Villain Takes Over The Academy

[Translator - Helga ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]

Chapter 47

"So you're telling me that Do Jin-hak... no, that I was classmates with Professor Alfred?"

The campus of Masterclass was beautiful to look at with its cherry blossoms in full bloom.

However, I couldn't see a single flower. Instead, as I walked quickly through the garden, the words Oh Jisung had just spoken kept replaying in my head.

"I heard from Professor Alfred that she owed a lot to Professor Do when they were at the training institute. Apparently, Professor Alfred's friends had gone missing, and Professor Do had helped with the search... Professor Do, is something wrong? Your face looks pale."

I must have had a serious expression on my face, because Oh Jisung in Cafe Untni looked at me strangely.

The situation was serious. A new setting had appeared that didn't exist at all in the previous playthrough.

‘Adding a new setting? How could this happen?’

It was hard to believe, and I didn't want to believe it.

Rushing out of the cafe, I headed straight for my office. I opened the door and immediately called for Caesar.

"Caesar, search my training institute records right now. Check if there's anyone named Alfred Clementine among my classmates."

-Searching Professor Do Jin-hak's training institute records...

-Search complete. 1 person named Alfred Clementine has been found among a total of 112 classmates.

Caesar displayed a single photo as a hologram upon completing the search.

It was a group photo, seemingly taken during a training institute trip.

In it was Alfred Clementine, with a youthful face as she is now.

And next to her stood Do Jin-hak.

‘...It's real. The Vice-Principal was right.’

How could this have happened?@@novelbin@@

A new setting added to a new playthrough.

In the original story, Do Jin-hak and Alfred Clementine were strangers, but in this playthrough, they were set up as classmates.

And I could roughly guess where this strange setting came from.

‘The incident where he saved her missing friends... it's similar to what happened in the previous playthrough.’

The students of Alfred Clementine who had gone missing in Yongmun Mountain.

It was similar to the incident where he saved the students who were about to become sacrifices to the Imugi.

‘This can't be just a coincidence.’

It couldn't be a mere coincidence that the new setting added in this playthrough was similar to the events of the previous playthrough. Clearly, the events of the 138th playthrough had influenced the settings of this 139th playthrough.

If I had to guess the reason for this...

‘...Is it because of the inherited skill?’

There was no other explanation. Perhaps because the Genius 1 skill I had acquired from Alfred Clementine in the previous playthrough was inherited in this playthrough, the incident with Alfred Clementine was also inherited.

"It's unbelievable."

I muttered, looking up at the clouds that covered the window. It felt like the [System] that made up this world was looking down at me from above.

Why did the system implement this phenomenon?

I couldn't understand the reason. Perhaps it's simply because if only the skill is inherited, the setting would collapse. For someone to have the Genius skill, it would make sense if they had some connection with Alfred Clementine.

‘...Wait, shouldn't Do Jin-hak have the skill, not me?’

When I thought about it, that was right. In this playthrough, it was Do Jin-hak, not the blood demon me, who had a relationship with Alfred Clementine. Logically speaking, the Genius skill should belong to Do Jin-hak.

‘Maybe it's a kind of bug…’

The world of Military Chronicle recorded the most massive amount of data in history.

‘Even after dying and coming back 139 times, this world is still a mystery to me.’

It's absurd that things like infinite restarts and skill inheritance even happen.

‘Anyway, I don't like these unexpected variables.’

My head was spinning.

I'd inherited a total of three skills from the previous playthrough:

Dragonkin Affinity

Genius

Speed Reading

These skills were acquired through my connections with Arche, Clementine, and Okamoto, respectively. That means that, like Clementine, I would have formed new relationships with the other two that didn't exist in the original storyline.

‘...Thinking positively, it might not be a bad thing.’

It means that I have at least three people who could be my allies in this academy. For someone like Do Jin-hak, who doesn't even have a single friend's number on his phone, three people is a lot.

‘The problem is that I don't know exactly what kind of memories I have with those three…’

If they were closer to Do Jin-hak than I thought, my disguise might be exposed.

‘I guess I'll just have to be extra careful.’

The excitement I felt from the new discovery of skill inheritance was suddenly dampened.

I began to feel increasingly nervous at the thought of more unknown variables popping up.

My goals for this playthrough were twofold:

-As always, completing the first main quest.

-Acquiring as many useful skills as possible for the next playthrough, if there is one.

‘The top priority is to regain 'Indomitable Will', but…’

If I can't get Indomitable Will back, no matter how many times I die, I won't be able to inherit skills in the next playthrough.

In the previous playthrough, it was an unexpected gift, but now I know better.

I know how difficult it is for Do Jin-hak, who has the worst compatibility with Shin A-sol, to acquire Indomitable Will.

"Well... I guess I should start by meeting 'that guy'."

I looked out the window and waited for night to fall.

I was waiting for the event that started the first day Do Jin-hak arrived at Masterclass.

* * *

Time passed quickly, and darkness was slowly creeping in outside the window.

Two days before the new semester started, it was a full moon night.

In the 138th playthrough, I went to the "Garden" on this night when the moonlight shone brightly, but...

‘I can't do that this time.’

The method I used to absorb the garden's spirits to quickly raise my Blood Demon level proved to be too risky.

In exchange for just level 1, the fog of Yongmun Mountain disappeared, I was cursed by the Imugi, and my wounds turned into nasals.

‘If I hadn't died midway, who knows what other variables might have appeared.’

From my experience in the previous playthrough, I now know.

There's a way to quickly raise my Blood Demon level without having to take such risks.

The only downside is that I won't be able to acquire the Imugi's Mist Form spell in Yongmun Mountain, but...

Knock, knock-

At that moment, someone knocked on the door of my office.

Click-

Someone opened the door without waiting for me to say come in.

There's only one person who would barge in like this at this time.

"Hello, Professor Do Jin-hak? My name is Seo Su-kyung."

Sword Saint appeared again this playthrough with a relaxed smile on her face.

'She's as annoying as ever.'

I knew exactly what she was up to, so I was more relaxed now."

I listened calmly to Seo Su-kyung's story, as if inviting her to continue.

"...So, what I'm saying is that I can fund your research. Of course, I'm not expecting anything in return. I just want to treat you like a precious jewel found in the mud."

Seo Su-kyung was seducing me with the same veiled gaze as in the previous playthrough.

I'd felt it before, but Seo Su-kyung had a magnetic charm that can cloud your mind.

Of course, that's only if you don't know the truth.

"Is that all you have to say?"

"...Yes?"

"I'm going to decline your offer. It was quite interesting, but I have a more interesting proposition for you."

"What are you talking about...?"

"There's a strange notice posted on the academy bulletin board. A series of thefts. As a student council member, you must have heard about it."

When I mentioned the theft case, Seo Su-kyung's expression hardened for a moment.

"...Why are you bringing that up now?"

"Personally, I hate that thief, so I briefly investigated the case."

"What are you talking about?"

Seo Su-kyung spat out the words in a suddenly cold tone.

Instead of answering, I called Caesar.

"Caesar, play video number 3."

-Playing video number 3.

A holographic video appeared in the middle of the room.

It was a video of a room, shot from a phone. Recognizing the familiar interior, Seo Su-kyung's face twisted.

"That's... my dorm room? Did you secretly come into my room and film this?"

"While chasing the thief, strangely enough, the trail led to your room. I was filming to leave evidence, but I ended up capturing a strange scene."

I told Caesar to fast forward the video. The video then moved to a secret room hidden inside the house...

-”Huff... Haa... Huff... Haa…”

Seo Su-kyung appeared, burying her face in someone else's gym clothes.

"!"

A sight she didn't want anyone to see.

Witnessing this embarrassing scene, Seo Su-kyung's face turned pale and her hands trembled.

'It's effective as always.'

In the previous playthrough, I discovered Seo Su-kyung's abnormal fetish, and in this playthrough, I decided to exploit that weakness.

So, before officially arriving at the academy and interviewing with the vice-principal, I sneaked into the academy and hid in her dorm room...

'I easily caught Seo Su-kyung's weakness.'

I remembered the date when Seo Su-kyung stole Shin A-sol's gym clothes from the list of thefts in the previous playthrough.

Of course, for Seo Su-kyung, who didn't know about it, this situation would seem like a nightmare.

"Why do you have Shin A-sol's gym clothes? Why do you enjoy smelling them? I won't ask. Everyone has different tastes."

"It's not like that..."

"Is it not? Should I show this video to Shin A-sol?"

"Ugh!"

Imagining the worst-case scenario, Seo Su-kyung's pupils were so blurry that she couldn't focus.

'As I felt in the previous playthrough, she's terribly afraid of Shin A-sol leaving her.'

I understand why she relies so much on Shin A-sol. Especially considering Seo Su-kyung's abnormal upbringing.

However, I wonder how she managed to hide this side of her in the game.

'Come to think of it, I saw it often in the Military Chronicle community. Strange people supporting Shin A-sol and Seo Su-kyung as a 'womance'.'

I just thought it was a peculiar preference back then. Maybe they saw something I didn't.

"Why are you doing this to me...?! What have I done wrong...?!" Seo Su-kyung shouted, sounding extremely wronged.

And she was right, to some extent. This playthrough's Seo Su-kyung hadn't done anything to me yet.

"There seems to be some misunderstanding. I'm not trying to punish you. I'm just trying to make you a good offer."

"An offer? Threatening people with videos like this...?"

"I'd appreciate it if you'd think of it as guiding a student who's gone down the wrong path."

Seo Su-kyung could only gape, speechless.

But I was simply stating a fact. In this playthrough, I won't do anything to damage my reputation.

'I have to make the Deconstructionist a major department and become its head.'

There's no other way after hearing about my relationship with Kim Taekhee from Do Jin-hak. If I don't build a reputation that surpasses Kim Taekhee's, I'll be kicked out of this academy anytime.

'If I had to give it a name, the "Path of the True Teacher" route would be appropriate.'

In the 139th playthrough, Do Jin-hak will be a very special teacher unlike any other.

First, let's start with the moral education of this audacious girl.

"Well then, the offer I'm going to make you is..."

[Translator - Helga ]

[Proofreader - Starfall ]