I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 51

"We received intelligence that someone at the academy is targeting the Young Master."

"...Me?"

No, what nonsense is this from the start?

"There must be one or two people at the academy who are targeting me. Is it related to this mission?"

When I asked Parnello out of pure curiosity, he shook his head.

"Of course, if it was just that level, neither the Young Master nor Calione would have needed to intervene directly. We would have thought it was just the antics of foolish children. However, if a request targeting the Young Master comes to an organization under Calione, wouldn't the story change?"

A request targeting me has been made.

"Is it a student from the academy?"

"Yes. The content of the request is 'to inflict injuries on Han Yoojin, a student at Seoul Hero Academy, that require more than 12 weeks of recovery.' It seems the Young Master has accumulated quite a bit of resentment at the academy."

Seeing Parnello looking at me with a smile that seemed to say he was proud, I felt strange.

Since I decided to walk this path, I was prepared for such a life, but I never thought it would make someone else proud.

"The request came from Kangbul Office, located in Jongno. It's not directly under Calione, but it's a kind of detective agency that operates while paying protection fees to us."

As the master of the underworld, Calione.

Most of the organizations in Korea's underworld have established cooperative relationships with Calione, even if they are not directly under its wing.

And it seems the guys who received this request were in such a relationship with us.

"Since the request targeted a student at the academy, they asked for Calione's help, and that's how we found out. In a way, it's a good thing."

"So, what should I do? It can't be that I should injure myself to the extent of 12 weeks of recovery, right?"

Parnello burst into laughter at my joke.

"Unfortunately, that won't be possible. The moment a request targeting the Young Master came to Calione, it became as if the request to assault the successor of Calione was entrusted to 'that' Calione."

In other words, this matter is to be handled by Calione. And the reason they called me here is...

"Originally, this request would have been entrusted to the Young Master to punish the requester who instigated the assault on the successor, but... considering the Young Master's hidden status at the academy, it seems appropriate to seek your opinion."

Parnello was right.

If I were to go and punish them as a member of Calione, it would inevitably increase the number of people at the academy who know my true identity.

That's why I came up with a better plan.

"...What is my current cover identity at the academy?"

"As far as I know, you are listed as the successor of a subsidiary of the Hanwol Group, managed by your mother."

"Then, is Han Seojun, my attendant, also listed under Hanwol Group?"

"Yes."

That would make it easier.

"How much did they receive as the request fee?"

"They received 50 million credits. And the commission that comes to Calione is 20%, which is 10 million credits."

"10 million credits... Not bad. You mentioned Kangbul Office, right? Let them do as they please."

"...Yes?"

"Isn't it a waste of money? If they received the money, they should do the job first. I'll just defend myself accordingly."

And, I thought there was no need for me to get involved in this matter personally.

"Please arrange for a few members of our organization who handle security to be transferred to the Hanwol Group's security team, where I am."

I am also like the son of a conglomerate, so shouldn't I make use of the security team in such situations?

"If they have any sense, they won't touch me at the academy and will try to do something outside... By the way, are the guys at Kangbul Office useful to Calione?"

Parnello shook his head at my question.

"They are disposable."

"Good. If we deal with them in reverse, they will back off on their own."

And, if we gather information about the one who commissioned this request beforehand and use it as leverage, we could definitely gain a significant advantage.

"What about the information on the requester?"

"Here it is."

As expected of Calione. The information about the guy was already organized and made into a file.

"Hmm? Look at this."

And naturally, there was a face I knew inside the file.

[Name: Kwon Suhyeop]

[Age: 24]

[Son of the head of the dungeon exploration guild, Hunter's Guild. Currently attending Seoul Hero Academy and president of the 'Ranger Club.' It is estimated that he has honed his skills by going in and out of dungeons since childhood.]

At the same time, seeing that the alarm of the went off, it seemed that the content written in this file was factual.

"He was the successor of the guild. No wonder he had such pride."

However, perhaps it was his last bit of conscience. The fact that he only commissioned an assault rather than a murder was laughable.

"So, is today's request canceled?"

"Yes. The original request was to kidnap him to an unknown location, interrogate him about his intentions, and educate him not to speak recklessly, but... it seems the Young Master has other plans, so there's no need for that."

Education... It made me shiver just thinking about it.

For now, all I could do was hope that they would give up on the request on their own...

* * *

Four days had passed.

Over the past four days, the kids underwent intense training to fill in their shortcomings, using the club's training ground, sparring room, and dungeon.

As a result.

"Ah... Boss. I feel like I won't lose to anyone right now."

"You got beaten up by the president yesterday, though. Still, today wasn't bad."

Today, I conducted training with the kids in the dungeon.

Despite it being just a few days since we entered the dungeon, countless bugs had respawned.

Unlike the initial clumsy and panicked state, the three, including Youngje, successfully cleared the first floor of the dungeon smoothly.

"How is it, Yoojin? Do you think we have a chance?"

Seah asked.

Three days were left until the all-out battle with the guys.

Despite their best efforts over the past few days, they still seemed anxious.

"A chance? More than enough. If we keep this up, there's no way we'll lose."

Having watched the kids over the past four days, I was certain.

Right now, we could definitely win, and we wouldn't kneel to anyone.

After all, did I train them normally over the past four days?

I hammered in all the training methods I knew from games to turn them into elite members of 'Familia.'

When the kids were struggling, I got help from 'Legado' to provide them with food that boosts healing, and even sneaked some elixirs from the mansion to feed them. It would be ridiculous for them to lose to just a Bronze Club.

"Rest at home until Monday to avoid getting injured. You'll need to be in good shape from next week as there will be a lot of physical activity."

"Next week?"

Jinwoo tilted his head at my words.

Oh, right, the academy hasn't announced the 'Class Ranking Battle' yet.

"If we crush the guys from the Ranger Club, everyone will come looking for us."

Since it wasn't officially announced by the academy yet, I glossed over it and ended the conversation.

A total war on Monday, and then the class ranking battle starting Tuesday... It was a crazy schedule, but what could I do?

It's all my karma.

After finishing the usual schedule, I was on my way back to the mansion in a car driven by Han Seojun.

"Young Master, it seems we are being followed."

"...Again?"

"But it's a bit different from usual. Until now, it was always a sedan... Today, it's a van. No, there are other vehicles following us besides the van."

In other words, the number of people following us has changed.

"First, turn the car towards the abandoned factory owned by Calione instead of going home. Since they're following us so openly, there's no reason for us to avoid them."

"Yes, Young Master. Then, I will make a U-turn."

Han Seojun answered as he turned the car.

The number of people around us was dwindling.

Finally, as we entered the area filled with factories and warehouses, the van that had been quietly following us pulled up beside us and opened the passenger window.

The man inside gestured for us to roll down our window. As Han Seojun complied, the man pointed a gun at us.

"Park the car over there."

"Ha."

Was it funny that they pointed a gun at Calione's organization members?

Han Seojun let out a scoff and glanced at me.

"Do as they wish."

"Understood."

Han Seojun parked the car in the parking lot of a dilapidated abandoned factory as instructed by the man.

Then, the vehicle that had been tailing us pulled up in front and behind, blocking our escape.

"Amateurs. If it were me, I would have perfectly pinned the cars so they couldn't even push through."

Han Seojun shook his head, having assessed the level of our opponents just by the way they parked.

"Get out."

A man among those who had gotten out of the car en masse pointed a gun at us, seemingly convinced that we had no means of escape.

"Who do you think you are to tell us to get out so carelessly? This car is──"

At the same time, two gunshots were fired towards the driver's window.

Were they equipped with a magical device on the silencer? The sound was remarkably quiet.

"Ha, these bastards. Bulletproof glass, huh? Are you relying on this to act tough?"

The bullets were clearly aimed at the windows for intimidation.

Though these were outdated guns that wouldn't work on an Awakened One, they seemed confident that they could scare us enough with them.

"Interesting."

"...Yes?"

"It's my first time being threatened with a gun outside of the Academy."

The thought of Calione's Young Master being threatened by a single gun.

I almost laughed, but I did my best to suppress it as I got out of the car.

"You're not carrying that around as a gun, are you?"

I touched the cube to show them a 'real' gun.

Sensing something amiss, the man holding the pistol hurriedly pointed it at Han Seojun.

"Hey, kid. Don't you understand the situation? If you pull out your Unique Armament or do anything funny, your driver goes first. Got it?!"

At his shout, people armed with various blunt weapons began surrounding us.

Judging by the magic power I felt from the weapons, they seemed to have mobilized Awakened Ones to capture me, an Academy student.

They were even laughing and chatting among themselves as if they were in complete control.

"As expected of kids, it's so obvious. I wish we only had easy jobs like this."

"Hey, we don't want much. Just break one arm and one leg each, and it'll be over. How about it, neat and nice, right?"

The man standing behind me approached with a bat over his shoulder and stated his demands.

Arms and legs... They planned to injure me before a full-scale battle to win.

"No response? Well, silence means consent..."

The man swung his bat in the air as he approached me.

At his sight, I sighed and looked at Han Seojun.

"Han Seojun."

"Yes, Young Master."

"Let's begin."

At my words, Han Seojun grabbed his earpiece and spoke.

"Security team, start."

Simultaneously, dozens of black vehicles started racing towards us from afar.

For now, it was time for Han Yoojin, not Yoojin Han Calione of Calione, to be under the protection of a conglomerate's security.