Kim Geun-ho walked into Jungyul Academy, the elite private high school in Seoul. It was a routine morning—briefcase in one hand, coffee in the other—as he entered the main building. Noticing a crowd of students clogging the main hallway. His brows knit in confusion and mild irritation as he pushed his way through, nudging shoulders aside.

“Move along. What’s all this? Get back to your classes, now!”

But when he reached the center, his steps faltered, eyes widened slightly in surprise. A man in a well-tailored suit was speaking with the director; a group of men in black stood near them. Geun-ho swallowed hard, straightened his posture, masking his unease and stepped closer. He was a math teacher, a homeroom instructor, and the head of the teachers’ committee. This clearly will affect him.

“Excuse me?”