I Want to Be an Extra

“So it is with Beresha Academy.”

A solemn voice echoed.

It was filled with pride about the academy.

“It’s just too long.”

It had been much too long. Looking at the president who had been speaking for an hour already, Lewin yawned quietly.

“Master.”

“Honestly, it’s boring, isn’t it?”

For once, even Daisy couldn’t object.

Indeed, not only Lewin, but most of the students were practically asleep.

“Even Hains seems to be sleeping, don’t you think?”

“That’s hardly possible.”

At Lewin’s words, Daisy turned her head, frowning.

Upon looking, Hains was standing upright, eyes wide open.

“See, he’s perfectly awake.”

But it soon became clear that something was off.

“Hains?”

She shook him a bit, but there was no response.

He was sleeping.

It was just hard to tell because he was standing with his eyes open.

“I apologize.”

“It happens.”

In truth, the president’s speech was really sleep-inducing.

So much so, it seemed almost like a sleeping spell for assessing the freshmen.

There was a sudden urge to sneak out.

‘But I should endure.’

Thinking of the events that were to follow, Lewin gritted his teeth and held out.

“Let’s congratulate the new students who have enrolled in Beresha Academy, full of history and tradition.”

It was finally the moment when the president’s long, long speech was coming to an end.

The students cheered at the end of the tedious sermon.

Hains, who was sleeping, woke up and stood at the sound.

Daisy, who was watching this, asked him with a cold smile if he slept well.

And when Eyriel was watching this and laughing,

Lewin, who usually would have retorted, focused and stared at the hall.

‘It’s about time.’

Based on his several experiences in the academy, now was the moment.

‘Not this one, not that one either.’

A gathering of countless new students.

A few of them were looking at Lewin.

The stares of the new students were piercing.

Even the views of those who seemed to be upperclassmen, looking down from a distance.

And the gaze of those using stealth very professionally.

He noticed all of this, but could not achieve his desired objective.

‘Reminds me of the old days.’

It was Lewin who had a hard time because of the assassins sent by numerous enemies, including the Demon King.

What is an assassin?

They are perverts who observe their opponents while even giving up their own sleep, just to kill their enemies.

They watch, and watch, and when they decide the opponent is at their weakest, and they’re sure they can kill them, that’s when they strike. That’s what an assassin is.

‘Not yet?’

Lewin, who had been tormented by such perverts, was sensitive to gaze more than anyone else.

But even Lewin had to concentrate to barely feel the presence of someone.

“She’s over there.”

“Huh?”

Daisy, who was silently pressuring Hains, turned her head at Lewin’s words.

“Oh.”

After staring in the direction Lewin was looking for a while, she was able to spot Laila, who was watching them nervously from a corner of the hall.

“The further away she is, the harder it is to find.”

“If Laila hears that, she will cry.”

“I will strive to find the lady better.”

“Do so.”

Whether that could actually be done was uncertain.

‘But finding a way is what’s important.’

The first condition for that was enrolling in Beresha Academy.

“She’s moving.”

As soon as the president’s speech ended, Laila began to move nervously.

Her anxious eyes looked at Lewin, and Lewin responded to her gaze with a smile, waving his hand.

With a slightly improved complexion, she stepped onto the lecture hall stage and brought her mouth close to a tool enchanted with amplification magic.

Then.

“I am the representative of the new students, Laila Rienhart.”

Her clear voice echoed throughout the lecture hall, causing the freshmen to gasp in surprise with wide eyes.

“Huh? Where’s the president?”

“Wasn’t the president here just a moment ago?”

“Is it magic?”

No, it’s not magic.

Laila had merely been waiting in her predetermined spot and had walked to the center of the lecture hall as soon as the president had left his seat.

Yet, hardly anyone had noticed.

Even Lewin had to concentrate to perceive the attention that others failed to notice.

‘Nevertheless, it’s not too bad.’

Her presence may be faint, but it hadn’t been forgotten entirely.

The moment she began speaking through the amplification tool, the focus was immediately on her.

‘Is it a blessing or a curse?’

Her presence is merely faint.

Then the answer was simple.

“So, we have gathered here.”

If her presence is faint, then she just needs to increase it.

The conditions are more than sufficient.

As long as she does not change, her beauty will bloom like a full-blown flower.

Her lineage is more than enough. She is part of the Rinehart Duke family, competing for 2nd or 3rd place in the empire.

Any ordinary person under such circumstances would definitely draw attention by just walking around.

‘Besides, she’s also an excellent student, and she has a good personality, so she should be loved by everyone.’

Everyone else just fails to notice.

“From now on, the things we experience here will be our future……”

Her clear voice continued to resonate, and everyone quietly watched Laila.

If only everyone could notice, Laila has the ability to attract anyone’s gaze.

And this also aligned with Lewin Dee Dryerf’s goal.

A being who had lived nine lives as a hero and a protagonist of the story, now wanted to rest.

His goal was to live a long, ordinary life as an extra.

Laila Reinhart.

Since her birth, her presence had been so faint that even her parents and siblings would occasionally forget about her.

Hence, she had striven to make herself known to those around her.

She didn’t aim to be the protagonist of this world, but she had tried to make her name remembered as a supporting character.

Lewin, who tried his best to be forgotten, and Laila, who tried her best to be known.

Despite their opposite goals, the actions they had to take were the same.

‘At this rate, I’ll naturally become the student council president.’

The academy is a place of learning.

While it does not discuss status, it is impossible to maintain it.

‘The royalty is excluded because it’s an unspoken rule that they do not hold power in the academy due to their special status. There’s no other family that can compete.’

What’s left are only Lewin and Laila.

But if Laila’s presence remains as it is, there’s only one path left.

‘Student Council President, Lewin Dee Dryerf.’

The thought alone sent chills down his spine.

But what’s more terrifying is that being a student council president in the basics department is just the beginning.

Maybe he’ll join the General Student Council in middle school, and by the time he enters high school, he’ll probably become the president of the General Student Council.

‘I can’t live such a hellish life.’

The Student Council is hell.

The basics department could be thought of as having moderate power and play, but the workload and responsibilities multiply as soon as you enter middle school.

High school? That’s the end of it.

It wasn’t for no reason that joining the high school student council made the empire civil service exam seem like a walk in the park.

A life of prepared servitude.

That’s not what Lewin wanted from his academy life.

‘After all, I was determined to escape from being a servant of the goddess.’

There’s no way he could become a servant of the academy.

So, Lewin had to somehow build up Laila.

Laila Reinhart, the permanent president of the Beresha Academy student council!

“So…….”

Laila, who was delivering a speech as the representative of the new students, shivered slightly at a sudden chill, but soon continued her speech.

“That’s all.”

Her speech ended and immediately applause and cheers echoed.

Some cheered purely, some for the name Reinhardt, and a few for the end of the tiring entrance ceremony.

“Nice.”

In front of many people, there was a strange pleasure that Laila could get from feeling recognized.

So

“Laila.”

“What?”

“Don’t you think you should at least try to be the student council president since you came to the academy?”

To the bait thrown for future plans,

“Of course!”

Laila swallowed it so easily.

***

Academy Entrance Day 1.

Seeing the freshmen flooding out all at once after the tiring entrance ceremony,

“Are you ready?”

“Of course.”

“This moment is the moment that determines this year!”

Those who had been watching them with eagle eyes began to pounce on the freshmen.

“Hello?”

“Uh, uh, hello?”

The freshmen were first taken aback by the sudden appearance of the person, and secondly by the fact that they were their seniors.

“You’re a freshman, right? I have some good information to share.”

“Have you not joined a club yet?”

At that remark, all the freshmen could only nod their heads.

It was a given.

They had just had the entrance ceremony, how could they have already joined a club!

“We have a club that’s expected to be the most active in our academy.”

“If you just join this club, your future could be bright.”

~It’s possible. ~It will happen.

All sorts of good things were being said, but they were all possibilities.

But the freshmen found it difficult to understand that.

“Uh, that.”

Two or three seniors are cornering a single freshman.

Still at a young age, and having lived most of their lives under the care of parents and caretakers, this was a big step for them.

Dealing with this situation was a very difficult task for those just taking their first step into the world.

“How about it? Good?”

“Come on, just write your name here.”

“I’m doing all this for your good?”

“Just listen to your seniors and life at the academy will be easier.”

The seniors knew this fact all too well.

They had been through it too!

“That’s the infamous freshman hunting.”

Observing from a distance, Lewin shook his head.

“They’re dragging unknowing freshmen into their clubs to eat up the budget.”

“Is that allowed?”

It was like a flock of sheep being hunted by a pack of wolves.

Hains asked, closing his eyes to avoid the gruesome sight, but the answer he received was firm.

“If you don’t, you’ll be left behind.”

Club membership is not allowed to overlap.

If duplicate memberships were possible, one could create multiple ghost members to exploit the budget.

Of course, if managed properly, a large number of members could join.

“But then the student council would be overwhelmed.”

The managing body, the student council, is always understaffed and burdened with constant tasks.

If the student council collapses, the workload shifts to professors and the academic staff.

These people, who hardly have time for their classes and personal research, do not wish to take this on. Thus, blocking it through a simple method was the best solution.

Therefore, clubs had to target freshmen to secure more budget.

“Hence, applause to the senior who saved us from that predicament.”

Clap, clap, clap.

Seeing Lewin clapping, Laila and Daisy looked at the person next to them who had a sour expression.

Lutess Dee Baberian.

The fourth prince of the continent’s strongest nation, the Empire, was there.

“…Did you call me for this?”

The seniors, who had been like predators looking for food after starving for a month, regained their senses and turned away the moment they made eye contact with Lutess.

A wonder of Berisha Academy.

A spectacle that proved Beriel’s description was not wrong!

“No.”

However, Lewin didn’t call Lutess just as a repellent for bugs.

Well, there was a bit of that intention, but,

“I plan to join a club.”

“You just need to grab one of those crazy guys over there, then.”

Lewin smiled faintly at Lutess’s words, implying he was bothered to be summoned for such a trivial matter.

“It’s a club that’s not over there.”

“What, you want me to create one?”

“No. It’s not a bad choice, but you can’t create a club that already exists, can you?”

“What does that have to do with me…………”

What does it matter to me.

Lutess, who was about to ask this, grimaced as he realized something.

“You, by any chance…….”

“Yes.”

It was a voice telling him not to do it, but Lewin didn’t care about others.

The most important thing was his purpose.

And, very fortunately, Lutess was linked to that purpose.

“The nameless new research club. It’s the place I’ve been thinking of since before entering the academy.”

At Lewin’s smile, which seemed devoid of any lies, Lutess couldn’t help but let out a sigh that bubbled up from deep within his chest.