Chapter 37: How to Win ‘Her’

Kim Noeul and Han Doa were silently participating in the career exploration learning. This meant that they were focusing on the SC guide’s explanation.

Just a moment ago, a cold atmosphere was flowing between them, but since they were both model students at heart, they were soon listening to the explanation quietly.

‘It’s a little better now.’

I was uncomfortable being stuck between them, but now I finally felt at ease. While I was also listening to the guide’s explanation, I heard someone approaching from behind.

When I turned around, Na Yuna was staring at me with her pupils shaking violently.

When I quietly asked, Na Yuna looked around and then brought her lips close to my ear.

“There are too many people listening here… I’ll explain later.”

Judging by her expression, it didn’t seem like good news, so I was worried.

“Then I’ll end the explanation here. Thank you so much for choosing SC today. Those who want to go back can go back, and those who want to stay can stay here and look around.”

As the guide finished the explanation and disappeared, many students left the building.

I led Na Yuna to a place with fewer people and listened to the whole story from her.

“Je Galhwarin is gathering people again?”

“Yeah, I heard it earlier. She’s even looking for people from outside of Hakdo….”

The words “outside of Hakdo” bothered me. As far as I remembered, the guy who formed an alliance with Je Galhwarin from outside of Hakdo was probably that guy.

“Is that all you heard? I need more information.”

“Um….”

Na Yuna looked like she was reluctant to say something, but she eventually confessed.

“You know Jeong Soyeon, who we met today? She doesn’t get along with that person.”

“Ah.”

The outline finally came into view.

Yu Hajin.

She was the leader of the group that bullied Jeong Soyeon’s younger sibling. In the original webtoon, it’s described that she went to a juvenile detention center and was released around this time.

‘In the original, it was a guy, but here, the gender must have changed. Maybe even the name.’

As you can tell from the character setting alone, she’s a pretty bad person, no, a pretty bad b*tch.

Even though she’s the perpetrator, she harbors a very deep hostility towards Jeong Soyeon, so it becomes dangerous if you leave her alone.

But it doesn’t matter because I’m not planning on leaving that b*tch alone.

If the original setting hasn’t changed, Yu Hajin will also have a relationship with ‘her’, so I can use her.

‘If I bring ‘her’ in, things might get easier….’

If so, I should act separately from the counseling club for the time being.

Because ‘she’ is not a welcome presence from the counseling club’s point of view.

“If sunbae’s words are true, we should prepare. I should tell Kim Noeul too.”

“Tell her what?”

Kim Noeul, who had approached me and Na Yuna at some point, expressed her question. Han Doa was behind her.

“Kim Noeul, you were whining that you wanted to be helpful to me back then.”

“…I wasn’t whining.”

Kim Noeul avoided my gaze and blushed. I continued to speak, not caring.

“An opportunity has finally come for you to do something. Protect us for the time being.”

“Looks like something else happened.”

Kim Noeul wasn’t an idiot, so she knew what I was trying to say.

“Yuna-sunbae told me, but Je Galhwarin seems to be gathering people again. This time from outside of Hakdo.”

“She’s finally crossing the line.”

Han Doa bit her lip while holding her forehead with her hand. She was very stressed because of the troublemakers in Hakdo.

“When is she planning on giving up? She challenged you guys last time and ended up losing.”

Kim Noeul grumbled. Her grumbling was understandable.

“Maybe this will be the last time that woman can run wild.”

I dismissed Kim Noeul’s complaints with a single sentence.

“Are you sure? She seemed to hold a grudge.”

“She’s already experienced a big failure, so she must have been sanctioned by her sister. Je Galyeonhwa doesn’t tolerate the same mistake.”

“…You know a lot about that woman.”

Kim Noeul muttered in a monotonous voice. I quickly supplemented my explanation.

“She just looks vicious at first glance. There are a lot of rumors about her on the internet too.”

“You’re right. Je Galyeonhwa is a woman who has no mercy, even for her own flesh and blood.”

Han Doa supported my opinion at the right timing. She then asked Na Yuna.

“Did you hear the detailed scale? Location?”

“I didn’t hear that well…. It seemed to be still in the planning stage.”

“Then the disciplinary department will collect the information. You guys can stay safe for the time being and then fight with us.”

“Kim Noeul, what are you going to do?”

In the end, the head of the counseling club is Kim Noeul. She decides how the counseling club will act. If Kim Noeul has other ideas, I will consider that opinion.

But Kim Noeul nodded obediently to my and Han Doa’s opinions.

“That’s probably the best thing to do right now. Just in case, I’ll invite Doa-sunbae to our chat room too.”

“Okay.”

She exchanged numbers with the three members of the counseling club.

After finishing the exchange, we waited for the elevator to come out of the SC building.

“The elevator is on the top floor…. We’ll have to wait a long time.”

Na Yuna muttered in a gloomy voice. Not only her, but the other two women also didn’t have bright faces.

‘In the end, if we don’t dismantle Ojakgyo, we’ll have to spend our school days trembling with this anxiety.’

It’s already water under the bridge.

Either we’re finished, or Ojakgyo is finished. There is no other ending.

As we were quietly waiting for the elevator, someone called out to us from behind.

“Oh, Yuna… and friends.”

Jeong Soyeon greeted us with a bright smile. It seemed she had finished filming now.

“Are you going home now?”

“Yes, no, uh…. You finished filming too.”

Na Yuna dropped the honorifics with Jeong Soyeon. Jeong Soyeon’s sociability overcame Na Yuna’s timidity.

“I’m also going to clean up and leave work. Ah, you’re the head of the disciplinary department, right? I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m Jeong Soyeon. I’m the same age as you.”

“Han Doa.”

Jeong Soyeon and Han Doa shook hands.

“I heard you’re doing good work. You’re educating bad kids?”

Jeong Soyeon already had a considerably high level of favorability towards Han Doa. Considering her past, it couldn’t be helped.

“Please continue to deal with the trash of Hakdo in the future.”

“It’s not dealing, it’s discipline… Anyway, I understand.”

Han Doa hardened her expression at the faint madness she felt from Jeong Soyeon. Kim Noeul also seemed to feel it, as she had been scanning Jeong Soyeon since earlier.

“Ah, Yuna, make sure you call the CEO. It’s a really precious opportunity.”

“I was going to do that. Thank you.”

Na Yuna smiled shyly and scratched her head.

[4th floor.]

The elevator arrived. Na Yuna greeted Jeong Soyeon and got into the elevator. We also got on following Na Yuna.

After getting off the elevator, we came out of the building. It wasn’t dark yet because it was still summer.

Han Doa turned her body in a direction different from the one we were going to.

“I’m going to go to school. There’s a disciplinary department meeting. I’ll mention the things about you too.”

“Thank you.”

After hearing my greeting, Han Doa walked towards the school. Only the three members of the counseling club were left, so I brought up a topic that I had been trying to talk about since before.

“Kim Noeul, I actually received a business card from Veritas.”

“The people who spread the exam paper leak at TT Academy?”

“That’s right. They said they would write articles that would be helpful to us, so I was wondering what you thought. If you allow me, I’m going to cooperate with Veritas again this time.”

“I don’t care, but why are you getting my permission?”

“Why? You’re the head.”

I thought that Kim Noeul wouldn’t be happy because I, not Kim Noeul, had been proactively solving the case even though Kim Noeul was the head, but unexpectedly, Kim Noeul didn’t have any resistance.

“I’m just the head in name, and you’re the one who makes the practical plans, Maru. If I intervene with you now, things might get twisted, so I’ll leave it up to you.”

She had changed. In the past, she would have interfered with my plans because she was overprotective of me, but now she trusts me.

“…Then I’ll try doing it my way. I’m going to contact Veritas today.”

“Okay. Tell me if you need anything.”

As Kim Noeul and I were leading the conversation, Na Yuna, who had been listening quietly next to us, also joined in.

“Maru, is there anything I can do?”

“Sunbae is….”

In fact, there’s not much she can do in this case. In the end, we’re going to directly clash with Je Galhwarin’s gang, so Na Yuna, who is weak in force, is not very helpful.

There’s another way Na Yuna can damage Ojakgyo.

“Sunbae, try to coax (means to gently persuade or encourage someone to do something)  the SC CEO well. It’ll be helpful to us if sunbae succeeds as a model.”

“R, really?”

“You can see it just by looking at Je Galyeonhwa. Because she reigns as the top model in Hakdo, Ojakgyo gets a huge benefit.”

“Okay. I’ll work hard.”

After finishing the conversation, we returned to our respective dormitories.

After arriving at my dormitory room, I washed up and then picked up my phone.

‘I should ask Gu Miho.’

But just in time, a message had already come from Gu Miho.

[Gu Miho: Sunbae]

[Gu Miho: Hakdo Gallery is a mess right now]

[Gu Miho: Han Doa vs Je Galyeonhwa]

[Gu Miho: Were you at the scene today?]

[Me: I saw it live]

[Gu Miho: I’m jealous! I wanted to see it too!]

[Gu Miho: So who are you?]

[Me: What]

[Gu Miho: Who do you think will win? They’re voting right now]

‘Voting?’

I got curious and went into Hakdo Gallery. A sensational title at the top of the trending posts came into view.

[Justice’s Wooden Sword, Han Doa vs SC Queen, Je Galyeonhwa (Views 2,564) (Recommendations 1,120)]

-Han Doa and Je Galyeonhwa had a war of nerves at the SC career exploration learning today. I saw it in person at the scene, and it was terrifying even though I wasn’t involved.

-I was curious after seeing that, so I opened a vote. Who will win?

-If you think Han Doa will win, press the recommendation button, if you think Je Galyeonhwa will win, press the dislike button.

-Recommendations: 1,120
-Dislikes: 1,132

[Comments (330)]

[ㅇㅇ: The trending post bait is too much]
[ㅇㅇ: Is Han Doa that good? Isn’t it just the wooden sword?]
[Pacific Ocean Shoulders Lick Lick: She doesn’t use the wooden sword in one-on-one fights. She knocks them out by hitting their chin with her palm]

[JilnaeJyuji: Wooden sword? Queen? I’ll beat them both]
[ㅇㅇ: Are you in class 3 of the 2nd grade at Hankook High? I told you to go buy bread, not to do community stuff here]

[Alice (223.68): Silently press the dislike button “It’s an order”]
[ㅇㅇ: Woo~ Get out of Hakdo~]
[Mid-aged Adulteress: Stop with the overdoing]
[ㅇㅇ: Is that the real Alice?]
[Papang Pepper Joe: Don’t sign any guarantees]

[ㅇㅇ: If they fight without weapons, won’t Je Galyeonhwa win? I heard she learned kickboxing]
[ㅇㅇ(51.94): Han Doa also learned martial arts. Her family is in that line of work]

[Yuna(38.14): Of course, I’m recommending]
[ㅇㅇ: Caught from the Haneul High disciplinary department]
[ㅇㅇ: I’m going to avoid 38.14 from now on]

‘It’s as close as I expected….’

Even I, who saw the original webtoon, couldn’t easily say for sure. But that’s not what’s important right now.

[Me: Forget it, I have a favor to ask]

[Gu Miho: What is it? Another scoop?]

[Me: Je Galhwarin seems to be teaming up with someone from outside of Hakdo soon]

[Me: The counseling club needs information to respond to that]

Gu Miho didn’t answer for a while. After about 1 minute, a reply came.

[Gu Miho: How is it that every incident sunbae gets involved in is a huge hit? You’re really my precious…]

[Me: Anyway, keep an eye on Je Galhwarin’s side]

[Gu Miho: Another member is already doing that. You can get the data from her]

They unhesitatingly follow a high-ranking member of Ojakgyo. As expected of Veritas, who lives only for today. They’re trustworthy.

Then wouldn’t they grant the favor I’m going to ask next?

[Me: Finally, I want to hide my identity and contact Seo Yoon]

This time, there was no reply for quite a long time. It was probably because of the keyword ‘Seo Yoon’.

After waiting patiently, Gu Miho replied.

[Gu Miho: I can find out about Je Galhwarin]

[Gu Miho: But Seo Yoon and Eun Yuri are beyond my authority…]

As expected, it was difficult to ask a newly joined freshman to contact Alice’s right and left arms.

‘It would be easier if I could use Seo Yoon, but it doesn’t matter if I can’t respond enough without her.’

[Me: Then it’s okay]

Just as I was about to give up on the request without regret, Gu Miho gave an unexpected answer.

[Gu Miho: I just asked the chief]

[Gu Miho: The chief will be the stepping stone between Seo Yoon and sunbaenim]

[Gu Miho: How is it?]

I checked the contents of the message and smiled.

[Me: Tell me the chief’s number]