I Became a Genius by Running Away From the Academy

21 – Home Sweet Home

There is a fact that I came to know naturally over time……

That’s the fact that I’m extremely specialized in the stealth ability that kills signs.

‘Thanks to that, I’m not saying this from a position where I’ve been drinking properly, but this is a subtle problem.’

Think about it.

Until now, I was able to solve everything in a good way thanks to my strength being the size of a rat and the unintended combination of my characteristics that created synergy.

But this bond was bound to break someday as I grew up.

It was actually breaking down little by little.

‘Also, the problem is that I only know how to kill my own traces, but I don’t know how to erase my traces.’

For example, let’s say I broke into something and someone caught me.

And what if he gave up on finding me and chose to just destroy the space itself?

As I can do nothing but hide, I have no choice but to be helpless.

‘Well, the chances of things going in such an extreme way are slim.’

But since it was a life-and-death matter, it couldn’t be ignored just because the possibility was slim.

In addition, even if that part was ignored, leaving traces was itself a problem.

Because there was a possibility that the enemy could find out where I was from the traces.

‘Actually, it’s something that can be done with the skills of the hounds.’

Since I’ve actually seen such a scene in the game, I can be sure.

Because I knew this, what I was most worried about during the operation to spread honey on donuts with other people’s money was to leave my mark on the scene.

I continued to think about this and then changed the direction of my idea.

If you can’t get out quietly, on the contrary, get out as loudly as possible.

‘Even if I leave a trace, there’s no problem as long as the space itself with the trace disappears.’

This was the reason why I made explosives while eating the elixir like soup.

[A large explosion of unknown cause occurred in a building in Qingdao, China. Hundreds of people died at the scene?]

[Damage caused by the struggle between black guilds, what the hell is the government doing?]

[The culprit of the explosion is a monster? Administrative problem fire in Field City.]

‘But was it a bit excessive?’

I didn’t know how much gunpowder to use to create an explosion that could blow up a building, so I tried to explode as much gunpowder as possible with the heart of a mother thinking of her children, but it must have been a bit harsh.

Looking at the photos, the explosion completely collapsed the building and showed that the area was completely scorched black.

‘If it’s like this, I’m sure you haven’t seen the invitation I put in.’

It was a bit disappointing, but since it’s already happened, I decided to just move on.

Above all, my head hurt too much to pay attention to that.

“Let’s take a break first and then think about it.”

I went into the men’s bathroom at the portal center, took off the mask I was wearing, and threw it in the trash.

Xiao Zhan was a very thorough and meticulous guy.

It wasn’t enough to install a short-range portal connected to the secret passage inside the lab, to the extent that I prepared several fake identities and camouflage tools separately.

‘It was surprisingly difficult to put on, so I had a hard time, but thanks to this, I was able to get to the Shanghai Portal Center comfortably by plane.’

When I went to Qingdao Field City, I stabbed a bully in the neck with a dagger, so it could be said that it was a great improvement.

‘Are you saying this is a golden return?’

Well, if the circle hadn’t been blocked from going directly to a place with poor security like Qingdao just because it was written by a student, there wouldn’t have been such a hassle.

‘In addition, if it’s for safety in the first place, isn’t sending the students to a place where there are monsters out?’

In my opinion, it was, but according to the common sense of this world, it didn’t seem so, so I just decided to move on.

And honestly, the fact that there is such a thing as a portal center in the school was more amazing than that part.

Because building a portal center inside a school branch was, in modern terms, the same madness as building an airport inside a school.

‘Well, it wasn’t built for simple welfare purposes, like giving food and lodging for free.’

One of the reasons Circle created the portal center was to allow students to gain more practical experience in addition to making it easier to move with the outside world.

‘And there were so many different types of actual combat experiences, from sending them to dungeons or fields to accepting and carrying out requests from guilds.’

The latter was convenient considering the mercenary guild system commonly seen in fantasy novels.

‘It’s called a trainee system, but in reality it’s a relay business that puts the circle’s name value first.’

Well, it was a simple quest provided to the player.

‘Looking at it this way, these guys are just as good at making money as they are spending money.’

While thinking about that, I went through the procedures at the portal center, and before I knew it, I had returned to the Circle from Shanghai.

Wooddeuk-! Dududuk-!

‘I came here after working briefly over the weekend, but it’s as hard as if I came back after working hard for a week.’

Still, the hard work was worthwhile.

[Status]

Name: Yoojin Do

Level: 31

Attributes: [Hidden Snake (4★)], [Shadow Play (3★)] And 41 others

Strength: 11

Agility: 15

Stamina: 13

INT: 18

mana: 32

[Weapon Talent]

-Dagger LV. 9

-Firearms LV. 9

[Technical Talent]

-Introductory Alchemy LV. 4

-Summoning LV. One

‘Looking at it like this, I’m sure I’ve become stronger.’

My level and the level of my dagger went up tremendously, but it seemed like it was because I finished off all the guys in the building with my dagger.

He has grown in various ways, but what caught his eye the most was, of course, the number of achievements.

’41 Or so…… I don’t even know how many achievements I got.’

I don’t know, but I thought I could grow considerably just by organizing those achievements.

Jerbug-

‘In addition to increasing my own strength, I robbed all of the Black Dragon Society’s belongings and solved the lack of funds to some extent.’

Jerbug-

‘I succeeded in stealing an artifact that would have gone to the villain’s side, so the results obtained this time are amazing.’

Toouk-

“So wait a minute…… Let’s rest for a while.”

I took a deep breath as I sat down on a bench that looked just like that.

I didn’t feel like I was breathing properly because my whole body was as heavy as wet cotton, but I felt like I was getting better little by little.

‘…… Should I smoke a cigarette?’

As I was looking up at the night sky blankly like that, I suddenly had that thought.

I’ve never smoked before.

Still, the idea itself seems quite attractive, so I’m thinking about it.

Ugh-

The device in my pocket trembled slightly.

‘Suddenly what?’

Swordsman: Hey, I finished clearing the dungeon you mentioned.

I did something to check, and it turned out that Han Si-yeon had sent a text message.

Judging from the fact that it was sent during this time, it seems that he contacted me as soon as he finished clearing the dungeon.

Ghost: Good job. So, did you get the artifact that was inside?

Swordsman: Yes, I got it with a lot of money.

Ghost: A tattoo called Huseon’s crest?

Swordsman: What, how did you know that?

If you clear the dungeon, you can get artifacts, items with better performance than man-made artifacts, but the shapes were really diverse.

However, it was not unreasonable for Si-yeon Han to be surprised since I knew exactly what the reward was.

Ghost: You haven’t forgotten that I was the one who introduced you to that dungeon, right?

Swordsman: There’s no way you can even know the rewards of the dungeon.

Ghost: You don’t know that.

Perhaps because I was blatantly dodging an answer, Siyeon Han did not reply to my words.

After a short time passed, Siyeon Han texted me again.

Swordsman: See you when you fight me.

Seeing the short sentence filled with emotions gave me a headache.

“Anyway, I just said I would think about fighting. I never said I would really fight.”

I was a little worried about whether I should accept this.

But if I insisted on not fighting, she would probably cause an uproar due to Han Shi-yeon’s personality, so she replied saying that she would know in moderation.

‘If you refuse this, you won’t even think about listening to what I have to say. If you think about the future, it would be right to step on it now.’

The moment he was about to insert the device after the conversation, another small vibration rang in his hand.

Chiritchirit: Are you back?

When I checked, it was Erio who sent the message this time.

‘It feels like raising two cats.’

For reference, one was a stray cat full of fighting spirit, and the other was a house cat who just kept sleeping.

Me: Why?

Chiritchirit: When I go to school tomorrow, I was wondering if you could carry me on my back.

No, it seems that there were not two cats, but one cat and one kindergartener.

Me: Okay.

She texted Erio, grumbling that she had no time to rest.

I thought the conversation would end like that, but surprisingly it didn’t.

Chiritchirit: Do you have anything to ask of me?

“…… What is it all of a sudden?”

Tri-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T herself.

Chiritchirit: I want to encourage you, but I don’t know how since you’re my first friend.

Tri-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T she was wondering if it would be okay if I asked her to do something.

“…… Is he even looking at me from somewhere right now?”

We didn’t have a conversation, just exchanged a few text messages, but I don’t know what I saw there.

So puzzled, I looked at the text for a while and then moved my finger.

Me: You lent me a subspace bag.

Tjiritjjirit: Not like that.

Chiritchirit: I want to move for you, just as you moved for me.

“He has grown up so nicely that he doesn’t know the world yet.”

There is nothing to help people like lending money.

Me: I don’t have any problems, so take care of your business.

Cjiritchirit: (Cat with a sad expression)

Tizzling: …… Then let me know if there’s anything I can help with.

Whoop-

“I don’t know if I have a good eye or just a good sense.”

After inserting the device like that, I thought about it for a while, then took out a donut I bought in advance from my subspace bag and took a bite.

“Yes, donuts are enough. What kind of cigarettes are cigarettes?”

Muttering that, I got up from my seat.

It was late at night, so it was time to go home.

Yum-

“Anyway, this house seems to put a lot of sugar in it.”

The donuts were oddly sweeter than what I usually eat.