An Angel Lives in the Academy
Chapter 54: The Angel Who Creates a Club (7)

Episode 54

"President..."

The student council president always spoke this way.

She easily uttered words that others would find hard to believe, and she confidently guaranteed that she could achieve things that others deemed impossible.

And those boastful words eventually became reality in her hands.

'An angel? That's impossible... No, wait, could it be...?'

So a few of the student council executives gathered here couldn't help but reconsider Leffrey.

"Then what is the president's intention... are you saying that you want to make Leffrey your ally, President?"

"Hmm, heroes and guardian angels aren't in a simple ally relationship, though."

Tsk- With that sound, a man stood up.

He was a handsome man with an indifferent attitude and a cynical aura. At first glance, he looked like a thug from the underworld, but…

The school uniform he was wearing and his somewhat immature demeanor proved that he was still a student.

"Then what..."

He was a third-year student in the assassination department and the second-in-command of the student council.

And most importantly...

He was the eldest grandson of the family that owned the large guild 'Hanshin', a renowned figure.

His name was Koo Sang-hyuk.

"Are you saying he's going to be your lover?"

"...Ah, how embarrassing. Why are you saying such things?"

Yu Si-hyun pretended to be shy, acting embarrassed.

Koo Sang-hyuk, annoyed by her, clicked his tongue once again and turned around.

"This is driving me crazy… President, your craziness is getting worse every day, isn't it?"

"Vice President, your words are too harsh."

Yu Si-hyun cowered as if frightened, looking at Koo Sang-hyuk. It was a perfect act. Koo Sang-hyuk flinched, as if he were the one who was truly scared, and quickly turned away.

"In the first place, we have no reason to worry about a brat like that. Now that our insane plan to 'persuade' Professor Hexi with 'the Abyss' has failed..."

"Yes… Sang-hyuk, I'm sorry… I was being stupid… I thought Professor Park Jin-ho would turn a blind eye to it."

Turn a blind eye to the drug?

Even though Park Jin-ho was a warrior who didn't hesitate to use any means necessary… what on earth was she talking about?

"...There's no way Professor Park Jin-ho would condone such a thing!"

"Is that so? I didn't think so... I guess I'm stupid after all. Sigh."

Yu Si-hyun made a sad face.

"Don't tell me Professor Park Jin-ho... has regained the humanity he abandoned long ago?"

Yu Si-hyun's eyes suddenly gleamed coldly.

Seeing that, the student council executives avoided eye contact and looked at Koo Sang-hyuk with pitiful expressions.

"Sigh."

Koo Sang-hyuk sighed and said,

"President, what exactly do you want?"

"...Hmm."

Yu Si-hyun slowly got up.

She smiled brightly as if she were truly looking forward to what would happen next and grabbed Koo Sang-hyuk's shoulder.

"If our Mari loses her angel to me..."

Then she whispered in his ear,

"What kind of expression will she make? And... how cute will that expression be?"

Koo Sang-hyuk, hearing those words, answered in a monotone,

"Crazy bitch."

"Ah, Vice President… your words are too harsh!"

Yu Si-hyun, making an offended expression once again, pretended to be sulky and left the student council room.

"..."

The student council members also tried to leave.

"Everyone, stay."

But they couldn't move, frozen in place by the vice president's cold order.

"Stay seated. There's still unfinished business."

As the student council executives took their seats, Koo Sang-hyuk declared in a sharp voice,

"How are the preparations for the club fair going?"

"Yes, Vice President, preparations are proceeding smoothly."

The club fair, literally a festival for the Central Academy's clubs, was a large event that even local residents attended.

Beyond simply being a fun event...

"Then, once again, for the clubs that show poor results at the club fair..."

"We will proceed with reducing or shutting down those clubs. And the clubs that show good results will be given priority in budget allocation."

"Good. This time, we'll finally take care of that annoying first-year..."

That annoying first-year.

I don’t know what tricks he used, but that irritating brat was immensely popular with both the professors and the other students.

And even...

'My guardian angel? Hmph, it's been over a thousand years since angels disappeared from this world. What nonsense.'

Such an absurd statement.

Vice President Koo Sang-hyuk found the president's words so ridiculous that he couldn't even get angry.

'By the way, these guys. Why are they making such reluctant faces? Is this their first time doing something like this?'

Koo Sang-hyuk looked around.

Most of the student council executives were making sullen expressions.

One of them opened their mouth.

"Um... Vice President."

"Why?"

"What if we just leave this club fair alone?"

Leave it alone?

What on earth were they talking about?

"What are you talking about? What are you suggesting all of a sudden?"

"Even if we don't do anything... It's a volunteer club, there's no way it can succeed, right?"

"That's right. There's no way a newly established club with only three members can achieve good results at the club fair. Even if we don't do anything..."

"Right."

The student council executives started to nod.

Some were even smiling brightly, as if they were finally relieved.

"Ha, that first-year..."

Koo Sang-hyuk finally understood what was going on.

'Even our student council executives are falling for that first-year? What is he, a demon disguised as an angel?'

Koo Sang-hyuk, after organizing his thoughts, raised his fist high.

Bam- Although he wasn't feeling angry, Koo Sang-hyuk pretended to be angry, intimidating the student council executives.

"Are you kidding me right now? That first-year put on a little show, and you've already forgotten who you are?"

He then composed his voice, acting as if he were enraged.

"You are the student council of the Central Superhuman Academy. And that first-year is a traitor who dared to defy our student council."

Koo Sang-hyuk declared in a cold voice,

"If you continue to side with that traitor, I'll have no choice but to think that you too are traitors who have rebelled against the student council."

His gaze pierced through the surrounding executives.

"So, are you all traitors?"

...Not a single student…

…answered.

* * *

There was a small cathedral on the outskirts of the Central Academy.

In that cathedral lived an angel pretending to be an angel, Leffrey, a somewhat clumsy black mage, Soya, and...

"Professor?"

"Yes?"

Hexi, the archery professor, lived there.

“What brings you here? And what’s with all the luggage?”

Or rather, she was planning to live there.

Leffrey looked at Hexi, who had arrived with a mountain of luggage. Hexi, lowering her head slightly as if embarrassed, kept staring at Leffrey's face.

"Ah..."

Hexi 'savored' the sight of Leffrey as he opened the door. How beautiful was Angel-nim, bathed in the morning sunlight. His flowing blonde hair was like a bountiful field of wheat before harvest, and his sparkling green eyes were like emeralds fit for a crown.

Hexi smiled as if she had the whole world.

"So..."

Hexi placed her hand on Leffrey's shoulder.

"Good..."

She was almost lost in a daze, on the verge of drooling…

"...Professor? Professor!"

She came to her senses at Leffrey's angelic voice.

And at that moment…

"Hmm."

Soya's voice came from behind them.

"Leffrey, what's going on...? Who's here...?"

Soya's sleepy appearance was both pitiful and cute. Her animal pajamas stained with various chemicals and reagents. Her messy hair that Leffrey hadn't brushed were a bit pitiful, but...

The sight of Soya rubbing her eyes sleepily… was incredibly cute.

"Hmm..."

"Who is it? Don't tell me..."

Hexi, who had been staring blankly at Leffrey, was gone. Hexi, who had been smiling as if she had the whole world, was gone too.

She simply watched the girl walking towards them with the coldest demeanor she had ever given to anyone.

Hexi whispered quietly in Leffrey's ear,

"Angel-nim… Don't tell me that girl is the hero candidate you've chosen?"

"Professor Hexi, you can't just casually say things like 'angel'!"

"Answer me."

Leffrey thought for a moment.

'It's best to keep it a secret that Soya and the others are hero candidates. The demon king won't stay quiet if they notice the existence of hero candidates.'

Even Drewmark, one of the Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings they had encountered before, possessed exceptional intelligence, judging that the professors' favorite student was either Yumari or Hongwol.

Why would the demon army invest so much in intelligence regarding the Central Academy? Naturally, it was to learn about future hero candidates.

'Since it's such dangerous information, it's best to keep it hidden even from Hexi.'

Leffrey made up his mind.

And immediately put on an expression that said, 'Angel doesn't know anything,' and...

"Hero candidate? What's that? Is it edible?"

...said those words.

"Ah."

Hexi, seeing the pure and innocent expression of the angel, naturally let it go.

"Okay, I see."

"It's 'I understand', not 'I see."

"Yes, I understand."

It was time to move on to the main topic.

"Professor, what brings you to the cathedral?"

"Ah, I'm going to live here too."

Hexi smiled happily and said something that wasn't funny at all.

And at that moment...

"...What are you talking about?! No, really, what are you talking about?!"

Squeal- Soya, who had been brushing her teeth, rushed out and pointed at Hexi.

"This is me and Leffrey's dorm! Besides, I'm in the magical studies department, and Leffrey… what department is he in? Anyway, he doesn't take archery classes, so how can you, no, I mean how can the professor live here?"

Hexi looked at Soya.

And she slowly said,

"Then it's okay for students to live together? And even a boy and a girl?"

"...That's!"

Losing the argument, Soya immediately looked at Leffrey. Leffrey sighed and decided to support Soya's logic.

"There are circumstances. Soya had to leave the dorm because of the relentless bullying from the magical studies students, and I forgot to apply for a dorm room. So Soya and I built this cathedral together and promised to live here together."

"Hah! That’s right!"

Soya had even dropped being formal entirely.

"Being bullied by the magical studies students… that’s our fault as professors, for failing to manage our students. If there were such circumstances, Klein or other professors would have allowed this special case."

"Then leave now. No, get out!"

Soya, who had finished brushing her teeth, clung to Leffrey's back, pointing at Hexi.

'Soya… Hexi is a professor at our academy, you know?'

Leffrey felt like flicking her forehead for the first time in a while.

Hexi, ignoring Soya's pointing, continued to speak her mind.

"But even with such circumstances, it's inappropriate for a man and a woman to share the same space. There's a high risk of inappropriate behavior."

"It-It wasn't inappropriate at all! Absolutely not!"

Soya, her cheeks slightly flushed, said, clinging to Leffrey,

"Really? You're really saying it wasn't inappropriate at all? You, a magical studies student, never had any inappropriate thoughts?"

"Ugh!"

Soya couldn't answer.

Hexi, seeing that, slowly opened her mouth,

"That's why I'm here. To protect Angel-nim, no, I mean to supervise you two."

"Professor, then don't tell me..."

Hexi smiled.

It was a somewhat ominous smile.

"That's right. From today onwards, I'm the dorm supervisor of this place."