I Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy Chapter 12

Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy

Chapter 12

“That child’s father was Min Young-seok’s driver.”

“What?”

“And Antas killed Min Young-seok by sabotaging his car to cause a traffic accident. You know about this, right? After Min Young-seok died, Antas posted online claiming responsibility along with exposing the corruption Min Young-seok had committed.”

As expected, Seo-ra’s expression hardens, showing she knew about this.

Min Young-seok’s driver at the time of his death was Lee Seo-ah’s father.

That’s how Lee Seo-ah’s father died alongside Min Young-seok.

In the original story, Lee Seo-ah was adopted by relatives on her mother’s side, and before entering Hunter School, she spent every Saturday visiting her father’s columbarium. That’s why I came here.

“The child’s father was a driver working as a civil servant. Not even a permanent position, but a contract worker with the Hunter Management Bureau. Now, here’s a question. Would a contract driver have any connection to the corruption Min Young-seok committed?”

“…No.”

“Correct. Then, why did that child over there have to lose her father? Especially when her mother had passed away years ago, and her father was her only family.”

“There, there must have been some kind of mistake. What happened to that child’s father is truly unfortunate, but Antas never harms ordinary people… Yes, you know this too. It’s clearly stated in the organization’s rules.”

“Yes. As you said, those rules do exist. But was it really a mistake? Do you think that child’s father is the only person who died by ‘mistake’ while being near someone Antas eliminated in the name of social justice?”

Anyone who looked into it would know that’s not the case.

Choi Seo-ra wears a very confused expression before eventually hanging her head without saying anything.

“Sacrificing the few for the many, unavoidable casualties—such logic might serve as an excuse. But could you go tell that child? That you’re sorry her father died, but it was necessary to eliminate trash like Min Young-seok, so don’t resent Antas too much.”

As expected, Seo-ra shook her head.

Seeing her expression, she seems uncomfortable being here, so I told her to wait at the entrance.

I had a few more places prepared since I thought Choi Seo-ra wouldn’t easily change her mind, but based on her reaction, my intentions seem to have been conveyed well enough.

Now, what should I do with this flower pot?

I bought it in case we ran into Lee Seo-ah, thinking it would look strange to visit without flowers…

I was planning to place it there when Lee Seo-ah left.

But she’s still standing in front of the columbarium, talking to herself.

I was about to leave since we need to visit other places, when Lee Seo-ah started walking out.

I caught a glimpse of her face… Goodness, her eyes were completely swollen from crying.

She seems to be heading to the restroom. Thinking this is a good opportunity, I moved toward where she had been standing.

Where is it?

Strangely, there’s no “Lee” here.

Finding this odd, I notice a photo of Lee Seo-ah with her father in the central columbarium.

The novel didn’t mention her father’s name… So it’s Kim Seon-woo.

The different surname is probably because Lee Seo-ah was adopted by relatives on her mother’s side.

Since Lee Seo-ah will return soon, I quickly placed the flower pot, gave a brief bow, and left.

Each columbarium has an electronic lock requiring a password, but I know the password.

It was in the novel.

1107, the date of Lee Seo-ah’s father’s death and also Lee Seo-ah’s birthday.

I thought it was sad even when reading the novel, but it’s even more heartbreaking seeing it in reality.

Of all days, to lose your only family on your birthday…

Pushing aside my gloomy thoughts, I exited the columbarium and headed to the entrance, but Choi Seo-ra was nowhere to be seen.

Did she leave by herself?

I was about to call her when I spotted her sitting on a bench.

As I approached to tell her we should go, I noticed her eyes were red.

“Were you crying?”

“You really have no chance of dating anyone, senior.”

“I’m going through all this trouble today because of someone, and that someone is cursing me.”

“What kind of person directly asks a woman if she’s been crying? So tactless.”

“Well, here’s one. You didn’t seem like it, but you’re actually quite emotional.”

“I never thought about it that way… I just remembered how happy I was when Min Young-seok died…”

She would have seen it in the news since they were in the same car.

It seems she truly never considered this perspective.

“Let’s go. It’ll be lunchtime when we arrive. We’ll eat lunch and then visit another place.”

“Um… Senior.”

“Yes?”

“Is the other place you want to show me similar to this one? If so, maybe we don’t need to…”

Oh ho. Such a reaction already suggests her heart is drifting away quite a bit.

Thinking I can seal the deal at the next location, I took her hand and pulled her up.

“It’s not a memorial park, so get up quickly. There seems to be a restaurant here too, but it doesn’t feel right to eat here.”

“Where are we going?”

“Incheon.”

***

“How was it? Pretty good, right?”

“It’s delicious, but we didn’t come all the way here just to eat Chinese food, did we?”

After leaving the memorial park, Seo-ra and I came to Chinatown in Incheon.

We ate at a Chinese restaurant I had researched in advance. They said it was a famous restaurant with a real Chinese chef, and sure enough, it was incomparably better than regular Chinese restaurants.

“It’s killing two birds with one stone.”

Here in Chinatown, Chinese operatives from Antas are active.

Due to Antas’s cell structure, even Korean members don’t know about this.

In fact, the protagonist only becomes aware of this after graduation, so I was worried they might not be active yet, but based on my internet research, the place I was looking for did exist.

And truly, it’s also convenient for buying Chinese alcohol to appease Cho Yu-ryang.

“You seemed very fluent in Chinese.”

“Of course, I was stationed in China, so it’s natural. How could I have survived there for a year if I couldn’t communicate?”

“That’s true. So where are we going now?”

“Just follow me.”

I opened the map app on my phone and arrived at the store I had located in advance.

“Are you shopping for clothes?”

[Cheonsu Clothing]

At first glance, it looks like a common secondhand clothing store, but in reality, this place doesn’t sell clothes.

As we enter, there’s a slightly strange smell.

The owner, who appears to be dozing at the counter, glances at Seo-ra and me before closing his eyes again.

Normally, a clothing store owner would greet customers, but…

It seems I’ve found the right place.

“The clothes here are too expensive! For secondhand items, they’re overpriced. And the designs are all ugly. If we’re shopping for clothes, let’s go somewhere else.”

“From now on, things might get a bit dangerous, so stay alert.”

“What?”

“This place isn’t actually specialized in clothes.”

There probably won’t be a big fight, but just in case.

Having given a warning, I approached the owner directly.

“Do you sell Genesis here?”

When I spoke in Chinese, the owner looked startled.

“What are you talking about?”

He quickly changed his expression and feigned ignorance, but it was too late.

“I already know everything, so just sell me some. I heard I could get it here.”

“SIGH, I wonder which madman told you about this place. Listen, this is a wholesale business. We don’t sell in small quantities, so if you don’t want trouble, get lost.”

“You just called someone a madman? Well, this is awkward… The one who told me wasn’t a man but a woman. What’s your name? I’ll pass it on exactly as you said to Mei Lin.”

“M-Mei Lin? You know Lady Mei Lin?”

The owner’s complexion changes dramatically at the mention of Mei Lin’s name.

Mei Lin is the daughter of the Antas China boss and also the person responsible for distributing Genesis, a synthetic drug developed by Antas China, in Korea.

“We were quite close when I was in China. I’m now in Korea and asked if I could get drugs here, and she pointed me to this place.”

“Ah, I see. I’m truly sorry. I’ll prepare it right away. How much do you need?”

“The more the better. More is always better.”

“Understood. Then which Genesis would you like? We can only offer up to Two as we can’t produce Three in Korea yet.”

“Can’t be helped. Bring me Two then.”

When the protagonist became aware, Genesis Seven was in full distribution, but since we’re here much earlier, it seems they’ve only developed up to Three.

“Please wait a moment.”

As the owner went inside, Seo-ra approached.

“What were you talking about?”

“Nothing special, just trying to buy some drugs.”

“What? D-drugs?”

She seems very surprised, her eyes wide as saucers.

“This is a wholesale dealer for Genesis, a synthetic drug made by Antas China.”

“Huh? Antas makes drugs? I’ve never heard anything about that.”

Of course she wouldn’t have.

Genesis becoming an issue and Antas China being exposed happens after the protagonist’s graduation.

Even Antas Korea only becomes aware of it belatedly when Seven is distributed.

They don’t tell them to stop selling it but rather demand a share of the profits since it’s being sold in Korea.

That leads to a conflict, which ultimately results in the protagonist, as a champion of justice, destroying both factions.

“If you don’t believe me, when that person returns, I’ll switch to Korean so you can listen.”

Not long after, the store owner returned.

“Since we’ve just entered the market, we’re mainly distributing Genesis One, so there isn’t much of Two available. Still, I scraped together what I could, and it should last about a month.”

“Good. By the way, let’s switch to Korean now.”

“Is it okay if the person next to you knows about this?”

“Ah, it’s fine. She’s crazy about Genesis too. She’s mine, so don’t worry.”

I showed my pinky finger, and he immediately understood and responded in Korean.

“By the way, I heard Four will be coming out soon. When did Antas say the next series would be released?”

“Well, I’ve heard that Genesis Four is nearing completion, but since Three hasn’t even arrived in Korea yet, it will take some time for Four to arrive even after it’s completed.”

“That’ll take quite a while then.”

“Yes. If you have connections with Lady Mei Lin, it might be faster to get it directly from the mainland. But regarding payment…”

There is no payment.

Obviously, it can’t be paid by card, and while I have some cash in my wallet, it’s definitely not enough to buy a month’s supply of drugs.

“I don’t have any.”

As I spoke, I drew upon my internal energy and struck his acupoint.

THUD—.

Although I learned from my master, this is my first time using it on another person, so I was worried it might not work, but fortunately, he collapsed as if dead.

“Senior?”

“I just made him faint for a bit.”

To avoid future problems, I struck the brain acupoint of the fallen man once more.

When he wakes up, he’ll likely be an idiot, but since he’s an evil person selling drugs, I don’t particularly feel sorry for him.

I pocketed the drugs and left the store with a bewildered Seo-ra.

I confirmed there were no CCTVs when we entered, and there were none inside the store either, so we should be fine.

Since it’s such a remote location, there aren’t even parked cars, so we don’t need to worry about car dashcams.

“Um… Was that person really a member of Antas China? It’s also strange how he fainted with just a poke of your finger… Are you sure he’s not an actor you hired?”

It seems she’s misunderstanding, probably because pressure point techniques don’t exist in this world.

“You have quite an imagination. When would I have had time to prepare something like that?”

“But…”

“If you really can’t believe it, let’s go to the police station. If this turns out to be real drugs, will you believe me then?”

“What?”

There’s someone at the Incheon Jungbu Police Station, the closest to this Chinatown, who can handle this matter most efficiently and without complications.

I can just say I found the drugs on the street.

I had no intention of reporting it since it might change the future, but checking should be fine.