I Became the Leader of Academy City

65 – Discipline 24. The Leading Manager Follows Through to the End (2)

Zero zone.

This is called ‘Area 0’ of Neo Seoul.

Beyond the beautiful flower fields.

In contrast to that.

A quiet, dark, foggy, and gloomy ghost city was the scene of Zone Zero that people knew.

It is a strictly closed area, and it is officially known that no one resides there.

The reason was that all kinds of turbidity flowing out from the demon beast and radioactivity that exposes living things were flooding the zero area.

Neo Seoul is a safe land.

There are several places around the world that are safe from attacks by demonic beasts thanks to the mercy and blessings of the Golden Sheep, and Neo Seoul is one of them.

However, the official position was that the zero zone was outside the scope of the safe land, and it was common knowledge widely spread in society.

It is said that such mistakes occurred during the urban development process because the boundaries of the blessing bestowed by the Golden Sheep were not clear.

… It was false common sense.

The Zero Zone was also a land blessed by the Golden Sheep.

There were very few people in the city who knew that fact.

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“Aha… , It hurts…”

The medical facility stood in the middle of a desolate city center.

It was an abandoned hospital, and only the headmaster’s subordinates were staying inside.

Moon Chae-yeon was lying on the bed there and burst into laughter.

He was receiving treatment and was in stable condition. However, the ongoing pain could not be avoided for the time being.

‘He’s really ignorant and strong…’

Chaeyeon thought of Ahn Woo-jin, leader of Asung High School.

I couldn’t forget the moment when Cheolryonggon hit Chaeyeon squarely in the abdomen.

It’s been a long time since the warning ‘it’s dangerous’ rang in my head.

‘It’s definitely not the 5th rank. At least 6th place.’

In order to be able to deliver an effective hit to yourself, you needed the magic power of at least the 5th rank or higher.

If it is this powerful, it must be at least 6th rank or higher.

She turned her head and looked out her window.

I saw a dull gray cityscape.

‘Is this the result of being careless? .’

Chaeyeon let out a laugh.

“I didn’t want to come to this dreadful place again.”

Even the sky was gloomy, as if it was about to rain.

It could truly be described as a gray city.

“You must feel bad…”

Because her radio waves she were low, it wasn’t good for her to use her abilities to their full potential.

The scenery gave me goosebumps and I was sure to feel a sense of rejection.

Moreover, I couldn’t help but think of my childhood when I was here.

Babies who are classified as high quality products after measuring their innate magical power are sent to a facility in Zone Zero. Chaeyeon was the same.

Even if she wanted to forget what happened after that, she couldn’t.

‘Still, I like that it’s quiet and there’s less surveillance.’

Zone Zero had to be a closed zone, so security robots were rare.

This was because if someone discovered a security robot in Zone Zero, they would definitely feel suspicious.

When I am so still and lost in thought.

“If you do this here… !”

Sigh!

Pow!

The guards guarding Chaeyeon in the hallway seemed caught up in the commotion, but Chaeyeon didn’t care.

Crash.

Squeak.

“What happened?”

Chaeyeon asked without even turning her head.

“Haha…”

The person who entered her hospital room was a woman with hair the color of cherry blossoms.

She was so exhausted that she was panting and pouring out a lot of her blood.

Even her fresh hair was caked with red blood.

One of the six criminals was Kim Dal-bi.

“Looking at it, it looks like you confronted the principal?”

Chaeyeon said after seeing Dalbi’s reflection her in her window her her her.

“What is the reason? By touching the leader of Aseong High School?”

Chaeyeon keeps asking calmly.

Dalbi didn’t answer and approached Chaeyeon. The sword held in her hand faintly reflected the lonely light in the room.

Chaeyeon turned her head towards Dalbi and frowned.

“The conversation didn’t go well, so you came to deal with me, the ‘Sudan’ person? Then why didn’t you kill the kids outside first? No way… “Aren’t you still holding on to that idiotic doctrine of non-killing?”

Chaeyeon shrugged her shoulders and provoked.

Dalbi’s eyes were grimly sunken.

“I won’t kill you. “I’m trying to make you not fight anymore.”

“What are you going to do? “To touch me now would be an obvious act of treason, right?”

“If you go this far, you have to rebel.”

Sereung.

Dalbi raised her sword.

“You broke your promise.”

She swung her sword like that.

Slurp!

At that moment, her black particles stood up and formed an arch-shaped mechanical shield to protect Chaeyeon.

It was a means of defense created using radio waves that had been stored up.

Kaang!

Dalbi’s sword and her shield collided and a clear metallic sound rang out. Due to the clash of magical powers, a strong wind rose around.

As if he had expected it, Dalby tried to attack again.

Then Chaeyeon quickly escaped from her bed and engaged in several short, skillful battles with Dalbi.

Afterwards, a stalemate was reached with arms clashing.

“Oh, it hurts…”

Chaeyeon groans.

As she moved her body too hard, her abdomen felt like it was going to burst. Chaeyeon expressed it openly.

Even if she fought here, it was obvious that Chaeyeon would lose.

However, Chaeyeon glared provocatively at Dalbi.

“Hey, don’t you think it’s too much to target patients?”

“…”

“That’s always been your problem. You beagle b*tch. Are you selfish and good at causing trouble for others?”

Dalby snorted.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“When it comes to dating, you’re the type to obsess over everything and get carried away. Even the leader of Aseong High School gets tired of looking at you, right? Ah, yes. I heard we even had a big fight last time? What about a kid who already avoids you? Just keep it because you like it? You were the one who dealt with the idiots who approached Ahn Woo-jin every time, right? And! That’s amazing, Kim Dal-bi!”

“What do you know?”

A mockery appeared on Dalby’s face her her soaked in her blood her her her. However, her eyes were not smiling at all.

“I don’t know? That’s stalking, stalking. “You’re just a criminal and a petty stalker.”

This time Chaeyeon laughed.

“Dalbi? Are you the only one who wants to pursue love and dream of a happy life? “We have been out of sync since we were taken away by the headmaster, no, since we were born.”

“… “I can’t listen to you.”

This was when Dalbi was about to push Chaeyeon away and swing her sword laughing.

Boom!

“!”

In the blink of an eye, a man arrived at the hospital room and kicked Dalbi’s head.

Dalby was unable to respond in time because he was already so exhausted and focused only on Chaeyeon.

Kwaang!!

Dalbi’s body flew, breaking the wall of her hospital room and falling outside the building.

The man who kicked her in the face jumped over her pierced outer wall and flew towards her.

As she was falling, Dalbi managed to catch her consciousness as she tried to move away and grabbed her sword.

“Is it safe?”

One after another, a female student dressed as a nun entered the hospital room. Her her spar her toy her her her was her her hand her book her her.

“Ugh…”

Chaeyeon sighed and leaned against the wall. Ye-seo leaned on her knees and looked over at Chae-yeon.

“Are you okay?”

“I almost died. My ability is so good at adapting to situations. They say they are the weakest here.”

Chaeyeon grumbled.

The wind was creeping in through the open outer wall. Outside, the cries of goblins and the roar of battle could be heard.

“Why on earth don’t you clean up that beagle b*tch?”

“I heard she was of such high quality. It may be unfortunate, but Dalby is worth more than Chaeyeon.”

Chaeyeon was silent for a moment when she heard the words “High quality product.”

“Chaeyeon?”

Soon, when Ye-seo called out with her doubts, Chae-yeon put on a carefree expression and looked toward the open wall.

“She’s not even using her powers properly, right? Look at that. Tsk. She said It’s already been robbed, it’s already been robbed. Although she looked exhausted from the beginning.”

“That’s quite possible. You were chased by Mr. Honggyu, and before that, you faced off against our strongest person?”

“Sogangjin?”

“Yes.”

A man said to be the second strongest in Neo Seoul after Goliath.

It was about Spartoi Seo Kang-jin.

“We managed to stop at that level.”

Just because she fought with Seo Kang-jin, there was no need to explain further how Dal-bi ended up like that.

“There’s no way that person missed anyone… As soon as the work was handed over to Hong-gyu, Kim Dal-bi took advantage of the opportunity and ran away, right?”

“That’s accurate. “I can’t run away now.”

Outside the building.

The surrounding land and buildings are distorted.

Several goblins were spread out everywhere, covered in blood, stuck in rocks.

In the middle of it all, there was Dalbi, who was completely injured and bound by a rock sculpture.

The red-haired man glared at Dalbi with angry eyes.

Six criminals of Neo Seoul.

It was Hong Gyu, one of the twin glutton siblings.

“Kim Dal-bi.”

Honggyu glared at Dalbi.

Dalby had her head down, her blood dripping down. All she could do was hold on to consciousness.

“Am I easy?”

Honggyu spoke nervously and raised his trembling hand.

“If you’re going to rebel, shouldn’t you do everything you can? You’re not already giving up just because you’re weaker than me, right? Huh? Right now! “Turn him into a goblin!”

“Not… Write it.”

“…”

Pow!

Honggyu hit Dalbi in the abdomen with his fist.

Afterwards, he grabbed her hair and lifted her up to make eye contact with her.

“Cough… !”

“Are you still afraid of the penalty? “Just for that reason?”

Honggyu’s fiery anger had now turned as cold as ice.

“I’m wasting the time I could spend with my younger brother on you…” ” ? Because of your arrogance. Then shouldn’t you at least show some sincerity?”

“…”

“Ha.”

As if he was fed up, Honggyu released the magic power that formed the rock structure and kicked Dalbi.

Pow!

A sound like kicking a soccer ball spreads.

Kwaang!

Dalbi’s body flew and landed in her abandoned building.

Dalby had already run out of stamina and strength after confronting the headmaster. There was no way he could stand up to Hong Gyu.

“This is a message from the principal, but he won’t abandon you. The mission is also maintained. “Isn’t it merciful?”

Honggyu sneered and pointed at Dalbi.

In the rising dust, Dalbi leaned the back of her head against the exterior wall of the building and cleared her throat repeatedly and took a deep breath.

“Tch. Take care of yourself or do something about it. “I’m splitting up now.”

Honggyu spat on the floor in frustration and took a step forward.

Meanwhile.

“Is there a need to leave it like that?”

Chaeyeon said as she lay down on the bed newly prepared by Ye-seo.

“No matter how good your ability is, if you don’t use it, it’s useless, right? In the meantime, is it worth keeping alive when you are only criticizing the headmaster? It’s not a double-edged sword.”

“Mr. Dalby will use his abilities anyway.”

“How?”

Yeseo clapped her hands lightly and placed the back of her hand on her cheek.

“The principal has a plan. It’s especially easy to deal with people like Dalby who follow their emotions well.”

“Hmm…”

There was nothing more to say about the headmaster.

Chaeyeon looked at the ceiling of the new hospital room.

“… But Kim Dal-bi, what is the penalty that limits his abilities like that?”

“That’s right.”

Afterwards, Yeseo briefly explained the penalty of Dalbi’s unique ability

“Ah… , He deserves it.”

Chaeyeon reacted angrily and turned her head towards the window.

Her raindrops began to fall on the window, drop by drop.

…

The torrential rain pounded the paving stones.

Kim Dal-bi held onto her broken arm her her her and moved her to her feet her her her. Her blood and dust had been washed away by her rain.

It was already getting dark.

The gray city was filled with pitch-black darkness, and Dalbi walked the streets, relying on his irises and senses that she had adapted to the darkness.

“Haha…”

She lost a lot of blood.

After fighting with the strongest man among the principal’s subordinates, most of her magical energy was used up.

Still, her heart was beating.

Her nose and mouth she were breathing.

Dalby felt humiliated when he thought that all these life activities were only maintained due to the headmaster’s mercy.

She still had to live for now though. Only then could she achieve her plan.

So she just took her steps.

She was passing through an alley that was a shortcut to exit the Zero Zone.

Whisk.

Her legs became weak.

After barely crawling across the floor to get up, she sat down with her back against the wall of the building. She decided to wait like this until her stamina recovered.

“Huh, oh oh…”

Dalbi was out of breath.

Meanwhile, Chaeyeon’s voice kept ringing in Dalbi’s head.

─ ‘When you’re in a relationship, you’re the type of person who gets obsessed and squeamish about everything. Even the leader of Aseong High School gets sick of just looking at you, doesn’t he?’

─ ‘What about a child who already avoids you? ‘Do you just keep it because you like it?’

Dalby snorted.

“Oh, it’s scratched… ” .”

It’s soggy.

Is there any other word that suits her so well?

She couldn’t deny it.

“Suh…”

Shoot.

The sound of rain.

Only the sound of wind escaping between her lips echoed the silence.

Dalbi looked up at the dark night sky pouring down her rain. Soon, a smile appeared on her lips.

“I don’t know what this is…”

She would one day bring down her her headmaster her her her.

That promise will not change in the future.

So, if the plan ends successfully.

After that?

The image of Woo-jin and Oh Baek-seo, who seemed to be affectionate towards each other, came to mind.

As if the sky was blessing them, the two were shining dazzlingly at each other.

Unlike them, he just stayed in a gloomy and dark place.

Woojin had a white paper.

There were many students and friends who envied Woojin.

There was no room for Dalbi to stand next to Woojin.

She had nowhere to return to.

At that time.

Slap, slap.

The sound of footsteps stepping on a puddle of water.

Dalby’s head turned at the deliberate sound that seemed to be made on purpose.

Sereung.

A sword was pulled out of its sheath, and the blade caught rainwater.

The person who held that sword was a woman who once had darkness on her side.

A woman with short hair.

Oh Baek-seo approached Dal-bi with her cold eyes flashing.

“Be indifferent to the sky…”

The corners of Dalbi’s mouth her rose.

* * *

She had a nightmare.

As soon as she woke up, the contents of her dream volatilized from her memory of her, but it was clear that it was a vivid nightmare. Somehow my consciousness was looking for Baek Seo and Dalbi.

I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead and looked around.

Ha Yesong is sleeping face down on my side of the bed.

Park Min-hyuk is asleep while lying down at the end of the hospital room.

The white paper was not visible.

‘Where did it go?’

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The time is 2 am.

I felt sorry for calling at this hour, but somehow I had an ominous feeling, so I called Baek Seo.

The ringing tone continued to ring for a while, and then an announcement voice rang in my ears.

[ As the connection is not established, the call will be sent to voicemail, and a call fee will be charged after the beep. ]

I pressed the end call button and shook Yesong’s shoulder.

“Yesong.”

“Uh, um, just one more bite… ” .”

“Yesong.”

“… Huh?”

Yesong woke up and looked at me, rubbing her sleepy eyes with her fingers.

“Boss… ? You’re awake… ?”

“White paper? Where did it go?”

“I have some business to do… When the manager wakes up, let him know that you won’t be seen for a few days… It seems like something urgent has happened… , Uh? Manager!?”

I took out the IV and jumped out of the hospital room.