The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 81



Boycott of Jerion Academy

During the Founding Festival, while all the children were excited, the student council members were resting with exhausted faces.

“Ha, we can finally take a break.”

“Yeah, this time the schedule was so packed I thought I was going to die.”

The student council members complained about the pain of this schedule.

The Nikita incident and the absence of the vice president.

Preparation for the Founding Festival.

And after the Founding Festival, the individual competition of the International Academy.

The student council was literally being hit by waves of work.

Because of this, even though there were rumors of unsettling movements among the students, the student council couldn’t make any big moves.

They were too busy, and they thought there was no way the students would cause any major trouble anyway.

“By the way, where is the president?”

“He went to the student council room.”

“Is he going to sleep there again?”

“No way.”

The student council members didn’t seem to trust the president very much.

Even usually, more people asked for the opinion of Vice President Nikita than President Sylvester.

Because of this, President Sylvester was in a rather unreliable position.

“But the president worked hard for today too.”

“That’s true.”

Sylvester, who was called an incompetent president.

After Nikita disappeared, he had been working hard in his own way.

So the student council members were trying not to blame him too much.

“Guys, look at this!”

A student ran into the classroom where the student council members were resting.

At the appearance of the same student council member, they were puzzled.

When they saw the writing on the paper he was holding, everyone stood up.

[ The current student council is wrong. ]

The corruption and actions committed by the student council.

Is the current student council really right?

Below were the densely written corruptions committed by the student council.

These were the corruptions committed by the previous student councils before Nikita’s time.

The student council had a history as long as Jerion Academy.

As such, there were those who committed insolent acts within the student council over the long period.

During Nikita’s tenure as vice president, all such acts disappeared, so the current student council was unrelated.

However, it was uncertain whether the current students would think the same.

Moreover, those involved were not only graduates but also current professors, associate professors, and assistants.

Wherever people gather, there are bound to be problematic individuals.

Even if not the student council, there were many students who harbored resentment towards professors, associate professors, and assistants.

As long as even one of their names was included.

The students’ anger would surely ignite the student council as well under the principle of collective responsibility.

“Damn, this is incitement! We never did such things!”

“…It’s not about our time. This targets the very root of corruption in both the student council and Jerion Academy.”

A quick-witted student council member realized the true meaning contained in the paper.

“Moreover, this information is something only someone deeply knowledgeable about the student council or the academy would know.”

The quick-witted student council member swallowed hard.

“It just happened to explode during our time. Someone is determined to uproot the corruption in both the student council and Jerion Academy.”

At that moment, everyone felt a massive flow of events.

A massive flow that mere students could not possibly handle.

“W-what should we do?”

“What do you mean what should we do, this is…”

“First, retrieve the papers! If we leave them as they are, we might get caught up in this mess!”

“But if we do that, it would be like admitting our fault, wouldn’t it?”

The student council members began to murmur.

Originally, there would have been someone to lead the situation here, but there was no such talent present.

As a result, the student council’s confusion only grew.

Boom!

At that moment, something echoed in their ears.

It was the sound of an explosion from afar.

The sudden explosion froze the student council members in place.

Creak!

“What are you doing here right now!”

At that moment, the door opened, and a boy with black hair appeared.

He was Hanon Airei.

“The student council room has been occupied by those who are calling for a boycott of the student council!”

The student council members who heard his shout opened their eyes wide.

They couldn’t just stand by and watch the student council room being occupied.

“Everyone, follow me! First, we take back the student council room!”

“These b*stards are really doing whatever they want!”

“The student council is a joke to them. Just!”

The student council members all started running in unison.

Hanon sighed after they ran out.

He then adjusted his hair, as if the wig he was wearing was a bit cumbersome.

“I helped, but I didn’t expect it to grow this big.”

Hanon Airei.

His true identity was Hania Lepidodia, disguised as Hanon.

After planning the boycott with Hanon, she supported Hanon and the boycott members by providing information.

At first, Hania intended to lead the boycott group herself.

But after seeing how Hanon handled the boycott group, she stepped back.

It was right to leave it to Hanon.

‘I still don’t know what kind of person he is.’

Hanon had a deeper understanding of Jerion Academy than the information Hania had gathered.

Initially, Hania intended to root out corruption in line with Iris’s wishes.

But with Hanon’s involvement, not only corruption but also the dirty secrets within Jerion Academy were being uprooted.

Hanon even suggested planting new roots in the places where the old ones were removed.

This was to be led by the faction of the third princess.

The third princess’s faction was excited and cooperated, saying they could plant their members in Jerion Academy.

Iris was praised by the Duke of Roblia for this.

Iris passed the praise on to Hania.

And she thanked her for doing so much for her.

Receiving her gratitude was a truly joyous thing.

But it wasn’t she who carried out this task, it was Hanon.

The one who should be receiving the gratitude was wrong.

‘…If only I hadn’t told her not to inform.’

Hania had made one promise with Hanon regarding this matter.

It was to keep it a secret from Iris that she had helped with this task.

Perhaps that’s why, even though she received praise from Iris, she felt uneasy.

Just adding a spoonful wasn’t Hania’s style.

“Hania.”

At that moment.

Hania heard a voice calling her out of the blue.

Unconsciously, Hania, who was about to turn her head, stopped.

Her appearance now was not Hania, but Hanon.

But the voice just now was clearly calling her.

In the quiet hallway.

There was no one here except her.

Hania followed the voice that called her.

Then, there stood a girl with honey blonde hair.

She was smiling with her crimson eyes shining.

But somehow, that smile felt eerie.

“Hanon, where did that person go?”

Isabel Luna.

At her question, Hania instinctively felt a chill and shrank back.

Was Isabel always like this?

When Isabel used to follow Hanon around, she was as bright as a big golden retriever.

But now, there was no emotion felt from Isabel.

Even Hania felt a strong sense of intimidation that made her shiver.

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m right here.”

Hania feigned ignorance for now.

But she didn’t think Isabel would believe her.

As Hania expected, Isabel showed no particular reaction.

“Ah, yeah, it’s fine. I think I roughly know where it is.”

Hania quietly swallowed her sigh.

Isabel turned away from Hania without another word.

As Hania watched her back, Isabel seemed to remember something and spoke up.

“Oh, right, Hania, when that person is pretending to be clueless, their eyebrows go up a bit more.”

Hania flinched.

Isabel smiled nonchalantly.

“You should remember that much. After all, you’re playing the role of their girlfriend. You should perform it properly, don’t you think?”

Leaving those words behind, Isabel turned and walked away.

Hania, who was staring blankly, brushed the sweat-soaked hair from her forehead.

Though Hania usually controlled her swearing to some extent.

“…Hanon, I think you’re screwed.”

At this moment, no other words came to mind.

She bit her lip tightly and turned to start running.

“Ha, really a person who requires a lot of attention.”

* * *

The hallway of the main building, deserted even by the professors due to the founding festival.

A noisy sound was heard.

The source of the sound was the boycott group occupying the student council room.

As the student council members returned to the main building, they began to clash with the occupiers.

Meanwhile, the boycott members were digging up evidence of corruption not only in the student council room but also in the professors’ offices.

“…What’s the reason for doing this?”

At that moment, a voice reached my ears.

I was currently in the student council room.

Moreover, I was in the form of Vickerman.

Just in case, I had wrapped another layer of the veil bandage around my original form, Vickerman.

Though I was Vickerman, I was Vickerman made of veil bandages.

Thanks to that, the lightning scars on my body were not visible.

Next to me, the student council president, Sylvester Drapen, was sitting on the floor, tied up.

If you ask why I’m doing this, it’s to advance the scenario.

But even if I explain that, you won’t understand.

“I’m just correcting what’s wrong.”

The student council of Jerion Academy is fundamentally flawed.

That’s not all.

As Jerion Academy has been maintained for a long time, seeds of unrest have unknowingly sprouted.

It’s a sad story, but stagnant water eventually rots.

‘At first, the academy was created by the sage Jerion to train heroes.’

As time passed, various internal problems arose within Jerion Academy.

Corruption cases related to the student council were the dark side of Jerion Academy.

And this triggers multiple issues.

‘It’s the perfect place for evil to take root.’

Sylvester scoffed at my indifferent answer.

“Vikamon.”

Sylvester remembered me.

“Your actions won’t correct what’s wrong. In the end, you’ll just repeat the same thing.”

He’s right.

Even if we replace the corrupt professors.

The newcomers won’t be clean either.

But I can be sure.

The confidants of the Duke of Roblia, who will be coming to the academy as professors or associate professors this time.

They will focus on running Jerion Academy properly for the time being.

They have an obligation to show that the faction of the third princess runs Jerion Academy better than the faction of the first prince.

So, for the time being, it can’t be run any cleaner than this.

‘Who knows what will happen later.’

This gives me a more comfortable opportunity to uproot the evil.

It was a story that had no downside for me.

“Sylvester, stop talking nonsense.”

At that moment, it was Boycott President Rozamin who interrupted Sylvester’s words.

He was glaring at Sylvester with eyes burning with anger.

“All your words are just excuses. Don’t belittle those who try to change things, even a little, while you, who did nothing, just stood by.”

I was quite surprised.

In the beginning, Rozamin had shown a somewhat foolish side.

But he grew as he sincerely participated in the boycott.

Rozamin genuinely wanted to change Jerion Academy through this boycott.

Furthermore, he wanted to become someone who corrects wrongs.

‘Everyone grows. Is this what it means?’

Originally, Rozamin was just a villain in Act 4, but now, in reality, he showed a side I hadn’t seen before.

“…I see.”

Sylvester accepted Rozamin’s words more easily than expected.

“But sometimes, it’s better for the incompetent to remain silent.”

He said this with a sly smile.

Boom!

At that moment, another explosion echoed from the main building.

A different scale of explosion from before.

Hearing this, Sylvester raised his head with a displeased look.

“If you were going to mess with something, you should have just messed with the student council.”

Sylvester anticipated who would move because of this incident.

“The professor involved in this corruption won’t stay still.”

The corrupt professors of Jerion Academy.

One of them started to move.