Possessed an Academy Security Guard

47 – 047. Kang Haneul (6)

In a dark room.

In a small one-room studio lit only by the light of the monitor that floated in pure white, Kang Ha-neul was sitting in front of the computer wearing only a hoodie in her underwear.

-Tadadadadadadadadak.

Her fingers hurriedly typed. Two piercing eyes stared at the monitor non-stop. For some reason, there was a look of displeasure on her expression as she was absorbed in her work.

– Woo woo woo woo.

Then her phone vibrated low.

Kang Ha-neul’s expression becomes more frowning. Even ignoring the constant incoming calls was the limit now. While looking at the screen with dozens of missed messages, she nervously answered the phone.

-Good morning, Kang Ha-neul. I am Kim Yo-ha, a scholarship at the Yeoil Scholarship Foundation. ….

“I’m not going. No go! I’m not going! I said a couple of times that I wasn’t going, but damn it!!!!”

-Go, Kang Ha-neul?

“How many times have I told you not to go?! It’s a lot of work, it’s nabal, and you’re not interested in that industry at all?! How much is the scholarship? I’ll give you a seat in a powerful guild I’ll provide you with equipment I’ll never go there no matter what! If you said that much, let’s understand and give up, okay?!”

-I understand what Kang Ha-neul is saying. However, please reconsider your judgment. Because Kang Ha-neul’s talent as a superhuman is so outstanding…….

“A person with excellent talent freezes to death. If you’re trying to catch a chick with a view, you should have approached another student other than me. Midgeoreum or Ryu Tae-hyeon, Naeun-sol, Ha Sung-min, Seong A-ra……. What kind of kids are they?”

-We are also grasping the personal information of the students you mentioned. However, we were the first to contact Kang Ha-neul.

“Yes. I understand. I’m not going to pee at the Hunter Academy, whether it’s for free days or the Green House, so you know that. Please don’t call me again on this matter. Enough then.”

Kang Ha-neul nervously hung up the phone and tossed her cellphone onto the bed. She let out a sigh as if expressing her frustration, washed her face dry, and focused on the screen again.

[ Another class A dungeon in Uijeongbu. Citizens complain of anxiety at the frequency of occurrence that has doubled compared to the same month last year……. Dungeon Crisis happening? ]

[ Green House student A is eventually revealed to have been a member of the Rising Corps……. Is the security of the National Academy okay? ]

[ 3 Out of 10 new hunters quit after less than a year. The bleak future of the hunter industry as told by Choi Han-ryang, a 40-year-old beech guild master. ]

[Confirmed that the culprit of the Hyehwa-dong murder case is a member of the superhuman superior organization ‘Noblesse’. Initiate related investigations with the possibility of organized crime in mind. ]

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Looking at the numerous articles and columns related to hunters and superhumans displayed on the screen, Kang Ha-neul thought. After all, this industry is not a place for people to live.

‘I thought the dropout letter repairs would be completed on Friday.’

Today is Thursday. Therefore, it was goodbye to this dangerous superhuman society tomorrow.

-Chrrr

Then, her cell phone thrown on her bed started to ring an alarm. It was the alarm she had set in advance, not the phone.

‘It’s already time.’

Turning off her alarm, Kang Ha-neul turned on the lights in her room and sat down in front of her computer to put on her headset.

She then turned her head away as if she had just remembered. Soon, her eyes caught sight of the mess in the room.

‘…… I have to clean first.’

Kang Ha-neul thought so and stood up from his seat with an annoyed expression.

***

Thursday morning. I recklessly headed for the Mystery Novel Research Club’s room without any contact, but Illyana was waiting for me in the room as if she knew I was coming.

“…… Aren’t you in class?”

“I am listening now! Distance class, E-Learning!”

Illyana pointed to the laptop where the video was playing. However, she was devouring a large hardcover book without even paying attention to her laptop.

The attitude of not caring about grades. University hobby club presidents are usually like this.

“But can we talk here? It must be confidential that you do detective work. If you get caught by another club member…….”

“You don’t have to worry about that! Mystery Novel Research Society, 1 active person! I am the only one!”

“Aha.”

Yes, I wondered if the club could be maintained, but that was a matter for Illyana to take care of herself. First of all, it was confirmed that Ryu Tae-hyeon would survive until the third year, so she must have managed it somehow.

“Still, a member of the club might come at least once in a while. Wouldn’t it be better to go somewhere else?”

“Customer Suho Ahn is worrying too much! As the club president, I guarantee it! Rest assured that no one will ever come-“

– Knocked up.

At that moment, despite Illyana’s words, the door to the room was opened and midwinter entered.

“What?”

The face of the midwinter that met my gaze was cracked.

“Oh. The word has become a seed, it is…….”

Illyana’s devastated murmur. Meanwhile, in the middle of winter, only her lips were moving, unable to even adjust her half-dried glasses. It seems that encountering me is not an unusual shock.

“Good morning, midwinter student.”

“…… Why are you here? Not even a student?”

“Illyana has some personal business…….”

“Personal affairs?”

Illyana said calmly to Midwinter, who looked suspiciously at her eyes.

“Winter, don’t you know our club’s research topic? Isn’t it a study on the actual application of reasoning techniques in mystery novels? That’s why I personally called Ahn Soo-ho here to ask for field experience questions!”

“Really?”

“Yes. You’re right.”

“Is that really the reason?”

In spite of my answer, Midwinter glared at me suspiciously. It must be strange that I’m not a student, but I’m in the club room, but I don’t think it’s too suspicious.

“Then what else do you think I am here for?”

“That’s right, you approached me about yesterday-“

Midwinter slightly averted his gaze and blurted out his words.

“…… It’s nothing. The two of you have business, so I’ll come back later.”

I said that, but in the middle of winter, I couldn’t turn my steps easily. As if there is some regret.

“Winter wear? Do you need the next volume of ‘The Adultery Detective German’?”

“Infidelity specialist…… ?”

“Ugh!”

Midwinter blushed at that explicit title. It was written in German, so I didn’t know what title it was, but I couldn’t believe it was such a title.

“If that’s the case, it’s on the bookshelf right next to you! It’s the third row from the top of the rightmost bookshelf!”

“… ….”

Having been looking this way, Midwyeol quickly approached the desk. He took out the hardcover book he had put in his eco-bag and put it in the empty seat, took out the next volume that was right next to him, and quickly headed for the door.

“Midwinter Student.”

I called and stopped her. Her towering midwinter slowly turns her head.

“…… Why?”

“Whatever books Midwinter students read, that is their freedom. Open her chest. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

“Ugh.”

At those words, Midwinter’s face turned red, even to her ears. I said it because I was too shy, but it seems to have had the opposite effect.

“… ….”

Midwinter, who had been silently glaring at me, left her room as if running away. Of course, the hardcover book she took from her bookshelf was carefully stored in her bag.

“I wish I could be more proud of my hobbies in winter, but it’s a pity… ….”

“I can’t help it because it’s my family’s problem. But what is the content of that adultery book?”

“This is a chivalrous thing in which a handsome Russian detective with blonde hair seduces the wives of her clients with her good looks and wins her divorce lawsuit! Pretty fun!”

That’s something to be ashamed of.

“Anyway. Winter caps Winter caps, we are us! I will start reporting the results of the investigation soon!”

The summary of Illyana’s findings was roughly as follows.

1. Kang Ha-neul, who disappeared at the beginning of the semester, was not involved in any crime or incident. She was there when the police who filed her missing report went to her one-room apartment located near campus. The reason I haven’t been able to contact her family or the academy is simply because she hasn’t been contacted.

2. During that time, Kang Ha-neul spent most of her day surfing the internet. The information she looked for was diverse, including things about the hunter industry and superhuman society, information about celebrities such as various companies and celebrities, general modern and contemporary history, and Internet culture.

3. This Monday, the day after the police came and contacted her family. She submitted her letter of withdrawal to the Green House Student Office.

4. And that night, she contacted Kang Ha-neul at the Scholarship Foundation under the Yeoil Group, which runs a private academy. The reason for contact is to transfer Kang Ha-neul to Yeoil Academy by promising various support including her scholarship. Her superintendent is Kim Yo-han, and it was confirmed that she had at least one meeting, seven phone calls, and 142 text messages exchanged with her from Monday to Wednesday, just yesterday. As a result of checking the contents of her text message, Kang Ha-neul said that she had always been negative about the scholarship foundation’s proposal.

5. As a result of examining Kim Yo-han’s smartphone contact records, many contacts with directors of scholarship foundations and management of Yeoil Group were confirmed. Therefore, there is a high possibility that this issue is being treated as important within the Yeoil Group.

6. Meanwhile, at the same time, Kim Yo-han exchanged close contact with Na Ju-yong, director of the Superhuman Rehabilitation Research Institute under Yeoil Group. All contact was by phone, so the details are unknown. It may not have anything to do with this incident, but it is said that it was included in the investigation results because it is a special matter.

7. Likewise, there may be no relationship, but it was confirmed that one of the researchers from the research institute headed to the northern slum in Uijeongbu around 11:00 pm yesterday. It is unknown what purpose they went there, but given the nature of slums, it was probably not a sound intention.

8. Finally, the results of the investigation on Min Chae-ryeong. Min Chae-ryeong gave me the task to stop Kang Ha-neul from dropping out, but at least within the scope of Illyana’s investigation, no data on that task existed in the special task force or database. Regarding this, Illyana suggested the possibility that this case was completely arbitrary by Min Chae-ryeong, or that there was some material in the area that she could not read due to her security.

‘I’ve done this much research in just one day.’

The contents of the investigation were literally the overall background facts about this incident, but what was particularly noteworthy was the existence of Na Ju-yong, the head of the research institute.

The Superhuman Rehabilitation Research Institute is a villain organization that appeared in the original work, and Na Joo-yong was the head of that villain organization.

Na Joo-yong is a mad scientist who often appears in creative works, and his field of research is superhuman enhancement through science and technology. There are many ways to strengthen, but the main focus in the original work was the study of multi-powered people who artificially implanted multiple superpowers into one superhuman. In fact, in the mid-to-late half of the original work, incomplete multi-powered experimental subjects he created appeared as villains.

And Kang Ha-neul’s avatar ability is the closest to multiple abilities among the superpowers that appeared in the original work.

If Na Joo-yong, who noticed that point, set his eyes on Kang Ha-neul and tried to approach him through the Yeoil Scholarship Foundation, this could explain the reason for the close contact between Superintendent Kim Yo-han and Director Na Ju-yong.

‘But this is something that wasn’t in the original story. No wait…….’

Are there any new changes? The moment I thought so, a possibility flashed in my mind.

‘Just because it wasn’t described in the original story doesn’t necessarily mean it didn’t happen.’

That was the case with Ji Ye-won right away. In her original work, the only thing described was the scene where she met Ryu Tae-hyeon, but behind the scenes, this or that event that I know must have happened.

‘Maybe this is the case with Kang Ha-neul… ….’

I retraced the steps of Kang Ha-neul described in the original work.

After losing to Midgyeol in a ranking match, Kang Ha-neul’s attempt to harm him in a naive way, feeling inferior to Midgyeol, is stopped by Ryu Tae-hyeon. After that, she couldn’t win the eyes of the students around her and went to sleep in her academy. This was Kang Ha-neul’s move from the original work.

‘It was probably around episode 100 that Kang Ha-neul exited, and the multi-talented villain made by Na Joo-yong first appeared between episode 150 and 200… ….’

Kang Ha-neul’s exit time is before the final exams. It was right after the start of the 2nd semester that she first appeared as a multi-powered person. In terms of timing, there was a difference of about 3 months. If Najuyong approached her after her river sky disappeared and studied her ability to create her multi-powered test subject, it made sense for her timing.

‘But why did it happen almost three months early in this world?’

I could immediately recall the answer. In the original story, Kang Ha-neul disappeared just before final exams, but as soon as her semester started, she applied for withdrawal. That would be the reason

In the original work, the Naju dragon probably seduced the river Haneul, who was in despair after being hidden by Ryu Tae-hyeon. Since she was Kang Sky, who had an extraordinary obsession with strength, she would probably give her strength if she cooperated in research.

However, Kang Ha-neul in this world was about to leave the Green House three months early. If Na Joo-yong had been keeping an eye on Kang Ha-neul since this time, it was understandable that he moved earlier than the original.

“Your boss, Min Chaeryeong, went to Yeoil Academy yesterday! The guard team leader is involved in the work of the scholarship foundation. Very strange! I’m pretty sure your boss has found out an illegal backstory about this! He is an excellent boss!”

I thought so too. When her river Ha-neul drops out, it becomes easier for Naju-yong to approach her. Because of this, she ordered me to stop Kang Ha-neul from dropping out, and at the same time, she must have headed to Incheon to negotiate directly with Na Joo-yong and Yeo-il, whom he put forward.

The only concern was that no matter how much Min Chae-ryeong was, Na Joo-yong would not be able to be stopped.

Na Joo-yong approached Kang Ha-neul with instructor Kim Yo-han at the fore. Kim Yohan also communicated closely with Yeoil’s various executives. In other words, the Yeoil Group is behind this work.

The Yeoil Group is Korea’s second-largest conglomerate following the Hansung Group. No matter how much Min Chae-ryeong has connections and personal connections, she will not be able to compare to Yeoil Group.

“Customer Suho Ahn! This case smells very bad! Premonition of a major incident! I, Illyana, are very protective of the customer who brought me this information!”

Illyana seemed excited about the exciting incident. I, who commissioned the investigation, was on the verge of bursting my head at the twisted causal relationship.

‘Let’s think slowly. If Min Chae-ryeong went to Yeo-il as a warning with information about this incident. How are things going?’

The best thing is to listen to Min Chae-ryeong’s warning and take her hands off Naju Yonggang Sky. However, the possibility of that was infinitely small.

Na Joo-yong is a villain who does not hesitate to conduct illegal human experiments for research. Because he was not a great person to give up the attractive research material called Kang Ha-neul with just one warning.

On the contrary, Min Chaeryeong’s warning could have an adverse effect. If Naju-yong or Yeo-il knew about Min Chae-ryeong, her actions might motivate her to take a hard line.

For example, due to Min Chae-ryeong’s involvement, she gave up mild persuasion and forcibly attempted to kidnap Kang Ha-neul.

If it was Najuyong, that could have been enough. In fact, he even tried to kidnap the heroine for a similar reason in the original work.

“Wait.”

At that moment, a possibility flashed through my mind.

“Illyana. You said that Na Ju-yong’s subordinate researcher headed to the slum in Uijeongbu, right? When exactly was that?”

“It was around 11pm yesterday?”

“11:00…… ?”

The cluttered clues in my head begin to mesh one by one.

It was Monday that Kang Ha-neul submitted his resignation letter. And it was Tuesday afternoon when Min Chaeryeong gave me an assignment. And it was Wednesday, yesterday, that she headed for Yeo-il.

And it was 11 o’clock that night when Na Ju-yong’s men went to the slum.

The only time non-slum dwellers went to the slums was when they had business in the slums. And the slums in Uijeongbu were famous as hotbeds of crime infested with all sorts of criminals.

Therefore, there must be plenty of bullies who will kidnap a woman if you give them money.

“What the f*ck.”

What if Na Joo-yong took a hard line in a hurry due to Min Chae-ryeong’s involvement?

What if you forcibly kidnap Kang Ha-neul and use him as an experimental material?

What if his men headed to the slums to rescue the executioner?

You may be overly concerned. However, considering all the naive things the Demon of Pleasure had shown me, it was a story with plenty of potential.

“Customer Suho Ahn? Is it useless? The face color is completely pale! Almost at the level of white people-“

“Illyana. For a moment.”

With my hand holding her back, I called Kang Ha-neul.

“…… Damn it.”

However, Kang Ha-neul did not answer the phone. Only the indifferent beep sounds indifferently.

You can make a fuss about not answering the phone. Maybe it’s just that I can’t answer the phone for some reason.

But.

Maybe.

No way.

“…… Illyana. Do you know the address of the studio where Kang Ha-neul lives?”

I was asking Illyana like that before I knew it because of the anxiety that engulfed my brain in an instant.

“Of course I know! Who do you think I am?”

As soon as Illyana operated her smartphone, a text message arrived. It contains the address of Kang Ha-neul’s studio.

“Thank you. Illyana.”

“Anyway, is this an incident?”

Illyana asked with her curious eyes. I nodded her head and she asked me to wait a moment and took out a small ballpoint pen from a drawer in her corner.

“That?”

“It is a ballpoint pen shaped signal receiver! When I press the lid part, a signal comes to my phone! Urgent signal! If there is a signal, I will call the police right away!”

“…… I would appreciate it if you would.”

There is still no guarantee that Kang Ha-neul’s safety has been in danger. However, in the worst case, you may end up fighting the criminals hired by Na Ju-yong. Since their skills cannot be predicted, it would make sense to call the police immediately upon encountering an enemy.

“It feels like a detective story, so my heart is pounding! You are Holmes going to the crime scene! I am the Watson who assists behind the scenes!”

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Leaving behind Illyana, who was overtly happy, I immediately left the room.

The studio where Kang Ha-neul lived was near the Green House. Perhaps it was the intention of living on their own in a place where commuting to school was easy. Thanks to that, I was able to arrive in front of her studio where she lives in less than 20 minutes.

Her room is on the top floor, room 501. In a sense of urgency, I ran up the stairs three or four steps at a time.

And the moment she finally arrives at the door of the studio where she lives.

-Kyaaa!!

A clear scream coming from inside gave me a hunch that my concerns had become reality.

“Student Kang Ha-neul! Are you okay?!”

I hurriedly knocked on the door and shouted, but there was no answer from her.

There was no time for hesitation. I turned the doorknob with all my might and broke it. Thanks to Inhyeok Yeo’s musculoskeletal alignment, my physical ability has reached the level of an average superhuman. A shabby one-room lock could easily be broken.

– Bang!

Determining to encounter the enemy, I hurriedly took out the stunblade and kicked through the door to enter.

“Student Kang Ha-neul!”

“Kyaaagh! Thank you Air Fryer for the 50,000 coin mission! 5 Kills with snaro? That’s enough gum! I’m going to run to the big city to kill the enemies right away!”

“…… Ok?”

However, the situation inside the studio was completely different from what I expected.

In a room similar in size to the one I live in. Sitting in her chair with her back to the door, a woman wearing a cat-shaped headset was squealing. At first she thought she was Kang Haneul, but her hair color was completely different. Kang Ha-neul had normal black hair, but the woman in front of her had bright sky-blue hair reminiscent of the autumn sky.

“I need to find a car first! Yes? Back? No enemies behind you? Not a game, but real life? Yes yes?”

The woman asked in a puzzled voice, took off her headset and turned to me.

The woman’s light blue eyes widened. Skin like white jade with no blemishes and neat features. Her impression was completely different, but I felt a strange familiarity in that unfamiliar face.

“…… Kang Ha-neul student?”

The woman with sky blue hair had a face similar to Kang Ha Neul. Although she was a different face, she was so similar that anyone who saw her even once could naturally associate her with her.

In addition, the voice and body were the same as Kang Ha-neul. I see now that her hair style was similar.

At first, I thought it was makeup, but belatedly, I remembered her ability. Avatar abilities. It must have been a psychic power that included basic transformation functions.

“Uh, uh, everything, you then that…… !”

A woman looking at the river sky pointed at me and shouted.

On the monitor behind it, there was a strangely familiar game screen and various fast-moving letters. In addition to that, a round camera fixed on top of the monitor and a large microphone mounted next to it.

I immediately figured out what those elements mean. I couldn’t help but ask her back at the sight of her that was so far from what I expected.

“What the hell happened to this?”

“That person, that person, what is this, what are you doing right now!?”

Kang Ha-neul pointed to the broken front door and said. It looked embarrassing to look at, but I was also embarrassed.

Kang Ha-neul, who predicted that Naju Yong would be in danger by her hirelings, was in the middle of a game broadcast on her streaming site to her surprise.

That too, with a soft voice to the viewers, trembling with flattery.

‘What the f*ck.’

What the hell happened?