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Chapter 2
Seohyun Woo looked back at the monitor with satisfaction after seeing Baek Seoyeon’s reaction.
The vice president he knew had always maintained a cold demeanor while faithfully carrying out every task assigned to her.
If there was one thing he personally disliked, it was the fact that Baek Seoyeon was one of the protagonist’s heroines.
‘It can’t be helped. He’s the protagonist, and at best I’m just a mid-boss. No matter how capable I am, I can’t beat the protagonist.’
Seohyun Woo had no desire to steal the protagonist’s role.
He was merely trying to survive by holding onto the position of student council president.
There was no reason for him to interfere and prevent the protagonist from ending up with the heroines.
Of course, if some unexpected situation arose, his course of action could change accordingly.
‘Even if I safely graduate from Miterich, I doubt they’ll just let me leave this world. They’ll probably impose another condition afterward…’
But that too was only a vague guess, and he could not be certain of anything until the time actually came.
He knew nothing—not why he had been dragged here, nor what purpose the other side had.
The conditions were completely one-sided, and he had no choice but to act according to them.
‘Why doesn’t Seohyun Woo have powerful connections or a huge fortune? How did he even become student council president in the first place?’
Seohyun Woo lamented inwardly, unable to fully understand it.
Based on the setting alone, becoming the student council president of Miterich was never an easy feat.
Talent and skill were basic requirements, and social connections and status also had significant influence.
Moreover, the student council president had to manage every department within Miterich while building their own faction.
‘It feels like some dirt-poor underdog won against golden-spoon elites through sheer talent alone. It couldn’t have been easy to surpass the vice president and department heads.’
The student council departments were divided into five categories according to specialization.
Enhancement Department.
Manifestation Department.
Transformation Department.
Attribute Department.
Special Department.
These were also classifications based on the abilities awakened individuals could possess.
The representatives of each department were the students holding the title of department head.
‘Now that I’m thinking about the department heads, it feels like I forgot something. There was definitely something I was supposed to do…’
“President, how long do you plan to stay like that?”
Baek Seoyeon spoke first, breaking the silence.
However, Seohyun Woo failed to understand what she meant and merely wore a calm expression.
“Haa… I never imagined you’d forget this, President. You always lectured everyone about punctuality.”
“I’m just an ordinary human too. Isn’t it natural to make mistakes sometimes?”
“Pfft… Ah, this is so absurd it’s making me laugh. If I had known you were this cute, I would’ve treated you better long ago.”
Despite her words, Baek Seoyeon’s expression remained cold.
Seohyun Woo knew very well what she meant by “cute.”
It was a word she used whenever certain situations arose, so there was no way he wouldn’t recognize it.
“I’d appreciate it if you didn’t find me too cute. I don’t particularly want to fight you.”
“So now you even understand what my words imply. Since we’re already quite late, wouldn’t it be best to head to the meeting room?”
“…Ah, that was it?”
The moment he heard the words “meeting room,” Seohyun Woo finally realized what he had forgotten.
Normally, it would have been impossible for him to forget something that happened every single day.
He had simply been so distracted by various thoughts that it completely slipped his mind.
“We can still go now. Showing a more human side once in a while isn’t so bad.”
“You really only say cute things now.”
“I didn’t expect to hear that twice.”
Seohyun Woo immediately stood up and walked toward the full-length mirror.
He wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong with his appearance.
Golden insignias and epaulets rested neatly atop his black uniform.
Gold embroidery was also woven into the collar, sleeves, and the edges of both the upper and lower garments.
“Let’s go. Are all the department heads already there?”
“As always. No matter how much you remind them, nothing changes.”
“I see. Consistency isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”
“……”
Baek Seoyeon silently followed behind him, speechless.
No matter how much she thought about it, Seohyun Woo’s personality and way of speaking had changed far too drastically.
Perhaps some kind of incident had deeply shocked him, or maybe he was deliberately trying to change himself.
‘Was it really that obvious? I should probably stop calling things cute so often. It keeps slipping out like a habit.’
Inside the student council meeting room.
A single table had seven seats prepared around it.
Yet only three of those seats were occupied.
All of them belonged to students holding the rank of department head, and they could not help reacting the same way.
“This is unexpected. The president being late to the morning assembly meeting.”
“Well, I suppose even the president is human. Nobody can be perfect all the time.”
“……”
The three exchanged glances and carefully gauged each other’s reactions.
Up until now, the student council president had never once broken a scheduled appointment first.
If anything, he always arrived earlier than the designated time and pointed out even the slightest lateness in others.
Creak…
The meeting room door opened, and two students in black uniforms entered.
At the same time, the three turned their gazes toward one particular individual.
It was Seohyun Woo, the student council president of Miterich and the student known as the strongest in the academy.
“So the other three really never show up. Maybe they’d appear if some huge incident broke out.”
Seohyun Woo sat down in the seat at the center of the table and spoke first.
Baek Seoyeon quietly took a seat near the corner of the table.
However, the remaining three students could not help but look startled by his words.
“That’s honestly surprising. I never expected the president to say something like that.”
“Are you serious? The president I know would never speak so lightly about incidents.”
“……”
Baek Seoyeon fully understood their reactions, yet merely continued observing Seohyun Woo.
She no longer even had the energy to be amazed.
At this point, she felt she needed to keep watching him for a while.
Whatever had happened to him, he had changed so excessively that she was beginning to feel genuine curiosity.
“There’s no benefit in being overly rigid all the time, right? Maybe trying to be a bit softer isn’t such a bad idea.”
“Hah… To think I’d live long enough to see this side of you.”
“President, did you eat something strange today?”
“……”
One of the three remained expressionless and refrained from speaking much.
The moment Seohyun Woo noticed that trait, he immediately identified the person.
That had to be Ahn Junghoon, the head of the Special Department.
“Special Department Head, do you have something to say to me? You seem a little frustrated.”
“……So does that mean we no longer need to attend morning and evening meetings?”
“Feel free not to attend. However, any disadvantages resulting from that will have to be borne by you and your department members. Do you understand what I mean?”
Seohyun Woo answered without hesitation as he looked directly at Ahn Junghoon.
There was no hidden intention or trick behind his words.
He was simply making an ominous statement to pressure him psychologically.
“You said you’d be more lenient, so I thought I’d ask. I have no intention of skipping.”
“Good. Before we begin the morning assembly meeting, I’ll apologize to all of you first. It wasn’t intentional, but I was late. It won’t happen again.”
“So the president actually knows how to apologize.”
“I’m honestly having trouble adjusting to this. How are we supposed to take it?”
Jin Sehee, the head of the Attribute Department, and Choi Jaeyeon, the head of the Enhancement Department, looked at him suspiciously.
To be honest, until just moments ago, they had thought the president might simply be joking around.
Of course, there was no reason for the student council president to make pointless jokes, but otherwise they simply could not believe the situation unfolding before their eyes.
Could it be that someone who merely looked identical was pretending to be the student council president?
“You can just accept it as it is. The student council isn’t run by me alone—it’s led together with all of you. We should try having a more flexible mindset.”
“I’m pretty sure you previously said everyone had to obey your words unconditionally.”
“Forget that statement. I have no intention of running a dictatorship.”
The original Seohyun Woo had clearly kept a strict line between himself and the department heads while handling all student council affairs.
Although Seohyun Woo possessed superior abilities and combat power compared to the department heads, he lagged behind them in terms of background and connections.
In other words, he had chosen that approach so he would not lose in their power struggles.
‘There’s no need for that. In the novel, plenty of people were dissatisfied with Seohyun Woo’s methods. Rather than turning everyone into enemies, it’s better to make them allies—or at least keep them neutral.’
Unlike the original Seohyun Woo, he intended to reduce the number of enemies around him.
This was both a method to protect his position as student council president and an attempt to expand his network.
Most importantly, since he had no idea what would happen after graduating from the academy, he wanted to prepare in advance.
“Now then, let’s begin the morning assembly meeting. First, we’ll review the official notice sent down by the administration office.”
Seohyun Woo opened the file binder before him and began mentioning the key points.
Before becoming Seohyun Woo, he had known nothing about these matters, yet he adapted surprisingly easily.
Perhaps after becoming Seohyun Woo, he had naturally assimilated into the experiences and routines the original owner of the body had gone through.
“Once again, issues regarding budget management have been pointed out. I understand your positions, but we need to achieve maximum efficiency with minimum cost. From now on, budget reviews will involve not only me but also the administration office. In other words, simply submitting a request no longer guarantees approval.”
“That hardly changes anything. You never approved budgets easily anyway.”
“Honestly, it might be better if the administration office handled the reviews without you involved.”
Seohyun Woo let out a faint laugh as he once again realized the reality of his situation.
The original Seohyun Woo didn’t just lack connections—he didn’t even have anyone he could truly call a friend.
All he had cared about was becoming student council president, displaying his power, and suppressing the subordinate departments.
That was likely what led to this outcome.
“Still, I’ve never used the budget for personal reasons, so doesn’t that make me fairly upright?”
“……Now you don’t even react to provocations anymore.”
“I would’ve felt more comfortable if you’d just ignored us instead.”
“……”
The department heads each reacted differently, unable to easily accept the current situation.
Baek Seoyeon had already given up trying to make sense of it and was instead attempting to accept Seohyun Woo’s changed behavior.
However, she simply could not erase the image of his former self from her mind, which only deepened her confusion.
‘He really might need to be sent to a hospital. It’s not really my concern what happens to the president, but if he keeps acting like this, I can’t help paying attention. Then again… maybe he has some other motive in mind.’
