Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 198



197 – Student Council President Election_1

Marie Lindbergh was in a good mood today.

The reason was nothing special.

It was because of the phone call I received earlier.

[Marie, are you free today?]

The sender is Lee Seong-hyeon.

During my internship, we were both busy so I regret not being able to have many proper phone calls.

When I saw him call me the day after my internship ended, and on the weekend, I thought maybe we had a connection.

[What’s going on?]

A fluttering heart.

Marie swallowed hard and asked, wondering if he might ask her out on a date.

[It’s hard to say here, but it’s very important.]

It’s hard to say.

much.

‘What day is it today? Is it a special anniversary?’

Marie jumped up from the bed she was lying in and looked at the calendar hanging on the wall, trying to figure out what day it was in her memory.

‘Valentine’s Day has passed, it’s not White Day, my birthday is still far away, and it’s been a year since we first met? And that’s still left…’

[Oh, you don’t have time? Then you can decline.]

After a brief pause, it seemed like he thought it was a rejection.

[No, no. I have a lot of time. I really do. It’s not like I’ve been putting off anything. That’s all. You don’t have to worry about it. Rather, I want to see Seonghyeon right now.]

[Oh, really?]

Lee Seong-hyeon showed a tone of embarrassment.

It was because I had made a small mistake when I reacted hastily to rejection and blurted out what I was thinking.

Marie didn’t notice it at first, but soon her face turned red as silence lingered.

[It’s a mistake.]

Corrected.

[It was a mistake, I’m not saying I don’t want to see it. But it was a mistake. So…]

No, that was an excuse.

[Really? I want to see Marie right now.]

[…]

[For reference, this is not a mistake.]

The bird has turned red.

30 seconds.

There was no word.

All that could be heard was the faint sound of each other’s breathing.

[…Where should I go?]

[that…]

I made an appointment.

And a brief chat.

We ended the call after talking about what had happened over the past month.

However, even though the call had already ended, Marie’s face was still hot and she threw herself onto the bed pillow.

There was no specific mention of a date, but the meeting place was not inside the academy and the meeting time was 3 PM.

Expectations that were not expected, predictions that were not expected, and certainties that were not certain filled Marie Lindbergh’s thoughts.

The smile never disappeared from his lips.

The feet kicked the mattress of the poor bed again and again.

But that was only for a moment.

Marie turned her head for a moment and looked at her cell phone.

11:20.

At first glance, there was plenty of time and the meeting place wasn’t far away, but if you were a woman and wanted to look good, you had to start preparing now so that you wouldn’t be late.

So, putting aside my trembling heart, I quickly got up, washed up, put on makeup, carefully selected the perfume and clothes I had prepared just in case, and checked in the mirror several times before going out to make sure I didn’t look strange.

Hair like gold.

Skin as white as white jade.

Lips like cherries.

An outfit that is simple yet overflowing with a betrayal of s*xiness that can only be felt upon closer inspection.

There are even shoes that make up for the lack of height.

‘Perfect.’

I didn’t mean to praise myself though.

At this point, most men won’t be able to take their eyes off of it.

Marie Lindbergh was confident that Lee Seong-hyeon was not an ordinary man, but that he had a chance.

After finishing all the preparations, I opened the dormitory door and went out.

At the same time, the next door opened.

“…”

“…”

Olivia appeared.

Their eyes met, and a very brief silence lingered.

“Where are you going?”

That too for a moment.

Marie scanned Olivia briefly.

It was because she was the type of person who only trained when she had nothing to do, so her current appearance, rather than her workout clothes, seemed different.

Makeup that looks like it was done but not, the faint scent of perfume lightly covering it, and a white one-piece dress that gives off a refreshing feeling.

There were a few other appealing points that seemed hidden but not hidden.

It would have been difficult for a man to notice, but Marie, a woman, could tell right away that she had put a lot of effort into creating her current appearance.

“Yeah, I have an appointment.”

promise?

Efforts that would never be made if you were going somewhere with the same gender or for public work.

“Marie, where are you going too?”

There’s a bit of a looser tone there.

It usually feels a bit hard. Now it feels a bit soft.

‘man?’

I wondered if Olivia was seeing a man somewhere else.

“I have an appointment too.”

But it wasn’t something to worry about.

If Olivia goes to see Sunghyun, it will be a problem, but Sunghyun has decided to meet with her, so that won’t happen.

“Really? You both have a promise.”

“That’s right. That’s really interesting.”

I decided to just skip over it.

Rather than worrying about Olivia right now, it was more important to get to the meeting place with Seonghyun.

They say it’s okay for women to be a little late for an appointment.

That’s what only lowlifes do, because they know that actually going there in advance and showing up to wait is a more feminine appeal point.

“Oh, it’s already this late. Sorry, I have an appointment so I’ll have to go first. Let’s talk later at the Academy.”

So I put my little coincidence with Olivia aside and waved.

“Okay, see you later.”

I also got a send-off.

therefore.

“…I see you again.”

“I know.”

I felt like this shouldn’t be happening.

We left first because we had an appointment, and now we meet again at the same meeting place.

How embarrassing.

If only that were all.

It seemed like I was seeing the women who usually hung out next to Lee Seong-hyeon.

No, I didn’t see it.

It also looked like someone was waiting for something while being very well-dressed.

And they also noticed this side and seemed to realize that something was strange and picked up their phones.

‘No way, right?’

I had no idea.

Because there was no mention of this being a date.

In fact, it was called for another reason, and this appearance was just an illusion.

‘I don’t think so.’

Even though I tried to deny it, the ominous feeling did not go away.

‘It shouldn’t be…’

3 minutes until appointment time.

I sent a text but there was no response.

Two minutes until appointment time.

He didn’t even answer the phone.

One minute until the appointment time.

“Sorry for keeping everyone waiting.”

The ominousness was right.

Correct it.

Marie Lindbergh was in a good mood today.

**

A shared office located on the outskirts of the city surrounding Laplace Academy.

“Did you explain it properly?”

Anten glanced at Mari, who was sitting across from him, then poked her in the side and whispered softly.

It seemed like it would be difficult to just sit by and watch these two people, who had not said a word to each other until now and whose tension had dropped, any longer.

“Yeah, I said it was important.”

“What else?”

“You know how important it is to hide information to avoid detection.”

“I know, I know, but this isn’t it. Seriously, ha…”

After hearing my answer, he let out a sigh as if telling the world to drift away.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“Don’t you know what you just did?”

I know.

How could I not know, since I was the one who caused this situation?

Everything happens for a reason.

“what?”

“…You really don’t know?”

Since there was no reason to explain, I continued to pretend not to know.

Anten made a face as if he was dumbfounded.

“What is it?”

“Do whatever you want, just don’t come to me later after you get stabbed.”

Anten grabbed my shoulder and shook his head.

Whether or not, I just kept on maintaining a look of not knowing what was going on.

How much time did you waste on a skit that wasn’t really a skit?

“Seonghyun, so why are we gathered here?”

Akari, sitting on the left across from me, asked cautiously.

At the same time, Han Yuri, Yeon Eun-ryeong, Mari, Olivia, and Xiaomei’s eyes turned to me.

‘But one is missing.’

For some reason, Yukina was running for student council president, so I couldn’t get her involved.

‘Well, it won’t affect the plan.’

Even if I bring her, it’ll be noisy, and since Xiaomei is here, it’s not like I won’t be able to collect the first-year tickets.

“Seonghyun?”

Akari asks again.

“Oh, I was just thinking for a moment. I’m sorry, senior.”

“No. Rather, can you tell me why you’ve called us here? I came because it was important…”

Akari looked at all the kids.

Aside from the fact that we had a connection, I had no other contact with him, so it seemed like I had no inspiration.

But this is important.

If this is successfully carried out, the plan to use the Academy as a breeding ground and gradually spread poison to South Korea and the world from there will be nearly 70% complete.

“Yes, it is very important.”

“What is it?”

“But how should I say this…”

“What you hear here will remain a secret.”

Let’s take a break.

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Akari looked at me as if to reassure me.

Looking at the others gathered here, I saw them nodding their heads in agreement with Akari’s words.

“Then I will trust everyone here and get straight to the point. I plan to run for student body president this election.”

A brief description.

Except for Anten, who had heard the circumstances in advance, everyone had question marks above their heads.

“So, I would like to ask everyone to lend me their strength.”

Of course, there is no need to ask for something like this or to do it properly.

Since his eyes and ears are gone, he knows that he can simply run for office and then teleport to a new ballot box later.

‘Then there will be guys who will be suspicious and it will be a headache.’

I want to avoid being a lame duck from the beginning of my term.

It’s not that I can’t handle it, but I wanted to avoid anything that would take up too much time.

The student council president election at Laplace Academy is different from the regular academy president election.

Because of that, even the national election agency intervened, so rather than doing it sloppily, at least showing that this side had the upper hand could prevent complaints.

And even if you did it fairly, there was a good chance you would win.

There was no need to create suspicion.

‘Well, there is no such thing as absolute. If even one possibility arises, we will have no choice but to use whatever method we can.’

You’ll have to go there to find out.

“I want to be the student body president.”

I bowed my head and asked.