CH 46

I had eaten twice as many breakfasts as usual and was getting my hair done.

“Lady has been eating a lot lately. Your complexion has improved!”

As Eloise said, I ate well, slept well these days, and didn’t have a slight headache. As my condition improved, I didn’t want to lose energy, so I stopped avoiding people.

I can’t stay away from them forever. Of course, that was also because of the static broadcasting for several days. My ranking was pushed out of the top 100. The competition for the ranking is really fierce.

Eloise continued to admire me as she finished getting my hair done. “As the days go by, it seems that Lady’s beauty is getting better and better. Lady is always beautiful, but I feel like it’s hard to take my eyes off you these days!”

I gave a realistic reply. “That’s because you only see me.”

“Only see Lady, that’s not like that!”

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Face Inspector’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[That’s right! I feel badly insulted too!]

“I see. By the way, Eloise, I need you to do something.”

I took my school bag and said to Eloise, who was pouting her lips out of unfairness at her being criticized in his eyes. “There is a commoner student named Reini Rose in the third year. It seems that her sponsorship isn’t smooth, so check it out and bring her to our foundation.”

“I understand.”

“Give her the best treatment. She will be a student of the Squire Scholarship Foundation, so please take care of her not to be ignored by others.”

Reini is the daughter of a poor family. The noble who sponsored her was the eldest son of a family with poor scholarship management. I wouldn’t have known if she hadn’t caught my eye, but when I saw Reini, who was barely dressed in school uniform and couldn’t even eat, I couldn’t stand it. Because this is the real world.

You reap what you sow.

“I will take care of it perfectly. Don’t worry, Lady.”

I nodded and headed for school. Apart from my improved condition, my steps were heavy. Because today was the day of the student council meeting.

“Haaaa.”

As I sighed deeply, I heard a voice behind me.

“What’s going on?”

Damian, whom I hadn’t seen in quite a while, was approaching.

“Today is the first meeting of the student council.”

“It’s just a simple meeting, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

Well, can the eldest daughter of Squire enter the student council, which is full of people who are in line with the Willow family?

“If it is necessary, I will help.”

“Okay… Thank you for saying that.”

Actually, I wasn’t afraid of the guys on Willow’s side biting me. It was fine if they treated me like how they always treated Theresa.

What worried me was what Clyde, who had three black hearts, would do. Even the battle difficulty changes depending on Clyde’s likeability. Originally, it was supposed to be a battle with 3 monsters and a simple battle with horses. Still, it could change into a battle against 20 monsters.

Can I survive?

The life of a villainess was also hard.

* * *

After the lecture, I visited the student council room in time for the meeting.

Creak. When the door opened, the executives, who were already seated at the meeting table, all looked at me at the same time.

These are faces everyone knows.

The student council was a place where users who played <God’s Play> could be active, so even the extras with little activity had to be implemented. However, the difference between the protagonist and the extras had to be clearly distinguished, so the extras were a bunch of featureless appearances, as if they were made in a factory. Since there were two male protagonists in this place, the shabbiness of the extras was indescribable.

I’m a little sorry.

But in reality, beauty is a minority. That’s what happened, guys.

I looked for an empty seat while receiving burdensome glances. But the only empty seat was between Clyde and Damian…

Are you kidding me? We didn’t make a place like this in the game. As I sat down with a deep sigh inside, Clyde, who had ignored me without looking at me, opened his mouth.

“Let’s start the meeting.”

The Valhalla Student Council is an armed group with substantial military power. It was politically threatening as it was led by the children of several families at once, so an external justification was needed. For example, it was packaged as a group that helped the busy emperor and cared for the people’s livelihoods.

That’s why the contents and activities of the meeting were written as a report and submitted to the Willow family and the imperial family, so the activities in the student council soon led to success. Therefore, the student council members took the meeting very seriously.

“Recently, there have been reports of magical creatures being eroded by Magi near the capital. Action is urgently needed on this.”

“That’s right. In particular, the fear from the commoners is becoming more extreme day by day. Commoners that don’t belong to the protected areas of noble families also require attention.”

“Of course, the same goes for villages where the affiliation is unclear.”

“It is necessary to reassure the commoners by increasing security around the village protected by Duke Willow.”

Would it be too self-conscious if their argument seems strangely conscious of my actions to send knights to Panzi village?

Damian, who had been silent at that time, spoke. “If we do it that way, the protected area will just keep expanding endlessly. We’ll have to manage near the capital and other areas. The budget is not unlimited enough to pour gold throughout the empire.”

He said it kindly, but in the end, it meant not to talk about bullshit that wasn’t realistic. Until now, the people who were excitedly talking about increasing the guards here and there were ashamed of the sharp criticism and closed their mouths. Although their opponent was a commoner, they seemed to be generally convinced, as if they didn’t dare to refute Damian. However, not all people think rationally.

“Then, wouldn’t Lady Theresa help us?”

Everyone, including me, looked at the guy who just spoke.

“I heard you sent knights to a village at your own expense this time. It’s been a month.”

A pomade hair with a face had no personality, as if it was stamped with a mold. Was his name Dorno?

Dorno’s words became the starting point.

“That’s right! If it’s about Willow’s family, wouldn’t Senior Theresa step forward?”

“Maybe she’ll double the protected area in the name of President Clyde.”

Hoo. Look at these? Theresa would have been pleased with herself and Clyde being talked together, but I wasn’t.

Come to think of it, I’ve been quiet since the beginning of the semester, right? So they dare to touch the hairs of a sleeping lion?

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Cider Pass’ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]

[It was getting boring, but these guys made it more fun.]

Clyde slammed the desk with a cold expression. Those who laughed and chatted among themselves closed their mouths at the same time.

“We can expand the protected area at our own expense from the executives who just mentioned it. The level should be as good as the Squire Scholarship Foundation.”

“Pardon? President, what do you mean!”

“Of course, I would be willing to pay for it, but to say it’s as much as the Squire Scholarship Foundation, that’s too unfair…!”

“Shut up. So, does that mean what you guys just said is fair?”

“T-that’s…”

I looked at Clyde with wide-open eyes. What? Why is he taking my side?

The executives looked back and forth between me and Clyde with betrayed faces, as if it wasn’t just me who felt that way. It must be absurd that Willow’s successor was helping the Squire’s eldest daughter. I felt the same way.

Ding!

[Quest: Discourage Dorno.]

▸Reward: +500,000 coins

▸Failure: Expulsion due to the young masters who hate the Squire family

This will lead to expulsion? It’s really too much.

Well, it was rather good. I was dumbfounded by it, but in any case, to avoid being expelled, I had to do my best.

I narrowed my brows anxiously with the expression that Clyde was right. My eyebrows should be drawing a very plausible shape.

“That’s right. The words you just said were dangerous. It would have been more difficult if our President hadn’t stopped it. Wasn’t it something worth reporting to the emperor?”

The effect of the gentle teasing was excellent.

“Hiik…”

The executives were shaking their fists as if they felt that they hated me more than their younger siblings stopped them.

It wouldn’t have been good if their mind was shaken because of this much. I haven’t even started yet.

I continued, pressing my chest as if my heart were pounding with fear. “Besides, as much as the Squire family. Anyone who hears it will think that Willow family and my family are competing.”

When I said this, everyone looked at me with eyes like, ‘Everyone knows that the two families are enemies. So what are you talking about?’

I smiled coldly. “You dared to speak of the land ruled by the emperor, the lord of the world?”

My eyes were fixed on Dorno. He turned pale and dared not to say anything.

What else can I say here? His words could be regarded as treason, and his family could become a mess.