13. Different Level (2)
“Collect Arachne spiderwebs? Huh? This is a request from a lower-class student? Do lower-class students have to catch A-rank monsters?”
As Ian took out the paper and read it, Hound glanced at it and shook his head.
“It’s because it’s a necessary material for the alchemy section of the lower-class student’s promotion exam. It’s not related to the class.”
The requester was listed as Arian Hebe, an alchemist from the lower C class.
“Really?”
“Don’t know.”
Even after searching Ian’s memories, nothing came up about this name.
In other words, she was a student with no significant connection to Ian.
As Kirke tried to explain, he stopped her and looked at the paper.
She was trying to make a medicine using Arachne’s spiderwebs.
But she couldn’t get the spiderwebs, so the content was about going to get them together.
“A lower-class promotion exam using materials from an A-rank monster.”
“If it’s just spiderwebs, even intermediate students can collect them. Here. Anyway, the application is done… Are you thinking of joining any social clubs?”
“Not really interested. Why? Is there anything good?”
“Nobles with low titles often join the Student Council.”
“Student Council, huh? Sounds like it takes up a lot of time?”
“Obviously.”
The Student Council is granted considerable rights at the Academy.
However, its obligations were also quite numerous.
Immediately, investigations for the import of equipment and maintaining security in the Academy and the town.
Affairs with the Imperial Academy and cooperation with allied countries.
Scheduling of each kingdom’s knight orders and responding to external organizations.
Besides that, they do a lot of work while in school, but they have the advantage of being able to enter various institutions after graduation.
That’s why students with low titles and uncertain futures deliberately join the Student Council.
“Or how about the Dance Research Society? Our Auden County often hosts parties.”
“What? Are you telling me to come to the Auden County?”
“Ian, to be honest, I feel so close to you that I wonder if we weren’t brothers in a past life.”
He knew that without even listening to Kirke’s words.
Ian chuckled, and Blanche grabbed his arm.
“Anyway, my friend. I hope you know that I’m serious about you.”
“Yeah. Yeah.”
He chatted with them and arrived at the Academy’s main building.
Arriving in front of a fairly large building, Blanche lightly raised his hand.
“Then I have to go to the club, so see you later. Mya-ne. Bye~.”
“Myam-mya~.”
As Myane, who was on Ian’s shoulder, cried, Blanche grinned and left.
As he entered the main building, Ian put his hands in his pockets.
Let’s go do volunteer work, attend worship, and get some energy from the sun.
Ian picked up Myane, who was on his shoulder.
“Now that I’m level 2, I can check its information, right?”
“Do it.”
“Really?”
“To what extent?”
Kirke continued to explain.
That’s a shame.
For him, death is a transition to another world, not the end.
So there’s no need to follow his death.
“Don’t do that.”
“Myaa?”
As Myane tilted its head, Ian poured internal energy into Myane.
“Myaaaa……!”
It seems to have felt the energy of the sun contained in the internal energy.
Myane purred happily and curled up on his hand.
At that moment, a faint light emanated from Myane’s body.
The white fur became softer, and the golden patterns became more numerous.
Myane looked up at Ian with even deeper eyes and opened its mouth.
“Myam-mya~.”
“It doesn’t talk?”
“Really? Then I’ll have to do more later.”
While Myane, who had received the energy of the sun, was happily purring and rubbing its fur on Ian’s face.
“Ian?”
“What are you doing here?”
Bright voices were heard from behind him.
It was Haryun and Wildy.
As the two of them came down from the stairs connected to the main building, Ian was puzzled.
“Why are you two together?”
“Ah. We’re participating in the Geography Research Society.”
“Both the Salt Marquisate and the Fredician County are commercial families, so the information gathered there is very helpful.”
Both are families that handle salt, with the Salt Marquisate operating a large salt field and the Fredician County operating a large rock salt mine.
In addition to that, they produce and sell a lot of things in their territories, so getting information through the Geography Research Society wouldn’t be a bad decision.
Wildy smiled and approached Ian.
“If you’re interested in commerce, would you like me to tell you in detail? Ah. Or how about coming during the vacation? I’ll formally invite you.”
“If that’s the case, come to my side, Ian. Have you ever seen the sea? The Salt Marquisate has a sea. People who see the sea for the first time say their outlook on life changes.”
Both of them were coveting Ian.
His strength, knowledge, and even his boldness and leadership.
Everything was good in every aspect.
Of course, there were some reckless parts, but what does that matter?
The family could solve that much.
“I’ll tell you about the Salt territory while we have dinner together. The conditions will be much better than most places.”
Haryun patted Ian’s shoulder and smiled, and Wildy snatched his hand.
“Ian, I heard from Valla that you’re interested in metals? Our Fredician County has a mine where rare metals are produced…….”
“The Salt territory also has a mine. There’s iron there…….”
As the two glared at each other and boasted about their territories, Ian asked indifferently.
“What about the Temple of the Moon?”
“We don’t have one.”
“We don’t have it.”
That’s good then.
As he turned around to leave, the two hurriedly chased after him.
“Hey, hey. Wait a minute!”
“It’ll only take a minute, I tell you? Ian, we definitely don’t have a Temple of the Moon in our territory, but there are many people related to the Temple of the Moon among those who are connected to our family.”
At that time, a slightly husky but quite pleasant voice echoed from the main building.
“Bullying one person with two people. What is this doing?”
The three turned their eyes to the direction of the voice.
It was a handsome young man with dark blue hair and ruby-like red eyes.
He looked about 5 years older than Ian, and he was walking down leisurely wearing heavy armor.
Wildy muttered sullenly as he looked at him.
“……Student Council President. Rakid.”
While Ian was staring at him, he said to the two in a stern tone.
“Such a commotion in the Academy’s main building, and trying to disrupt the peace by bullying the weak.”
Haryun and Wildy were embarrassed.
The weak?
If Ian is weak, who in this world isn’t weak?
“Are you okay? What’s your name?”
He thought his face was known to some extent in the Academy because of the Bobild Dungeon incident.
Ian looked at him, wondering why he didn’t know him.
“I’m Rakid Scarlet, the Student Council President of Fredon Academy.”
“I’m Ian Brandon, the representative of Intermediate B class.”
“Ian… So you were that guy.”
He looked at Ian.
A thin body and a thin face.
The cat on his shoulder is cute, but other than that, there doesn’t seem to be anything special.
“But I think the representative of B class was someone else.”
Ian looked at Haryun.
“It’s been quite a while since I handed over the representative position to you, and it’s been processed.”
The Academy was quite noisy because the representative suddenly changed in the middle of the semester.
Now, everyone who knows about it knows, so why doesn’t he know?
Rakid, who heard their conversation, shook his head.
“I haven’t been back for long, and I haven’t been able to grasp such rumors because I’ve been paying attention to other things.”
“Return?”
“Don’t you know that upperclassmen receive requests and perform missions outside the Academy?”
“Ah. Aaa~ that return. I know.”
There was definitely a similar story about the benefits and obligations that could be obtained when promoted to an upperclassman.
As Ian understood, he quickly turned his head.
Looking at Haryun and Wildy, he grabbed the hilt of his sword.
“So? Why are you guys bullying the B class representative?”
The two immediately became serious.
“It’s a misunderstanding, President. I’m Wildy Fredician, a B class student.”
“I’m Haryun Salt. Likewise, I’m a B class student.”
As the two introduced themselves, he tilted his head.
“Then what did you do?”
“We were just going to talk for a bit.”
“We were just inviting him to our territory during the vacation.”
As the two protested, he looked at Ian.
“Is that true?”
“It’s true. But does the President get involved in things like this too?”
“The Student Council is also in charge of maintaining security at the Academy. Even if I’m the President, it’s no different.”
“Aha. But don’t you manage the lowerclassmen?”
“I do. Is there a problem?”
Instead of answering, Ian smiled.
Feeling something in that smile, he twitched his thick eyebrows.
“There’s something.”
“Bullying between students in the same class happens a lot among lowerclassmen. Why don’t you look into that?”
“Haa. Again in the lower classes……. I see. I understand.”
Rakid nodded lightly and turned his body.
“Forcing friendship is also not a good thing.”
“Ah. Yes.”
“I will.”
Only after the two nodded did Rakid, satisfied, go up the stairs he had come down.
Ian stared intently as he went up the stairs.
“Myaa…….”
Myane also looked at him as if feeling something unpleasant and cried slightly.
As he completely disappeared from sight, Haryun and Wildy were relieved.
“Phew. That was close.”
“Haryun! What is this because of you!”
“What did I do? Anyway, Ian. You’re going to have dinner, right?”
“I have to go to volunteer work, so dinner is a bit… What is that Student Council President, and why is everyone so nervous?”
“It’s because of the Student Council President’s authority. He can lead the students and has the authority of an upper-level instructor.”
“If you get caught doing something wrong, it becomes troublesome.”
Haryun, who explained some things about the authority of the past Student Council Presidents, shook his head.
“Hoo…… Ian. It seems you don’t know much about the Academy yet. Shall I explain it while having dinner after volunteer work?”
“Or shall we do volunteer work together? Ah. And we don’t have a Temple of the Moon in our territory, but there will be many people related to the Temple of the Moon among those who are connected to our family.”
Wildy took the lead, and Haryun snorted.
“There are also Temples of the Moon among the places where the Salt Marquisate sells salt.”
“It’s noisy.”
As the two began to fight, Ian quickened his pace.
“Hey! Ian! Let’s go together!”
“Wait for me!”