Chapter 122

Chapter 122

I Became the Academy Mafia Chapter 122Club name, ‘Familia’.

As surprising as it may be, the vice president of our club is Jin-woo.

The reason wasn't particularly grand.

If danger were to arise in the club while I wasn't there, I thought Jin-woo, who would try to protect the club by any means necessary, was more suited to the position than Young-je, who always made rational decisions.

To begin with, ‘Familia’ had been created as a subordinate organization of the Calione Family, and aside from me, Jin-woo was the one who understood the behavior of a Mafia organization like that best.

That was why Jin-woo's number was listed as the representative contact for our ‘Familia.’ So naturally, the student council's message had gone to Jin-woo.『Happy Familia Group Chat』[Jin-woo: (Photo)][Jin-woo: Look at this.]

The photo Jin-woo uploaded was a screenshot of his phone screen.[Audit Cooperation Notice]

An official document with those words written prominently across it.

The contents went on for dozens of densely packed lines, saying that because there had recently been a great deal of discussion among students regarding Familia's facilities, equipment, and support, an audit would be conducted.[Jin-woo: No, we haven't even been a club for one semester yet, so why the hell are we getting audited? It's not like we've done anything that would get us singled out.][Se-ah: Haven't we done a shitload of that?][Young-je: For real lol If there were a freshman club going around trampling seniors, I'd obviously find them annoying too lololol][Jin-woo: Huh? You're right.]

And it wasn't difficult to predict the reason.

“A warning.”

A warning about what had happened at the freshman welcome party.

And a warning about the resolve Choi Yeon and I had shown in the student council room.

“Seriously, these kids' heads are stuffed full of schemes, aren't they?”

I wonder if they even know who they're pulling this against.

First, I sent Haru a message asking whether she'd gotten home safely, attaching the photo Jin-woo had sent as well.

A reply arrived shortly afterward.[Lee Haru: You don't need to worry. I'll have the ‘International Trade Club’ staff organize the materials by tomorrow.]

Since it was Haru of all people saying that, it was extremely reassuring.

Of course, even after we submitted the documents, if they tried anything suspicious separately, I planned to take measures of my own.

Anyway, before that, I should calm down the group chat that had gone into chaos.[Me: Don't worry. We've got nothing to feel guilty about, so there's no reason to be scared.][Se-ah: Right? It's not like we committed a crime or anything.][Young-je: Didn't the president buy most of it with his own money anyway?][Me: Yeah. We haven't touched a single credit of Academy support money.][Jin-woo: What the hell. I got scared for nothing? Then I can go to the Academy smiling tomorrow?][Me: Yeah.][Jin-woo: Okay okay.]

With this, as long as Haru brought documents tomorrow proving that we hadn't spent a single credit of the support funds, everything should be resolved.

Knowing that one of the weapons the student council used most frequently was an ‘audit,’ I had prepared in advance just in case, and it turned out to be a huge help.

They probably never imagined we hadn't even touched the support funds, right?

Forget embezzlement, we hadn't spent a single coin. What were they going to do about that? I'd tell them to suck their thumbs and leave.

I'd been worried that a new mountain of work would appear on the weekend I'd decided to rest, but fortunately, that didn't seem likely.

Of course, I felt sorry for the members of the ‘International Trade Club’ who had to work even on Sunday... but since we hadn't touched anything, there probably wouldn't be that much work anyway.

And so I thought this whole situation would end without incident...

“You'd be better off opening the door before we enforce entry.”

“Bring a search warrant, not an audit warrant.”

I didn't expect we'd end up confronting each other like this...?

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After finishing classes as usual.

Gathered in the club room, we were checking the documents Haru had sent us ahead of the audit that would arrive shortly.

Well, it was only about three pages of extremely thin paper.

“Wow. Since we seriously didn't use any club support funds, there's nothing to even read. Boss, why the hell is the student council coming here?”

Jin-woo gave a tired laugh and shook his head at the contents, which barely had anything worth reading.

“Like I said in the group chat, it's probably mostly about keeping us in check or warning us. The Academy student council is authoritarian to begin with.”

And precisely because of that, the pressure they put on us probably wouldn't be that severe.

The student council president and the Association had a covert cooperative relationship behind the scenes, so I was certain they couldn't openly show their emotions.

Given his personality, he also wasn't the type to act petty over what happened then, and if he'd gone so far as to investigate my background, he should've realized Hanwol Group was behind me, so he wouldn't recklessly push things too far.

“At most, won't it end with them giving us a little pressure?”

“You think? Well, that'd be good for us.”

Jin-woo nodded as though my explanation made sense.

“So when the student council people come, just play a little game of nerves with them, hand over the documents, and it'll be over. So just review requests and train like usual.”

“If Boss says so, then I guess that's how it'll be. So we don't need to worry much?”

Jin-woo rose from his seat with a relieved expression and chuckled.

“Seriously, I feel like I got scared for nothing. Earlier, I saw that... what was it, the head of club affairs from the student council? That senior was gathering a whole bunch of people, so I thought something was going to happen.”...

Hm?

“What did you just say?”

“Huh? That I thought something was going to happen.”

“No, before that.”

“Uh... the head of club affairs senior was gathering people?”

“Right! That. About how many people were there?”

“Looked like at least ten seniors.”

Seo Yeon-su was gathering people? More than ten of them?

Normally, an audit meant two or three people came, performed a simple inspection, and left, so I couldn't understand why she would gather that many.

Why exactly───“Air raid warning! Air raid warning! Emergency! Emergency!”

At that moment, Se-ah, who had said she was stepping outside for a moment, rushed into the club room screaming urgently.

“Apparently that student council head of club affairs we met during the all-out war is coming this way with a whole crowd of people!”

“They're coming here?”

“Yes! No, are audits normally conducted in such a hostile atmosphere? It feels somehow different from what I heard...”

Something was definitely getting complicated.

“Jin-woo, follow me. Se-ah and Young-je, take the freight elevator upstairs and check things out. If they try to come in, stop them no matter what.”

“What? Right now?”

“Now!”

I quickly straightened my Academy uniform tie and stepped outside the club room, where I could hear the footsteps of several people approaching from far away.

“Things are getting interesting....

Jin-woo.”

“Yeah. Boss.”

“No matter what happens, don't let them inside.”

“Huh? We don't have anything to hide or feel guilty about anyway.”

Apparently he thought that since our club had done nothing wrong, we should stand proudly and let them through.

“No. This is a matter of pride from the very beginning. If they get inside the club room, consider it our loss and stop them. Got it?”

“I can't tolerate a battle of pride... I'll stop them somehow.”

Fortunately, Jin-woo seemed to understand my explanation, because he smiled and cracked his knuckles.

“They're here.”

In the distance, I saw a group of men approaching, led by a woman with tired eyes.

The red armbands on their arms and the emblem of Seoul Hero Academy drawn upon them.

The moment I confirmed those armbands officially identified them as the ‘Seoul Hero Academy Student Council,’ I couldn't suppress the dry laugh escaping me.

“Looks like they came prepared.”

‘Head of Club Affairs Seo Yeon-su’ approached silently, hands even stuffed into her pockets, maintaining eye contact with me.

When the distance between us finally closed to the point where we could touch if we reached out, the man beside her stepped forward and unfolded the paper in his hand.

“We are the Student Council Club Audit Team

. We have received reports from other students that the club ‘Familia’ earned money through improper means and invested it into club facilities.”

The bastards endlessly spouted nonsense as though they themselves embodied justice.

“This is the legitimate exercise of the Academy Student Council's authority, and we hereby notify you in advance that obstructing it may result in unreasonable disciplinary action under school regulations. You received the audit notification message we sent beforehand, correct?”

After saying that, the bastard put the paper back inside his clothes and clasped his hands behind his back as though he were somebody important.

“So naturally, we'd appreciate it if you'd clear the way and open the door.”

“Really?”

I slowly approached him.

“B-Boss? Don't kill him!”

Kill him?

No matter how untouchable I'd become, I wasn't someone who would commit murder inside the Academy.

If I did that, everything I'd built up until now would obviously collapse.

So...

“Small fry, move.”

I shoved aside the bastard blocking my path and walked toward Seo Yeon-su, who was silently staring at me.

“It's been a while. ‘Student Council Head of Club Affairs,’ Senior Seo Yeon-su.”

“Yeah. Been a while.”

“Is this the student council president's order?”

“Do I really need to say it for you to know?”

No.

Even without saying it, there was no one but that bastard who would pull something like this.

The problem was that the guy I knew wasn't someone who would push things this far unless something significant had happened.

There was definitely something else going on.

“If we're done greeting each other, how about moving aside? I want to finish quickly and go back.”

Seo Yeon-su shook her head as though fed up and yawned as she tried to walk past me.

I subtly stepped sideways and blocked her path.

“...

What are you trying to do?”

“Even if you're the student council, you can't just enter a club room however you please, can you?”

“Didn't you hear? I told you we officially obtained an audit warrant through the Academy. Do you even understand that physically blocking us like this makes you subject to forced enforcement? You'd be better off opening the door before we enforce entry.”

“You must think if you dress it up with fancy words, I'll get scared and move aside. But I know the Academy regulations pretty well too.”

No, I probably know them better than you who've only attended for a few years.

I took out my phone, opened the page containing the Academy regulations, and held the screen out toward Seo Yeon-su.

“See? Academy regulations. Article 2, Clause 1 regarding Student Council Authority and Club Auditing Rights.”

What was written there wasn't particularly difficult.

“The Student Council may exercise auditing authority over Academy clubs, and clubs subject to an audit are obligated to submit materials. However, if the materials necessary for the audit cannot be submitted, the Student Council may apply for a search warrant through an instructors' meeting, and only through this may they forcibly enter the club room of the club in question.”

In other words.

“You want to enter our club room? Then bring a search warrant instead of an audit warrant.”

Unless they had a search warrant, it meant they couldn't take even a single step inside.

“That's what the regulations say, don't they?”

The student council is supposed to set an example, after all.