Unexpectedly Becoming the Student Council President

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To reiterate,

It took quite a long time after my reincarnation for me to embrace the simple yet obvious resolution to 'live happily.'

All children born in Academy City undergo a similar process.

They are confined to small rooms, protected by caretaker robots, and subjected to near-brainwashing levels of educational videos once they reach learning age.

If they even momentarily look away or get distracted from the educational videos, the AI detects it and uses a cane as punishment.

For someone like me, with past life memories and the ability to discern things earlier than others, it was a torturous time.

The arduous magic cultivation technique became my refuge—so much so that it tells you how dire my situation was.

Spending time in a place devoid of human warmth and lamenting the mysterious phenomenon that caused my reincarnation, I naturally developed a strong thirst for human connection.

The first person to appear before me and become my ally was the woman standing before me now.

Kim Dalbi.

"Long time no see?"

In a cold tone, I greeted my childhood friend, who retained the villainous appearance from the game.

I couldn't calm the turmoil in my chest.

It felt like finding a long-lost family member, but I suppressed the overwhelming emotions as much as I could.

I was grateful for the past where I had trained to maintain a poker face. If I hadn't known how to manage my expressions, my face would probably be a sight to behold right now.

"...."

Kim Dalbi's eyes widened briefly, as if she hadn't expected to see me here. Then, her expression settled.

Dalbi stared at me and slowly blinked. The time it took felt long.

"…It's been a while, Woo-jin! How have you been?"

Dalbi greeted me with a cheerful smile, as if we were friends who had just seen each other yesterday.

Her voice echoed inside the goblin mask. My heart reacted to that voice.

The emotional contrast was stark compared to when I received Dalbi's letter years ago.

Hearing Dalbi's voice in person reignited the emotions I thought had long died out.

The words 'I missed you' were on the tip of my tongue. I swallowed them down with effort.

I approached Dalbi with my mouth tightly shut.

Bomber Ha-min and the goblin were in the way, but I didn't care.

"How is the Disciplinary Committee Leader here…?"

Still in shock, Ha-min gritted his teeth and pulled a remote control from his pocket.

"You bastards…, are you ignoring me!?"

Ha-min's lips trembled as he forced a grin.

"I still have plenty of bombs…! Hah…! I can kill everyone in this street! I'm not someone you can just ignore…!"

As I walked, I leaped towards Ha-min like an arrow, swinging my expandable baton.

Boom!!

The powerful strike and the electric shock wave enveloped him.

Caught off guard, Ha-min was struck hard on the head and flew through the air.

Boom!

He crashed into the wall again, where he had been smashed before.

Ha-min was silent.

He had passed out.

Bomber was an insidious villain who played explosion games while efficiently evading capture.

Well, it was only troublesome when I didn't know his whereabouts.

When nearby, he was this easy to deal with.

I approached Ha-min and casually destroyed the remote and wristwatch.

I also threw a restraining device.

Clack!

A belt sprang from the restraining device and tightly bound Ha-min.

With that, the hindrance was gone.

I looked back at Dalbi. She was calmly watching me with her arms crossed.

'So relaxed.'

It was understandable.

It was obvious that Dalbi was overwhelmingly stronger than me.

Dalbi was a powerhouse close to the 7th tier.

She could wield the power of goblins, and additionally, goblin troops followed her. In terms of numbers and firepower, her combat strength was second to none.

It was a godlike unique ability.

Surprisingly, unlike other unique abilities, it had no noticeable activation conditions or penalties. If there were any, even the community hadn't figured them out.

So I didn't know what Dalbi's weakness was either.

I only judged that fighting her with the maximum firepower of the Disciplinary Committee was the best course of action. After all, I became the Disciplinary Committee Leader because of monsters like her.

Ultimately, fighting Dalbi here would clearly result in my defeat.

However, I was prepared to fight if necessary.

There was no place to escape anyway.

I reached into my pocket and quickly sent a simplified text message using speed dial number 1 on my smartphone.

The recipient was Vice-Leader Oh Baek-seo.

She was probably carrying out my orders, identifying the characteristics of the small drone bombs and working with the control room to dispose of them.

I could give these instructions because I knew how to deal with Bomber.

Now that Bomber was captured, there was no urgency.

It was better for Baek-seo to join me in dealing with Dalbi rather than continuing the mission with the control room.

Electric magic surged through the expandable baton. Dalbi narrowed her eyes, sensing my resolve.

"You're going to catch me?"

"I have to."

"Do you think you can?"

"I don't know."

I shrugged my shoulders nonchalantly.

The conversation was devoid of warmth for someone reuniting with a cherished person after a long time.

But I wasn't a big-hearted or powerful person who could afford to relax against Dalbi.

"First, let me ask one thing."

Before the battle began,

Many things I wanted to say to Dalbi came to mind.

Why she was here.

Why she became a villain.

Why she said she liked my innocence.

What I meant to her.

And so on.

I was curious about everything, but it wasn't the right situation to ask everything.

Still, among the thoughts swirling in my head, the first thing I wanted to ask Dalbi was clear.

I asked the question.

"Why did you leave without a word? You could have told me the reason before you left."

I didn't have the right to keep Dalbi.

But at least she could have told me the reason.

Knowing I would be sad, why did Dalbi just leave?

Dalbi hesitated, then gave me a meaningful smile.

"Even if I told you now, it wouldn't matter. We've come too far already…."

"What nonsense is that?"

What's with this vague attitude….

A sigh naturally escaped my lips.

"Just say it. Don't beat around the bush."

Did she think she was the heroine of some drama?

What came to mind were the times I often hugged Dalbi during our childhood, sharing warmth, and the letters she left me after she disappeared.

In her letters, Dalbi referred to herself as 'trash.'

Specifically, she said that even though she had become trash, she would always be on my side.

It seemed similar to the kind of sentiment that leads someone to put cringe worthy phrases in their messenger profile out of an emotional mood, only to regret it later.

I wasn't such a fool to take all that sentimentality at face value.

"Why did you leave without a word and then leave those letters?"

I wasn't generous enough to accept such ambiguous behaviour.

"…Sorry for being so pathetic."

But Dalbi didn't give a satisfying answer.

"As for why I left letters…, I don't know either. I just felt like it. Leaving without a word had other reasons that I can't tell you."

Dalbi gave an awkward smile.

"But it's true, you know? I'm always on your side."

"Then just say it…!"

"If I tell you, you'll die."

"What?"

Unexpectedly, I found myself speechless. My mind was in turmoil.

What kind of nonsense was this? My mind had to race to keep up.

"…See you later."

As if she wouldn't continue the conversation, Dalbi turned her back and started to walk away.

It wasn't time to be lost in confusion.

"The conversation isn't over yet."

I gathered my emotions and steadied myself. Immediately.

Bang!

I shot towards Dalbi.

At that moment, a goblin blocked my path.

Clang!

I swung my expandable baton, but the goblin blocked it with its club. Crack! The shockwave of electricity pushed the club back.

Apparently, the goblin was caught off guard by the unexpected power.

The advantage of the expandable baton was its fast and straightforward follow-up moves. I immediately swung it again, striking the goblin's torso.

Boom!!

Crackle!!

Two consecutive electric shockwaves struck the goblin instantly. Unable to withstand the impact, the goblin was pushed back.

However, it didn't fly away.

It barely managed to keep its balance, sliding back and holding its ground.

Its skin was quite tough.

It seemed to have reinforced its body with magic at a high level.

The goblin glared at me with its menacing eyes, emitting smoke from its body.

The chain reaction of the shockwaves was a skill I had developed after fighting the Anomia guys. It made me realize that my combat experience was gradually accumulating.

Through previous experiments, I found that I could deliver about 1.5 to 2 times the damage of a regular shockwave in one go.

Thud. The damage accumulated quickly, and the goblin collapsed on one knee.

However.

Before I could charge again,

Smoke rose from the ground, and another goblin appeared. A menacing giant. The iron club in its hand was as big and heavy as its size.

Two goblins blocked my path. Beyond them, I saw Dalbi's back moving away.

Boom!

Whoosh!

The giant goblin's club smashed the ground. Flames erupted from the impact. If I had tried to block it head-on, I wouldn't have been left with even my bones intact.

It seemed the goblin had intentionally controlled its speed. Like a warning shot. It must have assumed I would dodge.

Being patronized stung my pride.

I engaged in a back-and-forth struggle with the two goblins. Their condescending attitude towards me irritated me.

Clack! Taking advantage of an opportunity, I pulled out the Lightning Rod from my belt with my free hand. It must have been unexpected for the two goblins in front of me.

A strong teal electric current surged through the rod.

I swung it.

Crackle!!

The lightning engulfed the two goblins, sending powerful electric currents through them. The two goblins collapsed powerlessly.

Bang! I charged towards Dalbi, breaking through the aftermath of the lightning explosion.

Dalbi, startled by the explosion caused by the Lightning Rod, turned to look at me.

Swoosh!

Dalbi reflexively drew her sword.

My expandable baton clashed with her sword.

Clang!

Crack!

"Gah!"

Had she thought I couldn't get past the two goblins in such a short time? Dalbi, unprepared, lost her balance and couldn't even properly channel her magic.

I didn't know what Dalbi's story was.

But the clear fact remained that she was a villain, and I was a Disciplinary Committee member.

The need to subdue and interrogate her didn't change.

The expandable baton, crackling with electric magic, cut through the air towards Dalbi's neck.

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