I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 100

After returning to my room and changing my clothes, I was spending time checking if there was any issue with DisPater.

"......Is it just a slight scratch?"

Despite the attack being powerful enough to tear through the Academy's uniform, which had basic defensive magic attached, DisPater withstood it perfectly as if it were nothing.

With its auto-repair function, even a scratch like this would be fixed in no time.

Even though it's a unique grade, with performance like this, how much of a cheat item would it become once the core is fully integrated?

With such thoughts in mind, I took out the dungeon core that had been carefully placed inside the cube.

[Name: Dungeon Core]

Grade: Epic (EPIC)

[Type: Material]

[Description: A crystal formed by the condensed magic power of an artificial dungeon. The compressed magic power accumulated over decades provides enough output to maintain a single dungeon.

It was practically the world's equivalent of an arc reactor.

"You definitely said a narrative was needed."

The Academy terror was ultimately the main scenario of the Academy route.

So, if the dungeon core related to this incident could serve as that core, wouldn't it be possible?

"Well, I'll have to go and see for myself."

As I was about to put the dungeon core back into the cube and sit on the bed, I felt a commotion outside the mansion that had been quiet until now.

"What's going on?"

Opening the window to check, I could see that the organization members who had gone out with my father had returned.

That meant my father had come back.

As I walked to the entrance of the mansion, I saw my father coming in as expected.

"Welcome back, Father."

"......Yes."

For some reason, my father's expression seemed darker than usual.

The small soot on his face.

I asked cautiously, feeling a bit anxious.

"......Was it a trap?"

"Yes. There was definitely a trace of the guy, but when we got there, all we found were bombs."

......That meant the soot on my father's face was the doing of the Bloody Clown.

"It was too suspicious to be their hideout, so I went in alone. If I had gone in with the other organization members, it could have been a major disaster."

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Hmm? Are you worried about this old man? Ha! Do you think this old man would get hurt by something like that? It didn't even tickle, so don't worry too much."

......Indeed, there was no reason to worry about someone who could crush an anti-tank gun head-on with his bare hands without a scratch.

No matter what the Bloody Clown did, there was no way he could harm my father.

"If the place you went to was a trap, isn't it an issue with the informant?"

"......I thought so too, but it seems they were definitely there."

My father said this and took out his phone, showing me a photo.

A blackened wall. On it was a drawing of a black rat pointing and laughing.

"......Plague Rat."

"Yes, it's Plague's symbol. The information wasn't wrong. It's unfortunate what happened today, but what can we do about it now? We should be thankful that no one was hurt."

My father's eyes had the definite look of a vengeful person.

"I will definitely catch him, so don't worry."

There was a subtle murderous intent to chase him to the ends of the earth and kill him.

Even though I wasn't the target of that look, I felt tense for a moment.

But then, my father patted my shoulder with a thud and tried to lighten the mood with a smile.

"By the way, the Academy is going ahead with the Freshman Welcome Party tomorrow, right?"

Did he receive a separate notification? It was natural for him to know, as he was practically a parent to the Academy.

"Yes, if we postponed the schedule, it might give the impression that we're afraid of the Villain Alliance."

In response, the Academy stated that the Villain Alliance's terror was completely thwarted by the students, and that the Villain Alliance is just a gathering of villains, which was announced this evening.

"Is that so? Then, the pledge will be made by the top student from the Cheongcheon Family. What a pity."

"......Ah. About that, Father."

"Hmm?"

"That pledge. I will be making it."

"What, what?"

My father's eyes widened as if he hadn't expected this.

"You're saying you'll make the pledge at Seoul Hero Academy, which only the best hero cadets in the country can do?"

"......Yes."

"Ah, no. I knew you were excellent, but...... how? Did that kid die during the terror or something?"

No, even though he must have heard the story from the consigliere about Choi Yeon and the Sword Saint meeting after the incident, his current level of surprise suggested how shocked he was.

"That can't be. Choi Yeon just resigned from the position on the spot, so I took over."

Even after I told him the truth, my father's eyes showed no signs of shrinking.

In fact, his previously tired face was gradually brightening.

"Ha! Ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Parnello. Did you hear that? My son is going to make the pledge at Seoul Hero Academy."

"Congratulations, Young Master."

"This isn't the time for that. Tell Dominic to write the best declaration for Yoojin to use right away."

"Yes. I'll convey it──."

"Wait, wait!"

I was taken aback by my father's unexpected reaction and immediately grabbed Parnello's hand as he was about to move.

"It's fine! The Academy has already agreed to provide the declaration!"

"......Is that so?"

"Yes. So it's really fine."

A declaration written by the Calione's consigliere.

I didn't know what kind of content it would have, but I had a feeling it could end up being something strange.

Moreover, if I stayed here any longer, who knows what other proposal my father might make.

"I need to prepare for tomorrow, so I'll go rest now. Father, you should rest well too."

"Ah, yes. Well, you've been trained in public speaking since you were young, so you'll do well."

......Did I learn public speaking too?

I learned new information about Yoojin Han Calione.

"I kept you too long. Go upstairs and rest."

After saying goodbye to my father, I returned to my room and looked at the declaration I received from the Academy a few days ago.

"......I have to read this in front of the entire school?"

Of course, I had read declarations at the Academy before.

When going through the Academy route, I mostly aimed for the top or second place for an easy play, and during that process, I always had the event of reading a speech.

But there was a big difference between seeing it in a game and actually reading it.

"I guess I have no choice but to face it."

Since I'm going to recite the declaration anyway, might as well achieve something great.

As I continued to read the declaration with such thoughts.

[Young Master? It's Alessia. Are you sleeping?]

Alessia's voice came from outside.

Did Alessia come to see me at this hour?

"The door is open, come in."

I told her to come in, curious about what was going on, and Alessia entered cautiously, holding something and bowing her head.

"I apologize for visiting at such a late hour. I came because the item I ordered just arrived."

"Ordered item?"

Alessia showed me the item she was holding in response to my question.

"It's the Academy uniform. According to the executive secretary, your uniform was completely torn today, so I urgently got this one. You can't make the pledge in casual clothes in front of the entire school, right?"

Alessia's playful smile as she spoke made me unconsciously smile as well.

"Right. I almost got into big trouble."

After receiving the uniform from her, I checked it.

It was the same size as the one I had before.

It seemed to have been washed after purchase, as a pleasant scent wafted from the uniform.

"Thanks, Alessia."

"I only did what I had to do. Cough, cough!"

"Did you catch a cold?"

"...Hoo, it's not that. I think it's because I followed the money and inhaled dust... If you drink some warm water before bed, you'll be fine."

Oh, right, there was an explosion.

"Any injuries?"

"You're worried about me, Young Master? It's been a while. No, fortunately, no one, including me, was hurt. It's because none other than Don was at the forefront."

Indeed, Father also said no one was injured.

She also didn't seem to have any visible injuries, and it really seemed to be just because of the dust.

"If that's the case, then it's fine..."

"Is that the speech you'll read tomorrow, Young Master?"

Smiling, she seemed to notice the still-lit monitor and walked over to it with interest.

Since there was no reason for her not to read it, Alessia started evaluating the declaration.

"Hmm... How should I put it... It seems cliché."

"Doesn't it?"

As she said, since it was a declaration that had been used consistently from the past to the present, I also thought it was cliché.

"Can't the Young Master write the declaration himself?"

"If you want to, there's no problem, but the Academy probably won't like it much. It would be my own decision, after all."

Above all... I was barely keeping my sanity thinking it was just something I had to read as instructed by the Academy, and now change it to an original?

I might have died from my head exploding.

"If the Young Master says so, then it can't be helped. Then, I'll take my leave."

"Take care."

After seeing Alessia off, I sat back at my desk and sighed at the declaration in front of me.

"...I don't know."

* * *

The entrance of the Academy was more bustling than usual.

"External guests, please undergo identity verification here!"

"Student ID check required! Students, please show your student ID here before entering through the school gate!"

Due to the terror attack yesterday, security had been tightened even more.

It seemed that the students were only checked against the Academy's records with their student IDs, but the scrutiny for external visitors was visibly strict.

"This will do. I'll enter the school gate alone from here."

"Will you be okay?"

As I sat in the car driven by Han Seojun, I realized it was taking longer than expected and gathered my belongings.

"It's better than waiting here. It seems difficult for outsiders to enter as well, so I'll contact you when I'm ready to leave."

"I'll be fine. I'll be near the Academy, so please contact me."

"...Do as you please."

After getting out of the car, I took out my student ID, which I always kept in my wallet, and approached the school gate.

It's annoying, but it can't be helped since it's for security.

Just as I was about to show my student ID to the Academy employee who noticed me—

"Are you Han Yoojin, the student in charge of the oath at today's Freshman Welcome Party? You can go straight inside."

"...Ah, yes."

Even without showing my student ID, I was given a free pass.

What's going on...?

Well, if it's good, it's good, I thought as I headed to my class.

Since there was still quite some time left until the start of the Freshman Welcome Party, the Academy's instruction was to wait in the classroom during the remaining time.

"Welcome! The freshman representative! The boss of Familia! Han! Yoo! Jin!"

As soon as I entered the classroom, Jinwoo greeted me with a loud fuss and over-the-top excitement.

Seeing Youngje holding his forehead and Seah sighing in the back, I could roughly understand the situation.

"Jinwoo."

"Huh? What? Are you moved?"

"Stop overdoing it."

"Hmph..."

I really don't know either.

I should prepare the declaration.