Chapter 61 - The Student Council

-- Niran - POV --

I entered the Student Council room, the room was very spacious with a long table in the middle and a large desk behind it.

On the sides of the table, there were four other members of the student council along with Sylvie sitting on the sofa.

They all stood up and bowed after seeing me, except him. 

'Please sit down everyone, and good to see you, big brother Einar' he was sitting behind the desk resting his elbows on the table, and the vice president was standing next to him.

"Good to see you too! How did the trial go? Do you think you'll pass?" Just like always, he fiddled his eyes on the desk and started the paperwork, he didn't even look at me while talking.

'Of course, the questions were easy, and the trial enigma was easier than expected. I finished my question paper in eleven minutes.' 

"Pft!" Sylvie cracked up, and my brother's pen stopped, and I know why she laughed.

"Did you forget what we agreed upon before letting you part in the Grand Selection?" He raised his eyes and put his pen aside.

'I do.' 

"Can you repeat the condition you and I agreed upon to let you take part in the Grand Selection?" He stood up and faced the big window with closed curtains which were behind his chair and turned his back on me.

'I have to finish the whole Selection by getting and maintaining the first rank in all trials and finish as the Ace Ranker of The Grand Selection. If my rank even went down to second, I will return and take private education under Sir. Edward.' This was the condition placed by my elder brother before I took part in Grand Selection.

"Good, do you know why I made this condition?" 

'Because I need to maintain my prestige as the future Emperor of the kingdom Esnair?'

I know it's just an excuse to get me out of Selection and after that ascertaining me incompetent in front of my father and take the throne!

When I finished talking he let out a big sigh and walked up to and placed his hand on his head.

"Still your approach is half hearted as always, you see, two out of five years of my Academic years have been completed, I am currently a third year and the next year will be last as the Student council president, and the next year you will also become eligible for the election, so I wanted you to become next student council president.

It would be a great achievement and experience for you, who will rule a country later, but do you really think the students of this academy and the people of the kingdom will look up to a Crown Prince who finished the Selection in second place? 

And even if you somehow win the election and become the president in place of someone who defeated you and took the first place, doubt and dismalness will rise among citizens.

The Academy is known for its ideals and morals for fairness and equality, so now you understand why I want you to finish in the first place."

He patted my head and sat with other members on the sofa, while the vice president prepared tea.

"Your majesty please don't misunderstand, 

Lord Einar, he is just worried too much about you, now you must be tired, take a seat and have a cup!" 

Ritza Fedore,  the vice president of the student council, is a gentle, cheerful, and warm lady. She is the eldest daughter of the imperial minister and my brother's fiánce. Her behavior toward me is very kind though her loyalty to my brother is impeccable.

I took a seat at the end of the table. She picked up the tray of kettle and cup and walked to us but slipped and all the tea spilled on the floor.

"Ow!" That's more like her, since childhood she was a bit of an airhead too.

***

While Niran was in thought, assessing the student council was going on easy like every other day.

"Ritza!! You know this is the sixth set you broke this month! Even though you are rich doesn't mean you can waste and break precious tea sets twice every week!!" After seeing the tainted rug and broken tea set, Sylvie broke in anger. 

"It's not the fifth, they are the seventh set she broke this month. She broke the other two while you were no one was here and hid the evidence and she also broke sixteen tea sets, spilled ink multiple times on over 300 hundred important documents, broke the windows eight times, and…" Carlos Deus,

the records manager of the student council, opened his note and read everything in it before Ritza teared up in fear.

"Stop it, Carlos! She'll kill me! Sylvie, I am sorry! I-"

"You!..." Sylvie creeped behind Ritza and smiled menacingly.

"Calm down, Sylvie you know, it's not her fault, she is just prone to the accident, just a bit too much than us, so forgive her this time." Xero Senoestie'ord, the assistant of the council, dozed off on the table and he looked so fed up from all this.

"This time! Do you know how much work it takes to select a good set for the student council? if you don't! ask Elena we spent the entire day in the capital to pick some good ones for the council!" Sylvie pulled the hair of Xeros and peered the death at him.

"I don't mind! Besides Ritza helps me out in the class too, also since it can't be undone now why don't we three go to the capital together and do some shopping again!." Elena Beatrice, the auditor of the council, pulled out some crackers from the drawer under the table.

"You just need an excuse to go shopping! I want to hit those street food stalls again!!"

"Sometimes, I wonder how she survived for so long."  Arthur, Secretary of the student council, cracked a laugh, for while he was the most controversial member of the student council because he was blind from birth and since he joined the academy he always covers his eyes shut with a white cloth.

"I know right! We should keep this creature locked in the council room!" Elena passed the crackers to Arthur and laughed hysterically.

"I think we should." Sylvie pulled out some rope and tape from the closet.

"Nooo! Don't do it! I won't be able to sit beside Lord Einar during class, forgive me, Sylvie!" Ritza hurried and snuggled to the arm of Einar.

"I was just kidding, stop crying!" Sylvie sighed.

"Alright, enough you all did you forget that you all are in the presence of the crown prince."

Einar brushed his fingers in Ritza's hair and peeked at Niran from the side eyes.

-- Niran - POV --

So they are the so called seven King's of Magus Academy At first glance, this might look like a friendly group chat with normal students but from inside I can't stop being conscious of them, like something in me yelling to not to let my guard down for a second, I need to get out of here.

'I should head back now, Luke and Phoebe might must be worried now,'

"Alright let me see you off and don't forget everything we decided upon." Einar stood up and walked me to the gate, 

"Sylvie, take him back to the ground." 

"Alright!" Sylvie hopped to me and opened her parasol.

"Shall we go, prince?" She spun her parasol slowly.

"Niran - I mean crown prince!" Ritza called my name from behind, 

'You can call me by your name, Ritza big sister.' I don't want her to be so formal with me, she may be not my real sister but she is no less than.

She walked close to me and smiled, 

"If that's what you want then ok, Niran please take care and do your best-" 

"Ritza!!" Suddenly Einar yelled, She jerked and was out of her wits.

"Mind your manners! You are talking to the crown prince, so always act in proper etiquette even if he is my little brother"

"I understand lord Einar" she sulked and smiled at me.

How can he treat her like this! This is not the first time he yelled at her, I don't know if he really loved her or not! Or just engaged her to get the support of Fedore house!

If that's not the reason I don't think that this guy would love anyone!

"Now, Niran please be mindful of your status too, there is no need to get all chummy with the other candidates also don't slack on the break days between the trail, call me if you need anything I'll do everything in my power to help you but only within rules, so till then take care and all the best for the next trail." He smirked at me, he didn't have a single ounce of care in his eyes but he was only looking down on me.

'I'll keep that in mind.' The best I can do now is clench my fists and teeth and forget everything-

No…

No…

I won't forget anything I'll remember! Everything and pay you back for that day!

"Well then, Sylvie! take him away." He patted my head again and walked away.

"Let's go!" She spun her parasol and I was back on the ground.