Chapter 376 – Clue (3)
The moment she heard the word hexagram, I saw her eyelids flutter.
It was only a moment, but you can’t fool my eyes.
“What is that… , Right? Are you digging for information? “What is a hexagram?”
The innocent look on his face as if he doesn’t know what he’s talking about is quite impressive.
A talent that would have been great even if he had become a drama actor.
But it was late.
“Hey, let’s not lose our energy and just talk openly, shall we?”
I made this suggestion because I already knew everything and wanted to avoid wasting time.
“I don’t know what you keep saying. I don’t think there’s any other way for me to share an honest story with a Dojin student other than sharing it with my body… ?”
Baekhyun-ah tries to seduce me by subtly pushing my chest.
Meanwhile, the waves of magic flowing around her slowly begin to change.
Ultimatum.
Here, the will to attack is conveyed through magical power if you do not proceed appropriately.
She smiles at her and speaks to her.
“Flaw… , You know what?”
“What do you mean?”
“The professor’s temptation throughout today wasn’t the same as usual.”
“… ?”
Baekhyun frowns without realizing it.
She must have thought that it was a perfect performance by her own standards.
However, it was only the way she spoke and acted on the surface, and the atmosphere and emotions felt through her body were quite different from usual.
The simplicity that replaces the stickiness that sticks to her hand when touched.
Unable to accept the insincere acting, I simply accepted it as an obligation.
There is only one reason why her feelings could change so much in just a few days.
“Now, I am no longer someone who is desperate for the professor.”
This may be because I heard that he has been moved from being a recruitment target to the organization to an elimination target that even consideration of removal in case of emergency.
“How is it? This isn’t quite solid evidence…”
Fazijik!
Even before she finishes speaking, the sound of lightning flashing loudly rings out.
An advanced magic completed through the magic power that I had been accumulating little by little throughout the conversation.
Electric Nova.
The magic circle that was explained to me in detail a moment ago is drawn in the air.
It’s so scary!
Pajik!
Electric currents begin to gather on the magic circle created in the air.
Even though it is a high-level magic, the casting speed is very fast, as evidenced by the fact that he was a ‘specialist in brain magic’ during his active career.
Partz tsk tsk… !
Before I know it, the completed sphere of electric current is pointed at me.
At the same time, her expression also changed.
A cold gaze.
“I was surprised, student Dojin. “I didn’t know you knew my identity.”
I respond with a smile to the exclamatory tone.
“I have a reliable source of information.”
Then she laughs coldly.
“I guess you have a great source of information. “Very few people know about us.”
“Thanks to you, I paid a pretty high price.”
The bead containing accumulated bad karma given in exchange for information is an item that must be purchased at any price.
For us, for whom karma is our strength, that bead is like an elixir.
An elixir with an effect so outstanding that it cannot even be compared to the elixirs that are sometimes released on the market.
If I had paid for such an item with money rather than information, wouldn’t I have been able to easily get at least one high-rise building in the middle of Gangnam?
As if she had read the bitterness in my expression, she questioned me in a stronger tone.
“It was very hasty to pay such a price.”
“In what part?”
“You can tell just by looking at the current situation.”
In response to my question, she points to her magic with her chin and continues her words.
“I was so cocky without any preparation. When talking about such things, you should at least do so after clearly subduing the other person. “If that were the case, at least the current situation wouldn’t have happened.”
It must have been too long since I lived with the title of professor.
When I see him point out in detail the things I think I did wrong in this situation.
But she was wrong.
No, I don’t really understand the situation itself.
“So what are you going to do with me with that magic?”
Then a light of hesitation flashes in her eyes.
“… Well.”
She criticized me for being hasty, but she was also hasty.
The hesitation that slowly melts into his eyes and actions is the basis for this.
Of course, there are several hidden reasons why this happened.
The first is that there is a high probability that the organization has not issued an order to remove me.
If we dig deeper, we may have been told to wait and see rather than eliminate.
Joohee Han.
Hexagram If her status within her is high… , But there is a premise.
Although we don’t know exactly what her relationship is with the hexagram, she can be sure that her status is by no means low.
Both ability-wise and personality-wise.
She is definitely not the kind of person who should be put under anyone.
The second reason lies in the magic she cast itself.
“If you shoot that, this building will easily be blown away, right?”
“…”
Advanced Magic Electric Nova.
The sphere created by compressing an enormous amount of electric current is an area-type magic that devastates not only the opponent it touches but also the surrounding area.
Its range is large enough to blow down the entire magic school building, which is covered in defensive magic circles.
Her eyes widened slightly as she glared at me, as if she sensed something strange about me not losing my composure even when such a dangerous magic was aimed at me.
“… “You prompted me to cast Electric Nova.”
That’s correct.
There is no better means than magic to determine the intentions of a magic professor.
Even more so if that magic is her specialty.
Baekhyun is a person who has been called a brain attribute magic specialist since her active duty days.
Electric Nova is a powerful magic that allows her to accumulate significant contributions every time she conquers a large-scale dungeon.
She had taught me such magic until now, and she replayed the shape of the magic circle in her body and mind over and over again.
So much so that it remained like an afterimage in her mind for some time even after the guidance was over.
So, the fact that the magic she used to overcome her crisis was Electric Nova was by no means a product of coincidence.
If I had to express it, would it be correct to say that it was a thoroughly planned result?
Now that she had figured out the whole story, she smiled brightly and opened her mouth.
Hehe… “As expected, student Dojin is amazing.”
Pure admiration, devoid of any sarcasm or sarcasm, pours from her mouth.
“That’s why I wanted to recruit you. “Even if I use everything I can.”
“… “I think the only temptation was physical.”
Then she answered with a bewitching smile that did not suit her current situation.
“Well, out of all the things I had, this was the only thing that could catch Dojin’s attention.”
A tone full of pride.
Even if it was a failure, what…
“I failed to drag him to bed, but… “Honestly, it was good, right?”
“No? “Isn’t it?”
“Lie. “I know you were busy stealing my breasts every time you talked to me.”
“… “That’s, um.”
Honestly, that is force majeure.
The large breasts are tightly pressed together and the flowing cleavage is clearly exposed. What man in the world could not look at that?
“But that also ends today.”
The woman who had shown a friendly demeanor just a moment ago smiled bitterly.
“The plan was great. “The moment you cast this spell, you will die and this building will disappear without a trace.”
If a building disappears into dust from the pouring electric current, all the people inside it will die as well.
Except for one person, Baek Hyun-ah, who cast the spell.
“If that happens, you will no longer be able to live as a professor, and you will become a villain instead of a hunter, always being chased.”
Whether you wanted it or not.
She did her best while living under the false identity of a professor.
The content of her lectures every year was excellent, and she did not neglect teaching her students at all.
Whatever it is, satisfaction comes from doing your best.
Now that she has reached this point, she is clearly quite satisfied with her status as a professor and her life.
So much so that he hesitated even in a situation where his identity was revealed.
“But if you think that’s what stopped me, you’re mistaken.”
Do you really think I can’t shoot?
His even colder eyes seem to be asking me that question.
“Of course not.”
Even though my plan may give her hesitation, I cannot stop her from taking action.
Even if the building collapses and all the people in it die and he becomes a villain, who knows if he runs away to another country and hides under another disguise.
Knowing that, there was only one thing I wanted from the beginning.
Scruple.
If only I could extend the time I pulled the trigger by just one second.
“That’s enough.”
“What… !”
Before she can finish her sentence, she kicks the ground.
There is one thing people misunderstand about me.
I saw a video called ’10 TMI about Kim Do-jin’ on YouTube, which I occasionally access when I’m bored, and that’s what it said there.
Kim Do-jin said that she has excellent physical abilities for a wizard.
That’s not it.
Kwaang-!
He moves toward her with explosive speed, gained by rolling on the ground with her feet, which contain her magical power.
Although she was taken aback for a moment, she soon made up her mind and tried to fire her magic.
“Voila.”
Late.
In the momentary gap created by her hesitation, she thrust out her fist.
Her target is her abdomen.
Wow!
“Off… !?”
She didn’t control her strength at all.
It is impossible to any degree to cut off the mental power of a level A hunter.
Her new brother, who was hit in the abdomen by her fist swinging from underneath her and above her, comes to mind.
A body falling ungainly after a short swim.
“Ugh… !”
Her hand, which had been aiming her advanced magic, was suddenly cupping her abdomen, the source of her pain.
I felt sorry for a moment, but I couldn’t help it.
But if you do it poorly, neither she nor I can get sick, right?
If you’re going to get sick, it’s better for everyone to get sick, hmmmm.
As she moans in pain, he approaches her, squats down on her, and asks her in a worried tone.
“Are you okay? Were you very surprised? Sorry.”
Baek Hyun-ah lifts her head with difficulty and looks up at me with her distorted eyes.
They say a pretty girl is pretty no matter what she does, and she’s pretty even when she’s sick.
… Is this why people become S and M?
Ah, now is not the time to think like this.
“Professor.”
“…”
“Honestly, life isn’t bad right now. Right? I can research magic with the research funds that come from a stable job, and I don’t have to get blood on my hands… , Isn’t it?”
Then her face became even more distorted.
“That… , You ruined it, right?”
“Uh… , Is it?”
Some things are the same, some things aren’t the same.
No, since I was living under a false identity anyway, wasn’t my life going to end at some point?
But because I brought it forward… , There is some degree of responsibility… , Did you do it?
Well, let’s just say I screwed up.
“I haven’t completely ruined it yet. “The building didn’t collapse, and no one but me knows the professor’s identity yet, right?”
In short, it means that there is enough room left to return to the original life.
“I will protect your life.”
A light of suspicion appears in her eyes along with a faint look.
“… “It’s a case of giving what you want.”
“There is no favor without a return.”
“If you want information about the organization… , Give up. “Do you think there will be no restrictions on a low-level organization member like me?”
Even if you want to listen, you can’t, right?
I expected it.
For a large-scale organization to not even have its name known, it means that the effort it took was beyond imagination.
However, no matter what limitations there are, there are always gaps.
“It’s okay if you don’t give me the information. Just… , Live like you do now. “I teach students, do research, and sometimes I leave work early in the evening to meet some ‘friends.'”
She would know.
What am I talking about now?
She ponders for a moment and then asks.
“If you refuse… “What are you going to do?”
It’s rejection.
I’ve never really thought about that.
If so… , Hmmm.
I answered her with the expression on her face completely erased.
“I should die.”