I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

“Everyone, Tamna-guk is safe!”

There was a brief incident involving an evil spirit’s resurrection on Jeju Island. Paradoxically, this event drew attention and ultimately made Jeju safer.

The Nut Crusher incident in Seoul.

The Witch of the Rising Sun’s evil spirit incident in Jeju.

In the past three weeks, these two incidents led to the arrest and detention of many villains.

“Let go of me! I’ll sue you under some law or another!”

“At least until the summer term is over, these trash will remain locked up.”

“What? That handsome voice, if it’s the voice I know—aaagh!! T-this is the Steel Coffin?! W-wait! You plan to lock me up like a criminal!!”

The lower-tier criminals dragged to Busan were all confined in the steel coffin made by Taejo.

“From now on, this golf course will temporarily serve as a detention center for special ability criminals.”

“Haha, Minister. This land is owned by the Army…”

“This is a direct order from the President.”

“Understood.”

The government repurposed the military golf course, setting up a temporary detention center with modular concrete prisons erected right on the turf, creating a strange spectacle.

Around 500 villainous criminals were imprisoned.

The villains captured during the Nut Crusher incident would remain in prison throughout July at least, and those who illegally entered Jeju would also stay there under the pretense of investigation.

Despite the Thunder Emperor guarding the body of an A-class ability user, 500 people still tried to take it.

Although anxiety was widespread, paradoxically, as long as they were locked up in Taejo’s armored prison, other areas became safer.

S-class or not, the dangerous criminals acting for their own gain were now imprisoned.

And since no one had escaped from that prison so far, the security in Korea was arguably even better than before the incidents.

“Think about it: capturing 500 villains with just Nut Crusher and the missing A-class woman. That’s a win, right?”

People were relieved, and that sense of safety naturally extended to areas that needed extra attention.

“The summer term can proceed normally.”

After much uproar at Sejong Academy, where they wondered if they needed to look elsewhere due to the disturbances in Jeju, the summer term officially began. ⱤåꞐ𝔬𐌱Ěs

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First-class cabin, flight to Jeju Island.

“If there’s anything uncomfortable, please let us know.”

“No, it’s more uncomfortable if you keep talking, so please leave.”

“Ah, understood. Have a pleasant trip to Jeju.”

The flight attendant, affiliated with the Hero Association, bowed at a 90-degree angle toward the woman sitting in first class, Baek Seol-hee, and immediately left.

“Whew.”

“Um, sunbaenim?”

“You can just call me unnie. What is it?”

“Well…”

Sitting in the adjacent seat, Yoon Iseon pulled out a notepad and wrote something down, handing it to Baek Seol-hee.

“You were looking at someone at the airport earlier. Do you know them?”

“…Hmm.”

Baek Seol-hee scanned her surroundings.

Besides the two S-class ability users in first class, no one else was present. However, just behind the first-class cabin door, a bunch of A-class students with perked ears were seated.

Even right in front, the co-pilot was a D-class ability user, having received sufficient aviation training to work as a co-pilot.

No matter how quietly they whispered, everyone could hear the conversation.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Do you have a pen?”

“Oh, yes!”

Yoon Iseon quickly handed over the pen she was holding, and Baek Seol-hee swiftly wrote something at the bottom of the notepad.

[The non-ability staff are on another flight, right?]

[Yes. They’re divided between two following flights.]

The note exchange continued.

Those who caught a glimpse of the notepad exchange between the two felt frustrated by the analog-style conversation, but none dared to ask.

Since they were exchanging notes, it was clear they didn’t want others to know what they were discussing.

Considering it might even be a state secret, no one questioned their conversation lightly.

[Do you perhaps have someone you’re interested in?]

[Yes, I do.]

“Jin….”

At Baek Seol-hee’s blunt response, Yoon Iseon almost accidentally replied aloud in surprise.

[Really? Who is it? Do I know them?]

[Yes. You know them. So…]

As Baek Seol-hee was about to hand over the notebook, she leaned over the seat and grabbed Yoon Iseon’s wrist.

“It’s mine, okay?”

“…O-of course.”

Yoon Iseon, smiling with her mouth but not her eyes, realized something.

Baek Seol-hee had a good idea of the relationship between her and the man she had openly confessed her feelings for.

[I’ll cheer for you. He’s a good guy. Except for the fact that he’s only interested in novels.]

“…Hmph.”

The coldness swirling around Baek Seol-hee gradually faded.

“Thank goodness. You’re not my enemy.”

“…”

Did she think of her as a rival?

Yoon Iseon wondered how much Baek Seol-hee knew about her relationship with that man and quickly came to a conclusion.

[But unnie, that librarian teacher, he’s definitely hiding something. Be careful.]

“Snrk…!”

Baek Seol-hee let out a quiet laugh at Yoon Iseon’s sincere concern.

“Iseon.”

“Yes, unnie.”

“Unnie already knows everything, so you don’t need to worry.”

“…….”

Yoon Iseon was relieved.

This woman, while she acted like she was perceptive, only thought that she was the one who was perceptive.

She was not completely oblivious, but to get the truth from someone who was determined to hide it is a difficult journey.

The Goblin had said this:

Baek Seol-hee, Snow White, was a pretty pure woman.

If you wanted to deceive her, you could, but if you kept deceiving her for too long, she’d feel a huge sense of betrayal once the truth came out.

“So, if you ever think you’re in danger, just say you know the Goblin. You can bluff and say you support Baek Seol-hee, that you cheer for her, and that you’re just a fan of the Goblin and don’t think of her romantically.”

That’s the advice the Goblin gave on how to handle Baek Seol-hee.

And Yoon Iseon thought again.

[Do you like that man, by any chance?]

[If you’re asking if I like Do Ji-hwan romantically, of course not.]

That’s something only the Goblin, the man Do Ji-hwan, could do.

It was because she couldn’t see Baek Seol-hee’s eyes, the ones she directed at another woman who could be a rival.

[That’s understandable since that teacher is married.]

Yoon Iseon found her excuse to escape.

[He recommended me books and talked about special abilities, which helped me develop mine. I thought him being a special ability consultant might be better than a librarian.]

She just got close to him because he helped her develop my ability, nothing more.

So there was no need to think of her as a rival.

“Hm.”

At Baek Seol-hee’s relaxed laugh, Yoon Iseon felt more at ease.

[You must have gotten pretty close to know that he’s married. He’s not the type to talk about such things easily.]

But when she saw Baek Seol-hee’s hastily scribbled words, a chill ran down her spine.

“U-unnie.”

No way.

This woman, ever since before coming to Jeju, had already come with the determination to “cause trouble.”

[Are you planning on committing adultery?]

“Iseon.”

Baek Seol-hee smiled brightly and wrote her reply leisurely in the notebook before passing it to Yoon Iseon.

[Unnie hasn’t been able to properly date a guy for 25 years. I fell in love at first sight, so won’t you help me out a little?]

[Unnie, the one who said she was planning to retire and have a baby last time, that was really about Teacher Do Ji-hwan? The married librarian Do Ji-hwan?]

“Iseon.”

Baek Seol-hee grinned as she looked out the window.

“Jeju is going to be such a nice place. Don’t you think so?”

“…….”

Yoon Iseon had a feeling.

[Are you upset because you couldn’t board the same plane? Or was it because the plan to meet on the ship was ruined when it got changed to a flight?]

“…….”

Baek Seol-hee’s ears were starting to turn a little red.

[Unnie, should I set something up for you?]

“……Hm?”

[As your ability consultant, let me act as the intermediary.]

“…Iseon. Can I really trust you with this?”

“Yes, of course.”

Yoon Iseon nodded calmly.

“What unnie wants to do is ultimately the best for the peace of this country.”

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‘So, the plane actually took off.’

Maybe I wasted too much time in Jeju.

We almost ended up heading to Ganghwa Island or some other island instead of Jeju, but fortunately, the flight for the summer term flew directly from Sejong Island to Jeju.

Originally, the plan was to travel to Jeju by cruise ship.

While Sejong Island can launch planes, it didn’t have an airport. So we had to bring the plane from Gimhae, land on Sejong Island, and then fly to Jeju.

Cruise ship? There might be stowaways. No way.

There were people swimming into Jeju from the sea. Didn’t you think a ship would be risky?

And so, the ship plan was scrapped.

-If you see me on the ship, pretend you don’t know me, okay? I’m going to look at you meaningfully, like I’ve fallen in love at first sight.

-Titanic, is it?

The protagonists of the movie also found true love and happiness, didn’t they?

With that, the cruise ship romance was planned, but I had to board the regular employee flight in economy class, which was meant for non-ability users.

‘This feels awkward.’

If it were before the possession, this would’ve been the seat I always took. But compared to the private plane seats I used while flying as the Goblin, it felt incredibly strange.

‘Experience sure does change a person—’

“Excuse me.”

A woman approached and sat beside me.

“This seat is open, right? I’ll sit here.”

“…Professor Lisa La Lakshmi?”

“Yes.”

Professor Lisa, who should’ve been sitting in first class, sat next to me with an annoyed expression.

“Why all of a sudden…?”

“Well.”

Professor Lisa unbuttoned the top button of her tight shirt and let out a chuckle.

“I figured it’d be better to sit next to a handsome younger man than a bald professor snoring in first class… don’t you think?”