Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 211



210 – Student Council President Election_14

Although I was surprised by the unexpected situation, I was not flustered.

It was thanks to the few.

Didn’t they say that counting decimals has a calming effect?

1. The effect of that kind of loneliness and isolation that can only be divided into oneself and the other, giving strength or something like that.

‘I don’t know the details, actually.’

I just did whatever I could.

Anyway, it seemed to be the honest truth that Olivia was the host of the second event.

Given her personality, there was no way she could lie.

In the first place, the only people who can come up on stage are the candidates and the host.

Because Olivia can’t be a candidate.

By the law of elimination, she was supposed to be the host.

‘Because there was no particular reaction from the security guards or officials.’

By the way, I didn’t know Olivia could fool me so well.

I thought that we maintained a good relationship with each other while going through many difficult times together.

It broke my heart to realize that it was just my own delusion.

very.

Of course, it’s not that I don’t understand.

Given her rigid personality, there may be reasons why she cannot commit illegal acts.

I am participating in my election support team, and because I am assigned that role, the surveillance may have been like ironclad.

If not, I didn’t have time to talk because it was chosen today….

‘Oh, come to think of it, I think I said something strange on the phone yesterday.’

What was it, maybe…

‘Seonghyeon doesn’t lie, does he…?’

It seems to have been.

Now that I think about it, maybe that was a warning or something.

‘I was wondering what you were talking about.’

I said I was busy with work, but if that was a warning, then it was my mistake.

In that case, I could have easily withdrawn the things that made me feel sad.

but.

By any chance, just in case.

If there is an emergency.

If it is related to the background or the background.

I hope it’s not intentional.

I can forgive it once in a while since it’s a tampering with my belongings that was planted intentionally.

Twice was probably too much.

“Please take good care of me.”

Respond to a greeting with a greeting.

Their eyes met, and Olivia’s pupils shook for a moment.

Either way, it’s almost time for the second event discussion to begin.

If we continue our conversation with Olivia here, we might run into a small problem.

He quickly turned around and moved towards the podium that had been assigned to him on stage.

“castle…”

A faint sound brushed my ears.

It was a sound like someone was trying to grab something.

“wait for a sec.”

But the sound did not last long.

It was because someone intervened in the middle.

“I don’t understand this.”

It wasn’t a voice I heard often.

Since all the candidates were present at the event, except for me, where it was revealed that Olivia was the host, it was easy to guess who the owner of the voice was.

Park Yul-cheon.

In other words, he was the student council president of the previous school.

When I turned my head, I saw him calling together people from the national election agency and the academy with a slightly bewildered expression.

“Is there a problem?”

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The woman at the very front of the gathered procession staff.

The woman who said she was the person in charge of the agency, Ma Hae-ryeong, asked Park Yul-cheon with a puzzled expression.

“It’s full of problems. Isn’t the host too biased?”

“Biased?”

Park Yul-cheon pointed at Olivia with his finger.

“Isn’t the moderator a member of another candidate’s campaign team?”

“That’s true. But is there a problem with that?”

“So, we need to change the host…”

The speech was long and it was a hassle to listen to the whole thing, so let me summarize: Park Yul-cheon raised questions about the possibility.

Since Olivia was a member of my support group, she could either give me special treatment or hinder the other party.

‘It seems like the support team members all know this.’

As expected, he is the student council president of the previous school.

It didn’t seem like he had been the president of the Laplace Academy student council for two years, and he seemed to know even the petty members of the 5th-ranking election support group that one might pass by without noticing.

‘I feel a little bit wronged, though.’

I didn’t even get a tip, let alone any special treatment or rigging.

But what can we do?

It may seem that way to you.

If it was a natural objection, then it was an objection.

“Election support team?”

“If you could have heard the topic…”

“Candidate Park Yul-cheon is right. No matter how I think about it, there is a possibility that the event will be conducted in a biased manner.”

“It needs to be changed.”

And that objection was met with sharp reactions from everyone except Tachibana Rie, who had decided to do something like unification with me, and Yukina, who had a look on her face like she had no idea what was going on.

“We are aware of the concerns. However, after thorough review…”

Ma Hae-ryeong tried to calm them down.

A statement of facts.

The topic has already been decided.

Of course, the moderator can adjust the order of topics or omit them.

There is no problem.

He also assured me that it would never be biased.

He added that this matter was also discussed with the chairman.

I wonder if those words moved the hearts of the candidates.

Those who had some level of approval ratings either thought of attack points that could be used more effectively to use Ma Hae-ryeong’s words or were convinced, so they kept their mouths shut.

“Then shouldn’t we change even more?”

“you’re right.”

The two lowest ranking members continued to raise objections like fish in water.

“What’s going on?”

“The host said her name was Olivia? Wasn’t she a member of Lee Sung-hyun’s election support group?”

“If you’re talking about Lee Seong-hyeon, then you’re talking about him? If so, then it might be a little unfair.”

“That’s true. But isn’t it a bit strange to be talking about something like that before we even start?”

“but…”

Perhaps the cadets in the audience will continue to flock to the debate hall.

There are reactions coming in little by little, and the bait isn’t bad.

Even though Olivia had calmed down, there were still people who hated her.

Although this one had the ability, it seemed like it hadn’t fully blossomed yet, and even if it had blossomed, it wouldn’t necessarily become S-class.

Unlike Lee Won-jun, he is an orphan with no connections.

I thought that if they were opponents like that, they would probably try to attract attention, create a buzz, and then use a cheap trick to lower our approval ratings and raise their own name recognition.

Of course, they also know very well that even if they lower my approval rating and make it their own, it will not have any significant effect on the election.

You need to get at least the minimum approval rating so you can get your money back and save face.

Although the two of them were discussing with serious expressions, it was clear that they were smiling brightly inside.

Now, this situation was like a huge windfall for them, who had a combined approval rating of only 0.2 to 0.4 percent.

‘It’s annoying.’

But I had no choice but to move.

I didn’t benefit from the controversy growing bigger.

Even if it can be reversed later, if you have to choose between the easy way and the difficult way back, isn’t it human nature to choose the easy way 100% of the time, except in very rare exceptions?

I wasn’t much different.

Anyway, Olivia bowed her head to the continuing chaos.

At first, it seemed like he wanted to say something, but even if things improved, an image is an image.

I knew I had said the wrong thing here, so I just chose to keep my mouth shut.

“We cannot have such an unfair and biased discussion.”

“That’s right. Either change the host or leave us out…”

“Seniors, please don’t be so pushy.”

As I joined in the growing objection, everyone’s eyes turned to me.

Among them was Olivia’s gaze.

“what?”

“I told you not to be stubborn. Did you have an accident and your ears are blocked?”

He pointed to his ear and pretended to tap it.

If everything had gone according to plan, this event would have been buried a bit.

The controversy is growing and worsening, and the situation is on the verge of giving the audience the wrong impression.

To solve this quickly and easily, I had no choice but to turn off the aggro.

“Huh, shit… No, how can you be so unreasonable? I was just raising a legitimate objection.”

“Yeah, or what? Is there something that hurts?”

A and B, who were observing my hand movements, seemed to be about to get angry.

I realized that everyone was staring at me right before I swore, so I hurriedly put forth my own argument.

‘I can’t stand it.’

If you had cursed, I could have easily dragged you away.

It was just a pity.

It might have been possible if I had used skills, but unfortunately, skills were now used separately.

“I acknowledge that Olivia is my campaign coordinator, so there may be some suspicion or doubt.”

Well then, let’s go back a little bit.

“then…”

“But you didn’t do it.”

“That’s because we haven’t discussed it yet.”

“That’s right, we want to show the cadets a fair and clean debate.”

That’s funny.

Where is there any purity in a debate that is bound to be dichotomous, fighting for and against?

“You didn’t do it.”

“You can do it.”

“You didn’t do it.”

“So…”

“You didn’t do it.”

“We’re trying to prevent something that might happen!”

After repeating the same thing over and over again in a sullen manner, I got the answer I wanted.

“It’s funny because it’s something that could happen…

“what?”

“No, isn’t that so? If it were possible, the former chairman could have bought the votes with money since he is rich, and that Lee Won-jun could have used his employment as an excuse to get votes. And that’s not all. Xiaolong could have used the power of the overlord as an excuse, and Tachibana could have used her power as the daughter of the Eastern Alliance’s Magistrate to get votes for the Eastern Alliance.”

The eyes of the candidates who had been watching became sharp.

However, force was the best cure for force.

However, I cleverly hid the fact that I had the ability to see the future.

Is there really a need to tell you?

“that…”

“Yes, I know. It would be far-fetched. In fact, the other candidates wouldn’t have done that. They are all fair and upright people. However, they are all in positions where they can do that and have the ability, so it’s okay to be suspicious. If it’s as the seniors say, it could happen. So let’s verify it thoroughly again. Whether it’s suspicion or doubt, it’s necessary for a clean debate.”

“”…””

It’s absurd, and it’s ridiculous.

However, A and B’s mouths did not open.

I could cry, but I knew that if I cried, I would be caught up in my own self-destruction.

“Seniors, why aren’t you saying anything? Are you saying this because you think that, unlike the other candidates, I’m an orphan and you can tease me without any repercussions?”

“”…..””

Successive self-destructions.

What came back was silence.

If you affirm it here, you will become a one-of-a-kind being in the world.

If they deny it, it becomes a contradiction as they are denying what they said.

They couldn’t move.

“Seniors?”

“that…”

“That’s it?”

“…”

They eventually bowed their heads.

It was because one very small slip of the tongue left me unable to do anything.

“I know very well that my seniors brought up this story to raise awareness. And I also know very well that I am being unreasonable.”

But I have no intention of pushing it to the end.

The current situation is nothing more than a case of being pushed through with momentum.

It doesn’t change the fact that what I’m saying is far-fetched.

After a while, doubts and suspicions would constantly raise their heads again.

“So, in this debate, except for my own thesis, I will let the candidates here decide whether I will stand for or against it.”

Then the correct answer was to add a variable to the constant.