Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: Regular Meeting
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"Ah... my head."
I sat up in bed.
Something soft was pressed against my side.
A glance to the side revealed Liliana sleeping naked, breathing softly.
'Hmm, she's pretty.'
She'd finally graduated from ornamental succubus to full-on practical use!
When I brought my finger to her lips, she licked it with her tongue. Looked like her true succubus nature had awakened at last.
It was 10 a.m.
Having played with Liliana until the crack of dawn last night, I'd slept in.
"Huh? What's this?"
There was an unread message on my smartwatch from this morning.
Moon Soo-rin noona: Ho-yeon. Sorry to bother you during your break. Call me when you see this.
Huh? Moon Soo-rin? What could this be about?
Thinking it might be urgent, I replied right away.
Me: What's up, Soo-rin noona?
Ding-
She must've been waiting; the reply came instantly.
Moon Soo-rin noona: I'm really sorry, but... could you come to the student council room around 1 p.m.? There's a regular meeting...
Me: What? Today?
There'd been a dungeon training terror attack yesterday with casualties, and they were summoning me, the one involved?
Moon Soo-rin noona: Yeah. If it's too much, feel free to say no. Elise said she can make it.
Me: I'll come too. I'm not that exhausted anyway.
Moon Soo-rin noona: Thanks. See you later.
"Hmmm... something smells fishy."
It didn't make any sense.
Today was a school holiday due to yesterday's terror incident during the first-years' dungeon training, complete with casualties.
Sure, the second- and third-years hadn't done training, so they weren't tired, but the first-year student council members should've been wiped out.
Even if it was just me and Elise...
"Good thing we're not the types to get tired easily."
The fatigue from the terror paled compared to the double session of sex yesterday.
And Elise? No worries there.
"Mmm..."
Liliana stirred at my muttering, rolling over.
"Yaaawn... Master?"
Still half-asleep, she rubbed her eyes and snuggled into me.
Struggling to open her eyes, she let out little "mmphs" while rubbing her head against me.
"Sleep well?"
"Yeees... Eek!"
I stretched her cheeks playfully, and she finally woke up, jerking away from me.
"Y-You... you pervert!"
"You're the one who clung to me. What're you talking about?"
"Ugh! Argh!"
Face flushing red, Liliana bolted into the other room and slammed the door.
Maybe last night came rushing back. Whatever, she'd cool off while I was out.
I checked my messages again.
There was one from Professor Im Sol.
Professor Im Sol: Oh~ You took down an ogre? Still alive and kicking? Come to my lab once you're compos mentis~.
"She's insane. For real."
I'd have to ponder later why all the women around me were nuts.
Even if, shouldn't she at least express some worry for a student trapped in a dungeon?
But how did Im Sol know I'd killed the ogre?
No way.
With a twinge of unease, I opened the EveryDay app.
My name popped up in several top-recommended posts.
I tapped the one at the very top.
📰 Breaking News [Ha-young Noona SNS Update! 1st-Year Lee Ho-yeon Mentioned!] - Today, I was dispatched to the crisis at Victoria Academy's dungeon training terror attack. It's been confirmed as orchestrated by the villain group 'Pandemic.' I'll continue honoring the victims by hunting villains. But even in such chaos, heroes emerge, don't they? I heard some huge news. It's about the cadet who saved Saint Hunter Baek A-young, who got caught in the terror during dungeon training support. The saintess faced three ogres amid the attack. The only combat agent with her was a single first-year cadet. In that desperate situation where even the saintess was ready to give up, that cadet awakened and soloed all three ogres. Even as his organs ruptured across his body, he saved the saintess. An anonymous cadet. I won't name him here, but he'll be famous soon, so feel free to tag me slyly then. Hehe. #HaYoungsAssociationNews #VictoriaAcademy #Terror #Memorial #Saintess #BaekAYoung #FutureSRankHunter #Hero #AClass As written above, the cadet who entered the dungeon with Baek A-young took down three ogres, and multiple witnesses saw both her and Lee Ho-yeon rescued together. [Photo] Proof photo of them exiting the dungeon together. Probably snapped while saintess fans were sneaking pics. Look closely—Lee Ho-yeon's uniform is soaked in blood. Intense battle for sure. Matches Ha-young noona's story. 99% sure Ha-young noona's cadet is Lee Ho-yeon, but I can't fact-check either. Victoria Academy hype machine, or real deal? If he soloed ogres for real, it's skill... but not one, three? Sounds impossible. Yet Ha-young noona doesn't lie, so... ㅇㅇ; I got no clue. Staying neutral. Recommendations: 780 | Disrecommendations: 512 💬 Comments — AnonymousUser1 [Whoa, this is legit. Historic prodigy alert.] — CynicBro [Ha-young noona disappointing lol. Acted all pure and trustworthy, but took cash for this crap.] — ReplyGuy ↳ Reply [If that were true, she'd have cashed bigger checks ages ago dumbass. How much you think they pay to hype one cadet?] — SelloutWatcher [Built trust till now. ㅇㅇ Now she'll shill for cash. Unfollowing.] ⭐ Top Comment — Believer01 [Have some faith, you bastards. Evidence piling up and you still doubt lol. I'm riding the Ho-yeon coin.] — GuildInsider [Asked current top-tier guild members—cadet killing ogre is total BS. But Ha-young noona never lies?] — SourceCheck [Yeah, asked around. They think Ha-young noona misread it. No way she'd take money for this.] — Skeptic [So a first-year awakening makes sense?] — MathGuy [Three ogres? Needs three awakenings min, right?] — Hater42 [Saying it again: His face pisses me off. Disrecommend.] "Who's Ha-young noona?"
Thinking back, there was that one woman grumbling in the rescue team.
Pretty cute, apparently an SNS star.
"But damn, how much bullshit did they make up?"
I hadn't even encountered three ogres at once, let alone awakened. Who the hell did they hear that from...?
"Baek A-young, obviously."
Makes sense—a cadet suddenly smashing ogres? She'd think awakening.
But tone it down a bit, jeez. Already got enough headaches.
Student council first, then Professor Im Sol after.
"Liliana! I'm heading out?!"
"Go die somewhere!"
What kind of send-off is that?
I washed up quick, threw on some clothes, and left the dorm.
The student council was in the club building—not far.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ In Victoria Academy's student council conference room, voices were raised even on a holiday.
"This makes no sense, Student Council President!"
A girl who looked like the secretary spoke incredulously to Moon Soo-rin at the head seat.
"...I agree."
"No, seriously—a mere dungeon outbreak? First-years skipping regular meetings? Unacceptable."
Girls on Moon Soo-rin's left clashed with boys on the right.
"The PR department is student council-affiliated but runs independently, as decided. That's settled."
"Come on, does that even make sense? Especially pushed solo by the president when the VP was away. We can't agree."
"Enough. Vice President. You agree?"
Moon Soo-rin quieted the bickering and asked the VP directly.
"Not really... but with this much discontent from the others, yielding might be wise, President."
"...Hah."
Anyone could see it was the VP's scheming, but that dodge just pissed her off more.
'Head's killing me already. What's his deal?'
She'd ditched yesterday's mess to rescue Lee Ho-yeon, then pulled an all-nighter cleaning up.
Now this regular meeting, and the VP crew nagging why PR first-years weren't here.
"Terror attack. Terror! Harassing rookies as seniors—aren't you embarrassed?"
"No deaths or injuries, and both PR first-years went home fine. What's their excuse for skipping? That's what I wanna know."
"Haa... no reasoning with you."
"Drop it. They both confirmed attendance."
Moon Soo-rin cut in, unable to stand it.
The president faction around Moon Soo-rin and the VP faction led by Shin Dong-min were bitter rivals in council.
It wasn't always this bad, but after she rejected his confession recently, clashes ramped up.
These squabbles meant nothing to Moon Soo-rin. Dragging a weary Lee Ho-yeon in on a holiday? Infuriating.
Paparazzi were multiplying too. She'd deleted countless hacked SNS accounts.
Every damn thing was stress.
"We'll start once the first-years arrive."
VP Shin Dong-min smirked obliviously, taking his seat.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "That's Elise?"
On the way from dorms to the club building, I spotted Elise.
She was walking toward me, staring intently at her smartwatch. I hurried over.
"Elise? Where you headed?"
"Eek! You scared me!"
"S-Sorry..."
She clutched her chest, glaring reproachfully.
Even with that glare... I'd just said hi.
★ Heroine Status Window ★ ❤️ Favorability: 26 💖 Lust: 20 🍲 Appetite: 30 😴 Fatigue: 30 Current Status: Clearly this direction, but why no fountain...? Victoria Academy's map glowed on Elise's smartwatch.
"You headed to student council too?"
She was attending the regular meeting, so probably.
"How'd you... Oh, you're in student council too."
"Same PR department, and you didn't tell me?"
"Whatever. Yeah, going there. You?"
"Yep. Regular meeting. Same path anyway—let's go together."
"Not stopping you."
Elise walked off in the direction I'd come from.
"...? Wait, that's the wrong way."
"To student council."
She gave me a 'why ask?' look.
"Stay put."
I peeked at her glowing map.
"Hey, wrong direction. Fountain's the way you came."
"...?"
Elise tilted her head at the map.
Did she have zero sense of direction? Seemed familiar.
"Follow me. No time—I'll guide."
"Not guiding—you're just on my path."
"Fine, fine. Let's go."
Three minutes back her way, the club building appeared.
How'd she miss this? Massive [Club] sign.
Glancing at Elise, she alternated wide-eyed stares between map and building like magic.
"Let's head in."
"Okay."
We entered, took the elevator.
"17th floor, please."
[Yes, sir.]
It hummed upward.
"You know why we're summoned to this regular meeting?"
Elise spoke in the quiet elevator.
"...? 'Cause it's regular?"
"Idiot. PR's never joined before. Independent affiliate, remember?"
Hadn't heard that. Did they discuss without me?
"School's closed post-terror, yet they call in the two first-year PR members. Something's up. Probably VP side. Stay sharp."
"Uh, yeah. Thanks."
What's this? Repaying the navigation? Felt awkward being fussed over.
Ding—17th floor.
Shh-click.
Council floor: offices, lounge, conference room packed inside.
We headed to the meeting room.
Knock knock knock.
"Come in."
Moon Soo-rin's voice.
I cracked the door. Tons of new faces.
Custom here? Girls left, boys right.
Elise scanned, sat left.
Me right?
As I moved, a sharp voice stabbed from the right.
"Fucking first-years latest to the meeting. These kids nowadays..."
"...?"
Who the hell's this shortstack?