Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy

156 – Fiance_15

Han Sang-won carefully examined the face of the man who revealed himself as Eishun.

He introduced himself as someone who had been invited to this union, so I wanted to check if that man was among the invited members I remembered.

‘It’s not on the list.’

I vaguely remember the faces of the heads of the organizations that invited me.

There was no face like that among them.

Therefore, it was clear that the story of receiving an invitation was a lie.

“Good idea… But I think it would be more important to reveal who you are and which organization you belong to.”

Han Sang-won pressured Eishun with his fierce eyes.

If it was a weak-hearted ordinary person, it was a murderous intent that would have made them faint under the pressure.

“I am Eishun, who was invited this time.”

Eishun had a calm expression on his face, making you wonder what was going on. He strode briskly towards the entrance where the round table had been just a moment ago.

“It’s an invitation…”

Who sent that invitation?

In whose name is it issued and whose intention is reflected?

It is you.

This is Han Sang-won, the leader of the Namseoul faction.

But who would have thought that he would lie so brazenly in front of someone like that?

He was so confident that I wondered if I had been mistaken for a moment.

“Don’t you know who the sender of that invitation is?”

“It’s you.”

“You know well, then I guess I know the person I invited well?”

“I guess so.”

The man looked calm as if he was asking a simple question like that.

“But it seems like you’re not among the people I invited.”

As soon as Han Sang-won spoke, the leaders’ eyes lit up with hostility.

Even though they were too proud to cooperate, they were not so stupid as to not know what Han Sang-won had said up until now.

“Answer me, who are you?”

“…”

“If you don’t want to answer…”

An ominous murderous aura began to run rampant in the closed room.

If the previous sight was enough to make a faint-hearted person faint, this time it was so murderous that even those with strong wills fainted at the sight.

“Oh, I’m sorry for the late introduction. My name is Eishun, the new leader of the Black Death faction.”

However, Eishun brushed them aside as if they were nothing special and sat down in one of the empty chairs.

“This is the proof.”

Then he searched through his pockets, took out a piece of paper, and threw it at Han Sang-won.

“This is…”

“This is an invitation.”

The piece of paper was an invitation.

That was also sent by Han Sang-won himself.

‘Even the hidden tokens are perfect.’

It was a perfectly authentic invitation, even with the certificate secretly hidden to prevent forgery.

‘Black Death…’

Now that I think about it, I did send it.

I wonder if it is an expression of intent not to participate since there has been no response. No response has been sent since the first meeting held after the formation of the coalition.

but.

“I remember the leader of the Black Death faction not having that kind of face.”

“That’s why I told you. You’ve become the new leader.”

“Betrayal?”

“Betrayal? That’s unpleasant to hear… I simply followed the rules of this world.”

To put it another way, it meant that he had betrayed me.

The underworld is the realm of rebels and losers.

Such things happened all the time.

Rather, it was more surprising that Han Sang-won served as the CEO for nearly 10 years.

There’s even a joke that the average lifespan of the heads of most organizations is about five years.

‘So that’s why there was no news.’

If it had been a civil war, it would have been understandable.

The organization was divided into two and fighting, so it would have been impossible to come to the meeting leisurely.

‘But it’s a civil war…’

Because I understood, I became suspicious.

Betrayal is a common occurrence in this world, but the timing was just perfect.

However, the invitation was authentic, and there was no way to know for sure whether the man was lying or not.

If you had gathered information about other organizations in advance, it might not be so difficult.

Because of that unidentified organization, all information sources were directed towards that organization.

“Anyway, I think this proves it.”

“I see.”

In that case, I had to wait and see for now.

Of course, there are many reasons why it may not be acknowledged.

The invitation has expired or is no longer being accepted.

However, in case of an emergency, it would have been a better choice to keep it by your side and watch.

Don’t they say that a close friend is better than a close enemy?

And if that’s not the case, something like Black Death is very helpful.

Other small and medium-sized organizations that will be added later may also refer to this case.

‘I guess it would be right to just wait and see.’

Han Sang-won nodded.

“Admit it, but don’t be late next time.”

“Wait a minute. You’re admitting this? You may or may not be a spy…”

The head of another organization then stood up and complained.

“I just joined late due to some circumstances. But you’re embarrassing me like this. Isn’t that too much?”

At this, Eishun made a look of injustice.

“Huh, what a coincidence that a civil war broke out at such a coincidental time─”

“Let’s stop. After all, isn’t it up to me, the one who invited you, to decide?”

If I left it alone, the commotion would only get bigger.

Han Sang-won calmed down the CEO who was complaining.

“Ha, even if you are the one who invited me, standing on my head is…”

-bang!

The sound of thunder echoed through the closed room again.

This time the wall caved in.

“…”

Han Sang-won’s armed demonstration.

In the end, the CEO who had been voicing his complaints sat down with a face full of complaints.

“Then, now that the commotion has died down, let’s continue the meeting. You said Eishun, right? So, you have a good idea?”

“ah.”

“ah?”

“No, that’s right. There’s a good number. It’s the Chado murder and the Trojan horse. You all know, the hottest case in South Korea these days…”

**

As expected, money knew the answer.

Snow White’s treatment brought Xiaomei back to a normal life sooner than expected.

Of course, it’s not like you can completely restore it like Paladin. It’s the same as when Oh Hye-ran was there, so you shouldn’t force it.

Anyway, Xiaomei, whose body quickly returned to normal, took the practical exam that had been postponed due to the terrorist incident.

It was a bit of a struggle to deal with the goblins, but it was worth it.

Even Xiaomei, who wasn’t in full condition, was able to do it well.

“Keeeeeek!”

The goblin’s body above the practical exam room glowed and disappeared into a mass of polygons.

It took about 15 seconds for all the goblins to be dealt with.

I heard that your written test score is also good, so at that speed, you’ll definitely get into class A.

“That’s amazing.”

He smiled and praised Xiaomei, who had just returned from her practical exam.

“I’m just a goblin.”

She responded as if it was no big deal.

But judging from the slightly raised corners of her lips, it seemed like she didn’t mind being complimented.

“No, that’s great. At this level, it’s definitely worth aiming for Class A. No, it’s definitely Class A.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. You really worked hard.”

That’s why I kept patting her on the head and praising her.

It wasn’t anything material. I just wanted to increase my favorability with a few muttered words. That’s because there wasn’t much else to gain.

“Ah, thank you…”

“It’s fatal, please praise me too. Senior!!!”

In the meantime, a pink head suddenly appeared.

It was Yukina Ishihara.

We had become somewhat close since the last visit.

She stuck her head out to me, as if she wanted me to pat her head too.

“It only took me 3 seconds. One per second. So please praise me more because I’m faster!”

An unexpected situation.

Even if we become close, it’s only a little bit.

Since that visit, I’ve visited him once or twice to analyze things. We exchanged numbers and exchanged a few text messages, that’s all.

But, since he approached me so openly, I was also a little embarrassed.

“Wait a minute, Senior, you’re in trouble.”

Xiaomei noticed my reaction and grabbed Yukina’s shoulder to stop her.

“Senior, are you in trouble?”

Yukina looked at me with a stick, no matter what.

“No, that’s not it.”

“He said he wasn’t my senior.”

“You’re being considerate!”

“Maymay, do you not understand Korean? I said you’re not my senior.”

“…”

“Hello? It’s not your senior!”

“…”

Just looking at it made me feel dizzy.

Judging from Xiaomei’s expression, it looked like she was going to explode if she wasn’t stopped.

I stretched my arm between them and gently patted their heads.

Then, one of them seemed to calm down, and the other one seemed to be flustered as if he was very happy about something.

“…after.”

“Hehehe. Event accomplished.”

Anyway, after that little incident, Xiaomei and I left the auditorium and headed to a nearby cafe to have a proper discussion about how to find and catch the perpetrator of the terrorist incident.

“Why are you following me?”

“You’re trying to play with your senior without me.”

“That’s not it. It’s personal…”

“Oppose bullying, woohoo!!!”

“under…”

A bursting sigh.

A dark shadow fell over one side of Xiaomei’s face.