Chapter 78

Chapter 78

I Became the Academy Mafia Chapter 78After putting Se-ah in the car first, I went to meet the head of the legal team who had personally come out for this matter. Attorney Han Gwang-gi.

“You've arrived, Young Master.”

Dike Law Firm specialized in lawsuits related to hunters in the Republic of Korea.

They were a law firm that had grown with the support of Hanwol Group and Calione since the past, and even now they were one of the country's leading major law firms.

“Thank you very much for coming so quickly despite the sudden request.”

“Rather, since you called us first, we should be the ones thanking you. Since a member of your Family was targeted, the Consiglière also ordered me to personally take charge and assist you until this case is completely resolved.”

“...

The Consiglière did?”

“Yes. He also said he would like to have a meal together sometime, since it's been a while.”

“...

I'll contact him separately.”

“Yes, then. We'll begin investigating the materials related to this case.”

Han Gwang-gi bowed his head in farewell, then turned and walked away.

Honestly, when he'd first come here leading the group, I'd been surprised.

Because he too was one of the named NPCs who appeared in the game.

The Mad Lawyer.

That was the nickname referring to him, one of the lawyers who would win any case he took by any means necessary.

However, the story didn't portray him as purely evil, because even if he defended a villain and won, if his client was an evil person, he was practically a vigilante who would personally make sure they were punished afterward.[A new person has been added to the Character Encyclopedia!]<​(N)

Character Encyclopedia>It seemed he'd also been registered in the Character Encyclopedia through this incident.

Seeing that the others weren't added, it seemed only those classified as named characters in the game were registered in the Character Encyclopedia after all.

I headed toward where Se-ah was waiting.

Right in front of the police station. I could see Se-ah holding her smartphone and talking earnestly.

Judging by the looks of it, she seemed to be explaining the situation to her younger siblings after suddenly being dragged away by detectives.

“Okay, Si-ah. Big Sis will be there soon, so stay put with Si-woo, okay?”

After ending the call with those words, Se-ah let out a sigh, perhaps to release her tension.

“Phew. Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, Eugene, not only my siblings but I would've been in trouble too.”

Then she bowed her head toward me.

“Once again. Thank you so much. You saved me, Eugene.”

I thought she must have been very startled too.

But she had followed my words, kept her mouth shut until the end, waited quietly, and was now thanking me like this.

That alone was already enough for me.

“I only did what was natural. By the way, it's late, so there probably aren't any buses or subways left. How were you planning to get home?”

“Huh? Uh... I was going to walk somehow.”

“...

I'll give you a ride.”

“What?”

“I have plenty of time anyway.”

As if on cue, a black sedan stopped in front of me.

“Come on. Don't go through unnecessary trouble at this hour.”

“Huh? W-well, that's true, but I'm really fine.”

“Actually, I'd be more worried if I sent you off alone like this. Come on, come on.”

“Huh?! Ah!”

In the end, Se-ah was pressured by me into sitting in the back seat.

Perhaps the texture of the seat felt that strange to her, because she kept bouncing her body slightly while sitting.

“Wow... so this is your car, Eugene... The texture is all soft and kind of fascinating.”

I had thought something similar to Se-ah when I first rode in this car, so I couldn't help chuckling.

“By the way, could you tell me your home address?”

“Huh? Uh, our address is...”

The address Se-ah gave was not very far away, about fifteen minutes by car.

“Then, we'll depart.”

“Waaaah...”

At Han Seo-jun's words announcing our departure, Kim Se-ah's face brightened in admiration.

Se-ah had looked gloomy until she was at the police station, so seeing her smile even like this put my mind at ease too.

And not long afterward, we arrived in front of Se-ah's house.

Just as I was about to drop Se-ah off and leave, she seemed to remember something and stopped halfway out, looking at me.

“By the way, Eugene. I owe you a lot this time... and my siblings really want to thank you, so how about coming up for a cup of tea?”

“Your siblings?”

“Yes, I talk about you a lot, so they seem curious too. Ah, the driver can come up too!”

Se-ah also asked Han Seo-jun in the driver's seat. But Han Seo-jun only gave an awkward smile.

“There doesn't seem to be anywhere nearby to park, so I think I'll have to go somewhere else. I'm truly sorry, even though you were kind enough to offer.”

“N-no, it's okay! I'm already really grateful that you drove me here. What about you, Eugene...?”

“If I just leave like this, you'll be disappointed, won't you?”

“Correct.”

Se-ah smiled at my answer and got out of the car first.

I followed her out as well, and saw Se-ah open the front gate and go inside ahead of me.

“The landlady on the first floor is sleeping, so we have to go in quietly...!”

“Ah, okay.”

So the house is on the second floor.

Just as I was thinking that.

-Clatter!

With a sound, the door on the second floor opened and a kid who looked around seven years old came running down the stairs at incredible speed and hugged Se-ah.

“Big Sis!”

“Good grief. Seriously. I told you to sleep first if Big Sis came home late.”

“How could I sleep when Big Sis got taken away by the police!”

A tearful reunion unfolded before my eyes.

Soon, the child noticed me, jumped in surprise, blushed, then bowed to me and spoke.

“Nice to meet you. I'm Kim Si-woo, Big Sis's younger brother.”

“Uh... right.”

As if his behavior just moments ago had been a lie, the child showed extremely proper manners from our very first meeting.

“Follow me. Our house is on this floor.”

Si-woo went up the stairs first. Se-ah and I slowly climbed after him and entered through the door Si-woo opened for us.

“Oh.”

The sight before me was the very welcome appearance of an ordinary home.

Come to think of it, had I ever properly entered a normal family home since coming to this world?

After crossing into the world of CS and possessing this body, the Calione estate had become my default, so a scene like this couldn't help but feel incredibly familiar and warm.

Because in just a short period of time, this body had already grown accustomed to enormous mansions and suites.

The familiar scent of fabric softener in the air and the yellowish floor covering.

And even the familiar wallpaper filling the surroundings.

The place where Se-ah lived reminded me of where I used to live, evoking a sense of longing.

“Big Siiiiis!!”

This time, another child who spotted Se-ah rushed over and hugged her tightly.

“Big Sis, you're not hurt anywhere, right?”

“Of course not. Don't you know who your Big Sis is?”

Se-ah gently patted the child while speaking kindly.

“We have a guest too, so you should say hello.”

“Ah, right!”

Startled, the girl separated from Se-ah and bowed deeply to me.

“Ah! Hellooo. I've heard a lot about you from Big Sis.”

The little girl greeted me cutely. Perhaps because they were around the same age, she reminded me of my younger sister Ji-yoon.

On top of that, she looked so much like Se-ah that I wondered if this was what Se-ah would've looked like as a child.

While Si-woo beside her had very strong eyes, this child's eyes seemed full of cleverness.

“I'm Kim Si-ah, Se-ah's younger sister and Si-woo's older sister. I've heard that Big Sis receives a lot of help from you at the Academy.”

And... how should I put it. She seemed very mature for her age.

“Hey! Why are you the older sister! We're twins!”

“I was born before you, so I'm your older sister. And didn't Big Sis say we shouldn't fight in front of guests?”

“Grrr...”...

So they were twins.

It seemed the girl was the older one.

“By the way, I'll bring the tea out soon. Would you mind waiting with the kids over there?”

“Of course. Then, pardon the intrusion.”

I nodded at Se-ah's words, went inside, and sat on the sofa in the living room.

The house where Se-ah lived was small, but if you called it ordinary, it looked very much like an ordinary family home.

Two rooms and one bathroom. And a dining table large enough for a family of four to sit side by side and eat.

I'd heard that after their parents passed away, the landlord had been considerate enough to let them stay here cheaply.

“Hyung. You're the one who saved our Big Sis, right?”

“Big Bro. You're the one who saved our Big Sis, right?”

The moment Se-ah disappeared, the twins sat on either side of me and began bombarding me with questions.

“Are you in the same club as our Big Sis?”

“Are you the president of Big Sis's club?”

Maybe Se-ah had told her siblings things about me before, because they began asking me all sorts of questions.

Looking at them like this, they're unmistakably little kids.

“Hyung, are you super strong like the other heroes too? Are you stronger than Might Guy?”

“Big Bro, are you stronger than our Big Sis? How strong are you?”

They say a child's curiosity is no crime.

As I answered the steady stream of questions one by one, Se-ah came out a little while later carrying tea on a tray.

“You waited a long time, didn't you? Sorry. Kids, Eugene is getting tired!”

“Big Sis, Big Sis! This hyung says he's super strong!

“Big Sis, Big Sis! Big Bro seems like an amazing person!”

“...

Huh?”

Perhaps she hadn't expected the two siblings to already be completely taken with me, because Se-ah looked flustered.

“The kids seem very kind and smart.”

“Do they? Haha...”

The two children smiled happily at my praise while Se-ah placed four cups on the dining table.

“I'm glad the kids seem to like you, Eugene. By the way, you introduced yourselves, right? The girl is Si-ah. The little troublemaker next to her is Si-woo.”

“Big Sis! Trouble-maker?!”

“What.”

“I am a troublemaker...”...

I felt like I had a rough idea of the hierarchy in this house.

“And Si-ah, Si-woo. This person here is Han Eugene, the president of our club and my boss.”

Of course, the way Se-ah meant boss here was probably something like a workplace superior, but for some reason, hearing her call me boss made me feel awkward.

After all, Jin-woo was the only person at the Academy who called me Boss, and this was the first time the word had come out of Se-ah's mouth.

“Come to think of it, I still haven't properly introduced myself to the kids. I'm Han Eugene. Like Se-ah said, I'm also the president of the club ‘Familia.’”

“Yes, nice to meet you, Big Bro Eugene.”

“Nice to meet you, Hyung Eugene.”

Even though they'd already introduced themselves earlier, the children bowed their heads again and greeted me.

Se-ah watched them with a pleased expression.

“Alright, alright. Once you've all finished your milk, go to bed, okay? At this rate you'll oversleep tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow's a day off, so it's okay if we sleep in.”

“...

Hey! Big Sis, Si-woo and I will go sleep first.”

Si-woo clearly still didn't want to sleep, but Si-ah grabbed his hand, said goodbye to us, and quickly dragged him into their room.

Only after the kids disappeared into the room did the house become quiet.

“The kids are really energetic, aren't they? With our family situation being like this, I worry that I made them grow up too quickly.”

Both of Se-ah's parents had been heroes.

Unfortunately, they'd both passed away while working as heroes, leaving her to suddenly become the head of the household...‘Honestly, she probably couldn't have had a proper school life.’Just as she'd been suspected this time, even if her mana was lacking, the special nature of ‘spatial magic’ was enormous.

The reason she was still barely getting by like this despite that was probably because of the children.

At least now they were both old enough to attend kindergarten, so she seemed to have a little breathing room, but she still would've needed money somehow for the two of them.

“Even so, thanks to you, the kids grew up well like that. From what I saw, they seem to have talent too.”

“...

What? Talent?”

At first, I'd only been half-sure, but the system window that appeared when the children had sat side by side next to me earlier.

Thanks to that, I could be certain.[A new person has been added to the Character Encyclopedia!]<​(N)

Character Encyclopedia>[Kim Si-ah][Kim Si-woo]

Why Kim Se-ah, a spatial mage, had never appeared in the original story.

And why the two children had been added to the <​Character Encyclopedia>.