I Give Up on the BL Novel's Male Leads - Chapter 131
“Chairman.”
“Ah!”
The Chairman of Bellaine Academy was startled, almost fainting when she heard that someone had broken into her estate.
Just as she reached for her wand to defend herself against the intruderâŚ
â Snap!
Edwin flicked his fingers and magically snatched her wand away, bringing it to him.
“Your Highness?”
The Chairman reached out with her heart racing. Edwin returned the wand to her.
“Itâs quite late, so letâs keep this brief. If youâre here to intimidate me like last time, just knock me out instead.”
The Chairman recalled how Edwin had once threatened her regarding Illein.
“Iâd appreciate it if you could manipulate my grades.”
“Excuse me?”
“Iâd like to remain second even if I come in first.”
The Chairman doubted her ears at his request.
“Then you might never return as the Crown Prince. Are you sure about this?”
Edwin had originally come back to Bellaine Academy to be tested for his qualifications to return as Crown Prince.
So losing the top spot was essentially akin to giving that up.
“âŚYes.”
Edwin replied, looking the Chairman squarely in the eyes.
“What?! Have you lost your mind?”
Seeing that the Chairman was questioning his seriousness made Edwin chuckle lightly.
“First, follow me. Letâs talk. Iâm not sure why youâre acting this way.”
The Chairman wanted nothing more than to get rid of him quickly, but she sensed that she shouldnât do that right now, so she led him inside.
The extravagant negligee fluttered as she headed to the parlor.
When she opened the door and entered, Edwin followed, though reluctantly.
He made his way to the sofa as the Chairman naturally guided him.
Once they were seated, the Chairman waved her wand to summon tea.
“I apologize for the previous incident, Your Highness.”
Before getting to the main topic, she addressed the earlier matter.
“To be honest, I didnât believe that Illein had such grievances.”
“Whyâs that?”
“Well⌠Illein is beautiful, has excellent grades, and is loved by the professors as student council president⌔
The Chairman paused to compose her pleased expression before continuing.
“Actually, we held a secret vote at the academy not too long ago.”
“What kind of vote?”
“It was for a school event. You write down the name of the person you love, and through a lottery, the winner receives a love potion.”
“âŚThatâs ridiculous.”
“It was just a small event giving out a love potion that only works for five minutes.”
The Chairman chuckled again, recalling the clever event.
“I believe at that time⌠Student Illein drank thirty doses of the love potion without realizing it⌔
“⌔
“Or was it thirty-one?”
“⌔
“Ah, I remember giving Student Illein about thirty antidotes.”
“Are you serious? There are barely a hundred female students in the entire school. Do you really think that’s possible?”
“Oh ho ho. There should be documents to back it up. Would you like me to find them?”
Edwin frowned again at the Chairman’s words.
“By the way, the next highest was Student Willai.”
“That’s absurd. Any credibility just vanished.”
“Unfortunately, Student Willai is more popular than you might think. They say he has a bit of a unique charm.”
Edwin grimaced, indicating he didn’t want to hear any more about that.
“Regardless, I truly didnât believe that Student Illein had such difficulties. But the information I received from the police department was quite substantial.”
“⌔
“Thanks to Student Illein’s testimony, the academyâs reputation remains intact, and the authorities are quite pleased with their significant achievement.”
“I already knew the newspapers would cover it. Of course. Thatâs information I leaked.”
“But Your Highness, why have you suddenly taken an interest in grades? Youâve already mastered the content, so receiving good grades should be easy for you.”
“⌔
“If you donât come in first, Emperor will reconsider your position. In a negative way.”
The Chairman posed as neutral but was undoubtedly aligned with Edwin. She remembered the formidable and spirited image of the late Empress, his mother.
It was the Empress’s impressive presence that had encouraged the Chairman to reach this position despite being a woman.
“That wonât matter.”
“What do you mean?”
“No matter how hard I try, no one will acknowledge it. Thatâs just a given.”
“âŚYour Highness.”
“So being second doesnât bother me.”
Edwin genuinely believed that. He was no longer oblivious to the fact that even if he tried his best, the Emperor wouldnât acknowledge it.
He did not trust the Emperorâs affection.
Thatâs why.
“I want to trust my people.”
He said that while trying to avoid more in-depth conversation. But the Chairman was a clever woman.
“Itâs because of Student Illein, isnât it? He needs to be first in order to receive his scholarship.”
“⌔
“Oh my!”
Even though Edwin didnât answer, the Chairman was convinced that her speculation was correct. It was truly astonishing to her.
