The Golden Sun of the Academy

Episode 25

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Seeing that it was an unknown number, I thought for a moment that it might be the one from the last missed call.

That doesn’t mean you’ll know a number you don’t know even if you look at it for a hundred days, and you’ll have to find out who it is in the end.

I pressed the call button and brought the phone to my ear.

“hello.”

-Ahh. Taeyang Gold student?

male voice. It was a common low-pitched sound that seemed to have been heard somewhere.

I just couldn’t guess who it was.

“who are you?”

-Looks like you called me right.

Over the speaker, the man cleared his throat a few times before continuing.

-We met in the teachers’ office the other day, do you remember?

Speaking of a man in the teachers’ office, there was one person I remembered. A man from the association who met in front of homeroom teacher Kim Chan-ho and instructor Son Min-guk.

The owner of the missed call must have been this one.

“I remember.”

-Ah, then I’m glad. talk fast I would like to pass on the association’s decision regarding you… … . Maybe we can meet tomorrow and talk?

It was a different tone than before. At that time, pressure was the purpose, so if the stiff, angular tone was encouraging a sense of incongruity.

This time, it was a rather gentle approach.

‘Did the softening of the tone lead to a favorable conclusion on the other side?’

It could be reassuring, it could be backstabbing.

In this world where there are few people to trust, it is forbidden to be careless.

In any case, we will have to meet in the end. You can’t talk about the Awoken in this country without the Association.

“yes. It doesn’t matter.”

-Then I’ll visit the academy tomorrow.

After accepting the call, the call ended.

* * *

One side of the main academy building. I made an appointment with them in a glass-isolated room.

It was a very good place for a meeting.

I opened the door to the small multi-purpose conference room and the faces I had seen before came in.

“Is it nice to see you again?”

A tall, hulking man approaching with coffee in both hands.

A female agent who was polite was smiling at him next to him as he approached as if he were running, striding his long legs befitting his tall height.

Her hand was wrapped in cloth.

It reminded me enough of what was in it.

It must be a copy of the signature sword.

‘Why did you bring that back?’

Seeing that you brought it back, I wonder if you’re going to propose something through that.

“It’s been a while~. how have you been doing?”

While thinking about it for a while. The female agent even blows a wink as if to be happy, and puts what was in her hand on the desk.

By manipulating the internal setting button next to the door, the glass that serves as the wall was made opaque.

“what… … , Hey, how are you?”

“Once you get this one. My name is Lee Tae-hyuk.”

“It’s Golden Sun.”

He passed one coffee over here, passed the other to the agent next to him, and started to get down to business.

I could clearly feel that they wanted something from me in their attitude that had definitely changed.

“Ah, it’s not a big deal, so you don’t have to worry so much. Didn’t you hear about it from the leadership department the other day? They said they would notify you directly from this side.”

“Yes, I heard… … ?”

He put the coffee cup straw into his mouth.

The clean yet bitter taste of Americano tickled my mouth.

Lee Tae-hyeok, who was seated across the table, seemed to have taken my mouth on the coffee as a sign that he was relieved.

“Well, it’s a recommendation rather than a notice, so take it easy.”

“What’s the point?”

At his glance, the female agent began unwinding the rolled up cloth. And it contained what was expected.

“A copy of the signature sword… … , that’s it.”

“Yes, our conclusion is simple. I want to give this to you.”

“If you meet the one condition that Taeyang student is talking about here.”

As she pushed the signature sword this way, the white sheath, illuminated by the white light coming down from the ceiling, glistened in the light.

‘Certainly coveted.’

A sword that can change magic into a holy attribute was difficult to obtain at this point.

No, even setting aside everything else, it was definitely an overwhelming weapon in the early stages in terms of performance.

‘There… … Considering the essence of the gauntlet.’

Considering the value of this sword… … It is advantageous to accept certain conditions.

All you have to do is belong to an association and be restricted in your actions.

“Geum Taeyang’s academy data file. I want you to give it back to the association openly? how is it?”

“If you agree to that, you can take the sword right here.”

“hmm… … .”

“If you’re worried, I can wait here for as long as I want.”

‘Is it a sign that the association will spit on it?’

The data of each student is a structure that runs only inside the academy. In the meantime, I am asking the association to hand over the authority to legally see what I have heard only through the report.

‘It’s not as bad as I thought.’

Seeing this, it became clear that they smelled something in me. It was better because it was going back to the good side for me.

‘Are you going to do me a favor first, and see the liver?’

There were two reasons for a little trouble here.

‘One of the 3,000 freshmen. 647th. That he’s overinvesting in Geum Taeyang, who is in the upper middle class.’

the other one.

‘It’s that the association and prestigious families are keeping each other in check without knowing it.’

It’s like a copy of the holy sword. Considering the size of the entire association at this point, this level of investment would be nothing. It wasn’t a huge factor.

The real problem is that this incident somehow flows into a prestigious family.

The problem with the majority of Tier 1 Korean characters is… … . What would happen if you got a sword?

Because it is common for associations to invest in students who can see sprouts.

Those big dinosaurs, at most, wouldn’t care about students in the top 700 or so.

“Yes, I will. If you can help me with just one thing.”

“It’s nice to be cool. What is that one thing?”

“This time, that training sword was damaged. I have to return it.”

“You mean help with the security deposit.”

He seemed to be pondering over my words for a moment, then nodded.

“Is that the end?”

“yes. That’s it.”

Lee Tae-hyeok asked for a handshake with a satisfied smile, so I held out my hand with a smile on my face.

‘I will use the Holy Sword well. what… … , I’ll think about the association at least once later.’

After going through a few procedures while looking at the documents they brought. The holy sword was worn on the belt of the waist dance.

Weapons reappeared in unexpected places, avoiding bare-fist fights in emergencies.

I looked at the back of the two as they left, looking at it with satisfaction, then stood up when they disappeared from sight.

Adari was right this time, so I handled it well… … .

‘I do need money.’

I couldn’t help but frown when I opened the application on my smartphone and checked the balance of Taeyang’s bank account.

When I first saw it, there were still plenty of numbers in the front digits.

[157,324 KRW]

Come to your senses, this is it.

Even the student-friendly academy doesn’t cover damage to those expensive weapons for free.

Compared to the original price, it is said that it is operated in a way where you leave a lot of money and rent a weapon, but if you destroy it, you return the rest of the destroyed part and the deposit is gone.

I can’t afford it with the current balance in my bank account.

‘Ah, I told the kids in the Suwon dungeon, you should have some goblin magic stones… … .’

One goblin fang that I had just passed by in a hurry, and one mana stone the size of a rat poop were regrettable.

There are limits to the number of dungeons that you can go through as a student, but I think that your skills are ambiguous to go through the hidden dungeons… … .

“Mistress, my hip hurts… … .”

It’s not like it’s going to be solved as it is. Let’s go out first.

“all… … you-!”

Open the conference room door and come out, right in front of you.

A familiar brown-brown short-haired girl was looking this way with her eyes wide open.

“Why are you here?”

“I’m here too, because I have work… … .”

“Oh, is that so? Good bye then.”

Leaving Lee Yu-ra behind, she was about to turn around to get out of the seat.

At that moment, I heard her voice grabbing my shoulder.

“Ah-! Now, wait a minute-. Are you going to just go like that?”

“… … then?”

“… … .”

Lee Yoo-ra thought for a moment, but she herself couldn’t find anything to say. Or maybe it was something he was reluctant to say, and he was fidgeting for a while.

In the meantime, the raised eyebrows were haughty.

No, if it’s like this, why did you call me… … .

‘Okay, don’t procrastinate, I’ll take this opportunity to apologize.’

I decided to do a favor for Lee Yoo-ra, who couldn’t find words to say, and to give her a little time to think.

“what… … , Shall I buy you some coffee? … ?”

“Ah, hmm… … . yes. If you buy it.”

Perhaps it was because she had scratched the itchy spot just right, her expression, which had been stiff, relaxed slightly.

That’s right… … . She’s an easy-to-understand girl.

On the way to a nearby cafe, Lee Yu-ra must have regained her composure, and she was back as the arrogant young lady of etiquette.

When I opened the door to go inside, the warm air from the heater pushed the cold air of early spring and warmed my body.

“Sit first. I will take it.”

“All right. Then, let me ask you.”

“Yura-ra.”

“yes!?”

Perhaps because it was a sudden call, she responded by shaking her hand on the railing in surprise.

“I’ll tell you what to eat and go.”

“Ah, ame… … .”

“what?”

When I asked her voice that was getting smaller and smaller, she said in a small voice as if she was whispering some kind of secret.

“With hot chocolate… … , please.”

“okay.”

‘My taste is the same.’

I smiled at her choice of putting the settings in the game as they were, and after ordering, I received a drink and sat down where she was first.

“thank you for this food.”

“okay.”

As if it was hot, Lee Yoo-ra naturally opened her mouth before me, as if it was not a big deal.

“If it bothers you, you don’t have to answer… … .”

“That’s it, I’ll decide on my own, so feel free to ask.”

“Are you going to the association?”

“… … no. It was just like counseling.”

At my answer without hesitation, I saw that the corner of her mouth went up slightly, and I swallowed the cold Americano.

“Then are you sure it has nothing to do with you?”

“… … Because it is. What are you taking so long to talk about?”

Asking back, I filled my mouth with coffee.

“Don’t you need a sponsor?”

“Pooh-!”

I spurted out coffee at Lee Yoo-ra’s choice of words.

Drops of Americano dripped down from her fine armies to the tip of her sharp nose, soaking her white shirt.

“sorry… … .”

“… … It’s okay, it’s okay… … .”

“I’m really sorry.”

“… … So, what is the answer?”

Her mouth said it was okay, but her pupils shook violently as she demanded an answer with a bewildered face.