Chapter 46

I Became a Mafia in the Academy Chapter 46

The reason I sighed when I first received the challenge letter was simple.

I knew that there was only one person in the Academy who would write a challenge letter in Chinese characters.

Choi Yeon.

There was no doubt that she was the one who sent this challenge letter.

“No matter what, I didn’t expect her to take an interest in me so soon.”

“Huh?”

Choi Yeon was a person who aimed to grow herself to meet the expectations of her family and grandfather.

Given that her family was led by a sword master, they placed great importance on sparring and real combat, so whenever a player became strong, she would immediately challenge them to a sparring match.

Sending this [Challenge Letter] to students she considered her equal or superior was a characteristic of Choi Yeon.

Because of this, she was also known in the community as the "Academy Freshman Executioner."

However, that was only from the perspective of those she considered strong.

I knew that rumors about me had been spreading in the Academy through club activities recently, but I didn’t expect her to make contact with me so soon.

‘So, does she already consider me her equal or even superior?’

The start of the challenge letter event seems to confirm this.

While my judgment might not be wrong...

“Do you not need to read it?”

Seo-a, who was twisting her body as if she were dying of curiosity, asked.

“There’s probably nothing much in it. It’ll probably just say when and where to meet.”

As I answered, I opened the challenge letter, and the expected content appeared.

[Next Monday, sparring time, I’ll be waiting. -Choi Yeon]

“...As expected.”

“Really? Ah, the pretty lady with the blue hair who gave you the challenge letter is named Choi Yeon?”

Seo-a reacted as if she was hearing her name for the first time.

“Didn’t you see her during the exams? She’s the top student in this year’s cohort, so you must have seen her at least once.”

“Oh, I was quite busy with part-time jobs back then... I finished the exam quickly and went home to cook for my younger siblings.”

...I feel a bit sorry for her.

“Anyway, so you’re going to spar with Mr. Yujin and that Choi Yeon lady? The top and the second?”

Maybe it’s because of the titles of top and second.

Seo-a looked at me with a lot of anticipation.

Spar with Choi Yeon...

Certainly, forming a connection through sparring would be ideal, but the problem was her personality.

“I plan to decline.”

“Eh? Why?”

Her strong competitive spirit is one of her strengths, but considering the upcoming events in the Academy, accepting the challenge would only exhaust me.

The disadvantages would outweigh the benefits.

So...

“Just.”

It would be better to find a connection that benefits us in other ways rather than through sparring.

“Huh? What? It’s over... Boss, aren’t you going to eat?”

Jin-woo, who had been lying down, rubbed his eyes and got up.

Good, now that this guy is up, we should start moving.

“Let’s go. To eat.”

The guests are coming. We need to eat well and use that energy to serve them properly.

I hope they are satisfied.

* * *

“President, do we really need to go en masse like this?”

In the Ranger Club’s room, the members, each equipped as if they were going to a dungeon, were preparing to leave for somewhere.

“Can we just sit back and do nothing when a club that’s only a week old declares war on us?”

Kwon Su-hyuk, the president of the Ranger Club, clenched his fist as he recalled what had happened recently.

The recipe obtained from the Recipe Development Club.

The recipe for food that could permanently enhance physical abilities just by eating it turned out to be an incomplete recipe.

Kwon Su-hyuk, who needed the recipe for the revival of the Ranger Club and for better facilities and investments, sent members to continue researching a proper recipe, but...

“How dare a freshman ignore their seniors? Especially in a club where I, Kwon Su-hyuk, am a member?”

The club ‘Familia’ that the freshmen hired to protect them was the problem.

Of course, Kwon Su-hyuk didn’t underestimate ‘Familia’s’ abilities.

Even though they were a new club, they had the strength to dismantle the Gold Club ‘Fund Investment Club,’ and that fact didn’t change.

Therefore, Kwon Su-hyuk decided to put pressure on ‘Familia’ through other means.

“Don’t be too scared. We’re just going to pay a visit, right?”

No matter how much they were rising stars, they were still a newly formed Bronze Club.

Kwon Su-hyuk planned to visit them with the club members fully equipped, using the visit as an excuse to put pressure on them.

This was the power of a Bronze Club that was also a combat club and a powerful club.

He didn’t plan to start a fight.

He didn’t want to feel the humiliation his member experienced when they lost to them last time.

So, he planned to gradually put pressure on them using his position and status, and then absorb ‘Familia.’

‘If we can properly absorb them, getting promoted to a Silver Club won’t be a dream.’

In fact, Kwon Su-hyuk was confident that the ‘Ranger Club’ would be promoted to a Silver Club next.

“Are all the interns here?”

He recalled the freshmen who joined last week.

Kim Young-je, a freshman who, despite his young age, could freely use four attributes and showed off his abilities.

His performance in the dungeon was also very impressive, so Kwon Su-hyuk was determined to keep him.

A flexible and promising magician was a very rare existence.

“Um... I don’t see that magician intern.”

“Young-je?”

“Yes. According to the others, he didn’t come to the club room today.”

“...Really?”

It was strange for that diligent guy to suddenly not come, but Kwon Su-hyuk didn’t think much of it.

They had done a lot to make him stay.

They took extra care of him when distributing food in the dungeon and treated him as a full member when distributing loot.

Not only that, he even gave him a ten-year-old ginseng he had collected by luck in the past. This was enough to make a regular freshman join soul and body.

In fact, he had successfully recruited a few this way, so he was confident.

‘Maybe he’s busy today? Anyway, we can wrap things up now.’

Unless he’s the son of a wealthy family, he’ll join if we just mention a few more conditions.

There was no problem.

“Are most of them here, then?”

“Yes, President.”

“...I want to show the power of our club to that guy too.”

Sigh, it would be easier to finalize the recruitment if he were here... But what can we do if he’s not coming.

In the end, Kwon Su-hyuk decided to head to the Z room on the first basement floor, where the ‘Familia Club’ was located, with this group.

“Let’s go. We’ll show them who they’re messing with.”

Each member was fully equipped.

With this appearance, even the freshmen would feel the pressure.

The Z room, where the ‘Familia Club’ was located, was in the deepest part of the basement, where Bronze Clubs were gathered.

It was obvious what kind of environment they had, given that the place was only used as a storage room until recently.

Kwon Su-hyuk was sure they were just talking in a dusty space.

He stood in front of the Z room and immediately pushed open the double doors.

“I came to congratulate you on the new club...?”

And he froze at the sight of the interior, which was completely different from what he had expected and unimaginable.

The size was impressive, incomparable to other club rooms. This was understandable, as the size of each club room varied by location, and the basement was originally used as a storage room, so it could be spacious.

But the contents inside were not.

The dazzling, luxurious colors and modern design.

Famous heroes couldn’t even use...

“Another String?”

Why is this equipment in a mere Bronze Club’s room?

Kwon Su-hyuk, who came from a wealthy family, knew about the equipment from ‘Another String.’

Famous manufacturer equipment used by top-tier guilds.

Equipment with unimaginable prices and which could only be purchased by those with the corresponding status and reputation.

And now, they were neatly lined up in a mere Bronze Club’s room.

“President? Why are you frozen... Oh?”

The vice president, who followed Kwon Su-hyuk, also froze at the sight of the interior.

The ultra-luxury facilities were incomparable to their own ‘Ranger Club.’

Shower room, bedroom, lounge, game room, training room.

The facilities, which could rival even major guilds, were a huge shock to the vice president of a Bronze Club.

“Oh? Seniors, you’re here?”

A man who was doing leg exercises on a machine put it down and approached with a bright smile.

“You... You... Why are you here?”

Kim Young-je, the freshman he had invested in to bring in.

Seeing him using the equipment and approaching as if he were very familiar was completely unexpected.

“Huh? Why am I here... Because I’m in ‘Familia,’ of course?”

Young-je shrugged and smiled, and Kwon Su-hyuk