The Time I Got Reincarnated As An Extra

Chapter 254 The Party & The After Party [3]

254 The Party & The After Party [3]

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Suddenly, the lights died out and the conductor's voice echoed loudly in the hall, catching everyone's attention.

Amon's and the group's heads turned to the stage where they saw a middle aged man standing with a bright smile on his face.

His blonde hair were neatly combed to the side, and he was wearing a tight formal suit.

"Greetings everyone! May I have your attention for a moment?" He asked, his voice echoing in the hall despite him having no microphone.

Amon's eyes squinted as he realized the reason.

'Sound magic.'

It was obvious. Though it required quite a bit of mana to maintain and a lot of control, Amon could also do it somewhat.

Everyone remained silent at his words as the hall came to a quiet.

Taking it as an affirmation, the man nodded with his smile still plastered on his face.

"Thank you, now without any wait for you all, let me formally announce the start of this party today. A heartiest congratulations to you all for passing your midterms with astonishing grades!" He shouted.

A wave of cheers erupted through the hall at his words, signifying everyone's happiness and relief.

Amon's eyes swept through the hall with some suspicion.

There was something unusual. That gnawing feeling on his back was just growing stronger and stronger.

But there was something else to notice as well.

He turned to the conductor with a surprised gaze.

Did he just say congratulations to everyone?

But that meant...

As if understanding what he was thinking, it was Katherine who spoke from behind.

"Yes, they chose to pass everyone this time."

Amon turned to her with shock in his gaze.

But it wasn't as if he didn't understand the intention behind it.

Katherine nodded at his face and her next words just confirmed it, her voice coming out in a serious tone.

"Yeah, in this way, they can make all students happy and relaxed, letting them forget the incident that happened a month ago.

They don't care about compromising a small event like the midterms for the children's mindset. They want to move their minds off of Arthur, especially with how the students are now starting to side with him."

She explained everything.

Amon's eyes widened a little for a moment.

For sure. This was an impressive strategy by the people on the top to make the students move on.

Whoever had implemented it must have thought this thoroughly.

From the corner of his eye, Amon saw Amelia getting down a little from Arthur's mention but she kept herself composed.

Turning back to Amelia, he asked her the question on his mind.

"Who came up with this strategy?"

Katherine put a finger on her chin in a pondering expression.

"From what I have heard, it was the acting principal. Akane Blackheart, that's her name I believe.."

A pensive expression came on Amon's face.

Akane Blackheart...

She certainly had to be a cunning one to do this. Unfortunately, he didn't know anything special or exclusive about her from the novel.

Mistaking his expression for curiosity, Katherine put a hand on his shoulder with a smile.

"Don't worry, she's going to be on the stage in a few minutes to distribute the awards so you can just see her there."

But then, as if she remembered something, her smile spread a little wider.

"Or much better, meet her in person for being the 1st ranked." She gave him a proud smile.

Amon restrained a cough.

He really hated this title.

But Katherine loved it, feeling proud that her brother had done such a big achievement.

Despite there being a large audience around them, Katherine gave him a little hug, not being able to restrain herself.

But Amelia gave him an assuring smile and shook her head.

"No no, I'm fine, it's not that uncomfortable. It would be weird to come and leave anyways. Besides all that, I have to watch you get an award. That's important."

Amon gave her a nod, asking for the final time.

"You sure?"

She nodded and Amon chose to let it go, but the matter was still on his mind.

Elizabeth was fine but he wanted to talk to a more comfortable person right now.

He gave Ren a quick message to ask.

But Ren replied back with a confusing nope on his watch.

Amon's frown deepened more and more. The more he dug into it, the more it was getting weird.

Maybe there was a chance that men weren't affected?

Sure, he was a man but he was a different matter right now.

[Yes, a different matter cause you are a femboy. You aren't included in men.]

A vein bulged on Amon's forehead.

'Shut up.'

He focused back on the matter.

Left with no choice, he turned to Elizabeth.

"Hey." He said.

Elizabeth turned to him with a confusing gaze.

"Hmm? What's up?" She asked, sweeping a strand of her hair back.

Amon was momentarily taken aback by her nonchalant attitude.

But he had no time to ponder upon it.

"Do you feel any weirdness or any strange feeling on your back or something?" He asked.

Elizabeth tilted her head in confusion, remaining silent for a moment as she tried to see.

"No? Is something wrong?" She asked.

"Oh, alright. It's okay, don't worry." He turned back, hiding his disappointment.

But before he could, Elizabeth pulled his sleeve.

"Hey."

Amon turned back to her with a confusing gaze.

"Yeah?" He asked, finding Elizabeth with an embarrassed expression.

"I-I wanted to say sorry for my behavior back at the mall. I didn't know what got into me at that time." She said, her face red.

Amon was taken aback by the sudden words.

He wasn't expecting this to happen.

But...

He couldn't say that he was against it or hated it.

Giving her a gentle forgiving smile, he replied.

"Nah, it's fine. Don't worry." He replied, satisfied that he could clear it up with Elizabeth.

Maybe she was on her periods or something at that time.

After all, Elizabeth was never a character like this in the novel.

But before she could reply back to him, the conductor shouted again now that everyone had settled.

"And now, I'll finally invite the Acting Principal of Eldergrove Academy, Miss Akane Blackheart on the stage to give the top rankers their rewards for their excellent performance in the midterms!" He stepped back.

And at the mention of 'Akane Blackheart', everyone's attention was taken.

At the same moment, the clicking of heels sounded on the right side of the stage, making everyone's head turn.

In the next heartbeat, Akane finally entered the stage with a noble and graceful gait, instantly turning the whole hall silent.

As Amon laid his eyes upon her, even he couldn't help but be left completely speechless.

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