Chapter 22: Student Council Meeting

The golden weekend, which seemed like it would last forever, ended.

And Monday, without fail, came again.

Because I rested during the weekend, it’s normal that my condition should be good.

But for some reason, I don’t feel any energy in my body.

I want to graduate quickly.

But that’s a story too far away for a freshman who has only been in school for a week.

I decided to accept the inevitable reality and trudged to the classroom.

On the way to the academy.

The streets were full of students with the same expression as me.

It seems that students don’t want to go to school no matter where they go.

As I was trying to overcome my lethargy and continue walking.

Thud.

“Ah! I’m sorry.”

Lost in my thoughts, I bumped shoulders with someone coming from the front.

Surprised, I quickly apologized to the other person.

Nod.

But the woman I bumped into, despite my words, just nodded slightly with her gaze fixed on the ground.

Hmph. She’s a bit rude….

Of course, I was also at fault for not looking ahead properly, but.

The other person’s attitude made me frown.

And she just nodded her head and coolly passed me by.

‘But where is she going in the morning?’

Now is the time for all students to go to the academy.

For some reason, only that woman was going against the road.

That’s why I bumped into her.

Well, maybe she has something she left behind.

I decided not to care any further and quickened my pace.

But as I felt a strange sensation on my shoulder, I suddenly lowered my head.

I stopped walking again when I saw my shoulder, which was a little wet.

“Why is my shoulder wet?”

It seems that there was no particular problem with my clothes when I came out in the morning.

Feeling strange, I wiped my shoulder with my hand.

And the red- that came out on my fingertips when I looked at my hand again.

“…Blood?”

Sticky and warm red liquid.

It’s certain.

This is blood.

Could it have come from the other person when I bumped shoulders a while ago?

Surprised, I hurriedly turned around.

“Excuse me…!”

But the woman I had bumped into had disappeared somewhere and was nowhere to be seen.

Embarrassed, I just stood there for a moment, blinking my eyes.

‘What the hell was that person just now?’

I sat down and thought about what had just happened.

The woman who bumped into me and then suddenly disappeared, leaving blood on my shoulder.

That she was trying not to make eye contact with me, and.

That her face was not clearly visible because of her long hair….

There are too many suspicious points.

And she disappeared in an instant, even though it hadn’t even been a few seconds.

It’s like being possessed by a ghost.

Could it be a real ghost….

“No way.”

I immediately shook my head at the ridiculous possibility.

There’s no way there are ghosts.

There are monsters called undead in this world that are similar to ghosts, but.

It’s a little different from the concept of a ghost that is generally said.

They are not the souls of people, but.

They are monsters that are a kind of spirit, a mass of energy.

‘Then that means it was a person….’

If she’s hurt, she should go to the infirmary.

Why was she walking around like that?

It’s just uncomfortable from morning.

“Ah, good morning, Louis?”

“Good morning, Elena.”

I greeted her cheerfully.

“G-g-good morning??”

…Why is she stuttering so much?

I tilted my head at her somewhat awkward appearance, which was different from usual.

‘Is she nervous?’

Come to think of it.

There is a special schedule today.

Elena, who is the class president, and me, who is the vice president.

Today is the day we attend the student council meeting for the first time.

Because of that, she’s probably nervous and her body is stiff.

‘I didn’t know she would be nervous about something like this.’

I remember Elena’s appearance in the comic, always speaking clearly and acting decisively.

But.

‘Comics and reality are different’

After being possessed.

A fact I’ve always felt.

Even Elena is like that.

It’s almost like a different person.

“Louis, do you h-happen to have a g-girlfriend or anything?”

While I was lost in thought.

Elena, who was hesitating for a moment, suddenly asked me a sudden question.

Girlfriend?

“I don’t have one?”

I don’t have a girlfriend.

Although I have a fiancée who is promised to marry….

‘That’s a little different.’

A relationship between lovers who love each other and an engagement that is politically intertwined are different.

Perhaps it doesn’t fit the concept of ‘girlfriend’ that Elena is asking.

“…I see?”

Hearing my answer, for some reason, her voice subsided a little.

Her eyes also seem to have suddenly become cold.

‘Why…??’

I shed a drop of sweat at her sudden change in expression.

It seems like she’s asking me that for some reason, but.

I don’t know what it is.

Elena opened her mouth in a very serious voice towards me.

“Louis. I think you shouldn’t lie between friends.”

I think so too.

Lying can be said to be a very important factor that undermines relationships between people.

But.

Even if you’re close, there are times when you have to lie to keep a secret.

Everyone has their own secrets that they must hide.

For example….

‘Like the fact that I’m actually a possessor.’

And of course, my secret is a very important secret that I can’t tell anyone.

I don’t know why Elena is suddenly mentioning lying to me.

While I was looking at her with a bewildered expression.

Professor Dominic entered the classroom.

“Let’s start class.”

I guess I’ll have to ask after class.

After finishing all the afternoon classes.

We immediately headed to the student council.

Fortunately, Elena didn’t seem to be particularly upset about what happened in the morning, and she returned to her original appearance.

Sometimes, when she saw couples holding hands and walking around, she twitched for some reason, but.

I didn’t think she was much different from the usual Elena.

“What do you usually do at student council meetings?”

“I don’t know? I guess it’s like a normal meeting, voting on some agenda.”

Actually, I don’t know what they do at the student council meeting.

But I vaguely remember a scene that I happened to see in passing.

I remembered the scene where the president, the princess, sat at the front, gathering the class officers of each class,

and asked about various agendas and exchanged opinions with each other, so I explained it roughly to Elena.

“I see…. Then are we just going to sit still and come back?”

“I guess so?”

Members of the student council.

Their aspects are quite fierce.

The son of a large merchant who is famous in the capital, or.

Or the daughter of the Northern Duke, the ruler of the North.

For us, who are first-years who have just entered, we just have to sit quietly and nod.

‘In the first place, there’s probably not much to say about today’s agenda.’

It’s only been a week since I entered.

There is not much of a proper schedule yet for the student council to be active.

So, the purpose of today’s meeting is probably to get to know the newly elected class presidents and vice presidents.

While we were chatting.

We arrived at the main building of the academy where the student council is located.

The 5th floor where the meeting starts.

It was already crowded with many students in front of it.

Two people per class, the class president and the vice president.

Even if you only count the first-years, there are more than 10 people.

If you add the student council’s direct department to that….

It can be said that the scale is quite large.

A crowded conference room.

We squeezed through the gap and managed to find our seats.

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Two chairs on one desk.

This time, I was forced to come because the vice president must also attend, but.

Originally, it is basic for only the class president to attend the meeting.

Perhaps from next time, Elena will sit here alone.

“We will start the meeting in 5 minutes!”

The loud voice of the person who seems to be a member of the student council, and the noisy conference room began to be organized.

Each person sat in their own seat, and after a while.

Students who opened the door and appeared.

They went to their seats at the front with natural movements and sat down.

Brilliant accessories or items on their bodies.

They were often sparkling as if to prove their prowess.

And.

One person who stands out the most among them.

A female student who sits gracefully with her dark purple hair flowing.

Anna Blackwood.

The first princess of the empire and another heroine that appeared in the comic.

“Then…. Shall we start the meeting?”

The meeting started with the princess’ declaration.

A dark room with no lights on.

A group of people were gathered in the room.

Among them, a woman wearing an academy uniform raised her hand.

“So how are you going to kidnap the princess?”

Other people attending the meeting also nodded, agreeing with her words.

“The security of the academy is quite strict. You probably all had a hard time getting in.”

“There are guards patrolling every hour. And it seems like there are knights stationed there? How are you going to get through this?”

Everyone in the room looked at one person.

A middle-aged man wearing a neat suit and a deeply pressed fedora.

He did not answer people’s questions and gestured to someone.

“Did you call me?”

“Fron. Give it to everyone.”

“…I understand.”

A boy named Fron.

He gave a small box to each person at the command of the man in the suit.

“…What is this?”

“Open it.”

At the man’s words, people almost simultaneously opened the box and checked the inside.

And the woman in school uniform who saw what was inside opened her eyes wide and was surprised.

“…Isn’t this what I think it is?”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking. It’s probably right.”

“Did you finally go crazy?!? This is not simply an item to use! It’s terrorism…!!”

“Her words are correct. If we’re not careful, our identity might be revealed to the empire.”

Everyone who was there showed a bewildered expression.

“That’s right. That’s the purpose of this operation that he said.”

“Did he really say that?”

“Certainly. If you want, I’ll connect you directly to prove it.”

“If you say so, I will believe it.”

“Ah…!! Really!! Still, I don’t think this is right….”

Behind the woman who was making a confused expression alone.

Other people raised their wrists with determined expressions.

“With this operation, our rebel army will kidnap the princess and officially declare war on the empire.”

The man in the suit also raised his wrist high.

A tattoo of a red wolf howling on their wrists.

“We will change this damn world.”