episode_0001

The unpleasant chirping sound of the alarm muffles the chirping of the birds outside the window.

I quietly got out of bed and quickly turned off the alarm. It was a habitual movement.

As the silence fell, I had the urge to lie down on the bed again.

slap!

I quickly cut off the temptation with a dry face wash that was equivalent to a swaddle.

‘Come to your senses. ‘I have to go to school.’

I could barely sleep because I studied until late at night.

After an appointment ceremony during the vacation, I became the leader of the department. It is obvious that the workload will be heavy, so the time available for studies will be very limited.

So, I had to thoroughly study in advance during the vacation, and ended up having to endure each day with poor sleep.

But wouldn’t it be a mistake if you were to be late?

A leader who must strictly follow the school rules more than anyone else!

‘Oh, I’m sleepy… .’

However, no matter how much I scolded myself, the aftereffects of intense preparations during vacation were very strong.

The fatigue stuck to me like a leech and I couldn’t seem to let go.

My eyes automatically turned to the smartphone clock.

‘… ‘I could sleep for 5 more minutes.’

never.

I should never have even thought about that.

I lay down on the bed for a moment and blinked.

47 minutes had passed.

For a moment, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

“… Ah.”

Good! Suddenly, my hand was placed on my forehead.

This… It’s a big deal.

‘Quaaa… !’

I started getting ready for school in a hurry.

After washing up faster than anyone else and changing into my school uniform, I packed my bag and my school uniform hat, or regular hat, and quickly left the house… is back.

I took the dried flower amulet. It was an amulet made from purple peony flowers. You should take good care of this.

After running out of the house again, I put on my hat as I ran down the street.

‘The average time it takes to get to school is about 35 minutes. The remaining time is 30 minutes and 45 seconds… ! ‘If you run and save just 5 minutes, you can narrowly avoid being late!’

I calculated the time using my smartphone clock.

You must not be late.

Today is the beginning of the first semester of the second year. It is the first day of activity as the leader.

I had a picture in my head of how things would turn out if I were late on a day like this.

‘You become the leader of the team, but you’re late from the first day…’ . ‘It looks different from what it looked like.’

‘Why, why did they select such a person as the manager… .’

‘If you are a leading manager, you should be an example. ‘I never thought I’d put the button on wrong from the start.’

‘Did the leader break the school rules from the first day? ‘Is that sane?’

It felt like I could already hear the members’ gossip behind my back.

‘You can’t just be late…’ ! Especially if it’s the first day!’

The leading club of the high school I belonged to, namely ‘Aseong High School’, was a club that was evaluated as the strongest among all the leading clubs of other schools in this academy city.

Of course, this is only the overall evaluation of analysts. You never know when the leaders face each other.

Anyway, it was clear that they were a strong group.

Perhaps that’s why a meritocracy trend prevailed in Asung High School’s leadership team.

However, in terms of the game, I was just an NPC or extra who had no role in the story.

Because I didn’t have any natural talent.

It is only a military discipline among commoners.

This was thanks to consistently repeating and mastering efficient magic exercises since a very young age, using game knowledge.

‘There are still a lot of kids who feel skeptical about me being the leader. Even those who doubt my capabilities… !’

I was reminded of this year’s Asung High School leader whom I saw at the game.

That guy was a third-rate villain who ended up not being able to become a manager because a new promising person named Eunna appeared.

It was one of the reasons why I chose Aseong High School’s leadership team.

While the other leading managers had outstanding skills, I felt like I could beat that third-rate guy. The timing was good.

but.

‘There is a risk of getting hit in the head.’

The members who were skeptical about the capabilities of a third-rate manager in the game went so far as to attack the manager.

It was pulled down.

Because they thought they had the upper hand in terms of capabilities.

From the beginning, the leading team members did not properly follow the orders of the third-rate manager, and their morale was already shattered.

I didn’t want to go through something like that while I was the manager.

‘So, I have to be more perfect than anyone else.’

Even though I wasn’t smart, I had to pretend to be relaxed and show good results to be considered a bright student.

I had to be an exemplary student, as if I would commit seppuku immediately if I couldn’t follow the school rules.

I had to show a charismatic appearance befitting my position as Asung High School’s leading manager.

Only then will the best military group of about 400 people properly follow me.

By the way, was he late on the first day of his activity as a leading manager?

My face.

My reputation as a leading manager would have been downgraded from the beginning… !

‘Okay, the train is right here!’

I arrived at the station and quickly got on the train.

The destination was Asung High School, where I am attending.

Anyway, it’s good that the train arrived right away… .

‘Why is it so slow… . Please go quickly… .’

The train was as slow as a slug.

I felt so frustrated that I felt like I was going to explode.

Soon the friendly voice of the robot engineer came over the air.

─ Train speeds are temporarily slowed down to adjust the distance from the car in front. We ask for our passengers’ generous understanding.

What is the car in front doing!?

In this case, the advantage of riding the train straight away disappears.

‘Would you rather run?’

Wouldn’t something be possible if we strengthened our bodies with magical power and sprinted at full speed?

‘no.’

It’s not even close.

In the first place, it would have been difficult to run faster than the train to the destination.

“Hmm?”

As I was fidgeting, I suddenly saw a familiar face.

He was a mixed-race male student wearing the white uniform of a prestigious high school.

‘Is that the main character?’

It’s been 17 years since I was reincarnated in this world, but that guy was clearly etched in my memory.

The original protagonist was ‘Lee Tae-seong’.

He was spending the time of his youth happily chatting with the official heroine, a tsundere female student.

The main scenario has been in full swing since last year, when I became a freshman in high school.

Coincidentally, Taesung Lee and I were the same age, so it was easy to figure out how the situation was going.

Until last year, all sorts of things happened at the school he attended, such as a group of villains attacking him or an unknown black tower suddenly rising.

Obviously, that guy must have experienced many incidents and accidents and gained a good reputation, and he must have sincerely built up the favorability of the heroines. Since he wasn’t monogamous to begin with, he would eventually marry all of the heroines… .

‘It’s none of my business.’

Perhaps because of the affection I saw in the game, I became interested in his movements.

But what good would it be if I cared?

Anyway, Taesung Lee and his school are different from each other.

I had no intention of intervening in the original scenario unless harm came to my side.

By the way, since I’m late, I also see the original main characters.

Well, their school is close to here.

Now would be the perfect time to go to school.

“?”

Our main character, Lee Tae-seong, glanced sideways in my direction as if he felt my gaze.

I know things like this again like a ghost. Is it natural that your skills will have improved considerably by this time?

I lowered my head and lowered the front brim of my uniform hat to cover my eyes.

It was nice to meet you, let’s not get involved.

It was then.

Good profit!!

“Wow!”

“What!?”

Suddenly, the train came to a sudden stop in the middle of the tracks.

It was a shame because the driving speed was not fast, but it was a dramatic stop that would have caused me to fall over even if I had only driven at an average speed.

The students were startled and briefly screamed.

‘What!?’

I was equally embarrassed.

Did something happen?

Soon, all doors on the subway were opened.

Students wearing combat uniforms over their uniforms came in one after another.

‘crazy… .’

I can clearly see what the trend is.

The students all looked anxious as if they were all thinking the same thing.

Chuck, Chuck. The armed students took their places on the street in the middle.

“Attention.”

Kaang!

The students were shocked when a male student wearing combat uniform and a skull tattoo on his chin hit the floor with a long axe.

The doors closed, and the train started moving again.

“From now on, we will take over here. If you don’t do anything stupid, I won’t touch you, so just be quiet.”

It was an overbearing command.

‘ah… , It did.’

One fact that I had overlooked for 17 years came to mind.

Wherever boy detective Kim Jeon○ and detective Ko○ go, murder cases appear.

The fact that cider events occur wherever the main character goes.

‘Ahh, wow… !’

I felt like I wanted to scream.

why… !

Why today!

Heaven!!

“What, what is it?”

“It’s a villain… !?”

“Now, are you a dropout? Or an expelled student… ?”

The students on the subway were scared.

Although it is a matter of prejudice, dropouts or expelled students are considered objects of fear.

Because the villains who commit terrorism, that is, villains, are mainly such people.

Moreover, in a city where academies were so important, it was unclear what kind of mindset a person who deserted or was expelled from the academy would have had.

How could it be that there are many ghost stories about dropouts or ex-students, or webtoons or web novels that portray them as villains, floating around on the Internet?

“That logo is ‘Anomia’… !”

A male student spoke in a trembling voice.

‘It’s even anomic…’ .’

Anomia.

It is a Greek word meaning the absence of God’s will and law.

They, who boasted a group name similar to that of middle school students, were surprisingly one of the largest villain groups.

Those who occupied the subway were probably some of Anomia’s troops.

Those guys were especially troublesome.

The group’s goal was to create a city where everyone is equal and free by overturning Academy City’s system and rules.

There was a strong tendency to weigh issues by focusing on beliefs rather than interests and gains and losses.

“You!”

“!”

The students trembled as the tattooed male student let out a roar filled with magical power.

He approached a female student sitting in the seat.

“Did you just try to shoot a video?”

“Oh, no! That’s not it… ! Kkeut!”

The tattooed male student growled like an animal and roughly snatched the female student’s smartphone.

And quack! He trampled on it and broke it.

The female student cried.

“My phone… .”

“You guys, listen to everything straight into your ears. If you stay still and calm, you won’t get hurt. If you do something stupid again, I know that next time it won’t be your smartphone, but your head!”

The tattooed male student roared and threatened the passengers.

The anxious expressions of the students were clearly visible.

Rattling, rattling!

“Where are you going… ?”

“I’m scared… .”

Students whispering.

The train immediately changed direction and ran on the wrong track.

It looks like Anomia even protected Jo Jung-seok.

He must have overpowered the driver and driven the car himself.

Rather, this.

‘I remember. Is it a train event? .’

I closed my eyes tightly.

Really, I wanted to cry.

I recorded and mastered the game knowledge as much as I could remember, but I couldn’t remember exactly what day, time, and minute the event occurred.

This event… . It happened today, on the first day of the second year of school.

Then eventually.

‘You’re confirmed to be late… .’

As I was giving up, in my imagination, the leadership team members were constantly talking behind my back.

That the 45th leading manager is an idiot who has been late since the first day, that he takes the initiative to break the school rules, that he is not qualified to be the leading manager… .

The stock price of leading manager Ahn Woo-jin was on a sharp downward curve.

‘… ‘Let’s organize our thoughts.’

No matter how many times I regretted it, there was nothing left.

Because what has already happened has already happened.

I exhaled deeply and silently, gathering my emotions.

‘What was the subway event about?’

I searched my mind.

‘… It was a kidnapping. Their target was a student on the subway. ‘Who was that?’

I don’t remember very well.

Which school were you a freshman at?

Because it did not play a major role in the game’s train events and was only mentioned, it was very difficult to remember.

However, to my satisfaction, the story about the target came to mind.

Anomia’s target usually went to school in a car pulled by an escort.

But for some reason, my car broke down on my first day of high school. It was Anomia’s doing.

So, she decided to take the subway to school to fully experience the excitement of going to school for the first time.

It happened to be here.

‘I remember being the mafia’s favorite kid.’

The mafia of Academy City… Even if you say that, the members are only young people, and it feels more like a family game.

However, it was not a scale that could be ignored.

‘Surely the Mafia and Anomia clashed around this time, right? This situation was also part of the conflict. But why did they occupy the subway? … Otherwise, there would be a lot of enemies to deal with.’

CCTV crime control drones always fly in the sky over Academy City, and security robots that exchange information with the drones roam the streets.

If you kidnap the target, you will first be caught by a drone and then clash with a security robot.

Even if they succeeded in defeating the robot, they would have had to deal with the police academy or the leaders of the local school next.

Kidnapping someone normally was tantamount to suicide unless they were accompanied by powerful forces.

But what if they kidnapped a moving train?

Problems that Anomia may be concerned about are resolved immediately.

Of course, if you don’t achieve your goal quickly, you will collide with the enemies you were so wary of.

“You guys… , what is the purpose?”

Our protagonist, Lee Tae-seong, who has a strong sense of justice, suddenly appears. It seemed like he couldn’t bear to look further and decided to leave.

The facial expressions, nuances of speech, and even the lines were all reminiscent of the main character.

Sigh.

“Stay still. Otherwise you will get hurt?”

The tattooed male student threatened the protagonist by extending an ax under his chin.

The protagonist tilts his head back and frowns.

The blade of the ax was imbued with magical power. It was purple magic power, the same color as the holder’s eye color.

Magical power affects the iris pigment, coloring the owner’s eyes with its own color.

‘That and that…’ , I’ll end it after a war of nerves.’

How will the main character and his party handle them?

The train event must progress to a certain extent before you have the opportunity to counterattack.

Students from the police academy, who are mainly in charge of public places and remote areas, will follow and support you diligently.

It’s a bonus that a female student from the police academy joins the cast as the heroine.

“… .”

The protagonist who was having a snowball fight carefully assessed the situation and stepped back with an angry look on his face.

“Okay, okay, I’ll let you know this time. There is no next time.”

The tattooed male student found the main character with his tail funny.

‘Shall I intervene?’

I held the front brim of my hat and thought.

This is an autonomous district for other schools. If a person holding the position of head of a leading department intervenes in an incident without a justifiable reason, it will be treated as interference in internal affairs and subsequent handling will be very difficult.

But whatever it was, it seemed better to resolve the situation right now.

‘hmm?’

At first glance, a familiar clock tower was visible outside the window.

It was a structure that was supposed to be in the jurisdiction of Asung High School.

‘Why can I see that already?’

I quickly found out why.

This was because the train had taken the wrong route and was running like a runaway train.

That means.

‘It’s our school’s jurisdiction, right?’

… You don’t have to worry about interference in internal affairs.

Then suddenly.

One thought passed through my mind.

‘Wait a minute, this… .’

The corners of my mouth naturally went up.

Maybe I could make up for my tardiness.

I put on my regular hat and approached the tattooed male student.

* * *

“What are you?”

The tattooed male student opened his eyes fiercely and took an alert stance.

A male student wearing a hat was approaching him.

Looking at the black school uniform, it was clear that he was a student at Asung High School.

He was Ahn Woo-jin.

The tattooed boy flinched unconsciously as the sharp eyes stared at him.

It was a poker face that Woojin had refined to gain the dignity of a leader, but there was no way the tattooed boy knew that fact.

Woojin exuded an unknown sense of intimidation.

It seemed as if his status as a human being was different.

The tattooed male student, who instinctively felt anxious, injected magical power into the ax blade while barely hiding his emotional agitation.

“This bastard, won’t you get out of here!? I definitely should have warned you!”

“From here on, it’s our jurisdiction.”

“What?”

Woojin put on black gloves on both hands and spoke as if warning.

“Enforce on-site arrests and severely punish offenders.”

It was a public declaration issued by the leadership when catching criminals red-handed.

The voice was firm, like a judge pronouncing a verdict.

“What are you saying, you bastard!”

The tattooed male student nervously swung the ax wrapped in magical power.

This was because I had an instinctive premonition that if I didn’t kill this man right away, it would be dangerous.

Whoosh, Woojin twisted his body to the side.

Wedge!

The ax split the air.

The ax blade missed Woojin’s body at a narrow and precise distance. As if Dok2 had sensuously calculated the trajectory he would draw.

At the same time, Woojin stomped on the right foot of the tattooed male student.

Pakak!

“Gasp!”

The floor of the train was crushed. Even the combat boots were dented along with the terrifying sound of bones breaking.

The body was strengthened by using the magical energy within the body. In general, it was a technique that anyone could do, but Woojin’s skills were on a different level from most students.

The male student with the tattoo felt intense pain.

At that moment, a black baton was pulled out of Woojin’s belt.

Woojin swings it downwards sharply.

Less evil!

With a cheerful sound, the iron bar that had been pushed into the single bar stretched out and took on its perfect shape.

It was a three-tiered pole.

Tsuzz! Woojin’s magical power was replaced by turquoise electricity and seeped into the magic circuit of the three-stage baton.

He swung the triple baton vigorously.

Pow!

Pajik!

“Phew!”

A striking sound that is hard to believe was made by swinging a triple baton.

No, a sound similar to binge drinking rang out.

The heavy blow sent the tattooed male student flying towards the door.

At the moment of impact, a blue-green electric shock instantly penetrated the tattooed male student’s entire body, causing an electric shock and then being released into the air.

Coo! The tattooed male student crashed into the door.

“Ugh… .”

I barely managed to keep my consciousness from slipping away.

If I hadn’t reflexively poured magical energy into my combat uniform and skin to increase my defense, I would have already passed out.

My arm and ribs were broken.

My whole body tingled and even trembled due to the electric current flowing inside my body.

The tattooed male student could not understand what had happened.

The students present also had difficulty accepting what they had seen and heard.

It happened so quickly.

“Senior!”

“You crazy bastard!”

Other Anomia members shouted.

Anomia’s colleagues, who sensed a commotion in the next compartment, came over and took a fighting stance toward Ujin.

But Woojin didn’t care.

As if they were nothing.

It was like looking at an insignificant insect.

The eyes were shaded by the brim of the hat. The turquoise eyes glanced at the enemies indifferently.

“You… , what on earth?”

The tattooed male student gritted his teeth and barely stood up.

“Execution, severe punishment… .What are you talking about like that!?”

‘ah.’

Only then did Woojin realize.

The fact that I wasn’t wearing my armband because I was in a hurry to leave.

There was a need to visibly demonstrate that they had the authority to arrest and detain.

Just like you can’t ask a person in a police uniform how to arrest a criminal.

Sigh.

Woojin took out a red armband with a gold border from his pocket and wore it on his left arm.

The leader’s red armband.

It was an apparent condition for carrying out the duties of the leadership department.

Among them, the gold border symbolized the general manager.

All Anomia members who saw the armband were shocked.

“Leader.”

Woojin responded by tapping the armband with his finger.