Iron Blooded Villain’s Academy Class

Chapter 54

Silence passed as if time had stopped.

The first person to wake up to Kang Tae-min’s sudden behavior was a drunken man.

“No, what is this now…!”

Along with the raised voice, not only the nose but also the cheeks all turned red. It wasn’t just because he was drunk, but because he was white, the redness was more prominent.

Contrary to his appearance, he jumped out from ‘no’, probably because he had lived in Korea for a long time.

“Hey, Chris, Chris! Why?”

Park Hyeon-ah quickly intervened. She looked back and forth between Chris and Taemin Kang with a smile on her face.

“We came together to get along well with each other. Even just by looking at my face, huh? Let’s calm down.”

Ironically, the woman who smelled the most of alcohol came out with rational words.

Chris couldn’t ignore her either, so he snorted vigorously and then pointed his finger at Lee Woo-ah and Kang Tae-min.

“like. As long as those two apologize, I’ll move on.”

At those words, Irua was relieved inwardly. Wasn’t he just about to apologize to Kang Tae-min in case he was rude?

‘In the end, seniors were also caught up in it…’

If I had known this was going to happen, I would have ended it with a drink or just an apology. She was still trying to make up for her mistake.

However, Kang Tae-min did not let that happen.

“Apologies are for those who have done wrong.”

His hand grabbed Irua’s shoulder as she tried to bow down. She opened her eyes round and looked back at Taemin Kang.

“what? No, it’s ridiculous. Are you saying this is my fault?! Did everyone see it? Yes?”

Chris blinked and looked around at the other teachers. However, everyone averted their eyes as if they didn’t want to get entangled.

His face contorted as if he didn’t like the situation even more.

“I will formally protest this to your academy! I know!?”

“Oh, that’s a statement I can’t just skip over!”

Everyone turned their heads at the intrusive voice. The head that had returned was soon lowered slightly.

Rosalyn, small in size and with auburn hair in pigtails, was there.

She approached Park Hyeon-ah and greeted her, regardless of the focused attention.

“If there is a meeting like this, why don’t you invite me too?”

“Oh that···.”

“Hey, I was kidding. I didn’t come here because I was afraid it would be so uncomfortable if I stayed from the beginning, right? I have my eyes too!”

Rosalyn gave a low laugh and glanced around.

“I thought everyone would be drunk by now and could wear it casually, but the atmosphere was weird!”

She moved lightly and stood in front of Chris. Unexpectedly, he did not expect the principal to appear, and he had a very puzzled face.

“Even the talk is over! Are you protesting? I’ll give you a listen. I am rumored to be a good listener.”

“No, that…”

Chris’ eyes rolled back and forth. In a situation where the attention of other teachers is focused, if you step down here, you will only become an idiot.

‘Anyway, the fault is on this side…!’

In addition, the remaining drunkenness brought about arrogance. Chris opened his mouth with a firm expression.

After explaining the situation and explaining what humiliation she had suffered, Rosalyn shook her head.

I was hoping it would work out like this.

“Ah, that’s right. So what?”

Rosalyn asked with a sullen face. Not only Chris, but everyone else except Kang Tae-min glared at the reaction.

Either that or not, Rosalind held her posture slightly crookedly and wrinkled the tip of her nose.

“More than that, I really don’t like what you said to our pretty teacher. This is something I can protest myself, right!?”

The answer stirred up the surroundings.

“The headmaster himself…?”

“Oh, things are getting bigger.”

“Honestly, it would be more of a problem if it was serious.”

“So. It’s drunk, you can just move on, but…”

In response, Chris shook his head vigorously. Even the remaining drunkenness felt like it was flying away.

“Oh no, I have no intention of going that far. I was just embarrassed. Ahahahahaha…”

“Uhh, is that so? See, I’m a good listener. So, why didn’t you clean it up?”

“Ayu, it’s okay.”

Chris laughed awkwardly, and Rosalyn snapped her finger. He was bewildered, then slightly lowered his head.

“Hey.”

Chris flinched at the cold voice that followed. Rosalind muttered lowly, still smiling.

“If you can’t finish it, it’s quietly organized.”

Chris backed away with a startled face. Then he smiled awkwardly and moved on.

“Hey, let’s go. Teacher Hyuna, thank you for the invitation.”

“Ah, yes yes…!”

Park Hyun-ah didn’t bother to catch him. When Chris disappeared, she looked around again with a smile on her face.

“Come on, let’s all have a drink. The night is still long!”

The music flowed again along with her words, and people’s expressions came to life. Rosalind also joined in and raised her glass.

“Sir Kang.”

“Yes.”

When she called Kang Tae-min, Lua was slightly nervous.

‘Are you senior…?’

Kang Tae-min only covered himself. If she is to be reprimanded, she must be reprimanded.

“I want to play with young friends too, right? Every time there’s an event, they’re all no-tangs, but I’m on the same line, so they treat me as no-tangs and ostracize them…”

Contrary to expectations, what came out of Rosalyn’s mouth was a childlike complaint.

She pursed her lips exaggeratedly and frowned.

“From now on, ‘I’m having a drink, would you like to go with me?’ That’s what I mean by asking! That’s what social life is all about!”

“I will remember it.”

“I am patient because I am Mr. Kang, you know? hehehe, let’s drink it quickly!”

Rosalyn smiled bashfully as if she had never done that and drank from her glass.

However, contrary to her expectations, the drinking party ended quickly. It was because the full-fledged competition started tomorrow, so it was impossible to run all night as Park Hyun-ah said.

“Go in with caution.”

He drank alcohol without stopping, but Park Hyun-ah sent people back with a clear pronunciation.

Kang Tae-min, Lee Lua, and Rosalyn returned to their dorms.

“Now, starting tomorrow, fighting!”

Rosalyn left with a satisfied face even after the short drinking party. So, only Kang Tae-min and Lee Lua were left in the dorm lobby.

“then.”

The moment Kang Tae-min is about to leave too.

“Stop, senior.”

Irua’s words caught him. In order not to be embarrassed like the previous dinner party, she refused to drink and kept her seat.

His face was red, but he wasn’t drunk.

“Thank you for your help.”

“It was nothing.”

Kang Tae-min replied as if it was not a big deal. However, Irua shook her head.

“No, I am not just thankful for what happened today. All along, I thought I should say thank you.”

The most important thing to her was her brother. And after meeting Kang Tae-min, the younger brother has changed.

And with him, he changed too.

“To you, it may just be an extension of your work, but it was really helpful to me.”

Again, she felt that she was not good at conveying her emotions. He always tried to keep his cool in front of ‘others’, not his precious younger brother.

However, it is different in front of Kang Tae-min. Irua herself did not know how to define that feeling.

“I’m glad I was helpful.”

Along with Kang Tae-min’s answer, a young, pale smile on his lips, and a sad expression for some reason.

Irua’s pupils widened greatly.

Isn’t that a reaction you don’t usually see?

“Then have a good night.”

“Ah yes. good night.”

Kang Tae-min left a short greeting and disappeared. Irua also headed to her room.

I tried to sleep for tomorrow, but Kang Tae-min’s smile kept lingering in my head.

‘I guess it’s because of the alcohol…?’

It’s normal because it’s a different situation than usual. Thinking so, she buried her face in the pillow.

‘Senior, alcohol… is very strong.’

But sleep did not come easily.

* * *

Day 2 of the competition.

The start of the real battle has arrived.

The Crown, as the name suggests, was an island shaped like a crown, and each of the three corners of the crown had an arena for individual competitions.

However, although it is called a stadium, it meant a ‘stage’, not a facility like a playground that is commonly thought of.

“here···?”

“Deep Forest.”

The leader of the special class was Inoa. Kang Tae-min arrived at the first stage ‘Deep Forest’ with him.

A battlefield set in a forest.

Unlike the preliminary round, in this competition, it was not just about competing in skills, but also how to use the surrounding environment.

In addition, there was ‘Rock Bottom’, a rocky valley, and ‘Sinking Swamp’, a swampy area.

“Not a bad place for a first stage.”

Irua patted her sister on the shoulder and said. Someone approached behind the three of them.

“Uh hmm, nice to meet you again.”

It was Chris who greeted me with a clearing of his throat. Next to him stood a huge figure that was hard to believe for a student.

He was Inoa’s opponent. The two students headed straight to the starting position.

“I hope it will be a good match.”

“Yes.”

Kang Tae-min stopped paying attention to him with a short answer. Chris’ eyes twitched at that attitude.

‘cheeky···!’

However, I was patient with the thought that that expression would soon distort.

‘The analysis has already been completed.’

The match schedule was released prior to the tournament. In other words, the first game is a game where you know the opponent’s skill in advance.

‘It’s definitely a tricky skill, but…’

Chris had already prepared for Inoa’s abilities.

When the two students were located in the designated area, the drone floated up with a booming sound. The video delivered by the drone is broadcast live as well as teachers on both sides.

Inoa raised his sword and the other side also took out their equipment.

“···shield?”

Irua’s brow furrowed. It was a shield as big as my body.

Not one, but two, one in each hand.

Chris twitched his lips.

‘If it can’t be cut or pierced, I have to knock it out.’

It was a solution that Chris came up with. It was intended to subdue Inoa with blows and induce him to surrender by taking his sword.

Was his operation right? As soon as the match started, Inoa immediately turned his back and started running away.

“under.”

Chris laughed even louder. Then, he looked back at Kang Tae-min with a sullen face.

“You’re really wise to know when to step back.”

The word was a compliment, but the inside was a mockery. There was no way that Kang Tae-min and Irua didn’t know what that meant.

However, Kang Tae-min didn’t respond and just looked back at Chris with a pitiful look.

However, Yiruah whispered something to Kang Taemin, as if she couldn’t bear to see her younger sister being ridiculed. Eventually, he nodded his head in agreement.

“It looks like yesterday’s work went a little sloppy. How about making a decision here?”

Irua said to Chris with a cool look.

“decision?”

“Yes. If Noah loses, I will sincerely apologize. But if you lose, please apologize for the rudeness.”

“her.”

Chris watched the situation with a quick glance. Still, Inoa was running away without any thought of confrontation.

“great. Instead, let’s be sincere and kneel down. Of course, it’s a story for both of you.”

“···great.”

Along with Lee Lua’s answer, Kang Taemin also nodded. Chris let out a blatant sneer.

While they were talking, Inoa stopped.

“Oh.”

Chris shrugged exaggeratedly.

Even if it was an outdoor stage, I couldn’t walk around aimlessly. A blue border separated the inside from the outside. The moment it crossed the boundary line, it would be treated as an outfield defeat.

“Just because you run away doesn’t mean you’re smart.”

Then, a large figure with a shield appeared from the other side. Chris’s mouth widened even more.

Inoa turned around and took a stance. In the end, it seemed like they were going to fight.

‘Let’s crush them…!’

The two students clashed at frightening speed. The screen shook with a dull thud.

“… to come?!”

A look of bewilderment appeared on Chris’ face. Doesn’t Inoa definitely have a separate awakening ability?

‘Are you saying I learned an Aura in that short period of time?’

Awakeners with separate abilities are rather difficult to learn Aura. This was because mana management directly led to the manifestation of abilities.

To compare that difficulty, it felt like breathing by making a separate organ, leaving the mouth and nose behind.

Taemin Kang recalled Lee Noah’s efforts.

‘That’s how Noah’s will was.’

Mana follows the will.

Having an aura on the weapon also meant that he would not hesitate to injure his opponent. In addition, thanks to his excellent swordsmanship, he was able to shorten the period.

“This is definitely amazing.”

But Chris didn’t lose his composure. It was definitely an unexpected situation, but the victory was not overturned.

“There are limits that cannot be overturned by cramming.”

Unlike Inoa, he is an Awakener who used Aura from the beginning. There was a difference from the amount of mana loaded on the shield.

I could see Inoa being pushed behind the shaky screen.

Chris was so sure of victory, but Kang Tae-min calmly opened his mouth.

“It is the teacher’s job to help overcome limitations.”

“what···.”

His words didn’t go further.

A crackling sound came from across the screen. Surprised Chris looked at the screen.

“Me, a tree!?”

Didn’t the surrounding trees collapse and hit the figure? Chris was dumbfounded by the sudden upheaval.

“What the hell is this… no, no way?”

As Inoa ran away, he had already cut down the tree. Then, after waiting for the opponent to come, the impact generated a shock wave, aiming for the fallen tree.

“We know how to analyze.”

Kang Tae-min added a word to him who had hardened.

I already figured out right away that the other person was an Awakener who only dealt with Auras.

I had already come to the conclusion that Inoa would not be able to win with the Auror fight alone.

＜Keah…!＞

As the figure struggled to get out, Inoa slashed his shoulder with his sword.

＜Surrender.＞

Then, Inoa’s low voice was heard.

＜You have no choice.＞

“Oh, no···!”

Although Chris desperately wanted his pupil to show fighting spirit.

＜Ha, surrender. I will surrender…!＞

The grisly blue sword and the aura aimed at his neck had lost his fighting spirit.

With that, the match was decided, and Kang Tae-min and Lee Lu-a watched Chris.

“profit···.”

Chris, who was shivering, gnashed his teeth and knelt down one by one.

“I’m sorry for being rude… I apologize.”

Chris, his face red from shame, not from drunkenness, said as if chewing. Taemin Kang looked at him with cold eyes.

Chris bowed his head and apologized again.

“Senior, how are you?”

“You should clarify what you are apologizing for. In order to know if I realized it correctly.”

In response, Irua nodded. Chris shuddered and opened his mouth again.

“Lee, he rudely treated Mr. Lua and forced him to drink. sorry···.”

“If you need a drinking buddy, you should learn how to make one first.”

Chris flinched at Irua’s words. Taemin Kang didn’t say anything more.

Not wanting to miss that moment, Chris quickly got up and left.

Kang Tae-min glared at Chris and then welcomed Noah back.

“Good work.”

“Thanks to the teacher’s coaching.”

Inoa replied with a slightly embarrassed face. Irua pouted her lips slightly from the side.

“Who is your sister?”

“Ah, of course there is also my sister’s virtue.”

It was only then that a bright smile appeared on Irua’s face. She congratulated her sister by rubbing her cheek.

The three immediately tried to leave the arena. Then I saw a familiar figure on the other side.

“Oh, hello!”

Wine-colored sweats, Park Hyun-ah.

Standing beside her was a handsome man with wide eyes and thick lines.

“Looking at the atmosphere, it seems like you won. Oh no, this is our academy student, Pyo Soo-ho.”

“hello!”

Just like his appearance, he was an energetic student.

Kang Tae-min knew him well.

The current sword master, Pyo Ji-hun’s son, and the promising future of Obliju Academy, who is called the next sword master.

‘It’s still the same.’

Before returning, he was also the second person who fought with Kang Tae-min for the senior position.

Although there was no direct interaction because they were not in the same class, Pyo Soo-ho’s unique overflowing energy was famous in the academy.

“This is our student, Inoa.”

“hello.”

Inoa calmly greeted me.

Pyo Soo-ho looked him up and down and shook his hand with a bright smile.

“Mmm! Congratulations! As a swordsman, I can’t help but be happy!”

“Uh, uh… thank you.”

When Inoa shook hands, Pyo Soo-ho shook it vigorously as if he had a motor on his wrist.

“Your selection video was a good reference! I really wanted to meet you one day, but to meet you like this!”

Pyo Soo-ho clenched his fists as if he couldn’t hide his excitement.

“Mmm! You can definitely make it to the finals! I look forward to it!”

“Ahahahaha, Suho is so passionate… then let’s go.”

Park Hyun-ah left the seat with an awkward smile. Inoa waved her wrist and shook her head.

“There is no need to be intimidated by the name Sword Master.”

At Kang Tae-min’s words, Lee No-a averted her eyes. Since he had already figured out that he was a strong competitor, Inoa also knew who Pyo Soo-ho was.

“It doesn’t matter who the opponent is. Just focus on the game.”

“Yes. I know.”

In response to Inoa’s answer, Kang Taemin lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

‘I will solve the things that get in the way.’

* * *

As soon as Chris treated the injured student, he headed to the beach. He smoked heavily and gnashed his teeth.

‘Those damn bastards…!’

No matter how hard I tried, the resentment did not subside. Those eyes that looked down on him kept coming back to me.

‘You know who I am!’

The corners of his mouth twisted. Others might think that he was just an academy teacher, but the reality was different.

‘Things that would make you go crazy if you knew my true face.’

He was a member of the terrorist group ‘Ubermensch’.

However, the ability is weak, so rather than directly participating in terrorism, it is just a line connecting point organizations, but the person himself considered himself great.

Chris was the type of person who filled the vacuum of self-esteem with a sense of belonging.

‘Why doesn’t anything happen anyway?’

After he carried out his instructions, something always happened. But this time it was quiet.

Although it bothered me that it was different from usual.

‘I have to do my job well.’

Chris stopped thinking and tossed the butt onto the sand. A small cylinder came out of his bosom.

He had one thing to do.

It was a simple task to carry a cylinder that no one knew who or when it had been left in, and even the person who carried it did not know the contents.

Chris glanced around, made sure no one was there, and pushed the cylinder into the sea.

The waves swallowed the cylinder and left no trace. Chris moved away with a sense of satisfaction that the job was done.

Contrary to what he thought, however, Chris was not alone.

[Karma Log]

[Name – Chris Herring]

[Alignment – Evil (-61)]

[Evil Karma Activities (in descending order)]

[＞ Unspecified Criminal Cooperation (-15)]

Kang Tae-min, who was watching Chris from above the beach, checked his karma log again.

‘Is it like an errand boy?’

He wasn’t on the same level as the villains he’d met before. However, it was enough to bother me, so I sent a clone to the match and watched it.

Kang Tae-min had no intention of interrogating Chris right away. Rather, it was judged that it would be easier to track it down if it was left behind.

‘I used a single lion magnet.’

Single Lion Magnet was a special magnet found in dungeons. Magnets formed with the same mana attract each other even after being split.

Since it does not react to other magnets, it has been given a name that means single action, one-to-one correspondence.

Kang Tae-min immediately followed the cylinder that Chris had let go. It was self-evident that the remnants of the Overmensch would exist beyond that.

* * *

The seabed not far from Crown Island.

There, a small submarine was quietly seated.

“How long do I have to wait?”

“It’s clear that the plan has gone awry.”

The members of the Ubermensch were preparing to carry out the operation. They had been instructed to launch an ambush when the explosion started without the need for a separate signal.

But there was no explosion as promised.

“It is right to withdraw for now.”

“If the strategy changes, instructions will come sooner or later.”

It was the limit of the point organization operation.

Instead of revealing the overall structure of the organization, the issuance of orders was not quick.

In the midst of such complaints, a beeping sound was heard.

Something got stuck on the submarine’s radar.

“Oh, finally.”

Everyone thought that was the next order. However, the colleague who was examining the radar frowned.

“Is something strange…?”

“Why?”

“No, it’s too big for a cylinder?”

“Isn’t this the submarine the other members rode on?”

“No, less than that.”

While we were talking, the radar turned around one more time. The marked points were changed in an instant.

“crazy···! What’s the speed!?”

Only then did he notice that the speed of the object caught on the radar was unusual.

Then, before the other colleagues reacted.

“Whoa…!”

“What, what!?”

The submarine shook with a bang. The lights inside began to flicker.

“Be careful!”

“There’s something…!”

Under the flickering light, a shadow swept by the window of the diving boat. The colleague closest to the window swallowed dry saliva and checked outside.

“Ugh···!”

Exhausted breath came out with the black shadow reflected in the window.

An iron man in a suit stood outside the window.