Book 1 Chapter 700

"Everyone, attention."

Chloe lightly drew the students' attention.

"I'd like to introduce you. As you all know, this is Leo Flov. He's our school's student council president and the leader of our party."

At Chloe's words, the second-year students bowed their heads in unison and shouted,

"We look forward to working with you! Leo-senpai!"

"We look forward to working with you!"

Following the second-year students, the first-year students also bowed their heads.

This was when Leo was basking in the gaze filled with admiration and respect from his juniors.

"Chloe?"

"Yes?"

"Can we talk for a moment?"

Iliana said with a smile.

At the invitation, Chloe followed Iliana with a puzzled expression.

Arriving behind the training ground warehouse where the combat studies class was held, Iliana said urgently,

"Why did you put me in the party!"

"Why? Of course, because we need the strength."

The joint combat studies class, newly established this year, was a mandatory subject for all students from first to third year.

In line with the rapidly changing world situation, it was designed to improve the skills of the lower-grade students by having first and second-year students participate in parties led by third-year students.

The students selected as party leaders among the third-years were Leo, Chelsea, Chen Xia, Warden, and Abad, and Jureden.

A total of six people.

Among them, Leo and Chelsea had to leave school due to long-term assignments, so Chloe and Celia, who were the second most reputable and skilled in each party, were put in charge of selecting party members.

Chloe, who took over the leadership of the party in place of Leo, recruited Iliana as a party member because she thought she was a necessary member.

"Why!"

"Because you asked to be included in the party before you left for your mission."

"Aaaargh!"

Iliana clutched her head and cursed her past self.

"You were quite popular, so I had a bit of trouble."

"Compared to what! Compared to what! I'm popular! I'm capable!"

"By the way, why do you hate it so much? You said it would be convenient if you were in the same party as Leo and wanted to join by all means."

Iliana had originally made a pathetic yet ambitious plan to earn a lot of bonus points by charming Leo.

In fact, the pretense Iliana had shown in front of her juniors on the first day was still ongoing.

'I thought they'd be happy if they knew it was our party.'

Chloe looked puzzled by the extremely unexpected reaction, and Iliana stomped her feet and replied,

"Because of the Great Demon King! The Great Demon King!"

"Great Demon King?"

"The class president! The class president!"

"Leo. Iliana is calling you the Great Demon King. Shouldn't you scold her?"

"Eeeek?!"

At the voice from behind, Iliana shrieked and hid behind Chloe.

Then, peeking out, she glared at Kal, who was chuckling.

"I came to see what you were talking about."

Seeing Leo smirk, Kal shrugged his shoulders.

"You knew Iliana's mental state was messed up since her first year, didn't you?"

"Kal! You!"

Iliana, who bristled, lunged at Kal.

Kal quickly hid behind Leo.

Iliana, who stopped just short of Leo, quickly put some distance between them again.

"Did something happen on your mission?"

To Chloe's question, Leo answered calmly as if it were nothing.

"I decided not to indulge you any longer."

"Ah."

Chloe nodded as if she understood, and Iliana pouted.

"That's too much! The class president was always kind! Why did you suddenly become so cold?"

"You seemed like you wanted to be treated as an adult."

Leo smiled faintly.

Looking at Leo, Iliana said,

"Can we change parties?"

"Yes. The professors said to get the party leader's permission first."

Iliana's shoulders drooped.

Seeing Iliana like that, Kal shook his head and approached to comfort her.

*Swish-*

"……?"

Kal looked at Chloe, who was blocking him with her hand, with a puzzled expression.

Chloe gently shook her head.

A moment later.

Iliana, who had raised her head, slapped her cheeks with both hands.

"Okay! Since it's like this, let's just enjoy it!"

Having made up her mind, Iliana snapped her fingers and pointed at Leo.

"Class president! Train me as much as you want! I'll do it all!"

"Oh?"

"Ah, forget the 'as much as you want'."

Seeing Leo exclaim in surprise, Iliana quickly shook her head.

Chloe smiled faintly at the sight.

"Iliana may be lazy, but she gets things done when she has to."

"That's right."

Kal nodded.

"The others must be waiting. Let's go back quickly."

At Kal's words, the four people stood in front of the party members again.

"Leo."

At Chloe's words, Leo stepped forward.

'Wow. Leo Flov.'

'The youngest student council president!'

'The successor to Kyle, the hero of the beginning!'

As Leo stepped forward, the first-year students' eyes sparkled even more.

Their faces were filled with pride at being in Leo's party.

When Chloe posted the party recruitment notice.

Literally, the entire first-year class had submitted applications.

From among them, the third-year students personally selected the party members.

As a result, 100 out of 500 students were selected for Leo's party.

The ratio of second and third-year students was naturally lowered.

Naturally, those selected for Leo's party were enough to be the objects of envy for other first-year students.

Even now, first-year students from other parties were glancing enviously this way.

As a result, the first-year students in Leo's party became even more arrogant.

"They're happy without even knowing this might be hell."

"Juen. Shh."

"Why? Isn't it true? Right? Luke?"

"Hahaha."

As Juen mumbled softly, Betty hastily silenced him, and Luke just laughed awkwardly.

Amidst this, Leo spoke.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Leo Flov."

"Nice to meet you!"

"President! You're so cool!"

"Kya~"

Behind the overly formal answers of the male students, the reactions of the excited first-year female students followed.

Watching them, Kal and Iliana wore mischievous expressions.

"They're happy."

"Indeed."

*Thump-!*

"Oof!"

"Gasp?"

Chloe punched Kal and Iliana on their sides with her fists.

As the two fell,

Leo spoke.

"As you all know, today is the first day our party is formed and we're all gathered. It's a time to get to know each other. We can use this free time as we please, according to the party leader's discretion."

At his words, the first-year students nodded.

This was already known from the announcements.

Moreover, it was the last class of the day, and tomorrow was the weekend.

Because of that, quite a few first-year students had hopes that today's class might end a little early.

"In that sense, our team is going out of school today."

"What?"

"Wow! I was planning to go out to Lumaria City tomorrow anyway!"

"President is the best!"

Cheers erupted from among the first-year students.

"We'll be moving to the pier now, so line up and move."

Chloe began to organize the first-year students.

Seeing this, envious glances poured from the first-year students of other parties.

"Is it because Leo-senpai is the student council president?"

"Wow, they're ending class right away with the student council president's authority."

"I'm jealous."

"You guys. Are you jealous of that?"

The first-year students flinched at the sight of Chelsea, who suddenly appeared from behind and asked.

"Th-that's not it."

"Why? You said you were jealous?"

At Chelsea's question, the first-year students retracted their necks.

"You're scaring the kids."

Behind Chelsea, Celia appeared and pressed down on Chelsea's head.

"You know this is insubordination towards the captain?"

"How long are you going to keep calling me captain?"

Celia, who snorted at Chelsea's words, said,

"There's nothing to be jealous of."

"What?"

At Celia's words, Chelsea scoffed at the first-year students.

"Do the second and third-year students in Leo Oppa's party look happy?"

At that, the first-year students frantically looked at the second and third-year students belonging to Leo's party.

Unlike the cheerful first-year students, the second and third-year students had a defeated air about them.

Seeing this, Chelsea smiled faintly at the first-year students who looked puzzled.

"It's not that we can end class early and go out because he's the student council president. I have that much discretion too. But I'm nice, right?"

"Nice."

"Subordinates, be quiet."

"This is real!"

Celia, who bristled, grabbed Chelsea's cheek and pulled it.

Instead of the two struggling with each other, Martina, a second-year student from the Knight Department and one of Leo's knights, answered on their behalf.

"That's not going for fun."

"Then?"

"It's like being dragged to a slaughterhouse."

Hearing that, the first-year students felt a shiver run down their spines.

'What on earth are they going to do?!'

***

On the boat from the pier to Lumaria City, the first-year students were fully enjoying themselves as if they were going on a picnic.

Luke was about to say something to his juniors, but Juen stopped him.

"Let them enjoy themselves."

The other second and third-year students seemed to feel the same way, and the first-year students arrived in Lumaria City in a happy mood.

It was only after they left Lumaria City that the first-year students sensed that something was wrong.

Leaving the entrance of Lumaria City, Leo's party moved at an incredible speed.

The first-year students followed using their respective abilities, but the speed showed no signs of slowing down.

It was then that they felt that something had gone terribly wrong.

"Leo-senpai will leave you behind if you fall behind, so you should try your best not to fall behind."

The first-year students, who had received advice from Luke along the way, struggled desperately not to fall behind.

By the time Leo stopped, the sun was setting.

At the foot of a rather high mountain.

"Mount Rudera?"

Kal nodded as if he understood.

"Do you know anything, Kal-senpai?"

At Juen's question, Kal replied as if it were nothing.

"It's a mountain where a large-scale orc population has recently begun to inhabit."

"Ah."

Juen nodded.

He grasped Leo's intention.

Leo stood in front of the first-year students, most of whom were sprawled on the ground.

"The joint combat studies class is a thoroughly practical class. There's a set number of assigned practical missions, and the higher the difficulty of the mission, the higher the score. And the student's individual score is evaluated based on their performance during that process."

At Leo's words, the first-year students nodded.

They had already heard this explanation from their professors.

"There are reports of a large orc colony forming in this Mount Rudera. Our party's first mission is to exterminate the orc colony."

The first-year students swallowed hard at the mention of doing a practical mission from the first day.

"However, the requested number of people in the mission request is 50, so the number of participants is also 50."

Leo said, taking the mission request from Chloe.

"There are 42 second and third-year students in total, and all of your seniors will participate without exception."

At Leo's words, the faces of the first-year students stiffened.

This meant that there were only eight spots left in the party.

"From now on, the participants in the practical missions will be determined solely by skill."

To get good grades, one must complete the practical mission assignments.

Even if one is not expelled during the first year, not everyone can advance to the second year.

The department that wins the departmental competition can advance to the next academic year, but there is no guarantee that their affiliated department will win.

Therefore, one must achieve good grades in class.

And the joint combat studies class accounts for half of the combat studies class grade.

If you fall behind, you naturally won't get points.

Leo opened his mouth, looking at the first-year students with their eyes wide open.

"You've roughly understood, haven't you?"

Leo said with a gentle smile.

"From now on, fight each other."