Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 225



224 – Student Council President Election_28

The first to react immediately to Lee Seong-hyeon’s shocking remarks at the plaza were Park Yul-cheon and his election office.

Whether the suspicions are true or not, there is only about a day left until the end of the student council president election campaign and election day.

This was because the spark that had appeared on the side of Tachibana Rie, who could be called their only rival, was like a windfall for them.

[Election] Title: Does what Lee Seong-hyeon said sound true?

[Election] Title: Decisive evidence that Tachibana Rie framed Olivia Tersi jpg

[Election] Title: Is this crazy story true?

That’s why, of course, the internet community Lara.

“How could a hero trainee do such a terrible thing…”

“Candidate Tachibana, reveal the truth!!”

“” Reveal it!! Reveal it!! Reveal it!!””

They even mobilized cadets to protest in crowded places and did everything they could to lower her approval ratings.

“Shake it a little harder. If necessary, hire more people and spend as much money as you need. And make sure there are no reversals or rebuttals until tomorrow.”

“All right.”

Of course, if you attack directly, you’ll be giving them an excuse.

Park Yul-cheon sat at his desk in the election office, making no gestures on the surface, pretending to be neutral and only ordering around his subordinates.

“I was a little nervous, but it turned out well.”

Things got a little complicated because Lee Won-jun held out longer than expected.

I never thought something like this would happen in the end.

I couldn’t thank him enough.

But that doesn’t mean I’ll give you anything or anything.

“So can we consider it confirmed now?”

Xiaolong, who was lying on the sofa in one corner of the office, sat up abruptly and looked at Park Yul-cheon.

“Well, this is just a spark. We’ll have to wait and see what’s certain.”

Obviously, this was a stroke of luck.

It was because it exploded too late.

“Wasn’t there much of a difference in approval ratings between Tachibana and me?”

Xiaolong looked puzzled.

The latest opinion poll results showed a difference of about 6%, so the nuance was that if there was this kind of spark, it was certain that they would win.

“If the poll results are true.”

Park Yul-cheon smiled faintly.

“really?”

“Indicators do not always indicate the truth. Depending on how the sample is taken, the results can vary greatly.”

“Are you saying the results of the investigation were manipulated?”

“It’s unpleasant to hear that it’s manipulation… It was just one of the election methods used to increase actual approval ratings.”

“That’s manipulation. Well, whatever. All I have to do is become the vice president. Surely you wouldn’t break that promise, would you?”

Xiaolong looks at Park Yul-cheon.

“Do you really think I’m the kind of person who pretends not to know about promises? Even though I’m like this, I pride myself on being trustworthy. For example…”

“Okay then.”

Xiaolong shrugged at his confirmation.

“Oh, but. Do I not have to check it?”

Not long after, I was about to lie down on the sofa again.

He opened his mouth as if something suddenly came to mind.

“Who?”

“I’m talking about Lee Seong-hyeon. I don’t know about Lee Won-jun or the first-year candidates, but he’s the one who set this incident alight. If suspicions grow like this, there’s a chance that Tachibana’s votes will flow to him. It seems like their pledges overlap, and he might even get sympathy votes.”

“I guess so.”

“Then wouldn’t it be better to have a check? If all of Tachibana’s votes are gathered, it’ll be a bit difficult, right?”

“You don’t have to worry about it. As long as she doesn’t admit it and resign, saying she’ll pay the price for her sins, there won’t be any pushback. Rather than holding her back, we should support her. That way, her votes will be split in two.”

“If that’s the case.”

Xiaolong seemed to have no more worries.

I lay down on the sofa.

**

6th Election Office, Candidate’s Private Room.

Tachibana Rie frowned deeply as she walked around the room holding her cell phone.

[Do you dislike that?]

It was because of a voice ringing in my ear.

“There was no talk of this happening.”

[But─it─is─not─a─story─that─does─not─do─this.]

What kind of joke are you talking about?

It was absurd.

[Well, you can just admit it. That was the story from the beginning.]

How can I admit it?

If you admit that, you will become the world’s greatest villainess who colluded with a villain to become the student council president, and tried to frame and kill a classmate who knew the secret.

I’ll give you a hundred concessions.

No, I can’t give in.

I didn’t want to hear that I did something stupid just to get the lowly position of student council president, let alone a nationally important position like a member of the National Assembly.

Even though the position of Laplace Academy student council president is of higher status than that of other academy student council presidents.

But isn’t that the student council president’s seat?

Moreover, she is the daughter of a government official.

After graduating from the academy and returning, I will follow in my father’s footsteps and enter politics in the Donggun Alliance.

So I could never admit this.

Of course, since it was a family business, it was not like I couldn’t inherit the position.

Even if it was something that happened in a foreign country, it was clear that if he acknowledged those things, his political career would not be smooth.

‘The shocking past of Representative Tachibana!’

‘Joining hands with a villain organization and attempting to murder a classmate?!’

‘Bloodline succession, lack of ability to cause harm, and lack of humanity.’

How much of this kind of gossip will be prevalent?

“I can guess what your intentions are. Honestly, was it really necessary to go back like this? If you had told me not to run for election from the beginning…”

But she holds both her own and her father’s weaknesses in her hands.

So, it was right to somehow lead to a compromise.

[Then, the extreme reward will be]

“What? No, I’ve been wondering this for a while now. Why does the sound keep cutting out? Where are you?”

[─Wheat. So─you─don’t─like─it?]

If you think about it a little, you can probably guess the meaning.

It was difficult to have a proper conversation like this.

“Ha, let’s just meet up and talk. I can’t hear you properly.”

[I’m sorry, I have this. Listen to me.]

‘Hey, listen, here?’

It sounds like there’s a reason.

I had no idea what the reason was.

But one thing was certain.

It seemed like she had no intention of talking to herself properly.

‘I can’t help it.’

I wanted to tighten it when I could for sure.

It seemed that I had no choice but to use that information to break through this situation.

“Yukina-san. Then, may I ask you one thing?”

[What─is this?]

“It’s nothing. I was wondering if I could talk to Isshin, the head of the Ishihara family. I tried contacting him separately, but he didn’t answer because he had something to do.”

[B-as-seo-seo-]

I’m busy.

It was absurd.

No, the shamelessness was so great that it was scary.

“Is that so? As far as I know, the lord hasn’t been seen for quite some time. Is there a problem?”

[It’s always like this]

“yes? “

Is this always the case?

I don’t know what you meant by what I said earlier.

I could guess the general nuance of what was being said from the laughter I heard on the other end of the phone.

‘Are you saying you won’t back down?’

Tachibana Rie couldn’t understand Yukina’s actions at all.

She is not stupid.

Academy cadets often say that her brain looks innocent or pure based on her usual appearance.

All of those appearances are acting.

In fact, the woman who had 100 snakes inside was Yukina Ishihara.

So there’s no way she wouldn’t know the danger of that information.

If that is revealed, she will become a wanted criminal, starting with the Hero Association of the Eastern Military Alliance, and all over the world.

What she did, what she did.

All of these are considered to be among the most horrible sins a human being can commit.

That would be the case.

In order to take over the family, she conspired with a villain organization and killed all those who could be called successors.

He was using the lord and the remaining family members as a pawn, confining them and only making a brief appearance during important events.

[Please do it.]

That’s why I made it clear like this.

Then she must be aware of what this means.

I’m sure you know.

She may not know what kind of destruction it will bring.

How can you be so confident, let alone deny it?

‘Is the information wrong?’

But the information they brought cannot be false.

In other places they might be one step behind, but in the Donggun Alliance, no one could escape their eyes.

In fact, weren’t some of those who were imprisoned actually found?

Of course, there was no rescue or anything.

If you commit a crime against Tacho Kyungsa, she will be surprised and reveal her weakness.

This side will also suffer unspeakable damage.

I was just holding it as a card to pressure them later.

[One of my favorite games is Chicken Race. Aren’t you excited to see if you die or I die? Well, I’ll be waiting for you tomorrow.]

Let’s take a moment to think about what the intention is.

Over the phone, I finally heard some real words.

But no gesture was made.

That was because the call was disconnected after those words.

That’s why Rie Tachibana realized.

No, I already knew that.

From the moment you asked such a strange favor while showing your weakness.

She’s not just a black thing with a hundred snakes inside.

Simply.

That I was crazy.