Chapter 237

Seviron Academy, Principal Gu Onyu.

Among those who hold the position of academy principal, he is somewhat known for implementing a benevolent policy, and his character is rumored to be gentle.

“It seems the security here isn’t very good.”

Suddenly entering the Frankfurt Consulate, what is he talking about?

If security is poor, it should be addressed to Germany; this is just a powerless consulate of the Republic of Korea.

The man awkwardly smiled, trying to appease her.

“We will make more efforts.”

“That’s how it should be.”

“But what brings you here…?”

Aside from the ambassador to Germany, he rarely had to lower his head, making this situation awkward.

“Just for a little overseas travel. Is there a law that says the principal must stay in Korea?”

“Oh, who says such a thing? I say this with a warm welcome.”

Do not make enemies with academy principals as much as possible.

That was a long-standing guideline passed down from his ancestors.

Even the principal of the elementary department is nevertheless a representative of the foundation.

Especially, Gu Onyu, although not well-known, was a monster who once ranked among the top three in South Korea based solely on strength.

“Wait a minute…”

The head of the Frankfurt Consulate’s mind raced.

Recently, he had received instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to keep a watchful eye on a child named No Name, in case any immigration movements were observed.

And as far as he knew, No Name was studying at Seviron Academy. The person in front of him is the principal of Seviron Academy.

The conclusion was drawn by syllogism.

“Did you perhaps come with Na Me?”

“How would a person with a heavy bottom know such information? Did you receive secret orders from the government or something?”

“Oh, that’s unlikely! But I do watch the news often.”

“Is that so?”

From his reaction, Principal Gu Onyu became convinced.

Until just before leaving Incheon Airport, the group watching Na Me belonged to the government.

At least it was fortunate that they did not approach with ill intentions, but if they further involved the academy’s students, she planned to lodge a formal complaint.

“Thank you for the coffee. It’s much better than what I usually have in Korea.”

“Yes, thank goodness, Principal Gu.”

“Um?”

BEEP BEEP—

Principal Gu Onyu’s phone rang loudly.

A warning sound came from the ‘MIA prevention sticker’ attached to Na Me’s phone.

“Heartbeat is normal, and just by the light walking, she seems fine, but what’s going on?”

There was no unusual information regarding Na Me’s physical condition on the phone.

Except for the fact that she had completely voided all her aura.

She called Na Me to check.

“Na Me student, is everything okay?”

[Yes. We’re having fun.]

“I see, but don’t overdo it too soon.”

[Hmm… Yes.]

A little while later, a call came to the consul.

The news was that a Korean girl under the age of ten had brutally assaulted four Germans on the street and is currently being investigated by the police.

“Of all times, this happens while Principal Gu Onyu is present…!”

Ensuring the safety of its citizens is the duty of the consulate.

The consul commanded with an even more agitated tone than usual.

“Quickly check the victim’s condition! Is it a random act of violence? Investigate thoroughly how the child was assaulted by the men and hold them accountable. Do you understand?”

It was already big news that a young child had been randomly assaulted in broad daylight; if it turned out to be a sexual crime, it was something unimaginable.

[No, it’s the other way around, Consul…! The child assaulted four adult men. Furthermore, it was reported that she used her aura.]

“What?!”

How could the exact opposite result emerge?

He cleared his throat and asked in a subdued voice.

“Is the child in her teens?”

The seriousness of the incident had clearly diminished, but juvenile crime is still not to be taken lightly.

Age was not a consideration when pressing charges in Germany.

[No, Consul. She’s under ten.]

“Under ten…?”

The consul’s brain briefly overloaded.

‘Is it possible there’s now a culture in Korea where they count ages every four years without me realizing?’

If the suspect was born on February 29 and was therefore deemed to be under ten, it was not even funny.

[No. The local police confirmed she’s really 8 years old, and I checked multiple times.]

At that moment, the consul’s and Principal Gu Onyu’s eyes met.

“8 years old? You must be kidding…?”

“I need to go quickly; it’s urgent!”

“Principal Gu! Wait! Please, let’s talk for a moment!”

* * *

“I did nothing wrong. It was self-defense; they started it first.”

“Self-defense? My friends have 16 weeks of injuries, and you call that self-defense?”

“Then let’s just disregard it as self-defense. But what are you going to do about it?”

“Th… this…!”

A ruckus unexpectedly broke out at the peaceful Frankfurt Police Station.

Mackey, claiming to be a TikToker with six million followers, revealed his teeth and growled.

He tried to appeal to the police about the dire conditions of his hospitalized friends via video call, but the police had little they could do in that situation.

“How does a nobody even have six million followers? I’ve never even heard of Mackey while living in Germany.”

“I hadn’t heard of him either. Maybe I should quit being a cop and try TikTok?”

“Na Me, I saw you yesterday, and here you are again! Want some candy?”

Mackey was talking only about himself, the police were lightly ignoring him, and No Name, who was involved in the incident, was yawning.

Seeing all this, Yoonseul felt a headache coming on.

“Why?”

“Nothing, Na Me, is the candy good?”

“Yeah. I wish there were a lot of these in Korea.”

She looked at Na Me, who was eating the candy with a subtle gaze.

World of Arselia Story Mode, first to break through 130,000 points.

A win by a ragtag group.

Yoonseul did not misunderstand the significance of that achievement.

In fact, Na Me had continued to play rank matches for a few more rounds after the tournament ended and had secured her account to Master.

But she had taken it too lightly, assuming it was just a game.

World of Arselia is a virtual reality game, well-known for reflecting the physical capabilities of reality the best.

Thus, it should naturally be considered that Na Me had reached a level that transcends humanity.

“I didn’t dare to think it would turn out to be true.”

According to the brown-haired young man’s words, despite having apologized first, Na Me suddenly went berserk and pounded the four men into a pulp.

Na Me strongly denied having heard any apologies.

“Aren’t you going to deny the latter part?”

“I didn’t think they would be that weak. I couldn’t imagine that people who couldn’t even use their aura properly would get magic engraving just because it looked nice… Back in my day, I couldn’t even dream of that…”

He was just a little dim-witted but a pure security guard who liked the cool glow of the neon tattoos at night.

Na Me pouted, expressing her grievance.

Whether it was a prank or not, it was still true that she had experienced racial discrimination.

The other party involved in the incident, Dan Ni El, trembled beneath a blanket under the air conditioner.

“Are you okay, El unnie?”

“Get away! Na Me is scary!”

“Were you on my side? Geez, what a fuss.”

Showing a reaction like Dan Ni El would be normal.

If she were a normal child, that is.

Na Me had long since surpassed that category.

‘What if Na Me has confused reality with the game?’

Yoonseul recalled the memory of a past Kariri training with Na Me, where she taught her parrying.

That would be a problem. Yoonseul didn’t want to get her head smashed in reality either.

“This brat!”

“…?”

Na Me blinked her innocent eyes.

Yoonseul found herself at a loss for words at that sight.

“Let’s do better next time, shall we?”

“Okay, then.”

“Wait, this isn’t the end…!”

In the end, the incident drifted further apart.

Mackey, trying to express his grievances, and the indomitable criminal girl No Name.

Amidst them, the police scratched their heads in confusion.

Ultimately, it was No Name who mediated the matter.

She pulled the candy from her mouth and spoke.

“Mackey, if you’re really that aggrieved, why don’t we recreate the situation here?”

“Huh?”

“In front of the police officers, let’s reenact how your subordinates spoke and how I responded. If I am judged to have overreacted, I will gladly pay for the hospital bills and compensation.”

“Wait a minute, how do you propose to reenact?”

“Ni hao, Qing cheng zhong, Chinese people are everywhere, did your mom die of COVID, and so on. Just say it straight to me. Why, can’t you do that?”

“Even so, I can’t say such things in front of the police…”

Mackey stealthily cast his gaze toward the police.

“Ah, don’t mind us! It’s not like it’s something you truly mean, right? You said you were just filming a funny video?”

“Yes, that’s right…”

“Let’s also see. How did things go that led to this situation?”

Na Me shrugged her shoulders, signaling him to hurry up.

“Ni… Ni hao?”

“Keep going.”

“Qing… ha… qing cheng zhong…?”

“You have to squint your eyes too. Why, can’t you do it?”

Mackey took a deep breath and squinted his eyes to the point of almost not being able to see.

He mentally recalled the ambulance costs in Germany.

At least 1,000 euros, and with the hospitalization fees for four people, it could total up to 10,000 euros.

Shame lasts only a moment, but the money lingers.

When Mackey opened his eyes again, No Name’s arms were glowing with golden light.

“…!”

“Next line. Are you not going to say it?”

“Are you trying to hit me with that fist?”

“I’m just recreating the situation lightly, okay? If it’s indeed judged that I’ve overreacted, I will gladly pay you 1,000 euros or even 10,000 euros.”

Na Me demonstrated by swirling her arm. Sparks flew on the marble floor with a sizzle.

‘That purple aura…!’

Mackey began to back away slowly.

The density of that power is different.

Every time that bizarre aura crackled, the surrounding aura failed to exert any power and collapsed.

Mackey unknowingly witnessed the defensive wall he had created slowly crumbling.

Without a wall to shield him, taking a direct hit from that fist would not simply end in hospitalization.

A parade of images flashed through his mind.

‘Why are the police just watching with interest? What if she really swings that at me!’

“Quick, tell me. What did you say about my mom?”

The color of her eyes transitioned from black to golden, then back to purple.

Seeing the girl approaching without fear, Mackey finally realized that she was 8 years old.

‘She’s a criminal girl! Damn it!’

Unlike juvenile delinquents, because she was under ten, she would not even face the consequences of the juvenile law, making her a virtually invincible being.

Thus, even if the number of victims changed from four to five, nothing would change.

Mackey squeezed his eyes shut.

Life takes precedence over money, he thought as he yelled.

“Stop… stop! Upon reconsideration, it seems our prank was excessive!”

“Is that just talk?”

“Then how could we… Hiiiii!”

Na Me stepped forward and grabbed her wrist with her left hand.

In Mackey’s eyes, her movements appeared as fragmented scenes.

Her shoulder turned, her waist twisted. The weight shifted from her right foot to her left foot.

Then, she stretched her small hand directly toward Mackey.

FWOOM—

The compressed air between Mackey’s body and Na Me’s hand burst forth, creating a sound that pierced the eardrums.

‘What is this nonsense…?!’

The fist stopped just inches away from him.

“Hu…”

“Next time, please be careful. Such pranks are not fun at all from the receiving end.”

Na Me withdrew her aura, dusted her hands, and left.

The police stood up, eagerly questioning how she had just performed that trick.

“Na Me! Teach me how to do that! I just stretched my fist into thin air and it sounded like a bomb exploded!”

“Is this what they call Eastern martial arts? It would be immensely effective for riot control?”

“Maybe like this? Is this right?”

“Your stance is wrong. You need to stabilize your stepping foot better and twist your waist more.”

“Ugh! This is my best! Argh, don’t force it! My ligaments, my ligaments are stretching!”

“I can do more. The human body doesn’t break that easily.”

THUD—

Mackey, drained of strength and collapsing into a chair, recalled the strike from just now.

Though Na Me’s fist had come slowly, those watching at the side had not noticed, but that strike was more than enough to chill Mackey’s insides.

‘If it had connected, I would have surely been punctured…’

Certainly, it was not a rapidly flying attack.

It felt more like a hydraulic press that would mercilessly crush anything in its path.

How could such an outrageous being come into existence on this planet?

Mackey’s cold sweat poured down as he stared at Na Me as if spellbound for quite a while.

Ding—

The door of the police station opened, and Mackey’s long-time partner and exclusive cameraman entered. He had just returned after taking the injured bodyguards to the hospital.

“Mackey, how’s it going? Did the negotiations go well? The bodyguard guys are threatening to sue you for not even giving them four months’ worth of salaries. And the hospital bills are going to be outrageous; why should we also cover their salaries…!”

“We decided to just let it go.”

“What? Are you planning to take on that by yourself?”

“There’s no alternative.”

“Mackey, wait a minute. Regardless of the situation, let me go have a good talk with them.”

“Wait! Stop! Stop right there!”

The cameraman shrugged off Mackey’s hand and strode toward Na Me.

Na Me muttered, ‘Is this a tag match now…,’ cracking her knuckles.

“Looks familiar…? Hey, you’re the violin girl from TikTok, aren’t you?”

Na Me let out a disappointed expression, her arms drooping.