I Become a Mafia in the Academy Chapter 48:

And just like that, the first Familia eting was a success.

Only after everyone had left did the three of them step into the training room, their nervousness palpable.

The children, with their weapons drawn, and I, wearing only gloves, entered the training room.

And then theres Ji-hyun, who is smiling like shes dying of anticipation outside the training room.

[I didnt think you guys would be preparing for an all-out war alreadyIf only the other guys would work half as hard as you guys.]

Ji-hyuns voice cos from the speaker.

[The field you guys will experience is a forest, so you can think of it as the beginning as soon as the trees start to risethen everyone get ready]

In the distance, the childrens figures can be seen up ahead.

Still, if the field is a forest, isnt it worth a shot? There are two mages and one assassin here, and boss doesnt even have a gun.

Perhaps recalling his own experience fighting in the forest before the duel began, Jin-woo spoke to the children with a sense of possibility.

The field is in our favor, so why not beat the boss for once?

Of course, I was excited too even though the field is actually much more favorable for them.

With two mages and an assassin I thought it was going to be a very troubleso battle.

[Start!]

For so reason, I cant wipe the smile off my face.

I wonder how they will use the skill that Young-jae and Se-ah showed when they dueled, and the ntal strength that Jin-woo showed when he dueled against .

The field begins to change as a dense forest forms in front of .

Its the first ti Ive ever seen a forest field, and even though I know its a competition arena, Im amazed at how realistic it is.

The field must have gotten a lot bigger.

In most cases, when a field is transford like this, its size changes as well.

The gas setting states that the technology was created by utilizing spatial magic, but its unclear how much it has expanded.

First, I have to get the high ground.

Since they were unlikely to stay in one place, I decided to get to a high place and locate them first.

I scrambled off the ground and used the branches as a foothold to climb the tallest tree.

Hah Is this also a function of the training grounds?

The forest spread out all around us and no matter how I looked at it, it was far too large for the size of the training center.

This size could only be attributed to Ji-hyuns greed.

In this situation, they would have the advantage thanks to Se-ah spatial magic when it ca to navigation.

Okay, then.

Abandoning my initial plan, I jumped down from the tree and closed my eyes.

I sense the sll of earth rising into the air from my landing and the crunch of leaves already on the ground.

I can feel every step as I sprint over the leaves, carrying the scent of grass with as I concentrate and try to estimate their location.

!!!

too!

The wind-cutting sound ca from behind , and I swung my fist, the musical notes shattering against my fist.

I imdiately glanced behind him, wary but unfazed.

I see.

Imdiately, the situation began to make sense.

Young-jae, an excellent mage who could use a variety of magic, and Kim Se-ah, who could freely utilize spatial magic used a joint attack.

Young-jae used magic and Se-ah modified the trajectory. Surely, with this thod, Ill have trouble locating the mage.

In a field with so many obstacles, this was a very useful attack.

Interesting.

At that mont, light arrows flew from the front and the left and right at the sa ti but I smashed them with my fist.

I race to where they might be, but the place is already deserted. At this rate, it will be impossible for , a non-magic user, to locate them.

As I was thinking of them.!

The fake birds in the distance arranged to fit into the background of the field, took flight.

A few seconds later, another rush of magic ca from my back.

This ti I tried to block it, but it grazed my cheek.

Ouch!

But it didnt hurt.

!

From the side of the seat where the birds had flown, another bird flew and magic was shot again.

This ti, I throw a punch, but it doesnt break, only bounces off.

Look at this.

The magic has increased in strength from the first ti.

Judging by the gradual increase in intensity, hes trying to see what I can do to stop it. But this ga was over.

I found you.

The bird took flight once more and I ran as fast as I could towards the location.

At the sa ti, through the [Smart Lens], an indication that [Attribute: Baby Boss] was activated appeared in front of my eyes.

It ant that there was a being nearby who was afraid of .

In this forest, where there are only four people, including , I wonder who else would be afraid of .

It had to be the children, who had just given away their location.

No, how the hell did you know?!

A huge shield of ice unfolds in front of , blocking my path.

I fire my magic, then use Kim Se-ahs magic to deflect the path and hide our position. It was a good plan. But

Even if they did, there was one thing they couldnt hide.

After all, magic has to start sowhere.

The waves created by magic must have been very alien to the birds around them. Thats why they took to the skies as soon as the magic was detected.

Next ti, you might want to include so creatures in the environnt.

Fist and shield clash, and in an instant, the ice shield is shattered.

There was no way he could have stopped my fist with a hastily created magic.

Jin-woo Bevalt!

Young-jae shouts, and at the sa ti, Jin-woo, who was hiding behind , lunges for my throat.

The attempt was good. If only he didnt feel so afraid of .

I took advantage of his slight pause and kicked him right in the back.

-Boom!

A sound I couldnt believe was coming from a human body.

Agh!

The dagger that Jin-woo had narrowly recovered is sent flying backwards.

If it had hit, it would have broken a couple of ribs, but it seems like he barely managed to block it with his usual excellent reflexes.

Jin-woo was an assassin now, but he was also a warrior who was in charge of the teams positioning.

Naturally, I was going to ignore him and go after Young-jae, the mage, first, but Jin-woo quickly straightened up and charged at , apparently forgetting the pain hed just suffered.

If boss doesnt have his gun, I can take you on!

Is that so?

I ask, reading the path of the dagger hes swinging.

Luckily, Ive dealt with a lot of guys with weapons in the Blunt Family battle, so its not too difficult to deal with Jin-woos attacks.

I check the reach of the weapon and calculate that into my dodge.

Of course, Jin-woo wasnt stupid and would occasionally throw in an unusual attack, but every ti he did, I would raise my hand to block it.

No, what kind of gloves are those!

What Jin-woo didnt know was that Midass gloves looked like ordinary leather gloves, but they had the effect of being indestructible.

Thats right, you should have worked harder on maintaining your weapons.

As I said that, I grabbed Jin-woos dagger, which was stabbing toward my abdon, and yanked it toward .

What?!

Jinwoo, who hadnt expected his blade to be caught, was drawn to and I thrust my fist as hard as I could at his head.

First one.

Why are you doing this again?!

fine!

Fine. In music, is a term signaling the end.

I heard Young-jaes voice from behind , and the ice shield I saw at the beginning blocked Jin-woos body.

Taking advantage of the gap, Jin-woo ducked and dodged toward Young-jae.

I spun around to make sure I didnt lose him, but at that mont, I heard Young-jaes voice once again.

Forte!

With a loud bang, an intangible wave crashed in front of .

I quickly opened my palm to block the attack, but the recoil knocked backwards.

However, I was about to kick the ground when I realized that I could catch up to him with a single leap.

Kim Se-ah!

Kim Se-ah, who had been hiding until now, appeared.

Im ready, Ill mix it up!

What? Mixing, what the hell.?

And as soon as she finished, sothing strange started to happen.

The terrain around began to move, as if it was a jigsaw puzzle.

Ha! Hahahahaha!

No way! Is this what they were preparing for?

It was beyond my wildest dreams.

The reason why Kim Se-ah had been hiding and watching all this ti was to prepare to take control of the field.

Normally, she wouldnt have had a chance since the Academys arena system wasnt exactly the most favorable.

But now the field had been overgrown by Ji-hyun, a spatial mage of the sa class as Kim Se-ah, who had injected more of her own power into it.

With Ji-hyuns power, there must have been a gap in the system of the arena and Kim Se-ah was aiming for that.

The space around began to change rapidly.

I must have been transported to a place very far away from where I first stood and I had lost track of the children again.

Since I had already told them that I had found them thanks to the birds, they would attack in a different way than the first ti.

They were so happy to see caught in their trap.

I couldnt use the birds to find them again but I stomped my foot as I found the uneven ground as a beam of pure white light shot into the sky in front of .

Its already starting.

The magic rising from the ground continued at a furious pace, seemingly intent on piercing sohow.

I still have so ti to spare, but if I continue to dodge the magic, my health will slowly dwindle.

Now, what to do.

Should I try to find them by tearing through the magic? No, that wasnt really my cup of tea.

Then.

I had an idea.

If the forest is in the way, I can cut it down.

I pointed my fist at the tree in front of .

!!!

The tree is knocked over by my punch.

-Thud! -Thud! -Thud!

And dozens of trees followed, falling like dominoes, leaving a small path in the direction of my outstretched fist.

-Thud.

The fake trees ford by the field slowly disappear as soon as they hit the ground.

Might be worth a try.

I throw my fist once more and the tree falls straight down but its harder than I thought.

Confirming that the trees werent as strong as I thought, I smiled and prepared for the next punch.

Lets be diligent.

My next move was simple, I was going to turn this forest field into an open field.

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