If it was right after the Stalemate Chess Tournament last year, it would have been a few months after the April Fool’s Day incident.

That is, it was not long after the Ungjok tried to kill the descendant of the Hojok by pretending it was an accident at the new station and was caught.

In the meantime, it was dizzying to hear that Ungnyeo, one of the Jinwoong Palseon, had met the descendant of the Yongjok, a student of Eun Gwang High School, without anyone knowing.

‘You’re saying that in front of Hwang Jiho and Cheongryong?’

At that time, Ungnyeo conveyed the price of the deal to Yong Jegeon through Yeom Junyeol.

Yong Jegeon made a deal with Ungnyeo regarding Kim Shinrok, and Ungnyeo gave him the item called ‘The Absentee’s Presence’ in return.

Through that item, Yong Je-geon noticed that I was using Oh Hye-ji’s Gwangrim, ‘Wei Taichun under the Moon (韋馱天)’ and Park Seung-hyun’s ‘Jin Gun-ga (進軍歌)’ on the Kimopoleia.

And Yong Je-geon used his useless good head to figure out that I was the person behind ‘that word.’

‘Ungnyeo knew from the first time we met that I wasn’t the real Yeom Jun-yeol. And she passed the item to Yong Je-geon through Yeom Jun-yeol, who I had borrowed the appearance of.’

There must have been a reason why Ungnyeo passed the item to Yong Je-geon through Yeom Jun-yeol at that time.

Yong Je-geon was Kim Shin-rok’s only close friend, and I had promised to do what I could to save Jeok-ho.

Could it be that Ungnyeo had tried to get me and Yong Je-geon to cooperate?

I was careful not to leave any clues that linked me to ‘that word’, but I had once come into contact with Ungnyeo, and Ungnyeo was well-versed in the circumstances of the Hojok clan, and was especially sensitive to things related to Jeokho.

‘Even if she didn’t [N O V E L I G H T] realize that it was me, she must have known that I was borrowing the power of another person in Eun Gwanggo. She thought that the good Yong Je-geon would find out, so she gave me an item that could help.’

It was terrible that Yong Je-geon found out and sometimes called me by ‘that word’, but in the end, it wasn’t so bad.

Because Yong Je-geon knew my identity, it was easy to... ... make a move.

In any case, Yong Je-geon did something fun and irritated those around him, but he didn’t do anything particularly harmful.

Meanwhile, Hwang Ji-ho, who had sensed the timing of Yong Je-geon’s words, put his hand on his temple, and Cheongryong glared.

“Last year, our Junyeol and the Ungnyeo of Heartbreak met? Junyeol, is that true?”

“Yes, do you remember the day when Yishin won the Stalemate Chess Tournament last year? I saw him at dinner that night.”

“What did we talk about?”

“Jegun asked me to deliver something to Hyung, so I delivered it.”

Cheongryong and Yeom Bangyeol glared at Yongjegeon.

In that situation, Yeom Junyeol had done absolutely nothing wrong, so everyone seemed to have decided to blame Yongjegeon. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

“Yeah, Junyeol was away for a very short time at that time.”

“It couldn’t have been more than 10 minutes at most. She fooled us and made contact with Junyeol without leaving a trace.......”

Yeom Bangyeol also looked troubled.

If the Ungnyeo of Heartbreak had deliberately tried to harm Yeom Junyeol, we don’t know what would have happened.

Of course, there was no way Ungnyeo would do something like that, and Yongjegeon knew that, so he kept his mouth shut until now and is only speaking now.

At that moment, he had an ominous feeling.

“Thanks to Ungnyeo’s item, I found out that Yishin is the Red Cliff Phantom Thief. You used a good item well.”

“You pretended to know early, but you must have noticed it from then on.”

As he was trying to console his bitter heart after hearing ‘that word,’ Hwang Jiho got irritated this time.

Even so, Yongjegeon would be happy, so he didn’t know why he was acting like that.

Kim Shinrok, who was standing behind the couple Jeokho and Ungnyeo, moved at some point and tried to step on Yongjegeon’s instep, but he kept kicking in vain.

In the meantime, Ungnyeo and Yeom Junyeol were having a friendly conversation.

“Thank you for coming to our 100th day celebration. I wanted to talk a lot with you then, but I regret not being able to.”

When the word 100th day celebration came out in front of the young descendant, Kim Shin-rok stumbled as if he was mentally shocked, and Yong Je-geon reached out to support him.

Kim Shin-rok tried to push Yong Je-geon away, saying, “Put this away,” but Yong Je-geon quickly pulled his hand away before he could push him away, so he couldn’t even touch him.

“I think Uisin had known a long time ago that Ungnyeo was being falsely accused.”

“That must have been the case. If he had known that I wasn’t friendly to the nobles, he wouldn’t have asked me to do business with him that day. The appearance that the child borrowed was so trustworthy that I trusted him and did business with him.”

“I’m glad that many people were helped because Uisin borrowed my appearance that time.”

Fortunately, ‘that word’ didn’t come up much during their conversation.

While Yong Je-geon was taking the aggro out of Yeom Jun-yeol’s family and the nobles, the two chatted happily and even exchanged device codes.

While avoiding Kim Shin-rok’s attacks, Yong Je-geon continued to watch their conversation and giggled.

Around the time their conversation was over, the doorbell rang.

Outside the reception room, there were Cheon Dong-ha, Ma Jin-seung, and the two’s guardian, the advisor of the leadership team, Mr. Ham Geun-hyeong.

The three of them decided to finish their leadership team work early and come here together because they heard that it might take some time.

“It seems like it’s time. I should go now.”

“Ungnyeo, I’ll go with you.”

“......I’ll stay.”

Jeok-ho escorted Ungnyeo as if it were natural.

Kim Shin-rok was worried about the unruly Yong Je-geon and the children who would receive the replay, so he decided to stay.

The three of them entered the reception room, passing the couple.

Ham Geun-hyung and Cheon Dong-ha were invited to the 100th day celebration, so they recognized them and bowed, but Ma Jin-seung didn’t react much even though he bowed after them, probably because he thought they were just a handsome couple.

Yong Je-geon said to Ma Jin-seung, who looked somewhat dazed because he had been busy with paperwork.

“You know Cheongryong and Bang Yeol, but you’re seeing this guy for the first time? I’ll introduce you. He’s the guy who often picks fights with Jun-yeol, who uses the ‘Gwangrim who calls for a piece of grass.’”

What kind of introduction is that?

Cheon Dong-ha hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should correct his introduction, but he kept silent because he actually didn’t say anything wrong.

Although his introduction felt raw, Cheongryong and Yeom Bang-yeol understood it right away because it was very intuitive.

“Ah, that’s him.”

“Hmm.”

“Hello! I’m Ma Jin-seung, Yeom Jun-yeol’s rival!”

Ma Jin-seung greeted the two big men who were narrowing their eyes without giving in.

Yeom Jun-yeol smiled as usual without any objection when he heard the word rival, but his eyes were not smiling.

Cheon Dong-ha responded coldly.

“You are the only one in the entire Eun Kwang-gwang who thinks of you as Yeom Jun-yeol’s rival. To begin with, you are a supporter and Yeom Jun-yeol is a dealer, so there is no comparison. However, if you compare us as the same dealer position, the difference will be miserable.”

“Ugh! It hasn’t been that long since I switched to a supporter.......”

Cheon Dong-ha was cutting, but he could tell that he knew me well enough to say something like that.

Thinking about the fact that he had to push the two of them into the nightmare of replay, his hands felt cold.

Hwang Ji-ho looked at his hands as if he noticed that my hands were getting cold, and then he spoke at the timing when Teacher Ham Geun-hyung finished greeting the Jin clans present.

“Sit down now. It’s going to be a long night, so don’t waste your energy.”

“Oh, you’re Hwang Ji-ho from Class 0, Grade 2. Why are you here at this late hour?”

“I’ll explain later.”

Ma Jin-seung was bewildered by Cheon Dong-ha’s words, but he didn’t really object and tried to sit on a corner of the sofa.

At a glance, the recliner looked like the best seat, so he tried to avoid it because it was an adult seat.

I guided Ma Jin-seung to the seat he should sit in.

“Please sit here.”

“Huh? Is this my seat?”

“Yes.”

Cheon Dong-ha and Yeom Jun-yeol each took their own recliners, and the other elders sat on their own sofas.

Ma Jin-seung hesitated when he saw that and sat on the edge of the recliner.

Cheon Dong-ha said while adjusting the backrest.

“I already explained why you came today. Just lean back and lie down comfortably.”

“I will!”

Ma Jin-seung hesitated, but he immediately sat down at Cheon Dong-ha’s words.

But do you really know?

There was no way Cheon Dong-ha didn’t properly explain what Ma Jin-seung would experience in the future, but his expression was too bright.

The Palbulchuls helped Yeom Jun-yeol adjust the angle of his backrest, and Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong helped Ma Jin-seung, who was wandering, find a comfortable position for each person.

“Before Jo Ui-shin uses his power, let me explain briefly. There is someone who is trying to cause a disaster on Eun Gwang-gwang’s school trip, but there is not enough information. I personally visited Jeju Island, the planned destination for the school trip, and investigated, but I couldn’t find any major clues. So I will have you three dream about the school trip and find clues.”

The words about having you dream about the school trip sounded peaceful, so it seemed like Hwang Ji-ho was speaking in a desperate manner.

However, considering the process and the end, Hwang Ji-ho’s tone of voice should be evaluated as relatively calm compared to the level of the disaster.

Teacher Ham Geun-hyung, who was always careful with his words, finally said after much thought.

“Can’t a teacher take the place of students?”

Even after finding out Hwang Ji-ho’s true identity, Teacher Ham Geun-hyung had agreed to treat him as a student, but it seemed that he had decided to treat him as the head of a clan and chairman of the board.

Hwang Ji-ho also answered as a superior.

“It’s difficult. The dream that Jo Ui-shin will show you is a dream of a world line without Jo Ui-shin. At that point, most of the teachers who would have been okay to tell him the situation were either killed in battle or were excluded from work due to factional strife.”

“Ji-ho is being rude.......”

“Shh.”

Before Ma Jin-seung could intervene, Cheon Dong-ha made him quiet.

Teacher Ham Geun-hyung asked again.

“What about Yong Je-geon or the head of the academic affairs department?”

“Yong Je-geon and Jegal Jae-geol died before the year of the school trip.”

Everyone must have already guessed, but the expressions on their faces, except for Yongjegeon, were not good.

Majinseung opened his mouth wide as if he was shocked by the news that the two had died, even though he still didn't know what was going on.

Before he could say that he would take his place, I added.

“Teacher Ham Geun-hyung probably doesn’t know much about the school trip either. The grades were different, and it was difficult to investigate the matter even after the fact. Since they couldn’t do anything to the teacher through factional strife or force, when an important incident broke out, Choi Pyeon-deuk and his gang would pass on the heavy workload.”

“.......”

Teacher Ham Geun-hyung nodded heavily.

He seemed to understand that there was no room for him to interfere any further.

‘I should start now.’

I opened the menu of the 2nd dimension future modification fit body.

The replay function was currently at level 5.

Every time I encountered the secrets of this world or gained new powers, the 2nd dimension future modification fit body’s level of dimensional understanding increased, and each time, a new function was opened or the replay function level increased.

As a result, I was able to select those who were difficult to select as replay targets in the beginning.

And new options were added to the new replay.

“I see you’re ready.”

Hwang Ji-ho looked at me and took out the incense burner.

The three lying down glanced at me as I was trying to use the replay, then suddenly stared at me intently.

The three were staring at my face.

“Eui-shin, we’re fine. I’ll be back.”

“Yeah, I heard the others did it too.”

“I don’t know what it is, but don’t worry!”

My expression must have been really bad.

Other elders were also looking at my face, not just those three.

If I continued to hesitate, those three would only worry more.

I ignored their gazes and chose three from the replay list with difficulty.

“Have a nice day.”

Almost at the same time as my greeting, the system sounded.

〈Selection complete.〉