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

Chapter 71: It's Not Only Riders Who Transform (8)

As the students roamed around to search for treasure, their activities were being monitored inside the Situation Room of the March 2022 Psychic Outdoor Training 'Treasure Hunt' event.

[Busan Area One, the treasure has been found.]

[Busan Area One, the first treasure, has arrived at its destination.]

"Yes!!"

The professors, clad in suits, burst into cheers in the situation room. They were overjoyed looking at a girl with pigtails on the big screen, sitting on top of the treasure she carried in a box to the destination.

"Ha ha! As expected, 'Yeong-ae' is the first again this year, right? Hahaha!"

"That's right. We're really fortunate. Phew, there was almost a disaster at 'Dongbaek Island'. Hehe."

As the professors were checking the live updates of the treasure hunt results on their Taeguk Watches, Baek Seol-hee, who was with them, looked at a part of the chart with a heavy expression.

Injured: 43.

In need of an emergency response: 7.

There were more than she thought. Training would be halted in the military if anyone got hurt due to accidents. Even though as many as seven critically injured people who would be rushed to the emergency room in normal circumstances had appeared, the outdoor training did not stop.

"Oh, teacher Baek Seol-hee. What are you looking at?"

"... The injury report of the students. Professor."

"Hehehe, you don't need to worry about that. They grow up getting hurt, and it's the same for the ability users. You might not know, Teacher Baek, but the ability users growing up here have been looking forward to the treasure hunt since the beginning of the year. Hehe."

The professors just laughed with each other without any tension.

"Are you saying it's normal to get hurt like this?"

"Of course. It's a competition among the ability users. They could get hurt. Fortunately, thanks to their powers, as long as they're not heavily wounded or beheaded, they could easily recover from minor injuries in a day. With the power of abilities."

"Do you mean ability users in the medical field?"

"Yes. Oh, right. Teacher Baek might not know because you've never been hurt."

"... I've been injured a few times."

She had been hurt occasionally, but it was never serious enough to go to the hospital or seek a healer's help.

"But even so, is it okay to have this many injured...?"

"Oh, teacher Baek. At first, everyone said that. But the ones who wanted this were the students. We're just creating an environment for them to fulfill their wishes. Later on, they all fight each other thinking they're invincible, 'legally.'"

"...So, they're allowed to fight each other as long as it's not lethal?"

"It appears so. Of course, we do prevent A-grade or B-grade superhumans from fighting to the brink of death through their Taeguk Watch..."

The professors shared a low chuckle, looking at each other.

It was as if everyone, except for Baek Seol-hee, had implicitly agreed to something.

"More importantly, Professor Baek, let's have lunch. Don't wear such a serious expression. The food has just arrived."

"Yes, Professor Jeon."