I Became a Disaster-Class Sorcery Genius

Win-Win Strategy (2)

Looking at Shin Se-yeon, who was staring with her mouth agape in shock, Kim Dojun thought to himself.

'I have no choice.'

Kim Dojun hadn't wanted things to be like this, either.

On the contrary, he'd simply wanted things to proceed amicably between them.

He wanted to help Shin Se-yeon become stronger as quickly as possible so she could kill her father and achieve her ambition.

After that, he'd take care of Shin Se-yeon in a clean and tidy way and create a mutually beneficial, win-win situation.

However, she'd refused the hand that Kim Dojun had extended. In the end, he had reluctantly played the recording he had made just in case.

No matter how much he despised Shin Se-yeon, there was no choice but to do this if he wanted to escape this world as soon as possible.

So, looking at her standing there with a dazed expression, Kim Dojun spoke.

"You have two choices."

"... Two choices?"

"The first choice is to accept my help and kill your dad— no, no just dad, Shin Cheon-gyun— faster than anyone."

"And the second...?"

"The second choice is to become a disgraceful child, fail to execute any proper plan, and go down in ruin like a dog."

"This is just blackmail!"

"I don't think I ever claimed that it wasn't blackmail."

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"Anyway, I am giving you the right to choose."

As Shin Se-yeon heard Kim Dojun's words, she made a dumbfounded expression, furrowing her brow as if she thought something was wrong, then spoke up.

"If you report me for being a disgraceful child, you won't be able to achieve what you want either!"

"That's just something I can't help."

"... What?"

"I said it can't be helped. I'll just have to find another way to kill him."

Kim Dojun spoke so cleanly and plainly, as if it didn't matter even if it wasn't her.

"... What on earth...."

Shin Se-yeon stared at him as if she simply couldn't understand.

"Ha."

She soon answered.

"... Fine, I got it."

"What do you mean, you got it?"

"... I'll work with you. I just have to kill that guy with your help, right?!"

"So, you agree to kill your dad with my help?"

"Yes! And stop talking like that!"

At Shin Se-yeon's words, Kim Dojun nodded with satisfaction, but soon spoke with a contemplative expression.

"But come to think of it, something feels off."

"What?"

"In the end, I'm helping you, aren't I?"

"... Even though I said I'd do it, you're insisting on helping me!?"

"Helping is still helping."

"... So what are you trying to say?"

Kim Dojun spoke as he looked at Shin Se-yeon's face contorting again.

"Money."

"Compensation?"

"Right, since I'm helping you, you should at least show some sincerity."

At those words, Shin Se-yeon snorted and replied.

"No way! You basically forced me into this with half a threat, and now you're demanding money, too?! Do you think this makes any sense?!"

"No?"

"Of course not!"

A flat-out rejection from Shin Se-yeon.

As soon as she said that, Kim Dojun immediately picked up his smartphone and started operating it with both hands.

"Hey... Hey, what are you doing...!?"

As Shin Se-yeon sensed something was wrong and tried to lunge at him—

Clack!

Without realizing it herself, she stopped in her tracks and stared at the screen of the phone Kim Dojun suddenly held out to her.

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【Sorcery Institute Incident Board】
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Title: If you think Shin Se-yeon's hiding a Disgraceful Child Build-Up, how about we smash that like button? kekekekeke
Author: ㅇㅇ

I'll go first ~~

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"You crazy bastard!"

Seeing the content written there, she went pale and tried to grab the smartphone.

"Delete it! Delete it!"

But just by raising his hand, Kim Dojun kept it out of her reach, making her jump and shout.

"No?"

"Fine! I'll give it to you!!"

"30 million."

"What?"

"Give me 30 million won."

"This lunatic! Is 30 million won the name of someone's dog at your house—"

"40 million won."

"Hey... hey!! Weren't you asking for 30 million just a moment ago!"

"If you don't accept now, the price goes up."

"Do you think this makes any sense?!"

"Then it can't be helped. Now it's 50 mil—"

"Fine! I'll give it to you! So stop!"

At Shin Se-yeon's words, Kim Dojun immediately canceled the post he was composing.

"You should have just done that from the start."

"You really...!"

Shin Se-yeon ground her teeth, clearly furious.

But Kim Dojun just shrugged.

"Don't be too angry. Once you take my class, you'll realize the money you paid isn't wasted at all."

"...."

At those words, Shin Se-yeon looked at him with deep suspicion, but Kim Dojun remained confident.

He had a way to make Shin Se-yeon grow rapidly in a short period.

That's why—

"Then, let's start the lessons here tomorrow. I have some things to prepare."

And as he turned to go—

"Oh. Bring the money, too."

With those final words—

"... Unbelievable."

Shin Se-yeon watched the spot where he had disappeared for a while with a dumbfounded expression, then turned away.

Thus began Shin Se-yeon's Kill Dad Project.

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The next day.

Watching Shin Se-yeon fiddling with her smartphone with a sullen expression in the same place they had talked yesterday, Kim Dojun thought to himself.

'The event that triggers Shin Se-yeon's awakening as a boss is when she thinks she's gained enough power to kill her father, Shin Cheon-gyun, and finally tries to do it.'

That was when Azmo of Greed would lure her in, just as he had waited for that moment. After that, Shin Se-yeon would awaken and become a boss—that was the story of Sorcery Killing Technique as Kim Dojun knew it.

'I don't know how Azmo of Greed actually won over Shin Se-yeon, though.'

Kim Dojun, not being one of the game's developers, could not know those details.

When he played the game, he just thought, 'Ah, she fell to the Lich and became a boss,' and that was as far as it went.

Given the situation, Kim Dojun decided to focus more on the result than the process.

'As long as Shin Se-yeon gets strong enough to be confident in herself, Azmo of Greed will take care of the rest.'

"... I transferred the money to the school account."

Azmo of Greed, fighting! Kim Dojun thought briefly, then nodded as he checked the remittance history on the smartphone Shin Se-yeon held out.

"I confirmed it."

"So how are you going to help? Are you going to teach me sorcery or something?"

She looked up at him with an odd mix of dissatisfaction and subtle expectation.

'What sorcery... I don't know any.'

Regrettably, Kim Dojun had never intended to directly teach her anything.

No, to be precise, he was not in a position to teach her at all.

After all, Kim Dojun hadn't even properly learned the basics of sorcery and had given up studying.

Who was he to teach someone else?

That was ridiculous.

At this point, the only thing Kim Dojun could teach Shin Se-yeon would be basic exercise and more efficient breathing techniques.

But that didn't mean he was helping her thoughtlessly.

'I just won't teach her myself.'

He clearly knew a way for her to become stronger.

"Here."

As if he had been waiting for this, Kim Dojun took out a book from inside his jacket and handed it to Shin Se-yeon, who accepted it with a suspicious look.

"... Astrology Basics...?"

She read the title and then looked at Kim Dojun as if she couldn't fathom his intention.

"Read it."

"... This?"

"Yes."

"... You want me to learn astrology now?"

"Do you have a problem?"

"... Why the hell should I suddenly have to learn something like THIS?"

"You have to."

"Why!?"

"Because if you don't, you'll become a failed disgraceful child."

"...."

The rapid back-and-forth left her speechless, but Kim Dojun stood firm.

Having played Sorcery Killing Technique, he knew of Shin Se-yeon's talent.

'Shin Se-yeon is talented in astrology.'

Of course, through the game, Kim Dojun knew she also had talent for her family's sorcery, Muryu, which she was using now.

Even so, the reason Kim Dojun handed her a book on astrology was—

'She has even greater talent in astrology than in Muryu.'

The story he saw in the game—

She trained in Muryu until the end of her first year, then fell into despair. Afterward, she learned astrology and suddenly became exponentially stronger.

'She doesn't just get stronger; she gets strong enough to feel sure she can take down Shin Cheon-gyun.'

Because he knew that fact, Kim Dojun planned to have her start learning astrology right away.

"Finish reading all of Astrology Basics within three days. I'll give you a test, so don't even think about skimming."

"Why does someone like me, from the Muryu family, have to separately study some minor sorcery not even covered in the Sorcery Institute classes?!"

"If you've agreed to follow my instructions, then stop complaining and listen. Didn't I promise I'd make sure you could kill Shin Cheon-gyun?"

At Kim Dojun's words—

Shin Se-yeon glared at him for a moment, then glanced at the book, 'Astrology Basics', in her hand.

"I know it's suspicious, but believe me. The promise that I'll help you achieve your ambition is the one thing that isn't a lie."

Leaving those words behind, Kim Dojun turned and left the walking path.

"... Aaargh...!"

Though she scowled at Kim Dojun's retreating figure, in the end, Shin Se-yeon opened Astronomy Basics right there on the spot.

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While Kim Dojun and Shin Se-yeon were talking on the walking path—

"... Is that certain?"

【Yes, that's correct.】

Kang Cheol-shin let out an involuntary chuckle at the voice he heard over the phone.

"Okay, got it."

He hung up and sat there dazed for a while.

"... I didn't think so, but..."

He looked at the file folder on his desk.

It contained the personal information of Kim Dojun.

Normally, a personal file would have lots of information—

Things like a student's height and weight, blood type, address, and even the student record book showing the whole picture of their school life.

But, rather curiously—

'So many blanks.'

At a glance, nothing seemed odd about Kim Dojun's file, but anyone who looked closer could immediately tell that many sections were left empty.

"...."

Kang Cheol-shin knew.

Usually, with such a sparse student record, the Sorcery Institute would never allow enrollment.

Because the student could be the disciple of a criminal—or a criminal themselves.

But Kim Dojun had brazenly enrolled in the Sorcery Institute and was living his daily life there.

"For them to so confidently admit a student whose personal details are so suspicious means..."

There was only one man who could do that. The chairman of the Sorcery Institute and a former colleague from the Explosion God group, Wanli Yang Taehwi.

And if he, who was stricter about the Sorcery Institute than anyone else, allowed such a student to enroll—

"Huh."

Thinking up to that point, Kang Cheol-shin couldn't help but admire his own deduction, goosebumps running down his spine.

"... So it's true, after all."

That day, rumors about the Explosion God's disciple began to spread among the faculty.

-------------= Clacky's Corner -------------=
Misunderstanding trope never fails to help the MC
Wanli(萬曆/만력) refers to the Wanli Emperor or the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty in China.

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