EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 952: The Last School Refusal (10)

The training belt of Qingho, discovered around Christmas Eve, holds a complex backstory.

Initially, this belt was used by the black hand to lure Hwang Ji-ho out of the Korean Peninsula during the First Christmas scenario.

It was merely seen as bait at first, but its significance came to light after Unsa was rescued.

Eunho mentioned Qingho's training belt to test the response, and Unsa said something about "Qingho's body":

―The wind general and the rain general said that Qingho's body is in that person’s hands. I hope it’s not in the same situation as mine.

From that moment, the training belt transformed from a mere bait to a valuable clue for finding Qingho’s body, which had fallen into a deep slumber.

By piecing together several clues, it was discovered that Unsa, Seonghyeongwoo’s body, and Qingho’s body had passed through the same place.

Considering the events initiated by the black hand, it could be speculated that Unsa played a role in supplying power, and Seonghyeongwoo acted as a medium using the rare Gwanglim.

The problem was why Qingho's body was with those two.

‘If I’m right, the black hand must have used Seonghyeongwoo's Gwanglim on Qingho's body. It wasn’t just a waste of power for tormenting, it must have had a purpose.’

I suspect that the black hand used Seonghyeongwoo's Gwanglim on Qingho's body.

But Qingho's soul has already left the body and is living as a human, so I’m not sure what using this power would mean.

There’s one more thing on my mind.

‘Cheonseongheon, Hani. Both saw the Celestial God in their dreams. But now, only Hani is seeing the Celestial God in dreams.’

It seems that since Eunho returned, Cheonseongheon no longer dreams of the Celestial God.

But currently, Hani frequently dreams of the Celestial God, to the point that Gongcheonghwon even takes notice.

This was strange.

‘From the perspective of a higher being, it would be easier to contact the Jin tribe rather than humans, so why isn’t the Celestial God meeting the tiger clan directly?’

I wonder if Baekho-gun, who is still likely watching my thoughts, knows something about this.

I looked at him, hoping for a hint, but Baekho-gun simply shook his head slightly.

I couldn’t tell whether he didn’t know or if he just intended to keep silent.

"I was sure the training belt was genuine because I could still feel the energy I left in it. But when I examined it closely, it wasn't just my power."

A hologram of the training belt appeared.

In the hologram, a dashed line connected the list of Chinese players to the belt.

It seemed that not only Hwang Ji-ho’s power was embedded in the belt, but also theirs.

The dashed line—could it mean that this connection isn’t certain yet?

"My power doesn’t disappear easily. But over time, since Qingho himself has fallen into a deep slumber, the belt deteriorated, and the power faded, so it’s not surprising. But it was preserved well enough that I could clearly feel my power."

It seems I was starting to understand the connection between the training belt and the player list.

The hologram showed names of players who had certain preservation abilities marked.

"It seems these players might have used preservation skills."

"Exactly. Don’t you think there are unusually many people with preservation skills compared to the representatives of Eun-gwang High? The training academy's basic curriculum includes training preservation skills, and that academy is located near the spot where Qingho’s training belt was found."

Preservation and recovery skills are part of the core curriculum at Chinese player training academies.

The Chinese Ministry of Culture, handling cultural relics, had become even more powerful since the clash of realms.

China has a vast area and a long history, so the symbolism and power of cultural relics and artifacts are immense.

‘They call them cultural relics, but it’s more like weapons that should be called mythological armaments.’

Every time cultural relics are unearthed, the weapons held by the state increase, so players' main task became preserving and recovering them.

Moreover, the number of high-ranking beings from Chinese history and mythology, especially the Jin tribe, was vast. Their presence depended on the existence of cultural relics, so managing them became tied to national security.

It wasn’t strange for there to be many players with preservation skills, but there was something suspicious about the location.

"More than one person handled Qingho's training belt. It looks like several people took turns using preservation skills, trying not to leave a strong trace of their power. It’s rare to see such a large group with preservation skills."

Worry appeared on Hwang Ji-ho’s face.

If, as Hwang Ji-ho suspected, players from the Chinese training academy were managing the training belt, it was clear that they were preparing to cause trouble during the upcoming Korea-China-Japan exchange tournament.

Hwang Ji-ho must have guessed this too.

‘If I were the black hand, I’d take advantage of this opportunity.’

It was a rare chance to have players linked to the black hand infiltrate Eun-gwang High.

During the First Christmas scenario, the black hand had to use significant power to manipulate the barriers and send their subordinates into Eun-gwang High.

Compared to that time, the barriers were now reinforced and the tiger clan was on alert, so it was unlikely that a large-scale infiltration would be possible even with more effort.

However, during the exchange tournament, players could enter Eun-gwang High, armed.

‘Moreover, the black hand knows the tiger clan is actively dealing with their plans now. They’ll prepare more complicated and intricate strategies.’

Simply guarding against foreign players wouldn’t be enough to stop all their moves.

The black hand wouldn’t care about sacrificing a few students if it meant achieving their goals. Therefore, even if they were stopped, significant damage was still likely.

I had initially thought the exchange tournament would be blocked by Cho Pyeongdeuk, but now, my vague thoughts were turning into firm certainty.

"I have a proposal."

China in Plmago.

Players linked to China, higher beings, Jin tribe members.

The black hand's movements.

Qingho’s training belt.

What I’ve learned in this world.

Bringing everything together, I reached a conclusion.

"Your thoughts are still quick. Go ahead."

After a long period of contemplation, Hwang Ji-ho said this.

Maybe Hwang Ji-ho, despite his age, was a relaxed member of the Jin tribe.

On the way back to Eunryeong-gwan, I was with the angel.

The lead was chosen based on the angel’s brilliance, and it was as white as Olmu, pure and pristine.

Excited to be walking together after such a long time, the angel’s footsteps were light, almost as if she were flying.

Wanting to spend more time with the angel and bring happiness to those at the camp, I suggested to Olmu.

"Do you want to say hi to Andain? Soon there’ll be break time, and she’ll be happy to see you. Of course, so will the other kids."

Woof!

"Thanks, you really are a genius, Olmu."

The angel, who had understood my words perfectly, now asked a question.

This time, it was about Baekho-gun.

Since the angel couldn’t wander alone, Baekho-gun was accompanying us.

Woof woof?

Unfortunately, I couldn’t understand what the angel meant, but based on the flow of conversation, it seemed she was asking me to wait since she would be greeting Andain at Eunryeong-gwan.

Baekho-gun listened attentively to Olmu and nodded.

"I understand. I’ll wait."

After that, Olmu and Baekho-gun had a brief conversation.

There were many things I couldn’t guess from the flow of their conversation, but Baekho-gun answered without hesitation.

Was that the power of the mythological Jin tribe?

If the divine protection works properly while I’m awake, will I be able to understand Olmu’s conversations as well?

"It’s not easy to read the mind of others, even with divine protection. But I’m sure you’ll catch on quickly."

Baekho-gun, once again reading my thoughts, answered.

Although it was a bit impromptu, I wasn’t upset since it helped answer my questions.

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As expected, Baekho-gun, true to his mythological Jin tribe nature, seemed to do this difficult task with ease.

Did this mean that when I visited the Dragon Palace earlier, the Fate Force activated, and I overheard the conversation with the Dragon King?

"The dragons tend to speak unnecessarily, so I filtered through it."

"I see you were listening."

"Yes, I did. And I could tell that the Dragon King liked the color and power of the dragons in your eyes."

Although we talked a lot about the priestesses, why did Jegeon keep mentioning nonsense?

Perhaps the True Name's performance wasn’t as great as expected.

I think Baekho-gun read that thought as well, but he simply continued without paying it any mind.

"Before you came to this world, you were already under my divine protection. If others find out, I’m sure it will be quite the reaction. I look forward to the day when everything is revealed."

If it became known that the famous prisoner of the mythological realm had given a True Name as divine protection to a human, even the dragon tribe would react strongly.

Especially when Baekho-gun’s old friends and good younger siblings find out, I’ll definitely be there to witness the moment.

Baekho-gun, after reading this thought, laughed again instead of feeling embarrassed.

"Joid-shin, I’ll come see you again tonight."

As we approached Eunryeong-gwan, Baekho-gun stopped speaking.

It was unclear whether he meant he would barge into my quarters again or if he would appear in my dreams.

Upon returning to Eunryeong-gwan, Joid-shin had just finished his outing.

Although the outing was shorter than Joid-shin’s, it was an important meeting for Doko Miro, one that was tied to her dreams.

‘Two major stages coming up!’

Doko Miro couldn’t hold back her intense joy after being alone and her excitement showed on her face.

One of the sponsors for the Korea-China-Japan exchange tournament was SZ Games, and Doko Miro, a representative of Eun-gwang High, was also an artist who had participated in the music production for PlayerZ. They had requested her for two stages.

One was for the opening stage of the Korea-China-Japan exchange tournament.

The other was for PlayerZ’s first professional league’s opening stage.

Both stages were significant and internationally recognized, and it was no surprise that Doko Miro, who had prior connections with these events, would be performing.

‘If I do well on these stages, this could be my debut.’

Doko Miro was well aware that debuting was a tough challenge, especially considering the risks for Korean players in the entertainment industry.

While Yeoraehoon had made a successful debut, the challenges remained substantial. Despite his good press and accomplishments like creating protective barriers during the crisis on the audition program, there were still many anti-fans.

As a result, established agencies had shown interest in Doko Miro but hadn’t pushed for an official contract.

However, if Doko Miro could prove herself as much, if not more, capable than Yeoraehoon, she knew they would eventually move forward with a deal.

‘If I achieve my dream, I’ll... for Hani...’

Doko Miro’s thoughts were abruptly cut off.

Before entering the garden area, she heard loud voices.

It wasn’t unusual for chaos to break out at Eun-gwang High, but this time, it was the voices of people she knew.

"No, why are they together?"

"I don’t know why they didn’t tell him to attend school."

It was Gu Seul-bi and Ong Gil-dong, the attention-seekers of Class 0.

They were often agitated for reasons that Doko Miro couldn’t quite understand.

However, Doko Miro did somewhat understand attention-seekers.

In a broad sense, their desire to debut and succeed in the industry was just another form of seeking attention.

Just as she was about to approach them, she heard another voice.

"Hello."

It was In Seon-oh’s voice.

Upon hearing it, Doko Miro instinctively hid her presence and stopped speaking.

From what she overheard, In Seon-oh frequently walked around this area, and the attention-seekers seemed to be searching for the students who refused to attend school.

‘She was walking around here? Frequently?’

In Seon-oh had been paying attention to Joid-shin.

It didn’t seem like a coincidence that she was frequently walking around this area, where Joid-shin was in camp.

"Aren’t you supposed to watch the student who refuses to attend school today? What’s going on here?"

Before the attention-seekers could ask anything, In Seon-oh threw the question first.

Because of this, Doko Miro couldn’t learn much about In Seon-oh’s information and clicked her tongue inwardly.

Gu Seul-bi and Ong Gil-dong were unaware of Doko Miro’s thoughts and continued to complain.

"The last student who refused to attend school was with the vice president!"

"They were with an adorable dog. It looked like they were walking around."

Doko Miro became curious at the mention of the "last student who refused to attend school," but In Seon-oh reacted differently.

"That student from the estate was with the vice president?"

In Seon-oh seemed to speak carefully when mentioning "that estate."