episode_0014

“Recreation is conducted on a points system! Earn 1 point when you win each game! The academy with the highest score at the end wins! So, Aseong High School VS Mahyeon High School, which one will win? Let’s all enjoy it together!”

As the host shouted, special effects spread across the stage.

The leading members applauded in unison.

Aseong High School VS Mahyeon High School.

It was a very explicit expression.

Except for a few innocent students, most students immediately realized the hidden significance of the recreation prepared by Asung High School.

“Do you want to give it a try?”

“You arrogant people, Aseong High School bastards.”

This is not just a recreation, but a competition between the leaders of each school that puts their pride on the line.

It was what both wanted.

“It makes it fun.”

“I’m glad you see it that way.”

Lee Je-ho, leader of Mahyeon High School, put on his glasses.

Ahn Woo-jin, leader of Aseong High School, shrugged his shoulders.

“You probably didn’t cheat in the game, right?”

“Would we do such a despicable thing? It’s a matter of pride. If you feel uncomfortable, you can change the type of game.”

“Good. Let’s stick together.”

Perhaps because they revealed their true feelings to each other, the awkwardness they felt when they first met had suddenly evaporated.

And so the battle between Asung High School and Mahyeon High School began.

“Start simple… It’s a quiz!”

From the first game to the fourth game, the leading members faced off.

Quizzes, target guessing, magic competitions, etc. that everyone can participate in.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere was ripe.

Asung High School: 1

Mahyeon High School: 3

Mahyeon High School took the lead in scores, and the real match began from the fifth turn.

“From the fifth game onwards, it’s a representative contest! All it takes is for the most capable representative to step up and compete!”

The host shouted with a smile on his face.

“First, the person who says ‘I have the best memory’ from both leading teams, please come forward one by one!”

Jeho showed interest in the host’s shout.

“Is it a memory contest? It’s good. Go, clerk!”

Jeho sent out a secretary.

“Park Min-hyuk, I decided on you!”

“Yes!?”

Park Min-hyuk, the secretary of Aseong High School’s leader club, trembled after hearing Woojin’s declaration.

“Well, I… What?”

“You have the best memorization skills.”

“But, still, in front of everyone like that, I… ? Manager, no matter what, this is… !”

“Go up. The honor of our leadership rests on your head.”

“Keuuu… .”

Minhyuk said, “If it’s Manager “’s orders, there’s nothing we can do…” I muttered “.”” and reluctantly headed to the stage.

The secretary of Mahyeon High School’s leadership club and the secretary of Aseong High School’s leadership club stood on the stage.

‘Ugh… .’

Minhyuk felt an enormous burden and his legs were shaking.

“Both leading departments sent out their secretaries! This is truly an exciting lineup! So, shall we proceed with the fifth game? This game… It’s a ‘Card Flip’ game!”

The leadership team members brought a table. The table was reflected on the screen behind the stage.

Over 100 cards were lined up in a haphazard manner. It was all on the back side.

“The player who turns over the most matching cards in turns wins! Whoever turns over the most cards wins! There are two one-card decks lined up on the table! It seems like it will require a lot of memorization and concentration. Are you two ready?”

“Yes.”

“Yes… .”

“Then decide the order… . Yes, starting with the secretary of Mahyeon High School! Get ready and let’s get started!”

After going back and forth a few times to figure out the cards.

Minhyuk, who felt scared and trembled at first, gradually focused on the game.

“This card and this card… . and… .”

Minhyuk turned over the cards without hesitation with a timid hand gesture, and the Asung High school leadership members exclaimed with exclamations of “ooh.”.

On the other hand, the expressions of the leading members of Mahyeon High School became increasingly hard.

Parbat! All the cards were turned over and the game ended quickly.

“No way! This is a landslide victory for Park Min-hyuk, secretary of Asung High School’s leadership team! Acquire Aseong High School scores! Asung High School chases after you at a frightening speed!”

“Keuuuu.”

Jeho frowned and clenched his fists.

Meanwhile, Woojin covered the rising corner of his mouth with his fist supporting his chin.

“The couple heads are starting to solidify their game.”

“Yes?”

Jeho had no intention of letting the Aseong High School team win.

“Because the game may be structured in favor of Asong High School. This is where we have to intervene.”

Jeho whispered to the vice president and then looked at Woojin.

“Hey, Manager Ahn Woo-jin. Didn’t we say we could choose the type of game?”

Jeho looked at Woojin and asked.

“Yes.”

“Then… .”

Jeho gave instructions to Deputy Director Shin Ga-yeon in a whisper.

“… I understand.”

After Ga-yeon, the vice president, went up on stage, she whispered something to the host. The leading members looked puzzled.

When the host looked at Woojin, he nodded. Then the host handed the microphone and script card to Ga-yeon.

“From now on, I will take charge of the proceedings, and starting from the next game, Maheon High School will decide.”

The leading members of Mahyeon High School cheered in unison.

This was a ‘leadership competition’ under the guise of ‘recreation’, but in the end, it was Asong High School that decided the game.

The recreation may be designed so that Asong High becomes more advantageous the further back you go.

To the leading members of Mahyeon High School who had such doubts, the declaration that their vice president would personally decide the game type was bound to be welcomed.

The meaning of the game in the first place has faded, and all that remains is the meaning of the confrontation to determine who has the upper hand.

Even if the host changed, there was no reason for anyone to care.

The existing host left the stage, feeling disappointed that he could not proceed further.

Only Shin Ga-yeon, the vice leader of Mahyeon High School’s leadership department, remained on the stage.

“There are a total of 2 games remaining. Let Mahyeon High School decide everything. Then the next game… It’s a mental arithmetic competition. Please send out the representative who is best at mental calculation.”

Mental arithmetic competition.

It was easy to raise questions on the spot, and the fairness was outstanding.

Mahyeon High School’s firm determination not to allow even the slightest negativity or game that is advantageous to Aseong High School was impressed by the leading members.

“Mental arithmetic competition is good. I trust you, accounting!”

Jeho sent out the treasurer.

“Park Min-hyuk, come back. Go, Yudoha!”

“Heung.”

Woojin also sent out the accounting.

Yudo, the treasurer of Aseong High School’s leadership team, snorted and went up to the stage.

The treasurers of each school stood side by side on the stage.

“Accountant Gu Jindu!”

“Gu Jindu! Gu Jindu!”

“The genius of our Mahyeon High School!”

“Master of mental arithmetic!”

Maheon High School’s leadership team cheered.

Mahyeon High School’s treasurer, Gu Jindu.

He was a math genius who swept math competitions since childhood and was a master of mental calculation with excellent thinking skills.

That is why Mahyeon High School trusted Jindu and adopted mental arithmetic competition as a game event.

“I will pose the questions and proceed accordingly.”

Ga-yeon approached a leading member of Asung High School who was sitting at a computer next to the stage and started creating arithmetic problems with him.

Meanwhile, Jindu looked at Doha.

‘Judoha…’ . ‘I knew you’d be here, but I never thought I’d meet you like this.’

Jindu knew Yudoha.

‘Ever since I was young, I always wanted to win.’

Just once, on the day when Yudoha participated in a math contest.

She beat Jindu and took first place.

It was the sudden appearance of a supernova.

It was a very shocking experience for Jindu, who thought he was the most superior in math among his peers.

Jindu devoted all his energy to studying, determined to beat Doha.

However, Doha did not participate in the competition again.

So Jindu chased after the illusion of Doha.

With the desire to win over her.

Then last year.

I happened to hear the news that Doha had become the treasurer of Seondobu.

Why did such a genius become the club treasurer?

Have you given up on the path of mathematics?

Jindu, who had such doubts, decided to become the treasurer of the leading club at Mahyeon High School.

It was because I wanted to understand why the genius called Judo chose that path.

“Are you the treasurer of Aseong High School’s leadership team?”

Mahyeon High School treasurer, Gu Jindu spoke to Doha.

For Do-ha, this would be Jin-du’s first time meeting him.

That’s why I said that.

“But?”

“What a poor guy… .”

“What do you mean?”

In a conversation that can only be heard between two people.

Doha’s eyes narrowed.

“Although you were an executive, you ended up serving as a manager a person who was far inferior to Vice Manager Oh Baek-seo. A pathetic human being who easily falls for the provocation of a G-Tuber. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to do it because I would feel skeptical. There should be someone worthy of serving as manager.”

Jindu deliberately smiled spitefully.

“In that respect, Manager Lee Je-ho of our Mahyeon High School is the most capable person. He is a genius of the 5th rank and is superior in battle. He is worthy of a genius like me bowing his head and serving him. Unlike the leadership team that has the 4th rank as its manager.”

Jindu follows Director Jeho Lee.

It is in a position to uphold the meaning of its title, which is that it must have an upper hand in the logic of power than Aseong High School.

Moreover, Jindu has been looking forward to competing with Yudoha again.

That’s why they disparaged the leader of Aseong High School and provoked Yudoha to the fullest.

In other words, it was a suppression of the baseline.

however.

“Ha! That sounds childish.”

“?”

It didn’t work for Doha.

She grinned, showing off her white teeth.

“I remember. Jindu Gu… . Was he once called a math genius?”

“… So what?”

Jindu felt grateful to Doha for remembering him, but that was only for a moment.

“That wasn’t even funny. No matter how well I did, I would have been treated like a useless gifted child.”

“What?”

“The more ripe the rice, the more it bows its head. If it is old, it will become humble like old rice. Now I’ve become a complete idiot.”

When Do-ha spoke with an arrogant smile, Jin-du was taken aback.

Soon Jindu frowned and glared at Doha.

“… Are you confident? Confident to beat me.”

“Heung.”

Doha answered with a snort, as if it was obvious.

Soon, host Ga-yeon spoke into the microphone.

“All problems have been completed. If a question appears on the screen, press the buzzer and tell me the answer. The student who succeeds in mental calculation first gets a point.”

Host Ga-yeon played the smartphone recorder for the purpose of reading whether the respondents’ answers were accurate.

“Now, here’s the problem.”

The white screen on the stage was filled with numbers.

“What is the answer to the next multiplication?”

Beep!

“162,726,355,641,251,339,887,408.”

“… … !?”

As soon as the question appeared on the screen, the person who pressed the buzzer immediately recited the answer.

All the leading members and accountant Gu Jin-du looked surprised at the ridiculous speed.

The person who answered correctly was guided to be the treasurer of Aseong High School’s leadership team.

‘I haven’t even read all the questions yet… ?’

Jindu was confident that he could mentally calculate within 4 seconds no matter how long the line of numbers was.

but… The speed of mental arithmetic under guidance was on a different level.

“What is the answer to the next question!?”

Beep!

“63,535,204,842,302,171,750,112,507,137,882.”

“Next question!”

Beep!

“729,217,309,281,496,226,404,840,339,658,521,620,358.”

“The answer to the next multiplication is… ?”

Beep!

Beep!

Beep!

As soon as a question came up, Doha immediately pressed the buzzer and gave an answer angrily.

Because the units are high, you read the numbers quickly like ‘seven, two, nine, two, one, seven.’

As a result of checking with a computer calculator, all the numbers that Doha said were correct.

Host Ga-yeon even played the recorded file on the recorder to check it, just in case.

Every time that happened, the surprise only increased.

Just like that, 10 questions were completed in one go.

Maheon High School Gujindu: 0 points

Asung High School Yudoha: 10 points

It was a landslide victory under Judo.

“… This is a victory for the accounting and Yudoha student of Aseong High School’s leadership team. As a result, the scores of Mahyeon High School and Aseong High School became tied.”

The Maheon High School leadership team, who thought they would naturally win, was shocked.

The same was true for Jeho and even Vice President Ga-yeon.

“Wow!!”

“Awesome!”

“Senior Doha, you’re cool!”

Asung High School leaders cheered in unison.

Doha, who achieved victory, snorted arrogantly, saying “hum.”.

“How do you do such mental calculations… ?”

“This is basic mental calculation.”

Jindu couldn’t believe it.

He believed that there was no one in Academy City who could catch up with him in mental calculations.

Even more so when it comes to Judo, the only person who has ever beaten him.

An unexpected feeling of helplessness came and made Jindu’s body tremble.

Jindu decided to ask one last question.

“… Do you remember? Participating in a math competition.”

“What, did you know me? What is that?”

“Why did you quit after participating once?”

“That? Just, well… .”

Doha squinted his right eye and dug his right ear hole with his little finger.

“Because it wasn’t fun.”

“… … !”

That one word aroused intense skepticism in Jindu’s heart.

The stage that he had put his whole heart into was nothing more than a moment of entertainment for Doha.

Jindu could no longer open his mouth.

I just lowered my head and trembled in skepticism.

Do-ha quietly glared at Jin-du and spoke.

“Hey.”

“?”

It was a serious voice.

“Director Ahn Woo-jin did not become the leading manager of our school for nothing.”

Suddenly, an image of Doha appeared in my memory.

Last year, when Yudoha himself was a first year student.

While taking a survival test in a forest located on the outskirts of Academy City, a dangerous accident occurred involving a group of demonic beasts. This was because there was a hole in the management of the test site.

The students who were unable to evacuate and were driven out by a group of demonic beasts each fell into panic.

At that time, Ahn Woo-jin hid them in a nearby makeshift shelter, locked the door, and fought the demon beasts to buy time.

─ ‘You can’t pass through here.’

Ahn Woo-jin fought against the beasts while screaming, even though his flesh was torn off by the strong force of his teeth and he vomited blood after receiving a heavy attack.

The upper-grade leadership team, who acted as test proctors, and one of the few teachers in Academy City rushed to subdue the group of demonic beasts with Woojin.

Afterwards, despite losing a lot of blood, Woojin looked at the students with a calm face.

No matter how much Doha thought, she couldn’t understand Woojin.

How could he risk his life and fight such a lonely battle to protect his students?

So I asked.

Why did you fight so hard?

Doha regretted what he said.

Even I thought it was a ridiculous question. I didn’t think it was a question worth asking my benefactor, much less.

However, Woojin calmly and weakly answered as if he was asking something obvious.

─ ‘It’s the leading team.’

Doha could not forget Woojin that day.

It was something I would never forget until the day I die.

“It just happened that way because he was a worthy person. If you don’t know anything, keep your mouth shut.”

“… … .”

“A dull child who can’t even do mental math properly.”

Doha cursed bluntly and walked off the stage.

* * *

‘Oh my gosh, our accounting!’

thanks!

Although I didn’t know his personality or intelligence, I believed in his mental arithmetic ability.

With this, Aseong High School and Mahyeon High School tied.

“Tch… .”

Jeho clicked his tongue.

After seeing the pride of Maheon High School’s leaders being defeated so overwhelmingly, they seemed quite upset.

“Next is the last game, what should we do?”

“… You’ll know when you see it.”

Jeho answered, glaring at the stage with angry eyes.

“Now, this is the final game. The strongest person whose body has been strengthened by magical power. In other words, the strongest person. Please come forward.”

“I will go out.”

Jeho, who was worse off, decided to send himself out.

Because there was nowhere else to retreat.

Jeho looked at me.

“Why don’t you come out too, Manager Ahn Woo-jin?”

“What?”

“Should we compete properly among ourselves?”

Right.

Are you saying that the managers should compete against each other in the last game?

‘… why me?’

I hated it.

If I lose, it’s the dog’s fault.

The reason I was able to plan a showdown called recreation was because my subordinates were so capable.

Memorization genius Park Min-hyuk, mental arithmetic genius Yoo Do-ha, all-rounder Oh Baek-seo… .

Because I didn’t think I could lose if these guys were there.

But let’s assume there is a managerial confrontation.

What if I lose despite the efforts of Aseong High School executives?

Not only would my reputation as a leading manager be dramatically tarnished, but my image would also take a huge hit… !

Those who still have doubts about my capabilities will experience deeper emotional pain.

Even the score between Asung High School and Mahyeon High School is tied.

This is the highlight section called Last Game.

Thinking that this match would end the battle of pride between the two leading teams, I couldn’t help but feel a huge burden.

so.

‘It’s best to avoid this winning offer as much as possible… .’

“Manager… !”

“Manager, you’re not going to get rid of me, are you? We won, so of course it’s the manager’s turn now, right?”

Secretary Minhyuk and Treasurer Doha urged me.

“Manager?”

Perhaps because of my hesitation, even the white paper quietly looked at me with a suspicious look.

‘ah… .’

Only then did I realize it.

‘Now that I think about it, it’s been clerk to clerk and accountant to accountant, right?’

The lineup was like that.

Meanwhile, the head of the team over there said he would participate in the game, but I couldn’t believe I wasn’t participating.

‘You can’t avoid this… !’

There was no way a guy who was the leader of Aseong High School could do such a shameless thing.

“Hmm… , I guess so.”

In the end, I had to act calm and get up from my seat.

Suddenly, a drop of cold sweat ran down my cheek.

‘It’s a big deal… .’

If I had known this situation would come, I wouldn’t have prepared for recreation… .

“Manager, fighting… !”

“I won’t let you go if I lose, manager.”

After receiving support from the secretary and treasurer, he headed up to the stage with Vice President Oh Baek-seo.

‘The opponent is a genius who has reached the 5th rank. He is even ranked among the top powerhouses of Mahyeon High School… .’

In most games, you’ll have an advantage over me.

It was really a big deal.

My steps were heavy.

It felt like my legs would lose strength at any moment.

As I was struggling to walk, the cheers of the leading members filled my ears.

“Manager, Deputy Manager!”

“Cool… !”

“Please defeat Mahyeongo!”

I maintained a cool exterior and listened intently to their cheers.

I realized once again that all the leaders other than the workers were gathered here.

I wanted to close my eyes tightly.

However, I barely resisted the urge and prayed to heaven with all my heart.

‘You can’t lose, you can’t lose, you can’t lose…’ !I have to win… !Please let me win… !’

I begged.

Anyone, any divine being, please hear my prayer. please… .

‘You can’t lose. Think of this place as a cliff. If you lose, you will be pushed out. end… !’

“Manager.”

While I was in the middle of making a suggestion to myself, White Paper’s voice caught my nerves.

“Why?”

I pretended like nothing was wrong, kept a calm expression, and looked at the white paper.

“You know that the manager is the person I serve, right?”

“?”

Why do you suddenly say that?

“You can win. Manager over there, let’s win. If you win, I will give you a prize.”

The white paper smiled kindly.

What can I say… .

The vice-president tended to always say something that I thought would be good to hear in a timely manner.

As if he could see right through my psychology.

‘It can’t possibly be like that.’

Was it noticeable?

no… , I couldn’t have done that because I have a poker face right now.

I guess it’s just support from the vice-president.

Anyway, it’s a prize.

“By any chance, can I ask in advance what kind of award it is?”

“Hmm… ,Like the stockings I’m wearing right now.”

“!”

My eyes reflexively tried to move towards the legs of the white paper wearing black stockings.

He quickly regained control of his eyes and returned them to their original positions.

“Don’t make jokes like that. Especially if you are a leader.”

I opened my eyes and glared at the white paper.

“Hehe, I’m sorry.”

A white paper covering its mouth with a slightly clenched fist and smiling gently.

I felt it again, but I couldn’t let down my guard at all against him.

‘… Still, it’s a little better.’

Is it because it was a serious joke?

Perhaps it was shock therapy, but the tension eased a little.

Baek Seo and I went on stage.

Jeho climbed on the other side.

“Managers from each leading department participated.”

Host Ga-yeon said, taking Je-ho’s side.

Meanwhile, I glared at the host, Ga-yeon, and made up my mind.

‘Tell me anything. If there seems to be any violation of fairness, I will immediately complain… !’

In fact, if I felt like I would be at a disadvantage even if the game was fair, I was planning to somehow come up with a reason and protest.

For this, my brain was already working at full capacity.

“Chief couple, hurry up and tell us about the next game.”

Jeho lifted his glasses without taking his eyes off me.

“Yes. Next game… .”

The leadership team members brought a sturdy-looking table and two chairs and placed them between me and Jeho.

“It’s arm wrestling. However, magic power is available.”

Arm wrestling?

The leading members began to whisper.

A smile spread across Jeho’s lips.

“This will be fun.”

It seems he liked the game type.

Now that I think about it, you said ‘the person with the strongest strength’ should come out, right?

And the game is arm wrestling… .

‘This… ‘Doesn’t that seem too fair?’

There seemed to be no room for protest at all.

Arm wrestling.

Isn’t it a very intuitive way to compete, perfect for competing to see who is stronger?

And as far as arm wrestling, it was worth a try.

“The use of magical power is permitted in this match. As far as physical strengthening. In other words, this arm wrestling can be seen as a competition not only with each other’s physical abilities but also with magical power.”

In other words, it was possible to determine which side’s abilities were superior.

“Then, the two leading managers, go to the front of the table.”

* * *

“Hmm.”

Lee Je-ho, the leader of Mahyeon High School, wears glasses and smiles.

‘This match… .’

But inside, he was dripping with cold sweat.

‘If you lose, it’s the end… !You must never lose!’

Asung High School and Mahyeon High School.

A place where both leaders are watching.

Both the clerk and the treasurer were already defeated, and Mahyeon High School’s pride was cracked.

The score is even tied, and this is the final match.

So Jeho, who felt anxious, took the initiative himself.

‘I took advantage of the mood and told you to come out in a fit of anger. To the leader of Aseong High School… ! I should have held back somehow!’

Jeho clenched his fists and regretted it.

Considering the lineup so far, the managers decided that they had to compete with each other and ended up calling Woojin in without a thought.

But Jeho soon changed his mind.

‘No. Those determined eyes, expression… .Even if I hadn’t called him in the first place, he would have definitely tried to come out… !’

Anyway, the showdown between Manager VS Manager would have been successful.

An enormous burden weighed down Jeho.

If you lose here too… .

The self-esteem of the Mahyeon High School leaders would be completely shattered, and they would be treated as a club of a lower standard than the Aseong High School leaders.

Moreover, Jeho highly evaluated Woojin after watching the sparring video with Shindorim Sword Master.

When I used disparaging expressions about Woojin earlier, it was just a deliberate provocation to create a war of nerves with him.

So, when White Paper came forward, he gave up.

‘Damn it, why is this guy in such a solemn mood!? You seem needlessly strong… !’

In Jeho’s opinion, Woojin was not disturbed at all from the moment they first met.

He was cool-headed and solemn.

Perhaps because of this, an unknown sense of intimidation was radiating from Woojin.

Jeho swallows dry saliva.

Suddenly, all kinds of imaginations came into his mind.

‘Did you hear that? ‘Our school’s leadership director teamed up with Aseong High School’s leader and lost!’

‘I heard they competed in arm wrestling where they could use magical power.’

‘I heard that the clerk and treasurer were also robbed. They say each of them is good at what they do.’

‘Then what? Are you saying that our leadership team is inferior in ability and level to the leadership team at Aseong High School?’

‘Was our school’s leadership team that weak?’

‘Pathetic.’

The students’ gossip echoed in my imagination.

Jeho screamed inwardly at the sight of the reputation of Maheon High School’s leading team falling into the abyss.

‘Calm down, Lee Je-ho… ! My honor as the leader of Mahyeon High School is at stake here. Even if it means risking our lives, we must not be defeated here… !’

Jeho could not help but feel extreme tension.

If you lose concentration even a little, your legs will start shaking.

“Go for it, Manager Ahn Woo-jin. Let’s decide here which one is better!”

“This is what I hoped for.”

Jeho lifts his chin and lets out a leisurely smile.

Woojin holds the front brim of the hat he wears on his head and gently lowers his head, giving off a cold vibe.

The two men put their elbows on the table and held hands.

and.

‘Please let me win…’ !’

‘Please don’t let me lose, please…’ !’

The two men pleaded earnestly in their hearts.