Episode 133
A lush forest.
In the center of the forest stood ‘Nam Do-yoon’ and ‘Lee Won-jun.’
They were all looking at Baekrim Lee.
As soon as Lee Baek-rim comes, the anti-war war begins.
However, Lee Baek-rim was talking to someone in the distance.
“…Change the stage?”
Lee Baek-rim frowned and said.
“Yes. “I think it would be best to hold it in the original auditorium.”
A man in a suit said.
His role is to monitor whether the exam is conducted fairly.
In short, it is the role of a supervisor who monitors those who take the exam.
“…Is there a reason?”
Lee Baek-rim said.
“Yes. “It is impossible to film in a space where this kind of illusion is applied.”
“Is there a reason you really need to film?”
“There is no particular reason, it is the regulations of the ‘Elphone’ Academy.”
A man in a suit said.
Lee Baek-rim glared at him.
“Aren’t regulations supposed to have Yudori in the first place?”
Lee Baek-rim said with a smile.
“I think so too, but… What power does a lowly person like me have? “I just do what I’m told.”
“…Can I tell you something honestly?”
Lee Baek-rim said.
“Yes. “Tell me.”
“Aren’t you saying that because you’re worried that I might give ‘Lee Won-jun’ an advantage on the exam?”
Hearing those words, the man in the suit nodded and said.
“Yes. To be honest, yes. “Please understand that we have no choice but to do so since we are from the same family.”
“…”
“Not only that, Nam Do-yoon recently failed the transfer exam for ‘Kane’, so we have to be even more careful, so please understand.”
“…Well. “I understand for now.”
Lee Baek-rim looked like he was thinking about something.
Then, a little later, he opened his mouth.
“Then how about doing it this way?”
“Yes. Please speak.”
“Honestly, what you think is correct. “I plan to structure the test to be advantageous to ‘Wonjun Lee.'”
“…Then I guess I’ll have to leave more evidence.”
“Of course, you can do that, but I would like to make a suggestion.”
“A suggestion?”
The man in the suit shook his head and said.
“Yes.”
“I will structure the test to be advantageous to ‘Wonjun Lee.’ That thought remains unchanged. However, let me make one suggestion.”
“..A suggestion?”
The man in the suit tilted his head and said.
“Yes. If you don’t like it, you can refuse it. However, if you like the proposal, you can just turn a blind eye.”
“..Let’s listen first. However, your efforts will be in vain. “No matter what suggestions I hear, my heart will never be shaken.”
“I will be visiting ‘Elphone’ Academy three times a week as a guest professor next semester. “How about this?”
“…Yes?”
The man in the suit looked dumbfounded.
“I will visit ‘Elpon’ Academy as a guest professor three times a week and teach ‘genjutsu’ to students. How is it? “Isn’t this a good offer?”
“…Are you sure?”
“Of course.”
“Then can you give me some time to think about it?”
“Yes. What can I give you? However, no matter how I look at it, it seems like a losing business, so I think it’s better to make a decision before you change your mind.”
The man in a suit walked far away.
Then I called somewhere.
“Yes. Hello?”
“Uh. “Talk.”
The person who answered the phone was his boss.
He relayed to his boss exactly what Baekrim Lee had suggested to him.
“..Then let’s proceed.”
“Are you sure it’s okay? Isn’t our audit team’s job to ensure test fairness? “No matter how attractive his proposal is…”
“You. “Listen carefully.”
His boss interrupted him and said,
Do you know how much the magic professors are worth?”
“…Yes?”
“It’s only a few billion. Per year. And that’s not the top tier, but just floating around. The problem is that people who can properly use illusion magic are so rare that even if you pay that kind of price, you won’t be able to hire them. You know, right? “There are almost no illusion professors at our ‘Elphone’ Academy.”
“…”
“But, a top tier person in the field of illusions like that will come and give a lecture directly to the students at our school? Can’t you imagine how much that is worth? “It’s probably tens of billions.”
“…”
“No, what is a few tens of billions? Even if you give them a few tens of billions, people like that won’t move. Unless you have received a great favor, there is no need for you to become a professor. Why would you waste your time doing something like that? “Anyway, if you’re from that family, you probably aren’t the type of person who regrets money.”
“…”
“That person personally offered to be a guest professor. And that’s just to the extent of giving students of his own family a slight advantage in exams. Can’t you imagine what this means to us?
“No. “Now I know what you’re saying.”
The man in the suit nodded his head and said.
“By the way, what is the name of the guy who is taking the test with ‘Lee Won-jun’? “If it’s from a famous family, it would be a good idea to check thoroughly because troublesome things could happen.”
“This is Nam Do-yoon.”
“…Wait. “I’ll check it out and come back.”
The man searched through the students’ documents.
Then I saw a piece of paper with Nam Do-yoon’s personal information written on it.
Then he grinned.
“What? There is nothing unusual about the family. There won’t be any troublesome issues later. “I was worried that it might be Cha Ji-yoon again.”
“Then what?”
“Okay. Then tell me right away. “I understand.”
“Yes. All right.”
The man in a suit walked towards Lee Baek-rim.
“So have you decided?”
Lee Baek-rim said with a bright smile.
“Yes. I will proceed as you suggested. However, it must be held in the auditorium. “I don’t want to get caught later.”
“…Well, that’s not difficult, but aren’t there any records left there?”
“Because it is a record, we can manipulate it appropriately.”
“I see. “I know what you mean.”
“However, we must only bias it to a scale that we can manipulate. “If the scale becomes too large, there will be limits to our ability to manipulate it.”
“Of course. I have no intention of doing that too much. “Then shall we return it to the original stage?”
‘Yes.’
“I understand.”
Lee Baek-rim nodded his head and said.
Party-
Lee Baek-rim applauded.
Then, in an instant, the surroundings returned to the original auditorium.
“What? “Why did you suddenly come back?”
“Why is it an auditorium all of a sudden?”
“Wasn’t that where you were taking the test?”
The students murmured.
“I’m sorry. Everyone, it seems like we will have to hold this in the auditorium. Let me start by saying that I am sorry for the inconvenience. However, the exam will proceed as originally planned.”
Lee Baek-rim said while looking at Nam Do-yoon and Lee Won-jun.
“Then, shall we two students come out?”
Nam Do-yoon and Lee Won-jun soon went out onto the auditorium stage.
Currently, only Lee Won-jun, Nam Do-yoon and Lee Baek-rim were standing on the auditorium stage.
“Then let’s start the test.”
Lee Baek-rim said with a grin.
***
All the students were sitting on the floor of the auditorium, looking at ‘Nam Do-yoon’ and ‘Lee Won-jun’ standing on the stage.
“…Hayeon. Are you going to go get Baekrim Lee’s autograph after this is over?”
Minseo Kim said while looking at ‘Hayeon Jeong’ next to him.
“…Um…I’m thinking about it.”
“You said you really wanted to see Lee Baek-rim in person. Aren’t you a huge fan of that person? “I definitely have to go get his autograph.”
“…Yes, but…”
‘Jeong Ha-yeon’ said while chewing her lip.
She was a long-time fan of ‘Lee Baek-rim’.
She seems to have been a fan almost since her elementary school days.
“Then you can just go out and get an autograph. Opportunities like this don’t come often. “You never know when you might run into that person.”
“…That’s true, but… I’m afraid people might misunderstand that I have a romantic interest in him. “It’s just because I’m a fan.”
“..I don’t think you will misunderstand at all, right? “How familiar is that person with situations like that?”
Kim Min-seo said, shaking her head.
She followed Jeong Ha-yeon’s gaze.
“Ah… “I guess he wasn’t the person you were talking about.”
Then she nodded and said.
The target she was currently looking at was ‘Nam Do-yoon.’
“Ah. I guess it was because I noticed Nam Do-yoon. “Our Hayeon?”
‘Kim Min-seo’ said with a mischievous expression.
“..What… “What.. Are you saying I’m watching Nam Do-yoon’s feelings?”
“A. “Your cheeks are completely red, why are you showing off?”
Kim Min-seo looked at Jeong Ha-yeon.
“Well.. I think it’s right for me to do that because of Nam Do-yoon. Since Nam Do-yoon has no experience with women at all, he might misunderstand that he likes that person. Even if you’re just doing it out of fanaticism.”
“…I said it wasn’t because of him..”
“Ah. Yes. Yes. All right. So, shall we just watch the performance first? Hayeon.”
Kim Min-seo said with a grin.