Chapter 70.1

Chapter 70 – Rule 24. The Leader Pursues to the End (7)

Only a select few members of the Do-hwa Group joined us. Since the incident could raise sensitive jurisdictional issues among the major academies, Se-Ah couldn’t deeply involve the entire organization. She sought my understanding, but I was grateful instead.

Moreover, one of the top fighters at Ahsung High, the Volunteer Department Leader, joined us. It seemed she had agreed to Se-Ah’s request. We mounted the electromagnetic wave detection equipment on a Do-hwa Group vehicle and formed a search team.

From the Disciplinary Committee, Park Minhyuk and Yoo Doha accompanied us.

I sternly instructed them to stay in the vehicle as much as possible.

Since the faces of Ahsung High’s Disciplinary Committee members, especially the officers, appearing in Mayeon High’s jurisdiction would likely alert the surveillance drones, which would then report to Mayeon High, causing significant complications.

The search team headed to Mayeon High’s jurisdiction. Meanwhile, the remaining members stayed behind, equipping the Do-hwa Group vehicles with the Disciplinary Committee’s gear and preparing for combat.

Crack!

I was practicing my unique ability alone in the training field.

‘Pretty good… it’s working well.’

Setting coordinates had become significantly easier than before.

Though it was still challenging to teleport to distant locations like Geumyang, I could now create almost precise rifts at closer ranges.

At least I wouldn’t have a mishap like last time, intending to teleport to my shower but ending up in Oh Baek-seo’s shower.

‘Maybe it’s because I’ve been replaying the fights in my head.’

It seemed like repeatedly replaying my battles with Moon Chae-won and mentally training on the disappointing parts had yielded results.

Of course, the solid foundation from my previous practice played a crucial role.

Bzzz.

Suddenly, my smartphone vibrated.

After dissipating the rift with a clenched fist, I answered the call.

─ Senior, we found it.

I heard Lee Se-Ah’s voice.

─ We detected an area with a high level of electromagnetic waves that doesn’t make sense. We also sensed unnatural heat. We wouldn’t have found it without deliberate detection.

“Where is it?”

─ Let’s see… it’s on the outskirts. We haven’t approached it yet, as you instructed, so we don’t know the exact source.

The outskirts of Mayeon High’s jurisdiction are empty plains.

There couldn’t be Moon Chae-won’s hideout out in the open.

So,

‘It’s underground.’

The hideout seemed to be underground.

─ By the way, do you think we could extract information about the hideout from the guy you dunked in the toilet?

She was referring to the man I dealt with the day I met Moon Chae-won.

“Where did you get that information? The investigation records should be confidential.”

─ Senior Yesong told me. Was it sensitive information?

“…That guy is a hired thug. He doesn’t know anything.”

That was something I had already discovered.

If the guy dunked in the toilet had any important information about Chae-won, she wouldn’t have left him alone.

─ I see… that’s disappointing. I was a bit curious.

“Don’t get any funny ideas.”

─ Of course~. We’ll withdraw for now!

“Alright.”

Getting too close to the hideout could lead to a battle.

I couldn’t afford to rush things and mess up. It could be a trap set by the Six Criminals, but I couldn’t give up going there.

Click. I ended the call.

Though we couldn’t waste time, charging in recklessly would be foolish.

We needed thorough preparation.

We planned to check our equipment, gather our forces, and execute the operation starting this evening.

***

Evening, with the sky bathed in sunset.

‘Everyone’s here.’

The Disciplinary Committee of Ahsung High decided that only the officers, including myself, would move.

As mentioned, our personnel, well-known publicly, would be easily spotted and recognized in another academy’s jurisdiction.

However, we established a reserve unit of grenadiers in case we needed to bombard the enemy territory.

I assigned Yoo Doha to be the commander, meaning Doha would stay behind.

Naturally, we couldn’t take the Disciplinary Committee’s vehicles. They would be detected by Mayeon High in advance.

So, we installed the Disciplinary Committee’s combat gear in the vehicles provided by the Do-hwa Group.

The Do-hwa Group members who joined us were students acting as drivers and a shooter named Lee Jeong-mi.

Additionally, the Volunteer Department stepped in. Se-Ah’s friends and the Volunteer Department Leader.

The most noticeable person was Lee Jeong-mi.

She had an elite aura and considerable neat magical power. However, she made it clear that she was there solely to guard Se-Ah and would not intervene otherwise.

I appreciated any form of cooperation.

“You seem deep in thought.”

As everyone was checking their equipment or preparing, a muscular girl with a sturdy build, the Volunteer Department Leader, Kang Hee-yoon, approached me.

She stood beside me.

“…Thank you for offering to help.”

“Don’t mention it. It’s natural for the Volunteer Department to help those in need. Besides, I owe a lot to Se-Ah. I couldn’t refuse her request.”

I looked at Se-Ah, who was conversing with the Do-hwa Group members while checking the equipment.

Se-Ah noticed my gaze and smiled brightly like a fox.

“Again, it might be dangerous.”

“I don’t care about that.”

The Volunteer Department Leader, Hee-yoon, spoke in a serious tone.

“‘Saving Oh Baek-seo’. That’s all we need to do, right? How could we leave such a kind girl in danger just because it’s risky?”

“…I’ll repay this debt later.”

Hee-yoon chuckled.

“No need for that. Do you think I wouldn’t know how you’ve been helping out our Volunteer Department members with the needy? You’re already like an honorary member of our department. Helping each other is what we do. That’s loyalty…!”

Hee-yoon gave a thumbs-up and winked.

Wink. Her eyes sparkled for a moment.

“Yeah… thanks.”

When I extended my arm, the Volunteer Department Leader tapped it with her arm.

Finally, we were all set.

Four officers from the Disciplinary Committee.

One of them, Yoo Doha, stayed behind with the grenadier unit.

So, Ha Yesong, Park Minhyuk, and I were the three who would go.

Five Do-hwa Group members, including Lee Se-Ah, and four Volunteer Department members.

We formed a separate unit of twelve members.

The team members all looked at me, waiting to hear my words before departure.

I suddenly remembered when I was a child, searching for Kim Dalbi alone.

Unlike back then, now I had people who would help me find Oh Baek-seo.

It felt reassuring.

After taking a deep breath and calming myself, I spoke solemnly.

“Thank you for gathering. Again, I’ll take all responsibility for what happens.”

Today, many troubles were sure to arise.

We planned to ignore legal procedures and fight the Six Criminals in another academy’s jurisdiction.

I didn’t report to the student council.

It was purely my unilateral decision.

Even if we tried our best, we could only buy time to avoid interference from Mayeon High.

It was only a matter of time before Ahsung High’s student council or Mayeon High’s Disciplinary Committee found out.

We could expect a disciplinary committee meeting to be held after today.

But no matter what happens.

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