Scottia brought Lilina to the reception room. “Have a seat!”

“Yes, yes!”

Lilina sat down carefully. The familiar scene made Wu Yan’s heart tremble.

Could his little loli be planning to use him in another deal?

This was seriously terrifying!

Wu Yan remembered the days when Stephanie had ruled over him, and endless fear filled his heart.

Seeing Lilina sit down, Scottia took the seat across from her and spoke.

“I called you here mainly to explain the Student Council’s privileges.”

“The first one is also what the students fear most. You’ve already seen it.”

“As long as we believe a student has no talent and the Academy isn’t watching over them, we can expel them directly without going through the Academy!”

Lilina thought of Lapi and fell silent for a moment.

“The rest includes priority for certain activities, free meals in the cafeteria, and a fixed amount of resources every month.”

Scottia took out a card inlaid with dazzling purple crystals and handed it to Lilina.

Lilina quickly accepted it. Her name had already been engraved on the card.

The card was crystal-clear all over, giving off a faint, cold glow.

Lilina had never even seen purple crystal before. Here, she only spent ten silver coins a month.

A purple crystal coin was worth a hundred gold coins. Without joining the Student Council, she might never have seen one in her lifetime.

And this card was made entirely from purple crystal.

Lilina could hardly imagine its value.

“This purple crystal card is the symbol of our Student Council. From now on, just show it to anyone, and they’ll know you belong to the Student Council.”

Scottia continued explaining.

“Free cafeteria meals, fixed resources every month...” Lilina’s heart was too stirred to calm down.

The problem that had troubled her for so long had finally been solved.

“And as my secretary, you only need to come to the Student Council every afternoon. Sort and organize the day’s documents, then attend when a meeting is announced.”

“Huh?”

Lilina hadn’t expected the Student Council’s work to be this easy.

It couldn’t compare to any of the part-time jobs she’d done before. The benefits were even worlds apart.

“What? Is that still unclear?” Scottia’s tone held a trace of impatience.

“No, I—yes, Scottia!” Lilina sensed her impatience and hurried to answer.

“Then come and start your work this afternoon. I’ll have Ailili teach you.”

“Yes, Sco...ttia!”

“You can go back for now.”

Scottia stood and walked to the desk where she handled official business. Then she began dealing with the day’s affairs.

“Yes!”

Lilina slowly backed out.

She stared blankly at the tightly closed door before her, wondering whether everything had come too easily.

From the moment her Contract Beast first appeared, Lilina had thought everything was over.

Her parents’ expectations and her years of perseverance had all vanished in an instant.

She had believed she would return to her hometown like an ordinary person.

There, she would marry someone from a suitable family, then raise her children at home when she grew older.

But...

Lilina looked at Wu Yan, her heart filled with gratitude.

She hadn’t expected Little Dark to be so different from other Dark Beasts.

Although things had been difficult, they could still communicate with each other.

And thanks to Little Dark, she had defeated Lapi and entered the Student Council.

“Little Dark, thank you...”

“Mm!”

Lilina planted a strawberry on Wu Yan’s face (...).

Wu Yan stared blankly.

What was going on...?

That afternoon.

“Ah, that meal was so good! And it was all free, too, right, Little Dark?”

“Grrr!”

Wu Yan declared that he’d already had more than enough bread and the like!

Sure enough, steak was the true delicacy of another world.

Hmm, turkey wasn’t bad either.

Remembering that dinner, Wu Yan couldn’t help smacking his lips.

“We can eat food this good from now on. That’s wonderful, right, Little Dark?”

Lilina was still savoring the meal, too. It was the first time she’d ever eaten something so delicious.

“Grrr!”

“All right. Time to start working!”

Lilina headed toward the Student Council.

The Student Council was deserted that afternoon.

After all, improving one’s rank was the most important thing. There couldn’t be too much work.

Usually, everything was finished by noon. In the afternoon, everyone returned to their rooms to meditate.

Lilina let out a quiet breath of relief.

She would’ve felt nervous with too many people around. She might even have run into another scene like the one at noon.

Seeing almost no one around helped her relax considerably.

“Hmm, this must be it!”

Following her memory, Lilina reached the door to Scottia’s office.

She knocked, then pushed the door open.

“So you really are a student from the Commoner Class.”

“Bursting in without waiting for anyone to let you in. How uncivilized!”

The moment Lilina opened the door, she heard a piercingly scornful voice.

It came from someone she knew quite well—the vice president, Ailili.

Her smooth, shoulder-length hair was her most striking feature.

But her cute little face was scrunched up as if Lilina owed her money. Her arms were folded across her chest.

The moment Wu Yan heard that voice and saw Ailili’s black hair, he couldn’t help thinking of a certain disciplinary committee member.

The kind whose name was written “Kuroko” but read as “hentai.”

Miss, did you wander into the wrong anime?