NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36.1
Stage 2-5. Invitation To A Tea Party
“You useless wretch!!”
The moment I, Reina, was summoned, the teacher struck me across the face.
A sharp slap echoed, and I looked at the teacher with a blank expression.
“Do you know why you’ve been called here?”
“…Is it about the delay in Ouga Vellet’s joining the student council?”
“That’s part of it. But today, a much bigger problem has come up.”
Suddenly, they grabbed me by the neck and lifted me up.
The grip tightened with a creaking sound, but I didn’t feel suffocated.
That’s because my body was remade by this person to withstand such things.
“That brat Vellet… he noticed something unusual about your body.”
“…………”
I wasn’t surprised.
On the day I came into contact with him, suspicion was already evident in his eyes.
Not once has he ever relaxed when talking to me.
“You didn’t… ask him for help, did you?”
“I did not. He wouldn’t feel any goodwill toward me in the first place.”
“Tch… Not a single change in expression… You’re a creepy kid. Do you not think I might just dispose of you right here?”
I don’t.
If the teacher lost me, they’d lose their backup.
There isn’t anyone else with the magical talent… no, the ability to endure the modifications that implant talent like mine.
That’s why I’ve survived this long without being thrown away.
The teacher understands this.
And even though they were angry, the calmness hadn’t left their eyes.
“…Hmph, having an incompetent apprentice is such a burden.”
“I deeply apologize.”
“Don’t say things you don’t mean. …Well, no matter. I expected that answer. I will force Ouga Vellet into the student council as the headmaster.”
Though it was said to be “forced,” the teacher wouldn’t take such action without a plan.
Vellet is a person of strong moral conviction.
He owes the teacher for assisting in saving Revetzenka-san from Crown Prince Arnia.
Even if the teacher acts a little recklessly, Vellet will likely swallow it as a way to settle that debt. No, I’m certain he will.
In fact, the reason he’s been so stubborn in refusing must be because he hates being indebted to Frone MIlfonty.
The Revetzenka family has already proven that even the four major noble families desire the title of student council at the Academy.
If so, the teacher’s prediction that Vellet will also want it isn’t wrong.
But it turns out our opponent is more cunning than we imagined.
As expected of Vellet.
His instincts detect the suspicious scent we can’t hide, and he’s incorporating that into his actions.
“If he joins, Mashiro Riche will naturally follow. That way, we can take the two of them to the Magic Academy Battle Tournament…”
“…In that case, I’ll stir up Riche-san by using Revetzenka-san as a romantic rival. Ouga Vellet has a soft spot for the two of them.”
“Very well. Ensure the two of them join the student council. Then bring them as our Academy’s representatives to the tournament site.”
“Understood.”
“If the plan succeeds, this position will no longer have any meaning. Therefore, it would be a waste not to exercise our power while we still can.”
A low laugh echoed through the quiet room.
The teacher has spent many years crafting this plan.
The time for fulfilling their desires is drawing near.
That’s probably why their emotions, which I rarely see stirred, are running high.