Chapter 81.2

Chapter 81 (Continued)

I was puzzled.

“Haven’t we often been on the same side? I don’t think I’m not on your side.”

“I want you, senior. So I hope you’ll join our organization.”

“What?”

Was this a scout offer?

“Would such a proposal be meaningless to someone who’s the Disciplinary Committee Leader?”

“That’s right. It goes against the school rules.”

At least while I was the Disciplinary Committee Leader, I couldn’t belong to any group other than the disciplinary committee, whether official or unofficial.

“But, senior?”

Se-Ah clasped her hands behind her back and tilted her head to the side.

“If you join us, we’ll guarantee the best conditions for you. Whatever you do in this city from now on, we promise to treat you better than anyone else… We’re confident in that.”

Se-Ah’s voice, usually filled with the tone of a con artist, sounded sincere this time.

In this semester, Se-Ah would become the ruler of the black market. Her promise of guaranteeing the best conditions was no idle talk.

“That’s…”

“Oh, by the way, I’m staking my claim.”

“Staking your claim?”

“It means I’m the first in line for your future.”

Se-Ah smiled brightly again.

“I don’t know if I’ll come to you after I finish everything I need to do.”

I lightly slapped Se-Ah’s hand as if giving a high-five.

“But I’ll always be willing to be on your side.”

I didn’t know why the Do-hwa Group would be destroyed or why Se-Ah would die.

At the very least, I intended to protect Se-Ah depending on the circumstances.

Because…

“I like you too.”

I said calmly as I walked past her.

“Well…, that’s a relief for now.”

Se-Ah walked beside me again.

……

Se-Ah had asked me to buy her tteokbokki, but I declined, saying I had another appointment.

Oh Baek-seo had persistently asked to have dinner together.

And when I arrived home…

Clunk!

“Welcome home.”

“!”

The door opened as if she had been waiting, and Baek-seo greeted me in a pink apron. The house was filled with the smell of meat.

It looked like a scene where a married wife was welcoming her husband home.

Instead of feeling excited, my heart nearly sank.

I felt pressured by Baek-seo’s kind smile that seemed to urge me to come inside.

“I bought a lot of meat. Come in and eat.”

“Oh, sure…”

The dining table was filled with food, with meat as the centerpiece.

When I praised Baek-seo for the meal, she smiled sweetly.

As we began eating, Baek-seo didn’t pick up her spoon but rested her chin on her hand, watching me with a gentle smile.

“Why aren’t you eating?”

“I’m seriously considering whether to feed you myself.”

Baek-seo’s eyes twinkled. She was adorable.

“No, please.”

Baek-seo placed meat, garlic, and ssamjang on a lettuce wrap and brought it to my mouth with an “Ah~.” I took a bite and nodded.

The chewy texture of the meat blended well with the vegetables. The meat was perfectly grilled.

The combination of ssamjang, garlic, and meat was fantastic, something every Korean would agree on. It was so delicious that my thumbs went up involuntarily.

“You’re eating well, our leader. Want more?”

Baek-seo’s elegant beauty shone with a radiant smile.

I nodded, and she made another wrap and fed it to me. She giggled softly.

Although we didn’t officially date, we were practically a couple.

After honestly confirming our feelings, we couldn’t deny we were in a relationship.

Because of this, Baek-seo no longer teasingly tested my feelings.

And I no longer hid my feelings.

I had feared getting into such a relationship before achieving my goals.

But realizing that Baek-seo was indispensable to me, I stopped worrying about being in a relationship.

“Next week is the club recruitment period.”

“It’ll be incredibly busy.”

“Why? Are you personally selecting members again?”

“At least while I’m the Disciplinary Committee Leader. I have to choose the people who will work under me.”

Usually, the personnel team would handle it, but like last semester, I planned to get involved and work hard with them.

To personally select outstanding talents.

I intended to eliminate all six sinners within the year.

If the Disciplinary Committee had been lacking, we wouldn’t have even managed to drive Moon Chae-won away in the first battle.

‘Ah, come to think of it…’

Suddenly, I recalled something my friend Yoon Tae-ho, the treasurer of the Ahsung High School student council, had said.

— A transfer student from Hanyang High School wants to join the Ahsung High School Disciplinary Committee. Isn’t that suspicious?

Among the transfer students for the second semester, one had expressed a desire to join the Disciplinary Committee.

‘Kim Yeon-hee… he said she was suspicious?’

Treasurer Tae-ho had warned me to be cautious of Kim Yeon-hee, to prevent another incident like Han Seo-jin.

‘I’ll keep that in mind.’

I decided to remember Kim Yeon-hee’s name.

* * *

The following Monday.

In a dark room.

Kim Dalbi inspected her reflection in the mirror, wearing the Ahsung High School uniform.

The name tag on the uniform read ‘Kim Yeon-hee.’

Dalbi’s mission was to monitor Oh Baek-seo following Han Seo-jin, and also to keep an eye on Ahn Woo-jin.

The Head Principal was aware of the relationship between Dalbi, Woo-jin, and Baek-seo. Despite this, the Head Principal had assigned Dalbi to this surveillance task.

The motive behind this was highly suspicious, but Dalbi had no reason to refuse the mission, so she decided to carry it out.

Dalbi spun a small silver spinner that looked like a cube.

It was a magical tool she had bought with Platinum Mileage following the Head Principal’s orders during the first semester.

It appeared to be just a square spinner, but its true nature was an ‘Absolute Disguise Magic Tool.’

The magic emanating from the spinner transformed Dalbi’s appearance entirely. Soon, Dalbi turned into a beautiful girl with long silver hair.

Dalbi—no, Kim Yeon-hee—flicked her smooth silver hair and tidied it up. She gently touched her altered face.

There was nothing wrong.

It felt completely like her own skin and flesh.

“Aah.”

She tested her voice with the recording function on her smartphone, saying various phrases. The voice modulation was perfect.

After adjusting her tie, she left the house.

It was the day the club recruitment started.

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