Mutual Eating

Somewhere in the heart, a flame always flickers.

Burning, burning incessantly…

Never to be extinguished.

“Miss, according to your instructions, I have retrieved Lilo V. Watch’s student records.”

In the corridor leading to the Student Council room, a tall maid pushed a girl in a wheelchair at a slow, steady pace.

“…Mm. Speak.”

The girl in the wheelchair, known as “Qi Huang,” stared intently at her phone screen, wearing earphones as if watching a specific type of video.

“Yes.”

“According to the records, he hails from a frontier town called ‘Migda.’ Both parents are alive, but specific details require higher clearance. Since his family lacks financial strength, the director of a local welfare center acted as his credit guarantor before enrollment. He currently resides in the ‘Slums’.”

Haa…

The girl in the wheelchair removed her earphones and let out a long sigh, rebuking the maid behind her.

“Hecate, how many times must I tell you? Can you stop wasting my time with such useless information? Do it again, and I’ll ban your sweets for a few days…”

At the mention of losing her sweets, the maid named Hecate shuddered.

“M-my apologies, Miss.”

“What I want is incisive data that proves he is unfit to remain in the Student Council. Sigh, you really have no talent for this.”

Hecate racked her brain, searching for useful information to save her beloved treats!

“There is more, Miss! There is!”

“Although his records only go back to middle school, there are clearly multiple disciplinary actions listed.”

“Disciplinary actions?”

Finally catching useful information, the girl in the wheelchair perked up.

“Yes, and very serious violations at that.”

“Most involve assault reports: breaking a classmate’s arm with a chair, brawling with local thugs outside school, and even a record of striking a teacher.”

Speaking of this, even Hecate was somewhat startled.

She hadn’t expected that the seemingly honest, weak-looking “four-eyes” bookworm would have such a violent side. It was the quintessential behavior of a delinquent.

“Besides those, there are records of tardiness, leaving early, talking back—”

“That’s enough.”

The girl in the wheelchair interrupted.

She curled her lips into a smile; with this alone, she had enough leverage.

The Student Council was an organization tasked with maintaining the glory of Saint Tias Academy. A Vice President with such a disgraceful history could not possibly continue in his post.

But, heh… as expected…

“Males” are just a bunch of savage creatures governed by violence.

“We’ve arrived.”

Finally, they stood before the door of the Student Council room.

The first battle would be the final battle.

Creak—

Pushing open the new wooden door, they found the master of the room, President Livia, sitting at her desk reviewing documents. She looked up at the sound, her gaze meeting the girl in the wheelchair.

“…A rare visitor indeed.”

Livia put away the files, a professional, fake smile plastered on her face.

“You never used to visit the Student Council room at this hour.”

“Qi Huang… Treasurer Mutina.”

Qi Huang Mutina responded with a smile of her own. Under Hecate’s guidance, she was pushed slowly into the room.

“Then, I shall take my leave.”

Hecate delivered Qi Huang Mutina to her designated spot, bowed to both, and exited. Finally, only the two of them remained.

“So…”

Livia propped her chin on her crossed hands, looking at Qi Huang Mutina with a light laugh.

“Treasurer Mutina, who usually prides herself on never wasting time—why are you here? I don’t believe I assigned you any tasks recently.”

A single question instantly made the atmosphere in the room heavy.

Livia Cappadocia and Qi Huang Mutina were primary rivals during the Student Council election. While the election seemed like a recognition of ability, in this academy, strength was the only supreme law!

And so-called strength depended on one’s background.

The forces behind both were terrifying entities—massive giants often referred to privately as the “Second Empire” within the Sydia Empire!

This showed just how brutal the Student Council election truly was.

The President chosen by the students largely determined everyone’s future; they were casting vital votes for their own destinies.

“I’d like to ask what you’re planning, President.”

Mutina understood the importance of “rank” in this academy, so her tone wasn’t overly aggressive.

“I am well aware that the Student Council needs an obedient ‘toy.’ But as the Treasurer, I have a duty to remind you, President—that thing is hardly a controllable ‘toy’.”

“Ah…”

Livia seemed to realize something.

“Are you referring to Vice President Lilo’s ‘dark history’? Those disciplinary actions?”

As expected…

Qi Huang Mutina’s expression darkened.

This woman had likely reviewed Lilo’s student files as well, yet knowing the risks of recruiting such a person, she had still brought him into the Council?

“President, do you intend to violate the principles of the Student Council?”

“…Pardon?”

Livia tilted her head, a smile of feigned ignorance on her face.

“That guy is likely just hiding his true nature.”

“But he has ‘reformed,’ hasn’t he? He was nearly expelled in his first year of middle school, yet by his third year, he ranked first in the whole school. Shouldn’t someone with such a resolve for self-correction be the exact talent the Council needs?”

‘Are you joking?’

Mutina’s face was now dark to the extreme.

“Talking about ‘needed talent’… You’re the one, President. You’re just enjoying the tension of burying this time bomb beside yourself, aren’t you?”

‘It’s more than just tension.’

In response, President Livia countered in an unnervingly low voice.

She reached out and stroked her own lower abdomen in front of Mutina. Within her crescent-shaped eyelids, her violet eyes flashed with an unparalleled glimmer of madness.

“We have already done it.”

“…”

Hah?

Mutina’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“You said, you did…”

“It’s no joke or prank; it’s a fact~”

Livia smiled with satisfaction, looking as happy as a wife who had finally obtained her long-coveted beloved.

“Who knows? We might just hit the jackpot all at once.”

“Is there something wrong with your head?”

The many arguments Mutina had prepared were now useless. Negotiation was for humans; for a madwoman… forget communication, even understanding was impossible!

“Do you know what your status is? To debase yourself like this, you really…”

Suddenly, she seemed to finally realize something.

‘Could it be, you…’

In the next moment, when she looked up again, Livia had appeared before her like a ghost. She cupped Mutina’s cheeks with both hands, forcing her to look her in the eye.

!!!

“Treasurer Mutina.”

“I won’t let you disrupt my plan. This is my own choice, my own fate. I won’t hand it over to anyone, even you. If you dare interfere, then even you…”

‘I will drag you into Hell with me.’

I…

Won’t allow you to touch him!

He is my “toy.”

Livia’s expression was incredibly frantic and hideous.

“However…”

She suddenly shifted her tone, retracting her uncontrolled expression and revealing a gentle smile as she slowly reached her hand under Qi Huang Mutina’s tightly wrapped skirt.

“If you also want to experience this tension, if you also want to fall with me, I’d be happy to arrange it for you~”

Slap!

Livia’s hand was promptly swatted away by Mutina.

‘I miscalculated…’

Mutina gritted her teeth slightly.

She hadn’t expected this woman to be “that type.”

“I am nothing like you.”

But she had no intention of backing down.

“Fine. You want to drag me to Hell? Then let’s see—will I break your beloved ‘toy’ first, or will you destroy me first!”

Let us devour one another!

I won’t let an abnormal woman like you rule over me.

My fate cannot be controlled by anyone!

That person… I will definitely…

In the dim room, Lilo looked down at the blood-stained cutters in his hand, silent.

On the other side, Nair was curled on the ground, clutching her aching left hand. She looked up at the dull-eyed Lilo with excitement.

“Completely unmoved… I see.”

“You really do have a talent for this.”

“Vice. Presi. Dent~”

But it’s not enough.

I haven’t broken yet.

My sins… are far from being washed away.

Why? Why won’t that flame in your heart—that rage—pour entirely onto me? Why haven’t you found even a shred of satisfaction? But… I want to feel it more… the pain~

Continue, Vice President.

Let us devour each other!!!