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Duke, Liz, Henri, Mel, and I stayed in the classroom to discuss.
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Duke's magic prevents anyone from entering the classroom. Duke's magic also removes the smell of rotting rats from the room.
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Is there no bottom to Duke's magic? .......
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I envy him, magic is really useful. Magic is the only thing we can't get by hard work.
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While I was thinking about that, Mel said with her hand raised in the air, "Yes, yes!
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"Quick, why don't we go put up a notice on the bulletin board saying that a new law has been passed?"
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"There's a lot of steps that need to be taken."
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Henri immediately butts in.
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"Look, we have to keep order in the school, right?"
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"Yeah."
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Duke nodded at my words.
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"Well, then, don't we have to make it a law?"
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""""What?"""
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Everyone except Duke is surprised.
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After all these years of trying to make a law, it must have been a surprise to hear him suddenly say something like this.
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I add this so as not to mislead them.
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"Since Alicia and Liz are not widespread among commoners and nobles in general, why don't you make it a school rule?"
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"Then the punishment can't be too severe, can it?"
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Mel is not happy with my opinion.
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"Next time, there could be a death!"
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Mel speaks in a threatening tone.
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If Alicia and Liz are in a position to run the country in the future, it would be better to make it a law. But right now, the problem is only in the school. This fact cannot be changed.
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It is a little different to make a law about what is happening in the school. This must be the small feeling of discomfort I had earlier.
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"Just give them severe penalties. School rules are there to keep students safe."
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Everyone agrees with Duke's statement. Mel gives a small click of his tongue, but does not argue.
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"What about the name of the school rules?"
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Mel answers Liz's question out loud.
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"No violent fights between the Ali Ali and Rizkichi factions! However, disputes are allowed! If you break it, I'll sew your lips shut!"
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No, you can't.
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"Are you sure that's the way to go?"
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Liz's face is covered with anxiety. Henri's face is tense, too. I think Duke and I are the only calm ones here.
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"Is that okay?"
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What?
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I look at Duke in surprise. I didn't think he would agree to it. Duke was not thinking like me.
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"Yes! That's a deal!"
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Mel is shouting with delight. I stare at Duke, unable to say anything.
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Duke, that's not appropriate! I give him a look that says, "I don't know what you're talking about," but he makes a face that says, "I don't know.
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He only thinks that it would be good if the conflict would be lessened.
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Well, it will surely reduce the conflicts, but still, are you okay with this kind of school rule?
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"It's kind of an embarrassing school rule, but okay!"
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"Why,<
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I couldn't take it anymore, so I went in to Cather Liz.
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"I don't know. But it's a school rule with your name on it. Wouldn't Alicia be happy about that?"
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I can only imagine Alicia's reaction to those words.
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Indeed, she would say, with a twinkle in her eye, "A school rule with my name on it! That's great! We finally did it!" I'm sure they would be overjoyed.
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...... but that's not the same thing. It would be better to have a school rule with a different name. Forbidding violent conflicts between people with different ideologies, or something like that.
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Why bother to put your personal name in there? And why doesn't anyone try to stop it?
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I knew everyone had a screwed up brain, but I never thought it would go this far. .......
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I make eye contact with Henri. He seems to understand what I'm saying and nods deeply.
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I give him a look that says "give me a helping hand", but he smiles back at me and says "I can't do it".
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...... don't give up brother.
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