I Installed a Dating App and These Otherworld Virgins Became Obsessed With Me. 259

## Chapter 259 – 259. Diabology

#259. Diabology

This week, Monday arrived without fail.

But today was different from usual.

Vroom!

I was driving myself to the Magic Tower.

The roads were a bit congested due to the morning commute, but it was always like that when I took a taxi, so I didn’t really mind.

For your information, I received this car as a gift from Choi Hyena.

-It doesn’t make sense for my man to be walking around without a car, does it?
-Then how about a used car…
-You’re not serious, are you?

Last night, while chatting in bed, Choi Hyena found out that I was a pedestrian and took me to the workshop’s basement.

Surprisingly, the entire basement, from the first to the third floor, was a garage. There were dozens of cars from famous brands that you’d recognize just by hearing their names.

I didn’t know Choi Hyena had a hobby of collecting cars.

At first, she told me to take about 10 that I liked, but I declined. They were all limited editions that easily cost billions of won, and I felt a little guilty taking 10 of them.

The car I received at Choi Hyena’s recommendation was a limited edition model from F company, a supercar that I could drive around without any issues.

“It was worth getting my driver’s license as soon as I became an adult.”

It was practically just sitting in the closet, but it didn’t really matter. Even if I drove with my eyes closed, I’d probably do better than most professional racers.

The reason I’ve been walking around until now is purely because I’m not interested in cars.

It’s slower than me running, so why bother?

Still, Choi Hyena gave it to me as a gift, so I should drive it around diligently for a while.

Looking out the window, I suddenly remembered what Grandma Choi Youngok had casually said at breakfast.

-It seems like it’s time to reveal it.

There was no need to ask further.

I knew what she meant.

Until now, I’ve been using the Necklace of Concealment to hide my skills. Thanks to that, the Magic Tower thinks I’m a 2nd Circle mage.

Of course, the Tower Master found out a long time ago.

I don’t know what her reason is, but the Tower Master kept my secret.

‘I’ll probably meet her again today. Should I call her Nuna Rahel like last time?’

Every Monday is the day I agreed to cooperate with the Tower Master’s research.

Well, it seems like the research is half forgotten already.

Anyway, I’m a 5th Circle mage now. And a Battle Mage who specializes in combat.

It’s not that there aren’t any 5th Circle mages among the professors, but they all mainly research theory.

In terms of pure force, I’m already one of the top in the Gray Magic Tower.

In other words, there’s no need to hide my skills anymore, worrying about threats from foreign families or organizations like before.

But I thought it was too early to reveal my skills.

At least until I reach Transcendent.

I decided to hide it until then.

It’ll probably take quite a while. I could reach Peak without any great enlightenment, but it’s not possible from now on.

Duke Rutland gave me advice, but he said I was thinking too much as a mage and to throw it all away. I don’t know what he’s talking about.

‘He’s not talking about choosing and focusing, is he?’

If I’m right, Duke Rutland is telling me to abandon one of the two.

Magic and martial arts.

Choose one and abandon the other.

Of course, I have no intention of abandoning either.

I’ve suffered so much until now, how can I choose only one now?

‘Hoo…’

I stepped on the accelerator, clearing my complicated thoughts.

***

As I said before, the gender ratio of mages is skewed.

In terms of ratio, only 2 out of 10 are men, or even less. So it was only natural that the female students of the Magic Tower were interested in me.

“Oh, it’s Hyunwoo!”
“What? When did you start dropping honorifics?”
“…We’re the same age, so I can drop them.”
“He probably doesn’t even know your name.”
“Do you want to die?”

“Go quickly. You said you were going to talk to him last time.”
“What if Hyena-sunbae finds out?”
“Your Magic Tower life will be difficult from now on.”

“Doesn’t he look more handsome?”
“Right? It’s like his aura is a bit different from usual?”
“Yeah, yeah!”

Today, I could feel gazes from everywhere.

Some of the female students who made eye contact with me in the hallway even blushed.

Everyone’s reactions were more blatant than usual.

‘Well, I have been getting more handsome lately.’

I’ve actually been asked for my number on the street, and I even received a modeling offer last time.

Of course, that doesn’t mean any women approach me at the Magic Tower. It was because the rumor that I was dating Choi Hyena had spread.

If they were to displease the next head of the Seongbuk Choi family, it would be difficult to make a living as a mage in Korea, so it was only natural.

Click.

When I opened the classroom door, the female students’ gazes poured in. They glanced at me and whispered to each other.

They used to talk to me, but now they kept their distance, probably because they were wary of Choi Hyena.

‘It feels strangely like I’m being ostracized?’

I felt a bit bitter.

Scratching the back of my neck, I headed to my seat and made eye contact with a girl.

A petite figure, unbalanced breasts, and fluffy pink hair, Lumina Hirkus.

“Good morning.”
“Ah, good morning.”

She was the granddaughter of Marna Hirkus, a 1st Class alchemist, and we became acquainted through the antidote request last time.

“Um, Hyunwoo-ssi.”
“Yeah?”

I turned my head to the voice coming from the side.

Lumina covered her mouth with her hand and whispered.

“About the antidote you requested last time. I started preparing it yesterday.”
“Really?”
“Yes, thankfully my grandmother came back early.”

I cheered inwardly at the unexpected good news.

Recently, I had commissioned Marna Hirkus to create an antidote for the Thousand Heart Extreme Yang Flower Poison Lotus that Chun Yeohwa was afflicted with.

But due to her sudden overseas trip, I had to wait at least a few months.

“Could you visit the store sometime this week? It seems like there are a few ingredients that are difficult to obtain.”

I nodded.

If I could just make the antidote, I was willing to get as many ingredients as possible. Even if I had to go through a lot of trouble, I had the reliable backing of the Seongbuk Choi family.

However, I didn’t think it was a good idea to get Choi Hyena’s help for Chun Yeohwa.

But I quickly shook it off. I just had to treat Choi Hyena well enough to make up for it.

“Um, by any chance…”

While I was distracted by other thoughts, Lumina pulled on my sleeve.

“Are you free for lunch today…?”
“Lunch?”
“Yes, the president of the research club has returned. We’ll be seeing each other often, so we should at least say hello…”
“Ah, the person who went to work part-time?”
“…”

Lumina nodded without saying anything.

She must be aware that a research club where the president has to work part-time because there’s no budget isn’t normal, even in her own opinion.

But I had no intention of reversing my decision to join the research club.

I became interested in that side after meeting the demon worshippers and demons at the gate last time.

At first, I joined the research club to find a clue about mana, but they had already found a way.

It’s a bit of a crude method, though.

“I’ll go to the research club during lunchtime later.”
“Ah, okay!”

***

The morning passed uneventfully, without anything particularly interesting or annoying, as usual.

Click-

“Everyone, please sit down.”

With an hour left until lunchtime, Professor Lee Chaewon entered.

Starting this week, the Elemental Studies major class begins.

Well, it wasn’t anything special just because it was a major class. I’m weak in theory, but it’s still just a 1st-year level class.

I could just listen to it with one ear and let it flow out the other.

I might have listened for fun in the past, but now that I’ve reached the 5th Circle and am establishing and solidifying the Astral Realm, it was unnecessary knowledge.

Rather, I was interested in Professor Lee Chaewon’s back view as she wrote on the blackboard.

A top with a daringly low neckline and a skirt that revealed the lines of her hips and butt.

She still maintained a provocative fashion style, just like when I first met her.

And perhaps because of the dark circles and bright red lips, she had a strange sexiness about her.

‘Professor Lee Chaewon is a 3rd Circle mage, right?’

She was an elementalist who wielded both fire and wind, a Battle Mage who specialized in combat like me.

Of course, as a professor, she probably studies theory diligently as well.

Unlike her seductive appearance, Professor Lee Chaewon was the owner of an extraordinary talent, becoming a professor at a young age like Professor Shin Minha.

If you only looked at it that way, you might think she was just a person with a lot of gap moe, but for some reason, I felt uneasy about Professor Lee Chaewon from the first time I met her.

Of course, there’s no evidence. It’s purely a feeling.

But it was certain that she was hiding something.

‘Well… it’s not something I need to worry about.’

If she was hiding a really dangerous secret, the Tower Master would have stepped in a long time ago. She could even see through my realm that I was hiding with the Necklace of Concealment at a glance.

So, I should just not pay attention to unnecessary things and enjoy Professor Lee Chaewon’s back view for the remaining time.

‘We made eye contact again.’

That woman, she deliberately wiggles her butt seductively whenever I’m watching her.

To the point where other students notice.

Of course, that doesn’t mean any students point it out. They’d only get themselves in trouble if they displeased the professor.

‘How impertinent.’

A professor is fulfilling her personal desires during sacred class time.

I couldn’t condone her behavior.

I watched Professor Lee Chaewon without missing a single moment, starting with collecting evidence. Thanks to that, the remaining hour passed by quickly.

“Then everyone, enjoy your lunch?”

After the beneficial major class ended, Professor Lee Chaewon smiled as if nothing had happened and left the classroom. As soon as she left, gossip about Professor Lee Chaewon could be heard from all over the classroom.

Wasn’t she being too blatant, was this a club, wasn’t she a pervert instead of a professor, and so on.

I ignored it appropriately and headed to the cafeteria. Slandering Professor Lee Chaewon with insufficient evidence was no different from a witch hunt.

‘Am I eating alone today?’

I would usually have lunch with Choi Hyena, but not today.

Choi Hyena is probably too busy organizing what she gained while reaching the 4th Circle. I probably won’t be able to contact her often for a while.

Lumina went straight to the clubroom without eating. She said she had something to do?

As I arrived at the cafeteria alone and looked for a seat,

“Hyunwoo!”

I heard a voice calling me from nearby.

When I turned my head, I saw someone familiar calling me from a table where several men were gathered.

It was definitely a face I remembered. I even exchanged introductions last time, but I couldn’t remember his name.

“…Son Jin-ho?”

I remembered.

He was in the same A class as me and the second son of the Cheonseong Group, which ranked 10th in the business world. In other words, he was a diamond spoon.

The men sitting with him were also in the same A class as me.

“Are you alone today?”
“It just happened that way.”
“Would you like to eat with us?”

I nodded.

It was better than eating alone among the women.

True to his friendly personality, Son Jin-ho introduced me to the other men. Of course, I listened with one ear and let it flow out the other.

‘Is he at the beginning of the 1st Circle?’

In my opinion, Son Jin-ho was a typical case of becoming a mage with money. He had meager talent, but he bought mana stimulants or elixirs with money and forcibly created a mana circle.

He probably passed the training center with connections.

Even if he became a mage that way, he wouldn’t be able to escape the 1st Circle for the rest of his life.

But if my guess was correct, he didn’t come to the Magic Tower to become a mage in the first place.

‘Well, mage connections aren’t easy to get.’

Even if he’s the second son, he’ll probably inherit a few subsidiaries later. If he’s thinking of doing business, it’s better to build connections with promising mages.

I finished my meal, responding appropriately to what he said.

I have no intention of becoming friends with the men, but if he’s a successor to a large company and has a good personality, it wouldn’t be bad to know his face.

After leaving the cafeteria, I headed straight to the research club.

Click-

When I opened the shabby door, I saw the same narrow clubroom. At least it wasn’t as messy as last time.

Traces of cleaning could be seen everywhere.

“Hyunwoo-ssi…!”

Lumina, who was holding a broom, looked at me with a bright expression. I was puzzled by her sigh of relief.

What is it?

Did she think I was going to run away?

‘…She’s sharp?’

I hate to say it myself, but unless they’re a weirdo like me, no mage would want to join this research club.

The clubroom is small and there’s no budget. And the name of the research club is Diabology.

‘If I can’t get anything, I can just be a ghost member.’

In the first place, all Lumina wanted from me was to fill the number of members. So I didn’t intend to do anything more than that.

When I went inside the clubroom, I could feel a presence inside.

Clunk.

At that moment, the door opened and a woman walked out.

Wearing a neat school uniform and with silky hair flowing down.

“Are you the 1st year who’s joining this time?”

I heard a voice like rolling jade beads.

The moment I saw her, I couldn’t say anything.

Because she was too pretty?

I don’t know.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Ryu Gaeun, the president of the Diabology research club.”

The woman who introduced herself as Ryu Gaeun offered me a handshake.

But I didn’t take her hand and just stared blankly.

“Feel free to call me Gaeun-sunbae?”

I’ve heard that there are many eccentrics among mages, but this was the first time I’ve seen someone wearing a strange mask from the first meeting.

‘…Should I withdraw now?’

When I glanced at the door, Lumina hurriedly blocked the door with her body.