Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 220



219 – Student Council President Election_23

[…Now the only event left is the speech event.

As voting will begin immediately after the end of the 3rd event, it can be said that the student council president election is not far away. So, I conducted another public opinion poll now, which can be considered the last.

The support team office is empty.

A TV on one side of the office was dimly lit, showing the results of the third opinion poll.

[The first place candidate is Tachibana Rie. She has a 46.2% approval rating. If this approval rating continues, it is unlikely that she will become the student council president.]

[Candidate Park Yul-cheon is in second place. Is it because he unified with Candidate Xiaolong? He showed a whopping 40.7 percent approval rating. With this, he is now right behind Candidate Tachibana, who has been an absolute powerhouse. Will he be able to surpass Candidate Tachibana Rie’s approval rating? The future course of action is drawing attention.]

[The third place candidate is Lee Won-jun. He had a 7.3% approval rating. I also agreed with the employment story. But he came in third… It’s a shame.]

[Candidate Lee Seong-hyeon is in 4th place. He had a 3.1% approval rating. The reason his approval rating was cut in half, or even three, is probably because of that statement.]

[5th ​​place goes to Yukina Ishihara. She has a 1.8% approval rating. This is a result that has not changed since the first public opinion poll. She has secured a solid base in less than a quarter since entering the academy. I cautiously predict that she will be a dark horse if she runs in the next election.]

[6th place goes to Woo Sang-cheol…]

I thought it would be around 1 percent because of Olivia Gunn.

This was a better result than expected.

‘Not bad.’

Of course, if someone else saw this situation and evaluated it, they would say it was an incredibly bad situation.

There is a saying that goes, “A Buddha’s eyes only see Buddha, and a pig’s eyes only see pigs.”

From the perspective of someone who knows, this wasn’t a bad sign.

‘But it’s strangely confusing.’

Since Olivia Gunn, the unification of candidates has been abandoned as the approval ratings have been shattered.

It seems that since I judged that I did not have the strength to get involved in a fight, they thought it would be a waste to give me the vice president position.

And that was a natural judgment, if it was obvious.

Which powerful person would want to do something crazy like share power?

So, regardless of whether or not he kept his promise, it was the right choice.

‘If that was Tachibana Rie’s choice.’

But I know.

The guy who controls Tachibana Rie.

That guy was after me.

It could be something like excessive self-consciousness.

From the way he acted and the tricks he used, it was clear that he was after me.

That’s why I didn’t understand.

‘Why did you step back so cleanly?’

I still don’t know why that guy is after me.

I don’t know.

Wasn’t he trying to stop me from becoming president?

That’s why he stole the promise and interfered with other things as well.

In that case, rather than destroying unification, it would have been right to maintain unification and encourage and pressure the return of qualifications.

But you’re letting me go?

Are you saying that with a 3 percent approval rating, you were confident that I wouldn’t win?

‘It’s one of the three categories?’

Obviously the guy knows.

Know me.

I know what I did.

I know what I can do.

But why are you letting me go like this?

I just couldn’t understand it.

Surely, since I have shown myself avoiding problems or issues up until now, I don’t think you would have made the complacent judgment that I would do the same this time.

‘I still don’t know.’

It seemed as if understanding others was impossible.

It was clear that something was up.

So, all I could do until now was to thoroughly prepare for the eventuality.

“I’m… back.”

Could it be because I was too engrossed in my worries?

Instead of being startled by the sudden voice, I turned my gaze in the direction from which the sound came.

“Oh, you’re here? So when is the suicide show going to be?”

Then, at the end of his gaze, a familiar face appeared.

Ines, or rather Eve, was standing there.

Judging by her distorted expression and red eyes, it seemed like she had thoroughly enjoyed her one-on-one date with her brother.

On such a meaningful day, it would be right not to say anything unnecessary.

But I had to do what I had to do, so I asked about the progress of the work.

“If possible, I’d like to do it today or tomorrow. I have a speech the next day. Of course, it wouldn’t be a bad strategy to put on a show on the day of the speech to grab attention and then go to the voting.”

But the limitations of doing it on the same day were clear.

It’s a drastic measure, so approval ratings should rise right away.

It was clear that it would only regain the lost support ratings or increase them slightly.

If it turned out like that, there was nothing I could do.

For me, there was no option to back down.

I had no choice but to use a slightly unfair method.

And if you use that method, you will naturally be met with skepticism.

In that case, even if I become the student council president, it will be quite difficult to wield real power, and I will have no choice but to change my plans.

‘Olivia’s quick suicide show is the best.’

It took time to build public opinion.

A time that is neither short nor long.

If it’s too short, it’ll be over before the fever even rises.

If it’s too long, it’ll either find a loophole or get cold.

And this incident could have spilled over into other directions as well, attacking other candidates as well.

So, it would be best if a dramatic event happened now and the truth of the incident was dramatically revealed.

But I couldn’t come forward.

This was done for the election, but it was also a move to bring Olivia and Ines back to their senses.

Of course, you can proceed easily if you use skills.

Most of the skills I have are being allocated to the guys behind Tachibana Rie.

It wasn’t easy to take it out or anything.

If you let your guard down, you won’t suffer the same unfortunate fate of being hit by a skill without even knowing what’s going on, right?

Moreover, we don’t even know what skills or abilities the guy has.

Contrast had to be maintained at its best at all times.

“Why aren’t you answering? Did you fail to persuade me?”

Even if it’s not my sister’s appearance, please speak to me in my sister’s voice. I’m in a mentally exhausted state.

I thought it would go smoothly.

‘Wasn’t just the voice enough? But it’s too risky to show your face…’

If so, we don’t have time, so let’s do a contingency plan…

“I’ll do anything. Just don’t touch my little brother anymore… No, please don’t.”

“yes?”

I couldn’t understand what he was saying.

You can do anything?

When did I ever say I couldn’t do anything?

“What do you mean?”

“If you tell me to… kill someone, I’ll kill them. If you tell me to kidnap someone, I’ll do it. So…”

“…”

It’s ridiculous.

What are you misunderstanding?

By any chance, have you forgotten the promise you made in Wol-guk about a year ago?

Are you complaining that your meeting with your brother was too short?

Or do you think that because you rebelled, you were doing this to tame yourself?

Of course, there was something like that.

It seemed necessary to correct the misunderstanding.

“Eve. Would you like to come closer?”

Command, Eve began to move according to my words.

“No. Just sit on my lap.”

Eventually, she reached a distance where she would fall over if her nose touched it.

He patted my knee and gestured gently.

“…”

Eve must have found my knees disgusting.

But he had an expression on his face that was hard to describe.

I couldn’t refuse the order.

Soon, weight was on my knees.

“I think you’re mistaken about one thing. I called you here to correct just one thing. Of course, you can do it apart, but I made you sit on my lap because I thought you’d remember it better this way, so don’t misunderstand. My taste is more towards Olivia than towards you. By the way, I played with fire too. My sides are weak. Oh, right. Where’s my sister? When I was sleeping, I said…”

“What…? What are you talking about!!”

Eve writhed and tried to grab me by the collar.

It seemed like he was excited to hear his younger brother’s night story in a whisper.

But I hope you don’t cause trouble on my lap.

“Please stay still. I’m not finished talking yet.”

“…”

The order took effect immediately.

Eve became somewhat quiet, like a child reading a storybook on her parent’s lap.

“Anyway, as you can imagine, you and your sister Olivia are very much needed. Your powers are unparalleled in the world, and Olivia will have a use for them in the future.”

If it wasn’t needed for future plans.

I would have taken care of it right away.

The same goes for Paladin.

Although it is an ability, it is being kept alive because it will be used in the Holy Empire in the future.

Of course, I’m not obedient like Sarah, nor am I prone like Hozumi Rei.

If there was no reason, there was no reason to harbor any possible anxiety.

“So you think I couldn’t push you or your brother to the limit, and you think I did this to tame you… I’ll admit, you’re not wrong about that.”

That’s not wrong.

“It’s not exactly wrong. There are many things scarier than the definitive answer of the end.”

Death may be the most frightening thing of all when viewed in fragments.

In some ways, you could say he was the kindest person in the world.

Because it’s the end.

Fear is something that comes from thoughts.

When it’s over, there won’t be any fear, right?

In other words, life is about continuing to think.

A continuation, not an end.

It could also be said that it was filled with fear.

“What do you want to be?”

“…”

I patted Eve’s head.

Then Eve’s body flinched and trembled.

It was a reaction that came out because I didn’t know what this action of mine meant.

If you do that, the efficiency will definitely drop.

If it continues to look bad, there’s no choice but to make corrections.

“I don’t mind small deviations, but please don’t talk or act in a way that goes against the grain. You are my property. Just act as my property.”

That would be enough.

“If you don’t want to be something else.”

**

3 hours later.

Rumors spread throughout Laplace Academy that Olivia Tersi had committed suicide.