EX rank supporting role's replay in a prestigious school

Chapter 864

While Do-cheol's brazier was burning, the master personally engraved the formation onto the remaining three evil spirits.

The formation was identical to the one etched onto the brazier.

With each additional stroke of the formation, the fire in the brazier flared up, and a sound could be heard from within, as though something was connecting.

Nabiliyeong watched the scene with a faint smile on her lips.

‘Do-cheol and the brazier are connecting now. And every time the formation is engraved, the brazier’s fire grows fiercer. There will be some pain involved, so he must be resisting uselessly.’

Nabiliyeong didn't care about Do-cheol's pain at all.

Her focus was on the remaining three evil spirits.

‘Even if they are apart, they’ll have the same effect as if they were working together, since they’re now connected through the master’s formation.’

The master had likely used Do-cheol, the weakest of the three, as the central figure in this operation for this very moment.

With this operation, the master had tested the nobles' numbers and ensured that the remaining three evil spirits had the power of symbolism wherever they went.

If it succeeded, that was good; if it failed, it was simply a way to use them later.

"Step back."

After bestowing the formation, the master ordered the three evil spirits and Nabiliyeong to step back.

It seemed the brazier, which Do-cheol had entered, would be left to someone else to manage.

Nabiliyeong felt a tinge of regret that she couldn’t oversee Do-cheol, but she was pleased to be able to leave without further suspicion from the master.

‘First, I need to understand the full picture of this incident. Then, I’ll watch to see who will manage Do-cheol and what orders the remaining three evil spirits will receive.’

Nabiliyeong quickly calculated how to deploy the butterflies.

Of course, she didn’t show any of this outwardly.

Nabiliyeong acted sorrowful, as though it was sad to part from the master, though her face remained composed.

To show respect for the three evil spirits, she lowered her gaze and walked a few steps away, looking pitiful as she did.

"I have a question. Could you raise your head?"

After stepping out of the shadows where the master stayed, Gung-gi addressed Nabiliyeong.

Though Gung-gi didn’t treat her as he did the master, he spoke kindly to Nabiliyeong.

It wasn’t because he had special feelings for her but because he admired her dark deeds and the evil deeds she had accomplished.

When Nabiliyeong slowly lifted her head, bowing politely, Gung-gi spoke.

"I want to ask about Seong Guk-eon."

Nabiliyeong wondered why Gung-gi was asking about Seong Guk-eon.

Come to think of it, Gung-gi had seen Seong Guk-eon in the garden.

Apart from Do-cheol, Gung-gi was the only one who had seen the real Seong Guk-eon in person.

Nabiliyeong kept that in mind and listened attentively to Gung-gi’s words.

The goals of this operation had all been achieved.

The assassination of Seong Guk-eon and Jeon Mu-yeong had been prevented.

The corpse of the former Korea branch leader, Seong Hyeong-woo, had been recovered.

The unsa, bound to the brazier, had been saved.

They had escaped with all the people transferred to the garden.

But they couldn’t rest just yet.

‘There’s still more to finish.’

The area outside the garden was near Tanrae Middle School.

Though it was on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province, it was still part of the capital region, and since it was near a school, the local economy had developed, with many people passing through.

That place had been completely destroyed.

‘The location of the garden was indeed near Tanrae Middle School. This is as expected, but the mastermind has caused more destruction than anticipated.’

Perhaps the teacher had been holding back to avoid discouraging the spirits when they were in the garden.

Maeng Hyo-don didn’t know how to react, but fortunately, Ju Su-hyeok stepped in to reassure the teacher.

"Seong Guk-eon, you..."

"Teacher Tak Geo-san, Seong Guk-eon is working now. It’s best to speak later."

Tak Geo-san looked at her in shock, but Jeon Mu-yeong blocked him.

He must have realized she was the fake Seong Guk-eon from the way she had made the request.

"This person... I believe they were the former Korea branch leader."

Meanwhile, Hong Gyu-bin, who had finished the briefing, asked a question.

His gaze turned toward Seong Hyeong-woo’s body lying in the coffin.

"Yes, he’s here in the garden."

It wasn’t the simulation version of Seong Hyeong-woo, but the real Seong Hyeong-woo. This was the first time Nabiliyeong had seen him in person.

From a distance, Seong Hyeong-woo looked as though he was merely asleep, in perfect condition.

Nabiliyeong thought back to when she had conversed with Seong Hyeong-woo’s AI through the old simulator.

The AI version seemed more lifelike, but it felt strange to know the real one was here.

While she was lost in those thoughts, Hwang Ji-ho, who had finished organizing his clone and had received reports from the nobles, spoke to her.

"Have you finished speaking with Hong Gyu-bin? Let’s go. Someone will be waiting. You, as well as Seong Guk-eon, must come along."

"Of course. I will accompany you."

Before Nabiliyeong could respond, Jeon Mu-yeong, who had been supporting her, spoke up.

"Where are we going? Who’s waiting for us?"

If they were to be picked up, it was likely someone from the Red Tiger family.

If the mastermind intended to make Nabiliyeong a target for dimensional transfer, it seemed that Jeok-ho would handle the information manipulation.

By modifying nearby recording devices to only leave parts to be shown to the mastermind.

Nabiliyeong had asked Hong Gyu-bin to show off her connections with the Fomor Demon Tribe.

She couldn’t refuse the suggestion from Yeongje-geon, as this would further solidify Seong Guk-eon’s ties.

After getting into the limousine, Jeon Mu-yeong asked.

"Where are we headed, Yeongje-geon?"

"The space owned by Uishin."

Yeongje-geon spoke something strange.

He shouldn’t have spoken so bluntly in the limousine.

Did he mean to take them to the dormitory? But technically, the dormitory belonged to the Hwangmyeong Foundation, so it wasn’t her space.

Yeongje-geon smiled brightly.

"Uishin has a share in the Dragon Palace."

Was he talking about the Dragon Palace?!

Could it be that he really left the White Dragon Palace, Red Dragon Palace, and Black Dragon Palace to Uishin?

What on earth were the Dragon Clan thinking by making such an unreasonable decision?

"Isn’t the Dragon Palace... rather far away?"

"No, it’s close. Hwang Ho said the Dragon Palace’s location wasn’t ideal, so I considered various options for the sake of the benefactor of the Dragon Tribe."

"I told you many times not to burden the benefactor of the Dragon Tribe with useless things, but you never listen."

Hwang Ji-ho seemed extremely displeased, but didn’t outright refuse to go to the Dragon Palace.

Instead of responding to Hwang Ji-ho, Yeongje-geon spoke his mind.

"We’ve moved the Dragon Palace."