I became a mafia member of the academy, Chapter 61
Guok Chunshik.
Abroad, he is known as the 'Aura Master,' and in terms of utilizing abilities related to aura, he is considered one of the top in the world.
He was sentenced to three years in Niflheim for killing a villain as a regular awakener after retiring from his past career as a hero. However, considering his past record and the fact that he had a grudge with most of the inmates in Niflheim,
He is currently a man who has been sentenced to three years of detention at the 'Hero Silver Town,' an awakener nursing facility in Gangwon Province.
There is a rumor that he is suffering from old age...
'But it was a rumor spread by Guok Chunshik himself.'
And it wasn't hard to guess the reason.
It was probably to keep the annoying flies from sticking to him and to gradually diminish his presence.
For a hero, presence is a symbol of honor, but it also means making many enemies.
"Well, all of that will be useless anyway."
Inside the helicopter heading to Gangwon Province.
I muttered to myself while looking down at the vast forests of Gangwon Province.
Before heading to Gangwon Province, I visited the academy to get a recommendation letter from Jisu Hyun, submitted a 'Mentor Learning Application,' and borrowed the family's helicopter to head to 'Hero Silver Town.'
All of this was to prepare for the upcoming event.
"Probably today, right?"
At this time, the news of the villains escaping from Niflheim would start to spread.
I took out my phone and checked the news channel.
[Breaking news. A group of villains, including 'Bloody Clown,' who was active across the United States, and a Korean villain, have escaped from Niflheim, where they were serving life sentences. Their number is five in total...]
This event marked the official start of the CS.
Although the main story is still tied to the club requests at the academy, soon major incidents will begin to occur, plunging this world into chaos.
And to survive in such a world...
"I need to become stronger."
I need to become stronger than anyone else.
That's why I chose Guok Chunshik as my mentor.
[Young master, we have arrived.]
The voice of the knight who landed at 'Hero Silver Town' came through the headset.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll contact you when I return."
I took off the headset and stepped outside. A man with glasses was waiting, smiling and bowing.
"I heard from the academy. Are you Han Yujin? I am Yoo Seokhoon, a nursing attendant at 'Hero Silver Town.'"
Since I was here as a 'student of the academy,' I bowed in return with a business smile.
"Yes, that's right. I'm Han Yujin, a first-year student at Seoul Hero Academy. Is Mr. Guok Chunshik... inside?"
"Ah, yes. He seemed quite interested when he heard a student from the academy was coming. Although visits from outsiders are not allowed for those serving detention, an exception was made for the academy. He is in the visiting room, so please follow me."
He led me to the visiting room, enthusiastically explaining the facilities and their advantages, but since it was a setting I had seen several times in the game, I only half-listened and nodded appropriately.
Before I knew it, we arrived at a building.
"Hahaha! There should be more people like you who think about retired heroes. Ah, we've arrived. This is the visiting room."
We entered the visiting room, which resembled a high-end cafe, and saw an old man sitting inside.
He was drinking ginseng tea, but his hands were trembling as he held the cup, his shoulders slumped, and his hair was completely white.
He was the mentor I was looking for, Guok Chunshik.
"Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Han Yujin."
After confirming that Yoo Seokhoon had left, I sat across from Guok Chunshik.
The visiting room was empty, thanks to Yoo Seokhoon's consideration.
"You're a student from the academy."
He slowly put down his cup of ginseng tea and looked at me intently.
Despite his frail appearance, his eyes exuded a deep and strong power.
He slowly spoke.
"So, you're the one who wanted to see me?"
"Yes, sir."
I said, taking out Jisu Hyun's recommendation letter from my inner pocket and carefully sliding it to him.
"This is a recommendation letter from Instructor Jisu Hyun, asking you to take me as a mentee."
He looked at the purple envelope in front of him and let out a hollow laugh.
"Jisu Hyun... that kid gave a recommendation letter? You must be quite an interesting one."
I just smiled in response to his words.
He took out the recommendation letter and read it, then burst into laughter.
"Indeed, a recommendation letter worthy of that kid."
He placed the recommendation letter in front of me.
The letter read:
[Old man, if you don't accept him, you'll regret it. He's talented, so try raising him as a last hurrah.]
...That crazy woman.
Who writes a recommendation letter like that?
"So, if this is true, you came all the way to this remote Gangwon Province to take me as your mentor?"
"Yes."
I nodded in response to his straightforward question.
But Guok Chunshik waved his hand.
"Asking an old retired man to be your mentor. I appreciate you coming all this way, but... I can barely take care of myself, let alone a student. I don't have the intention to take on students, so you might as well go back."
As expected, he gave the answer I anticipated. I met his gaze and slowly spoke.
"If I go back now, your family will all die."
"..."
The atmosphere around us turned icy.
"Kid, are you threatening me?"
His eyes blazed with a cold fire.
To think he would still exude such a presence after claiming to be suffering from old age.
"It's not a threat, but an offer to help. Didn't you see the news today?"
"Of course, I did. They said two of the villains I caught escaped from Niflheim. Are you saying that's related to what you just mentioned?"
"Yes. They plan to attack this place where you are soon, led by 'Miner.'"
With a loud bang, the table in front of us collapsed.
Guok Chunshik had slammed his hand on it.
"Alright, kid. Let's say what you're saying is true. How do you know this? They've only been out for less than a day, and how could a mere academy student know their plans and targets?"
He was clearly suspicious.
The information was too significant for a mere academy student to possess.
It wasn't surprising that he was skeptical, given that I had this information in less than half a day.
"Because I'm that good."
"What? Are you trying to play word games with me... huh."
Guok Chunshik's words trailed off.
He saw the red aura emanating from my hand.
"...A destructively red aura. I've seen such an aura once before."
His gaze slowly moved from my arm to my face.
"...Who are you?"
I believed he would recognize me immediately.
"–Vito Calione."
His eyes twitched.
"The boss of the Calione Family, known as Don, Don Vito Calione. He is my father."
"..."
He nodded, understanding.
"Let me introduce myself again. I am Yujin Han Calione, a first-year student at Seoul Hero Academy and the successor of the Calione Family. I sincerely apologize for not introducing myself properly earlier."
After a few seconds, something slid toward me with a creaking sound.
Looking up, I saw Guok Chunshik using his aura to pull a new table from the corner to our location.
What a monstrous level of control.
"...You're worth listening to."
The aura surrounding the table gradually disappeared, absorbed into Guok Chunshik's body.
He sat back down, crossing his legs.
"So, the information you mentioned came from the Calione Family's network?"
It was information I knew from the game, but I nodded, acknowledging it as such.
The Calione Family wouldn't be unaware of such information.
"Yes. But it wasn't brought here for a trade."
"...If not for a trade, why did you tell me this?"
"This is... a kind of gift. Look at me. Isn't this what you value the most?"
I said, generating a faint red aura in my hand, just as before.
"Don't you want to raise me?"
I was confident he wouldn't let a promising talent slip by.
In the game, as I increased my intimacy with him, he would share various stories.
"There are no children in Korea today who have awakened to aura. It's a pity..."
Hearing this, I once created a new character with an aura user concept and visited him again.
"Would you like to learn the Aura Style from me?"
Yes, he was an NPC with a hidden job quest.
Moreover, there was another hidden event when mastering the Aura Style from him, befitting his reputation as the greatest hero of the past.
"The most talented person I've ever seen was 'Calione.' Yes, the Vito Calione of the Calione Family you know."
This event revealed the secrets of Calione's abilities.
"That child had no teacher. When I first met him, his aura had already changed in its own way. If we had met earlier, he might have reached a higher level... It's truly a pity..."