episode_0044

The festival has opened. The Academy is a place where prospective and lower-level hunters can train with confidence and build up their achievements.

It is also a place with a system where you can grow freely and safely under the advice and interest of seniors who have already walked the path.

Of course, there are concerns here and there that we need a more professional and systematic system, but at least so far, nothing has changed.

Anyway, the types of gates are all different, and the monsters don’t move as instructed. Therefore, the only way to hunt monsters is to just push them with an overwhelming weight difference.

What more could there be to say in such a situation? Under the guise that it was better to just train like crazy and gain experience, the Academy took on a strange form that did not live up to its name.

However, if I had to name one piece of evidence that suggests there are still remnants of the peaceful times of the past…

“Welcome to the Hanul Festival, everyone!!”

It was the Academy Festival season that came back every year. Since even non-Awakened people were allowed to enter, the main gate of Hanul was already filled with visitors even before the festival had properly begun.

“This time too, it’s really fancy.”

“Hanul is a prestigious school. There are many C-class students and above. There must be a lot of sponsorship money, right?”

“Is that so…?”

“That’s why they do things like this. I heard that the local academy is making a fuss over festivals and stuff, trying to get one more request.”

Among the bustling crowd, there was only one story that was the most talked about.

“Rather, is that right from today?”

“Huh? Oh, that? That’s right. They said they’d do it all the way from the first day to the last day.”

“I’m looking forward to it. The boy who lived next door to me disappeared at some point, isn’t he coming out here?”

“Huh? Didn’t you say you were after him?”

“…Some bitch got hit.”

Hanul Boyfriend Showoff Contest. It’s a contest that would make human rights groups in any country go crazy, but at least that wasn’t the case here.

“Do-yoon, don’t be nervous. We’ll just say hello and be done with it anyway.”

“…Can’t I just go home?”

“No.”

“Ah… .”

Seong Ha-neul patted Do-yoon’s head as he kept looking around anxiously.

“If you’re that anxious, why don’t you come out of the car?”

“…No.”

He must have been planning to eat as much as he wanted in the car again. He couldn’t let his guard down even for an inch. Do-yoon stuck out his lips.

“You want a kiss? Okay.”

Chook–.

“Eek… .”

It seems like even this kind of timid rebellion doesn’t work on Seong Ha-neul…! Do-yoon’s body trembled at Seong Ha-neul’s behavior of immediately thrusting his lips at him if he let his guard down even for a moment.

“Why? You don’t like it?’

“Oh, no… .”

Of course, even that was easily subdued by Seong Ha-neul wrapping his arm around Do-yoon’s shoulder.

“It’s okay. We should have a place or two to show you off. Are you just going to keep such a cute kid hidden away?”

“… … .”

Aren’t you already posting this on porn sites without even editing your face, while letting the whole world know about it?

Of course, since Seong Ha-neul, who was good at handling illusions, had cleverly obscured their perception, not many people actually recognized Do-yoon’s real face.

It would have been stranger not to have done so in the first place. It was so obvious that the moment Do-yoon revealed that he could do it, it would have been dangerous.

Of course, most people will accept it as CG or some other prop, but if there is even the slightest suspicion…

‘…It would be right to prepare in advance.’

That’s why they intentionally made the image quality worse and used various manipulations to make it so that you wouldn’t even think it was Do-yoon. For example, they edited it to make it look like there was a tattoo on his back.

For Do-yoon, who didn’t know that fact, going outside became even more difficult.

“, really no one… .”

Seong Ha-neul was momentarily lost in thought as he watched Do-yoon trembling.

‘…were we too harsh?’

When I see them being overly afraid of the outside world, I feel more reassured.

It would have been a problem if things had gone wrong. What Seong Ha-neul wanted was not Do-yoon in a dead state.

Probably none of her colleagues would want that.

‘Um… This is difficult.’

I’ll have to discuss this issue with my colleagues later. Maybe I’ll need some outside help.

“Is there anything else you want to see?”

“Yes, yes. No… .”

It seems that the situation is indeed serious. Seong Ha-neul shook his head after seeing Do-yoon’s expression.

“Then let’s go and rest. There won’t be much to do on the first day anyway.”

“Yes… .”

Seong Ha-neul laid Do-yoon down in the car and covered him with a blanket, but only after confirming that he was asleep did his expression harden.

“Hey, is this okay?”

“Well, it looks a little bit severe.”

Joo Ha Na, who had been hiding and guarding her surroundings, came out and let out a sigh.

“Did we go too far?”

“…I think it’s weird to know that now.”

Since they had been lightly ignoring human rights in the first place, it’s not surprising that they’re so scared.

“…Wouldn’t it be better if you knew how other men are treated?”

Other men. Men who are not the property of the upper class like themselves, but are literally used only for the ‘preservation of the race’.

If they knew what was happening to them, they would be somewhat grateful for their situation…

“Wouldn’t you be more scared?”

“… … .”

That’s true. Then how can we relieve Do-yoon’s anxiety…

“Should I make you a friend?”

“…Oh?”

It wasn’t a bad story. There are a lot of people here who could be ‘friends’.

***

“Um… .”

How long has it been since I slept this comfortably? I can’t even remember. I woke up from a brief nap on the sheet lying flat on my back, and instinctively looked around to see if there were any other women.

‘Oh, there isn’t… .’

Usually, at times like this, he would be looking at me or already have his dick in his mouth and sucking it, but somehow, it felt like he had slept comfortably.

“What’s going on… .”

I shook my head, wondering if something had happened to them.

“No, why should I worry about those people… .”

Is this what they call Stockholm Syndrome? The car door flew open as if to treat me like an idiot for worrying about them even for a moment.

“Oh, you’re awake?”

“Yes, yes… .”

“That’s great. I just happened to have people to introduce.”

Joo Ha Na opened the door and looked in, smiled and waved at me. I hastily threw away the blanket, put on my shoes, and got out of the car as quickly as I could.

“…You don’t have to do it so quickly.”

“Oh, no… .”

What if I act a little slow and make you angry? Joo Ha Na slightly stuck out her lower lip as if she was displeased with something, then grabbed my hand.

“Let’s go. I said I’d wait at the cafe.”

“…Cafe?”

What on earth are you planning to do this time…

I was anxious, but as always, there was nothing I could do. At a cute cafe that I arrived at, led by Juhana’s hand, there were already women, including Seong Ha-neul, sitting there and waving at me.

“Ah, here it is.”

And… there were other people sitting next to them. Three women and… another boy.

‘…Who is it?’

They were unfamiliar faces. Could it be that I have to do it with those people this time…?

As we got closer, we could see their faces in more detail.

A plain-looking woman with glasses and short hair. A gloomy woman with a somewhat gloomy appearance, but with breasts larger than those of anyone I’ve ever seen. A woman who looks like a gangster and looks vicious at first glance.

“Oh, is this the kid…? He’s cute… I’m sure he’ll be a good friend to our Hyun.”

“Huh, right?”

The leader must have been that bespectacled woman, and as soon as Joo Ha-na and I got close, she started talking to me.

“Okay, Hyun-ah. Should I say hello too?”

“Ugh… Hello… This is Lee Hyeon.”

And the boy sitting next to them nodded. He seemed to be around my age…

‘…Then that kid too?’

Could it be that he had been kidnapped like me? That thought occurred to me naturally.

“Do-yoon, you should say hello too.”

“…This is Apostle Yoon.”

As I bowed my head in accordance with Juhana’s words, the gloomy girl and the bully girl followed with greetings.

“Wow…so cute… .”

“Well, it’s okay. Not as much as Hyun, though.”

Words that were naturally complimentary. It wasn’t that I felt bad, but I couldn’t help but cringe at the sight.

“Okay, that’s it. We’ll talk amongst ourselves.”

Seong Ha-neul clapped his hands and looked back at me and the boy named Lee Hyeon.

“Let the kids play among themselves.”

“Hey, you’re really not going to swap?”

The bully asked with a mischievous smile.

“Still, our Hyun is pretty amazing.”

Swap. It’s a word I’ve heard a lot before.

‘Hey, no way… .’

Of course not. Even while thinking that, I couldn’t help but look at Juhana with anxious eyes.

“I said I would never do that.”

“Hey, don’t do that… .”

Swish—.

A cold air flowed out from somewhere. The girl who was trying to naturally find the source of the air gulped as she met Choi Joo-eun’s gaze.

“Oh, I got it.”

…This is a little surprising. I thought the girls I knew would say so without hesitation.

“At least come with a higher grade. And… .”

Seong Ha-neul smiled as he sipped his coffee.

“Our Doyoon only wants to feed and survive on virgins.”

“……?”

“Take good care of the kid you’re bringing.”

“…Tsk, I got it.”

Even though we were meeting like this, the hierarchy seemed clear. Lee Hyun-do must have known that, because he started to watch my every move.

“Hey, hey… .”

“Yes?”

In the end, Hyun Lee, unable to withstand the silent pressure, spoke to me first.

“Hey, won’t you play with me?”

“…yes.”

But how can I refuse this? I’m falling here and seeing this man for the first time in my life. There were many things I wanted to ask him.

“…But where?”

“……Ah.”

It seemed like Nana and I wouldn’t be able to go anywhere without a guardian. I could already feel the eyes of the people in the cafe gathering around us.

‘Oh, no… .’

If even one of them had seen the videos I was in. If they had even recognized me…

In an instant, an image plays in my head. One of them approaches me with a cell phone and starts playing the video.

They dragged me, who was completely scared, and brutally tortured me in the bathroom or some other secret place…

“shi, I hate it… .”

“…Huh?”

Hyun Lee opened his eyes wide and asked back, seeming taken aback by my words.

“Oh, no. But… where are we really going…?”

“Um… .”

Even though we thought about it among ourselves, we couldn’t come up with an answer. I ran to Joo Ha Na and explained the situation.

“Then go to the car and play. Should I take you there?”

“Uh… It’s okay.”

“Yeah? Here’s the car key.”

I took the car key and headed to the car I was driving with Lee Hyeon.

‘I guess I can take it easy today.’

I feel sorry for him, but I’m thinking of using this as an excuse.