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- Hello. I'm doing fine. And you?

-- Good... Oleg, have you been to the center yet? There's a small resort there, "Avidya"... They have a lot of things there, "Lair of Horror," a sauna, a shooting range, some kind of exhibition with foreign oddities...

“A sauna is always a good idea,” he said with an approving nod. “And what about you? Do you want to go there together, or are you just sharing information? I mean, to the resort, not just the sauna…”

— With pleasure! But first, it wouldn't hurt to make you president of the student council. Rest assured, my vote is yours!

—Of course, after all the buffs I got for you.

—Oh, thank you, dear! 😘 —Nira hugged her friend. —But I was actually just daydreaming. After all, the implementation of Cass's idea doesn't necessarily have to be limited to just an academic vote, and who knows, maybe in the future it could be developed on a larger scale...

***

One day, by chance, Nira found herself in the library, where she was exchanging one of her school textbooks. As she was leaving, her gaze accidentally fell on a familiar spine of her favorite magazine, lost among the dusty shelves. Brushing off the library dust from the beautiful cover with her hand, the girl warmly remembered the times when such reading material occupied a significant part of her literary interests. Who would have thought that in less than six months, she would trade colorful outfits and sparkling jewelry for analyzing supply and demand charts and calculating interest rates.
Finding an empty spot, the girl placed the magazine in front of her and opened the first page with interest. Money is money, but every self-respecting girl should always stay up-to-date on current beauty trends.

He looks away, embarrassed.
-- Well, how can I put it... I happened to have an extra ticket, -- he says, pulling it out. -- So... Anyway, it's good that you're interested, it's yours. And don't even think about refusing, it's a gift!

— Wait, wait! Just a moment! — Oleg hesitates before accepting the ticket. — Listen, I would certainly be honored to go there with you and I would be very grateful for this gift, but this week I’m a bit busy and I probably won’t be free until after the academy elections... So, if you want to go there soon or if the ticket has an expiration date or something, then...
The tickets don’t have an expiration date.

– No, no, I’m not saying he’s with me, and there’s no deadline! – Varya quickly assured, then puffed up her cheeks a little. – Well, I told you I wouldn’t refuse.

— Not with you? — Oleg raised an eyebrow, but that still wasn't enough for him to match up with the tall Varya. — Well, thanks anyway. — He takes the ticket. — If you want, we can go together sometime later.

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when are we voting today?

"Well, of course, I'd like to, but shouldn't you just say it directly? And definitely not to the bathhouse, sorry..."
-- I think I wouldn't mind... Sometime, yeah. Then, see you soon!

***

A magazine about castles for the library.

***

Although Vare liked her own program the most, she decided to realistically assess her chances and voted for Nirianna. Of course, her point about duels was ambiguous, and purely based on the program, it would have been worth voting for Gideon... Or for Futaba... But still, Nira really managed to prove that she knows how to win people over, and perhaps with her as president, the other students will feel more comfortable in their academy, and the burden of that terrible thing that constantly hangs over them will be somewhat lifted.
And within the framework of the clubs, she'll need to push for something related to combat or discipline, and everything will be great!

A magazine about castles for the library.

+100

It would be better if they were really talking about castles like that; I'm already tired of uninvited guests in my room...

The next issue of the magazine will discuss how "the key to all doors" is also a euphemism associated with the king.

—She should have left sooner, she reaped so many benefits at my expense.

—Oh, thank you, dear! 😘 —Nira hugged her friend. —But I actually just wanted to dream a little. After all, the embodiment of Cass's idea doesn't necessarily have to be limited to just an academic vote, and who knows, maybe in the future it could be developed on a larger scale...

***

One day, Nira happened to be in the library, exchanging one of her school textbooks. As she was leaving, her gaze accidentally fell upon a familiar spine of her favorite magazine, lost among the dusty shelves. Brushing off the library dust from the beautiful cover, the girl fondly remembered the times when such reading material occupied a significant part of her literary interests. Who would have thought that in less than six months, she would trade colorful outfits and sparkling jewelry for analyzing supply and demand charts and calculating interest rates.
Finding an empty spot, the girl placed the magazine in front of her and opened the first page with interest. Money is money, but every self-respecting girl should always stay up-to-date with current beauty trends.

Dedicated to modern sportswear, this issue turned out to be closer to Cassia and largely reflected her own sense of style, but Nira could certainly find something interesting for herself in it as well.

... Imagine, this is how people used to dress during sports events in Dithlinde!


Fortunately, modern technologies and designs allow us to avoid the problems of the past and produce sportswear that is not only comfortable but also beautiful, and also emphasizes both your own strengths and the sport you devote your time to!

Below you can see the popular Utah brand "Slimline" and their popular designs for exercising in the gym or at home.










Clothing for professional running has recently been used in educational institutions in Sakuramoria!


And here you can see clothing for playing "basic ball" from Oleander.


An outfit for active team games from Utah.


And much more...

Book effect: +2 to dodge or +1 to speed.

"basic ball"

After reviewing the list of candidates and the ideas they proposed, Gideon noted that the Barbarian and Futaba programs, as well as his and Nirianna's, were almost identical, differing in only one point. It was interesting how the same initiatives were presented in such different ways. In a way, this unity and activity were even somewhat pleasing. On the other hand, it complicated the voting, and he himself almost certainly wouldn't win now – competing with the more popular and outgoing Nira, who had proposed the same ideas, didn't seem very promising and could quite possibly lead to both of them losing. For the same reason, he considered her chances of winning to be higher than those of the others in the class. Finding Nira in the hall, he held her gaze for a moment. At that moment, he didn't mind swallowing his pride and yielding to her, especially since all the ideas she proposed came from her classmates, including him, so her becoming president was a very good option. It was certainly better than Toad or Michaella. Besides, for some other, vague reason, he wanted to see her win...

Gideon votes for Nirianna.

The sudden cancellation of Miss Hatiora's lecture, coupled with the teacher's equally abrupt resignation "of her own volition," couldn't help but arouse suspicion. She may have been a pessimist who didn't sugarcoat reality in her speeches, but she was also a responsible woman. She wouldn't have abruptly, out of nowhere, skipped her lecture and resigned without appearing before her students or saying a single word. Levisia's behavior was also hard not to call strange—she surely would have given some speech about the importance of mutual understanding before her departure, rather than announcing it after the fact through a third party. The fact that Her Highness did not take her bodyguard, Mr. Chuber, with her also raised questions. If the work that had arisen for her was more important than her duty as director, then wasn't Thymean's duty as her bodyguard equally important? If they had managed to find a permanent replacement for Lawrence, then finding a temporary one for him surely wouldn't have been difficult. Something here was definitely fishy. One could assume that something terrible had happened to both of them, Lawrence and Levisia. That Leila's assumptions regarding Carvia turned out to be true, and that she was not only working with someone, but that the target of this mysterious "someone" was the princess of Sakuromoria. But it would be strange then to put someone like General Mandragora—whose ideals were so far removed from Her Highness's—at the head of NAILS. If Levisia, even if only in words, believed in human kindness, then Duncan believed more in the right of the strongest.
Thoughts crept into the Thymean's mind that perhaps her recent assumptions about a "social experiment" were not so far from the truth. But even if that were the case, what could be the goal of such an experiment? Leila involuntarily recalled Ixora's words on the eve of their small argument—about how spineless and soft the new generation of Sakuromorians were. It could be that there was no direct lie in the stated goal of NAILS, the revelation of their students' talents. It was simply that the academy used an extremely unorthodox approach to teaching. The revelation of these very talents was carried out by any means—from unequal conditions to the staff's willingness to risk the lives of their charges. And the inaction of the staff in certain situations was a conscious decision. If one looked at the methods of General Mandragora, for example, they fit into such a concept perfectly. One could have been glad at how neatly everything fit together, if it didn't mean that the main attraction was still ahead of them. Here, one could only hope that all of this was nothing more than the product of her overactive imagination. But it was still worth preparing for the worst, even if that worst in reality would be "merely" another product of the teachers' incompetence.

***

— Good day, esteemed ones. My name is Ianira Vasilyok, and from this day forward, I will join the ranks of the teaching staff of this glorious academy. Alas, Her Highness Levisia Starlit had to leave the country for a short time to conduct important negotiations with our northern neighbors, but know that this decision was difficult for her, and I ask you to treat it with understanding: heading into the enemy camp, she is putting herself in danger in order to protect all citizens of the kingdom, including yourselves. As for my replacement of Lawrence Hatiora, I cannot promise that my knowledge of her subjects is as extensive, but I will do everything possible not to disappoint you. In particular, I wish to express my hope that I and the first class will be able to find a common language. And one last thing—I was sent here by His Majesty the King, and he asked me to inform you that he is closely following your progress and is very pleased with it, so keep up the good work!

From the speech of their new curator, particularly the words about "His Majesty following their success," the Thymean couldn't help but get the impression that they had a double meaning, as if the king realized how strange the official reasons for Lawrence and Levisia's departure sounded. He understood that someone might do something foolish against this backdrop and was hinting that it would be unwise to do so. He even assigned a military person as their curator, with a very obvious purpose. However, it couldn't be said that Leila felt any antipathy toward Ianira, even if the latter's duties included monitoring the students. She was simply doing the job assigned to her. And the Thymean had no intention of doing anything foolish, especially based on her own unconfirmed conjectures. She even allowed for the possibility that in the future, she might grow fond of the new curator.

***

Over the past few weeks, Leila's position regarding the most suitable candidate had changed little, and she cast her vote for Nirianna. Perhaps Futaba could have displaced Gideon from second place, in light of recent reflections. But practically all of her ideas could be implemented under Nirianna's leadership, whereas the position of head of the disciplinary committee, in the Thymean's view, suited her compatriot better than the position of student council president.

2 OS to intellect, and then 1 OS to book for experience.