episode_0242

For several days, I completely rolled around beside Frederica, the student council president.

At first, I started with all sorts of odd jobs. I started with tasks anyone could do, such as cleaning and delivering items. Of course, I’m one of the candidates vying for the president’s position. Even if it was something anyone could do, I showed off a performance that not just anyone could achieve. The on-site supervisors all gave me high marks.

Of course, there was a certain transaction. Just because your head changes doesn’t mean your hands and feet have to change as well, right? I told her I wouldn’t forget if I became president. In society, even such transactions are considered a kind of ability. I don’t consider it a trick.

From yesterday, I’ve been by President Frederica’s side. It would have been nice if it were a comfortable job… watching what she does and providing appropriate assistance. But…

“What’s the next schedule?”

“Ah, yes… just a moment…”

“Memorize it so you can answer immediately… didn’t I tell you?”

“S-sorry… At 11:05 AM, there’s an external patrol inspection, and from 11:15 AM, there’s the general student council meeting.”

I had to memorize the schedule book, thicker than my thigh. The schedule is packed in five to ten-minute increments. Is it possible for a person to live this busy a life? I used to wake up, eat, and fight whenever I wanted.

For a moment, I even thought about giving up on the whole president thing. But looking closely, Frederica also shows signs of exhaustion. She was calm when we first met, but lately, fatigue is evident on her face. Perhaps she deliberately made the schedule tight to work me hard, or maybe it’s because she’s at the end of her term.

Frederica rose from her seat with a slightly strained expression. She put on her coat over her jacket and gestured to me.

“…….”

“Ah, ah. Right, the external patrol inspection.”

“Snap out of it. This isn’t playtime.”

The fact that I was becoming accustomed to this treatment was what scared me most. I broke out in a cold sweat and stood beside her.

[Transfer]-

Ether enveloped us. A brilliant white light flashed around us, and when we opened our eyes again, we were near the academy’s promenade.

It was to check if the student council cadets on patrol were doing their jobs properly. Of course, I had tipped off the disciplinary committee beforehand that there would be an inspection. Thanks to that, wherever I went, I only saw cadets diligently patrolling. They all had a look of strict discipline on their faces.

“…The cadets are unusually diligent.”

“Isn’t it good that things are going well? Let’s head to the meeting room right away.”

“Right…”

Frederica had a dubious expression. As expected, experience doesn’t lie—her intuition was sharp. However, she didn’t question me. As I said, this is also a kind of ability of mine.

We arrived at the student council meeting room. Today’s agenda was related to internal events during the winter break. I waited on Frederica. I presented her with documents related to the proposals, providing her with the information she needed for appropriate decisions.

It almost felt like I was leading the student council meeting myself.

. . .

“I will now take questions.”

That afternoon, I was temporarily freed from my duties as Frederica’s errand boy. However, I couldn’t let my guard down. Today was the day I would become known outside the academy.

During my first year, I’d been suspected of my true identity more than once. Of course, after Eve’s rampage, no one bothered to delve unnecessarily into the Philbrogue Baronetcy or our sisters. Although our origins were slightly ambiguous, we were people of the Naphlantz Kingdom. We were never suspected of being Imperial spies.

Yuli and I had agreed on our pasts. In other words, we had filled the void in our early lives with suitable lies. Of course, it wasn’t a complete fabrication. We simply reshaped the events we actually experienced from the perspective of someone other than a princess or maid.

“Is it true that you spent your childhood alone with your sister, Yurias Philbrogue?”

“Yes, it is. Both I and Yurias had talent in magic and martial arts. However, the Philbrogue Baronetcy lacked the power and wealth to support that talent. If we’d made one wrong move, we might have been assassinated due to envy. So we ran away together.”

“Ms. Yurias is known to have worked in the Naphlantz royal palace under the name Yuli. Where did you work?”

“I received a lot of help from Yuli back then. Through Yuli’s connections with the royal palace, I was able to obtain higher-quality learning materials. It’s safe to say that I owe my current academic standing to that. Ah, I did work as well. Although it’s relatively recent, I’m also an adventurer.”

Some in the audience created a disturbance, claiming that for a mere first-year academy student to be bragging about being an adventurer was absurd. However, once I showed them my Unique-grade adventurer’s pass and the Ubiet Adventurer’s Guild Federation Platinum Pass, they all fell silent.

In fact, most of the subsequent questions were trivial. They doubted my skills, so I proved them wrong in the interclass tournament; they doubted my experience, but I had an adventurer’s career.

There wasn’t even a chance to nitpick. To those who judged me based on my origin or class, I asked them in return: Since when did the Naphlantz Academy become a place that’s influenced by such baseless things? The academy judges only on ability.

The questions naturally began to delve into my private life.

“There is testimony that you were witnessed in an inappropriate relationship with your sister, Yurias Philbrogue.”

It had come to this. With a smile still on my face, I answered the impertinent question.

“Yes, that’s correct. I love women. I also love my own sister, Yuli. Is that it?”

“Th-that’s not something you can just say…”

“Why not? Does love require a reason?”

By being openly defiant, no one dared to give a reason. Even the questioner, who had jumped up triumphantly thinking they had caught me, had an evident look of astonishment.

“Th-there are also reports of your relationships with Aspi Lichtein, Vice-Commander of the Second Kingdom Knights, and Saint Tier Aither…”

“Yes, they’re all women I love.”

“But…”

“You want to know if I can take responsibility? Of course. Weren’t we talking about my ability to take responsibility just now?”

Again, the audience fell silent as if they’d been doused with cold water. They thought I’d be flustered by such sensitive questions, but I was undaunted. Screw them all. What can they do?

I stood up and faced everyone.

“From now on, I will state it clearly. Besides the three people mentioned just now, I have more women. I will forgive you if you didn’t know. But the moment you know that fact and try to touch my women, or show any such movement…”

My eyes hardened. At the same time, I unleashed my power together with Ether. Fear began to paint the faces of those looking at me.

I dispersed the killing intent into the air, then smiled placidly again.

“You’ll realize your imagination was insufficient.”

. . .

After the commotion caused by the press conference, the reactions of the academy cadets varied.

Those who were friendly with me shone brighter than usual. There was no particular reason; they simply found a great person even greater.

Those who looked upon me negatively could no longer share a meal with me. If they ran into me on the road, they avoided eye contact. If they showed even a slight bit of defiance, they’d run away with their tails between their legs.

Ordinary cadets who were neither friends nor particularly hostile: Initially, they treated me like some sort of amazing spectacle. They looked at me like they were seeing a being from a different world – it wasn’t quite right to call it “fame.” It seemed they couldn’t even process that I was a person who existed in reality.

But as time went on, they began to accept me. It was a movement to build connections with a powerful person. I didn’t think negatively about that opportunistic behavior. It was perhaps a natural response.

Some nobles even tried to get to me through the head of department to offer support. Of course, I refused. There was nothing to gain; their wealth and power couldn’t move me. This made Ria excessively busy, and each time we met, I had to endure her endless stream of curses.

The important part is that everyone knew me. I wasn’t even hoping for acceptance. All I needed was for them to know me and understand that I was running for the Academy’s General Student Council President.

No other candidates emerged. The future of beating me through proper means was probably far from clear. Even taking an improper route wouldn’t guarantee success. Rather than risking my displeasure, they seemed to have decided to come under my wing.

I decided to accept them. President Frederica, near the end of her term, seemed quite busy. I also have a lot of things to do—using my spirit avatars grants multitasking abilities.

But the easiest and most convenient was to work them hard, just like Frederica did. There was no need to stop them from wanting to work.

As the sole candidate, I received 69% of the vote and was elected President of the Academy’s General Student Council.