Fantasy Assassin in a modern world

174 The Occult Club

“Huh, you two want to become members of the occult club? Aren’t you two the most important members of the Student Council, are you really going to quit being the student council president?” Loki asked the ever-smiling president.

“Hmm, I guess you’re right. Fine, I decided as of today I’m quitting as the student council president.”

The moment those words came out of Ichika’s mouth the reaction of the surrounding people was even more colorful than when she said she wanted to join the occult club.

“Hahaha, as expected of Your Excellency to answer the call of destiny with such gusto. I welcome you warmly as part of our party!”

“Shut up fool!” Edward could no longer hold it in and suddenly shouted, he then looked at the president worriedly. “President are you really going to quit?!”

“Boo, if you and Erika are going to quit and join the occult club I want to do so as well,” Ha-Eun pouted.

“Cho Ha-Eun!” Edward could not believe his ears if the three girls disappear wouldn’t he be the only one left in the student council?

‘What’s happening here?’ Michael found it difficult to keep up with the changes.

While everyone was in an uproar a cute giggle was heard, everyone stopped talking and looked at the person who suddenly started giggling.

.....

“You guys, that was just a joke, I wasn’t really going to quit being the Student Council President. In the first place, quitting being the Student Council President of Sekiko Academy is harder than winning the position.”

When the members of the Student Council heard what Ichika had to say only Edward showed visual relief.

“But I’m still going to join the occult club, of course, the other members of the Student Council can join as well, if they want to.”

“Huh?” The others were once again dumbfounded by what Ichika said.

“There’s no rule saying that the Student Council members can’t join clubs. In fact, I once heard that the members of the Student Council a few years ago were all from different clubs. Not only were they members of those clubs but they were also the captains and their aces.”

“S-so you’re really going to join the occult club?” Once again Edward began to panic, seeing him like this Michael’s evaluation of him changed. In the beginning, Edward kept on showing this cold cool guy vibe, now he’s more like an abandoned puppy.

“Of course, I will. Even if I join the occult club it won’t really affect my work as the Student Council President. So are you guys going to join as well?”

“Me, me, me, I want to join!” Ha-Eun pointed at herself as she raised her hand.

“How about you Erika?”

“I will follow wherever you go.” Erika who was silent the entire time answered.

“You know it’s alright if you don’t want to join.”

“No, I’m joining.”

“... Fine... So how about you Edward?”

All eyes were now on Edward who was hesitating. He didn’t really want to join such a weird club like the occult club, but now all the other members of the Student Council were joining. Edward gritted his teeth and sighed.

“I’ll join as well.”

“Incredible! Not only did Her Excellency join us even her own compatriots have joined as well. Hahaha, from now on we are all partners!”

Tsukasa could only sigh when he heard that the entire student council was joining them.

‘I guess I should get used to their faces now that they’ll be allies.’

Tsukasa who had his head down lifted it up and looked at the student council members. He still felt embarrassed but now that they weren’t looking at him, it wasn’t as bad as before.

Michael was also quite surprised by the sudden turn of events. He came here to be punished for what his two companions did, but in the end, it felt like he was rewarded instead. Now not only did he gain more than enough members, but the members that joined were one of the best and the brightest in the entire school.

“Now that’s decided, we just need to finish a few pieces of paperwork and we’ll be all set. Oh right, the next step should be to find a suitable clubroom. Let’s see what’s available.”

Ichika started typing on her computer and after a quick scan, she printed out a list if you could call it a list, of the only available rooms that they can use.

“Here’s the only two rooms available for the clubroom. One is an outside storage room, and the other is a room in the old school building, that hasn’t been used for a couple of decades. So which one do you want to use?”

“Two rooms and one is worse than the other. Why can’t we just use this room as our clubroom if we’re joining?”

Edward couldn’t help but ask, as the two options were truly unappealing to him. Hearing Edward’s question Ichika looked at the other party for a bit and responded.

“This is the Student Council Room, it cannot be used as a clubroom. As the representatives of students in this school, we need to at least follow the basic rules. We can’t use this room as a clubroom, so don’t even think about it. How about you guys which room do you like to use?”

“There is but one choice, right? As the Occult Club, doesn’t the old school building appeal to you, it was as if destiny’s hand is guiding us to it. An old building that hasn’t been used for a few decades due to unknown reasons, don’t you think that it is a truly perfect place for our occult club?” Oliver spoke in such a grandiose way while moving his hands around.

‘Unknown reason?...’ Now that Oliver said it, Loki also found it weird why have an empty building and not do anything with it.

“Can we go and look at the two options first, before making a decision?” Michael spoke after thinking about which to choose.

“Of course, we can, club president,” Ichika answered.

...

The first place the group headed to was the outside supply room, which was basically a shed. The Shed was placed at the back of the General Studies Building, near the outermost perimeter of the school. It was actually deep inside a forest-like area within the school.

Michael, and Tsukasa who haven’t explored most of the school were quite surprised to see such a place. Was this area still a part of their school?

It was a broken shed that need to be fixed, the roof of the shed had holes in it. There were some items inside the shed like a few rusted hoes and rakes. The shed was quite beaten up, the only good thing about it was its size. The size of the shed was bigger than a normal classroom which means it had more space than other clubs.

“Now that we’re done looking at the outside supply room, let’s head onto the old school building.”

...

Following Ichika’s lead the group arrived at the abandoned old school building. Unlike the other school buildings which were of a modern style, the abandoned old school building was of the same style as the Student Council Building which was Gothic.

If you saw this building before going to the Student Council Building you would be even more surprised. Still, it had a different feel from the majestic Student Council Building, it had a more somber spiritual feeling, it was like a small old castle from the middle ages.

There were some parts of the stone wall of the building which had been covered in moss, there was also this earthy smell on it.

When Loki first laid eyes on the building the first thing that came to his mind, was that the design of the building was extremely similar to that of the magician schools in his old world. Seeing this old school building made Loki feel like he was transported back to his old world.

While Loki felt nostalgic he suddenly sensed something inside the building. It was a weak presence and it quickly disappeared, Loki was not sure if what he sensed was real so he approached Michael and whispered.

“Did you feel that too?”

“Yes, the Spirit said that there is something in that building, something related to mana, but he’s not sure what it is.”

“Hoh, well this is getting interesting.” Loki’s lips arched up a tiny bit.

“Hey you two, come on we’re going to look inside.” Ichika gestured at Loki and Michael to come and follow quickly.

...

The inside of the abandoned building was more well-maintained than everyone initially expected. There were some cracks here and there, and some broken tables and chairs, but overall it wasn’t looking that bad, well compared to the broken down shed.

“There is only one classroom inside the old school building that we can use, and it’s on the second floor.”

The group went up an actual spiral staircase to the second floor. Upon arriving at the room, the group was surprised to see that it was more normal than they expected. The room was just as big as the classrooms in the newer buildings, it had a blackboard and a few chairs. The windows had a few cracks, some of them didn’t even have glass.

The afternoon light that entered through the windows made the abandoned classroom feel somewhat otherworldly.

“So what do you guys think, should we use this as our clubroom?”

“Is there a need for such a question? Of course, this should be the place for us. It is worthy to be the base of our operations!” Oliver excitedly spoke.

“This does look and feel way better than the old shed, despite being a smaller space.” Tsukasa nodded in agreement with Oliver.

“How about you, Club President, what do you think?”

“It’s perfect.”