How to Survive as a Villain in a Novel

32 – Casino

“You two, I’ll guide you this way.”

The staff guided us to seats by the window, as I had specified when making a reservation.

“I want cod dish.”

The order was left to Hyunjin Yoon. It’s strange for me to look at the menu because I can’t see. While Hyunjin Yoon was ordering in fluent French, I turned my head to the window.

[Freedom of taste]

There are two reasons for making a reservation at this restaurant.

First, as I already said, I was curious about the food here that was highly praised in the original work.

Secondly, in order to go to the ‘Casino’ from the portal, you must pass by the road in front of this restaurant.

‘If you combine the information from the original work and the personality of the student council president…’

Soon, one of the student council officers will be heading to the ‘Casino’ through the road in front of the restaurant.

Keeping that in check is the starting point for the “New Student Welcome Party” Scenario.

【 ‘Scenario Quest: New Student Welcome Party’】

◆ Stop attempts to rob the Demon World of relics.

The student council will disrupt the new student welcome party and use the opportunity to steal Orbis’ relic.

My conclusion is that it is difficult to check all of the [Artifact robbery] Plans hatched by the student council.

But no matter what your plan is, the beginning is only half the battle.

It also means that even if I give them just a little disruption at this point, I can cause significant damage to their plans.

“……”

While Hyunjin Yoon fell silent after finishing his order, I quietly activated my mind’s eye.

Parisians walking around busily and tourists leisurely enjoying the romantic city.

Even in that polarizing distance, half-nervous steps that did not belong anywhere were captured in my mind.

“Where are you going!”

“Sorry, eat the appetizer first!”

I ran outside, talking to Hyunjin Yoon.

And then I took out the mask I had prepared in advance and put it on.

[ Mask of Recognition Inhibition ]

A mask that greatly reduces the presence of the wearer.

You can lower your presence by wearing it, but it is an item with a flawed design that attracts aggro once the mask is already worn…

If you are in Paris at this time, it is a different story.

＜ Anominous Memorial ＞

The hero who saved France from the Great Paris Rift. It is a carnival period to commemorate Anominus, a hero whose trademark is a white mask.

For about three days, many people wear masks and enjoy the festival atmosphere in honor of Anominus. Thanks to this special way of commemorating, many people wear masks on the streets. This is the perfect situation to use the mask of cognitive impairment.

I ran with the mask on.

– “Oops!”

No apology is given to the passers-by who bump into them.

It’s not because I’m a top-notch villain… No.

The effect of the mask is limited to hindering recognition. Since they are not at the level of an invisible person, there is a high risk of being caught if they clearly interact with their surroundings.

– “What kind of bastard are you?”

‘Sorry’

Let’s run for a while while offering an apology in our hearts.

I saw a target slowly walking ahead.

“This kind of chore is handed over to an executive like me…”

A man with a slim physique and a gentle appearance.

The identity of the person who keeps mumbling something is the secretary of the Orbis Student Council.

“Ah. This kind of errand is a hassle…”

He was once my classmate as a second-year Orbis student, and he was also an extreme fan of dark concepts. Even when I was working at the student council for a while, I wanted to punch them a few times because of that concept. Anyway, he had a pretty useful head.

‘The student council president ordered him to run an errand.’

The story goes that among the people currently being mobilized for the ‘stealing of relics,’ the clerk is the lowest in rank.

That is. Student council president, vice president, protein monster, secretary. It is clear that only key executives were mobilized for the ‘relic robbery’ operation.

‘You know that if you get caught for no reason, you’ll be in big trouble.’

This is the personality of student council president Seo Hayoon.

A personality that thoroughly dislikes leaving behind evidence.

The reason the secretary is heading to the ‘casino’ now is probably to procure capital and equipment locally in order to leave as little trace as possible.

So what I have to do here is clear.

Arriving at the ‘Casino’ before that clerk and intercepting their locally procured goods.

There are two methods that immediately come to mind.

Plan 1.

Run faster than the clerk, pass the casino checkpoint, and then quickly intercept the target.

This method is unacceptable.

Because the distance to the casino is close, it is impossible to secure sufficient time.

Plan 2.

After beating the clerk to the point where he couldn’t walk, he leisurely entered the casino.

‘This is a villain-like solution.’

Of course.

The use of violence in the process is an extremely third-rate villain-like approach.

What can you say about a first-class villain?

I prefer a slightly more classy and elegant approach.

In short, ‘Should we try to prevent him from going to the casino on his own?’ Have you thought about a solution starting from the same question?

‘It’s a good thing I brought this.’

A small water bottle taken out of the pocket.

It contains a dark brown liquid, almost black.

A level 1 dangerous substance that no one but a first-class villain would dare to use.

While holding it carefully in my gloved hands, I step behind him for a moment.

Waiting for a car to pass by on the side of the road…

– Buwaaang!

I sprayed the liquid from the water bottle on the guy just in time for the car to pass by.

“aaah!”

He was looking around foolishly after I had already melted into the shadow of the building.

“Drive straight…! Oh, it’s all splashed. What should I do with this? Wow, what is this!”

When he smells the brown liquid on his clothes, he freaks out.

‘Of course.’

Specially because it is a canary fish sauce that is ten times more concentrated.

“Wow! What is this smell? Argh!”

Ugh.

I guess that won’t smell bad?

It would be quicker to throw it all away and buy a new one.

Let me give you a little hope.

Towards the guy who is emitting all kinds of luminescence,

Flapping~

I gave away the flyer for the dry cleaners I had picked up on my way home.

“Huh? What a coincidence. It happens to be around here.”

The narrow eyes of the guy looking at the flyer trembled wildly from side to side.

He seems to be conflicted between his mission and the crisis that is at hand right now.

Sniff.

“Uweee! I. I can’t work like this.”

Once again, the smeller nods his head as if he has made up his mind.

” Well, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little late. It’s not that important anyway.”

Bravo.

This guy’s wise judgment of the situation.

And I applaud the elegant problem-solving method of a top-notch villain.

* · * *

Casino entrance.

[ Freedom from labor ]

Hmm. As expected, French brothers have a different sense of naming gambling halls.

It is a prestigious casino name.

These are words that resonate deep in my heart. Freedom from work. Hmm. Want it

The moment I step into the entrance while thinking such nonsense.

“You cannot use our casino if you are not a member.”

The shoulders wearing the suit are in the way.

At first glance, the customer service was excessive, but in a way, it was natural.

Now is the era of people with special abilities.

In a situation where various strange abilities based on mana are overflowing, gambling places such as casinos are the easiest places for those with abilities to make money.

‘It’s obvious.’

If a person with clairvoyance wants to get money, where does he go first?

What if someone has the ability to brainwash someone?

Therefore, a casino in the era of people with special abilities cannot help but be a place that combines security that is more stringent than that of a museum and security that is more difficult to penetrate than that of a bank.

It is thanks to their strong security that a person as high as the student council president can safely use the casino as a place for money laundering.

‘If you think about Seo Hayoon’s personality.’

It must have been set up so that only those who pass through here with the ID of the person she designates can receive her items.

In other words…

“If you are a member, please go through the inspection gate.”

The moment you pass through this entrance, you must become a clerk.

I stood at the inspection gate following the staff’s instructions.

Gulp.

There is nothing special about the inspection gate.

A scanner that can be seen in places such as airports to check what you are carrying on your body. Would you say it’s a slightly larger version?

With all mana and magic flow blocked.

A chip that is mandatory for all capable people to insert. Read the information from it.

– All officially registered talents are implanted with a small circuit the size of a chip. In it, affiliation, type of ability, level, strength, etc. Are recorded in a combination of thirty-five numbers and alphabets. This is the ID, the identification card for those with abilities.

The settings I’ve read over and over again come to mind.

‘In the end’

A scanner is a device that asks questions.

If only we could intercept the question asking for 35 numbers and the alphabet and manipulate the answer.

In theory, identity manipulation is possible.

– “Warning! We inform you that using magic during an inspection may cause a mana surge and may result in aggravated punishment under the Special Act to Prevent Identity Manipulation of Persons with Special Powers.”

One condition.

The source of all special abilities. Without using mana.

‘And I can.’

Because the source of my power is ‘malice’.

Disable the mind’s eye for concentration.

Causes malice in the heart.

Originally, the mind is nothing more than the chemical reaction of hormones overflowing from the brain, but this is in a novel. The malice expressed in the heart slowly finds its way inside the body.

The road is a circuit.

In the circuit where mana would flow for an ordinary person, in my case, malice flows. That’s why I’m a villain.

Heart. Muscle. Internal organs. Once the malice has completed its journey through my flesh and blood, preparations are complete.

– Weiying

The sound of a scanner operating for inspection.

Answering its ‘manic’ questions with exquisitely controlled ‘malice’.

With infinitely dark ‘malice’, the clerk’s ID pattern is implemented, stroke by stroke.

That is my answer to the scanner’s question.

[ User verification has been completed. ]

[ No magic usage detected while scanning. ]

“……”

[Bong Kim from Orbis Academy, Korea. ]

[ It has been confirmed that you are at a level capable of using the casino. ]

[ Entry is welcome. ]

After becoming a clerk, I opened the entrance and went in.

– Clap la la la la rock!

The sound of coins falling endlessly is the first thing you hear.

The cheerful music of the slot machine.

The sound of numerous chips crashing together.

Casino.

Someone’s tragedy is buried in a small noise,

I stepped into this gorgeous place where everyone seemed to be succeeding.