I Became a Mafia in the Academy-Chapter 196
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Chapter 196
āIām sorry, everyone, youāre all so surprised, arenāt you? I guess the uncles are nervous because itās the first time Iām bringing friends home, hahahahaha!ā
Scratching his head in embarrassment, Jin-woo leads us into the mansion.
āWow, itās really bigā¦ā¦ no, Jin-woo. If you have such a big house, why do you always have no money?ā
āNo, itās not because of our financesā¦ā¦itās because of my dadās!ā
Se-ah, who had lived in a completely different environment from Jin-woo, had a strange expression on her face as if she couldnāt understand, but Young-jae nodded as if she understood.
āA lion usually drops its children off a cliff when it raises them, so that explains something.ā
ā¦ā¦My house must be special, right?
āHere, this is my room. Itās the first time Iāve ever had a friend over, so make yourself comfortable.ā
I followed him into the room, which was only slightly smaller than my room at the mansion.
There were game posters on the walls, a bunch of gaming consoles in a row and a computer that didnāt look out of the ordinary at first glance.
āWow, this is nicer than I thought. I thought it would be a pigsty.ā
With an exclamation of admiration, Se-ah plopped down on the remaining couch and stretched out, surprised at how fluffy it was.
Grumbling, Jin-woo grabs a bunch of books from the bookshelf and puts them on the table in the middle of the room.
The other children also prepare to study, placing their textbooks from home on their desks one by one.
Apparently, the first subject is national language.
I put my tablet on my desk instead of the books and pretended to do the math.
Later, Iāll tell them what they donāt know.
Then.
-knock.
There was a knock at the door.
āHuh? Who is it? I donāt remember anyone coming to my room.ā
Jin-woo stood up from his seat as if it was strange.
āWho?ā
-Itās father.
āAaahā¦ā¦father?ā
Jin-woo was surprised, as if he never expected his father to come to his room.
The other children also began to look dumbfounded, as if they hadnāt expected this. f(r)eeweb(n)ovel
āNow, wait a minute. If Jin-wooās father is the boss of the Bevalt family, heās the boss of theā¦ā¦?! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Mafia boss!ā
āAntonio Bevaltā¦ā¦? Crazy, crazy, crazy. Weāre meeting the legend of Incheon here?ā
Iām not too impressed, butā¦ā¦Antonio Bevalt is a heroic figure who has defended Incheon in the past. As such, he has a fairly high profile among the Family Bosses, so itās not surprising that the kids reacted the way they did.
-ā¦ā¦Jin-woo?
āOh, wait, wait, wait!ā
In response, the guy who had signaled us to calm down with his eyes slowly opened the door, and I heard an awkward drooling sound next to me.
āGo on, whatās the matter with you all of a sudden, ah, Dad?ā
Gently opening the door, Jin-woo lets out an awkward chuckle.
āYour friends are here, so I thought Iād say hello for a bitā¦ā¦ Do you mind if I come in?ā
āWhat? Uh, um. Well, then?ā
Jin-woo looks at him and steps aside, knowing that he canāt refuse.
āHey, guys, say hello, this is my dad.ā
A middle-aged man enters the room.
Weād gotten to know each other a while back, running dungeons together, so seeing him in this situation made me smile.
āNice to meet you friends of Jin-woo, Iām Jin-wooās father, Antonio Bevalt. My son is always in your debt.ā
He bows his head in a curt greeting to us.
Luckily, unlike the others, he was following through on what I had told him beforehand, but he still greeted us with an honorificā¦ā¦probably because he was aware of me.ā
āOh, hello! Nice to meet you! Iām Kim Se-ah!ā
āIām Kim Young-jae!ā
āIām Eugene Han.ā
He smiles at our reactions.
āYou must be the family Jin-woo was always talking about. I hope youāll have a great time at the Bevalt mansion, andā¦ā¦ Jin-woo.ā
āOh, yeah. Yeah.ā
āIf you need anything, just let me know.ā
āOh. Sure.ā
And with that, he shifts his gaze to mine and smiles brightly before bowing his head again and leaving.
After slowly closing the door behind him, Jin-woo sighed and sank back into his seat with a look that said: itās been a decade.
āWowā¦ā¦freaked me out. Really.ā
āWhy are you so scared of your dad, Jin-woo? He seems like a very gentlemanly and nice man.ā
Is it because of Antonioās neat movements and words?
Se-ah, who seems to have a completely different opinion, shakes her head and asks.
āThatās because you donāt know my fatherā¦ā¦ my father isā¦ā¦and when heās angry, heās really scary as hell.ā
āHeās ā¦ā¦is he?ā
āThat was back when I was in the middle of puberty, and it was likeā¦ā¦ Whoa, well, thankfully I never told my dad.ā
Well, Antonioās fighting style is smart, but when it comes to full-scale missions, it can get pretty bloody, which is understandable.
Well, you should listen to your parents, mmmmm.
After the storm had passed and the atmosphere had calmed down a bit, the kids were finally ready to start studying.
Once they started studying, it was really quiet, with them doing their own work and occasionally asking me questions about things they didnāt understand.
I wonder how much time passed.
-Master. I have prepared snacks.
A womanās voice was heard from outside.
āCrazyā¦ā¦.ā
Again, Jin-woo drops the pen heās holding and throws up his hands.
What the hell?
āWhatās wrong?ā
Young-jae asks, looking at him strangely, and Jin-woo slowly points to the door.
āWoo, no one in the house has ever prepared and given me a snack until nowā¦ā¦ not even once!ā
So heās shocked?
āWell, isnāt it because Jin-woo has never studied that you havenāt gotten one?ā
āOh, right.ā
No big deal.
After receiving the snacks from the maid, we decided to take a break from studying for a while.
Various fruits and sweets were placed on the table.
As we ate and chatted lightly Se-ah suddenly said something.
āIām suddenly curious, Iād like to visit Young-jaeās house or Eugeneās house later, especially Eugeneās house. Since youāre from a top-notch company, shouldnāt your house be bigger than this one?ā
Suddenly, an arrow flew toward me.
āUh, my house?ā
āYes! You have a chauffeur, your own lawyer, a walk-in closet, a ballroom, maybe even a soap opera house!ā
I didnāt realize she was curious about my house, although Iām sure I had all of those things.
āIām really curious, too. Something tells me your house is in a different class than ours. It has a fountain in the backyard and dozens of gardeners.ā
ā¦ā¦ If youāre asking if thereās one, there is.
Except that most of the gardeners are combat troops.
āLetās not put too much pressure on him. Next thing you know, heāll say he has airplanes and yachts. What, he has a dedicated space wizard?ā
I haveā¦ā¦.all of those.
āHahahaha, surely thatās a bit much?ā
āOh, thatās too far. Dedicated space wizards are for corporate bosses.ā
Yeahā¦ā¦Lets just have a snack.
Someday, the kids will know.
* * *
The next day Iām on my way to the academy as usual when a message arrived from an unexpected person.
[Julie: junior. junior. junior. junior. junior]
[Me: ?]
[Julie: The elixir I promised you. I got it. Do you have time today?]
[Me: Today? Sure.]
[Julie: Then Iāll go to your club room during lunch today.]
[Me: Okay]
Finally, the long-awaited elixir arrived.
It was the Rodman Familyās Arcane Elixir, the highest-ranked elixir that could only be obtained by actually clearing an entire scenario in the game.
āIsnāt this really how I became an elixir warehouse?ā
When am I going to consume all these elixirs lying dormant in my cube? But just like in the game, more is always better.
I need to take care of my body.
āWhatās more, itās hard to take anything from Julie without special conditions.ā
Iām looking forward to it.
I walked into the classroom in the morning with a fresh mind and for some reason, I saw Jin-woo studying early.
āā¦ā¦What are you doing at this hour?ā
It felt more alien than I expected, even more so, the sight of him, who hated studying, studying.
āIā¦ā¦.ā
āWhat?ā
āI got a promise. If I make it to the top 30 in my grade, Iāll get my pocket money back.ā
āOh.ā
He looks determined.
āWell, cheer up.ā
I pat him on the shoulder and sit down to study.
Studying? Ah, itās like an open book to me, and I have the knowledge of the game in my head, so whatās the problem?
When I tried to get some sleep, confident that Iād be able to score top marks if I took the test properly.
āHey, boss, boss, boss, boss, boss, boss!ā
I heard a familiar voice from somewhere.
Did I hear it wrong? Why is Latteās voice hereā¦ā¦.?
āBoss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss!ā
I hadnāt misheard.
I jumped out of my seat, opened the classroom door, and looked outside to see Latte running down the hall, sobbing profusely.
āLatte?ā
āBoss? Boss!!!ā
She spots me at the far end and starts to come running.
āWhat the hell is thisā¦ā¦arenāt you running a cafe right now?ā
Selling coffee to students on their way to school in the morning is a very lucrative business so I donāt understand why sheās here when she should be making coffee.
She opened her mouth to speak.
āIām sorry, please kill me. Kill me!ā
āSuddenly? You need to explain whatās going on!ā
āThereās a thiefā¦ā¦robbed Cielo Nocturno!ā
āā¦ā¦what?ā
A thief robbed the cafe that our family was using as a sort of information guild?
āOkay, come with me.ā
I grabbed my latte and headed up to the deserted rooftop.
āWhat do you mean, thereās a thief in the cafe?ā
Cielo Nocturno was a cafe on the grounds of the Seoul Hero Academy, which meant that the academyās security extended to the cafe.
No ordinary thief would be able to rob Cielo Nocturno.