"Oh my. Are you finally going to accept my invitation and join the student council?" Flora smiled, sitting behind her desk. It seemed no one except for her and Noelle were around.
Nathan's expression remained serious as he asked, "What kind of benefit will I get if I join the student council?"
Flora's smile became even bigger. "Instead, I should be the one asking you. What do you want to have you join the student council?"
"If I'm going to crush the entire classroom, what will you do?" Nathan asked.
"!!!" Flora was taken aback by the question. In the past, she would definitely say she had to stop him.
However, without her realizing it, Nathan had been visiting a few famous people, such as the Dragon King and even Noelle's grandfather.
Her father, the king, also had a favorable impression on him.
If Nathan crushed his entire class, the nobles behind them wouldn't like it. The most troublesome one would be the Blacksmith Guild and the Liaystian Kingdom's royal family.
The smile on her face disappeared as she fell into deep thought. "Why do you want to crush your classmates? You should have seen what they're capable of, and making friends with them should be quite beneficial for you, no?"
"Is that even possible?" Nathan asked in a bitter tone.
This was actually a question directed at Flora instead of the situation. Flora must have monitored his class.
She would definitely know the atmosphere and whatever Rudeus was trying to do. Yet she remained passive.
It was true that the upperclassmen couldn't do much to the freshmen for the time being, but knowing Flora's personality, she would probably not do anything because of another reason.
If she didn't say anything, Nathan might treat this as an offense and reconsider her offer. And that would be a game over for her.
However, Flora had once said she wasn't like Rudeus, who played games. When she heard this question, Flora smiled as though she had the answer prepared long ago.
"It isn't possible. However, you don't have to worry even if you don't have friends, because there are a lot of talented people all around the world. Instead of looking inside this academy, why don't you look outside?" Flora smirked.
Nathan also arrived at the same conclusion. August was good, but he never intended to rely on the Blacksmith Guild this whole time.
That was why it wasn't hard for him to choose to look outside the academy. In fact, there were definitely quite powerful students from other academies. He could simply make a connection there.
"However, if you wish for it, I can turn several of them into your allies."
This was a direct invitation from Flora. If Nathan chose to join the student council, she could intervene directly. But if she didn't join, she could only help him to a certain extent.
"If I do something, people will probably hate me. If I don't do anything, they will probably do the same." Nathan muttered. He had seen a lot of stories about this. No matter what, he would be the target.
His only unique quality was the divine beast. He wasn't even as talented as Selena. However, they would hate people like him because if they didn't, they would have to acknowledge that they hadn't put in as much effort.
That was why Nathan raised two fingers. "I have two conditions. The first condition is for you to stop all of them from voicing their complaints. I don't mind if they come at me directly, but if their older brothers, their uncles, their fathers, and their ancestors are coming at me, even I'll be annoyed."
"Reasonable." Flora nodded. "I can do that for you."
"As for the second reason…" Nathan smiled.
Flora and Noelle wouldn't imagine the reason was actually a challenge. Flora thought he would be coming here to request help, but it appeared he was testing them instead.
She finally understood what Vivian meant by 'she should fear Nathan when he ran away.' This situation basically reflected her words. Nathan was forced to run to the student council, and this time, Rudeus didn't know what was coming.
The thought alone made her shiver.
"Are you sure about this?" Fenrir asked. "You are going to join the student council, you know."
"Who says I'm going to join the student council?" Nathan asked.
"Huh? You were the one coming to the student council. You clearly stated it yourself."
Nathan nodded. "Yeah. I said I'd be joining them, but I never said I'd be staying. Do you know what I hate when reading an academy's story?
"It is when the protagonist is forced to enter politics, especially when it's clearly stated that they shouldn't bring their status into the academy."
Fenrir frowned. "What do you mean by not staying?"
"While it's true that it's one of my most hated tropes, it doesn't mean I can't use them." Nathan smirked. "Do you know what trope I love?"
"That's that, but not entirely correct." Nathan sighed. "Do you know that there are often hidden organizations working behind the scenes? Those people are usually cool and badass.
"The only way to find them is either to know about their information or make yourself stand out."
"You are actually using the student council as a stepping stone?" Fenrir's eyebrows twitched. He never thought Nathan would take such a bold action.
Nathan winked playfully. "As I told you previously, I don't like to work with that kind of stuff. I mean, screw paperwork. I just want a 6-month holiday, twice a year, once I'm done with all this. And this organization will speed up my progress."
"Hmmm. I don't think you are trying to join them because they're cool, right?"
"More importantly, the organization has a female boss who is so freaking cool and sexy."
"As expected, that's your intention. Are you intending to catch them all? You should know that you're going to die because of it in the future. Remember what happened to that nun?"
Nathan froze before kicking Fenrir. "Don't remind me, you stupid dog!"