episode_0022

Beep-

At that moment, an alarm sounded from the system.

[This emotional item cannot be judged using a mirror.]​

[This emotional item cannot be judged using a mirror.]​

The skill I activated was ‘Shadow Mirror’s Throne’.

Of course, only items that are determined to be mirrors are the target of the power formation skill.

‘Wow… it’s so expensive.’

Lane Weapons is a membership-based weapon shop.

So the system was similar to a luxury store.

“……”

An employee dressed in luxurious clothes was smiling politely at an appropriate distance.

It was typical of a luxury store to not put any burden on customers.

So, I continued to leisurely use my powers in the explosives corner.

All special items containing purification magic stones. And as it is a membership-based weapon shop, it was full of high-quality items.

Most of them are bloody items that, when activated with mana, can easily slaughter a number of low-level demonic beasts.

Instead, even though it is a disposable item, the cheapest item costs over 5 million won.

‘Because it is a membership shop, the rarity of items is quite high.’

Anyway, why did I come to the explosives corner?

Skill ‘Summon multiple mirrors’. I was thinking of adding explosive properties to the mirror of light summoned with that skill.

‘It’s based on explosive power.’

The powers created through multiple awakenings affect each other.

Just like An Yu-min, who went from the first awakening of the water attribute to the second awakening of the wind attribute, created an ice attribute skill.

So to speak, I also plan to apply that method.

I used to appraise explosive items like that.

Finally, I found an object that was determined to be a mirror. The outer case was made of a smooth metal suitcase.

[The emotional item was determined to be a mirror.]​

The moment to check the power that can make that happen.

I was puzzled when I saw Jiyu looking outside the store with anxious eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“That… That’s Jeong Si-woo’s gang… I think they’re near the alley where I came in earlier… Oh, over there!”

At those words, I looked beyond the store window.

Not a Geumtaeyang like me. Gangsters dressed up in the latest trendy gangster fashion were riding motorcycles.

‘Oh no, Jiu is going to have ptsd.’

Jiyu, who is a gloomy idiot, gets freaked out by people who are bullies.

I saw a muscular man on one of the motorcycles. A Theia cadet named Siwoo Jeong. I felt him carefully inspecting the Lane Weapons store.

For a moment, my eyes met his.

Jeong Si-woo, startled, hurriedly averted his gaze. And left.

‘Well, it hasn’t changed.’

A group of gangsters who are quite famous even at Theia High School.

I saw quite a few of those guys at the retest site as well. Even though my practical grades were okay, most of my attendance and theoretical grades were poor, so I had no choice but to retake the test.

However, Jeong Si-woo was a very usable character in the original work as he was born with 3 stars.

Especially in terms of information gathering.

That guy is the guy who found the horror hall that even the Hunter Association couldn’t track down, as a high school student.

Also, he was the only one who knew that I was Unknown.

‘Because he is a child of a dark family. This person will be helpful when working with Choi Hana in the future. I also know the weaknesses of underworld figures very well.’

Instead, the recruitment and use conditions are quite strict. I have already met that condition in advance.

Of course, knowing my identity is a risk factor.

Through the original work, I know Jeong Si-woo’s personality very well. That guy was a guy who would be my reliable subordinate, or rather, ally.

“Please calculate this.”

But for now, it’s time to focus on my work. I purchased an item that has already been judged.

“Wow… Are you going to buy something this expensive right away?”

Of the 10 million won left over from my last part-time job, I ended up spending 7.5 million won. It wasn’t a waste at all. Jiyu was surprised, though. Still, it will be worth more than that.

I parted ways with Jiyu and headed back to Theia’s VR training ground.

***

One area of Theia Academy has a huge downtown area.

From commercial districts targeting the general public.

Even a special commercial district targeting awakened people. Of course, it was a boom either way.

And on one side of the downtown commercial district.

On one side of the alley that leads to the main road. A group of people were gathered together and smoking.

“There are so many people today too. haha. Chairman, I will spend the money. Hehe-”

A young man who was squatting spat phlegm on the floor.

In many ways, he looks like a bully. Whether it was a woman or a man with him, menacing tattoos were visible on every corner of his body.

“……”

However, even if it looks like this, they are all cadets of Theia Academy.

In social terms, it means being an elite.

But even if it is a thorough meritocracy.

There were complex hierarchies and factions among the cadets at Theia Academy.

If I were to be specific, my family. It could never be said to be mainstream.

‘This kind of brat behavior is no longer fun.’

A male cadet sitting on the scooter he has been riding since high school. The leader of the group of thugs blew out smoke from the electronic cigarette he was holding in his mouth.

“Hey! Jeong Si-woo! A man won’t buy it. What’s the point of being in charge of strawberry flavor? ”

The female cadet who was with me, wearing padding and a ponytail, laughed as she rubbed the tobacco on the floor.

But those words did not reach Jeong Si-woo’s ears.

Although it was still cold enough to be considered late winter in Seoul in early March.

Jeong Si-woo’s attire is a short-sleeved sportswear tie and fluorescent shorts.

So the muscular body was quite impressive. His arms were full of tattoos, making him even more threatening.

In other words, he looked like a very standard gangster.

‘If things continue like this, no matter how much I graduate from Theia Academy. It must be a miserable life.’

Most of his group gathered here have parents who are ordinary people or come from the underworld.

So, there was a big difference from birth with the upper class of Theia, the second generation of famous hunters.

In short, even if the motivation is the same.

Ahn Yu-min, who is representing the freshmen this time, and party member Song Sia. There was a difference between heaven and earth with Ha Ye-eun.

‘Both ability and birth are lacking. Not funny.’

Still, if you graduate from Theia Academy, it is not difficult to join a large guild officially registered with the Hunter Association.

However, the problem is also their origins.

The family background is different from the 2nd and 3rd generation Awakened people. So, even in large guilds, they will be promoted quickly and join a high-level strategy team.

If the family background is poor like Jeong Si-woo.

Even if your skills are quite good, in the end, you either end up doing the most difficult and unnoticed work, or you end up becoming a meat shield.

‘Fucking hunter world.’

So, many of them join the unlicensed hunter guilds run by the underworld.

The situation was the same in the underworld.

‘I don’t know if that legendary boss was alive…’

Jeong Si-woo’s father is the boss of a mid-sized underworld organization.

Nevertheless, that’s what happens in the underworld anyway.

In the end, while trying to keep up with higher-level organizations, if an unfortunate big incident occurs, they end up in the Awakened Prison. It is a truly insignificant life.

‘It’s boring. Hunter lineage. Even the underworld.’

Both were rotten.

In fact, the Hunter Association is also a bunch of bastards who will do anything for that power. In reality, it is as dirty as the underworld, or even worse than the underworld.

It’s not for nothing that villains are more popular than so-called heroes these days.

Even in the underworld, those who commit crimes are classified as villains.

High-level villains are a different story.

They are not limited by the hunter world or the underworld. Because he uses that power only according to his desires.

‘That’s why I was so excited when Horror Hall came out.’

***

A-level villain horror hall.

That guy was truly crazy. Whether hunter or villain. No matter how high the level of the opponent is.

They went around killing everyone regardless.

‘There are quite a few villains that are higher in rank than Horror Hall…’

Still, the horror hall was definitely the top craziest thing I did in that short period of time.

So, the risk of an unknown villain rose from Class C to Class A in just a few months. The person who was killed by him died with holes all over his body.

Because of its trypophobia-inducing appearance, the Horror Hall became even more infamous.

Well, anyway, Jeong Si-woo admired that horror hall.

Literally a villain-like villain. I didn’t know his identity at first. I felt joy at the sight of the villain running wild without paying attention to either side.

‘But the true nature of this guy is…’

However, I was disappointed to learn the identity of Horror Hall.

Like destroying the Hunter Association. It doesn’t have the grand meaning of conquering a divided and ruined underworld.

He was simply a perverted sexual fanatic who found pleasure in murder.

And Jeong Si-woo was the one who realized the identity of the horror hall faster than the reporters.

I admired that horror hall and chased after him more fanatically than the people in the association. Because his powers were specialized for tracking. It was possible.

I even witnessed the scene where the horror hall was killed by another villain.

‘To Unknown.’

To the villain named Unknown.

I saw Jeong Si-woo that day. A deceptive strength that did not seem like that unknown human being.

And the moment Unknown killed Horror Hall.

I inadvertently cheered at the shocking strength. Because of that, I made eye contact with Unknown.

– go away. And forget everything you saw. If you want to live.

I thought he died like this. The generous Unknown spared his life.

But at that moment, Jeong Si-woo shouted.

-Why did you kill Horror Hall!

If it were a man with that overwhelming strength. Some ‘beliefs’ that are different from horror halls. I didn’t know that he would definitely have special beliefs as a villain.

‘I wanted to be with someone like that.’

It’s such a boring life.

This Seoul, a fucking city, has a very absurd system. It is a structure that cannot be broken at all.

But I am well aware of my limitations.

So, is it someone who will change the system? Anyone who will ruin it. I wanted to be with someone who could break this terrible stagnation.

– Because it’s unlucky. Just killed it.

Those words were the most shocking statement in Jeong Si-woo’s life.

And Unknown, who left those words, left the place. Three years later, the Hunter Association still did not know Unknown’s identity.

That’s why the villain’s name is Unknown. He is literally a person shrouded in secrets.

“Wow… That couple has gold spoons, or diamond faucets? He looks like he’s our age, but he’s in Rain Weapons?”

“Oh, really? A Song Xia-level gold medalist? Or maybe a second-year Scarlet Vice President level.”

It was that time.

A group of guys grumbled when they saw the couple walking down the main street of the downtown area.

The female cadet standing next to Jeong Si-woo also said something.

“Children from families with a lot of money. Both men and women have equal faces. Hehe. Life sucks~”

Jeong Si-woo also turned his head at those words.

And the moment I saw the man’s face, I was shocked.

‘Uh, uh, Unknown! No, Lee Jun-woo!!

Sure enough, that unknown person was there.

No, actually, Lee Jun-woo was known as the Golden Sun at Theia High School.

Other than the rumor that he is dating a woman, he is a man who has no particular connection with them, who are true gangsters. And he was an incompetent person whose practical skills were at the lowest level.

Although it is not the golden sun now.

Jeong Si-woo has been avoiding him for a whopping three years, but at the same time, he has been admiring him. Even though his face turned a little white, there was no way I could recognize him.

‘As expected… Unknown is great. ‘Have you changed your lover again?’

I was shocked when I met Lee Jun-woo at Theia High School.

His power is about sound, that is, the power of sound waves. So, once you hear a sound, you can never forget it and distinguish it.

– Oh my, are you a gangster too? Would you like to join our family? Let’s smoke together!

When I think about it, this girl was next to me even then. I spoke to Lee Jun-woo, who looked like a golden sun for no reason.

– I don’t smoke. And it’s not a good thing for a student to smoke. Spread it out appropriately.

However, after answering that and leaving the room, the companions cursed at Lee Jun-woo.

Jeong Si-woo, who heard Lee Jun-woo’s voice, trembled on the spot.

– ‘Uh, why is Unknown at high school?’

It was definitely unknown.

A man strong enough to kill Horror Hall with a single blow. I don’t know why such an unknown person came to the high school.

He lived surprisingly quietly. No, when I think about it again, I lived a busy life.

As the saying goes, heroic sensuality.

At Theia High School, three female students who were famous for being pretty were gathered together to form a club.

– ‘As expected, the scale is big!’

At first, he seduced An Yu-min, who was pretty but famous for being harsh with men.

Later, he seduced Song Si-ah, a rich girl, and Ha Ye-eun, a nun known for her kindness and purity.

There was a reason why I went around cosplaying as Geumtaeyang. It was undoubtedly an expression of that will.

‘All three are female cadets with good backgrounds. ‘I’m sure he seduced me not only because of his looks but also because of his background.’

And I guessed it based on Aigis’ activities.

Unknown is a very dangerous villain.

However, I naturally become friendly with girls with good backgrounds. It seemed like he was thinking of forming a connection with the hunter association.

Unknown told himself clearly.

– Because it’s unlucky. just killed it

The Hunter Association is a bunch of unlucky guys.

So, these pigs are more offensive to the Unknown than any other powerful people.

‘So Unknown is planning to kill them all!’

But that aside.

In fact, just walking around with those three people who were known for being pretty seemed amazing.

Even though I was a bully myself.

In fact, the proportion of awakened people is higher among women. Even though he was a bad boy, there was no merit in seducing girls at Theia High School.

When I glanced at the girl right next to me, I sighed.

Compared to those three, it was rude to even compare faces. But Lee Jun-woo’s greatness was not limited to that.

‘Not long ago, I felt like I had seduced Choi Hana too.’

All the idiots here took the test again.

I saw Hana Choi there.

I, Hana Choi, are on the same level as those three in terms of appearance, or better than them in terms of taste. In particular, Choi Hana was famous for not talking to the cadets.

I heard there were rumors that he hung out with people in the underworld.

He, who is truly a child of the underworld, did not know Choi Hana. Of course it’s nonsense.

Anyway, Choi Hana was having a very friendly conversation with Lee Jun-woo. That alone made the male test takers around me envious for a while.

And at the re-examination center, Lee Jun-woo’s first place in the re-examination became quite a hot topic among test takers. Jeong Si-woo was not surprised at all.

‘If you’re sincere, you might be discovered to be Unknown. ‘I must have adjusted my strength appropriately.’

Still, the level difference with the cadets is unavoidable. It would be very natural to get first place.

That moment. Jeong Si-woo looked at the woman next to Lee Jun-woo.

‘Who is that woman?’

A female cadet with light blue short hair who looks like a freshman. As expected, she was pretty, as expected from the woman chosen by Unknown.

‘It’s really amazing! How can you change so many women? He’s a real man.’

Actually, the reason I respect Unknown is because of his strength.

As expected, I was quite envious of his talent for being able to seduce women so easily.

Anyway, it wasn’t the time to stay like this.

Unknown, or rather Lee Jun-woo, didn’t like seeing his family members smoking.

If you happen to see him and offend him, it would be very rude.

‘But it’s Rain Weapons. Going to that expensive membership weapons store… I guess I’m planning on doing something big soon.’

My heart was pounding.

If Lee Jun-woo shows his true skills, he will definitely go to the high class. Still, you never know.

If you’re calm and capable, the middle class is where you’ll go. If I end up in the same training group as him.

I wanted to be his subordinate… no, I definitely wanted to join his party.

“Hey. Let’s all go somewhere else.”

“What, did you get a stomachache after seeing the gold spoon?”

“No nonsense. What’s the point of staying here?”

So Jeong Si-woo quickly left the place with the group.

I glanced over at the Lane Weapons store.

For a moment, Lee Jun-woo’s eyes met. My whole body trembled under those ferocious eyes.

‘As expected… Unknown is crazy!!’

Rain Weapons is very difficult to join.

No matter how much money people in the underworld have, they can’t even come close to it unless they are executives of the highest organization. It means that the unknown person has already lied about his identity and even created a social standing.

‘We need to work harder! To become his subordinate! You idiot… yes! To become a true scoundrel like that Unknown!’

Once again, I was filled with respect for Unknown.

***

Time passed quickly.

The class assignment evaluation is coming tomorrow.

And Aigis’ new club room. No, the three of them were gathered in a special office provided by Theia.

“If this continues, everyone knows that Aigis’ hero activities will be a bit difficult, right? So we hired a new operator.”

After saying that, Song Si-ah glanced at An Yu-min’s expression.