The president’s office of ＜Delayten＞, which is said to have been created by Emmitsa Page, the progenitor of magic, is a place where light pours in through the arched windows on eight sides.
When I came during the day, it felt like my heart was magnified by the baptism of the brilliant sunlight, but when I came here in the evening, I felt something spooky, perhaps because of the saturation of the moonlight.
No, not because of the moonlight.
It must be because of the president, Madelia Page, who is sitting in that chair and staring at us sharply.
“You know why you’re here right now, right?”
It was a trio of third-year students who always maintained an arrogant attitude everywhere, but they were standing in front of Madelia Page.
“… … .”
Why were these four people, including Lane, dragged into the president’s office, still wearing active clothes that were covered in sweat?
To explain that, we have to go back in time 30 minutes.
* * *
When the whistle rang out and my heart beat exactly three times, shouts so strong that the gym collapsed covered the hall.
“Wow, crazy!!!”
“Is it true? The invincible Griffin Valor lost?”
“For a team that was only formed ten days ago?”
Rain and Hubert stared at each other breathlessly, and Logan rushed to them with all his might and put his arms around their shoulders, bursting into laughter.
[Wow hahahaha I won this hahahahaha]
“It was really fun★”
Nora and Kayden share a laugh next to him.
‘As expected, there is always a lot of laughter around this guy… … .’
Lillian, who glanced at the scene from a distance with envy, looked up at the ceiling of the gymnasium and dreamed of the far future.
‘Can I be that kind of person at school or school someday?’
At that time, a smile formed on the lips of Valencidis, who was clapping along with the other spectators.
‘If I were a normal noble, I would have just shaken off that hand saying it was rude… … .’
The attitude of treating everyone like friends, regardless of rank, was sincere… … .
‘That guy really did it.’
Krista, who watched this situation from start to finish with a blank laugh, was convinced when she saw her fists clenched involuntarily.
Yes, it was.
I guess I came here to cheer for him, not Griffin Valor… … .
“Look, I said Lane would win!”
Cassena looked back at Doran and shouted with an excited face… … .
what?
There was no Doran. Appeared without a trace, and disappeared without a trace.
“Unbelievable… … .”
“Nonsense… … .”
Unlike the Griffin Valor players who expressed their embarrassment by touching their foreheads on the bench or muttering blankly, Elin Ludwig couldn’t express how he felt right now.
‘In the end, that pathetic person had an accident… … .’
With this, Griffin Valor, which boasted a long history, was abandoned in my generation… … But why does a proud mind take precedence over a resentful mind?
– Hey, did you hear that? Professor Elin’s 6-year-old nephew is a total sucker?
– Oh, no way.
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– Really. That’s why his nickname is Genius Gongjarae! You say you can’t use magic at all?
That guy took first place twice in the 1st grade exam and now beats the magic volleyball against the 2nd and 3rd graders?
‘A year like me is really disqualifying as a manager… … .’
It was the moment when he silently wiped the dew from his eyes with a dejected smile.
“Who the hell did you get permission to do such a ridiculous thing?”
It was a ruthless voice with the power to freeze the heated hall.
Waves of overwhelming magical energy that made the body tremble covered the hall, and the turmoil subsided in an instant.
There were only two people in the school who could unleash such terrifying mana that their hair stood on end.
Everyone forgot how to breathe and looked at the heroine as she entered the hall with her majestic purple hair fluttering.
“Second, President… … ?!”
Professor Ivan, who served as the referee, barely rolled his tongue, but Madelia Page’s eyes glistened coldly.
“Tell me. Why did you, a professor, take on the role of referee without thinking of stopping this nonsense?”
“Yes, yes? uh, that’s… … .”
“Eline Ludwig, neither do you. The two of you will have nothing to say even if you are suspended. See you later in the president’s office.”
Then, as if Cassena wanted to explain the situation, she hurried forward on crutches.
“Oh, Mom! This is it!”
Madelia raised her hand and dismissed her daughter’s protest lightly.
“I know the situation. So there is no need to explain.”
He nominated Rain, Maya, Yors, and Rowinvelt in turn with his fingers.
“So, the four of you who are the ringleaders, follow me. right now.”
* * *
“The three of you tried to ruin this seasonal festival by abusing the rules made for the self-purification of the club. Am I right?”
Madelia looked at them one after another as if asking them to do something if they could protest, but no one dared to meet her eyes.
“President, I was just trying to keep the dignity of the nobility.”
When Maya Snark raised a feeble voice of protest, Madelia let out a cold snort.
“Aristocratic dignity? You should be ashamed, how dare you say such a thing?”
“… … ?”
“I should have remembered the humiliation of not being able to take the top spot against a person with no roots for the rest of my life, and used it as a stimulus to move forward. Did you do something like this because you couldn’t accept the result?”
In the end, Maya also shut her mouth and averted her gaze.
Then, Madelia’s eyes turned to Lane this time.
Compared to dealing with three people, his eyes were so soft that they could not be compared, but his voice was equally cold.
“And Lane Ludwig, what qualifications do you have to raise the plate this way?”
“yes?”
“There must have been another way. Above all, leaving the student council is not something you can do at will. We don’t need the president’s approval.”
is it? But what? It seems like everything went smoothly without anyone saying it was impossible… … .
Madelia sighed and put a piece of metal on the desk.
The three-headed dragon Asura was elaborately embossed in gold on a silver plate, a badge that was the symbol of the student council executives.
“In short, it means that you did not leave the student council.”
“… … ?”
“So, according to the regulations of ‘student council officers cannot get involved in disputes between clubs during the festival’, your request for a closed match with Griffin Valor as a team is also invalid.”
It may seem like a complete denial of Lane’s achievements, but in fact, this was the best solution Madelia could offer Lane.
Lane is an aristocrat. He is also the successor of Ludwig, the family of Sedoga.
It wasn’t enough that such a person quit the student council, and he joined forces with the students of the Eight Great Schools to destroy Griffin Valor?
‘Griffinvaler is a royal club where the unity among OBs is enormous even after graduation… … The tremendous antipathy towards Lane is more than enough.’
If that happens, it will inevitably be a fatal blow to Lane, whose support base is bound to be aristocrats.
The position of House Ludwig, once firmly established by the Skalge and Kavan, will also be shaken.
Since he’s smart enough to point out his son-in-law, I hope you understand his intentions… … .
“Of course, that doesn’t mean that those three people didn’t do anything. I’m going to take responsibility for this and give you a five-month suspension.”
The eyes of the three nobles trembled with fear.
five months… … ?
It was the highest grade of punishment given to cadets in Deliten. Saying five months, saying that I blew off an entire semester was the same as saying that I would have to repeat the grade.
“Second, President?!”
“Wrong. What a mistake!”
The fact that he was suspended from ＜Delayten＞ as a son of a family of 10, became an indelible stain for the rest of his life, more than enough to completely destroy his position as the successor.
So they urgently begged for mercy, but Madelia shook her head resolutely.
“It has already been decided. This kind of thing should definitely set a precedent so that there is no problem next time.”
But really ridiculously, there was someone who came out to protect the three people, and it was Lane Ludwig.
“Thank you for your words, but if the president makes such a decision, the meaning of my 10 days of magic volleyball will be lost.”
“What do you mean?”
“I had no intention of punishing those three people in the first place, nor did I have any intention of dismantling Griffin Valor.”
Madelia tilted her head in embarrassment at the unexpected answer, but it was the three 3rd year students who looked at Lane in even more embarrassment.
what now… … ?
Then why the hell did you even leave the student council and bet on a dead end game? Lane gave the answer with a grin.
“I just wanted to show you the true meaning of magic and its possibilities.”
“Magical… … ?”
“The real meaning… … ?”
“Possibility… … ?”
“You guys, if you’ve seen my team, you know, but there is no high or low in magic. There is nothing precious or lowly. They know how to use magic just as much as you do.”
That’s what magic is.
It doesn’t matter who the original person was. It doesn’t matter whether you are an orphan, a lowly citizen, a commoner, a merchant or an aristocrat.
If you only have the will to learn, you can become the person you want to be. That’s the meaning of magic Rin saw and learned.
“So don’t ignore others just because you’re a noble from now on or because you use magic a little better now. What is a wizard, isn’t it based on skill? You have to compete with your magic skills, and if you start to question your status, you won’t be able to become a great wizard even if you go on forever.”
The three exchanged glances blankly, not knowing the reason for the strange echo in their hearts.
It was strange.
If it had been a normal situation, I would have been resentful that the younger one was the son of the Sedo family and gave instructions… … .
“Come on, promise.”
Lane smiled and reached out and held out her hand.
This… … ?
Unable to comprehend the meaning of the motion, Maya raised her gaze, and Lane took Maya’s hand and shook it.
“You promise?”
“… … Aren’t you angry?”
“It didn’t even come out in the first place. Thanks to you guys, we know how much fun magic volleyball is, so let’s pretend we had a good experience.”
When Lane giggled and raised his thumb, Rowenvelt let out a blank laugh with a stunned expression.
Is this the quality of real nobility?
How dare you tell us rebels to keep doing magic? If I had been in the same situation… … I was crying for no reason, so my eyes were slightly hot.
‘It’s because I started this game to teach those three people the true mindset that a wizard should have… … .’
A smile appeared on Madelia Page’s face as she watched the conversation unfold with her arms crossed. Nobody saw it because of the backlight.
“I understand what you mean, Lane Ludwig. But if there is no punishment as an example, many people will continue to look down on school discipline.”
“… … ?”
“Therefore, the three of you will be placed on probation for one month. Please keep quiet during the festival.”
Then, Rowinbelt and Yorth’s faces turned red, and as if they were still children, they bent down and cried.
“Thank you thank you!”
Even Maya, who has a blunt personality, bowed her head to Rain, so you can see how generous this disposition was.
“What you did this time… … I will not forget.”
Why are you acting so extreme?
There was nothing to be angry about in the first place. In this era 300 years later, most wizards were nothing more than cute juniors in Rin’s eyes.
After the three of them went out like that, while handing the student council badge to Lane, Madelia said in a voice as if she couldn’t help but regret it.
“You should also be the son-in-law of our family. Now I don’t think I can be satisfied without you.”
Is this pattern again?
Now I have a tolerance. As Brim had taught her before leaving, Lane evaded the topic with a smile.
“ha ha ha… … .”
“Hasn’t your heart changed after seeing the power of the black sheep? You should let your children see that power, too, so you can use it exclusively for yourself.”
“I… … Can I just leave?”
I couldn’t stop going out.
Because of Cassena Page, who stormed into the president’s office as if she had been waiting for the three of them to leave.
“Mom, did you properly punish those bad guys?! And Lane didn’t do anything bad!”
“I know. do not worry. Earlier, I had eyes to see, so I just dealt with it strictly.”
“Today, Rain gave me a proper blow! Every time I just banged and threw the ball, everyone’s expressions were unreasonable!”
“Well, that’s why I was urging him to become his son-in-law again.”
“What, what?! Lane is sixteen! He has a much lower status than me! I’m not worth it!”
“That’s true, but the Ludwig family is not a member of the family to be beaten anywhere. There is absolutely nothing lacking as a son-in-law.”
“Yeah?! No! I hate it anyway!”
I was able to stealthily get out of the president’s office, taking advantage of the gap between Paige and her daughter’s chatter. An unexpected person was waiting outside.
Christa Warden.
I was taking a deep breath with my hand on my chest, but when I ran into Rain without my mind being ready, his eyes fluttered.
“What? Do you have something to do with the president?”
“Oh no? Isn’t that what it is?”
“Then what are you doing here?”
Christa was about to say something for a moment, but when she saw the student council badge in Lane’s hand, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Seeing that… … It seems to have worked out.”
“How did you do that?”
I thought the conversation would end like that, but Christa, whose face was red, stuttered a lot unlike usual and rolled her eyes.
“Uh, last time… … So, at the executive committee meeting! me, i to you… … that’s it… … .”
I had to tell her I was sorry, but as Christa, who had no tolerance for situations like this, her whole body felt as if it was about to catch fire.
“Oh, that time?”
However, Lane suddenly put an end to the painful situation with a smile.
“don’t mind. Because I didn’t really care that much.”
“Uh, what, why, how… … ?!”
“What else are you explaining? Anyway, now that it’s like this, let’s do our best together with the student council work from tomorrow.”
As Lane waved her hand and walked away, Christa’s hand, which had wandered aimlessly in front of her face as she recounted the story, came down to her chest.
It’s so simple… … ?
And then, with a comfortable smile that completely cleared away the pensiveness that had been wandering on his face for these ten days, his hand, which had not been able to properly hold anything, rolled into a fist.
“huh… … !”
Then, he runs next to him and walks in step with him, starting to quarrel (?), which he has not been able to do for these 10 days.
“What was that serve? If it were me, I would have aimed more perfectly at the net?!”
“Good job man.”
“And the receive was completely covered?! Did you know that was a receive that interfered with Spiker?”
The face of the girl, who walked side by side in the hallway beautifully illuminated by the moonlight and constantly scolded her, was filled with a smile that had never appeared in these ten days.