"Get on quickly!"
"Yes!"
The cadets from the three classes boarded separate limousine buses and departed for their destinations.
"Wow, it's so spacious."
"Doesn't it seem bigger than other buses?"
"Yeah, I thought so too."
Since there were plenty of seats available, the cadets could sit wherever they wanted.
'Would sitting next to Su-hyeon be too obvious?'
During the entrance exam, she had sat next to him without thinking.
But now, Yu-jin found herself overthinking and being overly conscious.
'Right, first I need to eliminate Tae-hoon...'
Yu-jin's scheming thoughts were interrupted by soone's shout.
"Hey, look at this! The seats rotate?"
"!?"
Yu-jin's eyes flashed.
"It's true? I thought only trains had these, but buses can have them too."
'Perfect.'
Magnificent courage and leadership welled up from Yu-jin's heart.
"Th-then should Group 1 all gather together?"
"Oh! Sure, sure, sure!"
Nam Tae-hoon, who had been upgraded from elimination target to seating companion, shouted his agreent without knowing what had transpired.
"But there are six of us?"
Go Do-il's observation imdiately dampened the excitent.
"Ah."
"That's true."
Then Go Do-il raised his hand.
"...I'll sit separately. I can sit with Geon-woo."
Go Do-il, 17 years old.
He was the type to quietly cheer on his friends' battles from a distance.
"O-okay? Th-..."
Yu-jin almost said "thanks" but hastily changed her words.
"...I want so sweet potatoes."
"...Suddenly?"
"Be quiet, Tae-hoon."
"Kheuk!"
Yu-jin silenced Nam Tae-hoon by poking him between the ribs with an exquisite technique.
"Ah, I'll just sit with Ji-su! That's okay, right?"
"!"
Yu-jin looked sowhat surprised at Kwon Seung-yeon's words.
'Is Seung-yeon not what I thought? ...No. It's still unknown.'
Having completed her thought, Yu-jin cleared her throat.
"Th-then shall we rotate the seats?"
Thus, Group 1 ford a configuration where Yu-jin and Kim A-yun sat side by side, and Su-hyeon and Nam Tae-hoon sat side by side, facing each other.
"But Seung-yeon and Ji-su are really close, huh."
Yu-jin answered Kim A-yun's comnt.
"They've been best friends since middle school."
"Did you know them too, Yu-jin?"
"Yes, just by na."
Not to ntion Yu-jin and Hwang Ji-su.
Kwon Seung-yeon, who had won various martial arts competitions including boxing like Hong In-hyeon, was also a well-known na among the sa competitors.
"Man, I wonder how long it's been since I've been on this road."
Nam Tae-hoon marveled as he looked out the window.
"It's the first ti since we ca in on enrollnt day, right?"
Yu-jin said.
"......"
Su-hyeon remained silent.
For him, it wasn't long ago that he had secretly escaped at dawn to establish trade routes.
"By the way, a resort island without people, we're really living a life of luxury."
"I know, right."
"Doesn't this already feel like we've gotten our tuition's worth?"
"Yeah, yeah."
"......"
This ti, Yu-jin kept her mouth shut at Nam Tae-hoon and Kim A-yun's conversation.
Being the Sword God's granddaughter ant she had been frequenting all sorts of resorts and 5-star hotels since childhood...
-Hey hey hey Su-hyeon
-You know about the souvenirs, right? RGRG??
-Noona believes in our Su-hyeon
-Bring a lona too ??
-Don't ignore my ssages
-(Dog emoticon rolling on the floor in anger)
"Heh."
Su-hyeon, who had seen the ssage from Lim Eun-seo, one of the major sponsors along with Choi Mina, smiled slightly and replied.
-Understood
And Nam Tae-hoon didn't miss that.
"Ohoh, who are you ssaging?"
Nam Tae-hoon grabbed Su-hyeon's wrist.
"What?"
"Stop right there. Let
see the screen for a bit?"
"What are you talking about."
"This bastard!"
Nam Tae-hoon was outraged.
"Who on earth are you ssaging that you're hiding it like this! Huh?"
For so reason.
Rembering that Yu-jin's reaction wasn't good when Lim Eun-seo's na ca up, Su-hyeon kept his mouth shut.
"Hmm? This is getting more suspicious."
Just as Nam Tae-hoon's interrogation was about to beco more persistent.
Chwaak!
Suddenly, black blinds ca down covering the bus windows.
"!?"
"What's going on?"
[From now on, the location of the island we're going to is confidential, so we'll be blocking your view.]
As Kim Cheol-han's announcent through the microphone ended.
Chwahreureuk!
Blinds ca down behind the driver's seat as well, blocking all views in front, back, left, and right.
[Don't pay unnecessary attention to outside the windows and just travel comfortably. That is all.]
"Wow, they're really thorough, really thorough."
Kwon Seung-yeon stuck out her tongue.
"That's good. Let's just sleep."
Hwang Ji-su took out an eye mask from her bag.
"Ji-su, isn't that too cute?"
Kwon Seung-yeon comnted on the panda-shaped eye mask.
"...Be quiet."
Hwang Ji-su couldn't bring herself to deny it.
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After driving for two hours straight, the bus arrived at a quiet dock.
"From here, we'll take a boat to the island."
"Woah."
"The weather is so nice!"
The cadets burst into admiration as they saw the sunlight breaking on the blue waves.
"Wow, even the weather is on our side!"
Especially Kwon Seung-yeon, who was jumping up and down with joy.
"On a day like this, I can't not get a tan!"
"...!"
A great realization flashed in the eyes of the male cadets.
'G-good heavens!'
'Can we really do that?'
'Wow. Wo'
'I feel like I've seen this a lot in manga.'
'I-indecent!'
Gulp!
The sound of swallowing saliva could be heard here and there.
"Hmm. This sea has really beco much cleaner."
Kim Cheol-han remarked casually.
"Thirty years ago, when I was still a young boy, it was a sea of death with marine demonic beasts lurking everywhere."
"......"
"Well then, everyone get on the boat."
Gulp.
The cadets swallowed dry saliva for a different reason now as they carefully boarded the boat.
After another hour of travel by boat, a picturesque island finally appeared.
"Oh my."
"It's so beautiful."
"I can't believe there's a place like this in our country."
Especially the sight of the magnificent resort behind the sandy beach excited the cadets.
"This is crazy, it really feels like we've co to a vacation spot."
"The resort is huge!"
"And we're the only guests there?"
Kim Cheol-han, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, said.
"Today, it's fine for each of you to use one room per person."
"Amazing!"
"Yippee!"
"We love you, Instructor!"
As the cadets were cheering.
"Kids, by the way, the top floor suite is mine."
Instructor Lee Ho-seung, who had been slacking off with no presence after passing his chaperoning duties to horoom teacher Kim Cheol-han, quickly claid his territory.
"Ah, why!"
Kwon Seung-yeon protested.
"Hey now, even tap water has a hierarchy, how could cadets use better rooms than instructors?"
Lee Ho-seung clicked his tongue like an old-fashioned person.
"What about Instructor Kim Cheol-han!"
"Yeah, Cheol-han gets a suite too."
"Wh-what about the assistant instructors?"
"They get junior suites."
"Tch."
"There are plenty of standard and deluxe rooms up to the 4th floor, so you'd better pick wisely!"
"!"
The cadets' eyes sharpened.
'Is there competition even here?'
Su-hyeon quietly sighed.
"Everyone out of my way!"
"I'm going first!"
"Hey, Kim Ho-su! Don't close the elevator!"
"Too slow."
Dududududu!
The cadets scattered, each running from the 1st to the 4th floor.
"Hmm."
Su-hyeon, who had been standing far back, leisurely headed toward the 2nd floor.
'The 2nd floor is the best deal.'
According to the setting, the 2nd floor had a balcony, good views, and three of the largest rooms.
"Su-hyeon, are you going to the 2nd floor?"
"Sohow the 2nd floor appeals to
the most."
"Then I'll go too."
" too."
Thus.
Yu-jin and Kim A-yun, who had been quietly standing with Su-hyeon, benefited from his decision and were assigned the best rooms side by side.
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Plomp!
Lying spread-eagled on the bed, I let out a satisfied snort at the comfort of the sheets supporting my entire body.
"My back is lting."
'The sheets are top-rank. They probably extracted demonic beast feathers to use.'
Just as the price increases the more cashre is mixed into a coat.
Among the fur of high-rank demonic beasts, there were a few that provided supre comfort.
Of course, the bedding in the dormitory was quite decent too, but it couldn't match that of this top-class resort.
'Quality bedding accounts for about 30% of hotel stay satisfaction.'
Since there was still so ti until the assembly, I quietly cald my nerves that had subtly tensed up during the long journey.
The shouting and cheering sounds could be faintly heard from a distance, so excited were they.
'Having too good hearing can sotis be a problem.'
I turn my head to look at the glass door leading to the balcony.
'Nice.'
The sea and sky so blue and clear that the boundary line couldn't be distinguished.
It was so peaceful that it felt like a lie that there would be a big fight soon, and I almost unconsciously relaxed.
'I guess my mind has been quite tense all this ti.'
If not for the Unlimited characteristic, I thought I might have been quite exhausted not just from fatigue but from excessive stress.
But.
"This is no ti to be slouching."
A short rest was enough.
I got up and walked out to the balcony.
'The sunlight is really nice.'
It felt like being in Hawaii or the Maldives.
'Though I've never been there.'
In the middle of that scenery that made people feel comfortable and relaxed, a small island was visible about 5 minutes away by boat.
It was a rocky island with trees scattered on the steeply cut rocky mountain forming clusters.
'That's the place.'
He's hiding sowhere there.
MK-1's leader, Chu Jinhong.
He would be waiting there to strike at the rear at the most crucial mont.
'None of what you want will be achieved.'
I will make sure of that.
'There's not much ti.'
There was sothing I needed to do briefly before the assembly.
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"Ah, I'm dying of boredom."
The Ma-in waiting in the deep tunnel were passing the monotonous ti by playing with cubes or crossword puzzles they had brought as pastis.
"This is the problem with tunnel stakeouts. It's fucking boring."
"Then review the operation instead. Don't just play."
The man shrugged at the woman's sharp rebuke.
"I've seen it so much I know it by heart and then so."
"Oh, really?"
"And is it our first day or two doing this? We know exactly what to do. How hard is it to catch these kids? It's nothing compared to dealing with the Execution Force guys."
"There you go being careless again. That's your biggest problem. You get scolded by the leader every day but never change."
"Hmph, who cares? If I ss up a bit, you or the leader will cover for
anyway."
"That's how you'll suddenly die."
"If I die, I die, whatever. We're all just mayflies anyway."
The woman sighed at the man's words and stood up.
"...You're noisy, just save your energy."
"Where are you going?"
"To the bathroom."
"Oh, enjoy your dump."
"Please shut up."
The man, Chu Jinhong, was perfectly hidden among the rocky mountains, looking at the luxurious resort across from him.
"Pigs conforming to the system, kids born to good parents."
His eyes were filled with unfocused hatred.
"You have no idea how much Ma-in blood has been spilled behind your luxurious enjoynt of life in that place."
His anger wasn't particularly unusual.
Dissatisfaction with the system, murderous impulses as a Ma-in, self-loathing and anger about his situation—this was the life shared by him and his mbers, ard with their own beliefs, unable to endure without spilling blood.
'30 kids, 2 instructor bastards, and 5 assistant instructor nobodies.'
There were non-combat employees and agents guarding the outposts, but.
Chu Jinhong felt no threat from them.
'Our side has 20 carefully selected combat personnel.'
His calculation was that the disadvantage in numbers could be easily overco by individual skills and the advantage of surprise.
'Four will block Kim Cheol-han and Lee Ho-seung, and five will mark the five assistant instructors.'
And the remaining 10 in the surprise attack team will assault the scattered cadets.
'The compatibility differences, personnel placent, and timing are all fine.'
At 10 PM, the cadets will naturally split up for 'that activity'.
'Picking off scattered youngsters one by one is really not a difficult task.'
And his plan was to execute a lightning-fast attack to stab them in the back when the chaos was at its peak.
'From the mont we successfully infiltrated this island, this operation is already as good as 80% successful.'
But why?
An inexplicable ominousness remained clinging to one corner of the man's chest.
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