Chapter 70

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Episode 15 - Anti-villain club [2]

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"Hunter Club, this one looks interesting, doesn’t it?"

Julián said from the other side of the hallway, standing in front of a club’s door.

Rinna walked over to him.

"But it says here that they don’t reward points, and everyone in this group only wants to earn points."

Julián quickly looked at the paper on the door for a few seconds before speaking.

"Ups, I didn’t notice, heh, heh."

"..."

Still smiling, Rinna did not pay much attention to it.

"It’s fine. So, does anyone already have an idea of which club to join?"

Everyone present had decided to join the same club.

Since they all shared the goal of earning points easily, as well as gaining permission to leave the Academy and use privileged facilities.

In my case, I wanted access to the special training rooms that were filled with state-of-the-art equipment.

Magical engineering was quite advanced at the Academy, especially in the training area.

With that, my strength would grow faster.

In any case, no one said anything when Rinna asked.

Seeing this, she sighed and lowered her voice slightly.

"Well, there are only a few clubs left. If we can’t find one that matches our preferences, we’ll have to join one we don’t like."

The atmosphere became heavy. Some frowned while others simply nodded, accepting reality.

I remained still without nodding.

Then I suddenly remembered something.

Since I still had not found a club that matched my preferences, why not search through my memories?

Some players had made a ranking of the best clubs to join.

So I focused my memories on that list. I was sure I had read it during my free time.

Then, as if something clicked, the memories flooded my mind.

The moment I looked at a list on the wiki from my phone,

I focused on the top three.

’Assault Club, Charity Club, and Anti-Villain Club.’

I didn’t know much about the Assault Club. I had some idea about the Charity Club, but the most eye-catching one was naturally the last.

The one that was unexpectedly ranked first on the list created by the players.

’A club with free permission to leave the Academy. It only requires strength, and its activities mainly consist of training in privileged training rooms. On top of that, if you capture recognized villains, you’ll earn more than a hundred points.’

The more I recalled the information about this club, the more the corners of my lips curled upward.

This club was perfect for me.

I have free permission to leave, I know many famous villains, I know where their hideouts are, and I also know all the state-of-the-art training rooms.

It was far too perfect to be just a club. There was no entrance fee or monthly payment.

Moreover, it had very few members. Probably almost nobody wanted to join this club.

’Well, in reality, there are only two members.’

And they were the club leader and one other member.

But then I noticed an important detail.

It was about the club leader.

’According to the players, she’s a sadistic character who couldn’t care less about the Academy. Others call her a gangster, a slacker, or simply a lunatic obsessed with killing or torturing villains.’

Basically, there was something wrong with her head, although normally, or at first glance, she looked completely normal.

On top of that, she was the Third-Year Representative.

Which meant her strength was real.

’At least a 5-Star peak or someone who has just reached 6 Stars.’

She could be considered quite strong overall.

And regarding the other member...

She was a nerdy girl, literally.

I didn’t know what she was doing in that club, but most of the time, she just read books.

’But when she fulfills her role as a club member, her results are undeniable.’

Then I focused on the group in front of me.

Rinna, Diana, Julián, Verónica, and Charlotte.

Just like me, they were looking for the same thing, and two of them would simply stay near me the whole time.

’Mhm, I guess it’s not a bad idea. Besides, the Anti-Villain Club has no entry requirements. If you want to join, then just walk through the door and you’ll officially become part of the club.’

And even though I’m a Dark attribute user, both club members were only interested in true villains, not someone they considered a villain solely because of their attribute.

So, after thinking it over for a bit, I nodded to myself.

Then I opened my mouth and said:

"How about we join the Anti-Villain Club? It has everything we need."

At my words, the whole group fell silent.

Then Rinna stepped forward and said:

"Uh, Adel, do you know who the leader of that club is?"

"More or less."

"Then why do you want to join it? I mean... she’s unpredictable, you know?"

I shrugged.

"Well, that club has what we want, and at this rate, we’ll end up joining clubs we don’t even want to be in. Even if its leader is... unique, I really don’t care. The only thing that matters is the benefits."

I looked at their expressions, and they seemed torn between refusing or agreeing.

But honestly speaking, there wasn’t a better club than the Anti-Villain Club.

And above all, capturing or killing a famous villain guaranteed us more than a hundred points, something that would normally take a week of effort to obtain.

’Simply kill or capture them, and you’ll receive great rewards.’

That was all.

And honestly, it was much easier.

After a while filled with tension, the atmosphere finally relaxed.

Everyone sighed and said at the same time:

"Alright."

"There’s no other choice, right?"

"Anyway, it’s for the best. Besides, I’ll go wherever my older brother goes."

"Yeah. Me too."

"I don’t really care."

Everyone reluctantly agreed, so we finally headed toward the Anti-Villain Club.

***

Everyone looked somewhat tense in front of the door, well, except for Verónica and me.

Honestly, neither of us cared what kind of woman the leader of this club was.

Verónica looked at everyone present; a small smile formed on her face before she pushed Rinna.

"Come on, come on, open the door."

And I went along with it.

"That’s right, our great saint is the leader of this group."

If there’s one thing I agree on, it’s teasing Rinna.

Rinna’s face tightened in disbelief, and soon, betrayal showed clearly in her expression.

She looked at the door in front of her and raised her hand. Then she knocked twice.

"..."

Several seconds passed, and there was no response.

Rinna let out a slight sigh and knocked on the door again.

"..."

Once again, there was no response after a couple of seconds.

Finally, someone broke the silence.

"There won’t be anyone inside."

Julián said, narrowing his eyes.

But at that exact moment, a cheerful voice echoed from the other side of the door.

"Come in, the door is open."

There was a moment of silence. Then everyone looked at Rinna and quickly moved behind her.

"Y-you all... betrayed me..."

Each of them avoided her gaze or simply whistled.

〖This is so ridiculously comedic, but it’s also funny〗

My master said in my mind. She had been listening the entire time.

’I agree.’

I crossed my arms. Finally, Rinna sighed and opened the door.

Soon, we slowly entered the room.

Well, it was fairly ordinary.

A sofa with a low table in the center, a desk, a wall covered in photos, and several papers scattered across the floor.

It looked more like the scene of a detective’s office.

In addition, there was an extra door; maybe it was the bathroom.

At the desk sat a woman who looked to be at least twenty or twenty-one years old.

She looked at us with a calm, almost innocent smile.

"What brings you to my club, dear juniors?"

She first looked at Rinna, then at the others, and finally at me.

Her gaze lingered on me a little longer before returning to Rinna.

Then Rinna opened her mouth and said:

"We... want to join the club."

There was a few seconds of silence before the club leader spoke with a radiant smile.

"Well, that... I wasn’t expecting. I thought you came for something else."

She rested one arm on the desk, opened her palm, and leaned her cheek against it.

Then, smiling, she continued.

"So you’re saying all of you want to join, huh."

Rinna nodded.

"Yes... if possible."

The club leader remained silent for a second before continuing.

"Yes, you can join. There are no requirements... or well, something like that."

Rinna raised an eyebrow and asked quietly,

"What do you mean?"

To which the club leader replied:

"Nothing, it’s just that letting so many people join the club all at once would be boring."

Her gaze settled on all of our faces.

There were six of us in total.

Most clubs usually only had three members or, at most, five.

There actually were not that many cadets in each classroom.

By the second year, the number of cadets had been reduced by more than half.

And by this point, they had probably already expelled or punished dozens of cadets.

Anyway, at first glance it might have seemed like there were many cadets in this place, but there were fewer than anyone would imagine.

’But this club is literally empty. Every club has at least thirty members, divided between the first, second, and third years.’

Still, the club leader’s word was unquestionable.

"That means you won’t let everyone join."

The club leader briefly looked at Rinna before letting out a small laugh.

"How cute you are, but no, you’re mistaken. I’m not saying all of you can’t join. I’m just saying it would be boring not to do something first, right?"

At her words, Rinna tensed up and asked:

"T-then, what do we have to do?"

The club leader smiled, then stood up from her seat and walked until she was only a few steps away from Rinna.

"A fight. If you entertain me, I’ll let you join. Simple as that. What do you think, juniors?"