I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 59

After inscribing [Interdimensional Storage] on the [Midas's Gloves], I immediately raised my thumb and drew a circle.

At the same time, a golden door appeared before me.

With an excited heart, I opened the door, and a bright beam of light illuminated my eyes.

"......Ha ha. I won't have to worry about money anymore."

Inside the small storage, which was about 4 pyeong, were piles of gold and silver coins, and all sorts of miscellaneous items, so much so that the floor was not visible.

Now that I have obtained the inscription, this storage will only be accessible to me.

First, I went into the storage to find an item that would allow me to exit the dungeon.

"Is this it?"

[You have discovered a new item!]

[Name: Teleportation Platform]

[Rank: Normal]

[Type: Consumable]

[Description: A teleportation platform used in dungeons. When used, it moves you to the upper level.]

Green platforms the size of a newspaper.

After appraising the item, I took it out and closed the storage door.

"......First, I need to tear out their hearts, don't I?"

Saying so, I inspected the bodies of the Golden Goblins scattered around.

"With this, A-class's victory is confirmed."

Not wanting to open their bodies with my bare hands, I was about to grab the dagger that the Golden Hobgoblin had been holding when──

──I quickly stepped back due to the chilling feeling from behind.

─────!!

As a sound like something tearing spread, debris flew up from behind.

Slowly turning my head, I saw an arrow embedded in the cave wall.

Someone had attacked me.

Slowly turning my head to check where the arrow had come from, I discovered an unexpected figure standing there.

"......Why are you here?"

"What? It wasn't a goblin? Sorry, sorry, I didn't think anyone else would be here besides me. I thought it was a goblin."

Jung Euihun.

He was walking towards me with a bow in his right hand, wearing an unpleasant smile.

"Just now, my head almost got pierced."

"Oh, come on. The instructors would have recalled you before you died anyway. Right?"

Even in a situation where a major disaster could have occurred, he shook his head with a grin.

"Seeing you here, it seems like the underground is connected to other dungeons. Right?"

Faced with his playful demeanor, I raised the Tommy I had stored in the Cube and aimed it at him.

"Whoa, whoa~ Are you really going to shoot? You know the instructors are watching, right?"

"Of course. If you were really going to die, the instructors would probably recall you, right?"

I pulled the trigger and fired [Capone's Tommy] towards where he was standing.

"Kiyaaak───!!"

At the same time, a strange scream came from behind him.

It was because the goblin hanging from the ceiling, aiming for Jung Euihun's back, had fallen with blood dripping from its forehead.

"Scared?"

As I returned the favor exactly as he had done, he grimaced.

"......Damn bastard. Is shooting without regard for whether someone is there a habit taught in your family?"

Knowing that the instructors could only see us and not hear us, he immediately provoked me by mentioning my family.

"Well, isn't hitting someone from behind a specialty of your family?"

Who the hell is he trying to argue with?

I knew exactly how messed up Jung Euihun's family was and what weaknesses they had.

And yet, he dares to pick a fight with me?

"I don't know how you got here, but turn around and get out. Everything lying around here, I hunted them all."

As I raised the barrel of the Tommy I was aiming at him, I heard the sound of teeth grinding from afar.

"What kind of logic is that, telling me to leave just because you found them?"

"It's dungeon law, you idiot. Doesn't a guy from a police family know dungeon law?"

Dungeon law was created to prevent incidents and accidents within dungeons, and what I was claiming was a law that most heroes and Awakened Ones knew.

"Inside a dungeon, the ownership of monster corpses belongs to the one who hunted them. Isn't that basic?"

"......Ha. So, you want to go by the law?"

The problem with Jung Euihun was this.

He despised evil like a disease and almost worshipped justice, but against those he deemed evil, he would use unreasonable claims and methods, never hesitating to obstruct them to the end.

In other words, if he became an ally, he was a solid backbone, but if he became an opponent, he was incredibly annoying.

Naturally, as the successor of the Calione Family, I was considered evil to him, and we could never be friends.

Though it wasn't without conditions.

"......You're bringing up dungeon law at the academy?"

"If you don't like it, call a lawyer. Oh, you guys don't like lawyers, do you?"

Even if I said this, he couldn't really shoot me.

The law he truly believed to be just was on my side, so what could he do?

"......Damn bastard."

Saying so, he spat on the ground and finally turned to leave the way he came.

......Maybe I should throw out a bait this time?

"Wait a moment."

"......What now?"

"I'm impressed by how cleanly you gave up. I'm offering you an opportunity. How about it? Interested in taking the opportunity?"

"......What?"

He looked at me with a puzzled expression, not understanding the intent of my words.

"Even if you can't be first here, you should at least take something else, right? For example...... the [Interdimensional Storage] I have now."

"......A bet? You want to bet with an item at stake?"

The Interdimensional Storage was an item that could be considered unique in terms of utility.

There was no reason for him to not be tempted by such an item.

"Then, what do you want me to bet?"

"Well, just grant me a small favor later."

"If it's a small favor, you mean something I can handle within my scope?"

"Now you understand. The bet is simple. Which class will win? What do you think?"

He looked at me with a suspicious gaze.

"Considering what I stand to lose compared to you, why should I accept such a dubious bet?"

"Hmm...... I'd rather see you lose miserably and whine than watch you leave with your pride intact."

After hearing my words, he smirked.

"You're that confident, huh?"

"You can think of it that way. So, will you accept?"

Saying so, I dangled the Interdimensional Storage inscription on my glove towards him.

Yeah, even you would want this. It's like a secret storage only you know about, right?

He stood still, contemplating for a moment.

But soon, he nodded and looked at me.

"Class C will catch the boss."

"......You seem quite sure."

Class C was the class that included Choi Yeon, the granddaughter of the Sword Saint who had sent me a challenge letter.

"I know that your club members are stronger than the others. But if it's the person I know, they'll slaughter the boss of the goblin dungeon in one hit. So, I'll bet on Class C."

His logic was quite plausible.

After all, Choi Yeon was an Awakened One trained by the Sword Saint since childhood. By now, she wouldn't fall behind even compared to the upperclassmen at the academy, and she could perform above average as an active hero.

One could tell without seeing that Choi Yeon's sword strike would take down the boss of the goblin dungeon in one hit.

But Choi Yeon had nothing but such skill.

Conquering a dungeon was ultimately done as a team, not alone.

"I'm betting that our Class A will catch the boss first."

"......Are you saying that your class will win after all that thinking? You admitted it yourself. No matter how strong your club members are, they're no match for Choi Yeon, that monstrous girl."

"That might be true if this were the sparring ground. But as you know, this is a dungeon, right?"

As I said that and flashed a mischievous smile, he frowned.

It was as if he didn't understand anything other than what he had thought of.

"......Weirdo. So, what, are we going up together?"

"Yeah, we should. The other kids must have reached the boss room by now."

As I said that, I tossed a platform to him.

"Shall we go up and check then?"

"Ha, it's probably a sure thing anyway."

I placed a teleportation platform on the floor in front of me and stepped onto it.

At the same time, magic power rose from the platform.

Seeing me, he also placed a platform in front of himself and stepped onto it.

"By now, Choi Yeon must be cutting the boss's throat."

"Well, maybe."

Is that really so?

The magic power rising from the platform enveloped my body, and soon the surrounding scenery changed.

The teleportation platform had worked correctly.

After confirming the change in scenery, I immediately stepped off the platform and surveyed the surroundings.

If it were the teleportation platform from the game, the boss of the goblin dungeon, the hobgoblin, should be nearby.

With that thought, I looked around to see where our class kids were...

"......Oh."

...there was no need to look anymore.

"This one's a bit big, isn't it?"

"Does it mean the knife won't go into its belly if it's big? Just stab it and it'll die!"

The surroundings were filled with the corpses of goblins with their bellies open and a hobgoblin crying and screeching.

And surrounding such goblins were groups covered in goblin blood.

It seemed like we had arrived at the boss room properly... but at the entrance, figures presumed to be our class kids were blocking it from the outside, preventing anyone from entering.

...What kind of situation is this?

"What's this, stealing?! Where do you think you're sneaking in? Didn't you learn dungeon manners?!"

"We got here first! Wait until we take down the boss!"

Students who couldn't attack other students used their bodies to block the entrance.

"Kelkelkel, how many points will the hobgoblin's mana stone give?"

"Hey, it won't respawn if you kill it, just beat it up."

"Don't worry, I'm controlling my strength. Hey! Aren't you calling? Call more minions!"

-Kieeek! Kieek! Kieeeek!!!

"Right! It's time for more to come out! Everyone, get ready!"

"Okay, lure it out! As soon as it comes out of the hole, hit it and extract the mana stone before they notice."

The kids had already subdued the 'boss' and were using it as a goblin spawner.

"Huh? What's that? Someone popped out."

"Huh? Isn't that Yoojin?"

"Oh? The president?"

Such a scene was unfolding right here in the boss room.

...Crazy.

These guys didn't just catch the boss, they set up a whole operation.