Chapter 133
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 133
Chapter Title: Frank Conversation (1)
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‘With this, that U Yun-hak bastard is taken care of too.’
I figured there probably wouldn’t be any major incidents until the next event.
That said, it was just a guess, so I decided to check with Lee Seojun just in case.
“There won’t be anything else from now on, right?”
-Probably not. The Villain Alliance and Geneva Cult are busy fighting each other, and the Doomsday Cultists are done now that U Yun-hak’s been dealt with.
“That’s what I think too, but... since the Doomsday Cultists aren’t just that one guy, it’s kinda nagging at me.”
Of course, with my abilities, as long as I knew when and where something might pop off, I could prepare plenty.
But if something happened in a place I didn’t know about, I’d have to scramble to clean it up—and honestly, that sounded way more of a pain.
-Oh. U Yun-hak’s contract with the demon got severed. In the absolute worst case, the demon itself might make a move.
“The demon coming all the way here?”
-Not directly. It prefers to contract with people around the target first and slowly corrupt them from the edges.
The demon was a demon, alright—its methods were downright filthy.
-And once it’s corrupted the surroundings like that, it blows up at the decisive moment. You need to watch out for it.
“Watch out, sure, but how? There’s no way to figure out who’s contracted.”
Even if the demon came here and started corrupting people around me, I had no method to detect it.
Lee Seojun didn’t have any sharp insights on that either—he couldn’t offer a solid solution.
“Anyway, putting that aside. When’s the next event?”
-Before finals, there’s a field trip to each guild. That’s where you get tangled up with one of the three crime organizations.
“But that means some other random event from one of those three crime groups could pop up instead, right?”
Lee Seojun readily admitted it.
-Yeah. Things have already gone way off-script from what I know.
So, it was probably best to assume something unexpected would definitely happen during the field trip.
And since it was before finals, there was still plenty of time left—but that’s when a small question hit me.
“That’s quite a bit of time until finals. What do you do in the meantime?”
-Attend classes, train to raise your stats, build bonds with friends. Think of it as a breather section.
A breather section?
“Fair enough. Things have been pretty hectic these past few days.”
History Recreation Gate, Villain Alliance raid, Geneva Apostle descent.
Considering all that crammed into a little over a month, a breather was definitely needed.
-Around this time, you also go out with friends you’ve gotten close to.
“Out? There’s nowhere I even wanna go.”
-You might think that, Lee Seongmin, but the others probably don’t.
I thought about who around me might actually suggest hanging out.
“Cheon Seo-yun’s just gonna train. Hong Ju-a’s buried in books. Joo Ha-yeon? Or maybe Park So-yul?”
-Joo Ha-yeon’s the most likely. Or all four of them might band together and drag you out.
I was still skeptical about the whole “going out” thing, but since it wasn’t set in stone, I brushed it off.
After that, I glanced at my watch and confirmed that the 500 points still hadn’t come through, as expected.
“No 500 points yet.”
-With Joo Tae-ho’s personality, he definitely told Kang Ju-young about it.
“What’s the point? She’ll just say, ‘I’ll handle it,’ and pocket the 500 points.”
Kang Ju-young knew I was raking in a ton of points every day.
Adding 500 on top would undermine the whole reason I even started the club.
-Yeah, that tracks. She wouldn’t forget something like that.
“Should I go confront her?”
On top of that, I was currently in the clubroom, chatting with Lee Seojun.
Today had no morning classes, so we could take it easy like this.
For reference, unlike me with no classes, the rest of the club members did have them, so they’d all gone off to attend.
-Oh, just occurred to me—if you reveal that you’re the healer, wouldn’t that solve everything?
“It’d get the 500 points, sure. But Kang Ju-young would feel betrayed or shocked.”
Our intimacy level wasn’t high enough to reveal it to her yet.
She’d shifted to relative obedience after I had the Villain Alliance’s boss kill and revive Joo Tae-ho, but it still wasn’t enough.
“Besides, right now, Cheon Seo-yun’s the bigger issue.”
-Oh yeah, she didn’t show up for physical training today either.
Cheon Seo-yun had gone back to the dorms yesterday, and I hadn’t even caught a glimpse of her since.
At this point, I realized my response yesterday had been the wrong choice, but the words were already out—nothing to be done.
“Maybe I should go find her.”
-Morning classes, so she’s probably in Gate Conquest right now.
Obviously, I wasn’t planning to barge in during class just to see her.
Waiting outside until it ended seemed reasonable enough.
‘Might as well head over now that I’m thinking about it.’
I checked the clock on the clubroom wall and figured now was a good time.
If my teammates knew I was going this far, they’d be shocked in all sorts of ways—but Cheon Seo-yun was worth it.
‘Her potential’s at 99.’
And thinking about her potential again, that technique she used to deflect the apostle’s blade yesterday still didn’t make any sense, no matter how I puzzled it out.
Comparing our current skills, even giving her the best benefit of the doubt, Cheon Seo-yun couldn’t keep up with my toehold.
‘Yet she pulled off a move I couldn’t even comprehend.’
Plus, she was still growing, so who knew what she’d show later.
Anyway, with that in mind, I asked Lee Seojun where the Gate Conquest class was held and headed there.
-But I still don’t get it. Why’s Cheon Seo-yun suddenly acting like this?
On the way to her classroom, Lee Seojun asked why she was behaving this way.
From the way he asked, it was clear he was as clueless about women’s hearts as I was.
‘Wonder how this guy even survived before.’
Probably just lived for training, huh.
Regardless of my thoughts, I answered Lee Seojun’s question with my guess.
“She probably picked up that I’m hiding something.”
-Ah... Yeah, that sounds like Cheon Seo-yun. She’d notice for sure.
“But I can’t just tell her everything, so I gotta smooth it over somehow.”
Obviously, it still felt too early to spill to Cheon Seo-yun.
Anyway, separate from that, I arrived at the classroom just as class was ending—students started filing out one by one.
‘Made it in time.’
Confirming I’d timed it right, I waited for Cheon Seo-yun, satisfied I wasn’t late.
It wasn’t long before I spotted her blending in with the crowd streaming out.
“Cheon Seo-yun.”
“...”
The moment I called her name, she turned and gave me that same blank stare from our first meeting.
Meanwhile, the students nearby who heard me call out to her from outside glanced back and forth between us, wondering what was up.
‘This is gonna spark rumors.’
A few sent intrigued looks our way, but I had no intention of feeding their curiosity.
“Let’s grab food.”
It was lunchtime anyway, so I brought up eating. Cheon Seo-yun stared at me for a moment before nodding.
“Okay.”
Good—she didn’t refuse.
I considered heading back to the clubroom, but remembering the others would show up soon, I steered toward the cafeteria instead.
The cafeteria was crowded, but I figured no one would eavesdrop on our talk.
That’s when Cheon Seo-yun spoke first.
“Where to?”
“Was thinking cafeteria.”
At the same time, she stopped walking, just like yesterday.
Puzzled, I looked at her, and she murmured softly.
“Don’t like crowded places.”
“Clubroom, then?”
“...”
Cheon Seo-yun didn’t reply, but her expression made it clear the clubroom was a no-go too.
Racking my brain for somewhere without people, one spot came to mind.
“Not the dorms, right?”
I threw it out as a test, and she nodded curtly.
“There.”
The dorms...
Thinking about it, this would be the second time we’d be entering together like this.
She’d come by alone plenty of times before, but together was rare.
“Alright, let’s go.”
We entered the dorm entrance, and as I glanced around briefly, a thought crossed my mind.
‘Aren’t the dorms way too lax?’
No, forget lax—there weren’t even any guards in sight.
There had to be security, but if they were invisible, it screamed negligence.
‘Lee Seojun said there are guards, though.’
Setting that aside, once inside the dorm room with Cheon Seo-yun, I started with yesterday’s events.
“You were pretty shocked yesterday, huh?”
“That’s fine.”
Cheon Seo-yun brushed off the monster suddenly targeting her at school like it was nothing.
If not the monster, then maybe the Geneva gaze or my deflection—she seemed to have caught the latter.
“But I don’t like that you’re hiding something from me.”
Sure enough, she’d picked up on my dodge from our brief chat yesterday and brought it up.
“...Got it. What do you want to know?”
If I played dumb again like yesterday, it’d be the same—or worse.
With that in mind, I surrendered and asked.
“You gonna tell me everything?”
“I’ll answer whatever I can.”
As long as it wasn’t about me, I could probably answer most things.
Cheon Seo-yun seemed to sense my sincerity and stared at me silently before slowly opening her mouth.