I Became an Academy Counselor

Chapter 1

I smiled awkwardly at the principal who held his spot.

"Is there something you need, Veronica?"

"What's my name?"

"The manager told me. I heard it in passing. A guide created to help the students..."

"Ah, yes, that... a shameful story..."

That's a lie.

The manager has never told me anything like that.

But does she know what kind of story I’m talking about?

She is a character from the game I enjoyed.

The principal of the academy.

The ultimate boss of the world in the setting.

If you listened to what the setting said, she never actually showed such an appearance.

If a player is kind to the protagonist, the story will not progress because she does not engage in personal stories.

Whenever an incident or accident happens, a character that guides you with only a presence in the setting, the principal, Veronica.

A small girl who always smiles shyly when she meets my eyes, Veronica.

"Is there a drink you'd like?"

"I don't really want to drink anything today. Just a regular soda, please."

"I'll get it for you."

Making cocktails wasn’t that difficult.

While waiting for her, I made a drink in this place a few times.

As I skillfully made the drink and handed it to her, she expressed her gratitude and took the glass.

“By the way, are you a new employee?”

“Yes, well... Something like that. I'm temporarily working here.”

“Recently, the manager said he had no plans to hire new staff...”

“...”

Silence.

I looked at her quietly.

Did she hear that?

I didn’t expect that the manager would say such things.

The manager, who said he had no plans to hire new staff, suddenly employed me; she might find it suspicious...

“Well, it’s nothing. It’s just a minor detail. How did you come here?”

“Oh, that... I was wandering around the back alleys, and he picked me up.”

“...He always does things like that.”

I thought to myself, the manager must have picked me up again. When I talked to the manager and walked with him according to the final setting, the manager, if he were the manager, would have easily accepted me even without the final setting.

But.

That's why Veronica was so friendly with me.

If her character was bad, she wouldn't have been so friendly with the manager.

I looked at Veronica quietly.

It's amazing to see a character from the game in real life.

I said I had been wandering around the back alleys to meet her for several months, but seeing her in person was so amazing.

"...Did I have something on my face?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just a bit amazed..."

"Amazed?"

Of course, I could persuade the academy to accept her.

After all, she had the ability to infiltrate the academy without being noticed.

But, seeing Veronica in such a state, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

What if something happened while she was drunk?

All I had to do was control her as I wanted.

...I felt a little guilty, but I had no other choice.

It's for the peace of this world.

Considering the children’s future, the world would be a better place.

“Ugh, my head...”

“Here, Veronica. This way...”

“I, Veronica, am... for the children...”

Success.

No matter how drunk she was, I could control the strongest character in the world as I wished.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief while pretending to be tense.

“Veronica, you care about the students, don't you?”

“...Yes.”

Veronica loves the students.

Here is a contradiction.

She sacrifices herself for the students, but she can't directly help them.

She helps the students by arranging comfortable dorms and inviting famous professors, but the time spent inside the school is much shorter than outside the school.

But I had the power to turn those lies into reality, as I believed in the words of a psychological counselor.

“You'll sleep better and avoid being a bar teacher. I strongly advise you.”

Me entering the academy is not a bad choice for her.

"...Miss, Ve-ronica, miss!"

"...Yes, yes?"

"Sorry, Veronica. It seems I gave you too much to drink. Are you tired?"

The bartender looked at me with concern as she slowly opened her eyes and spoke.

"Oh, was I sleeping?"

"Yes, very deeply."

"Oh, I'm sorry about that."

It's strange. How did I fall asleep with just a few drinks?

I can’t remember clearly.

I may have added a little bit of sleeping pills, but just this much...?

Well, she must have been really tired.

I was talking about something important.

“Sorry, I know it's a bit inconvenient to revisit this, but... can you reconsider? It's for the young children.”

“...”

“Don’t worry! I’ll support as much as I can! For the mental health of the students, we need someone like you!”

"I can't help it..."

I was pleased with the bartender's appearance, as if she had no other choice.

I finally found a counselor for the academy students.

She smiled at me as if she was happy too.

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⚫ Author's Comment (Writer's Testimonial)

i'm also scared of alcohol