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    When Geo Sangwoong regained consciousness, he found himself in a dimly lit room. His limbs were bound to the wall with thick chains, his upper body was bare, and head was still pounding from the poison.

    "Ugh... Where am I?" he mumbled blearily.

    "Are you awake yet, Senior?" Dokgo Jun asked, entering the room.

    "...Dokgo Jun!"

    Geo Sangwoong lunged at Dokgo Jun like a wild beast, but the chains that bound his limbs pulled taut, stopping his fist an inch away from Dokgo Jun''s face.

    "You bastard! Remove these chains at once!" he roared, trembling from exertion. Unfortunately, even with his inhuman strength, he couldn''t break the thick chains while he was still poisoned.

    Dokgo Jun brought a chair and sat down in front of Geo Sangwoong. "I hope you''ll understand. This was the only way to speak with you peacefully, Senior. First, why don''t you calm down a little?"

    "Do I look like I can calm down right now?! If you don''t release me right this instant..."

    "It seems that you still don''t understand your situation," Dokgo Jun cut Geo Sangwoong off coldly. "I''m trying to be polite, so please cooperate with me while I''m still talking nicely, okay?"

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    The flickering torchlight cast deep shadows on Dokgo Jun''s face, making him look like a ruthless killer in this windowless secret chamber.

    This guy is really getting into character...

    Geo Sangwoong forced himself to stay calm and glanced around, changing the subject. "Since when was there a prison like this in the Student Council building?"

    "This isn''t a prison, but a room for seclusion training. I never thought I''d use it for something like this, hehe."

    "This is a huge misuse of school facilities..."

    Dokgo Jun smiled faintly. "The soundproofing is excellent, and it''s quiet and nice once you get used to it. No matter how loudly you scream in here, no one outside will hear you."

    No matter how loudly I scream, no one outside will hear it? he threatening to torture me right now...? Cold sweat trickled down Geo Sangwoong''s forehead. He thought he was taking the final exam seriously, but Dokgo Jun seemed to have transformed into a completely different person.

    "H-Hey, Junior Dokgo, why are you going this far? This is just an exam, isn''t it? Aren''t you too immersed in your unorthodox sect roleplay?" he asked nervously.

    Dokgo Jun''s lips twisted into a smirk. "Senior, did you know?"

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    "Know what?"

    Dokgo Jun got up from his chair and walked towards Geo Sangwoong, who flinched and pressed himself against the wall.

    There was something really weird and creepy about the current Student Council President.

    "I''ve never once failed to get first place in any of my classes," Dokgo Jun declared proudly.

    Geo Sangwoong blinked in confusion. "S-So?"

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    "This exam is no different. I will definitely take first place... by any means necessary, hehe."

    Geo Sangwoong screamed inwardly. His eyes are blazing with madness! Did he seriously betray his allies, kidnap and imprison his senior, all to get first place in an exam?

    "D-Do you know you look more like a villain than the sect leaders of most unorthodox sects right now?" he stammered.

    "Thank you for the compliment. I''ve listened to the class more attentively than anyone else, so I''m sure first place will be mine again this time."

    "What the fuck?!"

    Dokgo Jun was a perfectionist. He wasn''t satisfied with just doing well, he had to be number one in everything he did. He was usually restrained by his family''s morals, but the nature of the Defense Against the Unorthodox Arts exam stripped him of all those constraints.

    Concession. Consideration. Tolerance. Responsibility. Decorum.

    All the things he had to uphold as the son of a prestigious orthodox clan. He was now free of those binding chains.

    "Use what you''ve learned in my class to complete your missions by any means necessary and bring back proof of your success."

    All that remains is to seize first place by any means necessary! Dokgo Jun grinned maliciously as he recalled Baek Suryong''s words.

    "We must complete our missions by any means necessary. That''s the only rule of this exam. All I''m doing is following the rules to the letter, right?"

    "...For someone who''s just following the rules, you seem to be genuinely enjoying this."

    "Honestly, this feeling of liberation isn''t so bad once in a while."

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    Geo Sangwoong looked at Dokgo Jun in disbelief. Isn''t there a saying about how the most virtuous folk are the most frightening once they let go of their inhibitions? Is that what''s happening now?

    "...What do you want from me?" he asked with a sigh of resignation.

    "I''ll just ask you a few questions. If you give me satisfactory answers, I''ll let you go."

    "And if you don''t get satisfactory answers?"

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    As expected, Tang Soso agreed wholeheartedly and actively cooperated with him.

    "First, let''s make a fake mission slip. Then, as soon as you go back, suggest that everyone share the contents of their mission slips."

    Now, Dokgo Jun had seven mission slips in his hands. He could switch his mission to a relatively easy one among these and carry it out, but he didn''t want to change it.

    "No, I''m going to stick with this one," he said stubbornly.

    "I knew you''d say that, President. I''ll do my best to help you," Tang Soso giggled.

    Her words were very reassuring, but there was one thing Dokgo Jun didn''t understand. Until he understood this part, he couldn''t completely trust Tang Soso.

    Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "Why are you still helping me, Vice President? You already have an scented pouch, so you can submit it and get your reward already."

    Tang Soso pouted. "...Have you heard that the Azure Dragon Hero''s five students are now called the Five Young Azure Dragons?"

    "Yes, I have," Dokgo Jun replied, nodding. This joint alias was coined by the martial artists who visited the White Dragon Manor and described Baek Suryong''s students as the Azure Dragon Hero''s five baby dragons.

    "I can''t accept the fact that I''m not included in that group."

    "...Huh?" Dokgo Jun flinched.

    Tang Soso''s eyes were gleaming with madness from her grand ambition—an ambition that would make Baek Suryong shudder if he knew about it.

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    "I''ll help you make all five of them fail to prove that I''m better than them, and then I''ll join the White Dragon Manor with my head held high! At that point, even Mr. Baek won''t be able to reject me, will he? Ohohoho..."

    Dokgo Jun''s jaw dropped. She was orchestrating all this just to be acknowledged by Baek Suryong? Once again, my Vice President proves that she''s a total nut job...

    Goosebumps popped up all over his skin, but if this was her motivation, then Tang Soso was a more reliable ally than anyone else.

    "...I look forward to your continued support," he said.

    "Hehehe, likewise. Oh, and I summoned two reinforcements."

    "Reinforcements?"

    "Our four remaining targets are all extraordinary martial artists. We need more people on our side who can take them on, don''t we?"

    "Who did you ask...?"

    Several minutes later, Dokgo Jun learned who the reinforcements Tang Soso mentioned were.

    "Long time no see, Sword Dragon."

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    "Yoo Yiran!"

    Dokgo Jun smiled. The Sword Flower Yoo Yiran was President of the Swordsmanship Research Society and the swordswoman who was striving to take the alias of Sword Dragon from him.

    "If it''s you, Sword Flower, I trust your skills. Who''s the other person?"

    Just then, a tall, lanky young man with a kind face and a playful expression opened the door to the Student Council President''s office.

    "How have you been, Junior?"

    "...Senior Bang Baekhyun? Why are you here...? Weren''t you in seclusion training?"

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    Bang Baekhyun was last year''s Student Council President, the only person who had saved the Azure Dragon Academy some face at the Heavenly Martial Festival, and a senior Dokgo Jun respected.

    "The Murim Alliance Chairman is visiting soon, so I came out to create a heroic tale or two before that," Bang Baekhyun replied honestly. "The academy is buzzing with talk about the Five Young Azure Dragons these days. Are those guys stronger than you, Dokgo?"

    "...I''d say we''re about even."

    Bang Baekhyun grinned frivolously. "Really? Then there''s no problem. You''ve never beaten me before, have you?"

    "The last time we fought was last year. We haven''t fought at all this year," Dokgo Jun grumbled.

    "Haha, you''re still as adorable as ever." Laughing heartily, Bang Baekhyun ruffled Dokgo Jun''s hair.

    "S-Senior! Stop! I''m a third-year now!" Dokgo Jun protested, but he wasn''t really upset. Bang Baekhyun was the type who was hard to hate even when he was teasing you.

    Meanwhile, Tang Soso politely greeted, "Thank you for agreeing to help us, Seniors."

    The undisputed strongest martial artists of the Azure Dragon Academy had now gathered in one place. They were more than enough to realize her ambition.

    "We''ll start hunting the Five Young Azure Dragons as soon as the sun rises."

    The other three students, each with their own selfish objectives, nodded eagerly.

    Yoo Yiran''s eyes glittered with excitement. "So...where''s Wiji Cheon? He''s all mine, okay?"