Chapter 27: Power Deployment #4
B High School was a big school with changing rooms separate from the gymnasium.
However, once the number of students increased, people who broke the established rules appeared. It was a hassle for one to go to the locker rooms that were far away, and for those who just wanted to do special activities.
Therefore, there were some who changed clothes in the classrooms of the special activities building.
This was what the voyeur was aiming for. The boundaries in the special activities building were loose compared to those in the locker room. There were many hiding spots to place the camera. It wasn't even a changing room in the first place, so there weren't many people who would ever think that cameras would be installed in such places.
'That is the psychology of the voyeur.’
Tae-hyuk searched through the special activities classrooms and looked for hidden cameras. In the end, he found more than 30.
They were high definition cameras, and were no longer recording because their memory was full. Fortunately, Tae-hyuk wasn't recorded on the cameras.
'Can I use this?'
First of all, one thing had become clear.
'The person who installed the hidden cameras knows the inside of the school perfectly.'
They knew which classroom was used for which purpose. The cameras were hidden in places with good angles. The voyeur had calculated all of this, which was an impossible feat unless they were an insider.
‘If so, it is a problem.'
In this situation, Tae-hyuk was an outsider. If he did something wrong, then he could be mistaken as the voyeur. In the end, collecting the evidence alone didn't mean Tae-hyuk would catch him. He had to find the crime scene.
The difficulty level was much higher than usual.
“By the way… No matter how much I think about it, X-ray Vision is way too good to pass up."
There was a chance that X-ray Vision could be obtained again later in the future. He couldn't just give up Forgery that he had invested two weeks into.
"… Don't be so instinctual, Seo Tae-hyuk! I need Forgery right now!"
In order to regain Rosario that Big Mama had, he needed the fully mastered Forgery skill.
It was necessary to first find out exactly where the voyeur worked.
The cameras didn't have a long range transmission feature, so recorded content had to be directly collected. Tae-hyuk placed the cameras back in their original positions and installed a timer that could only be checked by him.
There were state of the art technologies that could notify him when it was touched. Of course, Tae-hyuk had no such abilities, which was why he took full advantage of his skills.
Tae-hyuk placed common items like a glass cup or a book near the places where the cameras were hidden. If someone touched the items, then they would fall.
Of course, if there were only one or two items, then they might not be touched. However, there were more than 30 cameras, so the voyeur had to make a mistake at least once.
Tae-hyuk was aiming for that.
'I didn't know that Spying had such a feature.'
Spying could see the titles and abilities of the target, which didn't just apply to people, but also to objects. If he registered a glass cup in advance, then he could check its status.
‘Well, I won't be able to tell if it is just touched. Destruction is different.'
He would get alerts through the Demon Revealing Mirror.
For example, [Glass Cup] would transform into [Broken Glass Cup].
By taking advantage of this, he could use things commonly seen as a security device.
It was a hidden use of the Spying skill.
‘Now, the installation is done!'
Tae-hyuk set up traps in locations that he had unknowingly touched while collecting the hidden cameras. This would tell him when the voyeur was active.
Now he just had to wait quietly.
“Then, should I go to Eun-young?"
A few days ago, he scored 80 points on a mock exam that she had given him. Compared to the first time, his score had risen by more than 20 points.
There were 10 days left before the retest.
His preparations were slowly progressing.
* * *
Today, he was in a good condition and his intelligence increased by three, making a total of 28.
It was almost seven times higher than when he first received the 'Spying' skill.
‘Well, I don't think my head has improved by seven times.'
However, he recently felt like things had been going well so far. The new use of the Spying skill was also a by-product of his increased intelligence.
One worry was that the voyeur would be too cautious and wouldn't get caught in the trap.
'Then I would have to go to plan B…'
However, his worries were groundless. Out of a total of 30 traps, six gave him notifications.
‘The glass cup broke. The receipt was torn. The tissue… Ugh, it is now dirty.'
All the common items told him about the actions of the voyeur.
'Isn't this better than I thought?'