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This is the academy city ‘Neo Seoul’.

And the villain who dominates Neo Seoul is called ‘Geoak (巨惡)’, meaning ‘great villain’.

The villains I need to catch are the ones who will become great evil.

If I had to be clear about the target, it would be six ‘six sinners.’

They are also called the ‘Six Sinners’, and my childhood friend Kim Dal-bi is included among them.

In the game, there was an event separate from the original story to subdue the six sinners. Because it was an open world game, it was up to the player to decide whether to do the event or not.

This means that the possibility of Lee Tae-seong, the original protagonist, being involved is low. Unless he suddenly gets angry and makes a dramatic decision, ‘I’m going to catch the six criminals!’

‘Subjugation of six criminals… . It was end content. It was very difficult at first.’

The Six Sinners event was one of the most difficult in the game.

Fortunately, I had it all in my head as to when each of the six sinners events would occur.

Perhaps because it was end content, it was easier to remember after the original story, and the event itself was impressive.

‘We have to catch it somehow.’

If you reach the ending without defeating the six criminals, each of them will become a ‘big evil’ and overthrow Neo Seoul and establish themselves as the city’s rulers.

No matter who did it, the urban order collapsed, and dystopia arrived.

Even if you leave Academy City, you will find yourself in an apocalyptic world swarming with demonic beasts.

To protect my home, I had to stop the six criminals.

So what about Isea?

‘Ise-ah too. ‘He is not a six-time criminal, but he will eventually become a great evildoer.’

Isea.

1st grade at Asung High School.

Age, 17 years old.

Affiliation, Service Department.

She is a female student scheduled to be the next boss of the ‘Dohwa Sect’, one of Academy City’s syndicate-type organizations.

He becomes a villain and a black market leader, but loses his life not long after that.

So, despite being an event villain, Isea never turned Academy City into a dystopia.

However, that is not a reason to ignore Isea.

‘He must be planning something illegal by now. Even if you’re not doing anything yet, you still need to monitor it. Because there is no guarantee that the world will proceed according to the game.’

In this world, there is a being called Ahn Woo-jin, the leading manager, and me.

So, what variables are caused by the butterfly effect and what if Se-Ah escapes death?

So what if she establishes herself as a being who causes great harm to Academy City?

Can not be done.

It was unacceptable.

Therefore, it was only appropriate to monitor Isea.

“In other words, are you telling me to monitor my classmate Lee Se-ah?”

Leadership executive office.

A first-year female student asked me.

I nodded.

She is a junior whom I called to the executive office.

He was a new member who joined the leader club this semester.

I paid attention to it during the final interview I attended as an interviewer.

Because I knew right away that he was good at using a poker face.

‘Even when I look at it again, the expression on my face is astounding.’

I couldn’t read any emotions from him.

It was truly a state of art.

It almost feels like he was trained as an assassin somewhere.

Since he was good at using a poker face and had a cautious personality, he would be much better at monitoring Ise-ah than most other members.

“Again, Ise-ah is a student belonging to a large secret organization, and this time she was targeted by Anomia. I decided I needed to pay attention.”

“Then may I ask why you are giving me this mission?”

Because your expressionless expression is so great.

but.

‘Let’s not answer honestly.’

Because you might end up worrying about your facial expressions for no reason.

“Because I’m in the same 1st year C class at Maehwagwan as Isea. Among them, you were the one who stood out the most.”

“… I was convinced. Thank you for entrusting us, Manager. We will bring you the best results.”

“Hmm, yes. Please do me a favor.”

The expressionless junior saluted politely.

Look confident.

Somehow I feel proud.

I have to brag to the vice-president when he comes that I picked him.

… …

A week later.

It was the day when the results of the first Isea surveillance were reported.

‘You have a fantastic expression today as well.’

The expressionless junior came to me with an expressionless expression that made it impossible to read his emotions at all.

I felt satisfied with the wonderful expression on my face.

chuck. She saluted politely.

“Director, I’m here to report to you.”

“Okay.”

“This is a report written after completing cross-verification based on my direct observations and secretly obtained information.”

The expressionless junior handed me a report he had written himself.

It was a report with a clean design and excellent readability.

‘I didn’t order this?’

A report of this magnitude was produced while the deadline was tight… ?

As expected, this is the prospect I picked.

“Tell me about it.”

He said, hiding his proud feelings.

“Yes. First, Isea leads the pack. He has an excellent ability to attract others to his side, and is pointed out as a strong candidate for class president.”

It was a natural thing.

Because Se-Ah Lee is a villain who later becomes a black market master.

You must be resourceful and have a great ability to make connections.

“And?”

I asked as I started reading the report my expressionless junior gave me.

“Second, I often do good deeds.”

‘what?’

My head lifted up of its own accord.

“Preceding?”

A kid who later becomes the worst villain, the greatest evil, is a good deed?

It’s like a snake wearing wool and pretending to be innocent, right?

“Yes, I am.”

An expressionless junior who gives a straight answer without any hesitation.

“Isn’t it just because of club activities?”

“Yes, no.”

I immediately read the report quickly.

There was a lot of content, but most of it dealt with Se-ah Lee’s good deeds.

I read those contents.

*

First case.

This is the story of Min Hana, a 1st year C class student belonging to Maehwagwan.

One day, Minhana overslept and had to run to school to avoid being late.

In the end, I forgot to bring money.

There was no lunch box.

Due to his timid personality, he hasn’t made any friends yet.

In the end, she had no choice but to skip lunch.

Minhana was enduring her hunger without showing it to anyone.

But suddenly, four female students came rushing towards Minhana.

It was Isea’s group.

“Kkkk… .”

“Giggles… .”

Isea and the others laugh like witches.

There was an ominous and sinister smile on Ise-ah’s face.

The fact that Se-Ah Lee belonged to an organization called the Mafia was publicly known within Asung High School. Her group was even members of the 1st year C class, who were assumed to be in a certain position.

I was so scared that I always avoided my eyes, but they approached me first… .

‘Why me… ?’

Minhana’s heart raced.

Are you trying to make yourself a target of harassment?

Minhana felt a sense of crisis from the beginning that her high school life might be in trouble.

“Would you like to see me? From what I saw earlier, it looked like you didn’t even have lunch?”

Se-ah Lee raised her face and asked in a sly tone.

“Hipp… !”

Minhana was so startled that she ended up hiccuping without realizing it.

“Yes, yes… ! I couldn’t eat lunch… Okay. But why… ?”

Minhana’s answer was filled with tears despite her will.

Se-ah Lee grinned.

“Then, can you buy bread with this money?”

Tuk.

Lee Se-ah let out an evil laugh as she gently placed the money on Min Hana’s desk.

“Ah… !”

ruined.

Just said that.

Anyone who sees this is no different from a declaration that I will have you as my ‘bread shuttle’.

Is this just a toy for mafia friends to play with?

Do I have to spend my painful days surrounded by a group of people?

My heart was pounding.

Because I was hungry, I felt even more saddened.

I came to Aseong High School for no reason.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have worked so hard to pass the entrance exam.

Minhana had such regrets and cried as she imagined the worst future she would face.

however.

“… Huh?”

Minhana tilted her head when she saw the money Lee Se-ah had placed on the desk.

The money raised was a green bill depicting King Sejong, 10,000 won.

Considering that the price of a loaf of bread at the store was about 1,000 to 2,000 won, it was a very generous amount.

Minhana looked at Lee Se-ah with suspicion.

“If possible, eat something expensive and delicious. Because I feel sad when I’m hungry. Sigh… .”

“Giggle… .”

“Giggles… .”

Isea and the others left, smiling darkly.

For a while, Minhana was confused as to how to accept this situation.

When Minhana bought bread from the store, Lee Se-ah and the others ate snacks with her and chatted happily.

Then Minhana felt it. These kids are good kids! It was a moment when Minhana’s heart softened.

This was what an expressionless junior secretly monitored the situation, heard Min Hana’s feelings at the time, and recorded it in a report.

*

Second case.

This is the story of Kim Deok-su, a member of the second-year class B class at Yeonhwagwan.

Kim Deok-su was patrolling the suburbs with two junior members of the leadership team.

Boom!

The particularly loud engine sound caught the patrol team’s nerves.

“What is it? Motorcycle sound?”

“Senior, over there!”

Several bikes were making loud engine sounds.

Female students wearing Aseong High School uniforms were driving down the road like a biker gang.

“Kkkk!”

“Giggle!”

They smiled evilly and rode their bikes while following the speed limit.

There was a luggage rack installed behind each bike, and heavy and bulky luggage was loaded there.

At the center of them was a female student wearing sunglasses and pulling a quad bike, or ATV, for carrying cargo. There was more luggage in the ATV’s luggage compartment.

“Those people are not suspicious… ?”

As my junior said, no matter how I looked at it, it was suspicious.

Are they transporting prohibited items?

Thinking back to the leader’s incident log, it was not an uncommon occurrence.

Among the many academies, the one closest to the black market was Asung High School. Every year, several Aseong High School students are caught on suspicion of illegal transport.

In the first place, it is not unusual for a group to drive such a bike.

It was the duty of the patrol team to intervene immediately when suspicious circumstances were detected.

It was necessary to verify whether they were trying to commit a derailment or not.

Kim Deok-su shouted urgently.

“Stop it!”

“Yes!”

The patrol team stopped a group of bikes that were running within the speed limit.

Squeak. A group of bikers stopped all at once.

“This… , what are you?”

While driving a quad bike, a female student took off her sunglasses and asked leisurely.

Her narrowed eyes, which resembled a fox’s smile, scanned the leading members.

It was Lee Se-ah, a first-year student at Asung High School.

“We are the leaders!”

“I see. Now, please get out of the way, right?”

“Ha, what a cheeky thing to say… !”

Less evil!

Kim Deok-su took out a three-stage baton and shouted, pointing it at Se-ah Lee.

“You guys, where did you get all those bikes!? What is with that large amount of cargo? Are you trying to engage in illegal transactions on the black market? Or are you trying to transport banned items?”

Kim Deok-su’s juniors were tense and took a fighting stance all at once.

In case of emergency, I might have to subdue Isea and her group.

“Hmm, I’m in trouble. What kind of misunderstanding is this?”

Se-ah Lee looked at the bulky, muscular female student who was riding the bike next to her.

“Manager, can you help me?”

“Huh!”

At Se-ah Lee’s request, the muscular female student glared menacingly at Deok-soo Kim.

He was the head of the service department, one of Asong High School’s strongest players.

“We are a volunteer department. We were delivering food, including rice, to help the less fortunate. If you don’t want to get hurt, get out of the way right away.”

“Kkkk… .”

“Giggles… .If you stand in our way, I will turn you into a piece of meat… !”

The service department let out a mean laugh.

“Don’t be funny! Those guys are riding bikes that only gangsters would drive… !”

“Organized gang? This is a precious bike that our new member Lee Se-ah’s family and Dohwapa members sponsored to use to help the less fortunate. If you insult our sponsors, we will not stand by and put the honor of the volunteer department on the line.”

“Giggles… !”

The service department was ready to go into battle at any time.

Lee Se-ah let out a foxy smile and leisurely waved the sunglasses between her fingers.

Even if the leading team was number one in military ranking, they could not defeat them with only Kim Deok-su and two new members. If the situation arises, you may need to call support.

“You guys… .”

Deoksu Kim felt resentful. Because my pride was hurt.

However, the authority of the leadership was powerful.

“In that case, we will control the roads and conduct inspections with the authority of the leader! I need to check what those bags are. Solve everything right here!”

At that moment, the air became heavy and the expressions on the service department’s faces all hardened.

‘As expected, it seems honorable.’

The fact that Se-ah Lee was a member of the mafia was already widely known at school. The organization was a potentially dangerous target on a scale that rivaled the illegal armed group Anomia.

I don’t know what the identity of the organization is, but what idiot doesn’t know that ‘Mafia’ is a word that means a criminal organization?

In other words, if it were Se-Ah Lee, she might have tried to appease the service department.

The head of the volunteer department mentioned the word ‘sponsorship’.

Kim Deok-su weighed the possibility that they served as carriers to procure illegal goods for the Dohwa faction.

“This is really getting into trouble… .”

Se-ah Lee put her sunglasses on her chin and sighed.

“So, all the things you packaged beautifully because you wanted to see people happy will all go to waste? Leaders, can you just take a look?”

“I would have told you not to say anything funny.”

“This, this, this… .”

Lee Se-ah thought “hmmm.”, and then “ah.” started laughing treacherously as if something had occurred to her.

‘What kind of manipulation are you trying to do again? ?’

Kim Deok-su broke into a cold sweat.

“Leaders, were you patrolling the outskirts?”

“But?”

Isea tilted her head to the side and pointed at herself.

The face was full of a sly smile.

“How about joining us?”

“What?”

Deoksu Kim couldn’t understand.

Afterwards, the volunteer department put Kim Deok-soo’s team on a bike and rode on the road, strictly adhering to the speed limit.

Lee Se-ah’s proposal was as follows.

In any case, doesn’t the scope of outdoor patrols of the leader’s department include any district under its jurisdiction?

So, you, along with our service department, ride bikes and patrol, keeping an eye on us.

Our service department will do what we set out to do.

‘Just do something suspicious.’

Kim Deok-su was firmly prepared.

I will overthrow their wrongdoing one by one.

‘huh?’

However, Kim Deok-su’s determination was in vain.

As if they were Santa Claus, the volunteer department handed out gift boxes in bundles to citizens who were actually living difficult lives.

A disabled student who was unable to engage in proper economic activities due to an accident.

Dropouts or students on leave of absence who are in financial poverty due to various difficult circumstances.

They all opened their gifts and expressed their gratitude to the service department.

Sometimes, there were people who accepted favors as a right and received gifts as if they were natural, but the service department did not care.

In the process, the leading patrol team asked for understanding from citizens and tasted only a small portion of rice and other food.

‘It’s true… ?’

It was all ordinary food.

On the surface, the quality was not good. However, the recipients of the donation felt grateful just for that.

Ise-ah’s brows sometimes furrowed as if the situation was annoying, but the patrol team didn’t care.

Lastly, the volunteer department also provided a large amount of food to the United Volunteer Club, which is taking the lead in helping the underprivileged.

That day, Kim Deok-soo’s patrol team completed their mission with the warm realization in their hearts that ‘the world is still warm.’

This was something that an expressionless junior secretly found out about the volunteer department’s activity plan, heard about the situation at the time from Kim Deok-su, and recorded it in a report.

*

“… … .”

Besides that, the only thing written in the report was a heartwarming story about Se-ah Lee.

When a female student was injured during physical education class, he was the first to pick her up and run to the health room. When a lost child was found on the street, he found the child’s home. Or, he volunteered at a soup kitchen three times a week… .

‘what’s this. Why are there only heart-warming stories… ?’

That can’t be possible.

Se-Ah Lee becomes a huge evil… !

‘Could it be that they caught me watching?’

Even though I didn’t know Lee Se-ah very well, I knew full well that she had a bit of a snobbish side to her.

I thought that having an expressionless junior in the role of surveillance would only add more heart-warming stories.

This isn’t working.

“You can stop monitoring from today.”

“Did you not like it?”

“No. From now on, I’m going to do it myself.”

Anyway, it’s already game over for the expressionless junior.

I will have to personally monitor Isea.

* * *

“Sa, please save me… ! Se-Ah… !”

dark night.

A building located in the neutral zone, black market.

With only the weak lamp light illuminating the room, a man was lying face down on the floor, shaking. He was a dropout and a businessman active in the black market.

Around him, his bodyguards were lying bleeding. It was a sign of battle.

Kuuk.

“Keuuk… .”

A female student in a black school uniform stomped on a man’s head.

And slowly, he crushed his head until his nose was crushed against the marble floor.

“Maintaining business ethics is a very important issue, even if this is a black market. However, market manipulation, price raising, low-quality products that only look fake… . Your nose is turned up too much. Did we look like such pushovers?”

The female student’s narrowed eyes drew an arc as she looked down at the man.

It was Lee Se-ah, a first-year student at Asung High School.

Two students dressed in black were standing around her. Each of them was a powerful person who had reached the point where they could convert magical energy into elements.

“Oh, no! Wrong! Please forgive me… ! I will do anything, anything… !”

The man, who had been arrogant before the deal, felt an overwhelming difference in power after all his bodyguards were wiped out.

This was the reason why he desperately begged for his life.

Se-Ah chuckled.

“The line is too extra-like. hmm… , then shall I take a look?”

The man’s face lit up.

When Se-Ah put down her foot, he quickly looked up at her with a nose bleeding. It was as if he had found a ray of hope.

“Thank you for the opportunity! If you say so, I will really do anything… !”

Se-ah squatted down with her legs together and looked down at the man.

Rest your chin and smile brightly.

“Then, let’s walk around the busy streets of the Black Market naked. Saying ‘I’m a pig, gulp’ once every 5 seconds. The period… A week?”

“… Yes?”

Embarrassment appeared on the man’s face.

I definitely thought you were going to ask for money.

Isn’t that instruction not much different from saying to put aside one’s pride as a human being?

An attitude of not trying to gain even the slightest advantage despite having the upper hand.

This meant, ‘I don’t need you anymore.’

Se-ah let out a laugh.

“You might get caught for public indecency, but wouldn’t that be okay? This is a neutral zone, so enforcement is weak.”

“Se, Se-ah… , please!”

“If you’re just a little pig, you should at least entertain me, right?”

The man was speechless.

“This is also my own act of generosity. Would you like it?”

“Well, that’s… .”

“I’ve already seen it once. If you don’t want to do anything, it will be difficult twice.”

The man lowered his head and shed tears.

“Ha, I will… .”

“Yes, you thought it well. Then, I will look forward to it for a week from tonight.”

Se-ah smiled brightly and stood up.

Weeeeing. At that moment, the smartphone I had in my uniform pocket vibrated. Se-Ah confirmed the sender.

“Let’s go.”

Se-ah led a man and a woman dressed in black and left the scene.

An abandoned factory located in the Black Market district.

A woman was standing with her back against a pillar, dressed in a neat navy blue and gold uniform that did not match the abandoned factory.

It was the school uniform of Hanyang Federal Academy. A uniform coat was draped over her shoulders.

Soon, the sound of shoes was heard and she fell from the pillar.

“Oh my, I made Jeongmi wait!”

Se-ah’s voice rang through the abandoned factory. She smiled slyly and approached Lee Jeong-mi, a female student at Hanyang Federal Academy.

This was the place where they had agreed to meet.

“No, Se-ah.”

Jeongmi slightly bowed her head in greeting.

Se-ah brought an old chair and sat down with her legs spread and the back facing in front of her body.

“By the way, did you find it? The means by which the leader monitors the organizations.”

Se-ah asked, crossing her arms on the back of the chair and resting her chin on it.

Anomia subway terrorist incident.

At that time, Ahn Woo-jin knew of Anomia’s plan in advance and responded. In addition, he would have prepared a means to identify trends in various organizations in real time.

So, Se-Ah instructed Dohwapa subordinate Lee Jeong-mi to find a means of monitoring Ahn Woo-jin.

If Ahn Woo-jin is still watching her, Se-ah will have no choice but to take a passive attitude.

“… There is no shame.”

One of Se-Ah’s eyebrows rose.

“Has the leader of Asung High School stepped away, or is he even aware of our movements and playing around with us? . I couldn’t figure out his means of surveillance.”

“This… . This is a bit of a problem.”

Se-ah straightened her back, lowered her head, and took a deep breath.

Her narrowed eyes gradually opened.

What was revealed were bright red eyes.

“You are truly someone who cannot be underestimated. I never thought it would be like this… .”

Ahn Woo-jin’s skills far exceeded Se-Ah’s expectations.

He is the person who became the leader of the leadership team, beating out Oh Baek-seo, who was considered a genius in Neo Seoul. It was natural that he would have extraordinary abilities.

Even so, it is possible to wage such an information war against multiple organizations… . No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t believe it.

It felt like fiction. It almost made me wonder if I was mistaken.

However, since there was already clear evidence in front of me that it was Anomia’s subway kidnapping, the confusion only increased in my mind.

Se-Ah felt like a clown playing on Ahn Woo-jin’s palm.

“If this continues, my plan to go to the black market will be postponed more and more.”

This place, the Black Market, is one of the other sides of Academy City.

This is a market where illegal transactions are taking place on a regular basis.

As such, it was also a bonanza where a large amount of black money was being circulated.

As soon as Se-Ah became the boss of the Dohwa faction, she made a plan to take over the black market.

Her goal was to dominate the underworld.

He becomes a necessary evil and uses the underworld to pursue good deeds.

Thus, Se-Ah’s ideology was to make Academy City a better world.

Even though I couldn’t create a utopia where everyone was happy, I wanted to create a world where even just one person was less unhappy.

“My head hurts. There’s nothing to worry about about Anomia, but Manager Seondo is having a lot of trouble… .”

The Black Market incident led to a confrontation with Anomia, but they didn’t cause much trouble.

The problem is Woojin’s intelligence.

Unless Se-Ah was able to detect his secret means of surveillance, which stretched across Academy City like a spider’s web, it was difficult for Se-Ah to proceed with his plan.

The Black Market is a neutral area, so it does not fall under anyone’s jurisdiction, but on the other hand, it is also a place where any leading department can intervene. Since it is a place where students commit crimes, it is also a place where leaders from various academies are preparing.

In other words, if even the slightest bit of suspicious circumstances were revealed, SeAh herself would become a target of the leadership team.

“… Hmm.”

As she continued to worry, a smile gradually spread across Se-Ah’s face.

This was because a thought that had been born like a small spark after the train incident slowly ignited a flame and spread the flames in my head.

“Sea… ?”

“Shall we put our plans on hold for a moment?”

Se-ah’s eyes narrowed again and she smiled captivatingly like a fox.

“ Something I wanted to do came to mind.”

“Yes? What is that?”

Se-Ah accessed Asung High School’s leadership club’s SNS using her smartphone.

I enlarged the identification photo of Ahn Woo-jin, the 45th leader of the leadership team, and showed it to Jeong-mi. Then he pointed to his smartphone with his index finger.

“I want this person.”

Se-Ah smiled slyly.

“I should have it.”

At this moment, Se-Ah’s greed became concrete.

My interest in becoming a leader deepened. That interest led to a possessive desire to have it.

It would certainly be foolish to deal with a monster like Ahn Woo-jin, who has the power and outstanding abilities of a leader.

So, rather than having him as an enemy or an object of caution, wouldn’t it be much more beneficial to have him on one’s side?

“… Yes?”

Jeong-mi had to take time to understand what Se-ah meant.

Within.

“Yes!?”

Her voice echoed through the abandoned factory.