwards, the overlapping spaces began to rotate. His clones came to a standstill and collapsed.

The world created by the puppeteer disappeared every time he approached, as if following Kang Tae-min’s pace.

“Can you find me…”

Kang Tae-min’s helmet disappeared, revealing his face. He took out a cigarette and looked down at the puppeteer.

“The karma log is only visible to the real person.”

“···what?”

Instead of answering, Kang Tae-min lit a cigarette. Puppeteer’s face twisted.

“Tell me what you know about Noname.”

“… Damn it.”

Puppeteer spat out a curse. There was no way he could do anything useful to the enemy in the dying yard.

Kang Tae-min realized the truth with the Karma Log.

“Utopia… my utopia is right in front of me…”

Kang Tae-min activated the serrated sword embedded in his head. The puppeteer rattled with a keying roar.

“Ouch…!”

A face twisted in pain, beneath which Puppeteer’s body disappeared like dust.

Taemin Kang let out smoke.

* * *

Miss Backdoor’s pawn shop, the news flowed from the old radio.

＜This is breaking news. Two bodies were found in a club that was secretly operated without permission. Human skin was piled up in the club’s warehouse, and there were piles of human-like mechanical dolls…＞

With a click, she turned off the radio. And slowly turned around.

“The world is so ugly.”

A disguised Kang Tae-min stood in front of her.

“Did you find out more?”

“There are several. First···.”

Miss Backdoor quickly gave us the information. However, all of this was a fact that Kang Tae-min already knew.

“Similar to the stimulant ‘seed’…”

“I even know that they use humans as ingredients.”

“…that’s a statement that makes me skeptical about my job.”

Miss Backdoor frowned. It was because, as a result of the evaluation, he knew that what he said was true.

“Huh, okay. Then I won’t charge you extra.”

No matter how much effort you put into finding out, it’s worthless if your customers already know it. At her words, Taemin Kang shook his head.

“I will give you a clue, so I hope you find new information.”

“A clue?”

“Yes, that object was used to make something called the ‘barrier area’.”

Taemin Kang explained the phenomenon. Then Miss Backdoor rolled her eyes a few times.

“Aww…!”

His body convulsed with a short moan. In addition, starlight began to fill her eyes.

“this!”

The frightened Mr. Rock hastily manifested his abilities. A blue chain was wrapped around Miss Backdoor’s head.

“Hup…”

Soon she gasped and stumbled. After barely coming back to her senses, she slumped down in her chair.

“thanks···.”

“no.”

Kang Tae-min watched the two of them.

‘Just what was it?’

It was also the first time he had seen it. But I couldn’t show it outwardly.

Perhaps feeling his gaze, Miss Backdoor took a few breaths before opening her mouth.

“This, I showed you something I don’t want to see. I need some clarification.”

“Explanation?”

“···Yes. My emotional ability is actually more of an exchange than an emotion.”

At her remarks, Mr. Rock opened his eyes wide and flinched. But when she raised her hand to stop him, he kept his mouth shut.

“Exchange?”

“I pass the information I know to someone, and in return I receive new information.”

“existence···?”

“I can’t tell you that much. A little while ago… it almost took away a part of my sanity in return.”

She laughed and turned to Mr. Rock.

“Fortunately, I stopped the transaction before that, so I was able to come back.”

Kang Tae-min realized another reason Mr. Rock was her escort.

‘Did he lock his mind?’

Apparently Miss Backdoor couldn’t control her abilities. It must have had something to do with her reason for doing the information prize.

By securing as much information as possible, you will be able to minimize such mishaps.

“I must have obtained that important information.”

“…I figured out the identity of the barrier area.”

“Status?”

“Yes, that is… the realization of the inner world of the Awoken. To put it simply, we brought out the dungeon inherent in the Awakened.”

Taemin Kang frowned.

“Dungeons are inherent?”

“To put it like that. I don’t know how big it will be. Maybe it could become a code black, world-class threat like the existing dungeons.”

Miss Backdoor’s expression became serious. Kang Tae-min’s eyes rolled.

-He said, ‘It takes villains to change the world.’

Mimic Predator’s testimony, and the barrier area created by the seeds.

‘Is it really changing the world, not in a figurative sense?’

Taemin Kang shook his head. I didn’t know yet.

“…that was valuable information.”

“I’m glad you did your part this time.”

“I’ll leave you with something else this time.”

Taemin Kang took out an iron box. It was Yoo Ji-wan’s body sample.

“This?”

“It’s Lunatic money.”

He explained everything he knew about Lunatic money.

If I hadn’t heard of her abilities, I wouldn’t have given out information like before, but now it was different.

“The more you know, the less burden you will have.”

“Yes, thank you for your consideration.”

“It’s a business.”

Kang Tae-min dismissed it and left. Mr. Rock followed him and returned after confirming that he was gone.

“Why did you tell me about your abilities?”

“…Actually, it wasn’t because of the barrier area.”

“Yes?”

Miss Backdoor clenched her chin and continued with a serious expression.

“I was trying to find out about that customer. But the cost was… unbelievable.”

What she wanted to know was Kang Tae-min’s true identity.

“But···!”

“Know. It’s best not to touch customer information. Curiosity killed the cat.”

As if not to listen to the nagging, she hit the ball first.

“I still have no regrets.”

Miss Backdoor smiled as she stroked the steel box Taemin Kang had left behind.

“I don’t know what it is, but it’s clear that we need to stay close.

* * *

A week has passed since the midterm exams ended.

However, Inoa couldn’t get his mind right.

“sister.”

Fortunately, he had one blood relative by his side. In the end, Inoa decided to ask her sister for her opinion.

“Does your sister agree with the teacher?”

There were only two siblings in the academy’s interview room.

“If you’re a hunter, do you always have to be prepared to get blood on your hands?”

Irua couldn’t easily answer that question. It was because of her experience as a direct hunter of Bae Seung-joo, not a student under her disguise.

‘There are many people who deserve to die.’

Considering the viciousness of the villains she arrested, I wanted to affirm Kang Tae-min’s words.

However, it bothered him that the target was his younger brother.

‘It hasn’t even been half a year yet…’

To her, Noah was still a little brother. I wanted to grow up looking at the bright side rather than the uncomfortable reality.

It was the moment when she licked her lips at the end of her thoughts.

“Mr. Lua.”

The two turned their heads in surprise. Kang Tae-min appeared behind the open door without knocking.

“Let’s talk for a minute.”

“Yes? Ah yes. Wait a minute, Noah.”

“Uh, yes…”

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Lee Noah, who was still uncomfortable with Kang Tae-min, immediately lowered his head. Irua let out a short breath and came out.

“Senior, what are you doing?”

“…Tell Noah the truth.”

“Yes?”

she asked, blinking her eyes. The truth, suddenly what does that mean?

Kang Tae-min looked at her with the usual calm gaze.

“About the death of my parents.”

“···I beg your pardon?”

For a moment, Irua thought she hadn’t heard something.

“Noah needs to know that his parents were not killed by accident, but by a villain.”

Kang Tae-min put a wedge in her.