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I Became a Mafia in the Academy-Chapter 122
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Chapter 122
Our club is called Familia and the vice president of our club is Jin-woo.
The reason is not that big.
If there is any danger to the club in my absence Jin-woo, who would protect the club at all costs, rather than Young-jae, who always makes rational decisions, was the right person for the job.
After all, Familia was created as an affiliate of the Corleone family, and he was the only one who knew how such a mafia organization works.
Thatโs why the contact information for our Familia representative was written in his defense. So it was no surprise that the student council contacted him.
โFamilia chat roomโ
[Jin-woo: (photo)]
[Jin-woo: Look at this]
The photo he posted was a screenshot of his cell phone.
A letter with the words โThank you for your cooperationโ written on it.
In other words, there were dozens of lines saying that they were conducting an audit because there was a lot of talk about the facilities, equipment, and support of Familia from the students.
[Jin-woo: No, we havenโt even been a club for a semester yet. Itโs not like weโve done anything to deserve an audit.]
[Se-ah: Didnโt you do a lot?]
[Young-jae : Lol, even if it was me, Iโd be annoyed if there was a freshman club that trampled on the seniorsโฆ]
[Jin-woo : Eh? Right.]
And it wasnโt too hard to predict why.
โItโs a warning.โ
A warning about what happened at this freshman welcome.
And a warning about the determination that Choi Yeon and I had shown in the student council room.
I donโt know if they realize who theyโre doing this to.
First, I send a message to Haru, the clubโs treasurer, asking if sheโs okay back home and attaching a picture of Jin-woo.
I received a reply a few moments later.
[Haru: Donโt worry, Iโll have the staff of the โInternational Trade Clubโ organize the materials by tomorrow.]
This was very reassuring, coming from Haru, not anyone else.
Of course, if there were any suspicious behavior after submitting the materials, I would take other measures.
But first, Iโll have to calm down the chaotic chat.
[Me: Thereโs no need to be scared.]
[Se-ah: Of course not, itโs not like weโre committing any crimes.]
[Young-jae: Arenโt most of them bought with the presidentโs money anyway?]
[Me: I didnโt spend a penny of the academyโs funding.]
[Jin-woo: What, youโre just being silly. Then you can go to the academy tomorrow with a smile on your faceโฆ]
[Me: โโฆโ] fr(e)enovelkiss
[Jin-woo : โโฆโ]
With that, everything would be fine as long as Haru came tomorrow with documents proving that I hadnโt used any of the grant money.
We knew that one of the most common weapons used by the student council is the โauditโ, so it was very helpful to be prepared just in case.
They didnโt think weโd touch the money, did they?
What can they do? We didnโt spend any of the money, let alone embezzle it in the first place, so they can go suck their fingers.
I was worried that I would have a new pile of work on the weekend when I decided to take it easy, but thankfully that didnโt seem to be the case.
Of course, I feel sorry for the members of the International Trade Club who have to work on Sundays, butโฆโฆprobably wonโt have that much work since we didnโt touch anything anyway.
I thought this was going to be the end of this debacleโฆโฆ.
โYouโd better open the door before I force you out.โ
โCome with a search warrant, not an audit warrant.โ
I didnโt think this was going to be such a confrontationโฆโฆ?
* * *
After a class like any other we gathered in the club room and were going over the papers Haru had sent us in preparation for the upcoming audit.
It was a very thin stack of papers, maybe three sheets at most.
โWow. Thereโs nothing to read since we donโt actually use the club funding. Seriously, boss, whatโs the point of a student council meeting?โ
Jin-woo let out a huff of laughter and shook his head, fed up with the paperwork.
โAs I said in the chat, itโs more of a check and warning. The Academyโs student council is pretty authoritarian to begin with.โ
And as such, the pressure on us wouldnโt be that great.
I was confident that the relationship between the student council and the Association was one of behind-the-scenes collaboration, so he wouldnโt be able to express his feelings openly.
His personality wouldnโt allow him to play dumb about it, and if he went behind my back, heโd realize that I was backed by the Hanwol group, so he wouldnโt do anything unreasonable.
โDonโt you think we should try it, just to give them a heads up?โ
โYeah, well, thatโs good for us.โ
Jin-woo nods as if he understands my explanation.
โSo when the student council people come in, weโll give them a little nudge, hand them some papers, and itโll be over, so we can go about our business as usual, reviewing requests and training.โ
โWell, if the boss says so, I guess. Then, I guess I shouldnโt worry about it, huh?โ
Jin-woo chuckles as he stands up from his seat with a rueful expression.
โI really feel like Iโm making a big deal out of this. I saw thatโฆโฆguy from the student council earlier and he was gathering a bunch of people, so I thought something was going to happen.โ
โฆโฆHuh?
โWhat did you just say?โ
โHuh? I thought something was going to explode.โ
โNo, before that.โ
โUhโฆโฆ the senior club president is gathering people?โ
โYeah, that. How many people were there?โ
โI donโt know, but I think there were more than 10 seniors.โ
Seo Yeon-soo is organizing people? More than ten people?
Normally, two or three people would come and do a simple inspection, but I couldnโt figure out why she was gathering that many people.
Why on earth would they do that?
โAlert, alert, emergency!โ
Se-ah, who had been outside for a while, screamed in an urgent voice and rushed inside.
โIt seems that the person I met during the all-out war, the head of a certain club of the student council, is heading this way with a bunch of people!โ
โHeโs coming this way?โ
โYes! I mean, is this supposed to be an audit or something? That doesnโt sound like what Iโve been toldโฆโฆ.โ
It was clear that something was going on.
โJin-woo, why donโt you follow me on the freight elevator upstairs. If they try to come in, I want you to stop them.โ
โWhat? Now?โ
โNow!โ
Quickly fixing the tie on my Academy uniform, I headed out of the storeroom and could hear several footsteps in the distance coming toward them.
โThings are getting interesting, arenโt theyโฆโฆJin-woo.โ
โYep. Boss.โ
โWhatever happens, donโt let them in.โ
โHuh? Itโs not like we have anything to hide or anything, right?โ
He seems to think that since our club hasnโt done anything wrong, we should go out with dignity.
โNo, this is ego territory in the first place. If they come in, weโre going to lose, so stop them, okay?โ
โI canโt stand ego battles, butโฆโฆ Iโll stop them any way I can.โ
To my relief, Jin-woo smiled and loosened his knuckles.
โHere we go.โ
In the distance, I see a group of men rushing toward us, led by a woman with tired eyes.
The red armbands on their arms and the sign of the Seoul Hero Academy painted on them.
I couldnโt help but laugh out loud as I realized that the armband officially identified them as the Student Council of Seoul Hero Academy.
โYou came here with a plan?โ
With her hands in her pockets, Seo-yeon, the head of the clubs, silently made eye contact with me.
When she finally closed the distance between us to an armโs length, the man next to her took a step forward and unfolded the paper in his hand.
โThis is the student councilโs club audit team. Weโve received reports from other students that the club โFamiliaโ has been making money through fraudulent means and using it to invest in club facilities.โ
Theyโre spouting bullshit as if theyโre some kind of justice.
โThis is a legitimate enforcement of the rights of the Academyโs student government, and you are hereby forewarned that any interference will result in unreasonable disciplinary action under the school code. Iโm sure youโve received the warning I sent you earlier.โ
With that, he tucked the paper back into his pocket and spoke with a backward glance as if he were anything.
โIโd like to ask you to get out of the way and open the door for me, though.โ
โYeah?โ
I slowly walk toward him.
โBo, boss? Donโt kill him!โ
Even if I had become Untouchable, I wasnโt stupid enough to commit murder at the Academy since it would destroy everything I worked so hard to build.
Soโฆโฆ.
โStay out of my way.โ
I shove the guy in front of me aside and turn to Seo-yeon, who is watching me silently.
โItโs been a while since weโve seen each other, Seo-yeon, the head of the Student Councilโs clubs.โ
โYeah. Itโs been a long time.โ
โIs this an order from the student council president?โ
No, heโs the only one who would do something like this.
The problem is, the guy I know wouldnโt do something like this without some sort of incident.
There had to be something going on.
โIf youโre done saying hello, will you please move out of the way, Iโd like to get this over with and get back to work.โ
Shaking her head in annoyance, Seo-yeon yawned and tried to walk past me. I moved to the side to block her movement.
โโฆโฆWhat are they trying to do?โ
โEven if youโre from the student council, you canโt go into the club without permission.โ
โDidnโt you hear? I told you that we have a formal audit warrant. Do you even realize that if you block the door like this, youโll be subject to force? Youโd better open the door before I do.โ
โYou think you can scare me into moving out of the way, Iโm pretty familiar with Academy rules.โ
No, I know them better than you, whoโve only been here a few years.
I pulled out my phone, opened the page with the Academyโs rules, and thrust the screen at Seo-yeon.
โSee? Academy rules. Article 2, section 1, regarding the rights of the student council and the right to audit clubs.โ
What it said wasnโt hard to understand.
โThe Student Council may conduct audits of the Academyโs clubs, and clubs that are the subject of an audit are obligated to submit materials. However, if a club fails to provide the materials for the audit, the Student Council may apply for a search warrant through the Faculty Council, and only then may it forcibly enter the clubโs premises.โ
In other words.
โYou want to get into our clubhouse, come with a search warrant, not an audit warrant.โ
This meant they couldnโt step foot in the room without a search warrant.
โIsnโt that according to school rules?โ
The student council is supposed to lead by example.