< 237th Episode > A Break Before the Vacation Begins
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After the final exams, it’s vacation time again.
This is likely the last vacation I will have.
By the way, Professor Pilyong has been captured by the security department.
The charge? Gate Rape.
“Let me go, you bastards! Do I look insane enough to hit a machine?!”
“Then what the hell is happening right now?!”
Professor Pilyong is naked.
And the gate broke with a conveniently sized hole.
The evidence is overwhelming.
“I swear it was the drone that exploded out of nowhere!”
“Seriously, did you just eat the drone too?!”
“No!!! Did you even check the CCTV?!”
“…The CCTV wasn’t working.”
Seeing the sudden pause, it seems my actions were caught on camera, but it looks like the security department staff just turned a blind eye.
I’m glad I made sure to recruit them in advance.
“Is the CCTV management done in a mess?!”
“You took all the funding for the support we were supposed to receive for repairs! Now we don’t have money to fix the CCTV!”
Sure, there were a few personal motives in that complaint.
In the end, none of this was bad for me.
Professor Pilyong continues to insist he is innocent.
“I’m innocent!!! I am innocent!!!”
“You’re absolutely sure you aren’t a bot user?”
“Of course!!! Am I insane enough to hit a gate?!”
Then one of the security department employees made a suggestion.
“Well then, can we check your usual search history for verification?”
“Actually, I am a bot user.”
“Take him away.”
In the end, the AI dreaming of China was shattered.
Professor Pilyong voluntarily got caught.
Everything worked out just fine.
Anyway, after a few days of rest post-final exams, it was time for everyone to head back.
All the heroines except Elcia decided to return home.
Since Elcia had nowhere to go, Hyeji decided to take her along.
“Shinwoo, I’m taking Kanfu with me, so hurry up. You should greet Dad soon.”
“……F*ck.”
My hands and feet start trembling uncontrollably.
Just like last time, it felt like I was going to be killed.
This time, I felt like I might actually die.
[Thank you for loving the novel so far!]
‘You bastard. It’s not over yet.’
Meanwhile, Elcia began to swing her arms around while speaking firmly.
“Let’s finish the Great Demon event with Ayeon’s younger sibling quickly! How dare you aim for the sun!”
“It’s Nopia who can’t go to the sun. And if you think about it, there’s not much difference between a Great Demon and Fate.”
“Shut up. Great Demons are for lewd games, but Fate is literature.”
“…..Is this something that should be said in an all-ages version, you f*ckers?”
[Fate isn’t lewd, right? It definitely contains lewd scenes.]
‘What part is lewd? Are you talking about ‘Meat in the Pot’?’
[……Looking back, I guess it is literature.]
When the time came to send off the heroines, Caressy suddenly approached me.
She abruptly extended her hand.
“What’s up? Want me to hold your hand? Were you a bastard?”
“My phone broke! Take a new one!”
“Oh, right.”
I received a new phone from Caressy.
Aside from the cat paw decoration on the surface, I actually liked it.
Wondering why she would give me this, I looked at Caressy, and she casually responded.
“I told you we’re going together to the Beastman Kingdom during the vacation.”
“……Do I really have to go?”
“That’s what I’m giving it to you for!”
There was definitely a promise made with Caressy after the tournament that we would go to the Beastman Kingdom during winter vacation.
Since it was my own words, I had to go.
As I diligently fiddled with my phone settings, Caressy suddenly leaned her face towards me.
When I gave her a confused look, she flashed a slightly arrogant smile.
“How is it? Do you like it?”
It seems she wanted my feedback.
To meet her expectations, I calmly shared my thoughts about the phone.
“Don’t you have a Galaxy? I’m not a fan of the App Store.”
“Just use it as it is! Why are you fixated on Android?!”
“I can’t get a discount for gacha.”
“……Sometimes I seriously worry about your future.”
[After all, you’ll hit the ceiling, whether you get a discount or not. I always pull SSRs with a single hit, which is pretty amazing.]
‘Where do you live, you bastard?’
Even after the tournament, I received another phone within six months.
Of course, the first one was destroyed by Caressy, but this time I messed up trying to make a drone look foolish.
Even if I had a lot of money, a phone isn’t cheap either.
“I feel a bit bad getting another one. Anyway, thanks.”
“…Don’t worry about it. You should spend the money while you can.”
Caressy looked surprisingly gloomy.
Even though she said that, she seemed a bit burdened.
“Are you okay? I’ll just go buy a phone myself.”
“It’s not about being expensive. Just take it and make sure to keep in touch.”
“Got it, thanks.”
[Thank goodness. I could’ve gotten caught by a phone dealer.]
‘Even the Lord can tolerate Satan but can’t tolerate phone dealers and pawnshops.’
Anyway, that wrapped up my farewells with the heroines.
There was a reason for sending off the heroines first.
This time, I had a place to visit.
“Mr. Shinwoo, what brings you here? You usually need to make an appointment.”
“I don’t have time to meet some old guy.”
“I didn’t come to see some old fart either.”
“……As I mentioned before, Mr. Shinwoo, please mind your language.”
This place was none other than the Chairman’s Room.
It might seem sudden.
But I had a definite reason to come.
The chairman waved his finger at me, pointing down and then up.
“I didn’t say to sit down. Stand up.”
“You should say that to your lower body.”
The chairman stopped waving his finger and began to clench his fist tightly.
He instantly lost his composure.
“What did this bastard do to become student council president?”
“Respecting the elderly and attacking the elderly.”
“Get out, you bastard.”
“Why should I go? It’ll just die naturally if you leave it alone.”
“Both of you, please calm down. This is a request.”
The secretary managed to mediate between me and the chairman, who were growling at each other.
The chairman calmed down, holding his head, and spoke.
“Why exactly did you come? Are you here to ask for money?”
“Yes.”
“……Being the student council president should mean you have sufficient funds.”
“I just got ripped off about half of it.”
Thanks to getting on the wrong side of Caressy during the finals, I had to endure a beating and barely negotiated a donation.
However, it was a problem that the demands were not just the tithe.
Tithe. Thanksgiving donation. Building fund. Missionary donation. Student council president inauguration celebration donation, etc.
[What the hell is the donation for the stray animals about?]
‘What a scheming bastard, turns out he’s a cat mom.’
There were just too many types of donations.
That’s why I went to the chairman to squeeze some money out.
In the tense moment of wondering what he would say next.
“Sure. Take as much as you want.”
“……Huh?”
The chairman readily accepted, a bit too easily.
Of course, he quickly placed a condition on it.
“However, I’ll give it to you after you get rid of the current president.”
“Is that a promise?”
“Of course. I’ll even write you a vow.”
Honestly, I had planned to either mess with lunch money or pressure him in some other way if this didn’t work out.
But the necessity for such means went away.
The piece looked relieved, but…
[It’s fortunate everything is going better than expected.]
‘Something feels off here.’
Honestly, I felt uneasy.
A series of betrayals in the academy.
That bastard truly enjoyed betrayal too.
In any case, the current chairman stamped the vow.
He handed it over to me and incanted a summoning spell.
“Get out quickly. Student council president.”
“You should hurry up too, chairman.”
“You little bastard.”
Just before leaving, I casually left my phone on the seat I’d been sitting in.
With the recording function running.
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After Kim Shinwoo left.
Only Chairman Jang In-hyuk and the secretary remained in the chairman’s room.
With a serene expression, Chairman Jang In-hyuk spoke to the secretary.
“Are you really going to give him money?”
“Do you think I’m crazy enough to give that?”
“You even stamped the pledge, didn’t you?”
“That’s nothing. What’s he going to do about it? He can just deny it.”
“True enough.”
“I’ll just tear that kind of paper up later.”
Chairman Jang In-hyuk picked up a snack and shoved it in his mouth.
A strange taste quickly spread throughout his mouth.
“……Why is there mint chocolate here?”
“You wrote both mint flavor and chocolate flavor in the same line in your request.”
“…You could’ve changed that!”
“I thought you had opened your eyes to new tastes.”
“Damn it.”
Spitting out the snack he put in, Chairman Jang In-hyuk continued.
“Initially, I was going to use it moderately since that bastard Ryu Kang-hyuk recommended it, but it was too much of a hassle.”
“Without a doubt, he has climbed quite high since the past.”
Thinking about their earlier conversation, Chairman Jang In-hyuk began to grit his teeth.
“But if I ask if he’s going to go under me outright, he’s definitely going to refuse.”
“He’ll probably respond with, ‘How can a wolf pup go under a dog?’”
Just not getting bitten would be a blessing.
I wondered if that crazy bastard could actually pull this off and bring down the current president.
“Do you really think he can bring down the president?”
“I told you. It’ll be good if he does, otherwise, it’s no skin off my nose.”
“And all the noise arising from that process will fall squarely on the student council president, right?”
“Right. I have an eye for picking secretaries.”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
Their conversation seemed to wrap up in a harmonious atmosphere.
“Oh right, I left my phone behind. Enjoy your secret meeting.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! Who would have a secret meeting with this old man?”
“Ahem!”
“……If you don’t have any business, please leave, Mr. Shinwoo.”
If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of Kim Shinwoo.
After he grabbed his phone and left, an awkward atmosphere bloomed as someone unintentionally got a glimpse into another’s true intentions.
Chairman Jang In-hyuk kept clearing his throat and tried to alleviate the atmosphere.
“…I still manage quite well.”
“……I understand for now.”
“Shall I check?”
“That’s a workplace sexual harassment statement.”
Of course, that attempt failed neatly.
“……I apologize.”
“……I’m sorry too.”
In the uncomfortable atmosphere, they both decided to leave early for health reasons.
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