Chairman Park Seokcheol trembled.

"Wh, what happened..."

When he called the assassin who wasn't answering, Han Hyunho picked up. The fact that the assassin himself didn't answer meant that Han Hyunho had taken care of him. It wouldn't make sense otherwise.

'That stupid bastard!'

He had hired a fairly successful guy in this field. He even paid double the price because he was in a hurry!

Overwhelmed with anxiety, he puffed out his nostrils and paced around his office.

Then, he finally came to a realization.

'Damn it, was I the only one who did this?'

He hated the sight of Han Hyunho, that's true. Han Hyunho, who disregarded his authority, had always been a thorn in his side. But he hadn't come up with the specific idea of getting rid of him.

He stroked his chin and finally instructed his secretary through the intercom.

"Tell Professor Kim Hogun to come to my office."

After a long wait, there was a knock.

"Come in."

The man who appeared, pushing the door open slightly, was a slender man with eyes that slanted outwards. Park Seokcheol unconsciously frowned. He liked women, but this guy was different. He liked young girls. In short, a pervert, and it was because of this perverted taste that he worked as a professor at the academy. If he didn't have a strong background, he would have fired him long ago.

"Chairman-nim~ You called for me~?"

Kim Hogun said in his characteristic slow way that annoyed people.

"Yeah, have a seat."

"What's up? You shouldn't have any worries anymore, should you~?"

Kim Hogun was referring to Han Hyunho. He meant that there was no need to worry anymore since he had kicked him out of the academy.

"That's why I called. I have something to discuss with you, Professor."

To be more precise, it wasn't Kim Hogun, who was incapable and just sucked up salary while doing perverted stuff, but his background that he wanted to discuss with. His father had served as a congressman three times and was now out of office, waiting for another opportunity. The reason he didn't get elected even in a traditional stronghold was because some of the corruption he had committed had been exposed. He had made a fortune by joining hands with hunters and engaging in related businesses. The problem was that all his businesses, except for the surface level, were illegal. But anyway, he used the money he made to become a congressman and gain power. He had spent a lot of money, and he was still spending it, so he was a powerful figure within the party.

"Ah... Good for you."

Kim Hogun said, back to his leisurely tone.

"You're saying that that guy is living alone in a remote place, right? There must have been a mistake somewhere. You may not know this, but those guys who kill people for money are all dumb as rocks. Why would someone that smart do that kind of work for a living? If you send one guy and he fails, then just send two guys, ten guys, that's all you need to do~~"

"Really? Can you send ten guys?"

"Oh, that's not a problem~~"

Kim Hogun leaned back on the sofa and scratched his ears.

"It's not like I need to tell my father, I know guys I can contact myself. The problem is that it costs a little bit of money~~"

"Oh, is that right? How much? I'll chip in if it's not enough."

"Aw~ why are you doing that? I'm not asking for money."

"Then what is it? Come on, speak quickly so I can understand you!"

"The female student's locker room. They've been cracking down a lot lately~~"

"What?"

Kim Hogun's eyes narrowed. Park Seokcheol felt a tingle in his chest.

'You perverted bastard!'

One of the accusations he had pinned on Han Hyunho. Stealing female students' underwear and doing lewd things with them was something that actually happened. The problem was that it wasn't him, but Kim Hogun. He was able to easily pin the blame on Han Hyunho by showing him the real video. At first, many of the students who believed in Han Hyunho turned their backs after seeing the video that was circulating around the academy.

He decided to reinforce the locker room security for now, just in case. He didn't want that kind of thing happening again now that Han Hyunho was gone. But this guy couldn't hold out for even a few days.

"No one will notice if you just use it a little and put it back. It'll just go to the laundry, won't it~~?"

How many people in the world would be so brazen as to say their perverted acts like that? But Park Seokcheol, who was already in the same boat, had no other choice.

"Alright... I'll take care of it."

"Huhuhu, I love you, Chairman-nim~~"

As Kim Hogun got up, Park Seokcheol spoke urgently.

"Right now!"

"What?"

"Send him now! I'll take care of things after Han Hyunho is dead, as you said!"

"Oh, come on~"

Kim Hogun sighed, made an OK sign with his finger.

"Don't worry~ I'll go out now and contact him immediately. I need new underwear soon too~~"

'I don't have enough experience.'

I had just acquired a new S-rank class, so I didn't have much experience left to acquire an S-rank skill. In other words, I need to wait until tomorrow.

'I won't make a move right now, but...'

Logically, it didn't seem like they would send an assassin today and then another one tomorrow or the day after. It would be wise to assume that I have some kind of countermeasure and investigate first. But it wasn't something to be taken lightly, considering who they were.

'Even without skills...'

I'll be able to hold my ground with my level and equipment. They won't even dream that I have S-rank Sword Master abilities.

'Is the delivery coming soon?'

I was trying to check the delivery status of the items I had ordered again, when I heard the doorbell. Tang, Tang, Tang! I also heard the sound of someone knocking on the door.

"Hyunho! Let's talk!"

It was Kim Somi. When I heard her voice, a sudden idea came to mind.

I opened the front door, and there she was, flustered.

"Please... can't you do something... ?"

The proud Kim Somi used the word "please". I chuckled and said,

"Somi, how many people can you kill?"

"People? What are you talking about?"

"It doesn't seem like this is over yet."

I said, still looking at the corpse on the floor.

"Ah..."

Kim Somi looked like she was racking her brains. She wasn't stupid, so she knew what I meant.

"So you're asking me to kill those guys instead? And you'll treat me in return?"

"Well, I'm saying I'm willing to show you some good faith."

"Hmm..."

Kim Somi remained silent, and I looked at my wrist, which didn't have a watch.

"It's getting boring. I'm fine even if you don't help me, Kim Somi."

"Promise me. Promise that if I help you, Hyunho, you'll also treat me."

"I can't promise. I don't usually make the same offer twice. This is a serious violation of my personal principles, so I need to think about it."

"Really..."

Kim Somi bit her lower lip and sighed.

"Alright. I need to get rid of this corpse, out of sight. Do you have a good place?"

"There are three abandoned dungeons around here. You can just throw him in any one of those, can't you?"

"I never thought I'd be doing this. Alright."

Kim Somi seemed to have made up her mind and turned her head to look at the distance. She grabbed one of the corpse's legs and started dragging it up the hill.

'Is she really going to do it?'

It's a desperate situation for her, of course. It was free when she acquired S-rank abilities, but healing her body isn't free. It must have been too sweet to quit now, because she had already tasted the fruits of her labor.

I watched Kim Somi's back, dragging the corpse up the hill, which didn't quite fit in.

I was enjoying myself at home, when the doorbell rang. I thought the delivery had come, so I went to the door. Kim Somi stood there, frowning.

"It took longer than I thought to get rid of the body."

I thought she had given up after a few hours had passed.

"I think I'll have to stay here for a while. I went down and bought some food. You don't seem like the type to entertain guests well, Hyunho."

"Oh, you went quite far."

"Why do you live here? You don't seem to have a car, you wouldn't have come here to commit suicide, would you?"

"Why would someone who wants to commit suicide come all this way? And build a nice house?"

"I..."

Kim Somi said, her legs crossed like she was about to do a split.

"Can I take a shower?"

Looking at her, it seemed like she needed a shower, but not urgently.

"Come in. There are a lot of rooms, so feel free to use them."

I gave Kim Somi the guest room on the second floor. In fact, there were many rooms. The land was wide, and I had enough money, so I built a big house.

After Kim Somi went upstairs, her weary footsteps soon gave way to the sound of water. I had a strange feeling. When I came here, I didn't think there was a possibility of living with someone. And the other person was a woman, someone who could be said to be the object of every man's desire. I was also surprised when Kim Somi came to Alpha. I didn't think they would be able to recruit her, even though she was a good card to use. Alpha grew thanks to me, and money and power gathered. It means Park Seokcheol's connections also grew. He was a side branch of a large corporation, he was out of the mainstream, but thanks to me, he was able to get on a big stream that he couldn't even dream of achieving with his own abilities. It wasn't my business, but he would pay the price for treating me badly. And I'm not a nice person either.

When I was faced with the fact that she was showering, I suddenly remembered one of the accusations I had been framed with at the academy. To be honest, it was interesting. They said I stole female students' underwear. Rumors also spread that I did strange things with them. It was something I couldn't even imagine, so I wondered how anyone could come up with such an idea.

'It really happened.'

There were a lot of ridiculous people among the academy professors, but the professors who came after Alpha grew were even worse. Somehow, there were more people who got in through connections than skills. It was all Park Seokcheol's greed. He kicked me out after I carried the whole damn thing, I wonder if he would even do that if he had a bullet in his head.

I saw Kim Hogun go into the female student locker room. He had a skill that allowed him to pass through walls, but of course, measures were in place to prevent unknown accidents at the academy, so his skill wouldn't work. It meant that someone deliberately released the barrier.

I watched him take a handful of female students' underwear, bury his face in it, and take deep breaths. It was a disgusting scene, but I held back and filmed it. Realizing my presence, he hurriedly ran away.

I didn't make it public. I was already mentally out of the academy. I was tired of people. They fawned all over me when I helped them, but they were easily swayed by false rumors and turned their backs on me. I'm naturally arrogant and cold, but I didn't discriminate against people for no reason or neglect my teaching. Thinking back, I even wondered if my fair treatment hadn't led to this outcome.

I let those bad people do bad things. I let those who envied me get excited and encourage my downfall. The party is short, and life can end in a flash.

"Huhuhu."

As I smiled, imagining the happy times to come, the doorbell rang. There were two possibilities. The delivery had come, or an assassin had come. Of course, if it were the latter, they wouldn't have rung the doorbell.

I went to the door and opened it. As expected, the delivery had come.

The employee, with boxes piled up high, asked with a sweat-soaked face.

"Are you Han Hyunho?"

"Yes, thank you~"

I put the boxes into my inventory and went back to the living room. I bought only the materials, thinking that I didn't need to buy finished products. The main reason why hunter equipment and weapons are so expensive is because of the hunter's labor cost. Only S-rank Artisans could make S-rank equipment and weapons. It was only natural that they were expensive.

"Let's get started~~"

I hummed a tune and took out the contents of the boxes.