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Sunghyun and his party returned home a day earlier than planned.

Originally, we had to watch the award ceremony of the United States, who won the Ivan competition, but we decided to just come back because Sung-hyun and his party couldn’t stand together at the stadium due to disqualification anyway.

Of course, he sent a congratulatory gift to the United States.

The fact that the country is currently ranked number one and the strength that the Academy representatives showed was not something that could be ignored.

The results of the national competition came out, and there was a slight change in status ranking.

Since they were the representatives of their respective futures, there was no choice but to change the places that showed even the slightest disappointment.

The order from 1st to 3rd did not change, but China’s ranking, which was ranked 4th, plummeted to 6th.

Because Seong-hyeon cut the tendon of one of the representatives, it was a disappointment during the match.

Fortunately, the disqualified Republic of Korea’s ranking did not change.

“Should I… stop by the academy?”

In-hwan, who had just arrived at the airport, looked at Seong-hyeon with an expression of not wanting to go.

“Should I come over? As you may already know, I have to explain the details of my disqualification.”

“…that we will explain.”

In-hwan and Sang-yeon were full of guilt.

If only they had been a little stronger, if only they had received Demargue’s equipment a little earlier.

“done. I made all the choices anyway, so we should go together.”

“…”

In-hwan and Sang-yeon’s faces showed quite a lot of emotion, but Seong-hyeon had no intention of changing her decision.

If the Academy had done well in the competition, there would have been quite a crowd at this airport where we arrived, but of course there was none.

It was extremely quiet and peaceful, as if an ordinary person had returned from a trip.

“Are you going to the academy right away?”

“No, the academy is going tomorrow. If it goes according to the original schedule, I had to return home tomorrow.”

“Then… let’s go together tomorrow.”

In-hwan and Sang-yeon, who had complicated feelings, seemed to want to return to their respective homes, and Seong-hyeon nodded without saying a word.

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The next day, at the entrance to the academy, Seong-hyeon and his party met in front of him and were about to enter the academy, but the gaze of those around them was quite different from usual.

“…”

The first graders were the same as before, but the second and third graders had expressions full of hostility to the point that they looked like they were angry.

“What happened?”

During that short time, to be honest, the fact that people who couldn’t even make eye contact showed so much hostility that they could even feel it on their skin meant that something had happened.

“It looks good to go in…? Even a fight is about to come.”

“What kind of wind is blowing with those who can’t usually do anything…?”

Now, Inhwan and Sangyeon also surpassed the skills of the 3rd graders, so they stared at them with eyes full of joy.

“Okay, let’s go in.”

Seonghyeon, who did not want to cause trouble from the entrance, ignored all their gazes and entered the building.

I headed straight to the place where the principal was, and the door was wide open as if I had been waiting for it.

“Oh, come in.”

A very businesslike voice could be heard, and as soon as they entered the room, the Academy Principal was welcoming Sunghyun and his party with a perfect expressionless expression.

“hello.”

“Yes, sit down. I think we have a lot of conversations to share.”

The academy principal knew very well what had happened to Seong-hyeon.

“First of all, let me briefly tell you what I have been told.”

I first explained to Seong-hyeon if there was an error in the report he had received, and Seong-hyun quietly nodded as if everything was right.

“I have nothing to say about these things.”

Sung-hyun believed that his judgment was right.

And luckily the principal was the same, nodding his head to answer.

“That’s what the academy and the association think so. There was virtually no change in the ranking, so the people with heavy buttocks sitting up there had no complaints.”

“For those with heavy buttocks…”

“Why aren’t there some politicians?”

“ah…”

In a rather straightforward way of speaking, Seonghyeon made an expression of surprise.

“This is not a place to rebuke those things. It was just to see if there were any differences from the reports I had received and what I was missing.”

To be honest, the principal even had an exhilarating feeling.

If they were other hunters, what kind of judgment would they have made in that situation?

And even if I had chosen to conform to them, would I have been able to participate in the Academy Competition normally?

“By the way…what happened to the academy?”

“What’s going on?”

“I felt hostile towards the way they looked at us from the entrance.”

“ah…”

The principal replied with a puzzled expression.

“There are strange rumors going around. Rumor has it that our Korean representatives have been taking illegal drugs since the anti-representative battle.”

“Yes? What…”

“Someone is starting to say that the reason for this disqualification was because of illegal drugs.”

I don’t know who did it, but it felt perfectly malicious.

“The Academy and the Association cannot disclose the reasons for this disqualification.”

“I know.”

As soon as the reason for the disqualification was disclosed, it was clear that relations between the two countries would be irreversibly deteriorated.

And as a result, quite a few things would follow.

Because I had to think about the damage that innocent ordinary citizens would suffer.

It was the same in China.

They promoted and talked about their representative as the future itself, but they did not use it properly.

Even with a hostage.

The wounds on their self-esteem would probably be no different from falling 10th or higher in the rankings.

“The academy will take responsibility and put the rumors to rest.”

“no. I thought of a pretty good way.”

“Any way…how?”

Even though it was not a situation to show a smile, when Seong-hyun showed a smile, the principal looked at Sung-hyun with a puzzled look.

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[All 2nd and 3rd year students, please gather at the competition arena.]

As soon as the class was over, the 2nd and 3rd graders looked at each other with questionable expressions on the out of nowhere broadcast.

“What’s going on?”

“You’re calling the 2nd and 3rd graders at the same time? Did something big happen?”

In the first place, it was so unusual that I couldn’t even remember to call the whole year.

However, once I called, I had to go.

The 2nd and 3rd graders started to gather as soon as the broadcast ended.

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Many students had already gathered at the entrance to the competition stadium.

It looked like the entrance had not been opened yet, and he was waiting outside without being able to enter.

“What is it?”

“Why did you call me and close the door?”

“Yeah, there’s no one there.”

It was time for class to start again in a little while, so everyone was complaining about the wasted break time.

“Are you all gathered?”

“What the hell…”

I was going to ask with dissatisfaction with the voice I heard from behind, but the owner of that voice was an unexpected person.

“School, principal?”

“What is the principal doing here…”

As the principal was not usually shown, all the students stared at the principal with a rather bewildered expression.

“First, let me know that the next class has been replaced with what is now.”

“I, maybe the headmaster.”

“Yes, tell me.”

Someone raised their hand to ask a question, and the principal nodded to accept the question.

“Is there a reason why the first year students didn’t meet?”

“Because the first year and the second and third year are different.”

It didn’t explain what was different.

Still, the difference between the first year and the rest of the second and third year is experience, so everyone thought that it was called based on that point.

“You can go in now.”

As soon as the principal pressed the remote control, the door to the competition stadium opened, and the dimly lit interior was welcoming them as if the lights had not yet been turned on.

So everyone went inside the stadium, and the principal, who was watching from the outside, also went inside.

I started to find a suitable seat and sat down, and after a while, the light inside came on.

“…”

But no one appeared.

The class had already started, but the professors were nowhere to be seen.

In the midst of keeping the seat without knowing English, the principal stepped out to the center of the stadium.

“This class. It’s Dalian.”

At the word Dalian, the students began to murmur.

I don’t know if it was before the confrontation, but suddenly the match was over when all the confrontation had already ended.

“Dalian? At this point?”

“What kind of battle is it all of a sudden?”

The inside, which started to be noisy, began to get closer to the noise to the point that it felt a little noisy.

“Who are you fighting with?”

“Are you invited from outside?”

There were some students who were skeptical of Dalian, but most of them were burning with enthusiasm for the word Dalian.

Of course, that question was also from those who were representatives of the second year and those who were the representatives of the third year.

As questions continued to pour in, the principal gave an answer after venting the surroundings for a while with a cough.

“First, let me briefly explain the rules. It is, of course, impossible to kill, and neither are wounds that cannot be healed.”

The 2nd and 3rd graders seemed to be more satisfied, as there was no big difference from the competition rules.

“Who the hell is that person?”

“If you spend enough time like this… you must be a great hunter, right?”

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Moreover, as the principal prepared the seat himself, as time passed, the expectations of the students only increased.

And the principal didn’t introduce the opponent right away, probably because he was planning to make that expectation bigger.

“And there are exceptions added.”

“Added rules?”

“Abstention is impossible.”

“…yes?”

It was an unexpected rule.

If I interpret the principal’s words now, it was no different than the meaning of making my own inability to fight in one word.

“Oh, of course you don’t have to worry about injuries.”

With a bright smile on his face, the principal assured him that there was no need to worry at all.

As if someone was going to heal you.

Around the time when everyone began to question the principal’s words, the protagonist of Dalian appeared today.

“Kim…Seonghyun?”

“Why is that little bastard…”

Everyone was skeptical, but the students who just remembered the principal’s words only thought that Seong-hyeon had appeared for treatment.

“Ah, just in case, Kim Seong-hyun did not take any drugs. From the time I entered the academy until now.”

It was not someone else’s words, but the principal’s words, so no one could refute it, and Seonghyun immediately spoke up.

“Confident bastards. All come down.”

Starting with those words from Seonghyeon, the inside of the stadium was engulfed in silence.

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