CHAPTER 342: 341

"Welcome!"

...What is this?

The venue for the unofficial meeting, which I finally entered with Lina, was far beyond my expectations.

It was different from the scene I had seen in the game. I had expected some differences since the situation was not the same as before, but this was too much.

I had imagined a somewhat hostile and secretive gathering, as in the game.

The chandelier hanging above, the luxurious red carpet on the floor, and the glasses filled with liquor and wine.

It was dazzling. Everyone was smiling. And the biggest difference was their age.

’They were supposed to be grumpy old men.’

But the people in front of me looked to be in their 40s or 50s at most.

’No, are those the same people?’

I could still see the same appearance I had seen in the game’s illustrations.

"Ms. Lina! Come in!"

"Why are you so late? We were waiting for you, thinking you’d come right away!"

"Hahaha, Ms. Lina, this way!"

"You almost made us wait until our necks broke."

The middle-aged women seated Lina in a chair, massaged her shoulders, and called her "teacher" while cooing at her.

"Teacher, hurry up and give us that first."

Among them, a woman with faded purple hair, who was hanging on Lina’s arm, said in a familiar tone.

"Didn’t I tell you to train in mana? If you had, you wouldn’t need to use such a potion, but none of you have changed at all."

Lina looked at her with disdain and said in a grumpy voice.

"Oh, we’re so busy working that we don’t even have time to train. You know that."

"Tsk, here you go."

Lina grumbled but opened a pocket dimension and took out bottles of golden potion, distributing them to everyone.

Then, everyone’s eyes lit up, and they pounced on the bottles like vultures, snatching them from Lina and drinking them immediately.

Gulp, gulp, gulp—Phew!

Everyone drank the potions.

Saaaaa—

Their appearances, which looked to be in their 40s or 50s, instantly reverted to their 30s. And they took out mirrors and squealed with delight.

"This is it! You’re truly our teacher."

"Ahh, the feeling of getting younger is truly irresistible."

"If it weren’t for you, I don’t know what we would have done."

"Teacher, is it really impossible to turn back to our 20s?"

"I told you it’s impossible to turn back time. The limit is to fix the wrinkles and pores on the skin."

"Hmm, it would be nice if you could make dozens of these at once..."

"No. Taking more than the prescribed dosage at once will cause side effects."

"Tsk, are you lying to us, teacher?"

"I don’t tell lies."

’...’

I had to make a great effort not to show my astonishment.

To be honest, I felt like I couldn’t control my expression, but I tried my best to minimize the gap between what I saw in the game and the current situation.

’So, in the original story, Lina couldn’t provide the rejuvenation potion, which is why she appeared as an old woman, right?’

It seemed to be the case from the context. I understood that Lina at that time was in a state where she didn’t even have the energy to care about her surroundings. Perhaps that’s why they came across as more hostile.

"Teacher, do you have anything else good?"

"It seems like you’re giving the students at the Academy a lot of good things these days. Can you spare some for us too?"

The bizarre sight of women cooing like children to Lina, who was much younger than them. Lina raised her hand to stop their words, as if she couldn’t bear to listen anymore, and then brought up the main topic.

"Enough, let’s get to the point. About the establishment of the Academy Surveillance Bureau. Do you really have to do that?"

"Oh, it’s not a big deal. You know that we are in a position where we have to be mindful of the public’s perception while doing our job for the country."

"That’s right! That’s right! We’re not really going to set up a surveillance bureau to monitor you, teacher. We just want to see your face more often."

"..."

"We promise! We’ll just set up the surveillance bureau within the Academy and won’t do anything else! We won’t bother the students, and we won’t interfere with your work at all! We just need a reason."

"It seems that people are getting anxious because too much power is concentrated in the Academy."

"Yeah, of course, we trust you! But it seems that people who don’t know you see it differently."

The atmosphere was so light that I wondered if it was okay for things to proceed this way.

However, their approach was more effective than I thought.

"Tsk."

Lina clicked her tongue as she looked at them with slight discomfort. But it seemed like it was only a matter of time before she gave in.

’Are these... good people?’

No.

Lina was blinded by the name ’disciple’ and couldn’t see their despicable desires. From the outside, it was so clear.

In my eyes, these women were a pack of hyenas filled with greed, wanting to take as much as they could from Lina. They were nothing more and nothing less.

’But you can read their thoughts if you try, right...?’

Ah.

’Lina, you don’t usually read the thoughts of people you trust, right?’

...This person has really been taken advantage of.

At that moment, the woman with faded purple hair, who was the closest to Lina and had her arm around her, turned her head towards me.

"Ah, you brought him here and just left him standing. Haha, hello. You’re Jin Yuha, right? I’ve heard a lot about you from the teacher. I’m Park Ji-yoon from the World Peace Federation."

"Hello..."

"I’ve been wanting to meet you. I feel proud seeing your recent achievements."

"Proud of me...?"

"Yes! It was me who requested the male quota system in the Academy."

"Ah..."

"I never imagined that someone like you would come out of that male quota system."

She looked at me with eyes full of sticky desire.

"Haha, now that I’ll be joining the Surveillance Bureau, we’ll be seeing each other often."

Park Ji-yoon smiled slyly and extended her hand towards me.

Even though Lina hadn’t said anything about accepting her yet, she was acting as if she had already been appointed to the position.

’...’

Looking at the hand extended towards me, I felt my head getting hot.

Wow.

Even though she was introduced as Lina’s disciple, I tried to let it go and deal with it indirectly, but...

’...This is infuriating.’

I couldn’t remember the last time I had been this angry.

I couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Smack!!!

Instead of shaking hands, I slapped her cheek.

"Kyaaaack!!!!?"

Screaming in pain, Park Ji-yoon flew towards the table.

Bang!

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Clink! Clink!

Dozens of tables shattered, and the glasses of alcohol on them broke into pieces.

"The head of the Surveillance Bureau? These fucking bitches are so pathetic."

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