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Chapter 27
For Chloe, Leon Jodrick was a new kind of stimulus.
One of the five heroes who sealed the Demon King.
As a descendant of Cled Hendel, she was born into the Hendel family, a house of lofty glory where everyone revered.
And yet, for the first time in that life, she heard words like these.
“Because it’s kind of dirty.”
Ŵ ëb̂ n̆ô v̈ӗ l Е n̊ ũ m a
Of course, it was true that Chloe’s hands were dirty, but the shock was a completely new sensation for her.
At first, she felt a surge of irritation.
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No matter how talented Chloe Hendel was as a knight, she was still a fresh teenage girl.
It wasn’t pleasant to be told by someone her age of the opposite sex that she was dirty.
That shock stayed with her for quite a long time,
And during that time, her feelings started to change.
W̌ еb̊ n̈.о vе l Ė n̈ û m̄а
‘Leon Jodrick…?’
The rumors she heard inside the Academy, and even her first impression of how he treated her, showed he wasn’t exactly a good person.
Rather, he was closer to a rogue.
But.
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He returned her most precious pendant.
That was why she gradually grew curious about Leon Jodrick.
Е̌ n̄ um̂а
A knight class and a rogue class.
Normally, they wouldn’t even cross paths, so her curiosity only continued to grow.
Then, Maxwell also mentioned Leon Jodrick, and there was the fire incident at the dorm.
And again, it was Leon who helped.
He even returned the pendant without showing it to her or making a fuss.
Two incidents.
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Chloe no longer held any hard feelings toward Leon.
Only curiosity.
What kind of person is Leon Jodrick?
Could he possibly become a friend with whom she could stand on equal footing, as she had imagined?
Thinking about that, Chloe agonized dozens of times over what to wear to the dinner.
She tried on a dress but felt it was too flashy, so she switched to athletic wear but then felt it was too informal, and she fell back into indecision.
Ẁ е bñ о̄v е l̊ Èǹ u m̄а
In the end, Chloe chose her uniform.
“Phew...”
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Arriving at the restaurant first, Chloe was overcome by an inexplicable tension, and she kept sipping glass after glass of water to soothe her dry throat.
Ding.
How long had she been waiting?
As the door chime rang, Leon appeared inside the restaurant.
Еn um̈ а̊ ..ĭd
***
‘Rich people really are different…’
That was the feeling I had when I first stepped into the restaurant.
Having mainly eaten cafeteria meals, and the most indulgent thing I’d had being chicken and beer, this luxurious place was a first for me.
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A chandelier that looked as if it was coated in gold and sparkled brilliantly, and many waiters moving gracefully.
They even had a carpet on the floor, and for the first time since possessing this body, I felt how soft it was under my feet.
Wе̄ b̂n o̊ vеl̊. Е n̆ u m̌ а
“Over here.”
As I looked around, Chloe raised her hand from a seat in the corner to signal me.
I nodded and went straight to sit across from her.
“Sorry for calling you out on such short notice. I didn’t have much free time.”
“It’s fine. You’re paying, after all.”
How could I say no when I had the chance to eat high-class food I’d never even tried in my past life?
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I had joked about having a meal, but I didn’t think she would actually take it seriously like this.
Chloe must have ordered in advance, because the food started coming out quickly.
Fancy dishes I had never seen before began filling up the table one by one.
A parade of unfamiliar foods.
I didn’t know their names, so for me they were simply categorized as meat, vegetables, fish, mushrooms, and dessert — but their taste was on a whole different level.
‘The amount on the bill must be on a different level too.’
Ẅ еbn̆ о̇ v ẽl̃ Е̊nũ m̄а̇
“I just wanted to thank you again.”
Saying that, Chloe lightly took out and showed me the pendant hanging around her neck.
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“You found it for me twice.”
One of those times, I was the culprit, and the other time it was my family…
“It’s a memento from my mother, so it’s very precious to me.”
“I know.”
W̊ ē b ń о v̇ еl̂ Еnumä
“You know?”
Having read the entire original serialization, of course I knew.
Even if I hadn’t, Chloe’s background was well-known within Argen Academy.
“You’re too famous for your own good.”
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At my words, Chloe waved her hands in denial.
“It’s not that much. In this class alone, there’s Maxwell too…”
Е̌num а́
“That guy is just an exception.”
Maxwell Willard was an unknown figure up until right before entering Argen Academy.
No matter how much of a genius he was, how could a fallen noble’s child have become famous?
In that sense, Chloe came from a solid prestigious family.
She was already rumored to be a promising talent even before enrolling.
“You’re not exactly ordinary either.”
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At my words, Chloe lowered her head shyly.
“Anyway, I don’t think this fully repays my debt, so if you ever need my help, just tell me.”
“Sure, I got it.”
Thanks to retrieving the pendant twice, my relationship with Chloe had greatly improved.
After that, we continued our meal quietly without saying much.
I finished the luxurious dishes as if to make up for all the calories I had been lacking.
Ẃ е̊ ḃ ṅ о vеl_ Ӗ n̊ u m̀а̌
***
The next morning, the Academy was bustling from early on.
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Even as I forced my sleepy eyes open, the noisy clamor outside jolted me awake.
“What the…?”
“What’s all this ruckus?”
Drek seemed to feel the same way.
Ēṅ uḿа̂. іd
When I leaned out the window to find the source of the noise, I finally understood.
Since the Academy dormitories were divided by class and gender, it was extremely rare for a member of the opposite sex from another class to visit.
Especially for the rogue class, which had a high male ratio, a visit from a female student from another class would naturally cause a commotion.
And if that visitor was someone famous…
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“Isn’t that… the student council president?”
“Looks like it…”
W è bn̂ о v̌ е̌ĺ Е̌ n ù mӑ
Just as Drek said, the person standing in front of the rogue class male dorm was none other than Reina Daphne, the current Argen Academy student council president.
“Why is she here…?”
For the same reason that Drek voiced, the dorm was in an uproar.
No one dared to talk to Reina, but just her presence there caused a huge stir.
“Isn’t she here to see you?”
“If it were disciplinary action, that’s already over. And if it were official business, they would have sent a notice…”
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Just as that thought crossed my mind for a moment, Reina looked up and locked eyes with me.
“Leon Jodrick, you sure wake up late. Come down quickly.”
The name from Reina’s lips was unmistakably mine.
“Better get down before it gets even noisier.”
Drek patted my shoulder as he said that.
With no choice, I quickly got ready and went downstairs.
Е_n̂ uḿ а.ĩ d
“What brings you all the way here…?”
When I carefully opened my mouth to speak, Reina responded with a smile.
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“I believe I’ve given you plenty of time to think it over, but I’d like an answer soon.”
As soon as those words left Reina’s mouth, the area in front of the dorm became even more chaotic.
“It’s also not proper manners to keep a lady waiting this long, Leon Jodrick.”
I knew her proposal was about joining the student council,
We bn̆ о̊ v́е_l Е̌ń üma
‘But the way she’s saying it is just begging for misunderstandings.’
There was no way to stop the dorm from getting even rowdier.
“If it’s… about the student council, let’s talk as we walk.”
“Let’s do that.”
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I walked with Reina toward the main academy building, leaving the noisy dorm area behind.
“Through the dorm fire incident, I became even more convinced that my junior here has the qualities needed for the student council.”
We bn ӧ v́ е̇l̀ Eñ ǔm̄ a
Reina kept talking nonstop as we walked.
“Even if it’s your family, you showed the cold rationality to stop wrongful acts, the strength and skill to carry out your own sense of justice. And in the process, you even returned Chloe Hendel’s pendant, didn’t you? That kindness too.”
Reina was showering me with every kind of flattering phrase imaginable.
“If you join the student council, I can even guarantee you the position of the next student council president.”
The student council is basically a slave of the academy, and even if I became the head slave…
“I refuse.”
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“Hmm… Do you need more time to think? As I said before, it isn’t polite to keep a lady waiting…”
“I’ve already thought about it and made my decision. I refuse.”
I meant to say it firmly and cut things off.
“Is that so? It seems you still don’t fully understand the student council.”
I knew. I knew very well that this woman wouldn’t give up so easily.
In the original story too, her attempts to recruit Maxwell into the student council were as tenacious as some cult’s aggressive proselytizing.
Е́ n̈ úm а̌
“Well then, I have to attend class now, so I’ll be going.”
“Class, huh… A student’s duty is to study. Very well.”
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The way Reina let me go so easily felt suspicious, and my instincts were dead-on.
“Currently, first-year students have limited access to academy facilities, so even if many want to focus on training, there are clear limits. But if you become a student council officer, that would be different.”
“I’m fine since I have access to the Panting Forest.”
Even during breaks in my morning classes, Reina came to give long speeches about the perks of being a student council officer.
Е n umа́
“It only takes about fifteen minutes to actually eat, but most students waste time waiting in line. However, student council members don’t have to.”
“I’ll just wait.”
Even in the cafeteria after morning classes ended, her recruiting activities showed no sign of stopping.
I had only made it halfway through the day, yet I had already heard Reina’s recruiting pitch five times, and I could feel my soul getting drained.
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“You okay?”
“Do I look okay?”
E ǹ ǔmа̄ .і̄ d
Drek’s concern only made me feel more irritable from exhaustion.
“That’s why I asked.”
“Yeah, fair point…”
I started feeling a serious headache over why I was the one suffering through what Maxwell was supposed to endure in the original story.
‘Damn you, Maxwell… If only you had stood out more, I wouldn’t be suffering alone.’
I was the one who had changed the original flow of events, but as is typical of humans, I ended up blaming Maxwell anyway.
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I couldn’t focus at all during afternoon classes.
Having nearly lost my hearing to Reina’s voice all morning, my concentration had already hit its limit.
Fortunately, it seemed Reina also couldn’t neglect her student council duties forever, so she didn’t show up in the afternoon.
“Maybe she finally gave up?”
“I hope so.”
After classes ended, I finally enjoyed a moment of peace until I fell asleep, but my ominous hunch wasn’t wrong.
Ẁ eb̈ nо̆ v́ е l̄. Е_n u m̄ а́
Reina showed up again the next morning and repeated the same routine.
By the fourth day of this cycle.
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“I’m seriously gonna lose my mind!”
At last, I exploded with anger.
If she wanted to recruit someone, she should do it to the protagonist Maxwell — why come bother me too?
“Why don’t you just firmly reject her?”
Ё n u m а̇ . їd
Drek spoke like it was someone else’s problem, smirking, which only grated on my nerves more.
“She doesn’t listen even when I do reject her!”
I was fuming and stomping through the academy streets when.
“Hey, isn’t that Maxwell over there?”
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Where Drek pointed, I saw Maxwell walking toward us, looking utterly exhausted.
“Well, if it isn’t junior Leon Jodrick. Perfect timing, I can speak to both of you at once.”
Е́ ǹu m а
Reina was clinging to Maxwell’s side.
It was then that I finally understood the situation.
Why she only showed up in the morning and not in the afternoon.
“She’s been splitting her time to recruit us.”
In the morning, Leon Jodrick.
In the afternoon, Maxwell Willard.
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Maxwell and I looked at each other.
Our eyes were as lifeless as dead fish, and we shared an unspoken sense of solidarity.
‘Maxwell…’
In the original story, I had only laughed at this scene, but now I could deeply relate.
‘You were really suffering too…’
We listened to Reina’s long-winded pitch for quite a while.
Е́n ů m а̃ . i̇ d
“Well then, I shall return to my duties now. Be safe on your way back.”
Reina finally left after sunset.
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“Maxwell…”
I called his name in a drained voice, and Maxwell replied in the same tone.
“Let’s talk.”
We couldn’t go on living like this.
Ẁ е̃b ň оvӗ l Е̇ n ú m̃ а
“There is a way to break out of this situation…”
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