After sluggishly getting through the day's work, I stretched out my arms.

  The girls around me glared with such intensity that if looks could kill, I’d be dead a hundred times over.

  Honestly, it wouldn’t hurt them to have another guy in here.

  For some reason, before me, the disciplinary committee only had female members.

  If this was an anime, this would probably be the setup for a harem. But with the situation I was in, all I got was scorn and distaste. Honestly, I was almost excited that I only had to bear this for three more weeks.

  Since I’d agreed to work here for a month, that meant I had to deal with struggles like this seven days a week for four weeks. And after everything I’d been through during just the first week, I already wanted to quit.

  Slumping at my desk, I let out a frustrated sigh.

  Talia glared at me.

  “No slouching!”

  Letting out a groan, I sat back up and went back to work.

  “Dammit. Why does disciplinary committee work have to be so hard?” I mumbled to myself.

  Once the morning paperwork was done, I got out of my chair and left the room with Talia following close behind.

  “Alright. Let’s begin patrol duty,” she said.

  “Righteo,” I responded.

  Cracking my neck, I stretched out my arms while walking down the hallway a little behind Talia.

  As expected of the disciplinary committee, we were making our rounds around the school to make sure students weren’t misbehaving themselves.

  Thus, all we do is just walk around the school and stop something if we happen to walk into it. Meaning if we had already passed an area of the school, we more than likely wouldn’t be there to help if something were to happen a few minutes later.

  It’s not very efficient. But with how infamous the disciplinary committee apparently is, not many people would consider the choice of defiance. That aura of authority was actually kinda amazing.

  The morning shift went by without much issue and I returned to class for second period right as PE was about to start.

  “Hey, is it true the commoner joined the disciplinary committee?”

  “Yeah. Apparently, the student council president elected him as a new candidate herself.”

  “What!? A filthy pig like him!?”

  It appeared no matter how hard I tried to shut these royal assholes up, they just wouldn’t listen.

  Sighing, I did some stretches before class lessons were set to begin.

  “What jerks. Has it always been like this for you during class Axel?” asked Xara.

  “Pretty much. Both in and out of class. But I mess with them from time to time in hopes of shutting them up. However, they never seem to get the hint. It’s a bit of a pain.”

  I’d nearly forgotten what this mocking had felt like thanks to how nice summer break was. But now that we’re back in school, I had no choice but to deal with these jerks again.

  “What could bringing someone like him possibly do to help the disciplinary committee?”

  “Yeah. All he’s done since coming here is mock us nobles and be nothing but a stain that tarnishes this school.”

  Hearing more rude comments, Xara glared at the whispering students who immediately turned their heads away.

  “You don’t need to glare so harshly Xara. It’s not a big deal,” I said.

  Xara seemed upset about my calm demeanor.

  “But-!”

  “Really. It’s fine.”

  I mean, I wasn’t planning on letting their comments slide, I was just gonna wait until the end of class and then soak them in water while the teacher wasn’t looking. That would make it fine…I think.

  Looking rather upset, Xara walked out onto the field to talk with the teacher.

  “She worries about you a lot you know.”

  Dianne moved up to me while looking in the direction Xara walked off in.

  “I’m aware. But she has nothing to worry about. I already have a plan to deal with them after class. Hopef,ully it’ll teach them a lesson about talking behind a person's back.”

  Dianne chuckled awkwardly.

  “I just hope whatever you’re thinking of doing isn’t too severe.”

  Having finished my stretches, I faced Dianne.

  “Um…I’m curious about something. Is my sister… perhaps…causing problems for you?” asked Dianne.

  “All the time.”

  “Oh! R-Really?”

  I scratched the back of my head as I thought about the multiple times Julia had already confronted me.

  “You’re the one who brainwashed my sister! I’ll never forgive you!”

  “Get back here and pay for what you’ve done commoner!”

  “Don’t run away like a coward! Come and face me!”

  If you couldn’t guess, all three of those lines are things she’s said to me after I continuously dodged her attacks time and time again before getting tired and walking away.

  I sighed.

  “Honestly, you really need to keep your sister in check. She’s been shouting accusations at me over and over while trying to attack me to the point it’s grown to be quite a pain.”

  “Really? What kind of accusations was she talking about?”

  “Stuff about how I brainwashed and changed you or something.”

  “Why would she think something like that?”

  “Hmm…I think she said it was because of something along the lines that you talk about me a lot?”

  “Huh!?”

  Dianne’s face grew a light pink.

  “What?”

  “Oh. Nothing. Yeah. That definitely sounds like a false accusation. I mean, I don’t talk about you all the time. Just every now and then. You understand that don’t you?”

  “Uh…Sure?”

  Why had her face been growing increasingly redder as she talked?

  “Well moving past that for now, how are things with Riko? I thought you would’ve confessed to him by now.”

  Over the summer break, I finally asked how Dianne’s planned confession toward the MC went. But to my surprise, she said she was gonna take her time to do it which meant she hadn’t confessed yet.

  I was a bit curious why she acted so flustered around me at times when all she did before was talk about the MC and the kitten he saved. Maybe I was just imagining things, but I was starting to wonder if she might’ve somehow gained feelings for me.

  It's not impossible to conceive when you think about all the two of us have been through, and this world is kinda based off the premise of falling in love with someone you grow to know, but there was still a part of me that wanted to think otherwise. Because of that, I’ve pushed the thought off to the side and tried my best to see Dianne and the MC’s relationship to the end.

  “Er…Well I would, but I have other things I need to do right now. So I can’t,” replied Dianne awkwardly before stepping away and leaving me to my lonesome.

  “Well that didn’t feel like dodging the question at all,” I said sarcastically as second period started up.

  Walking through the school, I found myself stopping at a certain class that appeared to be doing an obstacle course.

  Among them, one person caught my eye. That person being Axel Savoncho. His body was clearly weak, but he used magic to push past his limits. Something I’d never seen a student do before. Fascinating.

  Despite having been student council president here for a little while now, I’ve never seen a student as clever as this man.

  Sure, he may not have the best personality, but I could tell he’d be an essential asset to this school. I just pray he’ll be willing to continue supporting me as well as both the student council and disciplinary committee even after his temporary time among our ranks is complete.

  “President Haiko?”

  Toyazoto, who stood next to me gave me a look of confusion as I continued gazing out at how majestically Savoncho slipped past the obstacles with such ease.

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  Once he was done, I smiled lightly and turned to Toyazoto.

  “What is it?”

  “Um…the balances for this month are in. What should I do with them?”

  “Oh. I guess I should've gone over that with you. Come with me.”

  We made our way back to the student council room and we walked over to Toyazoto’s desk where I began guiding him through what he needed to do.

  In truth, I think bringing on Toyazoto as treasurer was one of the best decisions I’d ever made.

  While he lacks certain skills when it comes to things like physical labor, he excels when we need his help with mathematics or other issues other members of the student council don’t understand.

  Plus, with his kindhearted attitude, he has made many of our members smile and everyone seems to be appreciating his company. It made me truly happy to see everyone getting along so well with him despite his past issues.

  Once we finished off the last of the papers, Toyazoto thanked me with a smile before placing the forms into a file and left to go drop them off at the front office.

  Sitting down at my own desk, I closed my eyes and let the feeling of pride wash over me as I thought about how well things were going.

  Just then, I heard a knock at the door.

  “Enter.”

  Upon hearing my words, a man made his way into the room.

  “L-Lord Royil!? What are you doing here?”

  I tried to show surprise, but I could tell from my tone of voice I probably wasn’t showing any emotion while I looked at him.

  “Greetings Miss Ariyama. I’ve come here on behalf of a friend of mine. You see, he wishes to apply to this school. As such, all important members of both the faculty and the student body must accept it. Would you please sign this form for me?”

  I took a look at the paper he showed me.

  “Mr. Amayira? I’ve never heard of him before.”

  Normally, when a member of the Wizardly Six recommends someone for the school, they usually recommend a person with high acclaim around the world. I’ve never heard of someone by the name of Amayira.

  “Well, he isn’t very public about his work. As such, he hopes to use being a teacher at this school as a chance to change that.”

  I guess that makes sense. Besides, if a member of the Wizardly Six truly believes he’s worthy of being a teacher here, I see no problem with it.

  “I see. Very well.”

  I signed the paper and Sir Royil bowed before taking his leave.

  As he did so, however, an eerie feeling crept up inside me.

  “Weird. Just now, I got the strange feeling that I had just signed something I shouldn't have. I wonder what that’s about.”

  While I pondered this sensation, I went back to work. Finishing all the papers I could.

  After leaving the room, Royil looked down at the paper in his hand.

  Slowly, the name Mr. Amayira began to fade and was replaced by the name Mr. Ariyama.

  Smirking to himself, Royil made his way to his next destination. With only a few more signatures left to obtain, he knew his goal was growing all the closer.

  Once PE was over, I wiped some sweat from my brow.

  “Ew. We’re all sweaty now.”

  “This look really isn’t fit for nobles like us. We almost look like commoners.”

  Remember what I said I wanted to do earlier? Well with a grin, I formed giant balls of water and plopped them down on the heads of the people who were talking trash about me and they all screamed in surprise as their bodies got completely soaked.

  Grinning to myself, I began making my way to the locker roo-

  “What the-!?”

  Feeling a sense of fear hit me, I looked around for a moment before my eyes rested on a strangely suspicious man.

  He walked up to our class with a smile on his face.

  For some reason, the longer I looked at this guy, the harder it was for me to move.

  “S-Sir Royil!? What are you doing here at the school!?”

  Our teacher seemed to be in utter shock.

  Taking a deep breath, I managed to move my legs and I moved next to Dianne who was looking at this guy with an expression of amazement.

  “Hey. Who’s this guy?”

  Dianne seemed shocked by my question.

  “Are you telling me you don’t know Sir Royil of the Wizardly Six?”

  “Uh…No?”

  Something about the name Wizardly Six sounded familiar to me, but I just couldn’t place my finger on it.

  “That’s somewhat surprising. But if you really don’t know them, it’s best to describe them as the six main creators of magic. Four out of the six of them helped create those magic circles I told you about a while back.”

  “Really?”

  So you’re saying creeps like this guy created those crazy powerful spells? I’m not sure how I feel about that.

  The guy Dianne called Sir Royil, continued talking with the teacher for a few more minutes before handing him a slip of paper which he signed and handed back to Sir Royil.

  Once he’d gotten the paper back, Sir Royil turned to us and bowed before beginning to depart.

  Before he did, however, I might have imagined it, but it felt like he’d been looking at me with a look of intrigue on his face.

  “Wow. What an unexpected surprise. To think I’d get to see one of the Wizardly Six in the flesh. I feel so honored.”

  Dianne seemed quite excited about what just happened.

  Personally, I didn’t like the vibe I got from him. And with how off-putting the looks he gave me were, I could tell that he’d be able to kill me in an instant if I made one wrong move within his presence.

  Trying to ignore the goosebumps forming on my skin, I began making my way to the locker rooms.

  This time, however, rather than feeling satisfied with having gotten back at some assholes, I just had a nervous chill while thinking about the man I had just seen mere moments ago.

  Around three in the morning, I stretched my arms and let out a sigh upon finally finishing the homework I’d been given by Talia.

  “There. With my homework done, I can finally get some sleep.”

  Shoving the papers into my bag, I began making my way over to my bed when I heard a knock at my door.

  “Aw boo. And just when we were about to get cozy,” muttered Nia from within the grimoire.

  Ignoring her, I opened my door to find none other than Haiko standing there.

  “President Haiko? What are you doing here at this hour?”

  Haiko bowed apologetically.

  “My apologies. Did I wake you?”

  “Er…I actually haven’t gone to bed yet.”

  “So you haven’t slept?”

  “Yep.”

  “...I see.”

  Haiko seemed to be thinking to herself for a moment before looking me in the eye.

  “In that case, would you mind coming with me? There’s something I wish to discuss with you.”

  “Uh…Okay.”

  While feeling a bit cautious, I slipped on my uniform and met with Haiko outside my room.

  “Well then, lead the way.”

  “Of course.”

  Haiko began walking down the hall with me following close behind. All the while, I tried to figure out what she needed from me.

  Making our way into the school building, the two of us stopped in front of the student council office.

  Pulling out a set of keys, Haiko opened the door and walked inside.

  Turning around, she gestured for me to follow her.

  Once the two of us were in her office, she offered me a seat in front of her desk.

  After we were both seated, she clasped her hands together and rested them on her chin while leaning on her desk.

  “So tell me, why did you bring me to the school this early in the morning?”

  I waited to hear Haiko’s answer. Instead, however, she pulled out a small book and showed it to me.

  “Huh? Where did you get these?”

  Inside, there were multiple pictures of my past escapades over the course of my time as an adventurer. Including the time I broke into the clock tower in order to follow the map to my island.

  “That’s of little importance. What is important is I that I’ve been diving a bit into your past. This, along with the stuff you’ve done at this school, are what made me choose you for the disciplinary committee.”

  “Huh? You dove that far into my past?”

  Just how much recon does this girl do on a person before making a decision?

  Haiko nodded.

  “I take my job as the student council president quite seriously. Because of that, I refuse to let anyone I’m not absolutely certain will be of use on to either the disciplinary committee or the student council. Most of the student body is aware of this.”

  Huh. So being chosen is meant to be a huge honor? Guess that explains why so many people hated me for turning down the offer.

  “I get that being chosen is a big deal and all, but what does that have to do with me being here right now? Were you hoping I’d get a new sense of honor and want to work on the disciplinary committee full time or something?”

  “As convenient as that would be, no. I actually want to give you another proposition.”

  Taking in a deep breath, Haiko's next words caused my eyes to go wide.

  “Axel Savoncho, I want you to become the next student council president.”

  “...Huh?”

  Seeing the dumbfounded look on my face, Haiko decided to explain herself.

  “You see, since this is my final year as the student council president, I’m allowed to either pick a successor or let people battle out the role for themselves.”

  “Really? But I thought it was always a voting system. Are you saying it’s possible to forcibly instate someone as student council president?”

  Haiko nodded.

  “As long as they have the right credentials. Such as high grades and a clean track record.”

  “I understand the grades part, but I wouldn’t exactly say I have a clean track record.”

  Haiko shook her head.

  “On the contrary, you’ve done nothing but good since coming here. From protecting us from a man who turned into a werewolf, to keeping other students safe during a class trip when a strange monster the school wasn’t aware of appeared out of nowhere. Even with the fights you’ve had to deal with, none of them have been caused by you directly. It was always the other party who instigated. Thus, your track record remains clean.”

  “So you’re saying me messing around with the other students in my class when they talk about me behind my back isn’t screwing up my record?”

  “As they instigated you, I see no reason as to why you’re record should be ruined by their actions. One could simply say you were acting in self-defense.”

  Damn. This girl’s come up with perfect excuses for my actions.

  “Even with all that stuff, why would you want me as student council president? I could guarantee that ninety-nine percent of the student body would disagree with a decision like that.”

  Haiko leaned back into her chair.

  “I’ve already told you about how I looked into your past, and after doing so, I believe you’re fit for the role. Even if the rest of the other students don’t agree, I want you to become student council president.”

  If she really had looked into my past, this is the exact opposite way she should be thinking right now.

  Probably seeing the uncertainty on my face, Haiko smiled gently…I think.

  “You don’t have to decide right now. Just come to me when you’re ready. I’ll await your decision until then.”

  Dismissing me, Haiko began putting away the book she’d shown me while I made my way out the door.

  Once I closed the door, I frowned. This complicated my plans for a relaxing school life. Walking down the hall, I heard the strange sound of footsteps behind me.

  I turned around only to find no one there.

  Figuring it was just my imagination, I continued walking down the hall as I thought about what had just happened.

  The next day, I was walking with Xara to school when I noticed a crowd of students surrounding a billboard.

  As the two of us made our way over to see what the fuss was about, Roy spotted us and ran over. He looked rather surprised.

  “Say Axel, is it true?”

  “Hm? Is what true?”

  “Is it true that Haiko wants you to become the next student council president?”

  The moment I heard that question, I realized things were about to get complicated.