The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76

“It appears to be an Organization Member infiltrating this place, Master.”
“Of all things to be mixed up in….”
“Why am I the only one kept in the dark about this?!”
By the time the three of them had filled the VIP Room with their voices.
“……”
The Organization Member studied them carefully, his eyes shifting without moving his head.
‘A clueless kid with hardly a thought to his name, a nobleman all bluster and no substance, and….’
His gaze fixed on one person.
A boy with black hair and a cold expression.
Someone who knew the Executors’ secret signals and had revealed his own identity without hesitation.
The Organization Member’s eyebrows rose sharply.
“A traitor.”
He spoke the word in a low, threatening murmur.
“A traitor…?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon’s frown deepened at the word choice, while Lee Yu-wol made no effort to hide her displeasure.
“A traitor? That would never happen, not even if I lost my head.”
Lee Yu-wol drew a small Communication Stone from her Inventory and handed it to the Organization Member with a flourish.
He accepted it without lowering his guard, turning it over lightly in his palm.
“…This is…”
His eyes, which had been studying it intently, suddenly widened.
‘The mark of Rette’s own craftsmanship!’
A tiny mirror-mask symbol engraved on the Communication Stone’s edge.
An item distributed only to the Executors’ inner circle and key operatives.
The Organization Member’s eyes kindled with fervor.
‘Someone trusted by Rette himself.’
He cleared his throat and quickly bowed his head.
“There is no room for doubt. I apologize for my rudeness.”
The Organization Member returned the Communication Stone with respectful hands, his eyes shining with deep reverence.
As he watched Lee Yu-wol accept it without concern, a surge of emotion flooded through him—only for his gaze to shift to the side, his warmth freezing instantly.
Tae Eun-o, looking bewildered, and Yeom Sa-hyeon, standing with one leg relaxed and indifferent.
The Organization Member’s eyes swept over them with palpable distaste.
“Judging by their light conduct, those two hardly seem to be serving that person. Are we truly to trust these ignorant fools?”
Tae Eun-o bristled immediately.
“What did you just call us?!”
“What do you mean ‘serving’? I find this offensive, and I won’t be standing for it.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon sighed deeply, his face a picture of genuine exhaustion.
The Organization Member’s expression darkened dangerously.
The polite smile he’d shown at first had vanished long ago.
“How dare you take offense when you don’t even understand our cause? You have no right to open your mouth.”
“Well, that’s why I’m saying so.”
“You little…!”
The Organization Member erupted, rising to his feet.
“Show some respect.”
Then Lee Yu-wol cut in.
Her eyes were dark and heavy-lidded.
At the sight of that glacial gaze, the Organization Member flinched.
The moment Lee Yu-wol’s lips parted—
“This person—”
“Leave it.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon frowned deeply, utterly uninterested.
“I’m tired enough as it is. I won’t have two more irritating fools piling on.”
“…Yes, understood. I apologize, Master.”
Lee Yu-wol corrected herself at once, her shoulders sagging in resignation.
The Organization Member narrowed his eyes at her excessive deference and obedience, a question forming in his mind.
“Just who is that man….”
Lee Yu-wol exhaled a thin sigh of resignation, then regarded the Organization Member with obvious disapproval.
“This person is trustworthy. After all, he brought that red stone himself, didn’t he.”
“…….”
The Organization Member glanced at the case Yeom Sa-hyeon was holding.
‘…Right. That’s genuine. I need to find out exactly where it came from.’
He suppressed the curiosity welling up inside him and took a discreet look around.
A private room thoroughly soundproofed for VIP consultations.
But given that it was an office shared with others, there was no guarantee when or where outside interference might occur.
‘…And I have something to share with my colleagues anyway.’
He steeled himself and opened his mouth.
“Let’s move to another location and talk.”

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“Wow, wow—is this really the price?!”
Exiting the VIP Room and crossing the long corridor.
Glass display cases lined the walls stretching in either direction.
Tae Eun-o’s jaw dropped as he looked at the price tags attached to them.

[100 Million+]

“These items are scheduled for auction later~ Our VIP members can preview the merchandise and make purchases before the auction takes place!”
The Organization Member, back to his capitalist smile now that they’d left the private room, explained with a pleasant tone.
“What—a hundred million for this?! It looks exactly like the socks I’m wearing!”
As Tae Eun-o pressed his face close to the item in shock, the Organization Member kindly added to his explanation.
“A hundred million is the minimum price~”
“?! Wait, what kind of ability does this thing even have?”
“You can scan the QR code next to the price tag to check the detailed item information!”
“Oh!”
Tae Eun-o’s eyes lit up as he pulled out his phone, and Yeom Sa-hyeon spoke flatly.
“Tae Eun-o, you stay here and look around.”
“! Is that okay?!”
Tae Eun-o asked eagerly, and Yeom Sa-hyeon nodded.
If I take him along, he’ll just be a nuisance, pestering me to explain everything as we go.
Tae Eun-o grinned mischievously.
“Now that I think about it, Lee Yu-wol has a VIP Card too… so she could buy things like this?”
“Your mind works fast when there’s profit involved.”
Despite Lee Yu-wol’s cutting remark, Tae Eun-o rubbed his palms together eagerly.
“I wonder what the most expensive thing here is!”
Leaving Tae Eun-o to his thorough exploration, Yeom Sa-hyeon gestured to the Organization Member to quicken their pace and asked pointedly.
“By the way… what’s with you playing spy here?”
“Spy work, you say….”
The Organization Member bristled, then caught himself, mindful that this was an open space, and forced his expression to relax.
“I’m not sure what you mean, customer~”
He sent a silent, weighted look signaling Yeom Sa-hyeon to keep quiet.
Climbing the stairs at the end of the corridor, a series of office doors came into view.
The Organization Member stopped in front of one of them.
“This is my office.”
He scanned his employee ID against the lock mechanism on the door handle.
Beep, click.
The door opened.
An appraisal table, a sofa, and a large cabinet like a wardrobe.
Apart from the oversized furniture, the office was bare and empty.
As the door closed, the Organization Member’s original fierce expression returned, and he rubbed his stiff jaw.
“A few days ago, I got word that something we’re looking for came through here. I took a cover job to track it down.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon let out a low hum.
That thing they were looking for had to be the Mana Stone the Chancellor had been carrying….
“So, have you found anything?”
“Since I’ve only been working here less than a month, I haven’t identified who’s behind it yet….”
The Organization Member added with confidence.
“But I did unearth something.”
He drew all the blinds in the room shut.
“Some idiot walked right to my door with the merchandise. And the purest sample I’ve ever seen, at that.”
He stopped before the office cabinet and addressed Lee Yu-wol in his most cordial tone.
“Let me show you.”
Click.
The Organization Member opened the cabinet.
Boom—!
A large mass tumbled out at once.
Yeom Sa-hyeon, who had been studying it intently, furrowed his brow.
“…A person?”
They’d been holding a person, not merchandise?
Either way, from intelligence work to kidnapping, everything they touched had a distinctly crude flavor to it.
A man rolled out with both arms locked behind his back.
“That’s….”
Lee Yu-wol’s eyes narrowed as she examined it closely.
“Magical Artifact Handcuffs, isn’t it?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon leaned on one leg and scrutinized the cuffs the man wore.
The flow of magical power from the item felt different, though….
“What kind of junk item is this?”
“Junk item?!”
The Organization Member raised his voice in protest.
“This is an official commemorative piece distributed by our organization.”
“Ah, this is that commemorative piece?”
When Lee Yu-wol showed rare interest, the Organization Member’s face brightened with pride.
“You didn’t receive one? It’s from the fifth-anniversary release for the S-rank Instructor’s prison service—originally it didn’t have restraint functions. I had it custom-modified separately.”
“It does look quite similar to the real thing.”
“Right? Ha! Of course it lacks the Magical Power Sealing Function of the genuine article, but it can restrain B-rank Awakeners and below.”
…….
They were really playing around.
At this point, irritation bubbled up regardless of what he heard.
‘Maybe I shouldn’t ask.’
Yeom Sa-hyeon shook his head slowly, his voice tinged with exasperation.
“Item modification is illegal, but you’re awfully confident about it.”
“So what are you going to do about it?”
The Organization Member let out a derisive snort.
“Going to arrest me?”
“I’m not sure yet.”
Despite the blatant provocation, Yeom Sa-hyeon lifted the corner of his mouth with ease.
Seeing him completely unfazed, the Organization Member exhaled in disbelief.
“Been mouthy since we met… thinking you’re something special just because you’re some hotshot kid?”
The moment he scowled and snarled through gritted teeth—
“Nnngh!”
The man in the handcuffs shuddered violently and lifted his head.
Yeom Sa-hyeon’s gaze drifted slowly downward.
Their eyes met head-on.
“…!”
The vacant stare regained its focus.
“Nnngh! Nnngh!”
The man with his mouth sealed by the item cried out urgently.
His eyes held the gleam of one who’d just met a savior.
“…Ha.”
Upon recognizing the face, Yeom Sa-hyeon let out a bewildered breath.
Then the Organization Member retrieved something from the cabinet and displayed it.
“This is what the bastard brought—the merchandise I mentioned earlier.”
“!”
Lee Yu-wol’s eyes widened in recognition.
This was an object familiar to both Yeom Sa-hyeon and Lee Yu-wol.
The pouch that had rested in Yeom Sa-hyeon’s hand until recently.
“The Mana Stones with the highest purity we were searching for.”
The Organization Member smiled with malice.
Yeom Sa-hyeon looked down at the man sprawled pathetically on the floor and let out an exasperated breath.
“I send him on an errand and he gets himself kidnapped? This is what I get?”
“M-mmph!”
Director Kim cried out, tears brimming with indignation.
The lost item had been here all along.
Yeom Sa-hyeon clicked his tongue softly.

S-rank Instructor Devours the Academy Chapter 76

Author
Baek Ru-ga
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Daon Creative
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