My Abandoned Disciples Came to Me

49. Public Disgrace

I checked the status of Kang Eun-byul and other disciples in the dungeon. At first, they all fainted, but after a while, they started to come to their senses one by one. It looked like he had been seriously injured, but his life didn’t seem to be in jeopardy.

I took them out and exited the gate.

For reference, if you defeat the boss inside the Black Gate, the magic will be disturbed and the door will be opened, so you can freely enter and exit.

“Is your body okay?”

When I asked Park Hye-yeon, she nodded and spoke.

“Thank you.”

Hyeyeon Park has always been respectful to me since she was at Black Gate. I didn’t get used to it because the kid who used to talk nonsense all of a sudden, but he didn’t listen to me no matter what he said, so I decided to leave it alone. In the first place, it was natural for students to respect the instructor.

“…”

The other disciples did not say anything and just followed us in silence.

‘It’s okay, because what I experienced this time was a bigger shock than I thought.’

They were at the scene where dozens of casualties occurred. Even if it wasn’t for that, it was rather strange if there was no psychological shock, as I almost lost my life to Dertod. Of course, the poison did not disappear from their eyes. I was starting to wonder what the story was about in more detail.

– Beep beep

When we got out of the gate, many ambulances were waiting.

“Come in now!”

When the man who looked like a paramedic beckoned, the personnel who were waiting all at once began to run in.

The man who gave the order approached me and asked a question.

“hello. I’m sorry for asking such a question, as you must be emotionally exhausted by the Black Gate phenomenon. May I know what the situation is inside?”

I answered calmly.

“Many people died after the sudden Black Gate phenomenon. The monsters that appeared from the Black Gate were caught by me, and there are no more monsters inside. Some survivors exist. You won’t have to go inside and use force.’

“thank you.”

He nodded and quickly entered the gate.

– to and fro

Seol Eun-ah, who was far away, ran to me. And I started looking around my body.

“Are you okay, Joo Won? What’s wrong?”

“yes. it’s okay.”

She looked around me for a while, then sighed in relief and spoke.

“Fortunately, no one was injured…”

Then, he looked straight into my eyes and spoke.

“Joo Won, next time… I hope you don’t do such a dangerous thing… It’s good to save people, but… You could have really died.”

As she was talking to me, she suddenly saw the disciples next to her and covered her mouth with a sigh.

Perhaps it was because I had spoken my name in front of the other disciples.

“You don’t have to worry about it. After all, Park Hye-yeon has already seen my face, and the five Helmund Academy students have also seen my face.”

“Then… are you planning on going public in the future?”

I shook my head and spoke.

“no. Looking at the reactions of the old disciples, they seemed to feel sorry for me if they had any conscience. It’s not my concern though. Anyway, at least if I’m a human, they won’t be talking about my identity, and even if they do, it doesn’t matter. There are more than a dozen people who are supposed to be masked instructors who are talking about in the media right now. Without clear evidence, it would only be included as one of the rumors anyway.”

And I looked at my new disciples and talked.

“Obviously, my new disciples will not be going around talking about who I am. If I get annoyed and busy in the first place, it’s not good for these guys either.”

As I looked at the disciples, they nodded and spoke.

“Of course I’m not going to tell anyone.”

Well, I actually said this, but since many people already know who I am, I thought that promoting completely anonymously would be over. Of course, since the merit of anonymity is huge, I plan to wear a mask as much as possible.

‘Until there is perfect evidence, I will continue to work as a masked instructor.’

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the sound of footsteps of a huge crowd from afar.

– rumble rumble

‘what?’

As you can see, countless reporters with various shooting tools were running. Presumably, seeing the paramedics running towards this side, it was presumed that it was a crowd of people.

“Let’s get out of here quickly.”

If you get caught just once, you will be baptized with troublesome questions. Now that the disciples are not in good shape, we had to avoid getting caught up in their ankles as much as possible.

after running for a while.

“hahaha…hahaha… By this time, it must have all disappeared, right?”

Seol Eun-ah asked a question while letting out a hard breath.

The place we are now is quite far from the gate. The reporters were nowhere to be seen.

“What are you going to do now?”

Seol Eun-ah looked at me and asked a question.

“First of all… we have to get the disciples to recover and solve the case. A lot of Helmund Academy students died. This case is not going to pass by in any way. It can be quite annoying in the future. There may be some who spread conspiracy theories that there is a black screen. Of course, nothing can happen. Because Black Gate is treated as a natural disaster. It’s not something that can be created just because someone wants it in the first place.”

It is true that there is no need to worry too much about getting entangled in a bad way just because we entered the Black Gate together. But the world doesn’t go the way you want it to,

‘Something may be annoying.’

I forcibly opened the Black Gate and entered the dungeon. This is something that has never existed except once in this world. Even that one black gate forced open was something I had done before.

‘There’s no way anyone hasn’t seen it…’

In order to forcibly open the Black Gate, I absorbed the magic in the Black Gate and launched it into the sky. At that time, it must have looked like a huge magical energy had exploded in the sky, so people will follow up on the event. And if you follow through, you’ll eventually find out that I forcibly opened the Black Gate.

– Tiling

In an instant, Seol Eun-ah’s cell phone rang. She showed me her smartphone with a firm expression on her face.

– A black gate phenomenon occurred in the middle of a large city, and the estimated death toll is…

– What is the cause of the black magic that covered the city’s sky?

– The personnel present at the scene are presumed to be Helmund Academy students and masked instructors…

As expected, related articles quickly poured in.

“For now… let’s think about this part later.”

With those words, I sent Eun-ah Seol and brought all the disciples to my house.

– woo woo woo

After repeating the magic a few times, the wounds they had inflicted began to disappear.

“thank you.”

Kang Eun-byeol, who healed him last, bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

I bowed my head and apologized to my disciples.

“Sorry. I should have gone in.”

Then, Kang Eun-byul shook her head and answered.

“It’s not something the instructor should be sorry about. Who could have predicted that something like this would happen in a C-class dungeon in the first place… The instructor actually saved us. Thank you for saving not only my father but also my life…”

“More than that… I was surprised that the masked instructor was a former S-class instructor at Helmund Academy. I heard the news before too, the story of being kicked out unfairly…”

I sighed and said nothing.

After a while of silence, I briefly greeted my disciples and sent them out.

“I had a big day today, so let’s all take a break. I will start training again tomorrow.”

As I spoke, the disciples went out one by one. Park Hye-yeon, who was about to go out last, glanced at me once, and then went on her way again.

“ha….”

Only now has the case been somewhat settled. Fortunately, none of my disciples died. I decided not to think about it other than that.

– Chalang

I was tired mentally and physically, so I took a bath for a while.

– n

Then I went out and turned on the TV.

There, a program to share opinions among experts was being broadcast.

“Doctor Shim Ji-hyuk. Wasn’t this Black Gate incident too large? There are stories that some citizens witnessed a masked instructor entering the Black Gate at the scene. Even the survivors are testifying that a masked instructor came to the Black Gate to help. But does this make sense?”

Dr. Shim Ji-hyuk shook his head and answered.

“It’s nonsense to say that the black gate happened and then went backwards. With my PhD in magic, that’s something no human can do. If there is a possibility, the Masked Instructor accidentally entered the dungeon, and the Black Gate phenomenon occurred late, and then the monsters were dealt with. Even so, it’s great to be able to kill monsters that have had the Black Gate phenomenon alone, but it’s highly likely that this was also of a low Black Gate rating.”

Dr. Shim Ji-hyuk spoke in a tone that seemed annoyed.

“If you look at the media these days, there is a tendency to overestimate masked instructors. He is also just a wizard. That is not to say that God is not omnipotent. Those who praise him with ignorance as if he was a god who dealt with all things just because he taught me a few shortcuts such as external mana should reflect. How many people tell the nonsensical story that one man can open the Black Gate when he is drenched in madness? Where is Black Gate the bank vault? It’s crazy, I can’t speak. Survivors may think that they are in a chaotic situation in which their lives come and go, but it is quite problematic for the public, who lack the ability to filter and accept information, to believe in their own words. That’s why people say that they are no different than animals.”

Dr. Shim Ji-hyuk did not stop, waving his hands and vomiting.

“Ji… Calm down, Dr. Shim Ji-hyuk.”

Looking at Dr. Shim Ji-hyeok, who was angry with even swearing, the interviewer was embarrassed and calmed him down. However, Shim Ji-hyeok’s nonsense did not stop.

“tt, seeing that the masked instructor is also keeping his mouth shut about this incident, it seems like he wants the fact that he entered the Black Gate backwards to be accepted as the truth, so it is pathetic. It would be nice to be respected as a hero now, right? But later, when the truth is revealed, all that praise will return to condemnation. It’s not something I’ve accomplished, but it’s very unfortunate that I’m not actively explaining the spread of rumors.”

– carpal

At that time, a staff member came and whispered to the interviewer who was next to him.

“That… is that real?”

The interviewer looked at Professor Shim Ji-hyuk with a puzzled expression.

Then, Professor Shim Ji-hyuk asked in a tone that seemed annoyed.

“Why? Is there any evidence that the masked instructor cheated?”

Then, the interviewer was silent for a moment and then spoke.

“A… A video of a masked instructor… entering the Black Gate… has just arrived via email from our broadcasting station.”