episode_0065

I am confused by the sudden sarcasm.

I don’t know why these bastards are so anxious to kill me.

Looking at the blue brooch on his chest, I realized that the pudgy boy was a second-year male cadet.

Anyone who sees me will think that Mr. Very Ji is my boss.

“Newbie in the Public Relations Department. Take a seat quickly. If you’re late, you should act quickly like Miss Ellis.”

The man sitting at the far end on the right said.

When I looked at his face, it was the vice president. The face is the same as in the photo taken with Moon Su-rin the other day.

In general, the men sitting on the right gave me negative looks, and the women sitting on the left gave me positive signals.

… Ah, what is it? What is this shit?

A signal came from deep in my heart telling me not to sit on the right side.

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[Moon Su-rin]

– [Likeability: 62]

– [Sexual drive: 40]

– [Appetite: 50]

– [Fatigue: 85]

Current status: I am very uncomfortable because the vice president’s gang started a fight with Ho-yeon Lee, who looks tired. Just before it explodes.

My face is tired because I had sex so hard last night, but I feel sorry for some reason.

I roughly understand the situation.

It seems that the one on the right is the vice president’s gang, and the one on the left is the president’s gang.

I naturally sat down next to Ellis.

I felt eyes staring at me from the right, but I ignored them and looked at Moon Su-rin.

Moon Su-rin’s expression was not good, so she smiled and nodded to indicate that she was okay.

“Sigh… The regular meeting begins now. The first item on the agenda was managing students related to next week’s midterm exam, but we will first deal with the dungeon training terror attack that occurred yesterday.”

Surin Moon looked at my face and fortunately left without saying anything.

Even if you ruin the image, you should ruin my image, but you should not ruin Moon Su-rin’s image. In particular, it is dangerous to say strange things, such as getting angry because of a man, and to further damage your mentality.

“There are 8 dead. 22 injured. Other than that, the data is organized in front of the seats, so please refer to it. The academy will handle other matters, and what we need to do is calm the students’ agitation. Does anyone have any opinions on this? do you have.”

“There’s a person here right now. How about asking junior Lee Ho-yeon? Chairman?”

“…Vice President. Are you saying that now?”

“It’s okay. What are you curious about?”

I answered before Moon Su-rin’s next words came out.

Vice Chairman Shin Dong-min gave me a hostile look that no one could see.

It seems like he slowly realized that I and Moon Soo-rin were close friends.

Otherwise there would be no way to show such open hostility.

I think forcing myself to be called to a meeting was part of that.

“There are many things. As someone who was in that situation, think about what you would say to other cadets.”

‘Is that what a fucking human being would say…? ?’

Those words were insulting to the victims of the terrorist attacks, including me.

“That’s right. Or at least tell the story of how they captured the ogre. Puheup….”

The pudgy boy who had been arguing with me earlier also chimed in next to me.

“Hey! That’s harsh! Is that what you would say to a junior who suffered a terrorist attack?”

“No, what’s wrong? Did junior Lee Ho-yeon lose anything from the terrorist attack? In fact, he only added to his career by catching an ogre. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s not the problem! Are you really a student council member?”

The secretary next to the student council president fights hard on my behalf.

I’m grateful, but Moon Su-rin’s expression is on the verge of bursting out. I must step forward before Moon Su-rin steps forward.

“I feel very grateful that my seniors are trying to take such good care of their juniors.”

“… what?”

“It’s really cool that you support your junior’s success, senior. I also want to repay you for that feeling, but what should I do?”

I looked straight at the stocky senior and spoke.

“True. I guess you know what you’re doing because you’re promoted to many places, but why can’t someone who’s so talented stand out at the Academy? Huh?”

No shit. I haven’t even taken the midterm exam yet, so how can I stand out?

There is no use in hitting a classmate, and there is no use in mentioning it directly to the dean, so it is doubtful whether they will believe that it proves the test score.

… Would you believe me if I beat up my senior?

“Senior. If you don’t trust me that much, would you like to spar? Under the condition that the video be released on social media.”

“W-What?”

Anyway, these bastards lose their temper when someone they think is weak comes out strong. You idiots.

“… A new member of the public relations department. What is that attitude towards seniors?”

The vice president, unable to see the embarrassed pudgy, joined the conversation.

“Senior? Should people who say things like that be treated as seniors? Vice president?”

“… He talks like an orphan and is a vulgar person.”

The vice president looked at me and quietly muttered.

“….?”

I was momentarily embarrassed and speechless.

He’s straight up making a personal attack on me for not calling you “nim”.

“vice-chairman!”

“President, am I wrong? Adding an orphan with no parents to the student council… is a disservice to the student council.”

Crazy bastard.

“You crazy bastard.”

The vice president’s remarks seemed so idiotic that I blurted out my thoughts without realizing it.

Fortunately, I didn’t remember having a hard life as an orphan, so I wasn’t sad, but I felt dirty.

However, human psychology is such that no matter how much you hear such stories, you are bound to be prejudiced.

‘That person looks fine on the outside, but he’s actually gay!’

When you hear the words, every single action of a person who has been looking at you as normal until now seems awkward.

Even if you don’t try to be prejudiced, it inevitably happens.

That bastard was aiming for that too.

Even if my own image deteriorated, I would have wanted to convey to Moon Su-rin that I was an orphan.

“Vice Chairman… I’m really disappointed. You judge people based on that.”

However, that is too short a thought.

No matter how pretty and kind a woman Moon Su-rin is, she is not a trophy that an ordinary man can win.

He is the person who is responsible for almost all practical affairs of the student council and academy. This is something you can never do without the ability.

There’s no way Moon Su-rin would open her heart like that to a man with so many secrets.

My background investigation has probably already been completed.

“President, everyone says that on the outside. But on the inside, it may be different. The student council must be perfect. There is no need to create loopholes. That is the way for Victoria Academy.”

Wow, how do I do that?

It gives me a headache to see him come out so confidently.

Anyone who sees him will think that he is a martyr running for the student council.

“And, the new member of the public relations department. What did you just say to me? Did I not hear you correctly?”

“….”

“Speaking such language to me, the Vice Chairman, is tarnishing the face of the Chairman who recommended you. Do you know that?”

I wondered how to react.

Honestly, the initial plan wasn’t like this.

He pretended to cooperate with the vice president who instigated the stalker, and then tried to show up at dramatic times, like when he saved Lucy.

However, from the first meeting with the Vice President, he was already hostile to me, and Lucy, who had not yet overcome the trauma caused by Felix, kept lingering in my head.

The plan is already ruined.

“If you sincerely apologize now, I can give you a chance to fix that mistake.”

So, is there a need to bow my head when I haven’t done anything wrong?

In the first place, I don’t want to even pretend to cooperate with a crazy guy like that.

The only thing that bothers me is that if I act too much like an idiot, Moon Su-rin, who recommended me, might also be harmed.

Still, I have something to think about when it comes to image management. I’ll have to try to cover it up somehow with the activities of the public relations department.

“First, if you apologize for calling me an orphan, I will apologize too.”

“You’re unnecessarily proud. If you don’t like me, are you going to challenge me to a sparring match? After all, sparring with the student council vice-president, what better opportunity to prove your skills than this?”

Shin Dong-min said with an eerie smile.

It’s a couplet.

Shin Dong-min is not weak. Because I didn’t eat the student council vice president raw.

Moreover, the power balance of the original game is very strange.

Most ordinary cadets are fine, but third-year nameds are as strong as A-level hunters, maybe even stronger.

It seems that the adjustment was made incorrectly because the villains had to become stronger as the main character became stronger.

If Moon Su-rin awakens immediately, he will rise to A-level hunter or higher.

I don’t know how strong Shin Dong-min will be.

At the time of the original, it couldn’t be compared to something like an ogre, but now it’s still earlier than the original.

I am known as a fire attribute wizard. And Shin Dong-min was clearly a water magician.

He is confident in his abilities and his attributes are advantageous, which is why he is so confident.

“Are you the type of person who doesn’t do well because they set the stage for you? Your skills….”

“Thank you for giving me such a great opportunity, Vice President.”

Shin Dong-min’s eyes frown, as if he didn’t imagine that I would accept the sparring.

Other seniors also looked shocked.

However, Moon Su-rin and Ellis kept expressionless.

Even if Moon Su-rin knows that I really caught the ogre, why isn’t Ellis surprised at all?

“Ha, yes. When is the best time? Right now is fine for me.”

Shin Dong-min spoke in a low voice.

“If possible, let’s do it on a big stage. It’s a festival soon after the midterm exams. It could be a friendly sparring event hosted by the student council at the festival.”

Every time Victoria Academy celebrates a festival, the student council holds an event to liven up the atmosphere.

He insisted that I and the Vice President spar as an event at this festival.

“Yes. I accept it.”

“Vice President, Vice President. You don’t have to deal with a guy like that!”

“Instead, if I win the sparring, immediately get down on your knees and apologize for insulting me.”

The vice president ignored the pudgy boy talking next to him and fixed his gaze on me.

It looks like he wants to embarrass me in a crowded place. But will that be enough?

“What will you do if I win?”

“what?”

“What if I win? I also have to get some compensation.”

“That’s right. I’ll give you whatever you want. And you’ll have to apologize for what you did to me just now.”

I shrugged.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ll lose.

“vice-chairman.”

And then, a cold voice echoed through the conference room.

Moon Su-rin, who was sitting at the head of the table, was looking at Shin Dong-min with an expression he had never shown before.

“Please leave the conference room.”

“Chairman, I got excited for a moment. I’m sorry.”

Shin Dong-min also lowered his head as if he finally understood the situation, but it was already too late.

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[Moon Su-rin]

– [Likeability: 62]

– [Sexual drive: 40]

– [Appetite: 50]

– [Fatigue: 90]

Current status: The vice president must be removed from my sight immediately. (Extreme stress. Caution required)

I stepped forward to prevent Moon Su-rin from exploding… It eventually exploded. Well, if you can endure this, you will become a Bodhisattva.

“Right now, the vice president is not in a state where he can conduct the meeting normally. Don’t make him speak twice. Leave right away.”

Moon Su-rin’s atmosphere is truly scary.

There is something that makes you feel instinctively overwhelmed, like an herbivore encountering a wild beast.

The only time he showed such a straight face was when he caught the stalker in the original, so I can see how much stress he has built up now.

In the first place, he was only excited for a moment because of me, but Shin Dong-min is not in a position to attack Moon Su-rin.

Moon Su-rin is lacking in all areas: talent, ability, family, standing in the student council, and network.

Knowing that, he hires a stalker to harass Moon Su-rin in an ugly way.

“…Yes, I understand. I need to cool off a bit. See you next week.”

Shin Dong-min also seemed to have decided that it would be better to retreat from this point, so he got up and left the conference room.

“Okay then, let’s get back to the meeting.”

In the conference room where Shin Dong-min disappeared, the meeting continued under the leadership of Moon Su-rin.

*

“So, I’m going to do one more time with the public relations department. There was an unfortunate incident that happened yesterday, so I need to brighten the mood.”

The meeting reached its final agenda.

Of course, no one spoke up and Moon Su-rin continued the meeting alone.

The last agenda item concerns the activities of the Public Relations Department.

I already had an idea ready to come up if the idea of working in the public relations department came up.

“How about going volunteer in the public relations department?”

“Service?”

“Yes. There is a daycare center I go to every weekend. Wouldn’t it be okay if I filmed there? The children there often played with me, so the pictures would come out nice.”

“Ohh….”

Moon Su-rin looked at me with admiration as if she didn’t know that.

Ellis also turned his head and looked at me.

It’s all because of Baek Ayoung, but I’m somehow proud.

But if you didn’t know this even though you investigated me, then did you really investigate it as soon as we first met at the cafe?

“It’s okay. Volunteering. It’s perfect for image management. Plus, the storytelling of Hoyeon personally volunteering… Ah, ah… I’m sorry. I just made a mistake.”

“It’s okay. I was thinking of doing that too.”

That was my intention from the beginning.

You should use what is available.

The public is weak in emotional appeal.

A handsome, promising academy cadet from Goa actually went to the orphanage every week to volunteer?

This can’t be anything other than amazing material.

It’s definitely a hit, a hit.

*

The service was immediately set for this weekend.

Today is Friday, and the service is the day after tomorrow, Sunday.

The reason why it was decided so quickly is because you have to look away as quickly as possible.

The public’s eyes should turn from the terrorist attack at the Academy Awards to Lee Ho-yeon’s sad story.

In some ways, it is an obvious trick, but there is a reason why this obvious trick has been repeated for decades.

After the meeting ended, I remembered the pudgy face as he left.

‘See you at the joint class next week.’

Just before midterm exams begin, joint classes are held with second-year students to increase the freshmen’s experience.

Anyway, since I had a problem with the Vice President, I have to bother him as much as he can.

“Hoyeon.”

As I was savoring my appetite and thinking dark thoughts, Su-rin Moon spoke to me.

*

“Rumi, can I make these cookies?”

“Hmm, I think it would be difficult to make it at home….”

“I guess so…?”

Lucy and Rumi were chatting casually in a cafe.

The twins stayed together most of this leisure time. We ate together, went shopping together, and studied together.

The two were looking at a smart watch with their heads together.

It was a video about homemade cookies, which Lucy has become very interested in these days.

“Ugh… What’s wrong? Are you planning to make it for Hoyeon?”

“Uh. Huh? That’s true. It’s just… nothing else. It’s a sign of gratitude… hehe.”

“….”

From Rumi’s perspective, Lucy clearly seemed to have a crush on Lee Ho-yeon.

But Rumi couldn’t completely believe his eyes.

This is because human relationships have been extremely narrow until now.

Plus, I was anxious.

Lucy, my best friend and beloved family member, and Ho-yeon Lee, my secret friend whom I truly like.

What should I do if Lucy says she likes Hoyeon Lee?

Who can I definitely choose?

“Wow. Look at these cookies. Don’t they look delicious? But they also look difficult.”

Okay.

Watching Lucy worry about what cookies to make for Ho-yeon Lee, Rumi’s mind became more and more complicated.

“Rumi? What’s wrong? Ah, didn’t the cake you ate earlier make you sick? I told you to eat just a little bit~.”

Lucy, who smiled brightly at herself, was more trustworthy than anyone else.

The days of trusting and relying on each other passed by Rumi.

Because of recent events, Lucy was in a very unstable state.

It might be dangerous to ask about Lee Ho-yeon now.

But Rumi had already lied to Lucy about Ho-yeon Lee. She didn’t want to betray Lucy again, and she couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer.

Finally, Rumi opened her mouth.

“Lucy. Do you… like Mr. Hoyeon?”