Although they succeeded in {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} getting the answers they wanted, they didn’t leave right away.

In order to get more detailed information, they asked several questions based on the authors’ comments, considering their habits and family relationships.

As a result, they found out several things.

‘If they openly express their hatred towards the strong Jared Lee, they might be retaliated against, so instead, they pour out their emotions on Kwon-rena, whom they consider their illegitimate child. They cherish I-yeoreum, but they don’t like her enough to endanger their own safety.’

If they were to sell I-yeoreum right now and say they’d save her, they would hand over their daughter without hesitation.

While some parents would do anything for their children, others wouldn’t.

For example, Jeok-ho and Woong-nyeo, Yeom Bang-yeol and Chok-rin were like that.

However, not all parents were like that.

‘That’s true, but I care about Lee Yeoreum more than outsiders or Kwon Rena.’

I don’t know if it’s because of the attachment that they have blood ties, or because of the belief that Lee Yeoreum will support them someday.

Still, it wasn’t that they rejected Lee Yeoreum to the point of blindly listening to Choi Pyeon Deuk’s words and pushing their daughter in.

Except for Kwon Rena, who poured out their miserable ethics and their disgusting true feelings, the three of them were forming an ordinary family.

Namgung had a pretty decent company with a different world industry, and Lee Yeoreum was capable enough to become a regular employee through proper hiring procedures, so they obediently recommended that their daughter join the company as Choi Pyeon Deuk told her.

Lee Yeoreum, who was worried about her future, wanted to avoid causing discord in her family by being unnecessarily opposed, and since her younger sibling was a player, she probably thought it would be okay for her to work in the different world industry.

Whew.

Even after obtaining the information she was aiming for, she asked countless questions.

I asked about the information about Choi Pyeon-deuk that they already knew, and also asked about things that they couldn’t possibly know, and to erase important questions from their minds.

After finishing the questions, I turned around and headed outside without any warning.

They were watching me and glared at me, trying to appeal to me, but Jared Lee threw an item right after I turned my back, and they became quiet again.

It was very quiet until the door closed completely and Kwon Je-in covered it with a barrier again.

“I’ve heard too many ugly things. I want to play the violin.”

I couldn’t refuse Kwon Je-in’s offer.

In fact, I agreed.

I had a great time meeting good kids and having a friendly competition during the military academy exchange today, but my head felt clouded when I had to deal with those guys at the end of the day.

I didn’t run into anyone from the Eternal Lake team while I was moving.

“This is the passage that Jane uses when she doesn’t want to run into anyone. This end leads to Jane’s personal practice room.”

Somehow there were no windows, so I guess they made this place to consider Kwon Jae-in’s sensibilities and ensure security.

But I don’t know if it’s okay to open such an important passageway to outsiders to listen to music.

If it suddenly became known that I visited the Eternal Lake team building, it would be a hassle to make excuses, so I’m grateful.

Kwon Jae-in played a song on his violin as soon as he arrived at the practice room, just as he said.

It was a new song that came to mind after seeing the results of our class president election, and it was a masterpiece that didn’t fit the messy state of the executives.

Basically, it was a similar melody that was repeated, but it didn’t feel like it was being repeated because it had sixteen variations, and it also had parts that required fancy techniques, so I got the impression that it would be very difficult to play.

“I composed the part that gives off a feeling of many stars thinking of Eui-shin.”

Wasn’t that almost the last part?

The affectionate tone and the staccato using the Martelé technique were impressive, but I guess they paid a lot of attention to me because I was the only vice-chairman.

When I expressed my gratitude and appreciation, Kwon Jae-in turned the violin and strings that he had been holding into cards and said.

“I’m glad that I can inspire and play the song to someone who understands.”

He said he was glad and had a faint smile on his lips, but his face was dark.

Although he hadn’t directly brought it up yet, it seemed that he expected that the question I asked them today was somehow related to Kwon Rena.

If we look at this case separately, it was only Lee Yeoreum who was involved, but if we look at it broadly, they had many expectations.

‘The Dream Auction and Fight Club were carefully operated, but they stood out. Nevertheless, the mastermind operated them in order to secure chess pieces.’

There were two major pieces that could be obtained by using those two.

One was financial resources.

There were fewer places than expected to satisfy the dark desires of having a supernatural ability and a player.

That’s why he took risks and ran such a place, and it made money.

The other was his connections.

‘The mastermind must have planted Choi Pyeon-deuk and waited for connections that would connect him to people who could be used as chess pieces.’

As a result, Maeng Hyo-don’s father was caught and sold his son to the fight club.

The same was true for Kwon Rena’s adoptive parents.

Unlike Maeng Hyo-don’s case, it must have been difficult to deal with because the other party didn’t owe him any money, but he eventually succeeded in coaxing one of his children into Namgung.

It’s also possible that he just wanted to use one of the children of someone who was involved with Hwanmong Gate to his advantage.

Since there are so many people involved with Hwanmong Gate and so many victims, it’s hard to conclude that the mastermind was targeting Maeng Hyo-don and Kwon Rena.

However, I couldn’t help but suspect that they were targeting Kwon Rena from the beginning.

I have a very important clue.

‘Kwon Rena is a playable character.’

Among the kids in my class, there are nine playable characters.

Guseulbi, Kim Yuri, Maeng Hyodon, Min Green, Sa Wol Se Eum, Song Dae Seok, Ong Gil Dong, and White Tiger and Kwon Rena.

Considering their origins and powers, it wouldn’t have been strange for the underworld to target them all.

All of the playable characters in Plumago were somehow tied to the scenario and met their deaths.

Kwon Rena, who appeared as a villain, was no different.

‘Kwon Rena’s death would have been enough to render Kwon Je In incapable of recovery in Plumago.’

The Lake of Eternity is actually a team for Kwon Je In, so it’s like eliminating a team of professional players.

Kwon Je In is a powerful player who has the will and strength to fight at the forefront when the underworld moves in earnest, and has many followers, so they probably wanted to eliminate her somehow.

If they could just get rid of Kwon Rena, they could easily eliminate Kwon Je In, but there was no way the underworld wouldn’t target her.

However, it wasn’t easy to directly touch a student who had entered Eun-gwang High School.

If you did something wrong, you would be noticed by teachers, student players, and the powerful.

So, didn’t you want to shake and rot Lee Yeoreum, Kwon-rena’s only support,?

This answer was connected to the question I asked the adoptive parents today.

“I’ll tell you what I think.”

I told Lee Yeoreum’s whereabouts, my reasoning, and the reason I asked her today.

The longer I spoke, the more the color drained from Kwon-jein’s face.

In particular, Jared Lee was at a loss for what to do with his guilt and pain.

Lee Yeoreum’s parents were distant relatives of Jared Lee, so Lee Yeoreum was also his relative.

This time, it would be difficult to maintain peace of mind since he thought Lee Yeoreum might be involved in something.

“Senior Kwon-jein is the teacher Kwon-rena admires and someone she considers close to her family. However, Lee Yeoreum is the only person Kwon-rena considers her real family.”

During the most difficult and painful moments, Lee Yeoreum was by Kwon Rena’s side, even if she couldn’t stop all the storms, and reached out her hand.

If Lee Yeoreum hadn’t been there, Kwon Rena would have had a hard time getting into Eun Kwang High School.

Kwon Jein made a face as if she wanted to say something.

I shook my head because I thought I knew what he meant.

“Even if Senior Kwon Jein reveals the secret of her birth now, Kwon Rena will choose Lee Yeoreum. If Lee Yeoreum has a weakness for Namgung and has no choice but to commit evil deeds, Kwon Rena will cooperate.”

It was the same even if Kwon Jein was her only blood relative.

Kwon Jein couldn’t refute my words and lowered her gaze.

Maybe I still had a grudge against Kwon Jein, who was partly responsible for my playable character’s wrongful marriage to a wrong family?

I tried to continue speaking as gently as possible, but it was useless because of the harsh content inside.

“If this summer is being used as a means of cover for the dark forces, Kwon Rena is already halfway in their hands.”

“We’ll protect Yeoreum! Right now!”

Jared Lee shouted loudly.

Jared Lee continued to speak in a mixture of English and Korean, with a mess of word order, which showed his urgency.

Still, I couldn’t agree to do so.

“There’s going to be a big incident surrounding the Four Major Groups next year, but there’s not much information about Namgung. He’ll be safe when the Lake of Eternity comes out, but we’ll lose the clues.”

“It sounds like you’re telling me to leave that child in danger to get the clues.”

Kwon Je-in’s blue eyes stared at me intently.

Her pupils looked like the surface of a frozen lake because her emotions were deeply reflected.

I couldn’t tell if the child Kwon Je-in was talking about was Kwon Rena, Lee Yeoreum, or both.

If I made a mistake here, there was a possibility that he would act alone in the Lake of Eternity regardless of my opinion.

Knowing that, I told him the whole story.

“We can reduce that risk.”

“How?”

I answered while looking directly at Kwon Jae-in and Jared Lee.

“I have a suggestion.”

* * *

After leaving the Lake of Eternity team building, I headed straight to the Eun Kwang High School dormitory.

I needed to share information with the Hojok, but wasn’t the white tiger watching my head anyway?

Since I couldn’t even attend the sports exchange, I had nothing to do, so I would have conveyed my thoughts on my own.

More than that, it was a priority to confirm the information that Cheon Dong-ha and Eun-ho had obtained.

In addition, I had to see the results of Hong Gyu-bin’s investigation, who must have been excited by Jegal Jae-geol’s request.

Da.

When I opened my dormitory door and went in.

‘... ... What is it?’

The light was on.

Usually, when you open the front door, the sensor reacts and the light turns on at the same time, but it was already bright inside.

It could be a problem with the lighting system.

But then I felt something.

Someone was inside.

‘It can’t be the enemy.’

The current Jiikhoe, which hasn’t changed generations yet, is not in good condition, but the students in the second-year dormitory are not easy.

Even though they are on different floors, Cheongho is also a dormitory student.

The Hojok is guarding, so how could they break through here?

I was on guard to the point of activating Gwangrim right away, but I walked to the living room without much worry.

Then, someone who was leaning on the sofa in the living room got up and looked back at me.

The moment I saw it, I was dumbfounded.

There was a white tiger.

“Why are you here?”

If you have something to say, do it on your device. I don’t know why you came all the way here.

Other older people use their devices just fine, so they probably won’t complain about the digital divide and alienation between generations now.

The white tiger burst into laughter as I thought.

“Joe Shin, did you forget that the dormitory is a double room?”

I know that.

About half of the students are commuters, so they naturally use the double room as a single room.

The dormitory has two bedrooms and one shared living room... ... .

I thought about it until then and realized. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

That white tiger had become my roommate without me knowing it.