Chapter 58: The Angel Who Creates a Club (11)

Episode 58

“Was I… helpful at all today?”

Leffrey couldn’t easily answer that question.

Normally, Leffrey would have said “Of course” or “You’re the only one I can rely on, Soya,” comforting her with angelic words.

A playful Leffrey would have teased her, saying “Well, you were a little more helpful than Professor Hexi or Mari” or “I’ll acknowledge that you’ve paid back 0.01% of my favor!”

But Leffrey couldn’t tease or comfort Soya.

“Soya…”

Because Soya’s gray eyes were trembling, yearning for something.

“Leffrey, I was more helpful than that damned half-dragon, more helpful than that violent cat, right?”

Leffrey felt Soya’s anxiety.

It was a massive and dark anxiety.

“Yes…”

“Good, I’m glad.”

Soya smiled brightly. But someone might say that it was a dark smile.

‘Shining darkness…’

Soya was becoming stronger much faster than Leffrey imagined.

Although she lacked in areas like magical knowledge, spells, and magical power, her intuitive understanding of magic and mana control…

…were already on par with Klein.

‘Besides, she even… mimicked the dragon knight mana just by seeing it once. Even Klein wouldn’t be able to do something like that so easily.’

Or perhaps she had already surpassed Klein in some aspects.

‘Just what is Soya’s limit?’

Leffrey suddenly felt a chill.

He knew, through his knowledge of the future, that Soya possessed the greatest magical talent in human history. But he also knew that her talent hadn’t fully blossomed due to the jealousy and envy of the magical world.

But he didn’t know how strong Soya would become if her talent was fully realized.

‘Of course, she’s no match for Professor Klein right now… but in a year or two, Soya will be on par with Professor Klein. And as time passes, she’ll become even stronger.’

Stronger than Professor Klein…?

Soya…?

‘I’m suddenly feeling a little scared…’

Would Leffrey really be able to control the future Soya? No, would he be able to escape from the clutches of the future Soya?

‘I don’t know…’

Leffrey didn’t know.

Not even the heavens knew.

So Leffrey, lost in thought, came to a conclusion.

‘I need to cook more delicious food for Soya.’

Angel’s Secret Technique, Chapter 13. Diligently build up goodwill with future powerhouses.

And the most traditional way to build goodwill with people was always… cooking for them.

“Soya, you helped me today, so…”

“Helped you?”

“I’ll cook a black magic-friendly dinner!”

“B-Black magic-friendly dinner!”

Soya, excited by the words “black magic-friendly dinner,” started listing all the foods she wanted to eat, adding all sorts of excuses.

“Leffrey, I heard that cream shrimp is actually… a super black magic-friendly food!”

“I see.”

She must have craved it after drooling while watching a show with cream shrimp yesterday. Leffrey almost nodded in agreement.

“Wait.”

Cream shrimp is black magic-friendly?

How is that possible?

Leffrey couldn’t understand what cream shrimp had to do with black magic. Cream shrimp is a white food, right?

“Soya, but cream shrimp is a white food.”

“Huh? Oh? N-No! You eat the white color and it disappears, right? So it’s a black magic-friendly food!”

Is that so? As Leffrey tilted his head, puzzled by Soya’s words, Soya continued to support her logic.

“Besides, shrimp are actually really scary creatures. If you get stabbed by a shrimp, you can lose a finger, or even get paralyzed. They say that according to legends, the scariest creature in the world is a shrimp, even scarier than the demon king!”

Leffrey couldn’t help but laugh.

What kind of nonsense is she spouting…?

“Don’t you have anything else you want to eat?”

* * *

Thus, the Volunteer Club’s acts of sabotage continued.

Leffrey, using his Angelic Ability, infiltrated the warehouses of other large clubs, and Soya destroyed all the items inside.

It was an act that would make even a demon cry… but…

Leffrey decided to think of it like this.

‘This isn’t terrorism. It’s divine punishment. Divine punishment directly carried out by an angel…!’

The large clubs, under the protection of the student council, had been bullying other students quite a lot. It wasn’t just about monopolizing the special items produced within the academy or occupying the academy’s convenient facilities…

Blackmail, threats, violence, and so on…

There were many who crossed the line.

‘Hmph, there’s a reason why the other kids call them ‘bully clubs’.

In the first place, large clubs were practically groups established by outside forces (superhuman families, large guilds, conglomerates) to control the academy. That’s why most of the executives of large clubs were the precious children of those outside forces.

And those pampered children…

Naturally, bullying was their daily life.

Therefore, these large clubs, who were always bullying.

Needed divine punishment from Leffrey, the angel of justice.

[Upholding justice against a powerful force is an angelic act!]

[You have gained Angelic Power.]

[Upholding justice against a powerful force is an angelic act!]

[You have gained Angelic Power.]

And while raiding the large club’s warehouses, they… never forgot to leave behind traces of another club.

‘When leaving traces, always leave the traces of a stronger club.’

Why did Soya have to leave traces of a stronger club when raiding warehouses? Naturally, this was also part of the sabotage planned by the Volunteer Club.

Because of the traces Soya left behind…

A commotion was happening in front of the student council headquarters.

“What the hell are you talking about?”

The executives of the Enchantment Club, whose warehouse had been raided the night before, shouted in front of the student council headquarters.

“Our warehouse was raided! And they found traces of dragon knights in that damned warehouse! Dragon knights from the Connoisseurs’ Club!”

“S-Senior, please calm down for a moment…”

The student council tried to appease the Enchantment Club while sweating profusely, but…

“No, how can I calm down? They stole all the items for this club fair! Where the hell is the president? Why are they not coming out and…”

As the president of the Enchantment Club was spewing out curses, something you wouldn’t expect from a magical studies student, two people watched the scene from afar.

It was Leffrey and Yumari.

“Leffrey, the plan was a success.”

“Yes.”

“With this, we can consider the ties between the large clubs and the student council completely broken.”

Yumari, although still expressionless, her voice was slightly raised, indicating that she was quite happy.

But how did this incident…

Break the ties between the large clubs and the student council?

The student council, wiping away their sweat, said,

“We couldn’t help it.”

“You couldn’t help it? Do you even know how much we’ve done for the student council? You’re saying, ‘you couldn’t help it’?”

“Senior, please calm down and listen to us. The Connoisseurs’ Club said that the claim that they raided your warehouse is absurd and they’re asking us to stop the Enchantment Club from making such accusations.”

“Ah, so you have no choice but to side with the Connoisseurs’ Club?”

At that moment, a student council executive emerged from the headquarters.

“President of the Enchantment Club, we couldn’t help it either. For now, until the warehouse investigation is complete…”

“No, the club fair is coming up soon, and now you’re talking about a warehouse investigation? The evidence is already there! Dragon knights from the Connoisseurs’ Club destroyed our warehouse!”

“Haa, there’s no reasoning with you. Kick them out.”

“What? What?! The student council can’t do this to us…”

This was what the Volunteer Club had aimed for.

When a dispute arose between large clubs, if the information wasn’t clear, the student council naturally had no choice but to side with the stronger club.

Then how would the club that had been abandoned view the student council?

‘They would probably think that they had been betrayed by the student council.’

Thus, the large clubs would fight each other, and the ties between the student council and the large clubs would completely crumble. If that happened…

“I’ll be back soon.”

Yumari elegantly said her goodbyes to Leffrey.

And then naturally approached the Enchantment Club executives who had been kicked out.

“Hello, members of the Enchantment Club.”

“…Who are you? I would definitely remember a girl who looks like that…”

“Ah, that horn. It’s the Seocheon Yu’s dragon girl, isn’t it? The student council president’s sister.”

Yumari, with her usual pure smile, introduced herself in a friendly voice.

“Nice to meet you, seniors. My name is Yumari, from the Seocheon Yu. We’ve recently established a new club called the Volunteer Club…”

“Volunteer Club?”

The club president, after hearing her question, whispered to the executives next to them.

“You know, the club the student council told us to bury during this club fair.”

“Ah, the one Yumari is a part of… I see.”

The club president, after finishing their whispers, asked Yumari again,

“What about the Volunteer Club?”

“I heard that you lost many of your exhibition items for the club fair due to the Connoisseurs’ Club’s attack, is that true?”

“Yes, I’m sure you’ve heard.”

Yumari took a deep breath and bit her lip as if she’s truly heartbroken.

Such an emotional response from a beautiful girl was almost a form of violence to men.

‘Ahem! Yumari is quite an emotional child. And… she’s beautiful…’

This was the common thought among the Enchantment Club members.

“They’re such awful people. The Connoisseurs’ Club…”

And her hands trembled slightly.

As if she were truly angered by the Connoisseurs’ Club’s actions.

‘With such a beautiful girl getting angry on our behalf, our frustration feels a little bit relieved.’

The Enchantment Club, seeing that, asked again in a slightly softened voice,

“So why did you call us?”

“Actually, I came to say hello, but I suddenly have another purpose.”

“Another purpose?”

Yumari said with trembling hands,

“No, how could this happen… Enchantment Club, can we help you? No, please let us help you!”

Yumari’s incredible acting skills gave Leffrey goosebumps.

‘Our Mari should win an award for best actress.’

Yumari, through her words, touched the Enchantment Club’s hearts and… even got them to sign a contract favorable to the Volunteer Club.

Of course, this contract was only possible because the Enchantment Club, once a large club, was no longer under the student council’s control.

The student council’s power was crumbling, little by little.

“Kids these days are scary.”

Actually, it was Yumari that crystallized Leffrey’s ridiculous plan.

Leffrey had simply said “Isn’t there a way to make the large clubs and the student council fight each other?” and it was Yumari who came up with this cunning plan.

Truly, calling her a snake wasn’t an exaggeration.

‘But even if we support the Enchantment Club and other clubs… it won’t mean anything for the club fair, right?’

Suddenly, a question filled Leffrey’s mind.

He still couldn’t figure out what Yumari’s true goal was.

Yumari, the moment she received the contract, turned expressionless. The girl, back to her usual blank expression, quickly approached the boy… as if she feared he might disappear.

“Leffrey, where are you?”

Although she was expressionless, she was fidgeting with her clothes and slightly biting her lip.

She was truly anxious.

‘The scent of the sky!’

The boy, quietly waiting for her at that spot.

Yumari immediately approached him and said,

“I got the contract.”

“…Wow, you succeeded? So this plan really worked.”

“Of course. Now that trust in the student council is broken, there’s no reason for them to bully or exclude our club anymore. They might even help us to get revenge on the student council.”

“No, to also make them help us to get revenge on the student council, You planned for this too?”

Yumari, with her awkward smile, muttered,

“I will… always protect you like this.”

Leffrey felt that Yumari’s horns had grown slightly.