Chapter 35
After class ended, I got up from my seat.
Though I hadn’t slept well last night due to my tangled thoughts, I’d mostly finished organizing my mind now.
Even if I’d learned that she liked , it didn’t change what I had to do.
I packed my bag, preparing to head to the Student Council room.
Park Siwoo still seed unable to get a grip on himself—he sat blankly at his desk, not even realizing class was over.
He’d been like that all day, acting as though half his soul had left his body. Even Helena, who usually didn’t care much about him, had asked about his condition because of it.
That’s how soft-hearted he was.
Though… perhaps even that was part of Park Siwoo’s charm.
I walked up to him and gave his shoulder a light tap. He turned his head toward .
His face looked haggard—clearly, he hadn’t slept much either.
Of course, that didn’t make the words that ca out of my mouth any gentler.
Seeing him lose his mind over sothing like this only made irritation rise in for no reason.
“Stop moping around and pull yourself together. Acting like that for too long just becos a nuisance.”
At that, Park Siwoo bristled as if about to argue back, but I didn’t bother listening and walked out of the classroom.
Honestly, I already knew.
That this behavior of mine was just a way of venting frustration.
When I arrived at the Student Council room, Seo Da-hee, who had co earlier, greeted .
I glanced around—only she and I were there.
“You’re here? Did you sleep well?”
“I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep properly until the mission’s over.”
“Hehe, even when you know you should rest, sleep just doesn’t co, huh? Don’t worry, it’s only hard the first ti. You’ll get used to it.”
For so reason, her words sounded different from what she ant—
as if she was implying things like this would keep happening to .
I shook off the thought, set my bag down on a chair, and sat at the conference table.
“It’s just the two of us today.”
“Yoo Iseo and Ha Yoon had so business at the Association today. Speaking of which, Siwoo’s not here either.”
“He still seems to be having a hard ti.”
“Well, he’s such a kind-hearted kid. Not that I’m saying you’re not, Seongwoo!”
She hurriedly waved her hands, flustered.
“It’s fine. I am a bad kid, after all.”
“Eh? No way, Seongwoo—you’re really nice! You always do what’s asked without complaint, you never grumble, and, and…”
She kept repeating “and” as if she couldn’t think of anything else to add.
“I was kidding. You don’t have to try so hard to list things.”
“It’s just that… you didn’t look in a good mood when you ca in today. You seed a bit sad.”
“……”
It felt like she’d hit the mark.
I thought I’d hidden my emotions and acted as usual—so how did she notice?
A short silence lingered between us.
Unable to stand the awkwardness, Seo Da-hee soon brought her tablet and sat across from .
“S-so, shall we go over the operation we talked about yesterday? You still rember it, right?”
“Of course.”
As she operated the tablet, the sa hologram from yesterday appeared.
Our preparations were thorough, and with Seo Da-hee—who’d already exterminated several Demons before—there was little chance of any flaws in the plan.
Ti passed, and night fell.
Seo Da-hee looked at her junior, whose face was stiff with tension.
He was clearly trying not to show it, but she could see the weight of his first mission pressing heavily on him.
Still, she decided not to say anything more—any extra encouragent would only add pressure.
He’d only be able to shake it off once he experienced it for himself.
She knew that—because she’d been the sa.
When she checked the ti, it was already 8:30.
It was ti to begin the mission.
Seo Da-hee called her junior over and had him gather the equipnt.
A barrier generator to block the Demon’s escape, and a signal device to request backup in case of danger.
Essential tools for a Demon extermination that had to be carried out in secret.
Despite his tension, Yoo Seong-woo handled the equipnt with ease—
his movents were as smooth as if he’d been using such tools for years.
Seo Da-hee smiled, pleased.
If Ha Yoon or Yoo Iseo had seen her now, they probably would’ve teased her for looking so fond but they were currently away on Association business.
No one was around to comnt.
Without any eyes on her, Seo Da-hee quietly admired her junior.
Golden eyes… even his serious expression was beautiful.
While she was lost in such idle thoughts, Seongwoo finished preparing.
“Let’s go.”
They headed toward the point where their target was expected to appear, according to the plan.
The Demon worked as a security guard at the Academy and would change shifts with a colleague at exactly nine, then head toward the staff dormitory.
Their target location was the quiet walkway on the way to the dormitory a place with few people, easy to secure escape routes, and ideal for keeping the Demon’s extermination hidden from the students.
They arrived at the spot they had chosen.
Moonlight filtered through the trees lining the path, making it glow faintly silver.
The sight was almost otherworldly, as if they had stepped into another realm.
As Seo Da-hee was montarily lost in the scenery, Seongwoo called out to her.
“Senior, the target will arrive soon. Let’s hide.”
She nodded, then climbed up one of the many trees along the path to conceal herself.
Seongwoo hid not far from her.
They waited for about fifteen minutes.
Then, from a distance, ca the sound of footsteps—and an old tune being humd.
A man in his sixties was walking cheerfully, playing a song from his phone.
Seo Da-hee tilted her head slightly toward Seongwoo, signaling him.
Catching the signal, Seongwoo threw a palm-sized barrier generator at the target.
The device flashed and emitted magical energy.
The power flared into a magic circle, and in an instant, a do-shaped barrier about ten ters wide ford around the generator.
Startled, the target fell to the ground.
“Egad! What in the world…?”
He looked around frantically, truly bewildered.
Seo Da-hee slowly revealed herself before him.
“H-hey, miss, I don’t know what’s going on, but could you help up? I think I hurt my back from the shock.”
He reached out a hand, as if asking to be pulled up.
“Would you help an old man get back on his feet?”
Seo Da-hee didn’t answer—instead, she raised her hand toward the air.
Light burst from the void, and her weapons appeared.
A massive lance and a shield engraved with the face of a lion.
Fear flickered across the old man’s face when he saw it.
But there was no hesitation in her movents.
In an instant, she gripped her weapons and thrust her lance toward the old man before her.
Her massive lance fell upon the target.
A point-blank strike launched from zero distance.
Boom! The sound rang out as her lance drove into the ground.
It was a powerful blow—yet Seo Da-hee’s expression stiffened.
‘He dodged that?’
Even if he was a low-ranked Demon, she hadn’t been careless.
She’d gone all in, aiming to finish him in a single strike.
But the old man’s body twisted fluidly, like liquid, unnaturally bending as he deflected her attack.
At that sight, Seo Da-hee instinctively realized it.
Vice President Ha Yoon’s information had been completely wrong.
The Demon before her wasn’t so low-ranked one—it was a genuine powerhouse, not soone she and Yoo Seong-woo could handle alone.
The Demon, now having created so distance, smirked darkly.
“Just as I heard—feisty little thing. You’ll be fun to play with.”
‘Just as he heard?’
Seo Da-hee narrowed her eyes.
The way he spoke, as if he’d heard about her from soone—his confidence and skill—it all pointed to sothing else.
‘Don’t tell … this was a trap set for the Student Council?’
Dozens of possibilities stord through her mind.
But she couldn’t afford to lose focus with an enemy before her.
Never taking her eyes off him, Seo Da-hee shifted into a battle stance.
Charging.
Massive magical power began to gather around her.
Seeing this, the Demon didn’t back down—he too drew forth his power, his eyes glowing crimson as a chilling aura spread around him.
Crack, crack.
His body began to transform grotesquely.
Scales sprouted from his skin, his snout elongated—his form becoming that of a beast.
“Grrraah!”
The Demon roared, and without either side giving a signal, the battle erupted.
The two vanished from sight, colliding again and again in a flurry of blows.
The Demon’s claws struck her shield; Seo Da-hee deflected it and drove her lance toward his abdon.
It was a fierce exchange—neither yielding an inch.
Cold sweat trickled down Seo Da-hee’s face.
At first glance, it seed even—but the longer it dragged on, the worse it beca for her.
The Demon’s hide was both too tough and too smooth; her lance couldn’t pierce it properly.
Their compatibility was terrible.
‘If only Ha Yoon or Iseo were here… they could have taken him down easily.’
For soone like Seo Da-hee, who preferred straightforward fights, this Demon was her natural counter.
Wounds multiplied across her body, her stamina waned, and the blood she lost grew in volu.
At this rate, she wouldn’t last much longer.
‘I have to endure.’
Forcing strength into her trembling legs, she blocked another blow.
If she fell here, her defenseless junior would beco the Demon’s next target.
No matter how talented he was, fighting a Demon alone was impossible.
Just then, beneath the pale moonlight, a wave of scorching flas flared up.
Yoo Seong-woo, who had been hidden until now, stepped forward.
Seo Da-hee’s face darkened at the sight.
“Why did you reveal yourself?!”
“……”
“You should have escaped and called for backup!”
“So you finally showed yourself. I was wondering how long you’d keep hiding like a little rat.”
Panic flashed across Seo Da-hee’s face.
If the Demon suddenly attacked Seong-woo, she’d have to split her attention between them.
She moved to shield Seong-woo, standing between him and the Demon.
“I’ll hold him off. You get out of here, now.”
As she spoke, she gathered every last bit of her magic power.
It wasn’t an attack ant to win—
it was a distraction, ant to draw the enemy’s attention and give her junior ti to escape.
Her junior had fallen into a trap aid at her—the Student Council’s trap.
As his senior, she had to take responsibility.
Inside, she felt a small relief that she hadn’t confessed her feelings to him.
She’d almost burdened him with unnecessary emotions.
With that thought, she prepared to strike—
Thud.
A sickening, wet sound echoed, and blood surged up from her mouth.
When she looked down, she saw a gauntlet wreathed in black demonic energy piercing through her hand.
“Ah.”
Slowly, she turned her head.
Her junior’s cold, expressionless eyes were looking straight at her.
His golden eyes burned fiercely.
Clutching at her fading consciousness, she reached out to grab his hand.
“Why… are you…”
“I told you, didn’t I? I’m a bad person.”
With a crackling sound, his hand withdrew from Seo Da-hee’s chest.
Her body lost strength and collapsed to the ground.
The blood flowing from her painted the moonlit path red.
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