episode_0083

After the cursing chat from Ahn Minseo.

Ahn Seoyeon talked to me about what a villain is.

[Ahn Seoyeon: What a grandiose idea of a villain.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: I know you think villains are all those impressive ones like the demon king or the Four Heavenly Kings that come out in cartoons.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: 99% of villains are just pathetic. The remaining 1% are just a bit annoying in my opinion.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: If you take all the Academy recruits and gang up on them, no villain can beat you.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: Heroes in the true sense always go in groups of at least 5 even when facing just one villain.]

Ahn Seoyeon seemed like she wanted to crack some jokes or make some witty remarks, but when I didn’t respond, she resumed chatting a few minutes later.

[Ahn Seoyeon: And generally, if a Hunter whose whole body is a weapon leaves the Academy without permission or deserts from the Hunter Corps, they’re just villains.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: By the way, in China, if you call a Hunter a son of a b****, they become the top villain in China from that day.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: If caught, their bodies become mysterious.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: In China, all villains are murderers. Yet, they keep coming out every year. It’s a truly amazing country.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: Even drug offenders are all murderers in China, but they keep coming out every year. Is it the same context? Anyway.]

Ahn Seoyeon seems to have a style of getting caught up in explaining things or going off on tangents.

Why is it that some people seem fine in their daily lives but their personalities change when they get behind the wheel or go on social media?

…No, even in their daily lives, they don’t seem fine by my standards, right?

Even though I may be a slave to the world of night games,

the fact that the teacher is leading the way to torment me…

Anyway, she talked a lot about history and current affairs that I’m not particularly interested in.

It feels slightly… like she’s getting a bit old-fashioned.

Since Ahn Seoyeon is in her mid-20s, she’s at an age where she might start showing signs of being old-fashioned in the real world.

If you go to a kindergarten, you’re already at an age where you start hearing kids call you “mister” or “miss.”

[Ahn Minseo: Unnie, it’s the same in our country.]

[Ahn Minseo: I learned this on Friday during the Academy’s general education class.]

[Ahn Minseo: Outgroup homogeneity bias.]

[Ahn Minseo: In English, it’s outgroup homogeneity bias.]

[Ahn Minseo: It’s the phenomenon where we perceive differences among members of our group but generalize about members of other groups.]

[Ahn Minseo: An easy example is]

[Ahn Minseo: All women are the same.]

[Ahn Minseo: All men are like that.]

[Ahn Minseo: People from that region are all weird.]

[Ahn Minseo: That race is all inferior.]

[Ahn Minseo: People from that country are all idiots and dirty.]

[Ahn Minseo: Even in our country, everyone knows that if you commit a crime, your life will be ruined, yet many people get caught every year.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: That’s true… Yeah. Well done, Minseo. Yeah…]

[Ahn Minseo: The lecture on Friday was fun and informative, but our idiot and son of a b**** ruined the class and couldn’t pay attention.]

[Ahn Minseo: I specially told you because you’re an idiot.]

[Ahn Minseo: But are you really an idiot, tell me honestly.]

[Ahn Minseo: What did you do after class, huh?]

[Ahn Minseo: Did you fool around with another girl?]

[Ahn Minseo: Ah, just thinking about it makes me more pissed off.]

[Ahn Minseo: That’s why good-looking guys are said to be worth their face value.]

[Ahn Minseo: Good-looking guys are either idiots or celebrities, but that saying is true.]

[Ahn Seoyeon: …]

[Ahn Minseo: Unnie, why are you suddenly like this?]

[Ahn Minseo: Why… are you silent?]

[Ahn Seoyeon: No… It’s nothing… It’s nothing at all.]

[An Minseo: Why am I right? You’re the damn rag mop, not me.]

[An Seoyeon: Yeah… You’re right… Yeah…]

The two of them didn’t chat for a while.

Somehow, it felt like they were having a real argument rather than chatting.

After some time, Seoyeon’s chat started again.

[An Seoyeon: Anyway, that’s how it is. Villains have to commit a really big crime to be considered one. If a hunter touches drugs, commits sexual harassment, or steals, that’s a villain.]

[An Minseo: Nowadays, there are hunters who have been unfairly accused in the #MeToo movement and have disappeared after becoming real villains.]

The two of them were talking to me about the current events.

I wasn’t interested, so I just casually watched.

Maybe because they were young women in a world of gender role reversal, they were interested in unfair #MeToo accusations and feminist witch hunts.

They were excitedly discussing various cases, and when you changed the genders, it was really similar to the world I used to live in.

[An Seoyeon: And Yasuo, who is currently the most wanted villain in Japan.]

[An Seoyeon: The Japanese Prime Minister said it’s okay to eat radiation, so Yasuo got angry and carried out a radiation attack on the Prime Minister’s residence.]

[An Seoyeon: Now he’s the top villain in Japan. The bounty is a whopping 4.5 billion yen, roughly around 450 billion Korean won.]

[An Seoyeon: In Korea, they call him Yasuo the Martyr or Yasuo the Traitor.]

[An Seoyeon: Anyway, becoming a villain is quick and easy. That’s what I mean.]

Oh, right.

Come to think of it, when I was training in virtual reality last time.

There were also ordinary villains there….

So here, is a villain just a title for criminals or villains?

An ordinary villain…, in other words, even ordinary people can be considered villains depending on the situation.

Most of the time, when you say villain, you think of someone with abilities.

The fact that there is a term like ordinary villain itself means that even ordinary people can become villains.

‘…But I was still beaten by an ordinary villain back then, and even now my stats have decreased…’

[An Seoyeon: So, come to the deep punishment room, I won’t torture you.]

[An Seoyeon: Come to the Holy Land on Monday. Got it?]

[An Seoyeon: If you don’t come on Monday… hehehe.]

[An Seoyeon: Then we’ll go on a deep punishment room tour together.]

[An Seoyeon: I clearly warned you, right?]

[An Seoyeon: If you come on Monday, I won’t hit you or torture you, so you must come on Monday.]

I was surprised by the promise that they wouldn’t hit or torture me if I went to the Holy Land on Monday.

Seoyeon was a teacher, so I didn’t think she would break her promise.

If I go and give her some respect, will everything be happy?

But what if it’s a trap? What if I go and then they start some crazy torture?

Ah, damn it…. If I don’t go, it’s a definite deep punishment room….

While I was pondering over various worries,

the chat room suddenly became lively with urgent messages.

[An Minseo: Hey. I’ll tell unnie to treat you well. So make sure to come, okay?]

[An Minseo: I won’t be mad, so don’t be scared and come for sure.]

[An Minseo: Honestly, I really miss you♡ I won’t be mad for real♡]

[An Minseo: I’ll treat you well from now on♡_♡]

[An Minseo: I really love you♡♡♡ ヽ(*´∀｀) I love even the rag mop♡♡♡ I’ll definitely marry you♡♡♡ ↖(♡_♡)↗]

[An Minseo: Actually, I bought the proposal ring to confess to you♡♡♡]

What the heck. All of a sudden.

The character of An Minseo in the chat suddenly changed.

And somehow, the tone sounded like Seoyeon…?

Minseo never bothers to put a period or question mark at the end of her sentences.

Seoyeon, whether it’s because she’s a civil servant or just her natural personality, was sharp as a knife.

[Minseo: Hey, delete the text above.]

[Minseo: My sister took my phone and is teasing me.]

[Minseo: She used it instead of me.]

[Minseo: If I check tomorrow and it’s not deleted, I’ll really kill you.]

[Minseo: Hurry up and delete it, you little bird.]

[Minseo: If it’s still there, I’ll really kill you, hurry up.]

[Minseo: If you don’t delete it, I’ll tell my sister and take you to the deep punishment room.]

[Minseo: I clearly said I would check.]

As I was reading the chat,

Kim Jina suddenly approached me.

I hurriedly closed the chat window in embarrassment.

“Hey cutie♡ Why are you looking at your phone like that?”

“…Huh? Oh, it’s nothing…. Just a spam text…. Haha….”

“Really? Hehe♡ So, how does our adorable cutie feel about Mondays?”

“…Huh? Oh, um…? Uh… well….”

“Hmm♡ It seems our Dojin♡ has a slightly different opinion♡”

“Oh, uh… that’s not… what I meant….”

“Hmm…♡ Dojin♡ can you be honest with me♡ Do you want to go to school on Monday?”

“Oh… um… well….”

I couldn’t think of what to say.

So, to buy some time,

I deliberately asked a random question.

I was also curious about it.

I should ask this now.

“…But, I suddenly got curious about something…. It’s not related to this, but I’m curious….”

“Huh? What’s our cutie♡ curious about?”

“…Well, um, if Jina noona and Seoyeon were to fight… who would win?”

“Seoyeon? Who’s that… oh… the martial arts teacher? With blue hair?”

“Yes, yes….”

In response to my question, Kim Jina frowned in thought,

and Lee Jieun interjected, saying to me as if I was pitiful.

“Hey, Kim Dojin. Why are you asking such a stupid question.

Do you see the martial arts teacher as a pushover?

All academy teachers are stronger than students to begin with.

And Seoyeon is that famous Ice Woman, the elite hunter who graduated early from the academy.

She’s known for being a tough woman who only focuses on studying and training.

Even if your sister says she’s strong among peers,

how do you think you can beat a tough woman like her who has never been with a man, even though she’s from the prestigious Hunter Academy?”

“Oh….”

“So she’s really amazing.

She’s known for not even letting a single blade of grass grow if she pees on the ground.

But how does she manage to stay a virgin until that age in the famous co-ed dormitory of the Hunter Academy?

She’s really crazy.

Well, that’s why she’s an elite talent who graduated early from the academy.

If she’s still a virgin, she’s a legend.

A crazy woman who devotes her life to training and studying….”

“…Oh.”

‘But I’m the one who broke that….’

But if I were to mention that I broke Seoyeon’s virginity, Kim Jina and Lee Jieun would not react positively, so I didn’t say anything.