Villain Takes Over The Academy

Chapter 33

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Chapter 33

As April arrived, the atmosphere of the academy began to change gradually.

The spring sunlight streamed warmly through the windows, and cherry blossoms bloomed on the trees, increasing the number of students taking walks.

"Are those guys here on vacation?"

However, in Okamoto's eyes, such students were merely an annoyance.

In fact, it was obvious to anyone. Seven or eight out of ten students leisurely strolling around campus at this time of year were either couples, or on the verge of becoming one.

"Tsk! Those guys will be the first to become villain fodder when they go to the battlefield!"

Okamoto hurled curses at the boys and girls laughing and chatting outside the window.

He said that, but in reality, he was incredibly envious.

How many times had he imagined shyly walking under those cherry blossom trees, hand in hand with Shin A-sol?

For Okamoto, the scene outside the window was torture, and the current situation of him sitting alone in the Deconstructionist Department classroom was an unbelievable reality.

"No matter how long I stay here, Yang Hak-je will take the top spot anyway."

Of course, he was curious about the Deconstructionist Department class, but not enough to carve out time from his busy schedule to attend. There was no reason to take such a minor class if he couldn't be the top student in the department.

His head told him to escape this classroom immediately...

But Okamoto's body still stubbornly showed up at the Deconstructionist Department classroom every day and took a seat.

Just to be with the girl he liked a little longer.

"Ah, I'm such an idiot..."

...He said, while still waiting for Shin A-sol to arrive.

This incomprehensible behavior, unable to stop even though he knew he was pathetic, was definitely love. There was no other way to see it, Okamoto convinced himself...

Creak-

When the door opened, Okamoto poked his head out like a meerkat, then clicked his tongue with a disappointed look.

The person who entered was not Shin A-sol, but Seo Su-kyung.

"...These are the materials for today's class. Everyone, familiarize yourselves with them in advance."

Seo Su-kyung, carrying a pile of handouts, distributed them one by one to the students with a listless gait.

"...But why is she doing that?"

Okamoto, resting his chin in his hand and watching her, found Seo Su-kyung as incomprehensible as himself.

He had seen Seo Su-kyung toy with professors by taking various departments as minors.

However, this was the first time he had seen her working so powerlessly like a slave under a professor.

"Hey, are you really thinking of majoring in the Deconstructionist Department?" Okamoto casually asked as Seo Su-kyung approached and placed the handouts on his desk.

Seo Su-kyung glared at him.

"...Mind your own business. It's none of your concern."

"Of course, I don't care where you are or what you do, even if you die."

Okamoto nodded as he spoke, thinking to himself, 'Of course, of course.'

"But I'm curious. What's with the sudden change of heart? Or did Professor D get some big leverage on you?"

Seo Su-kyung's expression turned vicious.

"Leverage? Do you think I'm an idiot like you? Mind your own business and worry about yourself."

"Yeah, okay."

‘She must be under his thumb’, Okamoto thought to himself. Judging by her sensitive reaction, it was clear that Professor D had a firm grip on Seo Su-kyung's Achilles' heel.

'To have Seo Su-kyung completely under his control... he's even scarier than I thought.'

What method did he use?

Whatever it was, it must be a huge weakness. Okamoto wanted to find out that information from Professor D if he could.

If he could, he wouldn't have to worry about Seo Su-kyung anymore.

* * *

"Shin A-sol isn't here yet, I see?"

While Okamoto was lost in thought, trying to figure out Seo Su-kyung's weakness after she left, a familiar voice spoke from behind, startling him and making him turn his head. Yang Hak-je, the "Heavenly Fallen Emperor", and his followers were standing there.

"Wh-what do you want?"

"What do I want? Do you see me as idle, or do you overestimate your own presence?"

Okamoto's mind briefly buffered. He had lived in Korea for a long time, but that guy's Korean was difficult to understand and strangely irritating.

"Anyway, why are you looking for Shin A-sol?"

"I'm not looking for her, merely lamenting."

"Lamenting?"

"Are you always so terse?"

"Is that a problem?"

"If you say it's not a problem, it sounds like you'll talk like that for the rest of your life. Showing off that you haven't received basic home education."

At those words, the expressions of the students and followers instantly contorted. The atmosphere suggested that I was the first person in this academy to speak to Yang Hak-je like that.

"...Basic home education."

However, Yang Hak-je remained unfazed. He spoke in a tone that was neither offended nor agitated.

"I ask for your understanding. This body is akin to the heavens. No matter how much one should revere their teacher, a teacher cannot be higher than the heavens, can they?"

A calm tone as if preaching a self-evident truth...

But his words didn't end there.

"Especially if that teacher is a good-for-nothing, not even worth looking up to."

...Look at this guy?

A provocative tone.

Contemptuous eyes.

An attitude that belittled even the act of speaking.

Everything was typical of Yang Hak-je. However, it didn't fit this situation.

'I don't remember him crossing the line with professors like this.'

Yang Hak-je's family, the Yang clan, was supposedly descended from Chinese royalty.

Raised in a family that valued etiquette more than anything else, he was someone who, at the very least, strictly maintained boundaries with professors.

There was probably only one reason why he was acting like this towards me now...

'It seems I was his target from the beginning.'

With that thought, many questions started to make sense.

Why he suddenly applied to take the Deconstructionist Department as a minor.

Why he suddenly provoked Okamoto before the start of class...

'He must have been counting on the fact that I wouldn't just stand by and watch him kill a student in front of me.'

If something like this happened during class, the professor had no choice but to intervene. Once I intervened, he would try to attack me, using the excuse that I had undermined his authority.

Of course, attacking a professor during class was absurd... but for Yang Hak-je, who grew up as an “ Emperor," justification was far more important than such common sense.

'He's the kind of guy who values upholding his own worth, which can be considered the culmination of five thousand years of Chinese history, above all else.'

In the Military Chronicle, each character had their own desires. In Arche's case, she lived for the purpose of reforming the military association.

Shin A-sol, to protect her friends.

Okamoto, to win Shin A-sol's heart.

Seo Su-kyung, to gain recognition from her family...

'And Yang Hak-je, to prove his own greatness.'

Yang Hak-je was a person who had immense pride in the grand history that flowed through his blood. He believed it was only natural for him to become the leader of the military, and eventually, the leader of the world.

'With that kind of personality, he probably targeted me.'

If he exposed my true nature, the most suspicious person in the academy right now?

Then he would gain the trust and support of the Masterclass students. That would become a significant stepping stone for the Heavenly Fallen Emperor, who would become the future leader of the military...

Ding-!

The moment that thought crossed my mind, a message suddenly appeared before my eyes.

[Hidden Quest: Uncover the Heavenly Fallen Emperor's plot.]

[You have succeeded in grasping the plot of the Heavenly Fallen Emperor, Yang Hak-je.]

Hidden quest?!

'Could this have been a hidden quest?'

I thought Yang Hak-je's sudden appearance was strange, but I didn't realize there was actually a quest involved.

[Trait experience increases as a reward!]

[Intelligence stat greatly increases as a reward!]

[Charm stat greatly increases as a reward!]

'A huge stat increase, what an unexpected gift.'

As expected of a hidden quest, the rewards were tremendous. This was the first time in this loop that my intelligence and charm stats had grown so much at once.

But the message didn't end there.

[1 sub-quest is unlocked as a reward.]

[Sub Quest: Earn the respect of the Heavenly Fallen Emperor.]

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