Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy

306 – Access_3

307.

It’s the usual news.

Even when I was in the French Republic, there were reports of murders and terrorist attacks every now and then.

A villain went wild, a terrorist organization attacked the gate and monsters leaked out, or an organization was conducting strange research and something unfortunate happened.

That’s why Kyle tried to just ignore the news by thinking, “Oh, I see. Korea is similar.”

It’s something that happened in another country. It’s not something that someone you know got involved in, nor is it something that happened around you.

“…..”

But strangely, I felt nervous.

‘…You need to contact me.’

This is because the victim’s personal information leaked from the news was so similar to the woman I met with yesterday.

Female in her 20s, from Seoul, Jung-gu, height in the early 160s. Many others.

Since it is breaking news, there are no photos of the victim while she was still alive, so it cannot be denied that this is a delusion.

If you think about it, there are probably a lot of people who fit the criteria, so I definitely don’t think so. Kyle stopped and stared at the news because he was constantly being stimulated by a sense of deja vu or a sense of inadequacy.

“Brother?”

Perhaps the sight seemed strange. Leah, who was eating at the table, made a puzzled expression.

“huh?”

“What are you doing standing there blankly?”

“Ah. It’s nothing.”

Kyle, who had only just come to his senses, shook his head.

‘That can’t be true.’

It’s ridiculous to say that the person I met yesterday got involved in an incident and died.

It was clear that the strange delusions were probably a result of a small feeling of guilt from lying about not having a cell phone yesterday and throwing away the number I had received.

Kyle turned his head and looked at Leah.

“You’re more relaxed today than ever. Do you have afternoon classes today?”

“Well, that’s right. By the way, does Oppa have a morning class today too?”

“For whom?”

“Well then, whose fault is it?”

When an unfavorable topic comes up, Leah avoids the conversation.

Kyle wanted to punch Leah in the face, but he had already experienced what would happen if he did that on his first day as an exchange student. He couldn’t help but sigh.

“You should stop talking. Anyway, make sure to lock the door when you leave. I’m leaving now.”

“ok.”

“I told you not to answer with food in your mouth. Ugh… I got rice on my clothes. Oh my.”

“Yeah. Anyway, don’t think about breaking your promise today and come in quickly.”

“Yes. Yes. I miss you so much, oppa. Come home early today.”

Kyle gave a vague answer, packed his bags, and left the house.

[Some say that it is related to the mummy incident last summer. What do you think about this…]

The anchor’s voice that he heard when he closed the door still bothered him, but the time he picked up his phone to check it was so short. Kyle shook his head, shook the thought away, and hurried on his way.

“…bothered.”

The house Kyle left.

Leah muttered while watching the news.

“When are you coming back, oppa?”

**

“The winner is Cheon Yoo-seong.”

1st lecture hall training room.

As the magic sword for sparring flew and was aimed at the fallen cadet, the professor’s words rang out. At the same time, applause and ‘oohs’ came from all directions.

“Now the strongest in 2-A is Cheon Yoo-seong.”

“I hope you do well in the martial arts competition this fall, too?”

“Last year we made it to the semifinals, and the 4th year seniors have graduated. Maybe we can win?”

However, Cheon Yu-seong, who won the match, felt no emotion at all. Rather, he felt nothing but a sense of emptiness and a thought of “is this right?” at the praise pouring in.

The guy who was originally the top and the target died in some kind of incident. The one who vowed to make him look back at himself, with a sense of loss, submitted a leave of absence from the academy and returned to his home country.

The person who was supposed to be my opponent also couldn’t come to the academy due to an injury and my sister’s work.

In such a situation, even if you win a few fights, it’s no different from a fox acting as king in a place where there is no tiger.

It was funny and funny again.

But no matter what I think about now, nothing will change. Cheon Yu-seong came down from the training ground without saying anything and returned to his seat.

“What are you thinking so about?”

Isiah, who was concerned about that appearance, tilted his head.

“not really.”

“Not really. I’ll try to guess why Yoo-seong is making that face. Hmm. Let’s see… Is it because he’s hungry?”

“no.”

“So, were you saying that the opponent was too easy?”

“…I never thought about that.”

“The response was slow. Well, okay. I’ll leave it at that.”

Isiah smiled brightly.

It seemed like he knew everything but didn’t want to talk about it anymore.

“…What does that mean?”

Cheon Yoo-seong grumbled.

“Anyway, do you have time this afternoon?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Nothing? Do you have a separate appointment?”

“Not similar.”

“Similar?”

“I got a call from the lotus flower.”

“From the lotus? Why?”

“I don’t know. They didn’t really explain why.”

I got a call this morning.

‘Come to Yeonghwa right after your academy schedule is over.’

It was a call from the guild leader, Seo Yeon-hwa.

I clearly thought that after the internship was over, I was told to take care of things on my own. Why did I get a call like this all of a sudden?

‘If you don’t come, you’ll know?’

I couldn’t refuse.

She had received something, and it was obvious how she would react if I ignored those words.

‘Prove it. If you can’t, you know what I mean?’

The wound must have healed a long time ago, but my whole body still ached when it rained.

“But you’re going?”

“I told you, I can’t help it.”

“Tch. Okay.”

Since Cheon Yoo-seong’s intention seemed stubborn, Isiah shook her head as if she had no choice.

“But why did you ask if I had time in the afternoon?”

“It’s interesting. I won’t tell you.”

“huh?”

Isiah turned her head. Cheon Yu-seong, who couldn’t understand her actions, raised a question mark above his head.

**

As if to prove that it was around 7 p.m., cars and buses leaving work were tangled together, and people were swarming into the subway station.

Among those people, Kyle walked around blankly, staring at the floor. It was because of the story he heard from Mark Kenterlock at the Academy today.

‘Hey, how long were you with Mihye yesterday?’

‘Until when? Um… 9 o’clock. Why are you asking?’

‘Why? Didn’t you even watch the news yesterday?’

That’s because she was the 9th victim of the vampire incident, and the girls who were with her at the last meeting and the police kept asking her about her.

‘I don’t think you have anything to do with this…’

Afterwards, Kyle was questioned at the police station.

Although the scene of them breaking up and getting on the bus was recorded and captured on CCTV, they were called as a reference.

If you had brought me then, if you hadn’t lied then, if you had…

Didn’t the news say that this was a crime that only targeted people who were alone? If he had been with her, wouldn’t she not have died?

It was a consequential and hypothetical situation, but it was inevitable that I would have complicated feelings about it.

Maybe that’s why. When I came to my senses, Kyle was standing at the bus stop where they had last parted ways.

“…It’s not like anything will happen just by coming here.”

I know. The incident has already happened, and I’m just an academy cadet. I can’t investigate the incident like a proper hero.

But. That…

“Ugh.”

Kyle sat down on the bus stop seat with his head in his hands.

I followed the passing bus with my eyes several times.

It was around that time.

-Whew.

The wind blew.

A wad of paper rolled out of the closet.

“This is…”

A wad of paper that looked all too familiar. Kyle picked it up just in case.

When I looked into the contents, there was an unknown phone number and a note saying, “Please be sure to contact me.”

“…..”

Kyle looked at it for a long time.

And when he came to, he was holding a cell phone in his hand and dialing a number.

A call waiting tone starts ringing at the same time.

-…..

But soon after, the call went to voicemail.

It was obvious. The other person no longer exists. This is useless. This is an insult.

It’s also stupid, foolish, and pathetic. We only met once to begin with.

There was no real contact, and I don’t know what she was like, but she went out of her own free will.

So, don’t worry about it. Just think of it as someone passing by dying.

Kyle put his phone back in his pocket.

“I couldn’t keep my promise today either.”

When I raised my head, the sun had already set.

There’s nothing I can do. I guess he reacted that way yesterday because the ice cream was cheap. Today, I have no choice but to buy something expensive.

Kyle sat up.

And it was around the time I reached the alley leading home.

“My, my, my…”

Under the streetlight, a man was mumbling something, seemingly drunk.

‘I guess I’ll have to go somewhere else.’

I wasn’t scared.

Would even a student at the Academy be scared of a drunkard? However, from past experience, getting involved with a drunkard is not good. Kyle decided to take a detour, even if it took a little longer.

That was when.

Just when I was about to turn my back.

“My, my, it smells sooo good!!!!!!!!!!”

A drunk. No, a red-eyed monster was running towards me.