Umm?
"I'm already used to that sort of thing, so please stop it! Look, they’re scared now!"
"N, no, they’re scared of Rinia aren't they?"
"Rinia-senpai is working for us, so it’s definitely nii-san's fault! "
OH, SHIT! [21]
So that’s how it is.
I failed to see this from that point of view.
Me as the big bad banchou with Rinia as my henchman.
Damn it.
Is it because of my daily conduct?
"I mean, listen Nii-san!"
"What? What is it?"
This nii-san is almost weeping, you know.
Any more than this... Are you trying to deliver the final blow?
"Some time ago, Roxy-nee said it! Rinia-senpai became our s, s, slave! What are you after!?"
Eh? That?
“There's no way around it, a slave is a slave. Instead of us shouldering her debt, she's simply working it off at our home. That way, no one loses."
Clearly, Norn's lips are puckering while she frowned.
Really, rather, Rinia please, help me!
I don’t have any evil intentions whatsoever.
"Norn-chan, what boss said is true, nya! He already saved my life, nya!"
Rinia while rubbing her hand together approached Norn.
The two freshman showed a relieved look.
Seeing that, Norn sighed.
"...So that's it. Well, all right. To be honest, I would have probably done the same thing if I saw her under those circumstances."
She believed me.
"But, Rinia-senpai, you’ve already graduated. Please stop causing problems at the school!"
"Is that a problem, nya? Achichi, and I was just greeting a couple of my old acquaintances...."
"......"
"Alright, it’s my bad, nya! If I ever become the center of attention again, I'll get outta here, nya."[22]
Norn looked up with a disgruntled look, and Rinia scratched her head and bowed down.
I feel kind of bad for her. She probably didn’t mean to start a scene.
With all that said, she turns around starts saying things like, [These two, nya, I need to give them some spirit], and so on. Apparently she still has more to say.
Hearing that, the two freshmen become even more frightened.
Diverting her eyes from Rinia, Norn faces me again.
"Nii-san, I’m glad that you’re trying to protect me, but please don’t help me too often. I can settle things on my own."
"Right, I'll keep that in mind."
When I lower my head, I could hear raised voices from our surroundings.
"She could make that Rudeus bow his head down!"
"As expected of the student council president."
"Norn-chan is so cute..."
Is it so rare for me to bow my head down?
Me bowing is a daily occurrence...
Well, whatever.
Norn's reputation is going up, so I’m fine with it.
"......"
I suddenly noticed, the three freshman remained frozen in their place, watching us.
Norn just noticed them.
"Er~m, is that them?"
"Yeah, they’re special students."
"Oh, I heard about them. There are three special students enrolling this year."
Norn then cleared her throat.
Then she turned to face them with a curtesy.
“Nice to meet you, everyone. My name is Norn Greyrat, the new student council president."
Answering her is the smallest child of those three.
"Se, second son of the A, Asura kingdom's first prince, Grannel-Zafin Asura "
"Thank you very much for being so polite.
Grannel-san, though learning in another country seems scary.
But I think with such a noble upbringing, you won’t have to worry.
If there is anything making you anxious, please come to the student council.
As students at the Magic University, no matter your background, we student council are your friends.
Upbringing aside, we the student council are an ally to all those who come to study here."