I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 39

"It's difficult. Truly difficult."

While I was confused by Roberto suddenly sighing while measuring my chest circumference...

My father, who had been watching the scene with interest from the side, spoke up.

"Yoojin, surely you don't think you need that, do you?"

"Yes, I never imagined that after the money, I would end up making a suit for the Young Master as well."

Creating a suit like Father did...

What is he talking about?

"Ah, there's no need to worry."

Seeing my puzzled expression, Roberto waved his hand and gave a slight smile.

"Please don't misunderstand, Young Master. If it's a good thing, then it's a good thing, and not bad at all."

"A good thing... is it?"

"Yes. Most Awakened Ones have no trouble making suits with the materials we have in our shop. We stock a wide variety of materials, after all. But..."

Roberto glanced at Father as he spoke.

"The quality of the materials we currently have in the shop is far too low to handle the Young Master's nature and characteristics. And before, there was another person like this... that person was none other than the Young Master's father, Vito Calione, Don Vito."

In other words, he was saying...

The materials in this shop cannot handle your potential.

"...Then what should I do? In the end, didn't you also make a suit for Father, Maestro?"

"Well, at that time, Don Vito personally brought the materials. I don't need much. Just one material."

As he said that, he raised his finger and spoke.

"A material imbued with the Young Master's narrative. That is the key."

"...Pardon?"

A material imbued with a narrative... Could he be referring to an achievement item?

A similar system existed in games.

Whenever a player achieved a first-time feat, the system would grant an item called 'Shard of Achievement.'

Players could use it to create their own 'Unique'-ranked items. Now, in this reality, it seemed you could create them through a Maestro.

"Then, where should I obtain this material imbued with a narrative?"

I asked the Maestro with curiosity, and he shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, even I don't know that."

"What?"

"In Don Vito's case, he brought materials from a monster he personally defeated on 'that day.' In Sir Parnello's case, it was one of the knives he had used his entire life."

Then, Roberto immediately looked me straight in the eye.

"I'm curious what you will bring. Now, shall we measure your waist circumference?"

"Wait a moment. If I don't have that material, I won't be able to make a suit, right?"

Then why is he trying to continue?

"Haha! Do you really think a Maestro like me can't make a suit just because I'm missing one material?"

"What?"

"I simply can't make a 'Unique'-rank suit right now with the materials we have, but we can certainly make a 'Unique'-rank suit with what's available in the shop."

Alright, let's continue measuring.

With that, Roberto spun around my body, checking my overall measurements.

"Then, will I have to measure again like this when the time comes?"

Roberto chuckled while wrapping the measuring tape around my thigh.

"That probably won't happen. Usually, you absorb the 'material' as a core into a 'Unique'-rank suit to complete it."

After finishing all the measurements, Roberto straightened his posture and removed the measuring tape from his hand.

"Normally, the next step would be to choose the materials to be used for the suit, but since Don Vito has already decided everything, we can skip that."

"Father has?"

Hearing Roberto's words, I turned my head to see Father smiling faintly at me.

"Yes, I had hoped to make your first suit using the materials I personally gathered, so I got a bit greedy."

"Yes. That's why I only need the material to use as the core. If it's something Don Vito has provided, it will be more than enough to create a masterpiece."

Goodness... Goodness...

That Don Vito Calione.

One of the strongest figures in the world, always mentioned when people talk about the strongest.

Materials he personally gathered?

"For the fabric, we plan to use wool from the 'Abyssal Sheep King,' which once appeared in Gangwon Province."

Insane.

"For the lining, we'll use silk from the first harvest of 'Abyss Moss.'"

Truly insane.

"For the buttons, we'll carve them from a 'Unicorn's Horn.'"

I think I might die of happiness.

"Of course, the material that will serve as the final core must be provided by the Young Master."

I looked at Father with trembling eyes.

Wool from the Abyssal Sheep King.

Silk from Abyss Moss.

A Unicorn's Horn.

Even just these three items were nearly impossible for someone like me to obtain, truly the best material items.

"Father..."

"I've always kept these things in storage just in case, but now that they're being used, I feel good about it."

Really.

The fact that our underworld ruler is a doting father is the greatest fortune for me.

* * *

I got out of bed and stretched, enjoying the refreshing feeling I hadn't felt in a while.

"A good night's sleep really is the best."

I hadn't been able to get proper rest for days due to Successor Training and Organization requests, but thanks to this vacation, I was finally able to sleep soundly.

"...Should I get ready?"

Today was Saturday, so I didn't have to go to the Academy, but I couldn't just roll around the house when I had a request from 'Legado.'

Above all, I was the one who had given the kids their training orders.

After quickly freshening up and changing into the Academy's cadet uniform, I recalled yesterday's events.

'The suit will likely take about a week to complete. When it's done, I'll send word to the Calione family, so please wait patiently.'

It seemed that making a suit of this caliber would take quite some time.

Then again, if a suit of that quality could be completed in just a week, it would actually be considered fast.

"Big Brother, are you going to school today too?"

As I walked to the entrance to leave, Ji-yoon, who had been eating snacks in the dining room, approached me with cream all over her mouth.

Oblivious to the cream on her cheek, she looked up at me with a silly grin.

Her adorable appearance made me pat her on the head.

"I'll be back early today, so let's play together in the evening, okay?"

"Waaa! Okay!"

It was Saturday, after all, so I should at least give her some healing time.

Leaving Ji-yoon behind, I headed to the Academy with the waiting Organization member.

Han Seojun was off-duty today, so a different Organization member drove instead. I checked the , but unfortunately, there were no new updates.

Well, it seemed he wasn't anyone special, so that made sense.

"I'm here... You're working hard."

From afar, I could see Jinwoo using various exercise machines in the training area.

Jinwoo only noticed my presence when I reached the entrance of the training ground and turned to look at me.

"Ah, Boss is here?"

"You arrived earlier than I thought."

"...Our house is a bit far. If I always aim to arrive just on time, I'll end up being late, so I always come early."

I had thought Jinwoo wasn't someone who would be late, but it seemed there was a reason for his punctuality.

"What about Seah?"

"Her? She's not here yet?"

"Seah?"

I thought Seah would have arrived earlier than Jinwoo, so it was surprising she was late.

Just as I was wondering if something had happened...

"I'm not late! I'm not late, right?!"

Seah burst through the club booth door with a loud noise, collapsing onto the floor while gasping for breath.

"Ah, ah... No, you're not late."

"Ah... Thank goodness. I was busy serving meals to my younger siblings, and time just flew by..."

I recalled that, according to the Character Codex, Seah was taking care of two younger siblings.

I thought that if we completed this request successfully, I should give her a bit more bonus.

"Take a moment to catch your breath. The place we're going isn't far."

"Huh? Where are we going?"

Since I hadn't given Jinwoo detailed information about the training, he tilted his head at my words.

"I thought you were just here to train or maybe spar a little to check my skills."

"Ah, we're going to a dungeon. You, me, and Seah."

"A... dungeon?!"

It was Seah who exclaimed in shock.

"A... dungeon as in the dungeon I know, right? Where monsters drop money... no, materials when defeated!"

"Uh... yes, that's right."

"I heard most dungeons in the capital are owned by guilds, and it costs a lot just to enter... Is Yoojin some kind of god...?"

"No, what do you mean, god?"

That's not the case.

Unless you count possession...

"So? Where should we go? Sinchon? Gangnam? I can go anywhere right away!"

Perhaps because she realized that entering the dungeon would allow her to earn money.

Seah, who was out of breath just moments ago, now had a glimmer of excitement in her eyes.

Sinchon and Gangnam... What on earth was she thinking?

"Didn't I say it wasn't far?"

Saying that, I pointed to the ground beneath my feet.

"Underground."

"Huh?"

"We're going underground."

Surely, I didn't just ask for Z Room because it was spacious and had an elevator.

I specifically requested Z Room because it was the only place that led to the dungeon we were about to enter.

"Boss, what do you mean by 'underground'? There's a dungeon here underground?"

Jinwoo, wiping the sweat from his face with a towel he had around his neck, asked. I nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Jinwoo's eyes widened in surprise.

"......No way. Seriously?"

"Of course it's real. Why would I lie?"

Youngje, who had infiltrated the 'Ranger Club' as a spy, said he was going to the dungeon today with the others. So naturally, we had to go too.

"Have either of you been to a dungeon before?"

Seah shook her head, while Jinwoo nodded.

"I went once before entering the academy, following my father."

"I haven't... Then what about you, Yoojin?"

"Me?"

Let me think... Just a moment.

Never. I had been to dungeons countless times in games, but never once in real life.

'To think that I've already taken down an organization and we're deep into chapter three, yet I've never been to a real dungeon... What an amusing situation.'

It was quite an interesting turn of events.

But still, saying outright that I hadn't been to the same dungeon Jinwoo had been to would sound odd.

So.

"You'll see when we get there."

With that vague response, I headed toward the elevator to avoid further questions.

"Huh? Boss, where are you going?"

"Didn't I say there's a dungeon underground?"

And in this place without stairs leading underground, the elevator was the only way to get there.

"Let's go."

To the dungeon.