Waking up the next day, I did my typical routine of showering and changing into the academy uniform.
However, since winter started, and as of yesterday night, it had started snowing, so we had new academy puffer jackets.
Putting on the ck puffer jacket, I also added in hand warmer, which was just a small stone embued with fire magic that I had bought from some vendor, and headed out of the door.
There were two days until the Winter Wondend incident, where I nned to steal and enter the principal''s vault.
Warming up my hands, I walked through the crowd of students who were all also trying to get to their ssrooms on time.
It seemed news around campus had spread a bit as I was receiving a couple of nces, but since it was so crowded, most of the others didn''t even recognize me.
Opening the door to the first-year building, I rushed through the hallways, which were surprisingly empty.
Arriving at the ssroom, I franticaly checked my smartwatch, ensuring I was still one time... albeit by a minute, before sliding open the door.
However, as I opened the door, I saw that the entire ssroom was empty except for Professor Zia, who was writing something on the whiteboard.
Hearing the door open, Professor Zia turned around and saw me before sighing and asking.
"You do know there''s ate start today, right, Ren?"
"...yeah, it''s just that I was so excited to get to ss and learn that I couldn''t wait until thete start!"
"..."
From the whiteboard, Profesor Zia gestured for me toe in, so I entered, allowing the sliding door to m shut behind me.
After walking over to her desk, Professor Zia approached me with what looked like a ribbon.
Opening her hand, Professor Zia revealed a ribbon that said.
[Battle Royale Rank #9]
epting the ribbon, I stuffed it into my pocket before dropping my bag.
nning to leave my bag and head to the cafeteria to grab an early breakfast, I turned around; however, Professor Zia''s voice called out from behind me.
"Conveniently, there is another matter that involves you, Ren."
Confused, I turned around and saw Professor Zia standing in front of me with, this time, a paper in her hand.
[Your transfer into the Royal Dormitories has been improved by the Principal. From this day forward, you will be living in your assigned room at the Royal Dormitories.]
"..."
Alternating nces between the piece of paper and Professor Zia''s stern face, I muttered.
"...I didn''t send a transfer req-"
"I know."
"...alright, then."
Not unhappy at the fact that I was getting a better room, I slowly took the piece of paper from Professor Zia''s hand... before also cramming it into my pocket.
Maybe... revealing my power did have some upsides?
But why would I get upgraded to the royal dormitories... a special ce for the top ten rankers of the first years, second years, and their years...?
...don''t tell me rankings are changing this soon.
After staring at me silently for a couple of seconds, Professor Zia finally spoke once again.
"Ren, I''m not sure as to why you''ve been hiding your skill for the past months of school... and I won''t ask why. But, I hope in the future, you put your utmost into the academy and beyond."
Seeing another paper appear in Professor Zia''s hand, I didn''t dare to turn around, and instead, in an emotionless tone, I asked.
"...is there anything else."
Handing me another piece of paper, Professor Zia patiently stared at me, waiting for me to fully read it.
[ss Rep: You have been selected to be the ss Representative for your ss for the remaining portion of the year. Please report to your teacher''s ssroom early once a week to discuss and n events for your ss.]
"..."
"..."
Still hoping for the best and ignoring all sense of reason, I fake-smiled and asked.
"Was I voted ss representative by my fellow ssmates?"
"The ss representative is chosen by the teacher."
"...you do know what this will do to me, right?"
"The others declined, stating they already had enough extra circr activities."
"I also have many extracurricr activities!"
"I''ve looked at your transcript."
"Does it say ''saving the world'' on there?"
"no..."
"Then, it''s wrong! My days are already filled to br-"
"..."
"I''m on the student council, I can''t also be -"
"I''ve talked to the student council president, Astrid. She says it should be fine, considering thest time you showed up to the student council room was two weeks ago."
"..."
"Keep the paper safe, alright?"
Then, without another word, Professor Zia turned around, leaving me alone with the paper.
Realizing that fighting this wasn''t going to do anything, I crammed the paper into my pocket before rapidly exiting the room, scared that more papers were going to pop up.
...
...
...
*RING~RING*
*RING~RING*
As the sound of the bell rang, I entered the ssroom once again, drawing the stares of all my ssmates.
Well... it''s not like this was the first time.
Ignoring them, I casually walked to my seat before sitting down in between Han and Jin, who I actually hadn''t spoken to since the battle royale.
Staring at me, Han grabbed my shoulder while Jin grabbed my arm.
"We''re celebrating tonight... no excuses."
Shrugging them off, I replied.
"Yeah, I''m in."
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For the rest of ss, recruiters would asionally pop in, but it was nowhere close to the magnitude of recruiters yesterday.
At max, there were only three recruiters in the ssroom at a time.
Since Charlotte had "imed" me, most of them were there for the main cast and some other students who had shined, so I didn''t care.
Jin and Han were also getting some nces as they had ced second and third ce... however, that didn''t seem to phase them.
Had Charlotte already recruited them?
Nevermind...
On the surface, the two boys looked calm, but looking under the desk, I could see their legs rapidly tapping up and down.
Sighing, I shook my head and returned my attention to the window.
Seeing a ck dog outside the window, I waved... but like always, it simply hid once it realized I had noticed it.