"The closer you are, the shorter the letters"
Jungkook to Taehyung
"Taehyung." Hyekyo stood up as soon at Taehyung entered the room. Taehyung stood there awkwardly.
"Hello, ma'am and sir." He bowed down to the founders. Feeling their authority all over the room.
"Sit down." Seo Joon said. Pointing at the sofa. He obliged and sat down quietly.
"Have you decided to join us here?" Joongki asked him. "I'm Song Joongki."
"About that sir-" He was cut of by Seo Joon.
"I bet! He loves it here already." Hyunsik said proudly.
'More like hate it here. Too expensive.' Taehyung thought.
"Sir, I will not join here." The council stopped talking.
"Why not?" Hyekyo asked. Confusion can be seen in her face.
"I still have my online classes and works to do-"
"We'll provide you with money. Like a scholarship. All your expenses is on us." Joongki cut him off again.
"We will also tell your school to get you out of there and register you here." Hyungsik bargained with him.
"As much as that sounds so tempting, I will still not join. I'm okay with my lifestyle now." Taehyung said. Confident.
"Lifestyle? Where you only have one clothes? A small house? Eats when your neighbor gives you food? Works all day?" Min Ho scoffed. "It doesn't even sound a life to me."
"Well sorry to burst out your bubble sir, this is the only thing I could do. Unlike you who is very much rich and buy things pretty easily." He snapped back. He let out a sigh. "Sorry for the outburst."
"It's not the real reason, isn't it?" Taehyung froze on his seat. He looked at Hyekyo.
"I can feel it. You're hiding something."
"I don't know what you are talking about. Why would I hide something." He scoffed.
"All you want is me to join right? Then okay. I'll join."
"Thank you." Hyekyo stood up and hugged him. "Thank you so much."
He pushed her a little,
"Where do I sign up."
"Here." Joongki gave him a paper. He signed it without hesitation.
"Don't I have to pass on a test or something?" Feeling strange, he asked them.
"Can you solve your identity?"
"Well I know my i-identity so yes." He stuttered.
One thing is for sure. He's not good a lying.
The founders didn't notice the stuttering.
"Okay. So, we'll going to give you everything you need. If you want, we can show you your dorm this instant." Hyunsik suggested.
"No need for it, I'll go home for now and ready my things." Taehyung said. Bowing a little then went out of the room.
He stared walking to the gate. But first, he looked at the luxurious buildings.
"Am I ready to solve myself?"
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The night became fast and the next thing he knew is he's already at the front gate.
Some guards delivered clothes for him and he can't say no. They keep bugging him.
"Good morning, how can we help you?" Another guard was there.
"Good morning sir, sorry for the disturbance." He took a deep breath. "I was registered here by the council."
"Kim Taehyung?" The guard asked. Like he knows him.
"Yes."
"I see. I'll tour you around first, then we'll go check your team, is that okay sir?" The guard's eyes looked at him.
"Yes. And please call me, Taehyung." He mumbled. The guard nodded.
They walk across the hallway.
"This is the Computer Lab." He looked inside. Every person there was wearing glasses.
"This is where you can get information fast. Our computers have access on any database. Either the government or other countries database." The guard informed, opening the door.
Taehyung panicked. "Sir why are you opening the door-"
"This always happens when a new student is here."
Everyone snapped their eyes to him and stood up.
"Hello, welcome to DEKA Academy."
He felt uncomfortable with their gaze. "Thank you."
Everyone sat down again and looked at their own computer.
"Can we go now?" He mumbled to the guard. "You still need to know who's in charge here."
He looked at the approaching man.
"Good morning, sir." The guard bowed to the man.
"Nice to see you again, Kim Taehyung. I'm Lee Min Ho. The one in charge in the Computer Lab." Min Ho smiled at him. "Sorry for what I said yesterday."
"It's fine." Taehyung said.
"You can go here anytime you want." Min Ho said and went inside.
"Let's continue the tour."
The two of them walked again. The computer lab was massive, each computers has their own owner. And strangely, they all have glasses.
"This is the Training room."
If the computer room is already big, this one is much more bigger. It was just an ordinary room with painted white.
"This is where we train for safety purposes. This is made so everyone here in the academy can defend themselves against criminals."
They entered another room. "This one is Team Room." The guard opened the door and a woman with glasses looked at them.
He can say the woman is gorgeous.
"Hi. I'm IU." IU smiled at him.
"Let's take your Identification Card." She pointed at a white curtain.
I obliged and looked at the camera.
"Can you take off your mask please?" IU said hesitantly.
"I would rather take a photo with my mask. Thank you." He said back.
IU smiled awkwardly and took a photo of him. "I'll just develop it with your code. Let's check your team."
"Kim Taehyung..." She looks at record book.
"Oh. You're at Team Bangtan. Oh. Wait. BANGTAN?" Both the guard and IU said at the last word and at the same time.
"Why?" He asked them.
"Team Bangtan. They were registered last year. They've been the best team and students these year. They're at section Overall." IU said. The guard bid goodbye as this was private matters.
"Overall? Is there any other sections?" He asked again. Sitting at the small sofa.
"There are three section: Mild, Killers and Overall. Mild section, it's where they focus only on mild cases like robbery. They rank third at all students. Killers section, they focus in murder cases. Second of all students. And Overall section, all cases. Only Team Bangtan is at that section. Being the first student at all students."
"Can I just be like, at mild section?" I woul like to try all sections before Overall first." He said. IU looked at him. "Sure. I'll try what I can do."
"I would like to know my dorm.."
"I'll show it to you."
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"A new member?" Kim Namjoon asked to himself, the leader of Team Bangtan.
"Really? That would be nice." Park Jimin, the information member.
"You should ask the name, Jimin and I will go find information about him." Jung Hoseok said. Also an information member.
"IU didn't say anything yet." Namjoon answered him, shaking his head.
"But aren't we a lot now? Having one more member will just bring chaos here." Min Yoongi mumbled. Settling himself in the sofa. He's one of the defense member.
"No. I think it would be good." Kim Seokjin, case informer member.
"Where's Jungkook?" Hoseok asked.
"Sleeping. In his room." Seokjin replied.
"Yoongi you shouldn't influence him with your habits." Jimin whined at his teammate.
"Influence? Is it my fault he sees me as his role model." Yoongi defended himself.
"Excuse you, Min Yoongi. I'm his role model. You know that." Namjoon hissed at him.
Yoongi didn't reply and closed his eyes.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard.
"Jungkook." Jimin said. The man was walking down the stares half awake.
Jeon Jungkook, attack member.
"What?" He asked and plopped down to the chair.
"IU said there's another member." He opened one of his eyes. "So? They can join."
"Oh wait." Everyone looked at Namjoon.
"The new member requested to change team and to section Mild." He said.
"What? He doesn't like being the best one?" Jin said, annoyed at what he said.
"No. He said he wanted to try all sections first." Namjoon replied.
Knocks were heard. Everyone snapped their eyes at the door.
Seokjin opened the door. "Council Hyekyo."
Everyone stood up and bowed at her.
"Is he here yet?" She asked
"The new member? No. He asked if he could change team and be at Mild section." Namjoon replied politely.
"Oh. I knew this would happen." She mumbled. She called someone on her phone
"IU, please get him here. He is not allowed to have other team other than them." She then turned off her phone.
"Why can't you let him be?" Hoseok asked her.
"For someone to be mysterious and doesn't have his background at any database, I doubt he's not qualified for higher." She replied.
"Just like Jungkook?" Jimin questons her. She looked at Jungkook before nodding. "Yes. Just like him."
Another knock was heard. And a man with mask came to view with IU.
"Team Bangtan, here's your new member."
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