I Become a Mafia in the Academy Chapter 102:

The first order of business, the Dean greetings and admonitions, were as expected.

The usual tropes and regrets about what happened yesterday, and how the academy should move forward.

So students seed to be deeply moved by the deans words, but for , as soone who used to hit skip incessantly during my gaming days, it was just too bad there was no skip button in real life.

So, I want to remind you that you are the heroes of our country and the world.Thats it.

As the dean finishes, a large number of people start clapping but the loudspeaker cuts through the clapping.

[Next up, the president of the Korean branch of the Heroes Association]

Mr. Young-jae, Mr. Young-jae. This is Kang Man-seok from the Korean branch of the Hero Association, right?

Its a bit of a stretch to call him the pinnaclebut he is the highest person, right?

As Se-ah and Young-jae said, the man walking out onto the podium right now could be said to be a man who could make the entire country buzz with his position alone.

He had a sweeping gait and a strong body, a neatly swept back pomade and black horn-rimd glasses.

Nice to et you, everyone. Im Kang Man-seok, the president of the Korean branch of the Hero Association.

As he introduces himself, a series of clicks of shutters begin to sound from the back of the room, and a few of the seated students look up at the podium with longing in their eyes.

Kang Man-seok glances at us and smiles.

His speech to the first-year students was not much different from the deans: formal and skippable.

If it werent for what he said at the end.

Yesterday, I understand that the Academy was attacked by terrorists calling themselves the Villains Alliance. This is the place where we train the heroes of tomorrow, the people who will be responsible for the future of our country.

Whats this?

Was this sothing that changed as the date of the attack was modified?

Im intrigued by the way his voice rises and fills the room.

It shouldnt have happened and its the fault of us, the adults, for not being prepared and not dealing with it properly!

Roughly translated, thats What the hell did the Academy do to deserve an unannounced terrorist attack? You know this is all your fault, right? Oh, us? We dont know. What do you think?

In other words, he was making a public attack on the Academy.

For this, I and the Hero Association accept great responsibility. We feel deeply guilty for failing to create a safe environnt!

He goes on to say that the responsibility lies with the Association, not just the Academy.

If you listen to it without thinking, it might sound like hes saying that were also at fault, so lets share the bla, but the reality was completely different.

It was basically a way of saying that we would interfere with the academy.

In fact, the deans expression, who had been listening to Kang Man-seok with a smile on his face, was hardening in real ti.

I promise you that our Association will do everything in our power to ensure that this never happens again!

A rough picture begins to form.

This must be the kind of checks and balances that Mr. Kwak Chun-sik had talked about in the past.

Especially since the Academy has a weaker presence than others, it could be that the Association is trying to use this as an opportunity to nibble away at their weaknesses.

The Academy was an independent organization that the Association couldnt deal with.

The only problem was that the attack was made at the Academys new student welco party.

As he watched the expressions on the faces of the dean and the student council harden, Kang Man-seok didnt even think about continuing, so he finally finished with a smile.

Please, let conclude by wishing you all a healthy start to your ti at the Academy, and thank you.

With a clap of his hands, Kang Man-seok exited the podium.

Its not until hes completely gone that the clapping stops and Julies voice is heard.

[This isrepresenting the graduating class of the Seoul Academy of Heroes]

The next person to appear was Hero, an S-class hero in the Korean Hero Association and one of the most famous heroes in Korea.

Greetings, classmates, Im Won-ho Lee, a graduate of the Seoul Hero Academy and a mber of the tal guild.

And.

I, too, have many worries and concerns about yesterdays events, and I greatly sympathize with your thoughts.

Also from the Hero Association.

Yesterdays events have taught us many lessons. That the freshn in the Academy are not weak, and that the security of..Academy is very lax. As a senior, I cannot tolerate this environnt, its beyond deplorable!

This was kind of expected.

After all, he had been treated like a junior by the current student council president, Ray Pendragon, since he was a student at the academy.

As he continued to rant, the faces of the dean and faculty could be seen hardening to the point of coldness.

and. I never thought youd turn this place into a battlefield.

Young-jae, who is a smart guy, also realized what was going on.

Of course, he had an incredulous look on his face, as if he hadnt expected this situation to unfold.

Jin-woo, who had looked like he was about to fall asleep at any mont, was also wide-eyed and eagerly eating a bowl of popcorn that he had found between his thighs.

Mr. Jin-woo lets eat together.

Huh? Sure.

My gaze flicked to one side of the staging area.

There, a man with the faintest hint of a smile on his face, even in this situation.

The man who had planned this whole thing, the accomplice who had gone over the script with Lee Won-ho beforehand.

Ray Pendragon.

Hes the only one smiling among the student council mbers, who are all wearing sullen faces.

You were going to eat the academy from the start, werent you?

If so, I can only defend myself.

As always, I hope youll seek out if you need help. Thank you.

Much less applause than before.

One by one, the other kids start to notice that sothing is off.

This was no longer just a freshman welco, but a political battleground.

[The following is the freshman oath by Eugene Han, the freshman representative.]

Finally, my turn ca.

I stood up and walked to the podium, holding the script of the speech that the Academy had given in advance.

At the sa ti, I felt the gazes of many people around .

For , who had been trained by the strict Parnello and Alessia, this situation was very familiar.

I never thought Id be sworn in as freshman representative and have to practice in front of the entire organization.

When I finally stepped up to the podium, the scene in front of was overwhelming.

The people who filled most of this large auditorium were all watching , listening to my words and watching my actions.

I glance at the speech in my hand and slowly recite it.

[Greetings, I am Eugene Han, the freshman representative of the Seoul Hero Academy. Before I make my declaration, Id like to thank the president of the association and senior Lee Won-ho for coming here today and.]

A really, really bland and uninspiring declaration.

Boring.

In front of , Ive chewed, torn, tasted, and enjoyed the Academy to the fullest, and Im supposed to thank them without being able to respond?

Boring.

That was not Corleones way.

-Tsk!

The flowing words stopped, and the large room was instantly buried in silence.

I imdiately raised the speech in my hand above my head for all to see.

What are you doing?

Performing, I said.

Student council are you sure thats all been said beforehand?

People start to giggle at the sight of like this.

Yeah, if its a performance, its a performance.

Tearing the manifesto in half for all to see, I tore it in half again, and then in half again, until it was a complete piece of trash, scattering it on the ground and opening my mouth.

You sha on you.

I didnt know what else to do.

If I didnt possess the body of Eugene Han, I wouldnt care but

How dare theyeye the Academy I was working on?

You should be ashad of yourselves for coming to a new students welco party and fighting over your own bowl.

This was my pride as the heir to Corleone, and as a gar.

Since I was admitted to the AcademyI have claid this Academy as my territory and I would not tolerate any bullshit here.

You were supposed to be speaking for the instructors who protected the new students from the villains, for the students who defeated them and for the new students who should feel inspired to join the Academy in the future.

But they didnt.

They were too busy looking out for their benefits.

If I had been the president of the Association, if I had been a proud graduate of the Seoul Hero Academy, I would have stood up and spoken confidently to the students, and to the guests of honor who have co here.

Well done.

Well done.

Well done.

But you said, in the end, that the Academy was wrong, and that you were going to fix it.

Pause here.

I decided to pull out the best quote to say at this point.

Ill probably be the first to say it, since theres no one else on this side of the world.

Freshman Representative Eugene Han. I will say it here and now.

Its a declaration not unlike the one in the Declaration, but Ive added to it the history of my forr world, transford it, and solemnly declared.

We do not need your help.

We will not be weak or fail.

We will fight to the end.

We will fight in our country, on land, and at sea.

We will fight in our country, on land, and at sea.

We will defend the people from the villains at all costs.

Then I looked out over the crowd of new students.

We have a painful test ahead of us. We have many years ahead of us that will be filled with struggle and suffering. If anyone asks what our purpose is, this is what I will tell them: to use the power we have been given to fight back against the most heinous of atrocities, unprecedented in the long list of cris that mankind has ever committed. That is heroism. If you ask what our purpose is, Ill answer in one word.

-Victory.

Whatever the cost, victory. No matter what horrors co our way, victory. No matter how long and difficult the road, victory. Because without victory, there is no peace.

In the end, thanks to greedy adults, I ended up giving the freshn a pep talk, but I have no regrets.

Because these were the words that every heroic prospective student sitting in front of needed to hear.

Never give up. Never, never, never, never give up, no matter how big or small or big the task, unless you have a strong sense of honor and discernnt.

And, having spoken to children before , I had to say this.

Success is not eternal and failure is not the end, what matters is the courage to keep going without succumbing. Im Eugene Han, freshman class representative.

After the final words, I bowed my head and looked at the window in front of as I finished.

[Achievent earned!]

[Achievent: Freshman Representative!]

[You have successfully passed the Academys Freshman Oath above the threshold!]

[The majority of the people in the auditorium were deeply inspired by your speech!]

[You will receive a special reward!]

Bingo.