New semester has arrived for Academy City. Many new students filled the island, bringing with them hope and ambition. Freshmen with newfounded energy gathered.

Cheery atmosphere filled the campus as friends reunited and students began exploring their new school grounds with cherry blossoms as the background.

Among the crowd, there was a boy with white hair. He was handsome and elegant, with an air of confidence surrounding him. With a white uniform that showed [Rakuen Academy] emblem on his back.

On his upper arm, he wore an armband with the word ‘Cypherion City Student Council' on it.

Despite his high status in the Academy City, he seemed calm and collected, not letting the attention get to his head.

That was me, looking more absent minded than usual due to exhaustion.

“What a good day to start the semester, right?”

Beside me, a tall girl with fiery red hair was smiling. She had an air of authority and elegance surrounding her. Her green eyes sparkled with mischief and excitement.

Unlike my white uniform, she was wearing a black uniform with a red tie, indicating she was a senior student in the academy. She also had the same armband, which meant that she was also a member of the Student Council.

Her name was Sibyl, a second year from [Kireinas Academy], a well-known and prestigious Esper School in the Academy City. She's a Psion Master like me and has been my rival for as long as I could remember.

'Why did this happen?'

Suppressing my sigh, I stared at her with a blank expression. I hadn't expected this development to occur when he decided to fade into the background.

'I should have never underestimated the novel world.'

In hindsight, it was my own fault for letting my guard down.

After the competition was over and I recovered, the Headmaster decided that I was the perfect candidate to be appointed as their representative to take part in the Academy City's student council, an organization that took care of everything related to all Academies in Cypherion.

I accepted only because I owed the Academy everything. The benefit given to members of the Student Council allowed my debt-ridden academy to operate until today.

'And here I am, becoming a Vice-President for the Cypherion Student Council. What the heck did I do?'

For the record, the President was Sibyl. She came from a more prestigious school than me, so it was natural.

The novel story would start soon, and the trouble that made novels interesting would unfold. But now, I had a responsibility as a Vice-President and needed to act accordingly.

I couldn't slack off anymore.

“Seems like the new students are still lost and confused. We should go help them,” Sibyl said, her smile never fading.

In a time like this, she was always ahead of everyone in terms of responsibility and diligence. I admired that part about her the most.

I have no choice but to follow her, right? I followed her to the entrance of the Academy City where many new students gathered. And I can't fade into the background anymore. In that case, I just have to pull my weight here. At least this will help me with my future career... Hopefully.

The first day of the new semester was always busy, especially so for Cypherion student council members. They had to welcome and guide new students, solve any problems, and ensure everyone was well-adjusted to their new surroundings.

We helped new students to find a Test Center where they would conduct a full body test. Everyone, without exception, had to visit this place first before their Academy.

The goal of this test was to know how fit your body was, how good your body reacted to Psion, and how strong your mind was.

In fact, this test would be conducted monthly for the students to record their growth. I also finished my test a few days ago and got my latest result.

[Ciel Rune]

Body Fitness: C

Psion Reaction: A

Mind's State: S

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Unique Ability: Daydream

Esper Level: Psion Master

At first, my stats were pretty terrible, landing me in the worst Academy in Cypherion. However, due to sheer will and hard work, I managed to reach Psion Master, the second highest theoretical level an Esper could achieve.

Some researchers believe there was a level above Psion Master, but it was just a mere theory right now.

I really didn't expect to reach this level in a short amount of time. But I guess it's just a perk of being a reincarnator. My Mind's State being S is unusual, though.

Students in Cypherion were known for having strong minds, but an S was rare, even among them. I didn't know why I had an S rank. Maybe I was just lucky with my body.

“The new students are really something, huh? They have so much potential,” Sibyl said, breaking the silence between us.

“Yeah, it's hard to believe we were once like them,” I said.

Looking around, I was amazed and nostalgic at the sheer amount of excitement I could sense from these freshmen. When I first arrived at Academy City, I also felt the same excitement.

“At least they're eager to learn and try their best. I hope they won't get discouraged by the hardships of the Academy City." She let out a small sigh. “The first year was hell.”

“Well, the first year is always the toughest.”

What was more important than that, though, I was glad there was no incident in my first year besides fighting with Sibyl.

Remembering that I was in a novel world, an exciting event and a start of a story was always the perfect recipe for a disaster.

“Hey, Sibyl, what are you doing here? Have you come to see me?”

A loud voice echoed from behind, prompting us to turn around.

There was a tall boy with brown hair and green eyes, grinning at us. He was wearing the same black uniform as Sibyl, indicating that he was also a student from [Kireinas Academy]. Upon seeing me, his expression soured and he muttered under his breath.

“What, he's here too?”

A sense of tension filled the air. I sighed. I had no energy to deal with this guy today. This boy's name was Leon, and we had met a year ago in a bad situation.

He’s jealous of me because I got Sibyl’s attention.

Looking at Sibyl's strained expression, she seemed like she wanted to go away but couldn't. Her sense of duty was preventing her from letting out her real thoughts out loud.

Well, let's have her handle this.

“It seems some new students need help over there. I will go first.”

“Ah!”

After saying that, I walked away from the scene, ignoring her attempt to stop me. Her deep stare showed how betrayed she felt.

Sorry, that's your school mate, so handle him well. I thought as he strode away toward a gathering of noisy new students. Let’s see what they need.

My excuse wasn't without any basis as there were several groups of new students chatting with each other in a circle, looking confused and lost.

Let's focus on my duties.

When I was close to them, I managed to hear what they talked about.

“What should we do?”

“C-Can't we just report it to the Academy? Or to the Academy City's student council? We can't hide this forever.”

“I-I'm scared...”

Upon hearing the conversation, I slowed down and listened to their conversation. I had a bad feeling about what they were talking about but one thing was certain.

A problem arose, just like I feared.

Ruffling my hair, I sighed and approached them.

“What's wrong? I heard something about reporting to the student council here. Is there anything I can help with?”

The group I approached, composed of 5 students, looked surprised at my sudden appearance, but they soon recognized my armband and became even more flustered.

Only one guy stepped forward, a tall and muscular boy who seemed to be the leader of the group.

“Um, actually... We have a problem. Can you please help us?”

“I know that much and offered help.” I replied with a gentle smile. I shouldn’t come out like a scary senior in our first meeting. “Please, tell me what's wrong.”

The group of new students seemed to hesitate before one of them spoke up.

“We were exploring the school grounds when we found this. I don't know whether this is just a prank or a warning, but it's really scary.”

“Hm?”

The new student gave me a paper with a message written on it. I frowned and took the paper from the guy's hand, reading its content. It already smells like trouble before I read it.

“Hm... Interesting.”

There was only one line written on the paper, but it sent chills down my spine.

“Someone had left this for us when we were walking around the campus earlier.”

“So, it's a warning message. Or a prank.” I mused. Right now, I wasn't sure what this paper meant, but I knew that this could be a serious problem if left alone.

‘Meaning we have to take care of this and my workload will increase.’

“It seems that you've caught onto it too.”

A voice interrupted them, causing them to turn around. The new students recognized the voice’s owner and exclaimed.

“P-President?”

“Wow! It's Sybil, the Fiery Fairy.”

Standing behind them was Sibyl and Leon. Sibyl seemed troubled, while Leon looked annoyed. She waved a similar paper to the one I held in her hand.

Looking at her waving it around made him sigh in defeat.

“Ciel, we have some work to do,” she said as she dragged me away. “Sorry, Leon. You go back to school. Leave this to the student council.”

“H-Hey, wait! I can walk on my own. Hey!” I exclaimed in surprise. She was too strong for him to resist without using Psion. But if I used it, there was a chance she would get hurt.

Why is she so pushy? It's not like her at all.

I was pushed toward a secluded area behind a building, and Sibyl started pacing around angrily.

“I knew something was off!” She shouted and stomped the ground.