EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 983: Welcome (3)

Beyond the door to the banquet hall, which was roughly opened, and the remnants of the golden energy that bound the shadow, Huang Ho greeted the Chinese team.

At first glance, it seemed that Huang Ho, furious over the rude behavior of a student, was silently observing the situation. However, the reality was different.

Huang Ho was confirming information about the highest-ranking knight through his clone.

‘That person is one of the Grand Cross, the "Knight of Earthquake."’

The three knights mentioned in the name of the team "The Oath of Three Knights" were as follows:

The knight of the yellow rose who tried to kidnap Jared Lee at the amusement park.

The knight of the Water Shadow, who appeared on the same day and escaped after evading Seodol.

And now, the Knight of Earthquake, who Huang Ho was facing.

‘It doesn’t seem like they’re trying to hide their identity, but they’re not taking the lead either. Are they waiting for our reaction?’

The Knight of Earthquake stood a step behind the person who appeared to be the team leader.

Given the standing and power of the Oath of Three Knights, it wouldn’t have been strange for the Knight of Earthquake to take the lead of the Chinese team, but it seemed they had intentionally declined the prominent position.

Perhaps it was because the Knight of Earthquake belonged to the British pro player team, but it wasn’t uncommon for a coach to come from a different nationality in professional sports, so it likely wasn’t due to nationality.

“Lu Bowen! Yao Leqi!”

Meanwhile, the person leading the coaching staff swiftly made their way down the long hotel corridor.

A man with unusual stamina, Lu Bowen, who seemed to have been kicked around often, immediately crouched down, raising his arms to guard himself.

“I didn’t do anything wrong! It’s just that the principal of Eungwang High loves art, so I wanted to show off our shadow theater, as a surprise performance. Isn’t that right, Leqi?”

“I’m just here to make sure you don’t do anything foolish. I didn’t do anything.”

“Traitor!”

Yao Leqi coldly responded, immediately abandoning Lu Bowen.

In reality, it was only Lu Bowen who had actually done something wrong, so Yao Leqi wasn’t wrong.

Yao Leqi turned away and made a calm expression, as if this had nothing to do with her, while Lu Bowen continued to whine.

The exchange happened entirely in Chinese, and Huang Ho, being fluent in Chinese, understood everything. However, the noise they were making was certainly not a very polite way to behave.

“This is Korea, and in front of you stands a guest from Korea. Have you apologized yet?”

Dong Xiaodan, the head of the Chinese team, glared at them and spoke in Korean.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bowen took a sharp breath, realizing he hadn’t been intentionally rude, but rather was just oblivious to the situation.

Huang Ho, who was famous for his politeness and born with extraordinary powers, couldn’t help but smile internally as he compared this to the immature youths who still struggled with socializing.

It wasn’t too bad to see young people act childish at times.

“I’ll accept the apology. But first, let’s have greetings and introductions before sitting down.”

With a completely concealed expression, Huang Ho spoke in a businesslike manner.

Lu Bowen, thinking he had been forgiven, smiled widely, but Dong Xiaodan understood the deeper meaning in Huang Ho’s words and his expression grew more serious.

While the apology was accepted, Huang Ho’s words implied that from this point on, Huang Ho would remember their faces and names, and they’d need to show proper respect going forward.

Completely oblivious to this, Lu Bowen began explaining enthusiastically in Korean as he introduced himself.

“I’m Lu Bowen. Do you know our shadow theater, Pyeong-hee? This chandelier here creates shadows in various directions due to its structure. By using that, interesting shapes can be created, and with my ability, I can perform a show without any stage preparation. So earlier...”

“Lu Bowen!”

It wasn’t until Dong Xiaodan delivered a sharp knee to his leg that Lu Bowen finally stopped talking.

Lu Bowen had tried to perform a spontaneous show using the chandelier for inspiration, but Yao Leqi, quick on her feet, had pulled back. Had Huang Ho’s reaction been more favorable, she might have accompanied the performance with her musical ability.

‘If this weren’t such a formal situation, I might have gladly watched the performance.’

Eungwang High was known for its eccentric artistic students, some of whom had played similar tricks on Huang Ho before.

One particularly bold student had even performed a "corrective performance" right in front of him, trying to reform Huang Ho, who had become too complacent. It was a stunning performance that seemed impossible to be prepared by a student, but it hadn’t moved Huang Ho’s heart, which had grown numb over the years.

Things were different now, but Huang Ho couldn’t help but recall his reaction from back then, acting as if he was playing along.

Seeing Huang Ho’s attitude, Yao Leqi gave Lu Bowen a small warning in a low voice.

“Calm down.”

“He’s the broad-minded principal of Eungwang High who doesn’t expel even problem students. This is fine. If we make a good impression, we might even get to perform at the Ho Yeon Hall, which the famous violinist has played at!”

“...Eungwang High does have a few expelled students.”

Yao Leqi trailed off, as if she wanted to say more but couldn’t in front of Huang Ho.

‘It seems she has done some research on Eungwang High. If she knew my history, she might think that I accepted problem students because I’m lenient, but really, I let them slide because I was negligent.’

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Yao Leqi was an instrument player.

From what she said, it seemed she had looked into Eungwang High, perhaps because she admired Kwon Jein and had a dream of performing in the hall where she had played.

Unlike Lu Bowen, who was full of passion, Yao Leqi was perceptive but seemed to have gotten involved in this chaotic plan to appeal to Huang Ho.

However, it seemed she had given up after Huang Ho’s cold response.

It was a bit of a shame, but Huang Ho wasn’t in the mood to indulge, so he maintained his stance.

“Excluding the candidates, there are thirteen students in the team, but one is missing.”

Huang Ho said in a haughty tone.

It was as if he was asking why a student hadn’t come to greet him personally.

In fact, Huang Ho already knew who the missing student was.

That individual was Li Wei, blessed by the legendary figure, Shennong.

Li Wei was the person who had been asked to cooperate in seeking revenge against the former head of the Ujok family.

When asked about Li Wei’s whereabouts, Dong Xiaodan answered.

“I heard he went to the restroom... but wait.”

Lu Bowen and Yao Leqi noticeably shifted uneasily.

Dong Xiaodan immediately interrogated Lu Bowen.

“Wei was watching you, Bowen. He said he went to the restroom, but where did he really go?”

“Aha, he was trying to cause trouble, so I worked with Leqi to ambush him and locked him in the cleaning closet...”

Thwack!