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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 22: The Student Council Executive Division That Protects Academy Order
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"That is far enough. Student Council Executive Division."
The one I, Lilisha, had found was a student who had brought a cigar into the academy.
The Student Council Executive Division was an organization meant to protect order inside the academy, and it was granted the strongest authority after the teachers.
Not just anyone could join it.
For first-years, you had to be within the top five on the entrance exam.
It did not matter whether you were a noble or a commoner.
It was formed under complete meritocracy.
As a member of House Parsifam, not joining the student council was unthinkable.
Protecting the country's order and peace was the role of our House Parsifam, and the academy was no exception.
Father and Mother would surely praise me too.
On the other hand, that Alphys had apparently achieved high marks but had not joined the student council.
Among the nobles, there were rumors that House Balfont was the one protecting the kingdom's order, but now I understood they were nonsense.
If they really carried such an important role, there would be no reason not to join the student council.
In the end, even House Balfont amounted to that much.
Just remembering that Alphys' face made my blood boil.
As if taking out my irritation on him, I cornered the male student who had committed a school rule violation.
"L-let me off. I will never bring one in again."
"One penalty point added. At three points or more, you receive a fixed period of suspension, and at five points, you are expelled. You already have two points. You have quite the nerve this soon after enrolling."
"If my father finds out, he will kick me out of the house. Come on, I am the future head."
"Clinging to self-preservation despite being a noble... You are rotten."
Maybe my words had hit a nerve, because the male student glared.
"What the hell... You were about to cry after losing to Alphys..."
"...What did you say?"
"You did not know? It is famous among the first-years. The young lady of House Parsifam lost her showdown with the son of House Balfont."
"...Oh?"
Something snapped inside me.
I grazed the male student's face with my mana-reinforced fist.
His cheek split slightly, and blood began to seep out.
"Eek! Wh-what are you doing?!"
"Who lost? Then can you beat me?"
"No one said anything like... Ow! L-let me go! Ow, ow, owww!"
I grabbed the male student's shoulder and applied force.
If I put just a little more strength into it, I could even crush the bone.
Considering the degree of my mana reinforcement, I could not understand why I would be inferior to that Alphys.
What Alphys did should have been the same mana reinforcement.
And yet that Alphys had-
-Your mana is well refined, but there is a lot of waste.
-You are tensing too much, so the fireball grows too large.
"D-do not screw..."
-Just like the pressure of House Parsifam.
"With me!"
"Gyaaaaaah!"
When I poured in strength, my fingers dug into the male student's shoulder.
The screaming male student rolled around on the ground.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Papaaaa!"
"...Hmph."
I left him there and walked away.
The Student Council Executive Division was allowed to use some physical force.
No one would sympathize with a man from some lower noble house whose name I had never even heard.
"Alphys Balfont... You are the one person I absolutely cannot forgive."
Inside me, the flames of fighting spirit blazed up.
* * *
"Lord Alphys. It seems a first-year was injured by the Student Council Executive Division."
"Is that so?"
It was lunchtime, and I was eating a homemade lunch Luchel had made, which looked like a five-tier pagoda.
While worrying whether I could finish all of this, I found myself unable to take much interest in that story.
Some random mob getting injured had no effect on me.
"That Student Council Executive Division member is that Lilisha."
"She is in the Student Council Executive Division? Perfect fit."
"No, Lord Alphys. Are you okay with this? Your work is being stolen."
"It is not a problem. I have no intention of doing anything about someone who merely committed a school rule violation."
Luchel had the wrong idea, but I had no intention of forcing myself to work.
As long as things did not stand out, that was fine. It only made life easier.
If she was going to mow the weeds for me, I was grateful, if anything.
"That Lilisha seems to be letting loose quite a bit. Apparently, the other day, she dueled ten first-years and flattened all of them."
"That is impressive. Duel results are considered part of one's grades too, so I would very much like her to keep working hard."
"Is that how it works?"
"If your grades are excellent, a chance to enter the student council the following year comes around. They should also write recommendation letters for whatever organizations in the country you want to join."
In other words, it was good for job hunting.
Unlike nobles, who had their pick of options, commoners would want to aim for that.
That said, reality was not that sweet.
Most high scorers were nobles, so there were almost no slots for commoners.
Even so, the fact that people came to this academy every year carrying some kind of dream was the academy's impressive point.
"Actually, you are pretty well-informed."
"Of course. As Lord Alphys's close aide, I always gather information."
"You are quite capable."
"Ehehe."
Oops. If I praised her too much, she might add another tier to the five-tier pagoda lunch.
This thing had only been about two tiers at first too.
"By the way, Leticia is not here."
"Lately, it seems she has been at Training Ground Two. Losing to Lilisha must have been very frustrating."
"Good, good. Then after I finish eating, I suppose I will go check on her."
After I hurriedly ate and dealt with the five-tier pagoda lunch, we headed to the training ground.
However, there were only a few students training there, and Leticia was nowhere to be seen.
"Did we miss each other?"
"Maybe."
Since there was no helping it, we left Training Ground Two, and just then, I saw Leticia's back.
I thought about calling out to her, but her expression was extremely grim.
Even I felt a chill for an instant.
"Where is Leticia going with a face like that?"
"Maybe Lilisha did something to her again?"
If that was all, fine, but I could not imagine Leticia getting angry over something so trivial.
After all, she was the protagonist of justice.
Out of curiosity, I followed Leticia.
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