I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 61

Gwak Chunshik.

He is called the 'Aura Master' in foreign countries and is among the top in the world when it comes to the use of aura-related abilities.

After retiring from being a hero, he killed a villain as an ordinary awakened one and was sentenced to three years in Niflheim, but considering his past record and the fact that he had grudges with most of the inmates imprisoned in Niflheim...

He was a man who had been sentenced to three years of confinement at the 'Hero Silver Town', an awakened rehabilitation facility in Gangwon-do.

Currently, rumors are spreading that he has been afflicted with old age...

'The rumor was spread by Gwak Chunshik himself.'

And it was not difficult to guess the reason for that.

It was probably to keep annoying flies away and gradually dilute his presence.

For a hero, presence is a symbol of honor, but it also means making many enemies.

"Well, it won't matter soon anyway."

Inside the helicopter heading to Gangwon-do.

I murmured to myself as I looked at the vast forest of Gangwon-do below.

Before heading to Gangwon-do, I visited the academy to get a recommendation letter from Ji Soohyun and submitted the 'mentor training application', then borrowed the family's helicopter to head straight to Gangwon-do towards 'Hero Silver Town'.

All of this was to prepare for the upcoming event.

"Was it today?"

At this time, news about those guys escaping from Niflheim should start spreading.

I took out my phone to check the news channel.

[Breaking news. It has been reported that a group of villains who were sentenced to permanent imprisonment in Niflheim have escaped. There are a total of five of them, including 'Bloody Clown', who was active all over the United States in the past, and Korean villains...]

An event signaling the start of the CS.

Although the main story is still tied to the academy's club requests, soon big events will start unfolding one by one, plunging this world into chaos.

And to survive in such a world...

"I have to become stronger."

I had to become stronger than anyone else.

That's why I chose Gwak Chunshik as my mentor.

[Young Master. We have arrived.]

The voice of the knight who landed at 'Hero Silver Town' comes through the headset.

"Good work. I'll contact you when I'm ready to leave."

As I took off the headset and stepped outside, a man wearing glasses, who seemed to have been waiting, smiled and bowed.

"I heard about you from the academy. Are you Han Yoojin? I am Yoo Seokhoon, a caregiver at 'Hero Silver Town'."

Since I came here as an 'academy student', I also bowed and smiled professionally to not embarrass him.

"Yes, that's correct, a first-year student at Seoul Hero Academy. Han Yoojin. Is Mr. Gwak Chunshik... inside?"

"Ah, yes. When they heard that a student from the academy was coming, it seems they were quite interested. Normally, external visits are not allowed for those sentenced to confinement, but since it's an academy matter, permission was granted. He is currently in the visiting room, so please come this way."

He started explaining the facility and its advantages as we headed to the visiting room together, but since I had seen the settings in the game a few times, I listened with one ear and gave appropriate responses.

Before I knew it, we had arrived in front of a building.

"Hahaha! We need more people like you, Mr. Yoojin, who care about retired heroes. Oh, we've arrived. This is the visiting room."

We had arrived at the visiting room.

As I opened the door reminiscent of a high-end cafe, I saw an old man sitting inside.

Despite drinking cinnamon punch, his bony hands trembled as he held the cup, his shoulders slumped, and his hair completely grayed.

He was the mentor I was looking for, Gwak Chunshik.

"Nice to meet you, Elder. My name is Han Yoojin."

After glancing back to confirm that Yoo Seokhoon had left, I quickly sat across from Gwak Chunshik.

There was not a single person inside the visiting room; it was all thanks to Yoo Seokhoon's voluntary consideration.

"You're an academy student."

He, who was still drinking cinnamon punch, slowly put down the cup and looked at me intently.

Despite his frail appearance, his eyes were filled with deep and strong power.

He slowly opened his mouth.

"So, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes, Elder."

As I spoke, I carefully pushed Ji Soohyun's recommendation letter out of my pocket towards him.

"This is Instructor Ji Soohyun's recommendation letter asking you to take me as your mentee."

Seeing the purple envelope in front of him, Gwak Chunshik let out a scoff.

"Ji Soohyun... that girl sent a recommendation letter? She must be quite an interesting kid."

I didn't respond to his words, just smiled.

He turned his gaze back to the letter, read its contents, and soon 'Kheheheha!' a laugh escaped him.

"As expected, a recommendation letter just like her."

Saying so, Gwak Chunshik placed the letter in front of me.

The letter contained the following content.

[Old man, you'll regret it if you don't take him. He's got talent, so raise him with the mindset of the final enlightenment.]

...That crazy woman.

Who writes a recommendation letter like this?

"So, according to this letter, you came all the way to Gangwon-do to take me as your mentor?"

"Yes."

I nodded in response to his direct question.

But Gwak Chunshik waved his hand dismissively.

"Asking a retired old man to be your mentor. I appreciate you coming all this way, but... I can barely take care of myself, let alone take on a disciple. I have no intention of taking on a disciple, so you should go back."

As expected, he gave the answer I anticipated, waving his hand. I met his gaze and slowly opened my mouth.

"If I go back now, my family will all die."

"...What?"

The air around us instantly froze.

"Are you threatening me, kid?"

A blue flame flickered in his eyes.

Did he really think rumors of old age would hold up when he emits such an aura just by mentioning my family's lives?

"It's not a threat, I came to help you. Didn't you see the news today?"

"Of course! I saw it. Two of the guys I had caught escaped from Niflheim. So, are you saying that has something to do with what you mentioned?"

"Yes. They plan to attack this place where you are soon, using that 'miner'."

With a bang, the table in front of us collapsed.

It was because Gwak Chunshik had struck the table.

"Alright, kid. Let's say everything you said is true. But how do you know about it? It's been less than a day since those guys escaped, so how does a mere academy student like you know their purpose and target?"

He was clearly suspicious.

It was information too heavy for just an academy student to know.

Given that such information came out of my mouth within half a day, it was no wonder he thought so.

"Because I'm good at what I do."

"What? Are you trying to play games with me... Huh."

Gwak Chunshik's words cut off.

Because he saw the red energy emanating from my hand.

"...A destructive red aura that's almost repulsive. I've seen an aura like that before."

His gaze slowly moved from my arm to my face.

"...Who are you?"

As I thought, he would recognize it at a glance.

"──Vito Calione."

His eyes twitched.

"The head of the Calione Family and its boss. A man called Don, Don Vito Calione. He is my father."

"...I see."

I bowed to him again and reintroduced myself.

"Let me introduce myself once more. I am Yoojin Han Calione, a first-year student at Seoul Hero Academy and the successor of the Calione Family. I sincerely apologize for not properly introducing myself earlier."

And then, about five seconds later, there was a dragging sound, and something slid towards me.

When I slowly raised my head, I saw Gwak Chunshik using his aura to pull a new table from the corner towards us.

What a monstrous control.

"...It's worth listening to your story."

The aura that had been enveloping the table slowly absorbed back into Gwak Chunshik's body.

Gwak Chunshik sat back in his original seat, crossing his legs.

"So, the information you mentioned, you heard it through the Calione's intelligence network?"

It was information I knew from the game, but I nodded my head as if that were the case.

In fact, there was no way the Calione would be unaware of such information.

"Yes. However, it was not information brought for the purpose of a transaction."

"...If it wasn't information brought for a transaction, then why did you tell me about it?"

"This is... a kind of gift. A request to take a good look. Isn't this what you value most?"

As I said that, I raised a light red aura in my hand just like before.

"Don't you want to nurture me?"

I was certain he could never leave a talented individual like me alone.

In the game, if you increase your intimacy with him, he tells you various stories.

[There are no children in Korea who have awakened their aura these days. It's a pity...]

After hearing that story, I created a new character with an aura user concept and visited him again.

Then he says this.

[Are you not interested in learning the aura technique?]

Yes, he was an NPC who hid a job quest that could allow you to change to a kind of hidden job.

And that's not the end of it.

As befits his reputation as the greatest hero in the past, there's another hidden event that unlocks when you master the aura technique from him...

[The greatest genius I've seen was 'Calione'. What? Yes, yes, that Vito Calione from the Calione Family you know.]

It's an event where you can hear the secret story of Calione's abilities.

[That child had no master. When I first saw him, his aura had already transformed into his own way. If he had met me earlier, he could have reached a higher level... It's truly a pity...]

[What? Then how did Calione reach that position? Hahaha! Isn't that obvious? Because he was strong as Vito Calione even without the aura. Who knows, if his son grows up and comes to me... I might be able to make him surpass his father.]

Usually, this information serves as a stepping stone to strategize against Vito Calione.

But I am that very 'Calione'.

Then my role was practically predetermined.

Aura is like water, changing depending on how you operate it from a young age.

And the old man standing before me now was the world's foremost authority on aura.

"I want to learn the aura technique."

A fresh and green newbie appearing before such a man.

Moreover, the situation where he comes seeking to learn my technique with the very ability that shocked me in the past.

If he truly is a legend among heroes, can he resist not nurturing me?