episode_0072

Meanwhile, Theia Academy’s central library.

The cadets who gathered there a week before the exam seemed very busy.

“Lee Jun-woo can’t come today?”

“Yes. They say there is something to be busy with today.”

Jeong Si-woo felt disappointed at Lim Jae-ho’s words.

‘shit. I thought it was an opportunity to become friends with Unknown!’

In the meantime, the middle class cadets formed a party and conducted joint training several times.

In particular, Jae-ho Lim and Si-woo Jeong.

The two of them ended up in the same party as Lee Jun-woo.

We trained together and developed friendships.

In the process, the two received quite a bit of help from Lee Jun-woo.

Even if two people are ahead in terms of objective physical ability.

Lee Jun-woo’s knowledge of tactical theory was overwhelming.

“I can’t ask you to study every time. It might be a good idea to ask at once during the next and final party training.”

Jeong Si-woo nodded at those words.

Even though it was the same party play, Lee Jun-woo had a different perspective.

The party role assigned by Lee Jun-woo for this midterm exam.

The details that control the detailed play of each class.

It seemed to be enough to surprise even Lim Jae-ho, who was a high honors student at the high school.

‘As expected, Unknown is great.’

In that respect, I had quite a bit of conversation with Lim Jae-ho.

The named cadet in the middle class is definitely Lim Jae-ho.

His father is a former apostle of Valhalla.

Even though I am the class president of class 1 in the department of liberal arts.

The guy seemed to think quite highly of Lee Jun-woo.

‘No way, is that guy also trying to become Lee Jun-woo’s subordinate?’

In fact, according to the common sense of the underworld, Lim Jae-ho is a competitor.

Jeong Si-woo’s ultimate goal is to become Unknown’s right hand man.

So, if a talented cadet like Lim Jae-ho becomes Unknown’s subordinate.

Naturally, it had to be the top priority.

‘But I’m not that bad of a bastard.’

Jeong Si-woo was thinking about things beyond that.

His goal is for Unknown to conquer Seoul.

Although I am well aware of Unknown’s ferocity and skills.

There are numerous awakened forces in Seoul.

Of course, Unknown also had to create a force.

‘So Lim Jae-ho is also a guy who can be a good helper for Unknown.’

Jeong Si-woo was already thinking of himself as Unknown’s advisor.

Of course, all criteria are whether it helps Lee Jun-woo or not, that’s all.

The slightest desire to be recognized more was not important to him.

‘Furthermore, Lim Jae-ho is a guy who has a pretty good reputation in the sub-racial community.’

The two smoked cigarettes side by side in the library’s smoking room.

Jaeho Lim is smoking strong tobacco from a slightly old red cigarette pack.

Jeong Si-woo was smoking a fruit-flavored electronic cigarette as usual.

Jeong Si-woo, who exhaled smoke, continued speaking.

“I heard that sub-racial cadets will have a social gathering soon?”

“Yes. That elf… The CEO named Oriphyel said he was establishing a sub-racial scholarship foundation and invited sub-racial cadets.”

I heard that story from Yoon Hyeon-ah, the president of the Crime Association.

‘If it is a sub-race that will be invited from Theia. Jaeho Lim and Sia Song here. And Aigis’ new member, Jeong Woon-kyung, Jeong Don-ga.’

Despite the rumors, there was nothing wrong with a social gathering among famous cadets.

In many cases, the fellowship determines one’s career path after graduation.

Of course, in Jeong Si-woo’s case, he could have joined a gathering of underworld children.

The problem is that we can no longer be satisfied with such play-like gatherings.

‘There’s a person like Unknown in the same department and class. With those minnows…’

Still, the sub-racial cadet meeting had a slightly different feel.

The famous wealthy elf Orifiel.

However, there were always rumors going around that he had dark connections with villains.

‘Maybe that person named Orifiel… has a connection to Crimson Teeth.’

Although there is no significant relationship between myself and the sub-race.

Jeong Si-woo’s hobby was chasing famous villains.

I was always interested in information circulating in the underworld or the villain world.

“Now that I think about it, didn’t you say that your father is also the boss of the underworld? My father said that. It has been said that conflicts between the apostles of Valhalla and underworld organizations have increased these days.”

“My father? It’s a small organization anyway, so the Apostles of Valhalla won’t mess with it. Although he is like an old man. Because I am good at tightrope walking.”

At that moment, Jeong Si-woo suddenly had an organization in his mind.

‘for a moment. I told you that Mad Knife is quite reeling these days.’

Mad Knife is a mid-sized underworld organization similar in size to his father’s organization.

I heard that the organization’s various mistakes made its position in the underworld quite difficult.

‘Well, I guess I’ll get eaten by a lower-level organization sooner or later.’

Or, if there were just cause, the apostle of Valhalla might personally punish them.

So my father’s organization also seemed to be cracking down on lower level organizations these days.

And there seemed to be a lot of worry about where to stand in line.

‘So I told you to stop by the office today. It’s annoying, but it’s okay not to go.’

Jeong Si-woo briefly said hello to Lim Jae-ho and left Theia.

***

Jeong Si-woo took the subway.

The destination is Jongno, where my father’s office is located.

It was a dense area where the offices of legally registered underworld organizations were concentrated.

Siwoo Jeong was recently watching a collection of popular clips on YouTube.

Algorithm is the member who is naturally responsible for Underdolls’ cuteness.

Yunori’s clip continued to play.

‘Yunori… she has chewy qualities, but she’s still cute.’

As I was engrossed in the clip, I paused the video for a moment and checked the location of the station.

Jeong Si-woo saw an unexpected person in the train compartment.

‘Choi Hana?’

It was Choi Hana, Lee Jun-woo’s new girlfriend.

And no one knows its identity.

In fact, Jeong Si-woo knew that Na Haring was a popular vertuber these days.

Of course, the vertuber that Jeong Si-woo was interested in was Yunori from the same crew.

Anyway, maybe it’s because of Choi Hana’s appearance.

People on the subway were seen glancing at her.

But soon everyone avoided their gaze.

No one would want to get involved with Theia’s cadet.

And after a while.

Choi Hana unexpectedly got off at a subway station in Jongno.

‘Why is Choi Hana in Jongno?’

It wasn’t really something to question.

Because not all areas of Jongno are areas of the underworld.

But, of course, I had the same direction as Jeong Si-woo.

The street where underworld offices are concentrated.

In response to the question I inadvertently asked, I saw a cafe where Choi Hana entered.

And the moment he saw a man sitting beyond the glass window, Jeong Si-woo froze in place.

“Lee Jun-woo?”

Unexpectedly, Lee Jun-woo was there.

At that moment, Jeong Si-woo’s head was busy.

I opened my smartphone and checked the area map of the underworld that I had saved in advance.

‘Blood Jaguar’s building?’

As it is a shabby building, the organization that owns it is also the nameless Hako Organization.

I think I’ve heard the name of Hwang Yong-gyun, the deputy boss of that organization, somewhere.

The underworld was never so shabby that a single named member could become a famous organization.

But the moment I checked the genealogy chart, I got goosebumps.

‘The higher-level organization is Mad Knife…?’

The moment Jeong Si-woo saw the name, he had a hunch.

“D… finally…”

It seems that Unknown has finally decided to start his activities.

‘Are you trying to eat that organization called Blood Jaguar… and swallow Mad Knife as well?’

As I said, it is definitely not an easy task.

It was different from holding the horror hall alone.

Since you have overwhelming force, you can force them to take your place.

The underworld is a mixture of numerous organizations.

Moreover, the situation is now very chaotic due to the involvement of Crimson Teeth and the Apostles of Valhalla.

If you become the target of a famous villain or famous hero who started his activities in the underworld.

You can make a mistake before doing anything serious.

‘No matter how unknown it is. ‘With mere force alone…’

There were already quite a few talented people at Mad Knife.

Jeong Si-woo thought of mid-sized organizations as trivial.

Still, if it is a mid-sized company, it has quite a few B+ level awakeners.

In particular, the boss is likely to be close to Class A.

Although he is hiding his identity.

In reality, there was no way Lee Jun-woo, a mere cadet, could have done that alone.

‘I’ve been observing Lee Jun-woo since high school, but I’ve never seen him come into contact with the underworld.’

But Jeong Si-woo soon shook his head.

On the other hand, it might be possible for Lee Jun-woo.

What thoughts are in his head?

An ordinary awakened person like Jeong Si-woo would not be able to guess.

‘I want to watch. Indeed… what will happen when Unknown moves on his own?’

Jeong Si-woo secretly hid himself in a place not far from the cafe.

And a few hours later.

I saw black cars pulling up in front of the cafe all at once.

***

Hwang Yong-gyun, deputy boss of Blood Jaguar.

He was looking at the monitor screen with a very serious expression.

“Is something like this popular these days?”

On the screen, cartoon-like characters were moving and talking.

In fact, he only sees YouTube channels as old-fashioned.

It was difficult to easily accept the streamers called Virtubers before my eyes.

“Naharing? I definitely said this cartoon character was the boss.”

However, not only the boss, but also members of the Jaguar organization were working together on the task.

There are many organizations that are dabbling in the entertainment business in the first place.

Targeting Internet broadcasting, which is popular these days, was a rather innovative idea.

Hwang Yong-gyun is an old-fashioned person.

Still, he is a person full of affection for the organization.

In order to support the boss and members who are currently broadcasting live, I was looking on the Internet and trying something called donation, something I had never done before.

“You can write a message? It’s fascinating.”

I almost unintentionally wrote, “Go Blood Jaguar!”

I quickly changed it to “Underdolls Fighting” using an eagle-style batting technique.

“Phew… Now that I’m older, things like this are harder.”

He used his own money to donate 300,000 won to each member.

In fact, the Underdolls were making more money than any other business that Jaguar had done so far.

It wasn’t a waste of his own money to do that.

Everyone was a proud member of the organization.

‘Still… I still can’t easily accept this vertuber.’

I turned my chair around for a moment and looked away from the screen.

Today is a day not to protest.

In the past few days, we have taken over several members of the combat organization and a sub-organization of the Mad Knife.

So, we will soon see a response from Mad Knife as well.

Although the scale is not comparable to Mad Knife.

We moved quickly and took over half of that sub-organization.

‘There will soon be a full-scale rebellion.’

But at least not today.

We’ve already planted informants in Mad Knife.

If there is any suspicious movement, a report will be sent immediately.

Although I was worried about the boss in this building right now.

The one floor used for broadcasting is a safe building, so it should be okay.

‘okay. There is no need for the boss to get his hands dirty. ‘I’m the one who kills people…’

Choi Hana is the daughter of the squadron boss and like an adopted daughter to Hwang Yong-gyun.

He was such a precious person.

At that moment, a young man appeared in his mind.

‘Lee Jun-woo…’

A male cadet from Theia who has become very close to his boss recently.

Because of what happened on the previous Lunar New Year’s Day, I often thought of him inadvertently.

‘Now that I think about it, Noeul said that. Today, the boss is studying all night with Lee Jun-woo…’

It seemed like the boss had feelings for Lee Jun-woo.

A boss who didn’t seem to have the slightest interest in dating.

But that Lee Jun-woo seemed to mean something special to the boss.

I think he matches well with Choi Hana, though.

On the other hand, Lee Jun-woo is a young man who feels like he has something hidden, seemingly ordinary.

‘I may be overreacting too much.’

Hwang Yong-gyun tried to lean against the back of his chair to take a short rest.

“Huh?”

But it was that moment.

The assistant boss’s office is empty.

I felt instantly popular in that room.

“Is it because of my mood… hmm?”

And when he turned his head, Hwang Yong-gyun froze in place.

A man wearing a blood-stained mask was looking at him.

“Who, who…”

But soon, there was one name that immediately crossed my mind.

A mysterious villain whose trademark is a bloody mask.

Unknown.

Soon, the unidentified person quietly put his index finger near his mouth.

Then he moved his hand again and pointed beyond the window.

At that moment, Hwang Yong-gyun got goosebumps.

There were many black sedans parked under the building.

It was definitely someone’s attack.

Hwang Yong-gyun hurried away and faced the man again.