Chapter 244 - Preparation for Social Week (5)

"We can't just let you out. Who knows what you'll do," Charles' eyes narrowed from his deep distrust in me.

"Think about it. We don't have to waste any more time trying to find more candidates while she has the right background and connections to make sure our status in power stays in place," Ethan was obviously trying to fix his mistake of me being discovered.

"And Rika won't ever take away our power to other fractions since she hates fractions and politics in the first place," Charles grumbled out his unfortunate thoughts.

The mutterings drifting into my ear were looking like everyone treating me like their new fraction member already. Wasn't joining another fraction supposed to be hard? Why were these members getting influenced so easily?

"No way. I'm not joining another fraction again when I clearly didn't hear anything," I placed my position firmly down.

"You already know how I was scammed into joining the Impalia fraction as their successor a few weeks ago. I'll die if I join another one," I tried to convince them.

"We'll give you a room where you can place your hobbies inside the school," Charles recalled my otaku hobby.

"Without Luke knowing?" One of my eyebrows rose.

This was starting to sound like a tempting offer. I would soon be able to start my karaoke meetings with Oili again. Plus, I would be able to take out my storage of otaku goods and junk food whenever I wanted. It was way better than the deal with the neutral fraction.

"And how big?" I needed to know the size of the new storage room.

"About the size of your old room without Luke knowing," Charles looked at the other members for approval.

"Deal," I smiled when his members accepted Charles' proposal.

"Can you fit these in beforehand?" I took out a whole inventory of karaoke goods I recently sneaked out of the elementary school grounds with Oili.

Disco balls, big TV screens, microphones and other equipment filled the space between us. It was obvious that they didn't know what these were at first glance. They were considered to be ancient artifacts in the technologically advanced first district. But what they didn't know was how Oili still possessed the other half to lower the chances of any of our partners from discovering it. Charles sighed as he took in the big pile into his marble.

"And these too and make sure to put them inside a storage box so they stay fresh," I pulled out some of my supply of junk food I sneaked into my marble the day Luke finally ordered pizza.

It was nice having an inventory inside your marble where everything remained fresh. I couldn't eat a slice of pizza, afraid that Luke would see me in the process. Even living things stayed alive like Ethan's cages filled with bugs.

"Aren't these from that day?" Ethan recalled from the boxes and bottles of soda.

"Try living with Luke and you'll know," I rolled my eyes.

"Well, the Roselia fraction is one of the strictest fractions," a person mumbled at the sight of the things I wanted to hide.

"That's why my family joined this fraction a long time ago," another person whispered back.

"Anything else?" Charles gritted his teeth.

"I guess these too," I took out a pile of cheap clothes.

A few days ago, Sienna and I met in the café so she could transfer some of my clothes to me. Fortunately, Luke was too busy with the fraction work to care about the miscellaneous things about my life. However after social week, it wouldn't be long until he discovered the cheap clothes inside my room.

Like the neutral fraction, the people walked closer to stare at the mysterious clothes without any jewels or decorations attached to them. The running shoes also caught their attention as we only had dress shoes and heels inside the school and their mansions. Ethan, my partner in crime wasn't surprised.

He knew something was going on whenever I sneaked out of the dorms in elementary school, he just didn't know what. He was more startled when he figured out, I was engaged to Luke, somehow wondering how I managed to get past him. I nodded my head to Charles to show it was all I wanted to transfer for now.

This was the least they could do for me since I would have to do some of their fraction work with them now. Charles waved his hands to let the bush part into two again. We stepped out together while everyone remained at the other side to discuss more about their last-minute changes for social week.

"I can go alone," I gestured to him to go join his fraction.

"I'll help you explain to Luke," Charles explained why he was escorting me to my dorm.

"I honestly thought you would be against me joining," I was aware of his dislike for me.

"Unfortunately, you were the perfect candidate," he sighed like he had no choice.

I sighed with him as we expressed our mutual dislike for each other. When Charles knocked on the door, Luke scanned me, dirty with dust and dirt after opening the door. He brightly smiled, meaning he was going to lecture me later when we were alone.

"You may want to adjust your schedule. Rika recently joined our fraction," Charles noticed his annoyed face.

"Why don't you come inside," Luke invited Charles into our room.