Chapter 17: ■■■ (4) (1/2)
Killing Jo Hosik’s group helped him out just then. Without that, the urge to follow Mihailov as he left the room in a hurry would have been overwhelmingly burdensome.
But that Russian soldier was neither an element hastening the approach of the Apocalypse, nor a demon. Except for the fact that he annoyed himself, there was no reason for him to die.
This was a process of him escaping the usual slaughter. In order to get closer to a daily life, the Regressor settled his heart that had been filled with such thoughts.
That was when something tapped his arm. Turning around, he found Yeorum gesturing with her eyes, and despite saying nothing, he thought she was enjoying it more than usual due to the flushed cheeks.
At that point, there were only three people, Wei Yan, Yu Jitae and Yu Yeorum, remaining inside the office. Suddenly, Wei Yan’s watch received a message.
“There has been contact from RIL’s Legal team. They want to talk about reaching an agreement.”
He had noticed the situation flowing in a strange direction, as well as Mihailov leaving as if in an escape. Wei Yan’s voice was more cautious than before as his subtle gaze seemed to be assessing Yu Jitae.
“There’s no need for that. And we don’t need compensation either.”
“…Does that mean you wish to send it over to the Discipline Department?”
“Please do as you like. It doesn’t matter as long as there’s no downside for us.”
“Yes yes. I understand. I will take care of it to reduce rumours as much as possible. Thank you very much for ending things on a good note.”
Wei Yan gave a bow.
Since everything had been taken care of, Yu Jitae raised his body.
“Then we’ll be on our way. Yeorum, we’re going.”
“Un.”
They were about to stand up when Wei Yan quickly interrupted with his words.
“Ah by the way the interview for study group members was aborted, you see.”
“Yes.”
“But an incident is an incident while an interview is a different story. I’m asking this out of curiosity, but Cadet Yu Yeorum wished to enter the Azure Dragon study group right?”
Yu Jitae stared at Yeorum.
As if she had lost all interest, she crossed her arms, as well as her legs and was looking outside the window. Below the bob hairstyle consisting of crimson hairs, her white nape could be seen.
Now that it was mentioned, why did she attend an interview for a study group?
Yeorum remained silent.
“There were many reserve recruits but there was no-one who reached Cadet Yeorum’s level in terms of… how should I say this. Should I say expectations for the future? There weren’t many other students with that.”
“Yes.”
“When I scanned through the freshmen profiles, it seemed that there were three reserve cadets that would be joining Lair from the Yu family… If you don’t mind, would it be possible for the Azure Dragon study group to make a special offer for the three?”
He had nicely hidden the desperation behind his voice. Wei Yan’s gaze that resembled a gentleman was filled with a fluttering expectation.
Hmm… Yu Jitae touched his chin as if in contemplation and felt a rough texture of his beard. He had no intention of bothering himself by sending them to a worthless place. Thinking that, he was about to reject it but on another note, it felt like he could make use of the situation if handled properly.
“Not sure about that. I don’t know much about Lair and the Azure Dragon study group you see. To the children, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and time in Lair, so I’m not sure if there’s any reason for me to persuade them to stay in a study group for years.”
“If it’s regarding that, I would like to say that you can trust me with that.”
Wei Yan then started his explanation. He talked about the likes of support scholarship from the study group, recommendation from various professors, as well as his position in the media and the influence his PR team had.
“In addition, I am thinking of having Cadet Yeorum be the main face of the Azure Dragon study group, if you help us out a little. Let alone her outward appearance, her skills had also been verified to some extent, after all. Also, I have quite the power amongst the teachers and have a connection with the deputy principal, so it won’t be difficult to undergo a large-scale promotion either.”
Ma Namjoon, the deputy of Lair, was someone Yu Jitae also knew of. Being the largest education association in the entire world, countless superhumans visited Lair.
The reason was simple. Some wanted a prey, some desired fame, while there was also a social gathering of demons. Due to that, there were quite a number of demons that settled themselves at Lair and Deputy Principal Ma Namjoon was one of them. He was in fact a big shot within the large organisation of demons.
“It will be difficult to find a similar opportunity elsewhere.”
“You’re very generous.”
“That’s how much value there is inside Cadet Yu Yeorum.”
His subtle gaze connected onto Yu Jitae, who then thought for a bit.
He knew about Wei Yan outside of Lair. The actions he will carry out and the time and occasion were all things Yu Jitae remembered off his heart but he did not know about how Wei Yan was inside Lair.
Thus, he decided to ask.
“I understand Azure Dragon study group’s future. But before allying myself with an organisation, I tend to first view the people that make up the group.”
“Ah, I see.”
“What situation are you in, professor, and why are you so desperate?”
In response to his words, Wei Yan closed his lips. Then, he interlocked his fingers and buried himself in deep thought.
“It is a bit of a sensitive topic…”
“You can just tell me the things you are allowed to.”
“Hmm, with the end-of-the-year event this year at the centre, there will be a huge change.”
End-of-the-year event referred to a large ceremony which every cadet of Lair was required to attend each year.
“What sort of change is it?”
“I can’t tell you the details but… it is an extremely large change, while also being a great opportunity. Around that time, every study group and organisation within Lair will start competing against one another. I became a war hero at a very young age and a professor despite being young, but am still a hungry man. I wish to grasp that opportunity with my own hands.”
It will probably be a plan to devour the cadets. He wasn’t interested in a dream like that.
End-of-the-year event huh… thought Yu Jitae. A staff member, who had stayed at Lair for a few years, calling it large must mean that it was a relatively large event, and was something he had to look into.
Like always, a pandemonium will occur with approaching opportunity and with tons of eyes, it will also be a decent spot to decorate one’s last breath.
Wei Yan carefully asked.
“Then, can I see this as the Yu household’s agreement of a later contact?”
“…Who knows.”
“Sorry?”
“It appears good to me, but I think the opinions of those directly involved are more important. I am but a guardian, after all.”
“Ah, haha. That’s true. Then, our dear Miss Yeorum. Can you help this professor out a bit?”