Chapter 230 - Cherin, the Land of Sakura, and Seven Holy Sword [1] (1/2)

230. Cherin, the Land of Sakura, and Seven Holy Sword [1]

Today is the day after the very fulfilling Valentine’s Day. “Student Council Executives Election” will be held on this day.

The current time is 15:25.

After completing the morning and afternoon classes, all the members of the student council, including myself, were standing on the stage in the gymnasium.

There was the figure of about 540 students before us, and their gazes pierced my whole body relentlessly.

(I do feel nervous after all.)

I exhaled loudly to calm myself down.

When I looked at my either side, Ria and Rose stood straight in a beautiful posture, giving off a dignified air.

They had a sense of confidence and elegance, and looked like an “adult woman”.

(Now that I think about it, I think this has happened before.)

That’s right. If I remember correctly, it was during the time of the entrance ceremony.

I, Ria, and Rose, the so-called “Recommendation Group”, were made to introduce ourselves briefly in this place where all the students watched.

After the princess of Vesteria and the bounty-hunter of Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style finished their self-introduction, the baton was passed to me, a self-taught swordsman. Being exposed to the freezing gazes of all the students, I started crying internally.

(It was really hard at that time…)

I faced severe bullying at Gran Swordsmanship Academy, and all I wanted was an “ordinary” student life.

I wanted to learn a lot, train well, make friends, and have fun with my classmates once in a while. A normal student life that you can find anywhere.

(Even so, the favorability of all students towards me became negative on the very first day of admission…)

Now I have a lot of fun everyday, but…

At that time, I really thought it was all over.

When I remembered back to those days, Leia-sensei, who stood in the middle of the stage, coughed and attracted everyone’s attention.

「Yoshi. Right now, we’re going to hold a student council executives election!」

As she proudly declared so, a loud applause broke out in the gym.

「I think you have all heard from your homeroom teachers, but I will repeat it just in case. Because there were no new candidates this time, a regular election will not be held. Instead, we will hold a “vote of confidence” ceremony to question the confidence and non-confidence in the student council staff of the previous year! Everyone, please ready the “ballot paper” distributed to each of you during your homeroom!」