Chapter 409
Gaon Academy has three auditoriums for each grade level and a large auditorium used only for very large annual events. The area was larger than the other three auditoriums combined, but with all grades lined up, there were no empty seats.
However, no one wondered why they gathered in the auditorium. There was only one incident at Gaon Academy that could attract such a large number of people.
“I am Park Min-ah, an executive of the student council. Student President Shin Ha-yoon suddenly decided to drop out… I believe everyone knows that the student council’s activities have been disrupted.”
Park Min-ah recited the set script in a calm and monotonous voice.
“In fact, if there was even a vice president, there would not have been a need to proceed with the election in such a hurry. Vice Chairman Lee Hyuk made the same choice… We will hold an emergency election.”
Park Min-ah, who recited only the main points of the script in a pitchless tone like a machine, floated five holograms in the auditorium.
“The first candidate is Placi Domingo from Class 2 S. The special thing is that we have a record of winning the Academy Integration Dalian held in Spain.”
No one is chanting or cheering the names of the students at this quiet event. The only thing that confirmed the popularity of the students was the sound of applause that rang through the auditorium.
If you calculate it like that, Domingo’s popularity is mediocre. He was not a dark horse in this presidential election.
“The second candidate is Sung Seok-je from Class 2 A. The peculiar thing is that he is the class president of Class A.”
Rather, the strong candidate was Seong Seok-jae, who was in charge of the class president of class A as well as number 7. If not for Shin Ha-yoon and Lee Hyuk, he is the closest person to becoming the next student council president.
Clap clap clap clap-!
Class A as well as all of the second graders cheered loudly for the auditorium to leave, and some first graders were intimidated without even realizing it.
“Yeah… Is the next student council president Sung Seok-je?”
“Anyway, first graders are hard. Senior Ha-yoon was an unusual case. I don’t think the 3rd graders who are graduating soon will follow their advice…”
Shin Ha-yoon took over as the student council president in the 1st year, and started working as the student council president from the 2nd year. But it was a very unusual case. There were many cases where the student council president was chosen from among the sophomores who would soon be in the third year.
“Will the first graders participate?”
“I don’t know if it’s Yooseong…”
“That’s right. But Yoosung is not interested in the student council president position. I didn’t even participate in the election.”
Of course, the story would be different if he performed tremendously externally like Shin Yoo-seong, but there was no such incident. Yoosung Shin did not challenge for the position of student council president because he was already busy with other activities.
“The third candidate is Soo-hyun Park from Class 1 A. The peculiar thing is that he is the vice-president of Class A.”
In the end, it was Class A’s Park Soo-hyun.
Thanks to his quick work process, many followers, and his reputation for being smart, the cheering applause was quite large.
“As expected, it’s not good for second graders. Most seniors don’t even clap.”
When Lenia looked at the reactions around her and spoke, Lee Si-woo narrowed her eyes as if it were natural.
“Terrible, what? It’s not like there are only people who will take a good look at a freshman becoming student council president.”
In this election, it seemed difficult to select the next candidate from among freshmen unless there was a great performance or something special.
“The fourth candidate is Lee Chae-hyeon from Class 1 S. The special thing is that the student has been a member of the student council since admission.”
Compared to the other students, Lee Chae-hyeon of class S also performed quite well, but the reaction was very disappointing. No, maybe it was natural. In terms of fighting power, Lee Chae-hyun could not beat Seong Seok-je, and he did not have the unique charisma to overwhelm the students like Seong Seok-je. What is needed to defeat Seongseokje is popularity and power beyond that.
“In this situation, it is confirmed as the second candidate.”
“A den without a tiger is a fox king? Seong Seok-jae, who couldn’t even shout at Shin Ha-yoon, was the next president.”
“The former chairman and vice chairman were better than Seong Seok-je in every way.”
The former student council president, Shin Ha-yoon, and the vice-president, Lee Hyuk, had it, but the freshman who participated in the current election was not ready for it yet.
“And the last candidate is…”
Park Min-ah, who was just reciting the script with no response, put on a puzzled look at the unexpected participant. It was worth it. The last participant was a person who was too far from the image of the student council president.
“Amy Rose from Class 1 A. As for the special thing… It is enjoying high popularity through broadcasting activities.”
Maybe it’s because some students didn’t know that Amy had challenged the election for student president. There was silence in the auditorium for a moment at the shocking announcement.
However, applause soon began pouring in a different meaning. Some students applauded Amy simply because they liked Amy, not because she recognized her as the next student council president.
boom boom!
“Eh, it’s Amy!”
“He’s been really busy. Is it okay to take the student council president’s seat?”
“What does it matter? I know a lot of celebrities too, so maybe you’ll bring them to the event?”
“That’s right, Seol-ah was also allowed to meet Mr. Shoichi!”
“No matter how much, student council presidents from generation to generation… aren’t that far from that image…?”
However, it is natural for students to doubt Amy’s abilities. The student council president position was not a simple popular vote.
“Then…the student president election will be decided by gathering the results of a total of four votes, including the student vote that will be held from now on.”
Gaon’s vote for the student council president was decided very carefully, as Park Min-ah said, as it is a big place where the future of the hunter world will be affected.
“Oh, of course… a professor vote in which Gaon’s incumbent professors participate. Association voting in which Hunters of the Hunter Association participate. All citizen votes involving the population residing in Academy City have been counted.”
Of course, in the voting itself, incumbent professors took 15% of the stake, association executives 15%, and citizens voted 15%, a total of 45%.
“Today’s event in the auditorium is only student voting, which has about 50% of the decision-making power.”
Considering that the student vote had 55% of the influence, it was insignificant, less than half.
“Then… before proceeding with the voting, let’s hear the final aspirations of the students running for student president.”
The students who participated in Park Min-ah’s call began to come out to the auditorium one by one. Park Min-ah faced Amy in a space hidden behind a curtain.
“…What are you thinking?”
If the voice used in the previous announcement was emotionless, this is a very cold voice.
“Eh yes?”
At Amy, who was embarrassed, Park Min-ah sighed with a little contempt.
“The presidential election is not a place to play around with your show pro. Did you really think that you would be selected?”
Park Min-ah pointed out and attacked Amy among the participating students. It also had a mind to psychologically shrink Amy by pouring out a mental attack.
“I am serious.”
“Should we also consider our position? Is there anyone who believes in clowns and follows them? Our student council is not that easy. Wouldn’t you rather have brought your party leader?”
Park Min-ah attacked Amy. Park Min-ah was a member of the student council who saw and learned from Shin Ha-yoon. The momentum of the second graders, who are seniors, was so intense that the first graders could not handle it.
Amy, however, was not deterred by the territorial attitude.
“No, it can be. And I seriously have a school I want to build.”
[If I become the student president…]
The voice of the fourth candidate, Lee Chae-hyun, came from outside the curtain. Now it’s Amy’s turn.
“There are things I want to change even if others laugh at me and say they are funny!”
Rather, Park Min-ah’s attack was counterproductive. Resolved, Amy vigorously walked out into the auditorium.
“Hmm…”
Amy climbed onto a stepping stone that someone had prepared in advance and looked around the large auditorium where many people had gathered. But there was no tension. How many people would there be if there were a lot of people in this big auditorium?
Amy was a broadcaster. He had an extraordinary talent for feeling uplifted rather than nervous when receiving attention from people.
“hello! This is Amy!”
Amy smiled broadly as if on a broadcast, boasting her fangs and greeted me brightly. Other students came down with short aspirations at best, but Amy was different from the start of the story.
“It has already been a year since I entered Gaon Academy. I can’t believe that I’ll be a second grader soon after winter break!”
Amy was smart. It wasn’t just about eating spicy food. Amy’s strengths were not thorough handling of work or charisma, so she was bringing a subject that was disadvantageous to her advantage.
“And… I couldn’t even imagine participating in the election for student president like this at first. I felt that it was not a place for me.”
Amy was a natural talent and storyteller. He knew how to create a huge flow with his characters and stories.
“But… while going through many adventures with my friends and party members, I realized that there are stories that only I can tell!”
Park Min-ah frowned as she listened to the story. Interfering with the student council president’s presentation is something you should never do as a host, but I asked a question.
“…What is the story that only you can tell?”
However, it was foolish to bet Amy on a ‘conversation’. There was no student who could win with words against Amy, who was trained as a broadcaster.
“May I ask before that?”
Amy was a natural talker.
The fact that the flow of discussion was created in the presentation was rather an opportunity to make Amy stand out.
“…something?”
“What did senior Park Min-ah learn at Gaon for a year?”
“Gaon is the Hunter Academy. Of course, I learned my job as a hunter.”
Amy laughed at Park Min-ah’s answer. It was a triumphant smile when an opponent got caught in its web.
“I had a story I wanted to tell. The academy teaches you how to become a strong hunter… but it doesn’t tell you what kind of heart a strong hunter has.”
Suddenly
someone walked out from the back of the auditorium. No matter how Gaon Academy was, he was a person with too high a position to directly attend events such as the student council president election.
“It’s the heart that a strong Hunter has… It’s interesting.”
It was Kang Yu-chan, the head of the Hunter Association, who walked beside Amy in a neat suit.
“Can you hear what it is?”
While most of the students stood firm with wide eyes, Amy nodded casually.
“At first, I thought that a strong hunter… was a transcendent being. A person who does well in whatever he does, doesn’t feel sad, doesn’t despair… and walks in silence!”
“Oh, that’s right… have you changed your mind now?”
“Yes, I don’t think even the strongest hunters can be strong all the time.”
Amy’s eloquence did not stop even against Kang Yoo-chan.
“I think some days you can make mistakes, you can be sad, you can despair.”
“Hmm, so… you must be like a normal person?”
As Kang Yoo-chan took a step closer, Park Min-ah stepped back. He was unable to keep his mouth shut due to Kang Yoo-chan’s pressure, but Amy, who was facing him, seemed unconcerned.
‘Ah…’
The one who made
fun of Amy was himself. It was just a prejudice to think that the outside would be weak inside. as proof.
“I don’t think it’s different. I felt that the important thing is how to overcome it after that.”
Amy was persuading Kang Yoo-chan.
“Overcoming… Is there a reason you thought so?”
“I saw your wonderful colleagues. Strong hunters who eventually overcame their own failures, sadness, and despair!”
Yuchan Kang nodded with a meaningful smile as if he liked Amy’s story.
Did he think that Kang Yoo-chan was not the person he was talking to? Amy looked at the students and said.
“I’m not the best, smartest, strongest student council president… but I have something I want to say to everyone.”
The calm Amy who continued her presentation was not the Amy I had seen so far.
“…I want to change the academy that I have watched with things that I consider important. I want to decide with you what is really important.”
Truly overwhelming.
When Amy finished her presentation, the students responded with a loud applause that left the auditorium.
“…then let’s proceed with the vote.”
Park Min-ah, pushed by the momentum, already knew who the next student president would be, even though the student votes had not yet been counted.
[Seong Seok-je, 1st place in association voting]
[7 out of 21, 33.3%]
[Seong, Seok-je, 1st place in faculty voting]
[7 out of 14, 50%]
Seong, Seok-je has already been counted as 1st in the association and faculty voting, but the other votes are different. It was different.
[Citizens Vote No. 1, Amy]
[520,000 votes, 97.5%]
The citizen vote, which had already been counted, became an overwhelming popular vote with Amy’s fans participating, and the most important student vote was the same. In the auditorium, first and second graders were already shouting Amy’s name and chanting.
“I was really impressed! Amy!”
“Amy! Cheer up!”
“You are the next student council president!”
Although he was a hunter, he defeated all the prominent candidates with his mouth and tongue, which were neither weapons nor mana.
