Chapter 34

Chapter 34

I Became the Academy Mafia, Chapter 34“This is insane. This is seriously insane.”

Jin-woo muttered blankly as he watched the furniture endlessly coming in through the freight elevator.

Every time the elevator stopped, moving company employees poured out, along with furniture possessing an antique and refined atmosphere.

Each time an employee carried out another piece of furniture, Jin-woo’s jaw dropped farther and farther.

“Every single one of them is Awakened?”

“Th-that guy is moving furniture with his hands behind his back... what the hell is that?”

Apparently the others felt similarly to Jin-woo, because Se-ah, who had also been staring blankly, cautiously spoke.

“If a company employs Awakened people like that, wouldn’t the commission fee alone cost at least tens of millions of credits?! I heard rumors that chaebol families only use companies made up of Awakened people when remodeling... but I-I never thought I’d actually see it!”

Apparently the sight was shocking enough that Se-ah became excited midway through speaking and slapped both palms against her cheeks.

“Someone Father knows runs a remodeling company. I simply asked for help.”

Surprisingly, everything I said was true.

The businesses of Calione that had quietly spread throughout South Korean industry. And the people I had called today were from [Move Family]

, a ‘cleanup’ specialist company under Calione and one of those businesses.[Move Family]

Whenever a major incident occurred within the organization or a situation arose that required cleanup, they specialized in restoring the scene. In this field, there was no one who could match them. They were specialists when it came to rebuilding a site from scratch.

Was it because of that? Their work was extremely fast and thorough.

“Where should this go?”

“Please place it beside that pillar over there.”

As more furniture gradually filled the room, Room Z, which had looked like nothing more than a warehouse, slowly began taking on the appearance of a place where people actually lived.

“Robert! We’re covering the whole floor with wood, so bring it over!”

“We’re putting up a wall from that pillar to here!”

“You engraved all the spells over there, right? Test them again!”

“Engrave interception spells on that wall! Put antimicrobial spells over here!”

The club room, which had been little more than a warehouse, was literally transforming into a fortress and base.

As I watched the sight with satisfaction, Young-je, who had been quietly observing until now, pointed toward a large empty area.

“President. That side looks completely empty. Is something else coming there?”

“There? The shipment for that area should be arriving soon...”

No sooner had I finished speaking than the elevator stopped with a heavier sound than usual.

As the massive steel doors slowly opened, Lee Haru appeared holding a file folder in one hand.

“President of the ‘International Trade Club’?”

Leaving the startled Young-je behind, I approached the elevator where she stood.

“You arrived faster than I expected.”

“Thanks to the assistance of the people sent by Young Mas── President of Family, I was able to arrive quickly.”

The elevator was packed full of exercise equipment. At the sight, this time Se-ah’s mouth fell wide open.

“A-Another String?! Th-this is exercise equipment used only by S-rank guilds! These are legendary machines that cost at least tens of millions of credits each...!”

“They’re items that I and the other club members will be using. I simply thought it would be best to buy the highest-quality ones.”

Since the machines were made for Awakened people whose physical capabilities were completely different from ordinary humans, the price was indeed beyond imagination, just as Se-ah said.

They were items that weren’t even sold to just anyone, even if they had the money, but with Lee Haru’s help, I had been able to obtain them more easily than expected.

Even in the game, they were things you could only buy when you had an absurd amount of money. But when I asked Father to buy exercise equipment for use at the Academy, he readily handed me his card, so I managed to purchase a full set for every part of the body.

Money really was the best.

“There are still some machines upstairs that haven’t been moved yet, right?”

“Yes. Around seven machines are still sitting in front of the incinerator.”

“Good.”

After hearing our conversation, Se-ah simply plopped down on the ground and burst into laughter like she had lost her mind.

“Haha, ha! With facilities like this, wouldn’t we be comparable to an S-rank guild...? It feels like we’ve gone way too far to still call this a club room.”

“The overnight room, shower room, and recovery room haven’t even been installed yet. You can’t run out of energy already.”

“My god... I could die happy...”

Leaving Se-ah behind as she trembled, unable to hide her excitement, I looked around the club room.

Thanks to the [Move Family]

who had helped move everything, most of the cargo was already inside the club room.

All that remained was to decide the positions of the items that had yet to arrive, put up partitions, and install the showers and various convenience facilities.

“...

There’s nothing left for us to do.”

In other words, there was nothing left for us to handle ourselves.

If a request came in, that would be different, but all we had done so far was briefly upload a promotional post to the Academy board before deleting it, so expecting a request would be unreasonable───“E-excuse me... I saw the community post... i-is this the Family Club?”...

The moment you think the probability is truly zero, that’s when it happens.

Apparently, if you never gave up until the end, results would eventually come.

No, seriously, someone actually came after seeing that?

A woman stepped into the empty space that had naturally been cleared while moving all the cargo and construction materials.

Judging by the yellow color of the name tag on her chest, she appeared to be a second-year senior, one grade above us.

She also seemed not to have expected the interior to be this chaotic, because she looked flustered at the sight of workers and materials being moved around.

Just as I was about to stop her before she slipped away, someone moved faster than I did.

“Yes, yes! That’s right! What brings you here? Could it be... if you came after seeing the board post, then maybe you were curious about my number?!”

Apparently thinking she was the girl from the post, Jin-woo suddenly twisted his body around and approached the woman.

At the bizarre sight, the woman flinched and stepped backward.

“Pardon? Wh-what on earth are you talking about...”

“P-please ignore this weird person! Hahaha! It’s pretty chaotic, right? Interior construction started today! Come on, this is the Family Club, so please come inside!”

Fortunately, thanks to Se-ah’s save, it seemed we had managed to protect our client.

I sighed in relief and entered the ‘president’s office’ of the Family Club first, which at least had the shape of an actual ‘room,’ and prepared to receive the guest.

For now, it was simply a space containing an empty bookcase, a table, and chairs. I was glad I had prepared this place in advance in case something like this happened.

The club members sat in a row on both sides of me. Across from me sat the female student who would become the first client of our club.

“H-hello! My name is Lee Se-ri, and I’m a second-year.”

“Yes. I’m Han Eugene, a first-year and president of ‘Family.’”

When I gently lowered my head and greeted her first, Lee Se-ri bowed even more deeply in response.

“I’m sorry, Senior. We’re still under construction, so we don’t really have any refreshments to offer...”

“N-no, it’s okay! It looked like you were moving in for the first time today, so I brought some cookies and tea. It’s nothing much.”

She waved her hands toward Kim Se-ah, who scratched her head awkwardly, then opened the bag she had been carrying and took out a bag filled with cookies and a thermos.

“Uh... First of all, congratulations on establishing your club? I made these in a hurry as a gift... W-would you like to try some?

She carefully asked while glancing at me.

After confirming that the others’ eyes were already fixed on the cookies and thermos, I nodded and spoke.

“Thank you. If it weren’t for the club room remodeling, we should have been the ones treating you.”

“N-no, it’s fine. I’m the one who came in a hurry!”

Shaking her head, Lee Se-ri neatly poured tea into the paper cups she had brought and placed one in front of each of us.

Though she looked shy, she was subtly watching our reactions.

“...

This is.”

A familiar taste and aroma.

This tea tasted extremely similar to the tea Parnello occasionally brewed for me at home.

“Hehe. It’s tea brewed from Fairy Flowers that only grow in the Fairy Garden. I don’t know if it’ll suit your taste. Ah, I recommend dipping the cookies in the tea once before eating them.”

So the tea Parnello brewed was Fairy Flower tea...

I had assumed it was some luxury-brand black tea, but apparently it was tea brewed from flower petals harvested from a dungeon.

“Hehe... I’m really happy that you’re enjoying it.”

“That just means your cooking skills are excellent, Senior.”

And as though agreeing with me, the other three nodded simultaneously. At that, Lee Se-ri lowered her head shyly.

“N-not at all... Ah, but there’s something interesting about this room... it’s so noisy outside, but it’s quiet in here?”

“Ah, yes. Since this is a place where clients come, we were thorough about soundproofing.”

In fact, all the wall materials surrounding my room were made from materials that blocked not only eavesdropping, but also magic from outside.

On top of that, with the help of [Move Family]

, we had engraved another layer of spells onto them, so unless a great mage came, no one would be able to overhear what was said inside.

“If you’re worried that what you say might leak outside, there’s no need to worry.”

Judging by her appearance, it seemed she was about to speak about something that couldn’t be revealed to outsiders.

After reassuring her first, I looked at her with calm eyes.

“If you came after seeing the community post, then you must be here to entrust us with a request. May I ask what kind of request brought you here, Senior?”

I asked in as gentle a voice as possible to make her feel at ease. At that, Lee Se-ri nodded and cautiously began speaking.

“Ah, yes. F-first, let me formally introduce myself. I am Lee Se-ri, president of the ‘Recipe Development Club,’ and I came here on behalf of the club to make a request of the ‘Family Club.’”

Wait, the ‘Recipe Development Club’?...

I remembered.

The ‘Recipe Development Club’ was one of the clubs unlocked after clearing club-related quests.

In the game, she appeared as the president of a club used for content where you created your own dishes with various ingredients. She was also a character who appeared even in the latter half of the game, and because she had a decent fanbase in the community as a female NPC, she remained in my memory.

Long, slightly curly silver hair, large eyes, and an upper garment larger than her actual size.

Seeing her in person, I could understand why community users had liked her so much while calling her a rabbit.

But.

“What we want to request is... p-please teach the ‘Ranger Club’ that’s bullying our club a lesson!”

“...

Pardon?”

What did this woman just say?