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

Chapter 171: This Is Comfortable Too (1)

After practice ended, Monday—the start of another week—began.

-We solemnly mourn the deceased students and civilians...

Monday began with everyone donning black suits, observing a moment of silence for the students who had passed away.

The government organized a joint funeral in Busan, while on Sejong Island, funerals for the students took place to comfort the souls of both the departed and the survivors.

-Duoexini is dead. No one will 'forcefully' turn ability users into demons anymore.

The funeral not only offered solace to the spirits of the deceased but also to those still living.

In a situation where so many ability users had died, it was even more imperative to share in the collective mourning.

A family member had died.

A friend had died.

A classmate, who, before the practice, had joked, "Hey, I'm going to get a girlfriend," and laughed, was no longer alive.

The demon had not discriminated by gender or age.

-Let's bury today's pain in our hearts and move forward for the sake of those who died. Let's live on. Let's overcome this ordeal and strive for a peaceful future.

Ordeals.

They cause humans to grow.

Death is unfamiliar, but it, too, is an ordeal.

After the rain, the ground hardens; after natural disasters, people pick themselves up from the wreckage and carry on together.

Yet, just a funeral ceremony was not enough to quell the societal chaos and disarray.

-Let us all not be swept away by our inner demons...

-Then why are the demons coming back to Sejong Island! Is this a place of exile!!

-Uh, well, firstly...

A broadcasting mishap occurred.

The anguished cry of an ability user, charged with magical power, disrupted the joint memorial service on Sejong Island, and the transmission abruptly ended, leaving the viewers in disquiet.

The social turmoil persisted.

"Was it right for Solar Platina to turn the demon back into a human?"

The provocative question popped up as soon as I turned on the 24-hour news channel, making me feel instantly weary.

"How can they debate this for an entire week?"

Was purifying the demon truly the correct course of action?

After practice concluded, various controversies unfolded, yet the primary topic of discussion among the populace remained how to handle Zenros.

-Let's hear what the citizens have to say at this point.

-Once a demon, always a demon, right? In the past, such demons would have been executed immediately, but now, are we to spare them simply because times have changed? What about the demons who were killed before?

-I believe they should be subjected to legal proceedings rather than execution. The Supreme Court won't issue bizarre verdicts in such cases, will it?

-Isn't there a relative of a Supreme Court judge among the ability users? Even if you request a recusal, that's just the way the law works in this country, I suppose—

-Since they are alive, it's difficult to just execute them, isn't it? Even cancer cells are considered life. We should first ascertain whether the demon cells are living or deceased.