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80

Ch. 80.1 - Soul Chess (3)
Crimson Hawk Club headquarters, Vice Chairman's seat.

Edmon Atalek slumped into his vice chairman's seat, exhausted and powerless.

"Ah..."

It was still difficult for him to accept reality.

‘I... lost...?’

‘And it was in Soul Chess, too?’

‘Why? How? Losing to a mere freshman... It meant losing in Soul Chess to someone so insignificant?’

‘No, even before that…’

"Did I really... have my qualification for Aslan Seminar... taken away by such a lowly commoner...?"

The Oath of Magic Power was absolute.

If one didn’t uphold it, not only would he be stripped of all his abilities as a mage, but he would also become a laughingstock in the magical world.

"Argh...!"

Bam!

Edmon forcefully slammed the desk, startling the members gathered in the Crimson Hawk Club headquarters.

They were Hong Bi-Yeon's faction members, but in reality, they were walking on a tightrope in Edmon’s line.

But no one dared to step forward hastily.

It would be an instant downfall if they were even slightly out of favor with him.

Edmon tremblingly brought his shaky hand to the telephone.

Should he explain it to his father? Should he let him know?

He couldn't even finalize the contract for the item, and now he had lost the Aslan Seminar as well.

How on earth could he explain this?

If things continued like this, the Atalek family would tread the path of ruin because of him.

The Alterisha Research Institute, which possessed the skills of the item and boasted about it, not only turned the entire Kingdom of Adolveit upside down because of him, but not he had also lost the attendance ticket for the prestigious Aslan Seminar, which proved proving them as a "Nobility of Mages,”…

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"

Bam! Bam! Crash!

No matter how much he slammed the desk or shouted, his anger wouldn't dissipate.

He felt like his insides were about to explode, worried about the future, and frustrated that there was no solution.

Moreover, the fact that he couldn't retaliate against that commoner who annoyed him only added fuel to the fire.

"Huff, huff...!"

While he gnashed his teeth, he reluctantly reached out his hand towards the telephone.

Clunk!

The door opened, and someone entered. Despite standing in a position devoid of sunlight, she seemed to radiate an aura, holding a silver mirror that flowed with a shimmering haze.

"Bi-Yeon..."

"Senior."

Edmon tried to gather his strength and say something, but he could only bow his head. It was no longer a situation where he could talk aimlessly to her.

‘How does she see me now?’

Edmon was aware of it himself. He had been using his authority to oppress Hong Bi-Yeon all this time.