episode_0024

24. Over-representative elections.

next day.

“Everyone is gathered.”

Currently, I was taking a swordsmanship class.

The swordsman professor was Serge Geis, who was said to be the best swordsman in the royal family.

Oh, swordsmanship was also a required major subject. Naturally, all the special department students gathered.

The swordsmanship class was held in the gymnasium where the entrance ceremony was held. All the students were gathered together and looking at Serge Geis.

Everyone looked at him with expectant expressions.

But my current expression wasn’t very good.

And there was a reason for everything.

“Everyone will know. We plan to elect a department chairperson soon.”

It was like that.

This guy’s overrepresentation was the problem.

Similar to universities, the academy also had department representatives.

In some ways, you could see him as a class president.

Of course, since you’re the class president, you might think it’s no big deal.

In fact, it was like that with Boonggwa.

But it was different from special.

The special section was where the most powerful people in the kingdom gathered.

And the positions representing such beings were special and overrepresentatives. The symbolism was no joke.

Moreover, in my experience, if you represent the department, your relationship with the professor will deepen.

It could be seen as a very important issue at the academy, where the top grade is determined by receiving scores from professors.

‘Professors have no choice but to give good grades to people who are closer to them.’

I also experienced it myself at university.

Anyway, because of this department representative, my current expression was not good.

Currently, I have three identities.

Mercenary King Jace Allen, Dark Wizard Marco, and Pioneer Trickster. There were three in total.

Of course, I had no choice but to be three times busier than others. In addition, the black market issue had to be resolved. I never dreamed of becoming a department representative.

‘If I wasn’t too busy, I would do it myself…’

Unfortunately, I couldn’t overrepresent. I was too busy.

So, we had no choice but to make an easy person an over-representative.

“Originally, I was going to designate it myself, but… there were so many people who wanted it that I had no choice but to vote.”

But here another problem arose.

Unfortunately, there was no one I liked among those who applied to be department head.

“Then, those who want to be overrepresented should raise their hands again.”

Soon, students began to raise their hands as Serge Geis spoke.

Of course, the warrior was the first to raise his hand.

After that, the Elf Princess, Archmage Constantine, Duke Philip, Prince Maximilian, genius Pierre Bauman, etc. Several prominent people raised their hands.

All were strong candidates for senior positions.

Of course, I had to make an easy person the overrepresentative. The better it was for someone who seemed like he would never become chief.

But it wasn’t them. Everyone has already become a senior.

‘The prince, the duke, and Pierre are all dangerous in their own way.’

Needless to say, the four people I was always wary of (the hero, the saint, the elf princess, and the archmage).

It was fortunate that the saint did not come out. If she had appeared, it would have been confirmed that she was overrepresented.

Anyway, I couldn’t find anyone who could make me the president of Baji(?). That was the biggest problem.

Oh, at least there was one person. Although it wasn’t exactly human.

“Haha! I will also apply on behalf of the dwarves!”

It was Iron Fist Dubalton, who had recently suffered a lot from me.

He could feel safe even if he was a bit overrepresented.

But the problem is…

‘Someone picked him.’

The problem was that it could never be overrepresented.

The total number of people in the special department is 100. Among them, only three were dwarves. It could be seen that the probability of winning was close to 0.

I made an expression that there was nothing I could do.

Originally, I had no intention of running in the district representative election. Even though I was a bit lazy, it was because I was too busy.

But what if it’s just an election?

‘That might be possible.’

I thought of one way.

It was a method of unification after diligently collecting votes.

So, it was a way to force one person to do it.

‘We must absolutely prevent those three from becoming overrepresented.’

I looked at the warrior, the archmage, and the elf princess. In particular, I could never allow a hero to become the overrepresentation due to my pride.

‘Then what’s left… is it the Prince, the Duke, Pierre, and Dubalton?’

After collecting my own votes, it seemed like I would have to unify with one of these four people.

Fortunately, there was no overrepresentation voting right now.

Because there were so many candidates, it was decided to hold an election a week later.

“Then there are no more?”

I raised my hand in response to Serge Geis.

“Hmm… even Jace Allen…”

Serge Geis nodded and wrote my name on a piece of paper.

For a moment, the warrior’s expression crumpled. It seemed like they didn’t like my participation.

‘why? Now I’m standing on the same stage as you, don’t you like it?’

In the past, I was just a supporting character in the warrior party. But not anymore.

Before we knew it, we were competing like warriors.

“Wow, is this real?”

“I don’t know who to pick.”

Anyway, everyone looked troubled by the prominent candidate.

Originally, the warrior would have been the most influential. No, it was almost a confirmed election.

However, the warrior’s reputation had recently been greatly reduced. So I wasn’t sure.

In addition, there is a mercenary king, an elf princess, a prince, a duke, an archmage, a genius swordsman, etc. Very strong candidates participated.

This will probably be quite worrying for students.

“Haha! Wouldn’t it be great to become a department representative? Well, Tilla will love it too!”

Of course, no one was interested in the dwarf laughing loudly over there.

Anyway, the first stage of the full-scale competition has begun.

And I looked quite distressed.

‘Sweet, isn’t there a better way?’

***

The swordsmanship class ended safely.

Surprisingly, Serge Geis’ swordsmanship class was quite informative.

Since it was the beginning, the class focused on theory.

And I had quite an amazing experience.

‘I don’t know much about theory…’

I was a mercenary. I learned swordsmanship thoroughly through actual combat.

So I didn’t know much about theory. But as I listened to the theory again, I felt something different.

Even if it’s not enlightenment, should I say that I’ve gained a lot from it?

‘The sword is just another tool to reveal my heart…’

Of course, it was difficult to completely agree. Still, he did not reject Serge Geis’s ideas.

Each of these things will accumulate and become the foundation for reaching a higher level.

Anyway, thanks to my swordsmanship, I was able to forget about the department head for a while.

But that was only for a moment.

Soon a familiar man appeared near me.

“Nice to meet you. Is this your first time saying hello like this?”

Duke Philip was quite famous in the special department.

He was a handsome man who appeared to be in his early 20s. He hadn’t grown a beard yet, which made him look younger.

Anyway, I stopped thinking and accepted his greeting.

“Nice to meet you too.”

I just spoke informally.

Then his face frowned slightly. Of course, that was only for a moment.

He quickly admitted his mistake.

“……Tsk, I’m sorry. I guess it’s because I’m not used to speaking informally, so I’d appreciate it if you could understand.”

I was a little surprised.

I never thought that the duke, a noble among nobles, would react like this.

Surprisingly, the mercenary spoke informally to the current duke. However, he actually apologized first.

His political power was definitely one level higher than that of the warrior.

‘That’s why it’s scary.’

It wasn’t for nothing that I thought the Prince and Duke Philip were in danger.

Anyway, I asked him what he was talking about.

Then he spoke directly to me.

I liked that there was no aristocratic rhetoric. Perhaps, it seemed like he was considerate of me in his own way.

Of course, the content was not light.

“I want to form an alliance.”

“Alliance…?”

“Yes, you know. If things continue like this, the hero will end up being overrepresented.”

“Hmm, definitely…”

Are you sure this is the current duke?

His eyes were unique.

Now the warrior was under many attacks. In particular, the study gallery came under considerable attack.

Of course, it was all my own karma.

However, if there was a ka(?), there was also a pa(?).

Originally, it created excessive sucking.

Then you can think of the opposite case as well.

‘If you criticize someone too intensively, you will gain public sympathy.’

That was the warrior’s condition now.

Before I knew it, I could see quite a few posts supporting the warrior, even if it wasn’t pity.

They were the warrior’s supporters.

‘If there were originally two or three candidates, I wouldn’t have worried much. But the problem is that there are 7 people… no, there are 8 people.’

In the current situation, there was a high probability of being elected even if only 20 votes were received.

And the warrior had about 20 supporters. They were passionate supporters who arose due to severe criticism.

It was a pretty bad situation for me. And that seemed to be the case for Duke Philip as well.

I felt my heart sink.

But I had to be sure.

I asked him a question. It was a question to get a feel for him.

“…….It’s an alliance… So, who is responsible for the overrepresentation?”

Clearly, I had no intention of becoming a department representative. To be exact, it was difficult because I was so busy. But I asked this question to get a feel for him.

“Ho, it’s different from the rumors.”

He looked slightly surprised at my appearance. I did this because I quickly grasped the situation and asked the necessary questions.

Anyway, he was slightly concerned about my question.

And with a sincere face, he answered.

“You do it. All I need is a prince.”

“……I see.”

I nodded at his answer. And then I got ready to leave the gym.

“So what is the answer?”

“I’ll think about it and let you know.”

“Phew, yes. Instead, I want you to tell me quickly.”

“Okay.”

I smiled slightly and greeted him.

And as soon as I walked away from him, my expression hardened.