Chapter 124

Chapter 124

I Became the Academy Mafia Chapter 124The conditions Yuli Rodman proposed were as follows.

She would provide me with the elixir the president was secretly creating, ‘Vivian's Spring Water,’ and grant me unprecedented privileges even among Academy clubs.

And even hand over the position of student council president to me next year.

I had no intention of becoming student council president and dealing with all the annoying work that would come with Academy life, so even excluding the third condition, the privileges offered by the student council president were quite appealing.

The only problem was... first, ‘Vivian's Spring Water’ was already in my possession.

“If it's Vivian's Spring Water, isn't that the legendary elixir from the myth of King Arthur? Have you actually confirmed its existence?”

But I couldn't reveal that I possessed it, so I maintained my poker face and carefully redirected the conversation.

“Hm? No, I haven't actually seen it, but I do know the president has done all sorts of strange things to his garden, ‘Lake Vivian.’”

“So it's ultimately just speculation. I'm sorry, but taking a risk for something you haven't even seen yourself is a little...”

“Wait! I'm almost certain! You only say that because you don't know how incredible that elixir is...”

“No.”

I cut her off immediately.

“I know perfectly well. But I prefer certainties. Do you perhaps have another offer?”

At my words, Yuli closed her eyes as though thinking.

Soon, she carefully opened her mouth.

“...

There's an elixir our family keeps. I guarantee it's on the same level as ‘Vivian's Spring Water.’ I'll give you that.”

“Hmm...”

I deliberately pretended to think about it.

The initiative was clearly on my side, so if there was anything I could obtain, it was important to squeeze out as much as possible.

“Something... we're talking about opposing one of the Academy's major powers... it still feels a little lacking... hmm...”

Senior, that's not all you have, is it?

Come on, bring out more.

Eventually, she sighed and shook her head.

“Haa, if you ever need help, I'll privately assist you as long as it doesn't interfere with the plan.”

“Surely not just once.”

“...

Twice.”

“Okay. Even the genie in the lamp grants three wishes, so let's make it a clean three times?”

“...

Robber.”

“You don't want to do it?”

“Fine! I'll do it, I'll do it...!”

“Just verbally?”

At my words, she bit her lip with a grind, smeared blood onto her thumb, and swept her hand through the air.

“I swear upon mana and blood.”

Her blood began glowing brightly before melting into the air.

A magical oath had taken effect.

“This should be enough, right? Ju.

Nior.”

“Of course. More than enough.”

I could take care of what I had to do anyway, and get an elixir plus three uses of the vice president?

How could I possibly refuse an offer like this?

“I'll join you in that plan, Senior.”

“You won't regret it, Junior.”

And so, after shaking hands as proof of trust, we met each other's eyes and smiled.

“So does that make you my mastermind now, Junior?”

“Mastermind of the Academy. Doesn't sound bad.”

A mastermind who moved behind the scenes and made the president.

What a wonderful ring to it.

Just as my father, Vito Calione, expanded his territory by making political figures his people, I too had gained an opportunity to make the Academy's president with my own hands and obtain power to match.

I hadn't planned on doing this already... should I thank President Pendragon?

“Then, what's the plan from here?”

“Hm? Plan?”

“The plan to remove the president and have you take control of the student council.”

“...

My plan was to bring you over to my side first, Junior.”

Wait a second.

“Don't tell me you haven't decided on the next part?”

“I was going to put our heads together and start planning from now on.”...

I didn't expect I'd have to come up with the plan from the beginning.‘Ah, right. She was unexpectedly airheaded, wasn't she?’

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Thinking through what we would do next ended rather simply.

“For now, whenever something about your club comes up in the student council, I'll contact you. Don't act too obviously like you already knew something was coming.”

“You shouldn't make it obvious that you're cooperating with us either, Senior.”

“Do you think I'm stupid? I wouldn't make something like that obvious.”

Well, I'd already experienced a similar event before, so it was simply a matter of controlling the variables depending on each situation.

The important thing was to maintain the current situation without any major changes and wait for an opening.

So what Familia needed was to focus on growth.

Meanwhile, Yuli would maintain her position as student council vice president, investigate weaknesses in the student council and president, and warn Familia ahead of time about approaching dangers to help the club grow.

And to accelerate that timing, we decided I would receive the elixir Yuli mentioned in advance.

“I never thought you'd ask for it upfront.”

“If we follow your plan, isn't me becoming stronger the fastest path?”

“That's true, but...”

“Don't trust me. Trust the things I've accomplished until now. Results don't lie.”

“Haa... every time you act like this, you're irritating, but at the same time, you're reassuring. You're like an old fox despite being a freshman.”

Was that a compliment?

Judging by her expression, she didn't seem to be mocking me, so I decided to take it as one.

“So, when can you give me the elixir?”

At my words, Yuli looked upward.

“First I have to contact my family back home, get permission, and have it transported all the way here... at least a month?”

“That's long.”

“Can't be helped. It's that important an elixir.”

It wasn't as though I didn't know what that elixir was, so I could understand.

It definitely wasn't something you could just send through ordinary delivery.

“Then let's stop here for today. If I'm away too long, people might get suspicious. Ah, you can contact me through the number I gave you. The work phone is a little risky.”

“Yes. Let's do that. Contact me too if anything happens, Senior.”

“Can I call when I'm bored?”

“If you're okay with me leaving you on read.”

“That's cruel. Ugh...!”

Yuli stood and stretched.

“Then I'm going?”

Pop. With a sound, she transformed into a bat again and disappeared out the window.

At the same time, a message window appeared before my eyes.【Main Story Quest Achieved!】[You have brought a new wind to the Academy! By creating a new club, you have begun writing your own new history! Successfully lead your club and promote it to a Silver Club!][Achievement Condition: Complete 5 club requests!][Requests Completed: 5 / 5]

-Satisfaction 2

-Great Satisfaction 3[※Achievement rewards may vary depending on the result.]

“Oh.”

It seemed the kids who had gone to the Literature Club had successfully completed the request.

The timing was perfect.

Then all that remained was to get promoted to a Silver Club and the quest would be complete.

I left the president's office and called Se-ah, who was managing the community.

“Se-ah. How are our club's performance records right now?”

“Performance records? One moment. I organized them here... ah! Our request completion record is a little low, but maybe thanks to the club battle, our performance there is pretty good.”

Then that meant we'd met the basic requirements to apply for review.

This quarter's evaluation was before midterms, so there was still some time.

“You still have Attorney Han Gwang-gi's number, right?”

“What? The attorney? I have his number.”

“Tell him I instructed you to do it, send him the application form, and ask him to review it. Make sure to ask him to stamp it and send it back too.”

Even they couldn't arbitrarily hold up documents that had been reviewed through a law firm.

If I wanted to keep them from causing trouble, all I had to do was put an even stronger force behind me.

That's what power and wealth were for.

“Yes. I'll do that. Then are we becoming a Silver Club?”

“For now, that's the goal.”

“Then what about the club room? Once we become Silver, they'll tell us to move upstairs.”

“Ah, that doesn't matter. If we say we'll keep using the club room we're already in, we don't have to move.”

We were free to refuse what they offered.

Of course, only a small number of people who found moving club rooms annoying used that method, but there was nothing wrong with it under Academy regulations.

“Then that's a relief. Hm? Jin-woo and Young-je. It sounds like they're already back?”

Just as she said, the sound of two sets of footsteps came from outside the club room.

“Boss, we're back!”

“Haa... I'm exhausted.”

Jin-woo wore a beaming smile while Young-je looked completely drained.

Jin-woo was even holding a thick book that didn't suit him at all.

“Good work. But... I only told you to do a simple investigation. What happened?”

“Hm? We just stormed into the other club with a dummy grenade and glared at them for a few minutes. Then they begged us, saying they wouldn't do it again.”

“I almost got dragged off by the disciplinary committee because of this lunatic. Thank god it was a dummy grenade. We almost got disciplined, you know?”...

I'd been wondering how they'd completed it, and apparently a lot had happened.

Still, they completed the request and even got ‘Great Satisfaction,’ so in the end, it had worked out.

“Ah. Right. Boss. We saw Choi Yeon on the way back.”

“Choi Yeon?”

“Yeah. She was walking around in circles like she was sightseeing around the club building.”...

No way.

Just in case, I called Choi Yeon.

-Yeah. Hello.

“Where are you?”

-Me? At the club building.

“What are you doing there?”

-I'm looking for Room Z.

“Room Z? Our club room?”

-Yeah. But I think I'm lost. The club building is complicated...

Just as I suspected.

“Then wouldn't it have been easier to call me? If I came out to meet you, you wouldn't have gotten lost.”

-Ah. Right.

Is she seriously just absentminded, or is she stupid?

Anyway, it seemed she'd made her decision.

“...

I'll send someone, so stand still at the entrance to the building.”

-Okay. I'll wait.

Click. The call ended.

I sighed and spoke to Se-ah.

“Could you go get Choi Yeon? She'll be at the entrance. Actually, if it's her, even if you tell her the way, she'll probably forget again, so take the elevator from the incinerator.”

“Ah, yes. I'll be right back.”

Se-ah hurried outside.

A little while later, the elevator began moving with a rumbling sound before stopping on the first basement floor where we were, and the doors began to open.

“Oh.”

An exclamation came from inside the elevator.

When I turned my head, as expected, Choi Yeon was there, looking around with curious eyes.

“Hi.”

“...

Yeah. Next time you come to our club room, it'll be easier if you take the elevator.”

“Okay.”

That should stop her from getting lost again.

Choi Yeon entered while turning her head left and right, then naturally sat down on the sofa in the hall.

I handed her a teacup and spoke.

“Is this your first time in our club room?”

“Yeah. It's really big. Looks good for training too.”

“Right? But why did you come to our club? Is it because of the things we got from the dungeon last time? Or the club membership thing I mentioned before?”

At my question, she shook her head and spoke.

“No. Similar, but a different reason.”

“A different reason?”

Huh? Not that?

Then she reached inside her jacket, rummaged around, and took something out before placing it on the table.

The item was.

“...

This is?”[Challenge Letter]

A challenge letter.

Something I'd completely forgotten about until now.

“Eugene. Spar with me.”

“...

Suddenly?”