“………Ugh, where am I…?”
“Have you awakened?”
On my lap, Kang Ayul slowly opened her eyes after a comfortable nap.
“Ah, that was fun.”
The rare experience of pulling Ayul’s cheeks while she was unconscious was indeed precious. Yeah, it was.
Ayul’s eyes slowly looked at me. In her vision, there must be a view of my face and mana pouch floating in the sky. Of course, they weren’t covering her below, so she would soon realize within 2-3 seconds that I had used me as a knee pillow.
“…………….!!”
“Wow.”
“Oh my, if it were me, I would have had even more fun.”
“M, what…!!”
“What do you mean by ‘what’? I couldn’t let the vice president of the Student Council collapse on the almost-crumbled ground, so I specially lent her my knee as a pillow?”
I tapped my thigh, and Kang Ayul’s face instantly turned as red as her own hair.
-Tadadak!
And just like that, Ayul ran off without looking back. However, in the place she ran to, her sword that had fallen lay there…
-Kudangtang!
“Kyeok!!”
“Dear me, this kind of scene doesn’t happen often, does it.”
-Chaik!
“Already prepared a picture of this, so no need to worry, Miss Seo Yoon.”
“Of course, Miss Seo-ah.”
Then, Seo Yoon and I stifled our laughter as we approached the fallen Kang Ayul.
After the comical fall, Ayul finally calmed down, returning to her original emerald gaze, glaring at me. And the first words that came out of her mouth were…
“In the Student Council president election, I’ll challenge you again, and I’m absolutely going to win next time.”
It was an unexpected indication of her intent to challenge me again.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“……That, and with all the things of the Student Council and such, it was quite a tall order, but thank you for helping me.”
A touch of gratitude was also mixed in.
It must be because she saw how difficult my current state was.
“……First, we need to hurry up and restore the competition arena.”
“Yeah, if we all work together, it’ll be done quickly……”
“Do I look like I’ve forgotten that I’m a telekinetic? You both go ahead first. It’ll be done in ten seconds.”
The materials of the arena are magically enhanced, allowing them to repair themselves after a certain amount of time if they are destroyed. However, by stacking the shattered remains in place and then leaving them, the repair time can dramatically decrease. So, I need to lift the pieces and position them right before heading off.
“Yeah. Go, Seo Yoon.”
“Alright, then, see you tomorrow, Seo-ah.”
“Yes, you two, please head home safely.”
After the two started off and closed the door,
-Cheolquek.
I barely held it back.
-And when the door closed,
“Uuk…….!”
I expelled a dark red blood from the corner of my mouth.
‘…What is this? I didn’t use any of Mephisto’s remnants.’
Clearly, I didn’t overexert my body. Even with the suppressed output, the possibility of me losing control was near 0%. And yet…
-Fooek!
“………Ugh?!”
As though someone had firmly gripped my heart with their hand, there’s an immense pain in my chest.
-Tulssuk!
“Kkeueeuuek………!”
Even though the body of Yoon Se-ah had endured countless pain, her heart was evidently not accustomed to this kind of agony.
And with the sudden onset of excruciating pain, it’s impossible to stabilize my body.
-Paat!
“………..!!”
Suddenly, something whizzed from the audience seating at an incredible speed.
-Fooek!
“……..!”
Thankfully, I moved my body using telekinesis to avoid the ominous thing from embedding itself into my body.
‘Crazy, what is this all of a sudden?’
Destroying the earring would likely impose some kind of restriction, but who knows?
However, risks and such, I can’t care about them right now. First, I need to survive!
-Pajik!
‘This is an academy, so Eve should arrive within about a minute…!’
I only need to hold on until then…!
-Piyueng!
“….!”
The number of enemies is unpredictable. If it’s just one, I’d have immediately flown up towards the audience seating to confront them, but what if there are two?
Right off the bat, one would distract me visually, and 2 or 3 others would take advantage of that blind spot… and my game would end. I’d never make it home.
‘By the way, these symptoms…they’re familiar somewhere…’
It’s quite similar to the curse being used against Ecllesia by a certain Cadet.
A single-use tool, but powerful enough to curse an enemy from a distance, sending them into a death-like agony. With this tool, you can easily deal with enemies who flee with their tails between their legs.
‘But, how?’
The curse-doll from the original story, directly made by Yoon Se-ah, was given to a Cadet who was jealous of Ecllesia. There’s no way that doll would be used on me.
The effect of the curse seems to have worn off, or since there isn’t the right environment to use it right now, it hasn’t fully gripped my heart yet… but still, if this keeps going, there’s no way I can deal with it.
‘Shit, why aren’t the earrings coming off…!’
-Fooek!
“………..Aaah!!”
I felt something pierce my neck, and my vision darkened instantaneously. But somehow, I flailed to get up.
However, given my situation just a moment ago, where I barely evaded an unknown attack, the odds of avoiding such attacks now feel slim. Moreover, it’s impossible to cast Star Magic in this condition.
-Fooek!
-Fooek!
My consciousness sank, just like falling into the abyss of the ocean.
… …
… …
… …
“……………”
-Zaak!
“…..!”
My mouth tingled as my eyes automatically opened.
“………”
‘Shit, my mouth seems covered, and I’m restrained all over.’
In the Academy, is this kind of thing possible? Yes, it is possible.
‘At least, enemies of this type usually appear after Yoon Se-ah is safely rescued and then sent by Mephisto, or shown as a type of execution…’
“Don’t think too much.”
-Perreok!
“Ah…?!”
-Kudangtang!
Suddenly, a fist from the darkness struck my abdomen.
Tumbling with the chair, a cold chill hit the back of my head. I could at least tell this was no ordinary place.
‘Shit, where am I? This place doesn’t exist in the original story…’
And then I finally understood the source of the unpleasant sensation I’d been feeling.
-Jeolgeulguk
“…………!!!”
‘This is…..’
“Now you noticed the bracelets around your wrists, huh, sister.”
From out of the pitch-black darkness, someone stepped forward.
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(Academy Sode Master)
“⬛⬛⬛!”
“Leave this to me and go, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. You’ve someone to protect, right?”
“⬛⬛⬛A, actually you……”
“Ugh, Ughaaaah!!”
“President… Or should I say sister, who were you really?”
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A far too familiar voice.
“I missed you so much. Enough to tear off your arms and legs.”
But the face was not the one of the person I wanted to see…
“………Uieup?!”
‘Yoo…Eun-ha?!’
Eyes filled only with hatred, like the gaze of a vengeful ghost.
… …
… …
… …
‘Clearly, I never touched Yoo Eun-ha, right…!’
Yoo Eun-ha, in the original story, was targeted by Yoon Se-ah due to jealousy over her monopolizing the affection of Yoon Seong-ho. However, through her encounters with the protagonist, she escaped Yoon Se-ah’s clutches, grew stronger, and eventually became the joker card that toppled Yoon Se-ah.
‘I didn’t know this character could pull a face like this.’
-Chi-eek…!
“Ugh…!”
The duct tape that covered my mouth was torn off. The shock of the pain forced me to snap back to reality, and Yoo Eun-ha’s fist was already embedded in my chest.
-Kudangtang!
“UUUyyyyyyoookkk….! Cough, cough!”
“Revenge for the first life, where you made me suffer so much that my heart exploded.”
“Krghhaaa…! Ugh….. Ahhhhh!”
It was the legs this time. I felt a sharp cut, probably from some sharp object, along with the sensation of something draining from my leg.
“Revenge for the second one, where you killed someone who was like a father to me.”
‘…..Shit, if blood drains like this…’
This much pain should be bearable, but why does it hurt so much?
“Ah, your abilities won’t be surfacing, sister. I wrapped you up using magical power-sealing cuffs.”
“……?!”
‘Those cuffs are hidden pieces made from materials found only before the Yoon Se-ah match at the gate…’
“Ah, you don’t need to know the source of these cuffs, sister. You’re going to die anyway… but if you must know, I utilized knowledge from previous experiences.”
Her sudden mention of the hostage situation was baffling, but this was more incomprehensible.
‘Hell, no.’
How does Yoo Eun-ha know about the hidden pieces from the original story…?
“Sister, you’re seeing me for the first time, but I…I died by your hand in a far future.”
“What does that even mean?”
“It means exactly that. I’m a reincarnated soul, someone who came back to this point from a distant future.”
Yoo Eun-ha began explaining her heinous deeds, as if bragging about her accomplishments.
“In my first life, I was adopted as the stepdaughter of the Yuseong Group through the recommendation of Mr. Yoon Seong-ho. That is…”
“So?”
“I tried to get along with you and the older sister, but the older sister had already left home, and you horribly tormented me. And then during my happy school life meeting Ji-an in the academy… we all died. By you.”
“………..That, that’s…”
“In my second life, I wasn’t tormented at home. Before I even entered the Yuseong Group, you had already killed my father, leaving me unable to join Yuseong Group, and I entered the academy on my own. There, I fought against assassins that you sent after me, and eventually died when my weapons ran out.”
“No, that’s not true! That Yoon Seong-ho bastard was just trying to use you……”
-Perreung!
“Don’t insult my father!”
“…….Keukh.”
Just now, that attack was almost fatal.
‘If she had put more force behind that… my head would’ve been completely separated from my body.’
My head was spinning, and I couldn’t clearly understand Yoo Eun-ha’s words, but what she was saying still made it clear…
“And finally, in the third life… the so-called best Student Council President who everyone praised and was kind to everyone, accepted the power of demons…” destroying everyone in the academy and ending the world. Just like the current you, hiding behind a mask.”
‘……What?!’
It was more than enough to shake me to my core.
