My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 1 Complete ]

Chapter 79: Ring (2)

༺ Ring (2) ༻

"..."

"..."

Atalante and I faced each other without a word.

The gaze we exchanged contained a profound sense of pity for each other.

Of course, I roughly understood why she was looking at me like this.

"I guess I look haggard, huh?"

"...You seem to be aware of it yourself."

"You say that, but you aren't any better yourself, Headmistress."

"..."

Well, in my case, it was natural since I was using all my focus and efforts to avoid Eleanor these days.

I never expected to see Atalante in such a half-dead state, though.

"...Anyway, this is the result of your request. It's a list of students selected for the Exchange Students event."

The methods for the selection test were quite simple.

They chose the students based on their 'superior performance' compared to their competitors.

From their exceptional crafting abilities, combat abilities, resourcefulness; Anything was fine, as long as the selected individuals had outstanding abilities. It was quite the fair method to open the doors of opportunity for everyone.

Of course, as was the case of everything in the world, some people were just treated 'more fairly' than others.

I glanced through the list of students that Atalente had handed me.

All the names of the people I had 'recommended' were there.

Iliya, Yuria, Lucia, Talion.

'The Exchange Student Event lasts a total of ten days...'

As soon as we arrived at the Forge of Struggle, we would be busy running around everywhere, so there wouldn't be a time where we would all gather as a group. However, certain individuals still had to be placed in their respective 'position'.

And that was especially true for people whose presence was crucial to overcome this chapter.

"...You even managed to put Riru on the list?"

As I spoke to Atalante as such, she responded with a ghostly smile, as if her soul had left her body.

Almost as if the main reason she had ended up in her current state was related to that.

"...It was a diplomatic nightmare."

Atalante wiped her face as she spoke.

"You roughly know about the Tribal Alliance's situation, right?"

"...They said that they just recently had a regime change by coup d'état, right?"

"It's a bit much to call it a coup d'état. After all, this is a common occurrence in their country."

Befit of the term 'Alliance', the Tribal Alliance was essentially a republic that was led by a gathering of War Chiefs from various powerful tribes.

Among the War Chiefs, the most powerful would reign as the Chieftain and this was decided by duels between candidates elected through votes.

"...Is it okay for a country with such power to decide their politics with duels?"

"It's their tradition, so it can't be helped. After all, they are more closed-minded and stubborn than any other group on the entire continent."