episode_0008

Palang-

“This is finally the last one.”

Rias muttered quietly as she turned the page.

Her voice was filled with the satisfaction of having accomplished everything, and the weariness of labor that could not be hidden.

Shash-

After signing the last document, Rias stretched her arms high into the air.

“Ugh… … ”

Her body trembled slightly, and a moan escaped from Rias’s closed mouth, a mixture of the mental pleasure of finishing the job and the physical pleasure of her stiff body loosening.

As a bonus, her ample breasts gently swayed to the beat of her body.

If Rias had been outside in the open air rather than inside the room, the destructive power would have been so strong that it would have immediately caught the attention of everyone around her.

‘It ended faster than I thought.’

I thought I’d finish late at night because I had a lot of work to do, but when I looked at the sky, it was only just getting dark.

Tiring-

As I was catching my breath, the device beeped softly.

“Sigh, anyway, the position of student body president is one of constant work.”

Rias grumbled softly and checked her email.

At that moment, her cloudy eyes suddenly brightened.

What was in the email wasn’t a new assignment, but a video of the initiation ceremony she had requested.

‘You came at a good time, I had just finished what I had to do.’

Rias received the video, delighted at the coincidence.

The video of the ceremony is classified as educational material within the circle.

That is why it was something precious that even the many people from the high-ranking guilds who were watching the entrance ceremony today could not see.

The reason the circle filmed this video in the first place was to gather information about the students and provide better quality classes, not to show the students off to the guild members as products.

‘Well, if they’re from the guild, they’ll definitely get this information somehow… … ‘

Shhh-

‘But it’s still slower than me.’

Although it was hard, I’m glad I became the student body president.

And it was a good thing that they pushed for the reporting ceremony to be held at the entrance ceremony.

Rias opened the downloaded file with a smiling face, praising her past self.

The file contained as many footage as there were cameras installed in the auditorium.

Rias immediately selected a few of those files and played them.

Then, each screen merged together, and the device screen showed at a glance what was happening in the auditorium at that time.

In fact, it would have been difficult for even the student body president to freely release such videos.

But in this case, it was possible.

Well, this time, the initiation ceremony was created by her hands, not the teacher.

This is because he wants to block the guild’s eyes with the excuse of providing educational materials and find talented people first.

‘Hmm, the first thing that catches my eye is the students above the auditorium. But even among the regular students, there are many who show promise. I should try talking to them one by one if I get the chance.’

Rias wrote down the names of those she thought were talented, one by one.

Since it was a test she designed herself, she was able to quickly find people who met her standards.

‘Okay, so we’ve found the talent we want, but the problem is how to attract them.’

A small sigh escaped Rias’s mouth.

She didn’t come to the circle simply to hone her skills.

No, to be more precise, both skill improvement and talent search were done for the same purpose.

“Is the princess okay?”

It is for the sake of his lord.

The Vermillion family is a knightly family that has produced royal knights for generations.

Therefore, Rias also trained with the sword from a young age.

And with his outstanding talent, he became a knight of the royal family at the youngest age in history and chose the 3rd princess as his lord.

The third princess was the weakest in power and rank among the royal heirs.

However, in Rias’s opinion, she was the wisest of the current royal family and seemed to have the potential to become a saintly ruler.

That is why Rias never once regretted choosing the three princesses as her masters.

‘But objectively speaking, it is true that the power of the three princesses is weaker than that of the other factions.’

Kook-

‘That’s why my role is important.’

The influence of one superhuman in this era is enormous.

Knowing that fact, Rias returned to England during the vacation.

And he actively used the fact that he was the second-year student council president of the circle to strengthen the faction of the three princesses.

‘Thanks to that, I’ve been able to build up my power to a point where I can speak up to some extent, but it’s still woefully inadequate.’

The faction that Rias belonged to was still overwhelmingly inferior to the other factions.

To change this, it was necessary to go beyond simply strengthening the foundation and accept as many new talents as possible.

After Rias gained the right to carry out the initiation ceremony through force, the reason she conducted this unexpected test was also for this purpose.

It is to identify the true nature and sparkling talent that emerge in a crisis when they have not yet learned anything, and to secure talent faster than anyone else.

‘It certainly lives up to the name Golden Rider, as it has many gemstones.’

The more talent there is, the better.

Rias looked at the screen more closely, with serious eyes, and reviewed the footage, recalling him.

“Huh?”

And thanks to that serious attitude, Rias could feel something uncomfortable in the video.

‘This part… … something seems a bit strange?’

She stopped the video.

The frozen footage showed Han Si-yeon dodging Lesser Drake’s attacks.

Rias looked at that part intently.

‘What should I say, this posture is… … ‘

At first glance, it looked like Han Si-yeon had simply destroyed the gargoyle and then rolled backwards to avoid Lesser Drake’s attack.

But Rias’s intuition was screaming that it wasn’t true.

‘Is there something I don’t know?’

Rias rewinded the video to a moment ago and checked that part again.

The feeling of discomfort grew stronger, but the cause of the discomfort was still unknown.

So Rias replayed the video again.

Change the angle and try again.

Turn the camera around again.

Slow down the playback speed and try again.

Again, again, again.

How many times did I have to turn it around like that?

“This… … ”

Rias finally realized the true nature of the feeling of discomfort she had been feeling.

“You didn’t avoid this yourself, did you get pushed by someone else?”

It was hard to tell because of the Lesser Drake’s black hide, but when I zoomed in and looked closely, I could see a black doll vaguely appearing as if it was casting a shadow over the Lesser Drake’s hide.

The moment she realized that, Rias felt goosebumps run up her arms.

Even though I was busy finding talent on the spot, I never dreamed that there was a student like this.

‘A student who is so good at stealth that he fooled my senses and got a punch from a top student.’

Rias’s head became complicated.

I’ve never heard of a student like this among the freshmen this year.

‘So then this kid… is a treasure that no one knows about, someone who came into the circle while hiding their power?’

Gulp-

Rias swallowed without realizing it.

‘A talent with outstanding abilities but unknown, just the kind of talent I’m looking for!’

To Rias, the ability in the video seemed to be stealth, an ability that would be of great help in the upcoming competition for succession.

“By the way, didn’t one of the student council members say that he saw all the passed out freshmen gathered together in a safe place, as if someone had cleaned them up?”

At the time, I just let it go, but after watching this video, I feel like it was definitely this student’s doing.

‘A talented person who not only has outstanding abilities, but also has the humanity to look after other students who have fallen?’

Hwaruk-

Sparks flew from Rias’ eyes.

‘I have to catch this guy!’

Rias steeled her resolve and grabbed the device that was about the size of a laptop, then grew it to the size of a TV.

This is a zoom feature only available on the latest devices.

Rias, who had enlarged the screen, looked at all the cameras installed in the auditorium and the part where Han Si-yeon had flown away.

But even after searching through all the cameras, I couldn’t find anything that could be considered a proper trace because the physical features were exquisitely hidden in the shadows.

‘Ugh, it’s good that he’s talented, but his ability is too great… … ‘

From the moment it first appeared until the moment it disappeared into the sand and dust, Rias’s body became flushed with impatience as she continued to search without finding anything.

‘Won’t someone just suddenly snatch it away? That won’t do, but there must be a hint somewhere that will somehow catch this jewel… … Ah!’

Rias’ eyes turned back to the image.

‘Han Si-yeon! This student might know.’

As the person who was pushed, he may have seen something with his own eyes at that moment.

With that thought in mind, I looked back at the video and saw that Han Si-yeon actually flew backwards, looked around, and picked something up from the floor and held it in her hand.

‘I was right!’

A bright smile appeared on Rias’ lips as she confirmed that the string had not broken yet.

But that laughter turned into a sigh in an instant.

‘Ugh, but even if I knew that, it would still be a problem… … ‘

It was good that they found the location of the clue, but the problem was that the person holding the clue was Han Si-yeon.

‘If you listen to what he said on stage, it seems like he definitely doesn’t have any feelings for me. He looked really annoyed at me when he saw me at that time.’

At that time, the reason Han Si-yeon’s actions were a bit aggressive and her speech was rough was entirely because of Do Yu-jin.

But Rias had no way of knowing that.

‘It’s also a problem if everyone leaves and he finds out that I’m looking for this student.’

The lifeblood of information is security.

That’s why Rias wanted to block any leaks of information as much as possible.

‘He clearly said that he was from a famous Korean martial arts family that had lost its power… … If that’s the case, then there’s a chance that he’ll be taken.’

Rias clenched her fist.

If I lost such a talented person right in front of my eyes, I would be so sad that I wouldn’t be able to sleep properly for a month.

“Ugh, but I can’t just sit still like this… … ”

After mulling over the matter for a while, Rias soon came up with a compromise.

‘First of all, Han Si-yeon, she’ll definitely look for that student, so let’s just quietly watch her for a while.’

I thought it was better.

She also needed time to sort out this sudden information.

‘In the meantime, I need to think in advance about what kind of bait to throw to that student while making contact with other students.’

Rias gathered her thoughts and then reduced the device back to its original size.

“Whew, it’s really late.”

After seeing the moon rise, Rias quickly cleaned up her room and lay down on her bed to sleep.

But I couldn’t fall asleep, maybe because my heart was pounding.

‘What kind of talented kid is he?’

Rias muttered in a voice filled with anticipation.

By the way, at that time, the genius of stealth that she desperately wanted was.

“Haa… … ”

I was lying in a deserted park, in rags, eating a donut.

“Still, at this level, it would be possible to bite the enemy in the event of an emergency.”