I Became the Leader of Academy City

31 – Discipline 14. The leading manager takes care of his colleagues (1)

In the eyes of Principal Lee Doo-hee, a panoramic view of Neo Seoul, an academy city, was visible.

A landscape filled with colorful lights that fill the city, lighting up the night.

One, it’s hazy.

The retina, which has turned white, is already too old to capture the splendor of the city. It was a cataract.

My daily routine involves putting an IV in my arm and driving a wheelchair.

Duhee had no intention of treating herself with healing magic. All I had to do was accept the disease and survive moderately.

Weeeing.

The old cell phone vibrated in my arms. The moment Doohee saw the sender, she swallowed her breath.

Sender ‘1215’.

Doohee quickly answered the phone.

“It’s been a while since I called…” . I thought there would be no need to talk on the phone in the future. “What’s going on?”

Duhee’s wrinkled face smiled brightly. His voice also became friendly and generous.

It did not last long.

After listening to the person on the phone for a while, Doohee’s expression darkened.

She closed her eyes tightly and let out her silent sigh.

“I see…. Don’t mess with the leader of Aseong High School, right? “I never thought you would say that.”

Doohee leaned back on the backrest of her wheelchair and looked at the blurry ceiling.

I tried to deal with Ahn Woo-jin by using a reasonably useful villain called Bomb Demon Lee Ha-min.

Doohee completely destroyed Anomia, which he had secretly invested in.

And the motive was that it was annoying that Ahn Woo-jin knew information about Anomia.

Anomia had a suitable use, but it was a shame for Doohee because the organization disintegrated without being able to use it properly.

However, I did not put emphasis on revenge.

I was just angry because someone broke the flower pot that I had spent so much time watering every day. Strictly speaking, if it’s a flower pot, you can just let the dust settle and replace it with a new one.

That’s why they only used the bomb horse, Lee Ha-min.

In the end, things went wrong.

Kim Dal-bi’s intrusion and Ahn Woo-jin’s excellent insight, which caught the bomber at once, were unexpected.

Since the attempt to deal with Ahn Woo-jin had already been in vain, there was no intention of hitting him too hard.

But it was too late.

The price of trying to hit Ahn Woo-jin has already brought about a large and unexpected reaction. So that there is a scratch in Duhee’s heart.

Duhee blinked his eyes for a long time, lost in thought for a moment, then opened his mouth, gathering his emotions.

“… Sure. “I apologize if I offended you.”

Soon, the call was disconnected.

Doohee closed her eyes, placed one hand between her eyebrows, and let out a deep sigh.

“What is that guy…” .”

The person on the other end of the call, 1215, warned me not to touch Ahn Woo-jin.

It was an unexpected reaction from Doo-hee.

I was just wondering how 1215 found out that they were targeting Ahn Woo-jin in the first place.

I had no intention of getting into trouble with 1215 over something like this. Doohee tried to calm down her boiling emotions.

At that time, I heard the sound of the door opening behind me.

Kim Dal-bi, a female student with light pink hair, came inside her, along with a female student dressed as a nun.

“… “Are you here?”

Duhee managed to keep her composure and barely opened her mouth. The voice rang sharply through the air.

Dalby said, “Hello?” And greeted her with a bright smile.

“You did a good job of getting in my way.”

“I told you that a long time ago. Don’t touch Woojin.”

“That was the condition for you two to separate. “It has nothing to do with this matter.”

“Wow… , look at the play on words. I’m completely senile. Put your hand on your heart, don’t you think it’s not too much of a stretch?”

Dal-bi tried to act slyly, hoping to make Doo-hee feel even a little worse.

The slight tremor in her voice was due to anger.

“Ah, don’t say that again.”

Duhee just looked at the cityscape and said.

“If you’re a dog, act like a dog.”

“Even the bastard.”

Dalbi responded immediately.

“If you think something precious is going to be taken away, will you even bite the owner? “I guess you forgot because you have dementia.”

Dalbi disguised her aggression with a playful tone.

“You don’t say a word. “A b*tch with no hair.”

“So? Why did you bring me here? Are you going to punish me again?”

“… “Go back.”

“?”

Dalby’s unexpected answer revealed her doubts.

“There is no longer any point in scolding you.”

“… ….”

Dalby, who was smiling, soon hardened her expression and narrowed her eyes.

Because she realized that something had happened while she was coming here.

“Yeseo. Send it back.”

“Yes~. “Let’s go back, Mr. Dalby.”

Son Ye-seo, a female nun, took Dal-bi with her and went out her door.

Even as Dal-bi was leaving, she stared at Doo-hee’s back. Hair dyed pure white. Turtle neck, hunched back. It was the same as usual.

Soon the door closed, and Doo-hee quietly sighed in the silence.

* * *

“It’s shabby, but come in.”

“Excuse me.”

White paper taking off shoes at the entrance.

Whether it be said that he was a married couple, even his ordinary actions were overflowing with elegance.

‘It feels a bit strange coming together….’

Suddenly, it felt real.

I brought a woman home in the middle of the night.

I’m sure he trusts me, so he doesn’t hesitate to come into my house even at this late hour. There must be a reason for me to be worried.

But, I’m also a man….

I thought I was being too trusting.

‘That’s it. ‘It’s not the time to worry about such things.’

I didn’t want to think about the issue of men versus women right now.

Baek Seo’s hand trembled occasionally after the battle.

That would have been a symptom related to the cost of using the unique ability.

Whether it was getting burned by his hand or hitting his head on the door, no matter what pain it was.

Even White Paper, who had not shown anything until now, was unable to hide his symptoms and was busy hiding his hands naturally. I’m sure I’m right.

‘I don’t know what the conditions or penalties are for using the unique ability.’

Because the white paper didn’t want to tell us, and it didn’t even appear in the game.

In more than half of the games, there were no specific conditions or penalties for using unique abilities. White Paper, who had a small role, was one of them.

So, if the white paper is suffering a difficult penalty but is trying not to show it.

‘I have to take care of it.’

I just wanted to save the white paper.

“Can I wash it first?”

“Oh, okay.”

Our school uniform gets wet and then dries due to the unique ability of white paper. I still felt uncomfortable and wanted to take a shower.

But as soon as you get home, you want to take a shower right away. I guess I really wanted to wash up.

“I need clothes….”

“It’s okay, so take whatever you want and wear it. “Something comfortable.”

The white paper smiled.

“Thank you. “This would be good.”

Huh?

The white paper took my white dress shirt. She was quite large for her size.

“Why that…?” ?”

“Because it looks comfortable. “Why not?”

“No… , there is nothing that cannot be done. “I was just asking.”

Men tend to fantasize about seeing the woman they like wearing only his dress shirt.

Of course, it was the same for me.

‘Is it a coincidence?’

I guess so.

Let’s not think about it in a complicated way.

White paper that goes into the shower room.

Soon, she heard the sound of water pouring down and saying, ‘Shoo ah ah’.

‘I should eat ramen first and then take a shower.’

It would be good to order ramen according to the timing when the white paper is washed and comes out.

Now that I think about it, when I heard Baekseo’s ‘Would you like me to make ramen for you?’, The question ‘Would you like to eat ramen?’ That was once popular in Korea in my past life came to mind. It was a metaphor for having s*x.

Strictly speaking, the white paper was stubbornly declaring that ‘I will eat ramen’, but anyway.

‘… ‘Let’s not think strange thoughts.’

The white paper must have been tired too.

Today it would have been better to just boil ramen, create a comfortable atmosphere, and create an environment where White Paper could rest comfortably.

‘Should I just boil the water first?’

I poured water into a pot and placed it on the burner.

Slowly boiling water. As I looked at the bubbles slowly rising, the worries from before filled my mind again.

‘Chief principal….’

Principal, Lee Doo-hee.

The face of the elderly woman who was the most powerful person in Academy City came to mind.

‘I didn’t know that the task this year would be someone who commits suicide. Was he behind Dalby right now? Like darkness?

If her current headmaster’s ears were spread out across her academy city, he should not have let his words that treated her as her dark side come out of her mouth.

This place could not be a safe zone.

‘So, as long as I don’t mention the secret, it’s okay.’

It occurred to me that even though Dalbi pretended to have a secret, she never mentioned the secret itself.

Unless important information was exchanged, the principal seemed to be trying to take a non-sensitive stance. In the first place, your hearing ears may also have limitations.

‘Well. It will be difficult to cover the entire Academy City, and there is a risk of backlash if you do something that stands out.’

Besides.

‘… I also understand why Dalbi didn’t write down her secret in her letter.’

I think about it.

Even without her saying anything, Dalbi could secretly tell her her secret by writing it in her letter. But Dalby didn’t do that.

‘I would have judged it to be dangerous.’

No matter how careful I was, there was a possibility that I would unconsciously mention something related to the headmaster.

So, rather than putting pressure and risk on me, they decided that it would be better if I didn’t know the secret at all.

‘Anyway, it would be better to be careful until everything becomes clear. The principal might attack again, so we need to prepare. But….’

Judging by the fact that he sent the bomb horse Lee Ha-min rather than a hunting dog like Spartoy, it seems like the headmaster wasn’t keen on taking me down.

Moreover, Kim Dal-bi doesn’t seem to be able to completely control it either.

He might be found out that he is the underdog dealing with the six criminals. It didn’t seem like they would take that risk and go out of their way to target me. Because the belly button is bigger than the stomach.

‘Dalbi… I hope you’ll be okay.’

Regardless of the fact that Dalby was her enemy, she couldn’t help but be worried about her.

Still, the goblin told her that Dalbi had a plan for her. For now, I can only hope that things turn out well. She just hoped that at least she wouldn’t experience anything bad from the headmaster.

Also, you can find out what the story is later by digging around.

‘Ah, my head hurts…’ .’

As her mind became confused, she felt tired.

I felt it again.

‘So much happened today.’

It’s hard, really.

I need to stop thinking now and get some rest.

When the water boiled, I turned off the burner and headed to the shower room. It was to ask Baek Seo when he was going to finish showering.

The sound of water got closer.

“Manager?”

Before I could speak, I heard Baek Seo’s voice. Because I was in the shower room, my voice rang out.

“Are you here to take a peek?”

“What?”

What nonsense are you talking about?

“Hmm, I could pretend I didn’t see it.”

I felt like my fatigue was subtly disappearing from the gentle yet playful voice. It was as if White Paper’s voice had a healing effect.

Is dopamine being released?

It wasn’t strange.

It’s true that I feel good just hearing Baek Seo’s voice.

The corners of my mouth went up without me realizing it.

“Is that really what you came here for?”

“Wow.”

Unnatural exclamation.

“Why?”

“Then let’s wash together…” ?”

An unnaturally trembling voice.

As expected, a playful question was asked.

“Huh.”

I was so dumbfounded that a small exclamation erupted.

I was tempted to close my eyes and fall for the prank, but of course I refrained.

Because we weren’t dating or confirmed our feelings for each other, there was a high risk that our relationship would fall apart if we really did.

You’re doing this because you trust me, but you have to take care of your shame.

Furthermore, the kid who seemed to be having a hard time after going through all sorts of things today is trying his best to play around. It’s probably an effort to create a good atmosphere. Of course I have to repay him….

“… “Why aren’t you answering?”

“?”

Ah.

There was a delay as I had to think for a moment.

I wonder if he thought it was suspicious.

“No, I was thinking for a moment….”

“Have you really thought about it seriously? “You’re a pervert, our manager.”

“What a pervert… !”

I couldn’t tolerate being called a vulgar title like ‘pervert’ even as a joke.

Because I am the leader of the leadership department. There was a need to tenaciously defend the image.

“Don’t push yourself in a strange direction…” .”

From inside the shower room, White Paper’s soft laughter was heard, “hehehe.”

“I’m going to make ramen according to the time you show up. “Just tell me how much longer you want to wash.”

“About 10 minutes from now.”

“Okay. “The towels are on the shelf, so check them carefully.”

“Thank you.”

I went back to the kitchen.

* * *

The shower room was full of cloudy steam.

The naked white paper swept up her hair under the water pouring from the shower. She had finished her conversation with Woojin by making a light joke.

When she wiped the steam from the mirror with her palm, her own face was revealed. That expression… It wasn’t very good.

“… ….”

Kim Dal-bi.

She had something to talk about with her.

We finally met today, but we couldn’t talk.

Because there was nothing I could do at that time.

From the moment Dalbi touched her Woojin, Baekseo’s only thought was to stab her with his sword. The conversation was something that had to be done after finding Dalbi and crushing him.

The problem is on the other side.

The fact that the principal intervened targeting Woojin. The white paper guessed so.

Because the villain targeted Woojin in the area of the Federal Board of Directors, and even Kim Dal-bi came forward. It was a natural conclusion for White Paper.

Why is the principal targeting Woojin?

The exact reason was unknown.

One thing that has become clear is that Woojin may become dangerous in the future.

There was no guarantee that they wouldn’t attack again like today.

So, if possible, it was something to consider living with Woojin not only today but until the headmaster issue was resolved.

“… Are you okay.”

Baekseo, who was thinking about Dalby and the principal, spoke to himself in a very quiet voice.

“I can protect it.”

This is a life that has already been thrown away once.

It would be great if I could at least risk my life to protect the person I love.

“If I protect it…” .”

White Paper looked down at his hands.

A blurry hand with calluses reflected in the bright shower room light.

Every now and then, when I look down at that hand, my field of vision shifts to the black asphalt road in the middle of the night, and the blood-covered hand overlaps.

Next, in a dark alley.

Next, in the closed basement.

Next, on the roof of a building where it was raining.

With the corpses in front of him, White Paper’s hands were always wet with blood.

The blood, which was bright red in color, gradually faded in my memories and had already turned gray.

The White Paper hated that scene.

Because humanity seemed to be fading away.

Master of using the unique ability of Unsaengsa.

Reproduces trauma more strongly.

This was okay.

Because the unforgettable feeling of skepticism only hits you harder than usual. I could bear it.

Of course, if you use your unique ability too much, the trauma will be very strong and eat away at your mind. At that time, he didn’t have the confidence to endure it.

But it was okay.

I just have to protect Woojin.

The white paper only had that thought.

As his hands trembled against his will, White Paper clenched his hands into fists, trying to suppress the memories that kept surfacing.

“Ha.”

Baek Seo took a deep breath and struggled to calm his emotions.

Eventually, he finished showering and changed his clothes.

Woojin’s dress shirt.

Woojin’s underwear.

Perhaps because it was for men, the dress shirt was long and covered the groin area. Beneath it, his bare, hazy legs were clearly exposed.

On the outside, it looked like he was wearing nothing on his lower body.

“I’m somehow embarrassed….”

There was intention in choosing a white dress shirt.

One of man’s dreams.

A woman who likes her porcelain shirt will wear it.

This was information I had already found on the Internet in advance.

That’s why I chose a white dress shirt because I wanted to look pretty to Woojin.

But when I looked in the mirror and became conscious of my clothes, my head started to heat up.

“…… ?”

Suddenly, the fragrant smell flowing into the nostrils took hold of White Paper’s nerves.

The familiar and fragrant smell of fabric softener was faintly wafting.

Once again, he realized that all the clothes he was wearing were Woojin’s.

“… “Seu.”

White Paper put the sleeve covering his hand to his nose, closed his eyes, and savored the scent.

The scent that usually comes from Woojin filled my sense of smell. The scent drove away the dull, bloody thoughts and gave me a warm feeling.

At that moment, the familiar sound of bubbling ramen was ringing in my ears. Baek Seo finished putting on light makeup and headed to the kitchen.

It was right after that that Woojin lost his mind.