Villain Professor of Heroes – Chapter 21

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Yoo Hee-won seemed to have already decided on her callsign.

Golden Viper…Golden Viper…

It was a fitting callsign for the blonde Yoo Hee-won with her wicked smile.

There would probably be a truckload of villains who would get their throats ripped out by that viper after graduation.

Wait. Golden Viper?

That seemed a bit different from Yoo Hee-won’s callsign in the original story.

Let’s see… What was her original callsign…?

Hmm…

Ugh…

I couldn’t remember.

It had been a few months since I possessed this body, so it was about time I started forgetting.

After all, this novel was just one of the countless web novels I had read, and it was a forgettable failure at that…

I remembered the general outline, but the details were slowly fading from my memory.

And even the general outline was a common trope.

An overpowered heroine slaughtering villains.

Simple, right?

I turned off my phone and stared at the dark ceiling, lost in thought.

I pushed thoughts of the original story aside and focused on Han Min-ha.

How was I going to teach her?

For now, I had succeeded in keeping Yoo Hee-won on board.

As long as Yoo Hee-won didn’t disrupt things, there were no external obstacles to mentoring Han Min-ha.

Of course, I didn’t know when or how Yoo Hee-won might change, but that was beyond my control.

At least, so far, she seemed somewhat different from the extremely nasty personality she displayed in the original story.

If Yoo Hee-won had chosen me solely for my appearance, then just flattering and persuading her a little should work.

And if her sense of superiority and noblesse oblige towards Han Min-ha could be channeled in a positive direction, who knew?

She might even take the initiative to help Han Min-ha.

I would worry about that later.

The immediate issue was how I was going to teach Han Min-ha…

From what I had gathered, the subject Han Min-ha showed the most progress in was, surprisingly, my Basic Defense Studies.

It wasn’t exactly progress, but rather the subject she was “least bad” at.

Although she had fainted during the basic evaluation after watching the horrific video, perhaps it was because my subject, at least for now, didn’t require as much physical activity as the others.

The other professors all agreed that Han Min-ha was incredibly clumsy.

Anyway, it seemed best to focus on Basic Defense Studies for now, the subject she was relatively better at.

If she got good grades in Basic Defense Studies, she might gain some confidence.

And the biggest problem with Han Min-ha, as I saw it, was that she couldn’t control her highly pure and potent Aura.

That too could be overcome through consistent study of Basic Defense Studies.

The strength of a barrier was proportional to the calmness of one’s mind.

And controlling one’s mind was directly linked to controlling one’s Aura.

The reason defense studies was considered an unpopular and outdated field was because most heroes could control their Aura without it.

But since Han Min-ha couldn’t, she needed to focus on it even more.

Mental discipline was essential to overcome Han Min-ha’s chronic problem, and mental discipline was the first step in Basic Defense Studies, and I, the professor of Basic Defense Studies, was Han Min-ha’s advisor.

Everything seemed to be falling into place.

As I was drifting off to sleep, something occurred to me, and I sat up in bed.

Come to think of it, I hadn’t taken my evening supplements.

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I announced the next meeting in the group chat.

The topic was mental discipline.

Han Min-ha replied that she understood, but Yoo Hee-won seemed quite displeased.

Yoo Hee-won didn’t reply.

Judging from the read receipt, she seemed quite unhappy.

It was a natural reaction to ask a student who could already control her barrier to a considerable degree to suddenly go back to meditation.

But I needed to help Han Min-ha improve.

Yoo Hee-won would do well on her own, while Han Min-ha would continue to fall behind if left alone.

So, I had to focus on Han Min-ha, even if it meant being unfair to Yoo Hee-won.

Perhaps sensing the situation, Han Min-ha remained silent.

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On the appointed day, after all classes were over, I waited for my two students in an empty classroom.

Han Min-ha arrived earlier than scheduled and peeked into the classroom.

“Come in.”

“Yes, sir!”

She was wearing the academy training uniform, as if she had come straight from physical training, the last class of the day.

“How was your day, student Min-ha?”

“It was okay…”

“It was Comprehensive Offense class today. What did you learn?”

“Well… we hit sandbags… and jumped rope…”

Sandbags and jump rope.

It seemed the lower-level class students hadn’t progressed beyond that stage yet.

They probably weren’t ready for Aura-based techniques.

“What about the other subjects?”

“I had Information Acquisition and Operations class.”

“Was it interesting?”

“Um…”

Han Min-ha hesitated before answering.

It was probably boring.

The spy activities that people usually associated with Information Acquisition and Operations, like infiltration, intelligence gathering, and covert destruction of key facilities, were covered later in the course.

Right now, they would be studying boring laws and organizational charts of related agencies.

They would eventually learn exciting things like “Assassination and Backstabbing,” but that was much later.

“How are your classmates? Have you made many friends?”

“Yes. Our teaching assistant is working hard on it.”

She seemed to be struggling to adapt, as she brought up the teaching assistant out of the blue.

“It will get better. As long as you can endure it…”

Just then, Yoo Hee-won swung open the classroom door and entered.

“Hello, Professor Kyo. Hello, seaweed head.”

“Welcome, Hee-won.” “Hi, Hee-won…”

Yoo Hee-won, who had called Han Min-ha “seaweed head,” scanned her up and down with narrowed eyes, as if displeased about something.

Then she turned to me with her usual wicked smile.

“You shouldn’t call your friend ‘seaweed head,’ Hee-won.”

“Then what should I call her? Milk cow water ghost? And she’s not my friend, Professor.”

“Right…”

I sighed lightly and smiled.

“By the way, I saw the group chat name you set. Very impressive.”

Yoo Hee-won grinned and said,

“I thought it was the perfect way to describe you and her.”

“Alright. I don’t disagree. Then let’s begin today’s meeting.”

We sat on mats arranged in a circle, facing each other.

Han Min-ha assumed a lotus position with a determined expression, and Yoo Hee-won chuckled at the sight.

“Hey, Han Min-ha. Judging by your expression, you look like you’re about to face off against Dr. Thief.”

Dr. Thief was a notorious villain in this novel’s world.

He wasn’t a real person, but a villain from a very famous comic book in this world.

He was such a well-known fictional character that, to use a real-world expression, “you’d have to be a spy not to know him.”

Yoo Hee-won was wearing a short uniform skirt, not training pants, so it was awkward to see her in a lotus position.

I discreetly averted my gaze, and Yoo Hee-won widened her smile and spread her legs slightly.

“Hee-won, cover yourself with this.”

I took off my coat and draped it over Yoo Hee-won’s knees.

“I don’t need this.”

“It’s not for your benefit, but for mine and Min-ha’s. It’s distracting.”

“Hmph.”

I smiled at Yoo Hee-won, who scoffed, and explained,

“As I mentioned in class, mental discipline is the most basic step in Aura control. Most people skip this stage due to innate talent, but that’s not right. You don’t need to write this down, Min-ha.”

“Yes, sir!”

Han Min-ha, who was taking out a notebook and pen from her pocket, hurriedly put them away.

“Anyway… if you don’t examine your own Aura deeply, you’ll eventually reach your limit… Hee-won.”

Yoo Hee-won, who had been rummaging through my coat pocket, slyly withdrew her hand and smiled.

This was going to be difficult… From the very first meeting…

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One hour passed.

Han Min-ha, her eyebrows twitching like worms, was concentrating intensely.

It was good that she was concentrating, but mental discipline wasn’t something you could achieve through active effort.

Rather, you had to let go of everything and relax, but Han Min-ha couldn’t do that.

It was a characteristic of students who tried hard at everything but couldn’t achieve commensurate results.

I examined her Aura, and as expected, her pure and potent Aura remained stagnant around her body, barely moving.

It was an Aura that could unleash tremendous power once activated, but it was also heavy and difficult to mobilize.

Yoo Hee-won, on the other hand…

Oh dear…

Small, firefly-like lights were flickering around Yoo Hee-won.

They were all her Aura.

Not only could she change the shape of her Aura, but she had also visualized it.

Yoo Hee-won was definitely a natural genius.

Moreover, she didn’t even seem to be engaged in mental discipline.

She was holding her phone with both hands and typing furiously.

Honestly… I didn’t think there was anything more I could teach her.

Yoo Hee-won checked the time and nudged Han Min-ha with her foot.

“Hey. Stop it.”

“Huh…? What?”

Han Min-ha opened her eyes and looked at Yoo Hee-won with a blank expression.

“I’m hungry. Let’s stop now.”

Yoo Hee-won stood up, folded the coat in half, and said to me,

“Buy us dinner.”

“Eat at the cafeteria on campus.”

“Thanks to her, most of the side dishes will be gone by now.”

Yoo Hee-won pointed her chin at Han Min-ha.

“And you’re the one who scheduled this meeting at this time. Shouldn’t you have thought about that? Besides,”

Yoo Hee-won widened her wicked, sly smile.

“I know you get an allowance for buying your students meals. You’re not planning to pocket it, are you?”

“Not at all. I’m not so poor that I’d be tempted by such a small amount.”

“Then buy us dinner. Hey, you’re going to eat too, right?”

“Uh? Uh-huh… Yeah… I have to eat…”

Han Min-ha glanced at me and agreed with Yoo Hee-won.

I checked the time; it was indeed past dinner time, and since she had even brought up the allowance, I had no choice but to nod.

“Alright. Let’s go.”

I had been craving some hot soup to soothe my stomach after the spicy stir-fried pork I had recently, so this worked out well.

“Then, since it’s cold, let’s have some sou…”

“Let’s go for spicy stir-fried pork. I heard there’s a good place in the nearby city. You’re okay with that, right? You can eat spicy food, right?”

Yoo Hee-won pressed Han Min-ha before I could finish my sentence.

“Yeah… I like spicy stir-fried pork…”

Oh dear… I really hated spicy food…

But still…

I couldn’t refuse when my student wanted to eat it.

“Alright. Let’s go. Let’s have spicy stir-fried pork.”

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