Chapter 91.2

Chapter 91 (Continued)

 

Getting favors in the neutral zone was easy. The city’s surveillance was less stringent there.

Thanks to the Head Principal, Hong Kyu was quickly released and regained his freedom.

“More importantly, how’s the preparation for the magic technique?”

— Ah, that!

Hong Kyu’s laughter echoed through the line.

— It’s almost complete.

“Good… but don’t let your guard down until the end.”

— As if I would. But just to confirm, are we really not going to use this on Goliath later? Just saying, this is my ultimate move, a once-in-a-lifetime spell.

“We don’t know Goliath’s whereabouts. Your highest magic technique requires knowing the opponent’s location, doesn’t it? Besides, Goliath’s power is an unknown. It’s far more efficient to target Ahn Woo-jin’s abilities instead.”

— Haha! Can’t argue with that cost-effectiveness. I’ll just follow your orders. I’m loyal to you, Head Principal!

Hong Kyu cheerfully saluted as the Head Principal ended the call.

“It’s almost time.”

“Yes.”

The Head Principal closed her eyes.

“Soon, the power of the Golden Sheep, capable of challenging Goliath, will be in my hands.”

“Neo Seoul will get a little noisy. After all, the Disciplinary Committee Leader of Ahsung High School is about to disappear.”

“It’s fine.”

The Head Principal looked down at her trembling hands.

“Just consider it an inevitable growing pain.”

* * *

The Glutton of the Six Sinners were twin siblings.

In the original story, they always wore masks and never spoke. Even when they were utterly defeated, they were devoured by their own abilities and vanished.

So, I never knew their faces or voices.

But there was no need to go out of my way to find out who they were.

“They’ve been released.”

Disciplinary Committee Office.

I accessed the case files through the Disciplinary Committee’s authority on my computer.
The man I subdued at the funeral hall had been released.

The reason was absurd.

“No charges,” it said.

‘I expected this.’

Though there was no concrete evidence, my suspicions were growing.

‘Those siblings. They must be the Gluttons.’

Even if their hair colors differed, their faces were similar.

Twin siblings weren’t common in this city, especially when the brother wielded magic power at the 6th Tier or above.

Moreover, they were released so easily.

The funeral hall was a neutral zone managed as an offshoot by the Hanyang Federal Academy, so if the Head Principal intervened, it was entirely feasible.

In short, my suspicions were more than justified.

Also, the fact that they were twins wasn’t widely known, allowing them to roam freely as siblings.

Unaware that I possessed knowledge from the original story.

But still.

‘Why provoke me?’

There was no advantage to revealing themselves and taking a hostile stance toward me.

Several hypotheses crossed my mind, but they were all just theories.

I leaned back in my chair and sighed as my thoughts deepened.

In the end, there was only one conclusion.

“Whatever the reason… I need to catch that bastard.”

It was almost fortunate that he insulted my mentor right in front of me.

I was burning with the urge to capture and punish him.

I didn’t plan on handling him gently.

* * *

Training Grounds.

Ahn Woo-jin struggled to focus on training his spatial abilities.

Geumyang watched him with a piercing gaze, eventually approaching him as she couldn’t hold back.

“You’re not concentrating.”

“Oh.”

Geumyang’s voice snapped Woo-jin out of his thoughts.

“Is it because of your mentor?”

“…Most likely.”

There was no need to hide it.

It wasn’t something he could hide from Geumyang anyway.

Living in the outside world meant death could come at any time.

So, he already knew his mentor wouldn’t live long, even if it wasn’t explicitly covered in the original story.

But still.

Seeing someone who had once taught him now turned into a corpse was hard for Woo-jin to accept.

“Well, I guess it’s something you can never get used to. Parting ways, that is.”

“You sympathize?”

“No, I just know it rationally. I’ve seen it in plenty of comics. I’ve never had family or friends, so the closest experience I have with loss was seeing a character with fire abilities get killed by a lava user.”

Woo-jin squinted his eyes, half-amused.

Unfazed, Geumyang continued.

“I felt empty even from that, so I can’t imagine how it feels when someone real leaves. I won’t pretend to offer empty comfort.”

“I don’t need that. Right now, I need to focus on what’s ahead.”

The Head Principal, The Gluttonous Twins, Goliath.

There were still tasks that lay ahead.

Woo-jin organized his thoughts, raised his hand, and activated his unique abilities, trying to refocus on training.

However, he couldn’t ignore Geumyang’s piercing gaze.

…He couldn’t concentrate at all.

“…Do you have something to say?”

“You looked deep in thought, so I kept quiet. But give me your hand for a moment.”

“My hand?”

Geumyang placed her hand on the back of Woo-jin’s hand. She then blinked slowly.

‘As expected. This brat.’

Geumyang raised her head and met Woo-jin’s eyes.

“Kid, your magic power is quite impressive.”

“You said that before.”

“Hmph… well, whatever. Get back to training.”

Geumyang patted Woo-jin on the back and returned to her seat.

It was an ambiguous, ominous reaction that left Woo-jin slightly uneasy.

He pondered the meaning behind Geumyang’s words but soon concluded it probably wasn’t anything serious.

Boom!

Woo-jin continuously created cracks facing each other, repeating spatial thunderstrikes.

Geumyang could feel the increased power of the strikes compared to before.

‘This guy, already….’

Geumyang propped her chin and kept her eyes on Woo-jin, her gaze sharp.

When she had placed her hand on the back of Woo-jin’s hand earlier, she assessed the magic power that manifested when he used his unique ability.

‘It’s been only a few months since he reached the 6th Tier, and he’s already at the upper level of the 6th Tier?’

It was an absurd growth rate.

Was the battle with Moon Chae-won a significant factor?

No.

That alone wouldn’t be enough to explain such rapid progress.

‘The reason must be the exceptionally high purity of his magic power.’

If human growth were like a marathon, Woo-jin was soaring with wings. He was a true anomaly.

Geumyang was convinced.

‘At this rate, he’ll reach the 7th Tier soon.’

Woo-jin was on the cusp of the 7th Tier.

‘No, he might even aim for Argonaut.’

The ultimate pinnacle of humanity.

The realm of Argonaut, the 8th Tier.

Woo-jin might even reach that level.

Geumyang closed her eyes, took a breath, and crossed her arms.

A smile crept onto her lips.

‘Well, he’s the one I picked.’

Geumyang nodded, filled with pride in Woo-jin’s growth.

“Hm?”

Bzzz.

Suddenly, Woo-jin’s smartphone, which was on the chair next to Geumyang, began to vibrate. Judging by the caller’s name, it appeared to be from a fellow Disciplinary Committee member.

“Hey, kid! You’ve got a call!”

“Yeah.”

Woo-jin opened a small crack and retrieved his smartphone without moving his feet.

“First Platoon Leader?”

The caller was the leader of the first platoon.

First Platoon was currently in charge of monitoring Moon Chae-won.

What could have happened?

Feeling uneasy, Woo-jin answered the call immediately.

— Leader.

“What’s the matter at this hour?”

— Well….

A serious tone.

Woo-jin could guess what had happened in an instant.

— Moon Chae-won has awakened.

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