I Became the Academy's Kibitz Villain [part 1]

Chapter 54: Miracle And Patriotism Island, Ulleung (3)

I was honestly taken aback by the sudden phone call.

Why was she calling me at this hour?

Wasn't it almost 10 PM now?

Why was she calling me instead of having a meeting about the devil Doppelgänger and Goblin that appeared today?

[Where are you now?]

"Excuse me?"

[Can we meet now?]

Her voice was down.

I had a gut feeling about why a woman would want to meet late at night. Still, regretfully, I was physically in a situation where I couldn't get closer.

"Um... I feel a little strange saying this, but I'm currently outside Sejong Island."

[Excuse me?]

"I'm on Ulleung Island now."

[.......]

Baek Seol-hee stopped speaking.

I felt as if I had done something wrong, even though I hadn't.

Honestly, I did make a mistake.

It was a man's fault to be in a location where he couldn't go to a woman when she called with a depressed voice at night.

Especially if she was a woman who was single and living alone(?), not a married woman or a woman with a boyfriend.

I was not sure why she called me, but considering what Yoon Iseon said, it seemed that I was doing my role as a counselor to the heroes quite well.

She must have called me for counseling.

That was why she said she wanted to meet.

"Um, did things go south again in the meeting?"

[Heh...!]

My guess was spot on.

Most of the heroes' grievances came from armchair discussions and rushed decisions, leading to a heap of civilian casualties. Naturally, the person who suffered the most was the S-rank hero.

"Did someone again pick on Miss Seol-hee, asking why she didn't capture the Goblin, why she didn't attack on the spot and let it escape? A man with a bald head and protruding belly?"

[His head isn't bald. Do you have some kind of intelligence operative planted somewhere? Or do you have the power to hear information over the phone?]

"I can guess just from hearing your voice. You want to meet me now to vent your anger on the so-called 'higher-ups.'"

As a reader of the original novel, given Baek Seol-hee's voice, the situation, and the background of this world, I could make educated guesses.

"I'm all ears if you want to talk over the phone. I'm currently at a pension in Ulleung Island."

[... A pension?]

"Yes."

[......With who?]

What's this?

I was sure I was soaking in the hot spring, but I felt a chill run down my spine.

It was cold.

It was like a magical force pierced my heart like a dagger.

I guess this was what it meant to make someone tense just by using your voice.

"I came alone."

[Liar. Do you know how expensive a pension in Ulleung Island is? And you claim to go there alone. Even in 'Ulleung Island'?]