516 – You’re Not Good at It – 1

A few days after observing signs that this year’s anti-war competition would proceed spectacularly.

“Please! Help me!”

Olivia, a purple retriever who no longer has to survive on turnips, bursts into the club room.

Because it was an unexpected situation, my mind froze for a moment. It is completely understandable that a guest may visit unexpectedly. That could happen if something urgent happens.

However, I could not imagine a case where a student who was not a faculty member or member of the three kingdoms ‘escort force came to visit on his own her her her. From the students’ perspective, there is no reason or reason to meet me. Unless I go there first to give you a letter of recommendation, that’s definitely the case.

“…What?”

Thanks to that, I ended up giving an answer a beat late.

Although Olivia has a cheerful and gentle personality, she is a good-natured person and not a child with a bad head. So, although he greeted me in a friendly way every time he met me, he never approached me first. Because I know well the repercussions of approaching me without any reason.

This was even more so after her older sister her her her, Amelia, came under my command her her her. She tries to restrain herself as much as possible so as not to offend her older sister’s superiors – such thoughts are as normal as possible.

Then Olivia came to the club room. And that too with desperate words asking for help.

“Sit down for now. It’s okay to look at the customer because he or she is doing that.”

She took a moment to gather her thoughts and then patted Olivia’s shoulder her, who was almost bowing down.

I don’t know the English language yet, but if Olivia appears like this, she must have a reason. She is not a girl I don’t know at all, but a girl I added to the student council. If such a girl is in a desperate situation, I can at least listen to her situation.

Moreover, the current student council is the one that Mar passed down to her juniors. If Olivia, the head of the leadership team, is here, she will definitely be the problem for the student council, so she has a good reason to help out in her own way.

“Do you like tea? We also have coffee and juice.”

“Oh, ok, juice, please.”

“Okay.”

Olivia, who sat unsteadily on a chair, answered in a slightly dazed voice. As if she had poured all her energy into the heartbreaking SOS call just now.

At this point, she is starting to get scared. What would it take for even an energetic retriever to become exhausted?

‘Is the anti-war atmosphere that serious?’

The only thing that can be guessed is the class competition, the only big event of the second semester.

Damn it, how can you not just skip it once?

While the happy circuit always goes astray, the ominous premonition always comes true.

“Control is impossible with the leadership team alone! We expanded the scale compared to last year and created an emergency budget as soon as school started… But even taking that into account, it won’t work this year!”

Olivia, who was half-fazed, must have regained her strength by drinking the juice, furiously explained the situation. Would she be rude to Olivia if she looked like a large dog purring?

Anyway, the situation of the leadership team that Olivia conveyed was not very good. The student council’s manpower and budget are always limited, and if limited supplies are divided between various departments, things like ‘ample budget and ample manpower’ become like a dream. The Inspection Department, which was under the Ministry of Finance, was not free from budget and manpower problems.

Still, the student council and leaders were more capable than incompetent, so they distributed the limited supplies as rationally and frugally as possible. They even referred to the counter-insurgency war that had been fought over the past two years and, taking into account that this counter-insurgency war was the last counter-insurgency war between the royal families of other countries, they sent more supplies to the leadership.

However, no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to exceed 100. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm of Lyutis and Laterer far exceeded 100.

“Well, by the way, I’m really sorry, but I need the Minister’s help…”

Olivia, who had let out her sorrow, hesitated and looked at me.

You will be embarrassed yourself. No matter how many variables have arisen, they are in a situation where they are asking an outsider to do the work they should be handled. And that too, not just to an outsider, but to someone who came as an inspector.

“Will it help if I add one more person?”

She looked at Olivia with pitiful eyes and blurted out. She can’t nod her head obediently if they ask for help ─

“Yes! Just keeping your arms crossed in the stadium is enough! If there is a possibility that the Minister may intervene, the chances of an accident occurring are lowered!”

‘Oh.’

Fortunately, I came up with a plan.

‘People all think alike.’

Exactly the same plan as I did.

I feel sorry for Olivia, who desperately tried to persuade me, but in fact, even if she hadn’t done this, she was planning to move to maintain security against the war. She leaves everything to the student council for no reason, so if an accident happens, she will get scolded by the emperor.

And now, the students in the student council seem to be under the illusion that it was because of Mar that I helped them with the academy work the year before and last year. I was just helping out because I was worried that the members might get hurt.

‘You’re doing this because you think I’ll watch.’

A bitter smile came out. Mar knew that I was running around like a dog trying to manage the pastry club members, so there was no need for much communication, but the other student council executives were not. Since Mar graduated, she concluded that I would not be involved in the Academy’s affairs, and that was probably why she bowed her head in trembling.

I felt a little sorry. I kept my distance because I thought the student council would feel burdened if I visited, but that choice actually confused the student council.

‘You should have tried to get along with the kids a long way below you to know that.’

When you work with someone who is slightly below you or at a similar level, there are things you can understand without having to say it. However, the student council is a group of young people who are far different from me. Hoping for something to be understood even without saying anything was the symbol of a person without conscience.

“I can help with that much. Don’t worry.”

Therefore, she quickly nodded and accepted Olivia’s request.

“Thank you!”

When she saw Olivia bending over with a wide smile, her guilt stirred her again.

I will have to go to the student council about once every two weeks…

“Don’t bother going with the knife, leave it to me.”

When I told Mar about the retriever attack that happened today, Mar gently shook her head and opened her mouth.

“It was the right thing for Karl to distance himself from the student council. The student council was just in a hurry because of the variable of the competition, right? There is no special schedule after the competition, right?”

“That’s right.”

“If there is anything that requires communication with the student council, please let me know. I am currently in contact with the student council president from time to time.”

Mar is definitely close to the current student council president. She was hoping to be the successor raised by Mar himself, and thanks to that, hadn’t she heard in advance that the destination for this year’s school trip was the Duchy of Servet? It would be better for both of us if we went through Marr rather than going there myself.

“And among the student council, there are juniors who aren’t even engaged yet. It would be difficult if they fell in love with Karl for no reason.”

I laughed at the sight of Mar smiling mischievously. Even if it’s a joke, it’s such a ridiculous worry.

“Is there any girl who would fall in love with a married man?”

“There is a golden ball.”

“Ah.”

I was convinced by the appearance of the golden ball, which is a universal word when it comes to matters related to love. Unlike me, who met all my lovers when I was single, there was a case where Golden Ball met a new lover while he was married. I heard there is quite a difference in age.

Of course, in a world where polygamy or polyandry is possible, any type of marriage is okay as long as it is not an affair. What is important is the prosperity of the family.

But if you only have 12 wives, how on earth do you do that to prosper?

‘Not even the Habsburgs.’

Honestly, if the Duke of Oshiden was in the eastern part of the continent, he would have already been called the Oshiden Royal Family. It’s a shame that the country the Osiden family belongs to has been an empire for generations. If it had been a kingdom, it would have already worked.

With that in mind, she tried to quietly lie down on Mar’s lap her her, but gave up when she saw her first snow and how much she had grown. You can’t push away her her first snow her and take her lap her her her.

“Carl, here.”

And seeing her father’s sacrifice for her child, Marr chuckled and patted her own shoulder.

I can’t stand her shoulder pillow.

***

Recently, the amount of time I spend sparring with Ryutis has increased. Seeing that he is also avoiding chess, which he loved, it seems like he is grinding his teeth to fight against his opponents.

The coldness surrounding Later became thicker. The reason why Lyutis started to stay away from chess in the first place was the departure of his challenger, Later. He didn’t stay away because he wanted to, but it was a situation where he couldn’t do it even if he wanted to. It will probably be after the class match that those two sit in front of the chessboard.

A battle of pride between Lyutis, the prince of the kingdom of knights, and Later, the prince of the kingdom of magic. As I watched the fierce conflict that I had grown tired of for three years, I suddenly realized one truth.

‘Why should we let them win?’

This is the Imperial Academy, so of course the Imperial student should win, right?

It was a thought that just occurred to me, but it was also a natural one. No, does it make sense for a student from another country to win at an imperial educational institution?

When I didn’t realize it, I didn’t think much of it, but once I opened my eyes to the truth, I felt dissatisfied. I am Erich Crasius of Hardiner, a member of the Imperial Crasius family and a noble by title. There is an obligation to willingly serve for the honor of the empire.

‘Winning… Shall we give it a try?’

I looked at Ainter, who was quietly training in one corner.

If Ainter, a member of the royal family and marquis, is brought to the fore, the students of the empire will unite. You can be confident even in front of royalty.

It was a method that could not be tried until last year because Ainter was reluctant to move his body, but it is possible this year.

‘Good.’

Let’s try something.

If you’re going to graduate, it’s right to do so with colorful and wonderful memories.