Chapter 340 – Academy Destruction (10)
– Brrrrr!!!
“Uaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
Once again, a scream echoed.
The sound of liquids pouring followed.
– Drip drip drip.
And once that sound ended.
After a slight wait.
A grotesque sound accompanied by a scream similar to the one heard earlier stimulated the eardrums.
– Crack!!!
“Stoppppp!!!!”
A plea full of pain.
However, those who faced that sound were not the least bit flustered.
They merely repeated the actions of a moment ago.
To pour out the grudges they had built up over a long time.
Naturally, the one screaming was none other than the Chief.
On the other hand, what was making the Chief scream was a multitude of monsters.
“Next customer.”
At my words, one of the waiting monsters approached the Chief with a potion.
Carefully pouring the potion over the wound.
As if not wanting to waste even a single drop.
Indeed, these monsters learned well from watching me.
Unlike those idiot academy students, they were beings worth teaching.
[Didn’t you stop paying attention to classes after your first year?]
‘That was because the professors failed to teach me due to their incompetence.’
[……Yeah, fuck.]
Suddenly, a noise caught my attention, forcing me to stop the monster.
– Splat! Splat! Splat!
“Stop it!!!”
“Hey! Just a minute!”
Because the monster violated the unspoken rule.
“I said one per person!”
“Screeeech.”
“Hisss.”
“Heh heh heh.”
This monster was a three-headed lizard.
Of course, each head had different thoughts and reactions.
Except for one head, the remaining two were showing varying degrees of dissatisfaction.
Claiming they were entities that think and act separately.
Isn’t this discrimination against monster heads?
However, upon hearing my straightforward answer.
“Next time, ask at the same time.”
“””Oh.”””
They willingly accepted and moved on.
It seemed they had considerable feelings toward the Chief.
Even though the human cake he was standing on was still burning fiercely.
They were all zealously taking it out on the Chief.
One bird monster covered in steel scales even had one of its wings melt away.
Probably because it was weak to fire.
[……No matter how you look at it, it’s steel. Why would it melt in fire?]
‘Look at Pokémon. Steel types are weak to fire.’
[Ah, right.]
Though it appeared that immediate treatment was needed as it staggered without properly managing its body.
“Hey… your arm…”
“KYAAAAAAAA!!!”
The monster adamantly refused treatment.
Claiming it needed to beat up the Chief just one more time rather than heal with a potion.
That’s how substantial its grudge against the Chief seemed.
“Aah… I will remember you.”
“KYA…”
Upon hearing my words, the monster fainted and collapsed in place.
Leaving a deep, satisfying smile on its face.
The remaining monsters shed tears for their fallen comrade, fortifying their resolve.
“Do not let this noble sacrifice be in vain!!!”
“Grahhhh!!!”
“Uaaaah!!!”
[……It didn’t die though.]
‘Be quiet. Can’t you see we’re shaping public opinion?’
Meanwhile, the monsters whose turn it wasn’t had no intention of waiting idly.
Earlier, they had paused momentarily due to the Chief’s interruption.
But now it was time to resume their actions.
“Everyone, do some warm-up exercises!”
As soon as they heard my words, aside from the remaining monsters waiting for their turn.
The others began wreaking havoc in the academy.
“If you don’t do it right, you’ll get bit!”
The fists and tails of the monsters knocked down sturdy buildings one by one.
And the fire they breathed burned everything they could reach.
Their sharp teeth and claws left indelible scars everywhere.
Of course, not everyone could do this.
“What? You want to do something?”
“Kreek!”
The smaller monsters couldn’t participate like this.
But still, they persistently requested to be given something to do.
As if they wanted to be of any help.
“Then go grab my phone and wallet from that human cake.”
“Kehhrrr!”
Reluctantly asking the monsters for help, they immediately rushed up to the human cake.
Dragging phones and wallets from the writhing humans’ pockets.
Even risking burns on their hands.
“Good job. Now take it all to Elcia. She’ll buy Elf Coins with it.”
“Kehk kehrrr?”
The monster tilted its head, as if to say, ‘That junk coin?’
“……Just take it. It makes me sad too.”
“Keh heh.”
Sighing in resignation, after patting my shoulder.
The monster ran off to Elcia saying, ‘You’ve worked hard.’
[What’s there to worry about? Look, the graph is rocketing up on the emoticons.]
‘It’s a blue graph, fucker.’
[……]
In any case, this marked the successful realization of my perfect plan.
Those who had aimed to mess with me were all ablaze now.
And with the occasional potion and oil being sprinkled, at least their physical bodies wouldn’t perish.
Meanwhile, the Chief was being thoroughly beaten down by the monsters.
Moreover, it seemed our animal friends were inspired by the monsters’ actions.
They directed their aggression towards the Chief’s son.
The animals viciously charged at him, inflicting fatal wounds.
Then, after healing him, they repeated the action.
The fact that they had no resistance to fire made the delicious smell a nuisance, however.
“I smell pork grilling from somewhere!”
“Hey Goblin, did you get burnt?”
“Do you really want to die?!!!”
This, of course, led to minor skirmishes between Elcia and Caressy, but let’s move past that.
And finally, the academy was literally being obliterated.
Magnificent buildings crumbled at a rapid pace.
The very land itself becoming unusable for re-purposing.
[The land price tanked, huh?]
‘We need to bring those real estate prices down a bit.’
All this without dirtying my hands at all, relying solely on the monsters.
Just when I thought everything had been resolved.
A strange laughter began to tickle my ears.
“Hehehehe!!!”
“What now.”
The owner of that laugh was none other than the Chief.
Even while being pummeled by the monsters.
He seemed to find some thrill in the situation.
His crazed laughter was so intense it made the monsters flinch.
Yet the Chief paid no attention to such monsters.
He merely continued to laugh and mumble.
“It’s too late! Too late!”
[What do you mean it’s too late?]
‘Maybe it’s because the emoticon approval was slow.’
[……That’s because the title was ridiculous from the start.]
‘I was going to say the sequel would be “ridiculous” but it’s a shame.’
The Chief, already despondent to the core.
He had achieved two conditions for a “downfall” already.
Yet the final feeling of regret was still nowhere in sight.
He only laughed like a madman.
“Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!”
“Stop splitting, you fucking jerk.”
Finally, the Chief’s laughter abruptly stopped.
And his crazed eyes began to meet mine.
*
It’s painful.
It’s humiliating.
It’s distressing.
A flood of negative emotions rushed in, devastating the Chief’s mind.
In that moment, a flash of realization struck me.
‘Right! That’s it!’
The hunters sent to Kim Shinwoo’s house.
Originally planned to be a bargaining chip, but I never found the right timing to bring it up.
‘They must be arriving soon!!!’
Moreover, being under attack by the monsters.
The pain had hindered my thoughts from reaching this point until now.
Only now did it come to mind.
The Chief had completely abandoned any thoughts of escaping this place.
Instead, he entertained another thought.
He would definitely see Kim Shinwoo’s face distorted by despair.
After all, this pain would continue into the future.
So the Chief thought it wouldn’t be fair for him alone to suffer.
‘You should feel some pain too!!!!!!!’
As the Chief locked eyes with Kim Shinwoo, who had a puzzled look.
A strangely wide grin appeared on his face as he began to shout madly.
“Do you think your parents! Your family! Will be safe?!”
“Uh?”
Kim Shinwoo tilted his head, apparently still not understanding the situation.
But soon enough, that face would be stained with rage and despair.
Even if Kim Shinwoo tried to take any action, it would already be too late.
However.
“I sent hunters to your family!”
“Oh, are they the little bastards from your house?”
Kim Shinwoo’s expression was simply nonchalant.
In fact, it was as if he had known all along.
The Chief, annoyed by that, shouted even louder than before.
“Those bastards specialize in catching people!!!”
“Is it Peter? Sounds like a fisherman who catches people.”
“Your family is done for! Finished!”
Kim Shinwoo’s expression remained calm.
It was strange.
Truly strange.
Kim Shinwoo should have been madly thrashing about.
How was he maintaining such composure?
“I hope you understand what I mean!!!”
“Yeah.”
“You won’t even get to see your family’s corpses! Not your parents! Not the child within your mother!”
“Right.”
Now it was the Chief who was sweating with anxiety.
Whether Kim Shinwoo was aware of the Chief’s anxiety, he suddenly took out his mobile phone and began to read something intently.
Before long, a faint smile appeared on his face.
“What’s so funny! This isn’t a joke!”
“Sounds dangerous~☆!”
Now Kim Shinwoo was giving vague responses without even making eye contact.
This led the Chief to conclude that the information he had obtained was incorrect.
Contrary to the intel, Kim Shinwoo didn’t seem to care much for his family.
Half-believing that, the Chief lamented, but.
“Fuck! I can’t believe this bastard would abandon his family!”
“I never abandoned them.”
Kim Shinwoo’s response was something the Chief never expected.
“……What?”
“I never abandoned them. Nor did I give up.”
Instantly, a stunned expression spread across the Chief’s face.
In stark contrast, Kim Shinwoo wore a confident, bright smile.
“I won’t give up anything.”
However, for the Chief, it was indeed a rather ominous grin.
“Not a single thing, you fucking bastard.”
