Chapter 34

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As soon as the day broke, I headed to Professor Ilya's laboratory.

"Here it is, Professor."

I returned the book I had finished reading to him.

Ilya stared at the book for a moment, then lifted his gaze to look at me.

"Any questions?"

"I studied the parts I didn't understand by looking up other magic books in the library."

Hearing my answer that I had figured it out on my own, Professor Ilya raised an eyebrow.

He stood there for a moment, deep in thought, then pulled a new book from the bookshelf and handed it to me.

"Read this one next."

I had a bad feeling.

'He can't be giving me a personal assignment to read a new book every time, can he?'

I enjoyed reading magic books, but the idea of having to visit the professor regularly to spend time with him was a bit burdensome.

But what could I do? If the professor said so, I had to comply.

"Understood."

As I put the book in my bag, Professor Ilya casually remarked,

"Try not to stay up all night."

It was a reference to the fact that I had stayed up all night reading the previous three books.

His expression was indifferent, and his tone was not affectionate.

Still, I felt he was being considerate.

"Yes, Professor."

Professor Ilya tilted his head slightly and asked unexpectedly,

"Why are you smiling?"

'Did I smile?'

I rubbed my lips with my hand, realizing that the corners of my mouth were slightly upturned.

I hoped he didn't think I was smirking.

Given Theresa's reputation for arrogance, my smile might not have been perceived as well-intentioned.

I desperately tried to convey that I had no ill intentions.

"Because... I'm happy...?"

"What are you happy about?"

Was he trying to find fault with me?

I rolled my eyes and answered honestly,

"Because you're worried about me."

At that, Professor Ilya furrowed his brow.

His expression seemed to be questioning when he had ever shown concern for me.

'How embarrassing...'

He seemed to decide not to indulge in idle talk and changed the subject.

"I've already submitted your application for the student council. You'll hear the results soon."

"Thank you."

With that, I had no more business to attend to, so I left the laboratory.

Next, I went to the club room.

This wasn't by choice.

I had been caught by some members of the Literature Club and brought there half-forced.

In the club room, the young ladies were gathered in small groups, enjoying tea time.

Fortunately, Lumio wasn't there.

The young ladies seemed very excited.

"Miss Theresa, did you see the apology letter? How could you flatten Demisa's nose right at the start of the semester!"

They raised their teacups in a toast, as if they were victorious knights after a battle.

"Thanks to yesterday's incident, the number of applicants for the Literature Club has skyrocketed! I heard that quite a few people have left Demisa?"

"That's great. We'll follow Miss Theresa's example and thoroughly crush Demisa at the May Festival, leaving them no place to stand!"

"Calm down, everyone."

We are fan club members, not a combat club...

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The following week passed smoothly.

Whenever I met professors in the hallway, I greeted them politely.

"Hello, Professor."

"Ah, y-yes, hello."

Each time, the professors would be startled, as if they had encountered a polite carnivore.

"Professor, I have a question."

"W-what?!"

One professor, upon seeing my diligent attitude in class, reacted as if he had encountered a ghost.

Anyway, it was smooth sailing.

I gradually adapted to school life and found my own routine.

Even if new routines were added, I felt I could handle them smoothly.

"But why haven't I heard from the student council yet?"

The results should be out soon.

'Considering Clyde's black heart, there's a high possibility he's opposing my entry.'

The club application period was about to end.

I decided to go to the student council to settle the matter.

As expected, Clyde was in the student council room.

"Seems like anyone can just waltz into the student council room these days."

My child, but what a beautiful child...

'Hold it, hold it. The weak must endure.'

Clyde smiled kindly.

"You wanted to ignore me, but we keep running into each other, don't we?"

'What do you expect? We're in the same school, same year, and same major.'

I couldn't argue with that, so I pretended not to hear and got to the point.

"I submitted an application to join the student council, but I haven't heard the results yet."

"Oh, that?"

Clyde rummaged through a drawer as if he had just remembered something, then pulled out a piece of paper and smirked.

"Good timing. Your application results were just decided."

"What?"

At that moment, I sensed a flow of magic from Clyde.

My eyes widened as I felt the distinct presence of fire.

'That bastard, he's trying to burn my application...!'

"By the authority of the student council president, I hereby reject Theresa Squire's application to join the student council-"

Before he could finish, I spread my hands and summoned my magic.

"Paper bearing my name, come to me!"

In 'God's Play,' humans were the weakest race, as is often the case in other content.

In contrast, demons possessed immense destructive power.

Therefore, even if Clyde was being careless, it was extremely difficult for Theresa to break through his magic.

The application in his grasp was covered with powerful magic.

When my magic added to it, I could feel intense resistance.

But I was completely focused and summoned the necessary runes.

Runes were powerful symbols, essentially giant energy batteries.

However, batteries were just batteries; they needed a circuit to produce results.

The magic I controlled served as the circuit connecting the runes.

'Target identified, moving to location.'

In an instant, the particles of magic I summoned dominated my vision.

It took only three seconds to recognize his magic, summon the runes, and complete the spell.

The document appeared in my hand.

"...I did it!"

I held the application high, like Rafiki holding baby Simba, and shouted,

"I did it!"

A thrilling sensation ran through me.

I had used minor spells a few times, but I had never used my abilities to break through someone else's magic.

It felt like winning my first real match in an AOS game after always fighting weak AI!

'And the opponent was Clyde!'

I smiled broadly and thrust the application at Clyde.

"Look! I broke through your magic and summoned it! Right? Isn't that right?"

Clyde's face twisted in disgust.

"Are you crazy?"

Ding!

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I was startled and quickly hid the document behind my back. Clyde openly mocked me.

"Do you think I can't get a simple piece of paper?"

"I'm not joining the student council just to be alone with you. Besides, we're short on manpower for the demon hunts, aren't we?"

Clyde frowned, displeased.

He couldn't argue with that.

The student council had far fewer members compared to the Literature Club or Demisa.

I pressed my advantage.

"If I join the student council, more people will volunteer as mercenaries for the demon hunts, right?"

The reason for the small number of student council members was largely due to me and Mimosa.

With two princesses keeping a low profile, everyone was more reluctant to face demons and monsters.

'Originally, Revi was supposed to be the first princess to join the student council and set an example for the students.'

But my quest was more urgent.

At that moment,

Clap, clap, clap!

Suddenly, I heard applause from behind and turned to see an old gentleman with white hair and a white outfit.

The old gentleman smiled warmly and praised me.

"Excellent."

I quickly bowed.

"Hello, President."

This white-haired old gentleman was the president of Valhalla, Duke Willow, Noel Willow.

The president chuckled and patted my shoulder.

"To take something from Clyde, your magic level must be higher than what's recorded in your student file, Theresa."

Indeed, as the status window showed:

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[Theresa Squire]

Description: Princess Squire

Age: 22

Magic Level: B+

Intelligence: B

Magic Power: A (12,034/12,034)

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Theresa's intelligence had risen to B level over the week, likely due to the carefully selected magic books she had read from Professor Ilya.

"Having such talent join the student council would be a great boost. By the authority of the president, I hereby approve Theresa's application."

Ding!

[Quest: Student Council Membership Complete]

▶ Reward: 100,000 coins obtained