The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 72



71 – Lucas, you’re screwed…

The murmurs of the children echoed.

It was because a completely unfamiliar combination was walking together.

The top student in martial arts, the third princess Iris Hyserion.

The top student in magic, the daughter of the Blue Tower Lord, Sharin Sazarith.

The second top student in martial arts, the daughter of the Imperial Knight Commander, Hania Rapidia.

Isabel Luna, who recently gained popularity in martial arts.

And the lightning brat, me.

“…”

Is this okay?

Heh-

At that moment, Hania, who was next to me, jabbed my side with her elbow.

Is this her way of asking me to jab her back?

“Don’t raise your finger.”

Quick-witted, aren’t you?

Hania quietly sighed and whispered to me.

“What happened with Isabel? Weren’t you two on bad terms?”

As Hania said, my relationship with Isabel was very strained.

To be precise, it was strained.

But for some reason, Isabel seemed different.

When our eyes met, she smiled brightly at me.

That smile was one she only showed to people she was close to.

“Aren’t you two a bit too close?”

At that moment, Isabel suddenly asked.

Her eyes were definitely smiling.

“…To act like a couple, we need to be at least this close.”

“That’s true.”

Isabel understood more easily than I expected.

But even so, Isabel didn’t take her eyes off me.

Hania glared at me.

It was a signal to do something about Isabel quickly.

My face grew complicated.

I knew Isabel was seeing the dead Lucas in me.

I also knew that made her uneasy.

‘Could it be.’

After hearing the news that Hania and I were dating, her anxiety had increased.

Is she trying to prevent such things from happening in the future?

‘This can only be described as a love-hate relationship.’

I never thought that a brief contract relationship with Hania would lead to this.

“Haah, see you next time.”

Sharin, the only one who had no interest in this situation because she was dozing off, left.

Before we knew it, there was only silence between us.

Iris had received the Duke of Roblia’s orders yesterday, and she was not at ease.

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Hania, thinking of Iris, deliberately maintained the silence.

Isabel kept glancing at me without a word.

It was an indescribable sight.

Thus, we all arrived at the academy in silence.

“Ah, lightning go…”

Seeing me open the door first, Seron raised his hand to greet me.

He seemed excited to talk about what had happened at the main house.

But when he saw the three people following me, he slowly lowered his hand.

Then he looked at me with a blank expression.

“Lightning sweet potato has become a harem sweet potato…”

I couldn’t guess how far Seron’s sweet potato would evolve.

Isabel didn’t follow me from here either.

She just went to her original seat, as if she had come by chance.

Iris, too, sat down without a word, as she was in a bad mood.

“Hanlon.”

Hania tugged at my collar.

“Please stay by Iris’s side today.”

The warmth of the flame’s heat remained in my body.

If I stayed by Iris’s side, she would feel a little more at ease.

“I will.”

In that strange atmosphere, we took our seats.

Today, Seron did not come to my side.

He had noticed the strange current flowing through the martial arts academy.

He was a guy who was exceptionally good at taking care of himself.

＊＊＊

In that strange atmosphere.

The first day at the martial arts academy ended safely.

“I have some business with Lady Iris, so let’s end today’s performance here.”

Today’s lover’s act with Hania came to an end.

Iris must now move busily to take over the student council.

She must plan how to seize the student council immediately.

‘According to the original scenario, she would find the boycott group and support them from behind.’

But there is a problem with this.

‘The boycott group is likely not properly formed yet.’

Although Nikita’s incident caused a stir.

Unlike the previous scenario, the first prince’s faction immediately blamed the third princess’s faction for Nia’s assassination.

As a result, the two factions clashed.

This influence was also felt within the Jerion Academy.

The public opinion that Nikita should be blamed on the student council was not properly formed.

‘I don’t know the current strength of the boycott group either.’

There was a possibility that Iris might not choose the boycott group this time.

So I needed to confirm the boycott group’s strength as soon as possible.

‘I know where the boycott group gathers.’

An abandoned building that was used in the past but is no longer in use.

The boycott group holds regular meetings in the chemistry room on the third floor of that building.

‘Today is the day of the regular meeting.’

Once a week, on Mondays.

I entered the abandoned building where they gathered and activated the magic seal.

Then my appearance blended with the surroundings and became invisible.

I quietly climbed the stairs, killing my footsteps.

When I reached the chemistry room on the third floor, I could hear their murmuring conversations.

‘How many are there?’

There were thirty original boycott students.

At least that many must gather to take over the student council room by force.

Otherwise, it can’t even be attempted.

‘Maybe there are fewer this time.’

With such thoughts, I peeked through the window.

I froze in place.

“Uh.”

I was so stunned that a sound escaped my lips.

Fortunately, the two people inside didn’t hear me.

Yes, two people.

There were only two people inside.

‘Wait a minute.’

The number of boycott members was always between thirty and thirty-five.

The number varied slightly with each event quarter.

Given the series of incidents this time, I thought there might be fewer members.

But no matter what, two was too few.

“We will overthrow the student council that ignores student rights and rightfully assert our rights!”

A third-year male student stood on the chemistry lab desk.

Rozamin, the central figure of the boycott, shouted a long speech.

In front of him, a second-year girl named Ailing clapped her hands timidly and cheered.

Ailing’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Rozamin.

It was easy to guess why she had joined the boycott.

‘Two.’

My mind went blank for a moment.

Could we really start a boycott against the student council with just two people?

The answer was obviously NO.

‘What should I do?’

The flow of the scenario always moves in unpredictable directions.

Even now, I’m barely keeping the framework of the scenario intact.

Many things have changed.

With Lucas’s absence.

It was inevitable that the scenario would change.

But at least the key event representing each act had to happen for the scenario to run smoothly.

The student council boycott was the opening event of Act 4, Scene 1.

Iris would seize control of the student council in Act 4, starting with this incident.

This is the bait that will shake the entire Jerion Academy with the backing of the Duke of Roblia.

Moreover, through this boycott incident, various corruptions will be revealed in large numbers.

It is an incident that shakes the Jerion Academy more than expected.

‘The authority of the student council will plummet due to the boycott, and instead, Iris, who has taken control of the next grade, will lead the student council.’

In the process, the name of the 3rd princess will be even more highly regarded among the students.

In addition, due to corruption, professors will be fired, and the new professors brought in by the Duke of Roblia will support the rise in the student council’s authority.

As a result, the student council will gain the most powerful authority in the history of Jerion Academy.

‘This is the boycott incident that will firmly handle the beginning of the scenario.’

However, there are no personnel to initiate the boycott.

A headache came suddenly.

At this scale, Iris wouldn’t even look at it.

After pondering for a long time, I finally raised my head.

‘This boycott scenario.’

I will lead it.

I tapped the bandage of the curtain.

At that moment, my appearance began to change from Hanon to another form.

My height grew taller than before.

Before I knew it, my hair color had changed to white, and my face had become that of a handsome nobleman.

Vikamon Niflheim.

A third-rate villain who was chased to the academy in Act 1.

Originally, it was a role that shouldn’t be here.

But the only suitable person to cooperate with the boycott was Vikamon.

Once decided, there is no hesitation.

Creak-

“Whoa?!”

As I opened the door without hesitation, Rozamin, who was giving a speech, fell over the desk.

“Wh-who are you?!”

Hearing Rozamin’s cry, I smiled faintly.

“You, you were telling an interesting story.”

“Huh, huh? Vi-Vikamon?”

Rozamin knew me.

Well, Vickerman was famous, whether for good or bad.

His face alone was too conspicuous.

Add to that the notoriety of being expelled from both his family and the academy.

All the third-year students remembered Vickerman.

“You must have been expelled.”

“I was. But when I heard that Nikita had died, I snuck in to verify the truth.”

A chill began to creep into my gaze.

Rozamin and Eiling, seeing this, involuntarily swallowed.

They sensed the deep anger emanating from me.

In truth, my anger was directed at the boycott group of just two people.

As long as it could be used, it didn’t matter.

“And Nikita really is dead.”

It was common knowledge among the third years that Vickerman liked Nikita.

Rozamin looked at me with pity.

To his eyes, I must have seemed like a vengeful person who had lost a loved one.

“I cannot forgive the student council that Nikita was part of.

If they had cared about her, they could have stopped Nikita, who showed signs of going berserk. But they let it happen.”

I turned to Rozamin.

“Rozamin, you plan to boycott the student council. I’ll help you with that. I’ll make sure they feel Nikita’s absence.”

It was enough motivation to join the boycott group.

“I understand your feelings well!”

An unexpected reaction came at that moment.

Eiling, who had rushed out, grabbed my hand with a tearful face.

“Losing someone you love and seeking revenge. I felt it clearly. We must avenge together!”

Eiling, moved by my story, shouted.

It seemed she had unintentionally empathized, being in love herself.

But it wasn’t a bad situation for me either.

My gaze met Rozamin’s.

Then Rozamin looked at me and smiled.

“Alright, Vickerman. I didn’t think much of you before, but if you’re someone who can stand up against injustice, I’ll gladly join you.”

Rozamin extended her hand to me.

Eiling placed her hand on top of it.

Both of them had faces full of determination.

…But why do I feel strangely more anxious?

Still, I couldn’t back out.

I placed my hand on top of theirs.

“We will definitely stop the student council and make them realize their mistakes!”

“Yeah! Down with the student council!”

Rozamin shouted loudly, and Eiling followed suit.

I responded appropriately.

Thus, the three members of the student council boycott were formed.

Twenty-seven more to go to reach thirty.

Let’s gather them diligently.

I resolved firmly.

Creak-

“…Down with the student council?”

Isabel Luna.

That was until she appeared, opening the door to the chemistry lab.