Chapter 918

Yeom Jun-yeol led the meeting so well that it was impressive.

He did well when he first took on the role of chairperson as the student council president, but now, he was doing even better.

Seeing Yeom Jun-yeol's growth, especially after observing the unchanging state of seniors like Kim Chan-wang and Wang Chan-sol, made me feel incredibly emotional.

Not only Yeom Jun-yeol but also the Head of the Student Discipline Department, Cheon Dong-ha, and the President of the General Club, Heo Chae-a, showed signs of growth, which was unfortunate because the atmosphere of the meeting didn’t allow for applause.

‘On the other hand, there’s someone who’s regressed.’

It was time for the regular reports from each student organization.

When the time came for the report from the Jiikhoe president, the gaze naturally turned to him as he stood up, and the participants of the meeting murmured after seeing his pitiful appearance.

The ‘Ji’ guy seemed even more gloomy than I remembered.

It seemed like he hadn’t slept in days, with dark circles under his eyes. He looked gaunt, his skin was sickly, and his voice was raspy and broken, making it painful to listen to. The content of his report was also scattered and poorly organized.

"Recently, Jiikhoe hasn't had much work, but the president doesn't seem well."

"Is it because of finals? But 3rd year grades have already been decided, right?"

"Maybe he took a retake?"

"Probably not? The Jiikhoe president is good at studying. After he completely gave up on abilities at the end of last year, his practical scores probably went up, so he must have climbed in ranking."

"Wait, he’s been handling a hammer for less than a year? I thought he’d been using it for over ten years."

Around me, people were talking about the state of the Jiikhoe president in dismay.

There hadn't been any significant incidents in the living areas, Jiikhoe had nothing happening, the exams had been over for a while, so there were all kinds of speculations.

Some people pointed to PlayerZ as the cause, which seemed plausible.

Considering the skill level of the game’s trolls, even if he stayed up all night playing PlayerZ, he likely wouldn’t have seen the boss in the first chapter.

But something didn’t sit right with me.

‘He doesn’t seem like the type to enjoy the game, maybe he was just forced to play because of Anda-in? Anda-in is in this world, and there’s no way he’d turn his attention to another game.’

It was hard to admit, but I could understand why people would throw their lives into PlayerZ. It was a truly entertaining game.

But that guy had already committed his life to Anda-in in another world.

In fact, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say he came to this world because of Anda-in.

Now, Anda-in was preparing for a big competition, suffering from malicious comments, so there was no way he'd be distracted by another game like PlayerZ.

At that moment, a hypothesis popped into my mind.

‘Could it be...?’

As I finished my thoughts, the regular reports from the student organizations concluded.

The meeting then moved on to the main agenda for discussion.

Since many attendees had been selected, there was a heightened level of attention.

I, too, stopped focusing on trivial matters and listened carefully to Yeom Jun-yeol’s voice.

"Next, I’ll talk about the coaches who will join the camp. Most of them are from Eungwang High’s faculty, but there are also some drawn from professional player teams. For those recruited from outside, we consulted with the legal team of the Hwangmyeong Foundation to ensure transparency in the selection and payment process. If anyone has additional recommendations, we will follow the procedures suggested by the legal team."

A list of coaches appeared on the holographic panel above the tables.

This was the result of Hwang Ji-ho’s help to Yeom Jun-yeol from the Yonggung group.

There was nothing particularly special about the list, but a few names stood out.

‘Seems like they were worried about Maeng Hyo-don. Tak Geo-san is also joining.’

I had heard that Tak Geo-san’s summer schedule was uncertain.

In addition to Maeng Hyo-don, Tak Geo-san had another disciple, and his inferior disciple, Bang Yun-seop, was progressing much slower than Maeng Hyo-don.

After breaking free from the control of the Invidious Priest and receiving blessings from the leader of the Sajo, Bang Yun-seop’s abilities grew significantly, but he didn’t manage to utilize them properly.

Although his combat abilities had improved greatly compared to before, Bang Yun-seop was content with just that level.

As a result, Tak Geo-san had been greatly troubled about whether to give Bang Yun-seop extra training.

‘It’s a shame, but he’s still much better than those seniors who’ve regressed. But, well, it’s his own choice.’

After much deliberation, Tak Geo-san seemed to have decided to have Bang Yun-seop fight with Maeng Hyo-don and the others, who were eager to participate in the competition, rather than forcing him into training.

This result wasn’t due to Bang Yun-seop lacking talent, effort, or willpower.

It was simply because he was spending too much time on his romantic relationship.

‘The reason for his smoking shifted from inferiority to Ju Su-hyeok and Maeng Hyo-don to Choi Young-hee. Even though it’s obvious he still harbors competitive feelings toward the two, his priorities have changed.’

Bang Yun-seop had been enduring minor troubles in his relationship and resorting to smoking as a way to cope.

When Choi Young-hee found out about it, she directly reported it to me, leading to an incident where I received bread and cookies as a result.

When Choi Young-hee reported it to me, Bang Yun-seop got annoyed with me but acted docile toward Choi Young-hee. Seeing that scene made me feel like I’d swallowed a handful of sugar.

Bang Yun-seop, who couldn’t even be honest with Choi Young-hee, had changed so much—was he always like that?

I decided to take his changes positively.

Although slow, off-track at times, and occasionally stopping, it was clear that Bang Yun-seop was changing.

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[Bang Yun-seop] What?

[Bang Yun-seop] Ugh, seriously.

[Bang Yun-seop] Go awayyyy.

Remembering that, I sent a link to apply for the summer vacation youth no-smoking camp, and all I got was curses in return.

Considering the three "ㅗ"s, I decided that the next time I get caught, I’ll make him bring three loaves of bread.

Anyway, if he’s not planning to participate in the no-smoking camp, I hope he’ll quit smoking completely by graduation through the power of love and just be a classmate instead of a bread shuttle by the time he graduates.

I also hoped that his competitive spirit toward Ju Su-hyeok and Maeng Hyo-don would evolve into real skill.

"There’s no Senior Gwon Je-in in the coach lineup."

"Isn’t there anyone using ability instruments or water-based abilities in the representative team? We probably don’t need them."

"I heard there's someone at another school using ability instruments. It’d be better to bring them in if we’re going to study countermeasures. That’s what the student council recommended, but it seems it didn’t work out."

"There are no performances scheduled for the summer. We’ll have to manage without the Blue Violinist during the break..."

While participants exchanged opinions about additional coach recommendations, a few voices expressed regret.

The Eternal Lake was currently embroiled in fierce information warfare, with the three knights’ oaths at stake.

Although it hadn’t surfaced yet, the tension between the two teams was slowly intensifying.

It was almost miraculous that Jared Lee, the Sub-Team Master, hadn’t been kidnapped yet, given that they hadn’t launched a full-scale battle.

‘Even so, Senior Gwon Je-in did what he had to do this semester. He probably strained himself for Gwon Lena’s sake.’

There’s no doubt that Senior Gwon Je-in would continue his private lessons with Gwon Lena during the summer break.

It was difficult for the busy Senior Gwon Je-in to join the coaching staff for the exchange competition.

After discussing the coaches, we moved on to coordinating the camp schedule, location, and then transitioned to the topic of the exchange competition.

The competition would take place in Eungwang-gu, but not within the school.

Therefore, it was planned to actively use facilities in Eungwang-gu that were owned or had usage rights by the Hwangmyeong Foundation, such as Eungwang Stadium, which hosted the military academy and sports exchange competition.

"Next is the sports exchange competition with the military academy in the fall. Unlike the Korea-China-Japan Youth Exchange, this is not an event primarily focused on abilities, but many students from both schools have expressed interest in participating. We hope for your attention, student representatives."

The next topic was the sports exchange competition with the military academy.

Since there would be a series of exchange events, Yeom Jun-yeol encouraged participation to keep the enthusiasm high.

Heo Chae-a, the President of the General Clubs, stood up with an excited expression.

Since most of the participants in the sports exchange competition were from school clubs, the role of the General Clubs was significant, and it seemed she was nervous.

After a brief pause, Heo Chae-a continued her calm announcement.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"The General Clubs were planning to finalize the sports categories before the summer break, but we’ve received a suggestion to add another category depending on the updates to the online game PlayerZ."

When PlayerZ was mentioned, Yu Sang-hoon, who had been half-asleep, straightened up.

That beloved game was about to have a large update.

Right now, the game company was holding the most generous events, attempting to attract students on summer break and social workers who had taken vacation.

As a premium game, PlayerZ was perfectly timing its big update.

One of the update features was strengthening the PvP team mode.

"The military academy cadet council has also received several similar suggestions. Therefore, the decision on the sports categories will be delayed for a little longer."

Although the update hadn’t happened yet, it seemed like users from each school were already excited about it.

Since this feature had become immensely popular in Flamagold, a professional league was even created, making it a foresighted suggestion.

‘It looks like someone from the sports exchange competition will represent two categories for the first time.’

The ace shooter from the basketball team and the MVP of last year’s exchange competition.

The top-ranked shield player in PlayerZ’s CBT.

With both titles, Yu Sang-hoon wouldn’t give up either one.

He was full of enthusiasm.

It didn’t seem like I was the only one thinking this, as many people were throwing glances at Yu Sang-hoon.

But then, my attention was also drawn.

"Yi-shin, you’re doing PlayerZ with Sang-hoon, right? Then you might represent both chess and PlayerZ."

Kim Yu-ri whispered softly.

It seemed like I was getting attention because of Yu Sang-hoon.

At the request of channel subscribers, besides Yu Sang-hoon’s solo play videos, chaotic raid videos featuring me, Jang Nam-wook, and Do Shi-hoo were also uploaded, which made me famous as well.

Most of the comments were about enjoying watching the reaction of a seasoned tank in the first row with the new players, but there were also mentions of me.

Some comments looked like this:

[Seeing the 10-minute cut in the guide turned into an hour-long clear. If there were no tank and support like that, it would have been a wipe.]

[This raid isn’t survivable with newbie specs. If you don’t have a tank and support like that, don’t even try.]

[Dealers were bad, but the support and tank did well lol.]

[That support PlayerZ is either pretending to be a newbie or a fossil from another game. I’ll bet my fingers on it.]

[Was the Bard a CBT ranker too?]

Although those comments were mixed in, I wasn’t good or talented enough to be hearing such things.

I had just quickly adapted to PlayerZ due to my experience raising and controlling three-digit playable characters in Flamagold.

Also, since Jang Nam-wook, the dealer, and Do Shi-hoo weren’t doing well, I stood out relatively.

Jang Nam-wook was genuinely bad at the game, but Do Shi-hoo was just having fun, which left me looking better.

Given that, I hadn’t expected to be nominated as a representative for PlayerZ, but when Kim Yu-ri looked at me with anticipation, it made me think about a lot of things.

‘At this rate, I might end up in a situation similar to Yu Sang-hoon.’

I might end up competing in two categories.