NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14:
“Good morning. Did everyone get a good night’s rest yesterday?”
Soo-hyun puts the attendance book down on the table and looks around.
“Yes~” is the students’ response, and Soo-hyun nods and smiles brightly.
“Good, then. Now, the first day was to see if any of you are worthy of being raised by me, and the second day was to see what kind of fighting style you prefer. Well, I didn’t get to find out because one of you fainted right at the start.”
Soo-hyun’s words drew the other students’ eyes to Jin-woo.
At the sudden mention of his story, Jin-woo ducks his head in embarrassment but Soo -hyun didn’t let that stop her.
“And today is the third day. The activity you will do today is a kind of academy explanation. Let’s see……Oh, we haven’t picked a class president yet. Don’t bother…….”
With that, Soo-hyun snapped her fingers, and the stack of papers she’d brought with the attendance sheet disappeared, leaving a booklet on each of our desks.
“Now, this is the schedule for today, so let’s all check it out.”
It was an insane acrobatic feat, but she was performing it now just because she was bothered.
Was that the power of a spatial mage who was once hailed as a genius?
When I opened the booklet Soo-hyun had sent me, I saw a map of the academy and a schedule divided into classes with pictures.
[1st and 2nd periods (09:00-12:30). Tour of the Academy: You are a new student at the Academy. If you are new to our academy, we have prepared an event for you! Take a look at the clubs around the academy!]
[Lunch period (12:30~13:50). Move to the cafeteria: You’ve seen enough clubs, now let’s eat!]
[3rd and 4th periods (13:50~17:20). Liberal Arts Classes : Your class will take a course on the liberal arts and the skills a hero should have].
You’ll have 4 periods of 90 minutes each.
And as expected, the first and second periods are spent exploring clubs, just like in the game.
“As it says there, the first and second periods are for exploring the clubs in the Academy. I’m sure the various clubs will be clamoring for new members soon, so why not take a look around? Many of them will be useful to you in the future, so you might as well take a closer look.”
Hearing her words, I glanced out the window and saw that booths promoting clubs had already been set up all over the academy.
It was bustling…….
“Okay, so we have some time…… left, it’s 8:40, so let’s elect a class president, Eugene Han?”
……Why is he calling my name in such a manner?
“Yes.”
“You should be class president.”
“Yes?”
No, you’re making me the class president like this?
“Why? You don’t want to do it?”
Soo-hyun asks, looking at me with a sneer.
“Do you?”
Crazy bitch.
I let out a sigh and said.
“Well, I should at least get nominated, there might be someone else who wants to be class president.”
“What? I just want you to do it.”
You’re trying to make me class president just for that reason?
For my plan, I should never be class president, so I decided to decline the position for now.
“Sorry──”
“I’ll do it.”
Just as I was about to reject Soo-hyun’s offer, Kim Young-jae, who was sitting in the front seat, raised his hand and declared his candidacy.
“Oh, yes, Kim Young-jae. You’re going to be class president?”
“Yes. I’d like to run.”
“Really?”
After saying that, Soo-hyun stares at me but I look out the window to avoid her gaze.
“Well……Since Eugene doesn’t want to do it, is there anyone besides Kim Young-jae who wants to be a candidate?”
No one raises their hand this time. In response, Soo-hyun pulled a notebook out of her pocket and began to scribble.
“Class president is Kim Young-jae. The vice president is…… Hmm, should I get a nomination for that too?”
“I’ll do it.”
“Huh?”
Soo-hyun looks at me with a puzzled expression.
“You didn’t want to be class president, did you?”
“Vice class president is different, isn’t it?”
“Huh, you’re a funny bastard, aren’t you?”
Soo-hyun glares at me with sharp eyes.
In fact, I applied for the position of class vice-president instead of class president for two reasons.
The first is that, unlike a class president, a vice president doesn’t have to go to school events.
This was a huge disadvantage for me as an organizer, so I didn’t want to be class president.
The second was that the vice president could wield power as an officer of the class without being dragged to events, and could easily access meetings and events that only the president and vice president had access to.
And thirdly.
Soo-hyun was──
“Yes, you should be the vice class president. I don’t think there’s anyone else who can do it besides you……Oh, and the president and vice president, after the academy today, you should have a meal with this instructor. I’ll buy the food.”
This is because the instructor tends to think of the class president and vice-president as more special than the other students.
“Since the president and vice president matter is settled you can take a break……and go check out the clubs when the bell rings. This is the end of homeroom for today.”
When she said what she had to say, she was about to leave the classroom but I held up my hand and stopped Soo-hyun.
“Instructor.”
“What’s up, vice president? What do you want to eat today?”
Soo-hyun raised her hand and said something strange to me but I ignored her and said what I was going to say.
“You didn’t explain to me about the creation of the……club.”
Ji-hyun’s face goes blank after hearing my question.
“What? Create a club?”
Her body slowly begins to tremble then she bends over and starts laughing uncontrollably.
“You can start a club, it’s your right to start a club, but it’s going to be hard. Why? Are you going to start a club?”
I’d say right here, right now, yes, but I don’t think I need to so I blithely feigned ignorance.
“I’d have to hear about it first.”
“Wow, you’re really trying to make it, huh? Yeah, you can if you don’t know anything, I understand.”
Suddenly, Ji-hyun nodded to herself and returned to her seat at the table.
“Well, since our vice-president is asking so much, shall I tell you how to start a club at the Academy? It’s not as difficult as you think.”
Ji-hyun uses her magic to draw the chalk into her hand and starts writing on the board.
All eyes in the class are drawn to the board.
[1. Recruit a minimum of 4 people for the club]
[2. Find an advisor for the club]
“Now, that’s how clubs are usually started in other schools: a bunch of guys who like each other gather. But this is the Hero Academy. We train heroes, not students. So there are extra steps involved.”
With that, Ji-hyun continued to write on the board.
[3. Agreement for the creation of a club]
“You can only create a club if you get this.”
[3. Agreement for the creation of a club]
┗Bronze Club Agreement.
┗Silver Club Agreement.
┗Gold Club Agreement.
Ji-hyun crosses out the gold club’s agreement with a click and smiles as she looks at us.
“You must obtain agreements from the club leaders of each class by any means necessary, be it force, money, or connections.”
Yes, that was the biggest challenge.
“After all, the Academy’s clubs are supported by the Academy. But what if there are worms with no skills who want to suck the lifeblood out of the academy? That’s why we have the consent form system, but that’s not the end of it.”
With that, Ji-hyun begins to write more words on the board.
[4. Submit the motion to the student council and have it reviewed]
“You have to go through this before you can finally create a club.”
That was also a format designed by the Academy to prevent unnecessary clubs.
Even if we could somehow get them three agreement forms, the Academy’s club system was such that if you couldn’t overcome the barrier of the student council, you couldn’t create a club after all.
“Start a club? Great~ Start a club if you’re confident enough to break into the seniors’ club, get their permission, and convince the student council.”
With a smile that could only be described as evil, the entire classroom fell silent.
“For your information, there have been no cases of freshmen forming clubs in the last two years. All of them didn’t meet the requirements of the seniors.”
Ji-hyun says, and this time, Kim Young-jae raises his hand.
“I see.”
“So, are you saying that three years ago, there were cases of freshmen starting clubs?”
“Three years ago? Um. There were those crazy guys.”
With that, Ji-hyun pointed her chalk at the words “Student Council” written on the board.
“The current president of the student council started a club as a freshman, then elevated it to diamond status as a sophomore. With the power he gained, he ran for student council president with a bunch of his lieutenants. And the next thing you know, he’s president. Really, the academy was fun back then.”
What Ji-hyun was saying now was all true since I learned it when I took the Academy route.
“Did that answer your question, Cadet Kim?”
“……Yes. Thank you.”
“Okay, does anyone have any more questions?”
Finally, Ji-hyun checked to see if anyone had raised their hand, and when she saw none, she raised the attendance register again.
“Okay. So, I guess I’m really leaving then?”
With those words, Ji-hyun left the classroom but I immediately stood up from my seat and followed her out of the classroom.
“Instructor.”
“Huh? Why are you following me out? Is there anything else you want to ask me?”
“I want to start a club.”
“……What, didn’t you just hear me explain?”
“Yes, I heard you.”
“So, you’re trying to start a club, as a freshman?”
“Yes.”
“You do realize that you’ve only been in school for three days, right?”
“I am aware.”
“And you want to start a club, now?”
“Yes.”
The corners of Ji-hyun’s mouth lifted when she heard my words.
“Why are you telling me that?”
“I want you to be an advisor for the club I’m creating.”
“……What, are you crazy, why would I do that?”
“I’m going to make your wish come true.”
“My wish? You think you know what it is and you’re going to make it happen?”
“I will bring chaos to this academy, chaos that hasn’t been seen in two years.”
“What?”
The newly updated information for Lee Ji-Hyun was very necessary for me at this time.
[Name: Lee Ji-hyun]
[Affiliation : Academy, South Korea]
[Age: 28 years old]
[Specialty: Spatial magic and tactical command]]
[Family: Both parents deceased, no siblings]
[About: An instructor at the Seoul Hero Academy, which has long believed that heroes are born in times of crisis.
She is very positive about the ecology of competing predatory species and has submitted three papers citing these ideas.
In the past, while on active duty, she nearly lost his life due to a dungeon outbreak, but was saved by Don Vito Corleone]
The atmosphere of the Academy has stabilized in recent years with a few powerful groups.
She could train her students in a stable, quiet atmosphere but that’s not what she wanted, because what she wanted was a true hero, not just another ordinary person or someone a little stronger than everyone else.
A hero born in the midst of a crisis and whose mere presence could inspire hope, a hero who is more special and noble than anyone else, a true hero.
Ji-hyun, for someone who believes that four-leaf clovers can only emerge by trampling and breaking the ever-blooming three-leaf clovers, my proposal would seem invincible and sweet.
To bring new chaos to an Academy that had been so peaceful under the Student Council?
And as if to let me know I was right she looked at me with an expression of great amusement.
“You’ve been planning this all along, haven’t you? Asking about starting a club in front of the kids and suddenly applying for vice class president was all for this.”
“……Did I get caught?”
I looked at her with a smile.
“By asking the question in front of them, you were subtly trying to instill the idea that ‘they’ll never be able to do it’ in their minds so that they want to do it more.”
As she says this, she looks me in the eye and smiles.
“Hiya, now that I think about it, you’re the real deal, using me and no one else? Hahaha, you’re that old man’s son after all.”
Ji-hyun lets out a lighthearted laugh and slowly walks over to me.
“Okay, let’s hang out. I really like you so far.”
She puts her hand on my shoulder.
“But there’s a condition.”
“Conditions…… you mean?”
“I need three founding agreements by tomorrow and I’ll be your advisor. I can also help you pass the student council’s review. What do you think, if you’re so determined to start a club, you can do this?”
After all, she was the Ji-hyun I knew.
She’s the kind of girl who would take on any challenge with a smile on her face even if it meant going overboard.
Hence, the nickname “Crazy Bitch.”
“Really, it’s an offer I can’t refuse.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Yes.”