I Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy Chapter 11

Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy

Chapter 11

“It won’t be like that right away. But after experiencing this incident, I could see the possibility. I thought that even if it’s not Antas, maybe I could make a little effort by myself. And also.”

“…And what?”

“Antas is too extreme. They don’t hesitate to commit terrorism and kill people.”

“I told you from the beginning. Not all the terrorist acts were done by us; the government framed us. And the people who died were all people who deserved to die.”

“Seo-ra…”

“It’s not like you’ve done those kinds of missions, senior.”

Right. Kang Shin-hyeok had only been foolishly extorted for money without doing any missions.

“Even if I haven’t been given such missions, who knows when I might get one.”

“Antas doesn’t give those missions to just anyone… Are you afraid of such missions?”

Of course I’m afraid.

My daily life, which I’m quite satisfied with except for being looked down upon for not being from a Hunter school, would be over the moment it’s revealed that I’m with Antas.

“Honestly, I am afraid.”

“Coward.”

Now she’s making a sad expression, which makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

“Sorry. Is it possible to withdraw?”

Actually, I have more prepared, but looking at the atmosphere, it seems like I can just leave naturally.

Liberation?

I feel a bit sorry for Choi Seo-ra, but since I’ve said this much, she’ll probably handle it well.

From today, I can sleep comfortably with my legs stretched out.

“I’ll tell you why I rejected you when you confessed to me.”

It feels like I’ve been hit on the head with a hammer.

Confession? What is she talking about now?

Memories come flooding back again.

Haha… Kang Shin-hyeok, this guy, liked Choi Seo-ra.

Right. That’s why he gave her money like a fool.

Thinking about it again, he was the ultimate fool. A complete sucker.

“No, well… Now I don’t really…”

“Don’t say anything and just listen!”

“O-okay.”

She spoke with such intensity that I found myself responding without thinking.

Ugh, I feel like I’m getting tied down.

“You know about the large-scale portal liberation incident 15 years ago? Both my parents died in that accident when I was young.”

“I see that happened.”

Kang Shin-hyeok’s memories seem to be coming back vaguely, but I don’t know much because it wasn’t mentioned in the novel.

Well, anyway, if it was a portal liberation, it probably means monsters from the portal came out.

It’s truly sad that she lost her parents in such an accident.

But Kang Shin-hyeok is also an orphan.

I spoke with a sad expression pretending to sympathize, but honestly, this kind of story isn’t enough to emotionally manipulate me.

And what does this have to do with rejecting Kang Shin-hyeok’s confession?

Don’t tell me she didn’t want to be with another orphan while being an orphan herself?

“If the hunters had arrived quickly, both my parents could have been saved. If only most of the hunters hadn’t been dispatched to areas where powerful and rich people lived at the time of the incident.”

Ah, this is a bit…

“The portals liberated in our neighborhood were the most numerous: four D-rank and two C-rank… But only one team of hunters from a small guild came. Meanwhile, dozens of teams of hunters from large guilds were dispatched to a wealthy neighborhood where only three F-rank dungeons were liberated.”

This is a typical ‘Hell Joseon’ situation doing what Hell Joseon does.

It might be a world in a novel, but this place is still Hell Joseon after all.

However, if such an incident had occurred, it seems like it would have caused quite a social uproar, but in Kang Shin-hyeok’s memory…

Wait, could it be?

“I don’t remember hearing or seeing anything about such an incident.”

“Yes. It wasn’t reported in the media. Those who gave such orders used their power to cover it all up.”

My guess was right.

“The other bereaved families don’t know. The small compensation amount was quite large for the people in our neighborhood. If I hadn’t been interested and investigated, I wouldn’t have known either.”

“I see. That must have been very difficult for you.”

This time, unlike before, I’m being sincere, not acting.

So that’s why she joined Antas.

I was wondering why she joined Antas when she’s not even from a non-Hunter school like Kang Shin-hyeok, but now I understand the circumstances.

Then her rejection of Kang Shin-hyeok’s confession…

“Strange, isn’t it? I said I’d tell you why I rejected your confession, but suddenly I’m talking about my parents.”

“No, well… I wasn’t really thinking that.”

“I didn’t say it properly back then, but I didn’t reject you because I didn’t like you. I was afraid that if I dated normally like others, met friends, and just lived my life, I might forget about what happened to my parents. So… I made a promise not to date anyone until I got my revenge.”

Yes. After hearing the full story, it makes sense.

“Help me. Once revenge is complete, I’ll leave Antas too.”

I understand Seo-ra’s feelings, but would her parents want their child to join a terrorist organization for revenge?

My parents in my past life weren’t really parental figures so I can’t say for sure, but I think typical parents wouldn’t want their child to live such a life.

What should I do?

If I were really Kang Shin-hyeok, I would definitely offer to help Choi Seo-ra.

But I don’t have any feelings for Choi Seo-ra.

Although her situation is pitiful and Choi Seo-ra is quite pretty, there are other women in this world besides her.

I don’t like Choi Seo-ra.

If I close my eyes and say I’m sorry one more time, my life would be much freer.

Having read the novel, I know the future and have successfully inserted myself into the protagonist’s opportunity, so if I cut off Choi Seo-ra here and just leave Antas, my future life would be smooth sailing.

“Do you know who you want to take revenge on?”

I was going to say I’m sorry, but different words came out.

UGH, I know I shouldn’t do this… What a sucker.

I criticized Kang Shin-hyeok for being a sucker.

Maybe the protagonists of the novels I wrote were all suckers because I’m a sucker myself…

“Senior?”

“I’d like you to answer my question first.”

“Kim In-hak was the director of the Hunter Management Bureau at that time. But I don’t think Kim In-hak gave such orders alone.”

That’s a bit unexpected.

I thought Seo-ra might view all the hunters who were dispatched to the wealthy neighborhood as targets for revenge.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a stretch to consider all the hunters who went to the wealthy neighborhood instead of Seo-ra’s neighborhood as enemies.

After all, they just followed orders from above.

The person who gave such orders at that time would be Seo-ra’s enemy, and if they were directly involved in the dispatch of hunters, they must have been in a quite high position.

So, the director of the Hunter Management Bureau?

As Seo-ra said, that person might have been pressured by others, so it seems difficult to identify the target for revenge from the beginning.

First, they’d need to catch Kim In-hak and question him, but if he was the director of the Hunter Management Bureau 10 years ago, by now he would be an even bigger figure…

Wait, Kim In-hak?

Where have I heard that… Ah, now I remember.

Around the time the protagonist graduates from school, a conflict arises with the political circle over group issues.

The government tries to extort money from companies under the pretext of setting up some kind of foundation, and one of them is Hwasin Group, to which the protagonist belongs.

After the protagonist learns this fact, the president who tried to extort money is impeached, and all his cronies are swept away, which is the natural result.

One of the cronies who gets swept away is Kim In-hak.

According to Seo-ra, Kim In-hak is currently a three-term congressman of the ruling party and quite close to the party leader who is likely to be the next president.

“Senior, are we going to forget what you said earlier about quitting?”

She seems to want to confirm once more, perhaps feeling anxious because I didn’t express myself properly.

“No, I still think I should quit Antas. But I’ll help you personally.”

I’m glad I prepared for this.

“What do you mean? How can you help? The security around a congressman is so tight… Even Antas said it would be difficult. Don’t do this…”

“Well said. Even Antas said it would be difficult, right? But do you think Antas will capture Kim In-hak and hand him over to you as you wish?”

“It’s difficult now, but they promised they would eventually…”

“When is eventually? Did they really give you a definite answer?”

I know the future.

Kim In-hak continues to thrive until the protagonist interferes.

On the other hand, three years later, Choi Seo-ra is exposed as a member of Antas by the protagonist and stands trial.

The protagonist uncovers and prevents the terrorist act before it happens, so it’s not a death penalty, but I remember that she was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

In other words, this person standing in front of me will rot in prison for the rest of her life in three years.

“Not exactly, but if I do my assigned tasks well, Antas will surely…”

“Antas won’t do that.”

“What do you know, senior?”

What do I know? I know the entire future.

I feel sorry for Choi Seo-ra saying such things.

I know that Antas isn’t an organization with enough sentiment and loyalty to grant the request of an individual member like Seo-ra.

Anti-Hunterism. While they publicly claim to condemn the tyranny of hunters with power, the true purpose of Antas is actually something else.

“Then make time this weekend. I’ll show you directly.”

Isn’t it nonsensical from the beginning?

A righteous international criminal organization? A kind terrorist group?

Such things don’t exist.

***

Today is Saturday. It’s the day I promised to show Seo-ra the dark side of Antas.

I just had breakfast in the morning and left school early.

It would be more convenient to meet in front of the school and move together, but I don’t want other teachers to see me with Seo-ra near the school and misunderstand.

But I wonder when Choi Seo-ra is planning to arrive.

The scheduled time has already passed by more than 10 minutes, so I was about to call her, but speak of the devil, seems she’s not quite the gentleman.

“Senior, have you been waiting long?”

“Yes, I’ve been waiting very long.”

“I’m sorry… Is that what you thought I’d say? Sheesh, at times like this, you should say that you just arrived too.”

Look at this kid?

I made time on my precious weekend because of whom…

I’m tempted to just leave her in Antas so she goes to prison, but… SIGH, I’ll be patient because I’m nice.

“Stop talking nonsense. We don’t have time, let’s move quickly.”

“Where are we going?”

“First, Gangbuk.”

“Gangbuk? Which part of Gangbuk?”

I told her I’d explain on the way and hailed a taxi.

“Where would you like to go?”

“Bitsaem Memorial Park, please.”

“Understood.”

“A memorial park means it’s a columbarium, right? Why are we going there?”

“You’ll find out when we get there.”

Since it’s on the outskirts, it took almost an hour to reach our destination.

At a glance, it looks like an ordinary columbarium, but perhaps because it’s the weekend, there are quite a few people.

I bought a mini potted plant that can be placed inside the columbarium from the flower shop in the lobby.

“Now that we’re here, tell me. You said you’d show me the truth about Antas, so why are we here?”

“There’s someone I need to meet. Wait here for a moment.”

Originally, I was planning to go to the information desk and inquire, but that became unnecessary.

Snow-white skin, doe-like pretty eyes even at a glance, and above all, the yellow hair tie with a butterfly drawn on it as described in the novel—it’s definitely the person I’m looking for.

I carefully followed the child who was walking with a sad face.

In less than five minutes, the child’s footsteps stopped.

“Dad, I’m here.”

This must be the place.

Thinking I should bring Seo-ra, I was about to leave when… Oh my goodness! Seo-ra was standing behind me, startling me.

“Since when have you been following me?”

“Since you told me to wait. What are you doing? You told me to wait a moment, but then you followed some kid. Do you know her?”

I sure do.

That child’s name is Lee Seo-ah.

She’s currently in 6th grade of elementary school, but a year later, she’ll enter the 1st Hunter School and become the protagonist’s junior by two years.

At first, I thought she was just one of those typical female characters who likes the protagonist, but her potential is actually the highest, the same as Kim Do-hyun, the original protagonist.

At school, she receives attention from both Lee Ji-sung and Kim Do-hyun, forming a slight love triangle, and she also plays a significant role in the later parts of the story.

While reading, I thought she was a charming character, and I also saw the author’s note saying she ranked high in the heroine popularity poll.

“Let’s move a bit away first.”

Fearing she might hear us, I moved a little distance away with Seo-ra.

“Have you heard of Min Young-seok who was assassinated by Antas two years ago?”

“If you’re talking about that trash who was the deputy director of the Hunter Management Bureau, then yes, I remember.”

“Good. Since you remember, this will be easier to explain.”

“Wait a minute. Is that child Min Young-seok’s daughter? Min Young-seok was trash who deserved to die. The budget he embezzled alone was tens of billions, and he took money from various guilds to assign them good portals… Not to mention all the power abuse.”

It seems she knows more than I expected, which is fortunate.

Of course, her guess is completely wrong.