Chapter 135

Chapter 135 – Everybody Gather!

Tae-hyuk stared blankly into the air as he went to school for the first time in a while . After entering the third grade, he had gone abroad to study . The Blue Dragon Prison was out at sea, so it wasn’t exactly a lie .

Thus, it had been more than a month since he sat in a chair and took classes . It was noisy in the classroom, due to the presence of a dark horse that appeared after a long time .

“Did you see the results of yesterday’s mock exam?”

“It is really perfect . ”

“There were two people in our school who got perfect scores . ”

“Eh? I know one . Who is the other person?”

“Who? Over there . ”

“Ah…Seo Tae-hyuk?”

“Class President has already been accepted into S University . She can pick any university like they are ice creams . ”

“……”

Their chatter entered his ears, but Tae-hyuk didn’t care . He also received comments on the Internet about Phantom . This was just cute .

Tae-hyuk manipulated the Demon Revealing Mirror to check his stats .

-Stats: Stamina (67), Intelligence (70), Agility (55), Dexterity (64)

Particularly noteworthy was the additional 20 points in intelligence . He had been able to reach 50 points easily with An Eun-young’s help . However, he hadn’t studied with her after that . But it rose at a tremendous pace while fighting other criminals .

The Red Mafia art forgery case . the Triads’ organ trafficking . After the cult incident with the Yakuza, Tae-hyuk’s stats increased enormously . In the case of his stamina, it went up by 10 after fighting against dozens of mafia members .

‘I literally took a giant leap . ’

Yesterday, mock tests were conducted all across the country . He thought it was a good opportunity to see how his head had improved . The result was a perfect score for all subjects . He also finished the tests with 10 minutes to spare .

‘This is just 70 points . If I get 100 points, then can’t I win a Noble Prize?’

However, it was more interesting to plot crimes than to study . Anyways, his stats seemed to ascend when he specialized in crime .

‘A criminal should have a good head . ’

There was still some time before homeroom would start . Tae-hyuk pulled out his phone from his pocket and accessed the Internet . The incident from a few days ago was still heating up the news columns .

[Declaring war on the mafia who encroached on South Korea? Phantom’s purpose . ]

It was an obvious gossip story that he knew the contents without even clicking on it . But there was an eye-catching ripple .

–No matter how incredible Phantom is, it will be hard for him to deal with the whole mafia alone . Even if the mafia were chased out, they can just start operating secretly . Will we ever be able to get rid of their weeds? It will remain the same . Even if one sprout is pulled out, two more will grow in its place until the person is exhausted .

The debate continued . It made a lot of sense . It didn’t appear in the news but the mafia were still active in South Korea .

Of course, Phantom’s declaration of war wasn’t a prank call . He would let the opponent know how much damage he could do .

One person alone couldn’t deal with the whole mafia .

‘But I am sorry . In this case, I’ve prepared a plan . ’

However, it couldn’t be implemented right now . There were a few things that needed to be taken care of before he could smash the mafia .

‘First…’

Bam!

At that moment, his eyes flashed .

“Hey! Tae-hyuk! What are you doing? Class has begun . ”

It was Jung Nam-ho, his teacher, who spoke with his unique dialect . He had hit the back of Tae-hyuk’s head . Tae-hyuk rubbed his head and said,

“Uhh…Teacher-nim . Doesn’t it seem like your treatment towards me hasn’t changed?”

“This brat . I will treat all my students the same, even if you ended up being first in the nation . Aigoo, I didn’t think I would get you for two years in a row . ”

Jung Nam-ho was still Tae-hyuk’s third year homeroom teacher . Most of the classmates changed, but he was still together with An Eun-young and Jung Nam-ho . Since starting to work as Phantom, Tae-hyuk had become so busy that he needed two bodies to do everything . Even so, he came to school consistently due to two people .

“Oh, please bring your sister on the Friday written here . I have something to say to her . ”

“Huh? N-Noona?”

Tae-hyuk’s eyes shook as Jung Nam-ho requested the presence of his guardian . Surely no one knew that he was the Phantom . Did Jung Nam-ho perhaps see him with the Nuclear Bomb members? It couldn’t be…

“Yes! It is Seo Tae-hyuk’s third year . You have to decide your future path . ”

“Ah . ”

Tae-hyuk nodded with a convinced look . In a words, the guardian had to come for career counseling .

Jung Nam-ho told him .

“You worked hard on the exams . They are grades that anyone would desire . Effort never betrays you…”

However, Tae-hyuk was thinking about something else .

‘Then it is time to talk with him . ’

Tae-hyuk smiled as he visualized someone’s face .

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“— I will punish them!”

Kwang!

The young boss of the Triads, Li Zheng, struck his desk after seeing the video from the UCC site .

“This bastard!”

“B-Boss…”

The subordinates trembled at the boss’ agitated state . Their boss was someone who always kept his cool, even when subordinates were lost . Yet he was agitated this time .

Li Zheng glared at his subordinates with blazing eyes then tore up the reports on his desk . They were the results of various plans to bring Phantom into the Triads .

All of them failed .

“He hates money, hates honor, and hates women . Even if he dies, he doesn’t want to go under another person…”

He lost count of the sweet fruits that he offered Phantom . However, the target didn’t bite the apple .

Li Zheng was furious .

“…Then we have to kill him before he falls into someone else’s hands . ”

Li Zheng calmed down and ordered his subordinates to summon his special forces .

“Kukukuk… Even Phantom wouldn’t be able to take on dozens of armed men . Tell them that anyone who obtains Phantom’s neck will be give a three million dollar reward . Let’s see how much he can do alone . I might be using a flamethrower to catch a rat in a warehouse, but I have to let him know that he can be killed . ”

At that moment, the door opened and an agitated man in a black suit entered .

“What?”

“B-Boss… P-Phantom . ”

“Phantom?”

“Yes…do you know the matter from a few days ago? The bosses of the Red Mafia mobilized armed men with powerful firearms to kill the ‘Princess . ’”

“Well . I think I recall it . What does it have to do with Phantom?”

The subordinate dropped his head and said,

“…Phantom rescued her from the Red Mafia’s hands . ”

“W-What?! Wait a minute . The opponents were armed with weapons! I clearly remember that anti-tank rockets and sniper rifles were mobilized, yet one man saved the princess and got away?”

Li Zheng got goosebumps .

The fact that the Red Mafia was engaged in a civil war was well known . They would obvious fight among themselves and self-destruct . That’s why he hadn’t worried about the movements of the Red Mafia .

But what was this? Phantom stopped the assassination of the boss?

“D-Don’t tell me… Phantom has gone under the princess of the Red Mafia?”

“I don’t know . It is the worst case scenario . ”

“We have to absolutely stop it! Phantom doesn’t need to join the Triads . However, he shouldn’t become the Red Mafia’s subordinate!”

“I-I will keep that in mind!”

“But… He really is great . Saving the boss from dozens of armed people . Yes, what about the damage to both sides?”

It would be preferable if Phantom got a big injury and died . However, the expression of his subordinate was strange . It was like opening a box that shouldn’t be opened .

“Tell me . What the hell happened?”

“T-They were wiped out . ”

“What?”

“Phantom killed all of his opponents and strolled out of there . ”

“……”

Li Zheng sat down like he saw a ghost . Phantom was a rodent who was an eyesore . However, the problem was that his abilities were real .

Another subordinate listening from the side asked,

“B-Boss . Should I convene the special forces?”

“Shut up!”

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Tae-hyuk took the paintings he forged to Big Mama’s pawn shop . Big Mama clapped with a big smile .

“Omo! You succeeded in stealing it!”

Two of Gauguin’s oil paintings .

The result of the careful examination was that it was all ‘genuine . ’

Tae-hyuk bought information from her by saying that the Sun Cult had some Gauguin paintings . If so, he had to show her the results . In the future, her help would be needed to fight the mafia . Therefore, he had to do this .

Paul Gauguin’s paintings were traded for hundreds of millions of won to collectors .

‘Of course, it is a fake . ’

Big Mama was an intellectual in the art forgery business . Tae-hyuk was selling fake goods to such a person . Naturally, some work was needed to create these pieces . First of all, his Forgery crime skill was fully activated to create the most plausible fakes . Then he used Counterfeit on top of that .

In such a way, he managed to create fakes that could even deceive Big Mama . Although the duration of Counterfeit had increased due to an attribute, it was still only 30 minutes . However, Big Mama wouldn’t look so carefully after purchasing it .

‘Is the saying, the person who was deceived is in the wrong?’

Tae-hyuk was reminded of Big Mama’s motto . A person who didn’t know it was a fake as they were buying it was the one at fault . This was literally a complete crime .

“I think I can give you 100 million . ”

The two paintings of Gauguin were traded for hundreds of millions of won . But 100 million .

Tae-hyuk moved the abacus . Usually, stolen goods were traded at 20~30% of the market price . A lot was taken away as a commission fee . This was a very conscientious price .

Above all, Big Mama only paid in cash . Therefore, she gave him an excellent price . For her, Tae-hyuk was a trading partner that she didn’t want to give up .

Tae-hyuk replied with a smile,

“I’ll accept 70 million . Instead, please give me some information for the remaining amount of money . ”

“Hoh . You have grown a lot when it comes to business . ”

“Of course . I am a child growing every day . ”

Once Tae-hyuk asked about the Yakuza who were active in South Korea, Big Mama gazed at him with suspicious eyes .

“Have you been making a bad friend these days? In particular, someone who has a hobby of wearing a strange mask?”

“Ah, do you think that I know Phantom? I am just filled with burning patriotism these days . I heard that the Yakuza are gathering Goryeo celadon (Korean pottery from the Goryeo era that is pale green-blue in color) . I want to try and steal it . ”

“Goryeo celadon? Really?”

“You can’t spill this anywhere since I’m putting a lot into this . Of course, I will deal with Big Mama . Is this enough for you?”

“…I will do it . But this time it will take longer . Please wait at least three days . ”

“Three days . Right . ”

He thought it would take at least one week . But it was just three days . Big Mama was truly the madame of the information world .

Tae-hyuk waved at Big Mama as he left the pawn shop .

A fake piece of artwork that he spent half a day on was sold for a lot of money . He would also get the information he wanted . Big Mama really was generous .

Tae-hyuk muttered as he walked in an alley,

“Since I have nothing to do for three days, shall I break out the Bomber?”

Tae-hyuk started collecting the parts necessary to fight the mafia .