Iron Blooded Villain’s Academy Class

Episode 148

Time passed quickly.

The cool wind gradually cooled down, and more and more people were wearing thin coats.

However, unlike other places, there was still a pleasantly cool breeze flowing.

There is one reason why such a phenomenon has occurred.

“I don’t like being cold.”

It was because Johanna, the owner of Crown Island, did not like the cold very much.

“It’s impressive that you can adjust the temperature on this scale.”

“It is not very difficult. Since the outside and the inside are blocked off with a barrier, all you have to do is adjust the temperature of the incoming air.”

At Kang Tae-min’s words, she replied with a smile. Thanks to Johanna’s actions, the weather on Crown Island was pleasant.

However, she did not invite Kang Tae-min to show off her magic level.

“The cure is complete.”

It was because the treatment using seeds was completed. She took out a finished sample and showed it to him.

‘Sanity’ was written on the outside of the vial.

“Senity?”

“In the end, ‘reason’ is what cures madness. That’s why I named it that way.”

There was a kind of pride in her expression.

“Not just children, but adults too. I confirmed that the magic they planted has disappeared, and there are no aftereffects.”

“That is very good news.”

Taemin Kang said that, but he didn’t laugh. If things had gone smoothly, there would have been no reason to call him directly.

“Yes, now, if you inform the association of your research results, samples, and how to use it, it will take care of the rest. By the way… I have some problems.”

Sure enough, she brought up her troubles.

“What if it’s a problem?”

“I don’t have enough ingredients.”

She frowned slightly.

“I’ve experimented with quite a few different monsters with Sanity’s base material. Among them, the ones that became the material for the finished sample are sub-species.”

“You mean humanoids.”

“yes. Even those with a little higher intelligence are effective. Beasts weren’t very useful, and there was a lack of beasts like play and lycanthropes.”

Johanna asked for a pipe.

“Fortunately, I was studying the underground man and the giants, so I made progress in my research. But, as you know, there aren’t many people with that kind of intelligence.”

“There certainly aren’t that many dungeons.”

“Well, if Seol Gyu-jin, the president of the association, uses his abilities, the problem will be solved… Probably not.”

She spit out white smoke and looked at Kang Tae-min’s expression.

“That man, aren’t you using your abilities right now?”

“Are you looking at me?”

“I’m sorry if you take it like that. I can’t say no, but I’m not the kind of person who would show off just because I’m scooping. I asked because I had a separate relationship with the president of the association.”

In fact, Kang Tae-min’s expression did not change at all. Johanna let out a low laugh and shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, I kind of expected it. The fact that the person who was the signboard of the Association suddenly disappeared, and I thought something had happened. Unfortunately, the best solution is to give up.”

If Seol Gyu-jin’s cloning ability could be used, there was no need to worry about the supply of materials.

But that was impossible. With the death of Hands, Seol Gyu-jin lost his ability.

‘It is said that Seol Ga-eun is concentrating on her recovery, but her soul is not returning.’

The soul was closely related to mana. The loss of the soul was directly related to the amount of mana, and currently Seol Gyu-jin did not have enough mana to use the ability.

Even if Seol Gyu-jin recovered mana enough to use his ability in the future, it was clear that the number of times would be extremely limited.

“It’s most convenient to use a corpse, but supplementing it with something like organ donation would be difficult.”

“If you reveal the ingredients of a cure, people will be offended.”

“Um… Is there no other pointy number?”

“Well, there is a way to try.”

At Kang Tae-min’s words, she blinked.

“I ask for your cooperation in the place where you have the most monsters.”

“Where did you secure a lot?”

Johanna frowned and rolled her eyes. Since the largest of the guilds specializing in R&D was the Veritas Guild, they were confident that they had the most monsters.

However, she was able to infer the meaning of Kang Tae-min right away.

“Ah, there it was.”

“Yes.”

The fact that Veritas was the largest was limited to private guilds.

“Let’s ask the Ministry of Defense.”

The army in charge of the DMZ, which became the habitat of monsters, would have secured more types of monsters.

* * *

Cataclysm changed many things, especially the concept of national defense.

Until then, the military had mainly checked North Korea across the border, but the situation changed with the fall of the North Korean government along with the cataclysm.

The main enemy of the Armed Forces was not the North Korean army, but a monster, a monster that took North Korea as its habitat, and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration under the Ministry of National Defense devoted itself to research on monsters.

Along with it, the Defense Magic Engineering Research Institute, which was newly established, has been conducting research on magic engineering and monster objects.

For this reason, Kang Tae-min decided that the research monsters stored there would be helpful.

He visited the association for this purpose.

“I heard about the treatment through the head of headquarters.”

Seol Gyu-jin nodded in a serious voice.

“I was worried because there were still many citizens who refused to be tested, but the problem will be solved by announcing this cure.”

Bae Seung-ju, who was next to him, said.

The Veritas raid had disrupted the smooth inspection process. Rumors and fake news that spread at the time made people reluctant to do the test itself.

In addition, as Veritas’ reputation declined, questions were raised about the effectiveness of the inspection.

The situation did not improve as the association could not force citizens to be tested, and there was no proper treatment yet.

But now that Johanna has made a cure, she couldn’t help but rejoice.

“Could you get the Ministry of Defense’s cooperation?”

No matter how strong he is, Kang Tae-min alone could not make a request to the Ministry of National Defense.

At Kang Tae-min’s question, the two’s expressions darkened.

“Hmm… .”

“Of course, if you explain the situation, we may be able to ask for your cooperation. However, among the government ministries, the Ministry of National Defense is a place where our association is particularly conflicted… .”

Bae Seung-ju explained with a puzzled expression.

“We bumped into each other quite often after Cataclysm. From the issue of conscription of Awoken to improving their treatment.”

It was only in the early chaotic period of the cataclysm that he stepped out to protect his family and home, but after that it was a problem.

Even after it gradually stabilized, the Ministry of National Defense tried to forcibly recruit the awakened people.

But it was an anachronistic idea. Unlike ordinary people, the Awakeners had many options.

“Yes, I know. There were quite a few problems with the outflow of talent and the conversion of villains.”

There were not many people who would listen to the orders of ordinary officers who were not even the minimum wage, the old-fashioned class consciousness, and not even the same Awakened.

Since there were many countries that wanted Awakeners, an increasing number of Awakeners chose to immigrate to foreign countries in search of better treatment, or flowed into the shadows in connection with criminal organizations.

It was only then that the government learned that the fire had fallen on their feet and changed the direction of their response.

“From then on, the association started to gain strength. The forced conscription of Awoken has also been stopped.”

“On the contrary, the status of the Ministry of National Defense has fallen further. Perhaps because of that, there are many cases in which the Ministry of National Defense tries to fight with us.”

Bae Seung-ju frowned.

“Perhaps it will be the same in this case. Perhaps, in my estimation, it will come out by taking over Johanna-sama’s research rather than providing the materials.”

“You’re talking about making and distributing medicines for the Ministry of Defense.”

“Yes, it is. Of course, if the problem is resolved even then, we are welcome… .”

When Bae Seung-ju lost his words, Seol Gyu-jin immediately added.

“right. Isn’t treatment more important than trying to figure things out right away? We will set up a place with you as soon as possible.”

“… all right. Then please.”

Taemin Kang finished the conversation and stood up.

‘It would be nice if the problem could be resolved somehow.’

He quickly rolled his eyes.

‘It’s only the villains who take away the efforts of others.’

I can understand putting a spoon on a fully prepared table, but isn’t it an evil act to take away the entire table?

‘I have to prepare this side too.’

Kang Tae-min had no intention of ignoring this.

* * *

National Defense Magic Engineering Research Institute.

Nam Seung-min, the research director, greeted the guests with an awkward expression.

“hahahaha. M Director, long time no see.”

“Yes, Commander. Are you healthy?”

A handsome man wearing a military uniform with two stars smirked.

“I’m in good health, but since I don’t go out to the field, my body is tired these days. Sometimes I think about going out myself.”

He was the person in charge of the newly established 77th Division after the cataclysm.

The 77th Division was composed entirely of awakened people, and they were on a mission as rangers searching the DMZ and North Korean territory.

‘I just say that every time and take care of the rest… .’

Nam Seung-min stuck his tongue out inwardly.

However, unusually, the 77th Division was not called a ‘division’ because of its size, but because of its rank.

Originally, the size of the battalion should have been attached to the title of battalion commander, but the battalion commander could not wear two stars.

Officers under the 77th Division were also not satisfied with the title of platoon commander, and in the end, a deformed division was born for rank, not size.

“Ayu, is there even a need for the division commander to step forward?”

“This is a problem even if the subordinates are too competent.”

When the division commander sat down, Nam Seung-min also took his seat with a moderate smile.

“Anyway, you must have heard the story. The Hunter Association is saying something regretful.”

“Ah, yes, I received it.”

“The higher up told me to have a good discussion with the man in charge of the field. So I came here in a bit of a hurry.”

Nam Seung-min shook his head.

“Yes, fortunately it doesn’t seem to be a big problem, so let’s proceed right away…” .”

“Hey, Major General. Can you write it if you accept it like that? Isn’t that why I came?”

“… Yes?”

“Is it common for you to bow down first and come in from the other side? I need to discipline myself at this point.”

At the division commander’s words, Nam Seung-min had to work hard on managing his expression.

‘No, what are you thinking?’

People’s lives depend on it, so discipline?

Nam Seung-min couldn’t understand at all.

“Let’s wait and see what more he will spit out while we’re in moderation.”

“But then again, when people mutate… .”

“Uh huh, Major General. It’s not okay to think so negatively.”

The division commander clicked his tongue briefly and waved his hand.

“You know people aren’t getting tested these days, right? There hasn’t been any trouble since then, has it?”

“that’s… .”

“There were rumors that there was something in that prosecutor. This needs to be approached more carefully.”

“No, but looking at the research results… .”

Nam Seung-min has already confirmed Johanna’s research data as well as receiving the association’s request.

“Use it, Major General.”

“… Yes.”

“You’re not that ignorant are you? Yes?”

The division commander calmly lowered his voice.

“Am I in trouble if you give me ingredients that I will understand? M Isn’t the warden in trouble?”

“That… .”

“It’s not like that. There is a lot of talk about performance lagging behind Veritas. Do you know that there are talks about using private contracts rather than continuing to use defense companies?”

Nam Seung-min kept his mouth shut.

But there was a lot to say.

‘It’s not because the money is going into your stomach!’

It was the division commander who decided on the equipment used by the Rangers of the 77th Division. As a result, defense companies chose a method that costs less than quality improvement.

It was to feed the back money and attract the division commander. It was a story that everyone in the industry already knew.

“Well, if it’s really difficult, leave it all to me. huh? Just say okay and I’ll take care of everything.”

The division commander lightly patted Nam Seung-min on the shoulder. Nam Seung-min did not respond.

Just not affirming and being silent was the best resistance he could do.