CHAPTER_10 Act 2

The school was closed owing to the ongoing situation. Leaving that aside, we are now gathered in the Student Council room for an emergency meeting with all of the representatives.

I came here by myself since I couldn't find Steve elsewhere, and I'm very sure he won't attend this meeting anyway because of me. As I already stated, this entire situation has nothing to do with me. Though, I keep my hands off despite being aware of the situation. Well, that was my choice, and I don't regret it.

When I enter the room, everyone is serious, and their eyes are all on me, as if I'm the one who caused this problem. However, I noticed nearly all of the representatives were present at this time. This is quite rare to see because we all know how busy we are, but they make time for this. This must have been a significant concern for them.

They're all sitting calmly next to each other, though unconcerned.

Anyway, to some extent, gathering here will become more complicated and uncomfortable, or is it just me who feels that way? Because every time we gathered in one place, I felt like disaster was on the way.

"Will Mr. Wyte be present at this meeting?"

And having said that, now comes the first question addressed to me. This is exactly what I anticipated.

Ms. Katharine Leap from Evanesce Family was the individual who posed the question to me. A third-year student and a good friend of mine. She is a conscientious and thorough lady.

"Uh..."

As a result, all of them who heard were carefully waiting for my answer. In this moment, I don't know how to properly express the answer to them. This is not simply a gathering of representatives, because one will certainly identify your flaws through your words.

"Oh, I see..."

"Are both of you not on good terms right now?"

A third year student besides Ms. Leap which also the representative of Evanesce Family, Mr. Vince Hunsod. A very well known name amongst second year and third year especially on females. As a matter of fact, this man was dangerous if you dare to fight against him.

"It has absolutely nothing to do with you, Mr. Hunsod," I said.

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? I'm just simply asking, you know?" He said it confidently.

"True, that was the case, however I don't want to talk about it." I glanced at him but quickly turned my head away.

"Mr. Hunsod," Ms. Leap interrupted. "Stop making the air more uncomfortable for everyone."

"...Alright, alright. I get it."

"I'm sorry Ms. Shine, but that's the way he'd want to greet you."

"..."

Following that, the surroundings began to calm down. I went right past them to get to my seat. Because I am the sole representative of the Light Family here, I should be careful of everyone else. They are extremely clever and cunning. If you let your guard down, you'll certainly be humiliated.

A few minutes later, Time Family arrived, drawing everyone's attention.

"Oh, is anything wrong?" Mr. Past remarked, just casually entering with a slight disturbance.

Apparently, there's quite a crowd here. I'm sure Time Family saw how many people came here to just find out what was going on.

"Is Steve here?" Mr. Past said after noticing me.

Again, the question was up, which was putting me on edge.

"...Why asking me?"

"I see... that's how it is, right?" he commented, knowing what was going on.

"Stop fussing, Mr. Past," I replied.

He shrugged and said, "You don't have to tell me that, Ms. Shine."

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I'm not surprised by his taunting and confidence since all of the Representatives are kind of like this. What surprised me was the presence of Ms. Lock, one of the Time Family's Representives. She had never attended a meeting previously, even if the Time Family was engaged in a specific occurrence. That's why I'm perplexed by what's going on with her today. I'm not sure what this signifies.

After a modest bow, she didn't stay longer in front of the door and quickly left Mr. Past there. To my perspective, she's quite aloof and a scary one to interact with. That doesn't seem right, though. Regardless, she exudes an incredible presence whenever I see her. And then the other day, when I saw her, she didn't even bother to talk at all.

"I'm delighted you two came here, especially you, Ms. Lock," a remarkable woman walk straight to Ms. Lock had said.

"..."

Ignoring the statement, Ms. Lock didn't respond to this kind of greeting.

Now that was interesting to see.

That student who approached Ms. Lock was Ms. Stephanie Efrosh, a newly reputed individual who was recently bestowed the title of representative by her senior. As anyone might expect, if a representative grows tired of the title, he or she can give it to those who truly deserve it without going through the main house. If that representative dies during his or her reign's school year, the Family itself will appoint a new one. To summarize, the representative has its own authority to bestow its power on someone else. However, this is an uncommon circumstance because the title "Representative" is appealing and they do not want to offer it to everyone. Technically, we are greedy by nature.

To be honest, I'm not interested in Ms. Efrosh, but associating with Ms. Lock despite her being new to this gathering is admirable. Also, her Efrosh Family wasn't great on their own, but I heard they were extremely devoted to the Clone Family. Now I'm curious how she'll manage the Clone Family as a leader.

"I'll leave my number here, Ms. Lock," without any hurry, Ms. Efrosh placed a number card in front of Ms. Lock and quickly left. However, Ms. Lock called her out, saying, "Wait a minute." Immediately, Ms. Efrosh comes to a halt, and Ms. Lock replies, "Here's mine."

I guess this type of interaction between these two was nothing to be worried about. I can sense that they wanted to be 'friends' somehow.

In that regard, my attention is drawn to Ms. Auguron, who is quietly observing around. She and I weren't particularly strangers. I remember seeing her come to the Light Family's house when I was a kid, but I'm not sure why. Later on, I discovered that the Auguron and Wyte families are somehow connected and have a wonderful relationship since Zei's grandfather and Ms. Esper's family were close friends. Despite the fact that Gale and the Light Family are not the same in that manner.

That was indeed strange. Many questions arise in my mind regarding how and why, but I leave that as it is. This never occurred to me as a possibility.

Unfortunately, Ms. Esper Auguron never returned to the main house of the Light Family after the incident where Zei ran away.

Following that, Esper's eyes diverted towards me, and I could tell she was still furious at the truth. After that incident in the library, she never talked to me again.

She looked away instantly, as if she were trying to brush me off. Nevertheless, I did what I should have done in the first place. I knew what I needed to get rid of and what I should prioritize.

At the moment, I didn't feel anything bad either for Ms. Hollows and Zei for being questioned by the Student Council. Mr. Oaes from Aqua Family, felt the same way. Yes, Mr. Oaes was also aware.

I had previously discussed their intention, but I refused to assist and did nothing about it.

"Are you certain, Ms. Shine? Didn't you hold a grudge against Ms. Zei Wyte?"

"I'd do it alone if I had to do it alone; there's no need to engage anyone else."

"Are you wary, or did you have any concerns?"

"Concerns?"

"I assume you don't completely hate Ms. Wyte."

"What? That's nonsense."

"Alright, if you don't want to help, I guess I need you to remain quiet about this; I'm sure you know what happens when this doesn't work out, don't you?"

"All Families were already doomed before you made a move. It's already over for us because of her. The relationships between Families were no longer the same. Why do you—"

"Yeah, and that's why we need to get rid of the parasite; well, we don't have any other alternative; see you later, Ms. Shine." He muttered as he walked away, leaving me staring at his back.

"This is troublesome."

That was on my mind while talking to him that day.

So far, he appears to be rather relaxed and silent today, as if he were laying low.

The silence in this room, on the other hand, became increasingly unsettling with each passing second. At that point, Ms. Auguron finally spoke.

"So, what are we going to do from here on out?" Ms. Auguron inquired.

"When you think about it, this isn't the first time the media has been involved?" Mr. Hudson wondered.

"I'm sure all of you will get away from everything you all have planned," Mr. Past said.

It appears that not everyone here is informed of the plan, but I'm sure they were just vaguely aware of it.

"Nonetheless, Ms. Auguron, it looks like you didn't know," Ms. Crimson from Demise Family was on the side, provoking Ms. Auguron.

"Know what?"

Also, they kept this from Ms. Auguron and Steve, which is why her response was obvious.

"Hmm, now I'm not sure I want to tell you."

"You..."

"Keep your cool, Ms. Auguron," Mr. Arson on the side, was giving her a warning.

"Do you know any of this, Mr. Arson?" She asked.

"No. I have no idea what they're talking about."

"It's about Ms. Zei Wyte," on the corner, Ms. Lock, remarked. The uproar appears to have caused her quiet to shatter.

"What?" In response, Ms. Auguron shouted.

"Ms. Zei Wyte isn't going to be expelled."

At that point, all of the gazes are on Ms. Lock, waiting for her next words.

Ms. Efrosh replied, "...What do you mean?" Her face looked puzzled.

"We'll prevent it from happening. That's it," Mr. Past stated, adding, "If somebody intervenes, Time Family will consider it as breach of our agreement. and all of our connections will be terminated instantly."

"That's..."