It was late at night, so there were some sincere students like Yeom Jun-yeol who went to bed early to prepare for tomorrow, but there were also quite a few students who were awake.

Most students were awake to play for three nights and four days, even if it meant cutting down on sleep.

Of course, there were students who were awake but not playing.

Among them were Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol.

“Hey, is the former student council president still in Jeju Island?”

“Oh, I think I saw him at the Snow and Air Lounge? I think it’s true because someone who works there bragged on their SNS that the Sugokhyanggi members came.”

“The suspicious vice president knows about that, right?”

“I know.”

They didn’t like bugs, and they were uncomfortable with the fact that the pro player team members showed up at this particular time. Anyway, there were many things on their minds.

However, the two soon felt that the mental energy and time they had spent on Ji Myeong-soo was a waste, so they decided to do what they had to do.

Geum Chan-sol used the connection to check the real-time recording device footage obtained through the hologram.

The recording device was filming the common area rented by the students of Eun-gwang High School.

“There are quite a few kids wandering around besides us.”

“Are there kids from our class?”

“Oh, there are. They’re doing a mission to get into the outdoor pool. Garam Gap survived again. He’s really good at bok-bul-bok.”

There was no one who was good at bok-bul-bok games, but the two nodded firmly because they weren’t thinking normally.

Geum Chan-sol checked who was wandering around and where the deserted places were, and then planned a route.

Since there were also executives of the autonomous organization who noticed the two missing yesterday, they were planning to escape by a different route today.

“If we do a surprise inspection like yesterday, they can search for us, so let’s take care of it quickly and have fun.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to just have fun and rest? If that suspicious vice-chairman is right, then on the next schedule.......”

“If that’s what he said, we can’t play next time, so we should play now!”

“That’s right!”

The two quickly escaped the dormitory, showing off their perfect chemistry.

However, Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol were so focused on the students’ movements that they failed to check on the current status of their most important target.

Jegal Jae-geol was standing behind the square of the recording device on the hotel rooftop, the shadow of the wing structure symbolizing Icarus.

Jegal Jae-geol was watching Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol, who were praising themselves, saying, “We really are geniuses.”

“The Chan-sols have left the dormitory again. If they come in early like yesterday, I’ll pretend not to notice, but if it takes more than two hours, I’ll go look for them.”

It was common for students in Class 0, who were in charge of Jegal Jae-geol, to sneak out on field trips.

They usually escaped to get late-night snacks and snacks that were not easily available in the dormitory.

Some people got away with the romantic idea of ​​wanting to enjoy the night breeze, but most of them did it because they wanted to eat.

The grudge over food lasted a long time.

There was even a case where a student from Class 0 who came to visit after graduation cried, saying, “I really wanted to eat condensed milk red bean shaved ice that day... ...!” and Jegal Jae-geol had to take him to a nearby cafe and buy him shaved ice to appease him.

In fact, the graduate just wanted to eat snacks with his teacher using any excuse, and he was caught by the Class 0 alumni association and beat up on a rainy day under the pretense of a sparring match, but Jegal Jae-geol continued to reflect on and introspect about the students’ hearty appetites.

That’s why Jegal Jae-geol tried to be as lenient as possible on the students’ misbehavior while traveling, as long as they didn’t do anything dangerous.

‘Yesterday, Chan-sol bought snacks on his way back. It took a long time to buy just snacks, but if you are careful when choosing what the kids eat, it can take that long.’

Jegal Jae-geol trusted the trustworthy class president and vice president of Class 0.

So there was a student he was more worried about than the other two right now.

‘Lee Dam and Dong-ha are going out again.’

Kye I-dam and Cheon Dong-ha were seen going out through different exits.

Cheon Dong-ha seemed to be looking around the resort owned by TC overnight, perhaps because he felt responsible for changing his accommodation.

However, he couldn’t guess what Kye I-dam was doing, and his physical strength and ability level didn’t seem to be good.

Jegal Jae-geol was somewhat aware of Chairman Ji-ik’s situation, so he was worried.

‘He must have gone for a walk to change his mood, but I think it would be better to follow him just in case.’

After much thought, Jegal Jae-geol decided to track down Kye I-dam.

I was planning to watch and intervene to stop him if he did something that would drain his stamina or powers, and listen to his story.

It wasn’t common for a distressed young player to unconsciously use his powers to self-harm, but it did exist.

Gye-dam moved quite far.

The hotel had a view of the ocean, but now he could see Mt. Halla.

‘It’s not the time to enter Mt. Halla right now, so you’re not thinking about climbing the mountain, are you?’

The entrance time for Mt. Halla National Park in the fall was 5:30 AM.

Fortunately, Gye-dam didn’t seem to be thinking about climbing the mountain without thinking, so he just stared blankly at the mountain that looked pitch black.

It was when Jegal Jae-geol was about to speak.

“Hello? Si-wan hyung?”

The call started, as if Sung Si-wan had contacted Gye-dam’s device.

“......I’m fine. You don’t have to come. I can do it by myself. Yes, I’ll do well as the Chairman of Jiik.”

It was obvious without even hearing that Sung Si-wan, who had an upright and honest personality and cared for his juniors, would have given him some words of encouragement.

As the call continued, Gye-dam’s expression and energy brightened.

No matter how much Jegal Jae-geol said nice things and listened to his worries, he was sure that he could not make him make such an expression.

Jegal Jae-geol realized that this was not the place for him to be and moved on.

Morning came.

On the outside, it looked no different than yesterday morning, but the level of excitement was clearly different for each student.

While there were a few students who were excited about wearing their own professional mountaineering equipment, there were also students who were lying down and pretending to be sick, as if they had no motivation, and whined that they would stay in the dorm.

Today’s schedule was filled entirely with climbing Mt. Halla.

“Do we really have to see Baekrokdam?”

“I said.”

Heo Chae-ah looked at the course map with a relieved smile on her face, along with Gwak Gyeong-gu, who was sitting nearby.

The trails of Hallasan are operated on a reservation basis, and today, Eun Gwang High School made reservations for both courses leading to the summit.

The Seongpanak course, which is relatively gentle and popular.

The Gwaneumsa course, which is shorter than the Seongpanak course, but has a steep slope and many rocky paths, so it may take longer.

Today, only Eun Gwang High School students were scheduled to go on these two courses, and the students could choose to climb either one.

“There are third-year students at our school who have never even climbed Cheoniksan. There may be another world on the mountain, so I hope you think of it as training.”

“You like training, but we’re on a school trip right now?”

“A school trip is a kind of educational activity where you experience nature and culture outside of school. It’s an extension of class.”

“Director, if you really think that way, you should come to Class 0 too.”

“Hey, but since we’re in the same class, it’s a bit much for Teacher Jegal Jae-geol to take care of one more student, so go to Class 0, Grade 2.”

The protests grew louder as Cheon Dong-ha roughly dealt with the students of Class 0 over the course.

In the meantime, Cheon Dong-ha was so busy criticizing Ma Jin-seung for stuffing snacks into a large bag that he didn’t even pretend to listen to the students of Class 0.

That’s why Jegal Jae-geol had to come out and calm them down.

“If you’re really tired, just rest in the dorms.”

“Is the teacher going to rest too?”

“As Dong-ha said, the school trip is an extension of class. The teacher can’t miss class.”

“It’s meaningless if we don’t rest together with the teacher!”

The students of Class 0 were finally stopped by Jegal Jae-geol’s argument.

As a result, except for about ten students who refused to go to the mountain until the end, regardless of whether they were given demerit points or marked as absent, all went on the hike.

Of course, all the students in class 0 attended because of Jegal Jae-geol.

“Those who chose the Seongpanak course should go to Gyeong-gu, and those who chose the Gwaneumsa course should go to Jun-yeol.”

Cheon Dong-ha, who chose the Gwaneumsa course, stood next to Yeom Jun-yeol and guided them.

Kwak Kyung-gu and Yeom Jun-yeol were standing apart in front of a bus with the Eun Kwang-go logo on it.

The students in class 0 chose the same Seongpanak course as a group, so they went to Kwak Kyung-gu together.

“Wow, Ma Jin-seung, the Gwaneumsa course? It’s tough there, and only the kids who are confident in mountain paths went.”

“I expect the first one to fall behind.”

The students in class 0 looked at Ma Jin-seung, who was clearly excited, and predicted his future.

The weather was sunny and there wasn’t much wind, so it was perfect for hiking.

However, just because the weather was nice and each person had excellent abilities, it didn’t mean they could climb the mountain.

Long hikes were accompanied by unpredictable events.

Sometimes wild animals would suddenly appear and block the path, bridges connecting the paths could collapse, and signs damaged by external factors such as strong winds could point to the wrong place and cause people to get lost.

The first straggler on the Hallasan hike came from an unexpected place.

“......I’m sorry, I can’t walk.”

It was about two hours after leaving the Seongpanak Information Center.

The students of Class 0, who insisted on walking last, saying they would walk together with Jegal Jae-geol, gradually slowed down and soon stopped.

The first to give up was Yeon Ga-ram.

Yeon Ga-ram’s face was as pale as a blank sheet of paper, and his fingertips were shaking slightly.

It was obvious that it was not normal to simply say that he was tired.

“Ga-ram, don’t overdo it and just sit down.”

“I’m sorry, teacher.......”

Jegal Jae-geol felt Yeon Ga-ram’s pulse and deeply regretted it.

The children seemed reluctant to go hiking, but it was as if Jegal Jae-geol had dragged them along.

He thought they would be okay since they were healthy and full of energy, but they were less accustomed to hiking than Jegal Jae-geol had expected.

“Hey, Garam Gap, did you eat something strange? He’s not the type of kid who would collapse at this level?”

“......He did.”

When Geum Chan-sol asked in embarrassment, several students from Class 0 had clouded expressions.

Jegal Jae-geol had an ominous feeling and asked the children.

“Can you tell me what Garam ate yesterday?”

“That’s it, that... Last night, we played the game of bok-bok-bok, and Garam kept getting punished, but he got punished for the first time? So we gave him a strong punishment....”

The students of Class 0 made a strange dish for the game of bok-bok-bok.

They ordered the ingredients for the strange dish through the hotel, but it was said that there were unfamiliar seasonings that they didn’t order, as if they were a service.

The students of Class 0 thoughtlessly gave Yeon-Ga-Ram a drink with all the ingredients, including the unfamiliar things, mixed in.

“What the hell, what if you feed that to Garam Gap! I told you not to eat anything you want!”

“What the hell, is anything that your hotel gives you?”

“I told you to leave it in front of the door so you don’t get disturbed. What if someone other than the hotel staff mixed it?”

When Jegal Jae-Geol heard those words, he felt dizzy.

It was his fault for not being able to stop the students from playing around last night even though he knew they were messing around.

In addition, Jegal Jae-geol was away for a while, so he couldn’t watch the students the whole time.

“Oh, sorry. I can’t walk either.”

“......Me too.”

It seemed like Yeon Ga-ram wasn’t the only one who had consumed the unidentified beverage, and the students began to slump down one by one.

Jegal Jae-geol quickly made a decision.

“We should go down. Get ready. Chan-sol, tell Gyeong-gu and Jun-yeol about the situation.”

Jegal Jae-geol turned on his device to contact the teacher waiting at the hotel.

When he composed and sent the message, he felt a sense of discomfort.

The communication status seemed to be poor, as the message was transmitted very slowly.

‘Is it because the communication status is poor because it’s in the mountains?’

Jegal Jae-geol had doubts, but his thoughts were soon filled with worry about the children struggling in front of him.