Book 1 Chapter 92
【92】91.
“I’ll refuse.”
“Why? Older sister will give you lots of affection.”
The corners of her eyes curved gently.
Her appearance was very alluring and fatal.
Even Lil, who was also a woman, blushed.
“I’m expensive, you see.”
Elena wore a slightly blank expression.
Lil’s eyes widened.
“Pfft.”
Suddenly, a deflated sound escaped Elena’s lips.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
Elena held her stomach and laughed.
Watching Elena laugh so hard she shed tears, Lil stepped back with an expression that said, ‘This senior is really weird!’
“An interesting kid has joined us.”
“It seems everyone has gathered.”
Lis, the 5th-year class representative, entered the tent.
“Senior Lis! It’s good to see you!”
Lil’s eyes sparkled as she stood at attention in front of Lis.
“Yes, have you been well?”
“Of course! Your senior’s great achievements! I listen to them every single day!”
“Lil, could you treat me half as well as you treat Senior Lis?”
“Long time no see, Elena. How was your mission?”
“It wasn’t fun.”
Elena replied with a bored expression.
Lis, with an ‘I knew it’ expression, approached Harke, who was snoring and sleeping on the floor.
“Hey, Harke. How long are you going to sleep?”
“Huh?”
Harke, who had been sprawled out sleeping until then, took off his eye mask and groggily opened one eye.
The 4th-year representative, with a small physique, was an incredibly handsome boy.
“Yawn. When did you arrive, senior?”
“Just now.”
Harke, after a long yawn, sat up and spoke.
“Senior Harke. Hello!”
“Huh? What was your name again?”
“It’s Lil.”
“Ah, right. The 1st-year representative!”
“No, I’m the 2nd-year representative now.”
“Huh? Was that so?”
Whether he was still groggy from waking up or simply uninterested in others, Harke rubbed his eyes with a bleary expression.
“Alright, then.”
But his expression changed completely after waking up.
“Let’s have a match, senior.”
Lis chuckled at Harke, who, with a combative smile, hit his palm with his fist—*thwack!*
“I’ll deal with you later.”
“I want to fight now, though?”
“Trying to barbarically fight right after waking up, you’re indeed savage.”
“Hmph! I think I’m better than you, who drags in all sorts of worthless trash into your faction, Elena Zerion.”
“Ahh! S-seniors! If you fight here, it’ll be big trouble! The professors will kill you!”
Lil gasped, seeing Elena and Harke reveal their killing intent towards each other.
As both were strong candidates for the next student council president, their relationship was very bad.
In fact, beyond that, their very ideals were completely opposite.
Watching them, Lis asked Leo.
“What do you think, your impressions of the class representatives?”
“They get along very well.”
“……”
Lil stared at Leo with her mouth agape.
‘L-Leo isn’t an ordinary person after all!’
Lis also looked at Leo with a somewhat bewildered expression and said.
“Both of you stop. Aren’t you ashamed to act like this in front of your juniors?”
At Lis’s intervention, Elena and Harke backed down.
“Are you Leo Flobe? I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m Harke Ligaard.”
“I am Leo Flobe.”
Harke, who had been fierce in front of Elena, wore a gentle expression in front of Leo.
“Class representatives, everyone’s gathered, right? If so, change into your ceremonial robes.”
An assistant instructor who had entered the tent said that and then left the room.
“Ceremonial robes?”
“Don’t you know?”
As Leo made a puzzled expression, Lil tilted her head.
“For department events where all students gather, class representatives always wear ceremonial robes.”
Lil picked up a neatly folded ceremonial robe from one corner of the tent and handed it to Leo.
“We’re class representatives; we can’t be like regular students, can we?”
Harke also took out his ceremonial robe as if accustomed to it.
Indeed, inside the tent, there were also two rooms that looked like changing rooms.
Leo, Lis, and Harke entered the changing room on the right.
The student representative’s ceremonial robe was much more formal attire than the uniforms worn by Lumern students during events.
After changing clothes and going outside, commotion could be heard from the women’s changing room.
“S-senior! What are you touching?!”
“This is payback for calling me dangerous in front of the 1st-year junior just now!”
“Th-that was actually… Aaaargh! Don’t touch me!”
“No time! Hurry and get ready!”
Harke snapped.
A moment later, Lil emerged with a deeply flushed face, and Elena followed her with a mischievous smile.
“Ahem!”
Lil cleared her throat, then came in front of Leo and tidied his attire.
Watching Lil take care of various things like an older sister, Elena chuckled.
“How kind. Taking such good care of a 1st-year junior?”
“I vowed from last year that I would treat the junior class representative well when they arrived. When I was a 1st-year, the senior representative only played a lot of pranks on me, you see.”
“Oh my. Who would do such a terrible thing?”
Elena put a hand to her cheek and shook her head.
“Hmm! I can feel the dignity befitting a class representative! Leo.”
Lil, smiling contentedly, nodded her head.
As the five people exited the tent, a magnificent sight unfolded.
Students dressed in ceremonial robes stood in formation.
Starting with the small number of 5th-year students, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st-year students stood by department.
At the very front of each year group, the top students of each department stood holding department flags.
If the top student was also the class representative, the second-place student stood there instead.
As Leo wondered if he should go towards the 1st-year section, Lil spoke.
“Leo, the class representatives are here.”
Lil pointed to a small platform below the main stage.
At the very front among the students.
It was literally the spot for the five students representing Lumern Academy.
The class representatives stood in order.
All students’ gazes were fixed on the backs of the class representatives.
Some with envy, others with a competitive spirit.
He could feel gazes filled with various emotions.
‘Indeed. Everyone desires the position of class representative.’
Standing in this spot, he understood clearly.
Among the Lumern students, where there isn’t a single person who isn’t a genius, these were the most special.
The position of class representative is literally the closest one to a future hero.
Those aiming for the top would do their best to reach this position by any means.
Conversely, those who stood here had to protect this position from challengers.
‘Interesting.’
Leo’s lips curved upwards.
Watching Leo, Lil, who had been wearing a tense expression, shook her head in disbelief.
‘I still tremble when I stand here. To not care about the gaze of all the students and even smile, his caliber is different. His caliber is.’
Meanwhile, Elena also watched Leo with sparkling eyes.
Meanwhile, Principal Kallian appeared on the stage.
Seeing that, Lis opened his mouth.
“Everyone… Attention!”
*Snap!*
All Lumern students stood at attention with precision.
“To the Principal… Salute!”
*Thump!*
With precision, all years struck their left chest with their right fist.
It was a salute dedicated to a great hero.
As Kallian lightly raised his hand, everyone returned to their original posture.
“My students. Did you rest well over the weekend? This day is also bright! I hope this week will be one where everyone strives hard in their studies!”
After that, Kallian’s sermon began.
“So, traditionally, a hero is…!”
As the boring and meaningless moral lecture continued, the students wore perplexed expressions.
A full student body assembly was a major event that had never happened since the entrance ceremony.
Literally, with only obvious sermons being given at an event that usually only happens when something important occurs, not only the students but even the professors couldn’t hide their bewilderment.
“Hoo-aahm. Calling students this early in the morning, it’s too much.”
Eventually, Elena, who was at the very front, lightly yawned and covered her mouth.
Several professors glared fiercely at Elena.
But the female student, known as the ‘Queen of the School,’ didn’t even flinch.
Instead, as if annoyed, she pointed to her side with her right hand.
“Zzz-”
Nodding off- nodding off-
There, Harke was nodding off, dozing.
At that sight, the professors clutched the backs of their necks.
‘Those brats, really!’
‘And you call yourselves class representatives!’
‘Show an example as class representatives! You ruffians!’
Even though the class representatives were messing around right in front of their eyes, Kallian continued his boring sermon.
“Elena Zerion, Harke Ligaard. Follow me to the faculty office after the event.”
A chilling voice that made the venue freeze echoed through the amplification magic.
Elena and Harke flinched and stood at attention.
The owner of the voice was none other than Halind, holding the microphone instead of the presiding professor.
Seeing that, Kallian smiled brightly.
“Oh! Professor Halind. As expected, the students listen to your words the best…”
“Principal, please get to the point quickly.”
“I shall do so.”
Halind was one of the two professors the Principal feared at Lumern.
“Ahem. Then I shall get to the main point.”
“What was the reason for your boring sermon until now?”
When the presiding professor, who had received the microphone back, asked in embarrassment, Halind answered curtly.
“It’s probably because the main point is excessively short, so it would be awkward to just talk about that.”
Halind was also one of the three professors who understood Principal Kallian better than anyone else.
“Of course, that main point won’t be light at all.”
Halind looked at the Principal with a serious expression.
“From today, Lumern Academy will cut off all communication with the outside world until the 1st-year inter-departmental competition ends.”
“……?”
For a moment, everyone wore expressions of not understanding.
“Professors commuting from Lumeria City will all stay at the school, and students are strictly forbidden from going out or staying overnight. Merchants who operate within Lumern will not be allowed in from today, so naturally, restaurants, snack shops, and cafes will all close.”
Not only the students but also the professors wore bewildered expressions.
“Naturally, communication via magic is also forbidden. Sending or receiving letters or packages is also impossible.”
The professors quickly regained their composure.
However, the commotion among the students did not subside.
Lockdown! It was literally an unprecedented situation.
As the entire student body buzzed with noise, Leo narrowed his eyes and looked at the principal.
‘He’s saying he’ll catch the traitor.’
***
After the full student body assembly ended, students, in a state of panic, headed towards the cafeteria.
“No way! We can’t even go to the snack shop for a whole month!”
The most panicked were the female students.
The closing of snack shops, cafes, and restaurants also meant they couldn’t buy snacks.
“Ugh! If I had known in advance and hoarded snacks, I could have made a fortune! No! I need to talk to the pastry club kids…!”
At Kal’s words, Chelsea’s eyes gleamed.
“Let’s go quickly! Kal!”
“Alright! Get ready, pastry club! Leo, let’s go!”
“I need to change out of my ceremonial robes. You go first.”
“Got it!”
Kal and Chelsea skipped breakfast and rushed off.
For students, snacks were a serious matter.
Leo, who had burst out laughing at the sight, headed towards the tent to change out of his ceremonial robes.
There, Lil was sitting on the floor.
“It was a terrible time.”
“It seems it was no joke.”
“Yes. Senior Lis had already left for student council work, so there was no one to stop them.”
It seemed Elena and Harke had quite a commotion.
“If Professor Halind hadn’t come in the middle, they really would have fought.”
“I had something to say to Senior Elena, but I guess I’ll have to find her later.”
“Leo, are you thinking of going to meet Senior Elena?”
“Yes.”
Lil stood up and then sighed.
“I don’t recommend it.”
“Why?”
“As I said before, she’s a bit of a dangerous person.”
“But I have a favor to ask.”
Lil sighed.
“If you really must meet her, I won’t stop you… but it probably won’t be easy to meet her.”
“Can’t I just go to the 3rd-year classroom building and meet her?”
“No. Senior Elena rarely attends classes.”
At Lil’s words, Leo made a strange expression.
“That person is a genius, you see.”
Class representative despite rarely attending classes.
“She stays at her mansion almost all day and then returns to the dormitory.”
“Mansion?”
“Yes. Senior Elena uses the Zerion family’s private estate as her personal club building.”
“The scale is different.”
“Because she’s the heir of Zerion. Anyway, if you want to meet her, you’ll have to go there first, but she doesn’t meet people easily.”
“I guess I’ll have to go there first. Thanks for letting me know.”
Leo smiled faintly.
“Once you go, you’ll have to be careful, Leo.”
“……?”
As Leo made a puzzled expression, Lil clicked her tongue.
“The Queen’s followers are very jealous, you see.”
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