Book 3: Chapter 2: The Correct Choice: Ask His Highness to Teach You (1/2)
Sorry for the late post.
After school, Monica who had reached the front of the student council room took a deep breath lifting her hand to knock… then stopped.
For a while now, Monica has been repeating the same motion repeatedly. This was the thirtieth time she had taken a deep breath.
The sight of her standing in front of the door of the student council room, taking deep breaths, was nothing but short of suspicious. Monica's mission was to eliminate the suspicious people near the second prince, but she was definitely the most suspicious person at the moment.
T-This time for sure…
This time I will knock on the door for sure… or so determined Monica, but when she just about do that…
”Um… are you okay?”
Hearing someone's voice from behind had made her jump in surprise, which made her head hurt after it slammed into the door.
Feeling guilty toward Monica who was now holding her head timidly, he bowed in apology.
”Ah, sorry for calling you out of the blue. Well, you've been taking deep breaths in front of the door for a while now, so I thought you might not be feeling well…”
It was a boy with light brown hair who approached Monica. He was rather small and looked young, but judging from the decoration on his sleeve, he was in the same grade as Monica. On his collar, he wore the same student council officer badge as Monica.
He's a student council member as well?
Now that she thought about it, she felt she saw other people in the archive room as well. But, since at that time she was too engrossed in reviewing those documents, she had paid no attention to it.
While Monica squirming, the boy gave her a polite bow.
”I presume you are our new treasurer, Monica Norton? I'm Neil Clay Maywood, the general affairs assistant. It's nice to meet you. Since we are the only second-year students on the student council, I hope we can get along.”
His bashful smile that had displayed toward Monica was of that a good person.
And Monica felt relieved to that.
Inwardly, she's been worrying what if other student council members hated her, now that she saw there's had good people like him among them, it made her feel relieved. I might able to get along with them… or so she thought while patting her chest in relief.
”How long are you want to talk in front of the door?”
Hearing an angry voice echoed from her behind, her shoulder jerked.
Turning her head around, she saw Cyril Asley, the student council vice president, staring at Monica with his arms folded.
”Monica Norton, because of your repeated weird behavior while standing in front of the door, I can't get in the room!”
Apparently, Cyril had seen Monica repeatedly taking deep breaths in front of the door.
”Um, vice president… were you watching her the whole time by any chance?”
When Noel said that in a low voice, he immediately covered his mouth after being glared at by Cyril.
Cyril snorted haughtily glaring at Monica again.
”I don't care how did you make His Highness elected you as student council members, but I will never recognize you as one of us.”
After spoke that, Cyril opened the door to the student council room.
Having urged by Neil, Monica could only timidly followed them.
In the student council room, three people were already seated there. Seated at the office desk in the center was the student council president, Felix.
At a low table was a beautiful woman with light blond hair and a young man with reddish brown-colored hair with slanted eyes. They were checking some documents.
Noticed at Monica who stood behind Cyril, he gave her a smile.
”Okay, I guess everyone's here.”
After Felix spoke those words, the rest members were naturally moved to the low table leaving the innermost seat and the last seat, empty.
The seat next to Neil was probably Monica's seat.
Felix took a seat at the far end before urging for Monica to be seated.
”Now, as I mentioned yesterday, student council has decided to replace our previous treasurer, Treasurer O'Brien, with Miss Monica Norton as our new student council officer.”
Listening to Felix's words with a solemn attitude were the vice president, Cyril, and a beautiful blonde woman. The reddish brown-haired young man was looking at Monica with a somewhat amused look in his eyes, while Neil was nervously looking at his seniors.
”I'll start by introducing myself. I'm Felix Ark Ridill, who served as the student council president.”
Since Felix has stood to introduce himself, everyone also obliged to introduce themselves.
Cyril, the vice president, opened his mouth with a bitter look on his face.
”…Cyril Asley, served as the student council vice president.”
Monica could feel his hostility towards her from his sharp voice.
While Monica cowered, the reddish brown-haired young man leaning against the backrest lazily, then lifted one hand.
”I'm Elliott Howard, served as the secretary. Nice to meet you.”
Elliot was a young man with slightly slanted eyes with a frivolous air about him.
The next person to speak to was a beautiful young lady with beautifully coiffed light blonde hair.
”I'm Bridgette Graham, served as the secretary.”
Bridget gave her name nonchalantly without looking at Monica.
After her quick self-introduction, she covered her mouth with a fan without another word.
Finally, Neil who was sitting next to her shyly introduced himself to Monica,
”I'm Neil Clay Maywood, serving as general affair assistant… I have introduced myself earlier, haha.”
In the still tense atmosphere, Neil's laughter echoed hollowly.
To soften that atmosphere, Felix opened his mouth.