Academy Retirement Diary of the Student Council President

Though it was a long drive of 1 hour and 20 minutes, I was able to sleep comfortably thanks to the auto-drive feature.

Thankfully, the car alerted me 5km before reaching the destination; otherwise, I might have slept for another 30 minutes even after arriving at the meeting spot.

'He might be the worst as a parent, but the car he gifted me is nice.'

I guess money really is righteous.

'The Yuseong Group. In the game, they preemptively secured overwhelming Potion production technology, monopolizing the global Potion-related market.'

I briefly wondered what would happen if the other Guilds seriously colluded on prices... Indeed, looking at the text records, they suffered considerable losses due to price collusion.

'Still, they covered the cost plus labor. A structure where they didn't lose money the more they sold; quite the business acumen in many ways.'

"Well, you've certainly become weak enough for other Guilds to look down on you."

"Yun Sea, you bitch......"

Bang!

"Uwaaaaaahk!!"

'Five bullets left now.'

Using Psychokinesis, I lifted Yun Seong-ho's car, letting it float in mid-air. Yun Seong-ho's eyes widened in astonishment.

Searching through Yun Seong-ho's smartphone revealed records of various corrupt dealings and shocking information, enough to bring down most major Guilds and the Yuseong Group if even a little leaked out.

For instance, he had placed a request with this Hunter group in Africa to kill the Guild Leader of the Spiral Guild, one of the major Guilds, simply because they led the Potion price collusion.

He was truly a pathetic person.

'Something like this could have been handled simply like this.'

The Yuseong Group holds the patent for Potions.

Meaning, they could endure a temporary loss and cut off Potion supplies to Korea's major Guilds...

There might be a possibility of public opinion turning against them for selling Potions abroad instead of to domestic Guilds, but considering exports overseas... ultimately, the ones who would end up grovelling would be the major Guilds.

"The bodyguards, no. It was novel to form the research staff entirely from nameless orphans. How convenient it must be, since they don't even have resident registration cards, you can just kill them all if things go wrong?"

Indeed, most of Yun Seong-ho's guards lacked official identities. It offered the advantage of easy disposal, and even if one escaped and tried to expose him, who would believe someone without an ID? Everyone would think they were crazy.

Most were probably picked up from orphanages and continuously subjected to Brainwashing... If I had undergone Hypnosis for a bit longer, I would have been completely brainwashed by Yun Seong-ho and walked the same path as those guards.

"Now, you there, please get up. Your name is......"

"Ah, my name is Kim Deokbae."

"You've worked hard, Mr. Deokbae. Did Father happen to take any unreasonable anger out on you?"

"Kim Deokbae, you son of a bitch....!!"

Lifting the driver with Psychokinesis, I placed him in a safe spot. Yun Seong-ho looked at me with eyes pleading to be saved as well.

The sight of him trying to use Hypnosis on me even in this situation was truly pathetic.

"Sea, what do you think will happen if you kill me now?! Naturally, the arrow of suspicion will point to you! Spare me, I beg you!"

"Hmm~? There are no CCTVs around here, and I've already tampered with Father's car, so the world will believe you died due to sudden unintended acceleration caused by a vehicle malfunction. It's all thanks to Mr. Deokbae's efforts here."

'If I kill Yun Seong-ho now, the protagonist, Lee Yu-hyeon, won't be able to obtain the enhancement material to strengthen his weapon in the mid-to-late game.'

But what does that matter? I can just toss it to him saying, 'Picked this up on the way.'

'My maternal and paternal relatives might be drooling over the Yuseong Group without Yun Seong-ho... but unfortunately, Yuseong Group is a company where Yun Seong-ho alone holds 65 percent of the shares.'

Thanks to Yun Sea's biological mother completely withdrawing from the business, I should be able to inherit the full 65 percent stake.

'The inheritance law in this world isn't complicated, which is nice. Since Lee Seol-hwa ran away from home, I can smoothly acquire half the shares. Yun Sea's biological mother is living like a shut-in, fed up with all the issues including the company's political infighting... so it'll probably all come to me, 100%.'

After that, I just need to set up a figurehead president to counter the surrounding bullshit about me not being an adult yet.

'That Mr. Kim Deokbae is important.'

I plan to use that person, Kim Deokbae, for that role.

The possibility of betrayal can be eliminated through continuous Brainwashing, and since I'll be handling the actual operations, it's not really my concern anyway.

"It feels a bit wrong to just send you off like this... so let's play a simple game. On the condition that I'll spare you if you win everything."

"........!"

At the mention of being spared, Yun Seong-ho's eyes widened.

"There are 4 bullets left in this gun. With my Magic Eye's power, Father, you will feel the same pain from the experiments I endured. If you withstand all four rounds of impact, I shall forgive you."

"..........."

Yun Seong-ho's face turned deathly pale at the thought of personally experiencing the pain of the experiments I had suffered. But I immediately lodged the first bullet into his shoulder.

‘Bang!’

".........Kuaaaaaaaaargh!!"

Following that, the second bullet pierced through Yun Seong-ho's right knee.

As if not giving him time to even feel the pain, the third bullet, fired in quick succession, tore through Yun Seong-ho's left knee.

Yun Seong-ho's desperate screams echoed.

'It's not even the main course yet. How dramatic.'

"Come now, get up. There's still one bullet left, you know?"

Opening the cap of the highest-grade Potion I had Mr. Kim Deokbae prepare beforehand, I forcibly poured it into Yun Seong-ho's mouth and pulled him back up.

"Now, the fourth bullet. Tell me if it hurts? I'll at least listen."

Baaaang!

"Kuaaaaaaaaaargh!!!"

As the fourth bullet ripped through Yun Seong-ho's abdomen, he screamed on a level entirely different from the sounds heard so far.

The sound was so loud, his bellowing cry could be heard even in the area 5km away.

'If it were just a bit louder, it could have been dangerous.'

A Hero with sharp hearing might track down this scream.

Just as I was contemplating cutting his vocal cords, Yun Seong-ho, finally finished with the pain experience, began shouting for me to save him.

"There, I endured all four shots! Hurry up and save me!"

"..........."

"What are you doing? Untie me quickly!"

"Did you really think you experienced all the pain you inflicted on me?"

As I said that, I reloaded the gun. Yun Seong-ho's face turned ashen.

'There were 5 bullets from the start, and the 4 shots I fired at Yun Seong-ho were just a taste.'

If the total pain I experienced was 100, the first four bullets were set to inflict about 1%, 1%, 1%, and 2% respectively, totaling about 5% of the pain. Meaning, this fifth bullet would let him feel the remaining 95% of the pain.

‘Click-clack!’

"S-Sea. Please, just spare me this once......"

‘Beep’

["Merry Christmas, Chairman Yun Seong-ho."]

Just then, an alert chimed from Yun Seong-ho's car, announcing the arrival of December 25th.

"Mr. Yun Seong-ho, Merry Christmas. I'll send this gift on behalf of Miss Yun Sea."

Baaaaaaaang!

Hit by the fifth bullet, Yun Seong-ho went completely limp.

It might look like he died from shock, unable to withstand the impact... but he would have experienced all the pain I felt before he went.

Holding Yun Seong-ho's limp body with Psychokinesis, I extended a hand towards Mr. Deokbae, who was watching me from the side.

"You wore the gloves as I told you. Shall we begin the cleanup now?"

We placed Yun Seong-ho's corpse in the driver's seat and erased all traces of him from the back seat where he had sat.

‘Splash!’

Using Psychokinesis, I swiftly hurled Yun Seong-ho's car as if it had undergone sudden acceleration. It broke through the guardrail and plummeted off the cliff.

Watching the red blood flow out from below, complex thoughts flooded my mind, but I quickly snapped back to reality.

'I need to clean up the bodies in the Laboratory too. Busy, busy.'

There was still much to do.

'By the way, that car is a two-seater.'

I turned my head and looked at the car I had just arrived in.

There was a seat in the back where someone could sit... but it was a cramped space, only comfortable for someone the size of a small child.

Whoosh!

"Let's see your driving skills."

"Y-Yes!"

Inevitably, I had Deokbae sit in the driver's seat, while I took the passenger seat for the return trip.

Regretting 'I should have brought the SUV if I knew this would happen,' I endured an uncomfortable hour-long drive with Mr. Deokbae. Upon arriving at Yun Seong-ho's... no, the main house that was now mine, I sensed something amiss.

"Mr. Deokbae, by any chance, did you leave an air cooler on when you came out? Or leave the refrigerator door open?"

"Hmm... Even if the refrigerator door was left open, I don't think ice would form like that."

"True, leaving the fridge door open wouldn't cover the entire mansion in ice."

"Haaah... I left her alone because she just stayed cooped up in her room no matter what happened to me, but..."

It wasn't just an anomaly; knowing exactly who did it made me even more furious.

'I forgot to use Brainwashing on Yun Sea's biological mother to keep her quiet.'

Even when Yun Seong-ho was gleefully conducting human experiments, or during those moments when Lee Seol-hwa, back in her Yun Seol-hwa days, inflicted harsh acts disguised as training, I thought she'd just be trembling in her room. It seems she called Lee Seol-hwa for help.

'Lee Seol-hwa knows the entrance to the Laboratory. Even if it's blocked by a password, she could easily break through using her abilities.'

This complicates the situation.

Even if I try to explain there were circumstances, it's highly likely she has already checked the CCTV footage.

'I never thought the ice not melting because it's winter would be this inconvenient.'

If it were summer, I could estimate when she arrived by observing the degree of melting ice.

"Could you please head to the parking garage first?"

"Yes, Young Miss."

First, let's park the car and assess the situation more closely. That was my thought as I returned, but.

".......Sea?"

'Damn, looks like I'm too late.'

Unfortunately, I ran into Lee Seol-hwa at a really bad timing.