episode_0101

The princess’s unexpected statement suddenly asking him to become class president.

Because of this, the feeling of bewilderment on Zeros’ face soon began to change into wariness.

“What are you planning?”

“Hoohoohoo..”

Zeros speaks in a very stiff voice.

Seeing his reaction like this, the princess could only let out a small laugh, and looking at her like that, Zeros spoke to her once again in a firm voice.

“Please tell me. Why on earth do you want to appoint me as a class president? If you can’t answer, I can’t accept it either.”

“Does such an explanation need to be given when a teacher appoints a class president for his or her own class?”

“You already know that you and I… are not in a typical teacher-student relationship, right?”

Zeros speaks in a sharp voice.

At that moment, the princess stood up from her seat once again and approached him.

and,

The princess stopped at a certain distance, unlike before.

Then she spoke slowly, looking at Zero in front of her.

“Yeah.. you and I know that. But what if it doesn’t look that way to other people?”

“!…”

The princess speaks in a voice that is both soothing and creepy at the same time, as if she is calming a child.

Then she continued speaking slowly, with a smile on her lips and eye contact with Zeros.

“Even though it looks like this, the position of a teacher has quite a lot of authority. Especially in the case of the homeroom teacher.. In addition to simply grading, they are supposed to observe the students’ behavior and keep records of it. Of course, that won’t happen.. But if by any chance I judge that there is a problem with the behavior of you and your master, I will have no choice but to write it down with tears in my eyes.”

“This kid… ”

At those words, Zeros once again unleashed his magical power and showed hostility towards the princess.

However, the princess still maintained her composure in the face of Zeros’ appearance, and instead spoke to him in a calm yet clear voice as if trying to persuade him.

“Student.. No matter what, I don’t think it’s right to use that kind of language towards a teacher? This.. Depending on the situation, I might have to say something to the owner who can only teach the student this way.”

“Huh..”

Zeros’s momentum was inevitably dampened by those words.

Although he was furious, there was nothing he could do about it at the moment.

Maeb, who was originally a princess, was in a position where it was difficult for her to act rashly.

Now that she was in the obvious position of a teacher, there was no way for Zeros, who was just a student and butler to the Duke, to do anything about it.

‘If it were just me, I could probably just go out and do it like a sack… But I have Katlena behind me. If I act recklessly and she gets hurt, then it would be really irreversible.’

In the end, Zeros had no choice but to surrender to the current situation because of Katlena.

Then he quietly bowed his head and spoke to the ‘teacher’ in front of him.

“..I will..as the class president..the teacher says.”

Seeing his appearance so discouraged, the princess spoke to him with a smile full of joy.

“Yes, I thought about it well. I hope you will help me in many ways to lead our class well in the future.”

“… Yes.. Teacher..”

Zeros responds to the princess’s words, suppressing his emotions forcibly.

Seeing him like this, the princess approached Zeros and began to gently stroke his head with her hand.

“Don’t be so gloomy. Since we’re on the same boat as a teacher and a student, let’s get along well from now on. Let’s spend time together like this often. Hehehe..”

The princess whispered softly with an expression filled with such deep joy.

At this, Zeros began to grit his teeth, suppressing the thought of wanting to punch the yellow man in the face if possible.

*

“… Class president.. you say?”

“Yes, that’s what happened.. Katlena.”

“Sigh..”

Zeros returns with a gloomy expression and reports the situation.

At this, Katlena could only let out a deep sigh.

The reason why Maev called Zeros the class president was obvious.

The role of the class president is to ultimately assist the teacher from the side.

In other words, it could be said that this was a ploy to increase the time spent with Zeros.

‘If we spend more time together like that, things will inevitably happen. When that happens, at some point the barrier between our hearts will fade away… and eventually…’

Like that, Katlena tried to think of a countermeasure while imagining a future she didn’t really want to think about.

And the result is…

“Let’s go.”

“Huh? Uh.. Where are you talking about?”

“To my sister. No matter what, I can’t just sit there and take it.”

“Um… ”

With those words, Katlena heads to the chairman’s office where Elios is, and Zeros follows behind her.

However, even as he continued on his way, Zeros honestly did not have high expectations about the current situation.

Because it was obvious what would come out of Elios’ mouth next.

*

“No.”

“Ha.. But Sister! If things continue like this, who knows what that princess might do to Zeros! And on top of that, I’m also that viper-like woman’s student. Aren’t you worried?”

“Sigh..”

Elios sighs deeply at Katlena’s words.

Then, she looked at Katlena in front of her, who she now accepted as her own blood-sucking younger sister, having thrown away her past caution, and spoke in a serious voice.

“Of course, I know that your position is not very good. I also know that it is a situation that is enough to make you anxious. But, Katlena. Even if I am the chairman, there are things that I cannot do. Especially when it comes to the part about the teacher’s inherent authority, I have no choice but to follow that principle.”

Although Elios’ authority as chairman was stronger than when he was student body president.

This is natural, as I am in a position to manage the teachers and lead the academy.

However, even she could not ignore the original rules within the academy.

Elios knew very well that if one arbitrarily ignores the rules because one has power, order will be disrupted and eventually uncontrollable things will happen.

And, for her, the current situation is…

It was a completely natural thing for Maeb, an academy teacher, to appoint Zeros, a student in her class, as class president, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Of course, if you look into the inside story, there are parts that can be tackled, but this is a matter that falls into an extremely personal category.

As the chairman’s authority to sanction Maeb was an act that ignored the academy’s regulations, it was an action that Elios could not do regardless of his authority.

“Besides, even if it’s not like other people, Maeb is a princess. If I forcefully reach out to her without a good reason, I might get a counterattack.”

“Huh… ”

At Elios’ words, Katlena felt resentful, but was able to understand the current situation.

Certainly, as Elios said, breaking the principles could cause problems later on, and besides, it had only been a short time since Elios had been newly appointed as the CEO.

At a time like this, if you were to try to intervene by force against Maeb, who had the support of the imperial family, it was highly likely that it would only lead to bad results.

“Even if direct sanctions are difficult, we can at least give a warning, but… I don’t think anything more than that is possible for now.”

Elios speaks to his younger brother with a tone of regret and sincerity.

At this, Katlena felt regretful, but also began to feel a little grateful to her sister who was trying to help them as much as possible.

“Haa… I can’t help it, but I think it would be good if you could at least do that for now. I’m sorry for bringing up something so bothersome when you’re busy.”

“Don’t say that. No matter what anyone says, you’re my sister. I feel sorry that I can only do this much for you as your older sister.”

Elios speaks with a bitter smile.

After greeting her, Katlena and Zeros left the room.

and..

“Okay then.. shall we go see that girl’s face for the first time in a while?”

Elios gets up from his seat, thinking that since the topic has come up, he should deal with it right away.

With the sword her brother had given her as a gift attached to her waist, she began to head towards the annex where the ‘annoying princess’ she had finally seen in two years was staying.