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Chapter 38
“That’s not going to happen.”
Immediately, Emma spoke up in objection.
Her strong opposition caused a frown to crease Teacher Saint’s brow.
“Why not?”
“She’s still too young…”
“Lucas is the same age as her. Noah is even a year younger, isn’t he?”
“She’s also a delicate girl…”
“You’re a girl too, aren’t you? What does gender have to do with anything?”
“Well… her grades aren’t good either…”
“Even if you gather the top students, if they can’t handle things properly, what good are grades now?”
Teacher Saint’s words were always correct, leaving Emma with no further argument.
Still, she shook her head firmly.
“In any case, my little sister cannot do it.”
“Do you dislike your sister?”
“No, it’s the opposite. She’s too precious, so I don’t want her to be put in any risky situation.”
Teacher Saint again showed signs of anger at Emma’s words.
“If it were dangerous, I wouldn’t have asked you all to do it in the first place!”
“This could be something that might earn students’ resentment. Olivia values her friends above all else. I don’t think she should ever be put in such a situation, even potentially.”
Emma’s words carried weight because she was a girl who, just by being friendly with others, often attracted the envy of other girls.
In the end, Teacher Saint had no choice but to back down.
“Very well. Then prove that you can manage this on your own.”
“Yes, we’ll handle it somehow.”
“How?”
“…I’ll ask more students around.”
“I wonder how long it would take to ask all first-years. You already stand out enough as it is.”
With Teacher Saint’s sarcasm, everyone in the room fell silent.
“How can you expect us to solve student issues just because we were picked for grades?”
Liam openly voiced his dissatisfaction.
All the members gathered here for the “Wildflower Lovers’ Club” had been personally selected by the principal.
It was mainly a club composed of top-performing students.
Outwardly, it looked like a club for researching wildflowers, but in truth, under the principal’s orders, they were a secret group helping classmates in difficult situations.
“You were desperate enough.”
Teacher Saint had not chosen them just because of their grades.
He investigated each of their circumstances, set conditions accordingly, and made them accept those conditions.
Since the conditions were things each member needed, they couldn’t refuse and ended up joining the “Wildflower Lovers’ Club.”
“There must be kids more desperate than us.”
“Helping those kids is your duty.”
“Shouldn’t you pick those kids and give them our tasks?”
“So, you’re saying Emma’s little sister was chosen because she was desperate and needed to take on your work?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
If Emma hadn’t objected, Liam had thought Olivia could perhaps take over this task.
Even if her grades weren’t excellent, Olivia’s eyes showed a desperate determination to join the club.
At that level of determination, Liam had thought she might handle the club’s hidden tasks well.
“Very well. Since Emma objects, we’ll leave it at that for now.”
Fortunately, Teacher Saint did not press further and changed the topic.
“Even at this moment, there are students hoping for your help, waiting for your hand.”
“Don’t worry, Teacher Saint. Noah and the others will surely find them.”
“Why us? Just call us Noah and the others?”
“Isn’t Noah the important one right now? Does it matter who else it is?”
“This…”
While Noah and Aiden bickered, Lucas asked Teacher Saint for clarification.
“Do you really have no information about the client, sir?”
“Exactly. That’s why we’re trying to find out who the client is first.”
The “Wildflower Lovers’ Club” was known by word of mouth to only a few students.
At the Royal Saint Louis Academy, a rumor circulated: “If a first-year student is in trouble, leave a letter in the old mailbox with a small bird model behind the first-year building, and someone will appear to help.”
Solving these requests one by one was the club’s main task.
This time, however, the requesting student hid their identity, fearing the other party might discover it and cause trouble.
“Maybe it’s just a prank?”
“Whether it’s a prank or not, that’s for you to investigate.”
“Finding a bullied first-year in this massive academy isn’t easy.”
This request involved helping a student who was being bullied by classmates.
From the start, Lucas hadn’t been enthusiastic.
How were they supposed to find and rescue a student whose name wasn’t even given?
They weren’t superpowered.
“At least it said to search among first-years.”
“There are over a thousand first-years in the school!”
The academy was huge, and the student population was enormous.
It seemed impossible to search every class without alerting others.
“Whether it’s a thousand or ten thousand, the task remains the same.”
Liam stopped Lucas from overreacting.
“Understood. But please understand it will take time to check all thousand students.”
“The person in trouble could be suffering right now. So hurry.”
“Yes, sir.”
Despite complaints and dissatisfaction, everyone shared the same desire: to help students in trouble.
The differences lay only in methods and approach.
Even having nothing to report after several days of work frustrated them.
After leaving the principal’s office, Emma glanced back at Teacher Saint.
“Why are you looking at me?”
“No, I’ll definitely do it well.”
“That’s a given.”
Teacher Saint turned back to look out the window.
Outside, Liam called out to Emma.
“Is something wrong, Emma?”
“Why is the teacher so concerned about Olivia?”
“Maybe it’s because we took her into the club on our own?”
“…Was it wrong to let Olivia join our club in the first place?”
“Olivia doesn’t know much about our work anyway. What difference does it make?”
“Maybe…”
“Just unnecessary worry.”
Liam comforted Emma, who was uneasy.
Noah, who had overheard their conversation, suddenly chimed in.
“Ask Olivia herself about Olivia’s task.”
“That’s not possible, Noah.”
Even with Emma’s objection, Noah remained undeterred.
“The teacher’s right. Olivia isn’t young or weak. The more you coddle her, the more you take away her chance to grow.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
Everything Emma did was for Olivia.
But being told it wasn’t for Olivia left her confused.
She wanted to argue, but no words came to mind.
At that moment, Aiden intervened.
“Alright, putting Olivia aside, the important thing now is: who exactly is our client? So let’s figure it out and help them.”
“…Understood.”
“I’m not sure about Noah though.”
Noah stuck his tongue out at Aiden, showing a rebellious streak.
“This little one…”
Aiden raised a hand to bop him on the head, but Noah dodged faster.
“You’re slow anyway.”
“Think you can avoid me with magic inside the academy? Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”
“Try and catch me, then.”
Using his teleportation ability, Noah dodged Aiden little by little, while everyone watched them with exasperation.
Thankfully, the question Noah had thrown at Emma didn’t linger long in her mind.
Liam watched the scene and wondered how Olivia would handle herself if she joined in.
At least it wouldn’t be boring.
A small smile appeared on his lips.
“Perhaps…”
Liam stroked his chin, lost in thought.
“Olivia, are you there?”
It was no longer surprising that Liam appeared suddenly.
I stood up and approached the person blocking the back door.
“Could you move a little for me to pass?”
“Ah… got it.”
As Liam stepped aside, the other students couldn’t help but glance at him once or twice.
He didn’t seem to notice at all.
“What brings you here?”
Liam grinned broadly in response.
“I need a little help from you, Kongkong.”
