Chapter 82
Chapter 82
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 82
Chapter Title: How to Steal the Protagonist's Woman
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In the warp room, Armonia began the briefing.
"Suho-ssi, your mission location this time is South Korea's Hero Academy. Just like Schutra, infiltrate the place and approach the target—that's where this mission starts."
"Mm? Looks like there's a lover this time."
"Yes, there is."
This world's protagonist was Cho Kang-hyeon.
He was a top-tier hero reigning supreme in what you'd call a hunter-game kind of place.
Even though he was only in his late twenties at most, he was a hero recognized worldwide.
"Cho Kang-hyeon. He's currently fulfilling his instructor duty at the Hero Academy."
"Instructor duty?"
"I'll explain it simply."
The Hero Officer Academy—Hero Academy for short.
All the top heroes in Korea were graduates.
It was treated as the nation's premier elite institution.
And there was a problem with this place.
The instructors in charge of education.
There was a severe shortage of heroes willing to serve as instructors.
They couldn't just hand the kids who would shape Korea's future over to anyone.
Wouldn't there be some graduates who wanted to teach? That's what they'd think.
"The problem is that most academy graduates have zero interest in that job."
"Makes sense. They busted their asses to become heroes—who'd wanna play babysitter…?"
Just as Armonia said, graduates never came back to the academy.
In the end, the nation slapped a mandatory three-year instructor service on official heroes.
Academy grads had to forcibly serve three years as instructors within ten years of graduation.
"That must've been a tough law to pass… In the hunter stories I know, heroes rake in insane money."
"It seems the benefits provided in exchange are equally extraordinary. Though some still treat those benefits as negligible."
"So the protagonist's doing his service right now?"
"Yes. This is the final year of his third."
And the ones sticking with him through those three years…
His real older sister and his fiancée.
"Fiancée? Not married?"
It made no sense.
With abilities like that, he should've been married ages ago…
"Zodiac says they don't know the exact reason."
"Weird… Anyway, got it."
No point agonizing over unknowns anyway.
"The fiancée's name is Seong Sua, and the siblings' is Cho Seo-hyeon. Zodiac's doctored the academy records nicely, so you'll keep crossing paths with both."
"How?"
"You'll be handling two classes as an assistant instructor."
Unlike formal instructors, assistants didn't need to be academy grads, she explained.
Formal instructors focused on one class, while assistants supported two.
Big role was preventing incidents during cadets' field training.
Status-wise, somewhat on par with formals.
But it felt like contract work—heavy precariousness, first to get axed if shit hit the fan.
"You'll bounce between Cho Seo-hyeon's class and Seong Sua's as their assistant."
"…Damn, thought it'd be like Schutra—wielding some real power!"
"Sorry, but expect to get bossed around instead. Stay sharp."
"Haa… Figures with my luck."
She explained the school split classes into three specialized divisions.
Ki Division.
Short for Ki Arts Division—kids specialized in martial skills like swordsmanship, spearmanship, archery, and the like.
Ma Division.
Mana Arts Division—not just elemental magic, but all sorts specialized in magic.
Hwe Division.
Healing Arts Division—kids who used recovery magic.
Like liberal arts, sciences, and PE back in my world.
The academy divided into these three fields, each with separate buildings.
"You'll handle Ki Division Class 5 under Instructor Cho Seo-hyeon and Ma Division Class 7 under Instructor Seong Sua."
"Complicated…"
"I'll fill you in on the rest step by step once you're there."
"Yeah, got it."
I stepped alone into the glowing blue warp capsule.
As I entered and the door sealed, three women saw me off.
"Have a safe trip, Suho-ssi!"
"Come back quick nya~."
"I'll be waiting here. Master."
"Yeah, be back soon. Play nice, all of you."
Like the family breadwinner heading to work with the kids waving goodbye…
As my last words hung, Armonia spoke.
"Then, initiating transfer."
I walked the corridors of a building so flashy I couldn't picture it as a school.
'Whoa… Total other league from the prison cell they called my school.'
The Hero Academy—Hero Acad for short—was funded more by guild donations than national taxes.
Top church orders and towers boasted the biggest contributions, followed by major guilds nonstop.
Most schools got cheers on graduation day, but here cadets griped about leaving—facilities that good.
I'd arrived at the main gate and gone through a hassle of procedures to get in.
Life and safety fully secured institution.
'What… I'm villain crew, right? Means the villains have wormed their way in here too.'
That's right. But they have their own positions—they won't bail you out unconditionally if you're in a bind.
Stay cautious.
'Yeah, got it. Ah, this must be the faculty office.'
I made it to the faculty office via the first info desk and stepped inside.
Several people moved with clockwork efficiency.
'Admission day chaos, huh.'
In the chaos, I grabbed people, asked around, and hunted down Cho Seo-hyeon.
One guy who looked like an instructor gave detailed directions.
"Ah, Instructor Cho Seo-hyeon's spot is by the window over there."
"Thanks."
The desk by the window had a partition screen.
Empty… wait, someone was there?
Approaching the desk, someone lay sprawled.
Bobbed hair, mid-150s cm, tight white tee and jeans clinging perfectly.
Chest looked about C-cup, mismatched with her height.
A girl with that look was drooling asleep on Instructor Cho Seo-hyeon's desk.
Even grinning dopily.
"Heng… heeng… hiheng…"
"…"
Deep in some happy dream…
'Is she a cadet?'
'…She's the older sis?'
Would've bought little sister easy…
Cho Seo-hyeon was definitely this world's protagonist Cho Kang-hyeon's older sister.
Late twenties for him meant she was around thirty.
Looked way more cadet than instructor.
While I dithered on waking her, someone approached.
"Oh? Instructor Cho's napping again…"
"Some woman, looked like an instructor."
I explained to her.
"Thing is… I'm the new assistant instructor this term, and she's out cold."
"Ah, starting this semester… with Instructor Cho… gotcha…"
The woman eyed me with massive pity.
'…Why's this feel ominous?'
'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani…'
"Instructor Cho Seo-hyeon!! Get up!! We gotta hand out weapons!!"
"Hwaaaaang…"
The woman latched onto her shoulders and shook like a maniac.
Not waking—more like saving some demon-possessed soul from an exorcist flick.
'…Not even stirring.'
'Straight-up kid…'
Real kid vibes…
But first day on the job.
No way I wanted to sour first impressions by griping at her.
I smiled at her wide-pupiled eyes.
"Hahaha… Nice to meet you first time, Instructor Cho. You're adorable like a little kid."
"Uh…"
The exorcist woman froze, staring at me like a startled bunny.
What now—need a sacrifice?
I asked the woman instructor.
"…Something up?"
"Th-that… those words…"
Her voice trembled—and then a voice rang out.
"Who the fuck…"
"…?"
Not mine. It wasn't the easygoing voice of the female instructor next to me.
Clearly cute and bright voice, but laced with hellfire-charred menace.
The woman clutched Cho tight and yelled at me.
"Run away NOW!!!"
"Huh?"
Along with my question, Cho Seo-hyeon, who had been sitting at the desk, lunged at me with a thunderous roar and a murderous glint in her eyes.
"WHO THE FUCK CALLED ME A KID!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I cautiously trailed the petite woman ahead to the auditorium.
"…"
"…"
After the massive faculty ruckus, the barely calmed Cho Seo-hyeon was still huffing mad.
Leading, she glanced back.
"Say that shit one more time… and you're done."
It was a clear warning line, but honestly, it wasn't scary at all. Not in the slightest.
No reason to poke the bear anyway.
"Yes, I'll watch it."
"Hoo…"
Face all sour, but she dropped it.
I followed, checking her status window.
[Martial Arts], [Stealth LV 11], [Instant Charge LV 25], [Admiration for the Strong], [Impatience],
[Poor Handling of Variables], [Ability Caution]...
Looking at her traits, I could roughly evaluate Cho Seo-hyeon.
Clumsy type.
'Fits the look…'
Checked her martial traits too.
-[Dagger Arts LV 39], [Swordsmanship LV 27]-
One real scrap, she'd one-shot me before it started.
Given her appearance and skills, she was the type to dive in instantly with a dagger and decide the match through close-quarters combat.
Funny part? Stealth meant lotsa practice hiding presence—but mismatched her total vibe.
'Looks down on the weak. Gotta come on strong.'
'Nah, she's the type to shove you off a cliff once you yield.'
In my eyes, Cho ruthlessly ditched anyone unnecessary.
Show a gap, she'd pry it and cleave me apart.
'Gotta stay tense this round. Any slip with her'll be a pain.'
[They are known to be very close for biological siblings. If you can win her over, it will undoubtedly be a
great help.]
Armonia pegged the fiancée as key, but said Seo-hyeon mattered just as much.
Gazing at the back of her head as we walked, we hit the auditorium before I knew.
Third-years lined up, chatting with neighbors.
Rough count: five hundred cadets.
She turned to me.
"We're distributing weapons to Ki Division third-years today."
"…Just us two?"
"Yes, the other instructors are swamped, so we're short-handed. Now then!"
"Whoa…"
Damn, that move was slick.
Dozens of meters in a single bound.
I jogged over easy.
'Damn, gimme powers like that…'
'That damn Enel…'
As soon as Cho Seo-hyeon landed on the stage, the whispering in the auditorium vanished instantly.
"Alright! Weapons now! Ki Div Class 1, come up sequential when called!"
I barely managed to reach the stage in time.
'Ugh, wiped…'
Grumbled inside, stood by her.
Looking behind the stage, I saw a massive number of boxes stacked up. The weapons for distribution were likely inside them.
Upon arriving, I asked Cho Seo-hyeon one thing.
"Can't we just tell them to grab the weapon that fits them by themselves?"
"Haa…"
Cho Seo-hyeon furrowed her brows, her expression asking why I even needed such an explanation.
'Damn… just asking.'
Cho Seo-hyeon let out a long sigh and explained with a look of annoyance.
“As a result of letting students choose their weapons freely, there had been precedents of them fighting and creating chaos, which is why the system changed.”
Weapons issued to cadets all identical.
There was absolutely no chance that one would be exceptionally superior to another.
However, that was only how the instructors' saw it.
Let cadets pick freeform once? Fights broke out, total mess—hence the change.
"Save questions for downtime. I call cadets, you hand weapons."
No sign of that sleepy grin.
“I didn't want to show any weakness, so I responded calmly”
"Got it."
She bellowed at cadets.
"Class 1 numbers 1 through 5—up! Confirm receive, next numbers queue fast!"
"YES!!"
“Every student in the auditorium answered in a loud roar.”
One cadet scrambled onstage.
She shifted papers, opened mouth.
"Freshman Class 1… Huh? W-what… Why's th-this…"
But her face twisted confused—hands started shaking.
“""...? Is something wrong?""”
I peeked over her shoulder at the papers.
A4 sheet covered in colorful pens, cutesy big scrawl.
-Heeheehing. Birthday next month! Gotta eat yummy stuff with Kang-hyeonie (>_<)-