How a Mythic Paladin Lives as a Villain - Chapter 13

[Sacred Middle School]

As soon as a male student entered through the back door of Class 2-A, the students started murmuring.

“It’s Go Yohan….”
“He actually came to school today?”

All the attention focused on him, but Yohan Go, the main character, simply sat quietly in his seat, yawning.

“Yawn.”

A deluge of fatigue hit him.

[Status effect, Curse of Sloth is activated.]
[Status effect, Curse of Jealousy is activated.]
[Status effect….]

It was because of the curses.
Fortunately, to say the least.

[A high faith stat suppresses the curse.]
[High karma points suppress the curse.]

It was fortunate that the goddess helped suppress the curse.
However, not all curses could be completely suppressed.

[Status effect, Curse of Sloth is activated.]

So he had to somewhat accept the Curse of Sloth, which resulted in such a situation.

Swoosh.

Yohan inevitably put his head down on the desk and closed his eyes.

‘Sigh.’

He couldn’t help but sigh.
He tried planning to take a high school equivalency exam after elementary school but eventually found himself drifting back into a middle school classroom.
The reason couldn’t be pinpointed to just one thing; it was complex.
As mentioned, the curses embedded in his body.

– Captain, should I wake you up later?
‘No.’

After Yun Seung-a, several Black Gates appeared.
Their intervals were slower than expected, and all these Black Gates aimed to secure a vessel for the archdemon.

– Captain, are you sleeping?
‘Envy. Be quiet.’
– …Sorry!

And unlike with Yun Seung-a, the other Black Gates didn’t close as quickly.
The issue arose when he saved Envy, or rather Kim Si-on.
Several demons of the second tier were there, and dealing with them took a considerable amount of time.
By the time he exited the Black Gate, three days had already passed.

‘Yohan’s…!’

When there was a commotion because Yohan was said to have run away from home, Lee Jae-gyeong, whom he had left behind, stepped in to resolve it to some extent.
Several times thereafter.

“Is it true that Yohan Go has been running away from home since elementary school?”
“Well, they say it’s a volunteer activity-cum-faith camp? But I bet that’s true.”
“Wow…. Running away in elementary school is legendary.”

He had become a problem child.
If that were all, it would have been manageable.

‘Yohan, are you having a hard time?’

Even Shin Soo-kyung understood this much.
But the issue arose when saving the next members of Lust and Gluttony.
Though strategies for the Black Gates were shorter than with Envy.

“Is that a real tattoo?”
“…That’s insane. What a holy class.”

It was because of the tattoos that became marks of the curse.
Those, which were difficult to cover even with Yohan’s power, revealed themselves even through makeup.
When they appeared near his throat.

‘Yohan…. What is this…!’

He was discovered.
Even his usually quiet father, Go Jae-han, intervened that day.

‘Find out where that kid got the tattoo, and handle it. You need to get rid of it immediately.’

The fact that Holy shook to its core wasn’t even in question.
And Yohan apologized.

‘I’ll go… to middle school.’

Only after deciding to put the past behind of indulging in the plan of taking the high school equivalency test in order to overcome the challenge.

This place.
“Is the one sleeping at the back… Yohan Go?”
“Yes.”
“Let him be.”

Thus, he reached Shinsung Middle School.
Shinsung Middle School.
As the name suggests.

“Let’s start class.”

It was a school established by Shinsung.

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Because of the incident at the Incheon villa, Yohan’s parents, who were overly obsessed with his safety, eventually took action.

‘Shinsung International Player Middle School.’

Since Yohan had various issues since elementary school, it was to properly secure his safety and observe the situation that the middle school was established.
Considering the influence and power of Shinsung, which is now called one of Korea’s top three guilds, it wasn’t particularly difficult.

“Yawn.”

The Shinsung Education Foundation was established, and with massive investments, plenty of power wielders were drawn to the splendid facilities and the teaching staff, immediately transferring or enrolling their children into Shinsung Player Middle School.
That was when it happened.

Hug.

Yohan, who crumpled his face, opened his mouth.

“What are you doing?”

A female student was circling around Yohan from a while ago.

“I was waiting for you to wake up.”

Her name was Kim Se-hyun.

“They say Kim Se-hyun is close with Yohan Go?”
“They’ve been in the same class since the first grade.”
“Does that even make sense?”
“It can’t be a coincidence.”

She, too, was as conspicuous as Yohan.
With ebony-like hair and clear skin.

“They say she has over 700,000 followers?”

Her looks were far too outstanding for a middle schooler.

“So why were you waiting for that?”
“It’s lunchtime, didn’t you know?”

Moreover, she was once the distinguished daughter of Tae-han, the second-largest company.
Though the guild business repeatedly failed, causing them to lose a lot of power now.

“I mean….”
“Let’s go eat lunch.”

When Kim Se-hyun spoke, Yohan Go crumpled his face again as if irritated.

Clatter.

The front door of the classroom opened, revealing a familiar face.

“Yohan, make sure to eat.”

A reason many power wielders sent their children to Shinsung Player Middle School.

“Yohan! Eat your meal!”

It was Lee Jae-gyeong, a top-ranked player once called Sword Ghost.

“…Alright.”

While he was saying that.
His eyes seemed to be burning with fire.
The reason such a ranker as Lee Jae-gyeong was there was simply because he was a teacher of player studies.
Three years prior, when Yohan was in sixth grade, Lee Jae-gyeong resigned from Shinsung.
Although Go Jae-han tried to stop him, Lee Jae-gyeong insisted he wanted to focus on protecting Yohan and decided on a short-term teaching position at the newly established Shinsung Middle School.
Though an outrageous waste of manpower, as he was an active player rather than a retired one, they had no choice but to follow his words.

“Se-hyun, what’s for lunch today?”

Lee Jae-gyeong, who stood alongside Yohan Go and Kim Se-hyun at some point, spoke.

“Steamed chicken and… also….”
“Is that so? Why don’t you eat and just wait for Yohan every time?”
“Heh, otherwise Yohan wouldn’t eat, you know.”
“You’re really considerate.”

Yohan twisted his face.

‘Can’t you moderate?’

The curses had a large influence on Yohan.
Though he wasn’t entirely entrapped by them.

‘What?’
‘I’m already dying of annoyance.’

It could be said they certainly affected his personality.
Yohan, who always had to suppress the curses.
Furthermore, after conquering more Black Gates and atoning for curses and sins.

Tingling.

He was burdened by the pain brought about by sins without a moment’s notice.
It didn’t matter.
He could endure to this extent, and there were those he could save because of it.

“Alright, let’s eat!”

Lee Jae-gyeong, cheerfully tore off a chicken leg.

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“What are you doing after school today?”

Kim Se-hyun asked, clinging to Yohan Go.

“Why?”
“Mom wants you over. She’s going to make chicken.”

As if. Probably order delivery or at most have the house staff make it.
Though Tae-han has fallen, it was still amongst Korea’s top 100 companies.

“Busy.”
“Really? Heh. Can’t be helped.”

Kim Se-hyun smiled brightly and shook her head regretfully.

“How about tomorrow then?”

Kim Se-hyun was quite popular at school.
Her looks were undeniably a part of it.
Her young and innocent appearance reminded one of the high elves of the past, Trivania.

“Busy.”
“The day after tomorrow? Let’s watch a movie.”
“Busy.”

Pouting.

Kim Se-hyun pouted her lips in regret.

“Oh right. Did you hear?”

Kim Se-hyun changed the subject.

“They said a new student teacher arrived today.”

Student teacher, the school was already buzzing with the news.
The new student teacher apparently had very striking looks?

“So are you, Kim Se-hyun or the student teacher?”
“Wow, it’s incredibly hard.”
“Idiots, neither Kim Se-hyun nor the student teacher care about you.”

Some boys were chatting away in one corner.
Of course, it wasn’t really Yohan Go’s concern.

“They say she’s really, really pretty.”

Although Kim Se-hyun attempted to catch Yohan’s attention with it, Yohan just waved his hand dismissively.

“Is the student teacher really that pretty?”

Even the girls were discussing the topic.

“You’ll see for yourself, it’s this period.”

And a little while later.

Creak.

The classroom door opened, and a young female teacher entered.

“Wowaaaaa!”

The boys erupted in cheers.

“Wow…. Crazy.”

Even the girls were left agape, hitting themselves with their compact mirrors.

“Wow….”

It was the same for Kim Se-hyun.

“Nice to meet you, everyone.”

The student teacher at the lecture stand spoke.

“My name is….”

As a bright smile seemed to illuminate the classroom.

-Envy, I think Sloth is being very deceitful.

A voice from Envy echoed.
The reason Yohan had little interest in the new student teacher.

“I’m Yun Seung-a.”

It was because her true identity was Yun Seung-a.

-Envy, seal your lips. How dare you speak so casually to the leader?

Yun Seung-a’s voice addressing the children was heard simultaneously.

-Why! Smile at me like that too, huh?- Envy, don’t forget you’re on protection duty for the leader.

Simultaneous voices came through.

‘Quiet.’

At Yohan’s words, the voices shrank and vanished.

“Please take care of me for the time being?”

With Yun Seung-a’s voice, it was nothing short of a festival.

-Leader, there’s something I need to report.

Yun Seung-a’s voice came through again.

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Yun Seung-a, now twenty-one years old, unlike other kids, had her age confirmed since the first time she learned his name and wore the uniform.
When she turned twenty, she left the orphanage and became independent.
Of course, it was just words, as she only ventured into external activities.

“Leader.”

Behind the school, in the garden.
Yun Seung-a bowed her head politely to Yohan Go.

‘Leader.’

It’s the title that the kids saved by Yohan started calling him.

Buzz.

All around, Yun Seung-a’s magic served to cut off any surrounding noise.

“It’s been a while, it’s nice to see you.”

Yun Seung-a snuck a smile as she spoke.
It had, after all, been two years since Yohan last saw her.

“Have you been well?”
“I’m sure I already heard everything, so why ask.”

It was already known that the kids he saved shared information, treating Yun Seung-a as their leader.

“Regardless.”

Yun Seung-a smiled again, brushing off the reprimand.

“So, what brings you here?”

He had heard that Yun Seung-a was coming to teach at Shinsung Middle School as a student teacher.
Still, he didn’t know why yet.
Just then, Yun Seung-a, looking cautious, handed over something.

“…What is this?”