Chapter 12: Chaos in the Volunteer Club — Part 1
Now then, I belong to a group called the Volunteer Club.
As the name suggests, it is a cultural club whose main activity is volunteering.
It seems to be one of the oldest clubs, but unfortunately, there are only five members, including myself, because our Volunteer Club is known as a “club activity that you don’t really want to do” due to its diligent activities that are separate from the charity work of the nobles.
This Alania Academy is a prestigious three-year private academy where children of nobles from all over the country gather.
The carefully selected rich kids are put off by the Volunteer activities that are too serious for what ordinary nobles would do.
I actually liked that about it though. The more I struggle, the more I feel like it’s a way to atone for my sins in my first life.
However, now I think it’s a really wonderful club.
I’ve realized that there are things I can do not just for the sake of atonement but also for myself, so lately I’ve been feeling a lot of fulfillment from it.
After finishing classes, it’s time for club activities.
With light steps, I crossed the schoolyard and entered the brick building where the extracurricular activities were held.
The Volunteer Club was located on the far right of the second floor. Walking down the familiar hallway, I stood in front of the door, knocked, and turned the doorknob.
The center of the room was filled with the smell of paper and coffee, where a small round table was placed, surrounded by a variety of materials and tea utensils brought in by the members.
Three members were already seated around the table.
“Hey, Leticia-kun. Good job today.”
“Thank you. Did I keep you waiting?”
The first to greet me was the president of the Volunteer Club, Martin Silvestre-senpai.
By the way, I refer to him as “president.”
With light brown hair and pale light gray eyes, he appeared to be a nobleman, but in reality, he was a friendly guy who described himself as the easygoing fourth son of a Baron family from the countryside.
“Are you okay, Leticia-chan? Would you like some coffee?”
“Thank you, Crustia-san.”
Crustia Bono-senpai, the eldest daughter of Count Bono, poured coffee from the pot with a gentle smile. Her wavy blonde hair, which drew a wave pattern, exuded a bewitching charm.
She serves as the vice-president and is a wonderful senior who always cares about her juniors.
“Leticia-senpai, here’s some sugar!”
“Thank you, Luna.”
And then, with a cheerful smile, Viscount Pascual’s daughter, Luna, a first-year student, handed me a glass jar filled with sugar cubes.
I desperately held back my smile from becoming strained and quietly received the jar of sugar cubes.
Luna had an innocent smile on her face. Her bob-cut red hair swayed lightly like a small dog when she stood up. Her unspectacular gray eyes floated on her fair skin, sprinkled with freckles.
She is an attractive girl with a friendly smile that makes anyone feel at ease.
I don’t know why I am so nervous to deal with her.
It was because Luna, the maid I had exiled in my previous life, was the one calling out to me!
[How cruel, Luna! Today was supposed to be my official business with Prince Agustin…!]
These were my emotional words when Luna accidentally shaved off one-third of my eyebrows while doing the makeup for the crown princess.
At the moment when I handed down the sentence of exile without controlling my excitement, Luna turned pale and trembled.
Looking back now, I was such an idiot.
It could have been fixed with just drawing the eyebrows back.
She was doing her best to serve me despite her clumsiness.
Why couldn’t I just smile and say that everything was okay?
When I saw that it was her who had joined the club, I was so surprised that my heart almost stopped beating.
After all, who would have thought we would meet again in a place like this? Moreover, I didn’t even know we went to the same Academy.
“Leticia-senpai? Are you feeling okay? You look a little pale.”
“I-I’m fine! I’m just a little tired! I’m totally fine!”
Flustered, Luna smiled as if she was relieved.
Oh, it’s painful. Luna is too kind, it’s painful!
I’m really sorry for my first life. Ah, but even though I want to apologize, I can’t.
Because what kind of senior would say, “In my first life, I was the crown prince’s wife and you were my maid. And I got angry at your small mistake and exiled you. I’m really sorry.”… Just thinking about it gives me the creeps. She’s(I’m) just a crazy woman.
“Leticia-senpai is studying so hard! I think you’re amazing!”
Ahhhh! Such a good kid to me! I’m ahhhhhhhh!
Feeling like I wanted to bury my head and crouch down, I was saved just in time as the club president started the meeting early.
Oh, it’s painful. Luna is too kind, it’s painful!
At least in this second life, I have to be a kind and reliable senior…!
“For the next activity, I think we should go pick up trash at Mt. Mores.”
The president presented a newspaper article stating that the garbage problem in the resort area has been getting worse recently.
I gathered myself and quickly skimmed through the article.
I see, cleaning up Mt. Mores, a tourist spot, is a good idea. It might have been overlooked.
“Thank you for always doing the research, Club President.”
“It’s no problem. It’s for the sake of our academic evaluations.”
Yes, with this thorough focus on academic evaluations, it really feels like he’s the Club President, and that’s reassuring.
Aside from the actual activities and meetings leading up to them, the Volunteer Club is basically free time. Therefore, it’s just right for the Club President, who aims for university recommendations, to balance earning academic evaluation points and studying for exams.
Despite his hidden motives, the Club President genuinely enjoys this club, and he’s a reliable senior with many admirable qualities, even if all his motives are directly linked to academic evaluation points.
“Oh, we can go to a tourist spot this time. I’m excited to see what kinds of food they have.”
Crustia-san said with a dreamy smile that could captivate anyone in this world.
Despite her tight waist, she’s a glutton who uses the club as an excuse to go out and eat.
Since dorm residents can’t get permission to go out so frequently, the Volunteer Club seemed to be just right for her.
But still, I can’t help but feel like all the nutrition I’m taking in is going straight to her chest. Some people just don’t seem to gain weight no matter how much they eat, why is that? It’s so envy-inducing…!
“So next up is picking up trash in the mountains. It’s going to be a hike too, sounds nice. I’m looking forward to it!”
Luna’s smile had no ulterior motives as usual, and she didn’t seem to question the desires of the senior students in their third year. She’s a fearsome pure girl.
“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it too, yes!”
I managed to nod back somehow and felt like I was being bathed in sunlight.
Phew. Everyone is generally a good person, but sometimes I get tired of mentally retorting to them.
“…Oh, shoot. Oops, did I forget the map?”
“President, what’s the map?”
When I asked, the president stopped rifling through documents and looked up.
“It’s the map of Mt. Mores. I thought I borrowed it from the geography materials room.”
“Oh, it’s the geography materials room. I’ll go get it.”
This is a task for the underclassmen. I stood up, restraining the apologetic president, and Luna also stood up energetically.
“I’ll go too! Let me help!”
Luna really is such a good girl. If I didn’t have this guilty feeling, I would adore her unconditionally.
We went to the geography materials room to borrow some maps.
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When we returned quickly, the biggest surprise of the day was waiting for me.
“Well, hello. Am I bothering you?”
Who could have imagined that Camilo would be sitting arrogantly next to my seat at the round table?
This is, well, something that I can’t handle or say…
…Can someone please tell me what’s going on here!
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