Chapter 201

Chapter 201

I Became the Academy Mafia Chapter 201The student council room was more serious than usual.

There, led by Ray, every student council executive sat around a round table.

“Treasurer. How’s the situation?”

“Yes, President. Just as expected, we confirmed that the targets immediately gathered at Familia. Since they all came out not long after going in... perhaps they cut ties once things became complicated.”

Ray shook his head after hearing the Treasurer’s report.

“No chance. If anything, that bastard is the type who’d fight even more for other people rather than abandon them... Treasurer, keep people assigned there and continue checking.”

“Yes, President.”

At that moment, Yuli, who had been sitting beside Ray, stood up.

“President. I have something to say.”

“Ah, sure. Vice President. Do you have some new opinion?”

His voice was extremely gentle and kind.

But Yuli felt anger gradually boiling up because of that very voice.

“Why, why did I not know?”

“Hm? What are you talking about?”

“The topic of today’s meeting. The operation you carried out against Familia this time, President. Why does the Treasurer know information that I don’t?”

At seeing her anger for the first time, the others lowered their heads or swallowed nervously.

“Ah, is that so? Sorry, sorry. Since it was a confidential operation, it was something the Treasurer and I handled between the two of us. I must’ve forgotten to tell you. Right, Treasurer?”

But even at Yuli’s reaction, Ray laughed with a bright smile. At that, the Treasurer also smiled and nodded.

“Yes. Since it was something carried out in a hurry. I sincerely apologize, Vice President.”

But as long as the two of them said that, there was nothing Yuli could do here.

All she could do was bite her lip and sit back down.

“Now. The Treasurer apologized too, right? You’ll accept our apology, won’t you? Vice President Yuli Rodman.”

In the end, when Yuli nodded, Ray clapped his hands once.

“All right, then we’re reconciled now, right?”──You and us both.

“──From now on, we bury whatever we did wrong. Got it?”

A flat tone with no particular emotion.

But why was it?

Yuli felt as though cold sweat were running down her back.

“Now! Shall we continue the meeting? Head of Club Affairs. How will Familia, struck by our confidential operation, move? Does our operation violate Academy regulations?”

The meeting resumed.

Hearing Ray’s question, Seo Yeon-su, Head of Club Affairs, stood up.

“That is unlikely. The small groups and clubs that challenged them this time are all in the lower ranks even among Bronze Clubs. The faculty probably won’t be able to say much either.”

“So that means the operation worked well. Then now we just have to sit back and watch how they respond~”

Ray said that as he stood up.

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

“Then. Shall we wait and see how Familia responds?”

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“E-each of us sweeps one club? C-can we even do that?”

Se-ah sprang up in surprise after hearing my proposal. At that, Jin-woo leaned back as though wondering what the big deal was.

“Why wouldn’t we be able to? You know too, right? Aside from the combat clubs, they’re all pretty similar.”

“Of course I know that. But there are seniors mixed among the opponents too. We could get caught off guard.”

“You won’t have to worry about that.”

I said while closing the information document I had received from Ratte.

“Just as we haven’t done much external activity, they won’t properly know our combat strength either. If things go the way I think, you shouldn’t struggle much.”

“R-really?”

Maybe it was because I spoke with certainty.

Se-ah awkwardly sat back down.

At that, Choi Yeon nodded.

“Yeah. If it’s hard, should I just sweep all of them by myself? If the timing works, I can do it alone.”

“No. The more clubs you deal with, the more information about you gets exposed. They might target only you and bring some new method.”

That was why I intended to send one person per club.

“For now, the President’s point does make sense... the earliest club battle was tomorrow, right? Then who should go tomorrow?”

“Se-ah.”

“Eek! Me?!”

The moment her name was called, Se-ah shot to her feet and shouted.

“Y-you really want me to go first?”

She pointed at herself in disbelief, and I held out the paper with the information.

“The club Magic Kid Magician. It’s a club made entirely of mages. Since they lack magical talent, they use their abilities for magic tricks.”

And the important part was this.

“They’re all mages below your level. For someone like you who can interfere with the opponent’s spell formulas, they’re the perfect match-up. Right?”

As though backing up my opinion, Young-je nodded.

“It really is horrifying the first time you experience your magic trajectory being changed. I was seriously shocked too.”

“Uh... r-really?”

And Se-ah’s expression gradually began to relax.

“Right. You’re learning martial arts from your homeroom teacher too. If you use spatial magic and stab them up close, wouldn’t it end quickly?”

Decisively, Jin-woo’s comment made Se-ah’s face completely loosen into a grin.

“Hehe... maybe so~ Yeah, that’s probably right~”

Looking at the situation, it might seem like we were teasing her, but I genuinely believed Se-ah could handle them alone.

Of course, changing the trajectories of other magic and interfering with spell formulas were important too, but the real thing was exactly what Jin-woo had mentioned.

Fighting in close combat while teleporting through space was Ji Su-hyeon’s specialty.

Ji Su-hyeon raising a girl she called her disciple and not teaching her that?‘No chance.’It hadn’t been that long, so the key was how much Se-ah had internalized it, but as someone who knew its usefulness better than anyone, I couldn’t help feeling reassured.‘In the future, it was definitely called CTC(Close teleportation Combat)

.’Even in the game, it had a dedicated fanbase because of its flashy techniques and absurd difficulty, so once mastered, it was a technique with tremendous destructive power.‘Honestly, I’m looking forward to it too.’Being able to use CTC meant you had graduated from being a newbie in CS.

I couldn’t help being curious what actual CTC would look like right in front of my eyes.

“The others should spend some time training for many-versus-one battles. The clients may contact us urgently, so keep your phones on you at all times.”

Now all that remained was waiting for tomorrow’s club battle.

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Perhaps because exams had just ended, the Academy morning was more excited than usual.‘I heard Familia is doing another club battle?’‘A club battle right after exams? Are they doing this for our entertainment or what?’‘This kind of event, I approve.’And amid that light atmosphere, there was one person nervously fidgeting by herself...

“WhatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdo? I’m so nervous!”

It was Se-ah, who had a club battle today.

“Hey! You’re making me dizzy. Sit down already.”

“Shut up! Seriously! I’m the one fighting today!”

At her reaction, far more sensitive than usual, Jin-woo unknowingly shut his mouth.

Young-je watched the sight as though amused, while Jin-woo still wore a blank expression like he hadn’t quite processed it.

“You’ll do well, so don’t worry too much. The time was definitely after lunch, right?”

At my careful question, Se-ah nodded.

“Yes. Instructor Ji Su-hyeon told me not to eat lunch and to stay as sharp as possible. She said that would be better...”

“It’s probably best to follow the Instructor’s advice. A moderate empty stomach can reduce tension too. Young-je, how is the opposing club moving? Anything unusual?”

At my question, Young-je shook his head.

“No. Apparently they’re the same as usual? I think we can just follow our operation.”

“...

Is that so.”

Then all that remained was comparing whose move was more efficient and certain.

Contrary to the worries at first, as time passed, Se-ah’s expression became more and more serious.

And only after arriving at the sparring room was her expression completely finished.

Across from us, the Magic Kid Magician club participating in this spar was looking this way.

Apparently they found it strange that Se-ah alone was preparing.

But no matter how they looked at us, there was nothing for us to do anyway.

After all, in the end they were destined to be dealt with by our club’s ‘spatial mage.’

“Go.”

“Kim Se-ah! Kill them all and come back!”

“Kim Se-ah, fighting!”

“...

Waaah.”

Each of us cheered Se-ah on in our own way as she headed toward the arena.

At that, she nodded and waved.

“Yes. I’ll be back.”

As though she had shaken off all the anguish from moments ago, there didn’t seem to be even a trace of fear in her steps.

Soon, her figure appeared on the screen after entering the arena, and the opposing side also began appearing on screen.

-Nice to meet you! Everyone. One of the Academy’s popular instructors. I’m Pa Do-yoon! Today, I’ll be supervising and commentating on the club battle between the Tarot Club and the Magic Kid Magician Club! Ah! The combatants from both clubs are entering now!

Ah, right, there was definitely an instructor like that.

Instructor Pa Do-yoon, whose entire stat allocation had basically gone into commentary.

Looks like this club battle might be pretty entertaining to watch.-The mercenary of the ‘Tarot Club’! A Class A student of Seoul Hero Academy and a mage belonging to ‘Familia’! Kim Se-ah versus three members of the Magic Kid Magician Club! Huh? Is this real? The club members are leaving one by one? The Tarot Club’s participating member is Student Kim Se-ah! She’s all alone!”

The Instructor also apparently hadn’t expected Se-ah to come out alone, because he began shouting in a highly excited voice.

All right.

From now on, this was Se-ah’s stage.

I crossed my arms and sat in the waiting area, focusing on the screen as I decided to watch what would happen next.

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Wearing her Unique Armament gloves, ‘Dimension Designer,’ Se-ah looked at the three men in front of her.

The members of ‘Magic Kid Magician’ had come onto the arena wearing strange hats and outfits, even fake mustaches.

Eugene had told her about them beforehand, but to people who didn’t know, they looked dressed specifically to provoke their opponent.‘He definitely said those were all Unique Armaments or magic items.’She had roughly heard information about the items they possessed and their abilities.

What mattered from now on was her own skill.

-All right! A match between a first-year and second-years! The rising star ‘Familia’ versus are-you-still-not-dead-yet! The ‘Magic Kid Magician’ Club! Right now! Here! Begiiiiiins!!‘Familia! I bet my entire fortune on you!’‘What can one first-year do alone! Show her what’s what, magicians!’The stands were already noisy.

Beeeeeeep────!!

But as if cutting them off, the buzzer announcing the start of the match rang out, and the outside sounds were blocked.

From now on, only the battle between the two sides remained.

There was nothing particularly special about a duel between mages.

“Pour it on!”

“Fire Ball!”

“Peace Maker!”

First, they scattered probing magic to assess the opponent’s ability, then recognized the difference between themselves and the opponent and fought while compensating for it.

They would carefully construct their setup and slowly tilt the advantage toward their side.‘Magic Kid Magician’s’ spells began flying toward Se-ah.

A fireball the size of a person’s head and a pigeon with a sharp beak flying in to peck at its opponent.

At the sight of magic that perfectly embodied the club’s concept, Se-ah let out a hollow laugh and stretched her hand forward.

“Orbit Control.”

Familia’s spatial mage was now.

Beginning a challenge to cross a new wall.