It was a long-awaited holiday. However, the Flying Dragon Academy was bustling from the morning.
"Senior, where should I move this?"
"That goes over there! Ma Dong-pal! I told you to put that tent here, not there!"
"Ah, right."
"Move it again, quickly!"
Under Ak Simin's command, people were moving here and there.
There were now seven days left until the Clear Bright Festival.
Since there was no more ti to dawdle, the other classes, including the Vermilion Bird Class, were in full swing with festival preparations.
"..."
Namgung Il stood next to Ak Simin and quietly watched the people moving.
Normally, Namgung Il, a first-year, should also be moving busily like the others, but Namgung Il was specially receiving the benefit of being exempt from such physical labor.
'As expected, among the positions, there's nothing as comfortable as a supervisory role.'
In terms of rank alone, Namgung Il could be said to be right below Ak Simin.
Because Namgung Il's role, like Ak Simin's, was to manage people.
Rather than doing physical labor, Namgung Il's role was to coordinate so that the work could proceed efficiently.
"..."
Of course, when it was first said that Namgung Il would take on that role, there was quite a lot of strong opposition.
It could be acknowledged that Ak Simin was qualified for the supervisory position because he was the class president, but wasn't Namgung Il just a first-year?
Although it couldn't be denied that Namgung Il's contribution was great in deciding the event, from the second-years onwards, their pride couldn't help but be hurt by the fact that they were receiving instructions from a junior.
However.
"Who among us can get ten thousand bottles of high-grade cheongju for thirty copper coins per bottle?"
"...?"
"At least I can't. But Namgung Il did it."
As Ak Simin said that, the voices of complaint could not help but die down in an instant.
Because not just Ak Simin, but no one among them could get high-grade cheongju for thirty copper coins.
Since the most important thing in the alcohol business was inevitably the alcohol being sold, people knew how important that role was without even having to say it.
"I think Namgung Il is the one who knows the most about the alcohol business among us."
"..."
"Skill over grade. That's the policy I've decided on."
As Ak Simin, the class president, put his foot down like that, no one could oppose Namgung Il's supervisory position anymore.
Because if they continued to oppose here, it would be ignoring Ak Simin.
In that way, Namgung Il was now very comfortably sucking honey next to Ak Simin.
'It's a bit boring just standing still.'
Most of the instructions were given by Ak Simin.
All Namgung Il did was a simple check.
If Ak Simin asked sothing he was a little confused about while proceeding with the work, Namgung Il would check and give an answer, and that was all of his work.
Yawn—.
Namgung Il yawned again as if he were bored.
As if he had noticed, Ak Simin asked Namgung Il.
"Are you bored?"
"Well... a little."
"Then I'll give you a special mission."
"...?"
A special mission?
Since it didn't sound like he was telling him to go over there and help with the work, Namgung Il looked at Ak Simin with a puzzled gaze.
"The other classes are probably in the middle of festival preparations right now."
"..."
"Go there and see what the other classes are doing for the festival. And report back on what the scale is."
"So you're telling to beco a spy?"
Ak Simin nodded at Namgung Il's question.
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you will win a hundred battles. You know that, right?"
"..."
"Our goal is to be first in sales. So watching the movents of other competitors is also a very important task."
To be precise, it was to beat the Azure Dragon Class, but that and being first in sales were ultimately the sa thing.
Because in the Clear Bright Festival every year, the Azure Dragon Class had always taken first place in sales.
So unless they attacked with the determination to be first in the entire Flying Dragon Academy, it would be impossible to beat the Azure Dragon Class.
"Hmm... I understand."
Namgung Il answered with a nod after a mont.
It seed more interesting to spy on the other classes than to just stand here.
On top of that, Ak Simin's words also had a point, so it seed that gathering information would be helpful to the Vermilion Bird Class in so way.
"But will it be okay here without ?"
"I've already heard the general explanation from you. It should be fine until you co back."
"I understand."
Namgung Il answered and turned around and walked away.
'Then where should I go first?'
It seed it would take quite a while to look around all three places.
And since he was going to spy, it would be better not to get his identity discovered as much as possible.
Namgung Il put his hand in his bosom and pulled sothing out.
Swoosh—.
What Namgung Il took out of his bosom was a black cloth.
When he wrapped it around his mouth, the black cloth beca a perfect mask, and at so point, Namgung Il had disappeared and a suspicious masked man was standing in his place.
Rustle—.
First, the White Tiger Class.
Namgung Il instantly hid in the shadows and began to move.
***
A suspicious masked man was sitting on a roof.
His two eyes were staring sowhere as sharply as a bird of prey, and there, people wearing green robes were moving busily.
'Is the Black Tortoise Class planning an exhibition?'
Namgung Il could roughly tell that from a distance.
Because there were ink paintings placed here and there.
Seeing them moving the exhibition stands with the paintings on them, it seed they were now discussing what kind of composition to arrange the paintings in.
"..."
He watched the situation a little longer just in case, but he didn't find anything else that stood out.
'The Black Tortoise Class won't be a big problem either.'
Namgung Il's thought was that they couldn't make a lot of money with an exhibition.
First of all, even if they charged an entrance fee, they couldn't set a very high price, and he didn't think there would be many people among the custors who were interested in paintings.
'Even if they sell the paintings, they won't be able to get a high price.'
Of course, among the paintings in the world, there were so whose value was very outstanding.
But it was common for the value of such paintings to rise along with the fa of the artist.
There would be no artist with that much fa among the students in the Black Tortoise Class.
For now, it seed it would be fine to exclude the Black Tortoise Class from the competitors.
Before spying on the Black Tortoise Class, Namgung Il had also stopped by the White Tiger Class.
What they were preparing there was a performance.
They played instrunts themselves and the students danced.
When Namgung Il went there, the students were already dancing to the rhythm of the instrunts.
'The White Tiger Class's head teacher was teaching dance, right?'
Namgung Il rembered that because Gwangcheon had said he was taking dance as an elective.
Perhaps the White Tiger Class was preparing a performance for the festival under that influence.
In fact, Han Yu-wol's figure was also visible at the scene, so Namgung Il was roughly guessing so.
"..."
A performance, like an exhibition, would not be able to make a lot of money.
If so, then all that was left was the Azure Dragon Class.
If that place was also nothing special like now, it seed there would be no big problem for the Vermilion Bird Class to achieve first place in sales.
Rustle—.
As the spying on the Black Tortoise Class seed to be over, Namgung Il quickly ca down from the roof.
'What on earth is the Azure Dragon Class preparing?'
From what he had seen so far, he thought that the characteristics of each class were quite distinct.
The White Tiger Class was influenced by Han Yu-wol and was preparing a performance, and wouldn't the Black Tortoise Class's exhibition also have been influenced by Jeong Dae-ung?
In the case of the Vermilion Bird Class, they were preparing to sell alcohol, which could generate the most sales, because of Ho Jeong-won's threat.
'Since Cha Yul-ryeong teaches herbalism, is he going to sell dicine or sothing?'
No matter what, that couldn't be it.
He kept thinking about it on his way to the Azure Dragon Class, but nothing else ca to mind.
Swoosh—.
In the anti, Namgung Il had arrived at the eastern district where the Azure Dragon Class was.
'Then... where is the Azure Dragon Class preparing?'
Basically, they would be preparing in their own class's area, but it was difficult to find them at once with just that.
Even if the area was limited, the size was not at the level of a yard.
For now, Namgung Il decided to look around the vicinity and find a place that seed to be preparing for the festival.
'Hmm?'
But he was able to find it more easily than he had thought.
Namgung Il, just like before, went up on a nearby roof and lowered his posture so as not to be seen.
"..."
In the place where Namgung Il was looking, the Azure Dragon Class students were moving around.
They were setting up tents and moving chairs... When he had seen the White Tiger Class and the Black Tortoise Class from a distance, he could tell at a glance what they were preparing, but it seed the Azure Dragon Class was not easy to figure out.
"..."
Judging only by what he could see, it seed they were preparing to do business.
Because the work of the Azure Dragon Class now felt almost the sa as the Vermilion Bird Class.
He could guess that much, but he couldn't seem to find out more than that.
'What kind of business are they trying to do?'
Depending on the type, he had to decide whether to keep the Azure Dragon Class in check or not.
No, in the first place, wouldn't the fact that they were doing business itself be a sufficient threat?
From the point that they were in the sa line of business as the Vermilion Bird Class, they were a strong competitor.
"..."
In the end, Namgung Il thought he needed to find out in more detail.
It would be better to find out at least what the Azure Dragon Class was selling.
Since information was bound to be limited from a place so far away, Namgung Il tried to get closer to that place.
Swoosh—.
Namgung Il carefully raised his upper body.
But at that mont, his two eyes widened as if he had sensed sothing.
Almost at the sa ti, Namgung Il turned his head to the back.
Phat—.
At that mont, soone ca up on the roof.
The face of a nobleman seen through the fluttering blue robe.
A little away from Namgung Il, Namgung Cheon was glaring this way.
"Namgung Il, what are you doing here?"
"..."
Although he was covering his face with a mask, Namgung Cheon identified Namgung Il's identity at a glance.
It wasn't night now, and just by covering his nose and mouth, he couldn't deceive his brother's eyes.
Swoosh—.
In the end, Namgung Il took off the mask himself.
Although Namgung Il was smiling lightly as he revealed his bare face, Namgung Cheon still had an expressionless face.
"As expected, I can't deceive your eyes, brother."
"...You didn't answer my question. What were you doing here?"
"It's nothing. I was just watching because I was curious about what the Azure Dragon Class was going to do for the Clear Bright Festival."
Although Namgung Il said he was watching, Namgung Cheon naturally knew that it was not a simple watching.
"You an you were spying like a rat?"
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you will win a hundred battles. The goal of the Vermilion Bird Class this year is to beat the Azure Dragon Class."
"..."
Just then, a laugh escaped Namgung Cheon's mouth.
To be precise, a sneer.
Soon, with an expression where even that sneer had disappeared, Namgung Cheon walked closer to Namgung Il.
"Follow ."
"...?"
"There's no need to look so secretly, I'll show you openly."
Namgung Cheon said and passed by Namgung Il.
'...I'm being looked down on quite a bit.'
Even if I don't hide it, you're no match for .
That feeling was clearly emanating from Namgung Cheon's tone.
'Good. I'll see for myself what you're preparing to be so confident.'
And later, I'll make you regret this action.
Namgung Il muttered so in his heart and followed Namgung Cheon.
(End of Chapter)
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