Chapter 806

April Fools' Day had transformed Eungwang High into a chaotic mess of lies and pranks.

In the morning, fake hornets swarmed the residential area.

The hornets themselves didn’t pose much of a threat to players, but the real problem was the noise they made.

Perhaps it was due to the mix of Ineungpa, but the sound pierced through the soundproofing, creating a deafening racket inside the rooms.

Unless additional barriers were set up, blocking out the noise was impossible.

‘There won’t be any late dorm residents today.’

There was some good news, however.

Among the fake hornets, a few real ones were mixed in, and it was amusing to hear that Chairman Ji Ik of the Jiik Association, who was sent to manage the situation, had foolishly gotten stung.

With the use of player abilities, getting stung by a hornet should have been impossible. If ‘Gye’'s excessive Gwanglim and the ‘Night Static Fog’ were applied, calming down such an uproar would be a piece of cake. It was absurd and pitiful to think otherwise.

“Isn’t the April Fools' clean-up a bit late this year? Is it because Siwan-hyung isn't here?”

“Senior Gyeidam has been looking tired lately. Ah, if Daini were here, she could have wiped out a swarm like that in no time.”

“Daini moved out, right? She’s living with her parents now… What a shame.”

Daini, as the strongest heroine, didn’t let something like bugs bother her.

In the dormitory situated by Cheoniksan Mountain, insects were a frequent problem, but Daini always took the lead in eliminating them.

She was so passionate about effective insect removal that she kept various insecticide sprays, organized by ingredient and brand, becoming the guardian angel for those too scared to deal with bugs.

But now, Daini had moved out to live with her family, wanting to maximize the time she could spend with them, and was staying in a separate annex at the Tiger Mansion.

‘It must be frustrating for Ji Ik Chairman, especially with his unreliable performance during all of this.’

Meanwhile, not all students at Eungwang High were engaged in harmless pranks.

Among them was Oktoyeon, the leader of the Tortoise Clan, one of the twelve zodiac alliance's factions.

[옥토연] I’m not watching baseball with my benefactor anymore. ——

[옥토연] Watched the opening game by myself, and it was super fun.

[옥토연] Seriously, I’m not watching with you anymore?

[옥토연] Why are you so quiet?

[옥토연] I’m really not watching baseball with you!

If I responded and said I wouldn’t watch baseball anymore, Oktoyeon would probably throw a tantrum.

‘Did I really upset him this much to say such foolish things?’

Last weekend, the opening game of professional baseball had aired, and Oktoyeon had invited me to watch it together.

But since I had already promised the Tigers to go to a theme park, I had to decline.

Oktoyeon went alone to the opening game, and later found out that he missed the chance to visit the amusement park with the younger generation. He was furious after realizing this.

Only after I promised to watch baseball with him later and go to the theme park with the younger ones did Oktoyeon calm down.

Sending this message on April Fools' Day meant he was still mad about it.

[옥토연] ……You know it’s April Fools’ today, right?

As I hesitated about how to respond, Oktoyeon sent another message.

It seemed like he was hastily sending it in case I actually said I wouldn’t watch baseball with him.

Once I reassured him that I would definitely watch baseball together later, Oktoyeon seemed to calm down.

There were even more ridiculous messages.

[도시후] This is too much! Prepare to die, everyone!

What on earth was Doh Shi-ho talking about?

Doh Shi-ho had said that in a group chat that also included me and Yu Sang-hoon.

It was a chat created a while ago when we were asking about Jang Nam-wook, and despite no longer using it, it was still alive and well, which was impressive.

Yu Sang-hoon had read the message, but no one replied.

Perhaps satisfied with just seeing the read receipt, Doh Shi-ho sent another message.

[도시후] So, I’ll make kimchi! And prepare rice! Hahahah

Was he making a pun with mura (which sounds like "kimchi") and juki (which means porridge)?

If Doh Shi-ho was here, I might have unconsciously hit him.

[유상훈] ㄲㅈ

I thought Yu Sang-hoon would ignore it, but he seemed really upset, sending just consonants to tell Doh Shi-ho to shut up.

Yu Sang-hoon had been in a bad mood recently.

While Do Won-woo and Yu Sang-hee had different departments, they both entered the same university and had been close since their graduation date, even if they weren’t dating yet. However, they were already being treated as a couple by those around them.

Yu Sang-hoon didn’t seem to like it at all, as he would get upset even seeing TC-related ads or products.

With all this going on, Doh Shi-ho's teasing was clearly making him angrier.

‘I hope Yu Sang-hoon doesn’t vent his stress through gaming.’

Originally, Yu Sang-hoon liked gaming, but ever since being selected as a beta tester, he’d become more immersed in it.

It was not uncommon for high school students to get so engrossed in games that it affected their studies, and I was worried about that.

Doh Shi-ho, unaware of Yu Sang-hoon’s frustration, continued with his sulking response.

[도시후] Was it not fun?

[도시후] Someone said it was fun……. 😭

Who even thought that was fun?

Whoever it was must be on Doh Shi-ho’s level in terms of thinking.

I typed a message telling everyone to stop messing with Jang Nam-wook and closed the chat.

After leaving the dormitory, I headed to the central district instead of the second-year area.

I had business there today.

Bang! Boom!

As I was heading toward the central area, firecrackers suddenly went off.

On a day like today, a few firecrackers wouldn’t be anything surprising.

The students walking to school weren’t very shocked and glanced up at the sky where the noise had come from.

Their eyes all grew wide in unison.

The sky was full of enormous Jeegal Jaegeol teachers.

“We need more than just the ground to capture our Jeegal Jaegeol teachers.”

“Since the previous plans focused on the ground, it's time to aim for the sky!”

In the sky were Geumchanwangchan and his group, riding air boards and using items.

What they were holding were special effect items used during special aerial performances for anniversaries at the Air Hotel.

It looked like they had merged Jeegal Jaegeol’s face into the sky with CG, a likely creation by those upperclassmen.

It was absurd, but I decided to take a picture of the sky full of playable characters with my device.

It wasn’t as good as seeing it in person, but I could use the pictures and videos as leverage later.

‘It would be nice if we could do something like that for Teacher Ham Geun-hyung.’

We might not be able to do the same kind of performance as those upperclassmen, but I thought it would be nice to do something for Teacher Ham Geun-hyung for Teacher’s Day.

He’d probably be most happy with a 100% attendance rate, though.

As I was capturing the sky full of Jeegal Jaegeol’s faces, heading toward the classroom…

BEEP BEEP!

Suddenly, an alarm sounded from the speakers installed around the school.

It was the sound indicating the start of a broadcast.

However, after the alarm went off, the broadcast didn’t start immediately.

Only static noise continued.

“What’s going on? They were supposed to play Jeegal teacher’s voice. What happened to the broadcasting club?”

“Garam Gap isn’t responding. They must be busy.”

“What are they doing? Tell them to hurry!”

It seemed like the upperclassmen were messing with the broadcasting club again, just like last year.

While Geumchanwangchan and his group were babbling in the sky, the noise stopped.

Even then, Jeegal Jaegeol’s voice wasn’t heard.

Instead, a different voice came through.

[Hello? I’m Eun Seo-ho, the class president of 1st Year, Class 0. The seniors from 3rd Year, Class 0, who raided the broadcasting club, have all been subdued. And there’s something I’d like to announce.]

Why was Eun Seo-ho on the broadcast?

What happened to the seniors who raided the broadcasting club?

Could it be that the students from 1st Year, Class 0 had anticipated Geumchanwangchan raiding the broadcasting club and planned a counterattack?

Was this the event they had prepared for April Fools' Day?

While I was still trying to understand the situation, Eun Seo-ho continued.

[The reason I’m speaking is that, in celebration of April Fools' Day, we would like to challenge the seniors from 3rd Year, Class 0 to a group sparring match.]

Why spar on April Fools' Day?

Could they have recreated the way Woo Ki-hwan and his group challenged the strong homeroom teacher Lim Yeon-hwa, using every occasion as an excuse?

I always thought the 1st Year, Class 0 would eventually challenge the senior class, but I never imagined they would bypass our class and go straight for 3rd Year, Class 0.

‘Is it because our class has Hwang Ji-ho, the head of the Hojok?’

From Eun-ho or the younger generation’s perspective, fighting Hwang Ji-ho would be awkward.

Also, the title of ‘Strongest, Worst Trouble-Maker’ belonged to Geumchanwangchan, so they probably calculated that defeating him would make them the best.

“We’re not doing it!”

“We’re busy, you kids!”

“Yeah! We don’t even have time to play with Jeegal teacher!”

Geumchan Sol and Wangchan Sol yelled loudly into the air.

I didn’t think it would reach Eun Seo-ho in the broadcasting room, but maybe they had prepared for communication, as Eun Seo-ho responded.

[Wait, our vice president told us to read this note if you reject us.]

It was confirmed that Eun-ho was involved, which made me feel awkward.

There was a rustling sound, and Eun Seo-ho read the note aloud.

[‘It’s okay if you reject us. However, we will take the title of Eungwang High’s strongest Class 0.’ It’s written here. Wow, did we win without even fighting? Thank you for conceding, seniors!]

Eun Seo-ho spoke with a cheerful tone, and Geumchanwangchan seemed to become furious, throwing a fit.

The seniors seemed so easy and simple-minded for falling for such a provocation.

They pointed toward the broadcasting room and the 1st Year, Class 0 classroom while shouting.

“What is that idiot saying?”

“No, it’s more annoying that it doesn’t seem to have any ill intent!”

“He seriously seems to be doing that.”

“Ah, these people with no sense of hierarchy! Then let’s just fight, alright!”

“Let’s go save Garam Gap!”

With a loud scream, Geumchanwangchan and his group ran toward the broadcasting room, and Mun Saeron, having somehow figured it out, followed them to cover the story.

I was worried the younger students would get caught up in Geumchanwangchan’s tantrum, but for now, I decided to head to the appointed location.

‘Eun-ho won’t let anything happen to his juniors. It’ll be fine. If not, the old tiger will step in.’

Hwang Ji-ho must have heard the broadcast and would take action, either by sending a clone or taking care of things personally.

As I reluctantly moved, my sight was enveloped in an aurora-like glow.

Approaching the central district, the cherry blossoms appeared tinged with the same aurora color.

It was then that I realized who was responsible.

‘It must be the attention seekers.’

The period for joining clubs had ended, so I guessed they came to school briefly for the April Fools' event.

In the central district, many students were taking photos with the aurora-colored cherry blossoms as their background.

They probably didn’t intend it, but thanks to them, the best backdrop had been created.

“Jo Yi-shin, you’ve come just in time.”

In the center of the central district, in front of a large open space surrounded by a safety fence marked ‘under maintenance,’ Hwang Ji-ho was waiting for me.

“Are you ready?”

“Yeah, I just need to deactivate the barrier.”

The presence of Ineungpa inside the fenced area suggested it was properly prepared.

I wondered if such a thing could be done overnight, but with Hwang Ji-ho’s power, it seemed possible.

“Alright, let’s start!”

As Hwang Ji-ho let out golden Ineungpa, the safety fence crumbled and transformed into golden particles.

A dazzling light spread throughout the central district, enveloping the aurora-colored cherry blossoms, buildings, and people in a flash.

Swoosh...!

When the light faded, a massive tower had appeared in the place that once looked empty.

To be precise, it wasn’t a tower but a drop tower-like attraction.

It was one of the amusement rides from the Hwangmyung Theme Park, which had been moved here for April Fools' Day.

And the location where this hidden attraction appeared wasn’t just the central district.