chapter 30
Episode 30
Before Eru-ah was appointed as a teacher, she had a private meeting with Bae Seung-joo in the head office.
“Welcome.”
Bae Seung-ju greeted her with a bright smile. However, despite the favor of her superior, Eruah’s expression did not change.
“I just answered the call.”
He liked the way she looked. It was a dignified figure that did not fart to look good like other hunters, but did not find it difficult because it was a distant superior.
Bae Seung-joo displayed Kang Tae-min’s profile on the screen.
“That’s the goal of this mission.”
“Kang Tae-min, that’s the first name I’ve heard of.”
Irua rolled her eyes and answered. Bae Seung-joo laughed.
“No matter how busy I am, I always catch up on the news.”
“Is this something I really need to know?”
“Well, not like that. Be aware, though, that this guy most likely got rid of Mosquito.”
“…Mosquito?”
Bae Seung-joo nodded. he explained the inside story. Only then did Irua’s eyes change.
“So I want you to watch over me. Find out who he is, what he does, and how to get him into the Society.”
“If it is an order.”
“Of course it is an order. However, I have a wish for you to be a little more proactive.”
“If you say active…”
Bae Seung-ju cleared his throat lightly and another picture appeared on the screen. This was the situation during the half battle.
It was the moment when Joo Da-hyun accidentally injured a friend and everyone was embarrassed.
“Can you see it?”
The screen enlarged and Kang Tae-min’s figure was caught in the center. Everyone was frightened and surprised, but Kang Tae-min’s expression was cool.
“As you can see, I’m not the type to appeal to emotions. Besides, he’s a person who can’t be suppressed with power enough to reject my proposal with a single knife. And I saw them briefly educating, and they were practical and pursued efficiency.”
Bae Seung-joo laughed and concluded his words.
“Just like you.”
“I was thinking of using the beauty world if possible, but I guess I have to give up.”
It would be embarrassing to say that she was beautiful, but Eruah’s expression was extremely serious.
Bae Seung-joo shook his head.
“That’s how I explained it. Still, we have similarities, so it won’t be difficult for us to get close.”
“All right.”
“The primary goal is to prove that you are useful to Kang Tae-min. And learn Kang Tae-min’s teaching method. These two.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
“I believe you will do well.”
Bae Seung-joo erased his smile when Iru-ah left.
‘I’m much better now, but…’
Originally, Irua was more of a ‘police’ hunter than a ‘police’ hunter.
Most of the villains caught in her hand didn’t end well.
Being crippled was common, and life was at stake. Fortunately, nothing crossed the line, but anyway.
Bae Seung-ju was concerned that Kang Tae-min would be stained by her cruelty.
‘Still, since it’s a surveillance mission, there’s no way Kang Tae-min will see that kind of side.’
Soon he shook his head.
Wouldn’t it be very common for an academy teacher to get involved with a villain?
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Cha Dong-hyuk cleared his throat briefly when Lee Lu-ah’s introduction did not continue.
“Miss Irua will take on the responsibility of the special class.”
“A special class?”
“why not···.”
The eyes of the other teachers widened. This was because there was no precedent in which a teacher belonged to a special class.
“Isn’t the current top class a special class? It is only natural to learn from the best cases.”
However, the current special class was also reaping unprecedented results. Cha Dong-hyuk’s answer made the teachers realize that fact.
“Even if it’s practice, don’t forget that you’re a teacher while you’re at the academy. Then the meeting will end with this.”
The meeting ended with Cha Dong-hyuk’s words. Between the scattered teachers, Eruah approached Kang Tae-min.
“I wish you well in the future. Seniors.”
“Yes, it is me. Then let’s go meet the students.”
Kang Tae-min responded with a light smile and moved to his seat. They went straight to the training ground, not the classroom, but Lee Lua did not raise any questions.
‘It’s a training ground. Does it mean that the travel time is too wasteful? It definitely seems to care about efficiency.’
He was just struggling to figure out Kang Tae-min’s intentions according to the given order.
“It would be nice to get to know each other first. For now, stay by my side and let me know if you have any questions.”
“all right.”
Kang Tae-min’s reaction made Eruah confident.
‘I succeeded in infiltrating the academy once.’
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
On the outside, Kang Tae-min seemed to be going through an ice-breaking process, getting to know Lee Lua.
‘The button attached to both the jacket button and the collar of the shirt is a camera, and the fountain pen in the breast pocket and the watch on the wrist are a recorder.’
He manifested his ability and finished scanning Eruah. The miniature camera and recorder were obviously for reporting purposes.
Kang Tae-min did not have the heart to be observed so meekly.
‘I’ll just have to damage the inside.’
The smaller and more sophisticated the device, the more vulnerable it was to damage. Kang Tae-min disabled her monitoring equipment with just a slight touch to the internal circuitry.
Eventually, Kang Tae-min, who arrived at the training ground, immediately grabbed the etiquette injector.
“Quiet.”
The chatter that had been heard through the training ground door suddenly cut off.
The students’ eyes widened. His expression showed his curiosity about Lee Lu-ah, who was next to Kang Tae-min.
“Please briefly introduce yourself.”
“Yes. Hi everyone. My name is Eruah, and I will be taking on the burden of the special class as an educational practice starting today.”
The students’ eyes widened as if they would fall out. If I hadn’t seen the etiquette injector, I would have talked to my friends right away.
‘Wow… it’s really pretty.’
‘If you’re a teacher, then you’re not belonging to the academy, right?’
‘Wouldn’t the homeroom teacher be a bit more restrained if there were outsiders?’
The students had their own thoughts and expectations. No matter how vicious a homeroom teacher may be, if he has an outsider’s eyes, he will soften a little.
“Then let me explain today’s training.”
Either that or not, Kang Tae-min started the class right away. Normally, I should have participated in another class and became a practice subject, but today was different.
“This class is ‘self-control’. Song Dae-beom, forward.”
“Yes? Ah yes!”
Song Dae-beom, who was called, quickly took his place. Kang Tae-min manipulated the panels to form a dummy.
However, it was a normal human body model, not a monster, and armor was draped over it.
Everyone except Kang Tae-min looked at the pile with puzzled eyes.
“Do no damage to the dummy, just destroy the armor.”
“Only the armor?”
“Was there a problem with my pronunciation?”
“Oh, no.”
Irua’s eyes lit up. It was because I quite liked that the discipline of the students was set right.
‘But it’s not simply using fear.’
The frightened look was short-lived. Song Dae-beom’s face immediately became serious. It wasn’t a reluctant expression at all.
‘I’ll have to reduce the explosion range quite a bit to keep the dummy from getting damaged.’
This didn’t seem difficult. Song Dae-beom quickly engraved a magic circle on his armor.
Then, when the mana was injected, there was a small explosion accompanied by a flash of light.
“It’s okay…”
“Song Dae-beom, failure.”
Before he could say anything, Kang Taemin said. In fact, it was.
The armor was clearly punctured, but the pile of human bodies was scorched black.
‘Aww…! Another special training!’
Song Dae-beom felt dizzy as he recalled his past experience. But his expectations were wrong.
“Next, Go Min-soo.”
“Yes.”
There were no comments or instructions. Song Dae-beom was confused, but soon went out when Go Min-soo came up.
So in turn, all the students challenged. There was a difference in degree, but no one was completely successful.
“Senior, I’m sorry, but can you tell me the intention of the class?”
Irua, who had been watching silently, asked. The students were also curious, so everyone shook their heads.
“I was just about to explain. As you all know, the first goal of a hunter is to kill monsters.”
Taemin Kang replied to Leeruah and looked over at the students.
“However, we, the Awoken, are not limited to taking lives. Including combat classes that are not healing or auxiliary classes.”
Students drew question marks on their faces. Wasn’t the training you’ve been doing up until now to stand up to monsters?
“Strictly speaking, what we need to eliminate are dangers and threats. In fact, among the Awakeners belonging to the Fire Department, there are also some battle lines.”
At those words, Irua’s eyebrows twitched slightly. But the reaction was so subtle that no one noticed.
“But that is only possible when you can control your own abilities. If you use your abilities in an attempt to save someone, it could actually make the situation worse.”
The students shook their heads. It was only then that I realized why I had to take on such a challenge.
“Crisis always comes without warning. You guys have to learn not only to grow your abilities, but also to fine-tune them.”
After Kang Tae-min explained, he called out two students by name.
“People who are called out like this are paired up and trained again. One person is to put on the armor and act as a dummy, and the other person is to destroy the armor. Take turns taking turns.”
“···Yes?”
“Yes?”
“Sir, if you do something wrong, you’ll get hurt?!”
The students were astonished. It was to the point that I forgot the etiquette injector and asked again. It was a yard where students became closer through pincer training and strategy practice.
“I would have asked you to raise your hand when asking questions.”
Of course, I couldn’t avoid the acupressure of the etiquette injector. Surprised, the students returned to their seats rubbing their tingling buttocks.
“It’s training because you can get hurt. If you don’t want your friend to get hurt, you’d better do your best.”
I stuck my tongue out to the students.
‘It’s terrible, it’s terrible.’
‘The real homeroom teacher is…’
‘There will be no teacher who treats his students like this.’
It was thanks to the realization that Kang Tae-min was Kang Tae-min, whether or not Lee Woo-ah was there.
“Sooner or later, the special class will go out to volunteer. You’d better succeed until then.”
Volunteer hours were required for graduation from the academy and were recorded in the portfolio.
As the students got up and prepared, Kang Tae-min added a word.
“For reference, the hardness of the generated armor is random.”
At those words, the students’ jaws dropped. Even if you practice with the same armor, the hat is random on the plate. Isn’t it too high even if the difficulty level is high?
Their eyes turned to Irua. It was a desperate look asking what to do.
Irua shook her head.
“Seniors. Can I tell you something?”
“What is it?”
Expectations were low in the eyes of the students.
Also, this is absurd The only one who can stop Kang Tae-min is you.
“If we can’t solve it within the time limit, how about sending a pile of monsters?”
But that hope was miserably shattered. It is said that the instep of the ax is stamped on, but it was as if he was stamped out after not swinging the ax even once.
‘Oh My God···.’
The burden was similar to that of the homeroom teacher.
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Lunchtime, staff cafeteria.
The subject of conversation among the teachers was, of course, the new student, Eruah.
“What about teacher Irua?”
“They say they eat together with Mr. Kang.”
However, the person concerned was not in the faculty cafeteria. It was because I went to the student cafeteria with Kang Tae-min.
The news made Seol Ga-eun’s cheeks slightly bumpy. It was because Kang Tae-min refused when he tried to go to the student cafeteria the other day.
‘… No, it’s a burden, so is it natural?’
She decided to think rationally. But her chopsticks trampled the poor sausage.
“No matter how burdensome it is, do you need to stick around like that?”
“Iknow, right. It’s the first day, so it would be nice to eat together.”
“My first impression was a bit stiff. It seems to be a bit lacking in friendliness.”
“Ah, it must have been because it was the first day, so I was nervous. Everyone has experienced it.”
“that’s right. All newbies are like that.”
“Honestly, I would spend more time with Mr. Kang than with us. Rather, it may be a good thing.”
In the middle of our conversation, someone suddenly spoke up.
“Couldn’t teacher Lua have a crush on teacher Kang?”
At those words, the sausage Seol Ga-eun was fiddling with cracked. But she wasn’t the only one who reacted that way.
The chair was pushed back with a loud squealing sound.
“I will wake up first.”
It was Catherine.
The other teachers let her go with an awkward smile.
“Catherine, you look more sensitive today.”
“Iknow, right···.”
“I heard you were preparing for the paper test, but you seem tired.”
Katherine left those words behind and left the dining room.
‘I couldn’t do it in the end.’
Contrary to the plan, I couldn’t approach Kang Tae-min all morning. Fortunately, it was the fact that it was because of Kang Tae-min’s curriculum, not because of his own will.
But still the problem remains.
‘It’s a burden, why do you have to do it now…’
Didn’t it become more difficult for the two of you to be alone because of the sudden appearance of Eru-ah?
A heavy feeling of exhaustion pressed against her heart like a rock. I wanted to rest even a little.
alone.
quietly.
I wanted to enjoy the peace.
‘Okay, let’s rest for a while.’
Katherine naturally moved towards the bench, which was a place for the two of them.
That was the moment I turned the corner to the bench.
“···ah.”
Catherine opened her mouth slightly. A man was reflected in her eyes.
Taemin Kang was there.
It’s just the two of us, just like before, with no one else.
Although it was not planned, it was a golden opportunity.
The stopped steps started moving again.
In case he leaves again, will he miss this opportunity?
The walk soon became a fast pace, and then it was close to running.
Did you hear that sound?
Kang Tae-min turned around. It was as he said.
-You are the one who has to come back.
Even when approached, he did not move away.
he looked at her She looked at him too.
The eyes of the two were immersed in each other.
“Teacher Kang Tae-min.”
Catherine finally called his name.