The EX-Class Extra o Chapter 79 : Chapter 79

Chapter 79 Final Exam Preparation (2)

“What is going on?”

I sensed sothing unusual in the other person's voice, but there was no need to beco agitated imdiately.

Acting out of haste would only lead to mistakes that I should not be making.

Because I knew that fact, I asked back in a calm voice.

Um, I do not know how to explain this.

“What is it? You have to tell

for

to know.”

I heard the Puppeteer’s contemplative sounds over the phone, as if she did not know how to explain it.

If she was going to call in such a hurry, should she not have at least thought about what she was going to say?

However, saying such things would not change her personality.

Therefore, the best course of action right now was to wait for her to speak.

After waiting for a short while, the Puppeteer, who had finally finished her thoughts, continued.

First of all, to put it simply, there is a guy who is interested in you.

“...Interested? Who exactly?”

The Puppeteer would not have called

so urgently just because soone was simply interested in .

It must involve soone significant.

Because of that, I forgot my resolve to stay calm and could not help but ask back in a slightly raised voice.

He is a guy in the organization, and he is a bit of a jerk.

“A person from the sa organization as you?”

Yes. There is a guy who always talks with a low voice and tries to set a serious mood whenever we et. That guy is taking an interest in you.

How was I supposed to understand anything with an explanation like that?

However, unfortunately, I could not express that kind of dissatisfaction to the Mad Bitch.

Despite the incredibly poor explanation, there was a person who flashed through my mind at that mont.

And it was the person I wanted to be involved with the least at this point in ti.

Even so, I could not ignore reality, so I asked the Mad Bitch back with a slightly trembling voice.

“Is the person you are talking about... a mber of the Baek Family?”

What! How did you know? You guessed it just from that!

I had hoped she would say no, but reality was truly cruel.

Of all the many people in the world, it had to be him.

I could hear her laughing—"I knew you were an interesting fellow! Kyahaha!"—over the phone, but I could not pay attention to that right now.

‘Damn it, of all people, it has to be Baek Ha-seong?’

My mind was already overwheld just trying to handle the na Baek Ha-seong.

He was a mber of the prestigious Baek Family, yet he was the one who chose to beco a villain.

‘This is sothing I did not expect at all.’

Since it was a situation I had never anticipated, my head throbbed even more.

After all, no matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for him to be interested in

at this stage.

But now that things had turned out this way, I had to think of a plan for the future first.

‘Sigh. Baek Ha-seong, the most difficult opponent for ...’

I would have been less flustered if it had been the na of any other villain, even if it was unexpected.

But I could not feel that way in front of the na Baek Ha-seong.

Even though I am a villain, I actually liked the character nad Baek Ha-seong quite a bit.

‘The Irregular of the Baek Family, Baek Ha-seong.’

An Irregular.

It is a title that could be considered dishonorable, but there was no word that suited Baek Ha-seong better than this modifier.

He was, quite literally, a completely different person from any other mber of the Baek Family.

‘The reason he beca a villain was also due to an unavoidable choice.’

When gates first appeared in the Republic of Korea, seven families fought against them fiercely and desperately.

Throughout the world, those seven families were collectively referred to as the Prestigious Families.

Of course, just because they were all prestigious families did not an the strength of the seven families was the sa, and three of them had vanished into the back pages of history.

‘One of the families that held on steadfastly was the Baek Family.’

However, it was not a place that could be called normal.

While the Ryu Family, which Ryu Jin-oh belongs to, pursued a relatively free atmosphere, the Baek Family unfortunately did not.

The Baek Family was a place that obsessed over bloodline superiority, the kind of thing one only sees in books.

‘Baek Ha-seong was a person who did not fit in at all with that closed-off Baek Family.’

The Baek Family divided human value by distinguishing between the branch families and the main family, and within those, between the direct lineage and the collateral lineage.

In that place, Baek Ha-seong was born into the direct lineage of the main family.

Furthermore, he was of the direct lineage that inherited the purest blood of the Baek Family’s first patriarch.

‘But Baek Ha-seong did not like that.’

Because he was of the direct lineage, he grew up receiving rigorous education from a young age, and in that process, friends did not exist.

It was their logic that a re mber of a collateral branch family could not be friends with soone who carried the blood of the direct lineage, so it was an unavoidable situation.

However, up to that point, it was fine.

Baek Ha-seong sufficiently endured and accepted that kind of life.

‘But that incident was the problem.’

While growing up like that, Baek Ha-seong unexpectedly found soone he truly connected with one day.

The person was an orphan, but she was an ordinary girl who had enough talent to create a connection with Baek Ha-seong.

However, Baek Ha-seong did not consider such facts important and spent ti with her frequently, and it did not take long before they beca precious friends and lovers to each other.

But as I just ntioned, that friend was not from a prestigious family like Baek Ha-seong; she was just an ordinary human from an orphaned background.

That fact inevitably brought tragedy between the two in the end.

‘...A tragedy so severe that even I, as I was reading the story, felt angry.’

It was a day that seed like it would pass normally.

Due to a sudden summons from the patriarch, Baek Ha-seong headed to the main building of the Baek Family, and there, he received a small wooden box.

Inside that wooden box was a necklace that had lost its original color because it was covered in blood.

Yes. That was the necklace that Baek Ha-seong had given to his lover as a gift.

‘That was the very incident that caused Baek Ha-seong to beco a villain.’

The calm voice that flowed from the patriarch’s mouth toward Baek Ha-seong held a clear aning.

It was the death of the girl who was precious to Baek Ha-seong.

And among those gathered in the main building, not a single person voiced an objection to the patriarch's words.

It was as if the patriarch's actions were perfectly natural.

Rather, the sight of them reprimanding Baek Ha-seong for associating with a lowly woman was the height of revulsion.

‘That was where things finally exploded.’

People in the world say that the successor of the Baek Family went mad and brought bloodshed to the family, but the reality was different.

The ones who had gone mad were not Baek Ha-seong, but the people of the Baek Family.

Why... why did you kill her? Why on earth!

You ask sothing so obvious. A girl who was lowly from birth dared to et the successor of the Baek Family; she deserved to die.

Then you should have told

first. If you had, I would have ended the relationship myself! Was it not a problem that could have ended solely with my own fault...?

In a situation where it would not have been strange for him to imdiately swing his sword in a fit of rage, Baek Ha-seong maintained his etiquette until the very end.

However, the words that ca back were difficult to believe as the thoughts of a human living in the current era.

You, the successor of the Baek Family, are at fault? Shut your mouth!

......

You were simply bewitched by that wicked fox. There can be no fault in the actions of soone from the direct lineage of the Baek Family.

Those were the words of the patriarch, who prioritized nothing but the bloodline of the prestigious family.

At those words, Baek Ha-seong made a decision.

He decided that he could never be with these people, and that although they were connected by blood, he would cut that bond with his own hands right now.

Having made that decision, Baek Ha-seong imdiately took action.

He stood up and decapitated the patriarch without giving him a mont's opening, and starting from that, he personally took the heads of every official present in the main building.

As if that were not enough, he tracked down everyone who had been involved in the incident and personally delivered death to them.

It was sothing that happened in a single night.

‘A total of 207 people, including the patriarch, the direct lineage, and the collateral lineage.’

The lives of 207 people vanished at the hands of just one person.

And all in just one night.

However, at the ti, I could not help but be captivated by the low mutter he made to himself after finishing the task, rather than his insane combat power.

I threw away my life because the family wanted it. I lived the way my blood brothers wanted because they desired it.

Because of that, I thought it would be okay just once. I thought I would be allowed to do as I pleased just once.

Baek Ha-seong said that and looked down at his feet.

There, the necklace that had lost its owner and could no longer serve its purpose remained alone.

But to think even that was greed. I have realized far too late that it was sothing not permitted to .

Why is realization always late? If only I had known a little sooner... at the very least, I would not have lost her.

He slowly reached his hand toward the necklace lying on the floor.

Soon, the necklace was in Baek Ha-seong’s grasp, and he made a vow while looking at it.

But it is a realization that is no longer needed. The fate that bound

has t its end at this mont.

Therefore, from now on, I will live my life myself. I will not permit anyone else to decide; I alone will make the choices.

It was a necklace that was painful to look at because it reminded him of the dead girl.

However, Baek Ha-seong could never throw the necklace away.

Because no matter how painful it was, he had to remind himself every day of the price he paid to change this cursed fate.

And... because whenever he looked at it, he would think of her.

Thinking that, Baek Ha-seong put the necklace into his robe and slowly walked away.

As he left the Baek Family, Baek Ha-seong looked up at the sky one last ti and whispered quietly.

I am sorry, Seora. I am so sorry for being deceived by a sweet dream and loving you.

This was the reason Baek Ha-seong beca a villain.

Looking only at the content, one could say the guilt of the Baek Family was great, but is reality not always a cesspool?

There was Baek Ha-seong, who was a re individual, and then there was the Baek Family, which still maintained its power and organization even though over two hundred people had died.

It was obvious without even looking to see who the public opinion belonged to.

‘That is why he is such a difficult opponent for .’

Because I personally liked the man nad Baek Ha-seong.

It was not that I admired him or anything like that, but I liked the person himself.

He was a being who beca a villain due to unavoidable circumstances, and a man who rarely committed evil acts despite being a villain.

He was a person who was too pitiful and full of humanity to hate.

‘Nothing is easy.’

When I first fell into this world, my thoughts were not this complicated.

Only the thought of protecting the heroes I admire was filled in my head.

However, there were too many things to think about within the continuously intertwining incidents and human relationships.

It was just then, as I continued my thoughts about Baek Ha-seong.

Hello? Where did you go in the middle of a phone call!

The noisy voice of the Puppeteer broke through my contemplations.

At that sound, I rembered that I was still on the phone with her.

‘Oops, I was so focused that I forgot.’

The matter of Baek Ha-seong was important, but it was only right to conclude the phone call properly first.

With that thought, I opened my mouth, which had been firmly closed for a while.

“Sorry, I was thinking for a mont. First of all, is that all there is?”

All there is?

“The fact that Baek Ha-seong is interested in . Were there any other unusual details besides that?”

At my question, the Puppeteer replied in a voice that indicated she finally understood what I was saying.

Yes. For now, it is just that he is interested. Anyway, I did not say much, so he does not know your identity.

“Is that so?”

I am bound by the contract, after all. Of course I did not say a word!

Ah, co to think of it, one of the clauses in the contract was confidentiality.

I had forgotten, wondering where I had left my mind.

‘If that is the case, it is at least a relief.’

It is a misfortune to have gained Baek Ha-seong’s interest, but it was a relief that he did not know my identity.

In that case, I just had to focus on that part and draw up a rough plan.

So, I intended to hang up imdiately and start planning, but unfortunately, I could not do so.

A voice was heard telling

to wait a mont because she still had sothing to say.

A man who hangs up the phone first is not popular with won, you know?

“I will take care of that myself, so do not worry about it. So, what do you want to say?”

I just suddenly thought of it because of the contract. You asked

to tell you if there was any movent within the organization before, right?

She did not stop there but continued her words.

She spoke in a lively voice, as if she had been waiting for this very mont.

It seems like sothing is going to break out soon. How about it? Doesn't it sound super fun?