I Became the Academy's Pink Airhead

Chapter 49

Bell decided to have a cozy chat with the seven minor noble girls Freya had captured. So, we entered the outpost next to the main gate of .

By now, we were accustomed to entering the ’s outpost area.

They had converted one of the spare lodgings into a space for the members dispatched from the to stay. The location was on the edge of the site, but it was a straight path to the student council building.

‘It feels like a US military base in a foreign country... From the perspective of Skadi, the student council president of , it must feel like she’s being watched all the time...’

Whatever the situation or choice... The independence of is impossible.

For Skadi, an independence advocate, this would have been a heartbreaking situation. In the original story, it was a vassal state of the Eastern Alliance, and here, it’s a vassal state of the ... She seemed to have a rather unfortunate fate.

Alvit looked around and spoke.

"Every time I come here, I feel it, but has so many buildings. The student council building is like a huge tower." "Ha-ha-ha―☆ They even generously gave Bell an entire building that could easily accommodate dozens of people♪" "Since they excel in architectural skills among the schools in the academy city, and they have many visitors from outside..."

Kara trailed off, looking around. Hundreds of dwarves and external students had gathered there, looking worried.

Murmur murmur

I came to place an order for weapons and equipment production, but what is this mess...I was finally able to get a bunch of low-grade ether conductive ores cheaply... sigh...Damn Carpet and those eared brats, they’ve been noisy lately, centering around the aristocratic faction of , and now they’ve caused trouble.Ugh... they’ve been messing with the telephone base stations since yesterday, so I can’t even contact the school... What a mess.

They were reading the news about the Eastern Alliance's activities on the bulletin board of ’s student council. Due to the incident, had also stopped its factory operations, leaving them stranded.

“...”

I looked at the guests gathered at and thought that the sudden production halt declaration by was also related to this.

‘Thanks to that, Maya and the Facility Engineering Department students, who had fled during the strike, managed to escape from the school before the blockade started...’

The move to threaten to prevent them from focusing on external matters was clearly intentional. The Eastern Alliance’s uprising seemed less impulsive and more calculated.

‘In the original story, they had already secured the northeast, so they didn’t apply this much pressure from various angles...’

Similar but more meticulous moves compared to the original. Could it be that the altered was behind this...?

“...”

Leaving that scene behind, we entered the outpost office.

“I’ll open it for you.” “Uu―☆ I’m not such an invalid anymore☆” “Oh... okay...”

Alvit, leading the way, opened the door to the outpost office.

Creak―

The inside was clean and sophisticated, befitting a building in , renowned for its architecture and mechanical engineering. Inside, members of the security team , who followed Sigrun, were either resting or working.

I recognized the faces of the security team members, who also appeared as supporters in the original story.

‘The unique ones who follow the justice fool, Sigrun.’

In the game, they were NPC mob characters with shared models, but here, they were individual girls with distinctive appearances.

"Wait a moment~!"

The youngest member of the security team, a first-year silver-haired vampire girl, blocked our way out of obligation. But upon seeing our faces, her eyes widened.

"This area is off-limits to outsiders... huh? Alvit? Rota and Kara too... And Clara Senior? What brings you here?" “Hello, Greta.” “Hello, hello―☆ Greta! Your fangs are cute today too~♪” “Hehe! You noticed! My fangs are considered the most stylish among the new students at ... Oh, right, what brings you here?”

I answered the slightly clueless Greta.

“Bell told us to wait here for a bit―☆ We’ll be quiet~♪ and calm~♪ if you allow us to stay―☆” “Oh... yes. Of course! You are guests of Captain Sigrun and Secretary Bell, after all.” “Hmm―☆ Can’t we be your guests too, Greta? That would be sad... I was going to tell you how to make your teeth whiter...☆” “Huh...?! Is there really a way to do that―?! The secret to fang whitening that the senior members never told me, right here―?!”

Greta, with clenched fists and sparkling eyes, approached us with a purity that seemed to make stars shine in her eyes.

“Please enjoy before it gets cold. You must be tired from your long journey.” “Oh―☆ Thank you♪ Such luxurious hospitality―☆” “Hehe, it’s nothing.”

The girl bowed and left Bell’s office with the tray.

Sip...

Everyone lifted their cups and sipped the tea.

“Pheew~”

Rota, unable to drink the hot tea, blew on it to cool it down. As usual, she couldn’t handle hot drinks.

A moment of silence.

As the fragrant aroma of tea filled the office, A presence confidently approached us from outside. Bell entered the office boldly, pushing the door open.

Bang―!

The remaining fur on one side of the captured girls' ears, It was ruthlessly shaved and clung to Bell’s clothes. The amount could have filled a small pillow.

Bell, her face covered in fur, smiled broadly and shouted.

“I found out! The beasts’ schemes! They’re trying to tie us down. The Carpet and Eared Alliance aren’t targeting the northeast!”

“They’re not targeting the northeast? Then why are they occupying the dungeon gates...? Especially those with the Blessing of Recovery...”

“Hohoho... Our cute secretary knows that too! It seems they needed blessings to replenish the magical puppets of , their main force in the northeast! They didn’t have enough on their own!”

Hearing this, Rota grabbed my sleeve and looked at me with anxious eyes. They had occupied the dungeon gate with the blessing we were heading to for my treatment.

‘Well... it couldn’t be helped, I didn’t expect the armor puppets of to appear so soon.’

I held her hand and signaled that it was okay. Rota, still dejected, lowered her head.

Thud thud

Bell hurriedly walked inside the office. With a lively gesture, she pointed to the center of the map of .

“The main target of the is... the barrier leading to the World Tree, specifically the building connected to the outside!!”

Freya, understanding something, murmured.

“F-Frau and the aristocratic faction... Their age-old ambition... to regain control of ... They haven't stopped their foolish plans...”

“Hmph! The forces of and the Aesir Military have protected for over 1000 years! How dare those beasts try to interfere―!”

Ignoring Bell’s words, Freya pondered aloud.

“B-But with the aristocratic faction's poor magical skills, such a plan is unthinkable... Why are they executing it so urgently...?”

“Hmm... I don’t know that either. Maybe the research faction has some clue?”

“N-Not at all... T-The student council of has always been managed by the aristocratic faction... It’s a tradition...”

“This is why aristocratic schools...”

Bell compared what she had found out with what Freya knew. She seemed to consider our presence a golden opportunity to help.

‘If ’s real target isn’t the northeast but the ...’

For some reason, A face flashed in my mind, making my heart flutter.

“...”

The first person who came to mind was Hilde.