I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

There were many situations where a boy met a girl, but Baek Seol-hee approached me in a rather classic way.

“Is this student bothering you by any chance?”

“P-Professor?”

Baek Seol-hee ignored Na Ji-young’s embarrassment and asked me directly, looking into my eyes.

“Is there something making you uncomfortable?”

“…….”

How should I respond?

If I were to answer as an ordinary man named Do Ji-hwan, I would naturally stammer and say, “N-no, it’s fine,” and let it go. But doing that might just make things awkward between me and Baek Seol-hee.

“Na Ji-young here offered to show me a hotel.”

It was not like I could glare at her to shut up, because Na Ji-young also knew that if she did anything suspicious, I’d just recount the events exactly as they happened.

“Hmm, is that so? Really?”

“Y-Yes. I mean, I came all the way to Jeju Island, and it’s a hotel, after all…”

“Then let me take care of that.”

“What?”

Na Ji-young raised her voice in surprise.

“P-Professor?”

“I just felt like going for a little walk. Besides, Na Ji-young, don’t you have summer classes starting tomorrow? You should head to your room and get some rest.”

A clear invitation to leave.

If had has any sense, she’d get the hint and make her exit.

“P-Professor. But…”

“Or would you prefer all three of us hang out together? With me included?”

“…No, that’s fine.”

There was no need to say more once it had come to this.

Na Ji-young lowered her head, and Baek Seol-hee pressed the button for the floor above.

Clunk.

As soon as the elevator stopped, Na Ji-young got off.

Then, without hesitation, Baek Seol-hee pressed the close button, shutting the elevator doors.

“Um…”

“Thank you, Professor Baek Seol-hee. That was quite a save.”

I bowed my head to Baek Seol-hee and mouthed “CCTV” while in a blind spot of the camera.

“Oh, it’s nothing. These students sure get bold when they come to Jeju Island, don’t they?”

“They’ve just left Sejong Island, so they’re probably eager to have some fun. I just hope they find someone else to have that fun with instead of me…”

“Still, be careful. Some hunters move on when they fail to catch their prey, but others keep aiming until they succeed.”

“Am I the prey here?”

“If there’s a lone gazelle in a lion’s den, wouldn’t any lion be tempted to drool?”

“So I’m the gazelle, huh?”

Ding.

My floor arrived.

It was a short moment to chat, and there were still things left unsaid, but the situation didn’t allow it.

“Thank you, Professor.”

“Are you using the room alone?”

“…Yes.”

“Then, stay cautious. If someone suddenly knocks on the door at night, be extra careful. If any students sneak up at night asking you to open the door, don’t let them in. Got it?” ṛÀℕоꞖÊs

“I understand.”

After finishing my conversation with Professor Baek Seol-hee, I headed straight to my room.

Click, click.

The new room I checked into had a more sophisticated business hotel vibe than the one I stayed at yesterday, with a full view of the southern coast of Jeju Island.

Click.

After locking the door, I moved to the terrace—

Clack.

And locked the terrace door.

About three minutes later…

“Wow, this hotel’s haunted. People just drop from the sky and start invading the terrace, don’t they?”

A white-haired spirit appeared on the terrace.

She tried to open the terrace door naturally, but seeing it locked, she glared and infused her hand with magical power.

“Okay, okay.”

I unlocked the terrace door, and as she stepped inside, Baek Seol-hee closed the window and grabbed me by the collar.

“You, don’t you have something to tell me?”

“Quite the intense greeting. Are you allowed to treat civilians like this?”

“What nonsense. Walking around with an S-rank villain’s bat in your pants.”

“…Oh, really.”

Baek Seol-hee lowered her hand, placing it down there, then pushed me and threw herself onto the bed.

“That Na Ji-young from before, what did she say to you?”

“She was just planning to use me as her little toy, but then a white-haired princess showed up and saved me.”

“Are you sure nothing happened?”

“Of course.”

I patted Baek Seol-hee on the back as she lay on top of me.

“Roughly speaking, it seems you’ve merged with your…”

“If love had an expiration date.”

“Your clone. You look twice as old as anyone else in a single day. How does it feel?”

“It’s amazing, but not enough.”

She buried her face in my chest, rubbing against me vigorously.

“Why didn’t you try that… with my clone?”

“That what?”

“Do I need to spell it out for you?”

“Yeah.”

“Se-”

“Ahem.”

I covered her mouth with mine.

Baek Seol-hee, who looked briefly dissatisfied, soon softened her intense gaze and quietly stifled her anger.

“We can’t spend our lives doing just that.”

“I want to do it every single day.”

“You’ll wear yourself out.”

“As if a superhuman’s bones would wear out. You’re not that weak.”

“Not me, you.”

I flicked her forehead lightly with my finger.

“You still can’t handle it all by yourself when you’re with me, so what makes you think you could keep up with a clone on top of that, only to pass out on your own?”

“Ugh…”

“I know you want it, but just hold on for now. What would we do if someone saw us here?”

“There’s no one coming to your room. Isn’t it safer here?”

“…….”

She got a point.

There’s a lot less chance of anyone coming to my room than to hers.

“I wish you’d consider that. Don’t worry, my clone’s in my room, anyway.”

“Looks like you’ve turned into a total patriot parrot.”

“You’re the one who made me like this. Corrupting an S-class hero… Do you understand?”

Squeeze.

Baek Seol-hee grinned, still gripping it tightly with one hand.

“I suppose you’ll take responsibility, won’t you?”

That day.

In Jeju Island, I plunged an S-class hero into corruption.

I inserted a single emotion into her heart, which had been locked up like a gate, driving a wedge to transform her from a hero serving the country into something entirely different.

From hero…

To woman.

“Tsk….”

Na Ji-young sat in her hotel room, nervously puffing on her e-cigarette, her hands trembling.

“Playing with someone else’s toy….”

The more she thought about it, the more annoyance and anger bubbled up.

Just when she thought she’d found herself a nice-looking guy, Professor Baek Seol-hee had somehow appeared like a ghost and chased her off.

Did she know?

No, she didn’t.

If she had, she wouldn’t have just let things slide.

“Damn it. I thought I’d finally found a good-looking guy….”

The time had now slipped past evening and was approaching night.

She needed to eat dinner, but joining her classmates from the academy wasn’t really an option.

-Sorry, got a date lined up… hehe.

-What to do? Someone said they’d introduce me to a nice restaurant in Jeju, so I’m tagging along with another friend. Sorry, I should’ve told you earlier; it slipped my mind.

-Heading to see Dol Hareubang, don’t text me^^

“Idiots. No respect for common decency. Is it all just about their own fun? Ugh, seriously…!”

All her acquaintances had gone off with their own partners.

Na Ji-young was left alone, stuck in her hotel room, now resigned to sitting in the corner, feeling as if she were spinning a web and killing time with idle hands.

Just when she thought she’d found a decent-looking nerdy guy, Baek Seol-hee had to show up and ruin everything.

“…Could it be?”

Na Ji-young felt her ears perk up, as if sensing something.

“Did that woman block me because she wanted him for herself?”

The situation didn’t make sense in various ways.

The floor Baek Seol-hee appeared on wasn’t connected to her, and the actions she took upon entering were anything but natural.

It seemed as though she had intentionally come in to play a role and drive her away, as if she’d come specifically to “save” that librarian.

“No way. But then again, Baek Seol-hee could want a guy like that… I mean, I wanted to toy with him myself, so I guess it’s possible she does too. Then again, she’s nearly fifty…”

Na Ji-young came to her own conclusions, though it only led her to further confusion.

“But still, wouldn’t it be a bit much to go for a guy just because he’s got a good face…?”

Ding-dong.

The doorbell rang.

She wondered who would ring her doorbell at this hour and immediately went to the door.

“Hello.”

“Oh, President?”

“Let’s go get some food. The kids left in the hotel are all gathered in the dining room right now.”

“…You came here to tease me, didn’t you?”

“Me? Tease you about what?”

Student Council President Yoon Iseon let out a scoff, looking as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

“If you really can’t eat with them, just order room service. Or, if you want, I could hold your wrist and drag you along so it looks like I’m forcing you?”

“…Both options are equally embarrassing. But where’s your husband, President?”

“Not my husband.”

Yoon Iseon gritted her teeth, lowering her voice.

“Could you stop tying me to someone like that?”

“Hmm… President, you seem to have changed a lot. Ever since you became an S-class, you’ve been really prickly with the vice president.”

“It’s because he keeps threatening me with his feelings even though I don’t like him.”

“Threatening?”

Na Ji-young suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

Rather than feeling any remorse for her actions, knowing what the vice president had in mind—and understanding why Yoon Iseon would say such a thing—made her chest tighten with anxiety.

“You want me to spread the word?”

“Not exactly. Just don’t spread it weirdly. I’d hate to be turned into a villain just because I turned him down.”

“Well, wouldn’t it be his own fault if he acts like a villain just because you rejected him?”

“There’s no way someone like that exists in this worl—”

Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep!

Her Taeguk Watch started to flash.

At the alert of a villain’s attack, Yoon Iseon closed her eyes tightly.

“…It would be troublesome if they did.”

“Huh? Why are you looking up?”

“…Never mind.”

Whoosh.

“I’m going to handle this right away.”

Wrapped in pink flames, Yoon Iseon dashed forward.

“…Is something up there?”

Rumble.

The building began to tremble.

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