EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 966: Consciousness (14)

Before Jo Yi-shin arrived.

Hwang Ho took on another role to confirm the spread of information about this incident and to rectify it.

Jo Yi-shin was so thorough that Hwang Ho barely had to intervene, but there were a few troublesome matters due to live broadcasts by the media.

For example, dealing with messages sent to Hwang Ho instead of Jo Yi-shin, who was unreachable.

[April Seum] Ji-ho, did you just see the suicide on TV? Do you understand what I mean? I tried to contact you to check what was going on, but I didn’t get a reply.

[April Seum] Oh, now that I think about it, Ji-ho wasn’t shown on the screen. If Ji-ho is acting separately, there would be no way for him to contact the recipient...

As for Eun-gwang-hyeong students.

Just like the message from April Seum, most were defeated before Hwang Ho could respond.

Perhaps because they wanted to be with you, they contacted me, but recalling that they ignored messages in the past, they ended up leaving on their own.

Thanks to that, I was spared the trouble of making excuses, but the problem lay outside the school, with the Jin family.

Wasn't the benefactor preparing for the Korea-China-Japan exchange tournament? Why is the benefactor fighting with demon priests over there? What is Hwang Ho doing while the benefactor is acting this way? If you’re going to fight with the benefactor, then do it with me, etc.

They also sent messages like this about things that had always bothered them, wondering if the person had died or was still alive due to the lack of contact.

‘Okto-yeon, Jecheon Daeseong, Seodol. No, why is the Blue Dragon tormenting me like this? The dragon merchant is also present on the scene.’

Yong Jegyeon said he was going to check where Do-ol was hiding and left.

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The Blue Dragon knew that Yong Jegyeon was in Hongcheon, but since he had visited like a ghost, he contacted Hwang Ho.

However, for Hwang Ho, dealing with the twelve alliance chiefs was not a difficult task.

It was nothing compared to the fact that Ahn Eun-ho had spoken to him, knowing the situation of Jo Yi-shin.

While watching the hologram of Jo Yi-shin captured by the helicopter, Eun-ho spoke to Hwang Ho.

"Brother, this must be related to what was filmed and the ley lines, right?"

Jo Yi-shin mentioned he was thinking of checking the main points of the ley lines.

"In such a dangerous situation, I can’t imagine a reliable brother just sitting back and watching. He must have predicted the appearance of the demon priest from the beginning."

Hwang Ho agreed with Eun-ho’s words.

Though the situation was urgent and he couldn’t investigate thoroughly, he had a feeling of what Jo Yi-shin might do next.

Thinking of Jo Yi-shin, who would do such dangerous things without saying a word, gave him a headache.

‘I’m fine since I’m not injured.’

"I don’t like to take the lead, but still, there must be a deep reason behind his actions."

"Not explaining that reason in advance doesn’t sit well with me."

"I know, you’re right. There will always be people who claim to be benefactors, but I must work hard so that true benefactors can gain more trust."

‘A 'true person' who speaks of benefactors refers to a dark mage.’

Hwang Ho vaguely agreed with this but had grown tired of hearing about the benefactor so often and didn’t want to take it lightly.

Hwang Ho, as if distancing himself from reality, asked.

"Do you think Dark Horse will notice about Jo Yi-shin?"

"Dark Horse is sharp and quick-witted. Not only that, Yi-shin has directly spoken to my brother regarding the incident where he owed a favor to Meng Shao-don, and he serves a higher being related to death."

Jo Yi-shin has the vision of life and death granted by the higher being.

Except for the demon of death and the nightmare, Inseomnimum, the higher beings who knew about his existence, including Epona, were also involved.

Epona would be very happy that Jo Yi-shin became the benefactor of the demon tribe, and Dark Horse would immediately notice even the slightest expression.

Hwang Ho, translating Eun-ho's words, asked again.

"How likely is it that this incident is something I did?"

"This incident would be harder to deceive Dark Horse’s eyes than the enemy’s. Just before the incident, you and my brother were together, and Dark Horse must have seen it. He must have noticed that your attitude toward my brother was kind."

"You don’t think I set up the god of mourning to hide the involvement of the barons, do you?"

Silence lingered.

It was fortunate that no one was injured this time, but Hwang Ho was certain that problems would arise.

In addition to the growing number of people claiming to be benefactors from the Jin family, there was another issue.

Interest from Seong Guk-eon and veteran players was rising, but it turned out that Jo Yi-shin was involved in this incident.

Hwang Ho fell into deep thought, wondering what measures he should take regarding Jo Yi-shin’s safety.

"Baek Ho, what do you think of this incident? Especially regarding a reliable brother?"

Eun-ho suddenly spoke to Baek Ho.

Baek Ho, with his usual calm expression, was drinking tea while listening to the news of the incident.

Despite Eun-ho's unexpected question, Baek Ho responded as usual, without any expression.

"Okay."

"You don’t demand anything else."

"I didn’t ask any questions."

Eun-ho stared at Baek Ho.

Hwang Ho, having known his friend for a long time, knew this well.

Baek Ho wasn’t lying.

It was true that he was worried about the situation, and though he had nothing to ask, something seemed to be bothering him.

Eun-ho also felt a faint sense of dissonance from Baek Ho, which seemed to be why he was speaking to him.

"Baek Ho has always been like this. Even before you woke up, it was the same."

"Before I woke up? I see."

Eun-ho seemed to emphasize the part where he said "before you woke up."

Amid this, Baek Ho didn’t say a word and just kept drinking his tea.

A subtle tension filled the air in the tiger’s mansion, and Hwang Ho focused on his own body.

Just in case, Hwang Ho’s body was now near Seong Guk-eon’s house, where a mare appeared in front of it.

As expected, when Dark Horse showed up, Hwang Ho didn’t feel good.

"Dark Horse, why are you here when your area is so noisy?"

"I came to greet the benefactor. You won’t be here long. It seems the benefactor hasn’t arrived yet."

"If you’re thankful for this body, that’s all you need to do."

"I’m grateful to you to some extent, but I have my own benefactor."

Hwang Ho pretended not to notice, but it didn’t work on the dark mage.

As Eun-ho had said, the black horse seemed to have already guessed who the benefactor was.

"You’re not at the center of this incident. I did what you would never do."

"What would I never do?"

"It seemed like you were close to the benefactor, but you wouldn’t be put before a demon priest. If someone else had told you to stay still, you wouldn’t have, but you stayed still, so you must have unconsciously agreed to do it."

Dark Horse’s analysis was correct.

Hwang Ho felt very uncomfortable, but hearing that he seemed close to the benefactor wasn’t something he regretted.

However, there was no change in the fact that many useless things that should be treated as beneficiaries had increased.

Calmly judging, I hadn’t done much other than briefly capture the demon priest in this incident.

Although it couldn’t be said that there had been no activity, it wasn’t a busy time for the black horse to come to call the benefactor.

The demon priest had decided to step back after the elders joined, so it seemed right to express gratitude to them.

I spoke to Dark Horse with this in mind, but he didn’t take the seed.

"If it weren’t for you, we would’ve had to fight humans. I know I’ll repay the favor later at the Silver Shop, so keep that in mind."

"Who would want to come to this body’s school?"

"I’m trying to repay the favor to the benefactor, is that not okay? You gave your permission when I gave a gift to Hyo-don."

Dark Horse’s attitude was firm.

It was the same when I forcibly threw a gift at Meng Shao-don, but it seemed worse now than back then.

What basis does he have to be so confident?

‘Did Hwang Ji-ho say something strange? I don’t think Dark Horse is bothering me like this, so I don’t think that’s the case.’

I watched Hwang Ji-ho and the dark mage bicker for a while.

During the conversation, Hwang Ji-ho was frowning, though it seemed a bit more than usual.

Outwardly, he seemed fine, so it might have been just a feeling, but every time he blinked, I couldn’t shake the feeling that his eyes were trembling.

It seemed the enemy was targeting the eyes of the crow mask.

I worried about where I might have been injured.

If I had checked the clone wearing the crow mask before deleting it, I would have been relieved, but there were no traces left.

"Are you hurt?"

"Do you see any injuries? No matter how I deal with those guys, I’m fine."

"Are you worried about me not being injured, even though you’re the benefactor? Human life is short, so don’t do things you don’t need to. Be careful."

"It’s very admirable that the noble benefactor worries about me, but this time I agree with that sensitive dark mage."

Hwang Ji-ho smiled and rolled his beautiful eyes.

He smiled like that, so it didn’t seem like he was injured at all.

After saying that, I couldn’t ask any more questions.

Listening to the information shared between Hwang Ji-ho and the dark mage, I fell into thought.

I had to wait until Seong Guk-eon arrived. But it wouldn’t be easy to return soon. The funeral had to be held early tomorrow at the latest."

I opened the device message window to check if there was any contact from Seong Guk-eon or Jeon Mu-young, but there was nothing to say.

There were several times more messages than I had checked earlier.

Even Yu Sang-hoon, who was busy with Z-Player, sent a message in full sentences, not just consonants, and Jang Mi-uk was as talkative as usual.

[Yu Sang-hoon] What are you doing?

[Jang Mi-uk] Suicide, did you watch the video? It wasn’t recorded, it was a live broadcast. Did you get caught up in a fight with Jin while going to catch a wanted person? Or did you do something reckless from the start? I hope it wasn’t the latter, but considering the behavior of the trustee, it’s likely the opposite. You don’t seem to be injured, but just in case, I hope you’ll tell us that you’re okay.

I was about to reply to the two of them to let them know I was safe when the messages kept coming in.

I couldn’t understand why everyone reacted so quickly when they saw the live broadcast.

There are so many media broadcasts worldwide, why did it spread so quickly?

I was beginning to doubt whether there was a group sharing my information.

‘You should just reply now. I made a short call to the person who requested it.’

I decided to step back from the two department managers for a while and focus on replying to the device messages.

Hwang Ji-ho and Dark Horse stopped talking and looked at me when I stepped out the door, but when I saw the device hologram window, I understood why they left.

Fortunately, they couldn’t catch me.

First, I decided to make a list of people to call, prioritizing the school people, especially the juniors.

It was when I was walking down the corridor of the outer building, looking for a quiet place.

"I-dam, what’s wrong with you, doing something reckless when your body or mind isn’t in perfect condition? If I’d made a mistake, it would have been a big deal."

I heard Seong Si-wan’s voice.

Turning toward where the voice was coming from, I saw Seong Si-wan and Gye I-dam standing in the corner of the annex courtyard.