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77 – Episode 16. Battle of the boosters.

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Shortly pulling the time, just after Lee Shi-hyeok and Chloe’s party left for their respective destinations.

Joo Ju-young was standing in front of the school gate of Cheongmyeong High School.

A campus built like a medieval castle with an artificial waterway surrounding the entire campus.

‘Cheongmyeong is suspicious… ‘

Right before departure, Lee Si-hyeok left such a message to Ju Ji-young.

She couldn’t ask in detail because time was running out, but Joo Ju-young didn’t listen to Lee Shi-hyeok’s words.

As I have watched Lee Si-hyeok, the insight he sometimes shows is sharper than anyone else in this academia.

‘Sometimes, I wonder if he has some kind of prophecy.’

Joo Ji-yeong thought so and she entered the school gate.

As she is a Qingming, one of the four prestigious families, her facilities are so gigantic that she reminds me of a college campus.

The place Ju-young Ju was heading to was a particularly splendid building used as the office of the Cheongmyung Foundation, among many buildings lined up in a row.

While walking around her school grounds, Joo Ji-young met several students’ eyes.

It was Joo Si-yeong who shook her hand with her unique affinity, but none of the students who looked at her dynamic responded to her greeting.

“… This is not the face a student would make.”

“No. That face is the face that should serve as an example for students.”

Someone gave an answer to Joo Ji-young’s self-talk.

It’s a familiar voice.

A member of the faction that opposes Ju Ji-young’s work at the board of directors.

“What are you doing, director Joo Ji-young?”

“… Good as a teacher.”

“That is difficult. ‘First of all,’ isn’t the position officially registered as a director? Each of us has to act within our means.”

Joo Ji-young let out a sigh and looked behind her.

I could see the face of a gray-haired old man standing on either side of her, accompanied by a large secretary wearing sunglasses.

“If I were to talk about my official position, I would be the ‘next chairperson’ who succeeded Plato’s predecessor.”

“Oops, did you? Maybe because I’m getting older these days, my memories come and go. Please understand. ‘Director’ Joo Joo-young.”

The name of the chattering old man is Baek Cheong-hwan.

A man who is a member of the board of directors of Academy and the chairman of the board of directors of the Cheongmyung Foundation.

“… The name is just fine.”

“I don’t know how long the director will be so cold towards me.”

“Let’s try our best at Director Cheonghwan’s funeral.”

“Euhahahaha, he jokes well.”

Despite Jo Ju-young’s bad words, Baek Chung-hwan laughed at what was so interesting.

And after a while, when the laughter finally stopped, Baek Cheong-hwan hardened his face and opened his mouth.

“By the way, what are you doing? There’s no way director Joo Ji-young came here to see my face.”

“You must know.”

Ju Ji-young narrowed her eyes.

“Booster, why are you collecting them?”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“… In the process of collecting the boosters yesterday, I saw many people from the Cheongmyung Foundation.”

I’m not just talking about the students of Cheongmyeong.

Since yesterday, an apparent ‘force’ has been systematically collecting boosters released in Academia.

It didn’t take long for Joo Ji-young to figure out that the group was an employee of the Cheongmyung Foundation.

A long time ago, after Lee Shi-hyeok’s treatment to be exact, Ju Ji-young had been keeping an eye on Cheongmyung.

Because Qingming-

“Is serenity still unable to shake off the specter of Kabbalah?”

“Don’t you think your words are too harsh, Director Joo Ji-young!”

Baek Cheong-hwan raised his blood and screamed.

This topic is taboo for Chunghwan Baek, no, Cheongmyeong Foundation.

It was an incident that almost collapsed the Cheongmyung Foundation with a long history and reputation.

“Nothing too bad. Even if you have completely cut ties with Kabbalah. Especially for you, director Baek Cheong-hwan, who is tricking students and selling them to the guild like mercenaries for the rebuilding of the foundation.”

“… What the hell did you come here for?”

“To know more about Qingming.”

“I’m not in the mood to play with words.”

As Baek Cheong-hwan said that, he glanced at the secretary standing nearby.

Then, two tall secretaries slowly approach Ju Ji-young.

She opened her mouth first, before the two of them grabbed her arm, her master Siyoung.

“I go out on my own.”

“… See you at the next board meeting. On the way to the director’s death, see him off well!”

Baek Chung-hwan said that and turned around.

‘For now, with this, the Qingming side won’t move anymore.’

You can’t even stop the students from moving.

Not only is there a shortage of manpower, but if that’s the case, the secrets involved in boosters will have to be made public.

In a situation as chaotic as this, if the fact is known, what might happen?

‘I wonder if the kids will be okay.’

Joo Ji-young took out her cell phone from her bosom.

She is checking to see if anything has happened.

But neither the communication nor the Internet work properly.

The first day of coming to this academia flashed past in Joo Ji-young’s mind.

Something is happening to the central tower.

Immediately after that, Ju Ju-yeong turned her head and looked at Baek Chung-hwan.

Following the other secretary, I see a back figure moving hurriedly somewhere.

‘Are you sure there is something?’

The moment communication went down, the number of cases worth checking by moving in such a hurry.

This exists in Cheongmyeong High School.

A short calculation ran in Joo Ji-young’s head.

And-

“… Director?”

Joo Ji-young suddenly stopped in her steps.

The tall secretaries who followed her looked at each other for a moment, then slowly raised their hands to restrain her arms.

Just before her hand touched him, he thought that Joo Si-young’s body would become blurry for a moment-

Thump, boom.

The bodies of the two secretaries collapsed to the floor at the same time.

Just before the secretary lost her mind, Joo Si-young’s cold voice was heard.

“I’ll take care of insurance, so if you get sick, call me.”

After placing a business card in front of their faces, Joo Joo-young turned her body to her hard face.

If Lee Shi-hyeok’s idea is wrong, if his intuition is wrong, this behavior will definitely work against the board of directors in the future.

But there is one thing you must check.

To know the true intentions of Los Zetas and to resolve this situation, we cannot miss this opportunity.

Joo Ji-young hurriedly moved her steps, reassuring her determination inwardly.

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Water management facilities.

Chloe and the others hid themselves near the entrance, observing the movement inside the facility.

The restrained Leah was first entrusted to the leading team passing by.

The leader seemed taken aback by the sudden incident, but after seeing Chloe’s face, they meekly followed her words.

The president of Edelweiss Academy is famous among the students, or to be exact, he is quite infamous.

It was hard to find a student in Academia who would refuse her request with a single stroke.

“… By the way, the inside looks so fine.”

Nicola said, holding the binoculars with both hands.

Although it looks like her child’s prank, she was actually looking into the distance as Nicola deflected her telekinetic powers.

“Isn’t that girl lying, kid?”

At Alex’s question, Makina shook her head from side to side.

“Leah had completely succumbed to Makina’s carrot-and-stick strategy. “Probably not,” Makina says half-assuredly.”

“… Are you only half sure?”

While Nicola, Alex, and Makina chatted, Chloe sat on a nearby bench to catch her breath.

Even while the three of them came to their senses from the dizziness that surged right after the teleportation, Chloe could hardly recover her physical condition.

This is because the recoil came after using too many abilities in succession.

West Earth to East Earth, then East Earth to West Earth, and this time West Earth to Central Earth.

If you moved alone, there would be no problem.

However, it was crucial that I had a companion for all this movement.

“Chloe.”

Chloe frowned at the headache and raised her head.

Makina, who had approached me before I knew it, was looking down at me with her expressionless face.

“Why do you do that, Ms. Makina?”

“There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the inside.”

“Then you must have come to the right place.”

Alex and Nicola also looked back at those words.

“What do you mean, you came exactly?”

“… Right. It’s an abnormal situation where communication is cut off, but the fact that there is no movement at all.”

I can’t see any movement that should be in a major facility, such as strengthening defenses assuming an intruder or sending a vehicle outside to grasp the situation.

And that, obviously, was proof that something was happening inside the facility.

“… Then let’s move quickly.”

“Are you okay, Chloe? Makina looks at you with a slightly worried look.”

Machina’s face still looked expressionless in Chloe’s eyes.

Still, thanks to Makina’s words, it felt like her aching temple headache had subsided a little.

“… One more long-distance move is probably impossible, but one or two battles are no problem.”

Of course, Chloe herself knew that this was a bluff.

I want to beat everyone up right now and go back to the dormitory to rest.

But I can’t.

Under this sky, somewhere else in Academia, Suisei will be fighting with all his might.

Chloe vigorously stood up from the bench and opened her mouth.

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“Let’s rush in.”

Right after the other three nodded, the figures of Chloe and the others disappeared from the entrance.