The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 100

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Chapter 100

Hae-seong swallowed hard, watching the researcher’s expression carefully.
‘No matter what, would he really agree to help with something this classified…?’
Park Woo-min absently adjusted his glasses, lost in thought.
His gaze drifted toward Yeom Sa-hyeon.
The moment their eyes were about to meet, he seemed startled for some reason and quickly looked away.
After a brief hesitation, Park Woo-min gave a slow, heavy nod.
“…I understand. You wouldn’t be using it for anything untoward.”
“Really? You mean it?”
Do-gyeong’s face brightened considerably.
Hae-seong’s eyes widened slightly at the unexpected agreement.
‘How can he be so sure it won’t be misused? …Maybe because he’s known Do-gyeong for so long.’
The question flickered through Hae-seong’s mind, but this wasn’t the right moment to ask.
Park Woo-min continued.
“Gathering information on overseas Awakened Individuals will take some time, so I’ll send the files as they’re ready.”
“Just pass those to Yun Hae-seong.”
At Yeom Sa-hyeon’s words, Hae-seong responded immediately.
“Of course. I’ll give you my contact information.”
After confirming that Hae-seong and Park Woo-min had exchanged business cards, Yeom Sa-hyeon was about to leave without hesitation.
“Wait…! Professor Yeom?”
Park Woo-min called out urgently, stopping him.
Yeom Sa-hyeon turned with narrowed eyes, and Park Woo-min, after a moment’s hesitation, spoke.
“You’re heading back to the Academy tomorrow, then?”
“That’s the plan.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon answered in a flat tone, tilting his head slightly to one side.
“Why do you ask?”
“Oh, it’s nothing, just….”
Park Woo-min moistened his dry lips, then suddenly bowed at the waist.
“I’m grateful to have had the chance to meet you.”
“?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon narrowed his eyes, his expression disapproving.
What was this sudden, strange courtesy about?
It was Park Woo-min, after all, who was doing them the favor.
Do-gyeong and Hae-seong also blinked in bewilderment.
“Still, I did my best!”
Park Woo-min straightened up, his face taking on an almost solemn air.
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s just….”
Park Woo-min trailed off, wetting his lips again.
Yeom Sa-hyeon raised one eyebrow smoothly.
He considered pressing the issue but ultimately let his brow relax.
It was clear Park Woo-min was hiding something, but there was no sense of malice in it.
‘…I think I can guess what he’s trying to say, anyway.’
Without lingering, he brushed past Park Woo-min.
“If you think of something, contact Yun Hae-seong.”
“Yes, understood!”
An earnest voice followed at Yeom Sa-hyeon’s back.
Hae-seong, who had been tilting his head with a puzzled expression, let out a relieved sigh once they stepped outside the building.
“Well, the main event really is all wrapped up now!”
Do-gyeong, who had been following at an unhurried pace, then spoke with a deliberately serious expression.
“Hold on—what do you mean wrapped up? We still have the most important thing left.”
“Huh? What else is there?”
Hae-seong’s eyes widened.
Do-gyeong lifted the corners of his mouth and spoke with a playful air.
“The after-party!”

* * *

The Research Complex’s outdoor grounds.
The air was thick with the sizzle of grilling meat and acrid smoke.
The space had transformed into a bustling barbecue party.
Yeom Sa-hyeon stood with a reluctant expression, gulping down cola.
‘Did we really have to go through all this……’
He’d only shown up because someone had said they’d throw a feast outside the dormitory if Do-gyeong didn’t come, but here he was anyway.
At the far table, students were absorbed in snatching bits of meat while regaling each other with tales of their Gate exploits.
In the middle of the boisterous crowd, Ha Jae-yun was holding forth with flushed cheeks.
“To be honest, I was pretty scared before jumping down. I probably wouldn’t have made it in one try if Yeom Sa-hyeon hadn’t kicked me off! I might not have had the strength either….”
“Hey, Ha Jae-yun. Is that cola or soju? Why are you channeling Lee Yu-wol now?”
Go Gyeol looked alarmed and peered at Jae-yun’s glass.
Kang I-su let out a hollow laugh and shook her head, while Lee Yu-wol, quietly working through her chopsticks, wore only a satisfied smile at the corners of her mouth.
“Ha Jae-yun has seemed off his appetite for a while now, but it looks like his taste for food has returned.”
Hae-seong gazed at the students with a pleased smile, then turned his body away.
He refilled Yeom Sa-hyeon’s cola glass and exhaled with ease.
“Still, I’m glad it all went smoothly.”
“We are, aren’t we~”
Do-gyeong appeared juggling four hefty plates precariously balanced in both hands like a circus performer.
One plate was set before Hae-seong and one before Yeom Sa-hyeon.
“Here—these are special dishes just for our instructors!”
The plates were piled high with thick steaks.
Do-gyeong placed the remaining plate at the seat where Jae-hyeok was sitting.
“You eat up too and get your strength back, Professor! The students’ tests—well, we can always test them again, right? Graduation Tests are supposed to be difficult anyway~”
Do-gyeong patted Jae-hyeok’s shoulder in encouragement with his thick hands.
Jae-hyeok narrowed his brow reluctantly, then offered a grudging response.
“……Yes, thank you.”
Just then, Tae Eun-o appeared, his nose twitching as he caught the scent of meat with uncanny precision.
He gazed at the meat on the table, his mouth watering.
“Wow, beef! Can’t I have just one bite?!”
“Your table’s getting theirs soon—we’re grilling the students’ portions right now!”
“But the instructors’ meat just looks so appetizing!”
“Ha! You’ve got good eyes~—I seared this myself!”
Do-gyeong carved off a generous piece of his portion with a pleased smile.
Thanks to Tae Eun-o’s enthusiastic praise for the juiciness, Do-gyeong’s face remained wreathed in satisfaction.
Then Tae Eun-o’s gaze suddenly landed on Do-gyeong’s forearm, where thick sinews rose and fell as he sliced the meat.
“But Instructor Do-gyeong—is that a tiger? It looks pretty chubby actually.”
Tae Eun-o pointed at the tattoo covering Do-gyeong’s thick forearm, and Do-gyeong sucked in a breath before speaking.
“Ah, this? It used to be a sleek cat, but as I put on muscle, the little thing swelled up with me.”
“Pfft, haha—so it really was a chubby cat?!”
Tae Eun-o laughed with delight, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.
“But do these tattoos have some kind of meaning? There are so many of them.”
He was right.
Butterflies, flowers, even fruits like grapes—alongside the cat.
Do-gyeong’s forearms were nearly covered with tattoos.
“It’s quite a story?”
Do-gyeong raised an eyebrow with a laugh, and Tae Eun-o urged him on, curious.
Do-gyeong readily began.
“They were all scars originally. I covered them up with tattoos.”
“Scars? You could just recover them with Potions, right?”
“Now that’s what I’d expect an Awakened Individual to say.”
Do-gyeong chuckled, then raised his eyebrows with confident assurance.
“Back in our day, we didn’t have anything like Potions! We just toughed it out~”
Yeom Sa-hyeon let out a small snort.
‘Toughed it out? I’ve seen the guy wailing like he was about to die and drafting his will easily dozens of times.’
“Wow! Just as expected from Instructor Do-gyeong!”
Unfortunately, Tae Eun-o, who hadn’t caught that snort, let out his admiration.
“But why cover them up? Lots of scars look like badges of honor—pretty cool, actually.”
“Cool nothing.”
Do-gyeong wiped his forearm tattoos and smiled wryly.
“Back then, whenever my girlfriend saw my scars, she’d get really upset, you know~”
In that instant, Sa-hyeon’s hand froze mid-sip of his cola.
Do-gyeong continued matter-of-factly.
“But then we ended up spending some time apart. Being alone, looking at those scars, all I could think of was how sad she’d look.”
“Oh! So that’s why you covered them with tattoos?”
Hae-seong had gotten so absorbed in Do-gyeong’s story that he let out an admiring breath.
Do-gyeong nodded, his expression serene.
“Exactly! Every time I missed her, I’d fill in my arm with something she loved, and well—this is what happened.”
“Wow! Do-gyeong, you’re such a romantic!”
Eun-o let out a loud cheer of enthusiasm.
Do-gyeong gave a playful smile and raised his glass.
“Haha, I suppose I am that type?”
“You really are! It’s so cool!”
Eun-o and Hae-seong exchanged admiring remarks, filling the table with cheerful voices.
……
Sa-hyeon said nothing, merely washing his throat with his drink.
He alone at this table knew that the girlfriend Do-gyeong spoke of no longer existed in this world.
“Hey, Eun-o! You said you’d call us when the ramen’s done! If you don’t hurry, we’re eating it all!”
Go Gyeol called out from the next table in a loud voice.
“Oh! Coming now!”
Eun-o waved his hand in response and then bowed deeply to Do-gyeong.
“Thank you for the meat, Do-gyeong!”
Then he grumbled loudly that the others would eat it all without him and rushed off.
Do-gyeong watched the noisy student table with a smile.
“He’s got a refreshing spirit, cute kid. Must be fun to teach?”
“Then take him instead and raise him yourself.”
Sa-hyeon muttered half-heartedly, and Do-gyeong waved his hand dismissively.
“Come on, how am I supposed to teach combat techniques?”
“You’ve got more real field experience than most active combatants right now.”
“Still, you’re the only one for this. Seems the kids follow you pretty well. You raise him right.”
Sa-hyeon let out a sigh.
“I need to train him up and hand off the position soon…”
“Talking like some hundred-year-old when you’re still young.”
Do-gyeong chuckled and stood up from his seat.
He stepped away for a moment, then returned and set something heavy down in front of Sa-hyeon.
It was a fat plastic bottle of cola, frost still beading on its surface from the refrigerator.
“Your bottle was empty.”
Do-gyeong gestured with his eyes toward the small empty bottle beside Sa-hyeon.
He unscrewed the cap and poured the drink generously into Sa-hyeon’s glass.
Sa-hyeon watched in silence, but his gaze suddenly caught on Do-gyeong’s arm holding the bottle.
A forget-me-not drawn near the wrist.
Sa-hyeon’s eyelid twitched slightly, and he turned his gaze away.
Seeing this, Do-gyeong began to speak, softly probing.
“Want to just drink straight from the bottle?”
……
“I’m joking, man. Relax your eyes a bit.”
Do-gyeong made a lighthearted gesture and settled back into his seat.
Then, absently, he ran his blunt fingers over the tattoo on his own forearm and asked.
“Does it bother you that much?”
……
A heavy silence fell between them for a moment.
Do-gyeong had noticed that Sa-hyeon was uncomfortable with the tattoo story.
But Do-gyeong didn’t shy away from it.
Instead, he wanted Sa-hyeon to understand.
That he had already overcome it, so there was no need to worry.
“Man, scars disappear when you cover them.”
Do-gyeong smiled and tapped his forearm tattoo lightly.
“Cover yours with something good too.”
Woooaahhh—!
At that moment, a loud shout erupted from the opposite table.
Carbonation erupted from the cola bottle in Jae-yun’s hand like a firework.
“Aaah! Hey, Jae-yun! Close the cap, quick!”
“I’m so sorry!”
“Great, I just washed up and now I’m soaked!”
“Haha! Who cares? I’ll just wash again!”
Jeers and laughter mingled with the chaos.
Do-gyeong watched the scene with a pleased smile.
Sa-hyeon’s gaze also turned toward the bedlam, though his ashen eyes seemed softer than usual.
Do-gyeong suddenly turned back to Sa-hyeon and raised his voice.
“By the way, you got your Gate pass torn up, didn’t you? Come by more often and show your face! I’ll buy you plenty of good food.”
Sa-hyeon, who had been quietly observing his students’ commotion, finally let out a shallow sigh and looked away.
“Forget the food. Come upstairs and find that frequency or whatever it is.”
Do-gyeong rolled his eyes.
“Always thinking about putting people to work. You boss me around like I’m your junior.”
He grumbled for a moment, then laughed as if he couldn’t help himself.
“Well, I’m curious about the backer too. And I could see the master while I’m at it.”
Sa-hyeon raised his eyebrows with light satisfaction, and as Do-gyeong’s laughter added to the lively atmosphere—
“…Professor Yeom!”
Someone came running urgently from far away.
It was Park Woo-min, his white coat fluttering as he hurried over.
Woo-min stopped in front of Sa-hyeon, catching his breath and pushing up his glasses.
His gaze moved from Sa-hyeon to the faces of those watching him in confusion.
Woo-min’s lips trembled a few times before he forced out his words.
“There’s something you need to see.”
With trembling hands, he held out his smartphone screen.
A single article displayed on the screen.
…….
Sa-hyeon’s eyebrows narrowed slowly as he read the headline.

[(Breaking News) Identity of Academy’s New Professor Revealed… Was a Hunter Prison Interrogator]

An S-Rank Instructor Devours the Academy — Chapter 100

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