Iron Blooded Villain’s Academy Class

Episode 50

Irua’s pupils shook violently.

“How do you do that…?”

Even the person involved in the incident at the time did not know about it, so how could Kang Tae-min know about it?

‘Information prize.’

There was only one possibility that popped into her mind. It must have been that Kang Tae-min did a background investigation on himself or his younger brother.

“Did you do a background check?”

Her eyes and tone sharpened.

How far did you find out? He didn’t know if he’d even found out that he was attached for surveillance.

Kang Tae-min calmly accepted that gaze and replied.

“Mr. Lua, do you know what education begins with?”

“…the beginning of education?”

It was an absurd story. However, Kang Tae-min’s attitude was serious.

“Education starts with ‘understanding’. Teaching something to someone they don’t understand is absurd.”

It’s a slightly different story, but this was also the mindset when promoting as Iron Judgment.

Back then, when there were no karma logs, it took a lot of research to ‘understand’ whether the target was truly evil.

“For this reason, I tend to spend quite a bit of time understanding the members of the special class.”

I said that, but in fact, it wasn’t the story that was applicable now.

The fact that the parents of the two siblings were killed by a villain was a story I heard from Eruah herself before returning.

But I couldn’t explain it, so I had something prepared. Kang Tae-min showed the article he had clipped on his smartphone.

“My father was a very good man.”

[Special Firefighter Lee Hyun-seung, Presidential Award!]

It was a commendation article for Lee Hyeon-seung, the father of the Eruah siblings. He was a hero presented by the National Fire Service, who received not only the Commissioner’s Award, but also the Minister’s Award and the President’s Award.

“It is unnatural that such a veteran died in an accident.”

Accidental deaths of awakened and special firefighters, not general firefighters, were rare, and even more so for experienced firefighters like Lee Hyun-seung.

Kang Tae-min then showed another article.

[(Breaking News) Capitol Collapse!]

[Anarchist group ‘Ubermensch’ terrorism revealed.]

[‘Ubermensch’, “We will create a society of awakened people.”]

It was an incident carried out by the terrorist group ‘Ubermensch’, composed of awakened anarchists. It was also the case when her parents died.

“My father and mother were involved in the rescue operation. And he died from an additional collapse while working… I understand that it was announced like this.”

Taemin Kang paused for a moment. Irua’s lips trembled.

He showed the next article with a bitter expression.

[The suspect escaped, because of the lack of security hunters?]

[‘The culprit was there.’]

[Hunter Association, “The matter is heavy, a bounty is being reviewed.”]

“There were other articles as well. The villain fled the scene of the collapse, and the association even put a bounty on him. So, I can only guess…”

A villain who fled from the scene of the veteran’s death was witnessed. However, the evidence was insufficient to explain the causal relationship, so it was treated as an accidental death.

The argument Kang Tae-min argued was like that.

“Surely the villain would have taken advantage of the warmth of the two of you.”

Eruah neither affirmed nor denied. I tried not to show any emotion.

‘It’s enough for me to be in pain.’

I wanted to give my brother only good things. That’s why I’ve been hiding it, and isn’t it that I worry about even a single piece of advice?

However, unlike him, Kang Tae-min seemed to talk too easily.

So it was disappointing.

“The same thing could happen to Noah.”

However, in the end, she had no choice but to react to his words that followed. Losing Inoa was unimaginable.

“And when you hear the truth from someone other than Lua, you will feel a great sense of betrayal.”

Are you threatening me? If he doesn’t say it, does that mean he’ll say it himself? Was Kang Tae-min originally like this?

Irua looked at him with disbelief eyes.

“Mr. Lua, there is sadness that we can share because we are family.”

The emotions that had been so turbulent stopped abruptly at the words that followed. At first glance, I felt subtle emotions in Kang Tae-min’s expression.

Sorry or guilt, and sadness.

‘Why···?’

Before he could even bring that question out of his mouth, Kang Tae-min turned around.

“Please think carefully.”

He walked away with a voice. She looked at his back and headed back to the interview room.

* * *

I lit a cigarette

The conversation with Irua stimulated the memory again.

-I was there then…

It was the reason she could be sure that it was the villain’s work. At the time, Eruah was before awakening and toured the National Assembly building.

He was directly involved in a terrorist attack and was trapped in the collapsed Capitol. Fortunately, there was no danger to his life, but there were countless corpses around him, and he endured alone in a space with no light.

-I believed that my parents would save me.

She held on hopefully, wandering through the darkness to find anything closer to the outside.

Along the way, she realized that there were other survivors besides herself.

-I was just groaning because I was injured.

Eruah encouraged him. Even though no answer came back, I continued. Maybe that encouragement was directed at himself.

After a long wait, her parents found her.

– Back then, I believed in miracles.

Naturally, her parents immediately tried to send her out. Before leaving, Irua thought for a while before talking about the injured.

I added that maybe he was already dead.

-He said ‘It’s my dad’s job to check if there’s a possibility.’

The parents followed Eruah’s words and checked the injured. She was about to get out of the way.

But the situation changed rapidly.

-I still can’t forget it. I hear that scream even in my dreams.

The injured she encouraged and hoped to survive somehow was a member of the Ubermensch.

The parents rescued the villain who could not escape. He ungratefully killed two people and fled.

-I woke up then.

Irua woke up in front of her parents’ bodies and was able to escape on her own. Afterwards, he was selected by Bae Seung-ju and focused on hunting down villains.

– I’ve been thinking all along. I have a responsibility too, I am responsible for my parents…

That is why she did not reveal the truth to her brother. He wanted to take full responsibility for it.

And because of that, he died while chasing him alone.

“…Huh.”

I brushed off the ashes and exhaled the smoke.

It was I who helped her in her pursuit. Even now, at that time, I thought revenge was the right of the victim.

So, after finding out his information, I passed it on. However, the information was not perfect.

It was the information I had purchased from an information vendor other than Miss Backdoor. At that time, it was determined that the association had disbanded the Obermensch and that he was alone.

However, he still had companions, and I belatedly chased after Leerua… but things had already happened.

They fled and Irua’s life was on the line. I tried to save her somehow.

However, it only gave me death, and I had no ability to reap it. Her body grew colder.

More than the steel I’ve been dealing with all along.

In front of her cooling off, I apologized again and again.

-It’s okay… you’re not wrong…

Irua didn’t blame me. Rather, he worried about me.

-Before you get caught… leave…

Unfortunately, I couldn’t follow her advice. At the time, Eruah was the only person who understood me.

The sense of loss I felt in the face of my parents’ deaths, something I never wanted to feel again, took hold of me.

I couldn’t leave her like that. I made a coffin made of steel and placed her in it, waiting for the security hunters to arrive from afar before leaving.

I became the suspect in killing Eruah. It was because of that that Inoa, who had become blind, began to oppose me and pursue me.

It won’t happen this time. Inoa is fine and Irua is sticking by my side.

“I am not wrong.”

Not wrong. couldn’t be wrong He extinguished his cigarette and chewed again.

After leaving the smoking room, I came back to watch the students sparring.

“···Teacher.”

Inoa was waiting for me. His expression was quite different. It seemed that Eruah had made a decision.

In fact, she was absent.

“Spar, please.”

The boy hunched his back. Instead of answering, I moved on. Noah immediately followed me.

“Have you made up your mind?”

“…I haven’t fully understood what you’re saying yet.”

Noah answered, straightening his sword.

“But one thing is certain.”

“What is it?”

“The choice belongs to the strong.”

Unbeknownst to me, a laugh came out.

I could see the spirit of the blind swordsman I knew from the guy looking at me now.

“To me, the reason our class doesn’t have a choice is because we are weaker than the teacher.”

“You are not wrong.”

“So I will be strong so that I can make my own choices. Please teach me.”

A little different from what I intended, but this wasn’t bad either. At least it was better than hesitating.

“Please correct me.”

I answered while grabbing the etiquette injector.

“The choice is made by those who survive, not by the strong.”

It is not defeat that takes everything, but death. That’s why I kill the villain without forgiving him.

“Survive until graduation.”

It wasn’t just for Noah.

My students must survive without becoming villains.

* * *

As the Youth Hunter Championship date approached, the special class got busier.

Kang Tae-min provided only minimal rest and made the students devote themselves to training.

Hard times pass slowly, but when you have a lot to do, you don’t notice the time passing.

“Is it true that you are going to the competition?”

“Totally touching true story.”

“Otherwise, would we be flying in business class?”

To participate in the competition, the special class traveled by plane. It was because it was impossible to reach the stage of the Youth Hunter Championship by road.

Before long, the vast sea spread out beneath the white clouds.

“Oh, I see!”

“Wow… it really looks like a crown.”

“It’s worth the name.”

The crown-shaped island on top of it, an artificial island created by magic, ‘Crown’ was the place where the competition was held.

Although it had the word ‘youth’ in front of it, it was a national competition and it was a big event with academy representatives from all over the world participating.

In case of any problems that may arise, an isolated area has been created.

“It was like Taereung National Training Center, right?”

“uh. It’s such a feeling.”

It was a place used by national hunters in preparation for the World Hunter Championship, with several large-scale stadiums as well as accommodations.

“It feels a little cramped, like going to a picnic. Is not it? Soyul-ah…?”

Joo Da-hyun said that while looking at Min So-yul’s complexion. She was playing with her hands busily with a very nervous face.

“Soyul?”

“uh? uh huh?”

“It’s fine?”

“Uh, can I pack all of this here?”

Min So-yul asked while examining the items on board.

It was the first time she had ever been on a plane. I had never been to Jeju Island.

“Uh, well…”

Joo Da-hyun didn’t know what to answer, so she just laughed awkwardly and turned her head to change the topic.

“Hwarin is sleeping well…”

Euhwarin, on the other side, fell asleep as soon as she boarded the plane. It was because of the habit I had acquired on long flights.

While the students were noisy, there was an uncomfortable silence in the lead teacher’s seat.

Although Lee Lu-ah had her eyes fixed on the screen, all of her attention was focused on Kang Tae-min.

-You said your parents were murdered…?

She relayed the truth to her brother. After listening to Kang Tae-min’s words, it seemed that continuing to hide was not a good thing.

It was a word I said with the determination to be hated.

-Thank you for telling me… older sister.

Inoa was definitely shocked. But I didn’t hate her.

Maybe it’s because I couldn’t see my parents’ death in front of my eyes. The sadness may have been diluted over time.

But it was good for Eruah.

-Sorry, was it very difficult?

Inoa apologized to her. I’m sorry for making you carry the burden of your heart alone.

– Now you depend on me too.

Unlike before, he seemed happy that his sister was leaning on him. It felt like my younger brother, who always looked young, had grown up.

‘Hey, I’ve been thinking about making money without my knowledge.’

She, too, has changed her mind.

I thought the guilt that had been weighing down my heart would become stronger, but seeing my younger brother’s reaction, I felt rather relieved.

Of course, his vengeful spirit did not disappear, but at least he was able to become proud in front of Noah.

‘Still, I can’t reveal that I belong to the association, but…’

that was another story. It was also something I had to say at least after my younger brother graduated.

If Lee Noa’s attitude toward Kang Tae-min changed after talking for nothing, the mission would be disrupted.

‘Ugh, I don’t know how to say thank you.’

In the end, it was thanks to Kang Tae-min that I got along with my younger brother. She wanted to get rid of the debt.

He was unaware that there was already a disruption in his surveillance mission.

“Uhhh, are you all enjoying yourself?”

A lively voice interrupted the distraction. When Kang Tae-min averted his gaze, Irua followed.

She was a woman with twin tails, wearing a dress with fluttering frills that even most beautiful women could not handle.

“Ah, don’t wake up! You don’t have to do that, right?”

She was short enough to be at eye level with the two people sitting there. Thanks to her clean skin and youthful appearance, she looked younger than most special class students.

“Principal Rosalyn, what happened?”

She was the principal, Rosalyn Heywood. She answered Kang Tae-min’s question with a bashful smile.

“I was alone in first class, so I was bored! I don’t know why you both booked business class.”

She shrugged her shoulders in disbelief and settled down between the two of them.

“Isn’t there any problem with Mr. Lee’s life as a student?”

Rosalyn asked, raising her end playfully. Irua nodded while maintaining a poker face.

“Yes, of course.”

Since he was the one who provided her with a teaching position, Rosalyn knew the true identity of Eruah.

“Uhh, that’s good! Our teacher Kang is really good at it.”

“no. He is so talented.”

Irua’s mouth trembled slightly at Kang Taemin’s answer. Either that or not, Rosalind smiled and tapped Kang Tae-min lightly.

“Aww, be humble. Rumors spread that Mr. Kang is amazing!”

“Is that so.”

“Ah, yes! Thanks to you, how much did my nose stand? Hee hee, it would be good to look forward to this tournament, right?”

Taemin Kang nodded his head at the question.

“of course.”

In such a warm and lively atmosphere, the plane began to descend smoothly toward the airport.