I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 117

"Oppa! Are you ready? Are you all ready?"

While sitting and waiting for the other side's preparations to finish.

From the hallway, the sound of footsteps came rushing, and Ji-yoon's voice was heard.

Is she already fully prepared?

Turning my head towards the door──

Peek.

Through the slightly opened door, our eyes met as Ji-yoon peeked her head in.

"Hehe."

A pastel pink hat, a sky-blue dress, and even a neatly worn rabbit-shaped bag.

At a glance, it was clear that Alessia had put effort into dressing her.

"You're dressed nicely, aren't you?"

"Do I look pretty? Is Ji-yoon pretty?"

As she entered the room, spinning around in response to my compliment, I got up and patted Ji-yoon's head.

"Yes, you look pretty. Grandfather will be pleased. Ji-yoon, do you remember Grandfather?"

"Grandfather? Umm... a little?"

It seemed she didn't have a clear memory of him.

It must have been quite a while since they last met.

"Right? But you shouldn't be scared just because you're meeting him after a long time, okay?"

"Yes~ Oh! Alessia told me to come out now!"

"Yes, let's go out together with your brother."

"Yes!"

Holding Ji-yoon's small hand, we stepped out of the mansion to see eight black sedans lined up.

"...It's a sight to behold every time."

It was a scene fitting for a presidential motorcade.

Each of these sedans was a luxury vehicle magically reinforced to withstand most attacks.

"Oppa. Look, it's Alessia!"

Looking where Ji-yoon pointed, I saw Alessia, not in her usual servant attire but in a suit, standing in front of a sedan waiting for us.

Alessia in a suit...

As Ji-yoon and I approached, she opened the back door and bowed her head.

"I will escort you. Young Master."

"Have you fully recovered?"

"Yes. I didn't receive much injury during the battle, so I'm completely fine without any aftereffects."

"That's good to hear."

The car only started moving after we all got in.

"Hum~ Hmm~♬"

Ji-yoon sang a little tune while looking out at the scenery through the heavily tinted windows, while Alessia silently surveyed our surroundings.

The car was racing down the road quietly without any noise.

Suddenly, it occurred to me, does Ji-yoon know Haru?

"Ji-yoon. Do you know Haru unnie?"

"Haru unnie? Haru unnie!"

Ji-yoon shouted, raising her arm in response to my question.

"The pretty unnie who played with Ji-yoon whenever people gathered!"

So they were acquainted after all?

"Is Haru unnie coming with us too?"

Seeing Ji-yoon's face light up as she asked, I smiled and answered.

"Yes. She's coming with us."

"Ji-yoon is happy!"

Since they seem to get along well, there's no need to worry too much.

"There she is."

Before I knew it, we had arrived at the address I had mentioned earlier, and I saw Haru standing quietly.

She was holding the items I had asked for, looking at us silently.

"Wow! Unnie!"

"Please wait a moment, Lady."

Ji-yoon was about to jump and run to Haru, but Alessia stopped her.

According to Calione's security protocols, it's a basic rule not to wander around unchecked areas.

Instead.

Zzzzt──

A black curtain rose around the cars after a short while.

It was a magic I had seen several times in games, completely blocking the view from the surroundings.

It was a measure to prevent outsiders from knowing which car we were in.

Once the curtain was fully drawn, Alessia got out of the car, greeted Haru, and opened the door on my side.

"Unnie─!"

"Lee Haru. It's been a while, hasn't it?"

Ji-yoon waved energetically at Haru.

As Haru came over to greet us through the open door, she bowed deeply.

"It's been a while since we last met. Young Master, Lady. May I join you for a moment?"

Haru handed her luggage to Alessia and naturally sat next to me.

Considering the occasion, she was dressed in modern and neat attire.

"You look good in casual clothes too."

Although her uniform at the academy was already not ordinary, her casual attire was something different.

"Thank you. Young Master... you're wearing the Maestro's clothes?"

"This is the best outfit I have. Since it's been a while since I last visited, I need to show that I'm doing well."

And given that I can't perform at my usual level, the performance of the equipment I'm wearing is quite important.

"Unnie! What about me? What about my clothes?"

"Yes, Lady, your clothes are very pretty. They suit you well."

"Hehe. Unnie, you're pretty too."

The atmosphere brightened significantly with Haru's arrival.

Since she's not very talkative, she used to just sit quietly or only speak when Ji-yoon talked to her, but now the atmosphere would be a bit less awkward.

"Then, we will depart again."

As Alessia got back into the car, the curtain that had been blocking our view disappeared, and the cars started moving.

"Calione's security is truly beyond imagination. I never thought so many people would be mobilized."

Haru remarked, looking at the cars tightly surrounding us from the front and back.

"It's because Ji-yoon is riding with us. My father must be concerned."

While I could respond immediately to any combat or assassination attempt, Ji-yoon couldn't.

"Indeed. With the successors of Calione moving together... I can understand."

"Is that so?"

Considering how abnormal this world is, as she said, it made sense.

'There are just too many crazy people out there.'

The cars, which had been passing through the forest of buildings and concrete, eventually stopped in front of a huge mansion.

"Grandfather's house is so big...!"

The wealthiest neighborhood in Seoul, newly formed where Bukaksan used to be.

And among them, the largest mansion was right here, the residence of the Hanwol Group.

"Calione's security is paramount, so our mansion can't be as large as this one."

Alessia smiled gently as she responded to Ji-yoon's comment.

No, our house isn't that small either.

In fact, it's so big that it might be hard to manage every day.

Ji-yoon nodded and responded with an "Oh...!" but it was clear she didn't fully understand.

After entering the garden, we got out of the cars one by one and looked towards the entrance of the mansion.

There, the servants of the Hanwol Group were lined up from the entrance as if waiting for us.

Standing at the very front was a middle-aged man.

'Wow, it's been a long time since I last saw him.'

In fact, he can be considered the strongest man in this neighborhood, the head butler of the Jinwol Group.

It was Kang Chulha.

"I greet the Young Master and the Lady."

"""I greet the Young Master and the Lady!!"""

To think that the day would come when Kang Chulha would bow to me...

Was it when I was stealing under the guise of a 'Magical Girl (Uncle)' concept? Alternating between transformation form and normal form, I was committing perfect crimes until I got caught by that man while robbing the largest mansion in the affluent neighborhood.

At that time, despite having the strength of an S-rank hero in terms of game specs, I failed to escape and was almost defeated in the subsequent battle.

'At that time, I managed to overcome it somehow with my quick thinking. I really thought my character would be deleted.'

Since the affluent neighborhood itself is a place where ordinary players can't enter, the information about him was extremely scarce, and I recall that at that time, the community was full of posts from victims who, unlike me, couldn't escape.

[Title: No way, the affluent neighborhood is the best place for credit farming lol]

[Author: CookingKingAssassinationKing]

[I went to the affluent neighborhood to get rare materials because I didn't have the money, and I met some final boss-level uncle. Forget about farming, I ended up paying tribute at his funeral. What the hell is that place?]

[Anonymous: Did you rob the biggest mansion in the affluent neighborhood?]

[└CookingKingAssassinationKing: Yeah, isn't that the richest house there?]

[└Anonymous: You should've aimed for the honeybee's nest, not the hornet's nest, so you got stung lol]

[SmokerKhanf: The head butler at the Hanwol Group headquarters is a former war hero. Mess with him wrong and you'll die instantly.]

[└CookingKingAssassinationKing: Why is someone like that guarding a rich house?]

[└Anonymous: Ha ha, it's a rule that security guards are overpowered lol]

[└Anonymous: Seriously lol, 'Seoul's affluent neighborhood hidden boss' lol]

And yet, such a man is now bowing before me and calling me Young Master.

Truly, life is long and full of surprises.

"Hello!"

In response to their greetings, Ji-yoon performed her signature belly greeting.

According to what I asked Alessia before coming here, it's my first time coming here as well, so I guess I can just act normally.

"I am Yoojin Han Calione."

I approach Kang Chulha, who is standing at the very front of the servants and bowing to us, and extend my hand.

He glances at me, straightens up, and grabs my hand.

"I have heard a lot about you from the president. It is an honor to serve the Young Master."

His arm, which I grab for the first time, feels incredibly rough and solid.

...No wonder my character would get deleted if hit by such a fist. It feels like my past PTSD is coming back.

As I recall past events and come to a sort of acceptance...

"You are strong. I heard you were the Second Place of the Academy, but it's strange that you're not the Top Student."

He seems to gauge my level just by holding my hand, looking at me with quite surprised eyes.

Clearly, there was no Aura or Mana felt through my hand, but it seems he has his own skills or methods.

"The Top Student is also a monster like me. Oh, may we go inside?"

As I let go of his hand and suggest moving inside, he nods.

"Yes. Please follow me. I will guide you to the president."

With that, Kang Chulha leads the way into the slowly opening mansion.

Before following him, I reach out to Ji-yoon.

"In a crowded and spacious place?"

I'll hold my brother's hand!'

"That's right. You remember well?"

As I try to enter with Ji-yoon's hand in mine, she instead pulls me towards Haru.

"I want to hold my sister's hand with my other hand!"

"...May I hold the Lady's hand?"

"Yes!"

Is Ji-yoon's smile capable of melting hearts?

Even Haru, who usually doesn't show much expression, eventually cracks a smile and takes her hand.

"Well then, shall we go in, Lady?"

"Yes! Sister, don't get lost, hold Ji-yoon's hand tight, okay?"

...She's not holding my hand because she's afraid of getting lost, but because she's worried Haru might get lost.

Still, Haru nods with a smiling face and replies.

"Yes. I'll trust the Lady."

"Hehe. Brother! Let's go!"

"Alright, alright."

With that, the three of us, hand in hand, enter the mansion.

Right after passing through the entrance, we see a vast lobby and the artworks decorating it.

The structure doesn't seem to be much different from what I know.

Oh, that's the painting I threw at Kang Chulha while escaping.

As we walk through the mansion, appraising the value of the artworks, we eventually come to a stop at a certain point.

"This is the president's study."

Unlike the other rooms, a door with various engravings appears before us.

The amount of Magic Power felt from it seems to be at the level of a Relic.

Kang Chulha casually knocks on such a door and speaks.

"President, the Young Master, the Lady, and Miss Lee Haru from the Inomiya Group have arrived."

-Come in.

A cold, low voice comes from inside.

Is it because we are about to meet the man called the head of the Hanwol Group? Tensing up, we prepare to enter──

"Grandpaaaa~!!"

Our team's secret weapon.

Ji-yoon initiates first.