The villain has obtained a powerful chess piece, so thorough countermeasures must be devised.

Even though I knew that gathering information required time, and that time was needed to gather the information, I found it hard to stop thinking.

But surely, I was thinking about something else... somewhere along the way, I found myself in Eunho’s annex, holding the angel in my arms.

“Yi-shin, take a break.”

Cheondongha, who had come with me to the Tiger Mansion, gently suggested.

The angel, who had been waiting in the foyer the whole time, seemed to want to sleep in the bed and let out a soft “ugh.” With that, my feet started moving on their own.

As I began walking very slowly, the tigers behind me began talking.

“Are you really okay? Following that dragon’s suggestion is a bit unsettling. What if we asked the Dragon King and the priestesses to take a look at him?”

“No. Yi-shin is weak around dragonkin and their followers. If you go there, you’ll be captured.”

“Like Cheongho said, what Yi-shin needs is rest, not treatment. The dragon kin know that well, so if we take him, they’ll let him rest in the Dragon Palace until the new term starts.”

“I agree with both of you. After checking his pulse, it seems the only issue is some fatigue from staying up all night.”

When did Eunho check my pulse?

Though it was on my mind, I absentmindedly thought about my physical state.

Since Eunho is a kind and considerate junior, if there had been any serious issues with my body, he would have exaggerated it, so the fact that he said it was fine must mean it really is.

I thought it was fortunate that I had a lot of work to do, but something still bothered me.

‘At the same time, I gave three people nightmares, but there’s nothing wrong with my body or my magical power?’

What I used wasn’t magical energy but a special menu for a 2D dimension future change suitable body.

So, it might be natural that neither my physical strength nor magical power was consumed, but menus like ‘Opening Surrounding Map’ can cause a decrease in mental power or a headache if used for long periods.

However, replaying had never affected me in this way.

If I were to point it out, it was painful to watch the people who had woken up after being affected by the replay, but that was all.

‘But what about those three?’

When the second semester starts, several major events are waiting.

The student representative election, where the generational change takes place.

The military academy sports exchange, which has a lot more events than last year.

The annual festival at Eunwang High, where numerous incidents occurred last year.

In the meantime, I still have to take the midterms, final exams, and the college entrance exam, not to mention preparing for interviews with pro player teams, and welcoming exam takers for Eunwang High entrance exams.

‘Last year, Do Won-woo struggled because of the schedule adjustments. This year, with the China-Korea-Japan exchange, it must have been harder. The three of them are committee members, so they’ll be busier.’

And before this storm-like schedule, the third-year students first go on a school trip.

Though I know the villain is setting a trap to make Yeom Jun-yeol go on a rampage, I didn’t want to ruin the memories of the third-year seniors, including the three of them.

I had to carefully think of a plan to get them through the school trip safely.

“Jo Yi-shin.”

The voice of the white tiger was very close, and my field of vision suddenly shifted.

I had been standing absentmindedly in the middle of the guest room, but when I blinked, I found myself lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

I realized a bit late that the white tiger had shown off his strength again.

‘What would have happened if I had dropped the angel from my arms? Why did he do this?’

The angel seemed unaffected as she blinked her eyes, still filled with sleepiness, and burrowed further into my arms.

It was a bit embarrassing to have been easily outmaneuvered by that tiger, and I felt a surge of frustration as I tried to rise, thinking about the angel.

However, I couldn’t even do that.

Press.

I couldn’t rise.

A thick, powerful finger was pressing against my forehead, preventing me from moving.

The fact that the white tiger had subdued me with just one finger made my frustration flare up again.

Seeing him standing next to the bed, smiling and looking down at me, only made me more irritated.

“Stop thinking and rest.”

“How can I stop thinking?”

I wanted to say more and argue, but my mouth wouldn’t cooperate.

I must have been so exhausted that even speaking out loud felt like a bother.

Since there was no need to exert energy by talking to the white tiger, I decided to keep quiet and complain in my mind instead.

Isn’t it strange that I couldn’t think of anything after seeing that?

Isn’t it not the time to think right now?

The white tiger must have seen everything, but he still said such a thing.

“Anyway, you never stop thinking, even in your dreams.”

Listening to him, I realized he was right.

I never stop thinking, even in my dreams.

And when I come up with a good idea, I’ll somehow use the white tiger to convey it while awake.

“Then, rest now.”

I relaxed the strength in my eyes and closed my eyelids.

The sleepiness hit me like a wave, and my consciousness began to fade.

In the dimming sensation, I think the white tiger said something.

“From the second semester, we’ll think together even when we’re awake.”

Before I could interpret the meaning of those words, I fell into a deep sleep.

Yeom Jun-yeol, Cheon Dong-ha, and Ma Jin-seung agreed to meet again two ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) days after waking up from the replay.

Although I wanted to meet them the very next day, their guardians were extremely worried, and the three of them also had personal matters they wanted to check.

The day after the replay ended, as promised, the three checked on the well-being of those who had lost contact or passed away during the replay.

Yeom Jun-yeol usually exchanged greetings via device, but those in the Dragon Palace went to meet them in person.

One of them was Oh Hye-ji.

‘Hye-ji noona was worried about what happened to Jin-seung.’

Oh Hye-ji had spent the whole vacation as the acting priestess in the Dragon Palace.

Although it was temporary, Oh Hye-ji, who had a connection to the Dragon King, understood the contract between the Oh family and the Sea Dragon King, and she untangled the knots.

She successfully ended her duties as the acting priestess and resolved the misfortunes of the Oh family, planning to pass the role to the next priestess before the autumn semester began.

Although she had been in the Dragon Palace for work, her communication device worked well after moving, so she was able to take Ma Jin-seung’s call.

— Jin-seung called me crying a lot! But he also contacted other people. Later, Dong-ha sent a message telling me not to worry, but what happened?

Ma Jin-seung contacted his senior student council members as soon as he woke up, and as soon as he heard their voices, he burst into tears.

If it had been before, Yeom Jun-yeol would have coldly thought, ‘Weak heart means weak body,’ but now, he thought differently.

‘Jin-seung had spent more time at school than Dong-ha and I, who focused on extracurricular activities. He had spent a lot of time with the seniors, and he saw them die right in front of him.’

Ma Jin-seung, being a dormitory student, had stayed at school all along.

Thanks to that, his mysterious calls and wailing quickly spread as rumors.

Cheon Dong-ha had contacted ahead to calm things down, saying, “Jin-seung is going to call and cry. His voice is loud, so please adjust the volume and listen for about 30 seconds before hanging up.”

The namesake student, who found Ma Jin-seung’s call amusing, listened to his long ramblings, while Yoo Sang-hee comforted him well. But Do Won-woo, as Dong-ha had instructed, only listened for 30 seconds before greeting him.

After contacting numerous seniors, Ma Jin-seung wandered around the school.

While doing so, he ran into the teacher on duty, Jeong Gal-jae-gul, and collapsed, clutching his pant legs, wailing so loudly that the Gold Chan Wang Chan team had to intervene to pull him off.

“Jun-yeol! You’re safe! Teacher Yong, hello!”

The first one to arrive at the meeting place, Ma Jin-seung, said loudly.

Even though Yeom Jun-yeol had never been particularly affectionate with Ma Jin-seung, either in the replay or in this world, Ma Jin-seung welcomed him like that.

Yeom Jun-yeol gave a bitter smile, and Yong Je-geon, who had followed as his bodyguard, grinned as he watched Yeom Jun-yeol’s reaction.

Since Yeom Jun-yeol had been absent for so long during the replay, the bodyguard position had fiercely competed for by others, but in the end, it was Yong Je-geon who was chosen.

Yeom Jun-yeol had chosen him.

He had picked the Dragon of the Yuhee faction for Ma Jin-seung’s sake.

‘Dong-ha accepted the difference between the replay and reality coldly, but Jin-seung did not. He must have been relieved seeing Je-geon alive.’

As expected, Ma Jin-seung was very happy to see Yong Je-geon.

Even when he had just woken up in the replay and was in a daze, seeing Je-geon alive had brought him relief. Now, with his emotions stabilized, he was even more joyful.

Ma Jin-seung, muttering absent-mindedly with his swollen eyes, looked as if he were about to cry again, and Yong Je-geon spoke in a way that was hard to tell whether it was comforting or threatening.

“I know you experienced the replay too, right? I died in that snowing school. My true self, the Yeoui Boju, was shattered into pieces, but someone collected my remains. That’s why my soul couldn’t hold on. I’m glad nothing like that happened this time.”

“Did that really happen to you? Some bad people said Teacher Yong was just fooling around and died! I didn’t believe them!”

As Ma Jin-seung was about to cry again, Yong Je-geon said something with a laugh that sounded far too cheerful.

When Yeom Jun-yeol was about to step in and stop him, the more appropriate person appeared.

“Yong Je-geon, stop it.”

Cheon Dong-ha looked at him disdainfully.

It seemed that even though Yong Je-geon, who was much older, was teasing the replayed students, Cheon Dong-ha found it pathetic.

Yong Je-geon, who seemed to enjoy the reaction, stopped looking at Ma Jin-seung and instead focused on Cheon Dong-ha.

Cheon Dong-ha said coldly.

“This is the meeting room of the Jiik Association, right? The soundproofing is good, but the door is made of glass, so it’s easy to see inside from the outside, and there are many students using magical abilities in the area. Someone might hear and see us, so refrain from discussing important matters here.”

“Then, would you like to go to the Red Lion Building and discuss important matters? You can’t enter the Dragon Palace yet, but if Jun-yeol and I talk to them well, we can invite you to the building.”

“No, it’s fine. Now that we’re together, let’s move to the Student Council or Student Government building and talk there...”

Cheon Dong-ha opened the glass door of the meeting room and stopped suddenly when he stepped outside.

Yeom Jun-yeol and Ma Jin-seung also widened their eyes in surprise.

The person who hadn’t been present in the replay was standing right before them.

That person was none other than Gye Idam.

“What, what’s going on?”

Gye Idam had been absent for most of the vacation, staying at Seong Si-wan’s place.

Recently, the scandal between Jo Yi-shin and Andain had shaken his mental state.

During this time, Seong Si-wan had helped with the Jiik Association’s work, and now that the rumors had settled down and Gye Idam’s mind was recovering, he was about to resume his duties.

So, after picking up what he needed from his room and the Jiik Association room, he bumped into them.

“Idam, if you’re done, let’s go. ...Hm? You guys are here. Long time no see. Haha, is Jin-seung still crying?”

Behind Gye Idam, Seong Si-wan appeared, smiling warmly.

Looking at the three who were tangled in numerous thoughts, Yong Je-geon spoke in an unusually bright voice.

“Si-wan, Idam. We’re going to talk about something important and fun, wanna join?”