EX rank supporting role's replay in a prestigious school

Chapter 937

The next morning.

Once again, Eunho woke up before the alarm rang.

Perhaps it was because he went to bed earlier than usual, but he felt lighter than usual, as if his body had rested more than expected.

'Come to think of it, I haven’t been getting much sleep lately.'

Since the start of the break, Eunho had been thinking about the second semester, and recently, he had been playing PlayerZ and editing videos, which reduced his sleep time.

While he didn’t feel tired during those days, now that he had finally rested well, he realized just how fatigued he had been.

‘Where is Maeng Hyo-don?’

Maeng Hyo-don’s bed was empty.

It seemed he had been gone for a while since there was no warmth left.

Considering how he had been the day before, it didn’t seem like he had gone for the morning training.

He couldn’t have lost sleep over math, right?

‘Maybe it was something other than math or training that caused him to wake up early?’

Eunho decided he would need to pay more attention to Maeng Hyo-don’s condition today.

Meanwhile, there were a few device messages that arrived early in the morning.

They were from Eunho’s descendants who were currently attending the youth retreat.

[Eunseoho] (photo)

[Eunseoho] We all went on a night walk!

The photo attached by Eunseoho showed an unusual combination.

It was a selfie taken by Eunseoho, with Eunseoho smiling in the front, and behind him, Eunseoho and Cha Seokwon holding spray cans, both looking very excited.

Gongcheonghwon and Eunho were watching them with calm expressions, though whether they truly felt that way was uncertain.

‘It looks like this night walk is related to Gongcheonghwon’s walk. Eunho must have tried to join the walk alone, but something went wrong during the movement, and it looks like he got caught by the first-year students.’

Eunho didn’t need to check to know that this thought was most likely correct.

Still, the fact that he allowed them to join meant the situation was probably safe.

Considering Eunho’s personality, it seemed unlikely that he would take those kids along for anything truly dangerous.

[Euniho] Gongcheonghwon-sensei and I caught a lot of bugs together. The insect spray that Seokwon made works really well!

[Eunseoho] By the way, did you know Da In-senpai is a master at catching bugs? Eunha’s amazing at it too!

Even though they had stayed up late for the night walk, the descendants’ messages were full of energy.

Eunho felt like supporting them, thinking that they were probably so happy about spending special time with him.

They ended the messages with a note about looking forward to the talent show that would wrap up the 3-night, 4-day youth retreat.

‘Aside from these, most of the messages are about PlayerZ's King of Players videos.’

The edited videos posted during the retreat had been met with a lot of excitement.

Those who missed the live broadcast or couldn’t muster the courage to watch the full video were eagerly waiting for the edited version, and many had found the video through recommendations on algorithms, causing the view count to skyrocket.

It wasn’t just the power of editing, but rather the fame of the Shield Knight and the hidden content discovered during the first live broadcast that contributed to the surge in views.

Moreover, other streamers were uploading derivative videos of the so-called "Hacking Challenge," and viewers who came through that route had further increased the audience.

Currently, the Hacking Challenge was trending among streamers who were mainly focused on PlayerZ.

Most streamers followed the same method that our party had used, but some streamers, for the sake of entertainment, had challenged it in first-person VR mode like Yoo Sanghoon did.

The narrow field of view and the clumsy VR controls caused those streamers to suffer throughout the challenge, and the Shield Knight's super plays became even more famous in comparison.

At this rate, the Shield Knight channel’s video might break its highest view count.

‘Everyone’s doing the Hacking Challenge, and Min Green even drew the thumbnail herself, so it's no surprise that it’s getting this much attention.’

Min Green had drawn the characters we had controlled in the game.

The clothes were exact replicas of the avatars the characters wore, but their faces resembled the real-life appearances of the players.

Yet, the PlayerZ game atmosphere still came through clearly, making it too much of a masterpiece to simply use as a thumbnail.

“...Ah, I can’t be a supporter.”

With the mention of “pairs,” many people started speaking up.

Yeom Junyeol, Ju Suhyeok, Andain, Maeng Hyo-don... all of them had expressed interest in fighting alongside Eunho, but they were all dealers.

Eunho could simply write out the player’s trajectory and act as a supporter, but now wasn’t the time for that.

While the group was murmuring, Cheon Dongha calmly continued.

“The quickest way to confirm coordination between players is through a sparring match. We’ll select two groups and set a time to fight.”

“What? Right now? We haven’t even made the teams.”

“The supporter will participate in more than one round.”

“Oh, I haven’t warmed up yet.”

With this unexpected development, everyone started talking more, but Cheon Dongha patiently answered the necessary questions and ignored the unnecessary chatter as he continued.

As a third-year leader facing countless players from Eunghwang High and other troublesome Class 0 students, Cheon Dongha showed great leadership.

“The supporters will have to participate more than once. There’s no point in drawing out the team formations. Some events will have random selections, so this is a good opportunity to practice handling such surprises.”

Cheon Dongha immediately projected a hologram.

The hologram displayed the names of the dealer and supporter pairs for the first sparring session.

[Dealer: Gwak Kyunggu, Supporter: Ma Jinseung]

VS

[Dealer: Jo Uishin, Supporter: Park Seunghyun]

Cheon Dongha smiled slyly as he looked at Eunho.

As promised, Cheon Dongha had set up the team Eunho wanted.

The Hideout of the Thieves.

Gu Seulbi and Ong Gil-dong, whose cooking skills were close to the ground, had stopped by a café near the hideout to buy brunch.

When they returned with three portions of food, In Seon-o, who had stayed up late due to the night walk, was awake and sitting on the living room armchair.

In Seon-o, who had multiple holograms open, stood up and greeted the two.

“If you had woken me up, I would’ve gone with you. Now I ended up being the errand boy. Sorry about that.”

“It’s alright. We live together, so we should help each other!”

“But what are you doing? Are you studying right after waking up?”

As In Seon-o moved the holograms into a more convenient position, he explained.

“I’m looking into the construction law for player facilities.”

“The one revised by the member of parliament who graduated from Eunghwang High, right? That’s why player-related accidents have decreased significantly in Korea.”

That construction law had led to the creation of very conservative player facilities in Korea.

Because the standards for dealing with abilities were extremely high, unless the buildings were illegally constructed, players couldn’t easily break them down, and safety accidents were fewer.

Especially, Eunghwang High’s facilities were known for being built to a high standard, even before the law was amended.

The old building was an exception, but it was no longer officially used at Eunghwang High.

“Yes, buildings made in compliance with this law seem like they would keep most abilities from leaking out as long as the doors are properly shut. It may be costly to build, but I think it’s worth the investment.”

“But there are foreign documents too? Are you looking into other countries’ construction laws?”

“I wanted to compare them with Korea’s system.”

Ong Gil-dong confidently replied to In Seon-o’s words.

“I’ve immersed myself in the ways of the thieves by experiencing different cultures and learning from them. If you’re curious about something, feel free to ask!”

“Then, can I ask about the regulations for lodging facilities?”

“No problem. I’ve stayed at hotels around the world, so I can tell you about them.”

In Seon-o asked a few questions, and Ong Gil-dong answered smoothly.

Though some of the smaller details were a bit hazy in his memory, he quickly supplemented them by searching the device.

“Foreign regulations seem more lenient compared to Korea.”

In Seon-o muttered to himself while looking at the foreign player lodging facility guides in a foreign language.

“Then, when using foreign lodging facilities, the abilities of sleeping players might leak out.”