As Leo entered the classroom, his classmates greeted him.
"Leo, didn't you meet the student council president over the weekend?"
Just as he was about to sit down, Taid came over with an excited tone.
"You seemed to be getting along well with Celia Gerdinger from Class 1, and you even met the student council president?"
Iliana, who had crossed her arms and approached, also had a look of surprise.
Only Karl and Chelsea in the class knew that Leo and Celia were cousins.
"Are you interested in the student council president?"
"Of course! He's the strongest, ranked first in Lumern!"
Taid said excitedly.
"Good family, good skills, good grades, and handsome. Leo, did you get an invitation to the student council?"
Iliana asked with a curious voice.
Leo was a talent that Lumern paid attention to.
At first, many people were puzzled that Leo, who wasn't the top student, was chosen as the representative of the new students, but now it was different.
As an all-class student, all the professors in his major were very eager to have him.
Shaking his head at Iliana's question, Leo replied.
"I haven't been invited. Even if I were, I'm not interested in the student council."
At that, Taid and Iliana's eyes lit up.
"Leo, why don't you join the summoning materials research club with me?"
Taid enthusiastically suggested joining the club.
"You're still weak in the practical side of summoning, right? It will definitely help you!"
"Move aside! Have you forgotten that Leo is an all-class student? Leo, join the swordmaster club with me! You're always welcome!"
Taid and Iliana argued.
They had already temporarily joined their desired clubs before the first-year club activities were officially allowed.
Watching the two bicker, Karl clicked his tongue and appeared.
"You're both behind the times. Leo has already decided on his club activities."
"What? Which one?"
"I'm going to create my own club."
"Create a club?"
"A first-year student?"
Taid and Iliana blinked.
"What kind of club are you going to create?"
Nella, who was sitting far away, showed interest with her usual lazy voice.
"A hero research club."
"But isn't that enough with the hero studies class?"
Iliana had a sour expression.
"According to him, he's going to research forgotten heroes, like Kyle."
Taid and Iliana had a 'why would you do that?' look on their faces.
But Nella nodded.
"Kyle is the only all-class hero, even if he's a fictional one, so it makes sense that you're interested."
Nella nodded.
'I need to find my hero record page quickly.'
Without the hero record, there was no way to prove his existence.
At that moment, a male student from Class 8, Elrig Tuna, entered Class 5.
He approached Leo and asked.
"Hey, Class 5. Who's your class president?"
"There isn't one yet, but I'm acting as the president for now."
"You can just tell me when it's decided."
"Huh? What's up?"
Not only Taid and Iliana, but Chelsea, who was reading a magic book nearby, also looked up and reacted.
"Um... so who's the class president?"
Elrig looked at the three of them in turn.
The three people's gazes met in the air.
"Obviously me. I've been assisting Professor Halind all this time."
Taid crossed his arms and said.
"What are you talking about? I've assisted Professor Halind a lot too. And as a member of the prestigious Raden family, shouldn't I be the one to do it?"
Iliana snorted and puffed out her chest.
"Are you talking about family in front of Levalin? How ridiculous. Of course, we don't need the family's influence. Since the class president is the face of the class, shouldn't the most outstanding person be the one to do it? Who's the most outstanding in our class?"
Chelsea smiled and stood up from her seat.
As the three people arguing over the class president started bickering, Elrig approached Leo.
"Leo Flaubert. Here, take this."
He handed Leo a document.
"What's this?"
"It's the adjustment for today's hero studies class. After the assembly, everyone is supposed to gather in the auditorium. Professor Artian is going to conduct a joint class for ten classes."
For required subjects like combat studies, each homeroom teacher is in charge.
This is because they need to guide the students based on the characteristics of the class.
However, for hero studies, there is a dedicated professor.
And the hero studies professor for the first year is Professor Artian, the homeroom teacher of Class 8, who left a strong impression on the first day of school.
"I'll give it to the homeroom teacher during the morning assembly. I'll be going now."
Elrig left the classroom.
"Let me see, let me see."
Karl took the document from Leo.
"Oh! So this is it! The hero record page they recovered this time is going to be studied."
"Is that so?"
Nella also checked the contents of the document.
"Which hero is it? Leo, didn't you hear anything from the student council president yesterday?"
At Karl's question, Leo rested his chin on his hand.
"He mentioned that there was a page so damaged that it was impossible to manifest the hero's world. It might be that one."
"Ugh! The inference class is the hardest!"
Karl grabbed his head.
"I'm the class president!"
"No! It should be me!"
"You're not making any sense! Decide by skill! Both of you, come at me!"
"Do you think we'll back down?"
"I'll show you results in a month!"
The three people who had been arguing over the class president were still bickering.
Seeing this, Nella had a troubled expression.
"If Professor Halind comes in like this..."
"You're dead."
Karl shook his head.
***
"A joint class? I understand."
During the assembly.
Halind nodded as he took the document from Leo.
"This joint class will be observed by all the first-year homeroom teachers, not just Professor Artian."
He threw the document on the desk with a nonchalant look.
"Since it's the first joint class, try to make a good impression."
"Yes."
"If you show such a foolish face in front of other classes, it won't end here."
The students' gazes turned to the three people who were kneeling on their desks and holding chairs.
Chelsea, Taid, and Iliana lowered their heads in shame.
"Professor! Why haven't we chosen a class president yet?"
Karl raised his hand and asked.
Class 5 was the only class that hadn't chosen a class president a month after the start of the semester.
"I expected you to choose one among yourselves without my intervention. It would be inefficient for me to get involved and waste time."
In other classes, they had taken up an entire combat studies class to choose a class president.
In Class 1, where there were three top students, it took twice as long as other classes.
Halind considered it a waste of time and left it to the students' discretion.
However, the students in Class 5 were waiting for Halind to bring it up.
"If you want me to intervene, I can do so. Leo, Nella."
Halind called out to Leo, who was in the far corner at the back of the class, and Nella, who was in the front.
"Leo is the class president, and Nella is the vice president."
"Yes."
"Understood."
"Wait a minute! Professor! There should be a vote or something! It's unfair to choose like this!"
"I agree!"
Iliana protested, and Taid chimed in.
At Halind's indifferent reaction, he asked.
"Is there a student more suitable than Leo Flaubert to lead the class?"
Iliana and Taid were speechless.
Indeed, no one in Class 5 could match Leo's leadership in combat studies.
"Besides, Nella is the most composed in our class. I think she's the best fit to assist the class president as the vice president."
There was no arguing with that.
Neither of the two had any desire for the positions of class president or vice president.
If Halind had chosen them, there was nothing more to say.
"Is there anyone who objects?"
"No."
"Good. Then everyone, prepare for the class and move to the auditorium."
The mass movement of the first-year students began.
Since there were no other classes where students took lessons together, everyone was quite excited.
"Hi, Leo?"
"Leo! Want to have lunch together after class?"
A few female students giggled and spoke to Leo.
Since he took all the major subjects, Leo knew quite a few students.
"Wow! Leo! You're popular! Well, you do have a good face."
Karl, standing next to Leo, nudged him and joked.
As a well-known figure in the school and a handsome young man, Leo was indeed popular.
"Do you have any friends you can introduce me to?"
"You have plenty of female friends, so why are you asking me?"
"They're all customers for me."
Karl rubbed the back of his head with his crossed arms.
"Karl."
"Hmm?"
Someone called Karl from behind.
Karl turned his head and had a strange expression.
"Chloe, you look very tired."
At Karl's question, Chloe glanced at Leo and shook her head.