All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 135

◈ Chapter 135

68. It Won’t End Easily – 1

The position of Student Council President is vacant.

Widra Venus, who served as the interim Student Council President in place of Lakid, was in her graduating year.

Therefore, she graduated at the end of the last semester, and a new Student Council President had to be elected.

After hearing Kirke’s explanation, Ian looked at Rowena, who was staring at him intently.

“Why do you want to be the Student Council President? It’s just a lot of hard work.”

“There are many reasons not to, but there are also many reasons to do it.”

She shrugged lightly, and her eyes sparkled.

“Ah, are you thinking of becoming the Student Council President? I don’t think so.”

“You see correctly. I have no interest in unnecessary obligations.”

“Then could you recommend me? Ah, of course, I’m not asking you to do it for free.”

She took out a notebook.

She wrote something in it and handed it to Ian, who took it and chuckled.

“What is this?”

“My room number. Let’s talk seriously in my room about the details.”

“Is this a seduction?”

“Will you fall for it if I seduce you? That would be even better.”

She smiled and spoke provocatively, but Ian shook his head.

Rowena had expected such an answer from him.

If he could be seduced by something like this, those who wanted him last year would have already recruited him.

But Ian had never even glanced at those people until now.

“Haryun has also agreed to support me. I heard you two are quite close?”

“We’re not on bad terms.”

“Then please take care of me. I’ll write you a detailed contract, so come and find me anytime.”

She smiled softly, turned, and left.

Ian watched her go and immediately spoke to Kirke.

“What’s with her?”

Salt, from a branch family of the Salt Marquis [a noble title].

She is the daughter of Bogarden Salt, who has a great influence on salt farm management and salt sales. She is a 5-circle mage and has excellent practical skills.

Besides that…….

Kirke quickly reported information about Rowena.

There was quite a bit of information, but it didn’t seem to be related to demons.

“Okay, then. Is she the only Student Council President candidate?”

There are several, but currently, there are three leading Student Council President candidates.

Walking towards the dormitory, Ian listened to Kirke’s information about the other two.

By the time he had heard it all, he had arrived in front of the dormitory.

“What?”

A young man was standing in front of the dormitory.

“I am Krudin Falk.”

One of the students challenging for the Student Council President, the second son of Count Falk of the Evol Kingdom.

A paladin of the Sun Church.

“I am going to participate in this Student Council President election. Ian, I hope you will support me.”

Ian held up a piece of paper.

He frowned slightly as he looked at the paper with Rowena’s handwriting.

“Hmm. She made the first move.”

“Let’s have a detailed negotiation later.”

Krudin handed Ian his room number and left.

Ian glanced at him as he left and entered the dormitory.

Oerina, who was sitting in the lobby drinking tea, waved her hand.

“Ian, you had a lot of visitors while you were gone.”

“Because of the Student Council President election?”

“Oh? You know?”

Ian showed her the papers Rowena and Krudin had given him, and she nodded.

“Well, your recommendation would be quite advantageous. But aren’t you going to do it?”

“No.”

There’s no merit.

Of course, the Student Council President is involved in the academy’s operation and has enormous power as much as many obligations.

But rather than becoming the Student Council President to gain power, it’s easier to just join any kingdom.

Just staying in the academy is enough to get what I need.

Even if I’m not the Student Council President, my words and actions have more meaning than an instructor, so there’s no need to waste my energy.

When Ian said coldly, Haryun came down from the stairs.

He had a few books in his hand, probably on his way to the library.

“What are you two doing?”

“Myaah~.”

“Myane, sorry. No snacks.”

“Mya…….”

Myane was disappointed when Haryun, who always gave her snacks, said with a smile.

Haryun looked bitter as he watched Myane walk over and snuggle up to Ian, and Ian held up the paper he had received earlier.

“Do you know Rowena?”

“My cousin? Of course, I know her. Why?”

“She’s running for Student Council President this time.”

“Ah, is that so?”

“You said you support her?”

“I don’t know if you can call it support……”

After becoming an upperclassman, Rowena had come to visit.

At that time, she talked about the Student Council President and asked if she could get Ian’s recommendation, and he said he would try.

“Well, Rowena wouldn’t be bad.”

“Aren’t you afraid that if I recommend her, the Salt Marquis family’s heir position will change?”

“If she has the skills to change the heir position, it doesn’t matter if it changes, does it?”

“You say that so easily.”

“It’s not my business. Strictly speaking, it’s not my business, but my sister, the current heir, Rein’s business.”

Oerina said teasingly, and Haryun replied indifferently.

Originally, the heir position should be earned with skills.

Even though Rowena belonged to a branch family, if she was capable enough to properly perform the duties of the Student Council President, it wouldn’t be bad for her to become the next Salt Marquis.

“Aren’t you interested? If it’s you, I can recommend you. You’re qualified, aren’t you?”

“I prefer to be a supporter who supports the protagonist rather than the protagonist.”

As before, Haryun didn’t seem to have any intention of stepping forward.

As he smiled, other students who had finished class came in.

“I’m going to die…….”

“Upper-level classes are no joke…….”

They barely managed to be promoted to the upper level, but the classes were incomparable to the intermediate level.

They were struggling to keep up, and they rushed to Ian and Haryun, who seemed relaxed.

“Please teach us!”

* * *

Rowena and Krudin.

In addition to those two, a few more came and made similar proposals, and a few days later.

When Ian entered the library and returned to the dormitory.

Some students were playing cards in the lobby.

Park Bare lightly waved his hand among them.

“Hey! Ian! I won a lot! Let’s go out for dinner tonight!”

“How much did you win? But what is that?”

Ian pointed to the papers attached to the bulletin board, and Willval, who had lost a lot, said sullenly.

“The students running for Student Council President put them up.”

“They’re doing all sorts of things. Doesn’t it make sense to do this now?”

For the past few days, the academy has been quite noisy with the election of a new Student Council President.

In addition to those who had come before, several others were posting papers with their pledges, saying they would become the Student Council President.

“You have to pass the exam to become the Student Council President. Doesn’t it make sense to do this now?”

Widia, who had lost a lot like Willval, put down her card with a dissatisfied grumble.

It seems like she has a bad hand again this time.

“Well, recognition is important. If the instructors and student representatives don’t approve in the final Student Council President election, you can’t pass the exam even if you pass it.”

The Student Council President election goes through two stages.

The first is an exam to confirm whether they have the skills suitable for the Student Council President.

Similar to the Hero Festival, they had to pass both the written and practical exams to be qualified.

“I heard some people die or get injured in the process.”

“Well, you have to go into the Mियल Mountains [fictional mountain range] alone, at least three people have to go in.”

You have to enter the Mियल Mountains alone, where at least three people have to go in, and with competitors.

There were many cases where conflicts arose or they were attacked by monsters.

“And the second is the screening. That’s why they’re promoting themselves like that for the screening.”

The exam is one thing, but the screening is about getting recognition from the instructors and student representatives.

As such, recognition is quite necessary, so such promotion is definitely helpful.

“If they can’t pass the exam after doing that, aren’t they just wasting money?”

“That’s what I’m saying. I wouldn’t be able to do it even if they asked me to. I don’t know what’s so good about trying to do something like that.”

It’s hard to become one, but it’s even harder after becoming the Student Council President of Fredon Academy.

What’s so good about such a position that they’re trying to get it.

Park Bare shook his head and put down his card, and Willval also put down his card.

“Straight.”

“Damn it!”

It was when Park Bare took all the silver coins on the table.

The dormitory door burst open, and Wildy and Oerina came in.

“Oh? Ian? When did you come?”

“Just now. But what is that?”

Wildy had a bundle of papers in her hand.

When Ian asked, she lightly lifted it up.

“It’s the student representative selection certificate. Here you go.”

She immediately handed a piece of paper to Ian.

“Ian, you’ve also been selected as a student representative.”

“He’s good enough. It wouldn’t be strange if he became the president instead of the student representative.”

“Busy.”

Wildy smiled brightly.

“But make sure to take the representative position. This only takes a little time later. If it doesn’t work out, you can send an agent at that time.”

“Hmm…….”

As he took the paper and read it, Wildy handed a paper to Haryun, who was sitting on the sofa in the lobby reading a book.

“Tsk. I’m cut off [not selected].”

“Well, you also have the Salt name. In the upper level, Ian, Toelin from Class A, Ryu Min from Class C, and finally, I were selected.”

And three people were selected from the intermediate level, and one from the lower level.

“Who are the intermediate level students?”

“Acewin, Seiren, and Paidas. The lower level is a girl named Rowen.”

The intermediate level students are all familiar names.

The lower level student is an unknown name.

In addition to that, the names of the candidates and a brief explanation are also written.

As the other students talked about those they had never heard of, Wildy said calmly.

“Currently, there are three leading candidates for the Student Council President election. Other than those three…… well, you don’t have to worry about them.”

Rowena Salt from Class A.

Krudin Falk from Class C.

Eose Evol from Class D.

She mentioned them and asked with a bright smile.

“Ian, who do you support?”

To that question, Ian replied nonchalantly.

“Someone who will help me.”

* * *

The next day came.

As he was about to leave after the rhetoric class, Aranse grabbed him.

“Ian, I want to talk to you about the Student Council President election. Do you have time?”

“Yes. Is there any problem?”