The gymnasium inside the Player Military Academy.

Players were stretching and throwing the ball around on the court before the basketball game began.

Among them were Yoo Sang-hoon, Do-shi-hoo, and Jang Nam-wook.

Kwon-rena, who was watching Yoo Sang-hoon practice his shot, said.

“Since Sang-hoon is here, I guess Eui-shin will be here soon, too?”

“I guess so. Because other friends from the military academy are here too.”

Mok-woo-ram nodded firmly in response, but Jo Eui-shin didn’t show up.

Currently, the fifteen members of Class 0, Grade 2, excluding Baek-ho, who couldn’t come out of Eun-gwang-gu, were divided into three groups according to the three sports.

Students who were close to Park Seung-hyun and Kim Hyun-goo, who were members of Ji-ik-hoe, played soccer, and students who were interested in intense and flashy games, which were the most intense of the ball games, played American football.

And Jo Ui-shin, who had secured tickets personally because he was close to Yoo Sang-hoon, and the others who won the lottery, came to watch the basketball game.

The five students who came to watch the basketball game were Kwon Rena, Mok Woo-ram, In Seon-oh, Jo Ui-shin, and Hwang Ho.

Kwon Rena thought as she looked back and forth between the entrance and the court.

‘Is Ui-shin late because he has wide feet? But the game will start soon, so the people who are holding him will let him go.’

The players lined up before the tip-off.

Even when the players with the best physiques and jumping ability from each team stood facing each other in the center circle with the referee at the center, Jo Ui-shin did not appear.

Just before the start, Yoo Sang-hoon looked at the audience seats where the students from the second grade, class 0 were sitting and narrowed his eyebrows.

Yoo Sang-hoon also seemed to be curious about Jo Ui-shin not coming.

Beep!

The referee raised the ball high, the jump ball started, and the timer started ticking.

While the audience cheered, the students of Class 0, Grade 2 applauded and looked for Jo Ui-shin.

In Seon-oh, who had become quite close to Jo Ui-shin while being on the PlayerZ team, looked into the hologram and said.

“Eui-shin isn’t checking the device message.”

“Really? Is he greeting a fan?”

“That could be the case. I don’t know what the situation is, but it seems like it’s difficult to see the message.”

In Seon-oh turned off the hologram and continued speaking naturally.

When Do-shi-hoo quickly succeeded in stealing, cheers poured in, but In Seon-oh’s voice was clearly conveyed to the children in the class even in the midst of the commotion.

“For example, he might be taking a nap. Eui-shin might be very tired since he’s competing in two events.”

Upon hearing the word nap, Hwang Ho, who had been silently staring at the stadium, turned his head and looked at In Seon-oh.

The two knew what would happen if Jo-ui-shin fell asleep.

In-seon-oh gave Jo-ui-shin a dream catcher that could create a barrier to hide the nightmare energy.

The dream catcher had enough power to hide the energy when Jo-ui-shin was awake.

In other words, if Jo-ui-shin fell asleep, the barrier would break and the nightmare would move.

It would be okay if Jo-ui-shin fell asleep in a closed room with no one guarded by the supernatural, but in other cases, especially if Jo-ui-shin fell asleep while someone was sleeping nearby, it would be a big problem.

In-seon-oh and Hwang-ho knew how dangerous it was, but Kwon-rena and Mok-woo-ram didn't know, so they answered warmly.

"The weather is nice today, but it's a bit windy. Won't I catch a cold if I sleep outside?"

"Lena is right. It's getting colder now. I think it would be good to buy some warm drinks or snacks for the vice-chairman to eat in advance."

“Well, there’s no need to bother me at the PX in the student hall...... But if you’re going to buy it, let’s go together.”

“Yes!”

Even while talking in a friendly atmosphere with Mok Woo-ram, Kwon-rena felt a strange current flowing between Hwang-ho and In-seon-oh.

At first, when In-seon-oh came to school, he blended in relatively well with the class atmosphere, but sometimes In-seon-oh would have a conversation with some kids that had a slight tension.

At first, Kwon-rena thought it was just her mood, but it gradually became clearer.

In addition to Kwon-rena, Dokgo Mi-ro and Kim Yu-ri seemed to have noticed it too.

‘Especially when talking to Ji-ho, Han-i, and Baek-ho, they sometimes do that. When that happens, the topic of conversation is usually related to Ui-shin.’

Kwon-rena had a good eye for detail and had been saved by Jo-ui-shin several times, so she was able to sense this subtle atmosphere somewhat specifically.

Kwon-rena watched the conversation between In-seon-oh, who was smiling faintly, and Hwang-ho, who was arrogant and playful as usual.

“You don’t have to worry about that. Jo-ui-shin is not so sloppy that he can fall asleep anywhere.”

“I trust Yi-shin’s will. But this isn’t Eun-gwang-go. Sometimes, when he relaxes in an unfamiliar environment, he suddenly becomes sleepy.”

The word unfamiliar environment seemed to have put a little more effort into it.

In-seon-oh seemed to be considering the possibility that Jo-ui-shin might fall asleep against his will.

In fact, Jo-ui-shin had almost been forced to fall asleep by a strong teacher, so it wasn’t a wrong prediction.

Still, Jo-ui-shin was not asleep at the moment, and Hwang-ho had a way to figure out the situation.

Although it was somewhat annoying and upsetting to use Baek-ho, who was the means, Hwang-ho was currently in the tiger mansion in Eun-gwang-gu, listening to Baek-ho brag about Jo-ui-shin’s situation to his clone.

Suddenly, two teachers from Eun Gwang High School and a Defense Ministry research institute were going to barge in, but since the teachers were trustworthy, they were going to wait and see.

“Jo Ui-shin is with the teachers from Eun Gwang High School right now. He must have a lot to discuss.”

Actually, Jo Ui-shin would have a lot to discuss with the two teachers based on the information he just learned, so Hwang Ho didn’t say anything wrong.

Kwon Rena and Mok Woo Ram thought, ‘How does Ji Ho know what Eun Gwang High School is doing? Eun Gwang doesn’t even read Ji Ho’s messages...’, but Hwang Ho quickly figured out Jo Ui-shin’s whereabouts, so he just let it go.

However, In Seon Oh seemed to think differently.

“Eun Gwang High School’s close friends are playing, so if they need to discuss something right now, it must be something very urgent.”

Eun Gwang High School scored a goal, and the score went up.

Jang Nam-wook tried to block Yoo Sang-hoon's shot using his height, but he cleverly lowered his body and dribbled into the net to successfully make a layup shot.

It was a very basic shot that a basketball beginner would do, but it was not easy to succeed in an easy and obvious play against someone who was significantly bigger and knew him well.

The student in charge of commentary and broadcasting said that he thought the shield soldier had let go of the basketball because he was playing PlayerZ, but he was upset and talked excitedly.

If Jo Ui-shin was here, he would have watched his friends' match happily without making a big fuss, but it was a shame.

Since this scene happened, In Seon-oh's words had more power.

Kwon Rena quietly chewed on In Seon-oh's words.

'There are more urgent and important things than hanging out with friends... . . .'

Friends were very precious to Kwon Rena, but unfortunately, there were several things that had higher priorities.

Kwon-rena could throw her precious and valuable violin to protect her friend, but there were things she couldn’t throw.

It wouldn’t have been strange if Jo-eui-shin had a few of those things happen to her too.

At that moment, Jo-eui-shin saw Kwon-rena’s older sister, Lee Yeoreum.

Baek-ho didn’t hesitate and immediately relayed the information that he had seen Lee Yeoreum to Hwang-ho’s clone. Hwang-ho became thoughtful upon hearing this, but didn’t show it on his face.

Hwang-ho knew almost everything about Lee Yeoreum’s situation, her relationship with Kwon-rena, and was concerned as a classmate.

That’s why he knew that telling Kwon-rena this now would only make her anxious, so he skillfully hid it here.

“That happens to everyone. But didn’t Jo-eui-shin leave a way to let me know?”

“I guess Yi-shin told me in advance.”

“Joe-shin prefers efficient communication. This body likes to talk, even if it’s somewhat inefficient and cumbersome.”

In-seon-oh made a sharp point, but Hwang-ho ignored it because he had often received such criticism from his friends.

Instead, he looked at Kwon-rena and said,

“So if something happens, talk to me or send me a message, regardless of the time. This body cares about everyone in our class.”

He said everyone, but Kwon-rena vaguely thought that Hwang-ho was talking to himself.

Meanwhile, Mok-woo-ram, who had been watching the game without thinking much until just now, realized that something was going on with Kwon-rena after seeing Hwang-ho’s attitude.

Although Mok-woo-ram was a pushover and had an overly peaceful mind, when it came to Kwon-rena, his mind was incredibly sharp and his intuition was good.

That’s why Mok-woo-ram was very quick to notice Kwon-rena’s birth.

It was the same even now.

‘If Jiho is worried and Yishin is moving, this is not normal. What is going on?’ 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Mok Wooram’s calm thoughts suddenly became violent.

Wow!

Before Mok Wooram could finish his thoughts, the cheering section of the military academy erupted with cheers that were so loud it hurt his ears.

Dosihu made a three-point shot and the military academy reversed the score.

Up until a moment ago, he had been cheering for Eun Kwang-go hard, but even after seeing the changing score, his mind was filled with thoughts of Kwon-rena.

Mok Wooram reached over his school jacket and checked the item card he had put in his inner pocket.

In his pocket was the special violin card that he had not yet given to Kwon-rena.

* * *

Lee Yeoreum, an employee of Namgung Mulsan’s Iggye Industrial Division 1.

Considering the state of Kwon-rena’s adoptive parents who had exploited and abused her, Lee Yeoreum was a person of such character that it could be considered a miracle.

Since her parents had maintained a perfect social reputation, Kwon-rena could not ask for outside help.

Thanks to Lee Yeoreum, Kwon-rena’s only ally, she was able to enter Eun-gwang High School.

However, Lee Yeoreum was currently one of the targets Hong Gyu-bin was watching.

Does Hong Gyu-bin know that Lee Yeoreum is visiting here?

He may not know, or even if he does, he may not have enough information to share with me.

That’s ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) why I looked back on Hong Gyu-bin’s past remarks.

―When he came to the broadcasting station.

Do you remember Irena's older sister?

It seemed like he hadn't figured it out yet, so he couldn't add anything properly, but Hong Gyu-bin told me that.

Hong Gyu-bin had a hunch that Lee Yeoreum had done something at the broadcasting station, even though there was no evidence.

In fact, I had been thinking about that too.

'Lee Yeoreum acted alone at the broadcasting station for a while.'

At that time, the members of Division 1 came as audience members to cheer on the company employee guest, but Lee Yeoreum moved separately.

Lee Yeoreum was the youngest and a new employee, so it was assumed that she left the room to run errands.

However, considering what happened at the broadcasting station that day, it wasn't a good thing that someone connected to Namgung Group moved on their own.

' I can probably guess... ... ‘Transporting an old alien simulator that almost turned the underground into another world.’

Just as Lee Yeoreum rolled down the passenger window and swiped her card, presumably her employee ID, onto the terminal, the main gate of the Ministry of National Defense Research Institute opened.

Before the truck Lee Yeoreum was in disappeared, the strong and capable teachers had already moved.

Jegal Jaegeol had deployed a barrier to block the detection of the Ineungpa, and Im Yeonhwa seemed to have examined the inside of the truck with her powerful insight skill.

Im Yeonhwa spoke softly as she collected the Ineungpa.

“There’s an old alien simulator inside. I think Mr. Jegal Jaegeol would know better than I do. Chansol and I almost got into trouble on Christmas because of that.”