“I will NEVER tell you!!!”
“Is that so?”
I pulled the Chief’s Son by his hair and dragged him closer to the lake.
Even so, he only let out a slight groan and wouldn’t open his mouth at all.
It was as if he was determined not to say a word even if he died.
[Isn’t this endless deadlock in such a state?]
‘Don’t worry. I have plenty of methods.’
The other party had no intention of speaking at all.
But there’s a way to find out the answer that has been used since ancient times.
A method that our ancestors used long ago.
Yeah.
The water knows the answer.
I buried the Chief’s Son’s face in the lake.
He seemed unprepared for this and flailed his arms trying to escape, but before long, Hyeji was firmly stepping on his back.
I had no intention of lifting his hair up at all.
Glurp!!!
When no more bubbles rose from the water, I lifted the Chief’s Son’s hair.
He gasped for air as if the taste of it after a long time was too good, breathing heavily.
Then he looked at me and said earnestly.
“I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything I know!”
“Wow, you’re quite stubborn, refusing to open your mouth to the end.”
“No! I said I would talk—”
I shoved the Chief’s Son’s head back under the water.
Seeing the bubbles rising with a bit of vigorous resistance, Hyeji spoke up, seemingly worried.
“Shinwoo, do we really have to do this?”
“You know the pattern of orcs and knight stories you like, right?”
“Why the hell are you bringing up someone else’s preferences, you f*cking bastard!!”
“Even if the knight says ‘Cough! Kill me!’, he doesn’t really want to die.”
The same goes for the Chief’s Son right now.
He talks like that, but he really does not intend to speak.
‘To be trained like that, he’s indeed the Chief’s son.’
[Don’t give him a chance to say such ridiculous things!!]
When I pulled the Chief’s Son out of the water again, Elcia began to sprinkle something black she brought from somewhere onto his body.
“What’s that, Elcia?”
“It’s pepper! We have to get rid of the stench from the pig!”
“Make sure to spread it evenly.”
“Yes!!”
“Just to remind you, the filming is still ongoing.”
“I’ll tell you everything! So please stop!”
I didn’t believe those words, but I was curious about what he would say, so I decided to let it slide for once.
The Chief’s Son was sitting quietly on his knees.
I started with my questions.
“Why were you doing animal enthusiast stuff here?”
“First of all, I’m not an animal enthusiast, I’m an animal lover!”
Even after being waterboarded, he started barking nonsense right from the start.
Can’t be helped.
Help me, Kyoka mama.
“Cosmos Blue Flash!”
I kicked the Chief’s Son, plunging not only his head but his entire body into the lake this time.
He certainly had a lot of grease on him.
The clear lake began to gradually murk up around his body.
It was like watching a tea bag steep in water.
The Chief’s Son missed grabbing the lake’s edge by just an inch, flailing and glorp sank underwater.
When the bubbles, which had been bubbling up, disappeared, I finally pulled the Chief’s Son out again.
However, he was in a faint state, only showing the whites of his eyes.
This time, it seemed he was completely knocked out.
Oh my god, did I just dunk him into the River of Three Thousand?
[Just in case you forgot, our goal isn’t to butcher that pig, but to find it.]
Looking at the Chief’s Son’s condition, he didn’t seem likely to wake up anytime soon.
I started rummaging through his pockets with concern.
[……It says “Concern” up there, but?]
‘It’s because I’m worried the money will get wet and torn.’
“Husband! I’ll help too!”
“Finders keepers, no hiding for you.”
“Shinwoo, if money comes out, split it three ways, got it?”
“……Please make sure to include me too.”
When there’s a corpse, looting is the natural law.
Of course, the Chief’s Son in front of me wasn’t a corpse, but let’s treat it like it is for now.
While I was rummaging, I felt something heavy in the outer pocket of the Chief’s Son’s jacket.
A good feeling.
This one is expensive.
I quickly shoved my hand deep into the pocket and pulled something out.
But that wasn’t the money we were expecting.
It was a white lump wrapped tightly in plastic.
It was big enough to fit snugly in my hand.
“Shinwoo, what is that?”
“I don’t know either.”
“Husband! What if this pig brought back Baeksukki?”
When I unwrapped it, the white lump wasn’t Baeksukki.
It was a clump of powder that smelled slightly of vinegar.
What in the world is this?
As we were contemplating the purpose of this object, a retriever suddenly appeared beside us.
The retriever sniffed the clump of powder as if he knew what it was, diving right into the pile without our permission.
Moments later, the retriever lifted its head and reported.
“It’s drugs…?…”
That was quite far from our expectations.
At that moment, I faintly remembered what the Lizard Beastman said in the morning.
– Recently, there’s been an influx of students in a coma or unable to regain consciousness.
[It seems like that’s due to drugs.]
‘This isn’t a club, it’s an academy, you crazy bastards.’
Ignoring my stunned self, the retriever turned and walked away from us.
Not even a trace of the powder was left in the place where the retriever had been.
‘……That dog just snorted all the drugs and left.’
[At this rate, we can’t even use it as evidence.]
For now, what’s important is looking for the wallet.
Just then, Elcia found the wallet, and although it was a little wet, it was still intact with slightly thick cash.
Since there were about twenty bills, we decided to split it five ways in the end.
Originally, Jeong Ahyeon didn’t plan to take any.
“Shinwoo Gongja…”
“What?”
“I’m sorry, but may I have my share too?”
“You haven’t done anything.”
“Suddenly, I feel like spreading the entire unedited recording of today.”
“……Is a quarter split okay then?”
The threat was in a tone that didn’t fit her crawling voice.
Thus, I had no choice but to include Jeong Ahyeon’s share as well.
“No way I’ll starve for a while.”
“Husband! Can I have that money?”
“…Buying shit coins will literally kill you.”
“No! This time it’s funding from Nophia!”
“As long as it’s not crowdfunding, we’re good. Here you go.”
“Thank you!!”
[Hey? Crowdfunding is originally a scam, though?]
‘But it’s Nophia. I believe in our Nobel-chan.’
Elcia was operating her phone and proceeding with the funding.
It didn’t seem like there was a problem yet.
Right until I saw the screen.
“…….Elcia? Why are you just splurging on elf sets like crazy?”
“Because I’m an elf! Elves are the future!”
“Just buy the Theorad set next to it, you little sh*t.”
“I already bought everything!”
“The main consort is Esili, you fcking btch.”
[All your cash went to elf funding, huh?]
‘Damn, Esili mouse pad is the best.’
But the elf mouse pad isn’t so bad.
As long as the concubine is a heroine, she’s a heroine.
However, Elcia began to say something that struck me like a bolt from the blue.
“Just to be safe, I’ll take the mouse pad!”
“You little sh*t!! Please leave at least one behind!!!!”
“I’m just doing this with tearful eyes so you won’t be distracted by others!”
“Even if I’m a fcking little sht, I’m not a NTR enthusiast.”
“But don’t worry! I’ll return it quickly!”
Suddenly, Elcia flashed a captivating smile.
“I’ll change it to my picture!”
“You little b*tch, if you pull that crap, you’re dead.”
Before I knew it, Hyeji was glaring at Elcia with a murderous look.
Hyeji’s death sentence followed.
“Shinwoo, if you get that mouse pad, you’re dead. Throw it all away.”
“Damn.”
It really hurt my heart.
In that moment, around ten male students suddenly jumped out beside us.
The group of students was all male, but they were from various grades.
“Hyung! Did you have some fun… Who the hell are you guys?”
The group of students stood frozen in place.
As if they discovered something unexpected.
We were also staring at the students without understanding the situation.
Then one student pointed at the unconscious Chief’s Son and shouted.
“The Animal Lover Club Vice President has collapsed!”
Seeing them call him an animal lover, it was clear these guys were animal enthusiasts too.
And calling the Chief “Vice President” brought to mind a connection to the Chief’s Son.
Just as some of the students were about to pull out weapons like guns and knives, dozens of light blue butterflies fluttered up between them.
Beautiful yet sinister-looking blue butterflies.
In an instant, the butterflies began to entangle the students.
“There are a whole bunch of beasts entering their heat.”
Elcia’s earlier foolish self was nowhere to be seen.
Instead, a chilling gaze radiated from her.
In that state, Elcia began to make a motion to grasp something with both hands.
Out of ten students, seven couldn’t respond to Elcia’s sudden attack and were bound right there.
However, the remaining three students moved their bodies ahead of time to dodge the attack.
Judging from the numbers that popped up above their heads, it seemed they had noticed Elcia’s attack through regression.
Meanwhile, Jeong Ahyeon was in a situation where she couldn’t unleash her powers because of the filming.
It was finally my turn to step up.
I dashed forward, calling out to Hyeji.
“Hyeji! Take care not to hurt that pig!”
“Can’t I just kill him?”
“If you do, your aim always goes for the head. What’s the difference between you and John Wick?”
“I can kill them all without killing a dog!”
[……Isn’t that just a murderer, though?]
‘Not quite yet.’
Hyeji stepped in front of the Chief’s Son and began to summon a large shield.
One shield wasn’t enough, so she created one in each hand.
Confirming Hyeji’s actions with a sidelong glance, I charged at the leftmost student of the remaining three.
As soon as we got close enough.
I pressed down with my right foot and twisted my waist, throwing a left straight.
– Thwap!
The student, unable to defend in time, was hit head-on by the heavy straight to his face.
With his posture still not set, that was the decisive reason.
Using my right foot as a stepping stone, I jumped and struck the left knee into the male student’s chin.
Simultaneously, I focused my magical power tattoo on my left hand’s knuckles to implement a wire.
I threw the wire around the student’s neck while using his body as a stepping stone to launch myself at the other student.
“What, what the hell!!”
Only then did the other male student notice my approach.
At that moment, a number appeared above the male student’s head.
Given the distance between us, it was natural that a mirror fragment was created.
[Are you going to watch this time?]
‘It’s advantageous to view during a fight.’
My left eye throbbed.
Eventually, just like before, a strong light began to pour out from the mirror fragment.
