Hwang Myung-ho's mansion.

The descendants were spending their time at the main building on the first weekend after school began. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

They did not receive an invitation to the irregular luncheon meeting, or to be exact, it was more accurate to say that they did not receive it after consulting with Hwang Ho.

Jecheon Daeseong invited Jo Ui-shin, Yoo Sang-hoon, and Jang Nam-wook directly this time, but he had been leaving the invitations to the irregular luncheon meeting to Manseok-kun and his descendants.

That is why the invitations were sent to people the descendants knew, but while Hwang Ho showed up at Hwang Myung Group's official events under the name of Hwang Ji-ho, Eun-ho's descendants rarely did any outside activities other than attending Eun Kwang-go, so they were not well known.

Of course, Jecheon Daeseong could have invited them directly, but in that case, more people would try to find a connection between Jo Ui-shin and his descendants, so to avoid the inconvenience, they decided not to attend the irregular luncheon ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) meeting this time.

“Hwangho! Baekho is laughing alone again. What happened at the irregular luncheon?”

“Ignore Baekho. Nothing happened, he just read Jo Ui-shin’s thoughts and acted like that.”

“Can I ask Ui-shin what his brother is thinking?”

“If you ask, he’ll tell you as if he’s bragging. But I won’t ask.”

Hwangho, who looked like Hwang Yu-ho, kindly answered Eunseoho and Eun-iho’s questions while glaring at Baekho.

Baekho didn’t hide the fact that he had given Jo Ui-shin protection since he told his close friends about Jinmyeong’s whereabouts.

Thanks to that, there was no one in this mansion who didn’t know that Jo Ui-shin had protection.

Baekho laughed whenever he could, as if he had forgotten how he had held back laughter, but it was because he had read Jo Ui-shin’s thoughts.

Baekho told the descendants about Jo Ui-shin’s situation.

“Oh, then did Yi-shin become close with Mujigi?”

“Jo Ui-shin might not think so, but Mujigi might think so.”

“Actually, it’s hard to become close with just one conversation! We talked to Yi-shin a lot!”

Instead of listening to Baekho, Eunseoho and Eun-iho started talking about themselves and Jo Ui-shin.

In terms of the number of times they talked and the time they spent together, Hwangho had talked much longer, but the children only talked about Jo Ui-shin.

Hwangho felt a strange feeling, but he decided not to point it out because he thought it would be easier to keep the other Jin tribes in check thanks to those descendants.

Heukho, who was listening to the conversation while playing with his block toys, spoke to Baekho.

“Baekho, I wonder what he thinks. Tell me more.”

“Jo Ui-shin thinks Hwangho is old now.”

“Baekho.......”

Hwangho touched his forehead at the words that came out after cutting off the beginning and the end.

After finishing the unproductive conversation with Mujigi, Hwangho was talking to Jo Eui-shin, who was surrounded by his juniors.

He only tried to lighten his benefactor’s burden by saying, “I am also a senior at Eun Gwang High School, so if you have any questions, I will answer them!” but Jo Eui-shin seemed to be thinking about Hwang Ji-ho’s age.

Everyone here knew that Hwangho was old, so it wasn’t particularly shocking, but Baekho, who was the same age as him, said something like that, and he got angry.

Heukho asked, feeling a little anxious, what he thought of those words.

“Really? Hwangho is older than him. So does he think I am old too?”

“Jo Eui-shin thinks you are kind.”

“Thank goodness!”

I don’t know what’s fortunate, but Hwang Ho felt like he could clearly see the flow of Jo Ui-shin’s thoughts.

Hwang Ho watched the conversation, not knowing where to start, and then buried himself deep in the back of the sofa and sighed.

Since the school trip was just around the corner, he was moving several clones, so he felt tired even over trivial things.

At that moment, a cold cup of Seokjukcha (石竹茶) was placed in front of Hwang Ji-ho.

The one who held out the teacup was Kim Yu-ri.

“I guess Ui-shin is really close to the Hojok! I knew it, but it’s amazing to hear it in person.”

“Jo Ui-shin is close to us.”

Hwang Ho’s mood improved somewhat at Kim Yu-ri’s words.

Regardless of the internal situation, it was true that Jo Ui-shin was close to the Hojok compared to the other Jinjok who were boasting about their benefactors and had impudent thoughts, so Hwang Ho accepted the teacup with a light heart.

Kim Yuri often visited Andain after she entered the mansion, and she quickly became close with the children thanks to her unique sociability.

Today, after Kim Yuri finished training with Jukho, Jo Ui-shin and Andain went to the irregular luncheon meeting to appease the children who were bored.

‘If the invitation rules are revised as the children suggested, Kim Yuri will be invited too. The number of people will increase, so we can send the descendants along with them. However, the age limit is still the same, so Jaeho and Heukho won’t be able to go.’

The children were playing well with each other, leaving Hwangho alone.

However, Hwangho was thinking of the children.

If all the seniors left the mansion, Hwangho planned to take them to the Hwangmyeong Theme Park to appease them.

‘If you go to the theme park in odd numbers, it’ll be annoying to ride the rides. It would be good to bring Ye Beom-yeong, who is close to those two at school.’

Even while moving his clone, Hwang Ho made a concrete plan.

Kim Yu-ri quickly figured out the situation and just watched as Hwang Ho’s words became quieter.

Just as Hwang Ho’s thoughts were starting to come together, Kim Yu-ri spoke again.

“Oh, right. Did you hear that from Teacher Juk Ho?”

“I didn’t hear anything from Juk Ho today, but tell me.”

“Teacher Juk Ho said that it would be good to have Gwang-rim do an internship.......”

Hwang Ho nodded while listening to Kim Yu-ri.

A good internship place just came to Hwang Ho’s mind.

The irregular luncheon meeting that was held this time went on until later than usual, but as the name suggests, it ended before dinnertime.

Still, he couldn’t go back to the dorm right away.

Yoo Sang-hoon was exhausted from being known as a shield soldier and getting a lot of attention, and he was really upset because he found out that Do Won-woo and Yoo Sang-hee were dating.

So, Jang Nam-wook and Do Si-hoo made a tacit agreement and played late at night to accommodate Yoo Sang-hoon.

Even so, when I got home, I would feel bad again when I saw Yoo Sang-hee after the date, but I wanted Yoo Sang-hee and Do Won-woo to be happy, so that wasn't my concern.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

When I arrived at the dormitory and checked my device, there were several messages.

Most of them had no message history, and they were juniors who had exchanged device codes for the first time today.

Since I was a first-time participant and the exam period was approaching, I had many opportunities to talk to my prospective juniors.

The prospective juniors asked Eun-ho about the Eun-kwang exam, but they also looked around and occasionally talked to me.

The prospective juniors had something in common.

‘No one seemed to be worried about whether they would pass or not. They were concerned about what rank they would get.’

Even in middle school, when they were not regular players, in order to be invited to an irregular luncheon, you had to be skilled enough to get noticed without using Gwangrim.

That’s probably why the prospective Eun-kwang students there seemed somewhat relaxed.

They were all so confident, it almost seemed like I was the only one worried.

Still, my heart ached at the thought that these kids would have to go through the spicy exams unique to Korea at such a young age.

Furthermore, after they entered Eun-kwang, they would have to compete even more fiercely with players who had already overcome the high threshold.

Since we exchanged device codes, I thought it would be good to meet them briefly and give them a snack when they came to take the exam at Eun-kwang.

I was thinking of the faces of my prospective juniors one by one.

‘That Oh family kid is on my mind.’

That kid said he was going to take the exam a year early.

Considering the passing criteria for Eun Gwang High School, that child’s skills would be enough to pass.

Considering the rumors about the Oh family’s talents that I heard at Plumago, it would be okay to aim for the top spot.

The problem is that even next year, that child won’t be old enough to use Gwanglim.

That child will have to live at Eun Gwang High School without being able to use Gwanglim.

Ju Soo-ri, who realized that right away, said something to the child.

―Don’t do that. You won’t be able to use Gwanglim either.

―I’ll fight well even without Gwanglim.

―Other kids will use Gwanglim, but you won’t. There will be a difference.

Then, the child, who was upset, looked around and made eye contact with me.

The child also looked at Eun-ho, who was nearby.

Ju Soo-ri followed that gaze and let out a short exclamation of ‘Ah.’

I didn’t know why he was looking this way.

―There are players at Eun Gwang High School who don’t use Gwangrim.

That’s exactly what the kid said.

And Eun Ho and I were known as players who didn’t use Gwangrim and got good grades at Eun Gwang High School.

Since Eun Gwang High School was known as the most prestigious school, the performances and abilities of the top and second place students were known to the outside world.

The scenes of Yeom Jun Yeol using Hongryong Summoning and Joo Su Hyuk using Flawless Wings were recorded and widely spread.

Because of that, if you didn’t use Gwangrim while you were in school, you would be noticed.

‘You can do well at Eun Gwang High School without using Gwangrim... ... .’

I’ve never used Gwangrim to get good grades at school.

Eun Ho, who was the top student in his first year, was the same.

There were students like Yeom Jun Yeol and Cheon Dong Ha who actively used Gwangrim during their school days, but not all of them were like that.

However, ‘not necessarily using it’ and ‘cannot use it’ are different concepts.

‘I entered high school a year early, but if the growth of other abilities stagnates, I might regret Gwanglim.’

But since he already dropped out of middle school, it’s too late to stop him.

In that case, it would be wise to find a way to support him.

I opened the message window again, thinking that I should ask Oh Hye-jeong or Oh Hye-ji about the child.

Dingdong.

I checked the message window again because I thought it was a message from a junior, but this time it was a message from a senior.

[Yeom Jun-yeol] Eui-shin, there’s something I want to tell you.

Yeom Jun-yeol keeps coming out. I wanted to talk, but there were many juniors around me, and when I went back, I didn’t have a chance because I was taking care of Yoo Sang-hoon.

In fact, Yeom Jun-yeol seemed to want me to come to the Dragon Clan’s territory even if it was late, but Hwang Ji-ho suddenly interrupted, saying, “It would be better to send you to the dormitory than to send you there,” and openly interrupted me.

In that situation, I think he decided to send a device message because he thought it would be difficult to talk directly.

‘But since you sent a message instead of talking, I think there’s something he wants to show you.’

It seemed like he wanted to hear my voice and talk, so there must have been a reason he sent the message.

As expected, Yeom Jun-yeol sent an attachment.

[Yeom Jun-yeol] Can you look at this first?

[Yeom Jun-yeol] (Photo)

The photo Yeom Jun-yeol sent was a table.

The table had the date, time, location, and notes written on it.

What Yeom Jun-yeol sent was a school trip schedule.