There Is No World For ■■

* * *As the sun reached its zenith and students clutched their empty stomachs, the sound of students rushing to the cafeteria made the windows rattle while Yeomyeong sat alone in his room, engrossed in reading.To be precise, he was reading not one, but two notebooks. They were of similar size and their content was identical.Yeomyeong’s demeanor as he alternated between the two notebooks, scrutinizing its content, was very serious. Because what they contained was not something to scoff at.Chapter 1: The boss, the Skinwalker Priest, is still alive. Chapter 2 is about to start, and the boss is the elf hunter Juan…The so-called ‘Author’, Baonic Lerac, who believed himself to be the creator of this world, had jotted down the information in these notebooks.They contained all sorts of information about the academy and a future that would have become a reality, though it differed slightly from the present reality, if not for Yeomyeong.The future events and the perpetrators behind them, personal histories of certain individuals, and strange fated objects hidden throughout the academy.Among them were pieces of information that seemed almost unbelievable.For example, a dragon hiding in the academy’s sewers or an elf who would attack the academy during the first-year winter vacation.However, Yeomyeong memorized everything, especially the details about the strange fated objects, which he read and reread to the point of being able to recall it perfectly.Was it to monopolize these strange fated objects? No, it wasn’t. To him, these items served as both bait and clues.…Clues to find the Player.The Player who was hiding somewhere in Lord Howe Academy.Like Baonic, it was likely that this Player also knew about the numerous strange fated objects hidden in the academy.Given the Player’s nature, who went as far as to kill people for XP, he would be constantly looking for an opportunity to seize these items.…It’s also possible that he may have already obtained some of these items.Yeomyeong genuinely hoped so.He hoped that the Player had managed to obtain some of the strange fated objects so he could use the clues of the missing strange fated objects and find him earlier.Just as Yeomyeong flipped through the notebooks with such thoughts in mind…Creak.The door, which had been closed shut, creaked open with a small noise.It didn’t look like anyone was coming in as there was no one visible beyond the door.However, Yeomyeong’s sharp instincts—honed by someone who wore the Invisibility Cloak frequently—picked up on something crossing the doorway.“…Was that you passing by, Dormitory Head?”Yeomyeong asked, even though he didn’t mean it and closed the notebooks with natural movements.He then got up from his seat, pulled out the Invisibility Cloak from his pocket, and tucked it between his side and arm, ready to wear it at any time.Once he was done with his brief preparations and headed toward the door, the invisible visitor did not take any action.And as soon as Yeomyeong shut the door, something cold pressed firmly against the back of his head.Click.The familiar sound of a gun being cocked, the familiar sensation…Yeomyeong sighed without realizing it and asked.“Just to make sure I’m not mistaken, you are someone I know, right?”

* * *The Saintess nibbled on her lip.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Her attempt to ambush him and gain the upper hand had been thwarted way too easily.Had he grown accustomed to these kinds of situations?Even though an invisible gun was pointed at the back of his head, Yeomyeong remained calm.No, he was more than just calm; he seemed to be annoyed.Planning to threaten him again, she tightened her grip on the revolver.Of course, it was still useless. Yeomyeong didn’t even care as he simply turned his head.“Were you even thinking when you snuck into the boys’ dormitory?”“…”Only then did the Saintess realize that she had come to confront Yeomyeong without thinking things through. No, she did have a few thoughts.What did he do with Seti, what exactly was their relationship, whether the rumors she heard back in the shrine were true, and…What did he think of her?But she was unable to articulate any of those thoughts, only Yeomyeong’s voice echoed in the room.“If you were caught by the staff, it won’t just end with demerits or expulsion. It could even lead to a scandal.”“…A scandal? What kind of scandal?”The Saintess asked back, but Yeomyeong didn’t answer and simply tilted his head.Facing his sour-faced expression, the Saintess realized that she had asked a foolish question.Hiding in the boys’ dormitory—if that wasn’t scandalous enough, then what was?On top of that, tabloids from all over the world would pounce on a scandal like this.“I won’t say anything more, so just return the same way you came here.”Saying that, Yeomyeong walked past the Saintess.The Saintess briefly stared at Yeomyeong’s back as he returned to his desk, before clenching her fists.If it had been any other day, she would have heeded Yeomyeong’s advice.However, after being ignored by Seti for the past few days and still in a daze from all-night prayers, the Saintess made a different choice.“…Stop. I’m not done talking.”“…”“I’m really going to shoot. Get back here immediately if you don’t want to get shot.”With that out-of-place threat, the Saintess’s white hand emerged from the Invisibility Cloak.The revolver in her hand was aimed precisely at Yeomyeong’s head, but Yeomyeong could only sigh deeply upon seeing it.Because the revolver’s magazine was empty.No, it was actually expected.According to academy rules, students weren’t allowed to carry real swords with sharpened blades. So how could the Saintess be carrying a revolver loaded with live bullets?And yet, there she was, aiming it at him without even realizing…Sigh.She must have really lost her mind.Yeomyeong shook his head and spread open the Invisibility Cloak in his hand. It was the very cloak lent to him by the Saintess’ mother.As he raised his hand, the Saintess thrust the gun forward once again and said.“D-does it look like I’m joking? Huh? Do you think I won’t shoot?”“…”“Come here! Now! Tell me honestly… Huh?”And the next moment, Yeomyeong vanished from the Saintess’ sight.Unable to process what was happening, the Saintess stammered as she looked around.And by the time she belatedly remembered the Invisibility Cloak, Yeomyeong had already grabbed her waist from behind and tucked her under his arm.“W-Wait…!”Without giving the stunned Saintess a chance to protest, Yeomyeong lifted her up.“L-Let me go! Let me go!”The Saintess, floating horizontally mid-air with her waist held, flailed and hit Yeomyeong’s body.Even in the midst of all this chaos, the fact that she hadn’t pulled the trigger suggested she had no intention of shooting him, even though she was not in her right mind.Well, not that it mattered now.With the Saintess still under his arm, Yeomyeong raised his other hand.And…Smack!He smacked her bottom with his palm.The peach hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak and uniform turned red, and a short scream escaped from the Saintess’ mouth.“Y-You…! What’s the meaning of this… Kyaaackk!”Ignoring what the Saintess yelled, Yeomyeong slapped her again.The Foreman used to punish Dung Beetle in the same way back when he was young.Smack!“T-This is sacrilege! I said it’s sacrilege!”Smack!“W-Wait, wait…! I’m sorry… Aah!”Smack!“S-Stop… heut!”Yeomyeong spanked the Saintess’ buttocks for a while, only stopping when she began sniffling silently.He contemplated throwing her out the window in her current state but decided to set her down on the bed instead.After all, he wanted to know the reason behind her bizarre behavior before sending her away.Yeomyeong took off his Invisibility Cloak and spoke to the still-sniffling Saintess.“…If you’ve returned to your senses, explain properly now. Why did you come looking for me all of a sudden?”“…”“You haven’t attended class for the past few days either. Have you been drinking or something?”Instead of replying, the Saintess took a deep breath as if pondering something before cautiously removing her Invisibility Cloak.Her face beneath the cloak was marked with tear stains and freshly formed snot streaks.…Did he hit her too hard? While Yeomyeong turned his head awkwardly, unable to find where to look, the Saintess spoke.“Yeomyeong.”“Yes?”“Have you broken curfew… recently?”The moment Yeomyeong heard the word ‘curfew,’ he understood that the Saintess’ question was related to Seti.At the same time, he was puzzled.What kind of relationship did Seti and the Saintess have that she came straight at him with a gun?Come to think of it, his first meeting with the Saintess’ mother, Moryne, had been somewhat similar. Was this what they meant by ‘like mother, like daughter’?While Yeomyeong was lost in these thoughts, the Saintess reached out and grabbed his hand tightly.“Y-You haven’t broken curfew, right? Have you?”“…”Yeomyeong debated whether to lie but decided to tell her the truth.After all, the Saintess had an Invisibility Cloak. She was someone who would scour for the truth even if she had to dig through the dorm attendance records, any half-baked lie would be counterproductive.“…I have.”Yeomyeong’s confession shook the Saintess, it looked as if she had been hit on the head with a hammer.After staring blankly with her mouth agape for about 30 seconds, the Saintess finally stammered.“Y-Yeomyeong … Do you and Seti… have that sort of relationship?”“…That sort of relationship?”“A relationship that leaves footprints in the snow… you two don’t, right?”The direct and blunt question made Yeomyeong suppress a bitter smile.How much embarrassment did she endure to ask that question, which was uncharacteristic of a Saintess?Yeomyeong stifled his sympathy and pulled out the Handle of the Uragan from his pocket.The rod made from a unicorn’s horn began to emit a brilliant light as soon as it was in Yeomyeong’s hand.It didn’t utter the usual ‘O Virgin’, but that was enough for the Saintess, who couldn’t hear the unicorn’s voice.“Ah…”“…Is this enough?”The Saintess nodded. Yeomyeong felt guilty on seeing her flushed cheeks, but he justified it to himself as necessary.Rather than letting the Saintess get caught up in revenge, this was a hundred times better… at least, that was what Yeomyeong felt.“Are you done with the interrogation? Now, return before lunch ends.”However, the Saintess seemed to have other thoughts.“Yeomyeong.”“…What now?”“About the spanking… if I behave like a fool again… will you spank me again?”The sudden confession made Yeomyeong’s body stiffen in surprise.Seeing Yeomyeong’s reaction, the Saintess gave a timid smile. It was the smile of a winner.“…Just kidding, you’re so sneaky.”She covered herself with her Invisibility Cloak and got up from the bed.Yeomyeong was left speechless even after she opened the door and left.He only regained his bearings after hearing the sound of a crow tapping against the window.Tap! Tap! Tap!A huge crow that blocked the entire window.Yeomyeong sighed as he looked at the crow’s angry expression.