Chapter 112 - Only People Who Get Along Well Exist in the Student Council

"We're a student council like family!"

Pastel said proudly, raising her head as a senior.

"If there are difficulties, we help each other! A student council that doesn't distinguish between you and me! It's a family-like atmosphere!"

"Great senior, I have a question."

Melissa raised her hand lightly.

"Ask anything! And it's not Great Senior but Super Ultra Great Senior! The title Great Senior is Ellie's!"

"I don't need to be called that."

Ellie turned her head, slightly embarrassed.

Melissa looked at Ellie then turned to Pastel.

"Super Ult, ahem."

Melissa's cheeks reddened somewhat.

"Su-Super Ultra Great Senior."

"Yes yes!"

Pastel nodded her head quickly.

Totally Super Ultra Great Senior!

Ellie looked pitifully at the model student.

"You don't have to match Pastel too much. She won't say anything if you just ignore her appropriately as long as you do your work properly."

Huk.

Pink eyes went round.

You've thought of me like that all this time?

Melissa's expression brightened.

"I see. Thanks for the advice, Senior Ellie. Senior Pastel, I have a question."

Uwaa!

Even Great disappeared...

She must have been embarrassed!

Sniff.

Is it me who's embarrassing?

Everyone's mean.

"Ask anything."

"We're all classmates, do we really need to create senior-junior relationships?"

Ah, an exemplary question.

"Yes!"

Pastel nodded firmly.

"It might not mean much later, but right now Melissa and Elsior are both novices to the student council. It means don't build up needless pride when receiving handover."

She tapped the pile of documents stacked on the desk thump thump. There was no reason for this many documents with the student council process before reform.

"The bureaucratic administration has a very high entry barrier for noble elites raised with home education to quickly become proficient."

Since acting according to documents and recording everything in documents is a modern way of thinking.

Usually noble elites are taught to get written approval from superiors, but they immediately exceed authority on site then get post-approval.

"I agree with this too."

Ellie affirmed.

Actually the super-elite demon girl quickly became proficient!

That's why she's Great Senior!

"I see."

Melissa thought carefully. Blue eyes glanced at the silver-haired girl next to her.

"Why?"

Elsior who was quiet asked puzzled.

Melissa looked at Pastel again.

"Since I received the invitation to join first, I'd be more senior than Bellamont."

Pink eyes went round.

Melissa you said you became friends.

Is it friendship to immediately establish hierarchy when the opportunity arises?

Super Ultra Great Senior Pastel was shocked.

An action popular Pastel couldn't even imagine!

Elsior stared intently at Melissa.

"I received the invitation first. When infiltrating Sky Island ruins."

A pride battle unlike friends.

Pastel caught in the middle is troubled troubled!

Pastel waved both arms.

"Don't be like that kids! It's just splitting hairs anyway! Rather praise the Super Ultra Great Senior!"

Nod nod!

That's right!

Gazes focused silently.

Elsior thought then opened her mouth.

"Super Ultra Great Sen-"

"The orientation seems done so I'll teach you basic work."

Ellie stepped in, cutting off the needless praise.

Uwaa!

"Dustin, bring the new member training materials and document management regulations from the archives. The ones we made in the first semester. We'll have to change some parts but that's fine for now."

"Got it."

"Now I'll assign seats so sit down once each. If there are uncomfortable parts I'll change the desk and chair."

The student council became busy.

"Uwaa!"

Pastel clutched her head alone in the middle of the room.

My praise!

My praise!

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A mountain valley thick with trees.

Pastel followed the Pure Engineering Department upperclassmen pitter patter. Student council members followed her pitter patter.

Her arm waved vigorously.

"Chick!"

"Piyo piyo."

Elsior answered alone.

"Sparrow!"

"Chirp chirp."

"Duck!"

"Quack quack."

"Glow-in-the-dark dragon!"

"Glow-in-the-dark, dragon..."

Elsior blanked out for a moment.

How could this be.

Seems Elsior doesn't know how glow-in-the-dark dragons cry!

But what should I do?

I don't know either.

Pastel blanked out together.

Ellie approached the upperclassmen with slightly powerless steps.

"Are we almost there?"

"You'll see the railway laid in the canyon if we go a bit more. Academic admission right? Want me to carry you if your legs hurt?"

Ellie agonized for a moment.

"No thanks."

"Ellie! Ellie!"

Pastel waved one arm.

"If senior is burdensome, should I carry you?"

Ellie agonized greatly. She hesitated then shook her head.

"I'll decline."

Pastel and company headed to the railway the Pure Engineering Department made on Sky Island for testing. It feels like a field inspection.

But why is the test railway in such a mountain valley?

"We made it with the feeling of 'If we're spending money to make it anyway, let's also test the product in harsh environments!' But after actually buying land and laying it, the environment was too harsh for people, not railways, in terms of construction costs and transportation."

What happens when engineers are eager without business experience.

Now that Pastel has acquired it, there won't be such disasters that don't consider investment attraction and marketing!

They arrived at a canyon wider and flatter than expected. The railway station existed somewhat alone in between.

Though a primitive form, a railway laid straight through the canyon was visible. Though convenience facilities don't seem considered from design, it had the appearance of being equipped with a station for people to wait.

Pastel squatted and tapped the station ground tok tok. A stone sound came from the cement.

Uwee, cement.

Shock.

Melissa was interested.

"I know this too. Mother showed me the construction site saying she introduced demon realm new technology to repair the Great Forest's castle walls. It's fast and effective. Though it's not an era where castle walls are meaningful in war, it's useful against beasts."

Elsior subtly approached. She looked around then finally tried to speak to her friend as talk she knew came up.

"There was talk of introducing it in our Bellamont too. But it was rejected saying the northern mountains are a target for pioneering, not protection."

"Bellamont is backward after all."

Though she stated the reason, Melissa just defined it as backward.

Elsior stared intently at Melissa.

You said you became friends.

Unfortunately, Melissa seemed to have spoken unconsciously. It means it's her true feelings engraved in her heart.

Regrettable.

But the frontline not even using cement does seem backward!

Nod nod!

Elsior's lips protruded slightly.

"Well southern cowards who just defend in front of the Great Forest would need to rely on castle walls."

"Why are you suddenly picking a fight?"

Melissa was perplexed.

Seems it really was unconscious true feelings.

Seniors who maintained the train covered with a tent to avoid wind and rain approached.

"Marquis Pastel! Operation preparations are complete!"

"Waa!"

I didn't know I'd ride a train in my life!

Choo choo! Choo choo!

Clouds clouds fluffy clouds!

Pastel ran hurriedly to the steam locomotive.

"Train friend! You haven't introduced yourself yet but you should prepare to rise to best friend rank!"

It's really an honor given to only a few by surprisingly picky Pastel in selecting friends!

The class representative proudly grabbed the tent.

"This is the culmination of the latest engineering technology!"

The tent was removed and the train's black body was revealed.

"A steam locomotive!"

Pink eyes sparkled.

"This is...!"

Pastel inhaled and tried to actively admire then paused.

Something about its appearance was slightly different from imagination. Only the round front part of the imaginary train was alone without the long body part.

There's only the train head.

The inhaled breath came out pshoo~.

Pastel walked quickly circling around train friend.

At this rate it's not train play choo choo but pencil play stub stub.

The seniors stiffened. They approached with pale complexions.

"Marquis Pastel? Is there some problem..."

Hut.

My eyes were too high!

Flustered Pastel's arms waved.

"It's nothing! Pastel doesn't discriminate in making friends! I didn't make a friend ranking in my heart or anything!"

It's not like Melissa is 1st in the ranking, Elsior is in the top tier, Ellie is calculated separately in a different ranking, Leonard exists in the lower-middle tier with first impression minus, and I forgot to calculate Dustin's ranking!

For reference, demon is in the family ranking.

Melissa was shocked.

"Friend ranking, does it really exist? I thought it was just a rumor."

Huk.

At this rate even the fact that there's a bribery ranking will be discovered!

I already feel wronged!

Pastel hurriedly turned to train friend.

"Train friend! What did you just say? You said we should ride once to commemorate becoming friends?! Such a kind heart!"

I'll actively accept!

Pastel clasped her hands tightly. She pleaded in a coquettish voice.

"Seniors! Seniors! Your junior wants to ride the train!"

I wonder how to ride~

"We'll prepare immediately!"

The class representative ran over hurriedly. He got on the locomotive without even a door then made a gesture of needlessly cleaning non-existent dust and beckoned.

"Let's ride!"

Junior is moved by the effort to clean even a speck of dust~

Pastel quickly got on.

"Train friend! Let's do our best!"

"We'll depart!"

The class representative manipulated some mechanical devices then opened the firebox door and started shoveling coal.

"Waa!"

A real coal train!

The whistle sounded and the train wheels moved.

"Clouds clouds fluffy clouds!"

Pastel smiled brightly and stuck out her upper body from the doorway. She looked up at the top of the locomotive.

Black smoke puffed out puff puff from the train chimney.

Oing.

It's not white clouds.

Pastel thought then brightly shouted again.

"Clouds clouds dark clouds!"

Oh yeah!