I Installed a Dating App and These Otherworld Virgins Became Obsessed With Me. 126

## Chapter 126 – 126. Rejection

#126. Rejection

Without realizing it, I crumpled the documents in my hand.

Uncharacteristically, I found it difficult to control my emotions. Even the slightest mistake could cause my magic to surge, disabling the magic concealment function of my necklace.

“…I understand how you feel, but how about postponing your revenge until after the engagement?”
“Excuse me?”
“The others are insignificant, but the redevelopment involves the director of the Urban Planning Bureau, the district head, and even the governor. I hate to say this, but as the head of the family, I can’t afford to take on all of them for someone who isn’t even a member of the family.”

Grandmother Choi Young-ok’s opinion was reasonable.

As the head of the family, she couldn’t condone endangering the family for an outsider who wasn’t even engaged yet.

“Grandmother.”

I took off the necklace. The magic concealment function disappeared, and my magic regained its original output. The same was true for my internal energy.

The magic coursing through my body dominated the surrounding space.

A look of bewilderment crossed Grandmother Choi Young-ok’s eyes.

“I don’t want any help with this matter. Instead, I just need you to tell me one thing.”
“…What is it?”
“How far can I go?”

From the start, I had no intention of sparing the governor, the director of the Urban Planning Bureau, the district head, or any of the other people involved, including the chairman of the redevelopment promotion committee and the head of the association.

Grandmother Choi Young-ok sighed briefly. She rubbed her forehead with her fingertips, as if she had a headache.

“Corrupt officials who commit irregularities deserve to die. It must be the people’s anger reaching the heavens.”

Clink. She tilted her teacup and spoke with a cold glint in her eyes.

“You can do whatever you want. But keep in mind that as the head of the family, I can’t help you if you leave evidence or get caught. You can postpone your revenge if you’re not confident.”
“That won’t happen. I never intended to leave evidence or get caught in the first place.”

Sparks flew around my body. I was getting more and more used to controlling lightning.

“…Once you’re engaged to Hye-na, I could even bury the governor’s parents alive as a package deal. Are you sure you still don’t want to wait?”
“It’s not that revenge is urgent. I just want to handle it myself.”

Grandmother Choi Young-ok, who had been chuckling in disbelief at my firm attitude, had a relatively relaxed look in her eyes.

“Grandson, do you know what our family’s tradition is?”

At that moment, I felt a powerful flow of magic, and a huge flame erupted around her. The flames filled the room with intense force, but they didn’t burn anything.

Honestly, I was surprised. How much experience would it take to control that much fire so perfectly?

“If you’re going to do something, do it thoroughly.”

***

Time passed, and it was finally afternoon class time.

A rather old-looking female professor entered, and the class on barrier magic began. I had been looking forward to the class, but for some reason, the content wasn’t sinking in.

My head was a mess.

“Haa…”

I had found out who was behind the attack on the orphanage, and I had even gotten permission from Grandmother Choi Young-ok.

But perhaps it was because the target of my revenge had become clear, but I had been struggling to suppress my bloodlust since earlier.

No, actually, it had been like this ever since I visited the orphanage a few days ago. I had just been pretending not to notice. Confirming the documents was just the trigger.

Fortunately, the orphanage was able to move into a new building that had been built recently with the help of Grandmother Choi Young-ok. It was undoubtedly a good thing that they had moved from a run-down shantytown to a relatively peaceful and safe neighborhood.

Moreover, it was said that they were receiving a lot of support because they had been designated as an orphanage sponsored by the Seongbuk Choi family.

Thanks to this, the face of the head nun, whom I had met after a long time, was brighter than ever. The other nuns, whom I hadn’t met last time, were the same, and the other children looked well-fed and healthy.

But everyone had scars all over.

Someone’s cheek was swollen, someone was wearing a bandage. There was even a child limping, and I heard that there was a nun in the hospital.

Crack.

The pen I was holding broke.

It was all the work of the hired thugs who were trying to force the orphanage out of the neighborhood.

‘…I don’t particularly enjoy killing people.’

But I was sure that I could kill them with a smile this time.

“Okay, then Kang Hyun-woo?”
“…Yes?”

I was lost in thought, trying to come up with a detailed plan, when someone called my name from the front.

It was the professor in charge of the Introduction to Barrier Studies class I was currently taking.

“Why don’t you come out and solve it, Hyun-woo?”

I looked around and saw that all the other students except me were raising their hands.

“…Me?”
“The other students don’t seem to understand it very well yet, so it would be much easier to understand if you explained it from your perspective.”

An unspoken warning to come out without complaining flew at me.

Judging by the fact that the professor didn’t seem to be in a good mood, she must have noticed that I was distracted.

I looked closely at the problem written on the blackboard. Only then did I get a rough idea of what was going on.

She must have called me out to scold me for being distracted, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to solve the problem.

Thanks to this, everyone’s attention was focused on me.

I had two options here.

Go out and solve it properly, or just apologize.

Of course, it was my fault for being distracted in class, but I didn’t want to be scolded by the professor in front of other girls at my age.

I got up from my seat and headed to the blackboard.

I took the chalk and examined the problem.

It was a problem about the types of barriers and the analysis of energy flow. Based on the following situation, design an appropriate barrier magic and explain the characteristics and energy flow of each barrier.

[A magician is trying to set up a barrier to protect his house. The magician will choose between a fixed defense barrier and a mobile detection barrier.]

I turned my attention to the first of the three questions listed.

[Explain the difference in energy flow between the two barriers and describe how each barrier reacts to external threats.]

Although there were some differences from Earth’s theories, it was ultimately one of the things I had learned from Iris.

“You can just go back if you don’t know. Barrier magic is originally from the second semester…”
“I’ll solve it.”

I moved the chalk without hesitation and wrote the answer. There weren’t any parts that I couldn’t figure out at all, but Iris’s advice came to mind every time.

Tak. After about two minutes, I put down the chalk.

“T-this is…”
“I’ll briefly explain the first question. Fixed defense barriers boast a strong defense effect thanks to their ability to absorb and accumulate magic, but they have the disadvantage of being slow to react and taking a long time to set up. On the other hand, mobile detection barriers have the advantage of detecting infiltration by stealth magic or assassins by constantly flowing a weak magic power inside the barrier. However, since they focus on detection, they have no defensive function.”

I continued to explain without hesitation. I also took time to answer questions from other students in the middle.

The professor should have stopped me by now, but she was listening to my explanation as if she were possessed.

“…I heard that you entered magic through self-study, but you have a considerable knowledge of barrier magic?”
“Yes, well… I’ve always been interested in barrier magic.”

At that time, I was struggling to get Iris out. Naturally, I was in an environment where I couldn’t help but be interested in barrier magic.

“Is that so?”

Suddenly, the professor’s eyes changed as she looked at me. I felt a chill down my spine and a cold sweat.

I hurried back to my seat, trying to shake off the anxiety that was running through my head.

***

After many twists and turns, the afternoon class was over.

The other classes ended without incident, but the problem was when the Introduction to Barrier Studies class ended.

The professor kept urging me to have a cup of tea with her, which was quite troublesome. To be honest, I would have gone if she was a young and pretty professor, but she was a middle-aged professor who was quite old, so I politely declined.

As I was walking down the hallway to go home.

“Hello?”

Han Seo-ah appeared from the corner of the alley.

“Hello…?”

Our first meeting wasn’t very good, but I was a little embarrassed to see her appear with a friendly smile.

Besides, this is a place where people don’t usually walk around. Anyone could tell that she was waiting for me.

“Do you have some time?”
“A date?”
“No.”

I chuckled at Han Seo-ah’s firm attitude in answering with tremendous reaction speed.

“I’m just kidding.”
“…”

The way she sulked right away after I made a joke was just like a rich family’s daughter.

“I’m busy.”

For a moment, Han Seo-ah’s brow furrowed slightly, but it quickly returned to normal.

‘Is she angry?’

If she was born into the Jin Ryu Han family and had always lived in a position of power, it wouldn’t be strange for her to have a slightly strong sense of pride. It would be at a unique level compared to other magicians.

I found it easier to understand when I roughly recalled my first meeting with Choi Hye-na.

‘It wasn’t a joke back then.’

How dare you set me up on a blind date? Me? That was exactly the reaction.

“…It won’t take long, so please spare me some time. It won’t be a loss for you either, Hyun-woo.”
“Okay.”

I felt like she would scream if I refused one more time.

I followed Han Seo-ah into an empty classroom.

“So, what do you want to talk about?”
“Okay. Since we’re not going to be close anyway, let’s get straight to the point.”

Han Seo-ah took out a document envelope from her bag and handed it to me. I opened it and saw that there were about two or three pages inside.

“What’s this?”
“It’s a contract.”
“A contract?”
“I know that you’ve been meeting with my sister recently. You don’t mean to tell me that you don’t know who my sister is, do you?”
“Of course not, she’s the Tower Master.”

I skimmed through the contract. It was full of content and conditions that were difficult to understand at first glance.

But when I looked at it as a whole, there was only one thing the contract wanted.

“…Are you telling me to be a spy?”
“You certainly have a good head on your shoulders to have entered magic through self-study. That’s right. I want you to sign a contract with me and become my exclusive spy.”

Despite Han Seo-ah’s reaction, smiling as if she had given the right answer, I couldn’t understand it even more. She was now asking me to sell information about her sister, the Tower Master.

“…I understand that you might find it hard to understand. But I’m serious.”

Han Seo-ah looked more serious than ever.

“Okay, well… I understand that everyone has their own circumstances, but why me?”

The contract stated the compensation that Han Seo-ah would pay for providing information. It included cash, as well as various elixirs, artifacts, and even the Jin Ryu Han family’s secret techniques.

But it wasn’t enough to take on the enormous risk of providing information about the Tower Master to others.

I could lose my head if I was caught.

“Besides, what makes you think I have any relationship with the Tower Master? What if I tell the Tower Master as soon as I break up with you?”
“It doesn’t matter. My sister wouldn’t pay attention to me for something like this anyway. She might just stare at me for a while even if I cast magic in her face. And you shouldn’t be mistaken either, Hyun-woo.”

A bitter smile appeared on Han Seo-ah’s lips.

“My sister has always been interested in trivial things, to the point where she would pick up mice from the street and raise them. You’re just at that level? Even if she seems to be getting close to you now because she’s interested in your talent, she won’t even acknowledge you tomorrow if she loses interest. That’s the kind of person she is.”

Her evaluation of her sister was scathing. I could even feel a slight aversion towards the Tower Master.

“So, if you’re falling in love with her pretty face and feeling love all by yourself, I hope you give up early. That’s for your own good.”
“So, what are you trying to say?”
“Sign a contract with me. If you bring me useful information, I’ll give you corresponding compensation. It’s a win-win situation.”

Han Seo-ah’s expression showed not even a hint of doubt that I would reject her offer.

“No thanks.”

But I had no intention of signing a contract.