The Elegant Student Council President
Chapter 6. On the first day of school, the two of them headed toward the auditorium for the entrance ceremony. Even before stepping inside, Jeong Sua kept glaring at me with eyes full of resentment. It was because I had gone and fabricated some promise without any prior agreement and told Kang Suho about it. Even her angry expression was beautiful. Meanwhile, I pretended to head back to the classroom before slipping into the auditorium a beat later. Why? Because I had business there too.
Once I realized Kang Suho was the protagonist of a rom-com, I watched all kinds of romance comedies. Thanks to that, I became an excellent, full-fledged otaku. So what exactly is the student council in a rom-com? It’s the stage for the love story between the protagonist and the student council president. The president, rumored to be strict, shows only the protagonist her gentle and vulnerable side. The cold president turns out to have a surprisingly clumsy and adorable side. And the other heroines feel jealous watching it all unfold.
Of course, Ganghan High—the school the rom-com protagonist attends—had its own strict student council president. Her name was Cha Yeri. A third-year, one grade above me. She carried the air of a refined young lady, beautiful and composed. Every time I saw her walking, she moved with such elegance that her hands stayed clasped neatly in front of her, each step radiating grace.
I circled around the outer path to avoid being seen and made my way behind the stage. A woman spotted me and approached with elegant steps.
“Vice President. Welcome. I was worried you might be late, but I’m glad you made it on time. We greeted each other after the election results, but do you remember my name?”
Black hair tied in a single ponytail, a neat school skirt reaching below her knees, a petite frame about a hand shorter than Jeong Sua. This woman, radiating beauty and refinement even without any makeup, was Cha Yeri.
[Name — Cha Yeri]
[Role — Student Council President of Ganghan High. Heroine]
[Granddaughter of one of Korea’s top five conglomerates. Raised in a strict household, she possesses elegance and composure befitting her family, yet she often feels disillusioned with her monotonous, gray life. After meeting the protagonist, she gradually begins to show her honest personality and falls for him.]
And this woman was the second heroine I had found at Ganghan High. As a heroine, she was naturally someone I wanted for myself. I had become the vice president of the student council precisely because she was here. Why? So I could flirt with Cha Yeri. I planned to claim the events that were supposed to happen between the protagonist and the student council president in advance.
Bored with life? From now on, I’ll make it interesting for you, President.
“It’s Cha Yeri sunbaenim. The most outstanding student council president in our school’s history.”
“It’s not that impressive. I was worried you might have forgotten over the break, but I’m relieved. It seems your memory is better than I thought, Vice President.”
“Who said my memory was bad?”
Whoever it is, if it’s a guy I’ll beat him to death, and if it’s a girl I’ll rape her.
“After looking into it separately, I heard some rather unfavorable rumors about the Vice President circulating among the students.”
“You investigated me?”
“It wasn’t an investigation so much as a student council president simply learning about her vice president.”
That’s exactly what an investigation is, you bitch. How shamelessly you justify it. I’ll return the favor someday. I’ll personally check whether even our elegant president’s asshole is refined. Every time you take a shit, you’d better let me inspect whether you wiped properly, you bitch.
“Speaking of which… have you considered resigning from the vice president position?”
“I haven’t.”
From Cha Yeri’s perspective, I must have been quite unpleasant. I could understand. After finally becoming president, having someone like me as vice president would be troublesome. But even as the powerful student council president of Ganghan High, she had no authority to dismiss a vice president who had been legitimately elected through voting. That was why she was asking if I would step down of my own accord.
“You really don’t like me that much?”
“It’s not that I dislike you personally. I simply believe there are more suitable candidates for the vice president role. Among the other candidates, there were many excellent individuals I had my eye on. I hold no personal grudge against you, Vice President.”
“Is that so? From what I saw, they were all just stupid, quiet, glasses-wearing losers.”
At my insult toward the other candidates, Cha Yeri’s brow furrowed ever so slightly.
“Mocking defeated candidates is unbecoming behavior for a vice president.”
“But it’s the truth. They’re dumber than me. As you already know from investigating me, I was the top student in the entire second year.”
“The student council isn’t a position you earn just by having good grades.”
“Either way, many students thought I was fit for the role and voted for me. I don’t think it’s appropriate for the president—who was also elected by student vote—to say such things. If you want me to resign, why don’t you resign with me?”
“You seem to doubt the students’ choice of Ganghan High. In that case, you’re not fit to be president either, so resigning together would be appropriate.”
Hit with facts, Cha Yeri sharply turned her head away. When she saw the triumphant look on my face, she narrowed her elegant brows. Did she really think I would just sit back and take it? I don’t leave anyone who bites at me alone. I’ll crush them thoroughly, with interest.
“You’ve prepared your welcoming speech for the new students, of course?”
“Ah, right.”
“Don’t tell me…”
Cha Yeri’s face hardened rapidly. The elegance on her refined features vanished, replaced entirely by disgust toward me. What was this reaction? It was so rewarding. The more women reacted like this, the more men like me wanted to tease them. She didn’t seem to understand that.
“It was a joke. I prepared it.”
“Really?”
“Come on, trust the vice president a little. Mom.”
“Mom?”
“You keep doubting me and asking if I prepared everything. It’s just like a mom.”
“Haah…”
She placed a hand on her forehead and shook her head, as if she couldn’t even be bothered to respond anymore.
“How did someone like this become vice president…”
Our president really couldn’t accept that I had become vice president.
“You don’t know? I completely dismantled Ilbi-hoe, the delinquent crew of Ganghan High.”
There were quite a few current students who held grudges against Ilbi-hoe. Tattoos and cigarettes were the basics—they extorted protection money and even forced loser girls into prostitution with older men. Knowing all this, the moment I ran for office I used Ha Seongjin and his friends to completely dismantle Ilbi-hoe. Thanks to that, I gathered a lot of votes from first- and second-years who had seen them as a nuisance.
“Instead, a new delinquent crew called Ijin-hoe was born.”
“I think Ijin-hoe is better than Ilbi-hoe. Their leader is my friend, after all.”
“Is there any guarantee Ijin-hoe won’t become like Ilbi-hoe?”
“Why are you asking me that? I wouldn’t know.”
“Excuse me?”
Cha Yeri looked flustered at how I had seemed reassuring only to suddenly act like it wasn’t my problem.
“I only said their leader is my friend. I’m separate from those delinquents, so I don’t know anything. Or you could come with me later and ask them nicely to behave. I’ll arrange a meeting for you.”
With that lewd body of yours, if you got naked and did a dogeza in front of everyone, I bet they’d listen right away.
“But… I heard you’re the de facto leader of Ijin-hoe…”
I had clearly said I wouldn’t do it, but the kids had gone around calling me the leader anyway. In other words, they had made me a figurehead president on their own. But this woman even knew the internal details of Ijin-hoe?
“Did your blonde maid tell you?”
“How did you…”
Cha Yeri’s face showed the most shock I had seen from her yet. She must have been startled that her secretly planted informant at school had been discovered by me. I already knew Cha Yeri had an informant planted at Ganghan High. It wasn’t from any separate investigation.
“Surprised I knew? Underestimating me is a huge mistake. You have no eye for people.”
“You…”
Cha Yeri bit her lip with her refined face. Her soft lips were being chewed by her teeth.
Hey, President. I’ve got something for you… People’s roles are visible. I didn’t even need to investigate. There was this strange girl mixed in with the same year. One arrogant girl whose role was blatantly listed as “Cha Yeri’s exclusive maid.” She’s the one who told you all those rumors about me. Without my permission, too.
“Let’s keep this between the two of us for now. Don’t tell the maid.”
“I refuse. Why should I?”
Cha Yeri seemed to dislike anything I said, regardless of reason. If she kept resisting like this from the start, it only made me want her more. I hadn’t even done anything yet. If she kept acting like this, wouldn’t it make me want to become even more twisted?
“Then go ahead and tell her. Just know that whatever I do afterward will all be because you ignored my warning and ran your mouth, so it’ll all be your responsibility, President.”
“What exactly are you planning to do…”
“Curious? It’s not something a lady should hear… but if you really want to know, I’ll tell you in detail.”
I cracked my fingers and exuded a murderous aura. Cha Yeri flinched, her body trembling. Thanks to my sharp eyes and solid build, just setting the mood was enough to make the other person shrink back. It was convenient.
“N-no, it’s fine. I’ll keep my mouth shut for a while.”
“An excellent choice. If that girl stops coming to school… I won’t hold back, President.”
That way, I can catch that girl who thinks she’s going to school undetected and turn her into my double agent. A modern-day blonde maid playing spy in the twenty-first century? How could I resist? I’ll capture her and make her my lifelong sex-processing maid. Besides, she’s definitely the one who told Cha Yeri all those bad rumors about me. I won’t let this slide.