"Oh my. Are you finally going to accept my invitation and join the student council?" Flora smiled, sitting behind her desk. It seemed no one except for her and Noelle were around.
Nathan's expression remained serious as he asked, "What kind of benefit will I get if I join the student council?"
Flora's smile became even bigger. "Instead, I should be the one asking you. What do you want to have you join the student council?"
"If I'm going to crush the entire classroom, what will you do?" Nathan asked.
"!!!" Flora was taken aback by the question. In the past, she would definitely say she had to stop him.
However, without her realizing it, Nathan had been visiting a few famous people, such as the Dragon King and even Noelle's grandfather.
Her father, the king, also had a favorable impression on him.
If Nathan crushed his entire class, the nobles behind them wouldn't like it. The most troublesome one would be the Blacksmith Guild and the Liaystian Kingdom's royal family.
The smile on her face disappeared as she fell into deep thought. "Why do you want to crush your classmates? You should have seen what they're capable of, and making friends with them should be quite beneficial for you, no?"
"Is that even possible?" Nathan asked in a bitter tone.
This was actually a question directed at Flora instead of the situation. Flora must have monitored his class.
She would definitely know the atmosphere and whatever Rudeus was trying to do. Yet she remained passive.
It was true that the upperclassmen couldn't do much to the freshmen for the time being, but knowing Flora's personality, she would probably not do anything because of another reason.
If she didn't say anything, Nathan might treat this as an offense and reconsider her offer. And that would be a game over for her.
However, Flora had once said she wasn't like Rudeus, who played games. When she heard this question, Flora smiled as though she had the answer prepared long ago.
"Who says I'm going to join the student council?" Nathan asked.
"Huh? You were the one coming to the student council. You clearly stated it yourself."
Nathan nodded. "Yeah. I said I'd be joining them, but I never said I'd be staying. Do you know what I hate when reading an academy's story?
"It is when the protagonist is forced to enter politics, especially when it's clearly stated that they shouldn't bring their status into the academy."
Fenrir frowned. "What do you mean by not staying?"
"While it's true that it's one of my most hated tropes, it doesn't mean I can't use them." Nathan smirked. "Do you know what trope I love?"
"Hmm? Sexy teacher?"
"That's that, but not entirely correct." Nathan sighed. "Do you know that there are often hidden organizations working behind the scenes? Those people are usually cool and badass.
"The only way to find them is either to know about their information or make yourself stand out."
"You are actually using the student council as a stepping stone?" Fenrir's eyebrows twitched. He never thought Nathan would take such a bold action.
Nathan winked playfully. "As I told you previously, I don't like to work with that kind of stuff. I mean, screw paperwork. I just want a 6-month holiday, twice a year, once I'm done with all this. And this organization will speed up my progress."
"Hmmm. I don't think you are trying to join them because they're cool, right?"
"More importantly, the organization has a female boss who is so freaking cool and sexy."
"As expected, that's your intention. Are you intending to catch them all? You should know that you're going to die because of it in the future. Remember what happened to that nun?"
Nathan froze before kicking Fenrir. "Don't remind me, you stupid dog!"