CHAPTER 553: 155. SPENCER WEIGHS ON MY MIND

"Principal Hermes, right this way."

After tidying up his white beard and adjusting his black suit, Principal Hermes walked in an orderly fashion into the VIP grandstand located directly in front of the athletic field.

At this moment, his expression was relaxed, and his demeanor was graceful, showing no signs of the despair that had almost overwhelmed him earlier.

Ah, such a blue sky!

Ah, such a green field!!

Ah, what a wonderful world!!!

Previously, the potential expulsion of Spencer had driven him to the point of considering resignation.

However, just when he was praying daily at home for Spencer to win in the club war, Golden Lion Group called him directly.

They informed him: Spencer only needed to keep his enrollment; Principal Hermes need not worry about anything else.

That is to say, the matter was no longer Principal Hermes’ concern.

What is this?

He took the money, and he didn’t even have to resolve the issue!

Having dealt with capitalists all his life, this was the first time Hermes got such a favorable deal...

Are there really such good things?!

Thus, you might understand where Hermes’ joy comes from today.

"Cough cough, good morning everyone."

Inside the VIP grandstand, there were already many leaders from various departments of Yuanyue Academy seated.

The trustees usually don’t participate in these activities as the school, or rather, education, is merely a money-making business for them.

Strictly speaking, Yuanyue Academy is more like a company, including Hermes, all school leaders are employees hired by the trustees.

This is also why when Golden Lion Group and Ye International, through the trustees’ arrangements, came calling, Principal Hermes had no authority to refuse.

"Good morning Mr. Principal."

"Mr. Hermes, you seem to be in good spirits lately..."

"Heh heh, yes indeed."

Hermes smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum, then stood next to a premium leather sofa on the secondary seat.

The rest of the leadership was puzzled, wondering why Hermes was not sitting in the main chair, could it be that a trustee was coming today?

But soon, they saw a staff member bring in a high-end camera device from outside, placing it at the main seat.

Not only here, but all corners of the finals venue below also had identical camera devices placed, seemingly all connected.

And as the staff finished setting up the device and connected the power, a simulated projection of a golden lion’s head floated above the device.

The lion’s head with golden mane and sharp, cold, sky-blue lion eyes swept across the surroundings, making people instinctively look away, unwilling to make eye contact.

It wasn’t a wild beast’s intimidation, but rather as if another pair of calm, wise eyes were observing the surroundings through this illusionary projection of lion eyes.

"..."

Hermes then gestured respectfully and introduced to the others,

"Allow me to introduce, the president of Golden Lion Group today, also the mother of our student Aria Spencer, Ms. Elvera Spencer will attend remotely, and witness the competition with us. Let’s welcome her."

"Applause..."

The others promptly clapped their hands to show their welcome, but the golden lion remained silent.

She didn’t pay any attention to the people around her, just looked through the glass at the field below...

Her gaze fell on the vast competition field.

"Sit...sit, everyone please sit...the first round of the competition is about to begin."

Hermes also kept his composure, after the welcoming ceremony, and finally invited everyone to take their seats quickly.

In the end, he himself sat on a seat in the secondary position, watching the club war finals about to unfold below.

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"Welcome all students and parents to the 47th club war finals at Yuanyue Academy, I’m Yuanlina Shihuaiya, the secretary of the student council responsible for hosting this event!"

Across the VIP grandstand, inside a multimedia room, Yuanlina was hosting single-handedly with a microphone, enthusiastically aided by a few classmates.

Next to the media room, two huge screens lit up simultaneously, displaying images that were in sync with the live broadcast from Yahashiki drones.

After all, the grandstand is quite a distance from the athletic field below, and those with poor eyesight can’t really see what’s happening below.

As she spoke, she also stretched her hands towards the media console in front of her, pressing the play button for the bgm.

Instantly, the accompaniment sound was transmitted throughout the athletic field through speakers stationed around.

Both sides of the stands at the athletic field were filled with students and parents of Yuanyue.

At the edges, there were even students from other schools and staff from Lin Gate Education Bureau who came to observe.

On one side of the stands, Sakuragi Yuri listened to Yuanlina’s passionate voice and chuckled,

"The one responsible for hosting is that pink-haired young girl we saw before, right? Despite her headstrong manner, it seems she has a talent for hosting..."

Beside her, Sakuragi Hitomi smiled helplessly, explaining to her mother,

"Everyone in the student council is quirky at first; only the President can tolerate and dare to entrust them with responsibilities."

"Specifically?"

"Well... Yahashi is always immersed in his own world, speaking some scary otaku quotes; Yuanlina doesn’t read the mood and has no sense of personal space; Ashley, she has a fiery temper and likes to take action..."

"And you, do you like to install cameras to watch over the person you like?"