Chapter 367

Right after the pre-recording, before the start of the live broadcast.

Energy waves were detected outside the boundary.

It made people wary at first, but soon, they realized that it was the return of the players who had been dealing with the otherworlds downstairs.

The nervous people at the studio soon began to cheer at the players’ return.

When Yeo Raehun raised a bronze stone, a gap in the boundary appeared in the form of a makeshift passage and the players were able to enter the studio.

“Professor, thank you for your hard work! Guys, are any of you hurt?”

Kim Yuri greeted Ham Geunhyung, Jegal, and the other kids from Class Zero with a bright smile as soon as they entered.

“Oh, right. Where’s Euishin? And Yong-ssaem?”

“He’s with Yong-ssaem.”

“Huh? Yeom Junyeol sunbaenim will be on stage but he’s not going to watch?”

“I know right...”

Kim Yuri has a lot of questions, but there was no one in there who could answer them.

Meanwhile, the Year Two Class Zero students swarmed Jegal, examining him for any hidden injuries.

“Jegal-ssaem! Come here! You’re not hurt anywhere, are you? Are you in pain? What about your energy wave? Did you use up to much?

“I am alright.”

“Jegal-ssaem, your standard of being okay is a bit...”

“Jegal-ssaem, we know you don’t lie but you sometimes hide things from us!”

“No, something is wrong with Jegal-ssaem’s face. It’s the face of someone who has been through something.”

Geum Chansol and Wang Chansol found something strange and persistently asked Jegal, but the latter refused to give away anything.

Although it’s true that he wasn’t injured, the students still looked at their homeroom teacher with suspicious eyes.

While receiving their intense gazes, Jegal comforted them and said everything he had to say.

“I stopped by here since I knew you guys would be worried. I think I have to help the Red Lion Team finish up cleaning everything.”

“Eh? You’re leaving right now?”

“No! You just arrived but you’re leaving already?!”

“Students participated in the attack too, shouldn’t you watch over them as a teacher?”

“If you leave it to someone else...”

“Professor Yong Jegun left with Euishin. Professor Ham Geunhyung will be here to watch the performances with his class, so I should get going.”

At Jegal’s words, the mouths of the Year Two class Zero students pouted like ducks.

They expressed their dissatisfaction with all their might, but Jegal didn’t budge.

“I’ll try to come back as soon as I can. Listen well to Professor Ham Geunhyung. Chansol-ie, you’re the class representative so take good care of Garam and Haeon.”

“Yes...”

“Okay...”

Geum Chansol and Wang Chansol showed their talent for answering well with their pouting mouths.

After hearing their response, Jegal wasted no time and moved right away.

Before leaving the studio, he approached Maeng Hyodon.

“Thank you for earlier, Hyodon-ah.”

“O-oh... Yes...”

The depressed Year Two Class Zero students avoided Jegal’s gaze when he began to leave the studio.

When Jegal completely disappeared, Geum Chansol and Wang Chansol immediately rushed toward Maeng Hyodon.

The not-so-tall Maeng Hyodon was soon surrounded by his seniors, and the scene looked like he was being bullied.

“Hold it right there! Why did he thank you?”

“Year One Class Zero Maeng Hyodon hoobaenim. Tell me why in the world Jegal-ssaem was thanking you.”

“O-oh... You see... How should I say this...”

“So something did happen! Hurry and say it!”

“Hurryyyyy!”

“Sunbaenim! Professor Ham Geunhyung is watching you.”

Kim Yuri intervened quickly.

Ham Geunhyung, guided by the staff, went to where Dokgo Miro was waiting for a while, and he was staring at the seniors surrounding his students.

The instrument is also a weapon for players like Kwon Jein and Kwon Lena.

However, energy instruments such as energy violins were classified as instruments, not weapons.

Therefore, it wasn’t marked at the security checkpoint earlier, which means that she can materialize it anytime.

Nevertheless, Kwon Lena couldn’t go out to fight.

‘...My muse still doesn’t have enough power to fight with her energy violin. Still, it must’ve bothered her to see her friends heading to the battlefield without weapons.’

From Mok Wooram’s perspective, who also knows Kwon Lena’s secret, the existence of this “Lee Yeoreum” was also worrisome.

But it was Kwon Lena who Mok Wooram is worried about the most at the moment.

While hesitating about how to offer her some comfort, Min Geurin broke the silence.

“Oh, I got a message from Daesok.”

“From Daesok? Can Daesok-ie come?”

“No, I don’t think he can come today. I guess there are more things to do at the lab. ...He’s asking us if everything’s okay. Should I tell him what happened?”

“I think it would be in the news anyway, so it’s better to tell him honestly.”

“Oh, Miro’s going up to the stage! The other contestants are coming up too. The first performance must be starting already!”

Mok Wooram lost his chance to console Kwon Lena.

In the room with anxious people here and there, the first performance ended safely.

* * *

This old man is telling me to “just wait”

I only saw the message banner that pops up on top of the screen, but I decided not to check all the messages he’s been sending.

I think I’d see no end to his nagging if I leave him on read.

I decided to ask Yong Jegun first to confirm.

“...Professor Jegun, is there someone from the Tiger Clan who can enter here?”

“Yep, there is.”

Seeing that Yong Jegun answered right away, there really must be someone.

It’s going to be a little difficult if someone from the Tiger Clan picks me up right now though...

“Oh, did they tell you they’re coming to pick you up?”

Yong Jegun figured it out.

The sharpness of my playable character impressed me, but at this point, I needed to come up with a countermeasure.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of that Tiger.”

...My playable character is perfect!

Just as I was admiring Yong Jegun, Cheongryong and Yeom Bangyeol talked to me.

“I couldn’t greet our guest properly earlier. As you may already know, I am the head of the Dragon Clan and Yeom Junyeol’s uncle, Cheongryong.”

“I am Yeom Bangyeol, father of Yeom Junyeol and Team Master of Red Lion.”

They had solemn voices, but the bright cheering sticks they were holding were quite the contradiction.

Even in their self-introductions, they didn’t fail to mention Yeom Junyeol.

‘Yeom Bangyeol and Cheongryong were sworn brothers. That’s why Cheongryong and Yeom Junyeol are uncle and nephew.’

The two seemed very close in PMH, and it looks like they’re actually in sync.

“We owe you, and we want to give you something.”

“We are trying to prepare a gift for our guest, but we don’t know what would be good to give.”

The head of the Dragon Clan and the Team Master of Red Lion giving me a gift.

As a reward.

It’s only natural for me to do these things for my playable characters, so I didn’t need any reward.

Still, there were a few things that I wanted to ask from the Dragon Clan.

‘One is related to those light sticks...’

I looked at the cheering sticks shining brightly in the hands of Cheongryong and Yeom Bangyeol with envy.

I wanted that light stick, but there was something more important.

‘If I go back to the Tiger Clan’s mansion, there’s a high possibility that my schedule would be messed up.’

It’s Halloween soon, and I had to leave Korea.

But there’s a threat of that old man holding me by my ankle.

After much thought, I finally spoke.