Episode 62. Cleanup

KWAGWANG!

A female student was directing the rescue at the very front of the rescue team.

Every time her hands moved left and right, large rocks flew aside one by one.

“Student Council President. Stop now and go back. We can handle the rest.”

“No. There are still…! Many people left inside.”

Moon Surin was operating her mana, dripping with sweat.

Telekinesis.

It was her unique power.

A mana attribute she was born with.

Moon Surin had an incredible talent for manipulating, shaping, and manifesting mana.

Telekinesis, a magic that could do anything but achieve nothing.

But her talent shattered that theory.

Swish-

Following Moon Surin’s hands, the dirt was dug away, creating a path.

According to the experts’ analysis, it was impossible to rescue anyone else along this path.

Each passage was independent, not connected to the others.

That’s why they had to break through the dungeon walls.

“She’s crazy. Is that really a student?”

“I know, right? But isn’t she overdoing it? She’s been digging a path alone without rest since earlier.”

“Maybe her boyfriend is trapped inside.”

The hunters who came along actually had nothing to do. They were combat personnel, and Moon Surin was much faster at breaking through walls.

Moon Surin had been digging the path alone for several hours.

She had already rescued dozens of students, but she didn’t stop.

“Wait a moment. There’s one more behind this, no, two more.”

An expert following behind Moon Surin, operating a mana detector, spoke up.

“Are you sure this is it?”

“Yes, I can feel mana. One person’s mana is very weak. Their life might be in danger! We need to break through immediately.”

Moon Surin gritted her teeth, drawing up more mana and flinging the dirt backward.

Even the stones and rocks in the way were cleared in an instant.

“We’re almost through!”

“Mana reactions are appearing! Are they perhaps fighting?!”

Tududuk.

As the wall broke, light began to seep through from the other side.

Moon Surin drew up mana again and dug through the wall.

This was already the tenth rescue. Lee Hoyeon wasn’t among them.

‘Where on earth could he be…!’

She rescued students who thanked Moon Surin and the healer teams.

However, passing by unrecognizable corpses and human body parts, her anxiety grew.

On top of the duties as Student Council President, she had to manage the Academy as the Chairman’s granddaughter, endure the expectations and scrutiny as a top third-year student, and even deal with paparazzi who wouldn’t leave her personal time alone.

Moon Surin stood tall in the middle of a desert with nowhere to lean.

In that difficult situation, she had finally found an oasis for her heart. Moon Surin absolutely could not give up.

KWAAANG!

Moon Surin gathered her mana and broke through the wall in one go.

If it was another dead end, she would have to start the next task immediately.

She cleared away the fallen rock fragments and swept away the dust with her mana as she moved forward.

“Huh? Surin noona?”

And then, a voice that brought comfort just by hearing it reached Moon Surin’s ears.

“H-Hoyeon! Are you okay?!”

Warak-

“S-Surin noona? What’s wrong? Actually, why are you even here?”

“Hoyeon… Thank goodness. Thank goodness you’re alive.”

In an instant, Moon Surin’s tension melted away.

This warmth. She had missed this comfort.

The sanctuary of my heart. The only person whose face alone could bring me peace.

‘This person… I can never let go.’

Inside Moon Surin’s heart, Lee Hoyeon’s presence grew larger and larger.

“Student Council President! Something’s strange here!”

“N-No way! Could this be…!”

The rescue team members who followed Moon Surin started shouting noisily.

‘Ah, shit. Still not enough.’

However, Moon Surin raised her head and scanned the surroundings, preparing for any unforeseen circumstances.

The rescue team members’ gazes were fixed on one spot.

There… were two Ogres.

Ogres are monsters that at least three or four B-class hunters would gather to raid.

Among non-intelligent monsters, they could be considered the strongest.

Yet, there lay two Ogres side-by-side, one with a hole in its belly and the other with half its head blown off.

Moon Surin quickly scanned the area.

Baek Ahyoung and Lee Hoyeon. They were the only ones visible. Baek Ahyoung was an incredible healer, but known to have zero combat ability.

Lee Hoyeon was the only combatant.

Lee Hoyeon’s torn and disheveled clothes were covered in blood.

It seemed he had sustained quite significant injuries during a fierce battle.

“H-Hoyeon, you…!”

Lee Hoyeon turned his head to check on Baek Ahyoung’s well-being.

He seemed relieved after seeing other female hunters taking care of Baek Ahyoung.

‘His personality is great too, as expected.’

But personality aside, there was something he needed to ask right now.

“You… took care of two Ogres by yourself?”

*

“Uh….”

It had become a strange situation again.

Should’ve had sex somewhere else, fuck.

“Ahyoung-ssi, were there any other companions besides Hoyeon student?”

Over there, they were covering Baek Ahyoung with a coat and taking care of her.

“Y-Yes. It was just the two of us. Ah, if you go down that passage over there, there’s a corpse. When we found it, it was already being eaten by an Ogre… so we couldn’t identify it.”

“Th-Then does that mean there was one more Ogre?”

“Uh… right?”

“In that case, could it be… Lee Hoyeon student single-handedly took down three Ogres?”

“Huh? W-Well, yes, that’s right?”

Baek Ahyoung wore an increasingly puzzled expression as the conversation continued.

Her expression seemed to say, ‘Huh? This isn’t right?’

“N-No way! A student, and a first-year at that, took down three Ogres alone?!”

“This is scoop material. A generational talent…!”

“W-Wait a moment… That’s right, but, uh….”

I’m sure I asked her to keep my strength hidden, but she’s already spilled everything.

Turning my back to Moon Surin, I shot Baek Ahyoung a look of frustration. Baek Ahyoung met my eyes, then giggled and scratched her head.

• S. O. R. R. Y.

Then she apologized to me with her lips.

“For now, I’ll stop here and take the Saintess and Hoyeon out. It’s about time my mana runs low, so we need to head back.”

“Yes, yes, understood. We’ll proceed with the rest.”

It seemed Moon Surin was planning to leave with us.

But why was Moon Surin really here with the rescue team? It should be a time when she has tons of work as the Student Council President?

★ Heroine Status Window

[Moon Surin]

• [ Affection: 60 ]

• [ Lust: 30 ]

• [ Appetite: 30 ]

• [ Fatigue: 59 ]

Current State: How am I going to clean this up now… Ah, whatever. I saved Hoyeon, that’s enough.

I haven’t even started the Moon Surin route yet, so why does she like me this much?

Since she wouldn’t tell me, there was no way to know.

We followed Moon Surin, who was leading the way, through the dungeon walls.

Not just one, but over a dozen walls had holes punched through them.

This is why I couldn’t find him. How many walls did we even break through?

“Did the Student Council President do all this?”

“It’s just one of my minor talents, Saintess.”

“No, you don’t have to call me so formally….”

Baek Ahyoung and Moon Surin were chatting amiably.

Honestly, I was damn tired and just wanted to get back to the dormitory quickly.

Soon, the portal leading outside came into view.

‘Finally, I’m getting out of this boring dungeon.’

We naturally let ourselves be drawn into the portal.

After a moment of dizziness, when I opened my eyes, the waiting area was in chaos.

From students receiving emergency treatment to students covered head-to-toe with sheets, and students and adults crying beside them….

It was a bitter sight.

“I-I have to go rescue them right now. I need to help too.”

“No, Ahyoung-ssi, you’re not in any condition right now either. You need treatment, what are you talking about?”

“B-But….”

Baek Ahyoung might be a pervert, but when it came to saving others, she was always sincere.

Jeobeokjeobeok.

Just then, a professor with a familiar face approached us.

“Yes, there are still 6 people missing. Rescue operations are currently underway and….”

It was our homeroom teacher, Kim Jin-hyuk. He was on a call via his smartwatch when he saw us and stopped for a moment.

“Re-confirming, 2 more people have been confirmed rescued. 4 remaining. Yes. I will take command.”

Finishing the call, Kim Jin-hyuk approached us.

“Saintess, and Lee Hoyeon student. I’m truly relieved you are safe. First, Saintess, please head to the treatment area over there, and Lee Hoyeon, you follow me.”

Kim Jin-hyuk left those words and turned to walk away again.

*

I followed Kim Jin-hyuk back to Class A.

Several students and medical staff were waiting.

It seemed the students were getting medical checks here.

“Oh, Lee Hoyeon student seems perfectly fine. His clothes are torn, but… Ah, I heard he went in with the Saintess, so he must have already received treatment~.”

The nurse muttered “Aha~ Aha~” to herself, then asked for my contact information for consistent status checks, just in case.

I was about to give it without suspicion, but seeing the nurse’s face flush slightly, I said they could just contact Professor Kim Jin-hyuk, and she clicked her tongue, “Tsk.”

Our Academy’s medical staff are rotten too. Trying to get student numbers.

After the medical check, I was told I could return to the dormitory.

The students waiting here were the teams waiting for those still unaccounted for.

“By any chance, were Lumi and Nam Daeun rescued? We were in the same team.”

“Yes, Lumi student and Nam Daeun student were rescued first. Nam Daeun student went back right away, and Lumi student waited here before returning to the dormitory with Lucy student.”

“Ah, thank you!”

What a relief.

I was worried Nam Daeun might have abandoned Lumi, but it was just needless worry.

Alice also participated in the training, but she’s so strong, she could probably hold out until rescue.

“Then I’ll get going too. Thanks for your hard work.”

“Yes.”

After a brief farewell, I left Class A.

I’m tired. I want to get back to the dorm and rest quickly.

On the way, I left a thank-you message for Moon Surin.

I was about to text Lucy and Lumi too, but messages asking if I was okay had already arrived.

Contact via smartwatch was prohibited during training, so I could only check now.

Feeling grateful for their concern, I replied sincerely and entered the dormitory.

Liliana was broadcasting from her room, and I took off my student uniform and collapsed onto my bed in the living room.

“Ahhh, I’m so fucking tired….”

Spending hours wandering through the dungeon was quite a burden for me too.

Just as I was contemplating closing my eyes right then and there, a message window appeared before me.

『Special Quest Complete!』

“Ah, right. This thing.”

『Do you wish to have an audience with the God of Betting? YES / NO』

I do. Of course, I do… but I don’t think I should do it right now.

I’m too tired right now. Normally, conversations with gods like this don’t pass any time even after hours of talking, that’s the rule, but you never know.

I have to consider my own safety, and considering tomorrow’s classes, it would be better to do it on the weekend….

“Is it possible to postpone it for a few days? I’d like to do it on Saturday.”

『Understood!』

Fortunately, the God of Betting seems like a nice person. I tried poking him since I didn’t expect it to work, and it did.

“Ah, now my sleepiness is completely gone.”

It was the perfect timing to fall asleep.

Since it’s like this now, I guess I’ll just take a shower.

I grabbed the student uniform I’d tossed aside earlier and headed to the bathroom.

After taking off my underwear too, I neatly stacked my uniform and underwear before entering the shower stall.

Although blood had seeped into my uniform and underwear, if I put them in the washing machine and hang them on the magic hangers, they’ll get clean automatically.

Victoria Academy’s technology is the best in the world!

Even though I cleaned my body once with Clean Magic, I still felt grimy.

It wasn’t like there was actual dirt or anything, but it was more of a mental thing.

I feel refreshed only when I wash myself directly with water.

After finishing my shower, I came out and headed to put my uniform in the washing machine…

“Wait a minute. It’s really gone. This isn’t a mistake, is it?”

Is it a ghost? I checked carefully this time. My underwear is gone again. There’s a ghost living in this dorm!

As if.

I stomped my way over and knocked on Liliana’s door.

This perverted succubus bitch has developed kleptomania now.

BANG! BANG!

I yelled while banging on the door as if I would break it down.

“Hey! Liliana! Open the door!”

“Wh-What’s wrong?!”

A crashing sound came from inside the room. I didn’t wait.

“Open. The. Door.”

Clank.

Liliana couldn’t defy my mana-infused voice and opened the door.

“D-Don’t come in! Just wait a second!”

“Move.”

I pushed past Liliana, who threw her whole body to block my advance, and entered the room.

On the bed lay my two pairs of underwear side-by-side. One was rolled up into a ball and soaking wet, from whatever she did.

The other was clean, untouched. These were the underwear I had just taken off.

“Haaa….”

I sighed and looked at Liliana.

“S-Sorry….”

Liliana, her whole body flushed red, bowed her head deeply.

Water dripped steadily from between the legs of the perverted old maid succubus.