Chapter 49
##49fury. declaration of war
“Do you guys skip the meal even after hearing those words??”
After saying that, I looked at the reactions of the students in the audience..
At first everyone was like, 'Did I hear wrong?' It was an expression that said.
At that time, I saw the student council president's expression distort with anger as he made eye contact with me..
‘Did you say Dok Go-jun? Nice reaction for once.’
Other students' reactions were slightly slower than that..
“……What did you say just now??”
“Are you overcooked??”
“under. It's so absurd, really…….”
“It seems like he already thinks he's an instructor.?”
In an instant, public sentiment began to boil over..
The air got hot, and some people were more than angry at me, they were breathing death..
Even the female students who had shown me unconditional favor had stiff expressions on their faces..
Thanks to you, I felt relieved.
‘This isn't the worst yet..’
When I turned my head and looked at the instructors, they all had similar expressions..
Noh asked me with a puzzled expression..
“What are you talking about??”
“I just said what I heard on the way and honestly expressed my thoughts..”
“……Is there a reason to say something like that here??”
“yes. There is a reason.”
As I nodded resolutely and was about to continue speaking, a cold voice rang out as if the air was freezing..
“Come down from there right now.”
It was Namgungsu..
The guy was glaring at me with a murderous expression that he didn't make when he used the Thunder Blade on Myung Il-oh..
“before pulling it out with my hands.”
“Did I say something wrong??”
“Cheongryong Academy is not a place where you can make your own evaluations..”
“…….”
I quietly looked at Namgoongsu..
A person full of pride and competitive spirit.
You probably hated hearing what I just said more than anything else..
It was like looking at my past self, and I couldn't help but smile bitterly..
“You're really ugly.”
“……Do you want to test the limits of my patience??
“I guess I've always been like this, ignoring reality, but nothing can change like this..”
“People who don't know anything talk comfortably. Everyone here is trying desperately..”
“Desperate? No one here looks like they're going to die..”
“A pun that doesn't even work…….”
Mr. Roh, who was watching our war of words, shouted with all his heart..
“both of you stop!”
When we both closed our mouths at the same time, Noh Gunsang glared at me with bewildered eyes and said,.
“Applicant Baek Soo-ryong should continue what he was trying to say..”
“Lord of the academy!”
“Teacher Namgung, please stay still. If I think his words go too far, I will pull him out with my own hands..”
I did not avoid Noh Gunsang’s gaze and faced him directly..
That was not the look in the eyes of the person who said to me last night, “I hope you will be a good teacher.”.
The chief officer of the Blue Dragon Academy and a great warrior who had reached a high level of power was glaring at me with a piercing gaze..
“If you have something you want to say, give it a try. However, if the intention is to deceive the Blue Dragon Academy and me... … I will hold you accountable for that crime myself..”
Tsutsutsutsu!
The ferocious energy rising from the body of Noh Gun-sang made all the hair on my body stand on end..
‘If you mess up on this, you might have to sacrifice your head..’
Of course that won't happen.
Because this whole situation is what I intended..
“thank you for the opportunity.”
After politely taking the gun from Mr. Roh, I turned my head and looked at the audience..
‘okay. It should be like this.’
Most of the students were staring at me with displeased expressions..
From now on, they will evaluate and judge my every word..
“I know what I just said may have sounded unpleasant to you. But I want you to just listen to me for a moment..”
After giving a light hug to the students, I began to speak with a lot of energy in my voice..
“Observing people is my specialty and hobby. From a young age, being cautious in order to survive has now become a habit..”
“……?”
“What are you talking about??”
When I suddenly started talking about something out of the blue, the students’ faces looked puzzled..
I continued talking regardless..
“If you look closely at people’s words, actions, and appearance. You can roughly guess the person's martial arts skills, personality, and life..”
“under! It's not a new instructor, but a fortune teller..”
Laughs erupted here and there at someone’s words..
Sarcasm and ridicule are added to the unpleasant gaze..
I didn't care and continued talking..
“I met quite a few people on the way here..”
I turned my head and found a person..
Kwak Doo-yong, who was standing quietly among the applicants, made a puzzled expression when we made eye contact..
I smiled at him.
“Some people look down on the Blue Dragon School and say that the Jujak School is the best. He was confident that it would be easy for him to become an instructor at Cheongryong Academy..”
Gulp.
Kwak Doo-yong swallowed dry saliva and shook his head left and right with shaking eyes..
A desperate look in your eyes that asks you not to tell me that that person is you..
Smiling, I turned my head away from Kwak Doo-yong and looked at the other applicants around him..
“Something like this also happened. Somehow, along with other applicants, I ended up getting drunk from a rich student... … Well, why don't the instructors flatter the student by pretending that they will remove his liver and gallbladder??”
“……!!”
The faces of the applicants who were drinking together that day turned white..
I glared at them one by one and said.
“The teacher seems to have no pride, so he bows down to the student and asks him to watch over him. Some even pour him drinks..”
“What, what…….”
“when we…….”
Everyone looked nervous, as if they were worried that I would drag them into the mud..
Several people were glaring at me as if I was going to kill them, threatening, pleading, and swearing in a loud voice..
[I think I'll be okay even if I do this.?]
[Teacher Baek. Let’s not do this to other people in the same industry.…….]
[Hey, this dog! Damn you have some kind of unfair feeling towards me.!]
I just ignored most of them, but I couldn't ignore one person's voice..
Mae Geukryeom sent a message with a nervous expression..
[What on earth are you trying to do? Why do you bring up a story that has already ended?…….]
[Grandfather. Don't worry. It is not my intention to do anything harmful to the school..]
I did not stand here to expose to the students how pathetic the applicants for new instructors are..
“I'll stop talking about the instructors here. Now let's talk about you guys..”
I looked around at the students sitting in the audience..
Most of them were unfamiliar faces, but there were also some familiar faces..
‘That guy is there too.’
At that moment, my eyes met with Heonwon River, who was looking down at me from afar with a crooked gaze..
“I came here and saw a friend with great talent. He was drunk and acting out, and when people around him heard him, they said he was a famous bastard at the school..”
“That bastard……!”
Heon Won-gang glared at me with an angry face as everyone around him looked at me..
A story that everyone knows.
No matter how thick-faced he was, there was no way he wouldn't mind someone openly calling him a bastard..
I gritted my teeth and spoke to Heon Won-gang, who was glaring at me, as if I wanted him to listen to me directly..
“That student was wasting his life even though he had tremendous talent. The young guy had the face of an old man who had lived his entire life..”
“shut up! What do you say you know about me!”
“If I ask, will you tell me??”
“Damn it!”
Heon Won-gang jumped up from his seat and left the audience..
I looked at his shrinking back and said.
“It's not just that friend. I came here and met many talented friends..”
I saw Dok Go-jun, Dang So-so, and Paeng Sa-hyeok in turn..
When Paeng Sa-hyuk felt my gaze resting on him, he made an uncomfortable expression..
“A student from a good family invited prospective instructors to subtly show off his power..”
“…….”
Paeng Sa-hyuk was trying to keep a calm expression, but from what I could see, he was clenching his fists on his knees..
“I wondered why that was. Because I was born a bad person? Because you want to take over the academy and play childish power games? well… … . I don't think so.”
Paeng Sa-hyeok's shoulders slowly moved up and down as he quietly gritted his teeth. The students around him noticed Paeng Sa-hyuk..
When I saw that, I clicked my tongue and continued speaking..
“It's because of inferiority complex.”
“dare…!”
I turned my head, ignoring Paeng Sa-hyeok’s murderous gaze..
And I looked at the many students whose names I didn't know yet..
“Contrary to rumors, the Cheongryong Academy, which I saw with my own eyes, was a hot spot for young and talented late exponents..”
“…….”
But there was one big problem.
I am here to point out the problem..
“Do you know what you all have in common??”
Everyone was listening to me with a slightly different perspective than the first time..
There was still more discomfort and coldness, but among them there were also students who looked at me with curiosity and a certain hopeful expectation..
At that moment, I smiled coldly and changed my tone..
“They are so engulfed in a sense of inferiority and defeat that they are the lowest among the five major academic institutions, and do not even think that they can change..”
By spitting out harsh words, he shattered even the slightest hope of students who wanted to hear a hopeful story..
“Thinking that I can't change reality, I get drunk and act drunk, harass the instructors, beat myself up and say I'm not talented enough to attend this trash school, and make excuses every day, deceiving myself..”
Kwaang!
A student jumped out of his seat as the ground shook..
“That's wrong!”
Student council president Dok Go-jun was glaring at me with a look in his eyes that seemed like he was going to burn me to death..
“This year we are different. I am ready to work hard and this year will show the results of my efforts.!”
I liked the confident ambition, but ambition alone does not produce results..
I asked Dok Go-jun.
“What is the student council’s goal this year??”
“We are achieving higher results than last year in Cheonmuje..”
“Can I ask specifically what rank you are aiming for??”
“that…….”
When Dok Go-jun hesitated, Dang So-so next to him said with shining eyes..
“Realistically, my goal is to beat White Tiger Academy..”
Baekho Hakkwan ranked 4th overall in last year’s Cheonmu Festival..
The only goal is to get out of last place.…….
I sighed deeply..
“……Why are you sighing? Does the instructor think we can’t do it??”
Tang Xiaoso bit his lip and looked at me..
I looked at her, then turned my head to look at the expressions of Dok Go-jun and other student council officials..
‘Everyone is anxious..’
They did not even believe in their own goals..
I turned my head and looked at the other students..
‘From the moment the words ‘Tianwu Emperor’ were uttered, most students’ expressions were clouded..
‘How big is the gap with other academic institutions??’
Cheonmu Festival (天武祭)).
Since arriving in this city, I have heard stories about him here and there..
-shit. Ranked lowest for ten years in a row…….
-The student council was saying that this year would be different..
- If it was going to change like that, it would have changed a long time ago. Last year, the difference in scores was double that of fourth place. It was truly an overwhelming low..
-But if it's Dok Go-Jun…….
Since I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can't know the exact gap between Cheongryong Academic Center and other academic institutions..
But what was certain was that they were afraid of the event itself called the Emperor of Heavenly Arms..
Looking at the students' scared and intimidated looks, I slowly opened my mouth..
“everyone. I came to Cheongryong Academic Center to become an instructor..”
The instructors and students looked puzzled at my sudden words..
“Becoming a one-time instructor. Honestly, I didn't think it was that difficult..”
Most people snorted and scoffed at my next words..
I continued talking regardless..
“But someone said that to me. Become a good teacher before becoming an instructor..”
“…….”
The topic that Noh Gun-sang raised last night did not leave my mind all night long..
At the same time, the faces of the students I raised in the past never left..
“All night long I thought about what it means to be a good teacher. It's definitely more difficult than becoming an instructor. I think Ilta instructors just need to make a lot of masters, but if that happens, it will be hard to be called a good teacher.…….”
If you teach the way you used to do in a blood school, you will soon be able to hear the sound of an Ilta instructor..
But that would only lead to repeating the mistakes of the past..
“So I decided to make plans again. I plan to become an instructor and a good teacher at least once..”
I grinned and looked at the students I might teach in the future..
We don't know each other very well yet, but if we learn, teach, and hang out together, we will learn a lot..
“That's why…….”
I wondered what these guys would think of me a year from now..
‘First, let me get rid of your inferiority complex..’
I spoke in an indifferent tone, but with a voice full of emotion so that everyone could hear..
“This year’s Cheonmu Festival. I will take responsibility and make Blue Dragon Academy the winner..”
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