Episode 387
Kim Ki-jeong stuttered as if he couldn’t believe it.
“No why no why the photo… no why….”
“Calm down.”
“Is this something to calm down about…?”
Kim Ki-jeong, who had turned white, had no trace of odor in his voice, as if even his voice had been discolored.
“Why is there a picture like that in the grade room?”
It was the reaction of someone who had forgotten all about the previous episode and found out for the first time what a jerk the art teacher was.
In response to that valid question, Hong Gyeong-jun nodded his head kindly.
“It looks like the art teacher killed someone.”
“Why is he a teacher…?”
“Don’t worry, it won’t be soon.”
When I return to reality, I will first become an art teacher.
It was Hong Gyeong-jun who had already acquired all the information from the previous episode from Jung In-ho. Hong Gyeong-jun, who knew what kind of perverted thoughts the art teacher at Eonhak High School had covered this school with, made a firm determination.
Jaeheon Lee nodded at that.
“If it is difficult to issue a warrant, you can tell me. “I can help you with that.”
“Oh… Royal Family….”
“If you have a strong back, it might be a bit of a pain, but I don’t know. “There is no one in the world who hates money.”
“ah.”
Han Do-yoon nodded.
“I like you too, Don.”
“I like it too.”
“Are you Jaeheon Lee?”
“Ever since I was young, my dream was to become rich and famous.”
“Hasn’t that already been achieved…?”
“Richness and fame? This party group is not mine. “I am just a manager at a large company with no money or fame.”
“Is it so hard to say that that large company is nothing more than a five-star company?”
After a comical talk full of nonsense to relieve Kim Ki-jeong’s tension, he returned from a cat with a split tail to a skinny toothpick. Do-yoon Han and Jae-heon Lee quietly high-fived in the blind spot.
Kim Ki-jeong said, “It’s not that much peace of mind, but I have regained at least some stability.”
“…Did the art teacher at Unhak High School really… do something like that?”
“I can’t say for sure because I haven’t verified it in reality, but even if I didn’t actually do something like that, the fact that I had this kind of thought itself is a big problem. “Even if he didn’t kill anyone, it looks like he plans to do so soon.”
“I really hate this place…”
The puzzle they checked in the grade room in Building B was no different from the one they encountered in the previous episode. The format was to get a key by guessing the name of the plaster statues lined up on the desk.
‘Of course it’s fake.’
The real key that Jaeheon Lee confirmed in his lucid dream came from the grade room in Building A on the 3rd floor. There was no guarantee that it would be exactly the same as before, but it was true that there was a high probability that the key there was real.
And Jaeheon Lee was on standby on the third floor.
‘I thought all I had to do was avoid Song In-myeong and the swimming pool, you bastards. ‘That’s why you’re called chicks.’
The puzzle in the grade room where the real key appeared was more difficult. Although the solution process itself is the same, the risk of the monster that pops out is different. Lee Jae-heon had no intention of leaving foolish chicks in that dangerous place, and perhaps because of Song In-myeong and the difficulty of the swimming pool, he was able to join the third floor standby group without difficulty. It was a satisfactory result.
The survivors were shocked by the news brought by the grade room investigation team, who thought they were simply looking for clues. In particular, Seong Ji-ho, who knew a little about the art teacher’s perversions, added this.
“Aaaah… ahhh….”
“Student Jiho Seong…?”
“I’m going to transfer schools… I’m going to drop out…”
Jaeheon Lee asked.
“Can you move the house?”
“…? yes?”
“? No, if you want to transfer schools, you have to move house first….”
“…?”
“??”
Lee Jae-heon blinked a few times and asked Jeong In-ho.
“Can I change schools without moving house?”
“Don’t think that every family is overflowing with money.”
“uh? I’m not saying it’s about money, but about regulations… Oh no, and if you just move to a house with a similar monthly rent…” ”
There’s no law that says you have to move houses to change schools. Moving itself is quite expensive, and finding a home with the same conditions at a similar monthly rent is not that easy. “I guess the manager has never moved before.”
“…I didn’t do it.”
“Aha…”
In his previous life, he only lived in a dormitory and then moved into a house supported by the government. In his current life, Lee Jae-heon was an old man who passed on all the annoying tasks to his subordinates. Manager Lee Jae-heon, who even hired people to clean his house, couldn’t have been walking around counting money just because he was moving.
Lee Jae-heon, who had thought about that far, asked again.
“Then can you find me a place to stay?”
“No, yes?”
“Can’t I just buy a new house without having to move? It was already unpleasant to keep students in a school like this, but the school doesn’t change just because the art teacher disappears, so Da-young and Da-hoon…” “Stop, manager
. Until there. “I know you’re tired and the filter in your mouth is gone, but housing isn’t something you can easily buy and receive like a candy bar.”
“Why do you think I’m talking nonsense now?”
“I think it’s about half the time.”
“Then you should control yourself.”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ nodded.
In fact, it was a hassle for Lee Jae-hyung as he would also need an excuse if he bought the house, but Lee Jae-heon thought this was a necessary offer. It would be nice to be able to buy a house close to Oseong and manage the current high school members, but based on the current reaction, I felt like I needed to take some time.
Since Lee Jae-heon, pretending to be distracted, expressed his intention to purchase with all his sincerity, I wonder if he will come over someday as soon as the students can sort out their thoughts. It seemed that if he put on the mask of ‘Lee Jae-heon’ and pushed quietly, he could easily bring the students to the vicinity of Oseong.
‘I’ll have to stab him in the side a few more times later.’
Seong Ji-ho and the other students didn’t all seem to have a very good home environment, but wouldn’t it be better for Lee Jae-heon and the students if they were kept by their side and managed? Lee Jae-heon retreated, intending to invade the students’ homes and negotiate if necessary.
“I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable.”
“…It’s not unpleasant… No, yes….”
Seong Ji-ho had a lot to say, but looked at Lee Jae-heon as if he didn’t know what to say, then nodded. Although he didn’t understand anything, he seemed to have decided that this was an inappropriate topic of conversation for this situation.
Seong Ji-ho scratched his head and opened his mouth.
“But why does the key come out of there?”
“huh?”
“No, that’s right. “You know I’ve been an art teacher for a long time.”
“Slavery….”
“That teacher doesn’t leave the key on the first floor. Fair key too.”
This was an unexpected help to Lee Jae-heon.
“There are a lot of outsiders coming and going on the first floor, so they don’t keep it there because they feel unsafe. Isn’t it strange, no matter how hidden the world is? No, it makes no sense since it is a secret world. “Because I said my thoughts would ask.”
“…I’m sure…”
“You carry the original key with you, and the pair key… I’m not sure about that, but…” “
Did you have a pair key? “I think I only have one key.”
“Usually you only use one. I’ve rarely seen a pair key either. “The art teacher carries the key himself, so why would he need a pair key?”
“That’s right.”
The adults exchanged glances during the conversation between Park Da-young and Seong Ji-ho.
“…Then should I assume this key is fake?”
It was a really nice assist.
‘Well, it was Seong Ji-ho who revealed the art teacher’s perversion in the last episode. I’m sure since I have him, I’m getting a lot of information… I did a good job bringing him along.’
I coaxed the survivors to check all the staff rooms, but in the worst case scenario, I thought about going up to the 4th floor with this key and starting again from the beginning. Things were made easier thanks to Seong Ji-ho’s revelation that the key was fake and the need to look around other grade rooms.
“Then I guess I should stop by all the other grade rooms. “I don’t know exactly what this key will be used for, but since it was obtained by solving such a puzzle, it must have some use.”
Hong Gyeong-jun, who had heard from Jeong In-ho that this was the key to the art room warehouse on the 4th floor, supported Seong Ji-ho’s opinion. Even Hong Kyung-jun must have felt a great burden going to and from a school full of monsters.
As if to continue the flow, Jeong In-ho also intervened.
“How many grade rooms were there in total at this school?”
“Oh, I know. “There are eight.”
“Then it would be structured with two grade rooms per floor. “It would be a good idea to go up one floor at a time and check all the grade rooms.”
“There’s a good chance it’s fake, but I guess I should check out the other grade rooms on the first floor.”
“I don’t think it will be difficult because there are a lot of people.”
When Park Da-young, who also knew about the existence of regression, pushed forward, the other survivors nodded, saying that it indeed made sense. Hong Gyeong-jun made a strange expression, perhaps because he realized that the survivor team had been acting this way until now, but it was soon resolved.
And Kim Ki-jeong frowned.
“Is it me again?”
“Fighting, Mr. Kijeong~!”
“Shut up, Han Do-yoon.”
“Oh, then what should we do? None of us know the name of the plaster statue.”
“You just have to memorize it. If you memorize it…!”
“What if I forget and make a mistake? What if I get a penalty? What if you get hurt? “Wow, I’m so, so scared of Doyoon.”
“I’m really going crazy.”
Kim Ki-jeong looked like he was going to throw up. Jaeheon Lee also partially agreed.
Although it became necessary to visit all grade rooms, Kim Ki-jeong’s condition did not seem that bad. It was rewarding to strengthen my relationship with Han Do-yoon through the apartment incident. Jaeheon Lee praised himself. After all, people were beings that rolled when they rolled.
‘If you just put the two together, it will last quite a while.’
It was Lee Jae-heon who seemed to be a battery that was holding on to Kim Ki-jeong, but no one sensed his true intentions. Lee Jae-heon, who came to his senses, was able to manage his facial expressions beyond that of an actor. The water rose. This is it.
Jeong In-ho asked after seeing Lee Jae-heon’s face.
“…are you okay, manager?”
“No ha… it’s okay.”
“As expected, the 3rd floor might have been too much…”
…did the water rise too high?
* * *
From the results, it was correct that the key to the grade room in Building A on the 3rd floor was real.
“Boss…!”
“No one died, right?”
“Is that right what someone with half their head blown off would say?”
“You’re not dead…”
And Jaeheon Lee was nagging. This was because the head was split.
You might say this sounds strange, but it was a literal situation. Lee Jae-heon, who had been hit on the head on his way out of the grade room, came out and inspected his bleeding head by pressing it several times and calmly said, ‘Oh, it’s broken.’
“I recovered somewhat.”
“If this can be called recovery….”
“I said it was just a crack in the bone, you people.”
“Can you please stop talking?”
Woo Woo-young muttered as if he couldn’t believe this situation itself.
“Do you have to say something like that even though you’re covered in blood?”
“Team Leader Woo, I’m very comfortable now, right?”
“It’s a bit like that, I guess. “It’s like looking at tattered zombies that don’t kill people.”
“Isn’t that just as scary?”
“It really makes me feel ambivalent.”
For reference, Lee Jae-heon’s head was broken while trying to protect Woo Woo-young.
She was seriously considering the ‘Lee Jae-heon amulet theory’. Vivian was not much different, and if Yeonhee Kwon had known, she would have reacted similarly. Hong Gyeong-jun was covering his eyes with his hands as if he thought the situation was absurd.
Jeong In-ho smiled sadly and opened his mouth.
“I can’t say anything about someone getting hurt while trying to save someone…”
The puzzles in the grade room in Building A on the 3rd floor were the same as the ones in other grade rooms, but from the moment the plaster statues whose names were guessed correctly turned into plaster statues from the other world wearing wigs, monsters began to appear. It started to move. He attacked the victim even before he could break the plaster statue with the same head shape as the victim in the photo and take out the key.
The survivors, who had become accustomed to the pattern of monsters attacking them after going through the first and second floor grade rooms and taking out the keys, were taken aback. He somehow managed to get the key out, but Woo Joo-young tripped and fell, and Lee Jae-heon’s head exploded as he tried to cover her. It was no wonder Woo Joo-young turned as white as paper.
Therefore, Lee Jae-heon was honest.
“Then what are you saying with me in the middle?”
Are these the kind of things you would say to your lifesaver?
Locked in the school bathroom and surrounded by survivors, I felt like a weak student being threatened by bullies. Lee Jae-heon, who had always been a perpetrator but rarely a victim, felt very burdened by the current situation. I don’t know everything and I hope you turn it off.
“You think I’m nagging again.”
“…Anyway, it was cured with medicine, so it’s okay…”
“If everything was cured with medicine, you wouldn’t say things like this.”
As the survivors said, the head wasn’t really blown off, just some skin was torn and the skull was cracked. Seeing that I had no problem thinking, there was no problem with my brain. All other wounds were treated with medicine from the survival kit, so I wondered how serious they were.
Song In-myeong said with a smile.
“My eye burst, but you’re saying I’m okay?”
“You’re having fun with this situation.”
“Oh, it’s kind of fun. “It’s an amazing sight.”
“It’s so nice to see so much laughter, you bastard.”
Of course, one eye was blown out, but the other eye was alive. Although his sense of distance may have become a little dull, it was not a problem for Lee Jae-heon, who had had his eyes exploded several times in his past life. The biggest problem for him was the survivors who became serious after only one eye.
Jaeheon Lee thought for a moment and said.
“…Of course, it won’t look very good, but….”
“That’s it, Manager.”
“Do you hate seeing it that much?”
“I don’t know where to start to refute, so please stop…”
As Woo Joo-young started crying, Yoon Gar-ram patted her on the back.
“You went too far in this case.”
“sorry.”
“I’m a little angry because the topic of apology seems to be different from ours…”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to cover your eyes?”
“mister.”
“I’ll shut up.”
Jaeheon Lee made a promise.
It has to be crooked.
(Continued in the next part)
