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After the first event was over, the break time.

In the middle of the live performance of 'Wrestling Song'[2] arranged and played by the casted beforehand Band Club.

"Teacher Im Yeonhwa-nim, here is a towel."

"Ok, just a moment."

In the waiting room, Im Yeonhwa didn't even change out of her sweat-soaked clothes and was posting pictures on SNS.

After finishing posting, she accepted a wet sports towel and ionized drink and made a satisfied expression.

Curious about what the hell she wrote, I checked Im Yeonhwa's SNS.

Under a selfie taken with an octagonal stage in the background, she wrote a few lines of comment.

[I had fun with our class kids today~ ㅋㅋㅋ[3]

I'm worried the kids are going to lose muscles, because they cried a lot~.

If they become even weaker, it will be difficult for them to play with me ㅠ0ㅠ;;;ㅋㅋ

During summer break, our cuties will have to roll hard on the supplementary classes to power up~!

#Even-if-you-bulk-up-you-can't-do-anything-to-me #It-doesn't-seem-like-you-have-grown-much-this-time #we'll-do-a-supplementary-class-on-an-uninhabited-island #summer-break-boot-camp]

She wrote some content that if the 3rd year class 0 guys saw, they would foam at the mouth.

But doesn't boot camp mean a military recruit training camp?

I guess Im Yeonhwa thought of raising them into soldiers during the summer break.

'Your hands are trembling, you know?'

The hand of Im Yeonhwa which was holding a glass bottle, was trembling.

She didn't show any trace of it, but I guess overpowering the rugged and tough 3rd year class 0 bastards led by the Eungwang School's permanent first-place Woo Gihwan, with pure physical strength was a bit difficult.

'But from the start, it was strange for her to win, even if you say it was a bit difficult.'

Noticing my gaze, Im Yeonhwa awkwardly put down the drink, took off the glasses she was wearing and started to wipe the lenses with the sports towel.

"Are You okay?"

"I'm fine. I played with my cute disciples. This much is fine!"

Cute?

It was an adjective I could use for Snare or the children among the 1st year class 0, excluding Hwang Jiho.

I recalled the appearance of the 3rd year class 0's heroes[4], who had a strongman exterior because of all the bulking up, being thrown around by Im Yeonhwa and crawling on the wrestling ring, while crying bitterly.

There was nothing to be called cute about those black-hearted[5] bastards.

They were showing off the power of the decadent losers, but Im Yeonhwa, who brightly smiled and commented about her cute disciples, was much better.

'Wait, she seems to resemble someone.'

Im Yeonhwa, who took off her glasses and boasted about her disciples.

She resembled the team leader of the Satellite Management team, Im Jihwa I saw at the Association the previous time.

Im Jihwa, who showed off a perfect make-up and office look, not inferior to the shopping mall model.

Im Yeonhwa, who was always wearing a gym uniform throughout the entire week and wore glasses, which seemed to be made out of bullet-proof glass on a natural face.

Because the clothing choice and their usual expression were extremely different, I wasn't able to notice it, but the two people not only resembled each other in name, but also in appearance.

"Do You perhaps know team leader Im Jihwa-nim from the Association?"

"Uh? Do you know Jihwa unnie, Uisin? Ah, she said that you two met during the Jamsil Baseball Stadium incident before, right?"

I guess Im Jihwa was unnie.

"Are You twins?"

"No, I'm just a younger sister. We resemble each other a lot, right?"

"Yes. But I didn't know until You took off Your glasses."

"Haha! Then it means my camouflage is working very well."

"Camouflage?"

Im Yeonhwa put on the non-prescription glasses again, as she spoke:

"In the past, I dressed up similarly to unnie. Because of this, my delicate, weak and kind unnie was often mistaken for me and got into fights. We now deliberately dress up differently from each other."

There is no way that someone in the rank of team leader of the Player's Association was delicate and weak.

She looked older than Hong Gyubin, but no ordinary person would be able to become a team leader of the Association's key part, the Satellite Management team, at that age.

"You're talking about team leader Im Jihwa-nim, correct?"

"Uh, correct. Unlike me, Jihwa unnie is delicate and weak. Looking at this harsh world, I'm worried if she would get beaten up outside."

I didn't understand, but I made a great effort to understand.

When compared to Im Yeonhwa, the majority of the population was delicate and weak, so her words weren't wrong.

"Then I'm off to plan and set up the boot camp! Uisin, I'll go first."

Im Yeonhwa stretched once more and then left the waiting room.

After the door opened, I heard the shouting of the Band Club's main vocal overwhelming the sound of electric guitar and drums.

[Hooray Cheongryong! Hooray Baek-ho! Hip hip hooray, the world's strongest one —!]

As she walked cheerfully, leaving behind the 'Wrestling song', her hands didn't tremble even a bit.

As expected, it seemed that even the recovery speed of the strong homeroom teacher was extraordinary.

***

When the Band Club's congratulatory performance ended and preparations were completed.

The club president, who meticulously checked for any remaining grains of sand on the octagonal stage, said while looking in this direction.

"Uisin, Jiho, Saeron, your class friends are coming right? Go in there. You prepared to cheer with each of your classmates, right?"

"Yeah. We will do it when Hyodon and Bread Shuttle are sparring." [6]

"Thank you."

"Ah, I'll remain here. It's easier to gather news materials from here."

Mun Saeron, who was burning with reporter's enthusiasm, decided to remain.

I gladly accepted the club president's consideration and headed towards the audience seats with Hwang Jiho.

"Uh, Uisin came."

"I left an empty seat! Here is a cheer towel." [7]

"We set up all the holograms!"

Maeng Hyodon and Bang Yunseop were entering as spar participants.

The 1st year class 0 and class 2, which the two were affiliated with, gathered in the group seats near the stage.

Each of the children, who grabbed the exclusive 1st year class 0 group seats, had excited faces.

"It seems that the 1st year class 2's side also prepared to cheer."

"Their headcount looks a lot, but they don't seem very enthusiastic…" [8]

"It's good since, we have a few elites."

It's not the problem of small or big numbers, but the results of Bang Yunseop's usual conduct.

The children of the 1st year class 2 decided to come here as a group, but it wasn't out of loyalty for Bang Yunseop, but for Ju Su-hyeok.

'It's because, usually, Bang Yunseop picks fights with guys better than him almost every day…'

There weren't a few guys at Eungwang School who were weaker than Bang Yunseop.

But my Bread Shuttle was picking fights with the whole Eungwang School and made trouble for nothing.

Every day, it was one of the two, he either ended up in a miserable state or Ju Su-hyeok stopped him, and so that guy had no friends.

'If Ju Su-hyeok didn't step out to cheer for Bang Yunseop, no bastard would come, right?'

Even if they came to witness Bang Yunseop getting beaten up, they wouldn't want to sit down in the cheering seats.

But even so, looking at the entire row of the sitting 1st year class 2's children, I was once again filled with pride, because I felt Ju Su-hyeok's popularity as a title hero anew.

"Teacher Jegal Jaegeol-nim came!"

"Uh? The tie seems to have changed."

"The pattern is different."

As expected, our class children's eyesight was extraordinary.

In fact, we planned to assemble two referee suits, but with Jegal Jaegeol's objection, we ended up only changing a tie.

"Thank you for waiting. The event will now resume."

Jegal Jaegeol grabbed the mike and started to read the script.

The first to be introduced was Maeng Hyodon.

While introducing his long victory record, I heard 'Ooo', 'Ah, I think I saw him in middle school.' and 'He came to our school!?' noises from everywhere.

"… Introducing the Hidden Powerhouse, Maeng Hyodon!"

Whoaa—!

In the midst of the cheers, one more spotlight lit up.

In front of our class cheering seats, Maeng Hyodon didn't appear to be tense at all and had a face that seemed apathetic.

'Is he like this because he lived and fought at the Fighting Club?'

Maeng Hyodon, who started to warm up, while cracking his knuckles with indifferent eyes.

Behind him, our class children shouted.

"Hyodon, stay strong!"

"Do well!" [9]

"Please win and buy us a meal!"

Hearing those voices, Maeng Hyodon looked in this direction.

As the children started to shout even louder, Maeng Hyodon suddenly started to get nervous.

I guess, even if he wasn't nervous about the audience, whose names he didn't know, or about facing against Bang Yunseop, seeing the children cheering for him, he was shaken.

Someone stepped into the spotlight and tapped on the back of Maeng Hyodon, who stopped moving.

"Uh, it's teach Geunhyeon-nim!"

"As the other side has teacher Tak Geosan-nim, this side has teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim, huh?"

After teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim said something, Maeng Hyodon relaxed after taking a deep breath and started to warm up his body again.

'It's good I asked teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim.'

I see You decided to take the role of Maeng Hyodon's ring coach, as You're also a muscle type.

"… Possessing an amazing career record, the legendary martial artist who cuts the winds and splits seas, Tak the Great."

On the other side, Bang Yunseop introduction continued.

'It looks like ascetic Tak's introduction and not Bang Yunseop's.'

It seemed that as Bang Yunseop wasn't a story subject worthy of writing about, in the end what was written was full of Tak Geosan's record.

I could feel the struggle of Mun Saeron who was writing a script this time.

"… ascetic… Tak Geosan's temporary disciple and the 1st year class 0's vice president Unknown Supernova's — bread- no, his errand boy. Introducing Bang Yunseop!"

Jegal Jaegeol, who even said ascetic, but couldn't say the word Bread Shuttle no matter what and purified it straight away, pointed at the opposite side of the stage.

The energy of the cheers that burst out was weaker than during Maeng Hyodon's time.

The spotlight illuminated Tak Geosan and Bang Yunseop.

The two people's faces looked very calm.

'Bang Yunseop's atmosphere is different. I guess Tak Geosan trained him in his own way.'

He didn't ignorantly bulk up like the 3rd year class 0, but Bang Yunseop's energy had a subtle edge to it.

"I'll announce the discipline."

[Sparring discipline: Three games-two wins head-on spar]

The buzz in the crowd burst out, when the phrase that came out on the hologram.

"The usage of items besides the sparring weapons supplied beforehand is prohibited. In exchange, you can freely use superpowers."

The sparring discipline and rules were the result of Tak Geosan's suggestion and Jegal Jaegeol's modifications that narrowed them down.

'I didn't expect that, aside from Maeng Hyodon's abilities, even his Gwangrim would be allowed.'

Jegal Jaegeol handed the nunchaku and protectors with superpower sensors attached to the two.

"These two students are wearing an armor which will calculate the damage received by the weapon with the sensor attached. The side which accumulates enough damage to make the other side incapable of fighting first wins."

It was a rule suggested by Jegal Jaegeol as a solution to prevent them from bluffing and enduring even while they're seriously injured.

Because if they ended up in a state that they have to receive reconstruction surgery, the summer break will fly past thanks to the surgery and recovery period.

"If any part of the body touches the floor outside this octagonal stage, it will be an out-field foul. If after the referee declares a stop to the game at his own discretion, but you continue to attack your opponent, it will be treated as a foul."

After Jegal Jaegeol finished the rules' explanation, Maeng Hyodon and Bang Yunseop nodded their heads.

"I'll confirm each side's key conditions. If student Maeng Hyodon wins, ascetic Tak Geosan will stop spreading pseudo-religion… Will stop soliciting a disciple."

That condition was written personally by Maeng Hyodon, but did he use such word?…

After teacher Ham Geun-hyeong said something to admonish him at the side, I saw Maeng Hyodon bow his head with a force to hammer his head.

"If student Bang Yunseop wins, student Maeng Hyodon will become teacher Tak Geosan-nim's disciple and student Jo Uisin will release the effect of 'Fire Pincers of Promise' that student Bang Yunseop is under. Is that correct?"

Tak Geosan and Bang Yunseop nodded with resolute expressions.

I get Tak Geosan, but why Bang Yunseop is making such a serious expression?

Do you really want to smoke that much?

"Then we will start in precisely three minutes. Please prepare."

A three-minute count-down hologram floated up in the gym.

The Band Club played one of the 'Fight Night Champion' soundtracks 'The Beast' live and raised the tension even more.

'I should take pictures during the gap.'

I wanted to talk to Maeng Hyodon, but it seemed that I was uselessly nervous, so I decided to take pictures.

As if other children thought the same, they shut their mouths and only diligently waved the cheer towels.

Jegal Jaegeol, who pressured Mun Saeron with 'This introduction writing seems a bit extreme, huh?', while checking the script. I took his picture for Hong Gyubin.

A picture of Maeng Hyodon conversing with teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim, while he warmed up, for his Tallae Middle School teacher.

After I completed sending pictures, the Band Club's performance wrapped up and the count down ended.

"Round 1, start!"

After the hologram showed 0, simultaneously with Jegal Jaegeol's signal, the two people clashed.

A fierce battle of the first round ended with Maeng Hyodon's victory.

However.

"Shoot. It was a close call. It seems that I'll win next time!"

Before the 2nd round started, Bang Yunseop, who used recovery items, provoked Maeng Hyodon with a smug face.

And those words weren't in fact a bluff or something.

***

Highest floor of Hwang Myeong tower.

A young man that appeared to be in his early 30s was organizing documents.

In front of him, who had just finished approving documents, a secretary with a face like a mask appeared.

"Hwangho-nim."

He just finished work, but there was work again?

As it made sense, Hwang-ho pointed at the desk with the meaning that she should leave documents there, but the secretary's words continued.

"The whereabouts of the painting you're looking for. We caught a clue."

Death of Imoogi, eh?

Hwang-ho gestured with his chin, indicating for her to continue to speak.

"The trash of which the hand Hwangho-nim personally cut off, and whose mind was manipulated by the chief shaman, do You remember it?"

"Yeah."

"We put a person from our side disguised as a public lawyer at that trash side, and there are fruits. As the illusion art lifted and the medicine effects worn off, it opened its mouth, huh?"

The secretary handed over a chip containing a record tape and a stack of printed paper, as she spoke:

"That trash was confirmed to had participated in the theft incident. It mentioned it has a card to reduce its sentence, while mentioning 'Death of Imoogi'."

*~*~*

[1] No title — 'Connection with god (4)' =-=

[2] Wrestling song — '씨름의 노래' by Kim Yeonja, you can listen to it here (https://youtu.be/AU3P_J0Gt4w) that's an old record, though. Here (https://youtu.be/lwnI6kf7LRo) is a re-release of a higher quality.

[3] ㅋㅋㅋ — 'kekeke'

[4] heroes — literally 'dragon-humans'.

[5] black-hearted — literally 'pitch black' in raws, but black is a synonym for illegal or evil, or poor in Korean.

[6] "Yeah. We will do it when Hyodon and Bread Shuttle will be sparring." — Umm. I'm not quite sure if it's Hwang-ho speaking or someone else… A casual tone is used here. Which shouldn't be used when speaking to senior…

[7] "I left an empty seat! Here is a cheer towel." — Sawol Seeum's sentence.

[8] "Their head count looks large, but they don't seem very enthusiastic…" — Sawol Seeum's sentence.

[9] "Do well!" — Sawol Seeum's sentence.

Translator's note: … I have a feeling Im Yeonhwa's hands may not be trembling because of weakness… ㅠㅠ

(Also, does no one find it suspicious how many people look to be copies of themselves?)

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