Academy’s Second Seat

Princess Li’s residence.

Locke was standing in front of Li with courtesy.

“So why?”

Rie was glaring at Locke, and the atmosphere was bloody.

“sorry.”

“Did I tell you to watch Rudy Astria or argue? Do you have any nonsensical rumors? Are you going to make Rudy Astria and I pretend?”

“… … sorry.”

“Windcutter.”

When Rie shouted the starter word, Locke’s front hair was cut off.

And there was a cut on his forehead, and blood gushed out.

“I hate it when things go wrong like this.”

Locke looked at his own hair that had fallen to the floor.

“Next time it will be your arm, then your estate, and then your neck will be cut off.”

Lee shook his head as if annoyed.

“Act carefully so as not to harm the soon-to-be allies.”

“All right.”

Rie looked at Locke with her head bowed for a moment, then smiled broadly.

“Yeah, how good is that then. Let’s do well?”

Locke came out of Rie’s room.

It was so stupid.

You should have thought about it carefully and moved on.

He should have realized that this was not the estate he lived in, but the Riberion Academy.

On the day he uttered abusive language to Rudy Astria, the son of Viscount William himself went to the leading club and embroidered himself.

When I heard the news, my head went numb.

Rudy Astria.

That person was the ‘evil’ in me.

A person who ignores and looks down on people who are lower than him, not knowing that he is high in the sky.

Obviously, Rudy Astria was such a person.

But, it wasn’t.

It was.

i was so stupid

I was bad at writing my hair.

Even if there was a strong force, it was meaningless.

He felt that it was his limit and the limit of his family.

A family that protects the cold northern part.

A family with strong military power in such a barren environment.

Locke’s family, the Lucarion family, was such a family.

While they had strong force, they did not have a superior head.

He was smart in battle, but was illiterate in other fields, such as politics.

peaceful times.

In such an era, those with power felt limited.

No matter how well a person fights, it is useless if there is nothing to fight.

At the center of the empire, magicians and people who are good at politics gather.

And they are pushed out.

As those who were physically on the outskirts were pushed out politically, they began to feel increasingly threatened.

So when Locke came to the academy, he decided to do one thing.

to learn politics.

I want to get close to the person who is the best at politics and learn it.

And let’s expand our contacts.

So, the person with Locke was Rie, the first princess.

who might become emperor in the future.

There was no reason not to get closer.

“Rudy Astria… … .”

Locke didn’t know anything until Princess Li told her.

Rudy Astria was only thought of as a foolish second son.

Rudy Astria was famous enough to know that she lives in the north.

However, Princess Li and Astina Persia are also paying attention to Rudy Astria.

Ordinary people are pointing fingers at him, but those who are known for being good at the academy try to catch him.

And when I heard the news that the son of Viscount William had surrendered, he truly realized.

He said he was stupid and couldn’t see the truth.

Now I knew.

Rudy Astria is not just an asshole.

Those with a vision had already noticed.

Locke calmly wiped the blood flowing from his forehead with his sleeve.

For Locke, who had seen numerous situations in the North, such a wound was no big deal.

The fact that I made a mistake was more painful than this wound.

“I should study more.”

@

The red head embroidered as I was told.

He turned himself in without talking about Garwell.

I didn’t touch Garwell on purpose, because there was nothing good about stimulating Garwell already.

After all, if an incident in the forest school goes well, it can be uprooted to the root.

There was no need to touch it anymore.

The red head bowed his head several times saying thank you when I told him he didn’t want me to talk about Garwell.

Well, it was something I did for my own benefit, but I was a little embarrassed because I liked it so much.

and then a few days later.

“Then shall we listen?”

As soon as class was over, Astina came to me.

Then he took me into the classroom where there were no people.

She sat on the chair and crossed her legs and said to me.

“What are you talking about?”

“From the story of what you did in your hometown to the story of your fight with Viscount William.”

It was like he knew everything.

“Would you like to listen slowly?”

If it’s the story of the original family, are you talking about rumors like my foolishness?

That’s the story of the original family, but how do you know that you fought the red-headed guy?

Apparently he used silent magic and no one was nearby.

“How do you know you fought William Viscount?”

However, Astina took my question as a question.

“Where and to what extent are the stories from your family true?”

Astina smiled as I stood quietly without answering the question.

and opened his mouth.

“What are you? Rudy Astria?”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

I continued to stare at Astina without reacting.

“The rumors are bad, but I’m not doing anything really bad either.”

Astina looked at me as I stood from the seated position and said.

Astina opened the book she was holding and took out the documents inside.

“In the family, you are a fool. The second son who believes only in his talent. But no matter how I look at it, you in the academy only look like an ordinary schoolboy. I don’t even know why these rumors came about.”

Of course, I was not in the family, so it was a sense of disparity.

I thought this would happen, but sooner than I thought.

“Even if Locke gets into an argument, he just tries to pass it by.”

And he handed over the papers in his hand one by one.

“If you hide your name, you’re just a good student.”

Astina looked at me and smiled softly.

Then he put down the papers he was holding in his hand.

“You, I can help.”

“······yes?”

“I don’t know what they see and do, but I can help.”

Astina reached out to me.

“I am now in the academy. The professors are strong and there are children from prestigious families, but I have the power to respond. If I take the seat of the student council president soon, my power will be even stronger.”

“·················ogue.”

“I will help you. If you tell me your goals, I will help you. and you help me You are not coming under me, but as an equal partner.”

Astina reached out to me as if to hold her hand.

“Let’s cooperate. Rudy Astria.”

“Aren’t we already working together as a student council?”

“Let’s not do that, let’s form a proper alliance. The student council is not temporary.”

Hearing that, I pondered for a while.

and opened his mouth.

“What do you look at and make such an offer to me?”

I asked Astina.

Then Astina smiled.

“It’s just a feeling.”

“It is not good to judge without solid evidence.”

“It would be normal behavior, but it’s different when it comes to recognizing talented people. Talent is right in front of you, and it would be a waste to miss it.”

What did you say to Luna?

You know all the things that other people would never know.

I know so many things that I don’t even know how.

“However, you are strong enough without my help. As you said, if you take over as the student council president, you will have a stronger influence, so why are you making this proposal to me?”

“Um… that’s my secret, let me know if you form an alliance.”

I was worried.

Would it be better to hold hands with Astina?

Or would it be better to act alone like now?

I weighed these two on a scale.

Working with Astina will be helpful not only within the academy, but also out of the academy.

Because it is the son of a prestigious family.

In fact, surviving the academy was a problem, but it was also a problem after graduating from the academy.

First of all, thinking about what will happen after graduating from now on is sounding full, so let’s move on.

However, if you think about the academy alone, the student who boasts the most influence at the current academy is Astina no matter what anyone says.

He is also expected to occupy the seat of the student council president soon, so he also has a second-year senior seat.

That power will unconditionally help me.

Even if you listen to what I’m saying now, don’t you know all the things I’ve been hiding?

Clearly, there are certain advantages to holding hands.

If I say that the downside of holding hands with her is that it develops that I didn’t expect.

As the main story progresses, I also have to do things related to Astina.

I’m sure it will be extremely busy.

And it’s too hard to explain my intentions.

Who would believe me if I said I was possessed by the game and that I had to raise Evan in order for everyone at the academy to not die?

I was torn between two options.

And soon he was chosen.

“How about a temporary alliance?”

“Temporary ally?”

“I am not going to tell you everything about me. I’ll just tell you what I’m trying to do to some extent. When Astina-senpai helps me, you can also help me by judging the profit or loss. If you help me, I’ll give you a commensurate amount of help.”

Astina heard the sound and smiled bitterly.

“great. That is acceptable.”

Astina reached out to me and I took it.

“Then shall we listen? your intentions and your purpose.”

After thinking for a moment, I opened my mouth.

“I will be the second seat of the academy.”

“… … car seat?”

“The wall you have to cross to get a senior seat in the academy. I will be like that.”

Of course, there are certain people who will cross that wall.

“Why don’t you take the top spot?”

“With a position comes responsibility.”

Among the main stories Evan experiences, there are events that he experiences as a senior.

If you go through the story, you can get good weapons and stats, but the risk is too high.

It would take Evan’s level of mental strength and ability to overcome it.

There are stories that require special magic that only Evan can use, and there are stories that overcome them with indomitable will.

It was a story everyone had seen, so I knew the hardships well.

Stories that are difficult to overcome even if you know all the stories.

I can’t take responsibility for that.

“What do you know?”

At my words, Astina made a face full of doubts.

However, I couldn’t tell you everything.

There was no guarantee that everything I said would happen, and things I didn’t say could happen.

I only know the set story, but I can’t read the future.

“I don’t know for sure.”

“Then what do you believe in?”

“It’s just a feeling.”

When I said that, Astina opened her mouth with a serious expression on her face.

“You told me not to trust your senses, and you believe in your own senses. Isn’t it so inconsistent?”

“You shouldn’t leave all judgment to your senses. I’m just saying there’s a good reason.”

“What is the rationale for that?”

“It is a secret.”

Then Astina roughly organized the papers in her hand and got up from her seat.

“Yeah, once you know. So your goal is to become second-class, right?”

“yes. you’re right.”

“I’m trying so hard, and I wonder who can win.”

I asked Astina, who said that, a question.

“Then, it’s Astina-senpai’s turn. Why do you need me?”

Asking that, Astina raised an eyebrow.

“I will cut off my brother, Varian Persia.”

I’ve never heard of the name Varian Persia.

However, I knew what that meant.

“Are you saying that you want to take the place of the heir of the family?”

Astina didn’t answer my words and just smiled.

It was more painful than I thought.

“Is it promising?”

“I’m preparing more thoroughly than you think. I’m risking my life, so I’ll have to do it for sure.”

“What would you do if I betrayed you?”

“Should I die blaming the eyes for seeing people wrong?”

It was cruel, but she said it playfully.

When Astina said that, I believed.

I know you want to take over the family, but I wondered if there was anything I had to do.

I am just a child abandoned by the duke family, and I cannot borrow the power of the family.

Astina would know that.

So, what Astina needed was not the power of the Astria family, but the power of me, Rudy Astria, a senior undergraduate.

Then she won’t make me do burdensome work either.

After all the conversation, Astina walked towards the door.

“Are you going?”

“Yeah, the election is coming soon. I’m busy, so I’ll have to go.”

Astina waved at me and opened the door.

“See you next time. collaborator.”

@

So it was Election Day.

The election was, without a doubt, a victory for Astina.

He won the victory with ease.

“How did you get to sit here?”

Astina sat in the seat of the student council president in the student council room and touched the chair.

“Isn’t that what you expected anyway?”

There was a woman sitting in front of him drinking tea.

Li was a princess.

“Whatever it is, it feels good.”

Astina looked at Rie and smiled.

“Then I’ll be the student council president now, and soon the family will start working on it.”

Astina handed the documents to the princess.

“Well, we have this much information about the family, and we’ve started working on it to some extent.”

Rie looked through the documents and smiled bitterly.

“Okay~ Then I’ll start working on the bottom in the center.”

“Then I have kept my promise to become the student council president, so please sign the contract.”

Rie accepted the contract Astina gave her.

In the contract it was written:

1. Lie von Listonia helps Astina Persia to inherit the title of marquis.

2. Astina Persia helps Rie von Listonia become emperor when he inherits the title of marquis normally.

… … etc

Several provisions were written.

The two signed the contract.

“They were in opposite situations, but I didn’t know they would be on the same boat. I thought you would hate me.”

“Since it’s the opposite situation, we can understand each other better, right?”

It was a collaboration between those who wanted to usurp the power of their superiors and those who did not want to take their power.

Astina tried to trick her brother and become the heir to the family, and Rie tried not to lose power to her younger brother.

Although the situation was contradictory, the two understood and acknowledged each other’s situation.

“Then, please.”

Rie put down her teacup and got up.

“ah.”

Rie opened the door and looked back for a moment.

“By the way, was the information about Rudy Astria helpful?”

“It was helpful. I appreciate that part.”

Lee smiled.

“It’s something I did because I was a little bit interested in that person too~. So what happened?”

“Don’t you know?”

“Ah~ I can’t keep listening to all the sounds~.”

Lee said skillfully.

“You decided to form a partnership with me, and I heard some of his intentions. He’s not going to be the enemy.”

“Oh really? If that’s the case with our president~”

Astina didn’t like Lie who spoke so well.

However, since it was right to do it that way in a cooperative relationship, I didn’t feel that I hated it that much.

“Then I will go. Astina-senpai?”

“okay.”

Lee opened the door and went outside.

“after… … .”

Astina sighed and loosened the scarf around her neck a little.

“More than that, it’s now a midterm exam… … .”

I neglected my studies to prepare for the election.

Even if you take the seat of the student council president, it is of no use if you lose the chief.

Astina took out her book and opened it.

“I fell asleep for a while.”

That’s what I said, but it was Astina who was smiling.