"So you're saying you suddenly felt like extorting money from Kim Minsu?"
"Yes... yes... that's right..."
"Senior, why are you speaking so formally? You're my senior, use informal speech."
"Huh? Oh... okay, Taeyang..."
The incident was quickly resolved.
Since the use of abilities between awakened individuals is only allowed in authorized situations, it was just a fistfight at best.
Baek Taeyang's body was hailed as a fighting genius even before awakening, so he couldn't lose even if he wanted to.
"Aren't you overreacting a bit for just a few broken fingers?"
"Taeyang, I think you might have hit them too hard..."
"Minsu, um... just go into the classroom first."
Directly translated, it meant "You're in the way, so get lost."
Minsu, of course, nodded with an expression that showed he didn't understand.
"Thanks! I actually have a lot to talk about with Yumin...! I'll go ahead!"
Minsu ran to the school gate as if his feet were on fire.
The senior group sent glances asking if they could be let go too now that Minsu was gone, but that was out of the question.
"Answer what I asked earlier again."
"Today, for some reason... I really felt like extorting money from Minsu..."
"I told you to speak comfortably."
"I felt like it..."
Were they manipulated for the sake of a cliché?
This wasn't a case of becoming nice after their hearts opened up from being beaten moderately.
'Come to think of it... why would they need to extort money at a school where only 1% get in...'
Since Victory provides money and many cultural benefits every month, it was impossible to starve to death.
Even if you wanted to be extravagant, you could fill your stomach at the cafeteria as long as you had minimal food expenses.
'Cadets receive character education until they become adults.'
Only in rare cases like Baek Taeyang are they urgently transferred to the academy.
The rest all thoroughly learn about the responsibility of power and social norms.
"Um... Taeyang... we'll be marked late soon..."
"Stay still for a bit, I'm thinking."
"S-sorry..."
According to the G.I. Special Forces, they felt an unusual urge to extort money from Minsu.
They had no thoughts at all, but as soon as they saw Minsu's face, they took him to an alley to extort money.
'Is the author intervening in the novel...?'
It was a reasonable inference.
They need to create clichés, but the setting of thorough character education must have held them back.
'But they need to make Kim Minsu grow...'
There's nothing better than a good-triumphs-over-evil story to solidify an image of being kind and righteous.
It's simple and easy to understand. Defeat bad guys and save good people!
'That would explain the department store monsters too.'
Glasses Fatty who looked very surprised when he saw me.
He probably seems to be planning the development to eliminate me and push Minsu forward.
"Not a chance. Right?"
"Huh...? What do you mean..."
"Just nod and agree."
"That's right! As expected of Taeyang!"
"Taeyang's words are always right!"
Having received support from many people, there was enough objectivity.
'Maybe things could get even easier.'
Just by devouring cliché events, I could steal a lot of the protagonist's position.
It might be just 0.1% right now, but what if I grab it every time a big event occurs?
There was a possibility that I wouldn't need to go through complicated processes through Yumin.
"Various possibilities are opening up, right?"
"Y-yes, Taeyang...! But can we go to school now...?"
"We'll get a lot of penalty points if we're late...!"
"It's definitely not because our knees are getting sore or anything..."
Had I been lost in thought for too long? When I came to my senses, it was time for school.
As I nodded and gestured with my chin, all five of them stood up at once.
It was pitiful to see them staggering towards the school gate, whether their legs were really sore or not.
"This job might be easy, huh?"
My steps towards the school gate were light.
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"Cadet Baek Taeyang, could I see you for a moment?"
The one who greeted me at the school gate wasn't Sujin.
"Yes?"
"We need to investigate about the incident at the department store."
It was a woman with brown hair in a neat and tidy office look.
The only disappointing point was that she was wearing pants instead of a skirt, but that was understandable.
'Ryu Hyemi...?'
She was an instructor I was seeing for the first time.
Her name tag also had [Research Instructor] written on it, and her purpose was clear.
"Don't worry about classes. I'll take care of your attendance."
Although she spoke in a suggestive tone, it was essentially an order.
'Well, all the research samples from then were just corpses.'
They must be very short on clues. It was a case where they needed to do research but didn't have many ways to do it.
Since they couldn't figure things out properly from videos, the only investigation method was to examine the person who actually fought in that environment.
"Where should I go?"
"Just follow me."
She had a very intellectual image. She didn't look like just any researcher to anyone.
The aura of instructors at an academy where only 1% gather was on a different level.
She gives off a strong feeling of "Trust me and follow me because I'm an expert."
"Is Senior Sujin also being investigated now?"
"Yes, Cadet Yoo Sujin is currently being investigated by Instructor Kim Seokgu."
"I see..."
There was a reason why I couldn't see her at the school gate.
Instructor Ryu told me to follow and walked ahead.
As soon as we passed through the school gate, we moved far away from the cadets, seeming like there was a separate building for investigations.
'Should I check the information in this gap?'
[Eye-licking Gaze activated! As a penalty, your gaze becomes sticky. Be careful not to cause misunderstandings!]
I had wanted to keep checking the information since we first met, but I held back.
There was no need to damage my image by causing misunderstandings just from my gaze.
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[Name] Ryu Hyemi
[Physical] Height: 171cm / Weight: 60kg
[Description] She is Kim Minsu's close neighborhood noona from childhood.
They grew up in the same neighborhood when young, but parted ways when she awakened first.
She showed outstanding talent in research and investigation from a young age.
As a result, she practically skipped the cadet process and couldn't receive education with Kim Minsu.
She still remembers a childhood promise that Kim Minsu has forgotten.
Originally she didn't prefer dressing up, but now she's putting in effort to manage her appearance.
Unable to check main skill as virginity has not been taken.
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'What?'
My mind went blank.
At first, I felt there was no problem.
But looking closely, there were more than one or two suspicious things.
'Setting of a close neighborhood noona? Childhood promise?'
It was filled with incomprehensible stories.
I wondered if this setting was really necessary.
"Cadet Taeyang, is something wrong?"
Seeing the shocking information window, my body had stopped involuntarily.
I doubted if what I was seeing was correct.
I had praised the skill's performance until yesterday, but today I couldn't believe it.
If this was really true, it would be a huge problem.
"It's... nothing... Do I go in there?"
"Yes, I'll gather some materials, so please wait a moment."
Instructor Ryu said that and left my side for a moment.
I opened the door in front of me and entered.
I expected an atmosphere of being interrogated, but it was a very cozy room image.
'It feels similar to my room.'
The first things I saw were a beam projector and a large screen.
'Are they going to explain while showing videos?'
There was an antique wooden table in the center with two metal chairs.
There were other things too, all showing an intention to suppress the heavy atmosphere.
The problem was that this atmosphere wasn't important right now.
"Did you wait long? I'm sorry."
Instructor Ryu enters. The first impression I thought was intellectual now looks different.
From makeup that looks natural yet done, to hair styled with C-curls, to lipstick that looks haughty!
Now that I know, it's an outfit for a blind date.
'Looking at it this way, even her clothes...'
Although she couldn't wear a skirt due to it being a workplace and her usual image, it's an outfit that smells of fresh spring.
Beige pants, a shirt that shows just a hint of cleavage, and a cardigan - it reeks of female scent.
She couldn't break the haughty image, but it's the smell of a woman who wants to appeal that she's a woman!
"Is there something on my clothes?"
"No, it's not that, I'm just a bit nervous."
"Cadet Taeyang, you haven't done anything wrong, so there's no need to be nervous."
Rather, you've done an excellent job, so you can expect a reward from the school.
Concluding with those words, she turns on the beam projector and starts displaying some photos.
"This is a photo taken when goblins first appeared. Can you see the gate appearing and disappearing for just a moment?"
I couldn't hear her words properly. The thoughts I had when I saw the information window kept clouding my mind.
"Cadet Taeyang, you probably haven't learned much about gates yet, but I think you know roughly."
If this thought was really correct, the quest period made sense.
It was given such a long time of one year because it wasn't just a problem ending with Yumin and Kim Minsu's relationship.
"You know that this phenomenon is impossible, right? Was there any strange sign before the goblins first appeared? Like the ground shaking..."
"Instructor Ryu."
I couldn't suppress my curiosity any longer.
If I didn't ask now, I wouldn't be able to focus on any conversation.
Praying it wasn't true, I opened my mouth.
"What do you think about Cadet Kim Minsu?"
It was an out-of-the-blue question that could make the atmosphere strange.
She could suddenly frown and get angry.
'Yes, just get angry.'
Say I'm not focusing, that we're dealing with a serious matter so save the small talk for later.
I hoped she would caution me.
'Please... please...'
However, Instructor Ryu's face gradually reddened and she waved her hands.
The worst variable, an unimaginably big problem was happening right now.
"No, that, wh-what, he's just a cadet. To me, all... all cadets are the s-same."
'Fuck...'
There was a reason why the main quest emphasized only Kim Minsu's pure love.
If it was just about breaking up Yumin and Minsu, a period of up to one year wouldn't be necessary.
'There was a reason for everything.'
But the quest only emphasized Kim Minsu's pure love, and gave a generous time limit of one year.
'No, I thought it was long.'
I had been arrogant. I had misunderstood the quest's intention.
The true intention of the main quest wasn't to ruin an existing relationship.
It really meant to destroy Kim Minsu's love.
'This confirms it.'
Why are bad premonitions always accurate at times like this?
'The Academy Pure Love Diary is...'
A harem pure love story.