Chapter 89 : Chapter 89
Chapter 89: Illegal Awakening (1)
The next morning.
"Lee Chan-yeong."
There was no answer returning.
Yoo jin's eyebrows frowned lightly as he looked at the attendance book.
"What is it, is he sick?"
The thought that first came to mind slipped out of his mouth.
It was inevitable.
This is the Hunter Academy, called the Academy City.
Since all students lived in the dormitory, they rarely missed school unless something significant happened.
Doesn't everyone have a time when they wake up in the morning and suddenly aren't in good condition?
That's why Yoo jin spat out those words first.
A strange feeling slowly rose from below the surface, but Yoo jin tried hard to ignore that emotion.
Yoo jin, who raised his head and looked around the classroom, asked.
"Who has a room close to Chan-yeong's?"
As soon as the words ended, the twins raised their hands simultaneously.
"Us!"
"We are right next next next next door!"
"……."
The identical-looking male students raising their hands high with sparkling eyes.
"At that degree, can you call it close?"
"If it's next next next next, it's right next door!"
"It's just saying next next next next, it doesn't even take 1 second!"
"Whatever, after the assembly ends, I'll go to the dorm supervisor……."
Before Yoo jin could even finish his sentence.
Screech―
The twins, who stood up pushing their desks, ran out into the hallway.
"Hey hey! Where are you guys going?"
Yoo jin tried to stop them, but it was already too late.
Because the backs of the twins had completely disappeared from view.
"Brats……."
After finishing his words, Yoo jin's expression darkened for a moment.
A peculiar sense of déjà vu brushed past.
"I think it was like this last time too……."
Those days when Seong-hyeon didn't come to school.
It felt like this back then too.
Thinking it was useless speculation, Yoo jin shook his head quickly.
At that moment.
"He's not in his room!"
"His bag was on the desk though."
The twins returned panting.
"Okay, got it. Sit down first."
An expression stiff unlike usual.
Normally, he should have said something even jokingly.
Yoo jin didn't do that.
While feeling disappointed, the children who couldn't catch the timing to play jokes at Yoo jin's sunken expression noticed the mood silently and returned to their seats.
"Is Chan-yeong sick somewhere?"
"I don't think he was there during roll call either……."
"Did he go to the infirmary?"
The Class A students sitting in their seats whispered.
Worry, doubt, envy, etc.
All kinds of emotions bloomed from here and there.
"Quiet. I'll try contacting Chan-yeong, so don't worry or pay attention to it. You guys just focus on today's class."
"Yes."
One voice flowed from the children's mouths.
"Then dismissed."
Morning assembly ended.
And
Vrrrm―
At the vibration ringing just in time, Yoo jin took out the smartphone that was in his pocket.
Dorm Supervisor.
Teacher Yoo jin.
Year 2 Class A Lee Chan-yeong was absent from morning roll call.
Since I cannot reach the student by phone, I am leaving a message like this.
…….
A small sigh flowed out between Yoo jin's lips after checking the text.
"……."
It was always like this, but sometimes there were times when he resented this intuition he had.
***
Same time.
Republic of Korea Hunter Association, the Association President's office on the top floor.
Kang Yu, the Association President of the Republic of Korea, was sitting there.
And sitting opposite him was not a familiar face, but a high-ranking official flown in from countries around the world.
Not just a diplomat level.
Just before, it was a Vice President.
Before that, an overseas Association President.
After this person, masters of world-famous guilds were waiting.
Well, even so.
The opponent in front of his eyes right now was the most unexpected though.
"It's been a long time. I couldn't see you when sending official documents like that."
Kang Yu showed a formal smile.
Then a woman sitting in front raised her eyebrows like blades.
"Are you picking a fight right now?"
"No way. I said it just to lighten the mood. It's a joke, a joke."
Unlike Kang Yu who was showing a gentle smile, a cold expression was drawn on the face of Little princess, China's S-Rank Awakened.
A glint flashed in the eyes of the Wily Raccoon capturing such a Little princess.
The intention to lighten the mood was correct, but there was clearly a bone within it.
He didn't know how many times he had delivered official documents to China.
'To borrow a Returnee.'
Yeoncheon, which became a restricted access area.
Dungeon Breaks increasing exponentially recently.
Due to those incidents that could not be solved with the Republic of Korea's power alone, he had reached out a hand to borrow the power of diplomacy.
No.
Actually, he didn't reach out a hand but bowed his head.
Holding thick rewards and bribes in his hands.
Even so.
The Princess in front of his eyes and her father, the President, always sent only short rejection notices.
Not even theirs.
A Returnee stolen from a neighboring country.
Samurai.
It was known to the public that they made a contract with China falling for a huge sum of money and a beauty capable of toppling a nation, but well, people in the know knew that wasn't all.
Even so.
What was held in their hands remained unchanged.
Holding that sword called the Supreme King, China had continued playing king while demanding ridiculous conditions.
But―
Such China…….
"I will speak directly. Our China wants to maintain a good relationship with the Korean Hunter Association."
Little princess wearing a traditional dress.
The corners of the Wily Raccoon's lips, capturing her maintaining a lofty expression, curled up.
He was trying his best not to show it on his expression, but he couldn't hide it all.
It was amazing that she came to meet him first, but to think such words would come out of that mouth.
Well, naturally it was lip service, and the Wily Raccoon knew well that there must be something she was aiming for.
Because that is politics.
And because the side not holding the cards always says such words and takes such an attitude.
'Yoo jin'
The Returnee who appeared in Korea.
Including the Princess of China in front of his eyes, the officials who came before, and all those waiting after this.
To possess Yoo jin.
To meet him at least one more time, they came all the way here with feelings of grasping at straws.
'If you come to the school one more time, everyone dies.'
Because they clearly saw the Demon King spitting out those words through the news.
Even putting that aside.
Dirty bastards trying to steal a Returnee holding their heads high and coming to meet the Association President of the country the Returnee belongs to.
It was truly contradictory.
It was an event that clearly showed how weak Korea was treated.
Well, actually the Wily Raccoon understood too.
In the Awakening Era, is there a separate definition of justice for the strong?
If you have power, you are the strong.
And even if a Returnee appeared, since it wasn't the nation's possession.
It was an obvious fact that China, which already possessed one Returnee, had more power than Korea.
And he roughly knew why China was so obsessed with the fourth Returnee 'Yoo jin' who appeared in Korea.
Because the Wily Raccoon himself felt the same way.
Returnee.
No, just by possessing Yoo jin, one could obtain overwhelming power, national power, and perhaps even the whole world.
Like the ring that appeared in a certain fantasy movie.
An existence capable of destroying the invisible balance of the world.
That was Yoo jin.
"It seems we are maintaining a sufficiently good relationship with China even now?"
At the Wily Raccoon's voice, Little princess's eyes narrowed.
"Is there an end to diplomacy? Even more. It means let's form an even closer relationship than other countries."
Although she was speaking calmly, the fan she was holding in her hand was trembling thinly.
Korea's Hunter Association President.
Just as his nickname Wily Raccoon suggests.
Little princess also knew to some extent that he was not an easy opponent.
"Closer relationship…… Originally, a relationship is something where if one goes, one comes. If something difficult happens, helping each other out once in a while…… isn't it like that? Whether it's people or nations."
"……."
With the table between them, Kang Yu and Little princess's gazes clashed in the empty air.
Although they were speaking slowly looking at each other with a subdued atmosphere, in fact, both people wanted to stand up and shout or extend a fist right away.
But both people.
Were adults who could hide their emotions.
And even among such adults, they were people who climbed to high positions through even better self-control.
A person in charge of a nation's Hunter Association, and a Princess of a nation as well as a Guild Master of a guild counted as number one in the country.
Both were not foolish enough to cause problems because of their feelings or emotions accumulated due to past events.
Therefore.
Smile.
The eyes of the two people changed into half-moon shapes.
The Wily Raccoon laughed loudly, raising his chin, and Little princess covered her mouth with her trademark fan and made a bewitching laugh.
"Well, I think there are definitely things piled up from Korea's perspective. So I will apologize first."
"No. I think I was too mischievous. When the Princess came to visit like this."
"It is fine. It was a joke, wasn't it?"
"Thank you for understanding."
Thorough masks were placed on the faces of the two people.
Faces that have now become more comfortable than their real faces revealing emotions.
The one who opened her mouth first was Little princess.
"I came to make a deal."
At that voice, one corner of the Wily Raccoon's mouth went up.
He didn't know what the content was, but the target was clear.
Returnee.
"It's nothing much. You just need to close your eyes to a few very small things. Then, when China becomes number 1 in the future, Korea will become the closest ally."
Although he hadn't heard the proper conditions or the rewards yet.
The corners of the Wily Raccoon's mouth soared greatly.
He couldn't hold back his laughter.
Because this woman, practically called the number one person in China.
Came to find him, not the President.
"Let's listen first. What those very small things are."
***
Afternoon, when all classes ended.
The rooftop of Taewoon High.
The children receiving special training from Yoo jin were stretched out on the floor.
Ye-na and Seong-hyeon, who finished a light sparring session, were gasping for breath and resting leaning against the wall looking for shade.
Tae-wook and Jin-ho, who came out after training inside the gourd, couldn't even reach the shade and were stretched out on the floor in a starfish position.
Although it was late June, the weather was already like midsummer exceeding 30 degrees.
Perhaps because the days got longer, it was bright like midday even though it was past 6 PM.
The rooftop where bright light fitting the words hot and brilliant was shining.
However, there was also darkness contrasting with that brightness.
"Hmm……."
The expression of Yoo jin standing in the center of the rooftop was like that.
The smartphone held to his ear slowly dropped down.
The phone screen that just finished the call turned dark.
Before coming to the rooftop, after meeting the dorm supervisor and talking to some extent.
Yoo jin said he would contact the home himself.
And he had just finished the call with Lee Chan-yeong's parents.
Inside the head of Yoo jin who let out a small sigh.
One scene kept brushing past his mind.
The scene that happened during the Ignis Guild field trip.
The equipment confirming the last illegal awakening.
The appearance of Lee Chan-yeong making anxious eyes seeing that.
"Phew…… My gut feeling can't be wrong…… this time……."
He thought he should move quickly.
In the past, that is, during Seong-hyeon's Heavenly Mandate Holy Order incident.
At that time, he started moving after two days had passed.
As a result, the time his disciple suffered underground only grew longer.
Yoo jin's eyebrows, having hardened his heart, drew diagonal lines.
Yoo jin asked looking at the children sprawled on the floor.
"Do you guys happen to know where they do illegal awakenings?"
At Yoo jin's question, the heads of the children resting from exhaustion turned to Yoo jin.
"No."
"There's no way we'd know. We've never done illegal awakening."
Jin-ho and Tae-wook's voices flowed.
"But why that?"
Seong-hyeon also just scratched his chin.
And lastly.
Orange eyes directed at Yoo jin.
Ye-na also just showed a light smile and shook her head as if she didn't know.
"Right. What am I asking the kids……."
In the midst of that, suddenly.
"Uh……?!"
Yoo jin, who was making eye contact with Ye-na, opened his eyes wide as if something came to mind.
At that appearance, Ye-na, who was making eye contact, was slightly surprised and just blinked her eyes.
"Haha…… It's been so long I had completely forgotten."
Yoo jin recalled a guy who would know.
Grin.
***
One hour later.
Knock knock.
Silence―
Knock knock.
Silence―
Knock kno…….
Crash!!!!!!!!!
The firmly closed door was smashed.
The mouths of Jin-ho and the children who were watching that in real-time opened like caves.
Yoo jin, the party directly responsible for breaking the door, just made an expression as if nothing happened.
"What time is it now and you're sleeping, aren't you going to get up right now?!"
At Yoo jin's voice.
The man who suffered a mishap while sleeping soundly in bed was looking at Yoo jin.
With an expression as if his soul had left, as if he couldn't believe it.
Like that, Kei's lips moved on their own.
"Fu*k. Is this a dream……."