Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

The number of classmates around Joo Suhyuk increased.

He wasn’t just a student connected to the chairman’s relative, Hwang Ji-ho; he had ties with Joo Suhyuk since middle school, and Kwak Kyung-gu had also seen him a few times from a distance.

They had watched several matches in the youth sports tournament’s reserve player division, and he was a kid who fought nearly evenly with Joo Suhyuk, so he left an impression.

His name was Maeng Hyo-don.

It was said that the reason he hadn’t been attending school lately was because he had been living as a fight slave at the fight club right in front of Eun Gwang High.

‘Something happened right in front of Eun Gwang High, but why is the school not reacting at all? Father said that the Jin clan is behind the Hwang Myung Foundation.’

He had thought that it might be possible that the faculty, like Choi Pyeon-deuk and others, were blocking information, but it didn’t seem likely that the Jin clan, who controlled Eun Gwang High, wouldn’t know about it.

Also, there had been an incident like Christmas Eve, yet it was strange to lower their guard.

If Jeokho were still alive at this point and learned about the fight club, he would have been furious and dug into it, and if Jukho had survived, he would have investigated because it happened not far from his bamboo forest, but both were dead.

Kwak Kyung-gu, unaware of this, only viewed it as a question.

There was one more strange point.

‘Hwang Ji-ho of Class 0 is connected to the chairman. A classmate was caught at a degenerate facility in front of the school and then released. Isn’t it possible to send a message? No matter who hides information in the middle, they shouldn’t be able to block that.’

However, the chairman still had no reaction.

There was a scene where the chairman’s relative asked various things to classmates after the fight club was disbanded, but there was no sign that the chairman moved.

Meanwhile, Joo Suhyuk and Cheon Dong-ha, who tried to uncover the background of the fight club, seemed from the start not to expect help from the Hwang Myung Foundation.

They seemed to have guesses about who was behind it but ultimately couldn’t get confirmation with their power.

‘Though it happened in front of the school, it’s an incident outside the school. Since students are involved, they can intervene, but without personal power, as the student council president of Eun Gwang High, what I can do is limited to inside the school.’

Kwak Kyung-gu pondered these complicated thoughts unlike his usual self.

Even in the chaotic days of relentless attacks from Choi Pyeon-deuk’s group, who frequently interfered with student council affairs, he thought seriously.

He couldn’t handle the school’s incidents alone, so he relied on Yeom Jun-yeol and Cheon Dong-ha’s help but personally didn’t have the time or strength to step up.

Not as the student council president, but just as Hundred-Second Kwak Kyung-gu, if told to dance the sword dance, he would, but Joo Suhyuk did it better, so there was no need to call him.

Those who observed this closely knew well, so not many came to ask Kwak Kyung-gu for help.

In the end, it was settled to just handle what happened inside the school well.

While overseeing school matters, Kwak Kyung-gu kept a close watch on Class 2-0.

‘That kid Maeng Hyo-don is a pity. If only he had met a good master, he could fight better.’

Because of the real combat experience he accumulated at the fight club, Maeng Hyo-don’s combat skills were excellent, ranked third among the second years after Joo Suhyuk and Andain, but in Kwak Kyung-gu’s eyes, it was a regret.

Kwak Kyung-gu thought of his father’s friend, Tak Geo-san.

If Tak Geo-san, a master of barehanded combat, became Maeng Hyo-don’s teacher, wouldn’t he be a good master?

Tak Geo-san always lamented that he had no disciples with proper qualities, envied the Iron-Blood Twin Swords who accepted Joo Suhyuk as a disciple every day.

‘Should I introduce them? No, Grandpa Tak Geo-san is busy these days. He said he’s helping with the Hangang cycling team.’

The visits from Tak Geo-san, who came every few months claiming to spar with the Iron-Blood Twin Swords, had recently stopped altogether.

It was the time when Seong Guk-eon and Jeon Mu-yeong went missing, and the special law revision called the Player Assassination Permit Act was passed.

As the atmosphere in the player world became increasingly grim, it seemed he was preparing to fight alongside Song Man-seok’s team.

Since Tak Geo-san was busy, and Maeng Hyo-don’s body condition was terrible with recovery item addiction symptoms, recommending harsh training was also discouraged.

In the end, the connection between Tak Geo-san and Maeng Hyo-don never continued.

Meanwhile, there was never a quiet day at Eun Gwang High without a big incident.

Especially Ma Jin-seung picked fights with the already sensitive Yeom Jun-yeol and often almost got in trouble when raising his voice against unfair acts by teachers at even the slightest distraction.

‘Dong-ha openly protects him, so it’s okay for now, but the teachers are watching. They don’t know when they might make a move.’

Having protected countless students as student council president, Kwak Kyung-gu noticed that Choi Pyeon-deuk’s gang divided students by class secretly.

Those they suck up to, for example, Yeom Jun-yeol and Cheon Dong-ha.

Those they don’t bother but leave alone, like Kwak Kyung-gu.

Those they neglect but harass when noticed, Ma Jin-seung.

Those they seek out and torment, Heo Chae-ah and Andain.

Others they want to flatter but can’t because of open hostility, Geum Chan-sol and Wang Chan-sol.

‘They treat kids differently by their family wealth and influence level. If teachers act like that, it’ll affect the kids too.’

The second and third years who already knew and were somewhat familiar with each other had fewer problems, but the first years had issues.

Among first years, the groups ignored or bullied by teachers became those to avoid.

They were all Eun Gwang High students, but strangers to each other.

Few had the courage to take care of and shield someone while making enemies of teachers.

Of course, there were exceptions.

‘Why are they so harsh to Suhyuk? Even though the relationship between Joo-oh and TC worsened and growth slowed after the Jamsil baseball stadium disaster, he’s still doing well.’

Even while the next heir was struggling with many scandals, there were many capable talents in Joo-oh’s core.

Joo Su-gyeom, the executive director, was a prime example.

Whenever Joo Su-gyeom gave a briefing and released materials to the media, the stock price rose, and shareholders treated him as the ‘stock’s guardian deity’ and ‘Joo-oh’s supreme being,’ supporting the company.

There were plenty of cases where a talented and innovative entrepreneur revived a company and lifted its stock price, so everyone had high expectations for Joo-oh.

Still, Choi Pyeon-deuk’s gang, weak against the strong, mercilessly attacked whenever they found a weakness in Joo Suhyuk.

Was it because he didn’t use his family’s power for personal revenge? Or was there another reason?

There was one more exception.

“Senior Kwak Kyung-gu! Senior Yeom Jun-yeol!”

While investigating the mysterious incident of over a hundred pits appearing all over the school, they caught Cha Seok-won digging.

Cha Seok-won said the reason the plants at Eun Gwang High were dying was due to the soil and said he was experimenting.

It was fitting behavior for a top student, especially of Class 0, but they couldn’t just ignore it.

Cha Seok-won was an exception that teachers ignored.

He was a weirdo who didn’t care who teachers bullied and mingled as he pleased, and retaliation against others didn’t come back on him.

‘Cha Seok-won is from an ordinary family. Is it because he’s currently the top first year? No, if they planned to neglect him because he’s a great player, they should have done the same to Andain.’

Or maybe they deliberately neglected him to catch a big case?

As Kwak Kyung-gu mulled over this, Yeom Jun-yeol, who was investigating with him, said,

“Kyung-gu, let’s overlook it.”

“Are you serious?”

He tried to dissuade him because if they really found something, Cha Seok-won would be in danger.

But Yeom Jun-yeol decided to support Cha Seok-won’s experiments to the end.

Yeom Jun-yeol hated when someone dragged his family into matters, but he allowed Cha Seok-won to use the names of the Crimson Flame Emperor and the Dragon Tribe.

Since Yeom Jun-yeol said that much, Kwak Kyung-gu couldn’t say a word.

“······Are you okay?”

“Yeah.”

Yeom Jun-yeol nodded but didn’t look okay.

Kwak Kyung-gu sighed and looked up at the dark night sky.

One star shone particularly large and bright.

‘I think I just made eye contact with Kwak Kyung-gu.’

I, who am ‘viewing together,’ had already confirmed from past replays that to the target inside the replay, I felt like a star.

Still, just shining a bit brighter didn’t change anything.

Kwak Kyung-gu’s nightmare wasn’t over yet.

The nightmare had lasted about two years, so quite some time had passed in reality as well.

“Yi-shin, you’re still viewing together, right? Since you won’t rest anyway, drink this and do it.”

Cheon Dong-ha poured some orange juice from the fridge and handed it over.

Even Cheon Dong-ha, who said that, hadn’t slept or rested while staying by Kwak Kyung-gu’s side.

Compared to the tired and sensitive Cheon Dong-ha inside the replay, he looked much healthier now, but I wanted him to rest more than myself.

Though busy with TC matters, he made time today by taking care of urgent business, and I heard Eunho helped with the process.

“That’s right. Since Yi-shin isn’t resting, Jun-yeol can’t rest either.”

Yong Jegun laughed and said something that caused a pang of conscience.

But they couldn’t rest.

How could they leave Kwak Kyung-gu alone?

“Je-geon hyung, don’t say anything to Yi-shin. I’m awake partly for Kyung-gu and partly because of you.”

“Huh? Because of me?”

“When I replay, you and Je-geon hyung don’t sleep a wink. I want to learn from you for waiting for someone.”

Yeom Jun-yeol’s sincere words made Yong Jegun’s face brighten unnaturally wide.

Ma Jin-seung, who had stopped by the dorm, saw that face and screamed ‘Eeek!’, and Cheon Dong-ha said, “Jun-yeol’s gotten better at handling Teacher Yong’s words.”

Yong Jegun boasted.

“Hey, did everyone hear what Jun-yeol just said? He said he wants to learn from me!”

“On that day, not only Jo Yi-shin but also Cheongryong, Yeom Bang-yeol, Ham Geun-hyung, and Baekho and I waited without sleep.”

“Yeah, Jun-yeol just mentioned my name!”

“He mentioned Jo Yi-shin’s name too.”

“He mentioned my name and Yi-shin’s together?”

Yong Jegun didn’t say a word in response.

While the tiger and dragon exchanged meaningless words, Yeom Jun-yeol offered me a wafer with orange peel.

It was clear Yeom Jun-yeol was more mature and sensible than those two.

Meanwhile, time inside Kwak Kyung-gu’s replay passed quickly.

Though the appearance of a phantom player caused confusion, a brief peace arrived, and Guseulbi returned to school.

‘Kwon Rena, who touched Joo Suhyuk’s locker inside the replay, Kwak Kyung-gu also found out.’

It was quietly asked and ended, but since Kwak Kyung-gu was paying attention to Class 2-0, the story had spread.

Kwak Kyung-gu’s vigilance grew.

‘At this point, Ong Gildong was caught in the Black Curtain’s garden and squeezed out his last strength to send a clue with the “Magician’s Silk Hat” of Gwanglim. Joo Suhyuk shared that info with Cheon Dong-ha but hadn’t told Kwak Kyung-gu yet.’

Cheon Dong-ha had a good guess why he deliberately didn’t tell Kwak Kyung-gu.

Kwak Kyung-gu was truly suffering in the replay.

Even during the relatively peaceful times at Eun Gwang High, student council president Yeom Jun-yeol was busy and had a hard time, but Kwak Kyung-gu’s workload and stress were so heavy that it was almost pitiful to just watch.

Even if other officers helped, the student council president had to personally handle many tasks.

Thanks to the reliable officer Yeom Jun-yeol and discipline head Cheon Dong-ha, he endured, but the end was near.

The school trip was about to begin.

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