Chapter 245: Final Exam Commemoration Party

The greatest educational institution recognized as having the highest standard in the world.

Victoria Academy.

This place, where talents from all over the world flock, has fierce competition from the very entrance exams.

The cadets who break through all the competition to enroll are overflowing with confidence, have strong pride, and are full of vigor.

Where talents gather, problems naturally follow.

The Student Council is the very place that manages such cadets.

Having one's name registered in the Victoria Academy Student Council is a tremendous career achievement.

Merely having an affiliation with it allows one to pick and choose almost any guild they want after graduation.

Tap- tatak, tap.

And Moon Su-rin, the head of such an elite group, was...

...organizing documents again today.

"..."

Actually, she liked working.

It was nice receiving gratitude from her grandfather, the Chairman of the Board.

And striving to fill her father's empty seat wasn't something she disliked either.

She had a talent for this work.

The Student Council needed her, and before she knew it, she was personally handling most of Victoria Academy's affairs on top of the Student Council's work, but she didn't complain.

No, to be precise, even if she complained, she ended up taking care of everything anyway.

Because she considered it her responsibility.

Today, however, her working speed had noticeably dropped.

Not only that, Moon Su-rin's atmosphere itself had changed.

It was enough for the other student council officers to notice.

This was because Moon Su-rin had been frequently showing a lack of concentration during meetings lately.

Besides that, she had suddenly taken off her glasses and started wearing contact lenses.

The person who had stubbornly insisted on wearing her cadet uniform, claiming she was the Student Council President wherever she went, was now walking around in civilian clothes.

Because of this, Moon Su-rin's paparazzi were in an uproar for a while... but fortunately, she paid them no mind.

Anyway.

It was strange that the Student Council President, of all people, was showing such abnormal symptoms.

Therefore, everyone was already assuming that some sort of incident must have occurred.

"Huu..."

Moon Su-rin closed her eyes for a moment, then let out a sigh.

The memories of that day kept coming to mind.

The demon that had attacked Lee Ho-yeon's house. Fortunately, the incident was handled well, but...

Moon Su-rin couldn't forget the lewd cosplay outfit that had come out from under the bed.

Just what on earth was that?

"Haa..."

At the sound of her sigh—who knows how many times it was already—the other student council officers participating in the meeting were busy exchanging glances.

And everyone's gaze gathered on one person.

'Hey, you try talking to her.'

'How am I supposed to do that...'

'But you're the closest to the President.'

'N-No. I, I guess so, but.'

The secretary of the Student Council.

Taking on a role akin to Moon Su-rin's secretary, she generally had a friendly acquaintance with Moon Su-rin.

"Ahem.Hem. U-Um, President?"

The secretary, who eventually stood up as if pushed from behind, handed over the documents while studying Moon Su-rin's mood.

"T-This. This is the [Student Council Final Exam Commemoration Party Plan] document organized for distribution."

"Ah..., I'll check it."

Moon Su-rin's voice was the same as usual.

A merciful and soft voice.

It was a warm style that made one feel healing just by listening to it.

Chwareureuk-

Moon Su-rin carefully examined the documents while flipping through them.

Since the final inspection was always her responsibility, she had to handle it thoroughly.

While meticulously looking over the documents, something caught Moon Su-rin's eye.

"What is this? Public Relations Department. Alice. Lee Ho-yeon."

"The juniors are also part of the Student Council, so I put them in for now..."

"Did you even ask them?"

"U-Um, Cadet Lee Ho-yeon is on a field trip today, so I just left the documents in front of his dormitory. I plan to visit Alice directly later."

"Mmm... I see."

Lee Ho-yeon.

As soon as she heard that name, the lewd cosplay outfit popped into Moon Su-rin's mind.

It felt like her barely maintained concentration was shattering.

'I'm tired.'

Fatigue suddenly washed over her.

She felt a sense of skepticism as to why she had to do this kind of work.

If only she had the time, she would at least share a meal with Lee Ho-yeon and have a conversation.

Tsk.

Clicking her tongue, Moon Su-rin went back to reviewing the documents.

However, she was absolutely not in the mood to work.

Moreover, perhaps because she was in a bad mood, she started noticing things she wouldn't have cared about normally.

"...Why is the line spacing different here?"

"P-Pardon? Ah, I'm sorry..."

"What is this. On page 5..."

"Ah, yep..."

As she pointed out a few things like that, the secretary's face became tearful, and the student council officers watching from behind also started pretending to work hard to avoid making eye contact with Moon Su-rin.

- Ding! Signature complete!

At that moment, the secretary's smartwatch rang. It was a magic that sent a notification when a signature on the documents was completed.

Not missing the opportunity, the secretary spoke up.

"...I-It seems Cadet Ho-yeon has signed it. I'll go fetch it myself. President."

"No. I can just call him."

It meant there was no need to go out of her way, but the secretary shook her head.

"No. It's fine. Please rest. President. I'll be right back!"

"Uh... Got it."

Overwhelmed by the secretary's momentum, Moon Su-rin nodded.

The secretary rushed out of the meeting room as if fleeing from her seat.

Turning her eyes, she saw the officers pretending to work while studying her mood, and Moon Su-rin let out a deep sigh.

"...Haa. Let's end the meeting here. My condition really isn't great today. I'm sorry."

After the meeting ended and all the student council officers had left.

Moon Su-rin felt a sense of guilt.

Because what she had just done was an act of taking her anger out on someone else.

"I showed them an unsightly side of myself."

Vowing to definitely apologize personally later, she turned on her smartwatch.

Everyday, a community used to gauge the opinions of cadets.

Since there was nowhere else that spread information as fast when an issue arose, Moon Su-rin tended to use it frequently.

Also, photographs of Lee Ho-yeon were often uploaded there.

'Come to think of it, he said he'd just send them to me if I sent a message.'

The fact that he signed it meant he was home... should I try sending a message?

While lost in various thoughts and looking at the upvoted posts, Moon Su-rin frowned.

[The Sexy Succubus outfit is a legend no matter when I see it. My dick gets hard.]

A post where one could tell the author's worth just by looking at the title.

Normally she wouldn't have clicked into it, but today she somehow felt the urge to press it.

Aren't there days like that?

Days when you want to check it even though you know it's clickbait.

Today was that kind of day for Moon Su-rin.

And she discovered an all too familiar outfit.

"...Huh?"

It was that outfit.

That outfit that had come out of Lee Ho-yeon's room.

'No, it must be cosplay.'

For a civilian, it was right to think like that first.

However, the reason that Sexy Succubus was an issue was none other than the fact that she was a Victoria Academy cadet.

It had even been the topic of a Student Council meeting in the past.

That there was a person among the female cadets broadcasting in lewd clothes from the dormitory.

So there was talk of needing to conduct a full investigation of the female cadet dormitory, but it was a plan they hadn't executed due to privacy issues.

There was also a suspicious amount of opposition on Everyday.

"...This is strange."

It was too identical to just be a cosplay outfit.

The finishing touches, or the detailed parts like the slightly stretched fabric around the chest.

It was clearly visible to her eyes, which could catch even the most minuscule details.

"..."

But agonizing over it wouldn't produce any answers.

Moon Su-rin was about to send a message to Lee Ho-yeon, but turned off her smartwatch instead.

Since he had signed the documents anyway, she would be seeing him often from now on... she would get a chance to ask him then.

*

"Student Council Final Exam Commemoration Party... Wow, this looks really annoying."

To put it simply, it was a party to commemorate the final exams as well as for socializing among the cadets.

These kinds of things are fun for the people enjoying them, but for the ones preparing, it's absolutely maddening.

Because there isn't just one or two things to consider.

"...Did I perhaps make a huge mistake?"

Liriana carefully grabbed the hem of my clothes.

The way she looked up at me was like a puppy caught in the rain.

"It's not that. Smack, no. I would have done it anyway."

She was acting like that again, so my resolve was weakening.

Then again, my progress on Moon Su-rin's capture had been entirely too sluggish.

If they called me, Alice would come too, so it isn't entirely a bad thing.

The problem is whether it will overlap with the time Rebecca brings information on the centaur... I'll have to think about that when the time comes.

Delaying it for a few more days won't cause a huge disaster.

"What. So it was nothing~."

As soon as I said it was fine, Liriana shook off her guilt without a second thought.

I was a bit dumbfounded by that sight, but it wasn't the first or second time this had happened, so I was used to it now.

"Yeah, yeah. Come to think of it, where is Scarlet?"

Scarlet, who had decided to stay at our house from now on, was nowhere to be seen.

"Scarlet, no Scout... no, Scarlet went to look at a house."

"Come on, just pick one. You're confusing me too."

Just what kind of relationship is there between Scarlet and Scout anyway.

Besides starting with 'Sc', they have nothing in common.

"Mmm, Scout is nice though. But I guess if you're out in the outside world for a long time, Scarlet seems more appropriate..."

Liriana didn't answer me and tightly closed her eyes in thought.

I was really curious as to why she called Scarlet Scout, but she was concentrating so hard that I didn't bother asking.

"We need to move quickly."

Actually, we had plenty of money to buy a house.

I had received quite a lot from Alice for the massages, and I had earned a whopping 30 Billion Won while saving Nam Da-eun.

With this much, I could probably pick out any house I wanted.

"Is there anywhere you want to go?"

I had told Scarlet to ask The Nam Sisters and Liriana for their opinions, but I felt extremely uneasy about it.

"I don't know. I just need to be able to broadcast. Ah, I did tell Scout to find a place with lots of restaurants for delivery."

"That's reasonable enough."

As long as Liriana hadn't said anything weird, there was nothing to worry about.

An expensive house wouldn't be an issue either.

Because I had entrusted all the 30 Billion Won I extorted from the Baier Guild to Scarlet.

It was all illegal funds anyway so it required money laundering, and among our group, Scarlet was the only one who could do such a thing.

'She'll probably prepare a good place.'

Because Scarlet had never been bad at her job.

"Give me some snacks too."

I reached my hand out to the snacks Liriana was sorting out.

"Ah, you said you wouldn't eat any!"

"No, I won't eat a lot. Just one."

"You crazy thief! Kyaaak!"

Putting aside thoughts about the house for a moment, I started messing around with Liriana, who was hastily gathering her snacks.

*

"Wow, for a young lady you have quite the capability."

The land around Victoria Academy commands high prices and sees few transactions.

This is because owners know the land will go up in value anyway, so unless it's an emergency, they are unwilling to sell.

However, in life, there's no way a landowner won't eventually encounter an urgent matter.

Just once.

The real estate agency owner, who operated the business with the mindset that just one transaction could yield several years' worth of income, was serving a precious guest today.

"If we sign the contract right away, when will we be able to move in?"

"You can move in within a week. I will contact you right away."

Having caught a very large deal, the real estate agency owner was in a good mood and looked at Scarlet as he served tea.

"You know that this is absolute prime real estate, right? If you buy it, it's guaranteed to go up. Even if the world ends, the value here probably won't drop, you know?"

"Of course I know."

Scarlet casually humored the owner's words as she checked the documents.

A place with many delivery options according to Liriana's wishes, and close to the academy according to Nam Da-eun's request.

A so-called rich neighborhood around the academy shopping district.

Scarlet immediately signed a contract for the place that had luckily been put on the market there.

"You said your family attends the academy, right? Who was it again, there's a famous cadet from overseas living in that neighborhood..."

Scarlet smiled faintly as she watched the owner tap his empty forehead, going, 'Sssss.'

"Cadet Alice?"

At Scarlet's words, the real estate agency owner slapped his knee as if he finally remembered.

"Ah, right, right. Cadet Alice is there too. That place is just perfect for attending the academy."

"Yes, yes. Thank you."

Scarlet recalled Lee Ho-yeon's face.

'That playboy needs to come to his senses.'

Just how many more women is he trying to add.

Honestly, she also felt deeply sorry for Alice, her former boss.

To just sit still while knowing the man she likes is sleeping around with other women. As Scarlet, she just couldn't understand it.

As for herself, since she lived with him, there were plenty of opportunities... but Alice had far fewer chances.

And since she was a more timid young lady than she appeared, it was obvious she'd be pushed back at this rate.

So, out of courtesy to her former boss, she decided to help her out a bit.

Scarlet smiled faintly.

Wondering what kind of expression Lee Ho-yeon would make when he sees the house.