After spending a full week clearing up the explosion site of the S-class gate, Chairman Lina returned to the flying boat with a tired face.

 

As soon as she returned, she received shocking news.

 

“·····So, I dare to come here… “There were rats hiding?”

 

Lina spoke in a stern voice.

 

“Yes.”

 

Baek Seol-hee nodded with her usual calm expression.

 

Lina closed her eyes tightly.

 

‘Damn it.’

 

It was a huge mistake.

 

“For the security of the test, we used layers of firewall magic, and the enemy was inside…”

 

Lina is on guard against any intrusion from outside her.

 

She couldn’t find anyone she didn’t allow, and even if she happened to find someone by chance, she couldn’t set foot in her.

 

And according to the intention of her test, all connections with the outside world were cut off.

 

In other words, this uninhabited island meant that even she herself had no idea what was going on from far away!

 

However, it was truly unthinkable that there would be a person hiding on that uninhabited island in advance, or even that the person hiding was Mine.

 

‘I also confirmed that there are no humans on the uninhabited island… Did he have an artifact that could avoid my eyes?’

 

I wanted to round up the Mines and interrogate them right away, but that’s not what’s important right now.

 

“······So, who are the victims?”

 

Lina’s voice as she asked that trembled terribly.

 

The report received from Baek Seol-hee listed one Class AA demon, one Class A demon, and fourteen Class B demons.

 

There was no way the first-year cadets would be safe against those guys.

 

To say it was a simple mistake was not enough.

 

The lives of cadets and the lives of civilians.

 

It may not be appropriate to take it too seriously since we are all living the same life.

 

The people gathered here are the same people of the future. Seeds that will travel beyond Korea and across the world to face monsters and mines.

 

In fact, weren’t these first-year cadets full of people she had her eye on and who were looking forward to the future?

 

If it was my own mistake that they were killed by a demon before they could even bloom, I wouldn’t be able to laugh at it, even as a joke.

 

I hope it ends with as little damage as possible.

 

Lina looked at Baek Seol-hee with such earnestness.

 

“Fortunately, everyone is safe. There were a few cadets who were exhausted. “It is not at a life-threatening level.”

 

“······What!?”

 

Jump up!

 

Lina jumped up from her seat and opened her eyes the size of a flower lantern.

 

And she soon breathed her sigh of relief.

 

‘······It’s Seolhee. Seolhee! If she hadn’t sent Seolhee away first, she would have been in really big trouble! Yes, Seolhee arrived in time and took care of all the demons!’

 

In the midst of the S-class gate explosion, Baek Seol-hee suddenly decides to go back.

 

On principle, she should never have allowed it, but she allowed it because of the strange anxiety she felt at the time.

 

‘Is this the identity of the strange anxiety I felt at that time?’

 

“Thank you. Seolhee, you saved the cadets’ lives.”

 

Lina said, letting out a long sigh of relief.

 

However.

 

At Baek Seol-hee’s next answer, she had no choice but to freeze again.

 

“Sorry, it’s not me.”

 

“?”

 

“When I arrived, most of the dangerous situations had already been resolved. And the remaining mines were also about to be cleared out.”

 

“······Hmm?”

 

Is Seolhee joking?

 

I don’t know about the other demons, but I guess Rebecca, who is at Class AA, is someone who can never be dealt with at the level of first-year cadets, right?

 

“Tell me in detail… No, I will find out for myself.”

 

Wow!

 

She snapped her fingers.

 

The bodies of the homunculi guarding stores throughout the uninhabited island turned blurry.

 

The homunculi, who returned to the form of blue particles, returned to their original owners, who settled in the flying boat.

 

Saaa─

 

Eventually, Lina, who had received all her memories, slowly opened her eyes.

 

“Ha… Jin Yu-ha, yes, it’s him again this time…”

 

Lina covered her face with her hands and let out a cheerful laugh as if she were dumbfounded.

 

* * *

 

All the cadets gathered in the exact center of the uninhabited island.

 

A vast field where large-scale battles originally took place.

 

The cadets who had already been summoned to the flying boat and recovered were also there.

 

“······Ha, it’s finally over now. “It was really hard to keep up.”

 

“You went to the flying boat early and sucked. You b*tch. “Do you know how much we suffered down there?”

 

“Uh… Huh! Well, we all took the midterm evaluation together! But is it true that a demon appeared this time? “It looks like crap…”

 

“Hah, gosh? Open your ears straight. “This sister will recite the epic story that has happened so far!”

 

Those who retired quickly at the beginning of the test couldn’t help but widen their eyes because they didn’t know what was happening on the uninhabited island.

 

As a lot of things happened, the cadets were busy talking to each other and the square became noisy.

 

Roaring roar─

 

It was then.

 

Dude dudddddddu─

 

Suddenly, the ground I was standing on began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

 

“Huh, huh!?”

 

Kugugugugugugu!

 

And then a straight, rectangular rock began to rise in front of where the cadets were gathered.

 

Next, a staircase rises next to it.

 

A stylish platform embossed with artistic decorations was created on the spot.

 

“······Really, no matter how much you call yourself Demon Emperor, it’s a fraud! “The shelter you built with your blood and sweat is the true wilderness!”

 

Yu-ri Lee, who was standing next to him, gritted his teeth, expressing inexplicable anger.

 

‘Hmm, well…. When I looked at his hideout, I saw that everything was handmade…’

 

I shouldn’t say that I sucked at the camping supplies I prepared in advance at home.

 

Love love!

 

Chairman Lina falling from the air.

 

Flowing

 

Her body fell quickly and then suddenly slowed down near her platform, and she gently stepped onto her platform.

 

Good.

 

Wow!

 

Then the instructors were summoned behind her.

 

Everyone looked limp from fatigue.

 

The cadets’ gaze was directed to the podium.

 

“First of all, I would like to tell all of the cadets that they had a hard time taking this midterm evaluation.”

 

She calmly opened the conversation by praising the cadets.

 

“The midterm evaluation will be graded fairly, and the evaluation results will be sent to each individual separately.”

 

Next, a word about midterm evaluation.

 

Then Lina closed her mouth for a moment.

 

“······And what happened in this mid-term evaluation cannot be overlooked without an explanation.”

 

Lina, with difficulty, took her mouth off and said the matter to her mouth.

 

“For the unfortunate incident that occurred this time, she feels great responsibility as the chairman of the board in charge of Velvet Hunter Academy.”

 

She recited her progress in a calm voice.

 

“Mine came into hiding here, and she and her instructors were away to deal with the gate explosion that occurred in Korea. And while we were away, demons attacked the cadets.”

 

Looking around at the gathered cadets.

 

Those eyes seemed to be a complex mixture of various emotions.

 

“······Even if a critical gate explosion occurred in Korea, and even if no cadets were sacrificed, this was an accident that occurred during a mid-term evaluation hosted by me. “This is a clear mistake and I admit it.”

 

Then Lina put her words into her mouth, publicly admitting her own mistakes.

 

“The Academy has no intention of hiding this incident quietly. “The entire situation will be disclosed to the outside world, and I plan to accept all criticism.”

 

Roaring roar─

 

The commotion grew among the cadets.

 

At times like this, the magic that always blocked her mouth or made her body stiff was gone.

 

Just let the cadets sufficiently exchange opinions.

 

“······.”

 

One by one, the people who had been talking for a while looked at Lina and silenced her.

 

After confirming that, Lina opened her mouth again.

 

“Therefore, regardless of the performance of the midterm evaluation, compensation will be provided to all cadets at the Velvet Academy level. And, the cadets who took care of this situation on behalf of me… “I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone as the chairman of the academy.”

 

Lina bowed her head towards her cadets.

 

In fact, since no one was sacrificed, this incident could have been overcome if we handled it well.

 

However, Chairman Lina is not that kind of person.

 

Unlike her youthful appearance and the foolish side she usually shows.

 

Although she is ranked number one, she is worthy of being called a hero of humanity.

 

Maje. Reena.

 

From noble mtl dot com

 

She never shirks her own responsibilities.

 

‘Is it like this? Since not a single cadet died, I thought it might be… ‘It’s the same as in the game.’

 

As a result of this incident, Velvet Academy will suffer a significant loss.

 

The fact that a demon appeared at the cadets’ testing site means that safety measures were insufficient.

 

In the original story, the chairman who led this mid-term evaluation was strongly criticized as a ‘cadet killer.’

 

‘Of course, since no one died this time, that didn’t happen…’

 

I looked at Lina and spoke quietly to Sophia, who was standing behind her.

 

“Sophia, are you recording well?”

 

“Yes, yes! “I’m taking good pictures!”

 

Sophia nodded her head and pointed her camera lens at the podium.

 

“Since all of the cadets have achieved such achievements, I would like to put them all on the spot, but due to limitations of time and space, I will have to call a representative.”

 

Lina’s silent gaze turned towards me.

 

“Jin Yuha forward.”

 

I slowly climbed the steps of the platform with a calm, sunken face.

 

[ Jin Yu-ha, thank you so much… This is not a thank you as the chairman of the Academy, but my personal thanks. ]

 

Lina spoke inside her head.

 

An unusually downcast voice told me how seriously she was taking this situation.

 

‘Hmmm······. Originally, I was going to make a reasonable explanation video as a follow-up.’

 

I stared at Lina.

 

‘Our Jammin. ‘Can you save me some energy?’

 

“Cadet Jin Yu-ha, as the chairman of the academy, I sincerely apologize for this mistake. “As compensation for this incident—.”

 

“Wait a minute.”

 

I cut her off by raising her hand.

 

Lina’s eyebrows twitched as if she hadn’t expected it.

 

“Is this really a mistake?”

 

I tilted my head and asked in a loud voice that could be heard by everyone.

 

Then Lina answered as if it were absurd.

 

“······Isn’t this all obvious! “The fact that Mine appeared in the exam I hosted—.”

 

“Hmm, then it’s strange? “If the Chairman had not been involved in the S-class gate explosion, all the civilians there would have died. So are you saying that it was right for the Chairman to save us and let the civilians die?”

 

Then Lina’s eyes widened.

 

[ You! Jin Yuha! What on earth are you saying now?!! ]

 

I grinned and raised the corners of my mouth.

 

“The chairman knew. “There was Mine here.”

 

“······What?”

 

Lina suddenly asked as if what that meant.

 

“Ah, a demon came into hiding, but you’re not saying she couldn’t detect one of her intruders, right?”

 

In fact, Lina did not notice the presence of demons. Because of the artifacts they received from the Mine Society.

 

But I shook my head with a smile on my face as if it was nonsense.

 

“However, it is true that the S-class gate exploded at the same time that it was noticed. In other words, the Chairman was placed in a situation of either/or. “At that time, you decided that rescuing civilians was more important than us, right?”

 

Those words actually drove Lina into a corner.

 

“······That’s what you say!”

 

Lina couldn’t understand what Jin Yuha meant by saying this just now, so she looked confused.

 

The murmur grows louder among the cadets.

 

What Jin Yuha said just now was like saying that he gave up on us in order to save the civilians.

 

Some cadets even ground their teeth out of betrayal.

 

However.

 

“So, you trusted us.”

 

Everyone, including Lina, looked dumbfounded by Jin Yu-ha’s sly words.

 

“······Huh?”

 

“We are Velvet Hunter Academy cadets who have learned how to deal with demons and monsters. “You believed it, right?”

 

“What are you saying now?”

 

“Are you really going to do this? Mine is hiding, so just hold out until Instructor Baek Seol-hee arrives. “After you told me that separately.”

 

I shrugged my shoulders and said.

 

“Otherwise, how would I have planned to save the cadets? “It was possible because you told me everything.”

 

At those words, a heavy silence fell over the wide square for a moment.

 

“””······.”””