A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

134 – Leader, Lead Us (3)

The morning sun has risen.

Although students have not yet appeared in the academy square, the store clerks in the square are busily preparing to open their stores early in the morning.

“…”

Normally.

Now he’s sneaking up behind me, and I’m looking at the signboard of the square in front of me, about five steps behind me.

“Uh, over there… “

Behind the back.

“What’s going on, owner of cafe ‘Aritaum’?”

“Eh, do you know me?”

“You’ve been hanging out with granddaughter Astasia Hwang a lot these past few days. Granddaughter Hwang said the apple pie was really delicious and she wants to eat it often in the future.”

When the young cafe owner wearing an apron approached me and asked me a question carefully, I slightly bowed my head and said hello.

“I hope you continue to sell a lot in the future. And if you have any problems, please contact the Gorge Foundation.”

“Ah, thank you. But the Chairman, what has been going on here since early morning… “

“I was looking at the list of candidates for student council president. I haven’t seen it since it was finalized.”

“…”

The owners of the cafe owners and other shopping districts, or just the various stores on campus, looked through the list on the bulletin board again.

“There are 17 candidates for student council president?”

“There are a lot.”

17 people.

There are many.

From numbers 1 to 17, students with different names, none of whom had the same name, came forward to become student council president.

“Was being the student council president this popular…?”

“Weren’t you from Saint Academy? What was it like there?”

“Don’t even talk about it. People used to say that the only way to become student council president was to drop out or die. It’s interesting. Why do you only do things like keep up with the students?”

“In order for the student council president to run the student council smoothly, the scholarship foundation has decided to provide 100 million gold.”

As the candidate for student council president explained his reasons for many aspects, soon the merchants began to hold their tongues.

“You mean it’s that hard…? 100 million…It’s worth it. It makes me want to do it.”

“No, no. I just won’t do it. If I listen to all the students’ complaints and run the event to make 100 million won, how much trouble will it be?”

“This is the first year of Orosol Academy, so there must be a lot of rules and systems that the student council needs to create. Hmm, it seems like there are a lot, but it also seems like there are not many.”

Opinions are divided.

However, these are merchants who are hired or brought in from outside, and are not academy students.

That’s why they don’t know the powerful power the student council president has.

“Let’s see.” Hmm. The results of the student council elections are irreversible, and the term of office of the elected student council president is guaranteed for one year…? The student council president has the appropriate authority to govern students in accordance with the student council rules and Orosol Academy’s internal rules. You can control it.”

“To put it simply…The student council president is king at the academy?”

“It’s similar yet different.”

Although he is not a king, he can rule like a king.

“Publicly, the representative who works for the students. Therefore, the person who can express the most opinions to the academy.”

“Oh, oh…!”

“Assuming that regular students are commoners, the student council president could be a kind of guild leader.”

Guild leader.

Anyone can be a commoner and anyone can join a guild, but since he is their ‘leader’, the authority he has as a leader in any organization is greater than you think.

“When it comes to events hosted by the student council president, no one other than the student council officers would dare to easily present an opinion.”

“Symbol number 2, I am Ria Zionostrum. If the princess does not become the student council president, are you saying that she must follow the instructions of the student council?”

“That’s right.”

“Hee, hee hee…?”

Even the princess must follow the student council’s instructions without hesitation if she loses the election.

“Ha, the student council… That’s scary.”

“For some reason, just looking at everyone’s name and surname seemed scary.”

“…”

Symbol No. 2, Naria Geo Nostrum.

Symbol No. 5, Noir Gibraltar.

In addition, there were more candidates with last names after their first names than expected.

‘It’s a name everyone knows.’

Whether before or after regression, I was relieved that I didn’t have to think about major variables when it came to candidates because there were many names and surnames that I knew.

‘I wondered how many of the 17 people were shadows or spies, but fortunately, there weren’t that many.’

I wondered if it was a spy for the Empire or a ‘Shai traitor’ who had been tricked by the Empire to become the student council president, but fortunately he did not appear from behind the shadows.

Rather, I thought it was amazing.

Because I moved before anyone else, before anyone else did.

“But isn’t this friend a student studying abroad in the Empire… ?”

“Who? …Number 1, Blonde?”

“Yes. If there is no other young man named Blonde I know with the same name, then this Blonde is…”

“Imperial student blonde.”

Nickname, No. 201.

“That’s amazing.”

The first person to run for the student council president election was none other than an Imperial student.

* * *

Orosol Academy Imperial Studies Building, Building 201.

“Are you crazy?!”

“It’s normal.”

While about 20 students gathered in room 201, where the alchemy class was held, were waiting for class, the imperial students began arguing with each other.

“Why did you run for student council president?!”

“Whatever. The door was open to anyone. There were two conditions: You must be a new student at the academy. And you must receive the signatures of at least 20 recommenders among the same new students.”

Blonde, a large young international student living in dormitory room 201, calmly questioned the white-haired international student who was questioning him.

“There were no problems with the procedure. Dean of Students Hex Romana also approved it after seeing the list.”

“Wait a minute, isn’t that person the Minister of Foreign Affairs? No. Wasn’t he the Dean of Admissions?”

“It seems like it’s a concurrent position.”

“Wow, he’s really going through a lot… No. Did you bribe him by any chance?”

“It was only signed through normal and legal procedures.”

“Well, there’s no way that’s possible…”

The international students looked at each other and exchanged glances.

“Did any of us write a name for the blonde…?”

“Not me. Even if it’s in the next room, they’ve never given me a list of recommenders.”

“Me too.”

“Me too.”

“Of course.”

The blonde said, raising his head with a somewhat proud expression.

“Among the students studying abroad in the Empire, the only recommendation I received was from Hwang Granddaughter.”

“Oh, really…?”

The eyes of the international students turned to Astasia, who was sitting in the front.

“Hey, Granddaughter Hwang. Is this really true?”

“Huh?”

Astasia, who was concentrating on a thick book in the kingdom language, turned her head.

“What?”

“Nominating Blonde as the student council president…”

“I didn’t do it, right?”

Astasia furrowed her eyebrows and traced an ‘X’ with her finger.

“But the blonde said… “

“You have to say it right away. I didn’t ask you to, I just said so because Blonde asked if she could run as a candidate for student council president.”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

“…This isn’t some kind of army, and I’m not the owner of Blonde, so what’s the problem?”

As Astasia tilted her head and asked questioningly, the atmosphere in her classroom gradually began to calm down.

“Is it written in the rules that international students from the Empire cannot run for student council president?”

“Oh, no.”

“Blonde. Did I tell you to get out as student council president first?”

“Not that either.”

The blonde got up from her seat and walked towards the podium where the professor was standing.

“I ran for student council president on my own decision. Granddaughter Hwang simply supported me as one of the 20 recommenders.”

“Suddenly respected?”

“I think it would be good if you thought of it as a candidate’s speech, Granddaughter Hwang. And…”

The blonde straightened her posture to the 10 academy students – students from the Kingdom of Nostrum – who were seated at the back of the classroom, which seemed to be split in half.

“The students’ vote, if it’s okay, please give it to Blonde No. 1. Detailed pledges will be made later in the keynote speech in the main auditorium…”

“What are you doing in my seat right now?”

The main door of the classroom opened, and Vice President Bathory, professor of alchemy basics, opened the door and came in.

“Are you going to teach instead of me?”

“No, Professor.”

“So? There was talk of not running as a candidate…”

“I am a candidate.”

“…You really did that? No, how did you get 20 people together?”

Vice President Bathory glanced around the lecture room with a look of genuine bewilderment.

“Did you force the students here to write their names on the list?”

“No. I received the recommendation in a legitimate way, through conversation and persuasion.”

“Political party…?”

“Whether it is a kingdom or an empire, a knight is someone who communicates with his sword.”

The blonde straightened his posture, moving his hand her as if grasping his her sword her her her her.

“I visited knightly families or commoner students who had excellent grades in swordsmanship sparring and received recommendations through 1:1 sparring.”

“…Did you do it obediently?”

“A man must keep his promises.”

“…”

Those in the classroom burst into laughter at Blonde’s bold ambition her her her, but-

Clap, clap, clap.

A silence fell in the lecture room as the hands clapped somewhere leisurely yet familiar.

“Oh my… “

Vice Chancellor Bathory scratched his head.

“I forgot to tell you in advance. Today’s class is-“

“I’m sorry about this. I was planning to observe, but I heard an interesting story.”

From noble mtl dot come

Entrance of the door.

“I heard that the alchemy class was so fun, so I came to take the class myself.”

A man in a red suit standing with a cane.

“I didn’t expect to hear a more interesting story from you than the alchemy class.”

Gray Gibraltar Chairman.

“Excuse me.”

I entered the classroom and took my seat as if it was natural.

“…Why are you sitting next to me?”

“Because the seat next to me is empty.”

Gray Gibraltar sat next to Astasia.

“That’s where the blonde was sitting a little while ago.”

“Is that so, Lord Blonde?”

“…Sir?”

“I heard that he was recommended to aspiring knights through one-on-one battles. He seems to be a very talented person. I’ll invite him to the canyon later.”

“…!!”

The blonde’s eyes widened for a moment.

“Father… It may be difficult, but I can do it enough to meet Lord Mente Rift and have him face off. So, won’t you give up today’s seat to me?”

“Chairman.”

The blonde slowly approached me and picked up his bag that was hanging next to his her desk her her her.

“My seat was in the back from the beginning.”

Then he walked back with his bag, went to the back half of the classroom, and sat down next to the Kingdom students.

“Hee, hee hee… !”

“Why are you doing this, Isaac?”

“Oh, no. But, today’s class is for two people, so if you sit there… “

“If we end up in the same group, please take care of me.”

“Uh, yeah…”

Isaac, a weak-looking kingdom boy, nodded calmly at the blonde sitting next to him.

“Hmm… Today’s class was definitely an experiment with two people per group.”

Vice Chancellor Bathory continued to scratch his hair, then immediately put his black gloves on his hands hers.

“Then it would be better to explain the experiment right away and then move on to the actual test today. Today’s experiment is…”

* * *

Alchemy is interesting.

The method of discovering the principles of the world based on the exploration of scientific knowledge is always interesting to see.

In particular, the joy is doubled when the desired result is obtained according to a specific experiment.

One thing that is disappointing is that this alchemy class is also an extreme basic, and most of it is closer to magic alchemy with the ‘magic stone’ as the theme.

‘It’s a pity that there is no such thing as a white silver manufacturing method.’

The greatest invention made through alchemy happens to be silver.

It can be called an ‘all-purpose substance’ depending on how it is used, whether it is used as a sleeping pill, mana supplement, or stimulant.

And the manufacturer of the silver, to be exact, the person believed to have created the malicious drug that spread throughout the empire-

“Professor Bathory.”

“Professor…? Who is me…Chairman?”

“Right now, I’m asking this from the perspective of a learner and an observing student.”

“…Do you really switch between being polite and speaking informally that often depending on the situation?”

“Yes.”

This Bathory Erzsebet is embarrassed even though she is treated as a teacher in the classroom.

“The experiment is over.”

“Eh, already?”

“Thanks to Astasia’s help, I even completed the report.”

“…”

I showed Bathory the ‘Windstone’ that I made together with Astasia.

“Attach a device to the surface of the magic stone containing aero blast magic to set the output to the minimum, but create a so-called ‘floating state’ that allows it to remain in the air. The combination was successful.”

“…This level of wind magic stone in such a crude laboratory.”

It’s an alchemy class, and they use the bizarre term ‘windstone’ to spread a smokescreen.

“As expected, granddaughter Astasia.”

In the empire, these were called wind stones (or floating stones) and were mass produced.

“I heard that you studied alchemy three years ago. I guess you learned it then. Did Crown Princess Isabella tell you about it?”

“Hmm… “

Astasia scratched her cheek for a moment and looked at me.

“…Professor. I think the chairman has something to say.”

“Chairman?”

“The report has been completed, and there are about 40 minutes left until the lecture ends. Can I go for a short walk with Astasia?”

“…Is this why you came to observe?”

After Bathory looked at me with half-closed eyes.

“Astacia, the granddaughter of the queen. You probably didn’t finish it quickly on purpose, right?”

“Well, that… “

“I finished it.”

“Yes?”

“It seems that Astasia finished the experiment in 10 minutes, but I wrote the entire report and completed the experiment.”

“Well, if you say that.”

Astasia is embarrassed, and the students who were working hard to manipulate the wind blowing out from under the magic stone look at me and are surprised.

“There’s nothing I can’t say. Personally, I like alchemy, so I’m studying it separately.”

“…Really?”

Bathory began to blink her eyes in disbelief.

“Master of Gibraltar, why alchemy?”

“It’s because it’s a subject I personally like.”

“…”

“Why do you look at me like that?”

There seems to be some misunderstanding.

“Do you really think that I learned alchemy in advance and ended the experiment early because I wanted to spend time alone with Astasia?”

It’s a misunderstanding.

What.

It doesn’t matter though.