Chapter 168
It’s hard not to panic when you’re suddenly asked for your number.
No, common sense tells , this isn’t the kind of thing soone would say to soone whom they just put down and picked their wallet.
And it seems I wasn’t the only one who thought this.
“Are you crazy, Han Ji-yeon?”
Ki Min-ho shouted at Han Ji-yeon, but she just smirked as if to calm him down.
“You stupid bastards, your faces and what you’ve done have been exposed, and you want to run away while waiting for the Awakening Police?”
The other kids looked like they knew what she ant.
Han Ji-yeon looks at again and smiles brightly.
“If we get caught by the police, we’ll be in quite a bit of trouble, so what do you think? Do you want to give the number and go on your way quietly, or do you want to receive a good beating……?”
This is fun.
Is she trying to intimidate into giving up my identity and not calling the police?
As I ponder this for a mont, the kid behind her changes his deanor and walks toward with his hands in his pockets.
“Hey, mister. Kids have a temper these days, don’t they?”
He taps on the chest as if to intimidate .
Yeah, what’s the big deal, to each their own.
“Didn’t I grow up with kids like that?”
Corleone secret tool for tis like these!
I reached into my cube, pulled out a shotgun, and put the muzzle under his chin.
“Here. This is the ‘thing that helps you lose your temper’. How about it, does it help a little?”
“What are you doing–hiehieh!”
He flinched at the giant gun that suddenly appeared under his chin.
The others also seem to be taken aback by the sudden appearance of the shotgun, but none of them are dumb enough to try and jump in when it’s already pointed at their friend’s head.
“Now, wait a minute, brother. What the hell are you doing?”
Han Ji-yeon asks, her voice trembling in a different way than the slimy one from earlier.
Yeah, shotguns are great conversationalists, right?
It definitely works for young and old.
In fact, the kids who didn’t have any questions for a mont ago are now looking at like I’m crazy, wondering who I am.
“Oh, have I introduced myself yet?”
We’re going to be seeing each other a lot, so the least I can do is introduce myself.
“I’m Eugene Han. I’m a ntor at the Seoul Hero Academy, and I’ll be your tutor starting today. Take care, ntees.”
I smiled brightly, trying to make the best first impression possible.
“Well, shall we continue our conversation?”
* * *
In the counseling room at Jiggle Middle School three were kids sitting with their backs to , looking uncomfortable.
“Your postures look pretty uncomfortable, but it’s okay to be a little more relaxed.”
Since I ca today with the concept of pre-questioning, I put down the shotgun in my hand and talked to them kindly.
I’m not one of those people who just blindly starts a ‘conversation’ like Jin-woo.
The boy raised his head to look at .
“If you’re a ntor at the academy, aren’t you a genius or sothing?”
Surely his na was Ki Min-ho?
According to the records, he was the third kid to go through it.
“I see……I can roughly guess why you guys beca the targets of the program.”
It was clear why the kids hadn’t been fixed, no matter how many tis they’d been through it.
“Is it okay for ntors to threaten ntees with weapons like this?”
Ki Min-ho changed his deanor and smiled wryly.
Yes, the education system in this damn country is garbage. At best, they send Awakeners to rediate them, but they can’t discipline them properly, so……they’ve been using the fact that they’re students to backstab their ntors.
It’s a grading system, after all.
“ntors aren’t supposed to do that, are they, kids?”
“Yeah, but they sure as hell don’t have shotguns!”
“My handso brother has a shotgun. Cool.”
Sothing about that last one seems off to …….
The other kids start smiling like they’ve got a hit on their hands, but maybe I didn’t think of that?
“Why? I think I can do it.”
Ding-dong──
Sothing golden falls with a loud clatter to the ground below them.
“You know what that is?”
“……A sheriff’s badge?”
Ki Min-ho recognizes the object and murmurs.
It wasn’t sothing that had any special effects or boosted my physical abilities.
It’s just a badge that says, “This person is a civilian who works under a governnt police force to help maintain public order.” I’m an awakened person who can intervene quickly when I co across a cri scene.
“This gives the authority to do sothing before the police get there.”
And the bearer of this object would have powers comparable to the police in so situations.
Well, it wasn’t that hard to get since I happened to know soone who could get it.
‘Chung Hoon. I want a sheriff’s badge.’
‘Are you crazy? Why would I give you sothing that’s given to famous guild leaders and heroes? You can go to the police station and make one.’
‘We had a bet. Whoever wins, does the other a favor. Give it to !’
‘Ewww! That’s not the kind of thing you can give a kid right when they ask for it…….’
‘You think I’m being nice and asking for a favor?’
‘……damn.’
The benefit I was going to get from this thing was pretty simple.
At the very least, I wouldn’t make a fool of myself in many dostic situations.
As in.
“You just took a shotgun blast from and had nothing to say about it. This is it.”
“Hey…….You stepped in shit.”
Ki Min-ho chewed on his lip and mumbled sothing, as if he realized the situation had turned sour, while Kim Hyun-soo, next to him, had a blank look on his face, as if he didn’t know what I was talking about.
And there was one of them who was smiling.
“So you an you’re our ntor?”
The tension relaxed a bit, and the girl crossed her legs and looked over at .
“Isn’t it a little weird that the ntee doesn’t even know the ntor’s number? Give the number!”
She’s still asking for my number……She’s still the sa.
She now boldly hands her phone and asks for my number.
I had to give it to her in order to complete the program, so I handed her my gimmicky phone with all the bells and whistles and took her number.
“Here. I’m giving you this so you can call if anything happens, but don’t call if you’re bored or give other girls my number.”
“Wow! Okay~”
Han Ji-yeon took the phone back from and returned to her seat with a big smile on her face.
Once I was sure they were all seated again, I continued.
“Now that I’ve beco your ntor, here are so simple rules to follow.”
You must attend school. If I get a call that you didn’t show up, I will co looking for you. Don’t get into trouble. If I get in trouble, I will co to see you in person. Contact imdiately if I need anything.
“It’s simple, isn’t it? Just three rules and you won’t get into trouble.”
If anyone were to see it, they’d think, “Is that really going to work?” but…….
I have confidence and I know they’re going to ss up.
“Well, since it’s your first day, let’s start by introducing ourselves. Who wants to go first?”
“Yes! ~”
She raised her hand in the air.
Standing up straight, she smiled brightly and introduced herself.
“My na is Han Ji-yeon, and I live in Bucheon. I don’t like squirrels, spicy food and cops. I like handso people!”
She blushed at the end.
I glance at Ki Min-ho next, but he just sits there with his arms crossed like he’s about to fight.
Then.
“Hey. You said you’d do it.”
Han Ji-yeon, who was sitting next to him, nudges him, and he finally sighs and stands up.
“I’m Ki Min-ho.”
Then he sits back down.
“I’m Kim Hyun-soo. I like to fight, and I don’t like to lose.”
That was the guy with the most assault convictions, right?
I was starting to get a rough idea of what kind of character he was.
“ntor, why don’t you introduce yourself? We’re done.”
Han Ji-yeon asked when she realized that her turn was over. In response, I stowed my shotgun and opened my mouth.
“I’m Eugene Han. I’m a mafia mber of Corleone.”
“……?”
“…….”
“……?”
The three of them turn bright blue in an instant.
“Just kidding. I’m a first-year student at the Seoul Hero Academy.”
Their faces softened slightly at the word “joke,” but I was able to get quite a bit of information from that reaction alone.
The organization they were involved with was not Corleone.
If Corleone was involved, they would have been surprised or pleased, not scared.
The organization could be one that fears Corleone.
There are very few organizations in the tropolitan area that are not on good terms with Corleone. This allowed to significantly narrow the field of candidates.
Finally, there’s…….
The kids will eventually follow the logic of power.
Okay, that should give an idea of how to deal with them in the future.
“Well, good luck with that.”
I concluded my introduction, hoping for a aningful week.
* * *
[Jin-woo: From the beginning, he said to , ah who the hell are you, you’re just doing this lol, so I answered him that I’m Jin-woo Bevalt, and he imdiately begged for forgiveness!]
In the evening, the Familia chat room was full of stories about today’s ‘Gaegwacheonsun’.
[Se-ah: Wow. That’s so funny. I started right at the beginning with the True Teaching]
[Young-jae: …… Kids. We’re temporary, but we’re still teachers, right?]
[Jin-woo : Isn’t this the right answer when you think about the horoom teacher?]
After all, it was our A class with only exemplary students, so it seed that most of them used their skills to overpower the stear.
They’re not the kind of kids who would be beaten.
[: What about you, Young-jae?]
Young-jae, on the other hand, had a much different reaction than the other kids.
What could he have done today to make him act like that?
[Young-jae: I heard she goes to school in Jamsil, so we t up and went to a nearby café.]
[Jin-woo: Eh? That’s it?]
[Se-ah: Are you a good listener?]
[Young-jae: A little bit at first, but I t ntor Lottie at the cafe, so I said hello to her and she suddenly listened to well.]
……Here’s a link to your connections.
Surely, if you live near Jamsil, you know Lottie, who is called the king of Jamsil.
If I were in that situation, I would imdiately bow down and show my loyalty to him.
[Young-jae: What about you?]
[: ?]
I didn’t have anything big happen today either.
[: I got hi-jacked while riding my scooter, dragged into an alley, and then robbed]
[Young-jae: ?]
[Se-ah: ?]
[Jin-woo: Are they dead?]
No, they’re not dead.
No way.
[: I showed them the shotgun, so it was easy. They didn’t attend school today, so I took them to school]
[Jin-woo: shotgun diplomacy ㄷㄷ]
She said she’d see next ti with a smile on her face and in a really good mood so I said goodbye, saying I’d see her tomorrow…….
[Han Ji-yeon: Big brother]
[Han Ji-yeon: Brother]
[Han Ji-yeon: Our police station! Help! Help!]
A strange sense of déjà vu overtook .
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