Chapter 86 : Arrest Warrant (2)
A rare holiday. From the morning, the Flying Dragon Academy was in an uproar.
"Where on earth is Namgung Il?"
"I heard he was seen in the northern area?"
"Really? Then let's hurry and go find him there!"
As the morning dawned, as expected, the number of students chasing Namgung Il began to increase.
Moreover, wasn't today a holiday with no regular classes?
Even if one walked just a few steps, one could easily find students looking for Namgung Il.
"Hmm—"
Walking down the road, Cheon Hong-ryeon was humming a tune as if she were in a very good mood.
As if she were enjoying the current boisterous situation she had created.
Just then, Wi Ji-yang, who was walking with her from behind, said to Cheon Hong-ryeon.
"President, no matter how much, isn't this a bit too much?"
"What is?"
"If we make such a fuss, the teachers will surely say something later..."
Although it seemed there were no problems yet, as time went on, it was impossible to predict what would happen here and there.
If that happened, of course, the responsibility would be placed on the student council, which had created the current situation, and in the worst case, if the principal himself made an issue of this, it would be quite a headache.
But Cheon Hong-ryeon said, still maintaining a smile on her lips as if she were not worried about that part at all.
"This boisterous atmosphere, isn't it nice?"
"...Still, the scale is a bit large this time."
The authority of the student council president is immense.
The fact that a student could give merit and demerit points to other students already showed that immense power.
Still, since there was a ceiling that could be handled, Wi Ji-yang was now worried about that part.
"I just gave the opportunity, the ones who are actually executing it are not me but the students, right?"
"..."
"If the teachers make an issue of this, they'll have to punish not only me but all the students in the academy."
Cheon Hong-ryeon said with a face that felt a little more serious than before.
Well, if she had been afraid of the teachers, she wouldn't have planned such a thing in the first place.
Wi Ji-yang had expected to some extent that such incidents and accidents would occur frequently this year, even before he had entered the student council.
"I understand. If the teachers say anything, I'll take care of it myself."
"I'm counting on you, head of the operations department."
Cheon Hong-ryeon said with a smile again.
Wi Ji-yang, who let out a slight sigh as he looked at her.
If it was this level from the beginning of the semester, he had no idea what kind of trouble Cheon Hong-ryeon would cause later.
"But why did you plan such an uninteresting thing, president?"
"Why is it uninteresting?"
"It's a match where the result is obvious anyway. Then isn't it uninteresting?"
Wi Ji-yang had been a little puzzled when Cheon Hong-ryeon had first told him about the plan.
Originally, a match was interesting when the result could not be predicted to some extent, but in this case, wasn't Namgung Il's defeat certain to anyone?
Wi Ji-yang had thought that this would naturally be insufficient to attract Cheon Hong-ryeon's interest.
"I don't think so?"
"...?"
"The person who comes to see me in the end might be Namgung Il, right?"
"Hmm..."
Wi Ji-yang couldn't answer those words and swallowed his saliva.
Although he didn't know to what extent Cheon Hong-ryeon was evaluating Namgung Il, was she really thinking that Namgung Il could avoid the pursuit of numerous students and reach her?
Although he seemed to have quite a lot of skill, this time it was something that could not be done with just that much.
"Do you think Namgung Il will be caught in the middle?"
"...Wouldn't everyone usually think so?"
"Then shall we make a bet?"
"A bet?"
"Yes, I'll bet on Namgung Il winning."
It was extremely rare for Cheon Hong-ryeon to be so interested in a person she had seen for the first time.
To the point of even proposing such a bet, it seemed that Cheon Hong-ryeon really believed that Namgung Il could bring the ornament.
Since it didn't really matter to him what Cheon Hong-ryeon thought, Wi Ji-yang was just not going to accept the bet.
"Never mind. What with you, president..."
"If you win, I'll grant you one thing you want, whatever it is."
"...Whatever it is?"
"Yes."
At that moment, a world of imagination unfolded in Wi Ji-yang's head.
For that Cheon Hong-ryeon to listen to his words, whatever they were, if he lost the bet.
Although Wi Ji-yang had stolen the lips of most women until now, he had not even dared to hold Cheon Hong-ryeon's hand, let alone her lips.
"Th-then if I win, can you go out with me alone next time?"
"Yes."
"You really promised!"
"I understand."
As he even got a definite answer from Cheon Hong-ryeon, Wi Ji-yang's two eyes couldn't help but widen.
Although her personality was a bit so-so, Cheon Hong-ryeon was a woman with a beauty that could be counted on one hand even within the academy.
Besides that, she had an excellent family and even the ability to occupy the position of student council president.
To Wi Ji-yang, the woman he had wanted to challenge at least once was Cheon Hong-ryeon.
Until now, because of the unique atmosphere that Cheon Hong-ryeon had, he had not even thought about that side at all... This was an opportunity given by heaven.
'If we go out together, I can surely capture the president's heart after that.'
No matter how much she was the student council president, Cheon Hong-ryeon was also one of many women.
So if he was just given a chance to be alone with her, he would be able to naturally take Cheon Hong-ryeon's heart by using his experience so far.
Wi Ji-yang suddenly felt motivated and said with a rather excited voice.
"President! I have some business to attend to, so I'll have to go first!"
"Business?"
"Shouldn't we at least patrol the whole area once to prevent any problems from occurring?"
Although it was a rather obvious statement, Cheon Hong-ryeon immediately nodded.
"Ah—yes, go ahead."
As soon as permission was granted, Wi Ji-yang left the spot like a colt with its reins released and ran off somewhere.
Cheon Hong-ryeon, who looked at him for a moment and then turned her head forward.
Just then, someone appeared in front.
"Hmm?"
"..."
"What, do you perhaps have business with me?"
The person who had appeared in front was none other than Namgung Cheon.
When Cheon Hong-ryeon asked with a smile, Namgung Cheon opened his mouth with an expressionless face.
"How does the president know Namgung Il?"
"Why? Is there a reason why I shouldn't know Namgung Il?"
"..."
"Are you perhaps feeling jealous of your younger brother?"
Cheon Hong-ryeon was asking with the corners of her lips raised even more than before.
Although it was a tone that felt full of playfulness, since Namgung Cheon did not give any reaction, Cheon Hong-ryeon moved her steps again.
Thud—
As she approached Namgung Cheon, Cheon Hong-ryeon stopped for a moment.
"Namgung Il, that brat felt similar to when I first saw you."
"..."
"I don't know which one is the correct answer yet."
With those words, Cheon Hong-ryeon passed by Namgung Cheon and walked away.
Namgung Cheon, who was still standing there blankly even though he was left alone.
A moment later, Namgung Cheon also disappeared to the opposite side of where Cheon Hong-ryeon had headed.
* * *
Haaah—
Namgung Il was catching his breath, hidden in a room.
"Where did they go? I'm sure I saw them run this way."
"Namgung Il will surely be caught in the Hyunmu area! Be on high alert and search the surroundings!"
The surroundings were full of people looking for Namgung Il.
Fortunately, it seemed they had not yet discovered the place where Namgung Il was hiding, but it seemed it was only a matter of time before this place was discovered.
'It's harder to shake off the pursuers than I thought.'
Because of that, Namgung Il had not yet been able to reach the student council hall.
If he tried to move just a little, he would be immediately discovered by the students, so he had left the right path and had gone astray not just once or twice.
'If it goes on like this, it seems there will be no end.'
Namgung Il had been avoiding combat as much as possible until now.
Although it wouldn't matter if the opponent was a few people, the number of enemies he had to face was so large that he couldn't count them all with both hands.
If he were to face them all one by one, this side would collapse from exhaustion first.
'Ah... I'm hungry.'
Of course, Namgung Il had not eaten anything until now.
Besides that, since he had been moving all the time, the hunger he felt was stronger than usual.
Although he wanted to go to the student dining hall and eat right now, he could not go to a place where students were most crowded as a fugitive.
'If those brats do well, I'll be able to eat quickly... but there's no news yet.'
Were Jong Seo-eon and Jeong Hyeon-yeong moving correctly according to the plan?
Since he was no longer sure how much longer he could hold out, Namgung Il thought that he hoped the two would succeed in the plan even a moment sooner.
Thud—
Just then, a presence was felt approaching this way.
Looking at the direction he was walking, it seemed he would surely be discovered if he stayed like this, so Namgung Il stopped resting and entered a combat stance again.
Creak—
The door opened, and a man appeared.
At that moment, a figure that was getting closer to the man quickly.
As soon as the man opened the door, Namgung Il ambushed him and struck his abdomen with a palm.
"...!"
At the sudden ambush, the man could not react at all.
He was thrown back with great speed and stretched out on the floor in a '大' shape, and the people around who had discovered that shouted in a surprised voice.
"I-it's an ambush!"
"There! Namgung Il is there!"
At that moment, Namgung Il quickly came out through the open door.
A formation that was not yet properly formed because it had happened so suddenly.
Namgung Il immediately found an opening and ran away through it.
Phat—
As Namgung Il ran away like that, people belatedly chased after him.
At first, there were five people, and after a little while, there were nine, and as people gathered after hearing the commotion, the number had now increased to the point where it was difficult to count them all at once.
"Stop right there!"
"Get out of the way! Namgung Il is mine!"
"What are you talking about! Namgung Il can't be taken by anyone!"
Just by listening to what they were saying, he was the most popular person in the academy.
Although the problem was that there were also men mixed in among the people who were shouting like that.
When he looked back slightly, a spectacular scene was unfolding where everyone was chasing him with bloodshot eyes.
'Hell is over there.'
He definitely didn't want to be caught by those brats.
Namgung Il raised his internal energy and increased his speed even more.
Phat—
As he increased his speed a little unreasonably, the gap between Namgung Il and the back instantly widened.
Now, there was some leeway compared to before.
Just then, Namgung Il could see a pond in front.
'Good, if I just cross that pond, it's the student council hall.'
Somehow, he had been running away in the right direction.
Namgung Il got on the bridge that was crossing the pond without hesitation and was about to pass through it.
However.
"...?"
Seeing the person who was blocking the bridge in front, Namgung Il had no choice but to stop in his tracks.
'...I'm in big trouble.'
Why on earth was that brat there in this situation?
Namgung Il looked at Ak Si-ung and had a troubled expression.
(End of Chapter)