The Academy’s Time Limit in a Novel Written by a Friend

31 – Episode 31 Choi In-ho, is it you again…?

Raylan Academy is embroiled in controversy.

Well, if it’s natural, it’s natural.

Terrorism is the work of an outsider and it was well prevented without victims. Even so, it is impossible to simply block the incident committed by a professor inside the academy and pass it over just because there were no victims.

I wondered what would happen if I tried to cover up the incident, but fortunately, the chairman did not have such a temper and had Kang Su to disclose the incident before the media.

In the end, the head of the academy bowed his head and apologized at an official ceremony, and all faculty members as well as professors were inspected. From someone’s point of view, it would seem that it was an accident that tarnished the reputation of the best academy, but the flow of the original work As far as I know what it was like, I was really good at this.

“Hey, cheer up.”

So why don’t you cheer up?

The chairman, the one who sang Lilac with me, was laying his head on the desk of his office looking quite depressed.

Looking at it this way, it is hard to believe that he is one of the few S-class heroes in the world.

“Chairman, in front of the students.”

“Yeah, I know. I know, but I’m not in the mood.”

That’s what she said, but she seemed to think that she couldn’t look weak in front of the cadets anymore, so she raised her head and met our gaze.

Looking at the strength in his eyes, he probably wants to make a dignified expression as usual, but his eyes are full of fatigue, so it just makes him look more sad.

“Yes, first of all, it would be right to say thank you. Cadet Kang So-hyun, who recognized the criminal’s case faster than anyone else and went to the rescue, and Cadet Lilac, who immediately responded to her friend’s call even late at night to prevent the damage from escalating. It was a good response, hard to think of both of them as cadets.”

As if she meant it, she looked at us very proudly.

She likes this side of people, so maybe she doesn’t know, but she likes us quite a bit.

“If it weren’t for the two cadets, the academy wouldn’t have been able to calm this situation by simply apologizing and giving up some of its rights. No, the academy’s rights and apologies are fine. Perhaps it would have been a terrible sacrifice, and it would have been a loss incomparable to the academy’s honor.”

She bowed her head to us in a solemn manner.

“Apart from the title of director of the academy, I am truly grateful as a human being.”

“Of course it should have been done.”

Lilac seemed to think that the chairman’s gratitude was too much, but she wasn’t too much at all.

It’s because a single cadet prevented the professor from taking hostages.

Seeing that she gave up her rights anyway, it seems that outside forces will eventually enter the academy just like in the original story.

She thought it would be nice if that was stopped, but it must have been unavoidable since it didn’t stop the incident at all.

It probably won’t have as much influence as the original, so it was enough to deal with it later.

“Anyway, things aren’t going too well, but it’s not Raylan Academy’s way to just say thank you for the incident.”

Oh? If?

“The two cadets will receive a certificate of merit and a significant amount of points. This is your second Lilac Cadet, right? She’ll go up to the top at once.”

Yeah, it was really good to see this as a much better start than the original.

Originally, in the original work, the inside of the academy was messed up due to a series of terrorism and kidnapping cases, so these rewards and punishments did not work properly.

Lilac was an adult gentleman who said it was okay even if he didn’t receive what he deserved, and Cheon Yu-hak couldn’t settle the points properly, so he thoroughly ignored the incident if there was no damage around me.

Compared to that, it is clear that if you accumulate points from the beginning like this, it will help you grow.

Ah, this is the feeling of a parent raising a child…?

It’s nothing special, but I’m unnecessarily proud.

“Me, Chairman. In fact, I have something to draw about him.”

But it seems our lilac has something to say to the chairman.

Yes! Do whatever we want to do!

“I would like to share half of the points I gained from the entrance ceremony with Cadet Kang So-hyun.”

No, you crazy bastard. What do you share? Stop what Neg Lilac wants to do!

In an instant, Lilac, who went from being a pretty baby to a crazy little baby, started talking nonsense.

“Hmm?”

“No.”

And if Lilac’s words were unexpected, the chairman and Professor Cathy were also the same. Both tilted their heads with a questioning sound.

“Lilac Cadet. By nature, direct transfer of points between cadets is prohibited. I don’t know if it’s a transaction, but it’s because allowing a unilateral transfer could lead to violent incidents or fights between students. It’s written in the school rules, but you wouldn’t say you didn’t know, would you?”

“Yes.”

A color of interest appeared in the eyes of the chairman.

“Then why would you make such a request without knowing it?”

Yes, you madman. Why are you giving me the points you earned? Did I teach you that?

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure because I was in denial, but after this incident, I’m sure. On the day of the entrance ceremony, I was able to use strength beyond my ability, and the reason for that was, like this time, thanks to Sohyeon.”

Ah, this shit.

In case someone is not a genius, he seems to have realized that the reinforcement he received this time and the feeling that day were very similar.

Cathy and the board know both my talents and my penalties.

He must have grasped the true story of the case.

Uh, two of our secret friends 1 and 2, try to stop this bastard from talking nonsense.

“If that is true, shouldn’t we collect the points Cheon Yu-hak received and share them among the three of us?”

No, is this person saying something strange too?

“No, it was me who was helped. I know now that I can’t award the citation again for the incident. In the first place, Sohyeon wouldn’t want her to go that far.”

You know so well, why are you doing this?

“Just, I think that would make me feel more comfortable.”

I feel like my heart is going to break. It’s this kid

In the first place, the point is that I don’t really need it.

“Yes, I know what Lilac was talking about. But isn’t it worth it? It’s also an opportunity to widen the score gap overwhelmingly, and you can rent artifacts you like with points, right?”

“How can a person who has the will to be a hero give up on his moral desires? I have no regrets because it was what I had to do.”

“There are a lot of good students, no, good kids this year,”

The chairman seemed to like lilac very much.

Shiba, at least now, he will say that the meaning is imaginary and will grant the request.

Who thinks you’ll just watch the fuck? Lilac! Stop Hogu!

“Yes, it is very nice to see him holding himself back without losing to his greed. Especially at the request of Cadet Lilac…”

“Wait.”

“Hmm? Cadet Kang So-hyun?”

“Who transfers points at will. I have no intention of taking it.”

Didn’t you fucking know this? It’s this kid

“Sohyeon?”

“No.”

Chairman seemed to be happy with this situation.

It is a handshake to pretend that there has never been such a thing here and now.

As well as Lilac, the other two were aware of the situation, but it was meaningless to do so.

“I have no intention of stealing the points I received from others, and I did not expect anything in return in the first place. Cadet Lilac had already saved many students from the explosion at that point, and I would have been seriously injured or even killed if it hadn’t been for him.”

Yes.

If you can’t deny it anyway, shift the perspective a bit.

“Above all, if I hadn’t helped him back then, Lilac Cadet would have been well taken care of.”

This is a bit crappy, but it should have prevented it anyway.

There must have been some victims.

“No! That fire is for me…!”

“Stop.”

Lilac hurried to speak, but the chairman stopped him.

As expected, Secret Friend No. 2! I believed!

“I understand what you want to say. But then, would cadet Kang So-hyun intend to ignore his friend’s sincerity?”

But you keep getting your feet stamped on the ax you believe in?

I’m sure you’re going to put pressure on me and see the reaction, but yeah, there’s no way.

“Yes.”

“… Huh?”

“I will ignore it. John…very thoroughly.”

Anyway, it’s a bit like fucking in front of an older person than me, isn’t it?

“Can I ask the reason?”

“Yes, of course. Because as a fellow cadet, I want you to learn that undesirable kindness and good will can come across as unpleasant, and as a friend, I don’t want to share something that might help a friend on his way, for that reason.”

It’s such a cheesy word, but there’s not a single phrase in it.

In the first place, there is no point in lying to someone who can see through my lies.

I don’t want Lilac to live as a hero who is made up of only good intentions like now.

I hope to know the evil of the world, and I pray that you will grow into a more mature protagonist.

And it’s also true that I have no intention of coveting what came rolling into him when I’m not in a hurry.

“Is that all? If you have points, you can get something like an elixir that will help your constitution.”

The look in my eyes asking if there was anything more was looking forward to my answer, but I already gave enough answers that the chairman would like, so I have no intention of overdoing it.

“No need. I can do it on my own.”

If you think of Professor Cathy’s situation, it’s not good to just randomly increase your favorability rating.

It must be necessary to maintain an appropriate distance.

“Puheh. Okay. Yes. You can do it yourself. La. That kind of attitude is not important.”

But what is it?

I told you to eat some candy, but our secret friends seemed to like this answer very much.

Does rudeness look like grandiosity because you’ve already made a good impression?

Lilac also showed a bit of a disappointment, but he nodded his head in agreement and looked at me with a determined expression.

I don’t know what else you’re thinking, but stop doing what Neg Lilac wants to do!

*

Alcatraz, a camp for paranormal criminals.

A new prisoner is scheduled to enter the famous prison island where escape is impossible.

Kyung-Tae Jin.

Once a professor of monster studies, he is now just a criminal, wearing restraints on his body and waiting for a ship to come to greet him.

“What crime did you come here for?”

Normally, he wouldn’t have answered the questions of an adult or a dirty prisoner, but perhaps because the waiting time was strangely boring, he was answering the other prisoner’s questions.

“It’s not a sin. I was just trying to give my students some education because I didn’t want to see them become dirty adults.”

“Student? Are you a teacher?”

“Similar. He was a professor at Raylan Academy.”

“Aha, were you the professor who said he hated that adult and got into trouble at the academy and got fired? There was a lot of buzz about it all over the world, but I didn’t know of a celebrity like this.”

“What is a celebrity? Now he is just a captured villain.”

“A villain would just go all the way to Alcatraz. Isn’t he a place only those with serious sins go?”

“Isn’t that the same as me? For what crime was he arrested in the first place?”

After asking that far, Jin Kyung-tae realized something strange.

Although he’s not much different from himself now, he originally hates criminals.

However, it was impossible to even ask a question because it was not enough to answer the question with respectful words.

“Oh, it seems that this is the limit with my magical power. No, we know each other’s true nature, but let’s not continue to use honorific words.”

I saw his face, which was blurry as if it had been painted with darkness.

To be precise, it should be said that the rabbit-shaped mask he was wearing on his face came in.

As an academy professor, he couldn’t help but be aware of the ridiculous and unpleasant rabbit mask.

“I don’t think it’s old-fashioned, but since I’m a former professor, you know who I am, right? My name is Choi In-ho, who came to scout you.”

“…Huh.”

“You said your answer would have been different by now. Have you thought about joining ‘us’?”

“Us?”

“Yes, to be honest, I wasn’t originally a direct subordinate, but this time I escaped and got some help, so I went under my command.”

“I remember that you and I didn’t get along, right?”

Both want to kill the cadet, but as one side is an act of inferiority and the other side is a twisted affection, the two actually do not like each other very much.

“And, it looks like you just used magic to induce my consciousness. How can I trust you?”

“Does it matter?”

“Yes?”

“Is it that important? If you decline the offer now, you’ll just rot in prison for the rest of your life? Is there anything you haven’t done yet? I do.”

Yes. He also had things he couldn’t do.

“If I hold your hand, how are you going to escape?”

“Simple.”

He brought an unconscious jailer from somewhere and cast a spell.

“Polymorph…?”

“It’s a much lower grade camouflage. Only the appearance changes, and the abilities cannot be copied in the slightest. Still, it’s enough to buy time. If I bring you out, he will come to pick you up.”

The jailer who was subjected to transformation magic became Jin Gyeong-tae.

“How is it? Lastly, I ask you, are you thinking of escaping?”

For a moment, a sense of disgust for the criminal rose up, but Jin Gyeong-tae smiled.

Isn’t he also a villain now?

“…Yes, there are students I want to see, and maybe my help will be of some help to them. I know students who can help.”

He smiled, thinking that maybe he could continue the lesson he missed.