Chapter 39

Chapter 39

I Became the Academy Mafia, Chapter 39“Difficult. This is truly difficult.”

Just as I was bewildered by Roberto suddenly sighing in the middle of measuring my chest.

Father, who had been watching the scene with interest from beside us, spoke.

“Does Eugene need that too?”

“Yes. I never imagined that after the Don, I would end up making the Young Master’s suit this way as well.”

Making my suit the same way as Father’s.

What does that mean?

“Ah, there is no need to worry.”

Seeing my puzzled expression, Roberto waved his hand and smiled.

“Do not misunderstand, Young Master. If anything, this is a good thing. It is not bad in the slightest.”

“A good thing...?”

“Yes. Most Awakened individuals can have suits made using only the materials our shop already possesses. That is how many different materials we keep in stock. However...”

Glance. As he spoke, Roberto looked toward Father.

“The quality of the materials currently in the shop is far too low to withstand your nature and characteristics, Young Master. There was one other person like this before, and that was your father, Vito Calione. The Don.”

In other words, he was saying.

The materials in our shop cannot withstand your potential.

“...

Then what should I do? In the end, you still made Father’s suit, didn’t you, Maestro?”

“Well, back then, the Don personally obtained the material for me. I do not need many things. Just a single material.”

Saying that, he raised a finger.

“A material containing the Young Master’s story.

That is the key.”

“...

Pardon?”

A material containing my story... could he mean an achievement item?

There had been a similar system in the game.

An item granted by the system whenever the player achieved something for the first time, called an ‘Achievement Fragment.’

Players could use it to create their own ‘Sole’ grade item, and apparently, in this place that was no longer a game but reality, it had been designed so that such things could be made through a Maestro.

“Then where am I supposed to obtain a material containing a story?”

When I asked the Maestro with curiosity, he shrugged.

“That, I do not know either.”

“Pardon?”

“In the Don’s case, he brought materials from the monster he personally defeated with his own hands on ‘that day.’ In Sir Parnello’s case, it was one of the knives he had used throughout his entire life.”

And then Roberto looked directly into my eyes.

“I am looking forward to seeing what you will bring, Young Master. Now then, shall we check your waist?”

“W-wait. Didn’t you say you couldn’t make the suit without that material?”

Then why was he continuing?

“Haha! Do you really think a man called a Maestro would be unable to make a single suit merely because one material is missing?”

“Pardon?”

“It simply means that I cannot make a ‘Sole’-grade outfit right away. A Unique-grade outfit can easily be made using only the materials in the shop.”

Now then, I will continue taking your measurements.

After saying that, Roberto circled around me, checking my overall measurements.

“Then when the time comes, will you have to take all these measurements again?”

At my question, Roberto, who had wrapped the measuring tape around my thigh, gave a faint laugh.

“That likely will not be necessary. Normally, the ‘material’ is absorbed into a ‘Unique’-grade suit as the core to complete it.”

Apparently finished taking all the measurements, Roberto straightened up and made the measuring tape in his hand disappear.

“Normally, the next step would be deciding what materials to use for the suit, but the Don has already decided everything, so we can skip that.”

“Father did?”

When I turned my head at Roberto’s words, I saw Father looking at me with a faint smile.

“Yes. If possible, I wanted your first outfit to be made using materials I had personally obtained, so I indulged myself a little.”

“Yes. Is that not why I said the only thing still needed is the material to use as the core? With the items the Don provided, there will be no issue creating a masterpiece of the highest quality.”

My god... My god...!‘That’ Don Vito Calione.

The man always mentioned whenever people discussed the strongest individuals in the world.

Materials he personally obtained?!

“For the outer fabric, we plan to use cloth woven from the pure wool of the ‘Abyssal Jade King,’ which once appeared in Gangwon Province in the form of a sheep.”

That’s insane.

“For the lining, we will use silk spun from the first thread produced as an ‘Abyss Moth’ matures.”

This is seriously insane.

“For the buttons, we will carve down ‘Unicorn Horns.’”

I feel like I could die from happiness.

“Of course, you will have to prepare the material that will serve as the final core yourself, Young Master.”

I looked at Father with trembling eyes.

Pure wool of the Abyssal Jade King.

Silk of the Abyss Moth.

Unicorn Horns.

Even just those three were top-class material items that, in my current state, I could neither hunt down nor realistically obtain.

“Father...”

“They were things I had kept stored away just in case for a long time. I am pleased to finally have a use for them.”

Seriously.

The fact that the ruler of our underworld was a doting father was the greatest fortune I could have asked for.

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I got out of bed and stretched, enjoying the refreshing feeling I had not experienced in quite some time.

“Sleep really is good.”

For the past few days, between successor training and organization requests, I had not been able to get proper sleep, but thanks to this break, I had finally slept deeply.

“...

Should I get ready.”

Today was Saturday, so I did not have to go to the Academy, but since we had accepted a request from the Recipe Development Club, I could not exactly spend Saturday rolling around at home.

More importantly, I was also the one who had ordered the others to train.

After lightly getting ready and changing into my Academy cadet uniform, I recalled what had happened yesterday.‘The outfit will probably only be finished after about a week. When that time comes, I will send word to the Calione residence, so please wait comfortably until then.’Apparently, since the clothes he was making were anything but ordinary, they required quite a bit of time to complete.

No, considering the quality of the outfit, perhaps only taking a week should be considered fast.

“Big Brooo, are you going to school again today?”

As I walked toward the entrance to leave, Ji-yoon, who had been eating snacks in the dining room, approached me with whipped cream smeared all around her mouth and asked.

The little kid looked up at me with a bright smile, completely unaware that she had cream on her cheek.

She was so adorable that I patted her head.

“I’ll be back early today, so let’s play together this evening?”

“Waaaah! Yes!”

Since it was Saturday, I deserved at least this much healing.

Leaving Ji-yoon behind, I headed toward the Academy with an organization member who had been waiting.

Apparently Han Seo-jun had the day off, so an organization member I had never seen before was driving instead. I checked the <​Character Encyclopedia>, but unfortunately, there was no new update notification.

Well, I figured that simply meant he was not particularly special.

“I’m here... you’re working hard.”

In the distance, Jin-woo was diligently using the various machines in the training area packed with exercise equipment.

Only after I walked all the way to the entrance of the training area did he notice my presence and turn toward me.

“Ah, Boss, you’re here?”

“You got here earlier than I expected too.”

“...

My house is pretty far away. Whenever I try to arrive right on time, I end up late, so I always come early.”

I had always thought it was strange that despite appearances, he was never late. Apparently that was the reason.

“Where’s Se-ah?”

“Her? She’s not here yet.”

“Se-ah isn’t?”

I would have expected Se-ah to arrive before Jin-woo.

Just as I wondered whether something had happened.

“I’m not late! I’m not late yet, right?!”

The club room door burst open with a tremendous noise, and Se-ah rushed inside before collapsing to the floor, panting heavily.

“Uh... n-no, you’re not late.”

“Aah... thank goodness. I was making food for my younger siblings, and the time just disappeared...”According to the <​Character Encyclopedia>, Se-ah was taking care of two younger siblings by herself, if I remembered correctly.

I found myself thinking that if this request went well, I should add a little more to her performance bonus.

“Catch your breath first. The place we’re going isn’t that far anyway.”

“Huh? Where are we going?”

Since I had not told him the details of the training, Jin-woo tilted his head after hearing me.

“I thought we were just going to train here or maybe spar so you could check our skills.”

“Ah, we’re going to a dungeon. The three of us: you, me, and Se-ah.”

“A d-dungeon?!”

The one who cried out in shock was Se-ah.

“B-by dungeon, you mean the dungeon I’m thinking of, right? The place where if you defeat monsters, money... no, materials drop!”

“Uh... yes?”

“I heard most dungeons in the metropolitan area are owned by guilds, so even entering costs a huge amount of money... Eugene, are you a god...!”

“No, a god is a bit much.”

I am not quite that far.

Maybe if you called me a possessor.

“So? Where do we go? Sinchon? Gangnam? I can go anywhere right now!”

Maybe it was because dungeons meant money.

The eyes of Se-ah, who had been gasping for breath just moments ago, began shining.

Sinchon and Gangnam... just how far is she imagining?

“Didn’t I say it wasn’t far?”

Saying that, I pointed toward the ground beneath my feet.

“Underground.”

“Pardon?”

“We’re going underground.”

Did they really think I had asked for Room Z merely because it was spacious and had an elevator?

The reason I had specifically requested Room Z, of all places, was because there was a dungeon accessible only through this room.

“Boss, underground? What, are you saying there’s a dungeon beneath this place?”

Jin-woo wiped the sweat from his face with the towel around his neck and asked, so I nodded.

His eyes widened as though even he was shocked.

“...

Holy shit. Seriously?”

“Of course it’s serious. Why would I lie?”

Young-je, whom I had planted as a spy in the ‘Ranger Club,’ was also supposed to follow them to a dungeon today, so naturally, we ought to go to one too.

“Have either of you ever been to a dungeon?”

At that, Se-ah shook her head while Jin-woo nodded.

“Me, once before entering the Academy? I went with Father.”

“I haven’t... What about you, Eugene?”

“Me?”

Let’s see... hold on.

I hadn’t. In the game, I had gone so many times I was sick of them, but with this body, I had never entered one even once.‘I’ve already taken down an organization and things have progressed enough that Chapter 3 or beyond wouldn’t feel strange, yet I’ve never even been to a dungeon.’It was a rather funny situation.

Still, it would be awkward to straightforwardly say I had never been to a dungeon when even Jin-woo had been to one.

So.

“See for yourself and judge.”

After vaguely brushing it off, I headed toward the elevator before any more questions could come out.

“Huh? Boss, where are you going?”

“Didn’t I say there’s a dungeon underground?”

And in this place with no stairs leading down, this elevator was the only means of reaching it.

“Let’s go.”

To the dungeon.