My application to start a club was rejected.
"Eh? Why?"
I don't agree.
"What's the reason? I got permission from the teachers, so there's no problem, right?"
"A teacher's decision is a teacher's decision. A separate decision from the standpoint of student autonomy is also important, so approval from the student council is also required. If both conditions are not met, the club cannot be launched."
The Monolith replied emotionlessly.
Well, it's inevitable that the monolith has no facial expressions, but what kind of expression could the sender of the message be making on the other side of this board that appears to be a communications device?!
"So what is the student council's reason for not allowing the club to be established?"
"As I said before, it's to protect the peace of the school. As people who are responsible for the school's internal governance, we don't want to cause any unnecessary conflict."
I don't understand the logic behind that!
If this is a conflict, then you guys are the ones causing it right now, without acknowledging my point!
"Sao-kun, we consider you a danger."
"What?"
"That is the reason why I am concerned that the peace within the school may be disturbed. Your actions since enrolling have been extremely radical and shocking."
・As a first-year student, he conquered the school's practice dungeon and received permission to train in a regular dungeon outside of school.
・Go to a dungeon training session and conquer all levels on the first day. On the second day, re-exploration brings back half a year's worth of materials.
-At the Queen's request, he is invited to a New Year's dinner party attended by the country's most influential people.
・There, he catches the eye of Her Majesty the Queen and is ordered to investigate an attempted assassination of the Queen. He catches the culprit and leads the case to resolution.
As a second-year student, he participated in his first intramural competition, "Ittenpagunshiki," and won.
- Immediately afterwards, a brawl broke out and the two of them helped each other put a stop to it.
-Assassination of King Imasinunda, who was the mastermind behind the chaos.
These are my main achievements since I entered the Royal Academy.
There are some cases that cannot be made public.
Well, I'm impressed with how much of a mess I caused.
That's even excluding the sex-related cases.
"You are still a second-year student, and still a novice at school. However, your name is already well-known at this stage."
Not as an unprincipled playboy, right?
I wish that were the case.
"Your presence is already beginning to have a great influence within the school. This is not good for our student council."
"Because you don't want someone more powerful than you to appear?"
"...We just don't welcome anyone who disrupts the harmony within the school."
is that so.
Huh?
"You've been getting a lot of attention for this reason, and now you're trying to start up a club that you will lead. Isn't this an attempt to create a foothold for full-scale control of the school?"
"What kind of conspiracy theorist are you?!"
"Doesn't he need a club to house those who support him? On top of that, he wants to build a solid support base for himself, and eventually take control of the school's self-governance."
"I'm not trying to do that though!"
Stupid.
Who would want to go to such trouble?
If I want to satisfy my desire to rule, I'll rule the whole world rather than a small school like this. Then I'll become the Demon King and give half the world to the hero.
For the time being, divide the world into male:female ratios and present the male-only half of the world to the hero!!
"Um... you don't have to be so delusional, I have no ambition so please rest assured...!?"
You can do whatever you like with the autonomy of this school.
I'm not interested.
As long as I can afford to support the women I have sex with, that's enough for me.
"Hmph, you can say whatever you want with your mouth. History is rife with cowards who pretended to be loyal on the surface but tried to stab others in the back."
Ah, the monolith that won't listen any more!
I'm not going to threaten your position of power. I just want to rape Spear-senpai and the other ladies while supporting them with the club's subsidy!
"In that case, let us state our conditions. If you comply with these conditions, we will believe in your sincerity and will not hesitate to give you permission to start your circle."
"Oh, what about that?"
"You will pledge your loyalty to our student council and obey all orders without resistance."
"Don't mess with me."
"The deadline is unlimited."
"Are you looking for a fight?!"
Why should I give up my eternal freedom just to start a club?
There is a lack of fairness in give and take.
"You refuse? So you're plotting rebellion against the student council?"
"When did we start talking about rebellion and stuff like that?!"
Oh no, this is starting to look like a witch trial.
The longer we continue arguing like this, the worse my position will become.
"…If things continue like this, we're not going to get anywhere. If you guys aren't listening to me, I'll have to take extreme measures."
"Oh, what is it? Is he finally going to reveal his true, vulgar nature and go on a rampage in the student council room?"
The content of the conversation itself was so outlandish that it gradually became less strange to be talking to the Monolith.
If I continue this weird conversation any more, I'll probably go crazy, so I want to wrap it up quickly.
So, as we had declared, we decided to take extraordinary measures.
Take a deep breath, and force your stomach...!
"Let's tell the teacher!!"
『!?』
"Let's get this over with! Let's tell the teacher! Let's tell Mr. Weep! Let's tell the coach too!!"
The sure-fire, sneaky tactic!
Even though the student council is in charge of governing the school, they are still students after all...children who have not yet been legally recognized as adults.
The true decision-making power within a school lies with the adults...the teachers.
If they wanted to, they could instantly take away that temporary autonomy... even the titles of student council members.
"How despicable... Are you going to get a teacher to intervene in a quarrel between students...?!"
"It's not just students, is it? The student council president has been given power, and he's using it to bully the regular students. Isn't it natural for him to ask for help from a greater authority?"
"I'm not joking!"
"I'll tell him what to do!!"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!!"
Many students witnessed me speaking frankly to Her Majesty the Queen during the finals of the Ittenpa Gunshiki, so the rumor that "I am the Queen's favorite" rings true.
It seems the threat had worked on the Monolith Student Council President, as he finally changed the tone of his voice...
"...Very well, it is the duty of the student council to believe in the sincerity of the students. With the magnanimity of the student council president, I will give you a chance."
"Yay!"
In truth, it's not a "Yay" feeling at all.
Common sense would dictate that they should give permission without hesitation, and using the student council's power to insist is out of the question.
"So, what kind of chance do you mean? If it's just as unreasonable as that nonsense you said earlier, then this time I'll tell Her Majesty…!?"
"Oh dear, it's rude of you to mention Her Majesty the Queen's name so many times. Don't you think it's shameful to use the authority of a king like that?"
It hurts to hear that.
I don't need to tell you that telling tales is the height of despicable behavior.
Therefore, if the other party does not give in at this point, and things become any more complicated, we will have no choice but to use force, so I hope they will somehow give in.
So, the opportunity presented by the Monolith Student Council President was...
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It was a volunteer activity.
"Ehh, ehh...!!"
I was told to do some school service, and today as part of that I'm cleaning the sewer.
An old pond on the property had accumulated layers of disgusting sludge due to years of fallen leaves and rainwater.
Dig it out with a shovel and remove it.
The work is hard and the smell is strong, so it's definitely harsh.
Still, I continued to wield the shovel and worked hard to clean up the dirty area.
Here's what the student council has to say:
-- "If you have no ambition or ulterior motives, you should be able to engage in this difficult activity without complaint. That will be the test of your sincerity."
Or something like that.
Well, it was certainly far better than the original nonsense about "listen to me forever and ever", so I had no choice but to obey.
Volunteer activities...volunteering as it is called is certainly a good deed, so it's not so bad to follow suit.
So I'm currently working hard to shovel out the mud that's accumulated at the bottom of the pond.
After scooping it all up, we dry it in the sun and when it's completely dry, we burn it.
While I was frantically thinking about this, my sister Caliba and Lady Starf came to visit me at the camp.
"Hey, how's your shaft going?"
"Hey hey sis."
Ideally, you wouldn't want the ladies to go near such a smelly, dirty, and dangerous place, but they are kind so they end up coming.
"I got some clean water from the dining hall. Please take a rest."
"That's much appreciated."
I gulped down the water I was given and felt revived.
A drink after work is the best!
"The student council members are so mean. Forcing Sao-san to clean such a large area all by himself...!"
"Hey Sao, are you sure we can't help? If we all work together it will be over in no time."
That's impossible, sister.
The student council members had made it clear that the condition for starting the club was that I would have to carry out volunteer activities alone.
According to them, this is a test to see if I am sincere, so it makes sense to let me do it alone.
But even if there weren't those conditions, I'd probably still be doing it alone.
I can't make the women who adore me jump into this old pond and get covered in foul-smelling sludge.
All it takes to pollute them is the milky white fluid I spit out.
"Speare-senpai and the others… they were the ones that first brought up the idea of starting a club… so they say they'll help out whenever they can. It seems like they feel quite responsible."
You're saying that you were the ones who inspired me to do volunteer work?
I appreciate the thoughtfulness, but I'd rather he thank me on the bed.
I hope that one day I will be able to return the favor in generous terms.
Thinking about that makes me hustle and get my arms and legs strong!
"One scratch for my sister, two scratches for my lady."
Before I knew it, the gutter had been completely drained, and the old abandoned pond in a corner of the school was now completely clean.
Once the water has accumulated little by little through rain and dew, the pond will once again be beautiful.
The sludge that was scraped out...
I thought about drying it in the sun and then baking it, but then I remembered that I had the ``Pyro Stigma'' bestowed upon me by the fire spirit.
The heat emitted by 『Pyro Stigma』 far surpasses the fire magic wielded by a [Mage] class, so even sludge that hasn't dried and is still very wet would be enough to burn.
It burned.
I scattered the remaining ashes on the ground, thinking that it could serve as fertilizer.
This marked the end of the cleanup of the old pond.
Now, mission complete.
I'll report it and get the club's launch approved this time! I thought to myself in high spirits when I visited the student council room again.
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"Now for the next mission."
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...!"
I thought maybe that was the case, and that's what he did.
Who said there was only one service event?
Like this, as soon as the current task is finished, the next task is immediately ordered.
...This is never going to end, is it?
In that case, I'll just work until all volunteer activities are wiped out from this school.
The new volunteer activity they were asked to do was peel potatoes in the cafeteria.
The Royal School has its own cafeteria that operates to satisfy the hunger of its students.
It was a fairly large event, as it had to feed the stomachs of several hundred students from the entire school.
As a result, they are chronically short-staffed and are always looking for help with small chores.
That's where volunteers come in.
Now I can peel anything, even potatoes or chestnuts!