I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

Demons did not have reproductive abilities.

They could increase their numbers, but not through acts of procreation, like being bitten by a vampire or zombie.

A demon’s core resided in its reproductive organs.

The intent was to contaminate the reproductive organs to prevent superpowered individuals from reproducing and creating human offspring, making the reproductive organs a demon’s core.

And one more thing.

When a superpowered individual lost their reproductive organs, they could not properly synthesize mana, and their magic power weakened.

Thus, the conclusion:

Huh?

If a superpowered individual lost their ability to reproduce, did they also lose their magic power?

That realization solidified with the Nuts Crusher incident.

If you broke the “egg,” male superpowered individuals became mana cripples.

This wasn’t a joke—mana leaked out of the shattered “egg.”

That’s why I used the specialized bullet.

Not just to mock villains by making them shout, “I’m a eunuch!” after destroying their reproductive organs.

To remove the root cause of villainous behavior, you must eliminate the villain.

Until now, I had taken lives, but I had found a way to remove future threats without taking lives.

[Baridegi. Inform the Association. The S-class superpowered individual ‘Genshin’ has now fallen as a Zenros.]

“…….”

Baridegi glared at me, but the magic-infused bow she held remained pointed downward.

[What’s this? If you don’t report it now, that man might die from excessive bleeding.]

“He’s not even a hero from our country.”

[No humanity, huh? Or is there another reason you’re not reporting it?]

“…Story.”

Fwoosh.

Tae Irin extended her hand toward Maito Saiko.

The soft pink magic flowing from her hand quickly enveloped Maito Saiko’s body.

Baridegi’s ability, Healing.

For some reason, she provided only the minimum amount of healing, but even so, Maito Saiko narrowly avoided death.

“This much should prevent death. The bleeding will stop soon. Since he’s a superpowered individual, one explosion down there won’t kill him immediately.” 𝘳Аℕɵ฿ЕṨ

[How ruthless.]

“If someone disgusting tried to assault you and stared at you perversely, would you go all out to save them? Just keeping him alive is already more than generous.”

[Fair point. So, this story you mentioned—is it about wanting to talk with the Secret Society?]

Tae Irin nodded and covered her Taeguk Watch with her hand.

“To be precise, I want to talk to the Goblin. If I report this to the Association, people will come and start discussing whether to arrest you or not.”

[You’re sharp. So, while it’s just the two of us, you want to calmly talk and extract information?]

“Glad we can communicate. …First, explain. What happened here?”

[It’s simple. Destroy a superpowered individual’s reproductive organs, and they lose their magic power. Since he’s an S-class, we’ll have to observe further, but if all the remaining magic leaves his body, mana will no longer accumulate in him.]

“When you say S-class… does that mean it happened to Nuts Crusher too?”

[Exactly.]

I learned this from the Thunder Emperor, but since the Goblin was officially credited with killing Nuts Crusher, there’s no error in the narrative.

“What kind of principle is behind this?”

[No idea. I’ve only observed the phenomenon and haven’t pinpointed the cause yet….]

“You seem to have a guess, though?”

[Yeah.]

I debated whether to share this with Tae Irin, but it’s better to tell her now so the Association wouldn’t misunderstand my actions later.

[Reproductive failure.]

“…….”

[The most fundamental purpose of life as a biological being. When one can no longer pass their genes to the next generation, the ‘will of mana’ ceases to grant its blessings.]

“The will of mana…? Are you saying mana is a sentient entity?”

[If we’re talking fantasy logic, yes. It could also just be a natural law. It’s like calling the second law of thermodynamics the ‘will of entropy.’ We’ve observed the phenomenon, but since we haven’t established a theory, we describe it this way.]

“So, the way it’s expressed isn’t the point; the phenomenon itself is what matters?”

[You’re surprisingly easy to talk to.]

This was probably my first real conversation with Baridegi, but it seemed she was more attuned to mana than other S-classes, so discussions on mana theory go smoothly with her.

[It’d be nice to chat more in the future. Ideally, after you join the Secret Society, of course.]

“Are you trying to recruit me?”

[An S-class superpowered individual deeply connected to politics. And a beauty to boot—why wouldn’t we try to recruit you?]

“I’ll decline.”

[That’s unfortunate.]

“…You don’t seem all that disappointed.”

[It’s just that persuading a Korean S-class hero is nearly impossible. It’s faster to convince S-classes from other countries.]

The truth was…

Out of Korea’s four female S-classes, three were already covertly connected to the Secret Society.

Only Tae Irin could be considered a pure hero.

[Anyway, inform the Association. To put it simply, if a male superpowered individual is hit in the lower critical point, they become a Zenros.]

“Breaking balls makes them mana cripples?”

[I’m trying to be as subtle as possible, but you’re so blunt.]

“I’m just stating the facts.”

Tae Irin gave a faint smile and shrugged her shoulders.

“It’s a bit late to say this, but thank you for helping. I don’t know what’ll happen later, but this information you’ve shared is important for the country.”

[It’s also valuable information for the world. Even if I tried to keep it hidden, it wouldn’t stay secret forever. It’s something more people should know.]

Now, I no longer had to kill people.

Huh?

The ones who I used to execute without question?

When a cure for cancer was developed, you might feel sorry for those who died of cancer during the development phase, but you didn’t feel responsible for them.

And those weren’t just patients—they were villains who deserved to die.

[Well, I’ve said what I needed to say. Goodbye.]

“Wait a moment. What about women?”

[…]

“If you’re going to make female villains Zenros in the same way, how would you do it?”

[One thing, let me make this clear.]

I turned back toward Tae Irin as I was about to ride my bike.

[I know a lot, but I don’t know everything. I’m not some mad scientist who kills people indiscriminately for experiments.]

“…Have you never looked into it?”

[Not really.]

I had never directly confirmed it.

For that matter, I had never consciously attacked anyone with the intent of “destroying this to make them Zenros.”

[I haven’t had a chance to confirm it on a woman yet. If a female villain shows up later, maybe I’ll test it out.]

“Wait, no! You must have some idea. At least give me a hint.”

[…It’s not that I’m afraid of being wrong, but telling you specifically feels a bit… inappropriate.]@@novelbin@@

I wiggled my finger at Tae Irin.

[Bring an adult. I’m not about to discuss this with a 17-year-old high school girl.]

“I’m an adult, though.”

[……What?]

“Didn’t you know? A bill passed the day before yesterday. For superpowered individuals, anyone aged 16 or older is considered an adult. I’m an adult since my birthday has passed.”

[Ah, I see. That insane bill actually passed.]

Well, at least I was legal in this world.

There was still the ambiguous issue of retroactive application, but that’s something I could push through with my S-class credentials.

[Even so, you’re a kid. Bring someone like Snow White, Thunder King, or at least Firefox, and then I’ll tell you.]

“Ugh…!”

[I think knowing how male superpowered individuals become Zenros is sufficient information. So you—]

Beep beep beep!!

Tae Irin’s Taeguk Watch began buzzing noisily.

“…This is Baridegi!”

[Baridegi! We’ve got a huge problem!]

“What is it?”

Tae Irin glanced at me nervously as she answered the call on her Taeguk Watch.

“I’m in a critical situation too, just about to summon Association agents.”

[If it’s not urgent, head to Marado immediately! An S-class villain, ‘Queen Spidey,’ has landed on Marado!]

“…What?”

Tae Irin was startled.

Honestly, so was I.

Queen Spidey. Lee Cha-hyeon.

Otherwise known as the ‘Spider Queen.’

Originally from Korea, she moved to Australia, claiming she wanted to go on a working holiday, and never returned to Korea.

In Korea, she was filtered by Armored Taejo and remained A-class, but in Australia, she unleashed her full potential and became an S-class.

Her ability, as her nickname suggested, was the power to control spiders, making her a “bug sorcerer.”

Why would someone like her be on Marado?

Rather, how?

“What do you mean she suddenly appeared on Marado?”

[She jumped out of a plane bound for Incheon! From an altitude of 10,000 meters!!]

Oh.

That was how.

Jumping from a high-altitude plane—Incheon Flight 747-1, no less—was indeed one way to reach Jeju Island.

The problem was…

“She wouldn’t have come empty-handed.”

“This makes no sense! She’s not a body-enhancement type! If she jumped from 10,000 meters, it’d be hard to even open a parachute properly! Skydiving…”

[We’ll send you a photo!]

Beep.

A photo sent by the Association arrived on Tae Irin’s Taeguk Watch.

I quietly looked over her shoulder at the image, and the chilling sight made my spine tingle.

“Ugh… Insane…!”

Hundreds—no, thousands—of huntsman spiders were descending, their legs spread wide, using webs as parachutes.

“What kind of spiders are bigger than a human head?!”

Each one was larger than a palm—a massive huntsman spider loomed.