I Became a Disaster-Class Sorcery Genius

I Am a Good Person (2)

Having played Sorcery Killing Technique, Kim Dojun recognized the wraith that appeared before his eyes.

'Why is Yagrat of Ambition here?'

The true name of the wraith that manifested right in front of him was Yagrat of Ambition, one of the main bosses in Sorcery Killing Technique. However, this being was supposed to appear at a point at least five years from now.

[Come, let us make a contract, Kim Dojun!]

But why had such a wraith appeared to him now? Kim Dojun simply couldn't understand it.

"...."

He furtively glanced at Han Soyeon and the students.

They were still pushing Han Soyeon into a corner, teasing and pestering her, paying absolutely no mind to whatever was happening inside the café.

'Why did this bastard suddenly show up?'

While looking at Yagrat of Ambition, Kim Dojun recalled his background.

'Originally, this guy was supposed to appear to a man named Kora, five years later.'

Kora.

He was the kind of character in this game's world who suffered misfortune so severely it felt intentional. To begin with, he had a basic setup involving an unhappy family and the death of a precious friend.

On top of that, he was forcibly drafted for secret human experimentation, conducted in the shadows of the Sorcery Association, without him even realizing. When the experiment failed, his life was threatened to protect the secret.

Eventually, while fleeing, he was captured by criminals from the Temple of All Gods, becoming both crippled and feeble-minded—a truly pitiful character.

Why would Yagrat of Ambition possess such a man?

It was because, along the way, Kora's personality had become so twisted and broken— to the point of shocking even Yagrat.

Impressed by Kora's distorted character, Yagrat possessed him, making him the "Master of Ambition(野望主)", and singlehandedly destroyed the Sorcery Association's Korean Branch, becoming the main culprit of the "Downfall of Sorcery Association Korea Branch" incident.

Of course, what mattered to Kim Dojun right now wasn't the incident Kora would cause as the Master of Ambition, but the fact that Yagrat—who liked infinitely twisted personalities—had appeared before him.

[Of course, it's because I saw your twisted character and wanted to make a contract with you!]

Yagrat spoke as if nailing down his intentions.

But.

Watching Yagrat, Kim Dojun fell silent for a moment.

'There's no stat window or attribute gauge, but could something like in-game personality values be affecting this?'

That thought crossed his mind.

No matter how he considered it, Kim Dojun couldn't find a reason why Yagrat would appear before him now.

'Yagrat only appears to those with thoroughly distorted personalities.'

But as far as Kim Dojun was concerned, there was absolutely nothing wrong with his character.

No, it could even be considered perfect and flawless.

Some might criticize him for encouraging Han Soyeon or threatening Shin Se-yeon, but from Kim Dojun's perspective, that was ordinary.

In fact, he even believed he was helping them.

Look at Han Soyeon, for example.

She was still being bullied by those students.

Kim Dojun was simply trying to put an end to that terrible situation as quickly as possible.

He was even providing her a chance to take revenge herself.

'If anything, this isn't evidence of a twisted personality, but proof of being a good person.'

The same applied to Shin Se-yeon.

She had lost her older sister and mother—whom she had trusted and relied on—because of her father, Shin Cheon-gyun, from a young age.

Could anyone imagine how great her anger must be?

It was surely tremendous, so Kim Dojun was helping her get quick revenge.

Of course, he had to mix in some threats to convince her, but that, too, was unavoidable.

'Looking at the situation alone, it wouldn't be strange to say I was helping—no, even saving—Shin Se-yeon.'

In the end, he was merely working to help Shin Se-yeon and Han Soyeon achieve what they truly wanted.

In short, Kim Dojun saw himself as flawless—an embodiment of perfect character.

So, his conclusion about Yagrat's appearance was thus:
That some game system, which he wasn't aware of, was secretly in effect.

Although he didn't understand why his in-game personality value had dropped low enough for Yagrat to appear, he soon brushed the thought aside.

After all, what mattered for Kim Dojun right now was getting rid of Yagrat.

"I have no intention of making a contract, so leave."

Kim Dojun waved his hand dismissively.

[Uhaha! What an extraordinary sense of incongruity...!]

Seeing this, Yagrat muttered something incomprehensible.

[Very well, I'll let it slide this time. Watching your personality should be entertaining enough.]

And with that—

[But whenever you are ready, call my name. I'll be watching you always.]

Yagrat disappeared from before Kim Dojun's eyes.

Just as quickly as he had appeared, like a storm, Yagrat vanished.

Kim Dojun clicked his tongue in disappointment.

'If he hadn't appeared before me, I could've taken care of the fifth boss right away.'

Kim Dojun was a bit regretful, but he had to let the thought go.

"Hey, be careful next time, okay?"

"Ugh, I don't even want to see your face, so keep your head down, will you?"

The reason was that the students who had been bullying Han Soyeon were now starting to leave.

They nudged Han Soyeon one last time and headed off.

Han Soyeon kept her head bowed until long after they were gone.

Watching this, as he seriously pondered the right way to encourage her, Kim Dojun thought,

"... Maybe instead of courage, I should teach her a 'method'?"

With that sudden idea, he approached the still deeply bowed Han Soyeon.

"Be at the 7th walking path by 8 tonight."

"Huh...? Why...do I...."

"If you don't show up, who knows what might happen... I'll leave it to your imagination."

"What????"

He said it just like that.

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In fact, Kim Dojun had only planned to say good things to Han Soyeon. The reason his intention changed was a sudden thought—had he not gone about this the wrong way?

Han Soyeon's home life was extremely unfortunate: she was the first main boss in Sorcery Killing Technique, and would later become a vengeful spirit possessed by Kuniz of Revenge.

As he knew from the settings, Han Soyeon's parents were the worst imaginable.

Her father abandoned Han Soyeon and her mother at birth.

Her mother, while not abandoning her, had been violent towards Han Soyeon since she was very young.

In short, her childhood was even worse than life in an orphanage.

She only escaped her mother because she killed her.

Of course, she hadn't done so in her right mind.

The reason her mother was killed was because Han Soyeon's innate talent ran rampant.

Her talent for 'Divine Descent'.

Driven by stress from violence, Han Soyeon lost control of her power and killed her mother.

Traumatized by her own ability, Han Soyeon had developed a dislike for sorcery and became timid in character.

Still, even though Han Soyeon had come to hate sorcery, the Sorcery Association, recognizing her potential, continued to train her as both a hunting dog and sentry.

That was the past of Han Soyeon as Kim Dojun knew it from the settings, and considering all this, he came to a realization.

Beyond simply giving Han Soyeon courage—he should teach her how to act.

'Han Soyeon is already at her limit.'

Looking at her past and present, Kim Dojun saw that she was already at the breaking point.

'She was beaten by her parents as a child, now gets bullied by classmates, wants to drop out of school, but faces pressure from the Sorcery Association?'

No one could endure all that.

Yet, despite this, hadn't she continued to endure the bullying simply because she didn't know how to deal with them?

Of course, she had the talent for Divine Descent.

But she didn't know how to use it.

Because she was traumatized by that talent and couldn't use it properly.

So he resolved himself.

He would teach Han Soyeon how to crush the students who bullied her.

Which was why he called her out.

"... Um."

Indeed, Han Soyeon appeared at the 7th walking path at exactly 8 p.m., as Kim Dojun had instructed.

"Oh, you made it right on time."

At Kim Dojun's light tone, Han Soyeon looked away awkwardly and spoke as if burdened.

"Umm, why did you call me here?"

Even from her gestures, it was clear, 'I'm really nervous right now.'

Kim Dojun, unfazed by her demeanor, smiled and replied,

"Of course, we have work to do."

"W-work...to do?"

"Yes, work."

"... Did I do something wrong?"

At his words Han Soyeon's complexion darkened.

But he only seemed confused.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong."

"... Then why did you say that...."

"What do you mean?"

"You said, if I didn't show up, something would happen... It sounded like a threat...."

It couldn't be helped.

Han Soyeon was timid.

Would a timid Han Soyeon show up if he just politely asked, "Can't you please come out and be nice?"

Realistically, the chance she would not show was much higher.

If that happened, it would delay teaching her the 'method,' so he unavoidably said it that way.

Basically, it was just a little white lie mixed with wit to ensure she showed up.

'She seems a bit anxious now, but it's all for Han Soyeon's sake—there's no helping it.'

Having convinced himself with that miraculous logic, Kim Dojun approached Han Soyeon.

"...!"

Seeing Kim Dojun suddenly approach, she tensed up in spite of herself.

But Kim Dojun closed the distance nonetheless.

Tap—!

"!?"

He suddenly grabbed Han Soyeon's hand and handed her something.

"... Th-this is?"

Han Soyeon unwittingly looked down at what she was now holding.

In her hands—

It was a baseball bat, an object Kim Dojun habitually called a 'batta.'

Han Soyeon looked puzzled for a moment, then lifted her gaze to Kim Dojun.

"Now, listen carefully."

Kim Dojun said,

"If a person is hit on the head with a batta—they die."

Thus began his lecture.

-------------= Clacky's Corner -------------=
Yeah, Kim Dojun has a perfect character... to become a villain.
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