Chapter 2035 – 2035. Savior Of The Academy
Choi Minwoo and Choi Minha were siblings born between me and Kang Sumin. Like genes always do, the siblings resembled me quite a bit.
For reference, Kang Sumin was my kindergarten teacher back in the day. Now, she works as the director of a kindergarten.
Choi Minwoo and Choi Minha were my children, and since their home was close to Kang Sumin’s apartment, I would meet them, play with them, and give them pocket money. Of course, I wasn’t acting like a father. I was just a friendly older brother in the neighborhood. That was the extent of our relationship.
‘Should I give them some pocket money since it’s been a while? Do I have any cash?’
Then, I suddenly noticed something odd. The siblings had been sitting on the bench just now, and there was a convenience store bag on the bench. Inside the bag was a lunch box. And it was morning, not even time for school yet. Why would they need to eat a convenience store lunch box here? It’s not like they’re from a poor family?
“What are you doing here?”
“We were eating.”
“At this hour? Not at home?”
“Dad came home in the early morning. Mom and Dad just fight whenever they meet these days, so we just came out.”
Choi Minwoo said calmly. It didn’t seem like domestic violence. If anything, it was full of annoyance.
‘Is Kang Sumin having trouble with her marriage lately?’
I’ve been at the academy recently, so I didn’t know much about Kang Sumin’s life. As for Kang Sumin’s husband, he’s an executive at a mid-sized company, and unlike before, I know that he hasn’t been getting along with Kang Sumin lately.
As the children grew older, they didn’t resemble him, so he must have become suspicious.
The fact that Kang Sumin never had any feelings for her husband from the beginning was also a big reason. Kang Sumin’s family is on the verge of collapse, without a doubt. Maybe it has already collapsed. And the cause is obviously me.
‘I should get rid of him at the right time.’
My karma score will drop, but it can’t be helped. He’s starting to get on my nerves, so I have to get rid of him.
“Why are you eating convenience store lunch boxes? Let’s go eat some gukbap. I’ll treat you.”
“That’s a bit of a hassle.”
“Gukbap is not my thing. I want to eat pasta.”
It’s not like I eat gukbap often either. But I wanted to eat gukbap today.
“I’ll give you pocket money.”
“I’ll have pork gukbap.”
“Gukbap is trending at school these days.”
I took the kids to a gukbap restaurant I had scouted out beforehand. Honestly, the taste was a bit off for my palate, but it wasn’t inedible.
While feeding them, I asked about their family situation. Usually, people don’t easily share such stories with others, but I had been close to these kids since they were young. And I already knew to some extent.
“How’s Auntie doing?”
“Oh, same as usual.”
“Mom and Dad fight a lot these days. I think they’re going to get divorced.”
“Divorce isn’t good. Why are you so indifferent?”
“Dad said a long time ago that we’re not his kids.”
“We decided not to think of Dad as our dad either.”
“I wish they’d get divorced soon.”
“If they get divorced, Mom will get the money, right? I hope she gives us more pocket money.”
Is this a subtle pressure for pocket money?
I pretended to rummage through my pocket and took out my wallet from my inventory. There was plenty of cash in the wallet. I’m not particularly obsessed with cash, and I had taken this cash as a reward when I took down the gangsters last time.
I took out all the cash in my wallet and gave it to the siblings.
“Share it among yourselves.”
“Thank you!”
“Thank you, big brother! Big brother is a god!”
“With this, I can get a new graphics card.”
“Wait. Hey, you have to split it in half! Why are you taking more?”
“I’m your older brother.”
“I only have one older brother, and that’s Yujin oppa? Don’t try to pull any tricks. Seriously.”
The kids bickered. I didn’t bother to mediate. If I left them alone, they would split it in half on their own.
I drank water while planning for the future. It was too much of a hassle for me to kill Kang Sumin’s husband myself, so I would ask Lamia to take care of it.
‘Even if I deal with it indirectly, my karma will drop since I’m involved.’
It wasn’t easy to accumulate good karma.
‘First, I need to resolve the Madoujeong issue. I don’t have much time left, so I need to move diligently and get stronger. And there are things I can get and things I can take care of in Korea right now….’
The Maruhan Academy’s vacation was also coming to an end soon.
In the original game, the story actually starts to get a bit darker from the second semester. I didn’t plan to get too involved in the story. It’s more profitable to use the established story to get women.
‘The situation has changed. I need to actively intervene and participate. That way, I can monopolize everything and get stronger faster.’
What happens in the second semester?
“Hyung.”
I looked at Choi Minwoo.
“I’m only telling you, but… we’ve awakened.”
“Awakened?”
“Look.”
Choi Minwoo’s eyes turned yellow. It wasn’t clear, but murky. But it definitely felt like the same power as my Spirit Eye (S) trait.
“Me too.”
Choi Minha’s eye color also changed. After checking again, it was definitely Spirit Eye.
“This is the ability you showed us last time, right?”
“Hyung. If this is Spirit Eye, can we make a contract with a spirit? I can feel mana… I can see it. But how do you make a contract with a spirit?”
“Oppa. Can we also enroll in Maruhan Academy? Huh?”
“Yeah, yeah. Just calm down for a second.”
I was taken aback by the unexpected situation.
Inheriting parents’ traits and skills wasn’t uncommon. But it was very rare for the exact same trait to be inherited so perfectly.
You can see that from my main family, the Jinryeong Seongga. Whether it’s the power of blood or not, the Jinryeong Seongga clan is born as spirit users. But the traits they possess are all different. I was the only one in the Jinryeong Seongga who had Spirit Eye.
‘…Did it manifest because my genes are strong?’
If the siblings have awakened, they should be able to see their status window.
『Name: Choi Minwoo
Strength: E Stamina: E- Agility: E+ Durability: E- Mana: E+
Trait: Spirit Eye (B)
Skill: –
Trust: 57』
『Name: Choi Minha
Strength: E- Stamina: E- Agility: E- Durability: E- Mana: D-
Trait: Spirit Eye (B)
Skill: –
Affection: 65』
The rank of Spirit Eye was B. It wasn’t exactly the same as mine. But just having Spirit Eye (B) meant they definitely had the qualifications to be spirit users.
‘Even if the rank is lower, Spirit Eye is Spirit Eye. Their qualifications and talent as spirit users are better than the Jinryeong Seongga’s branch families.’
I asked the siblings.
“Who knows about your awakening?”
“Mom and our friends?”
Friends? Well, that was possible. Awakening was something to be envied. They probably bragged to their friends.
“What about your dad?”
“He probably doesn’t know? He doesn’t talk to us much. And Mom told us not to tell Dad.”
The only people who knew about the siblings’ awakening were their mother and friends, and the siblings were aiming to enter the academy.
‘This isn’t good.’
The fact that they awakened didn’t matter. The problem was, of course, Spirit Eye. The same trait as me. They might not be suspicious now, but when they get older, they’ll start to question their relationship with me.
‘They might think of me as a half-sibling. Or a hidden cousin.’
There’s no way they’d think I’m their real father.
‘The problem isn’t them, it’s the Jinryeong Seongga and Seong Hari. Seong Hari would be quite shocked. I don’t know how the Jinryeong Seongga will react… I wonder if I can lead them well if I negotiate?’
It seemed like things were going to get annoying.
‘I don’t know. It’ll work out somehow. It’s not related to the current academy anyway.’
I didn’t plan to block the siblings’ paths. They should do what they want.
“Hyung. This ability is similar to yours, right? With this ability, we can become spirit users, right?”
“Oppa. I want to make a contract with a spirit. Please help me.”
The siblings came to my sides and started to cling to me.
Helping them wasn’t difficult. I had learned the basics of spirit magic myself. But I was terrible at teaching others. And I didn’t have much time right now.
‘I can’t send them to an academy either.’
Since this is a world with academies, there are also academies for entering the academy. Academies that teach combat skills like martial arts and magic. Academies that teach spirit magic were very rare.
‘I should pick a suitable guy from the Jinryeong Seongga’s branch families and have him tutor them.’
“I’ll get you a professional, so don’t worry.”
• • •
After parting with the siblings, I used a space-movement scroll to move to Arashi Academy in Japan. I slept in the morning, and there was a cultural festival preparation in the afternoon, but I skipped it and hung out with the girls.
In the evening, after dinner, I worked as Red Light in Korea, Japan, and China. The results of killing villains and plundering their things weren’t bad.
‘Status window.’
『Name: Seong Yujin
Strength: A Stamina: A Agility: A- Durability: B+ Mana: A+
Trait: Spirit Eye (S) Demon Hunter (S) God of Storm (A)
Skill: Spirit Contract (A) Spirit Possession (A) Barrier (C+) Swordsmanship (B+)
Karma: Good 26』
I was able to increase my stamina, agility, durability, and karma. My karma also increased. Although it did drop in the middle due to a mistake.
‘Is it harder to maintain karma than to increase it?’
Sometimes, the villain I killed turned out to be a good guy. In those cases, my karma would drop without fail. It was an irrational system.
“Stormbreaker. Machina.”
Stormbreaker and Machina became my suit.
[Are you going to be Red Light again today?]
“I have to since I decided to do it.”
I flew into the sky and headed north to Nampo. Korea in this world is a unified Korea, so the north is also quite developed.
[Are you going to kill gangsters again today? Red Light’s name is popping up a lot on the internet these days.]
‘I’m openly killing villains, so it’s impossible for it not to pop up.’
Machina uploaded posts and articles related to Red Light on the HUD.
-The city’s outlaw, Red Light, appears again! Incompetent heroes are losing their jobs to villains!
-Is Red Light, who is active in Korea, China, and Japan, a space-type ability user?!
-I support Red Light.
-I wish Red Light would kill all the villain bastards.
-Why one Red Light is more reliable than 100 heroes.
[The reporters mostly criticize you, but you’re quite popular on internet communities. Should we hack the reporters?]
‘Ignore them. How much credibility do Korean reporters have?’
Whether Red Light was popular or not, it didn’t matter to me.
‘I need to focus since I have to kill some important guys today.’
[Okay. Don’t forget to get the spirit orbs.]
Flying through the sky, I arrived at my destination in an instant. I slowly descended to the building on the outskirts of Nampo.
[Uh.]
‘Why? Is it a trap?’
[No. I was looking at SNS and communities, and a number of A-class heroes have started moving. From Seoul up. So, they’re heading to Nampo.]
‘The Hero Association found out before I even started?’
The only ones who know my plan are me and Machina. There’s no reason for Machina to betray me. In the first place, she can’t betray me because she’s bound by a contract.
‘A precognitive ability user from the Hero Association must have done something.’
Ability users related to precognition. They’re treated well because even if they’re wrong 8 out of 10 times, they’re right the other 2 times.
[Are you just going to give up today?]
‘I have to kill a Madoujeong executive tomorrow, so what do you mean give up?’
I entered the building.
