"I don''t think so since I was only ordered to investigate" Apollo replied. "the student council is my priority right now. If they''re going to be this involved in how the school runs, I need to know who I''m dealing with. And if they''re a problem... well, we''ll deal with that when we get there."

    After a moment of silence, Samael nodded. "Alright. We will assist the first we are close to have relatives at the other years they should be able to help."

    Blair grinned. "Count me in. I already proved myself last night I will definitely gather more intel now"

    One by one, his classmates agreed; their curiosity and desire to help Apollo drove them to take action.

    While his classmates spread out to gather information, Apollo decided to make his own investigation as well just, his friends will take the surface while he goes more beneath.

    "Let''s see, last night we did get something, but it was more on the strife between students and nothing suspicious; how about yours, Jeremiah? How much did you get?"

    [Nothing noteworthy most of them are talking about how to avoid you or keep their mouth shut]

    "They had anticipated that we would ask around the party?"

    [Well you and your friends weren''t being discrete either when you went around and asked about what happened last year]

    "If they still don''t talk should I ask her"

    [Who?]

    "Athena perhaps has knowledge of what happened"

    [Are you willing to speak to her]

    "I guess I could somehow I think I can thank the oath for this"

    [What do you mean]

    "It''s just that I can feel the oath removing any kind of emotions that may affect me in completing this mission. Whenever I think about the time it was given to me all I can think about is how I can use anything to accomplish this mission"

    [Should I help you remove it?]

    "We heard what Neros said before the imperial family feels the power of the oath. If by any chance I remove it once the emperor sees me he will realize that I am no longer under his power"

    [Will the emperor make a move against you if you truly remove the oath]No?v(el)B\\jnn

    "Not sure but it is best not to make an enemy as big as the emperor"

    [I don''t know if you are being cautious or just being influenced by the oath]

    Apollo chuckled at those words but then he suddenly remembered how most of the people they saw in the party had no specific idea about what happened.

    "I noticed you don''t have much support from the lower years," he said. "Have you thought about building connections with them?"

    Celestine tilted her head. "Are you offering to help with that?"

    Apollo grinned. "Maybe. I''m good with people, and I''ve got plenty of friends in the lower years. If you ever need a liaison, I''m your guy."

    Celestine chuckled softly. "You''re an interesting one, Lionheart. I''ll keep that in mind."

    Apollo smiled happily. Though he only had friends in his class other than them, he never considered those people from the other classes.

    Later that evening, Apollo regrouped with his classmates in their dormitory. They shared what they had learned, most of which confirmed Apollo''s suspicions: the student council wielded significant power, often blurring the lines between leadership and control. However, that changed after the imperial prince arrived along with the newly seated president.

    "You''re onto something," Blair said. "The upper years all respect Celestine, but there''s tension brewing under the surface. Not everyone agrees with how the council handles things and there seems to be a faction divided between the vice president and the president. But the ones siding with the vice had been significantly reduced because most of them are related to Edgar. Currently, both sides are gathering forces though it seems the vice is getting the lead in all of this"

    Apollo nodded, processing the information. "Good work, everyone. Keep your ears open. This isn''t over yet."

    As his classmates dispersed wanting to do their assignments, Apollo leaned back in his chair, his mind racing.

    "Celestine Halstead and the vice president," he muttered to himself. "You two are not what I expected. But I''m not done with you guys yet."

    Then, as he was absorbed in his thoughts, Jeremiah suddenly popped out of nowhere.

    [Creator I have noticed something]

    "What is it?"

    [How come we don''t know what the vice president''s name is?]

    "What?"

    [His name none even spoke or mentioned what his name is. All people referred to him as the vice president]

    Suddenly, it hit Apollo. Even he never bothers trying to search for his name; if it weren''t for Jeremiah''s remark, he would never bother knowing what the guy''s name is.

    "Now that is strange what is normal for me not to be interested in someone''s name?"

    [If we are talking about your personality yes but considering this is a mission given by the emperor typically you would know everything about this guy since you take your task seriously]

    "Right that is true yet now I didn''t even bother knowing that guy''s name"

    [Also the only time you never ask for names is when you already set that you will kill. So since that person will die anyway, you never bother asking for their names, but Creator, you don''t plan on killing, right? Your mission is investigating after all]

    "Of course why would I kill here"

    He said with confidence; however, somehow Jeremiah was skeptical.