Chapter 230: Biology Practical Exam (4)
『Breaking News. Bio Is Very Safe (BIVS) Creates Monsters.』
『Experimental pigs from the lab were recycled for school dissection experiments without proper disposal.』
『Seolha Group Chairman Yoo Geun-chul is enraged. BIVS undergoes a major personnel reshuffle.』
『BIVS stock plummets in just one day after the incident became known.』
『A male student from Cheongshin High School, Mr. Lee, protects the daughter of the Seolha Group from monsters.』
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A few days after Kyung-joon had a fierce battle against the tentacled monster.
The internet and news were completely abuzz with the BIVS monster incident.
This was especially true at Kyung-joon’s school, Cheongshin High School.
It was only natural, as an ordinary male student who had only studied hard until then had fought a tremendous battle against a monster that seemed to have come straight out of a movie.
“We are very grateful that you protected the future of our Seolha Group and prevented what could have become a bigger disaster. Thank you so much for protecting our young miss.”
“Yes.”
The playground of Cheongshin High School.
Kyung-joon was receiving thanks from countless men in black suits at the front auditorium.
They were all from the Seolha Group.
They were expressing their sincere gratitude to Kyung-joon for protecting Yoo Seol-ha and resolving the incident caused by BIVS.
Of course, it wasn’t just verbal gratitude.
“Please accept this.”
Secretary Oh, the highest-ranking person among the Seolha Group present here.
He handed Kyung-joon something like a certificate of commendation.
“This is……”
“This is a certificate proving that Kyung-joon-nim is a Seolha scholarship recipient.”
“Oh.”
Seolha Scholarship.
A scholarship program awarded by the Seolha Group to the best students in Korea for their continued academic progress.
To give you an idea of how big a deal this is, especially in overseas study communities, Seolha scholarship recipients are often jokingly referred to as national team-level students.
In fact, they are known to be students who can break down the doors of the world’s best universities like MIT, Harvard, and Stanford.
Simply put, it is said to be more difficult to be selected as a Seolha scholarship recipient than to receive an admission offer from these world-renowned universities.
“You’re giving me an incredible portfolio.”
“Because you’ve done something incredible.”
“Hmm.”
Kyung-joon started to examine the Seolha scholarship certificate of appointment that Secretary Oh handed him.
And he looked over the scholarship benefit clauses.
As expected, there it was.
“In order to maintain the benefits of this scholarship, continuous cooperation and communication with the Seolha Group is required during the benefit period.”
Kyung-joon read the contents of the clause clearly.
A mandatory clause stating that he had to do something more with the Seolha Group in order to receive the scholarship benefits.
“What’s this?”
Kyung-joon asked, frowning slightly, his gaze directed at Secretary Oh.
However, Secretary Oh answered directly with an unflinching, mechanical face.
“Our Seolha Group needs Kyung-joon-nim’s cooperation to properly handle and recover from the BIVS incident.”
According to Miss Yoo Seol-ha, Kyung-joon already seemed to have some idea about the monster created by BIVS.
This was very strange.
Until today’s incident, even the executives within BIVS had never heard of such monsterization.
In fact, the monsterization that broke out in the science lab of Cheongshin High School was the first of its kind.
But Kyung-joon already seemed to know something about that monster?
It was strange.
So they needed to ask for his cooperation even more.
“Even so, isn’t it a bit much to just put it in the clause like this? Without a word. The treatment is poor for someone who saved his granddaughter.”
“That’s why I gave it to you to read.”
“That’s true.”
Secretary Oh was subtly evasive, like a snake.
Flip.
Kyung-joon read through the rest of the clauses and finally made up his mind.
Rip.
Kyung-joon tore off a few pages from the back of the certificate of appointment he had received.
And then he handed it to Secretary Oh as if to show him.
“I’ll just take the basic scholarship part. So, about me going over there and taking care of BIVS’s aftermath, research, or whatever, come back later and ask me properly.”
“But then you won’t be able to use this scholarship as a portfolio for college admissions, interviews, etc. And you won’t be able to receive the countless benefits that the Seolha Group may offer in the future.”
“It’s fine. It’s enough for me to receive living expenses and tuition support until I graduate.”
Kyung-joon said so and forced the torn paper into Secretary Oh’s hand, who was reluctant to take it.
Secretary Oh accepted it with a dumbfounded look and eventually had no choice but to ask.
“Why do you refuse? It’s literally just a scholarship and requires some cooperation.”
It’s not like they’re going to ask Kyung-joon to do something burdensome.
They just want to ask and hear a few things he knows.
Most of the proper research and work will be done at the newly revamped BIVS, and there will be no obligations or responsibilities for Kyung-joon.
“Besides, the benefits of this are beyond words, so why do you refuse? It’s not difficult or dangerous at all.”
“That’s why.”
Kyung-joon tucked the basic scholarship clause, which only provided tuition and living expenses, into his waistband.
“If I receive more, my college and even my job will be handed to me on a silver platter by their power, right? I don’t want that.”
If he could use the Seolha scholarship as a portfolio, it would definitely be smooth sailing for both college admissions and job hunting in the future.
But it shouldn’t be like that.
A few months ago, at the Silla Ribs.
He remembered what Chairman Yoo Geun-chul had said.
『I don’t know what your dream is yet, so I can only guess. But I think I know one thing: if it’s as absurd as you say it is, it’s much bigger than what this old man has achieved in reality and even bigger than the dream of my granddaughter, who will inherit and further develop it.』
Swoosh.
Kyung-joon turned his back on Secretary Oh and finally said,
“I will pave my own path with my own strength.”
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
Thump, thump.
Kyung-joon walked away into the school grounds.
Secretary Oh continued to watch his back with the same expressionless face as a machine.
Soon.
Secretary Oh takes out his cell phone and calls someone.
Ring, ring. Click.
━Hello. Secretary Oh. How did it go?
The recipient of the call was, of course, Chairman Yoo Geun-chul of the Seolha Group.
“He only took the basic scholarship and refused all other benefits.”
━Hahaha. I knew it. I knew that’s what he would do.
Chairman Yoo’s voice on the phone sounded strangely pleased.
“Aren’t you disappointed?”
They couldn’t bring in the person who could have tremendously advanced BIVS’s research or even turned the world of bioscience upside down.
So why did Chairman Yoo seem so pleased?
━Why would I be disappointed? I would have been more disappointed if he had accepted everything.
Chairman Yoo recalled the absurd question and answer Kyung-joon had given at the galbi restaurant.
『My dream is far more absurd and grand than anything the Seolha Group has ever achieved in reality. If there is such a difference in the size of our dreams, there’s no reason why I can’t beat your granddaughter, right?』
━Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle…… At least the absurd answer he gave back then wasn’t a lie.
In a way.
Chairman Yoo might have hoped that Kyung-joon would refuse the Seolha scholarship.
And Kyung-joon actually did.
He took what he needed and left the rest without batting an eye.
“So what are we going to do now?”
Chairman Yoo, the top executive of the Seolha Group, and his secretary, Secretary Oh.
“Realistically, there’s nothing we can do since he refused, but we still have 『World』, don’t we?”
The two of them had some kind of purpose in approaching Kyung-joon in reality and Kyung-joon in the World.
━For now, let’s just prepare. By the time he finishes his work at Fael University and comes out, he’ll be swamped.
“To what extent, sir?”
━It’ll be a year at most, maybe six months at the earliest. So don’t worry about other departments and gather all the spare manpower and funds you can.
“Yes, sir. I understand.”
Beep. Beep. Beep.
As soon as Secretary Oh gave his short reply, the call with Chairman Yoo ended.
And he immediately made another call.
『Connecting…… Kyung-joon Special Management Team Leader Jo Hyun-woo』
Things were proceeding very quietly and very quickly behind the scenes.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
The time for the second announcement of the World’s Top Magic Competition had come.
The teams were all the same as the five teams from the first announcement, except for the dark magic team.
“『Scroll Programming-Based Disposable Magic Tool Making Method』. Well done. It seems like you’ve effectively used the programming and crafting techniques unique to this world to cover the shortcomings of existing scroll magic. However, since it’s disposable, you’ll need to think more about environmental pollution caused by waste scrolls and process efficiency when it goes into mass production~”
Teina’s advice to the Scrollpia team.
The dark magic team was eliminated from the first presentation due to an absurd foul, and the Scrollpia team took their place.
“Yes! Thank you!”
Edict, who had finished his presentation, came down from the stage with a proud look on his face.
Then other teams continued their presentations.
“The 『New Concept Fairy Combat Magic Textbook』 team explained their idea very well during the first presentation. You’ve built it well from the smallest details to suit the fairy’s agile body and abundant mana. However, since there are currently few fairies learning magic, there is a big wall in terms of marketability. You will need to broaden its versatility or think beyond race.”
Larev’s advice to the Azuaz – Chatty team.
“『Dragon Palace Sea Krill Oil-Containing Mana Health Supplement Optimized for Each Race』 ……Aside from the performance of the item itself, the scope of the business is too broad. Since this is a student startup, it would be better to focus on solving one race at a time rather than spreading yourself too thin. The narrower the target, the higher the loyalty.”
Siam’s advice to the Three Elf Con Artists team.
“Hmm~ The idea of an 『Anti-Scroll Magic Tool』 ……is aggressive, but I think it’s good academically. I still think you’re struggling a lot in terms of your target customer persona and the functionality of your MVP product. You need to spend more time thinking about it~”
And Teina’s advice to the Zot·Keron team.
In this way, all four teams received evaluations and advice from experts.
The last team remaining.
“Hello, I’m Kyung-joon.”
Only Kyung-joon’s team’s presentation remained.
Before he could even start his presentation properly.
Murmur, murmur.
The people gathered in the square showed a more excited reaction than the previous teams.
Kyung-joon, who had skipped his first presentation because he wasn’t prepared.
That’s why people were even more excited about his second presentation.
“Finally, Kyung-joon-nim is presenting! I wonder what it will be……!”
Whether the excitement contained expectations.
“Hmph! He ran away from the first presentation, what makes you think the second one will be any different? There’s no way he’s getting first place no matter how good his presentation is!”
Or the spiteful ‘Let’s wait and see’.
“Ahem.”
Kyung-joon briefly quieted the buzzing crowd and finally spoke.
“What I’ve prepared is Imprinting.”
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