Chapter 30

Chapter 30 – Ill-Fated Relationship from a Past Life

Seo Tae-hyuk was back!

The news of the two notorious people, who were disciplined due to the cheating incident, heated up the school .

Tae-hyuk had received a one month suspension, while Park Sung-kwang dropped out of school as a result of the suspension . Tae-yuk’s one month suspension was now over .

The school was noisy as the students spread the story .

“In fact, did you know that Seo Tae-hyuk was caught in Park Sung-kwang’s evil plots?”

“Ack! That is scary . How can I even go to school tomorrow…?”

“No, you are both wrong . Isn’t that statement more believable when applied to the gangster Seo Tae-hyuk?”

“Ah, perhaps . I heard that he had an offer to join an organization after graduating…”

“A-A gangster?”

The rumours snowballed into something bigger and inconceivable .

The main party involved, Tae-hyuk, was in the library and not in the classroom . Tae-hyuk was impressed by An Eun-young’s effort .

“Eun-young, really, thank you . ”

Dark circles could be seen behind An Eun-young’s thick glasses . She had obviously spent the night trying to make this happen .

“I-It is nothing much… It is nothing . ”

“No . I wouldn’t have been able to do this well without you . ”

Tae-hyuk now had 47 intelligence points, the result of focusing solely on studying after he regained Rosario from Big Mama . No matter how hard he had tried, it could still be said that this really was a period of rapid growth .

What would have happened if he hadn’t met An Eun-young?

His intelligence had climbed even faster than it had in the beginning .

The retest was in two hours . In the meantime, he had to memorize many things in preparation of the test .

‘In my most recent test, I had an average of 90 points . If I memorize all of the things that Class President brought up then…’

It might really be possible to get close to the first ranked in the school .

“… T-then . This is the last study session . Try your best! Fighting!”

An Eun-young cheered with a raised fist .

At that moment, she looked so cute that Tae-hyuk felt his heart pounding .

“Hmm hmm . Yes . Isn’t it somewhat unsatisfactory that this is the last time? Then, please look after me well, Class President . ”

An Eun-young pouted .

“C-Call me Eun-young . ”

Tae-hyuk looked at her with a bemused expression .

“Oh, okay… E-Eun-young . Is this it?”

“Yes . Thank you . Then, let’s get started . ”

The student sessions of Seo Tae-hyuk and An Eun-young were ending .

* * *

“Seo Tae-hyuk . Did you study a lot?”

The student supervisor asked with a strangely irritated tone . It seemed that he didn’t like the fact that Park Sung-kwang dropped out while a problematic person remained . He got a bribe from Park Sung-kwang’s parents based on his graduation results . One of his precious money sources had disappeared because of a gangster .

Therefore, there was hatred in the student advisor’s eyes as he watched Tae-hyuk .

“I am a little busy . Just do it as usual . ”

“Cocky brat… Teacher Jung believes in you, but I am different . Frankly, it was hard to believe that you got that grade legitimately, so this retest is to make things certain . Do you have any objections?”

“If there are any doubts, then it has to become certain . ”

“Ah, right . You haven’t received any lessons for a month . The test range is the same as the last test . I told the teachers to pay special attention, so I think this will be a very interesting test . ”

Inside the classroom, there was only the student advisor and Seo Tae-hyuk .

“I have decided to supervise all of your tests today . Do you know what will happen if I see your eyes looking around? Well, I don’t think that someone who was first place in the school would do that . Hahahat!”

Tae-hyuk placed his pens on the desk and prepared for the test .

Then the student advisor approached with gleaming eyes .

“Let me take a look . ”

The student advisor confirmed that Tae-hyuk hadn’t hidden any cheat sheets in his desk . In the end, he carefully looked at the pens and clicked his tongue . It was a complete criminal treatment .

“Sheesh . Then, the first one is Korean Language . The time limit is 50 minutes . If you write even one word after the time limit is up, then you will get a zero . ”

“Of course . Then I will start . ”

Tae-hyuk accepted the test paper with a very relaxed expression .

Rather, it was the student advisor who cared .

He had received a bribe from Park Sung-kwang’s parents . It was a moderate sum . However, this fact was already noticed by Seo Tae-hyuk . He wanted to kick Seo Tae-hyuk out of school somehow .

In order to do that, everything hinged on this retest . The student advisor didn’t know what method Seo Tae-hyuk would use to raise his grades . However, he wouldn’t be able to do anything as long as he was monitored closely .

The student advisor laughed . In fact, this test was much more difficult than the last one . There were many traps, and the problems were completely different from the last test’s . If he only got 80 points this time, then the student advisor would be able to transfer him to another school .

Tae-hyuk waited for the test with a bored face, like he didn’t know what the student advisor was thinking .

“Then, let’s start the test!”

The student advisor announced the start of the test .

Tae-hyuk once again admired An Eun-young’s ability after seeing the test paper .

‘Wah . Wasn’t Class President right?’

An Eun-young predicted that this test would be a lot harder than the test a month ago .

It was the right answer .

The problems were at least a level greater in difficulty .

‘Ah, don’t I know this problem?’

However, almost all of them were already given out by An Eun-young . It seemed like he knew all of the problems .

‘… As expected from the owner of the Studying skill . ’

Tae-hyuk started to solve the problems .

It seemed as if he would be able to get a higher score than he thought .

* * *

The tests were all finished .

The student advisor sat at his desk with a blank face .

“H-How did you do all of this?”

Skimming through the questions, he could see that most of the answers were correct .

The student advisor screamed .

“T-This test is invalid! Tell me! How the hell did you cheat?”

Tae-hyuk stretched his neck that had grown stiff from sitting around all day . Then he looked at the student advisor and sighed .

“You were looking at me the whole time while I was testing . I didn’t cheat . ”

“T-This bastard!”

The agitated student advisor tried to hit Tae-hyuk with the baton that he was holding .

At that time, the firmly closed door opened and Teacher Jung Nam-ho entered .

“Seo Tae-hyuk! You better hope that you did well on the test! I came to score it . ”

Teacher Jung Nam-ho greeted Tae-hyuk and then looked at the student advisor .

“Student advisor-nim . You did a really good job . From now on, I will take care of the scoring . ”

The student advisor flopped down with a dumbfounded expression .

He repeatedly opened and closed his mouth .

“Wait a minute . Isn’t it unfair with Seo Tae-hyuk in here?”

Tae-hyuk smiled at Jung Nam-ho .

“Then I will go out and wait . ”

“Yes!”

He left the classroom and saw An Eun-young waiting with an anxious expression .

She had done everything she could . The only thing left was to wait like this .

“T-Tae-hyuk… The test?”

Tae-hyuk made a ‘V’ sign with his fingers .

“Waaaaahhhhh!”

An Eun-young was as delighted, as if it were the fruits of her own labor .

Jjak!

The two people laughed and high-fived .

* * *

The results of Seo Tae-hyuk’s test were released to the whole school the very next day .

This meant that he attracted everyone’s attention .

“T-That is ridiculous…!”

The people who saw Seo Tae-hyuk’s results attached to the bulletin board were confused .

He had an average of 92 points, and had moved up to second ranked in the class . He was also seventh ranked in the school .

However, other students didn’t realize that Tae-hyuk’s test was more difficult than usual due to the student advisor .

Nevertheless, it really was an excellent grade .

The students at the front of the bulletin board left, and Seo Tae-hyuk and An Eun-young approached to check the score .

Tae-hyuk made a surprised expression .

An Eun-young spontaneous asked a question, as if she suddenly had a thought .

“If this test was at the same difficulty as the other one… what rank would you be?”

Tae-hyuk answered confidently .

“First . ”

* * *

There was an uproar once it was announced that Seo Tae-hyuk was really a model student .

“Seo Tae-hyuk really was a good student…”

“Besides, to achieve a rank of seventh in the school…”

“Then Tae-hyuk is good at studying, and his face is also pretty good… Does he not have a girlfriend?”

“Hmm, he is only being friendly with An Eun-young . They aren’t in a relationship . ”

“T-Then I can confess? Next year is our third year, so this winter is my last chance at love!”

The girls who stayed in the classroom talked and exclaimed joyfully .

In fact, there were quite a few people attracted to Tae-hyuk’s poor appearance . However, their eyes didn’t dare to actively gaze at him .

It turned out that while his appearance that looked villainous,he was actually good at studying? He was like the protagonist of a romance novel!

As soon as class ended, Seo Tae-hyuk headed home .

An Eun-young remained in the classroom due to her position of class president, and could hear the girls talking .

Seo Tae-hyuk’s evaluation had changed . It was obviously a situation worthy of congratulations .

Then why was she in a bad mood?

An Eun-young remembered the treatment that Tae-hyuk had received up until yesterday . She was the only one who knew that he wasn’t bad at all, unlike the rumours .

However, his test results were good, and this seemed to change his status .

She felt strangely lonely .

In the classroom, the girls were arguing about who was going to first make contact with Seo Tae-hyuk .

It was at that moment that An Eun-young rose from her seat . She walked over to the female students and said loudly .

“Don’t be mistaken . Seo Tae-hyuk doesn’t have time for a relationship with any of you, as he has decided to go to university with me .

“…?”

“……!”

Everyone in the room fell silent at An Eun-young’s declaration .

It sounded like a declaration of war saying that they shouldn’t touch her property .

* * *

The day that Tae-hyuk received the remaining balance from Big Mama .

Seo Tae-hyuk was dressed in a slightly different style than usual .

Today was the day that he had to go to school, something he hadn’t done in a long time . Therefore, Tae-hyuk was still wearing his uniform .

“I have to go into the back alleys so…”

In the end, he decided to buy clothes from a store that mainly sold vintage styles .

He asked the clerk to give him a recommendation and changed in the store . Viewed separately, they weren’t strange clothes .

However, Tae-hyuk’s eyes shook as he saw his reflection in the mirror . He wore skinny jeans with a black leather jacket . Adding the shoes to the outfit really made him look like a biker .

“W-What the hell is this?”

However, he bought it at such a low price that he couldn’t get a refund . In addition, it was style that fit in naturally with the back alleys .

“Uh, Hyung! Are you new?”

A bearded man in his thirties raised a hand in greeting as he passed .

“Ah, yes . I have some business with Mama . ”

“Haha, yes . You should work hard when young . Then, do your best . ”

The man seemed to mistake Tae-hyuk as a business partner .

Tae-hyuk sighed again .

Currently, he had four crime skills .

In addition, he became a model student with An Eun-young’s help .

Would a new future unfold before him? One that was different from the past?

“There was a time I would think so…”

It was still too early to be relieved, as there were still too many problems that had to be addressed .

‘First of all, Park Jung-hwan . ’

He was a politician of the opposing party . The current president was pursuing a chaebol-oriented policy . Park Jung-hwan often showed strong criticism towards this, and received wide support from the younger generation .

Currently, he didn’t have the right forces, but three years later, he reappeared like a comet, this time as part of the opposition . He was popular enough to be considered as one of the next presidential election candidates .

However, five years later . He was attacked by someone and found dead .

All of the media paid attention to the person who killed him . The one who killed Park Jung-hwan was a young man in his 20s .

Seo Tae-hyuk .

‘My fingerprints were found at the crime scene . I was seen killing Park Jung-hwan on CCTV . There were also five more witnesses . Additionally, once Park Jung-hwan’s murder weapon was found… Of course, there were only my fingerprints on it . ’

Park Jung-hwan was a representative of the anti-chaebol union, and a hero for the people in their 20s and 30s . There were many people without numerous interests invested in the country who hated him .

However, it was a regular youth who killed him…

It was a really ironic situation . The entire country erupted .

Tae-hyuk recalled his memories of that time .