Chapter 32
Polaris Academia is divided into five main areas.
Building A serves as the entrance and the only place where outsiders can enter.
Building B contains the dormitories.
Building C is where classrooms and laboratories are concentrated.
Building D is made up of various cultural facilities and shopping streets.
And finally, the central administrative facility, [Center], where the student council room is located.
Only members of the student council or faculty members are allowed to enter [Center].
Aside from them, only students with special reasons or those who are summoned can enter as exceptions.
“This situation is quite embarrassing.”
Yes.
Just like me right now.
“I can’t understand what kind of behaviour this is. Do you even have common sense?”
The woman who spoke sharply, with words laced in thorns, is none other than the president of Polaris and the First Princess of the Empire.
‘And also.’
One of the Three Mad Women you should never get involved with, along with Marco.
“Such disgrace at the entrance ceremony… have you not considered how the other students might view the royal family?”
It’s Fernia.
For the record, I am not the one she’s talking to.
“Hehe.”
She’s speaking to Angela, who’s sticking close to me, smiling brightly.
No matter what insults Fernia hurls at her, Angela only wears a happy expression while clinging tightly to my arm.
‘Is it really okay to keep ignoring her?’
“Angela!”
Seems like she’s really upset.
“…I’m reflecting on it too, sister.”
When Fernia raised her voice, Angela turned her head.
“That’s why I came to the Center to receive punishment, isn’t it?”
“You—!”
“Indeed, ruining such a sacred entrance ceremony was a grave mistake. Not to mention, I almost caused unnecessary misunderstandings about Lan.”
After all, it was the princess who had thrown herself into his arms.
While those who know are aware that Angela has no real power, her status is still undeniable.
It would be natural for rumours to arise, questioning her ‘special admission.’
“But, thank goodness! Lan is the ‘top student’!”
For some reason, she puffed out her chest, looking proud as she said the word ‘top student.’
‘The significance of being the top student at Polaris is enormous.’
While the top position in Alpha Class is often politically shared among themselves and doesn’t carry much meaning, the top position in Beta Class is entirely based on ‘true ability.’
Even if the Emperor himself came, he couldn’t easily occupy the top spot in Beta Class.
After enduring countless external political pressures, they had protected the top spot in Beta Class while yielding the Alpha Class’s top position.
“A mere younger sister like me could never recklessly move the top spot, could I?”
“That’s not the only issue!”
“Oh? Then what else is the problem? This foolish brain of mine just can’t seem to figure it out.”
Angela asked slyly, causing veins to bulge on Fernia’s neck.
“In front of so many people, you threw yourself into the arms of some lowly, unworthy man without any pedigree! Are you trying to disgrace the royal family’s honour?!”
Ahem.
Excuse me, I’m right here.
I expected Fernia to not care about these things, but I didn’t expect her to insult me right to my face.
‘Is this the result of gender roles being reversed?’
Her already nasty personality seems to have grown even more vicious.
“There’s a limit to how much I can overlook your behaviour—”
“Sister.”
Angela’s voice suddenly became cold.
“You’re rambling a bit.”
“What did you just say…?”
“I came here to receive punishment, not to listen to a sermon.”
She slowly let go of my arm and approached Fernia.
“And…”
She whispered something to Fernia, making sure I couldn’t hear it.
“…You little…!”
“Well, that’s all I came for~ Lan, shall we have lunch together? I’ll be waiting!”
Just as Fernia was about to explode in anger, Angela exited the student council room.
‘Wait.’
What’s going to happen to the atmosphere now?
‘Take me with you!’
And so, I was left trapped in the room with a fuming Fernia.
After calming herself for a while, she glanced at me with lifeless eyes and spoke.
“…Lan Black, was it?”
“Yes.”
“I’ve heard. You perfectly passed Professor Karen’s entrance exam.”
“I was lucky.”
In fact, it wasn’t luck at all, but pure skill on my part.
Fernia doesn’t like people who boast, though.
“Hmph… well, I wasn’t expecting much anyway.”
Her deep-seated disdain was clear as day.
One of Fernia’s key traits, her ‘misandry,’ seems to have carried over here as well.
The reason might have changed a bit, though.
‘In the original, she hated men because they were dirty and vulgar.’
Now, it seems like she despises men because they’re weak.
“I don’t particularly like men. They’re a species that constantly makes excuses and avoids wielding a sword.”
See, just as expected.
Since it’s going the way I anticipated, it feels a bit anticlimactic.
“Still, you seem to be a little different from those lowly creatures.”
“Thank you.”
“Ha! Did you take that as a compliment?”
She sneered and stood up from her seat.
Behind the massive glass window lay the vast grounds of Polaris.
The one who could be considered the master of this city.
The one who will eventually become the master of everything.
“Let me be blunt.”
First Princess Fernia looked straight at me.
“Stay away from Angela.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“I roughly know what happened between you and Angela.”
That much was to be expected.
After all, it was her who sent the Sara Sisters to kill Angela.
She must also know that Angela couldn’t have survived those two and, on her own, could never have made it to Polaris, let alone Centinium.
‘She’s figured out that I saved her.’
Fernia might be stubborn, but she’s not stupid.
“So, I’ll tell you this: Stay away from Angela. And live as if you were dead.”
Though it was an unreasonable and harsh threat, Fernia resorting to threats meant that she was conscious of this situation.
“My apologies. I don’t have enough knowledge yet to fully grasp all of your words, Princess… no, President.”
“Tsk, you and the others….”
She clicked her tongue and strode toward me.
“Fine, let me put it in terms you can understand: Get lost. Don’t speak to Angela. Stay hidden and out of sight.”
“…….”
“Does Angela’s royal blood make you drool? Are you aiming for marriage? This world isn’t a fairy tale. The Imperial family of this empire is not something a commoner like you can mix with so easily.”
She spouted a plausible reason, but the thing Fernia feared most was clear.
“Are you afraid that I might support the Second Princess?”
What she feared was Angela forming a power base.
“You… what did you just say?”
Her previously disdainful gaze was now filled with shock.
It was like the expression of someone who, intending to crush an ant, found it biting their toe instead.
I couldn’t help but feel a little satisfied.
Clench!
She gritted her teeth and spat out each word with difficulty.
“How delusional can you be? Do you think… someone like you supporting Angela… would make any difference?”
“I am the top student of the Beta Class. It may not seem like much now, but it’s proof that I’ll become someone with a bit of reputation in the future.”
Up until now, every top student of the Beta Class has become famous across the continent.
For good reasons or bad.
“That’s why, President, you’re bothered by me. I’m standing by Princess Angela’s side.”
“…Shut up.”
“If I stay by her side, even the tiniest possibility remains for her. I put some thought into it; what do you think?”
“I said shut up!”
Bang!
Her face contorted in rage as she slammed the table.
“Do you think you can speak to me this way and get away with it?”
“Oh my, what’s the matter, ‘President’?”
Polaris Academia advocates for equality above all.
No matter how much of a future Emperor she’s called, here, she’s just the student council president.
“You’re the one who tried to separate Angela and me… out of personal reasons, wasn’t it, President?”
Thus, any act of suppressing others purely through authority, breaking rules and morals, is strictly prohibited.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t follow that command.”
“…….”
“I want to be a good friend to Princess Angela.”
Feeling that our conversation had more or less reached its conclusion, I reached for the door handle of the student council room.
“…You’ll regret this.”
With those words falling like a discarded scrap of paper, I simply smiled in response.
Vrrrr—
As I descended in the [Center]’s elevator, I mentally crossed off one of the items on my list.
[Create tension with Fernia]
Ever since I decided to protect Angela.
“This was already set in stone.”
Ding!
By the time the elevator reached the ground floor, I stepped out and walked.
I walked and walked without a clear direction.
As I lifted my head, I could see the towering [Center] building.
“…It’s tall.”
For now, it seems unreachable. No matter how far I stretch, I can’t touch it.
But I know.
Even the tallest of stars can be brought down someday.
“Just wait a little longer.”
I’ve seen it many times before, and I will see it again.
The fall of Fernia.
And Angela’s coronation.
‘If Fernia becomes Emperor…’
The peaceful era will come to an end.
And my first goal, survival, will no longer be guaranteed, as an era of endless war and chaos will surely follow.
I’ve seen it over and over again.
So, I’ve made up my mind.
Clenching my fists, I lifted the corners of my lips.
“I will.”
Make Angela.
The Emperor.
***
“You’ve lost contact with the Yan Family?”
Someone hidden in the shadows muttered irritably.
“What are you talking about? Did Marco… did that Fist Demon… actually get taken down?”
Upon hearing the response, the person pinched their brow.
They had always known Marco was a difficult wolf to handle, but they hadn’t expected things to spiral out of control like this.
“…It can’t be helped. The fish has already slipped away. Let’s hurry and move on to the next target.”
The faint glow of the moonlight slowly illuminated the large room.
As the heavy darkness receded, shadows began to take shape.
“We will kill the princess at the Academy.”
The hidden ones.
Were starting to emerge.
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