Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

‘You were looking for me?’
There were countless reasons why the underlings of the dark curtain ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ were looking for me.
But I couldn’t figure out why they had declared that they had ‘found’ me at this very moment.

Right now, I had changed into Gwangrim and was wearing a crow mask.
If the dark curtain was looking for the person wearing the crow mask, they would have already taken action against Cidellentium.
Even if they recognized the crow mask and were looking for it, something was strange.

Would Gunggi need to pay attention to me at this important moment, when they were dealing with the main force of the clan while leaving Ungnyeo behind?
Sseueueu… … .
At that moment, Gunggi’s entire body was covered in a sinister darkness.

At the same time, the surrounding scenery seen from Cheon Dongha’s Gwangrim became distorted.
For a moment, I thought there was a problem using my supernatural power, but it wasn’t.
The space appeared distorted due to Gunggi’s power, which was moving while ignoring the encirclement and barrier using the power of the sinister darkness.

‘Are you planning to break through the encirclement and come this way!’
My eyes met with Gung-gi’s as he closed the distance at a frightening speed.
Gung-gi’s gaze reached both my eyes and the eyes that held Geon-gon.

Gung-gi seemed to be able to fully recognize the eyes that held Geon-gon now.
Gung-gi, who dealt with the evil darkness, was as sensitive to gaze as Seo-dol or Yong-je-geon.
That also meant that Gung-gi’s power had grown that much.

As he got closer to me, Gung-gi’s eyes became softer and he suddenly disappeared.
‘No, he didn’t disappear. He accelerated!’
Gung-gi was right in front of me.
I prepared by raising my power as soon as he approached, but he finished moving faster than I expected.

Gung-gi was looking at me with a gentle expression, no less than the good and upright people I knew.
It was even more eerie to see someone with such a heavy con and malice that made my skin tingle.
“Hello. We finally met.”

Even the voice was soft and creepy.
I thought of the moves I could make right now.
There were two player trajectories I could use at the same time, and I was using both of them at the moment.

One was to secure my vision by borrowing Cheon Dong-ha’s power, and the other was to borrow Yong Je-geon’s appearance.
The only people who wouldn’t be strange to be here and wouldn’t cause any trouble if someone saw me were Baek Ho-gun and Yong Je-geon, but it was strange for them to wait without fighting in Baek Ho-gun’s appearance.
Even if I pretended to be Baek Ho-gun’s clone, it was strange for the arrogant Mu-jae to not fight and just stand back wearing a crow mask when he had gained a new ability called a clone.

That’s why I borrowed Yong Je-geon’s appearance and wore a crow mask, so it was best to deal with it with space magic for now.
‘It was a good thing I didn’t bring Mr. Yong Je-geon. It would have seemed strange if there were two dragons.’
Yong Je-geon didn’t have a very good relationship with the Crow Demon King, but since Yong Je-geon had been doing strange things to Yu-hee for more than a day or two, I could probably get over it.

I quickly snapped my fingers.
〈Use the skill of the relevant character, ‘Space Art’.〉
〈Use the skill of the relevant character, ‘Space Control’.〉

I raised my supernatural powers as much as I could and deployed the space art, manipulating the space to solidify my defense.
I couldn’t bring myself to attack.
It would have been foolish to confront the evil darkness-covered Gung-gi head-on.

Besides, Hwang Ji-ho was controlling his intellect right next to me.
Hwang Ji-ho was aware that Gung-gi was right in front of him, but he couldn’t move properly.
“Could you clear the space? We’ve only recently met. It’s getting in the way of my feeling your energy.”

Gung-gi asked in a very gentlemanly manner.
Even though he had such a heavy ill will that it made me shiver, his attitude made me feel even more uncomfortable.
Furthermore, even after seeing the cyan space, Gung-gi didn’t seem to think of me as Yong-je-geon.

“I know you’re not the Dragon of the Playful World, Yong-je-geon. I know you’re someone who’s so great that you can use Yong-je-geon’s power.”
I shouldn’t deal with Gung-gi any longer.
The player’s trajectory might be revealed to the mastermind.

The problem wasn’t that I was in danger.
The problem was that if this power was revealed, the number of cards I could use against the mastermind would be significantly reduced.
I pretended to be Tae-yeon and imitated Yong-je-geon.

“I’m not Yong-je-geon? It’s a shame that you think that way. I didn’t know that there would be someone who doubted my identity after seeing my power. Who did you mistake me for?”
“You’re good at imitating. You must have done it a lot.”
It didn’t work.

Gung-gi was already certain that I was not Yongje-geon.
The clothes I was wearing now were worn by Yongje-geon, the way I spoke was something that Yongje-geon would use, and the abilities that I was using were also Yongje-geon’s, so the author did not doubt it.
‘What on earth is the basis for being certain that I am not Yongje-geon? Is it just because of that evil darkness? Or is Gung-gi special?’

The intellect was still running wild, and the nobles were being swayed by the evil darkness that the sword of intellect and hatred swung.
It was a situation where there was no hope for reinforcements.
On the contrary, if things continued like this, the enemies might increase.

Gung-gi had gained such great strength just by touching the evil darkness, but if another evil spirit came and touched the evil darkness again, it would be even more difficult to deal with.
“First, I need to clear the space, but I still can’t control my strength. Please bear with it even if it hurts a little.”
Gung-gi said apologetically and let a feather rise in his hand.

The feathers that were the same color as Gung-gi's wings were instantly dyed in a sinister darkness.
I prepared myself for the time available to Gwang-rim to decrease, so I quickly strengthened my spatial technique.
As the light of the barrier created by the space grew stronger, Gung-gi smiled brighter and drew a line in the air.

Then, hundreds of feathers appeared along the line.
Each feather was imbued with a sinister energy.
Kwaddeok!

The feathers all struck the cyan-colored space.
Unable to withstand the power of the feathers, the space broke into pieces and poured out toward me beyond.
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There was not enough time to use my spatial technique again.
I wrapped my body in a power shield to brace myself for the impact.
However, the impact did not come.

"It's amazing."
Gung-gi was purely amazed as he looked at the shattered space and the drops of blood soaking the floor.
Hwang Ji-ho stood between Gung-gi and me, blocking the way.

Because he couldn’t properly activate the barrier technique, Hwang Ji-ho had to take the attack of the palace spirit.
The dark feathers that were piercing Hwang Ji-ho’s body were piercing here and there.
‘Hwang Ji-ho… …!’

I should have stopped Hwang Ji-ho from jumping out, but I couldn’t.
The sight of Hwang Ji-ho, who was in disarray, tearing out the feathers embedded in his body and cutting away the remaining dark skin with the golden power wave was breathtaking.
If the palace spirit had launched an additional attack right now, Hwang Ji-ho would have been hit, but the palace spirit seemed more interested in me behind him than Hwang Ji-ho and didn’t move a hand.

“The leader flew his body to protect! You are someone the clan treasures!”
“This is, after all, a clone of this body.”
“Even a clone is like that. The amount of damage taken by the clone doesn’t affect the main body, right?”

I felt my whole body go cold at Hwang Ji-ho’s words.
The damage from the clone affects the main body too?
Haven’t the clones been injured in fights quite a few times?

Hwang Ji-ho moves his clones while going to school and doing the work of the clan, so wouldn’t the mental fatigue just accumulate?
“Who are you? You once had the appearance of Seong Guk-eon. Then Seong Guk-eon? No, Seong Guk-eon is currently traveling around the area that was hit hard by the typhoon.”
I remembered what Yong Je-geon had said during the attempted assassination of Seong Guk-eon.

That Gung-gi had shown interest in Seong Guk-eon.
But it seemed that what Gung-gi was really looking for was me in the form of Seong Guk-eon that day.
“You’re talking nonsense with the Yuheegye Dragon Clan right in front of you.”

“Ahaha! That’s an interesting statement. There’s no way Yong Je-geon would wear a crow mask, and even if he did for fun, there’s no way the clan leader would protect Yong Je-geon.”
Hwang Ji-ho added to hide my identity, but as expected, it didn’t work on Gung-gi.
In the meantime, his intelligence exploded again from the other side, slowing down Hwang Ji-ho’s movements.

In this situation, it was difficult for Hwang Ji-ho to move his main body to this side and fight, let alone use a clone.
I had to deal with Gung-gi, but I couldn’t figure out Gung-gi’s intentions, so I couldn’t think of a proper way to do it.
“I can recognize you no matter what you look like. I’m just curious about your usual true form.”

If it was impossible to pretend to be Yongje-geon, there was no point in continuing this conversation.
On the contrary, the more I opened my mouth, the more I felt like I was falling into a pit.
At least I had to keep quiet until I could gauge Gung-gi’s intentions.

‘Gung-gi isn’t attacking anymore. Was he really just thinking about getting rid of his space technique? If Gung-gi were to attack now, not only me but also Hwang Ji-ho’s clone would be in danger, but he’s not doing it.’
Gung-gi observed me in silence.
Sometimes, his smile deepened or he raised his wings as if he was looking at something he really cherished.

“I really like the energy you have. I want to know you better… If it’s hard to talk here, would you like to come with me?”
I couldn’t just listen to those words.
It seemed like the strange-minded Gung-gi would interpret the silence as affirmation.

“No.”
“Is that so? That’s too bad.”
Gung-gi’s wings dropped slightly as he answered.

Gung-gi then told me what his ‘regret’ meant.
“I wanted to respect your wishes, but I can’t.”
Gung-gi reached out to me.

It was a polite gesture, but his intention was clear.
The wings flapped with heavy power, and the jin, presumably engraved by the dark curtain, gave off an ominous aura.
‘I can’t be caught!’

I would be running away leaving the clans still fighting, but it was better than being caught.
If I were caught by the mastermind and the information I had leaked out, all my moves up until now would fall apart.
I tried to use my flying skills by grabbing Hwang Ji-ho’s immobile clone, but as if he had expected this, Gung-gi spread his feathers in the sky.

With my escape route blocked, there was only one move left.
I looked straight at Gung-gi’s hand reaching out to me.
And at that moment, my move was activated.

Crunch!
A white shadow that appeared through the storm cut all the feathers in half in one breath.
The power of the wall was contained in the blade, and the evil energy dispersed, and the feathers lost their strength and fell to the ground.

As the palace spirit sensed the unusual power, it took a step back, and at the same time, a white-clad back blocked my vision.
‘I should have let Hwang Ji-ho fight before he got hurt.’
The black magic already knew that Cheong-ho could fight since the body of the tiger was safely recovered by the tiger clan.

However, those who witnessed the Baekho army’s participation in the battle were either dead, trapped in the tiger clan’s abyss, or had made a heavy contract, so it was not relayed to the black magic.
Since the white tiger could use its power to go anywhere anyway, they decided not to call it until the moment of real danger came.
In Baekho’s and Eun-ho’s judgment, now seemed to be that moment of danger.

“The greatest warrior of the Ho clan can fight outside the divine realm……! Judging from the fact that he didn’t participate in the battle earlier, it seems that the Ho clan wanted to hide this.”
Baekho-gun swung his sword without saying a word.
Baekho-gun kept his great sword in perfect balance as if the storm didn’t exist.

Gung-gi was still looking at me.
“You must have something worth protecting, even if it’s revealed to you.”