I dragged Park Seung-hyun out of school without any prior arrangements.

Thankfully, Park Seung-hyun followed me without showing any signs of hesitation or embarrassment at my suggestion.

The restaurant in Jiik Hall was still open, but I wanted to put school work aside for a while and rest.

‘I don’t have an appetite or anything to do right now, but I just didn’t feel like eating.’

A family restaurant specializing in steaks in front of Eun Kwang-go.

Park Seung-hyun ordered a Tomahawk steak and BBQ pork ribs together, and he also ordered a variety of side dishes, so he seemed to have an appetite.

When he took a sip of the fig ade, Park Seung-hyun, who was known to be reserved, spoke first.

“Are your preparations for the chess competition going well?”

“Yeah, I was on my way back from practice.”

“If I had done better in the preliminary round back then, I would have been practicing with you. It’s too bad.”

When talking about the chess competition, Park Seung-hyun's face showed a look of regret.

Park Seung-hyun looked timid on the outside and was once the target of bullying, but he also had a competitive spirit and was strong-willed.

If not, he would not have represented Eun Kwang-go in the Korea-China-Japan Exchange Competition or been elected as a candidate for the chairman of the local association.

'I feel sorry for Park Seung-hyun, but even if he had defeated Yeon Ga-ram and advanced to the next round, he would not have been able to win because his opponent was the White Tiger.'

That thought made me feel bad again.

When the chess representatives gathered to practice and exchanged opinions about the records, I could see how good the White Tiger was at chess.

I knew that he could do it because he learned it from me, but it was annoying to see him pretending to know.

However, if he had pretended to forget what I taught him and acted like an idiot, that would have been even more disgusting.

Anyway, Park Seung-hyun made it to the main tournament, but lost to Yeon Ga-ram in the first round and did not survive the loser's bracket.

Even if you have talent, effort, and perseverance, there are problems that cannot be overcome.

Park Seung-hyun felt that in chess, and he seemed to feel it now ahead of the Jiikhoe election.

"I said this, but I think it's fortunate that I was not chosen as the chess representative. I don't have the confidence to prepare for the election and practice chess at the same time."

Although they are not the main players in the election, Cheon Dong-ha and Yeom Jun-yeol, the heads of autonomous organizations who are busy preparing for the election and handing over power, are also preparing to fight as exchange representatives.

Currently, Cheon Dong-ha's chess skills are one level higher than Eun-ho's, and Yeom Jun-yeol has been playing PlayerZ with his family since his previous broadcast, so he is good at party play.

However, this is just because those two are great, not everyone can do that much at the same time.

'Still, these words won't be comforting. Park Seung-hyun will soon become the student representative as the local council president, but he can’t do what the current student council president and the leadership team president can do.’

Also, the current local council president is sloppy, but Sung Si-wan was different.

It must be burdensome to think about the past performances of the representatives who led the student self-governing organization.

In addition, unless something unexpected happens, the next student council president and leadership team president will be Andain and Ju Soo-hyeok, the unparalleled geniuses of Eun Kwang High School.

‘It’s not a bad thing for Park Seung-hyun to look back on himself objectively.’

Park Seung-hyun didn’t have a particularly bad self-evaluation.

If he thought his own value was low, he would have thought about the possibility of being voted out, wondering who would vote for him as local council president.

Park Seung-hyun was worried about what would happen after he became local council president.

As a dormitory student who was about to vote, I shared my honest impressions.

“The dormitory students, including me, know that you have worked hard for the local council and done well so far.”

“Even if you’ve done well so far, you never know what will happen when you become the chairman of Jiik. The seniors will graduate, and things will change when the grade changes.......”

I decided to listen to the story a little more because it seemed like the concerns were deep-rooted.

I listened carefully so that Park Seung-hyun could only say what he wanted to say, without adding anything else.

Only after eating all the main dishes did I finally get a clue that would lead me to the main point.

“Before Si-wan graduated, no one expected that the current chairman of Jiik would receive such an evaluation. I also don’t know what will happen when he becomes the chairman of Jiik.”

Was it because of Gye-dam?

After Park Seung-hyun witnessed me requesting a sparring match with Gye-dam, he didn’t mention his name in front of me.

That’s why it was hard to figure out what he was thinking, but in any case, it was Gye-dam’s fault.

There must be many reasons, but from an outsider’s perspective, he worked at Jiikhoe normally when Sung Si-wan was there, but after the grade changed, he went crazy.

Park Seung-hyun is worried about that.

“Are you worried that you’ll end up following the same path as Chairman Hyun Ji-ik?”

“That’s not the only reason... It’s hard to deny.”

Seeing Park Seung-hyun laughing awkwardly gave me a headache.

If that guy had done well, Park Seung-hyun wouldn’t have thought like this!

Anyway, if Kim Hyun-goo leaves amidst these worst external factors, he can’t help but feel weak.

‘Kim Hyun-goo is popular, good at his job, and close to Park Seung-hyun. He must have a lot of influence.’

Furthermore, Kim Hyun-goo must have been the first friend Park Seung-hyun made.

A powerful fraudster targeted Park Seung-hyun, and there were no students around him who could ignore the external pressure, so Park Seung-hyun was isolated.

After experiencing loneliness, it becomes difficult to make friends even if you change your environment.

In addition, Park Seung-hyun suffered from bullying at Eun Kwang-go until just before the April Fool’s Day incident.

In the midst of all that, it must have been very meaningful that Kim Hyun-goo actively approached him and became his friend.

Thinking about it this far, it was also my fault for not eliminating risk factors like fraudulent admissions earlier.

‘There are many reasons why Park Seung-hyun could be so worried. But even so... ... .’

Still, I could say something for sure.

I told Park Seung-hyun.

“You and Chairman Hyun are different. There’s no way you’re worse than that.”

There are members of the Jiikhoe who have experienced the Sung Si-wan era and have become competent themselves, so unless they throw things away like that guy, the Jiikhoe will never fail.

Park Seung-hyun looked surprised at me speaking so confidently.

He must not have thought I would say this directly.

“If you had any shortcomings or if you thought I needed advice, I would have thought about it more and thought about it together.”

I should think about whether I am in a position to give advice, but if I thought it was necessary, I would have thought about it seriously and found a way to convey it indirectly.

However, I did not want to let Seunghyun Park waste his time and mental energy on a problem that did not need to be worried about.

I could not even imagine that Seunghyun Park, a hard worker and that malicious commenter, would end up in the same situation.

“But I know you will be a good chairman of the branch. There is no need for that.”

“Yisin-ah.......”

I said the obvious, but Seunghyun Park looked at me with a face that was a mixture of emotion, gratitude, and a little pain. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

It was an expression that made me feel awkward, but when I thought back, it was similar to the one I showed him when I went to save Seunghyun Park on April Fool’s Day.

I said the obvious, but Seunghyun Park acted as if he had received a huge amount of help.

“......You speak as if you have seen the future yourself.”

“Even if you cannot see the future, I know.”

“Haha, right. Yishin came to me knowing something that no one else knew, so it wouldn’t be strange if he knew.”

Park Seunghyun said it jokingly.

He said it with a much lighter expression than when he was confessing his worries, but the content was actually different.

Park Seunghyun was talking about the incident where I went to save him on April Fool’s Day.

After that incident, I became close with Park Seunghyun and had many conversations, but today was the first time we had a conversation that reminded me of that day.

“I forget about it, but sometimes I remember what happened that day or what happened to them before that.”

I wanted to tell him not to think about that, but I couldn’t.

I also sometimes ruminate on painful memories, but this wasn’t something I could do with willpower or effort.

As I hesitated about how to bring it up, Park Seunghyun said with a very bright face.

“It’s painful when I reminisce, but it always ends refreshingly. It’s all thanks to Yishin.”

It didn’t stop at recalling the pain.

Park Seung-hyun didn’t just recall the times when he was in pain.

No matter how painful the memories were, Park Seung-hyun ended his recollections with the meeting with me at the end, the successful revenge against the fraudulent admissions, and the beginning of a new school life.

Even though he was worried about his abilities and capabilities, Park Seung-hyun had the will and strength to keep his thoughts healthy.

“Isn’t Eui-shin saving many people besides me?”

Just as I had just said with confidence that Park Seung-hyun would make a good local chapter president, this time Park Seung-hyun asserted it.

Just as I had, Park Seung-hyun had reasons why he couldn’t help but think that way, and he told me.

“Hyung-gu’s cousin, Kim Cheol, was looking for someone who had some kind of special ability. When I heard it, it seemed to have a similar power to my Gwangrimin, ‘The Song of the Advancement of the Military Commanded by the Military’.”

Kim is a common surname, but the first name is not common.

The person Kim Hyun-goo is talking about now is probably Kim Chul, Joo Soo-hyeok's bodyguard and secretary.

Kim Chul was looking for a player who used the power of Jin Gun-ga after the party on the ship, and he was caught up in the dark side with Joo Soo-hyeok during the Teacher's Day incident where Seong Guk-eon was almost kidnapped to the garden.

Kim Chul was deeply involved in the circumstances of the powerful clan, but he probably didn't tell Park Seung-hyun or Kim Hyun-goo everything.

Even so, if Park Seung-hyun had talked to Kim Chul about Gwangrim, it was easy to see what conclusion they would reach.

"When he came to save me, Yi-shin used Do Won-woo's Gwangrim. And during the training camp for the Korea-China-Japan exchange, Yi-shin quickly understood my Gwangrim and gave me advice."

Park Seung-hyun had already realized that I could use someone else's Gwangrim.

On April Fool's Day, if I had done it right, I would have led Seunghyun Park to another place and I would have dealt with the fraudulent admissions alone.

However, because of my carelessness, Seunghyun Park was put in danger, so I had no choice but to make a few moves.

I used Do Won-woo’s power in front of Park Seung-hyun, and I also used the weight of wealth and life.

Even if Park Seung-hyun wasn’t there, he would know that I was handling a power so strong that it seemed foreign.

However, Park Seung-hyun seemed to have reached a conclusion that was even more profound.

“I thought that Yi-shin had incredible power, and that he was fighting a difficult battle with that power. Getting rid of those fraudulent students was a huge event in my life, but I’m fighting an opponent who could do something bigger and scarier than that incident, right?”

If I had to name one big incident, it would be the First Christmas scenario.

Most recently, the Jeju Island school trip incident.

In the former case, I was active while spraying black eyes, and in the latter case, even if you don’t know what I did, you know that I was absent.

It was hard to hide the fact that I knew something and was fighting, as if I had come to save Park Seung-hyun.

‘You must have been curious, but you haven’t asked me because you were considerate of me.’

Park Seung-hyun’s question seemed to have been well thought out.

It seemed like something he had been thinking about for quite some time, strangely enough that he had never mentioned it.

So I decided to answer honestly.

“That’s right.”

Park Seung-hyun took a °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° deep breath.

Maybe he was thinking about ‘an opponent who could do something bigger and scarier.’

However, the fear that Park Seung-hyun had shown for a moment quickly turned into determination.

“It seems that Soo-hyuk and Da-in are already helping Ui-shin, so I will persuade Hyun-goo and help him when the time comes.”

Park Seung-hyun spoke with such strong determination that his previous worries about becoming Chairman Ji-ik were blurred.

It seemed as if Park Seung-hyun had just had the opportunity to become Chairman Ji-ik.

He responded reflexively, ‘Thank you,’ looking bewildered.

“I said this, but I’m not even Chairman Ji-ik yet. I’ll prepare to become a good Chairman Ji-ik first!”

I said that even though he might ask me to help him fight someone who was doing something terrible.

I had mixed feelings, but one thing was clear.

Park Seung-hyun would really become a good Chairman Ji-ik.