episode_0002

Ahn Woo-jin’s thoughts were like this.

It’s enough to say that being late was inevitable in order to solve an important case.

The reason I got on the train late.

If he gave off a hint that he was aware of Anomia’s plan in advance, the probability would fall into place.

So Woojin carefully surveyed the atmosphere and was planning to say, ‘I knew your whole plan.’

Meanwhile, the tattooed male student’s eyes were wide.

“Leader’s armband… ?”

Naturally, the leading group was one of the groups that had to be strictly guarded.

Because it is an armed group that takes on the role of sanctioning illegal acts in each school’s jurisdiction.

So Anomia was basically familiar with the shape of the armband.

“Crazy, that… . He was the leader of Asung High School… ?”

The armband worn by Ahn Woo-jin belongs to the leader.

The tattooed boy couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

‘I thought you looked familiar… ! It was the face I saw in the document!’

I couldn’t recognize him right away because he was wearing a hat.

Ahn Woo-jin, the new leader of Asung High School.

He was one of the strongmen whose odds of victory could not be guaranteed even if he collected information one by one and planned a meticulous plan to push ahead.

‘Why is the leader here… ?’

The tattooed boy had doubts.

“Asung High School’s leading manager? Why is that guy here?”

“I already knew that you were the first to come to school… ?”

“There’s no reason to be here, right? If you’re a kid from Aseong High School right now, you’re definitely late… !”

The members of Anomia whispered in confusion.

It was a natural conclusion to have strong doubts.

Asung High School’s new leader, Ahn Woo-jin, was a model student who had been the first to come to school without missing a single day since his freshman year. Anomia had already familiarized herself with that information.

If an Aseong High School student is here now, being late is inevitable.

But why did the leader, who was far from being tardy more than anyone else, and the model student who was not even the slightest bit distracted… Are you on this train today, at this time?

“There is no way that guy would be late… . Ah!”

They simultaneously deduced the same conclusion.

Because there was only one conclusion that made sense.

“No way, they noticed our plan… ?”

“We were already in the palm of that guy’s hand…? !?”

That was it.

Other than that, I couldn’t explain why Asung High School’s leader was here.

Every effort was made to prevent information from leaking out.

They couldn’t even guess how the information was leaked.

What a scary man this is.

“… … ?”

Woojin was embarrassed, but did not show it.

Because I didn’t know that you would be able to reason according to your own thoughts.

It actually felt better because my mouth didn’t hurt.

Now we can start suppressing it.

Woojin silently approached the remaining Anomia members.

Judging by his knowledge of the game, he should be able to take care of that level of small children on his own.

“There is no escape route! We must fight!”

“All, catch that guy right now!”

“At once!”

Right now, it was difficult to run away from a train that was running like a runaway locomotive.

Like prey struggling to survive in the face of a predator, the Anomia gang members all attacked Woojin.

“Ugh!”

“Kaaak!”

It wasn’t a winner.

Every time Woojin skillfully swung the triple baton in a half-moon pattern, Anomia’s members writhed in pain or fainted one by one.

Even if it was struck squarely with an iron club, it would not have had this much power.

Because it even possessed lightning magic, even if it barely withstood the attack, it could not help but be electrocuted all over its body.

“Wow!!”

The male tattooed man, who decided that Woojin had let his guard down, mustered his strength one last time and attacked Woojin.

Wedge!

An ax imbued with magic sharply split the air.

Woojin easily dodged it by tilting his upper body to the side.

puck!

“Ugh!”

The tattooed male student was hit in the abdomen by Woojin’s triple pole and rolled around on the floor again.

“Wow! Wow!”

He vomited out what was in his stomach and looked up at Woojin in disbelief.

‘That… Can’t win… .’

The difference in skill was significant.

I thought there was no business in front of Dagul, but Woojin easily shattered that common sense.

In the end, the tattooed male student reached his limit and fainted.

A clash ensued.

Anomia screamed and fought bravely like a Spartan soldier.

However, from the perspective of the students at the scene, it was just a one-sided massacre of one person, Woojin.

All the students who were taking advantage of the opportunity, including the original protagonist Lee Tae-seong, couldn’t even think of intervening and just kept swallowing dry saliva.

* * *

The subway returned to its original route, and all Anomia members who had occupied the subway were arrested and taken to a transport vehicle.

If our school leadership hadn’t helped me, I would have had a hard time.

Now, my men will interrogate Anomia members and delve into the case. It will take care of itself.

‘Anomia won’t grow any bigger from here anyway.’

Anomia can no longer inflate its power, and eventually collapses on its own.

Of course, there was a possibility that Anomia could be revived due to strange circumstances.

But, if I see that kind of sign, will I just leave it alone?

‘It’s more the mafia that’s the problem.’

On the other hand, the mafia that is in conflict with Anomia later expands its power and becomes a ‘big evil’ by opening up the black market.

However, I did not regard the mafia as something to be eradicated, but rather as a lower level ‘object of caution’.

‘They will collapse anyway.’

Even if the mafia becomes a big evil, it soon collapses. Perhaps because he was an event villain, there was no reason given as to why he met a meaningless end. Perhaps it had something to do with the sudden death of the next boss.

So all I had to do was keep a close eye on the next boss’s movements and movements. Finding him came first, but there was no need to rush.

Anyway, the case involving Anomia and the Mafia was something that could be handled under me.

“Thank you for your hard work, manager.”

“Take care of the rest. Good work.”

“Yes!”

The Asong High school leader saluted me and left. Although we were classmates in the same second year, he came to respect me because of the hierarchical relationship between positions.

It’s amazing again.

Because I was treated with respect by my classmates.

As I was thinking about that and looking at the back of my subordinate, a familiar voice filled my ears.

“Our manager, he’s been doing great since day one.”

A friendly voice.

Before I knew it, another leading student had come up next to me. Suddenly, I turned my head towards her.

A female student wearing a red armband on her left arm and a sword at her waist came into view.

The armband had a silver border engraved on it.

It was the symbol of the husband and wife.

“On-site command?”

“I came to see you for a moment.”

Five hundred books.

This was my motivation to serve as senior administrative officer and vice president of the Leading Department starting this year.

After receiving reports of a disturbance on the subway, I came here with leading members. There was no need for the deputy commander to come in person, but he said he came after hearing that I was alone in suppressing the situation.

Oh Baek-seo is a talented person who shows excellent abilities in various fields, has a wide network of people, and is an all-rounder who is superior even to the level of military power.

As a result, Baek Seo was a person who was envied not only by the leadership team but also by the entire Aseong High School.

Why wasn’t such a person appointed as the leader from the beginning? It was because the white paper did not hope for it. The reason was because it felt burdensome.

‘It was fortunate that he wasn’t greedy for the position of manager… .’

If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of becoming a leader.

anyway.

I knew Baek Seo’s feelings from the beginning, and I never considered her a competitor for the position of manager.

I just treated it comfortably.

It was an afterthought I heard at the last company dinner that this made him look like a relaxed person even when dealing with White Paper, which gave him a plus point in being recognized as a leader.

‘The problem is the perception of the leading members.’

What about the members?

It might be difficult to find a reason to follow me over the white paper.

I think I would have done that if I were a member of the club.

So, the white paper itself was a reason for me to work hard to become more perfect as a manager.

“You know that? If it weren’t for the manager, things would have gotten so big?”

White Paper looked at the documents on the clipboard in his hand and spoke softly in his usual gentle tone.

“It was impossible to guarantee what damage the many students on the train would have suffered, and the property damage to the railroad business would have been significant. Railroad operations were completely halted. Our manager, you owed a lot of debt at once. Well done.”

A smile, like a kindergarten teacher treating a child, was written all over the white paper.

It looked like he was going to pat my head at any moment.

“That’s a good thing.”

He responded calmly, holding the front brim of his hat and spitting it out.

The white paper was puzzled.

“You’re talking like it’s no big deal?”

“Because I just did what I had to do.”

“Really?”

Yes.

I just did what I had to do.

The white paper looked at me and stroked its chin.

For some reason, a fresh smile appeared on her face.

“I couldn’t see the manager, so I wondered if I would be late on the first day… .”

“Nonsense. Do you think I would do something so undignified?”

“That’s right. The manager can’t do that.”

For some reason, a drop of cold sweat ran down my cheek.

“Anyway, it’s amazing. I didn’t know you found out about Anomia’s plan in advance. I had no idea. Couldn’t you have told me at least?”

I had no idea either… .

“I wasn’t sure. Moreover, if the information that I knew about their plans leaks out, I may not be able to control the information after that. I was careful.”

I shrugged my shoulders and explained it in the most natural way possible.

“Okay… , I need to quickly become someone the manager can trust.”

The white paper shrugged his shoulders as if imitating my actions from a moment ago.

“I’m not saying I don’t trust you.”

“I know. I was also talking about methodology.”

White Paper looked at the train where the incident occurred.

“Of course, you won’t be considered late. I will submit a reason for the exemption, so our manager can attend the school opening ceremony right away. The 1st platoon will take care of cleaning up the scene.”

“Please do me a favor. Handle the case and report any unusual issues.”

“Okay, I will.”

My role for now is over.

“Then I’ll go back to conduct the scene.”

After saying that, the white paper turned his back and walked away.

But why are we going in the wrong direction?

Oh, are you going to the bathroom?

anyway… , now it’s completely over.

‘Phew… .’

I breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Being late became an unavoidable issue.

On the surface, I became the person who ‘understood Anomia’s plans in advance and subdued them.’

Rather than deteriorating my image, I succeeded in building a track record from day one.

There was a will in the sky.

I expressed my gratitude as I looked at the dry sky. Hey, I believed it, damn it!

At that time, the white paper seemed to have remembered something and suddenly stopped and turned his back.

It was just after she arrived at the blind spot beyond the corner, out of the sight of the lead team members who were handling the scene.

The white paper’s benevolent smile turned towards me.

“Manager.”

“?”

The white paper quietly called to me and made a gentle gesture.

“Come here.”

What else?

I narrowed my eyes and just went for it.

Are you planning to play some kind of prank before you leave?

As I entered the blind spot, White Paper’s hand went to my head.

Sigh. She adjusted my hat, took off my tie, and began tying a new one.

“… What are you doing?”

“It’s a bit annoying. It was crooked.”

Was it crooked because of the battle?

“Thank you, but… , Is there really a need to do this here?”

In a dark place like this.

The white paper looked into my eyes, smiled meaningfully, and whispered.

“If other kids see you like this, they might be mistaken for a romance or a couple, right? If you want to do that, do it.”

“If that’s the case. That’s it.”

It was just as the white paper said.

We are a leader who must thoroughly crack down on disorderly conduct.

More than anyone else, one should not let even a speck of the atmosphere that a lover exudes go away. Asung High School has a school rule prohibiting dating because it interferes with academics.

After that, there was an awkward silence.

Meanwhile, White Paper’s soft hands skillfully tied my tie into a neat shape.

I swallowed dry saliva.

I feel somewhat nervous.

What is this?

Finally, the tie was tied.

“It’s done.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

But boy, why didn’t he take his hand off my tie?

Do you have anything to say?

“… Is it white paper?”

“We are now in second grade.”

White Paper opened his mouth at my call.

It was a quiet voice.

“Yes.”

The white paper took his hand off my tie, made eye contact again, and smiled brightly.

“Manager.”

“?”

“Please take care of your second year as well.”

suddenly?

‘ah.’

Come to think of it, today was your first day as manager and deputy manager, right?

It seemed like it was meant to be a ‘let’s have fun’ with each other.

‘child… , it’s emotional.’

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

It was natural to reply back with the same words.

“Me too. Please take care of me.”

After greeting him politely, he stepped back.

I lowered my head and examined and felt the tie.

Each piece was held well and tied perfectly.

It was a versatile white paper.

“You tied it well, the kid doesn’t wear a tie.”

“I practiced.”

“Why?”

“Sure.”

?

The white paper smiled brightly and passed me by.

… …

Arrived at school.

Since it was late anyway, I decided not to attend the school opening ceremony, which was already in progress, and went straight to the leadership department’s executive office.

In the old-fashioned building, a piece of calligraphy with the slogan ‘For the rebirth of humanity’ was hung high up.

‘I need to apply for a tardiness exemption first.’

Although the white paper said it would solve the problem, I didn’t want to take on this issue.

Attendance is taken electronically. You’ve probably already been marked as late. So all I had to do was submit a tardy absence exemption application on the school website. Then, AI will determine whether the reason is justifiable and come to a conclusion.

‘hmm?’

… Why hasn’t it already been submitted?

The application status is ‘receiving’?

I reviewed the submitted application.

[Tardiness Exemption Application]

─ Name: Ahn Woojin

─ Reason: As part of the activities of the leadership team, the student inevitably violated the school attendance schedule in order to handle an urgent matter. Therefore, we would like to have normal school attendance recognized in accordance with Article 32, Paragraph 6 of the school regulations. I hereby attach supporting materials.

─ Attached file: Leader activity_Ahn Woo-jin_PNG [Download]

─ Representative: Oh Baek-seo, Deputy Director of Seondo Department

The white paper had been submitted.

At the time the application was submitted, I was in the midst of arresting the Anomia guys.

The attached file recorded case data that I had never seen before.

‘this this… .’

her.

A grin escaped between my teeth.

Once your application is accepted, you will no longer be able to check its contents. This would have happened if the school opening ceremony had ended.

The submitted application was canceled and a new application was submitted.

I decided to keep this matter a secret from the deputy head.

Should I take it kindly or not that my husband-in-law has protected me like this? .

I thought about it for a while.

* * *

─ Se-ah, are you okay?

“Yes, I’m fine~.”

Lee Se-ah, a neat-looking female student dressed in Asung High School’s black uniform, answered the smartphone with a smile on her face.

Her narrowed eyes drew lines like a fox’s smile.

“The leader of our school personally protected me. I never thought I’d be involved with the leader from day one and end up in debt… . This is really causing trouble!”

Se-Ah spoke in a sly tone and flirted.

She was a female student who was targeted by Anomia in the subway incident.

Although Anomia did not show any signs, Se-ah easily realized that she was a target.

But she was just calm, as if nothing had happened.

─ Se-Ah… , Please refrain from going to school alone from next time. You learned that Anomia targeted Se-Ah. This time, it went well thanks to the help of Asung High School’s leader, but there is no guarantee that something like this won’t happen again next time.

“Oh my, that’s in trouble too!”

─ Please don’t get excited… . Because it’s serious.

A sigh was heard from the smartphone.

─ By the way, I didn’t know that Asung High School’s leader figured out Anomia’s plan… . Something we didn’t even notice.

“Unni Jeongmi. You know that’s a little strange?”

─ What do you mean?

Se-ah said, “Hehe,” and smiled sinisterly.

“I mean, I took the wrong train the first time? So you’re saying it’s late?”

─ … … ?

“Anomia must have moved fluidly while secretly following me. So, I guess that’s why I was able to attack the train I switched to later, right? But Manager Seondo was exactly on the train I boarded later, right? How could this happen?”

Se-ah tilted her head with a smile.

“That person.”

Se-Ah suddenly calmed down her voice. Although she was still smiling, her voice was filled with seriousness.

“Even the trends of anomia were being checked in real time.”

Ahn Woo-jin, the leader of the leadership team, did not stop at simply detecting Anomia’s plan in advance.

It was one step further.

Se-Ah felt a certain kind of tenacity from leading manager Ahn Woo-jin.

It was something he couldn’t touch.

“So what? What about other organizations?”

It’s the same when dealing with Anomia, but how can it be so bad when dealing with a larger organization?

─ I see… . I understand what you mean.

“ya~. It’s not like he beat Oh Baek-seo and became the head of the leadership team for nothing. It’s really scary, really.”

Se-Ah returns to her sly tone again.

When she decided to enroll in Aseong High School, she had no interest in being the leader.

There was only mild interest in the fact that another person became the manager, leaving behind the famous nobleman Oh Baek-seo.

I never thought it would be like this.

Se-Ah grinned.

“I started to get a little interested.”

So, the first day of school at Asung High School.

Freshman Lee Se-ah leisurely showed up late, becoming the last student to come to school and leaving a record of tardiness.