Ch 156
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 156
I was slightly startled when he suddenly turned around to look back.
I heard he was a regular person, not a Hunter, so how did he know I was there?
Of course, that doesn't change anything.
"Who are you? How did you get here... GAH!"
I approached the guy who was making a panicked expression and threw a punch straight to his face.
He collapsed with a single scream.
By my standards, I hit him lightly, but by trash standards, it probably wasn't.
"Does it hurt?"
"Wh-who sent you? No, it doesn't matter. If it's money, I can give you more. 100 million won, 1 billion won... AAAHHH!"
Tsk tsk. It seems he still hasn't come to his senses, so I stepped on his hand.
"If you have that much money, can you give me about 100 trillion won? Then I might change my mind."
"100 trillion? What kind of nonsense are you..."
"Then negotiations have broken down."
As I spoke, I put strength into my foot.
CRACK! SNAP!
"KYAAAHHH!"
I completely crushed his hand, making him go completely berserk, but this is just the beginning.
"Why on earth..."
"Why don't you think about all the evil deeds you've committed so far?"
"Y-you think you'll be safe after doing this? I'm from Hwasin Group...!"
"What, does Hwasin Group belong to you? You're not even the heir, yet you're putting on airs."
I broke his other arm in the same way.
He was crying tears and snot while crawling away trying to escape, but it's a meaningless action.
"Where are you trying to go?"
"S-save me."
"Are you that afraid of dying? Don't worry. If I kill trash like you, it'll only dirty my hands, right?"
As I told Se-jin before, killing isn't always the answer.
But of course, I have no intention of ending it at this level.
Ending it half-heartedly would be worse than not touching it at all.
I placed my hand on Lee Ji-hoon's head and injected my internal energy.
First, I destroyed his Naego acupoint to turn him into an idiot, while simultaneously destroying the acupoints responsible for sight, hearing, and smell, as well as destroying his vocal cords so he couldn't speak and even destroying his Hoeeum acupoint responsible for sexual function.
He'll spend his entire life as an idiot who can't see, hear, or smell, can't speak, and is castrated. Living like that wouldn't really be living.
I kicked the guy who was trembling and wetting himself once and used Warp magic.
Even if he's not the main culprit, there are still guys left to deal with.
***
"Mister Kang, congratulations."
"Ah, thank you."
I dealt with Lee Ji-hoon, Representative Lee who was Se-byeol's former agency president, and even his subordinate Manager Kim, then immediately returned to Sweden.
Lee Ji-hoon's house took a bit of time, but Representative Lee's house was a detached house, so processing wasn't too difficult.
I called Manager Kim to Representative Lee's mansion and dealt with him there.
I didn't make these two into crippled eunuchs like Lee Ji-hoon, but finished by destroying their Naego acupoints.
Come to think of it, since they'd become idiots anyway, making them crippled wouldn't make them feel any more pain.
When dealing with Lee Ji-hoon, I should have made him crippled one by one from the beginning and then made him an idiot at the end, rather than destroying his Naego acupoint first...
I have some regrets, but I can't turn back time now.
I returned to Sweden and perfectly completed both the award ceremony and theoretical explanation.
Regeneration magic requires a lot of magic and the theory itself is never easy, making it quite difficult for even S-Rank magicians to actually implement.
For that reason, some people claim it's nonsense, so I cut my own finger and regenerated it, showing a direct demonstration.
After the award ceremony, I finished the press conference and came to the party.
Originally, I don't really like these kinds of occasions and attendance isn't mandatory either.
But it's customary for most award recipients to attend, and I came to talk with Teacher Kim once more.
Anyway, my flight is tomorrow afternoon.
I can see Teacher Kim in the distance, but she's surrounded by people and there are many people approaching me to congratulate me.
In this situation, it seems difficult to have a proper conversation, making me wonder if I came for nothing.
I was watching Teacher Kim, thinking I should talk to her when she leaves, when the crowd parted.
"Mister Kang, it's been a while."
A blonde foreigner in a white tuxedo greets me familiarly, and oh? It's Conrad.
"Ah, Conrad. How have you been?"
"I'm always doing well. I didn't know you had insight into magic as well as swordsmanship. Impressive. Congratulations."
"Haha... Thank you."
"But I heard you referenced our daughter's theory in this magic research..."
"I didn't reference the theory itself, but when I was learning magic, I received help from the paper your daughter published."
Actually, I learned it through internal energy, so Bianca's paper wasn't helpful at all, but... Well, officially I learned magic by referencing Bianca's paper.
"Isn't that the same thing? Our daughter happened to come too, so why don't you greet her after a while. Bianca."
A blonde beauty approaches hesitantly from behind Conrad.
Is it because she's Western?
Still, when I saw her at the WHCU competition last year, she had a slightly childish air, but now I can't find any trace of that.
She seems a bit uncomfortable, but the blue dress she's wearing suits her very well.
"It's been a while, Miss Bianca. I think this is the first time I've seen you in a dress... It reminds me of a single blue rose."
"We've... We've met several times already. Stop with that lip service, and it's been a while."
She extends her hand for a handshake, but squeezes quite hard. Her prickly way of speaking and her personality seem unchanged.
"Aren't you holding hands a bit too long?"
"That's what I'm saying. Your daughter won't let go."
She blushes and hurriedly lets go.
"No, I..."
"She must be very happy to see you after a long time, so please understand."
"Dad! Happy to see who...! Hmph."
She turns her head away sharply and leaves.
"Even though she's my daughter, she's really not honest. Actually, Bianca pestered me to come to this event today."
"Pardon?"
"It's slightly different from the regeneration magic you announced this time, but Bianca was also researching something similar."
"Ah... I see. Your daughter is still focusing on research, I see."
"Well, yes. Still, she goes to portals occasionally. You can't become an S-Rank Hunter without experience."
"That's right."
"I believe our Bianca will break the youngest record you set."
What a daughter-obsessed father.
"Haha... But I think our Se-jin will be a bit faster than your daughter."
"Right, your disciple was amazing too. Didn't she come with you?"
"She's not a student anymore, and this is a personal schedule."
"I see. If you have time, how about having lunch together tomorrow? Our daughter said she has a lot to ask you."
"Ah... That might be difficult. I'm returning to Korea on tomorrow's afternoon flight."
"It wouldn't matter to go a bit slower, would it?"
"Korea is still in the middle of the semester. I took leave because of the award, so it's a bit awkward to delay."
"Ah, right. Then it can't be helped. But isn't it vacation soon?"
"Ah, yes. Vacation starts next weekend."
"Really? From what I know, I heard Korean Hunter School vacations are quite long."
"There's a graduation ceremony in the middle, but it is on the long side."
"Then why don't you come visit London during vacation? I'll cover all the expenses."
"Even if vacation is long, I have a schedule... I also have to prepare for this year's WHCU competition."
"Ah, is your disciple participating this year too? Is she decent? Our British representative is quite disappointing."
"She's not as good as Se-jin, but she's quite skilled."
"Then I should bet on that friend this year too. Then I'll come to Korea with our Bianca when the competition ends. We still have to have that sparring match we couldn't do last time, don't we?"
"Ah, yes. If you come personally... I'll make sure to set aside time."
Whether it's a trait of S-Rank Hunters, this gentleman also seems to like sparring like the Vice Principal.
"Then I'll contact you through the association. See you next time."
When Conrad left, people flocked around again.
Dealing with them one by one, the party was gradually winding down.
Teacher Kim also seemed to be leaving as she headed toward the exit, so I followed her out.
I followed at a slight distance, and she went to the lobby and soon left the hotel.
After waiting a moment, a taxi stopped in front of her, so I quickly followed and naturally got in the taxi as if I were part of her group.
"Teacher Kang? What are you doing?"
At Teacher Kim's reaction, the taxi driver gave suspicious looks and asked if we were together, but I brazenly answered that we were.
"No, really..."
"Let's talk for a moment."
"I have nothing to talk about."
"Teacher Kim... No, Seon-hwa might not, but I do."
"Excuse me... Where to?"
I asked Teacher Kim to tell me her hotel, but she kept her mouth shut, so I had no choice but to give my hotel.
I was worried she might not get out when we arrived, but fortunately she got out with me.
But her expression is really like ice.
"I didn't know Teacher Kang was someone who acted so unreasonably."
"...The reason I came to today's party was also to talk with Teacher Kim... Ah, I'm not used to the name so I keep making mistakes. To talk with Seon-hwa."
"What is there to talk about now..."
Her cold attitude is a bit overwhelming, but thinking about what I did to Seon-hwa in the past, I can understand it enough.
Honestly, what I'm doing now might be to relieve my own burden rather than for Seon-hwa's sake.
"What, did you break up with someone you were seeing?"
"It's not like that."
"Then what are you trying to do?"
"Having someone I was seeing was a lie from the beginning."
"What? Then why on earth..."
"...I'm sorry. The situation at the time..."
"Well, so you confessed to someone you liked but it didn't work out... No, it doesn't matter. Did you think I'd be all excited and like you again just because you said you're not seeing anyone?"
"..."
"I have pride too."
"I didn't mean it that way."
"Then what did you mean by saying that now?"
"I didn't know Seon-hwa would even quit school."
"...Well, it's not entirely because of Teacher Kang."
I think this statement is clearly a lie.
"Then could you tell me why you quit?"
"..."
Her inability to answer seems to confirm my suspicion.
"You don't have to like me like before, but I wish Teacher Kim would come back to school."
"Why should I? What business is it of Teacher Kang's!"
"Seon-hwa likes teaching, likes students, likes school."
When we went to conquer portals together before, I heard about why she became a teacher.
She said she had dreamed of being a teacher since childhood, looking up to her father.
She said she loved students so much and loved 1st Hunter School where she graduated.
At the time, I didn't understand well and just thought "I see" and moved on.
But as I also came to like students and gained pride in the profession of teaching, I came to understand Teacher Kim's feelings a little.
It's really regrettable, which is why I'm trying to persuade her even by force like this.
"I think you're misunderstanding something, but I wasn't particularly a good teacher..."
"Teacher Kim is a good teacher. When Se-jin collapsed before, you stopped her father from pushing her too hard on weekends. You helped with all the students' supplementary classes too."
"..."
"Most importantly, the students miss Teacher Kim a lot."
"Don't lie."
"It's not a lie. Just looking at the kids in our class, there are quite a few who say they miss the health teacher."
It's not a lie - the new health teacher is quite blunt and cranky, so the kids don't like her much.
"..."
"The Vice Principal has no energy these days either. Since Teacher Kim, his only blood relative, is overseas..."
"I talked to him yesterday and he said he's doing fine? Stop it."
"Don't you think he's not showing it because he's worried you'll worry? Just like Teacher Kim might be lonely being alone abroad, father must be quite lonely being alone too."
"..."
Her expression softened somewhat and the coldness disappeared, but she still seems to be pondering.
Hmm, I wasn't going to say this much, but I think I need to drive the point home.
"If you're still reluctant because of me, don't worry. I won't be at school next year."