Became an Academy Self-Inflicted Blackmailer chapter 77

77 – Sports competition, preparation (1)

Personally, I really like weekends. As it happened, the first week was an underground raid, and the second week was an outing with Flügel…….

Because I am not a very sincere person to begin with.

Even if I didn’t really use up my stamina during the week, I prefer to lie in bed and rest if possible. It would probably be preferred.

The reason why I am feeling vague and unsure right now is not a big deal.

Even though it is already my third weekend in this world, I have scheduled another outing.

Okay, this time I wanted to meet my seniors.

I don’t know why the meeting is scheduled for the weekend, and why I am one of the three people with the highest scores on the midterm exam.

If it’s my fault for not anticipating it even though I knew about it, I have nothing to say.

Jingle-

The place where we would meet the upperclassmen this time was surprisingly standard. It’s one of the tea shops located here and there on campus, and I’ve stopped by it a few times without having to go far.

First of all, it is located near the first year dormitory tower.

When I think about that, I also thought that it might be the seniors’ own consideration.

I took a quick look around, noticed the familiar red hair, and moved to a corner seat.

‘Inwardly, I expected a meeting with a somewhat heavy atmosphere.’

The thoughts that come to mind are useless thoughts. It could be said that the location selection was full of prejudices, something I guessed after hearing Nick talk about it yesterday.

That’s what I thought of as a ‘meeting with a heavy atmosphere’.

First of all, it is a slightly more luxurious shop than these accessible tea houses. For example, it is a place where experienced employees start guiding you as if they have been waiting for you the moment you enter.

Needless to say, it was a stereotype created by some video media. Feeling a little embarrassed.

Yes, our seniors are probably not that hard-hearted.

I felt at ease and approached the table, and immediately afterward.

“That’s ridiculous! Yep? Junior! “How did this happen!”

I made eye contact with Grisha, who had a liberated expression on his face and was shaking back and forth while being held by the collar by a small female senior.

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“… ….”

What is that?

*****

It was not difficult to understand the situation. This is because a male student, presumed to be a second-year senior from Class A, gestured to me with a wry smile.

I was able to hear the full story of the incident through him.

“…… So, that senior was in class B, and she and Grisha had known each other since before she entered school. “It’s like this.”

“That’s right.”

The name of the senior with a distinctive soft voice is Charis. He immediately pointed towards Grisha with his eyes.

To be exact, it is a young-looking female student who is pulling on both of Grisha’s cheeks.

“These new students, out of the three they will meet after the midterm exams, they were confidently boasting that at least two would be from their class B. “She has close family ties, not to mention Grisha, whom she used to know, and besides, she has another great friend in class B.”

“Miss Aria?”

“Yes, that kid.”

Charis nodded her head briefly and then twitched the corners of her mouth with an expression that seemed to be slightly suppressing laughter. Her gaze was directed at a girl who was clearly my classmate.

“I ended up embarrassing myself while making a joke. Actually, it was an unexpected result for us. Grisha and Aria, both of whom were famous for their talent even before entering school, were in Class B. “I never thought it would happen like this.”

After saying those words and pausing for a moment, Charis added with a slightly embarrassed expression that she was not ignoring you guys.

I nodded to indicate that it was okay and gestured toward Nick, who was entering the store at that moment.

Nick soon came here too and heard an explanation of this novel situation.

After that, since we weren’t all gathered yet and there wasn’t anything else to do, we decided to just watch the fight.

“Let go of this, Miss Milia. “I keep shaking my head and it makes me dizzy.”

“Uh-huh, call me senior! “It is forbidden to bring up external relationships at the Academy!”

“I don’t think that’s what a sister who takes full advantage of her external relationships to hold on to her junior’s collar would say… ….”

It was quite fun to watch. That Grisha was grabbed by the collar and didn’t show any resistance. It seems like they had a fairly close relationship.

Even more than that, the female student called Milia seems to be shaking.

But why are you so angry? I was a little curious.

I wondered if it was a matter of pride between classes, but that question was soon resolved through a word from Charis.

“Maybe I lost about 50 gold because of a bet I made with a friend? “I guess so.”

“Aha.”

You bet money. I might be angry because I lost that.

But isn’t the person you’re angry with wrong? ….

Anyway, she had no reason or intention to stop her, so she decided to have a drink. The bubble tea here was quite my favorite.

Grisha and Millia got along well with each other, so it didn’t seem like it would turn into a big fight.

While watching the fight between the two seniors and juniors as a spectacle, I occasionally chatted with Charis for a while. Soon, I took advantage of the gap between Nick and Charis talking to each other and looked around.

The teahouse was relatively quiet. Because it was early in the morning, there were not many customers.

There were a total of five people present, three first-year students and two second-year students. Her 3rd graders can’t even see her nose, and the one remaining 2nd grader is probably someone I know, so I guess I should just wait for her.

According to Charis, I heard that this year’s third graders are busy in many ways with preparations for the full-fledged committee.

Then, my guess is that this meeting will probably be led by her, the representative of her second year.

Since I came early, there is still some time left for the appointment, but it still seems like he will show up soon.

I was actually quite looking forward to it since he was the most important character among her upperclassmen. Because the looks are what I like, and the character itself is what I like.

A member of second-year class B and the current vice president of the student council. Her name is Eve Romaneia el Pale.

Tallang… ….

As can be seen from her quite different last name and middle name, she was an unusual person from her birth.

A girl born under the sun of the Empire with a descendant of a vampire as her mother.

That is.

“Maybe we were too late?”

Eve was the only princess on this continent.

She appeared with the sound of a bell opening the door of the teahouse.

But… ….

Contrary to my expectations, she was not alone.

“I’m sorry. The number of visitors to this sports competition is expected to be greater than expected, so the student council has a lot of work to do. So, no other third graders except me will be able to come.”

A tall young man. It was a nice bass to listen to. His silver hair and red eyes, accentuated by bright colors, naturally suggested his origin.

If we look at only the external features, excluding the facial expression, this person is quite similar to Eve.

If it was natural, it was natural.

Because he was Eve’s older brother.

“Even if it’s just a formality, everyone is gathered like this, so there’s plenty of time to talk. “Let me explain in detail.”

The emperor’s second son, and the academy’s student council president. Lucius.

As he sat down, he immediately started talking about the main topic of the meeting, the committee.

But I couldn’t concentrate very hard on such small details. The reason was no different.

In the first place, the character Lucius did not appear very often and not much was known about him, so he couldn’t help but be interested…….

Even more than that, I felt something.

Half-instinctively, with a hunch that has no basis.

Pretending to listen intently to the story, I secretly looked at Lucius.

Although he is a third-year student, according to the set book, he has unrivaled strength among all current students, including prospective graduates.

This is a sentence that I did not think about very carefully at the time. So, now I realize that the setting was indeed valid.

The moment I saw Lucius, the face that came to mind was none other than Helena.

Tsumei’s subordinate and class B teacher.

But the more certain name is Witch and the Great Wizard of the Continent.

…… In my current judgment, Lucius was a wizard who had reached the same level as Helena. What a surprise.

There may be differences in skill level, experience, and the quality and quantity of magic acquired.

However, it cannot be denied that at least the level reached is the same.

Circle 8.

Minimum conditions to be called an archmage.

‘What is it? ‘Is it a monster?’

Lucius, the student council president, has already far surpassed the level of a student at this point.

*****

Committee for smooth progress and management of sports competitions. First of all, it is true that me, Nick, and Grisha were given the job as first-year representatives, but…….

If you think about it, there wasn’t much for us to do.

No, should I say that there isn’t much that can be done in the first place?

That’s because he is a first-year freshman who has just entered the academy.

It’s a bit weird to ask someone to take care of some work when they’re all squirming around, so all they can do is roughly do something like patrol work within the academy during the sports festival.

It wasn’t difficult at all, and it was a reasonably good job for me, who was worried that I might have to work in one place.

There is only one week left until the start of the sports competition. In the meantime, I was thinking of training as much as I can, but taking my time leisurely.

“You are here, junior Dante.”

I was startled by the voice I suddenly heard, so I stopped walking and turned my head.

Eve was standing there, as expected.

‘Why him?’

The silver hair, a symbol of the imperial family, shines dimly in the sunlight. Eve’s most notable feature was her slightly curly hair that had grown down to her waist.

She approached me with a brisk gait, dressed neatly in school uniform even though it was the weekend, and took out a document and held it out to me.

“This is an application to join the student council.”

Eve probably noticed my questioning expression as I accepted it without much thought, and immediately continued with her explanation.

“Of course, it is not forced, but should I say that it is a formal conveyance of meaning, as if representatives of each grade were gathered today…? …. “I’m just coming from seeing junior Nick and junior Grisha, so don’t feel burdened.”

At that point, she closed her mouth for a moment, but then she glanced at me and spoke again.

“Can you take it, please?”

“…… ?”

A brief word. However, I felt a strange sense of tension.

I was a little surprised, but I thought there was something I couldn’t accept, so I folded the document neatly and put it in my arms.

“Yeah, whatever.”

“…… !”

And Eve’s expression noticeably brightened at my answer.

…… What?

“Ah, well. Sorry. It’s nothing else…….”

As I was looking at her with a slightly embarrassed expression, she let out an awkward laugh, probably because she was embarrassed herself.

“The other two juniors were with me, and both of them returned the documents to me as soon as they received them. I don’t have any particular thoughts. hahahaha… ….”

She scratched her cheek sheepishly and lowered her head with a very red complexion. And then I realized why she handed over her documents in such a unsure manner.

I had already been rejected twice.

…… Aside from the reason why Nick and Grisha, who I know are not close friends, were together, the only thing that was astounding to me was that the two guys immediately rejected the documents Eve had given her.

Are they not afraid?

Of course, Eve is definitely not the type to retaliate for something as trivial as this. Still, they have very bold personalities.

“…… Okay.”

I was silent for a moment in admiration for the two guys, but I came to my senses in time and smiled awkwardly.

As she looked at Eve with her complicated eyes with a slightly sad feeling, she lowered her head even more deeply.

“Well, um.”

In order to relieve the inevitably tense atmosphere, I had to quickly change the topic.

“…… I will give you an answer after thinking about the student council for a bit, senior. “If it were documents like this, it would have been better if you handed them over before leaving the tea shop.”

It was something I said without really thinking about it. It felt like I just threw in a simple topic to continue the conversation.

It is also not a very important issue.

“… ….”

What was just embarrassing was that, despite my first words, Eve showed no signs of opening her mouth. I paused briefly, wondering if I had said the wrong thing.

And Eve immediately answered my question in a very small, hushed voice.

“I forgot to bring the documents from the student council room. Bringing it back…….”

“… ….”

It was an answer that left me unable to answer further or bring up another topic.

Immediately, a very awkward and awkward atmosphere came between her and me.

“Okay, then let’s go first, junior!”

So, it would not be strange for Eve to leave her place as if running away with those words. At least I decided to understand that feeling.

Although it was a one-sided encounter, it was nice to see someone who wasn’t that unfamiliar.

As she let out a bitter smile, I saw her off with a wink of her eye.

Of course, she won’t be able to see it.

I just took a quick look at Eve’s hair before turning around for the last time.

“… ….”

The thought that came to mind when I saw that characteristic silver hair that was constantly shining was not something else.

‘Now that I think about it, I think they look a little similar.’

It is not a big discomfort.

I just felt that the colors were somewhat similar.

Sarak-

Is it because he grew up quite long for a man? Gently fiddling with my bangs that were slowly blocking my vision, I started walking towards the dormitory.