Novel Lived
Chapter 272
Chapter 272
Clan Establishment (1)
“The schedule has been moved up earlier than planned.”
Professor Tak Won-ho, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, said those words first.
The schedule that was moved up earlier than planned.
It included the ‘student clan establishment’ plan mentioned last semester, but at the same time, it also included the early closure of the circle <Anti-Villain> that I had established.
“As of last Friday, all the remnants of the old Villain clan have been arrested. It’s a result that progressed much faster than expected.”
The reason for <Anti-Villain>’s predicted end was simple.
It was because all the clan members of <Villain>, which could be seen as the circle’s purpose, had been wiped out.
Thanks to some members, including Lee Hyun-ho, who were active with extreme revenge, and the cooperation of the Academy and various clans, the cleanup of the remnants could end very successfully.“Now, the remaining clan member of the old Villain is…”
“…Hwang Seong-yeon.”
As I immediately answered his trailing words, Professor Tak Won-ho nodded.
“Right. The only one left is Hwang Seong-yeon. And since his whereabouts have been confirmed, chasing after the old Villain has largely lost its meaning.”
In fact, the cleanup of the old <Villain> clan had been nothing more than an intermediate step to chase Hwang Seong-yeon.
It was much more important to find and catch him, who was the vice-master of <Villain> and the worst criminal in the country, than the low-ranking clan members who were doing errands without even knowing who was in charge.
But during that plan, all the remaining remnants were caught, and even Hwang Seong-yeon’s exact whereabouts were revealed through this <Wolfenser> operation.
Ludenark Sect.
The group that has now emerged as a new enemy of the Holder world.
From the moment we caught a clue about them, the target had changed.
“As part of that plan, Do Jae-hyun. I want to move up the student clan establishment I proposed to you.”
“As part of the plan… You say?”
“Yes.”
Tak-
My master brought a stack of documents piled up on one side of the desk and placed them in front of me.
At a glance, I could see what looked like statements from the Holder Association and various domestic clans.
Kang Woo-hyun, Hwang Geon-wook, Song Do-hyuk…
From the names of the masters of the three major domestic clans to the names of famous figures in the country, I could catch glimpses of them.
‘What is this.’
It feels like tremendous things are progressing rapidly in an instant.
Professor Tak Won-ho put those documents aside as if I could look at them later.
Then he brought a tablet from one side and showed me some materials.
“Read this.”
“…Master, you even use a tablet?”
“What kind of prejudice is that?”
…Actually, I thought he wouldn’t use modern gadgets much because he’s such a manly man.
Since he only uses sword techniques that are extremely focused on attack, like [Wave Sword Technique].
I cleared my throat at his rebuke and immediately looked at the tablet.
The first thing I saw was the ‘temporary goal’ of the clan that was about to be created.
“In fact, the reason why a clan hasn’t been established within the Academy so far was to prevent the Academy, which has a public duty to educate student Holders, from becoming a power like private clans. We’ve made agreements with clans before, and even without formal agreements, this was an implicit rule.”
The establishment of a clan within the Academy is not allowed by external clans in the first place.
Basically, student Holders are talents who will join their clans after graduation, and if an internal Academy clan takes them away, the immediate human resource loss would be considerable.
That’s why related agreements were made in the past, and later, discussions about it were not even held implicitly.
In other words, even if it’s a reward for wiping out <Villain>…
My establishment of a student clan involves various external issues.
However, Professor Tak Won-ho broke through these problems in a different direction.
“To gain their consent, what I came up with is public interest requests.”
My master pointed to the ‘temporary goal’ section in the tablet.
I asked back with a puzzled face.
“…Public interest requests?”
“Yes. While there are various reasons why the Villain clan wasn’t wiped out until now, one significant factor was that domestic clans didn’t actively cooperate. After all, it’s not related to the private interests of the clans, and even if they participate, there’s not much benefit in return. Even during the last cleanup, if the three major domestic clans hadn’t declared their cooperation, other clans would have remained passive.”
This was the core of this ‘student clan establishment’.
A public interest goal that other clans don’t plan.
Gaining the consent of each clan by setting this as a temporary goal.
For example…
“Ludenark Sect and Hwang Seong-yeon. The clan you’ll create will chase these new enemies of the Holder world. Of course, since this is strictly the work of the Holder Association, it will proceed in the form of a request from the association.”
Chwalak-
Professor Tak Won-ho pulled out a few sheets of paper that were mixed in with the stack of documents.
They were the statements from major domestic clans that I had glimpsed earlier.
Although it looks complicated, the gist of the content was to support and encourage the establishment of the clan I’m going to create.
‘…He used his head well.’
I was impressed by my master’s move.
In fact, the Ludenark Sect and Hwang Seong-yeon were going to be chased anyway.
As the person who first revealed the information and demanded strengthened vigilance, I felt a sense of responsibility, and Hwang Seong-yeon was originally one of my target objectives.
Especially recently, I had been in frequent contact with Park Ji-hwan and the Holder Association, continuously devising ways to wipe them out.
However, other clans have no way of knowing about these internal affairs.
So if I create a clan to chase after Ludenark…
They’ll applaud, thinking we took care of the bomb on our own.
This was the background behind the approval for creating a clan within the Academy.
Moreover….
“Or, would your clan take on this request?”
Leaving like this, the clans had nothing to say.
It was a brilliant move by Professor Tak Won-ho, who knew how to wield not just the sword, but the pen as well.
“The key is independence. Although it will be a clan composed of internal support and human resources from the Academy, the core concept is that it’s a completely separate clan, independent from both the Academy and the Association. The temporary goal is simply to receive and handle requests from the Association.”
Independence.
The clan I will create within the Academy…
Is free from the Academy that helped establish it.
Ironically, the agreement of other clans came from this premise.
As I listened to this explanation, one question came to mind.
“Master, then doesn’t the Academy gain nothing from this?”
They help establish an internal clan and even expend human resources… Yet that clan is independent from the Academy.
This was quite a contradictory story.
And to that question.
Professor Tak Won-ho answered with a gentle smile.
“That’s obvious. This isn’t an Academy project, but purely a reward for your recent accomplishments, Do Jae-hyun.”
“…Ah.”
The reward for eradicating the <Villain> clan, which even I had momentarily forgotten.
My master had been thinking about this all along.
“So if you change your mind, just let me know anytime. No matter how much I help, creating a clan as an individual is never an easy task.”
“…I understand.”
I nodded in response to his consideration.
But having come this far, I had no intention of giving up.
Ever since creating <Anti-Villain>, I had consistently thought about making my own clan, and that desire grew stronger while leading the <Ripple Raid>.
A clan to build together with the people who gathered around me.
It was now one of the goals I dreamed of.
Rustle-.
Rustle rustle-.
I carefully examined the related materials handed to me by my master.
Various visual materials in the tablet and the written clan establishment plan.
There was not a single piece of unimportant information.
I took in all of this with my eyes, and directly transferred the necessary materials to my email.
And I quietly marveled.
‘…There are almost no gaps.’
There were few noticeable flaws in the plans and materials.
Until last year, it had been a vaguely proceeding plan, but now I could see that it was prepared in a really specific and detailed manner.
It was a testament to how meticulously Professor Tak Won-ho had been preparing for this.
“Have you checked everything?”
“Yes, Master. Thank you very much.”
As I bowed my head in gratitude, he lightly patted my shoulder.
“There’s no particular deadline. You’ll probably have a lot to prepare, so it will take quite some time. When you’ve made all the specific plans, come and report to me. I’ll help you establish the clan according to when you want.”
“Yes, I understand.”
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Ippotranslation
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That’s how the current clan establishment plan began.
After getting permission from my lovers’ parents.
To have such a major issue come up so soon after.
It gave me a bit of a headache, but the excitement of creating ‘my clan’ was even greater.
“You’re coming, of course, right?”
I look at Park Jin-woo, who’s scanning the documents with a curious gaze.
“Huh? Of course…”
The guy nodded as if entranced, then quickly shook his head.
“No, why should I?”
“Ah, you’re doing this? You joining was fixed in my plan. You weren’t thinking of going anywhere else anyway.”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
Is he unsatisfied with just accepting without any deal?
Park Jin-woo was lost in thought for a while, then snapped his fingers as if he’d thought of something.
“Special coaching. If that succeeds, I’ll join.”
“…What?”
This guy.
To think of that at this moment.
Now I have one more reason why Park Jin-woo and Camilla need to work out well.
I pointed at him with a determined face.
“Okay. After this is over, I’ll coach you properly.”
“Call.”
After hearing Park Jin-woo’s conditional entry answer.
I turned my attention back to the plan I was writing.
<Clan Member Recruitment Plan>.
The basic step of clan establishment.
‘Recruiting personnel’ was what gave me the biggest headache even during last year’s circle creation.
“Are you going to post a notice at the Academy?”
“The Academy?”
“Yeah. Don’t you have to select from among the students?”
Perhaps a question that could be considered obvious.
But to a plan that wasn’t in my head at all…
I shook my head with a light smile.
“No. I’ve already decided who to recruit among the student Holders.”
A clan created within the Academy.
A group also tentatively called the ‘student clan’.
However, just because it’s called that doesn’t mean we have to only recruit students.
‘They’re still amateurs after all.’
Students aren’t students for nothing.
Except for a few really capable students, the reality was that there were far more Holders who were still at a stage that could hardly be called professional.
Therefore, there weren’t that many students I had in mind as new clan members.
‘I need to create the most exciting new clan.’
Tap tap.
The plan on the desk that I’m tapping with my fingers.
At the top of it…
The phrases ‘Unaffiliated Holders’ and ‘Ripple Raid’ were written.
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