As they walked out, Bakgi watched Chun Yeowun silently. Yeowun didn’t say anything, and Bakgi felt apologetic for what had happened.
‘I got him into sothing that I should have dealt with by myself.’
Bakgi was shocked when Chun Jongsum ca in almost dying due to the poison. He too knew that Chun Yeowun was going to use violence when dealing with Jongsum, but he didn’t expect Yeowun to destroy Jongsum’s internal energy either. He first wondered why Yeowun had gone so far as to destroy Jongsum’s internal energy. That ant that Chun Jongsum’s life as a warrior was over, and not to ntion, all of his bones had been crushed.
‘Does he not think about the backlash? Or is he that vengeful against him?’
Bakgi then thought about what would he have done if he faced soone who might have killed his own parents. It was questionable to say the least. Bakgi then spoke to Yeowun.
“7th cadet.”
Yeowun stopped and looked back curiously.
“Let ask you sothing.”
“Yeah.”
“Why did you destroy his internal energy?”
After going so far, Chun Yeowun now was going to get all the fury from the Poison Clan. Yeowun answered calmly.
“...I was just let my anger out of control.”
Yeowun continued, “I was afraid that if I let him be, he would use poison on the other cadets also.”
That made Bakgi astonished. Yeowun was more worried about the other cadets being poisoned than him being blad by the Poison Clan.
‘This guy...’
He wasn’t just a reckless fool. His decision-making wasn’t perfect, but he was still more of a leader than the other princes that Bakgi had t.
‘He’s different.’
Chun Yeowun wasn’t actually worried about other cadets. He just didn’t want to see the poison that killed his mother spreading across the academy. However, Bakgi had interpreted it as Yeowun’s noble sacrifice and began to think that Yeowun was fitting as a leader.
“What if...”
Bakgi then tried to say sothing to Yeowun when seven cadets ca running for him. They were Yeowun’s team mbers.
“Master! Where were you?” Hu Bong asked with sweat over his face. The seven cadets looked like they were really worried and sighed in relief. Ko Wanghur also spoke with relief.
“We were worried that you got ambushed. I was waiting for you to co out of the private training ground.”
“Oh.”
Yeowun then rembered talking with Wanghur to go back to the dorm together after dinner ti. But when Yeowun did not co out after an hour, Wanghur began searching the academy with the other mbers. Yeowun apologized to them.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, it is good that you are okay.”
Bakgi then looked at them and smiled bitterly.
‘He already has his own people.’
Bakgi realized that he always distanced himself from the other cadets, so even when he was a leader for the 12th group, no one followed him. Yeowun then asked Bakgi, “What were you trying to say?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Bakgi shook his head and returned to his room.
When Yeowun’s team heard about what happened between him and Chun Jongsum, they beca concerned. Ko Wanghur of the Demon Fist Clan was also worried about Yeowun destroying Jongsum’s internal energy. Wanghur then gave them a solution to deal with this.
“We have to grow in power for now. They cannot do anything to us while we are still attending the academy, but we are against one of the six clans of the cult. We must focus on growing in power while we can.”
Ko Wanghur was big and muscular, but he was also very intuitive and logical. Yeowun agreed with him. He had to be prepared for the Poison Clan to retaliate in any way. And unlike Wanghur, Hu Bong was worried about another issue.
“Master. I’m more worried about how the Chief will handle this issue.”
The rules of the academy didn’t state that one couldn’t destroy another’s internal power, but internal power was like a lifeline to a warrior, so they weren’t sure about what the academy would do about this issue.
“Let’s hope nothing happens.”
Hu Bong’s concern beca a reality. Early in the morning the next day, three instructors ca to Yeowun and his mbers in the forest nearby where they were going to train. One of those instructors was Impeng.
“You’ve done a foolish thing.”
“...I’m sorry.”
“The Chief has ordered us to take you to his room.”
‘Oh no..’
The seven mbers all beca worried. They just hoped that Yeowun would not get expelled. If that happened, then Yeowun would be targeted by the Poison Clan right away.
When instructors brought Yeowun up to the office of the Chief, they let Yeowun go in alone.
“Chief, the 7th cadet is here.”
“Let him in.”
When Yeowun walked in, Lee Hang had tied his long red hair to the back and was working on a docunt. Yeowun then bowed politely.
“7th cadet, reporting to the Chief of the Demonic Academy.”
Lee Hang did not respond and focused on his docunt. The air went cold as silence fell. Soon, Lee Hang finished writing on the docunt and got up to stretch his muscles.
“I had to write an incident report thanks to you, so don’t be angry about not responding to your bow.”
That was what Lee Hang had been working on. He had to report Baek Jongng and the other instructors on what had happened. Hang pointed at the chair near the eting table and allowed Yeowun to have a seat.
Lee Hang sat across Yeowun and looked at him with his fingers crossed. It was hard to tell what he was thinking. After a long ti, Hang said, “You are still young.”
“What?”
“Let’s deal with the work first. Let speak first as the Chief of the Academy.”
‘As the Chief?’
Yeowun beca curious and Hang continued, “You’ve done so serious damage by destroying another cadet’s internal energy.”
The problem here was that. Fighting and dueling behind the scenes were unofficially recomnded by the academy, so the actual fighting was not a problem.
“You basically killed a martial artist.”
It was likely that there was going to be punishnt for this. Yeowun’s eyes shook. This ant that he might even get expelled.
“Through our long history in the academy, you are the first to do such a foolish thing. If we let you walk freely after doing such a thing, there will be others who will replicate such a foolish act.”
‘No...’
Yeowun put his head down. Hang concluded, “So, as the Chief of the Academy, I hereby order you to turn over your yellow tag and stay for five days in the prison cell.”
Yeowun’s eyes widened with shock.
“...Am I not getting expelled?”
“Expel? What nonsense are you talking about? The only expulsion in the academy is from failing a test, or killing another cadet outside an official duel.”
“Oh...”
Yeowun then sighed in relief. At least the worst-case scenario did not happen. Hang shook his head.
“Hmph. It’s too early to feel relieved.”
It was as Hang said. If he had to return the yellow tag, it ant he would lose the right to beco a leader. After five days in prison, it would give him only one day to get the tag back when he ca out. But would there be any instructors left with a yellow tag on the last day?
‘...That’s a problem too.’
Lee Hang had given such punishnt to show all cadets what will happen when one went too far with violence.
‘I was going to make you stay for seven days, but that will give you no chance.’
This was a small gift from Lee Hang. He couldn’t bear to lose talented individual like Chun Yeowun, although he was really disappointed over this issue.
“Well, so with that done, let’s talk about your foolishness as a senior graduate of the academy.”
Hang then unleashed his powerful energy throughout the office. It was so terrifying that it even made Chun Yeowun flinch. The reason why Hang covered his office was to mask the sound that could seep out of the office.
“I am very disappointed with you.”
Unlike how he was formally punishing Yeowun, he now seed very angry.
“I had big hopes for you, and you’ve done sothing only a thug would do,” Lee Hang spat angrily. Yeowun then thought Hang was disappointed in Yeowun for destroying the internal energy of a fellow cadet and apologized.
“I’m sorry.”
“Sorry for what? Can’t you do your work better? You have no head to take care of your shit?”
“What?”
“Did you bring him to the dical room after you destroyed his internal energy because you sympathized with him?”
“That’s...”
“Of course not. You were afraid you might get expelled. Then you should’ve not have done that from the beginning.”
“But Chun Jongsum...”
“He used the poison that killed your mother, so he deserves to be killed? Is that it?”
Yeowun was confused and the words got stuck in his throat. Lee Hang had found out every little detail of what had happened. Baek Jongng had spilled all the details about Chun Yeowun, in hopes of defending Yeowun’s position. Lee Hang scoffed and spoke with a cold voice.
“You bring him to the dical room when you think he’s the one behind your mother’s death? Because you were afraid that you might be expelled? What a fool! If you were going to do it, then you should’ve done it right.”
‘Wait- is he...?’
Lee Hang wasn’t talking about destroying internal energy. He was implying that Chun Yeowun should’ve just killed Jongsum.
“You shouldn’t have let an enemy live. That will only create more enemies.”
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