LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 32
Polaris Academia is divided into five main districts.
A-Dong serves as the entrance and is the only place where outsiders can enter.
B-Dong is home to the dormitory buildings.
C-Dong is packed with classrooms and laboratories.
D-Dong consists of various cultural facilities and shopping streets.
And the central administrative facility, the [Center], houses the student council room.
Only members of the student council or faculty can enter the [Center].
Ordinary students may exceptionally enter only if they have a special reason or are called.
“This is quite baffling.”
Yeah, just like me right now.
“What kind of behavior is this? Is there any common sense?”
With narrowed eyes and sharp words, she is none other than the President of Polaris and the Empire’s first princess.
‘There.’
One of the three radiant girls I must never get involved with, along with Marco.
“To act like this at the entrance ceremony… Hasn’t she considered what the other classmates might think of the royal family?”
That would be Fernia.
For reference, she’s not directing her words at me.
“Hehe.”
She’s talking to Angela, who is clinging to me with a big smile.
No matter what harsh words Fernia throws, Angela just holds my arm tightly with a happy face.
‘Can I just keep ignoring her?’
“Angela!”
She seems angry.
“…I’m reflecting on my actions too, sister.”
Upon hearing Fernia raise her voice, Angela turned her head away.
“So you’re here to receive punishment at the Center, aren’t you?”
“No, you…!”
“Certainly, ruining the sacred entrance ceremony is a significant mistake. Moreover, it almost led to unnecessary misunderstandings with Ran.”
It’s not just anyone; it’s the princess in her embrace.
While some may know that Angela has no real power, her status still holds weight.
There were whispers about her special admission as well.
“Still, I’m glad! Ran is the ‘top student’!”
For some reason, when she said ‘top student’, she puffed out her meager chest, as if proud.
‘The meaning of being the top student at Polaris is substantial.’
The top students of the Alpha class might get to enjoy it among themselves, but the top student of the Beta class is recognized for their ‘outstanding skills’.
Even if the Emperor comes, no one can arbitrarily sit the top student of the Beta class down.
After countless political pressures, it can be said that they defended the position of the Beta class’s top student while handing over that of the Alpha class.
“A mere younger sister cannot carelessly meddle with the position of the top student, can she?”
“That’s not the only issue…!”
“Hm? Then what else is the problem? My humble mind cannot fathom it.”
As Angela asked innocently, Fernia’s neck veins bulged.
“To be seen in public while cuddling with a man of questionable background! Are you trying to disgrace the honor of the royal family?!”
Um.
Excuse me, I’m right here.
I figured Fernia wouldn’t usually care about this sort of thing, but…
‘To have insults hurled right in front of my face.’
Is this also an influence of gender reversal?
Her already difficult personality seems to have become even more vicious.
“Turning a blind eye to your behavior has its limits…”
“Sister.”
For a moment, Angela’s voice dropped.
“That extra comment is quite trivial.”
“What did you say…?”
“I came here only to receive punishment. I’m not here to listen to a sermon, you know?”
Releasing my arm slowly, she approached Fernia.
“And…”
She whispered something to Fernia so I couldn’t hear.
“…You!”
“Well then, since my business is done~ Ran? Let’s have lunch together! I’ll be waiting for you!”
Just as Fernia was about to unleash her anger upon hearing the whisper, Angela dashed out of the student council room.
‘No way.’
What will happen to the atmosphere now?
‘Take me with you!’
Thus, I was locked in a room with the fuming Fernia.
After a while, simmering down, she glanced at me with dead eyes and spoke.
“…Ran Black, did you say?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“I heard. You impressively executed Professor Karen’s entrance exam.”
“I was lucky.”
In truth, it was purely my own skills, with barely any luck involved.
Fernia detests those who are arrogant.
“Hmm… Well, that makes sense. I didn’t have high expectations anyway.”
Her outright display of deep disdain.
It seems she still clings to her defining trait of ‘hatred for men’.
Well, the reason might have shifted slightly.
‘In the original story, she detested men because they were dirty and vulgar.’
Now it looks as if she despises men for being weak.
“I don’t particularly like men. They’re just a bunch that find excuses and evade while not holding swords.”
See that?
As expected, it’s going as predicted and it’s a bit deflating.
“But you seem a bit different from those lowly beings.”
“Thank you.”
“Hah! Did you take that as a compliment?”
She sneered and stood up.
Behind the enormous glass window lay the expansive grounds of Polaris.
One could think of her as the master of this city.
She aims to become the master of everything in the future.
“Let me be direct.”
Princess Fernia I looked at me.
“Stay away from Angela.”
“…What do you mean?”
“I have a rough idea of what transpired between you and Angela.”
There’s no doubt about it.
After sending the Sara sisters to kill Angela, it’s her doing.
Angela, besides being unable to survive against those two, also knows she couldn’t reach Polaris, let alone Centinium, on her own.
‘I guess she realized that I saved her.’
Fernia might be foolish, but she’s certainly not dumb.
“So I’ll make it clear. Stay away from Angela. And live quietly like a mouse.”
It’s an unreasonable and forceful threat.
But if Fernia is resorting to threats, it suggests that she’s conscious of our dynamics.
“I apologize. I don’t yet possess the knowledge to fully comprehend what you, the princess… no, the president, is conveying…”
“Tch, both you and I…”
She clicked her tongue and approached me with heavy steps.
“Fine, I’ll speak at your level. Get lost. Don’t associate with Angela. Stay hidden in a corner where no one can see you.”
“…….”
“Do you drool at the thought of Angela being a royal? Are you vying for an ascension? This world isn’t a fairy tale. The imperial family is not so foolish as to share blood with someone as unworthy as you.”
She lays out plausible reasons, but ultimately, what Fernia fears is one thing.
“Are you perhaps afraid that I might support the Second Princess?”
It’s the formation of Angela’s influence.
“You… What did you just say…?”
Her gaze, which had viewed me like a bug just moments ago, now wore a look of horror.
It resembled a feeling of a foot getting bitten by an ant it was about to crush.
This shouldn’t feel good, but I couldn’t help but feel a bit pleased.
Grinding!
She gritted her teeth and emitted her words with difficulty.
“How dare you! You think something could change just because you support Angela?!”
“I am the top student of the Beta class. For now, I hold this position, but later, I will become someone of some renown.”
So far, previous top students of the Beta class have made names for themselves across the continent.
In good or bad ways.
“So, I’m a nuisance to you. As long as I’m around, there will always be a tiny possibility for the princess. How does that sound?”
“You are ordered to be quiet!”
Bang!
She slammed her hand down on the table with a furious expression.
“Is this mouth of yours open? Do you think such rudeness could be permitted?!”
“Oh my, what’s wrong with you? ‘President’.”
Polaris Academia, at least, seeks equality.
No matter how much she is called the future empress, here, she’s just the student council president.
“The one trying to separate Angela and me for personal reasons would be… the president, right?”
Thus, actions that suppress others solely by authority, stepping away from rules and ethics, are strictly forbidden.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can follow that order.”
“…….”
“I want to become good friends with Angela.”
Feeling that we were about done here, I grasped the doorknob of the student council room.
“…You will regret this.”
With her parting words thrown at me like a paper ball, I simply replied with a smile.
Whirring…
While going down the elevator in the [Center].
I crossed one item off my mental list.
[Establish a rivalry with Fernia]
From the moment I decided to protect Angela.
“It was already determined.”
Clang!
The elevator arrived at ground level.
As I stepped out lightly, I walked along the floor.
I walked aimlessly for a while, and when I looked up at the [Center] building, I lifted my head.
“…It’s tall.”
Right now, it appears so lofty that I can’t touch it even if I reach out.
But I know.
That someday, I can bring down any star.
“Just a little longer.”
I’ve tried and seen so many times.
Fernia’s downfall and.
Angela’s coronation.
‘If Fernia becomes empress.’
The peaceful era will come to an end.
A devastating time of war where I can’t even guarantee my first goal of ‘survival’ will undoubtedly arrive.
It’s something I’ve seen countless times.
So, I’m becoming prepared.
Clenching my fist tightly and raising the corners of my mouth.
“I will.”
Make Angela.
Empress.
*
“Did the Yan family go silent?”
Someone in the darkness spat out in annoyance.
“What do you mean? Are you suggesting that Marco has been caught?! That brute?!”
Upon hearing the response, the one spoke furrowed his brow.
They knew he was a tough wolf to deal with, but this reckless?
“…We can’t help it. A fish that has already slipped away. Let’s hurry on to the next one.”
Soft moonlight gathered in the huge hall.
As the dense darkness receded, outlines became clearer.
“We will kill the princess at the academy.”
The hidden ones began to emerge.