EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 1071: Night Outpost (14)

After discovering the red cloth fragment, the conversation among the tigers slowed down, and the talk became sparse.

Throughout the journey, the tigers hardly spoke, making it difficult for me, who had borrowed Baek Ho-gun's appearance, to urge them to receive treatment.

‘They must find it hard to speak right now.’

At least when facing Okto-yun, the tigers did speak, but once the To tribe confirmed that there were no issues in this area, they quietly withdrew.

Okto-yun glanced at the red cloth fragment but said nothing.

Eun Ho must have asked Okto-yun to observe the surroundings using the Moon Palace system, but without requesting intervention.

The To tribe’s inability to handle those targeting Huang Jiho with force was something I didn’t even need to see to understand.

Eun Ho’s request for intervention from the To tribe likely came after he had calculated that the underground situation was under control, and the Hojo and To tribes could meet on the surface.

‘The Beast of Sorrow only learned of this situation after Jeokho was injured and then acted. Okto-yun likely informed Eun Ho after discovering the Beast of Sorrow using the Moon Palace system.’

Huang Jiho was able to move his clones after leaving a certain distance from the Rose Garden.

It wasn’t easy to suddenly move a clone that had been inactive, so his subordinate was caught, slowing Huang Jiho’s movement, and he fell silent.

When Jeokho and Hwangho stopped speaking, the place grew eerily quiet.

Cheongho, who seemed to have a lot on his mind, didn’t speak first, nor did Gongcheonghyeon, who silently observed the tigers, while Baek Ho-gun, as usual, kept his mouth shut.

The white tiger merely raised the corner of its mouth slightly when it looked at me, who had the same appearance as itself.

‘Does that tiger find it funny to see someone who looks just like it, even in this atmosphere? It must be amusing.’

During the travel, the tigers had hidden their appearances due to Jeokho’s camouflage, but just in case, I had borrowed Baek Ho-gun’s appearance for my own safety.

I didn’t think there was another trick hidden up my sleeve today, but if something happened and the camouflage was lifted, my appearance in the white tiger’s clothes would be exposed, so I decided to be cautious.

The trip to Eungwang-gu didn’t take long, but the constant tension made it feel longer than it was.

Finally, we arrived at the tiger mansion grounds.

‘In the end, the injured tigers made it here without any treatment. Calling Ri Wei or Yoo Sang-hee now would attract attention, so at the very least, it’s better to prepare for treatment as soon as the sun rises, right? And while that clumsy, strong mythical Hojo can still use his powers...’

The white tiger, who had read my thoughts, spoke up first.

“I’ll take a look at Hoamsu while I can use my power to go anywhere. My clone will stay by your side, so everything should be fine.”

“Seems like you like clones.”

‘Seems like you like clones,’ I had meant to think, but I said it out loud instead.

Huang Jiho and Jeokho looked at Baek Ho-gun in disbelief, but the tiger, who had used his power with a smile, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

I had wanted him to visit Hoamsu in Gangwon-do while Baek Ho-gun’s power was still active, but seeing him leave with such a grin didn’t sit well with me.

Meanwhile, Cheongho, who didn’t know the situation, narrowed his brows slightly and looked at me.

His expression reminded me of Han-i when he would silently watch Huang Jiho or Dokgo Mi-ro babbling nonsense in class.

“He’s speaking as if it’s not a clone.”

“Baek Ho-gun may have said something that irritated me, but he wasn’t wrong. I’ll explain once we go inside,” Huang Jiho, who seemed visibly better since arriving at Eungwang-gu, spoke up.

Huang Jiho, who had been more seriously injured than Jeokho, now appeared to be fine, aside from his messy clothes stained with blood and his unbalanced state.

Had I not seen Huang Jiho right after he got injured and hadn’t been with him the whole time, I might have mistaken him for being okay.

‘He couldn’t have healed completely. It must just look convincing on the outside.’

I wondered if he had used the Jinjok’s regenerative ability to just patch up his skin.

Perhaps Huang Jiho had done something like this in the past too.

Using clones would have made it easier to fool the eyes.

Huang Jiho casually opened the door to the annex.

“Welcome.”

When the door opened, Eun Ho greeted us.

His warm smile became even warmer when he saw Cheongho.

Cheongho, recognizing Eun Ho immediately, couldn’t hide his joy of reunion and quickly walked up to him.

“Eun Ho, you’re awake! I didn’t remember meeting you in Eungwang-gu, so I thought you were still asleep.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you like this, Cheongho. I couldn’t reveal my identity at the time due to circumstances, but we’ve already exchanged greetings.”

“We met?”

“Yes, at Eungwang High.”

Eun Ho had had a fair amount of interaction with our class as vice-president of class 0.

In particular, after Eun Ho showcased the Taeho-gwon, he often talked with students from the Taeho-gwon subgroup.

Han-i was part of that subgroup, but Cheongho didn’t immediately recognize Eun Ho’s true identity.

Before Eun Ho revealed it himself, Gongcheonghyeon, the class 0 homeroom teacher, recognized Eun Ho first and introduced him.

“This is Cheon Eun-ha, a student from my class.”

“Eun-ha? The junior who followed Yi-shin the most in class 0...? The vibe is similar, but...”

Eun Ho had always respected and followed most of his seniors, but he was particularly close to Baek Ho-gun and Cheon Dong-ha, so hearing my name embarrassed me.

As though reading my thoughts, Eun Ho looked at me and spoke.

“Yi-shin hyung, please return to your real form.”

Just as I had been embarrassingly keeping up Baek Ho-gun’s appearance at the tiger mansion, I couldn’t help but feel more embarrassed.

As soon as I deactivated my camouflage, the real white tiger appeared.

Paaat!

As the flash of the power faded, I stood side by side with Baek Ho-gun, wearing ill-fitting clothes.

Cheongho looked at us with an even more shocked expression than when he had realized Eun Ho was Cheon Eun-ha.

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The tigers, who understood the situation, looked at Baek Ho-gun with indifferent expressions, while Gongcheonghyeon, who didn’t know, smiled gently and looked at me.

“Ah, so you’re Jo Yi-shin.”

As expected, Gongcheonghyeon seemed to recognize me even from a player’s trajectory.

“How did you recognize me?”

When I asked, Gongcheonghyeon quietly looked at me and then looked back at the tigers.

“What do you think?”

Upon hearing Gongcheonghyeon’s question, the tigers immediately answered.

It seemed like they would have answered right away if a new god had asked the same thing long ago.

“We didn’t realize until Yi-shin revealed his true form. We sensed the presence of the true name and the energy was from Baek Ho-gun.”

“If we hadn’t realized earlier, we would have thought it was Baek Ho-gun.”

“I agree with what Huang Ho said.”

“...I agree too. If Yi-shin didn’t have Baek Ho-gun’s true name, it would’ve been hard to recognize. Thanks to his true name, I feel a sense of trust and familiarity. Yi-shin seems more reliable than Baek Ho-gun, who’s skilled at overturning the Hojo.”

Jeokho spoke as though trying to shake off thoughts of the Beast of Sorrow. When Cheongho heard this, he quickly looked at Baek Ho-gun.

He seemed surprised by the statement that Baek Ho-gun’s true name was with me.

“Baek Ho-gun, what did you do to Yi-shin?”

“I gave him a blessing using my true name.”

“Are you crazy? Are you proud of that?”

“I do consider it something to be proud of.”

Cheongho and the other tigers sent Baek Ho-gun a dumbfounded look.

Eun Ho looked away first and asked Gongcheonghyeon.

“That’s what we think. What do you think?”

When Eun Ho asked, Gongcheonghyeon readily replied.

“I have the power to sense danger. If my true identity is that of a new god, and you all know it, you might have already guessed.”

Gongcheonghyeon spoke with the usual warm expression on his face.

He seemed unaware that he was a new god, but it seemed like he had concluded he was one.

The tigers listened intently to the new god’s words.

“From Yi-shin, I sense a dark and heavy aura that could cover this land in an instant, and that aura is slowly growing stronger. I can find Yi-shin wherever he is.”

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Gongcheonghyeon could see the nightmare within me completely.

Even with a new god’s senses, the nightmare I carried seemed to be threatening.

Eun Ho slowly closed and opened his eyes before speaking.

“I knew the new god could sense the threat to the Korean Peninsula and could find Yi-shin hyung. But I couldn’t connect it to the thought that Yi-shin hyung could be the threat to the peninsula. That’s why I couldn’t sense the existence of the nightmare.”

“Yi-shin is strong, kind, and a good student. So, even if he’s carrying something, he probably didn’t want to reveal it.”

Despite sensing the existence of the nightmare within me, Gongcheonghyeon didn’t try to do anything about it.

Moreover, even though he judged me to be a good student, he didn’t look away.

Just like when he would look for me if I didn’t show up to class or would frequently talk to me.

‘The new god, Gongcheonghyeon, trusts his own eyes, but if he felt something, he wouldn’t easily disregard it.’

Seeing another side of Gongcheonghyeon made me feel uneasy.

Among the information I received yesterday and today, there were many important clues, and the new god’s character seemed to be a key in interpreting those clues.

Before the conversation could go on for too long, Eun Ho spoke up first.

“Now that the real Baek Ho-gun is back, let’s sit down for now. There are others waiting, too.”

I wondered who could possibly still be waiting, but when we returned to the living room, I found someone was indeed waiting for the tigers.

It was Unsa.

Considering his condition, I didn’t think he would be able to leave his room, but he must have forced himself to come once he knew something had happened to the Hojo.

Unsa was lying on the living room sofa, stretching his neck toward the entrance.

“Unsa...!”

As soon as Cheongho’s voice reached him, Unsa trembled his thin arms, trying to stand with the help of the handle, but a small hand grabbed him from the side.

There was Sanryeong beside Unsa.

“I’ve assigned Sanryeong to watch over him. Unsa couldn’t even stand up, but kept trying to get up. He’s never been harsh to Sanryeong and Cheonryeong, so he’s a good fit.”

With Sanryeong holding him, Unsa stopped moving, and in the meantime, Cheongho rushed over and sat next to him, making eye contact.

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After exchanging pleasantries and talking about the whereabouts of their bodies, Unsa cried, and Cheongho comforted him.

When Unsa had calmed down after confirming that Cheongho and the tigers were safe, he spoke.

“Can you wait a little longer? I need to go somewhere for a bit.”

“Cheongho?”

Cheongho stood up from his seat and spoke.

At this point, Cheongho had somewhere to go?

I didn’t understand at first, but when I thought of Han-i, I could guess where he was going.

“I’m going to listen to my friend’s song.”