The Gyejok comes to the Eun Gwang High School Festival.

Yong Je-geon boldly invaded the Gyejok’s territory and invited them, but somehow the Gyejok accepted.

‘If I wanted to meet the Gyejok without showing them my number, that would be a natural way. But considering the time, I’m not sure if it would be okay.’

If last year’s academic schedule went as planned, the Eun Gwang High School Festival would be held in December.

Today is Tiger’s birthday, October 3rd, so there’s still quite a bit of time left until the Eun Gwang High School Festival.

Some Eun Gwang High School students have already started preparing for the festival early after their midterms.

There’s a rumor going around that the seniors of Class 0, Grade 3, started planning during the summer vacation, saying that it would be their last festival with Jegal Jae-geol.

But Eun Gwang High School is still not in a festival mood.

‘The schedule will be finalized at the 3rd/4th quarter student representative meeting, but there are many events before the festival.’

If we were to name a big event before the festival, first of all, there is the fall picnic.

Especially, the third-year students who are aiming for college entrance exams must take the CSAT in mid-November.

Even if they do not take the CSAT, there is the final exam for the third-year students that is earlier than other grades.

After that, there are the written exam, practical exam, and interview for prospective Eungwang students.

After the results are announced, the final exam for the first and second-year students is also held.

The Eungwang festival will start only after all of these are over.

‘Time is running out. I wish I had more time before the Demon World scenario starts. And there is also the Hwang Ji-ho case.’

Hwang Ji-ho was asking Yong Je-geon more about the head of the clan and confirming what he had seen and heard.

Hwang Ji-ho, who asked about the state of the barrier in the realm of the clan, seemed like a leader.

I was lost in thought, comparing this appearance with Hwang Ji-ho in the game.

‘If things go as planned in Plumago, Hwang Ji-ho will disappear around the time the snow falls and never appear again. But that won’t happen.’

If things go as planned in Plumago, in the second year, Kwon Rena will try to use the spare device in Joo Su-hyeok’s locker, who is in class 0, 2, and will be discovered by Dokgo Mi-ro.

However, that will never happen.

Joo Su-hyeok is not in class 0, 2, and since Lee Yeo-reum, who was held hostage, has been released, Kwon Rena has no reason to touch someone else’s belongings, and Dokgo Mi-ro has no time to look around the school because he is currently working as an idol.

The same goes for Hwang Ji-ho’s disappearance.

First of all, the possibility of Andain’s hidden scenario, where Hwang Ji-ho was last seen, occurring has completely disappeared.

‘Andain won’t have to visit Sommungchi’s grave, encounter the masked couple there, get attacked by the guards, or have Hwang Jiho find out.’

Andain’s hidden scenario begins with her going to Sommungchi’s grave to offer a bouquet of flowers and encountering the noble couple.

Unlike this, the good angel is now walking around the banquet hall in good health, and Andain is celebrating the tiger’s birthday with her parents.

And the noble’s sacred treasure that the couple intended to use by sacrificing Andain is now in my possession because the tigers passed it on.

Also, like we did at the rose farm last time, we can’t use Cheongho’s body to fish out Hwang Jiho.

Moreover, Hwang Jiho is not alone, unlike back then.

‘The mastermind can’t make Hwang Jiho disappear by going through the same process as Plumago. However, there is still a possibility that he will use another method. However, it would be difficult to specify the time.’

Although many things have changed since Plumago, the time was easy to specify.

For example, youth retreats, Christmas, school trips, etc., the masterminds have no choice but to fit them into the academic schedule.

The incident also occurred on the first day of the first lunar month when the shaman’s succession ceremony was held at Yonggung Palace, and on Teacher’s Day when Seong Guk-eon offered carnations to his teacher.

So no matter what went wrong, I could be sure that the incident would definitely happen at that time.

However, the exact time of the Hwang Ji-ho incident cannot be predicted.

In this situation, it would be foolish to be certain that Hwang Ji-ho would disappear when winter comes.

‘In Plumago, the exact time of day was not given except that it was winter. And there are many things that are unclear other than the time. It hasn’t even been clearly revealed what method was used yet.’

‘Ways to kill Hwang Ji-ho’ that I have thought of so far.

The founder of the pancreas concern, Jujak, who had a similar background and situation to Hwang Ji-ho and showed suspicious behavior.

These were the two clues.

However, it was difficult to respond to Hwang Ji-ho's disappearance with just these two.

There is one surefire way.

'If you use a replay, you can find out the exact time. You can probably find out the means as well.'

If you used some method to proceed while Hwang Ji-ho was unconscious, there is a possibility that you will not be able to find out anything even if you use a replay.

This is because a replay is only a reproduction of the experience of the person involved.

However, it is unlikely that Hwang Ji-ho disappeared without any resistance, so there must be something to be gained.

However, there were two reasons why you could not use a replay.

First, you could not select Hwang Ji-ho with the replay function yet.

'He is not at the level yet, or there must be another reason.'

If the replay function level is not the problem, there must be another reason.

The reason was a guess.

It was the period of survival.

The reality of this world and the nightmare shown in the replay diverged after the practical exam of the 13th group where I appeared.

In other words, the longer you survive from that day, the harder it is to choose in the replay.

The reason I was able to choose Yoo Sang-hoon, Jang Nam-wook, and Kim Shin-rok early was because they died that day.

‘All the seniors who died during the school trip were eligible for selection, but Hwang Ji-ho is not yet. This means that Hwang Ji-ho did not die at a similar time and survived longer.’

The fact that Hwang Ji-ho survived for a long time without appearing in the replay was not a very good sign.

It was like Mujigi in the tank, Unsa in the furnace, and Gugal Anna trapped in the horn, who were not alive even though they were alive.

The second reason why ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) I was reluctant to play the replay was also related to Hwang Ji-ho’s period of survival.

‘Hwang Ji-ho will have a really bad nightmare.’

Second, the content of the nightmare that will be shown to Hwang Ji-ho.

Just by looking at the attitudes of those who woke up in the replay, you can guess what Hwang Ji-ho did.

If it doesn’t need to be shown, I don’t want him to experience it.

“Jo Eui-shin? You seem to have a lot on your mind. I also thought it was gross that Yong Je-geon went through the chicken coop and explored it.”

Hwang Ji-ho’s voice brought him back to his senses.

It seems that Yong Je-geon was still talking about the story of exploring the territory of the Gyejok.

Judging from Hwang Ji-ho’s tired eyes, it seemed like there wouldn’t be any important information, so he decided not to listen to it again.

“I was thinking about the Eun Gwang-go Festival. We’re running out of time.”

“Then should I lure you with another reason? If I do that, Gyejok will be suspicious, wary, and angry, but if Eui-shin wants it, I’ll do it.”

Yongjegeon said something, but I didn’t listen.

Instead, I continued the conversation with Hwang Jiho.

“How about moving the festival schedule forward a little?”

“I think so too. It might be difficult to move it forward a lot, but I think it’s possible to adjust it by a week or two. The school will fully cooperate.”

Changing the academic schedule isn’t easy, but Hwang Jiho answered without hesitation.

Rather, he seemed very happy, as if he was feeling good about exercising his power as the chairman.

Anyway, the work is piling up, so I don’t know what’s so good about it.

“Don’t worry, I can make excuses. Also, if you say something, the current student council, the next student council, and even the executives of other autonomous organizations will all cooperate.”

The schedule for the second half of the second semester will be decided by the current and next executives together.

The handover will be from Yeom Jun-yeol, Cheon Dong-ha to Andain and Joo Soo-hyeok, and since those four know the situation here, they will cooperate.

The general club meeting that is the center of the festival is delicate, but Heo Chae-ah and Kim Hyun-goo are not incompetent partners.

Even if we pull it forward, it will be late November or early December, but every day was precious in the face of the Demon World scenario.

After that, in order to bring the festival forward, we checked the schedules that Eun Kwang-go could not change, such as the CSAT, and the schedules that could be flexibly adjusted, such as picnics.

“You’re forgetting one important schedule before the festival.”

When we had a rough idea, the white tiger, who was not very helpful in this case, intervened.

What do you mean, an important schedule?

I checked the calendar that was displayed in a hologram again, but there was nothing I missed or forgot.

He had been talking nonsense a lot lately, so I thought it would be the same this time, but I decided to check first.

“What is it?”

“You’ll know when that day comes.”

I finally asked him, and he said something like that.

I hesitated for about 3 seconds whether to ask him more, but I concluded that there was no way the white tiger would just say something like that.

Even though it was time to start learning, the other tigers were getting annoyed and trying to nag the white tiger, but Hwang Ji-ho relaxed the tension between his eyebrows.

He seemed to have realized something.

“Baekho... Oh, you mean that schedule? It seems Jo Ui-shin doesn’t care.”

“Right. Then we can prepare among ourselves.”

Cheong-ho nodded after Hwang Ji-ho.

I felt left out for a moment, but since he didn’t say anything, it seemed like it was something the clans would have to handle among themselves, so I decided to step aside.

“The clans won’t be the only ones preparing.”

He read his mind again and answered randomly.

It wasn’t just the tigers’ schedule, so Yong Je-geon interrupted as if he had been waiting.

“Mr. Baekho is right! Oh, should I say that our Baekho student is right?”

When Yong Je-geon mentioned the words ‘Baekho student,’ a sharp murderous intent flowed from the white tiger’s side, as if his back would be split in two.

However, when Cheong-ho swung his fist and said, “It’s your birthday. Hold on.”, the murderous intent subsided as he dodged it.

Yong Je-geon smirked at the fact that he was almost split in two.

“Anyway, I’ll prepare the dragon clan! It would be more accurate and faster if Yi-shin helped, but if you don’t know, it’s okay to do it as you don’t know!” 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

“Yes, prepare well.”

He gave a vague answer, thinking that he had to get rid of the Yu-hee-gye dragon clan first, but Yong Je-geon really liked those words.

“I’ll remember what you just said! Junyeol will work harder too. Hwangryong, Cheongryong, the shamans, and Unryong will really like it.”

“Don’t listen to Jo Eui-shin, Yongjegeon’s nonsense. Hojok will be the one you like the most anyway.”

They were both talking nonsense, so he didn’t really listen to them.

Instead, he checked the calendar again to see if there was anything missing.

‘There’s nothing missing. If there’s a problem, I’ll tell you separately.’

Only after he was sure there were no problems did he turn off the hologram that was showing the November calendar.

* * *

After Tiger’s birthday, during the week.

Before the assembly started, the children in the class congratulated Hwang Ji-ho and White Tiger and ate cake together.

Cheongho was still known as Han-i’s birthday, so he didn’t receive a congratulatory message, but the children who knew the situation congratulated Cheongho.

‘The more days we celebrate, the better.’

Cheong-ho seemed to think the same way, happily accepting the birthday greetings.

After school, the class gathered for another reason.

Kwon-rena greeted us with a slightly trembling voice.

“Guys, thank you for coming.”

Kwon-rena was next to Kwon-jein, Jared Lee, and Lee Yeoreum.

Kwon-rena was here to introduce her family.