11. Cheolongseong (鐵甕城) (2)
All classes are over.
Kim Young-cheol, the homeroom teacher of the first grade class, usually ended the funeral service briefly, but today he had something special to say.
“I have very good news for you. This time, Myungjin Construction decided to introduce a scholarship system for Cheonil High School. What that means is that students who meet the conditions will receive a scholarship.”
The students’ eyes lit up.
No matter how ignorant the kids were of the world, there was no student who hated receiving a scholarship.
The problem was the conditions of the scholarship.
In a situation where all eyes were focused, Kim Young-cheol showed a strange smile.
“The criteria for scholarships are, of course, to be awarded mainly to students who attend school faithfully and those with a promising future. The number of scholarship recipients is not limited, but not everyone will receive them. Come on, everyone applaud! “Hyunseong was selected as the first scholarship recipient at our school.”
Moment.
The steam has completely cooled down.
The first class students reluctantly applauded, but the meaning of Hyunseong Kim receiving it was too blatant.
The eldest son of Myungjin Construction.
Isn’t Go Chang-beom his guardian?
I was irritated by the fact that something I could have just applied for outright was given in the name of a scholarship. Didn’t I just have high expectations because they mentioned a scholarship for no reason? However, no one complained about Myungjin Construction’s decision.
In fact, even if you exclude the background.
Hyunseong Kim deserves a scholarship.
This time, he proudly took first place in the school, but who else would he give the scholarship to if not Kim Hyun-seong?
I’m just annoyed.
I understood the reality.
When they thought it was a performance by Myungjin Construction, the students no longer showed interest in the scholarship.
however.
“For your information, Hyunseong is not the only one who will receive a scholarship this time. In our class, Hyeonseong was selected, but in the other class, Siwoo was selected. So let’s all cheer up. “If you focus hard on your studies, Myungjin Construction will select scholarship students without a specific deadline.”
Kim Young-cheol’s remarks.
The students’ expressions quickly hardened.
It had to be that way.
Kim Si-urani.
If he had received a scholarship despite not having outstanding grades, there was only one reason that came to mind.
Kim Hyun-seong’s friend.
That was all there was to it.
* * *
Scholarship issues.
It was a hot issue.
Among the male students returning home in groups after school, Jo Jae-jin, nicknamed Choksae, spoke in a grumpy voice.
“No, isn’t this too revealing? Kim Hyun-seong says so. He was a class president and ranked first in the entire school in the second semester midterm exam, so even if Myungjin Construction gave him money, he would have a good cause. But Kim Si-woo? Ha, really my-.”
“It’s definitely weird.”
“It’s not that strange. What reason does Kim Si-woo have for receiving a scholarship? Your grades aren’t as great as Kim Hyun-seong’s, and you’re not particularly good at anything else, right? attendance? Is there a child who has bad attendance at Cheonil? What would it mean if Kim Si-woo was suddenly selected as a scholarship student when there was nothing? “Myungjin Construction just proved the injustice of this world.”
Is it because I was expecting a scholarship?
The anger never subsided.
I wish I could do it behind his back, but I felt like I was being played for no reason.
“Anyway, what on earth is the relationship between Myungjin Construction and Kim Hyun-seong? Ever since their eldest son showed up as Kim Hyun-seong’s guardian, Oh Dae-hwan and Kim Young-cheol have been acting like they will give up their entire liver and gallbladder, and this time, they are even taking care of their best friend in the name of a scholarship. “Isn’t he perhaps the illegitimate son of Myeongjin Construction?”
“You crazy bastard. “Is that possible?”
“No, I don’t know. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand it unless it’s such a crazy story. Is there anyone who has been close to Kim Hyun-seong since the Park Min-cheol gang incident? There isn’t a single one. He used to get along well, but since then he has turned dark and doesn’t say a word to us. After the disciplinary committee was over, Lee Jeong-min tried to talk to me, but he was cursed and completely buried. However, Kim Si-woo, who was the only one who remained loyal, was selected for scholarship. Wow, this is too blatant.”
Although he said it in a superficial way, what Jo Jae-jin said was not wrong.
A whole thousand days.
I understood the intention of the scholarship.
Kim Si-woo was talented enough to be called a Taekwondo genius in the past, but at least now, he was not a student worthy of receiving a scholarship.
“Somehow. When Kim Hyun-seong was attacking the seniors, Kim Si-woo suddenly got into a fight with Park Jin-woo. There was a reason for everything. I guess it was something that had already been discussed with Kim Hyun-seong. Ha-f*ck it, it’s the end of the world. No matter how rotten the world is, they say it so openly… … .”
Startle.
Jo Jae-jin stopped walking.
With a slightly stiff face, my friend gave a curious reaction.
“why?”
“Oh, no, that’s… … .”
“What’s going on?”
Something was strange.
As Jo Jae-jin’s gaze looked beyond himself, his friend also turned his gaze to check something there.
My friend’s expression quickly hardened.
In an alley where sunlight was not allowed, a familiar face was leaning against the wall, looking this way.
“hey. “Come here.”
A chillingly cold voice.
I had a bad time just now.
Kim Hyun-seong pointed a finger at Jo Jae-jin.
* * *
Is it misfortune?
Is it fortunate?
My friend just sent it to me.
Only Jo Jae-jin was brought in, and Jo Jae-jin felt like his heart would burst at any moment when he faced Kim Hyun-seong.
‘That’s it.’
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Just a few months ago.
Kim Hyun-seong’s image was good.
As the class president of class 1, he was active in everything, and since he was close to all his friends, there was no one who disliked Kim Hyun-seong. But recently that reputation has disappeared completely. Starting with Park Min-cheol’s gang, they took down Shin Young-min one by one, and a new nickname called Kim Hyun-seong was created in the Thousand Days.
‘Devil of a Thousand Days.’
Simple though.
It was a nickname that clearly described the person named Kim Hyun-seong.
Think about it.
When fighting with Park Min-cheol’s gang.
Even though it was a 3-to-1 fight, Kim Hyun-seong showed his malicious intent to kill his opponent by hitting Kang Chang-seok’s temple with a lock. That day, three friends were taken to the emergency room, bleeding profusely. Even though fights were common at this age, it was rare for someone to be this cruel.
Later, Shin Young-min.
What happened at that time became a legend.
After calling in the entire second grade class, he knocked down Bae Seong-ho, and made Shin Young-min fall to his knees with a single blow.
If it had ended there.
He might not have been nicknamed the devil.
In a situation where everyone was looking down from the top of the building, Kim Hyun-seong cruelly slowly twisted Shin Young-min’s arm.
“Kaaaaaaak-!”
The scream at that time.
It seemed like I could hear it clearly.
Jo Jae-jin had his head down, unable to calm his shaking eyes.
‘You really are crazy. What on earth were you thinking when you chewed on Kim Hyun-seong? You’ll probably kill me, right? If you see how he started throwing punches as soon as there was an argument in the hallway, I will never let him go. Am I going to die like this? There are still many things I want to do… … .’
“Raise your head.”
I came to my senses.
At the sound of Kim Hyun-seong’s voice, I raised my head and faced him.
Startle.
I bowed my head again.
When I looked into those cold eyes, I felt my heart shrink.
“You’re Jo Jae-jin, right? “The nickname is Choksaego.”
“… … “Oh, right.”
“There’s no need to be so scared. It doesn’t really bother me whether you gossip about me or not. However, if it is true that you are talkative enough to be called Choksae and are close to all of Cheonil, then I would like to ask you something separately.”
“Well, just say anything. “I will listen to you unconditionally.”
A blush appeared on my face.
Only then did Jo Jae-jin raise his head at the fact that he could return safely.
Hyunseong Kim said.
“As you said earlier, it is true that Myungjin Construction’s scholarship students were selected for unfair reasons this time. Of course, Siwoo and I received the scholarship because he was my friend. But as my homeroom teacher said, there is no limit to the number of scholarship students. That means depending on how you behave, you too can get that scholarship.”
The atmosphere was strange.
A scholarship?
Kim Hyun-seong spoke as if he had the scholarship system in his hands and could wield it as he pleased.
I shut my mouth.
I waited for the next words.
By not averting his gaze, he showed that he was extremely interested in what he had just said.
Hyunseong Kim laughed.
“Just like you said a little while ago, spread the word to the entire world. So that everyone can know the inside story and how unfair Myungjin Construction’s scholarship is. step… … .”
I drew up a plan in my head.
Cheolongseong Fortress named Cheonil.
A plan to make it.
“All you have to do is add some flesh to that rumor.”
* * *
next day.
A strange rumor spread around school.
Jo Jae-jin went around each class and grade telling strange stories.
“I know that? The reason Myungjin Construction created the Cheonil Scholarship System this time was to officially take care of students who are good at Kim Hyun-seong. So, Kim Si-woo, who was the only one who took Kim Hyun-sung’s side during the Park Min-cheol gang incident, was selected as a scholarship student.”
“Because it’s real. Otherwise, why does Kim Si-woo receive a scholarship? And as Kim Young-cheol said, there is no limit to the number of students in this scholarship system. “It means that if you treat Kim Hyun-seong well, he will take care of everyone no matter who it is or how many people there are.”
“Seniors. Is it your parents? “If you look at the way the homeroom teacher behaves toward Go Chang-beom, you can’t say no, right?”
That wasn’t the end.
A new twist was added to the story everyone was anticipating.
“Has Kim Hyun-seong changed recently? Do you know why that is? After the incident with Park Min-cheol’s gang, there was a big change in his state of mind, and he said he was planning to wipe out all the scoundrels starting from the 1000th anniversary. “I had a little chat with him, and he seemed willing to accept it if there were kids who wanted to join his plan.”
“Is this something like a cartoon? Look at Siwoo Kim. Anyway, he applied to Park Jin-woo and received a scholarship, right?”
It was a really strange rumor.
Not long ago, Shin Young-min reigned as the king of Cheonil, but in the area called Daesan, factions between schools were not that severe. Even though each school had a leader, they never fought with each other. However, most of the students responded with disbelief when it was said that it would form a huge force.
That was common sense.
Kim Hyun-seong is the top student in the entire school in terms of grades, and Kim Hyun-seong has a strong backing called Myungjin Construction.
I thought there was no reason to waste my life on something as trivial as school violence.
however.
Not everyone heard the rumors.
Monster gorilla Bae Seong-ho.
He, who was going through a dark period after losing to Kim Hyun-seong, suddenly showed interest in a rumor.
‘Kim Hyun-seong is gathering people?’
It was tempting.
recent.
He was completely lost.
I didn’t specifically major in sports, but I lived a life of modest power based on my natural physical ability. It was an illusory power that would disappear once he graduated from high school, but he believed that a rosy future would surely await him if he could earn the broker’s qualifications by working hard to assist Shin Young-min.
And with Shin Young-min’s defeat.
It was completely ruined.
I was at a loss as to what to do next, and because of Kim Hyun-seong, I couldn’t move around with my neck as strong as I used to.
‘If I look good to Kim Hyun-seong, does that mean I can also receive a scholarship like Kim Si-woo? If you really need someone to fight for you, I’m sincerely confident he’ll do a good job. I lost because it was Kim Hyun-seong, and I’ve never heard anyone say I was weak.’
I was in trouble.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, I had to worry about the issue of pride for a long time.
Before school ends.
Bae Seong-ho summoned Choksae.
I was planning to check the truth through the starting point of the rumor, but Jo Jae-jin looked at the people around him and spoke in a quiet voice.
“I’m telling you this specifically because you are a senior, but Kim Hyun-seong plans to make Cheonil his own kingdom. The plan is to completely wipe out the surrounding schools based on this thousand days’ power. If there is someone who shows enough strength and loyalty to assist him in the process, Hyunseong will definitely treat him accordingly. Look at Siu. He wasn’t as great as his senior, but he was selected as a scholarship student. Do you know how much the scholarship is? “Even though it’s a one-time thing, it’s a whopping 10 million won, 10 million won!”
Bae Seong-ho’s expression changed.
Ten million won.
Compared to the request from the Golden Circle, it was not lacking at all.
Now that I had no pride to take care of, I felt like I had to do anything for my hopeless future.
The problem was the past.
Since he had fought with Kim Hyun-seong once, he wasn’t sure if he would be accepted.
but.
‘I’ll have to hit it first.’
Seongho Bae was at the edge of a cliff.
I felt like I needed to meet Kim Hyun-seong in person.
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