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29. The saint who chose me.

Actually, there was another reason why I became a representative of the department.

I thought about my approval rating for a moment.

‘Hmm, I guess it’s about 25%?’

This was my approval rating predicted by the community. It was a pretty high figure. It was 25% of 8 people.

Could it be that it ranked first in an independent opinion poll?

It seemed like the hard-delivered magic paper and the Iljinhoe incident played a big role.

Oh, and the second place was a warrior, and the third place was a duke.

Anyway, it was a very high figure. I didn’t mean to over-represent for no reason.

Of course, I didn’t let down my guard.

‘Public opinion can change at any time. And community surveys are quite inaccurate…’

Anyway, I had to try until the end.

Only then will we be able to become overrepresentatives.

It was then.

“Hmm?!”

Suddenly, I saw a familiar figure behind me.

‘Those big hips and slim waist… No, only saints have a back like that.’

She was a saint who had become quite awkward recently.

She was currently waiting for someone near a single-family home. Perhaps, it seemed like they were waiting for a hero.

Normally, I would have just said my goodbyes and ended it.

But she was a very valuable voter(?). In such a small election where each vote counts, he could be seen as the most important person.

I quickly approached her.

As I said before, our relationship became a bit awkward.

However, politicians(?) had to have thick faces.

Without showing any signs of it, I approached her.

And then he greeted me brightly.

“Good morning. Holy woman.”

“Yes?! ah…!! Yes, Jace!”

I saw the saintess startled by my sudden voice. It looked quite cute.

By the way, are you glad I spoke to you first?

Her face brightened.

“Joe, good morning…! Really!”

“Haha, right? It’s a strangely nice day today.”

It was actually a pretty nice day today.

Should I say that I somehow feel like I am looking forward to a bright future?

Of course, it was just my wish.

Anyway, I had a friendly chat with the saint.

I felt like this was the first time I had ever spoken so intimately with her.

“Ah! I… I heard all the rumors. They say he guided bad students who bully the weak…”

“Haha, I didn’t even give guidance, I just scolded him a little.”

I got a pretty good reputation from this incident. It was clear just by looking at the reactions of other galleries.

-(Academy’s Second Beauty): Did you see the Mercenary King at the restaurant? It was secretly cool? I almost fell in love.

-(Choi Kang Dun-jae): I really didn’t want to see Finn’s gang, and I feel completely sorry for him.

-(My wife is my wife): Really. I thought my stomach was empty.

-(I love you, Mercenary King): Is it okay to not pay paper back anymore?!

-(Truckster): But why is the warrior standing still? It seems like something has changed between the two.

Other galleries have not yet openly criticized the warrior. Because it was a special course, you could swear at the hero.

But other galleries also raised some questions.

Because I, the mercenary king, solved the problem for the warrior.

‘Probably, he was busy campaigning and he was distracted.’

Or maybe the hero wasn’t interested in other students except for the special department.

Anyway, it was a good situation for me.

I destroyed Iljinhoe and earned a lot of praise.

It was a very good start for someone whose reputation is important to me because of the battle of all odds.

Anyway, I had fun talking with the saint.

Perhaps because the situation was okay, it was strangely enjoyable.

‘Did you get along this well with the saint?’

I even had a new thought. Maybe I didn’t know about it because I hadn’t had an opportunity like this before.

‘Anyway, I guess I’ll have to ask now, right?’

I timed it. Just because it was fun, I shouldn’t have forgotten the purpose of approaching her.

“Well… may I ask who you will vote for when you vote?”

I had already received confirmation from her. But I wasn’t sure because she ran away crying.

It was important to make sure this was done until the end.

“Ah…! Of course…!”

The saint opened her mouth with a bright face.

It seemed like he was just waiting for a question.

But it was that moment.

Squeak.

Soon the door of a single-family house near us opened.

And from there, a warrior with a proud face appeared.

He shouted loudly with an obvious expression on his face. Probably, he was listening to our conversation.

“Of course it’s me! Isn’t it? Serena?”

He said that and came closer to us. And then he blatantly separated me and the saint.

It came between the two of us.

I was dumbfounded. But it wasn’t a good idea to fight him at such an important time as now.

So I endured it.

At that time, the warrior’s mouth opened once again.

“Yes? Serena? Of course it’s me, right?”

“That… of course.”

The saintess nodded her head with difficulty.

Then the warrior’s expression became arrogant. Then he looked at me as if he was looking down on me. There was absolutely no child left.

“Did you see it? Why don’t you stop now?”

“Tsk, yes.”

I didn’t want to see the warrior’s face anymore, so I turned around.

But it was that moment.

At that moment, the face of the saint behind the warrior came into view. It just caught my eye without me even realizing it.

and…

Frown.

I could see her winking with one eye without the hero knowing.

It was an unexpectedly cute sight.

Eat.

I smiled without realizing it.

And then he started walking with confident steps.

‘I secured one vote.’

Of course, the hero did not know about the secret agreement between me and the saint. So I started chatting with excitement.

“Haha! Don’t be too shocked if you lose the election. Because I will lead the students very well.”

“Phew, yes, lead well.”

I just laughed for no reason.

I laughed at him and then walked on cheerfully.

Even though it was nothing special, it felt strangely good.

‘I hope this feeling continues.’

***

That afternoon.

The academy was currently in an unprecedentedly noisy state.

This was because there was a special and overrepresentation vote that everyone was waiting for.

Strangely, other students were more interested in this election than the special department students.

Maybe it was because there were too many candidates.

Even now, the hero was up on the podium and speaking to everyone. It was a last opportunity to speak before voting.

Currently, this is the gymnasium where I took the entrance exam. There were many chairs in the gym, and students from the special department, including me, were sitting on those chairs.

And we weren’t the only ones there.

There were many general students standing in the gym watching us. There were also many professors, and there were also people who seemed like outsiders.

In fact, the whole of Trier was in a state of excitement due to the special and departmental representation.

Anyway, I watched the hero give a speech with a cold expression.

“There wasn’t a day that went by that I didn’t think about my people while fighting the Demon King!”

‘That’s nonsense. ‘I always thought about the saint.’

It was because the lies were so bad that I didn’t know where to start.

I glanced at Lucien, who was at the same party, and saw that she also had a similar face to me.

“I live every day with that mindset! It’s the same at the Academy! I will protect everyone! An environment where everyone can study without worry! I will make it! That’s the hero! Please trust me!!”

I felt like I had heard it somewhere. The sentences were pretty good. Of course, the problem was that it was all pretense and lies.

But people didn’t know that. Unlike the special department students who showed no interest, many people looked moved.

‘The hero’s notoriety has not yet spread elsewhere.’

It was a real shame. One day, I planned to show everyone the true character of a warrior.

I was still making plans for that.

Anyway, as the warrior went down, Iron Fist Dubalton went up.

I didn’t even think about watching his speech. It was because it seemed useless at first glance.

And my prediction was correct.

“A world for dwarves! A country for dwarves! Academy for Dwarves!! I will definitely make that!!”

As I said before, only 3% of the voters were dwarves. Still, he kept talking about dwarves. It could be seen that he had no intention of being elected.

After that, the greatest genius… no, Pierre Bauman also gave a speech. Of course, there was no need to listen to his speech either.

It was 50% bragging about myself and 50% talking about my father.

I looked at the faces of other candidates more than that.

The most likely candidates were me, the hero, and the duke. I had to take a good look at these two, excluding me.

‘Hmm, that hero always looks like that.’

The warrior had a confident face. He seemed unconditionally confident that he would be elected.

At that time, my eyes met his.

“Heh.”

Then I could see him laughing at me.

‘why? ‘Do you think you’ll win?’

Of course, I ignored him. It was a pointless waste of time.

Instead, he looked at the duke. He was important.

‘If he were a duke, he would have a poker face. ‘Because he’s that kind of guy.’

but…

‘hmm?’

Strangely enough, the duke’s expression was very bright. It was like seeing a warrior. He looked confident that he would win.

‘what? There’s no way the duke would do that?’

The Duke Philip I knew wasn’t that type of person. The Duke kept his expression expressionless until the end.

But a smile like that…

Even the nearby aristocratic students were in an uproar.

“His Majesty the Duke. Congratulations in advance on your election.”

“As expected from the Duke. Such a mysterious number…!”

Everyone was confident that the duke would be elected. Their voices sounded very clear to my sensitive ears.

‘what…?’

I didn’t understand.

Apparently, according to my cursory research, I was number one in the opinion polls.

Perhaps the duke also knows this much.

‘But that kind of reaction?’

At that time, Lucien climbed onto the stage.

And only then did I understand the Duke’s laughter.

“I, the elf princess Lucien, will withdraw from this election.”

Murmur.

Instead of “…! I support Duke Philip. If you want to vote for me, please pick Duke Philip.”