episode_0138

“ and… .”

“Um..”

There are about two days left until the grand opening.

Arachne looked dumbfounded as she looked at the piles of documents right before her eyes as she visited the student council office.

To her, who had been running around the academy all day as Elios’ secretary, what she was seeing right now seemed like a mockery, as if today’s work was only just beginning.

“… .Tonight.. Wouldn’t it be better to sleep here?”

“Of course.”

Helios responded to Arachne’s words in a calm voice and then began to approach the mountain of documents.

‘I went through hell enough when I was in the student council, but somehow, after becoming the president, it seems like my workload has doubled. Well, I guess it’s natural since I have to manage the teachers too.’

With that thought in mind, Elios begins to sort the documents according to her work.

Then, her gaze suddenly turned to her younger brother, who was sitting at the desk next to her and seriously concentrating on his work as president.

Simply put, Senel is faithfully carrying out his duties as president.

However, seeing this, Elios was able to understand once again why his father and mother had never even considered him as a successor.

‘… What kind of bizarre play is that..’

What she saw was Vice President Hestia, who was working hard on the other side, with a chain tightly tied to one of Senel’s hands.

‘That guy is having a hard time too.. I don’t think they’ll still be like that later on..’

In fact, ever since returning to the academy, Hestia has always been by Senel’s side in Elios’ eyes.

All this time, Elios simply thought that the two were close, but now that he thinks about it, his honest feeling is that Hestia was there to keep Senel safe so that she could carry out her duties as president.

Just as she was thinking that…

Hestia, who had been quietly concentrating on her work, suddenly looked at Senel as if something had occurred to her and asked.

“By the way.. what happened to the opening speech for the Grand Prix? I heard that Noblesse, who usually gives awards, eventually declined.”

“Haa..That’s..”

After making a discontented expression and letting out a sigh, Senel slowly continued talking.

“There’s no choice. The other factions are not so-called “Kam”. And we can’t have Sentinels either. Isn’t that the only option left?”

“Really.. Do I have no choice but to leave it to that guy? Honestly, I’d rather not get involved with that guy.. Since it’s come to this, I’d rather the chairman himself..”

“I hate it.”

“… Tsk..”

Senel cuts off the offer and expresses his refusal.

To be honest, Hestia had no expectations in the first place.

Even if he was forced to do it, it was obvious that he would just blow the tire and disappear somewhere.

Hestia turned her gaze away from Senel, who seemed to be struggling no matter how hard she looked, and asked Elios, who was concentrating on his work at the desk next to her.

“Excuse me, Chairman? Excuse me, but… at this grand opening…”

“I’m the one receiving the greetings there, so it’s absolutely impossible.”

“Ahaha.. I guess so?..”

Hestia, hearing those words, finally realized that it was absolutely impossible in terms of the pre-meal formalities, and smiled bitterly.

At that moment, looking at her like that, Elios spoke with a voice filled with a little interest.

“If that doesn’t work out, there’s that person. He may not be an easy opponent, but wouldn’t it be worth asking him once?”

“That person..? I heard that the opening speech for the Grand Hall is traditionally given by a high-ranking witch or wizard with a certain level of recognition, but is there another person besides the leader of Noblesse..”

“There’s one more. And that’s in this academy. Even though he’s not a student, he’s still a graduate, so I think he’s qualified enough, right?”

“Who on earth are you talking about…! Seriously… No way…”

The next moment, Hestia’s face hardened as her image began to appear in her mind, and Helios spoke in a light voice while looking at her.

“Do your best. No matter what, I think it’ll be easier than persuading Senel in some ways?”

“Ugh… ”

Hestia was heartbroken by Helios’ words, but was unable to refute them.

In the end, she had no choice but to take the reluctant step, holding on to her last hope.

And the result is…

*

A lot of people were looking at her.

Most of them looked expectant, some quite surprised.

But that fact was of no consequence to her.

What’s important to her is that at this moment, countless people’s eyes are focused on her.

Clearly aware of that fact, she slowly climbed onto the stage and brought her cane to her lips.

“Year 23 of the Dragona calendar. Imperial year 183. I, Maev Rune Keas Augustina, hereby proclaim the opening of the Mehtia Grand Tournament of the Academy Adelan by the will of the Padishah!”

-“Wowwowwow!!!”-

As soon as she finished speaking, cheers began to ring out so loudly that they engulfed the entire academy.

So, while receiving enthusiastic responses from people, she…

Princess Maev politely handed the staff she had used to Chairman Elios, who was standing behind her.

“I did ask for a favor, but I really didn’t think you would actually do it.. Anyway, I would like to thank you for your cooperation. Princess Maeb.”

Elios speaks softly in a small but clearly audible voice amidst the cheers.

About this, Princess Maeb spoke in a light voice with a confident smile on her lips.

“Well.. No matter what, I am in a position to owe you something. At least in public settings, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to show you the necessary courtesy.”

“Haha.. Is that so?.. Well, okay. For now, I’ll accept that favor with a pure heart.”

After such a short conversation, the two people looked at each other and smiled.

But at this very moment, even as they were talking, they were interpreting this story in their heads in a completely different way.

‘In the end, I guess you can say that you’ve accepted my position as a teacher for now. I heard that you’ve become quite close with Katlena and Zeros recently, and it seems like that’s having quite an impact. If you just bow down to me this much, I’ll show you some favor, Princess Maeb.’

‘Anyway, Zeros and I have a place together once a week now, but he pretends not to notice, so I guess I should be grateful for that. I still don’t like that arrogant personality, but since it’s come to this, let’s get along well from now on, Your Highness.’

*

“That person is Princess Maev. She is the princess of the empire. She is a witch with great power..”

“Yes, he’s the guy who fought me once before and got defeated. I don’t know how he is now, considering how great his talent was back then..”

A group of people looking at the director from a corner of the academy.

They were hiding in the shadows, their appearance hidden, and were staring intently at the two people before their eyes.

“Then, the person standing on the other side would be Princess Elios.”

“That seems to be the case. Judging from the extraordinary power that can be felt at a glance, it must be so.”

Immediately after imprinting the appearance of Princess Maev and Elios in my mind,

They quickly left the place and started moving towards the hideout they had prepared.

“So when does the mission start?”

“It will take three more days for the target to arrive here. Until then, move around as much as possible while keeping your body hidden. Don’t let your tail get stepped on like it did in Benetsa the other day. ”

“Yes.”

“Okay, boss.”

With that conversation over, they disappeared into the darkness, completely erasing their presence.