I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

At that moment, in Busan.

“Thank you for inviting me, Mr. Chairman.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Ms. Nadeshiko. As I felt last time, your Korean is really fluent.”

“I learned it. Hehe. Hello to you too, Ms. Baek Seol-hee.”

“Yes. It’s nice to meet you.”

Baek Seol-hee felt puzzled by Nadeshiko’s bright voice and eyes.

A faint ‘hostility’ directed only at her, not towards other people.

This hostility was not against Koreans or other S-class individuals.

It was like the hostility one might have towards a ‘rival’…

“Ms. Nadeshiko, excuse me for asking right after meeting you, but do you have any relation to the Goblin?”

“Ms. Seol-hee?”

The Chairman was taken aback by Baek Seol-hee’s sudden question.

He quickly looked around, checking if there were any reporters or other people nearby.

“Ms. Seol-hee, what are you talking about? Why create a strange situation?”

“Oh, you saw right through me. You are very perceptive.”

“Ms. Nadeshiko?”

“I’m a hero, but I like the Goblin.”

Hearing Nadeshiko’s words, Baek Seol-hee clenched her fist tightly.

“Oh. Why do you react like that? Does it bother you that I like the man you like?”

“I do not like the Goblin.”

“Really?”

As Baek Seol-hee spoke, the intensity in Nadeshiko’s eyes began to fade.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Everyone said that you and the Goblin were in a certain type of relationship.”

“That’s not true. I have no relationship with the Goblin.”

With the Goblin, since she had never heard any story from him, there was no lie in saying she had no relation to the Goblin.

Baek Seol-hee did not lie.

“I didn’t want to feel uncomfortable over a misunderstanding, but it seems I was right. I hope there are no hard feelings.”

“I’m sorry. I almost made a big mistake as soon as I arrived.”

Nadeshiko placed her hand on her chest and bowed her head.

With her overwhelming presence, the Chairman coughed, but Baek Seol-hee, with a calm gaze, assured herself.

That she possessed more magical power.

“Both in Gangneung and Jindo, since you were often linked with Mr. Goblin, I thought you were in that kind of relationship.”

“What kind of relationship are you talking about?”

“A relationship between a hero and a villain, but also as a man and a woman…!”

“Hah.”

A scoff escaped her.

“Of course….”

But she nearly let slip words she hadn’t intended to say aloud and took a moment to compose herself.

“That’s nonsense. Do you enjoy being associated with such villains, Ms. Nadeshiko?”

“Yes.”

“Yes?”

“I do. After meeting him a few times last year, I’ve come to admire him.”

What a bombshell statement.

Baek Seol-hee had blurted out the words, but somehow, she felt her fists trembling as she took another deep breath.

“…Huh?”

No.

She had already caught on.

Baek Seol-hee knew that her emotions tended to show more in matters of the heart, but Nadeshiko was also very perceptive.

So,

“Are you saying you like someone like the Goblin, even though he’s a villain?”

“Oh. Is that what it was? Well, I can like a villain.”

Thankfully,

“Sigh, Mr. Goblin….”

It seemed like she managed to gloss over it, but Nadeshiko began blushing as if lost in her own world.

“Mr. Goblin. A villain, but someone with special abilities unlike anyone else, right?”

“Yes?”

“Someone special and strong. That’s what a person like the Goblin is. And his actions, I see them as a ‘necessary evil,’ in that sense.”

Nadeshiko continued blushing, gently stroking her abdomen.

“If we could draw such a necessary evil to our side, wouldn’t that be wonderful? By any means necessary, if we could guide that villain to the path of light.”

“Any means necessary?”

“I don’t mean to say this in front of you, Mr. Chairman, but I’m talking about the government.”

Nadeshiko twisted her lips into a cynical smile for a moment.

Baek Seol-hee felt as if those eyes were asking, ‘Aren’t you the same as me?’

“Weren’t you told to carry out a pregnancy attack against the Goblin?”

“What are you saying! Ms. Nadeshiko, that’s going too far…”

“Someone must have done it to an S-class, right? Oh, it’s not like that in Korea? They’ve tried it on me several times. This time, I barely managed to come to Sejong Island by bringing up that topic.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Baek Seol-hee’s heart sank at her snickering voice.

“The only reason I came to Sejong Island is to have the Goblin’s child.”

“The Goblin isn’t someone you can have just because you say so.”

“I know. But it’s different with the Goblin’s child.”

“No.”

“Ms. Seol-hee, times have changed. I think there’s no need for a woman to marry. We’re in an era where we need to consider how to best give birth and raise children.”

“……!”

Baek Seol-hee.

“Wouldn’t it be happiness to give birth and raise the child of the man I love?”

She couldn’t help but swallow at that statement.

Of course.

“…Well.”

If there’s one thing she couldn’t agree with.

“If you’re going to have the child of the person you love, shouldn’t you have the father as well?”

If you’re going to have it, it would be better to have it all.

“I’ll support you, Ms. Nadeshiko. But if the Goblin turns out to be Korean as many people think, you’ll have to go through the proper procedures first.”

“What procedures?”

“If the Goblin is Korean, he would have to go through a trial in a Korean court first, according to the principle of nationality.”

“…….”

Baek Seol-hee regretted her words at Nadeshiko’s peculiar smile.

“Hmm. Ms. Seol-hee, just…”

“Just what?”

“Are you really not dating anyone else besides the Goblin? It seems like you really don’t want to be involved with the Goblin in a romantic way.”

“…….”

The situation was not conducive to affirming that statement.

“We’ve arrived. Are you waiting, Mr. Chairman?”

“Ah, yes. Ahem. Then, Ms. Nadeshiko? To the banquet hall…”

“Hmm.”

Baek Seol-hee kept silent under Nadeshiko’s peculiar gaze.

She was dating.

But it’s an affair.

“The reason I came to Korea is one: to take the Goblin’s baby with me.”

“…….”

“If not, I’ll just tour Sejong Island and leave.”

Baek Seol-hee was immediately convinced by Nadeshiko’s declaration as soon as she entered.

“Call the Goblin. By any means. If you want to see me duel someone with my abilities, bring the Goblin.”

She was better than her.

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“So, you’re saying not to worry about the means and just find the Goblin? That ‘directive’ came down to the student council too?”

“Yes. There was a directive from the principal to somehow draw the Goblin in.”

“The student council following the principal’s directive….”

“It seems like the principal is desperate enough to borrow even a cat’s hand because the two S-classes keep singing the Goblin song. Though it’s more like borrowing a fox’s.”

Yoon Iseon shrugged her shoulders with a motion as if scratching forward.

“Teacher, hypothetically, if there’s a way to contact the Goblin, would it be right to use it now?”

“Iseon, do you have a way to contact the Goblin?”

“No. That’s why I’m asking. If we call the Goblin for this, wouldn’t that be insulting to the Goblin’s beliefs?”

“Beliefs?”

“Yes.”

There was certainty in Yoon Iseon’s eyes.

“The Goblin is someone who executes villains and punishes those corrupted by evil, not someone who performs like a clown in front of others.”

“…….”

Something.

It resonated deeply.

“Student Iseon, weren’t you a fan of the Goblin?”

“Because I’m a fan. The Goblin has his own beliefs, and he steps forward only when necessary. He even killed Duoexini. Should he come out just because two S-class heroes from Japan are making noise about fighting him? I don’t think so.”

It’s moving.

Was this the true sentiment of a ‘fan’?

The fact that someone talked about me like this was deeply touching, and I was sincerely grateful.

“That’s true. The Goblin doesn’t need to step forward in this situation. But it seems like student Iseon wants the Goblin to step forward, right?”

“…Me?”

“If not, there’s no reason to hesitate. It seems to me that student Iseon has a way to contact the Goblin but is reluctant to use it.”

“…….”

That made sense.

Given that the Goblin has directly faced Duoexini, it’s plausible to request his help at least once, whether it’s to draw attention or because the Goblin owed a favor.

Whether through Yumir or another route.

“I have to be reluctant. What I want to see and what the world wants to see are different.”

“Really?”

“The Goblin seems busier than we think. He’s much busier and involved in more important matters than we can see. Asking such a person to participate in this event is… too presumptuous and apologetic.”

“That might be too much.”

The Goblin was just worried about someone right now.

“I think the Goblin will accept Hayabusa’s challenge, won’t he?”

“What? That’s ridiculous. Why would the Goblin accept such a low-level challenge?”

“Low-level challenge? It’s not low-level for an S-class to want to test their skills against another strong opponent. Of course, the pretext might have caused disputes on the internet, but I understand Hayabusa’s feelings.”

Let’s assume there’s a villain in China called “Chiyou Tianwang.”

If he suddenly starts wearing a Taekwondo uniform and shouting “Arirang Kick,” I’d be the first to step up and say something.

Even if that Chinese person changed his appearance without any thought just to hide his identity, the feelings of those spinning stories on the internet would be different.

“Someone on the internet said that Dodjirider is even mentioned in the Goguryeo watermelon steles.”

“Really?”

“That can’t be.”

It’s not in the Cheonmachong tomb or the watermelon steles.

Nor was it content from ancient murals.

“Student Iseon. Setting aside the method, how about just asking? Who knows? The Goblin might happily accept based on student Iseon’s suggestion.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know.”

If there’s a reason.

“But if, just if, the Goblin is Korean. And if he’s not hurt.”

Thanks to Yoon Iseon, we were able to bait Duoexini.

“It’s a Korea-Japan match; maybe he could show up just this once?”

Even if the Goblin was a villain.

“If I were the Goblin, I’d go unless there was another circumstance.”

Because he’s a patriot.

Even if.

Someone was setting a trap with a pregnancy attack.

“I can’t stand traitors.”