Chapter Index

    After a while.

    What was expected happened.

    “Wait a minute. A little while ago, I pretended to be popular…”

    As expected, Jo Ah-rin, who had a keen sense of humor, reacted first.

    At those words, An Yu-min also quickly got up from his seat.

    It’s already late.

    Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-

    One wall of the conference room was shattered.

    And that’s where the villain appeared.

    “Be careful, senior!”

    The first to wake up was An Yu-min, who was resting.

    Jo A-rin was so tired that she had to ride on my back before she came here.

    The reaction was slow.

    An Yu-min and I hurriedly stood in front of Jo A-rin.

    At that time, the villain muttered in a quiet voice.

    “You escaped to a safe place to avoid the demonic energy of the dungeon. And no matter how small Ashmonk is, he’s not the kind of guy that can be beaten by a single cadet. From what I heard, you seem like a good cadet.”

    Ahn Yu-min’s expression hardened when he heard the guy’s voice.

    She gripped the sword handle tightly.

    But she also seemed sluggish.

    I think I will apply a debuff called fear to the villains.

    It seems like she too was momentarily frightened by that dangerous villain.

    This is because the sense of intimidation that the villain exudes is so strong.

    “It’s dangerous…”

    I also agreed with that.

    It’s not like I immediately figured out what kind of villain it was.

    Usually villains are violent and always excited.

    The effects of Chaotic, which they often take.

    Of course, there are villains who do not take chaos.

    A villain who always commits crimes cannot be mentally sane.

    So, they are much more susceptible to being controlled by the chaos attribute than regular awakened people.

    But the guy in front of me was calm.

    ‘It means that the villain is of sound mind…’

    It means that a person has high or strong mental power enough to withstand the mental intervention of the instinctive chaotic nature.

    A villain with a red bandana over his mouth.

    The impression was cold and pale.

    ‘He’s a class A villain. Even the slightest mistake can lead to the death of the group.’

    Let alone the main character, An Yu-min, Jo Ah-rin should not have died.

    But now, killing three people by that villain.

    It was easier than killing small, fragile animals.

    Actually, if it was me before.

    I was so overwhelmed by the intimidation that the villain was giving me that I couldn’t even move my body.

    ‘It’s different now. I have to create opportunities.’

    That guy even said it.

    The fact that monsters don’t attack more than “ means that the Ark system is working to some extent. But there must be a loophole somewhere.”

    The guy didn’t seem to be particularly wary of the three people.

    And at that moment, the guy’s hand moved in the air.

    “Blood beast.”

    That moment.

    A bloody monster appeared in the air with a tearing scream.

    ‘Summoner. And is he also a vampire?’

    I knew it from the original work, too.

    A-level villain, Fatal Blood, was summoning his familiar.

    Song Xia, who has Jinhyeol mixed in, may have higher potential as a vampire.

    That Battle Blood is much stronger now.

    ‘It’s a blood beast.’

    A special familiar made with one’s own blood that cannot be made to Songsia’s level.

    Ssss-

    The familiar’s breath turned into a blood-red mist that filled the conference room.

    An Yu-min’s expression turned pale.

    A vampire with dark attributes.

    The tools she has do not have light attribute skills.

    There was no chance of victory other than neutralizing that familiar with overwhelming firepower.

    But An Yu-min was already exhausted.

    I hurriedly lifted the sword, but the cold on the blade was much less than normal.

    Jo A-rin, who had already consumed all her mana, had no need to say anything.

    That is Fatal Blood’s goal.

    I intentionally threw away Ash Monk and took away the power of Jo A-rin and An Yu-min.

    And I waited until my current companions were at their lowest alert.

    He was the most dangerous villain I’ve faced since Horror Hall.

    “I have no ill feelings toward those three. It would be easier to clearly identify the loopholes in the Ark system by killing at least one person. If possible, go for the stronger side.”

    A huge bear-shaped familiar had its claws fully extended.

    In addition to simple physical force, blood absorption will begin immediately through the wound.

    This is not an exaggeration; if it grazed you, you would die.

    “Beast. Bite that woman.”

    The person’s gaze was directed at Jo Ah-rin.

    Perhaps they had already found out information about the cadets, but they were not interested in me.

    ‘That was his mistake.’

    Although it was an imminent situation.

    I have prepared in advance for this moment.

    ‘Originally, it was An Yu-min’s job to do. I have to take over.’

    Buying time until the Ark system is activated.

    An Yu-min could probably withstand a villain’s blow.

    I’d rather buy time.

    ‘Faith Blood is stronger than you think. Unlike the original, there is no guarantee that An Yu-min will not be seriously injured.’

    It’s only natural that there was a game over in the original.

    The ark will protect the cadets, though.

    They say that the system is not perfect now that there is a problem.

    ‘And it’s a golden opportunity to use new skills.’

    But for now, I deliberately avoided his gaze.

    There was no need to apply the Unknown debuff directly to that guy.

    Just then, the familiar moved.

    “Senior! It’s dangerous!!”

    An Yu-min shouted.

    Familiars rushed towards Jo A-rin.

    “That’s difficult.”

    But I have already made all preparations.

    He quickly blocked Jo A-rin’s path.

    And then he made eye contact with his familiar.

    Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-

    A new skill prepared in advance at that moment.

    The flame burned towards the familiar.

    “Kyaaa!!”

    The familiar screamed.

    “Huh?”

    Fatal Blood looked at me as if he was puzzled.

    It’s already late.

    “What happened? The information that another party member uses this level of fire skill… no?”

    And there was no time for him to attack again.

    Weee-

    A dazzling light enveloped the three people.

    “Oops! Did I miss it?”

    The villain’s voice became increasingly distant.

    The three people left the dungeon and entered a new special area.

    ***

    ‘What happened…?’

    An Yu-min opened his eyes.

    Just now, it was a really dangerous situation.

    Everyone, including Jo Ah-rin, was exhausted.

    Since all the monsters were cleared out of the building, I had let my guard down.

    At that moment, an unexpected and dangerous villain appeared.

    I tried to react quickly.

    Reaction slowed down.

    If even she, who had already gone through a lot of practical experience, was afraid.

    He was definitely a grade A or higher villain.

    And the bloody familiar summoned by the vampire.

    The huge brown bear soaked in blood felt so unholy that it was difficult to even look at it without a priest class holy spell.

    ‘And yet… are you okay?’

    I looked around.

    It was not the conference room where the group was just moments ago.

    First of all, my body seemed to be okay.

    But neither Jo Ah-rin nor Lee Jun-woo were visible.

    I had to hurry and find my companions.

    ‘Lee Jun-woo…’

    And the memories from before came back completely at that moment.

    “Did Lee Jun-woo save my life again?”

    That familiar’s claws must have been very deadly.

    Even if you lightly brush against it, safety cannot be guaranteed.

    ‘Because the protective effect of the ark didn’t seem to work.’

    But Lee Jun-woo was different.

    Although everyone was equally exhausted.

    He made the coldest judgment.

    I pushed the familiar away from the group with a powerful fire spell prepared in advance.

    I don’t remember the scenes after that, though.

    If he hadn’t moved immediately, the group would have definitely been wiped out.

    I was heartbroken to receive his help again.

    I thought the relationship between them was over.

    Lee Jun-woo was, after all, a kind person.

    But at the same time, it felt strange.

    It was not a feeling of inferiority or competition when he saw a cadet with better skills than him.

    As expected, anxiety.

    The stronger Lee Jun-woo becomes.

    That ominous intuition that he would definitely become distant from her.

    “Where on earth am I…”

    So there she was, urgently looking for Lee Jun-woo first.

    Even more so than Jo Ah-rin, the idol An Yu-min always respected.

    The surroundings came into view.

    Although I was a little embarrassed. This was definitely a hotel.​

    It was also different from the campus the night before when the group was there.

    A hotel full of bright light everywhere.

    “This is… Are they all mirrors?”

    Now I see An Yu-min standing in a hallway of the hotel.

    And the walls of that long hallway were full of mirrors.

    I tried opening the room just in case, but it didn’t open.

    Looking at the room number, it seemed like it was on the 10th floor.

    It meant nothing now.

    ‘10th floor… ?’

    Now that I think about it, the number 10 is Ahn Yu-min’s favorite number.

    Just like a sports player is obsessed with a special number.

    It was also the symbolic number she was attached to as a hero.

    And that was the time.

    “Who is it? Stop!”

    I instinctively drew my sword.

    But there was no one.

    No, someone was staring at him from the front.

    A woman with long red-brown hair pointing a sword in the exact same posture as her.

    It was An Yu-min himself.

    ‘what. It’s me reflected in the mirror. Did I overdo it for no reason… ‘

    But then.

    An Yu-min had goosebumps all over his body.

    ‘Are you smiling?’

    Of course, An Yu-min was not smiling.

    Because I was nervous in this unfamiliar place.

    It was like that.

    I was smiling at myself in the mirror.

    And then the person in the mirror opened his mouth and spoke.

    “It’s better to be a little more honest. Yumin Ahn? and you are me I am you. I am who you really want to be.”

    It was a very familiar voice.

    Ahn Yu-min The voice of the cursed villain who resembles her, but is much more sinister.

    It was another woman who had always been talking to me in my heart.

    “Do you want to make Lee Jun-woo your man again?”

    “Don’t talk nonsense!”

    Chaechae-chaeng-

    I swung the ice sword.

    The mirror shattered.

    And the villain in her heart who was imitating her also disappeared.

    An Yu-min’s breathing became heavy.

    “Ha… ha… What happened. Have you been under an illusion?”

    An Yu-min left the scene as if running away.

    But there was no elevator or any hall in sight.

    However, I didn’t think about checking other rooms.

    Then when I look at the mirror in the hallway again.

    What An Yu-min denied and ignored so much.

    Because the self in that heart may appear again.

    – what’s the matter? I’m just showing you your honest heart.

    I wanted to cover my ears to that voice that sounded like an auditory hallucination.

    But then, I discovered another popular trick.

    “Don’t move!”

    I was completely out of my mind.

    I aimed the sharper blade of ice in that direction.

    “Choi Hana?”

    I saw the face of someone who shouldn’t be here.

    The Choi Hana moved.

    As if I was seeing someone other than An Yu-min.

    “Lee Jun-woo! I waited!”

    He called that name very affectionately.

    Lee Jun-woo.

    An Yu-min couldn’t think of anything for a moment.

    He raised his sword and cut down Choi Hana right in front of him.

    “Ha… What kind of bullshit illusion is this… ”

    But the afterimage of Choi Hana did not leave my mind.

    The image of Choi Hana hugging Lee Jun-woo.

    I ran faster to escape that horrible scene.

    Still, no matter where I went, there were only mirrors.

    “Song Xia… ”

    And new women appeared constantly.

    Song Si-ah and Ha Ye-eun.

    And even the president of Aigis’ fan club.

    These women are all connected to Lee Jun-woo.

    These were women who aroused extreme jealousy in An Yu-min.

    – They’re all the bitches who got in your way. How do you feel?

    I swung my sword.

    All of those remnants were shattered.

    But An Yu-min could not escape that illusion.

    And then I realized.

    That the voice in my heart is right.

    ‘okay. I am… I can’t escape Lee Jun-woo. ‘I can’t give up.’

    I thought I had already made up my mind.

    I feel like I’m going crazy when I see those women who were interfering with my relationship with Lee Jun-woo.

    Every time I saw the illusions in the mirror, I swung my sword with more sincerity.

    No, at some point I couldn’t tell whether it was an illusion or real.

    It didn’t matter if it was real.

    Those women who are trying to take Lee Jun-woo away from her.

    I wanted to cut them all down with my sword.

    “Yes. You are right.”

    And then I stood in front of the mirror again.

    This time, the image was not of another woman, but of An Yu-min.

    Ahn Yu-min smiled brightly in the mirror.

    “Now I admit it. Again, do you want to bring Lee Jun-woo back?”

    “Yes. What should I do?”

    It was that moment.

    “Ahn Yu-min? Are you okay?”

    A familiar voice was heard.

    When she turned her head, a man was hurrying towards her.

    It was Lee Jun-woo.

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