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I Became a Mafia in the Academy-Chapter 126
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Chapter 126
She wasnโt expecting me to swing a shotgun at her, and her body goes flying through the air but she quickly spins around and paws at the ceiling, bending her knees to minimize the impact, then lunges toward me.
โWhat kind of cat are you?โ
A move like that in midair is unimaginable to me.
Sheโs incredibly light and incredibly flexible.
I point the shotgun at her, ready for the counterattack thatโs sure to follow.
-Thatโs it.
Ji-hyunโs voice came from the speakers, and the sensation of the tension in the arenaโs field dissipated.
It wasnโt hard to guess why sheโd stopped the duel.
โAh.โ
Choi Yeon sighed as she looked at her sword, which was nowhere to be seen.
Her sword had been shattered, not only from blocking Billy the Kidโs Shotgun at close range, but also from the numerous overzealous moves sheโd made to change the odds.
โYouโre okay with that sword shattering? It looked like a pretty good sword.โ
โโฆโฆYes. My grandfather said it used to be his, but it must be weak because itโs old.โ
No, I donโt think itโs broken simply because itโs old.
That was my expectation, but seeing that there werenโt even any broken pieces of the sword left, I wondered if some kind of defense mechanism on the sword itself couldnโt hold up and broke.
โIf itโs your grandfatherโs, wouldnโt you be scolded?โ
โYeahโฆโฆa little nagging.โ
A little nagging?
โIโm afraid thatโs it for now. We canโt continue the duel, can we?โ
โโฆโฆI havenโt gotten to play yet.โ
โThe sword is broken so Iโve lost. Isnโt that right?
Just then, the door to the dueling hall opened and Ji-hyun walked in.
โLook at this place. How can this be a freshman fight? It looks like a war.โ
The interior of the duel room is dented and broken by Choi Yeonโs sword marks and mine.
Iโm sure it could all be repaired with the press of a button, but it was certainly a bloody scene.
โWell, according to the rules, I guess the first one whose weapon broke lost. If you donโt like the outcome, you can just come back with another sword and continue.โ
I could see the remnants of popcorn dust at the corners of her mouth.
She was clearly enjoying our duel but Choi Yeon shook her head.
โNo. I donโt think Iโll be able to fight properly with a sword got in a hurry.โ
โYeah, Iโm thinking the same thing. Who would have thought that such power could come from that old gun?โ
After saying that, Ji-hyun looked at the Billy the Kidโs shotgun, which was still in my hand, and shuddered.
โThis weapon is ridiculousโฆโฆ..Now get out of here. I need to repair the room.โ
As I and Choi Yeon exit the arena, a smiling Se-ah holds out a tablet to Choi Yeon.
โHere, sign here and here, please.โ
โโฆโฆHuh?โ
Choi Yeon was dumbfounded by the tablet suddenly held out to her.
In response, Se-ah smiled and told her.
โItโs an application to join Familia. You heard the instructor, if you donโt play by the rules, you lose. Thatโs why youโre joining, right?โ
Jin-woo mumbled in disbelief.
โWhy do you think youโre the favorite? Were you always close to Choi Yeon?โ
โIโm the only girl in a club with three guys so Iโm a hundred times better than being with a jerk like Jin-woo, right?โ
โWhat, a bullyโโโ
โโโCome on, Choi Yeon. Please sign here as well, okay~ Letโs get along in the future!โ
At the sight of Se-ah neatly ignoring the useless sounds and saying only what she wanted to say, Jin-woo let out a scream, and by the time Young-jae was able to stop him, a mess was being made.
โEugene.โ
Choi Yeon, who had just finished signing the papers, called my name.
โNext time, when Iโve finished the sword from the materials you gave me.โ
โฆโฆdidnโt give up after all.
โWell, given the circumstances, I might do it, but is that it?โ
โHuh? What?โ
โWell, if you join the club, youโll be able to fight whenever you want.โ
โโฆโฆah!โ
Choi Yeon looked genuinely shocked, as if she hadnโt thought of that.
โThen by all means.โ
โYeah, yeah.โ
Thereโs no harm in a little confrontation.
Since Choi Yeon had joined our club, her development could be said to have strengthened the power of โFamiliaโ.
โOf course, itโs hard if Iโm busy.โ
โOhโฆโฆ.โ
โJust kidding.โ
Anyway, Iโll be busy in the future, so I should focus on work rather than dueling for the time being.
โWelcome to our club, Choi Yeon.โ
Iโll raise you wellโโ
* * *
In the end, by admitting Choi Yeon to the club, I succeeded in filling the maximum number of five members of the Bronze Club.
[Name: โFamiliaโ (Corleone)]
[Rank: Bronze]
[Family members: 5 / 5 (needs a rating boost!)]
[Subsidiary Organizations: 5]
[Environment: Very Good]
[Club members are very satisfied!]
Affiliated organizations are growing steadily, and Iโve already filled the Familia Members cap.
The only thing left to do is to get promoted to Silver.
Based on our performance scores so far, weโre pretty much guaranteed to make it to Silver, but Iโve done everything I can to prepare for it now, even asking Julie to contact me if she thinks something might happen.
From now on, all I had to do was hunt down every single one of them.
โMr. Eugene.โ
โHuh?โ
โDidnโt you hear? They want us outside for first period physical education.โ free(w)ebnov(e)l
โOh, yeah.โ
Now, letโs focus on school.
Todayโs first period was physical education.
It was a class designed to measure physical strength and ability, or to improve athleticism, and it was for the entire first grade.
As I changed into the Academyโs gym uniform and headed outside, I saw other students in gym uniforms.
โThey donโt look too happy, maybe itโs because itโs PE in the morning.โ
โThe midterms are just around the corner and the teachers want to check their performance before then.โ
It turns out that the academy actually uses this data to assign appropriate opponents to each student to determine point allocation, so itโs actually a more important event than I thought.
As I walked under the shade canopy, I could see my classmates warming up.
โNo Choi Kang-hyun today.โ
Heโs running lateโฆโฆ.
Itโs been three weeks since he was taken by Mr. Young Ho-hum in Busan and it was enough to make me wonder if he had died during training.
Well, it could have been the other way around.
โNo, stay down there!โ
โIโm tearing my muscle! Iโm tearing my muscle! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!โ
In the corner, Jin-woo is still doing his freaky thing, and Se-ah is watching him pathetically and nagging him.
Apparently, the other kids were also working in pairs to help each other stretch.
Meanwhile,
โUgh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!โ
There was a child warming up with no help from anyone but her own abilities.
Sitting on the floor, her legs and arms stretched out in front of her, the golem pressed firmly against her back.
I gently walked over and pressed down on her back.
โNow, just press that hard for a secondโฆโฆhee, hee?! Yu, Eugene?โ
โWhy are you stretching by yourself?โ
โWell, because itโs easier for me to do it this wayโฆโฆ! Oh, that hurts! That hurts!โ
โOh, sorry.โ
I pressed down gently, but it must have been quite painful for Marie.
When I removed my hand from her back, she let out a grunt of pain and stood up.
โSeriously, Iโm a Puppet Master who fights with summons, so I donโt see why I need a health check.โ
โBecause a Puppet Master who can run around and do evasive maneuvers is stronger than a Puppet Master who canโt do it.
โWell, thatโs a bias, because why run around if youโre protected by a Puppet in the first place?โ
โIndeed.โ
Indeed, after graduating from the academy, she became a Puppet Master, earning the name of the Immovable Army.
But if her physical abilities had been better, she might have been called the Army of Speed instead of the Immovable Army.
โEven if you can use your abilities to cover for your physical strength, you never know what youโll encounter in the real world, so itโs better to have basic physical skills.โ
โโฆโฆIโll try, if thatโs what Eugene says.โ
Of course, as long as sheโs in our class, Iโm going to keep an eye on her, so Iโm not too worried.
After all, I had fostered a Puppet Master a few times before.
Above all, she needed to get stronger for the โsecond class ranking matchโ in the second semester.
At the moment, our class is stretching under the shade, unlike the other classes who are stretching under the sun.
This little bit of discrimination helps the other kids in the class burn off some steam.
-Focus.
Just then, a voice came over the loudspeaker in the gymnasium.
All freshmen who have completed their warm-ups are now asked to gather in front of the lectern. Do it.
โโโGo!โโโ
The voice belonged to none other than Bear Grizzly. He was the instructor in charge of the survival class not long ago.
One by one, the students began to gather in front of the lectern.
When he finally saw all the first years standing in front of the lectern, he nodded and picked up the microphone in his hand again.
-Today, as previously announced, we will conduct a physical fitness test. There will be a total of four measures: power, mana and aura (energy), speed, and defense. Students should visit their respective instructors for measurements. Do it!
โโโDo it!โโโ
The Measurements of Hell, or PESD as itโs known in the community.
These tests, which are also about measuring the limits of your character, are nicknamed such because they really push your character to the limit and require a lot of mental strength from the players.
Of course, now that Iโm doing them in real life and not in a game, Iโm only using my strength, not my mind.
Remembering that the most efficient order for PESD was Aura, Defense, Power, and Speed, I headed straight for the E-measuring station, where mana and aura were measured.
The line was already long as the aura and mana were glistening in front of me.
And then.
โYouโre calling this garbage aura, eek.โ
โThe mana is good, but it doesnโt have enough power. Next!โ
โEh? Fuck off!โ
For some reason, I hear a familiar voice in the testing room.
If anyone I know uses this tone of voice, itโs definitelyโฆโฆ.
โโฆโฆ?โ
Why are you here?