A Villainess Fell Into My Room. 40

Chapter 40 – 14. Jeong Ha-Eun and Helios Guild (3)

Jeong Ha-eun came into Eric’s general store together.

I know that this place is a hot place in Nova.

As she is the daughter of a noble family. It was degrading to her dignity to go in and out of a place full of her cadets like this.

‘Well, nothing much.’

So, this was my first time opening a general store on site.

I glanced around with an expression that seemed like it was no big deal.

In fact, my feelings were different.

Jeong Ha-eun had no friends. She thought to herself that she was a voluntary bastard. Still, she’s a sassy ah-sa.

This is a place where people from the shooting department come and go countless times.

She wasn’t confident enough to come alone. And above all, it is Seo Soo-ah’s main haunt. It’s a place full of followers. She made Jeong Ha-eun more intimidated.

So now, I will be honest. She felt excited as if she had entered a new world.

‘Well… I’m glad it’s past lunch time.’

Eric opens a food court during lunch time. People explode.

So, it started out as a small general store. Nowadays, it seems that the general store has expanded considerably due to its popularity.

“Would you like to sit over there? I’ll bring you a recovery potion. “Just wait a moment.”
“I’m fine, it’s okay!!”

But Eric had already left her behind and moved to a corner of her general store.

And about the recovery potion. Jeong Ha-eun remembered what happened a little while ago and her face inadvertently blushed.

‘Such an indecent act in front of instructor Eric…’

She suddenly recognized herself and was startled by him, causing her to literally fall behind her bench.

That’s why she hit the back of her head on the floor. No matter how awakened she was, her head still felt tingly.

Of course, her embarrassment was greater than the pain.

The good news is that Eric did not laugh at himself when he saw that.

No, rather than that, he said he would bring me to the general store like now and give me first aid. Jeong Ha-eun felt a little heartbroken at the unexpected favor.

‘It was kind… I did it. Surprisingly, she might not be a bad person.’

But then I remembered that he was a huge pervert and I got nervous again.

‘No. Because he’s a pervert who pretends to be nice and enjoys playing outdoors. Just in case.’

So I sat down at the table Eric had mentioned. A table in the food corner. And there was another person sitting in front of her.

“Oh. Jeong Ha-eun. Hello.”

She was a woman with silver-haired bangs wearing a nun’s uniform and spoke with a kind smile.

Yeona Yu, a nun of the Goddess Church. Now that I think about it, the nun was also in this general store. Jeong Ha-eun only nodded lightly in her greeting.

Then she suddenly became curious and asked.

“What’s going on here?”

Of course, it is common for female cadets from Nova to come here.

In Yuyena’s case, it was different.

She is not an ordinary nun, but a priest with the status of a saint. It was unmistakable proof of purity.

The nuns of the Goddess religion were able to date and get married. So she actually had quite a few promiscuous nuns.

This did not apply to Yuyena. She must pledge her chastity to the extent of a saint in order for her to receive that blessing from the goddess.

‘So I guess it’s not because I’m interested in Eric.’

It might have been a bit of a rude question. She answered Ha-eun with a harmless smile like a nun.

“My older sister works as a clerk here. So I come here to see her older sister… And sometimes have lunch like this.”

She felt like the part-time worker she saw a moment ago was her older sister.

‘It’s lunch…’

It’s a little past lunchtime now. Two o’clock in the afternoon.

“Ha-eun, have you had lunch?”

Jeong Ha-eun was silent for a moment at those words.

She didn’t eat lunch at Nova. It wasn’t the purpose of dieting.

Because I have no friends. She doesn’t even have anyone to eat lunch with.

So she once ate her lunch in secret by hiding in the car driven by her personal driver. She was so miserable about herself that she just skipped lunch recently.

Awakened people have a much higher metabolic rate than ordinary people, so skipping meals was never easy.

She couldn’t bear to show her wild side by eating alone in front of others.

She has high self-esteem. So she often had to fill her lunch with Nova Academy’s notoriously bad-tasting energy drinks.

“Lunch is…”

That was when she tried to answer me with a reprieve.

Eric stood in front of her.

***

“Just stay still. “I’ll apply a recovery potion.”

Before she had time to react, his hand touched the back of Jeong Ha-eun’s head.

“Hibb?!!!”

And she was surprised. It was the first time a man’s hand touched her body. Her whole body tingled.

At the same time, all kinds of emotions that could not be explained in words filled her heart.

Embarrassment. Anger. But excited and relieved at the same time. Even warmth. Her head felt spinning.

‘This… This is due to the soothing effect of the recovery potion…’

I was so embarrassed that I just made strange noises.

But right in front of her is Yuyena, her classmate from 13 Platoon. She tried to keep her composure as best as she could.

If you show off as a virgin in a clumsy way. Because it only reveals weaknesses.

“Ah. And if you haven’t had lunch, would you like to eat it with Yena? “Our general store food court is more of a snack bar than a restaurant… But it’s still worth trying at least once.”
“Oh. That would be nice too. “Even if it’s just ramen, the menu at this general store is very delicious.”

Of course I tried to refuse. Jeong Ha-eun was silent at the word ramen.

‘Ramen…?’

And how she took that silence as an affirmation. Eric quickly brought out the ramen.

“Try ramen and potato pancake together. “Surprisingly, the compatibility is good.”

At the same time, Yuyena said something that was beyond her common sense.

Instant ramen and potato pancakes were not a common combination. A combination that is close to eccentric.

But Jeong Ha-eun’s pupils shook at those words.

When Jeong Ha-eun was silent, Eric looked a little embarrassed.

“This. Ha-eun, is the menu too simple for you to eat?”
“Oh, no. Because you gave it to me. “I’ll just eat it.”

Jeong Ha-eun picked up chopsticks. And she couldn’t stop her heart from pounding.

‘It looks delicious…’

As befits her, her five senses are extremely sensitive. Her taste buds are also very picky.

You’re the daughter of a rich family. Every meal at home is cooked by a former hotel chef.

But there are special exceptions to that taste.

Instant ramen and potato chips. Jeong Ha-eun loved that special combination like crazy.

When she was young, she was stranded in a dungeon due to some kind of accident.

Jeong Ha-eun ate the ramen and potato chips that were in another guild member’s backpack, and she barely survived without dying.

‘Seo… No way. Instructor Eric… Are you looking into my past… To win my favor?’

That might be the case with Eric. You have already noticed that he is not an ordinary man.

Since he is also a hunter. As the daughter of the head of the Helios guild, there was enough reason to seduce her.

But the chopsticks moved before the fear.

When she wrapped her noodles in potato pancakes and took a bite, an exclamation naturally flowed from her mouth.

“Hyaaa…”

So much so that she forgot she had made such an embarrassing sound.

Jeong Ha-eun ate ramen and potato pancakes without any hesitation.

***

Wednesday of the third week of March.

Today was the actual training day for the reserve platoon.

Before that, I stopped by the chairman’s office for a moment.

“On behalf of Nova, I would like to thank Instructor Eric!”

A short, young-looking woman. But she was Catherine, the chairman of Nova’s board of directors.

Moreover, she is a nun who was a former archbishop of the Goddess Church.

She was a prominent figure with connections not only in the hunter world, but also in religious and political circles. Of course, he was not young either.

Although he may look like a high-ranking priest, he participated in many great battles that have been recorded in history. She was looking at me with sincere gratitude.

“I would also like to thank you on behalf of the Swordsmanship Department.”

And Professor Cho Hyeong-jun, head of the Department of Swordsmanship. He had no doubt about it either.

The Holy Spear of the Thunder God, a guild that competes with Helios for the top.

He was the guild’s main dealer and is still one of the strongest swordsmen. However, he also bowed his head politely to me.

“No. “I was just doing my job as an instructor.”

At those words, Professor Cho Hyeong-jun’s expression changed for an instant. I was amazed.

“Still, if Instructor Eric had not been patrolling the downtown area at the time, he would not have been able to immediately respond to the Black Eclipse terror attack. In fact, since the Association agents and I arrived late… Instructor Eric saved the lives of Nova’s cadets!”

Professor Cho Hyeong-jun’s favorite nephew was also attending the Department of Swordsmanship.

So it seemed like they were sending more sincere gratitude towards me. I was a little stung.

‘Actually, the one who should receive commendation is instructor Joo Na-yeon.’

Actually, I moved for the sake of Su-ah rather than the greater cause of protecting the cadets.

And there was an additional goal: to follow the traces of Black Eclipse. However, instructor Joo Na-yeon also said she would award a separate appreciation award.

All in all, it was a good thing.

“This is a certificate of appreciation and a gold medal for Instructor Eric. And it is a commendation for meritorious service from the Thunder God’s Holy Song.”

Chairman Catherine handed it to me.

And I was a little surprised to see the Raijin no Seongchang’s merit award.

‘This…’

Considering the position of the Thunder God’s Holy Spear in the hunter world. That recognition of merit itself becomes a career.

It’s a kind of token that recognizes me as an honorary guild member.

Not only that. If you have that merit citation, you can also enter the awakened shop operated separately by the special guild.

Of course, such membership stores tend to have many good items that cannot be obtained with simple money.

‘I needed money and items to properly arm myself due to this week’s dungeon raid incident. ‘It went very well.’

Krael has finished interrogating the villain he captured during the previous terrorist attack.

He was a villain with some standing. So I was able to get information about their next terrorist plan.

‘That terrorist attack is also very important to Jeong Ha-eun.’

As with Su-ah, terrorism related to Jeong Ha-eun. It was a terrorist attack related to the Helios Guild’s dungeon raid in the eastern polluted zone of Korea.

Black Eclipse’s network was more elaborate than I knew.

Until I caught that villain like I did now, I couldn’t even approach it easily through personal investigation. However, I knew their goal clearly.

That is to summon evil spirits from Earth.

Through the villain’s interrogation, I found out that my prediction was not wrong.

If so, not just me but my descendants. What I have to do with them is to block that evil spirit.

It was like a party of warriors who had to defeat the devil.

Actually, my main quest is to become a demon lord.

Anyway, I caught the tail of that Black Eclipse.

‘Helios’ dungeon raid… We will have to completely prevent the incidents that occur there, just like this terrorist attack.’

Although I knew about it based on prior information from the original work. If you have this specific information, you can prevent the incident much more easily.

It seems like a very famous villain is involved in that terrorist attack.

Not only that, but it is a dungeon conquered by Helios’ elite.

It can also bring me great income.

‘Unique items for the blood quest.’

With that plan in mind, I left the chairman’s office. Professor Cho Hyeong-jun repeatedly said he would even buy me food. He made a separate appointment with him.

And after a while.

I arrived at the instructor’s office at the training center in advance to prepare for the afternoon’s actual training.

I met Su-ah, who was waiting for me inside the instructor’s room.

***

Jeong Ha-eun couldn’t forget the taste of the ramen she ate two days ago.

‘How… Can it taste like that just because I ate it with potato pancakes?’

Any kind of instant ramen was delicious when eaten with potato chips.

The ramen that Eric made for her was on a different level.

The crispiness of potato pancakes. And the taste of the springy noodles mixing together in your mouth. Because it turned her sense of taste upside down.

I suddenly remembered that taste and almost started drooling.

Once again, I desperately tried to block the steps that were heading towards Eric’s general store.

‘I said it was a new menu that hasn’t been officially released yet.’

I dared to treat myself to such a menu. As expected, I had no idea what kind of plan Eric might have.

No, it definitely will. For some reason, he didn’t seem interested in Seo Soo-ah.

Because Jeong Ha-eun was different. Although she is a rational person. Still, as a woman, she knew her worth.

‘Even if Instructor Eric has a selfish interest in me. It’s absolutely nothing strange.’

She even bothered to apply the recovery potion herself. She was so overly sweet that it felt like she was somehow selfish.

However, the more her vigilance becomes higher.

I couldn’t help but worry more about Eric.

‘I… Because Eric cares about me. That’s it. There is absolutely no way I would be interested in a guy like that first.’

As a result, she unintentionally arrived at the actual training site much earlier than the scheduled time.

And my footsteps naturally headed towards Eric’s instructor’s office.

I wanted to find out a little more about Eric’s identity.

If he is in the instructor’s office. With her sensitive senses, she might have a chance to secretly figure out his identity.

As expected, a sound was heard from inside the instructor’s office. It seemed like he was there.

So as not to be caught by him. I secretly waited in an empty room a little away from the instructor’s office.

“Oppa… Haa… Haa… Do you feel… Good…?”

But at that moment, her Jeong Ha-eun froze.

A familiar voice came from Eric’s instructor’s office.

“Seo Soo-ah…?”

Jeong Ha-eun was shocked.