Kiraware Yūsha ni Tensei Shitanode Aisare Yūsha o Mezashimasu! - CH 103

[The Hated Hero Becomes the Leader of the Knights of the Academy]

The Knights of the Academy newly established by the Astor Academy.

It was a combat unit made up of students with the purpose of dealing with incidents targeting students that, until just recently, occurred relatively frequently.

—But that was likely only a pretext.

Raul’s berserk incident and the intrusion of the synthetic monster during the ball were things that were clearly impossible to happen without the involvement of an insider.

By forming this unit, the academy’s investigation team, led by the principal, likely intended to expand the scope of their investigation to include the students.

After all, students knew students best. There likely existed a student network that even the teachers didn’t know about.

Also, this was a personal matter, but I’d been paying attention to Mia, who would later become a member of the protagonist Raul’s harem in 【The Rise of the Weakest Holy Swordsman】.

Apparently, her position in the academy was equivalent to a trainee teacher in my past world, but I hadn’t had any contact with her since Eureka’s Divine Gift Ceremony. I had thought that there would be an event that would create a deep bond between her and Raul, but there had been nothing so far. Was the cause of this the fact that Raul and Eureka got together unlike in the original storyline?

But if that was the case, who made Eureka undergo the Divine Gift Ceremony in the original storyline?

Could the original Barrett see through Eureka’s potential and had her take it…? No, no way that was the case.

Barrett Albers was originally created to make the reader feel the satisfaction of seeing an antagonist getting his just dessert; he was a twisted and evil scum. If he turned out to be a good guy, the readers would lose interest.

It was proven by the fact that most readers denied the speculation saying that the original Barrett was actually a good guy; the author wouldn’t allow such a development. Some people also speculated that Barrett would make a comeback, but… they were in the minority.

My current life—flirting with Tayte, building a relationship of trust with my friends, and becoming the first leader of the Knights of the Academy—would surely not pique their interest. It wouldn’t make it to the ranking, nor would it be made into a light novel, let alone adapted as manga or anime.

…I kind of went on a tangent there.

Well anyway, now I could legally search for the culprit who caused the chaos in the academy.

I’d definitely find them.

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The announcement of the formation of the Knights of the Academy and its members would be held at the student assembly in two days.

As the first leader of the Knights of the Academy, I was tasked to give a short speech.

“Hmm… what should I be saying?”

I was groaning in the usual lounge.

Honestly, I’d never done this sort of thing.

It couldn’t be helped, I was kind of a social outcast in my previous life, after all.

“How about you think of it less as a speech and more as a declaration of your resolve?”

“That’s a good idea!”

As expected of Tayte!

Alright, let’s think in that direction.

“Things will be busy from now on, won’t they?” Tayte remarked.

“Well, there’s work of the Horticultural Committee, and you also have to show up at the student council. Right, how about I ask Reina to give you some time off?”

“I’m thankful for the consideration. However, since I will likely be unable to participate in the student council’s activities for quite a while, I think it will be better if I ask it myself.”

Tayte sure was diligent.

That part of her was also wonderful.

“Barrett, too, please do your best ♪.” Tayte encouraged me with a smile.

…For some reason, I suddenly wanted to see Tayte in a cheerleader outfit.

Then I wanted her to tell me “Do your best!” again.

Right, if I could recreate outfits from my previous world, then I could ask Tayte to—wait, what the heck I was even thinking…

“In any case, my resolve, huh. Then it will be—‘I will definitely protect Tayte’, I guess.”

“I-I’m very happy to hear that, but… rather than protecting just me, I think it’ll be more appropriate for you to protect all students of the academy….”

“Ah.”

I suddenly forgot my duty.

“Still, Young Master Barrett will definitely prioritize protecting Lady Tayte first and foremost, right-nya?”

“That’s only a matter of course, Prim.”

“Prim, Marina, you are both being rude.”

In the corner of the room, my three maids were chatting nonchalantly over tea.

They sure had become quite frank. I preferred them this way, though.

And so, I racked my brain, trying to tackle my first job as the leader of the Knights of the Academy.