Chapter 159: 159
"Don't tell me… Ah, no…"
Lim Ga-eul checked the video with trembling eyes.
...The title of the video immediately caught her attention.
『 Awakened Eyes 』
Lim Ga-eul felt a sense of foreboding from the bold letters with no further explanation.
"...It's probably Yuha, right? I didn't catch the demon this time, so it must be him."
Lim Ga-eul frantically ran the hope circuit in her mind as she clicked on the video.
Then.
Whoooo─
─ Yuha! (Utopia Hi)
─ Yuha Yuha! Jin Yuha!
─ What? Aren't the mid-term evaluation videos over? Is there more to come?
As soon as the video was uploaded, tens of thousands of people in the live chat started commenting rapidly.
The first scene showed a naked, handsome man. However, the important parts were appropriately edited out, and a large black magic stone pulsated like a heart in front of him.
─ Huh? A guy?
─ What, what's this? Did I accidentally enter PornHub?
─ Slurp. I actually like this better.
─ Wow, he's handsome! But he's not as good as Yuha.
─ ???
─ Who's that? Could it be a new member of the Utopia Party?
The chat window heated up as the naked man was revealed, but it didn't last long.
The man's eyes rolled wildly as he spoke in a voice filled with madness.
'So what? I love this Earth. And I love the destined fate of humans. My only purpose is for this Earth to perish as it was originally meant to. That's all!'
Then the camera panned to Baek Seol-hee, who stood in front of him with a sword.
─ Oh, it's that instructor from last time!
─ Why is he pointing a sword at her?
─ So he's a demon, then?
─ Yeah, he must be. He's talking about human destruction and his eyes are spinning, so it fits.
─ And look at the surroundings. He seems to have kidnapped people.
┗ Crazy bastard.
─ It's a shame, he's handsome.
┗ Nope, he's still uglier than Jin Yuha.
┗ 22222222222
Everyone agreed that it was a shame, but there was nothing they could do about it.
The things he was saying were filled with madness and the atmosphere he exuded was dangerous. In fact, the hostages around him were proof of how dangerous demons could be.
─ So this time, it's a video of the instructor defeating the demon, huh?
─ Hmm, I wanted to see Jin Yuha though…
Since a video of Jin Yuha defeating a demon had been uploaded last time, they expected something similar. But their guesses were wrong.
Suddenly, a voice called out from behind.
'Lim Ga-eul!!!!'
The camera turned to show his desperate face.
─ Oh, it's Jin Yuha!!!!!!
─ His visuals are insane today too!!!!!!
─ Cliff-top XX
─ My eye-cleansing machine has appeared!!!!
─ Hey, forget about that guy. I thought he was handsome, but now that I see Jin Yuha, there's no comparison.
┗ Woahhhh
┗ Yeahhhh
┗ Even when he's naked, he still can't compete with Yuha lol
┗ Gal!!! How dare you try to compare exposure to Yuha!!
'Hold the magic stone!!!!!!'
─ Yuha! Huh? But why Lim Ga-eul all of a sudden?
─ Who's that?
┗ Isn't that the one with the half-lidded eyes, the mastermind or something?
┗ What's that, nerd?
And then Lim Ga-eul appeared.
She swallowed nervously, and sweat poured down her forehead.
It was clear to anyone that she was scared out of her wits.
And there she was, walking reluctantly towards the giant black magic stone.
I had thought I was walking with a confident stride back then, but now I could see that I kept flinching, and my legs were shaking uncontrollably.
Lim Ga-eul was being dragged against her will towards the magic stone.
─ This guy's freaking scared lol
─ Hey, isn't she the supporter? Isn't this a dangerous situation? Yuha's expression looks serious…
─ Look at her legs shaking.
┗ Looks like a newborn giraffe lol
┗ Giraffe lololololololololololololololololololol
Despite the serious situation, people laughed at Lim Ga-eul's appearance.
And as Lim Ga-eul placed her hand on the magic stone—
'...Hehehe?'
Slowly, the corners of her mouth in the video turned up.
Haaaa─
Then she let out a languid sigh, tilting her head back.
'I feel so… powerful…'
'Are you okay?'
'Ah, I'm fine. More than fine. How could I not be?'
The video zoomed in on her face, and she covered her mouth with one hand, opening her eyes wide.
'Right now, I feel… amazing.'
And at the same time, a name appeared below.
" Utopia's Supporter, [ Half-lidded Mastermind ] Lim Ga-eul. "
And the chat window went wild.
The chat was now filled with nothing but 'LoL LoL LoL.'
─ [ Half . Eye . Open . ]
─ Is this a concept?
─ Hmm… Why is he throwing her hair back like that!?
─ Half-lidded… Mastermind… Awakening…?
─ LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL Middle school syndrome on
─ Ah, I feel so HIGH right now.
─ He's fucked lolololololol
─ Kukuku, the black flame dragon within me…
─ I feel so refreshed, I could sing a song right now.
Lim Ga-eul's whole body trembled as she watched the video.
This couldn't be happening.
This couldn't be happening.
How did things turn out this way?
"Kyaaaaaaack─!!!"
Lim Ga-eul punched at the hologram in front of her, but her fist passed right through it.
The video continued to play.
'Nice face— Are you surprised, junior?'
'I'll take care of this place. You just sit there and watch, junior.'
'That's an afterimage.'
'I get it now. Your level… It's pathetic.'
"Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy!!!"
From a third-person perspective, her behavior was truly laughable.
'This light doesn't suit me… But it's fine. This darkness will hide my threads…'
Her voice was low and seductive, but her attempt at acting fatal was awkward and cringeworthy.
─ Kiiittaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! wwwwWait, were you hiding your power all this time!!!!!!!
─ I believed in you!!!! Half-lidded Mastermind!!!!
─ Half-lidded Mastermind! Lim Ga-eul!!!!
─ I am excited
─ Mom, I want to be a half-lidded eye when I grow up. Mom, I want to be a half-lidded eye when I grow up. Mom, I want to be a half-lidded eye when I grow up. Mom, I want to be a half-lidded eye when I grow up.
─ Phew, I have a plastic surgery appointment tomorrow. I'm getting my eyes narrowed down.
─ It's stupid, but it's cool!!!
But the people were ecstatic.
It was a frenzy of excitement that was almost uncontrollable.
It was indeed a display of cringeworthy middle school syndrome, but she was overwhelmingly dominating her opponent, so it was cool in a stupid way.
But Lim Ga-eul couldn't laugh.
"Ah, no…"
Because she knew what would happen next.
"Stop─!!! Stop!!!!!"
Lim Ga-eul shouted like an astronaut banging on the wall from behind a bookshelf.
With all the pretentious airs she could muster, it was time for the final blow.
Swish─!!
'Hmm, wouldn't it already be sliced before it even reached his eyes?'
The Lim Ga-eul in the video maintained her dignified concept until the end.
"..."
Followed by silence.
Only a bright red mark remained on the demon's neck.
─ ?
─ ?
─ What?
─ Hey, this is it! The scene where it gets sliced three seconds later! It's a rule!
But.
But as time passed, the demon's neck remained intact.
And the demon scratched his neck as if nothing had happened.
Then Lim Ga-eul turned around and said,
'Hey, juniors. What are you doing? I'm a supporter who provides rear support. It's the dealer's job to defeat monsters.'
The expected result.
The chat window went crazy.
─ LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL
─ Half.Eye.Black.Veil.Awakening. (Lame.)
─ You're already sliced. (Nope.)
─ Ayo Ga-eul Bitch!
─ This kid's so funny lololololololololololololololololololol
─ Is this guy a comedian?
─ Black history preservation.
─ Ah...Lame lololololol
─ Lame bitch
─ Speed 999 Damage 1
─ Ah, black history being updated in real-time lolololol
─ You're a fool lololololololololol
─ Half-lidded Mastermind now a Half-lidded Fool lolol
─ LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL Middle school syndrome ON
─ Ga-eul, who got a late-onset case of middle school syndrome.
─ Ah, crazy lolololololololololololol
─ You're slow. Even falling down takes time (not falling.)
┗ It'll probably fall when its lifespan is over, right?
─ Ah~~~Ah, I didn't want to use this here...Junior, help me!!!
┗ LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL Are you crazy?
After that, the video showed Jin Yuha slaying the enemy.
But his undressing scene was cut out, probably edited out.
However, Lim Ga-eul couldn't take in anything from the video. Her mind went blank, and her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
Kkeuuuuuuuuu...
Lim Ga-eul, whining like a sick puppy,
Thud─
She fell to the floor with dead eyes, writhing pathetically.
Now, no one would dare say that Lim Ga-eul lacked presence.
Solid recognition.
But this was not what she had wanted.
Absolutely not.
It was summer.
But it felt like autumn.
.
.
.
Meanwhile,
Right after Utopia's video surfaced, Baek Seol-hee blackmailed Sophia to get the original footage.
'Hmm, I didn't get to see Jin Yuha's battle… As his teacher, it's only natural that I confirm it.'
At first, she skipped through all the parts where Lim Ga-eul was fighting.
And then she watched Jin Yuha's battle.
Her eyes twitched slightly.
'...Wait a moment.'
Only after watching his fighting style several times did Baek Seol-hee let out a low exclamation.
'What the hell is he doing…'
At first, she didn't understand why Jin Yuha started by cutting off Yeon Woo-jin's arms and legs.
But after watching his sword strokes repeatedly, she realized the reason.
'Just like when he defeated Ryu Jinju.'
The gap in the cycle.
Yeon Woo-jin's trait, 'Regeneration', also relied on using magic, so there was a gap in the cycle.
However, with the demonic being possessing him, his power and regenerative abilities were enhanced, making the difficulty far greater than when facing Ryu Jinju.
But it seemed that her disciple's senses had sharpened even further in a short time.
Ha.
Baek Seol-hee let out a dry laugh and nodded in satisfaction.
Calculating the Demon's movement path and cutting it off at the perfect time to cause a rampage… It was indeed a foolproof method to ensure their demise.
'It completely destroyed their ability, didn't it…'
Then, Jin Yuha's growth began.
A bright white light formed above his head, and his body underwent a transformation.
Baek Seol-hee had experienced this herself, so she knew what it meant.
The muscles became more robust, the body more solid. It was as if the very soul's rank had increased.
She called it a blessing from the stars.
"...He's grown quite a bit. However, since it's just a video, I can't be certain of the exact extent of his growth. I need to see it again."
Beep.
She rewound the video to the part where Jin Yuha received the blessing from the stars.
Again.
Again.
Again.
"Hmm… Still not sure─."
"Seol-hee."
In front of her, Lina, the Chairman, narrowed her eyebrows, looking displeased.
"Seol-hee."
"..."
"Baek Seol-hee!!!"
When Lina shouted,
Baek Seol-hee turned her head with a sullen expression, as if to say, "Why are you interrupting me at such an important moment?"
"...Just what is it that you're watching so intently?"
"It's nothing."
Baek Seol-hee casually replied as she put her phone back into her pocket.
"...Ha. Weren't we just talking about my return to this place?"
"Ah."
Baek Seol-hee nodded, as if she had momentarily forgotten.
Lina gave her a bewildered look.
"Hoo, right. Anyway, I've taken care of things in Japan for the time being, but there's something I need to handle in Korea, so I had to rush back."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, but the aftermath is not yet settled. I'll leave that task to you, so head to Japan immediately."
"Understood."
Baek Seol-hee nodded calmly.
As she lowered her head back to the video, Lina stopped her.
"And, give this to Jin Yuha."
Lina held out a blue ticket.
"I just received this, but I don't have any use for it, and you're busy too. So I thought it would be best to give it to him."
"...?"
Baek Seol-hee took the ticket from Lina, a puzzled look on her face.
And then she read the words on the ticket.
[ Haeundae Summer Festival, VIP Ticket. ]
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