Student council president election battle (1)
Academic staff gathered in Nail Hall, the largest of the three buildings that make up the student center.
It was a fairly large disciplinary committee.
According to academic regulations, it was a committee that Principal Obel Forcius had to attend, but he had no choice but to not participate as his schedule was not free due to the many incidents that occurred around the faculty building.
The core agenda of this disciplinary committee, chaired by Vice Principal Rachel as an agent for Principal Obel, is to review the disciplinary plan for Lucy Mayril, who damaged property in Ofilis Building and forced many students to evacuate.
“With this, the facts of the case have been completely settled.”
Flavin, a senior professor of demonology who was serving as the highest official in the faculty building at the time of the incident, completed the entire report.
Vice Principal Rachel was sitting at the head of the conference room, listening to Flavin’s report.
Wearing an alchemist’s robe with many ornate gold frames, she is an elderly woman who is about to turn 60 tomorrow.
Although he had more experience and served longer than Principal Obel, he was sitting in the position of vice principal because his academic achievements and magical skills were inferior to Obel. Of course he wasn’t dissatisfied with that. This is because she is a thorough meritocratic.
It was natural for a capable person to have a higher position. At least that was the case within her values.
“hmm… ”
And, the student named Lucy Mayril, who was sitting in the disciplinary pupil seat and staring blankly into space, was also a sad person who was second to none in terms of ability.
Beyond being the valedictorian of the department and the valedictorian of the grade, it would be fair to call him the valedictorian of the entire school. Even her considerable professors had to give in to her powerful magical skills.
Sylvania’s academic staff was not very pleased with the situation in which Lucy Mayril, Sylvania’s calling card and pride, was summoned to sit before the disciplinary committee.
Lucy Mayril’s presence served as a strong backing when Sylvania competed with external organizations or other educational institutions.
No matter which institution’s representative trainee is brought in, there is no one who can compare to Lucy Mayril.
In a way, student Lucy Mayril is a key pillar supporting Sylvania’s external pride.
‘Expulsion… It’s right not to even think about it… ‘
If you think about it carefully, it is not a crime that warrants expulsion.
When Lucy heard the news of Ed Ross-Taylor’s death, she lost her temper and ran to the Ofilis building, personally trying to sanction Tanya, who was accused of arranging the murder.
In the process, numerous maids and students were threatened, and the second year head of the combat department and the head of the pension department were even injured.
What about property damage?
Compared to the destruction of Ofilis Hall by students in low grades, the damage was less than expected, but that does not mean there was no damage at all.
The exterior wall of the third-floor apartment where Tanya’s room is located, the exterior wall of the hallway on the other side, a pillar at the entrance to the Ofilis Building, a bit of the marble floor from the rose garden, and a pavilion.
Strictly speaking, the outer wall in the hallway was destroyed by Ziggs, and the entrance pillar was destroyed by Clevius to stop Lucy, but rather than distinguishing in such detail, I judged it in general terms. In the grand scheme of things, it is true that it was broken because Lucy attacked it.
Considering the destroyed facilities, it will likely take about a week to recover. The cost will not be small either. Of course, compared to the money that went into it when it was half destroyed, it is a drop in the bucket.
Still, if we were to point out an extenuating factor, it would be that there were no casualties.
According to the testimony at the scene, it seems that he went on a rampage, taking various measures to prevent as many injuries as possible, and acted as if he was going to eat Tanya, but it is completely unclear whether he would have killed her if they had actually met.
It seems like there was still some sense of reason left in the situation, so it might have been surprisingly resolved through conversation.
In addition, instead of running away as soon as the incident was over, he sat quietly at the scene and waited for the academic staff to investigate. This was almost like embroidery.
Also, the fact that the only injured people, Clevius and Elvira, wrote petitions also played a role. It was a reaction that seemed to understand her emotionally unstable situation.
As a result, taking into account various reasons, we have come to a situation where the person could end up with a light punishment if he or she wanted to. That is, if only the last remaining reason for sentence reduction can be properly verified.
That is, deep reflection on mistakes.
“… ”
Rachel narrowed her eyes and looked at the disciplinary student section.
I sighed as I saw Lucy staring blankly into space with her half-moon eyes open and occasionally twitching her eyes.
Even as a vice principal, it hurts to see the head of the school look so dignified and powerless. Still, it is fortunate that his talent is clear.
Anyway, there is one last remaining reason for sentence reduction… It’s hard to see how sorry he is. There’s no life in his blank eyes, so I can’t tell what his true feelings are.
This disciplinary committee meeting had a very headache-inducing agenda. This is because her Sylvanian side is reluctant to give her really strong discipline, such as her expulsion or regular schooling.
As Sylvania, who has sold Lucy’s name countless times to the outside world, it is natural to want to avoid doing anything that would tarnish her pride as much as possible.
It’s impossible to be disgusted by Lucy’s appearance, but in reality, Sylvania is using Lucy Mayril’s name to the extreme.
Even the treatment of Lucy, who enjoys bachelor life as she pleases, is not all free.
“Student Lucy.”
“yes.”
The answer is so dull that even the listener feels discouraged.
“This incident cannot be taken lightly. Ofilis Hall is one of Sylvania’s core facilities. “I don’t think our committee can easily overlook the destruction of property at these facilities and creating anxiety among students using them.”
“… “I am truly reflecting.”
“… is that so.”
Lucy seemed to have taken Rachel’s thoughts into consideration, and spoke with confidence as if this was the answer she wanted.
Even such a neat attitude was very unpleasant, but Rachel couldn’t say anything about it.
“Still, considering the seriousness of the matter, it seems reasonable that appropriate disciplinary action should be given to Lucy. I am… ”
Although Rachel felt uncomfortable with Lucy’s indifferent attitude, she carefully decided and sentenced her to a sentence that was not moderately severe, but could not be said to be light.
“Disqualification from receiving scholarships for this semester, disqualification from moving into Ofilis Building, suspension from school for 10 days, deprivation of privileges to use student welfare facilities for 70 days, and deterioration of practical evaluation scores by two levels.”
These are a bit heavy to be considered light disciplinary measures, but quite light to be considered severe disciplinary measures.
Rachel talked about it in detail, but most of it wasn’t something Lucy would be interested in.
Disqualification from receiving scholarships is meaningless. This is because she has ‘prepaid’ tuition for all semesters until graduation as an agent for the Glokt Scholarship Foundation. Since it was done according to the will of Archmage Glokt, this was not a scholarship, but a private use of Glokt’s personal funds.
Even suspension or differential evaluation of grades is difficult to have much meaning. He is not a great person who deserves to miss out on a senior position just because he doesn’t go to class or gets a lower grade. This is because Lucy is the overwhelmingly senior among senior officers, and the gap between her and Ziggs, the deputy head of the Ministry of Magic, is so wide that it is almost far-fetched.
Student welfare facilities… I don’t even use it at all.
“all right.”
In the end, the only punishment that has special meaning to her is that she will not be able to move into the Ofilis building for one semester.
“Then, Miss Lucy Mayril, please write in this signature box that she has no complaints about the disciplinary action decided… ”
“for a moment… !!”
At that time, someone opened the door of the nail salon and came in shouting.
Who is the person who rudely kicks in the door at such an important meeting where high-ranking faculty members are sitting together? Is there a lack of etiquette education?
When Rachel looked at the door with a dumbfounded expression, standing there was the leader of a group known for being the most polite in Sylvania.
The new maid of Ofilis Hall, Belle Maia.
He was the youngest among the senior staff who held real power in Sylvania.
Short hair and a maid uniform skirt that was wrapped around like a colorful flower blooming. And even the Katyusha decorated with red roses were all neatly angled.
“My name is Bel Maia and I am the keeper of Ophilis Pavilion. I wanted to attend as a witness, but I could not arrive on time due to the schedule for restoration of the Ofilis Hall. “I offer my sincerest apology.”
Belle Maia bowed her head gracefully, then stood up and quietly closed her eyes, looking gentle.
However, for some reason, the sharp edges make it seem like the person is angry. It feels like cross veins are sticking out on my temples.
The first to react to the sight was Lucy Mayril.
“Hehe, hehe… ”
Lucy, who had been sitting quietly with a grumpy expression on her face throughout the disciplinary committee, finally showed something of a reaction. Rachel bobbed her head with an intrigued expression on her face.
“What is going on, for a senior official to come to a place like this?”
“It’s rude to say this, but please reconsider the disciplinary action against Lady Lucy.”
“what?”
Lucy was already convinced by this point. Bel Maia is clearly very angry.
Well, it’s worth it. They are the maids of Ofilis who have always looked after Lucy, but they suddenly locked her in a time prison and ruined her well-maintained rose garden…
“I am a maid who has served Miss Lucy since she was a freshman in first grade. “I can say that I know Lady Lucy best.”
“Well, that’s true… ”
“I don’t believe that Lady Lucy will truly reflect on this punishment. Details of disciplinary action… We recommend the following modifications:
Next, after smiling gracefully, the disciplinary plan proposed by Belle Maia was unconventional.
The idea is to delete all useless disciplinary measures and replace them with 30 days of probation.
“30 days of probation… It’s probably not something that can be handled with just this level of disciplinary action… ”
Probation is a lighter punishment than suspension. They added various disciplinary measures and suspended me for an additional 10 days… Does it make sense to throw all of this away with discipline?
Even if there are many extenuating circumstances and the damage is small compared to the scale, isn’t this a bit much?
However, as soon as Lucy heard this proposal, her complexion began to turn pale.
The reason came from Belle’s mouth.
“Removing Miss Lucy from Ofilis Building is not a punishment but a reward, Vice Principal. “If you really want Lady Lucy to reflect sincerely, it is right to leave her under the supervision of the maids at Ofilis Hall.”
Then Bell strode over, looked at the disciplinary resolution, and shook his head.
“And rather than suspension, probation, which minimizes entry outside the dormitory, is a more appropriate punishment for Miss Lucy. You don’t have to worry too much about enforcement of disposition. Our Ofilis Hall maids will do their best to be on duty and closely monitor you 24 hours a day… ! “I will show you a clear and clean work process so that you cannot go outside at all.”
“Wait a minute, no! I’m just about to sign the disciplinary action! Give me the paper! Suspension! “Suspend me from school!”
Lucy, who had been maintaining a grumpy appearance, suddenly stood up and waved her arms. Her cold sweat and rolling eyes made me wonder if it was really the same person.
Rachel reacted in surprise to such a dramatic change.
“that… then… After receiving the maid’s opinion… Toward 30 days of probation… ”
Anyway, from the bachelor’s point of view, he wanted to impose as light a punishment on Lucy as possible.
“ah… no… ! sorry! I am truly reflecting! That’s it… Absolutely not… !”
“Now Miss Lucy, please sign here.”
When I looked at Bell’s hand, which was smiling, I saw that he was holding a document in which all the important information had already been scribbled with a quill pen and the disciplinary action column had been violently modified to read 30 days of probation.
Just like that, Belle lifted Lucy’s wrist and signed the document with a quill. Even if I was forced to sign this, I would have nothing to say.
After signing the document, Belle just hugged Lucy. Lucy was as light as a feather anyway, so he didn’t feel particularly heavy.
Belle smiled in satisfaction and spoke to Rachel in a refreshing voice.
“Thank you for reflecting our opinion. Then, starting today, we will immediately implement probation. I apologize for disturbing the gathering of so many precious people in this way. “Okay then.”
“no! No way! Please reconsider one more time… ! Even if I was locked up for just a week, I couldn’t breathe… It makes sense to be on probation for a month… ?!”
With that, Belle held Lucy in her arms and headed towards the exit of the conference hall.
“Gyaaaaaaa!!”
– Bang
As the heavy conference room door slammed shut, Lucy’s screams were cut off.
Unless she uses magic, Lucy’s strength is no different from that of an ordinary girl. And Lucy doesn’t necessarily use magic against the maids.
As a result, the sight of Lucy being dragged away was like that of a sacrificial lamb disappearing beyond the gates of hell, so everyone had no choice but to remain silent for a while.
“… .”
“Okay, then shall we move on to the next item?”
Rachel felt a strange charm at the sight of Belle snatching Lucy away, so Rachel trembled for a moment.
“So what’s planned for next week…” “This is an agenda regarding the student council president election.”
*
“So Lucy is on probation for the time being.”
Two days have passed since the uproar at Ofilis Hall.
After sorting out most of the events that day, I returned to the cave in the northern cliff area, brought some daily necessities with me, and began living a secluded life.
It felt like a different hideout than the cabin in the middle of the northern forest or the library on the outskirts of the living quarters.
Of course, compared to those hideouts, the living environment is not very good. Still, as it is a sparsely populated place in the northernmost part of Aken Island, there is no better place to live a secluded life.
A natural cave that can only be seen by climbing down a cliff, landing on a rocky area, and then going straight inside. Really, it was such a remote place that it was strange to search it unless you knew about it in advance.
A rather tasty stew was bubbling on the bonfire set up near the cave exit.
After completing all cooking processes, Yenika took a final taste of the seasoning and put the lid on the pot. Now all I had to do was boil it a little more, put it in a bowl, and eat it.
“Lucy must be having a hard time too. “If he can’t go outside, he’ll get sick and die.”
“huh. Still, as Ed said, I guess he didn’t say anything else at the disciplinary committee and kept his mouth shut as much as possible. I don’t know how that was accepted by the disciplinary committee, but… ”
“Probably the bachelor’s side didn’t want to give Lucy any major disciplinary action.”
Compared to the impact Lucy caused by causing trouble, the scale of the damage itself is not that enormous.
Even taking that into account, the fact that it ended in probation can be said to be a mercy treatment that is close to a miracle… . Of course, I was concerned that the target of the punishment was Lucy. It seems as if someone who knew very well about Lucy’s wandering nature took revenge on her.
Oh no way.
When I regained some strength, I stood up and twisted my body around.
As for Yenica, she was helping me so much that I wondered if this was really okay.
On the first day, they brought me basic daily necessities from the hut or the library, brought ingredients from the residential building and cooked for me, and provided class materials distributed from the teaching building.
Also, I almost had to live a messy life because I couldn’t do laundry right away, but they even took my clothes and washed them every time… . At this point, I even thought that I might have to pay at least money.
So, when I ask him if he can do something for me with a mixed feeling of being half sorry and half grateful, he just waves his arms and declines, which makes me feel like this is what it means to be a good person.
“Voila-!”
As I was thinking that, Yenika came into the cave with two bowls full of stew and shouted cheerfully.
Still, I could at least prepare a meal, but since he insisted on doing this himself, I had no choice but to leave it all up to him.
“It’s a beef stew that I often made when I was in my hometown, and it’s a dish I’m personally very confident in!”
As I took one bowl, Yenika placed the other bowl on her lap and stretched out her chest with her hands on her hips. In short, he looks proud.
I responded appropriately by saying, “Oh,” and then picked up the bowl and adjusted my posture for a moment.
“… .”
“… .”
I’ve been feeling this lately, when I’m alone with Yenika, silence would suddenly come upon me without any warning. Although our relationship wasn’t particularly awkward, neither I nor Yenika could figure out the reason for this strange silence that came every now and then.
“Well, shall we eat then…” ”
“Yeah, yeah… ”
For some reason, we felt embarrassed and quickly picked up the spoon.
I tried a few spoonfuls and it was really delicious. Even if it wasn’t delicious, we should applaud the dish for being delicious because of the effort put into making it, but there was no need for such stereotypical pretentiousness, it was a truly delicious dish.
I thought that if I conveyed my impressions as is, Yenika would be genuinely happy, but…
“This is really delicious, Yenika. “You’re really good at cooking.”
“Uh, uhm… ”
The response that came back was slightly different than expected.
The way he lowers his head and fiddles with his fingertips gives the impression that he is somewhat embarrassed.
Then I have nothing else to say about that reaction… I had to experience that ‘strange silence’ one more time.
“Well, it’s a dish I often make with my family.”
When I asked why he stopped speaking, it seemed like he chewed his tongue while eating stew. Yenika was crying and licking the corners of her mouth, but then she sighed.
“Speaking of family, I haven’t found Tanya yet.”
“… ”
Tanya had been missing ever since the day she escaped from Ofilis Hall.
After the incident was over, Ziggs and Yenika searched around for Tanya, but were unable to find her.
Because it was late at night, there was almost no eyewitness testimony. He said that even after the incident was over, she did not return to the dormitory, and even all of his basic belongings were still in the room.
“Umm… ”
“Don’t worry too much, Ed. “I’m sure you’ll be fine.”
Jenica comforted me like that, blushing a little and eating a few servings of stew as if she were embarrassed.
I put down my spoon for a moment and got lost in thought.
Certainly, it would not be a good idea for this situation to remain the same.
