Chapter 10: School violence should be dealt with as school violence

My peaceful school life hit a snag.

It’s been a week since I transferred to this school, and no men have approached me.

Of course, I’m not disappointed. I also don’t want to waste time on meaningless friendships.

My goal was solely to figure out Alice’s movements.

But the problem is that I can’t fully concentrate on that goal.

When I arrived at school in the morning, dark water was spilled on my desk. The textbooks in the drawer were also wet.

When I turned my head to the side, water was dripping from the mop leaning against the window frame.

‘Crazy, bullying at this age.’

I’m over thirty years old, and having a new experience made me come to my senses. It’s a more serious situation than I thought.

The bullying didn’t end there. My gym clothes in the locker disappeared, and even male students intentionally cut in line in front of me in the cafeteria.

As these things repeated, I couldn’t help but get angry.

‘In the webtoon, Ahn Hyojin was messing around and Kim Noeul taught her a lesson, so is this also Ahn Hyojin’s instigation?’

But there was no description of Ahn Hyojin leading the boys. Then the expected suspect is obvious.

I sat down and looked at the back of Heo Yoonsoo’s head, who was laughing with the boys. Heo Yoonsoo felt my gaze and made eye contact with me.

“What, Kim Maru?”

“…Sigh.”

I was at a loss for words and sat down and took out a spare notebook.

‘Should I just beat the crap out of him?’

Honestly, I’m confident that I can make about three boys in the reversed world cry. But I think the aftermath will be annoying.

‘I don’t really want things to get bigger than necessary..’

But if I just endure it like this, the bullying will gradually worsen.

The girls in the class sensed the strange phenomenon that happened to me, but it was a subtle bullying among the boys, so they couldn’t openly intervene.

Only Kim Noeul kept talking to me. Under the pretext of helping the transfer student as the class president.

Of course, it had the opposite effect.

Every time that happened, I was resented not only by Heo Yoonsoo but also by the boys who had feelings for Kim Noeul.

‘Is this the live-action version of Handsome Men Are Painful?’

From the male students’ point of view, I seemed like a beggar who used my poor situation to get Kim Noeul’s attention.

“Kim Noeul.”

“Hmm?”

“Follow me for a moment.”

At my words, Kim Noeul followed me obediently like a well-behaved dog. She has big, bright eyes, so I certainly thought she looked like a puppy every time I saw her.

When we arrived at the middle of the stairs leading to the rooftop, we started a conversation.

“Actually, I’m being bullied right now, you know?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s right…?”

I was stunned by Kim Noeul’s words, who calmly affirmed.

‘If you were going to admit it so openly, you should have taken some stance, you’re the class president…’

“I already told the teacher.”

Kim Noeul had already consulted with the teacher without my knowledge.

“Of course, I’m sorry for not asking for your opinion. But I heard that bullying victims are not active in reporting, so I took the plunge.”

“That… never mind.”

I couldn’t refute her because she only said the right things.

“But as you know, Maru, the bullying problem… has never been completely resolved at Haneul High School. I asked this time too, but the teacher seems to be planning to call you and Heo Yoonsoo together to reconcile.”

“…Bullsh*t.”

I was dumbfounded that they came up with that as a solution.

In the end, it means that it will be resolved only if I fight back strongly, like in the webtoon.

‘Yeah, this is right for Hakdo.’

It’s a worldview where teachers and police officers are almost non-existent. As a student self-governing district, it is necessary to follow the rules of Hakdo.

“It’s okay, I’ll just take care of it.”

“How?”

When Kim Noeul made a curious expression, I calmly replied.

“In the same way as you.”

“……”

Perhaps she heard unexpected words, Kim Noeul’s expression hardened.

“Why that expression? I’m saying I’ll report it like you.”

‘I’m saying I’ll call them out separately and teach them a lesson like you.’

I swallowed these words in my heart.

“…Ah, I see.”

Kim Noeul smiled like a dog again and looked at me straight. It was a scary face that seemed to appear in my dreams.

I smiled like a devil on the way back to the classroom.

‘You guys are the ones who touched me first. You shouldn’t touch a sleeping lion’s whiskers.’

Whether it’s a previous life buff or something, the fact that the power of the original world remained intact was a godsend.

“…Just wait for me.”

I muttered like that and waited for an opportunity.

And the opportunity came sooner than I thought. Surprisingly, three members of Heo Yoonsoo’s gang called me to the men’s restroom.

It seems that they can’t stand me still being close to Kim Noeul despite the bullying.

I was also itching to teach them a lesson, so it was good.

It was the second floor restroom of the old school building, which is rarely used now. If you make a sound, it will echo throughout the hallway because it’s so deserted.

When I entered the men’s restroom, I saw three men gathered at the bathroom window and smoking.

‘They’re doing well.’

I inwardly asked about the well-being of those three’s parents and opened my mouth.

“Did you call me?”

“Yeah, I called you. You clueless guy.”

Heo Yoonsoo smiled, revealing his true colors. I also revealed my true colors.

“I’m busy, why did you call me annoyingly.”

“…Are you not aware of the situation right now?”

Heo Yoonsoo was embarrassed by my attitude of coming out strong, and his expression crumpled. I didn’t stop being strong.

“What situation, I’ll just let it go if you promise not to touch me again right now.”

“Pfft!”

A boy next to Heo Yoonsoo laughed out loud. He seemed to be in charge of strength in the gang, judging by his size.

“What are you laughing at?”

“I can’t believe it. Not only do you act like a prostitute, but you’re also stupid.”

“You’re the one who puts on makeup like a prostitute, and you’re also the one who sleeps during class because you’re stupid.”

“…You fcking bastard, I’ll show you!”

At my logical refutation, the big guy next to Heo Yoonsoo rushed at me.

All he did with that big body was open his palm and aim for my cheek. I easily grabbed his arm and stopped him from slapping my cheek.

“What!?”

When I twisted his arm with force, the big boy rolled like a light feather.

“Argh!”

“Wh, what.”

Heo Yoonsoo was embarrassed when I easily subdued a man who was a head taller than me. The boy next to him dropped his cigarette with his mouth wide open.

“If you promise not to touch me again, I’ll just let you go quietly here. What will you do?”

“Y, you crazy…! Let go!”

“I’ll break it.”

“W, wait! Okay! I got it!”

When I gave more strength, he was frightened by the overwhelming strength he had never experienced in his life and obediently wagged his tail.

“Get your act together. Get out of here.”

I kicked his butt with my foot and sent him out of the restroom. He hesitated, glancing at Heo Yoonsoo, but eventually ran away.

The two remaining members of Heo Yoonsoo’s gang just stared blankly at the direction the big guy ran away.

“What are you doing? Next, come in.”

When I beckoned with my finger, Heo Yoonsoo knew he couldn’t win with strength, so he started talking.

“Y, you ignorant gorilla bastard!”

“What’s your average grade in the 3rd mock exam?”

“Son of a b*tch!”

“Your parents who raised you like a son of a b*tch are dogs.”

“You’ll get f*cked up if you act up just because you believe in your face!”

“You don’t even have a face.”

The initiative had already passed to me. Heo Yoonsoo was huffing and puffing for a while, and then he started to cry.

‘Why is this guy crying.’

It was a disgusting scene, so I got goosebumps. It was the biggest damage I had suffered since confronting Heo Yoonsoo’s gang.

…But as a man who is over ten years older than him, my guilt as an adult gradually grew as I made a high school student cry.

‘He probably understood this much.’

“Enough, what will I do with kids who are not even worth a fist. I’m leaving first.”

I turned around and tried to leave the restroom. And just before leaving, I warned him one last time.

“I’m telling you again, don’t touch me anymore. The teacher is already starting to pay attention to our relationship, and you don’t want things to get bigger, right?”

“Fck… fck…”

Heo Yoonsoo didn’t care about the student next to him and trampled the cigarette with all his might, muttering for a long time.

“What are you staring at! You get out too!”

When Heo Yoonsoo yelled, the student ran out of the restroom, saying, “Eek.” Heo Yoonsoo trembled and called someone.

The name of Ahn Hyojin appeared as the recipient. After a while, Ahn Hyojin answered the phone.

[Yoonsoo? Why are you…. Ah, next week’s date…]

“F*ck the date, just teach that Kim Maru bastard a lesson.”

[Directly? That’s a bit…]

Ahn Hyojin was reluctant to teach a man a lesson. It didn’t look good for several girls to gang up and threaten a male student.

“F*cking hell, I’ll do everything for you, dating and everything, if you teach that bastard a lesson, so just do as I say.”

[…Everything?]

Ahn Hyojin, who was having all sorts of delusions in her head, cleared her throat and accepted the request.

After hanging up the phone, Ahn Hyojin was startled to see the face of the woman staring at her from the side.

“You look happy? Boyfriend?”

“Ah, no. It’s not like that…”

Ahn Hyojin’s eyes caught the sight of a female student who looked very similar to Je Galyeonhwa, giggling.

Je Galyeonhwa, the student council president of Hankook High School, had a twin sister. That sister was the female student in front of her.

“Th, that, Je Galhwalin sister?”

“Just call me Rin.”

“…Rin sister. Have there been any boys who were cocky among the boys?”

“Why are you suddenly talking about boys?”

“Just… it’s a bit much to hit boys. How do I suppress their spirit?”

“Well, they all got scared because they were beaten up the same way.”

“Have you tried it yourself?”

“No? It wasn’t me who hit them, but my sister’s colleague is a b*tch who beats up men without hesitation.”

‘Je Galyeonhwa’s colleague…’

The school union ‘Ojakgyo’, which secretly dominates Hakdo, has 5 executives including the union leader, Alice. Since Je Galyeonhwa is one of the 5 executives, her colleague must be the same executive.

Besides, if she’s a b*tch who beats up anyone regardless of who they are…

‘Crazy lioness, Lee Jihye.’

But I felt reluctant to run wild like Lee Jihye. In the end, I felt an instinctive rejection of the act of having to hit a man.

‘Let’s just scare him and end it. I’ll be enough alone.’

At this point, Ahn Hyojin was thinking so.