Is My Life Ordinary? - Chapter 100

“No, no. That’s not what I meant. Listen to me carefully,” she said.

“Then what are you trying to say…?” I asked her.

“Listen to what I am saying,” she said, “I said that only on the surface do they have a clean record.”

I see… so they have done something. That’s a nice start.

“I will get back to it but first let’s talk about the information that is on the surface,” she said in a serious tone.

Yeah, that’s also necessary.

Let’s focus on the information that is on the table, I can focus on the information that is under the table at a later date.

“Alright then,” I said.

“So, as I have mentioned earlier there are a total of 7 members excluding the President, Harvey.” She said as she turned over to me.

“…” I stared back at her with my usual expression.

“Hmm…?”

“What…?” I asked her as she didn’t continue.

“At least respond,” she said, “Otherwise how would I know that you are listening to me or not…? I won’t be telling this again.”

“Fine… I will respond,” I said.

“Make notes if you want. I really won’t be doing this again,” she warned me.

“I will take care of that so just continue,” replied.

“Do whatever you want,” she said, “Where was I again…?”

Oh god, what’s taking her so much time?

“Members and the President…” I said.

“Oh, that’s right…!” She said, “As I was saying earlier there are a total of 8 people you have to go against.”

She looked at me.

I guess she wants my acknowledgment that I am hearing her.

“Yes…” I said vaguely.

She made a slightly irritating face, I am guessing she didn’t like my response but still it wasn’t more than mine so she continued talking.

“All of them are experts in different fields so if you want to beat them fair and square you might as well raise a white flag because you don’t have the slightest bit of chance to win against them.” She said in a serious tone.

Seeing her expression and way of speaking, I came to the conclusion that she wasn’t faking it at all.

“By field, you mean like academically…?” I asked her.

“Not just academically but in sports as well,” she said, “Also, it doesn’t finish here. Except for the President, Harvey there is someone else who might be almost as smart as Harvey. I think you have met with him already.”

To be honest I don’t know yet how smart the President is.

The only thing I know so far is that he can be one-two or maybe several steps ahead of me if he has enormous information on me.

I can think why no action was taken on me until yesterday.

All that time he was gathering bits of information on me so that he could be prepared.

The video is going to play a crucial role in me getting out of the school-based on how Harvey shows it.

“Oh, hello…? Where are you…?”

“Sorry, let’s continue…” I said.

“So, let’s begin with Elaine,” she said, “Overall academically she can be considered as an Elite. Even though she excels in almost everything, her area of expertise is Mathematics.”

“Mathematics, huh…”

“Yes, I wonder how she can excel in something like math…? Also, getting good grades in a particular subject is something different but she is also the Winner of the Olympiad last year,” Iris said, “Got the Second place.”

“Second Place…? Must be really good then,” I said, “But it doesn’t help me much so let’s skip this and tell me her weaknesses.”

Her strength isn’t something I want to know. The only thing that can help me win against them is to find their weaknesses and learn how to exploit that.

“I tried asking around to know her weaknesses and the only thing I could find was that she is afraid of insects,” she said.

“Insects…?” I said in a doubtful voice, “How am I supposed to use that against her? Raise an insect army to scare her?”

“Huh? Is that supposed to be a joke…? It wasn’t funny at all,” she said.

“Anyway, she isn’t someone I want to fight with,” I said, “What about the others…? If you have this kind of information about all of them then I don’t want to listen. Just tell me their names, that’s it. Your information as of now isn’t worth much.”

“If so then, then you are in luck,” she said, “When you… yelled at me-”

“I wasn’t yelling…” I intervened with her but she still stayed put on her statement.

“Yelled at me or whatever you want to call it. I found out something quite amusing,” she said with a big fat grin on her face.

“What is it…?” I asked.

“The Disciplinary Incharge, Henry is rumored to be a delinquent in middle school,” she said, “He was some kind of the leader of his school. But that doesn’t just end there. Even in his first year he was like that. Picking fights with everyone but-” she stopped and stared at me.

“But?”

“But all of a sudden he changed completely after one incident, or what people say,” she said.

“Aren’t you missing quite some part here…? It’s too vague. It might even be false.”

“Might be, but in my experience,” she said in a serious and low tone, “Everyone has dirt but it won’t matter until it is hidden behind the curtains. And those who have high status and are being accused of something are mostly true. So, it’s a safe bet to find something on him.”

“Is that so…? Then let’s find about it then,” I said, “Find me everything you can on him. But tell me one thing before that.”

“What?”

“How does he look or how does he speak? Describe his characteristics. I might have seen him in the Student Council room earlier,” I said.

“Um… He has a serious face all the time and his way of speech isn’t that good, rather he is impulsive,” she said.

Impulsive? Was someone who used to fight.

Don’t tell me-

“Ah! He also has ‘RED Hair’” Iris said.

“Haha…” I let out a slight laugh.

“W-What is it? You are scaring me?”

Why didn’t I think of it? Seeing him talk and act, he must have had an incident related to a fight.

“Nothing. But is that all or did you find something else too?” I asked Iris.

“No, nothing at the moment.”

“Oh, that’s right. What’s the name of the person who can rival the President?” I asked.

“Harrison,” she said.

“What about him?”

“?” someone sneaked behind me?

Even before I could see their full appearance I turned around and grabbed their arms.

It felt slightly smooth and slender.

I am sure I was paying attention to the gate in case someone enters but someone has already made their way here. Did I miss her? The door also didn’t make any noise.

“Ah-” it was a girl.

“Olivia, how many times have I told you not to sneak behind someone like that?”

“Olivia…? Iris mind me filling me in?” Iris wasn’t fazed a bit seeing her.

“Oh, right. Introductions,” she said, “Allen, meet Olivia and Olivia, meet Allen,” she said.

As she said that I looked around and saw the girl standing against me. She had those dull eyes, it felt like I was seeing myself in a mirror. She reflected a similar gaze as me.

Also, she had long black hair. Am I imagining things or her hair are shining?

“Umm… mind letting me go now?”

“Oh, sorry.”

I forgot I was grasping her hand.

“H-How-” she said something but it wasn’t loud enough so I also didn’t bother listening.

But she was staring at me too hard.

“Miss Iris, may I ask what this scoundrelis doing here…?”

scoundrel? Is she referring to me? Isn’t that rude to someone you just met?

“Olivia, manners. Haven’t I already told you to be respectful when you meet someone and above all if the person you have met for the first time,” Iris said out loud.

But seeing Iris saying those things was so ironic. If I remember correctly wasn’t she doing the same thing to me, the first time we met. Instead of saying the word ‘scoundrel’ she was looking down on me because of her father’s position.

“Miss Iris,” the girl said, “I have seen and heard about him enough. So, there is no need to show him any respect. He’s an eyesore,”

Eyesore? Hey, aren’t you going too far? At least don’t say it to my face. Even if I don’t really care about how others see me, hearing it in person is different.

“Olivia,” Iris raised her voice a little more, “As I said earlier. Show some respect.”

“I am sorry Miss Iris,” the girl apologized immediately.

But did I hear her correct? She was using ‘Miss’ before calling Iris’s name.

“She is someone my father has asked to look after,” Iris said.

She must have seen me thinking about the reason.

“Servant…?”

“Yeah, you can say that. It’s for protection in school in case I get into trouble,” she said.

TO BE CONTINUED…