104 – Rebellion Conference (1)
104.
“Who were the members attacked?”
A girl, leaning comfortably on a plush sofa, raised her hand to ask a question.
She had a fairly calm demeanor.
Due to her petite stature, she appeared to be no more than an early teenager.
The girl’s name was Isabelle Regardein.
As an observational-type psychic, she possessed considerable abilities that didn’t match her appearance.
During the Union Battle Survival, without Isabelle’s assistance, they might have wandered aimlessly through the vast forest for a long time.
When it came to observation, detection, tracking, and related skills, she excelled among the Rebellion members.
“The ones recruited after the Union attack incident.”
After successfully raiding the globally renowned hero training institution, Union, and escaping with heroes and trainees, Yudahee’s name value had greatly increased.
Thanks to that, she could easily recruit useful villains.
However…
“Han Ji-hyo, Ju Jeong-seon, David… Oh man, the newbies got completely exposed.”
They were all villains with promising futures.
Not lacking in skills, talent, or malice.
They never expected to lose so miserably due to the sudden attack on the church.
“Roksanu, how did that woman know about our members and launch an attack?”
“Maybe she found out about our members while investigating Seong Yura’s mansion. If it’s Seong Yura, she might have secretly dug up our weaknesses and vulnerabilities.”
Isabel quietly pondered about Seong Yura.
Seong Yura was secretly keeping an eye on the Rebellion members.
Considering Seong Yura’s untrustworthy nature, she likely prepared for potential conflicts with the Rebellion members.
Perhaps Roksanu stumbled upon information left by Seong Yura while searching the mansion?
So, they saw the Rebellion members as a threat and attacked.
“I heard the mansion was set on fire, but not every area was completely burned down, right?”
“Hmm, I’m not sure.”
Yuda-hee shook her head from side to side, then shrugged.
“Actually, I never really talked to Seong Yura about the newbies.”
She glanced at Isabel and continued.
“You didn’t really know who the newbies were until now, right? I was planning to introduce them all at once when I had the time. But things turned out like this, sigh.”
“Oh.”
“The members who know a bit about the newbies are…”
Yuda-hee turned her head slowly, scrutinizing the members’ faces.
“…Kim Seo-han, Mr. Ryan, and me, am I right?”
Among the rookies, there were only three individuals whose information could be exposed to the outside world.
In the case of Yoo Da-hee, for instance, there was no way she would discard the rookies she had worked hard to bring in, naturally narrowing down the suspects to two.
Kim Seo-han and Ryan Jones.
If one were to ask who leaked the information among these two…
“…Ha.”
Alex Kim, who had suddenly gained notoriety as a villain, let out a scoff.
The members’ gazes were fixated on Alex’s face.
Ignoring the glances from others, Alex casually raised his hand.
“Well, that’s obvious.”
Up until now, Alex had been lying down with a nonchalant expression, but suddenly, he pointed his finger at a certain man’s face.
The members’ attention followed the movement of his finger.
And there, Kim Seo-han was found.
“Huh?”
“Kim Seo-han, didn’t he secretly leak the information?”
“Me?”
In response to Alex’s abrupt accusation, Kim Seo-han awkwardly scratched his cheek.
“Yeah, Kim Seo-han, it’s you.”
“Ahahahaha, this is really embarrassing.”
As always, Kim Seo-han adorned his face with a smile that seemed inexplicable.
Due to Kim Seo-han’s constant smile, it was hard to tell what he was thinking. Moreover, it was very difficult to read his eyes, possibly due to his squint. Thus, it was challenging to understand his thoughts. It was somewhat awkward.
“Why, me?”
“You claim to like heroes, yet you went out of your way to join the academy. Just to satisfy your perverted sense of fulfillment.”
Kim Seo-han, a hero maniac.
He was known as a conspicuous figure, always raving about his love for heroes.
Of course, his love for heroes stemmed from twisted desires and shameful cravings.
He was a psycho pervert who enjoyed watching heroes endure hardship and rise, or succumb to their trials and collapse.
Kim Seo-han was a mentally unstable person who could sacrifice his own body for his own pleasure and satisfaction.
He could truly be called a hedonistic villain.
“Roksanne, isn’t she your type?”
It wasn’t about female preferences.
It was about Kim Seo-han’s unpleasant hobby.
It made sense, as Kim Seo-han preferred individuals who endured hardship and adversity with unwavering determination.
He must have been quite fond of Roksanne, who silently endured and withstood all sorts of torment from Sung Yura.
But in the past, he wouldn’t have dared to interfere because of Sung Yura. But now, isn’t that different?
“Are you just trying to test us by subjecting Roksanne to trials and making us face off against her?”
When Alex glared at him sharply, Kim Seo-han smirked slightly, pulling up the corners of his mouth.
“hahahaha, why would I do such a thing? That would be like strangling myself.”
“You’re quite capable of doing that, aren’t you?”
“Come on, if I were to involve myself with Rebellion in that way, it wouldn’t be any fun. Trials that can’t be overcome aren’t really trials, just mere torment. That’s not my cup of tea.”
“Don’t kid around. If it’s you, then for sure…”
“Ah, here we go again, fighting.”
Yoo Da-hee shook her head, as if her bones were aching, and let out a deep sigh.
“Why do our members always end up fighting whenever we gather together?”
That’s why Yoo Da-hee met the members of Rebellion separately when they got together.
It’s like we’re not trapped animals in a cage, yet when we’re put together, we just want to fight for no reason at all, or… maybe we’re just irredeemable villains.
Everyone has such distinct personalities, you know.
“We gathered here today to discuss a few matters. So, Alex, don’t just start a quarrel for no reason, okay? Got it?”
“….”
“I said, got it, Alex.”
“….Tsk. Fine.”
Alex clicked his tongue as if he wasn’t pleased.
But he obediently nodded and took a step back.
Even though he was Alex, he couldn’t openly oppose Yoo Da-hee. After all, what was the reason for Alex to be involved in this ridiculous organization game? It was all because of Yoo Da-hee. Alex was recruited partly because of her.
“Okay, let’s try to have a constructive conversation now. For example… whether we should rescue the new recruits who got arrested, something like that.”
Yoo Da-hee glanced at Alex.
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“When Seong Yura got caught, I was too indecisive about whether to rescue her, and because of that, someone took matters into their own hands…”
“Ahem.”
Alex glanced away discreetly.
“…Well, as I mentioned earlier, it’s probably because I acted too stubbornly. I won’t blame you too much. So, let’s quickly coordinate our opinions this time.”
He turned his gaze toward the members of Rebellion.
“What do you all think? Let’s hear everyone’s opinions.”
“…I’m against it.”
Baek Yurin immediately cast her dissenting vote.
“Why?”
“…It’s bothersome.”
Baek Yurin, as if finding even being in this place boring, yawned and wore an indifferent expression.
Suddenly, Yoo Dahee let out a bitter laugh.
She knew that Baek Yurin wasn’t interested in anything other than her sword, but to refuse so simply, citing it as bothersome, was unexpected.
If you want to live in society, you should learn a bit of rhetoric. Baek Yurin is in real trouble, indeed.
“Well, it’s a typical answer from you.”
“I’m against it too.”
“Huh? Isabelle, you too?”
“Yes, because there’s a possibility of it being a trap.”
“A trap…”
Yoo Dahee nodded alone.
“It could definitely be the case.”
Considering the incident where they were ambushed while transporting Sung Yura, there was a high possibility that they had prepared various precautions.
Perhaps, Roksan was not just fishing with the newcomers, but setting up a trap.
To bring up the still undiscovered Rebellion members from the depths of slumber.
“As you said, I might end up falling into a trap if I go to rescue them for no reason.”
“And it doesn’t seem necessary to take on unnecessary risks to rescue them.”
“Ah, this is too much. Since we went through the trouble of scouting, I wanted to provide some cover.”
In response to Isabelle’s somewhat indifferent remark, Yoo Da-hee only scratched her cheek.
There was no need to rescue the newbies just because of what she said.
Personally, it was a bit regrettable, but they weren’t essential manpower anyway.
Moreover, since Roxanne and the police didn’t extract much information related to Rebellion from the newcomers during the interrogation, there was no need to rescue or kill them to keep them silent.
“…Well, is everyone against rescuing the newbies?”
“…”
Should I say expectedly? It seemed like nobody was particularly interested.
They just looked at Yoo Da-hee with indifferent expressions.
Well, you couldn’t expect camaraderie from them.
It was a group gathered for mutual benefit.
Well, there were a few people forcibly tied to each other.
“Well, then there’s no choice. We have to give up on rescuing the newbies.”
Honestly, it was a bit disappointing, but Yoo Da-hee alone would face various risks in trying to rescue them.
Even though Yoo Da-hee currently possessed skills comparable to a high ranker, she didn’t have the hobby of venturing alone into traps.
“Now, the second issue. I was talking about it earlier, but got sidetracked. So, I didn’t finish everything I wanted to say… Roxanne, what should we do about this one?”
“Hmm…”
Isabel fell silent for a moment.
In the case of Roxanne, it was a bit ambiguous to just leave her alone.
Roxanne had already attacked three Rebellion members wielding the powerful influence of the church.
I’m not sure how she found out about our identities, but if we continue to leave her alone, there’s a risk that she might not only find Isabel but also other members and launch an attack.
“Although it’s a bit of a hassle, would assassinating Roxanne be the most certain way?”
Of course, the influence of the church and High Ranker Cynthia is a bit concerning, but it’s definitely not impossible to assassinate her.
With the help of the other members, it’s quite possible.
Well, if we were to kill the most likely candidate to be appointed as the next saint after the incident with Seong-yu, it would cause a lot of trouble in many ways.
However, if Roxanne continues to track down the Rebellion members, there’s no choice.
We have to take action to warn her to stop pursuing us, no matter what.
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