Revenge with the Power of the Final Boss

“Everything is going according to plan.”

Who is the true hero who defeated the SSS-class villain, Ham Kang-min?

Ordinarily, the testimony of Han Se-hee and Lee Ha-yeon would have been sufficient proof. There were also ways to verify this through analyzing the magical residue left on the corpse or using a psychometry-type mana awakener.

However, I deliberately refrained from immediate verification, choosing instead to let the rumors spread.

‘I feel bad for Ha-yeon and Se-hee.’

Though they had accepted my plan, the process would undoubtedly be grueling for them.

Of course, the truth would come out eventually. But even so, until that moment, public opinion would likely view them as liars.

The tension would be even greater because it involved the heir of the Angel Guild, Lee Ha-yeon, clashing with Baek Seo-jin, the heir of the White Tiger Guild. The public’s attention was bound to intensify.

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“Everything is going according to plan.”

By lunchtime, the story that Baek Seo-jin had defeated the SSS-class villain Ham Kang-min had already spread throughout the entirety of Kangin Academy.

The cancellation of most morning classes due to the villain attack had given the students free time to talk about the incident. Inevitably, the rumor that Baek Seo-jin had gathered his friends and gotten into a heated argument with Lee Ha-yeon also spread like wildfire.

By lunchtime, nearly everyone in the academy had heard the rumors.

• Seo-jin!
• We heard the news! Kangin Academy was attacked!
• You’re not hurt, are you?
• We heard you took down the SSS-class villain Ham Kang-min. We’re proud of you, but we were so worried about your safety!

• “Massive Monster Invasion at Kangin Academy! Young Heroes Fend Off the Threat!”
• “SSS-Class Villains Wiped Out! Over a Dozen Confirmed Dead!”
• “Ham Kang-min, Park Hyung-tae, Kwak Do-hoon, and Lim Kang-woo Among the Fallen SSS-Class Villains!”

• “I think it was Lee Ha-yeon. She had help from Saint Han Se-hee, which makes her claim more credible.”
• “I’m betting on top student Baek Seo-jin.”
• “LOL, do you think an SSS-class villain is a joke? No way he took one down alone!”
• “Why not? Maybe he’s strong enough to do it solo.”

• So Baek Seo-jin really killed Ham Kang-min?
• It’s starting to look like he actually did.
• I still believe Lee Ha-yeon. The Saint wouldn’t lie.