Chapter 36

Chapter 36

I Became the Academy Mafia, Chapter 36The Calione mansion located in Incheon Foreign Area.

Like shadows hiding beneath an awning to escape the sun shining upon the earth, there were people hiding beneath the darkness named Calione.

“From this moment, we will begin the executive qualification review of Eugene Han Calione.”

Conference Room 1 located within the Calione mansion.

There, dozens of Family Bosses who had come to the Calione mansion solely for this day had gathered.

“Considering that the subject of this review is Young Master Eugene Han Calione, the designated successor, for this matter alone, I, Parnello Ramici, will serve as chairman in place of Chairman Vito Calione.”

As Ramici struck the gavel to announce the start of the review, everyone gathered there tore open the envelopes placed before them and began reading the contents.

“The documents before you contain the record of ‘Eugene Han Calione’s’ actions since he was designated as successor, so I would appreciate it if you would refer to them.”

Following Parnello’s words, various sounds containing mixed emotions began to emerge among those reading the contents.

“Hoh, so it was the Young Master who punished Blunte.”

“He subdued Blunte alone...? I suppose blood really does tell.”

“The evaluation from the Execution Division is considerable as well. It says he is already functioning as a full-fledged Enforcer...”

Amid the mixture of admiration and surprise, there was one person who alone had fallen into confusion.

“The Young Master placed second at the Academy? And he created a club in a single day...?”

Antonio Vivald, Boss of the Vivald Family who had come for the review, could not hide his bewilderment at the story that sounded extremely familiar.‘This... is exactly what my son told me about...!’His son, Jin-woo Vivald, who had just entered the Academy.

The boy he had sent away to gain more experience after pestering him to take successor training, only for him to complain that he didn’t want to become a Mafia Boss.

And what had that boy always come home and babbled about?‘Father! I met a weird guy?’‘Father, am I an idiot? The spar ended in one move the moment it started, I’m telling you. That guy, there’s something about him.’‘Father! I joined a club. Huh? What kind of club? I don’t know, it’s a club our Boss made. Surely he won’t do something stupid.’‘Why do I call him Boss? Because he’s the man who beat me...! And I feel like that guy’s going to pull off something big.’‘Our Boss’s name? Eugene...

Was it? I don’t know, I don’t really remember. I always just call him Boss.’And yet, that Eugene turned out to be Calione’s successor, the heir of Don Vito Calione himself, ‘Eugene Han Calione’...!‘I thought Eugene was common enough of a name, but to think that damn brat had ended up under the Young Master...!’Of course, Antonio Vivald did not dislike Eugene. If anything, he was rather fond of him.

Vito Calione was his longtime friend and his Boss, and the Don’s son Eugene was practically like a nephew to him.

In other words, his reaction was pure surprise.

Antonio Vivald glanced toward Parnello, who was serving as chairman.

Parnello Ramici. There was no way a man like him wouldn’t have known about this.

Their eyes met across the air, and Parnello smiled and nodded. It meant he would explain everything after this was over.

“Parnello. May I ask one thing?”

One of those seated in the conference room raised his hand and asked.

“Yes, of course.”

“To be frank, I believe there are parts of this that are difficult to believe were all done by the Young Master alone.”

Saying that, he began reading aloud what was written on the paper.

“Only a few days after beginning successor training, he punished the Blunte Family as a member of the Execution Division, stopped the Triad’s entry, and successfully negotiated with them. Are you truly saying the Young Master accomplished all of this through his own strength without intervention from anyone else?”

At his words, several other Bosses began nodding.

That was how extraordinary the contents written inside were.

Putting the punishment aside, he had taken second place at the Academy and became the first in Academy history to establish a club in a single day.

Was the title of ‘first in Academy history’ really something that easy to obtain?

However.

“Yes. I swear on my name, ‘Parnello Ramici,’ that all of this was accomplished through the Young Master’s own strength.”

All of those doubts became meaningless before the name of the man who had written legends alongside Don Vito Calione.

“...

Then I believe you.”

“If Parnello says so.”

That was how weighty Parnello’s oath was.

A man more upright, incorruptible, loyal, and trustworthy than anyone else.

That was Parnello Ramici, who had devoted more than a decade of his life to Calione.

“I’m glad your doubts have been resolved.”

With that, Eugene’s promotion to executive was effectively all but confirmed.

Even if Eugene had only recently begun working for the organization, the fact that he was Calione’s successor and already an adult remained unchanged.

He was simply becoming an executive a little earlier than expected.

“By the way, if he is to become a Calione executive, shouldn’t he have territory of his own to manage? What territory are you planning to assign the Young Master?”

At the question from elsewhere, Parnello snapped his fingers.

“A good question. Since he will bear the title of executive, assigning him territory would normally be obvious. However, the Young Master declined to receive any territory.”

“The Young Master declined?”

“Yes. In other words, the Young Master wishes only to gain the influence of an executive.”

For executives, territory was an extremely precious asset.

Because an executive’s influence depended on how much influence the territory they managed could exert over surrounding regions, and how much money it generated.

“The Young Master said he intends to establish his own territory at the Academy.”

That was why Eugene had chosen to create a new territory.

Not something overlapping with the domains of Calione’s other Bosses, nor something merely inherited, but an entirely new frontier upon which he would establish his own Family.

“Judging by your expressions, there seems to be no issue with proceeding directly to the vote.”

After observing the expressions of the surrounding Bosses, Parnello nodded and picked up the small wooden gavel placed before him.

“Then we will proceed directly to the vote. Those in favor of promoting ‘Eugene Han Calione’ to executive, please raise your hands.”

At once, everyone raised their hands.‘Unanimous.’Every executive, having concluded that the Young Master of Calione would not be coming near their territories, raised their hand.

“Unanimous. With this, I hereby declare that from this moment, ‘Eugene Han Calione’ is an ‘executive’ of the Calione Family.”

Smiling, Parnello struck the gavel three times.

And so, Eugene Han Calione officially became a Calione executive.

“...

Did that bastard cause another incident?”

Though the person himself, apparently unaware of this fact, was staring at his smartphone and sighing.

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「[Ranger Club]

One of the few combat-oriented clubs among the Bronze rank, specializing in requests to personally procure ingredients from their places of origin for support-type clubs.

Perhaps because of that, many students who fail to enter higher-ranked clubs try to join the ‘Ranger Club,’ which sees a great deal of real combat among Bronze Clubs, in order to build achievements.」The Family group chat.

Someone checking the information Se-ah and Young-je were uploading in real time clicked his tongue with a ‘Tsk.’

“You think I’m going to lose to a bunch of guys who only joined a club to pad their records? Not a chance.”Inside the club room of the ‘Recipe Development Club.’

There sat Jin-woo Vivald, staring at his phone while the club members cooked behind him.

“Jin-woo, please try this. Does the seasoning taste right?”

“Freshman, try this one too.”

“My food is the least strongly flavored, so mine first!”

“Whoa, whoa, ladies. Calm down. My stomach still has plenty of room.”

Jin-woo Vivald.

At this moment, he was experiencing the greatest happiness of his life.

“To think they’d threaten such an excellent club... don’t worry, Senior Ladies. As long as I’m here, those guys won’t be able to do anything.”

Following Eugene’s instructions, Jin-woo had come to the ‘Recipe Development Club.’

To the Recipe Development Club, Jin-woo, who had come to protect them, was like welcome rain after a drought, and also someone who would be working alongside them going forward.

Was that why? To the members of the Recipe Development Club, Jin-woo, a freshman who had only just entered the Academy yet had come saying he would protect them despite being a first-year, looked nothing but cute.

Of course, to Jin-woo, who had no idea about that.‘...

This is heaven!’That was the only thought in his mind.

Beautiful women wearing aprons and cooking with happy smiles.

On top of that, every single one of them was an older woman.

And these older women were even feeding him dishes they had made themselves.

He was happily eating their food in what was practically paradise within the Academy when.

“Oh, smells good. Cooking?”

A man with a bow strapped to his back entered the club room with a grin, and the atmosphere inside instantly turned cold.

“Who are you? The ‘Recipe Development Club’ isn’t accepting outsiders right now.”

At the appearance of the man who had shattered his extremely happy situation, Jin-woo furrowed his brow and glared at him.

The man looked puzzled by the sudden presence of someone new. He strode into the club room, stopped in front of Jin-woo, and tilted his head.

“A first-year? What business does a first-year have here? Don’t tell me you’re a new member of the Recipe Development Club?”

“...

That’s none of your business.”

The bow on his back, clothing suited for activity, and the machete at his waist.

After examining his clothes, Jin-woo realized that the person before him was a member of that very ‘Ranger Club.’

“If you don’t have any business here, how about leaving?”

Eugene had ordered him to ‘protect the Recipe Development Club.’

Since everyone’s safety came first, Jin-woo suppressed his anger as much as possible and spoke to the man in an attempt to resolve things verbally.

But the man only grinned at Jin-woo’s words.

“You think I came all the way here just to leave?”

Saying that, he pointed toward the dish Lee Se-ri was holding.

“Lee Se-ri. That looks good. Give me a plate too. Hm? I just got back from hunting in a nearby dungeon, so I’m hungry.”

At the sight of him demanding food so naturally, as though he had always done so, Jin-woo was frowning when.

He suddenly realized that someone behind him was trembling.

Lee Se-ri was hiding behind him, trembling violently. At that moment, Jin-woo realized his mistake. From the instant that bastard entered the club room, they had no longer been safe.

And he remembered what he was supposed to do.

Especially since everyone here was...

“Hey.”

Jin-woo clenched his fist and walked toward the man, who was still sneering.

The man looked puzzled by Jin-woo’s sudden advance. Jin-woo raised his middle finger right in the man’s face and spoke.

“Is this your fucking house? Go home and eat, bastard.”

“...

What?”

Jin-woo Vivald.

In front of women, he was a man who became infinitely stronger.