Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Having Too Much of a Good Thing

“Ah, am I late?”

An Eun-young was hardly able to walk due to her shock .

In the end, Tae-hyuk had to piggyback her home . Her body was lighter than Tae-hyuk had expected, so he felt uncomfortable .

How could this small girl confront Park Sung-kwang?

In his memories, An Eun-young was just a sincere and hard-working model student .

Tae-hyuk sighed inwardly .

It was less of a return to the past and more of having memories of the future . He could take advantage of those memories .

However, that wasn’t the end of it . Tae-hyuk learnt things he had never known before .

Teacher Jung Nam-ho helped his students in secret… And An Eun-young was fighting on her own .

Until now, Tae-hyuk had been a mere bystander . However, his position had changed now, and he was jumping onto the stage out of his own free will . There was nothing else he could do except to fight .

Tae-hyuk looked at his watch .

His sister had told him not to go home too late . However, it was already past 10 in the evening . He had sent her a message, but she would worry if he was even later .

Tae-hyuk hurried forward .

“Uh, what are they doing?”

There was a strange shadow on the wall to an alley .

The person was wearing clothes that completely exposed the body .

It looked like a young woman…

“…Did she forget the keys to her house?”

Tae-hyuk shook his head .

He couldn’t afford to worry about others things right now . His head was full of complicated thoughts just from thinking about An Eun-young .

Tae-hyuk ignored the suspicious woman and headed home to where his sister was waiting .

* * *

“Tae-hyuk! Aren’t you going home? Classes are over!”

Jung Nam-ho asked Tae-hyuk, who strangely had remained in the classroom .

He didn’t seem to be sleeping with his eyes open…

It had been his routine to run off after lunch without waiting for school to end .

Seo Tae-hyuk scratched his head and replied,

“Ah, I have decided to study from today . ”

Jung Nam-ho hit Tae-hyuk’s head with the attendance sheet .

“Ouch!”

“Strange . This isn’t a dream . Did I eat something bad at lunch today?”

“……”

Tae-hyuk was at a loss for words . Was it that surprising that he had decided to study?

“Then work hard . I’m going . ”

“Yes . See you tomorrow . ”

After Teacher Jung Nam-ho left, An Eun-young moved and sat next to Tae-hyuk .

“Tae-hyuk, then… let’s start studying . ”

“Uh, Class President . You’re not stuttering anymore?”

“Eung? Really?”

An Eun-young laughed gently .

The two people stayed behind because Tae-hyuk had asked for An Eun-young’s help with studying .

‘Well, I also want to stop Park Sung-kwang from touching her . ’

The test was two days later .

Park Sung-kwang realized that he had been deceived and was now burning with hostility toward Tae-hyuk .

‘He didn’t do anything during the day due to his reputation, but it should now be time for him to approach . ’

Tae-hyuk studied while waiting for Park Sung-kwang .

“Well, then I’ll check your skills . ”

In order to teach someone, she first needed to know their skills .

An Eun-young made a test paper that mixed simple problems and difficult problems .

Tae-hyuk received it and concentrated .

“Um, I just solved what I knew . How about it?”

“Eung…”

An Eun-young gave a strange moan as she started to check the problems .

Then she spoke in an oddly angry voice,

“Tae-hyuk, you . Don’t you study?”

“Eek?”

“The problems that require application are a problem . However, the very basic questions are wrong . Normally, this means that you don’t study . ”

“T-then I will try harder from now on . ”

“Really? Then… I think I can help . However, you will need to give up on the next test . This is still your second year . If you work hard, you can get good results in the next test . First of all, mathematics…”

An Eun-young explained the curriculum to Seo Tae-hyuk .

She knew exactly what it took to improve his grades .

“As expected from Class President… Amazing . ”

“I-it’s no big deal . ”

An Eun-young shook her head with embarrassment at Tae-hyuk’s praise .

She tucked her hair behind her ears and started teaching him in earnest .

Tae-hyuk focused on An Eun-young’s words .

Why was her face slightly flushed?

Was the classroom hot?

Approximately 30 minutes passed by .

All of a sudden, the Demon Revealing Mirror, that he had placed on the desk, rang .

[You have focused on studying . ]

[You have been influenced by An Eun-young’s Studying skill and your stats are rising quickly . ]

[Intelligence has increased by one!]

‘Rising stats…?’

It was a message he had never seen before .

He wanted to examine it, but he felt sorry towards An Eun-young who was studying hard .

Tae-hyuk stretched and said,

“Let’s rest for five minutes . ”

“Eung? It has only been 30 minutes… although you have worked hard . Shall we take a break?”

“Then I will go to the bathroom . ”

“Eung . ”

“Please note that it is a big one . ”

“I didn’t ask!”

An Eun-young stood up and stretched . Tae-hyuk took the Demon Revealing Mirror with him and left the classroom .

* * *

‘Is it because I got the Spying skill?’

‘You can use the opponent’s ability and skills to spy on your belongings . ’

In other words, he could see his own stats .

Tae-hyuk decided to try it on himself first .

[Spying has been used . ]

[You can see your opponent’s belongings and stats]

Along with the message about activating the skill, the abilities of ‘Seo Tae-hyuk’ popped up .

There was also a bag of belongings, but there was no reason to look at it .

[Seo Tae-hyuk]

-Title: God of Crime

-Rating: Commoner (Lacking conditions for upgrade)

-Skills Possessed: Robbery (Lv 1)

Voice Modulation (Lv 1)

Spying (Lv 1)

-Stats: Stamina (64), Intelligence (4), Agility (22), Dexterity (31)

[You can raise your stats by using affinity points . ]

‘What is this…? F-fool!’

Tae-hyuk clicked his tongue .

Compared to his other stats, his intelligence was too low .

Moreover, this was after he had just gained one point .

He had only tempered his body, so his stamina was high .

‘I really have to study harder…’

It seemed like he had to take care of An Eun-young from now on .

Tae-hyuk thought about the message that had popped up previously .

‘The Studying skill…’

He learnt that crime skills weren’t the only skills he could get .

An Eun-young didn’t seem to have the same abilities as him . Did he have to study hard to get it?

‘Um . This time…’

He shone the Demon Revealing Mirror on An Eun-young in the classroom .

Then Spying was activated .

[An Eun-young]

-Title: Good Model Student

[The details aren’t available due to your low rating . ]

Tae-hyuk’s eyes trembled .

‘Does she have a higher rating than me?’

If he was a commoner, An Eun-young had to be at least a noble .

Come to think of it, An Eun-young was very good at studying . She was first place in the school and her nationwide rank was quite high .

‘I don’t know her exact rating but maybe it’s ‘King’ . ’

‘Either way, I have to raise my rating if I want to use the skill properly . ’

An Eun-young was the owner of the Studying skill . It was fortunate that he was getting close to her . He could easily increase his low intelligence stat .

‘Thank you, Class President! I will buy you a hamburger later!’

As Tae-hyuk was sending love calls to An Eun-young in his mind, someone approached him .

“Hrmm . You’re finally out . ”

It was Park Sung-kwang .

‘Wah, has he been waiting outside until now? How sad . If I look closely, isn’t that snow piled up on his shoulders?’

Tae-hyuk thought with a serious expression .

“Haha . There is no need to panic . I don’t plan to do anything to you . Take a look, I am alone right now . ”

“I wasn’t scared though?”

Park Sung-kwang’s eyes twitched .

However, he spoke with true superhuman patience,

“… Hum, hum . At any rate, it is good that you’re not making a fuss . I don’t know what you’ve heard . Despite my reputation, you can trust me . So, why don’t you receive some money for staying out of things?”

“Staying out?”

“I mean, stop hanging around Class President . Isn’t that more comfortable for both of you?”

It meant to leave An Eun-young’s side .

Tae-hyuk lowered his tone like he was worried .

“Money… I do need it . ”

“Those are good words . 50… No, I’ll give you one million won . ”

Tae-hyuk held up five fingers .

“I need this much?”

“Cough . Five million… You sure can make a bargain . Yes… I’m in a great mood, so…”

Tae-hyuk folded his fingers, leaving only his index finger that he shook back and forth .

“No, 500 million . Class President helped me with things I’ve been struggling to learn . Shouldn’t it be at least this much?”

“5… 500 million?”

It wasn’t five million but 500 million? That was 100 times the money .

“Puhahaha! Crazy . You are crazy . You’ll have to go round and round chasing for that money . ”

Park Sung-kwang laughed .

“You seem to be mistaken about something . You think you’ve caught my weakness . This is a problem that I can solve on my own, without my father’s help . Yes . The negotiating is over . ”

“Well, I guess so . ”

“I will do everything I can to destroy you . From now on, it’s war, Seo Tae-hyuk . ”

Park Sung-kwang declared and walked off .

Tae-hyuk laughed as he watched Park Sung-kwang leave .

Then he muttered in a low voice,

“This move turned out as nicely as I thought it would . Yeah, it should be like this . Now, who will be the one destroyed?”

In fact, Tae-hyuk didn’t have any special feelings or hostility towards Park Sung-kwang .

He was just an obstacle blocking An Eun-young from helping Tae-hyuk study .

However, the problem was different since he needed to obtain the Spying skill .

It was an essential skill .

In order to perfectly learn it, he had to stab Park Sung-kwang .

“Well, isn’t this Class President’s revenge? Let’s call it the tuition fee . Park Sung-kwang, sorry . Who told you to give me such a good skill?”

Anyway, it wasn’t the time to return to studying .

Park Sung-kwang had moved first .

Now, it was his turn .

Tae-hyuk apologized to An Eun-young and made a phone call .

“Senator’s secretary, Park Sung-hwan?”

The plan to destroy Park Sung-kwang had begun .