Chapter 13: Education (4)

Thankfully, with Monk Beopjin’s help, the girl successfully learned to use the laptop.

The real challenge was about to begin.

Gulp.

Monk Haein and Monk Beopjin swallowed dryly as they watched the girl sitting in front of the laptop.

Education available anywhere through the internet?

Great, that’s something to welcome.

But the problem was the information on the internet that went far beyond the usual level of “This lady does it for free” pop-ups.

They were anxious the girl might stumble upon some weird sites.

The monks, who should be detached from worldly matters, fidgeted and stared intently at the girl’s actions, barely blinking.

Click-

They flinched at the sound of the mouse clicking.

Fortunately, this time a proper lecture screen appeared.

[Chungseong Guild – Student Class Online Course]

The screen was quite simple.

A large video screen on the left and a chat window on the right.

It was an interface familiar even to the monks, like watching an internet broadcast.

But…

“Ah! I’m stuck!”

[Please enter your name and assigned code.]

Of course, not just anyone could access Chungseong Guild lectures.

Naturally, she easily entered the code given by the Guild Master, but

“Come to think of it, we never heard our kid’s name…?”

The two monks couldn’t help with the empty name input field.

“Ah… name…”

It wasn’t because they were stupid or indifferent that they hadn’t asked for her name.

-“Child, what should we call you?”

Monk Jamyeong had asked that on the first day.

-“Sinners don’t have names.”

The girl had replied coldly.

After that, no one asked for her name again.

Surely… a child with parents would have been given some name.

In the awkward silence that fell, the girl stared blankly at the empty input field.

Blink, blink, blink.

The cursor in the input field kept flashing, as if urging the girl.

Though they weren’t showing any special reaction or directly looking at the girl’s expression, the two monks gradually felt weighed down by a heavy discomfort.

It seemed true that emotions could be sensed without seeing faces.

They felt countless complex emotions through the girl’s frail shoulders.

“…Do I have to enter a name?”

Finally, at the girl’s question, the two monks told a calm lie.

“This is asking how they should address you.”

“Ah… So I can write anything?”

“That’s right.”

So the name the girl entered herself was “Sinner.”

It was too heavy and gloomy a word to be something she came up with herself.

After the girl entered the lecture room, as the lecture time approached, a ding-! sounded and text appeared in the chat window.

Kim Seongyeong : 1st!

About 5 seconds later.

Kim Seongyeong : ???

Kim Seongyeong : Who is it? Who came in before me?

Kim Seongyeong : Who’s Sinner? If you’re new, you should greet your senior

A series of notifications rang out as messages flooded in.

“Uh… uh… Th-the computer is talking!”

As the flustered girl didn’t know what to do,

Unfortunately, the two monks didn’t have time to teach her about “chatting.”

Ding-!

Park Iseona : hi hi

Kim Seongyeong : hiii

Ding-!

Woo Nara : Hello!

Park Iseona : hi hi hi

Kim Seongyeong : hiiii

Ding-!!

Park Panjae : Hello~

Woo Nara : Helloooo!!

Park Iseona : hi hi hi hi

Kim Seongyeong : hiiiiiii

Oh, damn.

The two monks who had been sticking close to the monitor to help somehow, smacked their foreheads and backed away.

This…

This wasn’t something they could interfere with.

Park Panjae : Did you see the Gate Sim update yesterday? They added an A-class boss raid

Park Iseona : Isn’t that just a game?

Kim Seongyeong : What are you talking about? Even the Guild Master acknowledged Gate Simulation as “real”

Park Iseona : The Guild Master said his own hunting videos are better

Kim Seongyeong : Grr? Grr? Bleh bleh bleh

Park Panjae : Don’t be like that to Seona;; Who were you talking to before we came?

Kim Seongyeong : Ah! Right, a newbie came in!

Park Iseona : Ooh~ Panjae~~

It felt like they were going crazy.

The completely different level of cheerfulness, the constantly changing topics.

“Wh-what do I do about this?!”

The girl asked for help, but there was no way they could help.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more kids started joining, until there were over thirty in attendance.

“Are these kids here to study or just to chat?”

“It’s good it’s online at least. Our kid wouldn’t have been able to adapt if she was stuck in the middle of that.”

“Maybe we should let the kid adapt on her own after all…”

Kim Seongyeong : LOL how can someone’s name be Sinner?

Park Panjae : Don’t make fun of names.

Park Iseona : But Sinner is really weird, right? What kind of parents would give that name.

Then things blew up.

Kim Seongyeong : FR are their mom and dad criminals?

The kids started talking about the girl’s nickname “Sinner.”

With over 30 kids each adding their own comments, naturally talk about the girl’s identity and parents got mixed in.

“……”

The girl, who had been staring blankly at the monitor, slowly lowered her head.

–

Demon-like expressions appeared on the two monks’ faces.

How dare they make my child cry?

We thought they’d be good friends since they’re kids taught by the Guild Master!

Monk Haein hurriedly approached the girl and took her hand.

“…Monk?”

Though he gritted his teeth at her tearful voice, he explained gently to the girl.

“Kid. I’ll teach you how to get revenge now.”

“Ah! Is it some heretical curse method?”

The girl’s eyes suddenly widened, brightening as she looked back at Haein.

Well…

Actually, keyboard warrior tactics and multi-account tricks were kind of wicked.

But no matter what, as a monk, he couldn’t just say “That’s right!”

Park Iseona : Hey! No matter what, insulting parents is going too far!

Kim Seongyeong : What are you talking about~ You only have two moms, right?

Park Panjae : Are you calling the Guild Master?

Kim Seongyeong : Call him~ Go ahead lolol you chicken~

…Looking at the chat, it seemed okay to say “That’s right.”

After all, those brats were just Mara born with human skin.

“Yes. This is how we beat down internet demons.”

“The heretics’ secret technique for hunting internet demons!”

“Now, this is called Enter, and this is Space…”

Monk Haein’s crash course began.

How to type on the keyboard, how to use VPN to avoid tracking and create multiple accounts.

And even how to effectively get under people’s skin.

As a result.

Tatatatatatatata-!

The girl smiled brighter than ever.

And a long message appeared on the monitor beyond her.

Sinner : Insulting parents comes from inner anger and deficiency, so you must have lost both parents at a young age. Seeing how you hurt others with words, your parents must have hurt you with words too. It’s fortunate the cycle of evil ended early. Now the only demon left is you, so why don’t you open a window and jump out in repentance?

“………”

Monk Haein and Monk Beopjin covered their mouths simultaneously.

She… wrote that while smiling?

There wasn’t even the slightest hesitation until she hit enter.

Like a 30-year-old shut-in who’d spent their whole life leeching off their parents and only using the internet.

Typing speed too fast to see, and criticism that poured out as if pre-planned.

Maybe…

Haein might have awakened a sleeping demon today.

Gulp, he swallowed dryly and pulled at his hair.

Then belatedly realizing he was a shaved monk, he reached enlightenment.

Ah!

What was bound to happen has happened.

The girl simply responded sincerely with a smile to the other’s malice.

What’s wrong with that action!

“Ho ho ho ho.”

Monk Haein and Monk Beopjin, their eyes filled with dizziness, checked the chat window to see the ill-mannered students’ reactions, thinking ‘It’ll work out somehow!’

Then-

Park Iseona : LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Park Panjae : Hmm is that all?

Woo Nara : LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Kim Seongyeong : LOLOL You’re pretty good? Where’d you get that copypasta template??

For some reason, the kids seemed to like it.

Even Kim Seongyeong, who was ready to fight just now.

“…Monk Haein. Isn’t this true desirelessness and enlightenment?”

“Yes. Not taking insults as insults, but seeing the meaning in conversation.”

Kids’ psychology was really incomprehensible.

Thankfully it wasn’t awakening a demon sleeping in the girl’s heart…

Sinner : Seeing how you laugh awkwardly, you clearly want to show a good image to others. But the lack of an apology means you’re not sincere, which means you’re triggered. If you’re really scared, cut off your dick and go die

“……Oh.”

Kim Seongyeong : You little shit? Where do you live? You really wanna die?

Sinner : Triggered?

Kim Seongyeong : I live in Dobong-gu, Seoul. Come out.

Sinner : Why should I? You come.

Kim Seongyeong : Fuck, I’m really gonna come find you?

Sinner : So triggered. Your parents didn’t teach you this? Ah, you must have lost them early and had no time to learn.

“Haein, I just remembered I have something to do… I should go.”

Monk Beopjin, who had been watching the situation, ran away without looking back.

If Monk Jamyeong found out about this, they might really die.

“Ah, ah! Monk Beopjin!!”

Sinner : And you’re not in Dobong-gu, Seoul.

Kim Seongyeong : What? Who are you?

Sinner : You’re in Suyu 2-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

The girl’s counterattack didn’t stop there.

To Monk Haein, it looked like the girl was just guessing, but.

‘…Only demons insult and mock parents.’

The girl was already determined to punish him.

Though she was used to being beaten and cursed at, even in the unrestrained basement, insulting the girl’s parents was strictly forbidden.

If the girl went berserk, the whole world could really turn upside down.

The girl, who had a guilty conscience about her parents and no immunity to personal attacks, finally sacrificed one fingernail to dig up Kim Seongyeong’s address.

Of course, she didn’t sacrifice a fingernail just to find out one address.

Sinner : Your dad is Kim Songcheol. Your mom is Kim Moran. Your grandfather passed away, and your grandmother…

Thinking Kim Seongyeong might really be an orphan who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong due to lack of education,

The girl even revealed his underwear color.

Kim Seongyeong’s messages, which had been coming up constantly, suddenly stopped.

Did he faint from anger?

Or did he go to report this out of fear?

All sorts of worries crept up.

But there was nothing Haein could do.

He hurriedly gathered the girl’s hands flying over the keyboard and said,

“L-let’s stop chatting now, okay? It’s time for the lesson.”

“Okay.”

Surprisingly, the girl who had been so eagerly tearing into others showed not even the slightest change in emotion.

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