Ch.237232 – Criminal Girl

## Cephiron Academy Principal Gu On-yu

Principal Gu On-yu of Cephiron Academy is known for his humanitarian policies compared to other academy principals, with a reputation for having a gentle personality.

“The security around here doesn’t seem very good.”

What is he suddenly saying after barging into the Frankfurt Consulate General?

If security is bad, he should take it up with Germany, not with a powerless Korean consulate.

The man awkwardly smiled and tried to humor her.

“We’ll try harder.”

“You should.”

“But may I ask what brings you here…?”

The man, who rarely had to bow his head to anyone except the Ambassador to Germany, found this relationship uncomfortable.

“Just traveling abroad. Is there a law saying principals must stay in Korea?”

“Oh no, who would say such a thing! I’m just expressing how truly welcome you are.”

Don’t antagonize academy principals.

That was a long-standing directive passed down from previous generations.

Even an elementary school principal represents the foundation, after all.

Particularly, Gu On-yu, though not well-known, was once a monster who ranked among the top three in South Korea in terms of sheer power.

‘Let me think…’

The Consul General’s mind raced.

Recently, he had received instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to keep an eye on whether a child named NoName might be showing signs of emigration.

And as far as he knew, NoName was attending Cephiron Academy. The person in front of him now is the principal of Cephiron Academy.

By syllogism, a conclusion was drawn.

“Did you perhaps come with Name?”

“How did someone so desk-bound know such information? Did you receive some secret directive from the government?”

“Oh no, of course not! I just watch the news frequently.”

“Is that so?”

From his reaction just now, Principal Gu On-yu became certain.

That the group monitoring Name before leaving Incheon Airport was indeed government-affiliated.

It was fortunate they hadn’t approached with malicious intent, but she was planning to formally protest if they interfered any further with academy students.

“The coffee was good. Still much better than what we brew in Korea.”

“Yes, yes, I’m glad, Principal Gu.”

“Hmm?”

Beep-beep-beep-

Principal Gu On-yu’s phone rang loudly.

It was a warning sound from the “child tracker sticker” she had placed on Name’s phone.

‘Pulse is normal, and judging by her walking pattern, she seems fine… what’s going on?’

There was nothing unusual in Name’s physical information checked on the phone.

Except that she had completely emptied her aura in an instant.

She called Name to confirm.

“Student Name, is everything alright?”

[Yes. We’re having fun.]

“Alright, don’t get tired too early.”

[Hmm… okay.]

Shortly after, the Consul General received a phone call.

News that a Korean girl under 10 years old had brutally assaulted four Germans on the street and was currently being questioned by police.

‘Of all times for this to happen, when Principal Gu On-yu is right here!’

It’s the consulate’s job to ensure the safety of its citizens.

The Consul General commanded with an even more agitated voice than usual.

“Quickly check the victims’ condition first! Was it a random assault? Thoroughly investigate how the child was assaulted by men and hold them accountable. Understand?”

A little girl being randomly assaulted in broad daylight was already big news, but if sexual crimes were involved, he didn’t even want to imagine.

[No, it’s the opposite, Consul… The child assaulted four adult men. And apparently used aura too.]

“What did you say?”

How could the result be completely opposite?

He composed himself and asked in a shrinking voice.

“The child is a teenager?”

The seriousness of the incident had clearly diminished from before, but juvenile crime wasn’t something to be taken lightly either.

In Germany, age wasn’t a consideration at all when determining sentences.

[No, Consul. Under 10 years old.]

“Under 10…?”

The Consul General’s brain temporarily overloaded.

‘Did Korea develop a culture of counting age every four years without me knowing?’

If the suspect was born on February 29th and they were calling her “under 10” for that reason, it wouldn’t even qualify as an amusing joke.

[No. The local police said she’s really 8 years old, so I double-checked several times myself.]

At that moment, the Consul General’s eyes met Principal Gu On-yu’s.

“8 years old? Could it be…?”

“I need to go quickly, there’s an emergency!”

“Wait, Principal Gu! Principal Gu On-yu! Just a moment, please!”

***

“I did nothing wrong. They started it, so it was self-defense.”

“Self-defense? My friends got injuries requiring 16 weeks of treatment, and you call that self-defense?”

“Fine, let’s say it wasn’t self-defense. But what are you going to do about it?”

“You… you…!”

An unexpected commotion broke out in the peaceful Frankfurt police station.

Mackey, who claimed to be a TikToker with 6 million followers, was growling with bared teeth.

He was trying hard to appeal to the police officers by showing the terrible condition of his friends who had been taken to the hospital via video call, but there wasn’t much the police could do.

“How does such a nobody have 6 million followers? I’ve never heard of anyone named Mackey living in Germany.”

“Me neither. Maybe I should quit being a cop and try TikTok.”

“Name, I saw you yesterday and here you are again today! Want some candy?”

Mackey rambling on, the police officers casually ignoring him, and NoName yawning despite being the person involved.

Witnessing all this, Yoon-sul felt a throbbing headache coming on.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, Name, is the candy good?”

“Yeah. I wish they sold these in Korea too.”

She looked at Name eating candy with a disgruntled expression.

First person to score 130,000 points in World of Arsheria’s story mode.

Winner of the university competition with a ragtag team.

Yoon-sul understood the significance of these achievements.

In fact, after the competition ended, Name played a few more World of Arsheria ranked games and settled her account at Master rank.

But she had been thinking too lightly about it because it was just a game.

World of Arsheria is a virtual reality game, famous for best reflecting real-world physical performance.

Then naturally, the real-world Name should be considered someone who has reached an inhuman level.

‘I kept thinking “no way,” but I never expected it to actually be true.’

According to the brown-haired young man, they had apologized first, but Name suddenly went berserk and beat four people to a pulp.

Name strongly denied this, saying she never heard any such apology.

“You’re not denying the latter part?”

“I didn’t know they’d be that weak. I never imagined there would be humans who couldn’t even use aura properly but got mana engravings just because they looked pretty… unthinkable in my day…”

Apparently, they were just slightly dim but pure-hearted bodyguards who simply liked glow-in-the-dark tattoos.

Name pouted and expressed her grievance.

Whether it was hidden camera or not, the fact remained that she had experienced racial discrimination.

Daniel, another party involved in the incident, was shivering under a blanket beneath the air conditioner.

“Is Niel unnie okay?”

“St-stay away! Name is scary!”

“Was that directed at me? Please. Such drama.”

Daniel’s reaction would actually be the normal one.

For a normal child, that is.

Name had already strayed far from that category long ago.

‘I hope Name isn’t confusing games with reality?’

Memories of receiving parrying training from Name when she was Kariri flashed through Yoon-sul’s mind.

That would be problematic. Yoon-sul didn’t want to get her head cracked open by her in real life.

“You brat!”

“…?”

Name blinked her innocent eyes.

Seeing that, Yoon-sul was left speechless.

“Let’s do better next time, okay?”

“Sure, why not.”

“Wait, that’s not right…!”

Once again, the case reached an impasse.

Mackey demanding recognition of his grievances, and NoName, the invincible delinquent girl.

The police officers scratching their heads in awkwardness between them.

In the end, it was NoName herself who mediated.

She popped the candy out of her mouth and said:

“Mr. Mackey, if you feel so wronged, let’s reenact it here.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s reenact how your subordinate spoke and how I responded, in front of these police officers. If it’s judged that I overreacted, I’ll gladly pay the hospital bills and compensation.”

“Wait, how exactly do you want to reenact it?”

“‘Ni hao,’ ‘ching cheng chong,’ ‘Chinese people are everywhere,’ ‘Did your mom die from COVID,’ and so on. Just say it to me exactly as before. What’s wrong, can’t do it?”

“Even so, I can’t say such things in front of police officers…”

Mackey subtly shifted his gaze toward the police.

“Oh don’t mind us! It’s not like you’re saying it sincerely, right? You were just trying to film a prank video, weren’t you?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right…”

“Let’s see it too. What exactly happened that led to this mess?”

Name shrugged her shoulders, signaling him to hurry up.

“Ni… ni hao?”

“Keep going.”

“Ching… haa… ching cheng chong…?”

“You should also pull your eyes too. What, can’t do it?”

Mackey took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes so much he could barely see.

Inwardly, he was thinking about the cost of an ambulance in Germany.

At least 1,000 euros, plus hospitalization costs for four people could reach up to 10,000 euros.

Shame is temporary, but money lasts.

When Mackey opened his eyes again, NoName’s arm was glowing golden.

“…!”

“Next line. Not going to say it?”

“You! You’re not planning to hit me with that fist, are you?”

“I’m just lightly reenacting the situation, that’s all. If I did overreact, I’ll gladly pay whether it’s 1,000 euros or 10,000 euros.”

Name demonstrated by spinning her arm around. Sparks crackled on the marble floor.

‘That purple aura from before…!’

Mackey slowly backed away.

The density of power was different.

Every time that strange aura crackled, surrounding auras were rendered powerless and pushed away.

Mackey witnessed his unconsciously deployed aura barrier gradually crumbling.

If he took that punch head-on without a barrier, it wouldn’t end with just hospitalization.

Images of his life flashed before his eyes.

‘Why are the police just watching with interest! What if she really swings that at me!’

“Hurry up and say it. What happened to my mom?”

Her eyes changed from black to gold, and then to purple.

Seeing the girl approaching fearlessly with big strides, Mackey belatedly realized that this girl was 8 years old.

‘She’s a juvenile delinquent! Damn it!’

Unlike older juvenile offenders, she was under 10 years old, making her virtually untouchable even by juvenile law.

Therefore, nothing would change even if the number of victims increased from four to five.

Mackey squeezed his eyes shut.

With the mindset that life takes priority over money, he shouted:

“Stop… stop! Thinking about it again, I think our joke went too far!”

“Just words?”

“Then what more can we… eek!”

Name stepped forward and grabbed her own wrist with her left hand.

To Mackey’s eyes, her series of movements appeared in disconnected frames.

Her shoulder rotated, her waist turned. The center of gravity naturally shifted from her right foot to her left foot.

She extended her small hand straight toward Mackey.

WHOOOOSH-!

The compressed air between Mackey’s body and Name’s hand exploded, creating an ear-splitting sound.

‘What kind of absurd…!’

Her fist stopped just a palm’s width away from him.

“Huh…”

“Be more careful next time. Those kinds of jokes aren’t funny at all for the person on the receiving end.”

Name withdrew her aura, dusted off her hands, and walked away.

The police officers jumped up from their seats, all asking how she performed such a feat.

“Name! Teach me how to do that too! You just extended your fist into the air and it sounded like a bomb went off!”

“Is this the Oriental martial art I’ve only heard about? It would be super effective for riot control!”

“Aiyoooo! Like this? Is this right?”

“Your stance is wrong. You need to fix your supporting foot more firmly and rotate your waist more from there.”

“Argh! This is my best! Aaack, don’t force it, kid! My ligaments, my ligaments are stretching!”

“More, more, you can do more. The human body doesn’t break that easily.”

Thud-

Mackey collapsed into a chair, his legs giving out as he recalled the recent strike.

Name’s fist had moved slowly, so onlookers hadn’t noticed, but that single blow was enough to chill Mackey to the bone.

‘If it had connected, it would have gone right through…’

It certainly wasn’t a fast attack.

Rather, it felt like a hydraulic press that would crush anything in its path without mercy.

How could such an unreasonable being be born on this earth?

Mackey, sweating profusely, stared at Name for a long time as if possessed by a demon.

Ding-

The police station door opened and Mackey’s longtime partner and dedicated cameraman entered. He had just returned from taking the injured bodyguards to the hospital by ambulance.

“Mackey, how did the negotiations go? Those bodyguards are threatening to sue you if you don’t pay them four months’ salary. The hospital bills will be enormous, and now we have to pay their salaries too…”

“Let’s just forget about it.”

“What? Are you planning to handle it all yourself?”

“There’s no other way.”

“Mackey, wait a minute. Let me try talking to them again.”

“Wait! Stop! I said stop!”

The cameraman shook off Mackey’s hand and walked purposefully toward Name.

Name muttered “Is this a tag team match now…” while cracking her knuckles.

“You look familiar… Huh? Aren’t you the violin girl from TikTok?”

Name lowered her arms with a somewhat disappointed expression.