Chapter 10: A-Rank Kang Tae-wook (2)
Lee Si-wang, who parted ways with the Taewoon High principal, took out sunglasses from his pocket and put them on.
“No, where did this person go without even saying goodbye?”
Lee Si-wang, who was looking around, let out a sigh and moved his steps toward the school gate.
“Well, he must have gone somewhere on his own. Who is worrying about whom?”
He thought worrying about a Returnee made no sense in the first place.
That was when.
Ziiing―.
Vibration was felt from the inner pocket.
Lee Si-wang, who took out his mobile phone, contained the screen in his eyes once and brought it to his ear.
“Yes, Guild Master.”
― Looks like the procedures are all finished.
“Yes. There are minor computerized matters left, but I received confirmation from the Taewoon High principal that they will all be processed within today.”
― Is that so. But was there nothing special?
“Yes? Special…….”
At the Guild Master's question, Lee Si-wang recalled what happened in the principal's office.
The principal, who had no way of knowing Yoo jin was a Returnee, picking a fight of nerves because he didn't like Yoo jin's attitude.
‘He will be over there.’
“.......”
‘He only pointed with his finger, he didn't really send him to the sky so.......’
Lee Si-wang, who hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth.
“Yes. There was nothing special.”
― Is that so.
You worked hard.
The Guild Master's voice heard over the receiver was heavy.
Therefore, Lee Si-wang thought burying the matter in the principal's office was the right choice.
― Where is the Returnee?
Are you together?
“No, after the interview with the principal ended, he disappeared somewhere.”
― Disappeared?
“Yes. But there is nothing to worry about. He probably just went to look around the school. To the Returnee... no, to Teacher Yoo jin, it's been 100 years after all.”
― Teacher... Is that so.
That would be better than calling him Returnee for now.
Silence continued for a moment after those words that were like a monologue.
― Still, check his location.
Since we don't know what might happen.
“The Returnee, no. Teacher Yoo jin is not a person who needs protection.......”
― It's not protection.
It's surveillance.
Because his power is not normal.
And since children of high-ranking Association officials are also enrolled in Taewoon High, there's no harm in being careful.
Lee Si-wang knew well what the Guild Master was worried about.
Although he didn't see him fight, Lee Si-wang knew best how strong Yoo jin was.
Strength to the extent that a fight wouldn't even be established with himself, the South Korea A-class Hunter Ranking 1st.
Yoo jin possessed power of which the end could not be known.
But.
“Yes, understood. I will check the location immediately. Still, please don't worry too much. Although he is a bit eccentric, he seemed the most normal among the Returnees so far.”
― Is being a teacher normal?
“Ah, well. Still, like the Supreme King or the Heavenly King. Since he doesn't seem like a crazy person.......”
― That is true.
“He seems like the type who doesn't wield power recklessly, so I will watch him closely first. And seeing how he wants to be a teacher this much, the kind of things Guild Master is worried about probably won't happen.”
― Why do you think so?
“Because he seemed sincere towards the students.”
― Sincere?
Did you see something?
Oops.
Lee Si-wang let out an awkward laugh and changed the subject.
“No, just. It's my hunch, hunch. Hahaha. Who would cause an accident from the first day when he said he wanted to be a teacher that much? Since he would know well how a teacher's life is a fly's life.”
― Right.
Anyway, please take good care of location checking until today.
I will try to form a surveillance team later.
“Yes, understood. Please don't worry too much, Guild Master. He is probably just looking around the school. Or maybe he already became close with a few kids and is eating ice cream at the snack bar or something.”
Taewoon High School.
The incinerator located at the Old School Building.
That place where people's footsteps were cut off as it was no longer in operation.
Kang Tae-wook was there.
With his mouth unable to close.
‘How would I know your dad, punk.’
Those words hovered continuously inside his head.
Because it was the first time.
This kind of reaction.
Among the adults he had seen so far, and among the teachers, there wasn't a single person who said words like this.
The man picking his nose.
Kang Tae-wook staring blankly at the man who introduced himself as a teacher.
“Let's go, Jin-ho.”
Before he knew it, Yoo jin had reached in front of Jin-ho.
The state of the lackeys wasn't different from Kang Tae-wook either.
Perhaps shocked, they were only containing Yoo jin and Jin-ho in their eyes blankly and didn't show any movement.
Led by Yoo jin's voice, Jin-ho followed behind Yoo jin without realizing it himself.
Leaving the children who lost their souls like that.
Yoo jin and Jin-ho were leaving the spot.
“W, wait!”
Kang Tae-wook's eyes, which were containing that scene blankly, found light again.
It was so absurd that he almost mistook it for a dream.
“Wait. Where are you going? The talk isn't finished!”
“Clingy men aren't popular, punk. Since the class bell rang, go back now. I'll send Jin-ho after having a consultation.”
Behind Yoo jin's voice, the sound of the bell began to be heard in the ears of Kang Tae-wook and the lackeys only now.
“Already.......”
“When did it ring.......”
The bell announcing the end of break time.
The lackeys sent their gazes to Kang Tae-wook.
No matter if they bullied Jin-ho at the incinerator, they were honor students at least in school.
Meaning, they were ones doing school life better than anyone.
Kang Tae-wook, who received the lackeys' gazes, bit his lip.
Anger did not subside.
And he even felt shame at the cheat key not working for the first time.
Yoo jin contained such Kang Tae-wook in his eyes, then soon turned his body.
“Let's go, Jin-ho.”
Kang Tae-wook was scared, but for some reason, Jin-ho had no choice but to follow Yoo jin's words.
It wasn't because he knew he was a Returnee.
It wasn't because he had tremendous power either.
The reason he was chasing his back was.
‘I will watch over you. As an adult. And as a teacher.’
‘See. You want to live.’
‘How would I know your dad, punk.’
The morning routine.
The event just now.
Other adults.
Other teachers.
Were all busy running away or pretending not to see even after seeing.
But this person.
Showed a completely different choice from the adults he knew until now.
Therefore.
Jin-ho decided to try following his back.
One can wear a mask with pretense once.
But twice is.......
“Yes, Teacher.”
Because it was enough to give certainty.
Jin-ho followed behind Yoo jin with a smile.
He thought it would end like that.
Because that was the last chance to return to daily life without crossing the line for everyone.
“Watch out.”
At that sound that rang out low.
Yoo jin's footsteps stopped.
And Kang Tae-wook's distorted face entered the vision of Yoo jin who turned his body.
“What did you say?”
“I just made up my mind. To make Teacher unable to set foot in this school.”
Kang Tae-wook also had never revealed malice to this extent.
Because there was no need to.
Because everyone moved as he pleased just by bringing up his image and his father's name out of his mouth.
But, it was the first time.
Because it was the first time.
He absolutely couldn't move on like this.
“I will let you know clearly what happens if you get on my bad side in this school, Teacher.”
An appearance that didn't feel like a student's speech.
However, Yoo jin who contained that appearance.
“As expected, my hunch was right. There's no way you could be that perfect.”
Yoo jin, who let out a scoff, shook his head.
“But somehow it feels like teacher's authority has fallen more than before. Brats don't know to be scared of a teacher.......”
If this place was Alkarthus.
He would have wanted to grab that snout and throw him into a volcano with magma just like that.
But he endured.
Because this place is Earth.
And today is the first day he became a teacher again.
“Just go for today. Since I don't want to cause an accident from the first day either.”
This was the last chance Yoo jin gave.
100 years ago.
The promise made to a student.
When weighing the priority of that promise.
Because listening to the story of the child named Jin-ho was first than guiding this guy picking a fight with him.
Step.
Step.
Yoo jin moved his steps to leave the incinerator again.
However.......
“Starting tomorrow, you won't be a teacher. Because I'm going to tell my dad. To fire you.”
Even without facing the face, anger was transmitted intact to the back of the head.
“You think I can't do it? But I can. Because my dad is an Association Executive. And if Teacher disappears.......”
The devil doesn't know his own fault.
“Jin-ho becomes my toy again.”
Yoo jin's legs stopped.
A fishy smile spread on Kang Tae-wook's lips at the sense of accomplishment that his strategy worked.
“Brats don't have the taste of being brats.”
Yoo jin couldn't endure anymore and turned his body upright again.
The laughter blooming on the facing face of Kang Tae-wook.
And that laughter had spread to the lackeys beside him too.
Looking roughly.
It seemed he could roughly know what strategy these guys set up now.
Long ago.
In the days of general schools, before the Hunter Academy was even created.
Even then, if a teacher used violence on a student, they were buried socially nationwide.
It seemed these guys were trying to scratch Yoo jin gently to induce it to become like that now.
Even in the days of general schools, if a teacher hit a student, it would be on broadcast, and personal information would be dug up.
Let alone now.
Meaning, if a teacher hits a student in this place where both teacher and students are all Hunters......?
Maybe they might even bring up murder charges.
He thought young things were truly smart and scary.
They said they had trouble because of juvenile law something in the past.
Yoo jin realized now why they had trouble.
So
He decided to play along.
“You guys don't know how many times I let you off, right? Since it was the first day, I was just trying to let it pass a little.”
Yoo jin moved his steps slowly.
“Whether your dad is an Association Executive or whatever. I don't care about getting on your bad side...... I can't overlook calling a person a toy.”
As Yoo jin approached the children.
Among the lackeys who received Kang Tae-wook's glance, the one student with the bowl cut thrust his face at Yoo jin.
“You're going to hit me? Wow, looks like you don't know how scary the Hunter Law is? If a teacher hits a student...... you probably won't be able to come out until we become adults? Hahaha!”
“If you want to hit, try hitting. Where, shall I put out an arm? Leg? Palm?”
There was no fear at all on the giggling children's faces.
There is certainty.
Certainty that he will absolutely not be able to hit.
That...... just like Yoo jin wouldn't be different from other teachers.
Their own certainty.
Smirk.
A smile was built on Yoo jin's face and.
Whack!!
One student chattering next to the bowl cut flew away.
Laughter was erased from the children's faces in an instant.
The figure of the friend stuck in the incinerator wall entered the bowl cut's vision.
The student stuck inside the wall cracked as if hit by a cannon.
At the appearance of the friend whose eyes were rolled back, the bowl cut said looking at Yoo jin.
“C, crazy....... You hit a student right now? Is a teacher allowed to do this?”
Yoo jin slowly approached the bowl cut.
Then, putting his middle finger on his thumb, he took a posture of hitting a finger flick.
“Yeah. I'm allowed to.”
Whack!!
The bowl cut who was hit by the finger flick of love flew next to the friend and was stuck in the wall.
Yoo jin, who blew air on his finger with his mouth imitating a gunman of the West, turned his body toward the one last remaining student.
Step.
Step.
“Isn't he really crazy? A teacher hitting a student?”
Step.
Step.
“M, my dad is really an Association Executive. If you touch me, really school life, no, you absolutely can't do social life!”
Step.
Step.
“It's not a problem of getting fired as a teacher, you absolutely can't do other jobs either!”
Step.
Step.
“W, wait don't come. If you approach anymore I will also use force. Uh...... why isn't the skill being used.......”
Thud.
The sound of footsteps stopped.
Yoo jin's face was seen through Kang Tae-wook's shaking eyes.
“Even after doing this, are you confident you won't r... regret?”
“Why me? The fault is with you guys, not me. Calling a friend a toy. Pretending to have a good image while beating him up secretly in the incinerator. You guys don't even know where Jin-ho goes every morning, right?”
“......That is a problem between students. Wh, what does it matter to you!”
“Why doesn't it matter, I'm a teacher.”
“Teacher? You're a teacher even after beating a student like that?”
“I don't know how the teachers you guys have seen until now were.......”
Smirk.
“This is a real teacher.”
With Yoo jin's smile as the last, Kang Tae-wook's consciousness cut off.
Whack!