Chapter 9 : The Villainess’s Club

Having gathered the minimum number of members, we headed to the student council building to establish the club.

At the academy, the student council is a group with absolute power.

In the original story, there are several student council members led by the student council president, and all of them were described as monsters.

As I entered the student council building, a second-year senior looked at me.

“Hello, senior.”

As soon as I brought up the club, the senior led me through a long corridor to a room decorated with elaborate ornaments.

I greeted the senior and knocked on the door, and a voice was heard.

“Come in.”

I opened the door and entered, and a senior who was waiting for me was there.

“What brings you here?”

“I’m here to submit an application to establish a club.”

I handed the documents to the senior, and she checked them and stamped them.

“This is a file with the club’s precautions. Please check it. You can use the clubroom right away, and the activity grant will be paid starting next month.”

“Thank you.”

I was about to leave after bowing when she stopped me.

“Just a minute.”

“What is it?”

She looked at me intently, took out a letter from her drawer, and handed it to me.

“The student council president asked me to give this to you when you came.”

“…Thank you.”

After bowing, I left the student council building, and Eve and Lucy were waiting for me.

“You’ve worked hard, Miss.”

“How did it go!?”

Lucy’s eyes were sparkling with curiosity, and when Eve glared at her, she became dejected.

I patted Eve and Lucy’s heads, finding the sight cute, and told them the result.

“It was approved.”

“That’s a relief! The student council has a bad reputation… Ugh ugh ugh!!”

“Let’s go quickly, Miss.”

I didn’t think she would badmouth them in front of the student council building… no, since we’re in front of it, is it front-talking? Anyway, I didn’t think she would say bad things about them.

It’s known that the student council’s ears are everywhere, so you always have to be careful what you say, but she openly insults them.

I covered Lucy’s mouth and followed Eve, who was guiding me, back to the dormitory, and then let go of Lucy and said that she would prepare tea.

I forgave Lucy, who apologized repeatedly, and took out the letter I had received earlier.

After sending Lucy to help Eve with a curious look, I tore open the letter.

And then I checked the contents.

“Hmm, so this is how it turns out.”

I never expected my eldest sister, Riana Terez, who is the current student council president, to make such a proposal to me.

I can’t believe she’s saying that I should join the student council.

In the original story, she didn’t interfere even when I was expelled, but was it because I proved my ability by entering as the top student?

I don’t really like it.

Family is different from ordinary human relationships.

They are beings tied by a bond of fate from birth.

Not a relationship where you only contact each other when you need something…

“Miss, is it okay for me to bring tea?”

“I’m fine.”

Did my expression show?

I sat Eve and Lucy down, who were worried about me, and started talking.

I was happy to tell them that the club activities had been officially approved, that we had been given a clubroom, and that the activity grant would be paid from next month.

“So we’re getting a clubroom and a grant!?”

“Club activities are strongly encouraged at the academy, so they give quite a bit of support.”

You can do activities in the clubroom when you don’t have class, so the facilities vary depending on which clubroom you receive.

When I checked the documents, they had assigned us a pretty decent clubroom.

Is this also something my eldest sister took care of?

Even so, I won’t join the student council.

I listened to Lucy, who said she wanted to see the clubroom, and I also got curious, so we all decided to go see it together.

Dorm A, where Class A is located, and Dorm B, where Class B is located, are right across from each other.

I sent Eve to bring Clea, and after getting ready, I went outside, and just in time, Clea was walking with Eve.

“Have you already been approved? I know the student council is strict and doesn’t easily approve things.”

“I’m just that good, you know?”

I interlocked arms with Clea, who had a serious face, and she looked embarrassed and snapped at me, but I didn’t hear her.

Is she bigger than I thought? I didn’t know before, but because she’s wearing thin clothes, I can feel it clearly.

We checked the documents on the first floor of the building where the club rooms were located, received the key, and then entered our club room, and surprisingly, there was nothing there.

Not even a chair.

It was an empty space, but the room was very spacious.

“It’s barren.”

“It is.”

The money that can be used to decorate the clubroom can only come from the grant.

In other words, we have to live like this until next month.

I was wondering what to do when Lucy raised her hand.

“Um, there, um… There is one way.”

The method that Lucy suggested was to bring discarded furniture.

It was an unimaginable thought for a noble.

Clea made a serious face, and Eve gave her a negative look.

That’s what a normal noble is like.

And I’m abnormal.

“That’s a great idea!”

“Are you serious!?”

“Miss!?”

Clea and Eve were surprised at the same time, and Lucy was smiling awkwardly.

I told Lucy to take Eve and go see if there was anything good, and she said to trust her and left with Eve.

Only Clea and I were left in the clubroom.

“Did you solve it well?”

“I requested assistance from our family. Now that the crows have stepped in, it won’t end with expulsion.”

I was worried that she might hesitate because of old friendships, but I’m glad she didn’t.

At that moment, she looked at me cautiously, as if hesitating, and when our eyes met, she quickly turned her head away.

And then after a while, she called my name in a very small voice.

“Aria Terez.”

“You can call me Aria. It would be even better if you called me my dear husband with lots of affection.”

“Who would call you that!?”

She yelled back! And then, realizing her mistake, she looked at me and then said my name.

“Aria, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

She hesitantly continued.

“If you need my help, say so anytime. I’ll help you at least once.”

“Really?”

I was waiting for those words.

The moment she promises that she will gladly help with anything, she will never break that promise.

Because it is Clea’s rule to keep her word once she has spoken.

I naturally closed the distance, and she was startled and took a step back, hitting the wall, and as if waiting for that, I did a wall slam.

‘Bang!’

“Hiccup!”

“You said anything, right?”

“Hiccup! I, I said anytime!”

“That’s right now.”

I had one hand on the wall and wrapped my other hand around Clea’s waist, and she was flustered and stuttering.

In a tone slightly lower than usual, I whispered in Clea’s ear.

“My request is…”

“R-Request…”

At that moment, the door opened as if they had been waiting, and Eve and Lucy appeared, each carrying a chair.

“We’re back, Miss.”

“We were lucky and found four chairs!”

I made eye contact with Eve, who had a blank face, and Lucy, who came in with a bright expression.

And then, there was an awkward silence.

Eve, who had put down the chairs, walked towards me and made a space between Clea and me.

And then, she took care of Clea.

“I’m sorry, Eclair Solark, that our miss is so immature.”

“What’s wrong with me?”

I hid in Lucy’s arms because Eve’s face, when she turned her head and looked at me, was too scary, and Lucy showed a bright smile.

“Miss, did something happen?”

“No, nothing happened.”

“Really?”

Even Lucy doesn’t believe me.

I need to reestablish the family’s authority.

Of course, later.

Clea’s face flushed as she said she would forgive me.

It turned very red.

I wanted to tease her, but that would cause a big problem.

I do have some sense.

Even if it’s a little lacking.

We had calmed down somewhat, and each sat on the chairs they had found, and talked about future club activities.

“But what’s the name of our club?”

“Didn’t you see it when you signed? Harem Club.”

“Ah, so it’s the Harem Club.”

Clea’s face stiffened for a moment as she was pondering what kind of activities the Harem Club should do, and she stared at me with a blank look.

I tilted my head with a puzzled expression, and then Clea finally opened her mouth.

“What club did you say?”

“Harem Club.”

“What is the purpose of the club?”

“The purpose is to get my girls to join the club?”

“……”

Clea covered her face with her hands, sighed, and then said with a serious face.

“I’m going to quit.”

“You can enter as you please, but you can’t leave as you please.”