Great Misfortune at S University

At the university, 'How the hell did a druggie get in here?' Even with the mask and sunglasses, I could tell at a glance. He was definitely the potential drug offender the viewers had shown me. Rona looked at him and said bluntly, "What? Why are you here?"

"Obviously to get some food. But the person next to you..."

"She's my friend's older sister. We came to eat together."

At Rona's answer the druggie stared straight at me. Before long he put on a friendly smile and handed over two business cards.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Roun from the Haeyeon Guild. I run a small club, so please come by if you have time! I'll make sure you won't regret it!"

'Wow, he really gives off total druggie vibes….'

From his face and the way he talked to the way he handed over the club business card, the sleazy energy practically poured off him. I took the card for now, but I'd throw it away later.

"I've eaten, so I'm heading out. You stay here and eat."

"Heeey, that's so mean. Why won't you eat with me?"

"Follow me and you're dead. Let's go, Unni."

"Uh, yeah."

After we left the soup restaurant and started walking down the street, Rona suddenly exploded in frustration and messed up her hair.

"Aaaaaagh! He's following me again! There's seriously nowhere he won't follow me to!"

I was dying to know what kind of relationship they had for her to react like this.

"What exactly is that club?"

"…It's simple. It's a place where that bastard throws parties, inviting his friends and political figures…!"

'Wow, the drug smell is getting stronger….'

I definitely shouldn't get close to him.

"Then I guess he gave you a card too."

"Yeah, but when I turned him down he kept pestering me to come anyway! It's driving me crazy because of him!"

Looked like this wasn't his first or second time. Poor girl. How did she end up getting marked by a druggie?

Rona calmed her anger and continued.

"Huu… Sorry for getting worked up. So where should we go now? Anywhere you want to visit?"

Somewhere ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠I wanted to go, huh…

"Hmm, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the university?"

"You mean the one I attend?"

"Yeah, I've always wanted to see it at least once."

Whenever I saw Ha-im heading off to university lectures I was always curious. What was a university really like? My own student life had stopped at middle school, so it was shorter than most people's, and this kind of question was inevitable.

"…Hm, okay. There's nothing particularly special about it, but let's go."

We took the bus toward the university area. The moment we arrived at the entrance I let out a gasp.

"Whoa…"

"This is your first time at a university, right Unni?"

"Yeah."

So this was what a university looked like. Students in casual school jackets were walking along the streets. To think I'd come to S University, the place only Korea's brightest talents could attend.

"Our campus is huge so you can easily get lost. You need to follow me properly."

Tap tap. Just as I was about to follow Rona, someone tapped my shoulder with a finger. We stopped for a moment.

When I turned around, a guy was shyly holding out his smartphone to me.

"U-um, I really like your style—could you possibly tell me your Instagram ID?!"

"……?"

I turned my head again to look at Rona. I sent her a message with my eyes. 'Is this guy seriously asking me?'

Nod. Rona nodded.

This was awkward. As I was wondering how to refuse, I noticed the group of guys standing a distance behind him, snickering. Now I understood the situation.

'Ah, it's a penalty game!'

The guy seemed pitiful, but I couldn't accept a confession that wasn't sincere.

"I'm sorry, but I'll have to decline."

"Ah, yes. Sorry to bother you!"

The guy ran back to his friends, looking embarrassed. Must be nice to have friends like that.

We walked around campus while chatting.

"That guy was pretty bold though. Asking for your Instagram ID like that."

"Really? I thought it was just a penalty."

"No way? Who would confess to someone like you as a joke? I'm pretty sure they were all serious."

Rona kept praising how pretty I was, but it didn't really register. Maybe because I saw my own face every morning?

"Your looks aren't just sharp, Unni—they're downright mysterious. People seeing you for the first time can't even bring themselves to talk to you."

Well, I could agree that my impression was a bit cold, but did they really need to be that scared?

"Plus, when men see someone prettier than celebrities with a better figure, they naturally wonder, 'Is it okay for someone like me to have a crush on her?'"

"Come on~ Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

No matter how pretty I am, I'm not prettier than celebrities. There are so many beautiful people in the world.

"No, I'm serious! I've met a ton of celebrities, but I've never seen anyone prettier than you, Unni!"

Rona kept praising my appearance as we walked, but I ignored it completely until we reached the student cafeteria. The place even had franchise coffee shops and bakeries. It really lived up to being Korea's top university.

"Is there anything you want to eat? It's one free menu item per person."

"Really? The world's come a long way."

I didn't want to say it, but things had really changed a lot from the time I lived in.

"Rona sunbae~!"

Someone called Rona from far away. A short girl was running toward us.

"Unni, didn't you say you didn't have lectures today?"

She had brown bobbed hair and looked around 150cm tall—probably a junior.

"Ah, I was showing a friend around campus."

"A friend, wow… she's insanely pretty…"

The junior let out a gasp the moment she saw me. Was my face really that surprising?

"Ah, sorry! I was just shocked for a second! What's your name? I'm Park In-ha."

"I'm Lee Sung-a."

"She's Ha-im's older sister."

"Ha-im sunbae's sister?!"

In-ha was shocked all over again. How could both sisters be so perfect—one so pretty with such a great figure, and the other an A-class Awakener working as a hunter?

"Anyway, why did you call me?"

"Oh! The student council sunbae is looking for you!"

"Again? Haah… Unni, I'm sorry. I think I need to go. Could you wait by yourself for a bit? I'll be right back."

Rona clasped her hands together apologetically for something so minor.

"It's fine. You can't help it if you have to go."

Rona left the cafeteria with her junior. I checked the fortunes of the people inside once more.

'Haah… This is bad.'

Even on second check it was still Great Misfortune. The problem was that not only the people in the cafeteria, but the entire S University student body had Great Misfortune.

'What should I do? Should I tell Rona?'

Honestly, it wasn't my business. Whether they died or not, I just needed to take care of my own people.

'…Yeah. Let's not worry about it.'

I turned my steps toward home. I hadn't seen anything.

Ding!

An alarm sounded from my phone.

"……."

Just reading the text made a sigh escape automatically.

'Sigh, how did I end up in this situation? Now I have no choice but to act like an older brother….'

First I needed to find out exactly why it was Great Misfortune. I quickly filled a cup with water and peered inside.

'Ah, there it is.'

Waves spread across the water, revealing the cause of the Great Misfortune. Reflected in it was a lizard monster digging through the ground. This guy was probably the source.

Soon after, related information—location, time, strength, and more—floated up in my mind.

After gathering the information I quickly texted my little sister.

The reply came quickly.

Whether it was because she'd already suffered at my hands before, Ha-im agreed immediately. I then sent a text to Rona as well.

I slipped the smartphone back into my pocket. There was no time. I quickly left the student cafeteria, caught a falling cherry blossom petal, and opened my hand.

"……."

I roughly understood. I hurried to the broadcasting room connected to the speakers.

Bang! When I threw the door open, two middle-aged men were guarding the CCTV and broadcasting equipment. They looked at me with startled, stiff expressions.

"Um, what brings you here…?"

"Sorry about this."

I placed my finger on their foreheads and injected just 0.3 seconds' worth of knowledge from the other world. That much would only knock them out.

I brought the mic to my mouth and pressed the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠power button.

Rona and Ha-im ran into each other inside the university while searching for Sung-a.

"Did you hear from oppa?"

"That a monster's coming here soon?"

"It must be certain, right?"

"I don't know. I asked the guild master unni to check via satellite but she said nothing was showing up."

Then where on earth was it supposed to appear from? At this point I was almost curious where it would come from.

"Ah, this is driving me crazy. Oppa's readings have never been wrong before."

"Seeing that she's even evacuating the people, it seems pretty dangerous…"

Waiting for a monster that could ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠appear anytime from anywhere was quite stressful.

"I'll send a text."

The reply came in less than a minute.

Rumble rumble!

"……!"

"……!"

The ground began to shake. Sensing something wrong, Rona and Ha-im quickly left the area.

Boom! Less than five seconds after they moved, something massive burst out from the ground where they had been standing.

「Kwaaaaaang!!!」