I Became a Mafia in the Academy
chapter-266

Chapter 266

“I’m sorry, later. Can’t it wait?”

“……Why? I thought you liked fighting? It sure looked like it at sea.”

I don’t know what he was looking at, but I’m not the type of person who likes to fight.

Rather, I like the “rewards” of fighting.

“Well…… ha, I’ve been working a lot lately, so I’m a little tired. So…… there’s a sparring class next week, right? Let’s do it then. How about that?”

He closed his eyes in thought as he listened to me.

“But Master said…….”

I wasn’t going to go this far.

“Oh, so you’re just going to be satisfied with beating me on a day when I’m so tired I can’t even perform at my best?”

I cast the ultimate cheat key for these guys and in my experience, guys who like to fight can’t resist it.

“……Certainly. Good, I’ll see you then.”

“Yeah, yeah, thanks for the consideration.”

He backed off as soon as he heard that.

As soon as he walked away, the Familia children rushed over.

“What did he say?”

“Did he ask for a fight?”

“I’m curious too.”

In an instant, three people crowded around me.

I shook my head, grasping my hair.

“We’ll figure it out later during the sparring class. I’m a little tired…… these days.”

“……Yeah, well, you look pretty good.”

I had recently taken a bunch of delicious elixirs, but……this was a mental problem, not a physical one.

Apparently, mental problems can’t be cured with elixirs.

Especially since the story that started yesterday when I got caught by the old man ended when I traveled from California to Washington, D. C., like a North American tour.

Of course, the kids, who don’t know the details, just nodded.

“Sure, you’ve had a lot on your plate since school started. I understand.”

Unlike Jin-woo, Young-jae understands my struggle.

Yeah. I’m still living as a club president for this flavor.

“Then I’ll get some sleep. Let’s talk about the details later.”

The time is still before the morning query so I lay down to get some sleep.

“Eugene.”

A familiar voice came through the open door.

Who else……Choi Yeon?

“Let’s duel.”

“Ah.”

Oh, shit. Really.

“What are you doing…….?”

“I’ve been training hard with my grandfather during my vacation.”

“I know that because I saw you at the Dragon Palace…….”

“More than that.”

“Ah……I see. Congratulations.”

“Yes. That’s why I want to duel Eugene.”

“Does…..it have to be me? There are Jin-woo, Young-jae, and Se-ah here besides me.”

Hearing my words, Choi Yeon turned her head and looked at the three of them. However, knowing Choi Yeon’s strength, the children quickly averted their gaze and turned their heads away.

“They all hate it.”

“I don’t like it either.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s hard! Why are you so desperate to fight me?”

When am I going to set her straight?

Just then, I felt a hand on my shoulder.

When I turned my head, Jin-woo was looking at me with regretful eyes.

“Boss……being the strongest is a position that is always challenged.”

“Jin-woo.”

“What?”

“……Come with me.”

“Eh?”

You insulted me.

* * *

I had barely finished my morning class and was sitting in Cielo Notturno, a cafe, for an impromptu appointment.

-Ouch?

Ah, but it’s nice to see something cute with fluffy fur, and I feel like I’m healing a little bit……I guess I didn’t get a pet for nothing.

“Yeah, well, at least you’re not challenging me to a fight.”

-What?

The hamster shakes his head like he doesn’t know what I’m talking about.

Yeah, well, you never know my grievances…….

As I was sipping my Americano,

“Sorry junior, I’m a little late, aren’t I?”

Julie burst through the door, breathing heavily.

“There you are……senior.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while, but……what’s wrong with your expression?”

“Is my expression……strange?”

I don’t think I have a strange expression.

“No, it’s more like you look strangely tired, like you’ve seen the world.”

“Well, at least you recognize it, because everyone else is trying to get me to fight them.”

“Haha! I’m sure everyone at the academy does that, since they usually train during the vacation.”

Oh, yeah, there were definitely a lot of dueling events in the game after vacation.

I’ve been working hard, and I want to see how strong I’ve become! Sound familiar?

“So, why did you ask me to meet you today? I don’t think even Julie would want to fight me.”

“……I wouldn’t fight Master Corleone without losing my mind.”

“That’s true, isn’t it?”

“Why, you want to fight me?”

“……I’ll pass on that one, your father is a scary man.”

“I think your father is scarier……but I called you here today because Ray Pendragon is starting his graduation program.”

“Well, it’s the second semester, so I guess it’s about time he made his move.”

The graduation process.

Before finishing as president, the “throne” of the organization, handing over the presidency to another executive and wrapping up his career.

“That means…….”

“Exactly. It’s time to have a proper fight with the president, and I had a vacation to prepare for it.”

She smiles as she says that.

Outside, I saw a guinea pig carrying a tray with tomato juice on its head.

She smiles at the sight and takes a cup.

She stroked its head a few times, then popped a tip in its mouth and sent it on its way.

“So, when are you thinking of doing this?”

“Before midterms. That’s when the president is at his busiest and most vulnerable, right?”

She picked up the tomato juice, took a sip, and made a cool “gulp” sound.

After licking the rest of the juice off her lips, she looked at me and continued.

“That’s when I’m going to take down the current president.”

“──I’ll be able to enjoy my time at the academy while being favored by the next president.”

“Exactly. Well, actually, I’d like you to take over the presidency right away, but……you said that’s not your preference, right?”

“Yep. I’m more comfortable in the dark.”

“Well, if that’s your preference, then so be it.”

But then I had a question.

“But, senior. Aren’t you still under the watchful eye of the student council president? You said it’s hard to see me because of that.”

“Oh, that’s okay, he’s not at the academy yet.”

“……? School’s back in session.”

“The school has started, but he’s a little late because of some family business, and above all……this is my favorite cafe, so I don’t think the others will notice.”

With that, Julie put down her cup and turned to look at me, her eyes sparkling.

“So, junior, what the hell happened to you over vacation?”

“What? Vacation? That doesn’t explain why you suddenly…….”

“Well, you know that better than I do, don’t you? Italy. The Etna volcano. The Vatican. The Medici.”

“……Ah. Even that reached senior’s ears?”

“Europe is smaller than you think, junior. Especially for people like us, who operate in the backwaters.”

She stuck a straw in her mouth and wiggled it around as if she wanted me to talk faster.

‘Well, at least…….’

She’s better than those guys who keep asking for a fight.

I decided to unpack the story bag as a special service.

“Well, it actually started with a pair of shoes that the dean gave me.”

A story that would probably be a book’s worth of stories started to come out of my mouth.

* * *

The time when Kwak Chun-sik and I were supposed to go to Wolgot has come.

Seeing that it was nearing midnight, I stretched and looked around to shoo away the rushing water horses.

“It’s almost time for the old man to come.”

The family’s hitmen have already surrounded Wolgot Port in preparation for an emergency.

All that remained was to enter and hunt them down.

Just then, I saw a familiar car in the distance.

A heavy jeep slowed to a crawl and pulled into the middle of the parking lot where I was standing.

“Hiya, this place used to be all bush, but it’s changed a lot.”

Still looking relaxed, he gets out of the car and scans the beach in front of him, exclaiming in wonder.

“Nowadays, it is said that rivers and mountains do not change in 10 years, but in 3 years.”

“Ah, they say that, but you’ll know when you’re my age. So, how are the boys doing?”

As soon as he got off, he stuck his hands in his pockets and asked about the situation.

“We saw them inside the warehouse during the day, but they haven’t moved much since then.”

“Oh, so they’re still in pre-operational mode.”

He begins to warm up, turning his joints this way and that.

“Lead the way. Let’s go see the faces of those villains you said once shook Corleone.”

“You’re not the only one fighting anyway, so why are you warming up?”

“Higo, at my age, you should be warming up like this every day~”

It was strange to hear a man who had more physical strength than most adult Awakened people speak like that, but……there was no point in arguing with him, so I decided to just nod my head.

He said he’d take care of anybody who ran away.

Maybe he was warming up for that.

“But why are we leaving the car here? Isn’t it a bit of a walk to Wolgot?”

“I thought it would be better to approach quietly on foot rather than making a lot of noise, and it’s not like we’re going to be that slow.”

“Yeah, well, that’s……annoying.”

Eventually, Kwak Chun-sik sighed heavily and followed me.

When we arrived at Wolgot Pier, the members of Corleone were waiting for us at the entrance.

“We’ve been waiting for you. Master. Mr. Kwak Chun-sik.”

The gang member who was guarding the front of the pier greeted me and the old man.

“How’s it going inside?”

“Yes. They’re currently holed up in the warehouse, and it looks like they’re preparing to leave at any moment if the signal is given.”

“And the……siege net?”

“Yes. Don’t worry too much about it, we’ve got everything surrounded for a kilometer.”

I’m a little relieved that I won’t have to worry about losing the villains.

“What a waste of time…….”

Just then, the old man who was listening to our story walks forward, clicking his tongue.

“What’s wrong, old man?”

“No, I just think that if they try to escape, they’ll naturally think we encircled the area. I wouldn’t do that, I’d do it another way.”

“……Another way?”

“You want me to show you?”

I was a little intrigued since this was his method, not anyone else’s.

I wondered, if he’s that good, how does he deal with his opponents when they run away?

“Follow me. I’ll show you once.”

With that, the old man started walking ahead of me, leading me to the warehouse where the villains were hiding.

“Uh, old man?”

“Uhhh. It’s okay, watch from behind.”

He stood in front of the warehouse, full of confidence for some reason.

And then,

“Hmph!”

An explosive sound that I couldn’t believe came from his body!

With a single kick, he blew open the door of the warehouse, and then, exuding a large amount of aura, he spoke to the people inside with a tremendous sense of intimidation.

“──From now on, I’ll kill anyone who runs away.”

Even I, who was standing still behind him, broke out in a cold sweat from the chilling aura.

Yeah. After all, this is what other heroes……

“If any of you want to live, defeat the one behind me. Now, let’s ──start.”

……What?