It was during the lunch break.
I still haven’t finished reading the book. This was because even though it was a thin book of only 100 pages, it was much more difficult to understand than the previous books. It’s Professor Ilya’s lecture after lunch. My situation only made me sigh.
It was a time when I tried to have lunch while reading the book. I passed the lobby on the first floor, looking for a place to sit down.
“Hmm.”
I stopped walking in front of the bulletin board. The bulletin board had notices and social club sign-ups. The most eye-catching thing was, of course, the notice to join the club Clybe and Demisa. But there was something else I was focusing on.
“A notice to join the student council…”
Since I had to proceed with the quest, I would also have to fill out and submit the application form.
[The Constellations are curious about what the student council is doing.]
I looked around to ensure no one was there, then whispered quietly. “The student council is like a group of magic knights created to defeat monsters and demons, led by the student council president and vice president with the best grades.”
The student council president and vice president were selected from the fourth year after summarizing all grades from the first to third year. They were like knight commanders and vice commanders.
“The student council has to participate in demon subjugation on a regular basis, which is reflected in their grades as well. They’re also the first manpower to be recruited when demons appear.”
Clyde and Damian had always been student council members, so they were like student council executives more than anyone else. However, Theresa and Mimosa weren’t members of the student council. It was because letting anyone join recklessly to hunt demons and monsters was very dangerous.
“The student council executives determine acceptance through interviews.”
First of all, wizards belonging to the student council were several times more likely to die than other students. If they failed to prove their performance as a member, they would be expelled in the middle. Being expelled is treated as a serious disgrace, and one cannot even set foot in society, which means that one’s life as a noble is considered to have ended.
Nevertheless, there was a reason why consistently prominent people applied to the student council. It was because the title of being from the Valhalla Student Council was like a stepping stone to an early career.
Students from the student council were protected by Duke Willow even after their graduation. They were officially invited to the imperial palace to receive the emperor’s medal. This was like a hidden card that served as an advantage for those who needed a title or competed for the position of successor to the family.
The problem is that position is useless to me. Duke Willow is treated as Squire’s family enemy. I didn’t even need a title. It wasn’t bad to have a pension, but even that wasn’t an advantage for me as a Princess of Squire. Besides, I had the slush fund from the former duke. That’s why I didn’t want to do something like a student council activity that would raise death flags, but what can I do? I’d rather fight the monsters than join them.
I let out a sigh and turned sideways.
“…! P-Professor.”
Professor Ilya was looking at me from only three steps away. For a moment, it felt like I got goosebumps. Uah, I thought my heart was falling.
I bowed down in embarrassment. “Greetings.”
Professor Ilya nodded his head and glanced at the book in my hand. Oops, I couldn’t read all of them, but I ran into him like this. I was about to move the book behind my back, but Professor Ilya spoke faster.
“It would be better for you to read the book from the other two and read this one the last.”
I blinked in bewilderment. It was because Professor Ilya thought I was reading this magic book first and advised me.
Professor Ilya clearly said this yesterday.
“You’d better read it as soon as possible. You have to understand all of that to be able to take the lecture this year.”
Didn’t he say I should read all three books before the lecture? I was confused and spoke like an excuse, “Even so, I read the other two first.”
“…You read it all?”
“Yes! However, this book is difficult to read, so I couldn’t read it quickly.”
Even in college, I never sent an email about my assignments or grades, so why am I making excuses for not doing my assignments? Still, my opponent is the archdemon. My lips moved spontaneously, even without being aware of it, and I eagerly brought out my defense. I also showed him the paper bag with the sandwich in my hand.
“I tried to read it all during lunch. That’s why I brought a sandwich now!”
Professor Ilya looked at me with indifferent eyes asking what to do. His silence made me more nervous. Eventually, I told him the truth.
“I don’t think I will be able to read everything until your lecture… I’m sorry…” My voice grew smaller towards the end.
I thought he won’t kill me, but I was scared to face him… I sincerely hoped that I misunderstood Professor Ilya’s words and that I should read them before the lecture. It would have been better if I didn’t sleep and read all the books.
It was when I was fidgeting with the hand holding the book as he looked at me. Professor Ilya asked an odd question.
“How about sleep?”
“…Yes?”
“I asked if you had slept?”
I blinked and answered in a dazed way. “Yes, I slept.”
To be exact, I took a nap for a while.
Professor Ilya stared at me in silence.
Oh, is it because I have dark circles? It wasn’t that bad when I looked in the mirror. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand. With the book and paper bag in both hands, it was like I wiped away tears. Or like running some water over one’s face. Either way, neither of them was polite. It didn’t matter because Theresa was a b*tch character who wasn’t particularly bound by manners. Still, Professor Ilya was staring at me, which made me self-conscious.
As I felt his silence was quite long, Professor Ilya spoke. “Follow me.”
“…? Ah, yes!”
I followed Professor Ilya with a restless heart. It was a path to a place that was oddly familiar.
Creek.
No wonder the path was familiar. The place where Professor Ilya stopped was his office.
“Come in.”
Even if it was yesterday, why did you call me to the office today? I went into his office, unsure of the situation or Professor Ilya’s thinking. Professor Ilya pointed at me with a chin on the sofa. I steadily followed his instructions and took the right seat.
What are we going to do now? I looked up at the professor, who had to turn his head even though I was already standing side by side with a book and sandwich in my arms.
Is it because of the pressure of the height of your gaze? Or is it because the sunlight that came through the window clearly showed his handsome features like an angel statue? Professor Ilya looked extremely holy and noble.
Looking at him, I could feel the grace befitting an archangel more than anyone else, so my lips parted naturally. There was no slightest trace of corruption to be found in him. There was only a transcendental atmosphere that made me feel overwhelmed.
Professor Ilya’s mouth seemed to have stretched slightly horizontally for a moment as I blinked blankly. Was it… a smile? His expression, which was so vague that it was hard to be sure, disappeared quickly, and his lips opened.
“Are you thinking of joining the student council?”
“Yes. How do you—”
“Because you’re looking at the bulletin board.”
The notice to join the student council was posted as the second largest on the bulletin board after the notices to sign up for Clybe and Demisa. But normally, when it was Theresa, you wouldn’t think of her joining the student council. Should I say that he has no prejudice?
Professor Ilya didn’t sit on the sofa like last time but headed towards the door as if he was going to go out and said to me, “I will be back before the lecture starts. Stay here until then.”
“What? Alone?”
“Yes. Alone.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Rotten Taste’ has sponsored 1,000 coins.]
[Gasp, confinement?]
There’s no way that would happen unless Ilya went crazy.
Professor Ilya added his words. “Didn’t you say you read during your lunch break?”
“…Yes. That’s right.”
“Read it here. Mark the parts that need explanation.”
I tilted my head at his strange kindness and soon nodded. “I will. Go ahead, Professor.”
“…Yes.” Professor Ilya answered slowly, turned his eyes slowly, and soon left the office.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Gourmet’ has sponsored 1,000 coins.]
[Love with a young and handsome genius professor… This is so precious.]
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